Chloe de Winter is the co-founder of Nala, a wildly better underwear brand that has gained a cult following for its comfortable and affordable bras and undies. Nala is dedicated to creating sustainable, stylish underwear that doesn't compromise on comfort or design. Using bio-based fabrics and ethical practices, the brand caters to all genders and sizes, empowering customers to feel confident, sexy, and supported daily. Before being the "bra lady," Chloe built a career as a physiotherapist and m...
Oct 01, 2024•45 min•Season 7Ep. 98
Jessica Maguire is an internationally published author, TEDx speaker, and leading nervous system educator who has impacted over 15,000 students worldwide. With a Master’s in Physiotherapy and nearly two decades of experience, Jessica has pioneered a global movement in nervous system education. Through her innovative approaches, Jessica provides clear, actionable tools that help her clients achieve lasting physical and emotional well-being. Specializing in simplifying complex neuroscience, she em...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 7Ep. 97
Sharnee Thorpe is the creative entrepreneur and renowned print designer behind Byron Bay's beloved brand, Wandering Folk. As the founder, owner, and creative director, Sharnee's passion for creating premium picnic essentials has captivated adventure and art lovers worldwide. Her love for nature and exploration blossomed early, leading to a life enriched by global travels in cities like LA, Melbourne, and Sydney. These experiences, combined with her exceptional talent as a print designer, establi...
Sep 10, 2024•46 min•Season 7Ep. 96
Founded by Julia and Jordy Kay, Great Wrap is leading the charge with innovative solutions to tackle the staggering 150,000 tonnes of plastic stretch wrap dumped into our landfills annually. Recently awarded B Corp Certification and recognised with numerous awards including as a Category Innovator in the AFR Sustainability Leaders List Great Wrap stands at the forefront of sustainable change. With a background in architecture, Julia witnessed firsthand the alarming levels of waste in the constru...
Sep 03, 2024•37 min•Season 7Ep. 95
Jasmin Daly is the Executive Director of Ingrained Foundation, a not-for-profit funding platform taking an interconnected and collaborative approach to improving social and environmental wellbeing. Based on Bundjalung Country (Northern NSW), Ingrained has donated over $2 million in the last 5 years to focus on resilience, well-being, inclusion, diversity, and social cohesion. Jaz herself is also a longstanding Northern Rivers community member, a mother, and a naturalist who’s happiest wandering ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 94
Erika Geraerts is the founder of cult beauty brand Fluff. Fluff was created in 2018 as an antidote to the current beauty industry narrative, for anyone who thinks that the world doesn't need more products, just better products, and responsible, transparent messaging. Their products are all about keeping it simple: good for your skin, your thoughts, and the planet - while questioning the beauty industry and uncovering the hidden influences creating and reinforcing unrealistic beauty standards. Pr...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 93
Frankie Layton is the founder of The Dirt Company, Australia’s first circular packaging brand. Frankie’s passion for sustainability began while working on superyachts, witnessing ocean waste. With a background in strategic consulting, she launched The Dirt Company to tackle household product packaging waste. Since 2017, The Dirt Company has gained 100,000+ customers and prevented over 75 tonnes of plastic waste through innovative laundry products in dispenser bottles replenished with reusable re...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 92
Nicole Velik is a leading speaker, facilitator, and trainer in innovation and creativity. As the founder of The Ideas Bodega and the host of the podcast Creativity Unpacked, as well as CreativeMornings Sydney, she has dedicated herself to demystifying creativity and making it accessible to everyone. With a background in advertising, including stints at Saatchi & Saatchi and KBP, Nicole has trained organizations worldwide, including big names like The United Nations, Nike, and Google. Her pod...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 91
Jane Marx is a social entrepreneur committed to empowering marginalized women through meaningful employment. Amidst the pandemic, she founded The Beautiful Bunch, focusing on supporting young women from refugee backgrounds facing barriers to work. Join us for an honest discussion on the challenges and triumphs of launching and running a social enterprise, driven by passion and hustle rather than financial backing. Discover how Jane's journey exemplifies the power of using business for inclusive ...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 90
Brooke is a powerhouse in the product industry. She spent six years helping scale lululemon, where she managed stores, led operations, and eventually oversaw $100 million in retail stores as the Australia/NZ Area Director. She went on to become the Country Manager of Cotton On managing over 200 stores and more than $250M in sales. From there she moved to General Manager at TOM Co, where she radically expanded their range and led the business to a successful sale. Brooke loves both big and small ...
