We're dropping in your feeds with a special bonus episode!  We learnt so much from each of our guests this season on Lady Startup Stories, so we wanted to put together our top 5 lessons and build a framework for getting started in business. Today, we’re going over the most practical tips of the season and diving into some of our favourite moments with each of our incredible lady startups.  SUBSCRIBE:  Subscribe to Mamamia Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Madeline Joannou THE END BITS: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever had a brilliant idea that you thought could change the world? But inevitably due to life and circumstance, it stayed just that - an idea? Enter lady startup Kristy Chong, who turned her game-changing concept into a multi-million dollar reality. She’s the founder of Modibodi, the company that has been redefining the way we think about period products since 2013. This week, Kristy sits down with Elfy to share her story, from launching the business to selling it for millions and using her success to empower other female-founded, purpose-led businesses. This is a story about paying it forward and the powerful ways entrepreneurship can not only disrupt the industry but become a catalyst for social change. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guests: Kristy Chong Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Madeline Joannou Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At twenty-nine, Jennifer Jones was on top of the world. She was the managing director of Diesel and spent her days overseeing a $40 million dollar brand account. But one week before her thirtieth birthday, she quit.  Flash forward a decade or two and she's the creative mind behind Bondi cult-favourite ceramics and homewares brand Jones & Co. This week, Jennifer (JJ) sits down with Elfy to lift the lid on her biggest career wins and mistakes as well as why quitting her day job was the best thing she ever did.  This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guest: Jennifer Jones Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Thom Lion Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laura Thompson & Sarah Sheridan didn’t intend to build a fashion brand. But with a knack for marketing and a fire in their bellies to make a difference in the world, they created Clothing The Gaps.Their dynamic fashion label aims to challenge racial stereotypes, promote cultural awareness, and start conversations about reconciliation.This week, Laura and Sarah sit down with Elfy to discuss how their purpose drives profit - not the other way around - and the core reasons behind their success. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. Wherever you're at in your business journey, Ladystartup.com has the tools, resources and education to help you launch and grow your business right now. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guests: Laura Thompson & Sarah Sheridan Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Thom Lion Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melanie Grant's story starts 12 years ago when she opened her first clinic in Sydney, called Melanie Grant Skin. Since then, her business has expanded all over the world, with clinics in Melbourne, Los Angeles, a residency in Paris, and plans of expanding into the UK.She transforms the skin of celebrities, models and A-listers alike. But even beyond her star-studded client list, Melanie has built a fiercely loyal global following of people who just love her clinics.Today, Elfy's sitting down with Melanie to find out how Melanie Grant Skin got to where it is today. Melanie shares the secrets at the core of her business model that helped her cut through the noise of the skincare industry and propel her to international success. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. Wherever you're at in your business journey, Ladystartup.com has the tools, resources and education to help you launch and grow your business right now. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guest: Melanie Grant You can check out Melanie's book here. Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Thom Lion Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twin sisters & co-founders Sali Sasi and Julie Stevanja are dominating the tech business space. But when they first started out, the pair say building their platform was like learning Mandarin.  The twins founded Stylerunner back in 2012, the first online retailer of its kind globally. A few years ago, Sali tapped Julie on the shoulder with an idea for a new business. She wanted to do it all over again...Enter Wrapd (previously Her Black Book) a premium online shopping app designed to save money on the world's biggest brands.  On the show today, Sali & Julie sit down with Elfy to share how they learnt the language of tech, jumped on the AI bandwagon and used automation to completely reimagine how they do business. Plus, they share their number 1 tip for women in business. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  All Resources Mentioned:  Tech Ready Women Girls In Tech Australia Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. Wherever you're at in your business journey, Ladystartup.com has the tools, resources and education to help you launch and grow your business right now. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guests: Sali Sasi and Julie Stevanja Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Thom Lion Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the early 2000s when Melbourne local Linda Hammond and her husband first came up with an idea for their business, it was just that - an idea. With nothing but $165 in the bank, the pair made the decision to pack up their lives and fly 3,000 km away to Bali, where they set up Quay Australia as a musical festival merch tent.  Fast forward to 2018. The Hammonds were breaking the internet with record sales, opening international locations, rubbing shoulders with The Kardashians and securing a a multi-million dollar deal where they sold the majority share of the business. Yes, you read that right. So how did they get there? On the show today, Linda sits down with Elfy to discuss how she used the power of social media to turn her "little idea" into an Internationally acclaimed fashion empire. Plus, she gives us the inside scoop on what her life looks like now and her new business venture, Otra. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. Wherever you're at in your business journey, Ladystartup.com has the tools, resources and education to help you launch and grow your business right now. If you'd like to find out more about Linda's charitable venture TLC Ambulance, and all the incredible work they're doing for seriously ill children, click here. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guest: Linda Hammond Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Madeline Joannou Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Lucy Bloom made her first speech to an audience (some 20 years ago) she was scared sh*tless. Everything in her told her she couldn't do it. Time to give up right? Wrong. In her own words, Lucy "followed her fear" and has since gone on to become one of Australia's most prominent public speakers. She books out rooms with hundreds of people every week. She's also written 3 books, founded a production company and lead a not-for-profit in Ethiopia (just to name a few). But none of this would have been possible if Lucy had given up when she first started out. On the show today Lucy shares exactly how she learnt to find her voice, crafted her personal brand, built self-confidence and pretty much took over the world. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. Wherever you're at in your business journey, Ladystartup.com has the tools, resources and education to help you launch and grow your business right now. CREDITS Host: Elfy Scott Host: Elfy Scott Guest: Lucy Bloom You can check out Lucy's new book here. Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Thom Lion Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Laura Henshaw co-founded Keep It Cleaner, she had a vision of empowering women and changing their relationship with health and fitness. As the business evolved and the landscape shifted, Laura and her team needed a fresh perspective. Determined to adapt, they set out on the path of rebranding. This week on Lady Startup Stories, we'll explore the moment Laura and her co-founder Steph Claire Smith knew they had to rebrand Kic. Discover how she crafted a new brand identity that resonated with her audience while staying true to her core values. We'll discuss the rapid growth of Kic, the impact rebranding has had on the business and some of the mistakes made along the way. Plus, we'll see how the courageous step to rebrand has led to a brand evolution that Laura believes will take Kic one step closer to becoming an international household name. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you’ll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. Wherever you're at in your business journey, Ladystartup.com has the tools, resources and education to help you launch and grow your business right now. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guest: Laura Henshaw Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Thom Lion Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered how your favourite businesses came to be? Or wanted to know what it's really like to grow a business?  Join host Elfy Scott as she unpacks how eight Lady Startups really did it on the latest season of Lady Startup Stories.  Tune in on July 25th for a brand new season.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the rest of Mia's conversation with Pip here... This week on Mamamia's No Filter, Mia Freedman speaks to P.E Nation's Pip Edwards. If you believe certain tabloids and websites, you'd be forgiven for thinking Pip Edwards is simply a socialite, an influencer, and the ex-girlfriend of a famous cricketer. But in reality, she's a successful businesswoman, a fashion mogul, and a single mum to her 16 year old son. And she's ready to talk. In this conversation, she opens up about her business P.E Nation, life as a single mum and reality of co-parenting, and why she hasn't felt 'safe' in any of her relationships so far. This is Pip Edwards story. THE END BITS: With thanks to Pip Edwards. Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Producer: Emmeline Peterson Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quitting your day job. It's something most Lady Startups will have to do... eventually.  Our guest today, Alana had actually tried to quit her fulltime job and it didn't work. Soon after quitting she got a job offer for a gig that sounded too good to be true and went straight back to her corporate life in pharmaceuticals. But this time, she didn't love it.  So finally after years of brainstorming she made the leap and founded Eye Heart Science, a fast growing science education business based in Sydney. Today, Eye Heart Science is in 40 schools and Alana has a team behind her bringing fun science based classes to kids across greater Sydney.  So what I want to know is, how did she go about creating an education based business?  and and how did she upscale her business, when in the beginning it was just her teaching science to kids after school?  THE END BITS  Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win one of six $100 Gift Vouchers! Want to start your own business but stuck on the idea? Try the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter on ladystartup.com.au CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Dr Alana Wylie, Founder Eye Heart Science Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Rhiannon Mooney Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods Tax time, it's something we all dread and probably try not to think about. But with June 30 around the corner, unfortunately it's time to start thinking about our taxes and how we can do more efficiently.  On today's episode Anaita shares with us her best tips for any business starting out at tax time, she shares the resources and programs she relies on and how to stay on top of your books all year round.  THE END BITS  You can find out how to how to register you business on www.ladystartup.com Trying to determine if you're business is considered a hobby or a business? Head to www.ato.go.au You can find the ATO's Small Business Tax Time Toolkit at www.ato.gov.au For Bookkeeping we recommend myob and xero  CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inspirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods What's the best way to launch a product?  Should you go all out guns blazing or slowly introduce it your customers? Choosing the best type launch for your business is personal. But getting it right is the hard part.  Thankfully, Anaita share's her best kept secrets for successfully launching a new product she unpacks how to know what's right for your business and how to go about it.  THE END BITS  Join our email marketing course online www.ladystartup.com/courses/email-marketing Looking for Project management tools? Try monday.com/ or asana.com/  CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inspirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods A virtual assistant. You've probably heard of them, but have no idea how they actually work.  On today's episode Anaita tackles why a virtual assistant could transform your business for the better. She walks us through how to find one, how to assign tasks and what a reasonable rate is.  THE END BITS  Check out our Virtual Assistant Job Description on www.etsy.com.au  Join the Lady Startup Lounge Group on www.facebook.com You can find Virtual Assistants in the Philippines on www.onlinejobs.ph/  CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inspirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods Price increases are inevitable. But nailing them, well that's the tricky part.  On today's episode Anaita discusses why Go-To's approach to price increases is a lesson for every business. Plus, she shares with us three ways to hike up prices without killing sales.  THE END BITS  You can find out more about the Lady Startup Rocket Plan on www.ladystartup.com CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inspirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods When you're starting out it can feel like you're burning money. So are there any parts of your business that you can afford to save on?  In today's episode Anaita walks us through the three ways startups can save cash. Plus we reached out to the Lady Startup village for their best savings hacks.  THE END BITS  Listen back to our episode on influencer marketing on www.mamamia.com.au You can find the our 30 Minute Perfect PR Pitch on www.ladystartup.com CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inspirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods TikTok isn't just about dancing.  In 2022 over 66% of TikTok users are over the age of 18 and on average they open the app 16 times a day.  Being an early adaptor is key to get your business out there on any new platform. But understandably starting out on TikTok can be really daunting.  On today's episode Anaita shares her tips for going viral on TikTok, how to plan your content and the key to getting your business on the fyp.  THE END BITS Our 30 Day Content Calendar can be found at www.ladystartup.com/pages/content-calendar And you can follow Lady Startup on TikTok here and Anaita here. CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inpsirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods How do you get the most out of your influencer marketing?  