Hey pal, and welcome back to I’ve Got Your Back the podcast. This week’s episode is a special one. I'm taking you right back to where it all began - my journey with Arbonne. It’s been sixteen years since I first said yes, and I honestly can’t believe it!! To help me mark the moment, I asked my dear friend Meg McLean put me in the hot seat. It felt only right - she was the one who first reached out to me about the business all those years ago. We also recorded this one in a real-life studio for t...
Jun 03, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Hey pal! Welcome back to I’ve Got Your Back the podcast. 🎉 Two years. 34 episodes. Over 2,000 downloads across 8 countries. 🎉 What a journey it’s been. We’re celebrating a big milestone on the pod – and to mark the occasion, I thought it was time to flip the script and put me in the hot seat for once! For this special anniversary episode, I was interviewed by the amazing @megmcleanuk – my dear friend and host of the She Can Podcast . If you don’t already know her, go check her out. She’s a tot...
May 13, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast. In this episode, I'm absolutely delighted to be joined by Thobile Chittenden, a powerhouse in social entrepreneurship, youth development, and community impact. Thobile and I first connected through our shared passion for purpose-driven work, and I knew I had to bring her on to share her incredible insights with you. Thobile is a dedicated Community Builder, BMW Foundation Responsible Leader, and TEDx speaker who believes in the power of cr...
Apr 01, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back, the podcast. In this episode, I'm thrilled to be joined by Dr. Pepe Marais, an incredible thought leader on purpose, creativity, and leadership. Pepe and I met at Farmhouse 58 in South Africa, where I was co-hosting a purposeful leadership immersion with my pal Tom. From the moment Pepe spoke, I knew I had to bring him on to share his wisdom with you. Pepe is the founding partner and Group Executive Creative Officer of the brand and communications gro...
Mar 04, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Hi Pal! Welcome back to I've got your Back! In this episode, I’m joined by Michael Appleton, a senior psychotherapist with extensive experience in adult and childhood mental health services within the NHS. Michael has worked as a clinical lead for MIND and consulted for British Airways and Go Crisis on mental health. His documentaries, including Facing the Enemy and Shrinking Childhoods , have been featured on BBC, PBS, Channel 4, and The History Channel, and his work has been published in The O...
Jan 28, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast. In this episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Rachel Chan, a dear friend and fellow entrepreneur. Rachel and I have known each other for years through our Arbonne businesses, and it's been a joy to reconnect and deepen our friendship since she moved back to Scotland. Rachel shares her incredible journey of transformation, from starting her entrepreneurial path 11 years ago to becoming a mother at 22 and navigating major life changes. She opens ...
Aug 20, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast. In this exciting episode, I am thrilled to welcome Sarah Law, a naturopathic nutritionist and co-creator of the Thrive Nutrition and Wellbeing program. We've known each other for 15 years and have been in the same incredible company called Arbonne. Sarah dives into the world of nutrition, explaining the benefits of programs like Thrive and the new 7-day Fresh Start. She breaks down the science behind intermittent fasting and why it's not a...
Jul 23, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast. In this special Earth Day episode, I am thrilled to welcome Andrea Chase, the Director of Corporate Responsibility and Social Impact at Arbonne International, a proud B Corporation-Certified company. From an early age, Andrea found herself drawn to the intricate world of sustainability. As she progressed in her career, Andrea realised the importance of aligning her work with her personal mission of making a positive impact on the planet. T...
Apr 21, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast. I can’t wait for you to hear this episode today with Maverick, Jo Chidley! Jo is a sustainability expert, chemist, herbal botanist and of course, the Founder of Beauty Kitchen . She oozes energy and passion! Her in-depth knowledge and years of experience puts us at the forefront of building the most sustainable beauty products in the world. Beauty Kitchen is an award-winning Glasgow-based cosmetics brand that puts sustainable practices at ...
Mar 27, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast. I have an amazing guest with me today. Jayn Sterland is a mum of 2 and the Managing Director of Weleda. We met 2 years ago at the B for Good Leader Summit in Italy and I love this women to bits! Jayn spent years of being in the hectic unsustainable world of fashion during her 20’s. When Jayn became a mum the universe gave her a nudge to find something more meaningful. Jayn has been apart of Weleda for 16 years now and discovered - in the W...