Mar 03, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 89
Chloe de Winter is the co-founder of Nala, a wildly better underwear brand that has gained a cult following for its comfortable and affordable bras and undies. Nala is dedicated to creating sustainable, stylish underwear that doesn't compromise on comfort or design. Using bio-based fabrics and ethical practices, the brand caters to all genders and sizes, empowering customers to feel confident, sexy, and supported daily. Before being the "bra lady," Chloe built a career as a physiotherapist and m...
Feb 09, 2024•45 min•Season 7Ep. 98
Kylie Lewis is a Leadership Developer and Founder of Of Kin , a training organisation specialising in building brave leaders and courageous cultures. She is a certified executive coach, psychological safety practitioner and facilitator of Dr Brené Brown’s curricula on courage, vulnerability, shame and resilience (The Daring Way™ & Dare To Lead™), and currently delivers Dare To Lead™ programs for organisational teams and individual professionals. She is part of the Homeward Bound visibility f...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 88
Dr Marion Piper believes that life’s challenges and traumas are actually an invitation to get creative, a way to turn our pain into Art and kick-start the process of post-traumatic growth. This is what fuelled her PhD research and informs the work she does today inspiring ambitious Creatives to find their voice and embrace creativity as a form of self-care. With a colourful career spanning gigs in art galleries, creative summer camps and creative agencies both here and abroad, Marion is here to ...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 87
Kaylene Langford, a proud Guringai woman, passionate entrepreneur, coach, writer and speaker, and the founder and owner of StartUp Creative, a hugely popular online platform, podcast, and print magazine that educates, inspires, and supports creative entrepreneurs and future innovators. She has over a decade of experience coaching, educating and supporting individuals to identify and achieve their goals. Mentioned in Conversation: How to Build an Authentic Brand - it's easy to follow trends and k...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 86
Justine Curtis is the founder of Inspired Adventures, the original and leading charity challenge agency in Australasia with over 19 years experience organising life-changing adventures. To date, the B Corp certified, female-founded company has raised $45 million through more than 715 completed challenges in partnership with 339 leading Australian and New Zealand charities. The challenges that Inspired Adventures has organised have funded projects including medical research, human rights advocacy...
Aug 22, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 85
James Perrin is a Sustainability & Impact Specialist, B Corp Consultant, Founding Director of the Ingrained Foundation, and Podcast Host. He works with individuals, businesses, and not-for-profits to deepen their impact, and I specialises in developing strategies and implementing projects that are relevant and meaningful for a more beautiful world. At the time of this podcast recording James was the Sustainability Manager for Stone & Wood. You can find this conversation in full at Episod...
Aug 16, 2023•6 min•Season 5Ep. 84
Brooke Franklin is an exceptional Leader and Growth Strategist with a passion for building empowered teams. Her accolades include Senior management roles at lululemon, Cotton On, and TOM Organic. In this Sample Brooke gives insight into why and how to attract and retain the best talent with a flexible workplace, while managing performance outcomes with a ‘perform at your best model’. This approach has seen Brooke build incredible teams throughout her career and is now a much sought after thought...
Aug 13, 2023•8 min•Season 5Ep. 83
Caroline Kell is a proud Aboriginal woman, TEDX Speaker, and founder of Blak Wattle Coaching and Consulting. A former Counsellor with over 7 years’ experience working alongside Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities to drive outcomes in truth telling, treaty, health, and mental health reforms at a state government level. She is deeply passionate about the social emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and in addition to mentoring First Nations lea...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 83
Odette Barry is a publicist, PR mentor, and founder of Odette & Co. She knows that every business has a story to tell, and she’s here to help empower business owners to tell those stories through the power of PR. She has designed and teaches the Hack Your Own PR program made for business owners, and hosts the Hack Your Own PR podcast, full of tips from some of Australia’s best journalists and producers. In this episode Odette gives us her best advice to hack your own purpose-led PR. You can ...
Aug 06, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 81
Tess Guinery is an Artist, Designer, and Author. After initially establishing herself as a sought-after Creative, Tess intuitively pressed pause to take a sabbatical to explore her inner artist, which led to a journey of self-discovery and a new body and being of work. These days, Tess calls the wholesome town of Murwillumbah home with her stuntman husband and their three spirited daughters. She lives through her art each and every day. You can find this conversation in full in Episode 10 of the...