Do you have lots of success with gifted campaigns? Or do you prefer to go through an agency?  Deciding what's right for your business is really tricky, which is why on today's episode Anaita breaks down three different types of influencer marketing on offer. Plus she shares her own experiences and what's really worked for her business.  THE END BITS  Our full guide for working with influencers can be found on www.ladystartup.com.au CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup Academy is out now!  Listen wherever you get your pods Okay so you've got an idea for a product, but how do you even get it made?  Do you contact manufacturers? Do you need to make a prototype? and how much does it all cost?  On today's episode Anaita walks us through the five steps and questions you need to consider when it comes to manufacturing.  Plus she'll help you decide what is right for your business!  THE END BITS  If you're having trouble deciding if you want to manufacture on or off shore visit www.ladystartup.com for more details!  CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Audio Production: Madeline Joannou  Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inpsirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Follow Lady Startup Academy wherever you get your pods! Okay so you've got your business idea and you want to make a website, but do you secure the .com.au? or the .com? or both?  In today's episode Anaita walks us through how to make a trustworthy and easy to find website.  She shares what she learnt when she built her website for Hero Packaging, how to secure a domain and what not to do with your website suffixes.   THE END BITS  If you liked today's episode and want to learn more about starting your business check out the Lady Startup Academy Rocket Plan!  CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Are you a business owner ready to take the next step? Check out our online courses for all types sizes and stages of business here…https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/courses Want insider info for running your business direct from the Lady Startup Academy Team each week? Join our FREE newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/lady-startup-insider  Looking for tips and tricks to grow your business on the daily? Follow Lady Startup on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups  Need a community of female business owners to bounce ideas off and ask questions? Join our FREE group right here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyStartUp  For more Lady Startup in your ears, listen to Shazzy Hunt interview inpsirational female founders and women running their own show on Lady Startup Stories. Listen here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can follow Lady Startup Academy wherever you get your pods! Join host, Anaita Sarkar for a business class that’ll give you everything you need to know to grow your business. In today's episode Anaita walks us through the difference between growing and scaling and what you need to do to expand your business.  She takes us through how to test interest for your product, what you need to consider before scaling up and how to prepare for growth.  THE END BITS  You can listen to Anaita's Lady Startup Story online now at Mamamia.com.au What to learn more about growing your business? Sign up to the Rocket Plan! CREDIT  Host: Anaita Sarkar, CEO & Co-Founder Of Hero Packaging Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Susannah Makin Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chrissy Flanagan spent a large portion of her young adult life searching for a purpose.  She tried what seems like every hobby imaginable, knitting, flamenco, did some travelling, practised the ukulele and just nothing stuck.  Until Chrissy found sausage making.  As Chrissy got better and better at making sausages she realised there was a gap in the market for quality snags made from good cuts of meat. So she launched Chrissy’s Cuts, opened a restaurant called the sausage factory and started brewing beer to accompany her quality snags. Soon enough Chrissy became known as Sydney's Sausage Queen.  So how does one go about building multiple businesses in an industry you have next to no experience in and why did Chrissy ultimately leave her day job after being a self-proclaimed side hustler for so many years? THE END BITS  You can keep up with Chrissy and all her sausage pursuits on Instagram @sausagequeenbrewing and @thesausagefactory___ and online at www.sausagequeen.group Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win one of six $100 Gift Vouchers! Want to start your own business but stuck on the idea? Try the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter on ladystartup.com.au CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Chrissy Flanagan AKA Sydney's Sausage Queen Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Leah Porges  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2013 Instagram looked nothing like it does now.  People were sharing super saturated photos of their dogs, their feet and what they were eating at their local cafe.  But no one was using Instagram to market their business.  Jess Hatzis-Walker and her co-founders knew that consumers were ready for a social first business model, so they gave it their best shot and launched Frank Body, a honest coffee with a cheeky voice.  Soon enough Aussies everywhere were posing nude, or in a robe covered in this magic coffee scrub. It was the thing everyone wanted to get their hands on. Almost a decade on and Frank Body have over 800K on Instagram, they ship products to over 150 countries and sell one bag of scrub every minute.  So how did Jess and her co-founders know that such a distinctive marketing strategy would work? And did she ever anticipate this level of success?  THE END BITS  You can keep up with all things Frank Body on Instagram @frankbod and online at www.frankbody.com Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win one of six $100 Gift Vouchers! Keep up with emerging trends on Tiktok and Instagram by following @ladystartup on Instagram. Looking to go into business with friends or family, check out our Bussiness Partner Checklist on www.ladystartup.com CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Jess Hatzis Waller Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Leah Porges  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zara Seidler was scrolling on her phone when she started receiving several very similar messages from friends.  Someone she knew of, Sam, but had never met was looking to start a news platform for young people. This was right up Zara's alley. So she messaged him, they went for coffee and they hit it off. And the very next day, they started the Daily Aus.  For over three years The Daily Aus was a side hustle but in 2020 what was making headlines became incredibly personal, black lives matter, the US election and COVID all had a part to play.  In just 12 months their side hustle accumulated over 200K followers.  So what's it like being just 25 and creating one of the most recognisable social news platforms in the country? and did Zara ever anticipate this level of success?  THE END BITS  You can keep up with Zara and @thedailyaus on Instagram!  Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win one of six $100 Gift Vouchers! You can sign up for the Lady Startup 30 Day Content Calendar online at: www.ladystartup.com/pages/content-calendar You can find out more about the Lady Startup Academy's Email Marketing Course online at: www.ladystartup.com/courses/email-marketing CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Zara Seidler Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Leah Porges  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allira Potter isn't your regular Lady Startup.  If Allira had to describe her work she would say, that she is an intuitive, a creator, writer, speaker, a model, an empowerment and mindset coach, manifesting queen, baby witch and an all-around spiritual sister.  But Allira's life over 18 months ago looked nothing like this.  She was newly divorced, working a corporate job, living pay check to pay check and had turned to partying as a coping mechanism.  But then in early 2020 after a four-day bender, she realised something needed to give. So as the world went into lockdown Allira went on a detox and turned to her spiritual side.  Turns out Allira's newly rejuvenated witchy side was actually something she could make a career out of, so now she works for herself.  So how has Allira developed such a unique business, one without a rule book? And how has she developed a six-figure business in such a short space of time?  THE END BITS  You can keep up with Allira on her Instagram or online! Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win one of six $100 Gift Vouchers! Find out more about the Lady Startup Academy's FREE 7 Day Challenge: Show Up On Socials online at www.ladystartup.com/pages/show-up-on-socials You can find out more about the Lady Startup Rocket Plan online now at www.ladystartup.com/pages/rocket-plan-waitlist CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Allira Potter Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Ian Camilleri  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JSHealth Vitamins are one of the best selling vitamins ranges in Australia. But getting to this point was not easy.  When Jessica Sepel was fourteen she developed an unhealthy obsession with nutrition and fad dieting. This ultimately lead her to study health science at University, so she could learn as much as she could about fad dieting.  But then through her studies, she had a breakthrough. Instead of channelling her knowledge into unhealthy practices, she put it back into her work. Jess became a nutritionist, started a blog, wrote three books and eventually developed a fitness program and an app. Jess had finally made enough money to invest in a big project, JSHealth Vitamins. Today Jess's business has an estimated worth of $426 million. So how has Jess built such a successful business in such a short space of time? And did she ever consider giving up?  THE END BITS  You can keep up with all things JSHealth on Instagram or online at wwwhttps://jshealthvitamins.com If you need help monetizing your socials check out The Lady Startup Academy's 5 Step Guide To Make Money From Your Social Media, it's available online at https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/social-media-money CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Jessica Sepel Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Rhiannon Mooney Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that on average Aussie women are retiring with 35% less super than men?  Well, thankfully our guests today want to change that.  Christina Hobbs and Alex Andrews were at a crossroads. Christina had just come back to Australia after years of working overseas with the UN and Alex was recovering from a chronic illness.  For years they had been talking about starting a superfund for women by women. But the timing never felt quite right.  And then in early 2018 everything fell into place. And with the help of their third co-founder Zoe Lamont, they founded Verve Super. A super fund that not only looks after your super but empowers women across all their finances. So how do you even start something like this? And how do you make your product stand out in an already saturated market?  THE END BITS  You can keep up with all things Verve on Instagram or online at vervesuper.com.au Jump on the waitlist for the Lady Startup Activation Plan online at www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist Sign up for the Lady Startup Webinar: 4 Ways To Know If Your Business Idea Is Good Enough online now at www.ladystartup.com/pages/webinar CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Christina Hobbs and Alex Andrews Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Leah Porges Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Hu had just finished University and was about to go on a big summer holiday to South America.  Then she broke her ankle.  Suddenly Michelle was bedridden with three months off. As someone who had always wanted to start a business, Michelle used this time to launch Etoile Collective, A feel-good brand delivering thoughtful and functional beauty solutions.  Michelle's first order was just 30 acrylic makeup organisers. She made an Instagram, a website and over the course of a month she sold out.  Six years on and Etoile Collective is a seven-figure business. Even Michelle herself never thought this would be possible, so how did she do it? And how has organic and real content contributed to the brand's success?  THE END BITS  You can keep up with all things Etoile Collective on Instagram or online at  www.etoilecollective.com.au The Lady Startup team want to help you conquer self-doubt and create killer socials! In just seven days we'll show you how to combat your camera nerves AND give you tips on how to film a great piece of content. Sign up now at www.ladystartup.com/pages/show-up-on-socials If you're looking for a group of fellow like-minded Lady Startups why not join our group, the Lady Startup Lounge!  CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Michelle Hu Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Ian Camilleri  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pip Brett was holidaying in Fiji, sipping Pina Coladas on the beach when she turned to her now-husband and said... ‘I’m going to open a store’.   So Pip opened her first fashion boutique, Iglou. After years six years of running Iglou, Pip started looking for a new space to expand into homewares and interiors. And Miraculously, as if it were a sign, a store on the same strip as hers became available. She signed a lease, took out a second loan and called it JUMBLED, a jumbled mess of all the things she loves.  Today JUMBLED is a destination store located in Orange NSW, known for its more is more approach to fashion, interiors, homewares and art. Chances are if you've been to Orange you've been to JUMBLED. So how did Pip put Orange on the map? And how has she diversified her business to stay ahead of the curve when online shopping is the norm?  THE END BITS  You can keep up with all things JUMBLED on Instagram or online at www.jumbledonline.com The Lady Startup team want to help you conquer self-doubt and create killer socials! In just seven days we'll show you how to combat your camera nerves AND give you tips on how to film a great piece of content. Sign up now at www.ladystartup.com/pages/show-up-on-socials CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Pip Brett Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Audio Production: Ian Camilleri  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered how your favourite businesses came to be? Or wanted to know what it's really like to grow a business?  Join host Shazzy Hunt as she unpacks how eight Lady Startups really did it on the latest season of Lady Startup Stories.  From fashion superstores to vitamin powerhouses, you won't want to miss it. Tune in on February 1st for a brand new season.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anna Baird was a podiatrist for six years. And as a woman who loves fashion, she grew tired of recommending to her client's shoes that she wouldn't be caught dead in.  