Ever wondered how you build a business from scratch? Seven years ago Brittney Saunders started a business in her garage. Today it’s grown to an 8-figure empire with almost 60 employees, four retail shops and a booming online store. Big Business is a brand new podcast from Nova Podcasts where she unpacks exactly how she did it. Each week, Brittney will take you behind the scenes of the day to day of running a business and teach you all the lessons she wishes she’d known from the start. She'll als...
Mar 31, 2024•1 min
Our second guest on our Strong Sisterhood series is the incredible Chezzi Denyer! Chezzi opens up about how she is raising her three little women to be strong both physically and emotionally. But also how she copes being a single mum while Grant is away and running the household and farm. And she also shares about her and Grant's experience on the Amazing Race. Today's bonus episode is with thanks to Ostelin. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Chezzi Denyer @chezzidenyer Nova Podcasts Instagram @novap...
Mar 29, 2024•16 min
Michala Banas has been gracing our screens since she was only 5 years old, from appearing on Kids TV shows, to McLeod's Daughters and even Upper Middle Bogan. Now she's stepped behind the lens in a new direction as an intimacy coordinator, working on various TV shows and movies. Michala shares a lot about her career, what it's like behind the scenes of movies and TV and also working with Liam Neeson! LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Michala Banas @michalabanas Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsof...
Mar 27, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Yvie's an 'I'm a Celeb' Veteran having come in second place on her season of the show! So it's time she gives us a little bit more behind the scenes goss of what this years Celebs might be going to experience. Plus of course telling us a few more fun stories from her time on the show! LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime by emailing twogirls@novaentertainment.com.au CREDITS Host: Yvie Jones Executive Producer: R...
Mar 25, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 54
The Australian Icon Tina Arena herself joins Yvie in studio today and as always is the realest version of herself! She chats openly about her childhood being on TV from such a young age, as well as how her son has coped being schooled in two different countries. Plus Tina shares the type of music SHE likes listening to and what her experience has been as a woman growing up in the entertainment industry in Australia - the good and the bad. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Tina Arena @tinaarena Nova P...
Mar 20, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 53
We had a wonderful email come in this week asking how to deal with the loss of a pet. Yvie's been through this a few times with some of her little doggies, so she's the perfect person to help you work through your grief. Plus, Useful Facts is baccckkk and this week it's all about Crocodile Tears! LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime by emailing twogirls@novaentertainment.com.au CREDITS Host: Yvie Jones Executive...
Mar 18, 2024•11 min•Season 3Ep. 52
The Queen of music journalism in Australia joins Yvie today, Zan Rowe!! Chatting all about how she first started out in the media nearly 20 years ago, how her and Myf Warhurst became best friends and where Bang On started. Plus Yvie asks her the hardest question ever.... Who's your favourite artist? And Zan chats about why she thinks people value music less these days, as well as the women who helped her pave her way in the industry. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Zan Rowe @zanrowe Nova Podcasts I...
Mar 13, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 51
If you know anything about Yvie Jones, you'll know that she LOVES dogs! But you may not have realised that she actually fosters dogs and helps them find their fur-ever homes. But how does that process work and how can you get involved? LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime by emailing twogirls@novaentertainment.com.au CREDITS Host: Yvie Jones Executive Producer: Rachael Hart Supervising Producer: Ricardo Bardon S...
Mar 11, 2024•9 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Welcome to the first bonus episode of our Strong sisterhood series where Yvie sits down with incredible women to chat through their inner strength. Today our guest is Casey Donovan. From winning Australian Idol when she was just 16, to now being one of Australia's most loved performers Casey's had to learn all about mental and physical strength in order to keep up with her career. How has she protected herself? She shares all with Yvie today. Today's bonus episode is with thanks to Ostelin. LINK...
Mar 08, 2024•15 min
Diana Nguyen is an absolutely ball of sunshine - which is great considering her job is to make other people laugh as a comedian! But it hasn't always been a barrel of laughs, her Mum was a Vietnamese migrant to Australia which meant Diana was subject to a lot of racism growing up. As well as the fact that her father left them, Diana's mother was a single Mum raising 3 kids in the 90s, so all the girls chipped in to help work from a young age to get by. Diana now loves making other people laugh t...