Mar 19, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Hello everyone, welcome to the first episode of I've Got Your Back the podcast in 2024! I am so excited to be bringing you this episode today. I’m not a fan of new year's resolutions, I am a fan of reflection and looking back on the previous year so that you can decide what you really want for the year ahead. I’ll be giving you some powerful tips & tools to kick start your year and head into the new year feeling excited. 2024 (2+0+2+4) in numerology is an “8” year, this means abundance, succ...
Jan 09, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Hello everyone, and welcome to episode eight, Season three of I've Got Your Back The podcast. This season has been all about wellbeing, and today I’m going to be speaking to you about environmental wellbeing . My intention with this episode today is to share with you things that I've implemented into my life over the last six years that has made me feel less shame & guilt, to feeling more inspired and passionate about things that I can do to help make a more positive impact on our environmen...
Sep 26, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Hey pal! Welcome back to I've Got Your Back the podcast. This season is all about wellbeing and I am delighted to have a very special guest on with us today, Andy Fell. Andy and I have known each other for many years and he was actually my business coach back in 2020 at a very pivotal time. This episode is all about one of the 8 key dimensions of well-being that I believe is so important - your work & career. Some of you listening are perhaps in a job or have fallen into a career that you’re...
Sep 12, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Hey pal! Welcome back to season three, episode six of I've got your back the podcast. This episode is all about community and why community is so important to our overall wellbeing. Over the years, the definition of community has developed beyond just a physical group being together. The introduction of technology, social media, online courses and Facebook groups has allowed the world to form communities all around the world, not just in one physical space. When we have these different communiti...
Sep 04, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Hello everyone, and welcome back to season three of I've Got Your Back the podcast. This is episode five and I'm excited to bring you a topic that I'm so passionate about, and that is gut health. 7 years ago my gut was in a complete mess and as a result my physical health was at an extremely low point. I wanted to share some of my wisdom and learnings from my journey so far, because the more I learn about myself and the more I mentor people with their wellbeing - the more I understand why so man...
Aug 29, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Hey pal, welcome to season three of I've Got Your Back the podcast. I am so excited to introduce Melissa Browne on today’s episode, because I have learned so much from this woman over the years! Financial wellbeing is such a critical part of your overall wellbeing, but it's one of those subjects that I was never taught in school. Melissa shares her inspiring journey with us today from having less than zero in the bank to owning multi-million-dollar businesses and being financially independent. H...
Aug 22, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Hello everyone, and welcome to season three, episode three of I've Got Your Back the podcast. I am really excited to be talking with you today about one thing I'm very passionate about and something that I truly believe positively and negatively affects all aspects of your well being, and that is alcohol. Some of you may not know this, but I've not drank alcohol since the 1st of January 2017. I wanted to share with my story with you and the events that led up to this. Alcohol is something that's...
Aug 15, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Hey pal! Welcome to season three, episode two of I've Got Your Back the podcast, which is all about wellbeing. I've invited my good friend Mark Purser on today’s podcast to talk about emotional wellbeing and mindfulness. Mark is a Meditation and Yoga Teacher, he is passionate about teaching from the Indian lineage. He is full of wisdom and full of fun, and I had the pleasure of completing my yoga teacher training with him in Byron Bay. Mark shares his journey with mindfulness and how it’s shaped...
Aug 07, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Hello everyone, and welcome back to season three of I've Got Your Back the podcast. This season is all about wellbeing , I believe this is the number one thing that all of us must master to really live a fulfilled life. I’ve been on my own wellbeing journey for the last seven years and learned the tools that have helped me have a balance with connection to my mind, my body and my soul. When your body, mind and soul are in a good place, you can move mountains and do anything you want to do. In th...
Aug 01, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Hi pal, and welcome to the final episode of season two of I've Got Your Back podcast. I have the honour and pleasure of having Meg McLean with us today! Meg has been one of my best friends for many years, she helps Mums chase their goals and is the host of She Can the podcast. Meg shares her journey from growing up in an entrepreneurial family in her younger years to becoming a full-time entrepreneur. Meg knew that she would have freedom and more time with her kids being an entrepreneur, the tra...