Anna knew that if she could combine comfort with fashion she would be onto something good. The only problem was, designing a  shoe that's both fashionable and comfortable is actually really tricky, which is why most companies won't do it. So Anna reduced her workdays and spent three years developing her first range of shoes. And she won't sugarcoat it, those first years in business were really hard.  Today Bared are leaders in footwear. Anyone who has ever tried Anna's shoes will tell you they're the comfiest shoes they have ever owned. And, importantly they're fashion-forward. So how did Anna survive those first years in business when her company just wasn't profitable? And what has she learnt in her thirteen years of business?  LINKS You can keep up with all things Bared Footwear on Instagram or online at bared.com.au You can find out more about Mia's Clear Space Challenge online at ladystartup.com.au Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Anna Baird Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Tanya Weller, like many other people, had tried to buy a rug online and failed. In fact, in 2014 people all over the world were scrolling the internet in search of the perfect rug. But no one was buying them.  So Alex and her husband set out to create Miss Amara, an e-commerce rug business that takes the hassle out of buying a rug online.  Seven years on and Miss Amara's customer service is at the top of its game. Customers can jump online and see what a rug will look like in their space, can seek assistance from professionals and even try it at home and return it if they aren't happy.  So how did Alex transform an online grudge purchase into a cult fave? And why is it important for businesses to go above and beyond for their customers, even if it's costly?  LINKS You can keep up with all things Miss Amara on Instagram or online at www.missamara.com.au Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Alexandra Tanya Weller Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hannah and Verity had been running LVLY, a same-day flower and gift delivery service for six years. The second three years had seen strong growth, before a bushfire natural disaster – and a few other issues – threatened to turn their business into ashes. Who knew that another disaster – this time a global pandemic – would trigger a massive turnaround? Suddenly LVLY became the perfect way to connect with family and friends in lockdown. You could send flowers, a care package, some chocolate, even alcohol to a friend having a bad day, a birthday or something worth celebrating. On the very same day. 2020 turned out to be LVLY's biggest year to date, with some weeks recording 800% growth on the year before. Hannah and Verity had to suddenly learn to scale up their business and fast.  So what was it like being so close to shutting up shop? And how did they adapt to the constant changing of demand?  LINKS You can keep up with all things LVLY on Instagram or online at www.lvly.com.au Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Verity Tuck & Hannah Spilva Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erin Cayless, Lana Taylor and Bonnie Hindmarsh were shot into the limelight because of their NRL husbands. But in 2014 everything was set to change, when Bonnie got on an idea.  She wanted to flip a house.  Bonnie convinced her friends to quit their jobs and buy a house in Sydney’s northern suburbs for $800,000. They renovated it and made a profit.  In the seven years since Three Birds Renovations have flipped 14 homes together. But that's not all, they have written two books, created two online courses - so other women can learn how to flip and style their own home and along the way have accumulated almost 900,000 followers on Instagram.  So did they know that they would build a movement this big? and how did they upscale a service-based business and know what was the right move for their brand?  Erin and Lana join Shazzy Hunt... LINKS You can keep up with the three birds online at www.threebirdsrenovations.com or on Instagram @threebirdsrenovations Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Erin Cayless and Lana Taylor Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anaita Sarkar's accessory business Olivia & Co had just started taking off. When something started to annoy her. At the end of every workday, she would stare at piles and piles of online orders wrapped in plastic. She knew that within seconds of those packages landing on her customer's doorstep, that they would end up in the bin. She knew there had to be a more sustainable option.  After twelve months of research, prototypes and trial and error, Anaita and her husband created Australia's first certified home-compostable, zero-waste shipping mailer. It was an immediate hit.  Today Hero Packaging is a multi mullion dollar business and has shipped over 15 million mailers. So how did Anaita break into a market she had no background in? And how have she and her husband created such a profitable business in just three years?   LINKS You can keep up with Anaita on her Instagram. Follow Hero Packaging online at www.heropacking.com.au or on Instagram @hero.packaging Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Anaita Sarkar Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claire Dunne was at a crossroads. She was 23, working on her parent's farm and all she wanted to do was travel, but she didn't have the money to do it. Then she got an idea.  Growing up in regional Queensland on a cattle farm, Claire noticed that the stories of the incredible women around her weren't being celebrated.  So from her parent's kitchen bench, she starting making a magazine. She called it Graziher.  Five years on, Graziher continues to showcase the stories of regional women across Australia. But Graziher is more than a magazine, they have a podcast, hold large events for readers and have created a community for regional women to share their stories. From doctors to lady startups to people in agriculture Graziher reflects regional and remote communities in all their glory.  So how did Claire start a magazine with no experience? And how did she manage to successfully launch a magazine at a time when publications across the nation were shutting their doors?  LINKS You can keep up with all things Graziher on Instagram or online at www.graziher.com.au Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Claire Dunne Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tiffiny Hall's business, TXO had been going from strength to strength. She had built a community, created a product she was proud of. Then Tiff developed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She no longer could pump out fitness content like she used to, or engage with her community as actively as she wanted to. She suddenly had to take a step back from a business that she’d poured her heart into.  So how has Tiff pivoted her business? What changes did she need to make to keep her business running while she took time off?  LINKS You can keep up with Tiff on Instagram or online at www.mytxo.com Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Tiff Hall Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessica Nguyen was killing it in the beauty world. She had climbed the ranks and was working at some of the top companies. Then in 2020, she got made redundant.  Jessica was forced to reevaluate everything. So instead of waiting around for a new job, she took a step back and thought to herself: 'Maybe this is the perfect time to try something new'. So when the world started closing up and people across the nation turned to baking sourdough, Jess saw a gap in the market. The long-time home cook jumped into the kitchen and started sharing her recipes on Instagram.  Just 18 months on, Jess has managed to convert a modest following of a couple thousand into almost 80,000 followers. While building a career for herself that turns over a profit and allows her to do what she loves, sharing the joy of food.  So how has Jess built a business for herself so quickly? And how did she convert a long time passion into a full-fledged and profitable business? LINKS You can keep up with Jess on Instagram or online at www.jessicanguyen.com.au Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Shazzy Hunt Guest: Jessica Nguyen Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered how successful women have built their businesses? or maybe you want to know what running a business is really like, and have hopes of doing it for yourself one day? Well, this might be the podcast for you!  Over eight weeks, host Shazzy Hunt will speak to some incredible and inspiring female founders, who've forged unique paths in business. From renovations queens to home cooks, this season showcases female founders in all their glory.  Joins us for a brand new season on October 5th...Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Activation Plan has been tried and tested by over 4,000 Lady Startups and counting. Yep. Tested by literally thousands of women just like you. Women with a business idea, or a side-hustle. Women who, at the end of the Activation Plan, had the clarity, direction, and confidence, as well as the tools and support they needed to launch their business right. So what does this mean for you? Would you finally be able to dedicate yourself to that passion project you’ve been working on when time (and life) allows? What about the financial freedom? Would it mean bringing in a second income? Relieving some of the stress from you and your family? Would it mean working from home and not missing those family moments? Maybe it would mean being your own boss? Stepping out of your comfort zone, and getting that sense of purpose you just haven’t found in any other job? Honestly, I relate. To every single one of those reasons. This is why I went out on my own, and I’ve never looked back. LINKS Enrolments to the Activation Plan are now open for a limited time. Head to ladystartup.com.au to find out more and to enrol!  CREDITS Host: Mia Freedman, Founder of Lady Startup and Co-Founder of Mamamia Producers: Bridgette Bathgate and Hannah Mansur  Audio Producer: Mikayla Floriano Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/  Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/  Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/   Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shelley Sullivan is a serial entrepreneur. Long before she founded ModelCo and MCoBeauty, Shelley owned a modelling agency, it was here she found her vision for ModelCo.  When models were coming into Shelley's office with orange hands from fake tanning, she knew there had to be an easier, and cheaper option. So she made Tan Airbrush, the world's first tan in a can. Today that tan is believed to be sold every 36 seconds.  It's no coincidence that ModelCo has been kicking goals for twenty years. They've been innovating products, understanding their consumer and collaborating with the likes of Hayley Bieber, Elle Macpherson and Karl Lagerfeld, they've even had Celeste Barber come on board as an ambassador.  So what are Shelley's best-kept secrets for anyone wanting to succeed in business? And if she could go back in time, would she change anything?  Shelley Sullivan joins Georgia Love...  LINKS You can keep up with ModelCo and MCoBeauty online and on Instagram! Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Shelley Sullivan Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So you're desperate to launch your own business or side-hustle. But you don’t really know where to start, what the things are that you SHOULD be doing and what things you SHOULDN’T be doing.  It can be very overwhelming.  In this episode, we unveil the 3 most common mistakes Lady Startups fall into and tell you exactly how to avoid them yourself. We discuss… Methods to combat procrastination. Why a business plan is actually super important.  And why sometimes, you can’t (and shouldn't) do everything on your own. PLUS, you’re invited to an exclusive FREE event with Mia Freedman! Join us at 7 pm AEST, Monday 2nd of August, as Mia shares The 3 Things Nobody Else Will Tell You About Starting Your Own Business. Register now for the FREE Webinar with Mia Freedman and save your spot now at www.ladystartup.com CREDITS Host: Mia Freedman, Founder of Lady Startup and Co-Founder of Mamamia Producers: Bridgette Bathgate and Hannah Mansur  Audio Producer: Mikayla Floriano Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/  Want to grab the free 5 Minute Business Plan download… https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/5-min-biz-plan  Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/  Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/   Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachael Sarra knew that if she was going to make it as an artist a great product wasn't going to be enough. She needed to hustle.  So Rachael endeavoured to diversify her revenue streams. She upped her engagement on social media, illustrated a book and boosted her brand through collaborations with the likes of Auspost, Hey Tiger and Kmart. Rachael's work is authentic. It's vibrant, warm and incredibly lively with touches of pink. But it's also deeply personal as it merges her two worlds, that as a young Goreng Goreng woman and a proud Ipswich girl.  So what is it like working as an artist in 2021 when copying work has become common practice? Does she feel secure working in a service-based industry? And as a young First Nations woman with a growing platform does Rachael ever feel the pressure to represent her people?  Rachael Sarra joins Georgia Love... LINKS You can keep up with Sar.ra on Instagram and online at www.rachaelsarra.com Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Rachael Sarra Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marion Grasby knows how to cook really, really good food. So she made it her mission to help others do the same!  After her time on Masterchef Marion was determined to make a career for herself in the culinary world. Her friends were constantly asking her, how she balanced the flavours in her green curry or how they could make a pad thai just like hers.  So she and her husband founded Marion's Kitchen. Full-proof meal kits for you to make at home.  Today Marion's Kitchen is so much more than meal kits. Marion is the most followed Aussie chef on Youtube, she has grown her audience and customer base internationally and has even innovated new ways to engage with her consumers through her all-access subscription service.  So how did Marion establish a strong brand and business outside of Masterchef? And why does her business continue to kick goals?  Marion joins Georgia Love...  LINKS You can keep up with Marion's Kitchen on Instagram and online at wwww.marionskitchen.com Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Marion Grasby Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessica Ducrou, you might not know her name but you've definitely heard of her work. She's the person behind Splendour In The Grass, Falls Music And Arts Festival and Homebake, to name a few.  Jess is a trailblazer and arguably one of the most powerful people in the Australian music industry. If you've ever been to one of her festivals or a gig she's booked you could consider her the person in charge of making memories.  But getting to this point was in no way straightforward. It takes a lot of moxie, some cold calling and a whole lot of networking to create events like these.  