Mar 06, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 49
TW: This episode discusses domestic violence themes. It's been a horrendous news week, and it's the story that's captured the nation and broke the hearts of many communities in Sydney and across Australia. Today Yvie shares her condolences as well as the horrific stats on domestic violence in this country. Plus why the media attention surrounding this story is so important. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones If you'd like to donate to Jesse's Go Fund Me it's here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-jesse...
Mar 04, 2024•11 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of drugs, alcohol, bullying and suicide. Constance Hall might be the most bullied woman in Australia, all because she started sharing her real and raw life in online blogs. Today she shares how trolls sent her to her lowest point and how she came back from it and learned to combat them. As well as how she now wants to make more support for victims. Plus she also opens up about life being raised by her parents in a rather unconventional way. LINK...
Feb 28, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Did you know that Yvie was actually an actor before she went on Gogglebox? She was also a singer! But she didn't want people to think she just went on the show to break into that industry so she wiped all evidence of it. But today she's revealing everything, from her acting days at school to her professional singing moments and some little nuggets of info for the future. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime by e...
Feb 26, 2024•12 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Heidi Anderson opened up about her severe anxiety live on her breakfast radio show. Since then she's been learning more and more about self love on her own journey as well as helping other women do the same. She's helped women 'shed their shit' when it comes to body confidence and now works coaching women in how to PR themselves. From Big Brother to breakfast radio, Heidi has experienced the highs and lows of the media industry and she shares it all with Yvie today. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones ...
Feb 21, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 45
She's the most talked about person in the country right now, and may be the most famous person on earth... Taylor Swift has well and truly arrived, but Yvie thinks she might be the only one who doesn't really understand the hype? Before you come for her... She recognises Tay Tay's creativity and business mastermind and loves the fans but she's just not a fan of her music. Is Yvie the only person in the country that's not on the Swifty bandwagon? LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones If you'd like to cont...
Feb 19, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Kath Ebbs is a queer artist, actor, writer and dj who's work focuses on visibility and advocacy. So it's no surprise that Yvie and Kath begin their chat talking about Kath's ADHD tendencies and how she's learning to manage her time around it. Plus the Barbie Oscar snubs are still very much on Kath's mind, so you best believe we're talking about it. And Kath also shares about her time on Neighbours, playing the first non-binary character, as well as how being brought up in a religious household h...
Feb 14, 2024•44 min•Season 3Ep. 43
We had a question come through asking for more info on Yvie's experience with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how she's learned to deal with, especially when balancing her work. Plus she shares an update on her trial with testosterone and of course, it wouldn't be a Tuesday episode without a useless fact, and this one's taking us to Ireland! LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones If you'd like to listen to the Irish schoolgirl calling a demolition company it's here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0KgvsfMZOs Nova ...
Feb 13, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Comedian, and Cal Wilson's best mate, Kirsty Webeck joins Yvie today and shares how much Cal helped shape her career, and also the Aussie comedy community. As well as how Aussie comedians responded to her passing. Plus Kirsty shares stories from her time teaching English overseas, how she learned to speak mandarin and also why she got into stand up comedy in the first place. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Kirsty Webeck @kirstywebeck Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial For tickets to see ...
Feb 07, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 41
You asked, Yvie's answering! She's going full Gogglebox for one episode only to give you all the goss on the shows and movies that she's loving at the moment... and some that she's given up on already! Also, she has an update on her hormonal treatment, after her chat with Dr Louise Newson last week. And - Useful/ Useless Facts is baaacckkk! - Cereal edition! LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime by emailing twogi...
Feb 05, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 40
If you're a regular listener to this podcast, you would've heard Yvie speak about her experience with perimenopause. WE've also had previous guests on to share their lived experience and their struggles with being diagnosed/ finding the right treatment. So today, we're chatting to a menopause specialist, Dr Louise Newson. She's the doctor making menopause easier. She's the founder of the Newson Health Menopause and Wellbeing Centre, she's created Balance a menopause support app and today she wor...