Jul 25, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Hey, pal, welcome to season two, episode seven of I've Got Your Back the Podcast. This episode is all about my experience in the past week, as I attended Schumacher College in Devon, England. This 5 day experience gives you light and exposure to everything that they do at the college. It’s not your typical traditional education system, it's all about head, heart and hands on learning. Everything you do has to challenge the mind, get your heart to connect, and use your hands to learn things. I lo...
Jul 19, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Hi pal, and welcome to season two episode six of I've Got Your Back podcast. Today I’m going to be having a conversation with you around 3 key topics that have been coming up a lot recently. So the first thing I wanted to talk about is portfolio career and having a portfolio career. The second, is changing up your environment as an entrepreneur to create inspiration and new opportunities. And lastly, I wanted to talk about the entrepreneurs curse too, this is something that I'm very aware of and...
Jul 12, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Hi pal, and welcome to season two episode five of I've Got Your Back podcast. I'm excited to bring you today's episode, where I am joined by my amazing friend Louise Skipper, from Scotland. Me and Louise have been in business together now for almost 14 years! This is a jam-packed conversation about her extraordinary journey from full time employee to full time entrepreneur and how she is continuing to cultivate her entrepreneurial spirit. This episode is especially for you mums out there. Seeing...
Jul 04, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Hello, everyone, and welcome to season two of I've Got Your Back the podcast. It’s been a hard, certainly emotional week this week. One of my really good friends, Chris, who I met in Australia, took his own life a week ago. He really struggled with his mental health. It was a massive shock and hit me physically, emotionally, mentally. I had to take the time out to feel those emotions and go through it. I wanted to bring you an episode on how to navigate the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur...
Jun 27, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Hi pal! Welcome I've Got Your Back the podcast season two! Today I wanted to talk to you about the mindset phases and different stages of entrepreneurship. Within my journey I went from a traditional employee through to being a social entrepreneur over many years. I want to share with you the different mindsets that I went through and the different stages of entrepreneurship that I had to move through. I will be teaching from my own lived experience throughout this episode. The two mindsets we t...
Jun 20, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hey pal! Welcome to episode two, season two of I've Got Your Back the podcast which is all about entrepreneurship! In episode one I share a lot of my journey moving from a full-time employee to full time social entrepreneur. There’s been many lessons in all those years but today I wanted to share my 8 key lessons. As you're building your business, whatever stage you're at in this cycle, always remember it's about being in service to others. When you help other people, you're going to help the pl...
Jun 13, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Hi pal, Welcome to season 2 of I've Got Your Back podcast. I'm so excited for this new season because I LOVE being an entrepreneur and I love learning from other entrepreneurs. If you are an entrepreneur or an aspiring entrepreneur curious about how to be one, if you want to know about what it means and how to embody the mindset, or even create ways to become an entrepreneur, then this season for you! I thought I would start the first episode sharing my journey to becoming a social entrepreneur....
Jun 06, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Hi, pal! Welcome back to episode 9 of I've Got Your Back the podcast. I can’t believe it's been 9 weeks since I’ve Got Your Back started! Thank you so much to all the loyal followers and listeners. It’s been amazing so far, and I am so excited for what’s to come in season 2! Today's episode I'm going to be giving you an insight into the B for Good Leaders summit in Amsterdam that I attended! I’ll be sharing about the learnings I had and the people I met. It was such an incredible event predomina...
May 30, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Hi, pal! Welcome back to episode 8 of I've Got Your Back the podcast. We’ve heard different B Corp journeys over the past 7 weeks and this week I’m joined by Glen Reiss and Phoebe Preuss from Living Koko, based in Melbourne. We will be discussing the blind spots that came up throughout their B Corp process, I find it so significant that I wanted to do a whole episode on it - Nothing is perfect! The stories behind this company are amazing, I am so excited for you to hear this episode today. Koko ...
May 23, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Hi, pal! Welcome back to episode 7 of I've Got Your Back the podcast. So far for the last few weeks you've been hearing many different B Corp journeys from different industries. I am so excited to introduce Sonja Ceri on today’s episode, who I met in Byron Bay! Sonja is a marketing strategist by day, mother of two under five at night, and is not afraid to use her voice. She is the owner of the company, Four Drunk Parrots, a name you will never forget! I love this woman; I think she is phenomenal...
May 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