So how does someone organise an event with over 50,000 people in attendance? What is the key to making an event great? And what is it really like to be working in the live music industry during a pandemic? Jessica Ducrou joins Georgia Love... LINKS You can find out more about Splendour XR at www.splendourxr.com Keep up with Jessica's business, Secret Sounds at www.secretsounds.com Tell us what you think about Lady Startup Stories via our survey and you could go in the running to win a $100 Gift Voucher! CREDIT  Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Jessica Ducrou Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Andrews had spent her life searching for purpose. Until one day scrolling the internet, she found her answer: a run-down cottage in Tasmania. It was secluded, overlooked the sea and needed some love... That cottage, Captains Rest, is now one of the most sought-after luxury Airbnbs in the country. It's booked out months in advance, despite being five hours from Hobart.  But if you think getting to this point was easy, it wasn't. Sarah almost died in a shipwreck, went through a messy divorce and even fought cancer. It was out of necessity she realised she needed to reinvent herself.  So how did Sarah put her Airbnb on the map? What's it like to almost die at sea? And what inspired her to help other women create their luxury own Airbnbs? Sarah Andrews joins Georgia Love... LINKS You can keep up with Captains Rest on Instagram or online at www.captainsrest.com Find out more about Sarah's Hosting Masterclass online at www.thehostingmasterclass.com CREDIT  Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Sarah Andrews Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Greene is one-quarter of the Jaggad empire. She and her husband Steven alongside, Chris and Bec Judd founded Jaggad in 2013 in a world where activewear was reserved for athletes and leggings weren't being worn on the couch. So in an oversaturated market, how did they build a cult community following?  Activations, collaborations, and community are at the heart of the Jaggad business model. They've used supermodels and influencers to extend their audience and created events that you wish you witnessed. So how crucial is the community to Jaggad's success? And how have they remained on top of their game?  Michelle Greene joins Georgia Love...  LINKS You can follow Jaggad's journey on Instagram or online at jaggad.com CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Michelle Greene Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Genevieve Rosen-Biller always wanted to be a journalist. She worked for over ten years in the industry before taking the leap and co-founding a business. So what changed?  Well, In 2014 Gen and her husband Alan stumbled upon a gap in the market, linen bedding at an affordable price point. Gen utilised her skills in digital media to market Bed Threads in a way that was unique to her style - clean, aspirational and minimal. And through the powers of social media, a distinctive marketing strategy and an email list Bed Threads was an instant sell-out. Today Bed Threads is more than just sheets, it's a community with over 300K followers on Instagram and growing. Their unique brand is a combination of lifestyle, interiors and wellness. So how did Bed Threads disrupt an already saturated market? And what is Gen's advice to other Lady Startups wanting to cultivate a community? Genevieve joins Georgia Love... LINKS You can follow Bed Thread's journey on Instagram or online at bedthreads.com.au CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Genevieve Rosen-Biller Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maeva Heim knows what it takes to build and market a brand. She'd done it for years at  L'Oreal, Oral B, Procter and Gamble, and she knew she wanted to do it for herself one day, she just didn't know what...  That was until she got the idea for Bread Supply Beauty, hair care basics for not so basic hair. Maeva knew the beauty industry needed a bit of a shakeup when it came to haircare for naturalistas like her. So after a whole lot of research, multiple rounds of testing and some savvy networking she managed to launch her first range into Sephora US, in the midst of a global pandemic. After only one year in business, Bread Supply Beauty has secured multiple international awards, has launched in three countries and has empowered curly girls everywhere, so how'd she do it?  Maeva joins Georgia Love...  LINKS You can follow Bread Beauty Supply's journey on Instagram or online at breadbeautysupply.com CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Maeva Heim Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered how successful businesses came to be? Or do you have dreams of doing it yourself one day, but don't know where to start? Over eight weeks, our host Georgia Love will be joined by successful female entrepreneurs who've carved out their own paths in business. From bedding empires to Airbnb Superhosts this season has it all. Joins us on the 15th of June for a brand new season...Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Already have a business or side-hustle? This one's for you. You’ve asked. We listened.  The Rocket Plan is back. It’s our course for women who already have a business or a side-hustle BUT have stalled or who need to pivot. For those who need specific guidance and group mentoring. So basically, anyone needing to put a rocket up their business.  And how do you go from starting up to scaling up? You need a plan.  In the 3 weeks of this course, we’ll set you up with a clear plan - a ROCKET PLAN - for the next 12 months of business success. And GROWTH. In this episode, we’ll walk through the 5 vital ways to grow and put a rocket under your business, by: Putting a rocket up your revenue. Putting a rocket up your website. Putting a rocket up your email list. Putting a rocket up your social media.  Powering up with paid marketing.  The best bit: in our signature Lady Startup style, we’ll build an instant support network around you. Because running a business is hard. And it’s even harder when you’re doing it alone. Nobody has time for networking so we’re providing you with a network; you’ll find your tribe amongst a tight knit community of like-minded women who are on the same path you are, all building a better, more successful business. Plus, when you enrol you’ll receive over $1000 in bonus resources! Advanced Bonus Module: How To Power Up With Paid Marketing Valued at $299 10 Scalable Digital Product Ideas Valued at $29 10 Common Website Mistakes (+ How To Fix Them) Valued at $29 10 Ways to Inspire List Sign Ups On Your Website Valued at $29 Ultimate Time-Saving Content Template Valued at $29 Social Media Marketing Planner Valued at $59 Scale Up Kit Valued at $199 3x Group Mentoring Sessions With Mia Freedman Valued at $150 Private Facebook Group Support Network Valued at $129 Are you ready? Because, I’m ready! Join me on the inside and secure your spot in the Rocket Plan. LINKS Enrol now: ladystartup.com BE QUICK! Enrolments close midnight Monday 10th May. CREDITS Host: Mia Freedman, Founder of Lady Startup and Co-Founder of Mamamia Producers: Bridgette Bathgate, Susannah Makin and Sam McDonald Audio Producer: Mikayla Floriano Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/  Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/  Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’ve launched your business, or maybe you’ve been running your business for a while, and now you need practical tips to turn followers into sales.  Followers are a wonderful thing but if you’re running a business, the point of those followers is to turn them into customers - people who will pay you money for your products or your services. Right now you might be questioning whether your product or service is actually good enough. Maybe it’s not what people are looking for? Maybe no one will ever be willing to pay for it?  Chances are it is good enough, there are people looking for it and those people will absolutely be willing to pay for it.  So what’s missing?You’re not nurturing your customers.  In this episode, we look at how you can turn followers into paying customers. We discuss… Methods that you can start using today to support your customers more. Learning about the impact something as simple as a birthday discount can have on the perception of your business. How to make your customers and feel like valued friends and how this strategy can lead to free promo for your business. And how to really listen to feedback and then use that feedback in your business. Because nothing sells quite as well as your customers sharing their own experiences.  PLUS, you’re invited to an exclusive FREE event with Mia Freedman... Join us at 7pm AEST, Monday 3rd of May, as Mia shares her 3 secret strategies to grow your business or side-hustle. Register via the link below and save your spot!   LINKS Register for the FREE Webinar with Mia Freedman now on ladystartup.com!  CREDITS Host: Mia Freedman, Founder of Lady Startup and Co-Founder of Mamamia Producers: Bridgette Bathgate and Sam McDonald Audio Producer: Mikayla Floriano Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/  Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/  Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/  Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Battersby helped launch and grow Bumble in Australia before moving to Keep It Cleaner. She knows how to build and grow a brand. Which is why in 2020 she decided to start her own business. Sunroom. Sunroom's mission is to empower women to create fun, safe, creative, shame-free content and be paid for it. Their aim is to start a movement that hands the power over to female creators.  Michelle joins Georgia Love to chat Bumble, what it's like to finally be a female co-founder, the philosophy behind Sunroom and how she knew it was worth taking a chance on. LINKS You can follow Sunroom's journey on Instagram or online at: sunroom.so/ Listen to the full interview with Kate Morris on How I Work: https://pod.fo/e/b95bb CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Michelle Battersby Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hannah Vasicek began making jewellery at the age of 12, buying beads from discount stores and creating collections under the name Handmade By Hannah. By 16 she was selling her jewellery at the Salamanca Markets in Tasmania. She had no idea that over fifteen years later she'd still be making jewellery, but this time with her sister, Rachel by her side.  Today, you may know Handmade by Hannah as Francesca, a jewellery brand with purpose. They've managed to donate over three-quarters of a million dollars to charity already and are hungry for more. They pride themselves on keeping business local and attribute knowing their customers likes, dislikes and wants back to front to their success. Hannah and Rachel Vasicek join Georgia Love... LINKS  You can find out more about Francesca online at https://www.francesca.com.au/ or follow them on Instagram Listen to the full interview with Naomi Bagdonas on How I Work: https://pod.fo/e/bfce4 CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guests: Hannah and Rachel Vasicek, co-founders of Francesca Producer: Mikayla Floriano & Madeline Joannou Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole Liu was twenty-four when she quit her graduate job in business consultancy. She wanted to see the world, take a break and get on top of her health, something she had neglected while working in the corporate world.  But that all changed when Nicole was misdiagnosed with polycystic ovaries. So in January 2020, Nicole Liu founded Kin Fertility, an online service that delivers the pill to your door. Now, one year in Kin Fertility has over 35,000 customers. So what's next? And what's it like founding a trailblazing business in an industry you know nothing about? She joins Georgia Love...  LINKS  You can find out more about Kin Fertility online at www.kinfertility.com.au or follow them on Instragam You can listen to the full interview with Adam Grant on How I Work at https://pod.fo/e/be1e0 CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Nicole Liu Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when Madonna shares a photo of one of your products on Instagram? Like, THE Madonna? Christianna Heideman can tell you. Her business Damselfly - which predominantly made quote candles - was already ticking along successfully for years, and then one day she opened her Instagram and saw that Madge had re-shared one of her designs. So what happened next? And how did Christianna manage to create a chameleon business at the age of 19? Here’s Christianna… LINKS With thanks to Christianna Heideman from Damselfly https://www.damselfly.com.au/  CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Christianna Heideman Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Desiree Deravi was a podiatrist for almost 10 years, and although she enjoyed it, something was missing ... it wasn't her passion. So one day she dropped everything, sold her car, packed a suitcase and traded Melbourne for Bali, with no plan or any idea on what she would do next.  Desiree Deravi is now the founder of S/W/F boutique. A fashion label you’ve definitely seen in your Instagram feed.  When Desiree moved to Bali she had no idea what it would take to make a label. She had no prior experience in fashion and was self-funding the entire business while working as a podiatrist. So how did Desiree survive the first three years of business? what would she do differently? and how crucial is Instagram to cash flow? She sits down with Georgia Love ...  LINKS You can shop S/W/F Boutique online at swfboutique.com or follow them on Instagram @swfboutique CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Desiree Deravi Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liandra Gaykamangu was lying in bed in the middle of the night when she got a phone call ... it was US Vogue.  The question? Could they profile her Lady Startup, a swimwear label with a purpose called Liandra Swim. Liandra is a Yolngu woman, a full-time teacher, and a mum running her business from Far North-East Arnhem Land, an area you can only access with a permit and a barge.  So how does Liandra manage her business from a remote part of Australia? And what's it like balancing a full-time job and owning a startup that's captured international attention? Georgia Love finds out... LINKS You can follow Liandra Swim on Instagram and check out Liandra Swim online at  www.liandraswim.com You can listen back to our episode with Samantha Willis that Liandra mentions here!  CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Liandra Gaykumungu Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are your pain points? You know, the things that as a customer you wish were different?  For Mia Klitsas it was tampons, specifically the flimsy paper packaging they come in. And at 21 in the year 2005, she decided enough was enough. She got her life savings together, borrowed money from the bank and got her friends and family to invest in her business, Moxie. Tampons in cute tins that won’t show up unannounced.  Now, Over fifteen years later Moxie is so much more. They sell a full range of eco-friendly, plant-based, biodegradable and fun period care products all while helping educate and de-stigmatise periods in Australia and across the globe. So why she has stuck with it after so many years? And what made her risk ... well everything to start it?  LINKS You follow Moxie's journey on Instagram or by heading online at moxie.com.au CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Mia Klitsas Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Davidson was a young, hard-working lawyer with a severe caffeine habit when she was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue - a condition that left her in a state of constant exhaustion. And no, not even 10 cups of coffee a day could help her.  