Jan 31, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 39
TW: Mental Health themes. Today Yvie's answering a question about mental health and how she has experienced it/ dealt with it in the past. Our lovely listener Nikki reached out for some advice and Yvie's got a few mindset tips as well as some resources that she finds helpful. We've popped some links below for you to help as well. You're not alone x LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime by emailing twogirls@novaen...
Jan 29, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Hello Good Thanks - The genius behind Effie, Mary Coustas, joins Yvie on the show today! Mary shares all about her career and how Effie started thanks to Wogs out of Work. She also talks about her Greek background and how men have played a big part in lifting her up throughout her career. Plus also how growing up in the Greek community was for her. And of course her upcoming show and where you can grab tickets! LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Mary Coustas maryandeffie.com Nova Podcasts Instagram @n...
Jan 24, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 37
I'm back and fresh for the new year! So today I'm going to catch you up on everything that went on over the holiday period. I had some great chats with friends all about how expensive it is to just live these days, as well as a holiday period full of family drama for a lot of people and a furry road trip to remember. Plus, I don't do resolutions, but I'm all about 2024 goals. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime...
Jan 22, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 36
If you're a fan of reality TV you're going to love the last of our Summer series best of episodes! From the bachelor franchise, Alisha Aitken Radburn chats to Yvie all about her book 'The Villain Edit' and how she was perceived after the Honey Badger's season aired. And Melinda Willis speaks on her time behind the scenes of Married at First Sight and how she maintained her self worth, even when the viewers turned on her. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Alisha Aitken Radburn @alisha.aitkenradburn Me...
Jan 15, 2024•27 min
The wonderful Rosie Waterland is on our bonus ep today and we are chatting all about her memoir and her relationship with her Mum! Plus we're replaying a bit of Yvie's chat with the incredible Victoria Devine who gave us the best advice for women when it comes to protecting their finances. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Rosie Waterland @rosiewaterland Victoria Devine @victoria_devine Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a question anytime by emailing twogirls@n...
Jan 08, 2024•45 min
Today we’re revisiting Yvie's chat with her old Gogglebox pal Isabelle Silbury. Where they spoke all about the behind the scenes of Gogglebox and how both their lives have been effected by dementia. Plus the lovely Ash Pollard joins Yvie as well to chat all about her time on My Kitchen Rules and how she responds to trolls online. LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Isabelle Silbery @isabellesilbery Ash Pollard @ashpollard__ Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can ask us a que...
Jan 01, 2024•42 min
We're taking a short break over the holidays so in the meantime we're re-living our best interviews from the year. One of those is when we spoke to the incredible Ash London all about her religious upbringing, the birth of her son Buddy and also the goss on some of the biggest music acts in the world! e;g Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Niall Horan! Plus Tanya Hennessy chats openly about her success on social media (including videos with views upwards of 50 million) - plus how she is her own worst ...
Dec 25, 2023•32 min
After years of dealing with Endometriosis and constant ovarian cyst bursts, finally at age 28 Erin Barnett had a hysterectomy this year. You might know her best from her time on Love Island, but behind the scenes Erin's been dealing with a debilitating health battle. Today she chats with Yvie all about her endometriosis diagnosis as well as her many experiences with doctors telling her what she should and shouldn't be doing with her body. Dealing with pain is a regular occurrence for Erin and sh...
Dec 20, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Yvie's got something to Jones about today, and it's a subject close to her heart that her own gynaecologist has even asked her to talk about. It's not a sexy topic, but we need to talk about Pelvic prolapses and how common it is among women! Plus Yvie's got some Christmas themed useful facts as well as some words of wisdom and support for any Mums out there who are overly stressed this holiday season! LINKS Yvie Jones @yvie_jones Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial Don't forget you can...
Dec 18, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 34
At least 50% of the population go through perimenopause, yet a lot of workplaces still aren't aware of what it is or equipped to help people going through it. Shelly Horton is trying to change that with her business Don't Sweat It. Shelly and Yvie chat all about their symptoms and experience with perimenopause from severe mental health experiences to debilitating physical side effects. Plus they chat about the best treatment and why it's so important for medical studies and workplaces to be educ...
Dec 13, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 33
