Ever wondered what it's actually like to build a fitness business from the ground up? Meet Rosie and Leila, two Pilates instructors who crossed paths at a London studio and discovered a shared vision that was too powerful to ignore.
This podcast—Sticky Notes—is our real-time chronicle of building something from nothing. We're relatively new teachers stepping into entrepreneurship, balancing Rosie's big-picture dreaming with Leila's pragmatic planning. We're challenging fitness industry norms, particularly the narrow concept of a "Pilates body," and creating spaces where everyone feels welcome regardless of how they look.
Join us weekly as we document every decision, meeting, and milestone. Whether you're interested in Pilates, entrepreneurship, or simply enjoy witnessing the unfiltered journey of two women betting on themselves and their vision—we're glad you're here for the ride.
This one is kind of all over the place, but we hope you enjoy as you continue to follow us along all the changes going through our lives. We chat through Leila's life in Riyadh and the struggle to find a gym - which leads us into a discussion about women only gyms. Talk through the stress of trying to ship all of Leila’s belongings to Beirut. Then compare the two deserts we are living in, Riyadh and Salt Lake. Going into business talk, we cover a range of topics from American PTO to the...
10 Nov 2025
How We Let Go, Start Over, And Turn A Scary Move Into Purpose (Ep. 13)
The hardest part of moving? It's not the boxes. It's figuring out which parts of yourself don't make the trip. We're swapping notes on what it was like to leave London—the goodbyes that stretch on forever, and how a student strike almost killed my visa but ended up giving me an extra month that completely changed everything. Rosie landed in Utah, and Leila in Riyadh. The girls quickly dive into the realities of working in the Middle East: sponsorship rules, why company control in the Gu...
14 Oct 2025
Chasing our Dreams with SABLE ROWE (Sarah McCurrach)
The episode starts with a cheese debate and lands somewhere far more meaningful: we’re reshaping Sticky Notes, racing toward the Honeycomb Studios launch, and welcoming our friend Sarah - an opera-trained singer forging her solo singing project, Sable Row - for a candid, funny, and unfiltered look at building a creative life. Sarah opens up about body image, early diet culture, and the hard lessons of keto at sixteen. We trace the arc from chasing smaller numbers to chasing stronger ha...
8 Sept 2025
What's That Thing Called? Breaking Down Pilates Equipment for Beginners (Ep. 11)
Ever looked at a Pilates studio and wondered what all those strange contraptions are called? You're not alone! In this comprehensive equipment guide, we demystify the classical Pilates apparatus that intimidates newcomers and even confuses some regular practitioners. The reformer typically gets all the Instagram glory, but there's so much more to explore. We explain why the reformer dominates social media (it looks cool in photos!) and what distinguishes a classical reformer from contemporar...
1 Sept 2025
Adapting to Change: Time Zones, Transitions, and Taking Leaps (Ep. 10)
Celebrating our milestone 10th episode with candid conversations about personal victories and professional evolutions! We've grown from having just our moms as listeners to approaching 300 downloads – proof that consistency truly pays off when building something meaningful. Leila shares her exhilarating experience completing her first 10K race at Wembley Stadium, finishing in under an hour despite challenging hills that had her "seeing white lights" at one point. The inclusive, family-friend...
25 Aug 2025
When Your Bank Says Your Business Is About To Disappear (Ep. 9)
Ever had that moment when your carefully constructed business plans come crashing down with a single notification? That's exactly what happened when we woke up to an email from our bank informing us that our company, Honeycomb and Co-Collective Limited, was "due to be dissolved." Talk about a startling way to begin your day! This episode takes you behind the scenes of our virtual address fiasco – a cautionary tale about the perils of cutting corners when establishing your business fundamenta...
18 Aug 2025
Transitions, Haircuts, and New Beginnings: Navigating Life's Next Chapters (Ep. 8)
When physical changes mirror inner transformations, what emerges? Leila's new bob haircut becomes a powerful symbol of personal evolution – not just a practical choice for a Pilates instructor, but a declaration that her outer appearance now aligns with her inner self after two years of significant change. Meanwhile, the challenges of relocating across continents reveal themselves as Rosie adjusts to Salt Lake City life after leaving London behind. From navigating gigantic grocery stores wit...
4 Aug 2025
Beyond the Scale: Our Personal Fitness Evolutions (Ep. 7)
What if our biggest limitations are the stories we tell ourselves? "If I say I'm not a runner, I'm not a runner. But if I say I'm a runner, I damn well am a runner." This transformative mindset shift lies at the heart of Rosie and Leila's deeply personal conversation about their fitness journeys. From drastically different starting points – Rosie as a competitive coxswain who was always athletic, and Leila who actively avoided PE class whenever possible – they trace their evolving relationsh...
28 Jul 2025
The Power of Showing Up: Fitness and Business Journeys (Ep. 6)
What do fitness and building a business have in common? More than you’d think. There’s a through line of one simple, powerful principle: just keep showing up. In this honest and reflective episode, we talk about the surprising overlap between training your body and growing a brand. We’ve come a long way from recording with a badly propped-up iPhone—now we’re using Riverside and feeling a little more legit each time we hit record. But it wasn’t overnight! It happened one step at a time, figur...
21 Jul 2025
Virtual Connection: Building a Brand Across Continents (Ep. 5)
Recording remotely for the first time dropped us into a whole new reality—Rosie joining from Brest, France while Leila stayed back in London. Virtual podcasting brought its own mix of tech hiccups and surprising upsides, reminding us just how strange and wonderful virtual connection can be. Besides the virtual podcasting, technology played both hero and villain this week. On one hand, we discovered the magic of SD card readers (editing time down from three hours to just thirty minutes—life-c...
14 Jul 2025
Classical Pilates: Lineage, Interpretation & Finding Your Studio (Ep. 4)
We’re diving into the heart of classical Pilates in this episode—what it really means to practice and teach within the classical tradition. We kick things off by sharing some excitement about our growing podcast and a few fun tech upgrades, then take a deeper turn into the history and philosophy behind the work we love. With Rose getting ready to move to Utah, we chat about the challenge of finding truly classical Pilates studios when relocating or traveling. What actually makes a studio clas...
7 Jul 2025
The Art of Juggling Business, Banking, and Bad Camera Angles (Ep. 3)
Ever wondered what it really takes to launch not just one business, but three at the same time? In this honest, behind-the-scenes episode, we’re sharing the unfiltered reality of starting from scratch—the good, the bad, and everything in between. We kick things off with a confession: we’ve been using the wrong camera this whole time! A small but classic example of how nothing about this process has been smooth. From the technical hiccups to those rare lightbulb moments that keep us moving for...
30 Jun 2025
We're figuring out how to build two websites while recording a podcast on £10 Amazon mics (Ep. 2)
The journey of building a business (or a few!) from scratch involves what feels like endless decisions, unexpected hurdles, and the constant excitement of creating something new. In this conversation, Rosie and Leila dive into the trials and errors of launching their first podcast episode, and the ongoing development of their dual-platform Pilates venture. The episode reveals the behind-the-scenes realities of entrepreneurship- from the surprisingly complex process of podcast editing to the ...
23 Jun 2025
Starting from Scratch: Building a Pilates Business (Ep. 1)
Ever wondered what it's actually like to build a fitness business from the ground up? Meet Rosie and Leila, two Classical Pilates instructors who crossed paths at a London studio and discovered a shared vision that was too powerful to ignore. In this first episode, we pull back the curtain on our backgrounds and the serendipitous journeys that brought us together. Despite coming from opposite corners of the world—Leila from Saudi Arabia with Lebanese roots, and Rosie from Michigan with Briti...
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