In a bid to replace her coffee addiction whilst traveling in Asia, Sarah discovered Matcha. A finely ground powder of green tea leaves. Little did she know that that discovery would lead her to start a side hustle called Matcha Maiden and later on, become a full-time self-described fun-trepreneur.  Sarah is also the host of the Seize The Yay podcast and has just written a book, totally transforming what was once her corporate career into a LadyStartup. So how did she do it? She tells Georgia Love... LINKS You can find out all about Matcha Maiden and Seize The Yay here. CREDITS Host: Georgia Love, Co-Founder of Georgia Elliot Sleepwear Guest: Sarah Davidson Producer: Mikayla Floriano Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have dreams of owning your own business or you just want to take a peak behind the curtain to see how other people have done it? Then join Georgia Love as she sits down with some of the most inspiring and successful female entrepreneurs to discover how they built their businesses from the ground up. The new season is coming on March 2nd...Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The #1 reason I hear from women who hold themselves back from starting their businesses and making their dreams a reality… is their lack of confidence and self-belief. But you’re here… listening to this podcast. And that means that somewhere, deep down, you know that you want this and that you can do this. And I know it too. Are you ready to start your own business or side-hustle? Yes! I want a spot in the Activation Plan!  Enrol now but BE QUICK! Enrolments close midnight AEDT Monday 15th Feb.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starting a business is a lot...but what does it actually mean for you? Would you finally be able to dedicate yourself to that passion project you’ve been working on when time (and life) allows? What about financial freedom? Would it mean bringing in a second income? Relieving some of the stress from you and your family? Would it mean working from home and not missing those family moments? Maybe it would mean being your own boss? Having something interesting to say when someone asks “So, what do you do?” Stepping out of your comfort zone, and getting that sense of purpose you just haven’t found in any other job? Honestly, we relate. To every single one of those reasons. Which is why Mia has created the Activation Plan. To show any woman how to start any kind of business. The Activation Plan has been tried and tested by over 2,800 Lady Startups and counting. Tested by literally thousands of women just like you. Women with a business idea, or a side-hustle. Women who, at the end of the Activation Plan, had the clarity, direction, and confidence, as well as the tools and support they needed to launch their business right. And they have! Thousands of businesses and side-hustles have been started by women who did this course with Mia. Are you ready to start your own business or side-hustle? Get your name on the waitlist now https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist   Enrolments are opening very soon and you do not want to miss this!Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're dropping into your feed to share an episode of No Filter that we think you might like, with Zoe Foster Blake.  How do you become an accidental entrepreneur? Why is friendship so important in a marriage? Why is infidelity not a deal-breaker in relationships? And how do you juggle all the balls when your husband also makes a lot of things?  These were just some of the questions that Mia had during part two of her interview with Zoe Foster Blake. Listen to part one of Mia's interview with Zoe here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/zoe-foster-blake-interview  THE END BITS You can find Zoe's new Audible original Clean Slate here: https://adbl.co/3e7CfSp  And you can get all of her books here: https://bit.ly/3e8KCNu  Follow Zoe Foster Blake on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/zotheysay/  GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Check out our No Filter YouTube channel here... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoiVNEFfHiJl8nC4NepRNw?view_as=subscriber CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. With thanks to our guest: Zoe Foster Blake Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Production: Leah Porges Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Bublé, Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian, Jules Sebastian, Fleetwood Mac, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Human Nature. What do all these famous musicians have in common? They are just a small fraction of the talent managed by today’s guest, Jennifer Fontaine. Jennifer started her career at Sony Music Entertainment Australia, before moving on to Warner Music Group. But then, like so many women, she decided she wanted to do exactly what she wanted to do. She wanted to work for herself. So in 2007, she founded Private Idaho Management, and began to look after the careers of Human Nature, and Guy & Jules Sebastian. But with offices in both Sydney and LA, Jen was travelling a lot. All while taking care of her son and trying to grow her business.  So how did she do it?  And how on earth does she find time to lift weights 6 times a week?  THE END BITS: You can find Private Idaho Management here - https://www.privateidaho.com.au/. Follow Jennifer on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/jenniferfontaine/. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Jennifer Fontaine Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some products that you need but just aren’t fun to buy. Coat hangers, staples, ironing boards, flour... Here’s an idea for a business: find a product nobody likes buying and then make a version of it that people will describe as a “cult buy”. That’s what Ava Matthews and her business partner Bec Jefferd did when they noticed that skincare was having a moment but sunscreens were a product that just weren't very…. sexy. They changed that, almost overnight, with Ultra Violette. Their range of sunscreens come in distinctive bright blue packaging that you've probably seen all over Instagram. So, how did they do it? What was their approach to revolutionising a whole category?  Mia Freedman chatted to Ava to find out.  THE END BITS: Check out Ultra Violette here - https://ultraviolette.com.au/.  You can follow Ava Matthews on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/avamatthews/?hl=en.  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Ava Matthews Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You asked. We listened. You’ve been asking us to create a course for women who already have a business or a side-hustle. Who have stalled or who need to pivot. Who need specific guidance and group mentoring. And that is just what we’ve done. Welcome to The Rocket Plan. A plan for your next 12 months of business growth, completed in just 3 weeks. We’ll show you how to save time and skip the anxiety when you create content for social media. We’ll demystify what platforms you should actually be using and the ones to ditch immediately. You’ll learn how to increase high-quality traffic to your website (that means customers who are more likely to buy from you) and how to understand the chaotic and confusing world of Facebook ads. We’ll step you through what you need to refine your website design and tweak your sales copy so that you get more customers. We’ll also explain why email lists are even more important for your business than social media and then we’ll show you in detail how to get people onto your list and what to send them. AND in the 3 weeks of this course, we’ll set you up with a clear plan - a ROCKET PLAN - for the next 12 months of business success. And GROWTH. The best bit: in our signature Lady Startup style, we’ll build an instant support network around you. Because running a business is hard. And it’s even harder when you’re doing it alone. Nobody has time for networking so we’re providing you with a network; you’ll find your tribe amongst a tight knit community of like minded women who are on the same path you are, all building a better, more successful business. Plus, when you enrol you’ll receive $753 in bonus resources! Advanced Bonus Module: How To Power Up With Paid Marketing Valued at $299 10 Scalable Digital Product Ideas Valued at $29 10 Common Website Mistakes (+ How To Fix Them) Valued at $29 6 Ways To Boost List Sign Ups On Your Website Valued at $29 Ultimate Time-Saving Content Template Valued at $29 Social Media Marketing Planner Valued at $59 3x Group Mentoring Sessions With Mia Freedman Valued at $150 Private Facebook Group Support Network Valued at $129 Yes, I’m ready to grow my business. I want a spot in the Rocket Plan!Enrol now https://bit.ly/Rocket-Plan-Enrol BE QUICK! Enrolments close midnight Sunday 22nd November.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Constance Hall has had a hell of a year.  She almost lost her husband Denim after a terrible motorcycle accident, spending months in hospital with him while he recovered from a serious brain injury.  To hear more about that, head here - https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/constance-hall/.  But at the same time as Constance was taking care of her husband… she had a business to run and products slated to launch.   Queen The Label is her Lady Startup. She sells jeans, accessories and hoodies among other things. She's also an author, self-publishing Like A Queen in 2016. So how did she manage to run a business and take care of her 7 children while her husband was in hospital? And how does she come up with her genius social media and marketing plans? Here's Constance Hall...Find out more about the Lady Startup Rocket Plan here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/rocket-plan-waitlist Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Constance Hall  Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Lady Startup story is a common one. A story of becoming bored with your day job, dreaming of doing something different… and then making it happen. Alyce Tran is the co-founder of The Daily Edited. They make really cute personalised leather and lifestyle accessories that you’ve probably seen on Instagram.  They’re a hugely successful brand these days, worth over 30 million dollars, with celebrity purchasers like Kylie Jenner and Hailey Baldwin. You might recognise their products - but what you probably don’t know is that TDE started in Alyce’s house, at her kitchen table. And for a year, her life was kind of crazy. So how did she make the jump from dream to side hustle to multi-million dollar business? THE END BITS: Check out The Daily Edited here - https://www.thedailyedited.com/.  And on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/thedailyedited/?hl=en. Join the waitlist for the Lady Startup Rocket Plan here… https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/rocket-plan-waitlist. Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Alyce Tran Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not many female founders can say that their businesses started with a drought. But there’s one who can, and her name is Grace Brennan.  A mum of 4 from Warren, NSW, Grace started the Buy From The Bush movement in 2018 after deciding she'd had enough of watching her friends, family and the towns she visited be swallowed up by drought. And what she did changed the lives of thousands.   THE END BITS: Check out Buy From The Bush here - https://www.buyfromthebush.com.au/. And on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/buyfromthebush/?hl=en Join the waitlist for the Lady Startup Rocket Plan here… https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/rocket-plan-waitlist. Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Grace Brennan Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw are no strangers to being judged. For years, as successful international models, their income depended on how they looked, and their mental and physical health suffered for it.  So they decided to change their lives and start their own business, instead of working for someone else's.  In 2017, Steph and Laura co-founded Keep It Cleaner, a massively successful subscription program that features workouts, meals and wellness content. They grew a community and changed the fitness industry. Here’s how they did it... THE END BITS: You can find out more about Keep It Cleaner here - https://keepitcleaner.com.au/. Follow Steph Claire Smith on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/stephclairesmith/?hl=en. And follow Laura Henshaw here - https://www.instagram.com/laura.henshaw/?hl=en.  Find out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guests: Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might recognise today’s guest, Georgia Love, from the 2016 season of The Bachelorette, where she found love with contestant Lee Elliott. But what you might not know about Georgia is that she’s also a journalist, media personality and Instagram influencer, with over 250 000 followers. And only a month ago, while stuck in Stage four lockdown in Melbourne, Victoria, Georgia decided to start a business with her friend Jess.  Georgia Elliott is a sleep and loungewear label - which seems very fitting for 2020. In this episode of Lady Startup Stories, Georgia chats to Mia Freedman about what it’s like to start and run a business when you’re famous and how she deals with feedback from family and friends. You can check out Georgia Elliott here - https://lovegeorgiaelliott.com/.  Find out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Georgia Love Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laura Thompson started The Koorie Circle almost five years ago while she was working as a health professional full time, with the aim of making statement earrings that tell a story and celebrate the culture, history and identity of Aboriginal Australia.  But with one business chugging along successfully, Laura realised she wanted to do more. So she founded Clothing the Gap, a Victorian Aboriginal owned and led social enterprise. They produce merch with meaning, like t-shirts, jumpers and beanies, and earlier this year, they spearheaded a national campaign to free the flag. In this episode of Lady Startup Stories, Laura chats to Mia Freedman about the challenges of balancing social justice with business, and what happens when a major American company takes you to court.  You can visit The Koorie Circle here - https://thekooriecircle.com.au/. Find Clothing The Gap at https://clothingthegap.com.au/.  Find out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Laura Thompson Producer: Leah PorgesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a story about boobs. Big boobs. Like so many big boobed women, Rachael Calvert was sick of not finding lingerie or swimwear that suited her bigger bust. She’d spent years and years searching department stores in different cities around Australia for something comfortable and sexy that didn’t make her look like a nana. And she was over it.  So she founded Marvell Lane Swimwear. This is her story.  --- You can check out Marvell Lane Swimwear here - https://marvell-lane.com/. Find  out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Rachael Calvert Producer: Leah Porges  Executive Producer: Elissa RatliffBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when one morning you wake up, check Instagram and see that Meghan Markle has worn a pair of your brand's denim jeans while on tour in Australia? Well, if you’re Erica Bartle - who runs Outland Denim with her husband Jim - the first thing that you do is scream. Just a little. Outland Denim sell premium denim products, like jeans and jackets, made from sustainable raw materials from around the world. They also provide sustainable employment to hundreds of women in Cambodia who are victims of human trafficking or sex trafficking.  It’s a brand very much built on purpose. The ‘why’. In this episode, Mia sits down with Erica to find out more about Outland Denim’s ‘why’ - why Cambodia? And why these women? And of course, she wanted to know what impact the Duchess of Sussex wearing your jeans has on your business… You can check out Outland Denim here - https://www.outlanddenim.com.au/.  Find  out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Erica Bartle Producer: Leah Porges  Executive Producer: Elissa RatliffBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There aren’t many people who can say they’ve visited makeup artist François Nars’ private island in Tahiti. But before she launched her own business, hanging out with famous beauty gurus was Monica Tarca’s day job. She worked in the PR department for Mecca, the massive beauty company. So why did she leave? Because she had the itch to start her own business. In this episode, Mia sits down with Monica to talk about launching Vestirsi, the mistakes she’s made and the issues she’s faced. They also discuss how working for one of Australia’s most famous and successful entrepreneurs - Jo Horgan who founded Mecca - has taught her five essential things about running a business. You can check out Vestirsi here - https://shopvestirsi.com/.  Find  out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Monica Tarca Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Camilla Franks first started her bohemian fashion-label Camilla in 2004, she had no idea that she’d be dressing the likes of Oprah and Beyonce. She also had no idea that a few years later she’d be running a highly successful business, raising a child and dealing with stage 3 breast cancer all at the same time. But that’s what happened. And on this episode of Lady Startup Stories, Camilla Franks shares how she got through it all... And just a heads up, there is talk of depression and suicide. If you need help please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Find  out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Camilla Franks Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Part 2 of Mia Freedman’s chat with Jodie Fox about her business Shoes of Prey. You can find Part 1 in the Lady Startup Stories feed.  Jodie Fox described August 28, 2018 as “one of the most horrific days of my life”. It was the day her multi-million dollar business, Shoes of Prey, officially collapsed. Jodie’s co-founders - her ex husband and his best mate - were no longer part of the day to day running of the business and on the day the call was made to pull the pin, Jodie was at the company’s factory in China. In this conversation, Jodie tells Mia exactly how that day unfolded, and the unexpected changes that have happened in Jodie’s life since.  Check out Jodie’s book here - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/oENDW.  Find  out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Jodie Fox Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jodie Fox founded Shoes of Prey in 2008 with her husband and his friend. The business allowed women to design their own shoes online and have them shipped anywhere in the world. They broke even at two months, hit multi-million dollar revenues in under two years, and raised tens of millions of dollars in funding from top-tier investors.  But in 2018, the business failed. In part one of this conversation, Jodie tells Mia Freedman about how she built a ‘Purple Cow’ into her business, the smart way she pitched to investors and what she did when it all started to go downhill.   Check out Jodie’s book here - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/oENDW.  Find out more about the Lady Startup Idea Kickstarter course here - https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-kickstarter Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Jodie Fox Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone’s talking about masks in 2020. And usually they’re referring to the ones that you wear on your face. But have you ever heard of a vulva mask?  Lindy Rama-Ellis (formerly Lindy Klim) is a Balinese-Australian entrepreneur and influencer. She recently founded a company called Fig Femme which sell the ‘Restore Vulva Mask’.  When she launched the mask, it was received in a very different way than she had intended. And that threw her.  In this conversation, Lindy tells Mia Freedman what happens after you launch a vulva mask, and some of the unexpected, controversial, awkward and funny things that happen when your Lady Startup is all about ….. lady bits. Check out Fig Femme here - https://fig-femme.com/.  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Lindy Klim. You can find out more about Fig Femme here - https://fig-femme.com/.  Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens to your business if you become instantly famous? Not if your business becomes famous, but if you, the founder, become a massive star.  When Laura Byrne appeared on an Aussie reality TV show in 2017, her business, ToniMay, was instantly impacted.  But not in the way that you might expect. Aside from ToniMay’s sudden boost into the public spotlight, the business itself has gone through lots of changes since it first began over 10 years ago. There have been disastrous setbacks, new partners and a wholesale nightmare.  In this conversation, Laura tells Mia Freedman about how she built her business up from a stall at Bondi Markets to a shop on Oxford Street in Paddington, and how becoming a mother has changed how she works. Check out ToniMay here - https://www.tonimay.com.au/.  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: Laura Byrne. You can find out more about ToniMay here - https://www.tonimay.com.au/.  Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you run a rideshare company in the middle of a global pandemic when nobody is going anywhere? And when you yourself are in Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne? George McEncroe is often referred to as the Accidental CEO because she started her company just a few years ago when she was a comedian and single mother of 4 , looking to earn some extra cash. She knew nothing about making an app. But she knew that women didn’t always feel safe in the current rideshare system - both as a driver and passenger. In this conversation, George tells Mia Freedman about how she built Shebah, the women-only rideshare company, into a national brand and how COVID-19 jammed the brakes on her expansion (literally). Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guest: George McEncroe. You can find out more about Shebah and download the app here - https://www.shebah.com.au/.  Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keira Rumble is the Founder and CEO of Krumbled Foods, an Aussie wellness and beauty brand. They produce a range of snack bars called Beauty Bites, which are designed to help support glowing skin, healthy hair, stronger nails and gut health.  She also has another brand called Habitual Beauty, a sustainable, clean beauty brand that is launching in October.  She has a lot going on at work, and alongside all of the successes and setbacks with her businesses, Keira has had a hell of a time in her personal life.  In this interview, Keira and Mia Freedman chat about how she has managed business growth with massive personal challenges, how she got her products into Coles, what goes on at a Sephora Boot camp and how on earth she held it together during the most important pitch meeting of her life. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guests: Keira Rumble Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For anyone dreaming of starting their own business, and being their own boss... the doors for the 2020 intake of The Lady Startup Activation Plan are open!  We want you (and your business idea) to join us. Over six weeks, Lady Startup founder Mia Freedman will guide you through the steps you need in order to launch your business the right way, in a series of videos you can watch anywhere, anytime. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ We'll see you there!Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some businesses are born unexpectedly, from tragedies nobody ever saw coming. When Samantha Longmore was 20 years old she was involved in not just one, but two shocking accidents on the same day. Her life would never be the same. One day, sitting at home in Binalong (in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales) sick of feeling unsure about her place in the world, Sam made a decision to start a business in the most unlikely and unexpected way.  This is the story of OhhBulldust. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guests: Samantha Longmore Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sally Hepworth is an author. She’s also a mother, a wife, the primary breadwinner for her family and a Lady Startup.  From the outside, Sally’s business is successful. Amy Poehler has even optioned the rights to turn one of her books into a TV show.  But last year, Sally was told that the book she was writing wasn’t good enough, which meant she had no income for a year.  So she had to adapt and this is how she did it.  This episode of Lady Startup Stories is brought to you by GoDaddy. The place to go to get your business idea online. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guests: Sally Hepworth You can buy Sally's books here - https://www.sallyhepworthauthor.com/. Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you go from being a person to being a brand? And how do you start making money not just from what you do but…..from who you are? Flex Mami is a 26 year old slashie: she’s a DJ, TV presenter, podcast host, author and the owner of Flex Factory which makes products. She’s part of a new generation of businesswomen who have built their brand and business on Instagram and in this interview Flex and Mia Freedman discuss personal branding, content creation and product development in the age of the influencer.  Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup Guests: Flex Mami  Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in the 90s, Poppy King launched her own lipstick brand at age 18 with 7 lipsticks named after the 7 deadly sins. The Poppy brand grew quickly with a cult following, but when Poppy partnered with an investor about ten years later, their values and vision did not align and things went really bad. It devastated Poppy. She survived. And she thrived.In this episode, Poppy King joins Mia Freedman to share her 5 rules for female founders. From giving up her own name, to working for a huge global cosmetics company and launching and selling businesses - Poppy shares lessons she has learnt along the way and reveals what’s next for Australia’s original Lady Startup and lipstick queen. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup You can find Mia on Instagram HERE and get her free weekly newsletter HERE.  Guests: Poppy King Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let’s talk about sex toys. Except they’re not called sex toys anymore. They’re called pleasure products.  Today’s guest, Lara Pack, turned her own painful sexual experiences into a business. After completing the Lady Startup Activation in 2019, Lara founded Elixir Play, with the aim of teaching women more about their bodies and ways to improve their sex lives.  And the result? Lots of happier, more satisfied women. But it hasn't all been smooth sailing for Lara, and in this episode she tells Lady Startup founder, Mia Freedman, how she deals with criticism and judgement.  This episode was brought to you by the MYOB & Smiling Mind Small Business Program. Partnering to make mental health everyone’s business. Visit the Elixir Play website HERE or follow them on Instagram HERE. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup You can find Mia on Instagram HERE and get her free weekly newsletter HERE.  Guests: Lara Pack, Elixir Play Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine if your body was your profession and then…. disaster. After competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross, Steph Prem had a catastrophic accident.  What happened next was the worst time of her life but it also led to a business idea,  something that would change her future. But there were more challenges in store for Steph and in this episode, she tells Lady Startup Founder, Mia Freedman, how she has navigated them. This episode was brought to you by the MYOB & Smiling Mind Small Business Program. Partnering to make mental health everyone’s business. Visit the Studio PP website HERE or follow them on Instagram HERE. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup You can find Mia on Instagram HERE and get her free weekly newsletter HERE.  Guests: Steph Prem, Studio PP Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonaldBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the lines between family and business are blurred, some crazy things can happen - like starting a business with your sister in law and then accidentally delivering one of her babies with your actual hands, at the top of the stairs in her house.Palmaira Sandals Australia was founded by sister-in-laws, Jenny and Gemma, and operating this business has been a journey of tag teaming (with 5 children between them), accidentally discovering each other's strengths and dealing with the surprising challenge of going viral, very suddenly, over night. This episode was brought to you by the MYOB & Smiling Mind Small Business Program. Partnering to make mental health everyone’s business. Visit the Palmaira Sandals website HERE or follow them on Instagram HERE. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup. You can find Mia on Instagram HERE and get her free weekly newsletter HERE.  Guests: Jenny Sewell & Gemma Taylor, Founders, Palmaira Sandals Australia.  Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonald Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christy Laurence is the CEO and Founder of Plann, an Instagram scheduling app she dreamed up while so sick, she spent her days lying on her living room floor. In this episode, Christy joins Lady Startup founder, Mia Freedman, to chat about the challenges of being a female tech founder in a male-dominated industry and how she set her product up for viral success from day one. This episode was brought to you by the MYOB & Smiling Mind Small Business Program. Partnering to make mental health everyone’s business. Learn more about the Plann app HERE or download via the App Store. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup. You can find Mia on Instagram HERE and get her free weekly newsletter HERE.  Guest: Christy Laurence, Founder and CEO, Plann Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonald Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bushfire raging nearby, a business under threat and 50 dogs to evacuate.For Margie Hennessy, owner of a luxury doggy brand DOGUE, this was her reality when her dog holiday retreat came under threat from bushfires earlier this year.  