Aug 02, 2023•9 min•Season 5Ep. 80
Paul Jarvis is a web designer, entrepreneur, educator, and author of Company of One. His past clients include Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, and Warner Music. His writing and ideas have been published and profiled in magazines and outlets such as WIRED, Vice, Fast Company and USA Today. In his counterculture book Company of One, Paul presents an alternative philosophy of business success – one that turns conventional wisdom on its head by prizing less over more, small over large, and niche over mass....
Jul 30, 2023•8 min•Season 5Ep. 79
Ārepa is the world's first brain drink. Backed by neuroscience, this brand is on a mission to boost brain health around the world. Founded by Angus Brown and Zac Robinson in 2017, Ārepa has grown to become Australasia’s most popular brain health drink. Backed by peer reviewed research, the mind-enhancing range of clinically tested brain drinks are now stocked in five countries and enjoyed by sportspeople, entertainers, and peak performers around the globe. Ārepa’s formula spent five years being ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 78
Jade Miles is a farmer, author, educator, podcaster, local food advocate, and CEO creating a culture in farming that values tomorrow. Together with her husband and three kids, Jade runs Black Barn Farm , a biodiverse orchard, nursery and workshop space in Northeast Victoria. She’s an active presence in the regenerative space, hosting school programs, permaculture and homesteading workshops while sitting on multiple boards – all in the name of reconnecting people to nature, food and a simpler exi...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 77
Damien Cole is a well-known environmentalist, public speaker, and community leader. He is the National Campaign Director for Surfrider Foundation and led paddle-out protests across Australia in the Fight for The Bight campaign in early 2019 which saw the activation of 56 additional local communities paddling out at their local beaches in opposition to oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight. Damien is also co-founder of Varuna Surf, a sustainable wooden surfboard company on a mission to redef...
Jul 12, 2023•2 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 76
Daniel Flynn is the co-founder and managing director of one of Australia’s most successful startups, Thankyou. He started Thankyou at the age of 19, and now 12 years later, Thankyou’s products are stocked by major retailers in Australia, with every product contributing to helping end global poverty. To date, Thankyou has raised over $17 million to impact the lives of people across 22 countries. Daniel is also the author of best-selling book Chapter One, a story that generated $1.4 million in sal...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 75
Benjamin Berry is a fully accredited Wim Hof Method, Oxygen Advantage, and Cold Exposure Facilitator who delivers workshops based on these practices, along with a variety of other breathwork techniques that support mental, emotional, and physical health and fitness. His transformational Breath and Ice workshops have helped thousands of people, in times of personal crisis and expansion, as well as through community trauma. His professional career has been dedicated to assisting the community in t...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 73
Ami Bateman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pleasant State, an ethical home cleaning company, that makes non-toxic and zero-waste dissolvable cleaning bars. Australians spend almost two billion dollars each year on home and laundry products that are making us sick. Products such as cleaning agents, air fresheners, and plastic packaging that breaks down into inhalable microplastics, are major contributors to indoor air pollution that can lead to respiratory diseases, allergies, asthma, and even canc...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 72
Kayla Houlihan is the founder of Tribe Skincare, a natural, vegan-friendly, Australian-made skincare range, based in Torquay. It was while running her own skin clinic that Kayla noticed a gap in the market for 'skincare for sensitive skin'. While there were some skincare products or lines for sensitive skin, no brand was completely focusing on. Kayla created Tribe Skincare and bootstapped her way to $8m+ turnover in her first five years, without any external investment or big startup dollars. Tr...
May 23, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 71
Andy Miller is the co-founder and CEO of Heaps Normal. On a mission to change drinking culture Heaps Normal launched in mid-2020 and at the time of this recording less than three years later they had a market valuation of $58 million, not bad for beer without booze. They’re now stocked in more than 4000 Australian retailers and venues where they often reportedly outsell alcoholic beer. Heaps Normal is here to make an impact. In 2022 they launched This Is Not Normal - an initiative aimed at uniti...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 70
Jess & Stef Dadon are the founders of fashionably kinder footwear brand Twoobs. After one too many blisters encountered traveling to global fashion weeks, the sisters discovered a need for beautiful & comfortable shoes, which led them to create Twoobs in a kinder way. Passionate animal lovers and environmentalists, they’ve created shoes, a podcast, and an incredible community to answer the burning question: Can we save the planet.... but make it fashion? Tune in for a VERY fun time! Want...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 69