It was an epic emergency. So how on earth did she keep her cool?In this episode, Margie joins Lady Startup founder, Mia Freedman, to chat about how the bushfire crisis, followed by a global pandemic impacted her business. How did she cope and how is she dealing with these challenges as a business owner and boss? This episode was brought to you by the MYOB & Smiling Mind Small Business Program. Partnering to make mental health everyone’s business. Visit the DOGUE online store HERE. Are you an Australian manufacturer looking for new business?During this time of COVID, DOGUE has launched their Aussie-Made Campaign. DOGUE is looking to partner with Australian manufacturers, to help create beautiful bedding, blankets, apparel – as well as treats and beauty ranges for their four-legged customers. Expression of interests here - https://bit.ly/3dXuwVs.  CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and founder of Lady Startup. You can find Mia on Instagram HERE and get her free weekly newsletter HERE.  Guest: Margie Hennessy, CEO, Dogue. Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonald Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Know Your Customer. Know what problem your business is solving. Don’t be a bottleneck in your business. These wise words come from the one and only Trinny Woodall, founder and CEO of international makeup brand, Trinny London. Trinny has seen plenty of challenges in both life and business. Her ex-husband took his own life, plunging her into grief and a financial mess, right when she was trying to start her business. But now, with investors, 85 staff and hundreds of thousands of adoring fans, followers and customers, how has business changed during the time of COVID-19?  In this episode, Trinny joins Mia Freedman to talk about how you keep your staff calm, inspired and motivated in the face of a global recession.  This episode was brought to you by the MYOB & Smiling Mind Small Business Program. Partnering to make mental health everyone’s business. You can listen to previous No Filter interviews with Trinny HERE and HERE. And you can shop Trinny London HERE. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman You can find Mia on Instagram HERE and get her free weekly newsletter HERE.  Guest: Trinny Woodall Producers: Leah Porges and Samantha McDonald Technical Producer: Lem Zakharia Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Want insider tips and tricks for your business direct from Mia Freedman each week? Get the free Lady Startup newsletter here... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Want to help lift other women higher and maybe get a boost for your biz? Follow us on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Looking for a community of kickass Lady Startups (and other women who want to start businesses)? We have a free one for you right here... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Failure is the only true teacher. Success just confirms what you already know about yourself" - Poppy King (Entrepreneur, Founder of Lipstick Queen). Lady Startup is back, with a special season all about falling down….and getting back up again. Running your own business can be a rollercoaster ride, so how do you deal with disasters? Crises? Global pandemics? How do you climb out of the deep trough of pain and steer your business back to life? Over the next 6 weeks, Mia Freedman will be asking female founders how they coped and what they learnt from their challenges Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss an episode and we'll see you on May 12th. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman Producers: Leah Porges & Samantha McDonald JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For anyone dreaming of starting their own business, and being their own boss... the doors for the 2020 intake of The Lady Startup Activation Plan are open!  We want you (and your business idea) to join us. Over six weeks, Lady Startup founder Mia Freedman will guide you through the steps you need in order to launch your business the right way, in a series of videos you can watch anywhere, anytime. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/ We'll see you there!Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For anyone that’s ever dreamed of becoming a Lady Startup or has an idea that you want to see come to life but don't know where to start? Mia Freedman has launched a Lady Startup Activation Course that takes you from idea to launch in just 6 weeks. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the final episode of season 3 of Lady Startup!  The podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who’ve done it before. To round out the season Rachel Corbett is talking to a woman who is tackling the massive issue of food waste.  Founder of OzHarvest, Ronni Kahn. Ronni was working in events when she saw how much perfectly good food was thrown out because of laws that prevented it from being donated. Instead of getting frustrated she decided to do something about it and started OzHarvest.  A food rescue organisation, that collects food from commercial outlets and delivers it to more than 1300 charities supporting people in need. Ronni is on a mission to halve food waste by 2020 so how is she doing that? Listen to find out... CREDITS Guest: Ronni Kahn Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who’ve done it before. Rachel Corbett has two guests today, the founders of Nimble Activewear, Katia Santilli and Vera Yan. Katia and Vera have been friends since they were 14 and were successful career women who decided to take on the activewear market by designing clothes that were functional but also fashionable. After 6 months of planning Nimble was launched with Katia going into the business full time and Vera keeping her job to help fund the business. Eventually, they both stepped into the business full time and now they have an activewear company that turns over millions of dollars a year. So how did they do it? Listen to find out... CREDITS Guest: Katia Santilli & Vera Yan  Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup.  The podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who’ve done it before. Rachel Corbett's guest today is Irene Falcone, founder of the natural beauty website, Nourished Life. Irene started her business with $100 worth of a natural lip balm she’d purchased from overseas and less than 10 years later her business was turning over $20million a year. She’s always been really strict about the products she offers on the site which can make things difficult when you don’t get it right but Irene’s attitude of transparency always has meant she’s built a brand that people really trust. So how did she do it?  Listen to find out... CREDITS Guest: Irene Falcone Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who’ve done it before. Rachel Corbett's guest today is Danielle Allen, co-founder of Two Birds Brewing. Danielle and her friend Jayne Lewis went on a trip to the US where they decided they’d take Jayne’s experience as a brewer and Danielle’s experience in product development in marketing and start their own brewing company. Over the years they’ve pushed the creative boundaries even coming up with a glitter beer as a tribute to the late great David Bowie. So what was it like building Australia’s first female-owned brewery? Listen to find out... CREDITS Guest: Danielle Allen Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who’ve done it before. Rachel Corbett's guest today is founder of XTend Barre, Andrea Rogers. Andrea was a dancer and a pilates instructor who couldn’t find the perfect workout so she decided to invent one herself.  She started out teaching her unique classes in the studio she was working in until there were so many people turning up she realised it was time to expand. Xtend Barre now has over 70 studios around the world and more than 20 in Australia alone.  So how did she go from dancer to entrepreneur? Listen to find out... CREDITS Guest: Andrea Rogers Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For anyone dreaming of starting their own business, and being their own boss... the doors are open. The Lady Startup Activation Plan is open now for the very last time this year, and we want you (and your business idea) to join us. Over six weeks, Lady Startup founder Mia Freedman will guide you through the steps you need in order to launch your business the right way, in a series of videos you can watch anywhere, anytime. So if you're ready to stop thinking about it, and actually make that first step towards being a Lady Startup click here: https://www.ladystartup.com/   We'll see you there!  The Lady Startup Idea Generator: https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-generator/     CREDITS  Host: Rachel Corbett & Mia Freedman Producer: Rachael Hart Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the podcast where we find out how about how to build a business from women who’ve done it before. My guest today is cake queen, Katherine Sabbath.  Katherine started out as a teacher with a passion for baking whose colourful creations quickly got her a solid following on Instagram. Since then she’s been a guest chef on Masterchef, she’s sold out two print runs of her very ambitious pop-up cookbook, and her hobby has now become her full-time job. So how did she go from teacher to a cake entrepreneur with over half a million followers?  Listen to find out... Guest: Katherine Sabbath Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After that one great idea that you can launch into your dream business?Mia Freedman has created the ultimate resource to get you there - the Lady Startup Idea Generator: https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/idea-generator/  For anyone inspired to make their Lady Startup dreams a reality, and get their business off the ground - the Lady Startup Activation Plan is about to open doors to enrolment for the very last time this year. So if you'd like to find out how you can launch your business the right way, like the thousands of other Lady Startups who have graduated, head here for more information: www.ladystartup.com CREDITS  Host: Mia Freedman Producer: Rachael Hart JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who’ve done it.Rachel Corbett’s guests today are Stephanie Reuss & Victoria Stuart, founders of Beam Australia.Being a new mum comes with many different challenges including finding sustainable part-time work. Vic and Steph had noticed it with their own kids, that they were finding it impossible to spend enough time with family and work a full time job, but that part-time work at the executive level wasn't available. So they decided to create a platform to connect part-time professionals with great employees.Since it's creation, Beam Australia has contributed $13 million in incremental salaries to the economy (through new jobs that couldn’t have been created without part-time work) and over $800k to women’s superannuation, decreasing future reliance on social welfare.So how did two mates from corporate executive backgrounds manage to forge a new direction for part-time work in Aus? Listen to find out… CREDITS: Guest: Stephanie Reuss & Victoria Stuart - Beam Australia Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who’ve done it. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is Kate Morris, founder of the online beauty store, Adore Beauty. In an age where online shopping has become such a huge part of our everyday life, it’s amazing to think there was ever a time when people did all of their shopping in stores.  But that’s exactly what Kate did.   After working at the beauty counter and noticing how intimidating it was for women to shop for beauty products, Kate decided wanted to help them do it at home. And so, Adore Beauty was born. So how did she go from borrowing $12K from her boyfriend’s parents to running one of Australia’s most successful online retailers? Listen to find out… CREDITS: Guest: Kate Morris, Adore Beauty Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who've done it before. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is Annabelle Chauncey, the founder of School For Life. When Annabelle was 21 years old she decided to put her Law degree on hold to went on a volunteering trip to Kenya and Uganda. That trip changed her life forever. After deciding she wanted to do more to help to improve rural communities, Annabel decided to start a foundation that would provide quality education, health and nutrition programs for local children living in Uganda.  Today, School For Life has three fully operational schools, over 120 staff and has educated 1000 students from pre-school through to their senior years.   So how did she turn a stint volunteering in Kenya and Uganda into a purpose-driven business that’s giving people the power to change their lives?   Listen to find out… CREDITS: Guest: Annabelle Chauncy, Founder of School For Life Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who have ditched the 9-5 to become their own bosses.  Rachel Corbett’s guest today is Abigail Forsyth, founder of everyone’s favourite cafe accessory, the Keep Cup. Reusable coffee cups are so ubiquitous today, it seems hard to believe there was ever a time when people didn’t want to use them. But it was only a few decades ago when Abigail was running a coffee shop with her brother that she realised the amount of waste disposable coffee cups were producing that she realised something needed to change.  And that change would have to start with her creating one of the most well-known brands in Australia. So how did Abigail manage to not only create a stylish product people wanted but also change people’s behaviour?   Listen to find out… CREDITS: Guest: Abigail Forsyth, Founder of Keep Cup. Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just a little warning: Roxy drops a few swears in this episode. We interrupt your regular programming to bring you a special episode of Lady Startup with a guest you'll likely be familiar with...Roxy Jacenko. Roxy is the force behind not one thriving business, but five; Sweaty Betty PR, The Ministry of Talent, Social Union, 18 Communications and Pixie's Bows.  She's also featured on her very own TV show I Am Roxy for Channel 10's Pilot Week. Driving her five businesses and her own personal brand requires a strong understanding of brand identity and creation, and in this episode, she sits down with Mia Freedman to give a behind the scenes look into how she did it... Has this episode got you feeling inspired to build your own brand? Doors to Roxy Jacenko's Brand Bootcamp are OPEN NOW. This four-week online course covers everything you need to build a successful personal or professional brand, and it's taught by Roxy herself.Ready to enrol? Head to www.roxysbootcamp.com  - but hurry! CREDITS  Host: Mia Freedman Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Lady Startup, the podcast where we find out how to build a business from women who've done it. Season three officially launches September 17 and Rachel Corbett has more amazing entrepreneurs on the way including Ronni Kahn, Founder of OzHarvest, Kate Morris, Founder of Australia’s first online beauty retailer, Adore Beauty and Andrea Rogers, Founder of the global fitness franchise XTend Barre. To get you excited about what's to come here’s a preview of Rachel's conversation with Masterchef guest chef and cake maker extraordinaire, Katherine Sabbath. Katherine has built a business and an incredible online community with over half a million Instagram followers.  In in this chat, Rachel asks about Katherine's decision to fund her Greatest Hits cookbook via Kickstarter and whether she'd recommend crowdfunding as a smart way to raise capital for your business. Her answer might surprise you... CREDITS: Host: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia, this is Lady Startup, the show where inspiring female entrepreneurs share the story of building a business. It's the final episode for season two and Rachel Corbett is chatting with Melanie Perkins, founder of online design platform, Canva. Melanie started her first business at the ripe old age of 19 and began putting her idea for Canva into action when she was in her early 20s. Her drive and determination took her all the way to Silicon Valley, where she wooed financial investors like Bill Tai and built a company that’s now valued at $1 billion. So how did Melanie defy the odds and change the future of e-publishing forever? LIsten to find out... CREDITS:Guest: Melanie Perkins, Founder of CanvaHost/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia NavascuesJOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia, this is Lady Startup, the show where we pick the brains of female entrepreneurs so you can get a little peek into how they built their businesses. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is Tammy Barton, the founder of the money management company, My Budget. When Tammy was 22, she started a small business helping people manage their finances from her kitchen table. Since then, MyBudget has gone on to manage over $831 million and process more than 4.3million transactions on behalf of thousands of clients every year. So how did a woman in their 20s step into the financial services sector and dominate it? Let’s find out.  CREDITS: Guest: Tammy Barton, Founder of MyBudget Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For anyone that’s ever dreamed of becoming a Lady Startup or has an idea that you want to see come to life but don't know where to start? Mia Freedman has launched a Lady Startup Activation Course that takes you from idea to launch in just 6 weeks. Doors are OPEN now but hurry they close on the 14th of May. To join us head to www.ladystartup.com.au for all the details.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia, this is Lady Startup, the show where we sit down women who’ve turned an idea into a thriving business. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is the founder of Bella Model Management, Chelsea Bonner. Chelsea worked as a model and saw, first hand, the impact striving to be skinny had on the women around her.  After a trip to New York where she met people in the curve model industry who were doing things in a way she admired, she decided to start her own agency up back home in Australia. So how did she manage to take on an industry, built on the belief that smaller is better? Listen to find out. You can purchase a copy of Chelsea’s book Body Image Warrior here. This episode of Lady Startup was brought to you by Yellow  CREDITS: Guest: Chelsea Bonner, founder of BELLA Management Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia, this is Lady Startup, the show that features kick-arse women who’ve decided to chuck in the 9-5 and become their own boss. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is the founder of fashion tech company ModiBodi, Kristy Chong. When Kristy had her second baby, she found herself dealing with a common problem new mums face- bladder leakage. Frustrated at the lack of underwear out there to help, she decided to take matters into her own hands. She eventually developed and designed a patented leak-proof fabric and has turned her idea for high tech undies into a range of period and sweat proof underwear products, which now includes swimmers, tops and singlets. But how do you break into the world of fashion technology and develop a product that not only helps women but also the planet by reducing landfill? Listen to find out. CREDITS: Guest: Kristy Chong Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia this is Lady Startup, the show where female entrepreneurs share the highs and lows of building a business. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is the founder of Whole Kids, Monica Meldrum. Monica and her husband were frustrated they couldn’t find any tasty, healthy snacks for their nieces and nephews so they decided to take matters into their own hands. They started out in a tiny rented house in Melbourne. And now Whole Kids has grown to become the largest range of award winning organic snacks for kids in Australia. So, how did Monica and her hubby turn a personal frustration into a successful business? Let’s find out... CREDITS: Guest: Monica Meldrum, founder of WholeKids. Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Want to take part in our survey? For your chance to win a $100 gift voucher find out more here. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia this is Lady Startup, the show where we pick the brains of successful female entrepreneurs to find out how they built their empires. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is founder of one of Australia’s most well-known jewellery brands, Samantha Wills. Samantha built her business from a stall at Sydney’s Bondi markets into an international brand with a revenue of over $10 million.  Last year, when she announced she was closing the doors her customers and loyal online fanbase were very surprised. So how did Samantha take her jewellery business from a trestle table in Australia to New York and beyond?  And what made her decide to shut down a business she’d been building for almost 15 years? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Samantha Wills of Samantha Wills Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia this is Lady Startup, the show where female entrepreneurs share the secrets of building a business. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is founder of Raise Foundation, Vicki Condon. When Vicki turned 40, she decided she was either going to have a huge party to celebrate or work out what she really wanted to do with her life.  She chose the latter and sat down to write a business plan for what would be the first draft of Raise. This blueprint stayed in the drawer until the shock death of a family friend.  Vicki had a passion for improving mental health in young people but after watching her friends go through the loss of their child she knew it was time to act. Vicki started out with her programs in three schools.  These days Raise Foundation runs 85 programs and has trained over 3500 mentors. So how did Vicki successfully turn a mid life crisis into a charity that helps thousands of teens? Listen to find out... If this episode of Lady Startup brings up anything for you, please call Lifeline's 24-hour telephone crisis line 13 11 14. CREDITS: Guest: Vicki Condon, founder of Raise Foundation Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia this is Lady Startup, the show where we get the real story from women who’ve created incredible businesses from the ground up. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is founder of luxe stationery brand, Kikki K, Kristina Karlsson. At 22, Kristina moved from Sweden to Australia for her partner Paul. Although she always knew she wanted to start her own business, it was only after shopping for her own home office that she had a “eureka!” moment. Disappointed with how unappealing Australian stationary was, she decided to create her own range with a focus on clean Swedish design.  Customers loved it and she created an entirely new product category that was copied all over the world. Rachel and Kristina also discuss her book “Your Dream Life Starts Here”. She is passionate about the power of dreaming and explains how she loves helping people turn their pie in the sky dreams into reality. You can purchase Kristina’s book “ Your Dream Life Starts Here” on our Mamamia online book store ... apple.co/mamamia This episode of Lady Startup was made possible by Yellow Quotes. CREDITS: Guest: Kristina Karlsson, founder of Kikki K Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Mamamia this is Lady Startup, the show where we sit down with successful female entrepreneurs to find out the real story behind building a business. Rachel Corbett’s guest today is the Founder of Coco and Lucas, a company that makes healthy ready-made meals for kids, Diem Fuggersberger. Diem has an incredible story that is hard to believe. When she was just seven she fled Vietnam with her family as refugees.  On their way to Indonesia, their boat was attacked by pirates, their belongings were stolen and they almost capsized. Luckily the family made it to dry land but they were then forced to live in a refugee camp for 15 months before finally moving to Australia to start a new life.  They were a million miles from home and they didn’t speak a word of English. Years later Diem married wealthy businessman Werner Fuggersberger and had a family, but then disaster struck again.  The financial crisis hit and the couple lost their $27m business and found themselves 900K in debt. So how did she turn her life around not once but twice? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Diem Fuggersberger, founder of Coco & Lucas  Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re back baby, we’re back! It’s Season 2 of Lady Startup and we’ve got more amazing interviews with inspiring female entrepreneurs on the way. To kick things off, Rachel Corbett’s guest today is Aussie singer, actress, host of channel 10’s Changing Rooms AND business owner, Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Nat launched her kids clothing range, Chi Khi back in 2015 when she wasn’t able to find any urban or edgy clothes for her own little ones.  She’d also noticed the bamboo sheets on her kids’ beds had been really good for their eczema. So she thought “why hasn’t anyone made clothes out of this stuff?” Four years later, after tireless workshopping and what felt like endless nights glued to her laptop, Nat’s efforts have paid off. Chi Khi is now stocked in Myer, The Iconic and has become a favourite with international celebrities like Rachel Zoe, Kelly Rowland and Fergie. So, does being a celebrity mean instant business success?  And how did Nat manage to juggle her business as well as working in media and being a mum to two little kids? Listen to find out…  CREDITS: Guest: Natalie Bassingthwaighte founder of Chi Khi Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to our newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website… https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Follow us on Instagram to see success stories from other female entrepreneurs or to get your business featured… https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lady Startup is back for season two! Each week Rachel Corbett will be joined by successful female entrepreneurs to find out what it really takes to build a business. Get inspiration from women like Kristina Karlsson, who changed the way we look at stationary with her Kikki K stores. Listen to TV host and owner of kids fashion label, Chi Khi, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, talk about how following your dreams isn’t always easy. And hear from the founder of the world’s longest running curve modelling agency, Bella Management, Chelsea Bonner about why nice guys don’t always finish last. All that and more on the brand new season of Lady Startup, kicking off Tuesday, March 19.  Subscribe in your favourite podcast app or listen at mamamia.com.au/podcasts CREDITS: Host: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool Producer: Amelia Navascues JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the newsletter and find out more about the Lady Startup courses at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For anyone that’s ever dreamed of becoming a Lady Startup or has an idea that you want to see come to life but don't know where to start? Mia Freedman has launched a Lady Startup Activation Course that takes you from idea to launch in just 6 weeks. Are you busting to start your own business but you don’t know where to start? Get info about The Lady Startup Activation Plan here... https://www.ladystartup.com/pages/waitlist/Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the summer series of Lady Startup! The show where female entrepreneurs share the ups and downs of building an empire. In this special bonus series, we're sharing awesome interviews Mia Freedman did with female entrepreneurs on her podcast, No Filter. To hear more of her chats head to... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/ This week's guest is Alannah Hill. Alannah Hill was once one of the biggest fashion designers in the country.   Her fashion was something very different to the other things you’d see on the rack.  Her runway shows were also a real celebration, not the usual deadpan models walking down the catwalk looking angry, but real women of all shapes and sizes dancing around having a great time.   There was something unique and incredibly fun about the brand she created but things didn’t end well.  Alannah was removed from her business and now has to see her name on clothing she has no control over. This interview was off the back of the release of her memoir, Butterfly on a Pin and so it goes into detail about some of the incredible tragedy Alannah has experienced in her life as well as the highs and lows of creating a business you adore but then lose control of. This chat does deal with adult content that may be triggering.   If it brings up any issues for you please call 1800 RESPECT or Lifeline on 131114. CREDITS: Guest: Chelsea Bonner, Founder of Bella Management Host: Rachel Corbett & Mia Freedman Producer: Rachel Corbett & Rachael Hart JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the summer series of Lady Startup! The show where female entrepreneurs share the ups and downs of building an empire. In this special bonus series, we're sharing awesome interviews Mia Freedman did with female entrepreneurs on her podcast, No Filter. To hear more of her chats head to... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/ This week's guest is Chelsea Bonner, Founder of the curve and plus-size modeling agency, Bella Management. When you open up fashion magazines you’re used to seeing the same type of body on every page and that’s what Chelsea Bonner is trying to change.   Chelsea is the daughter of top model Nola Clark and the bloke who used to fly the helicopter in Skippy, Tony Bonner.  That bit of information might seem random but growing up in a famous family had a lot to do with how she approached representing talent when she started Bella Management. Something she’s now, after a lot of hard work, having a lot of success at.  Not least of all because she’s the agent for one of the most famous curve models in the world, Robyn Lawley. So how do you start your own modeling agency and try to make women feel good about their bodies in an industry designed to do the opposite? CREDITS: Guest: Chelsea Bonner, Founder of Bella Management Host: Rachel Corbett & Mia Freedman Producer: Rachel Corbett & Rachael Hart JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the summer series of Lady Startup! The show where female entrepreneurs share the ups and downs of building an empire. In this special bonus series, we're sharing awesome interviews Mia Freedman did with female entrepreneurs on her podcast, No Filter. To hear more of her chats head to... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/ This week's guest is George McEncroe, founder of the female ride-sharing app, Sheba. In 2016 George was working several jobs and saving for a house deposit after she’d divorced from her husband.  To get a little extra cash she registered to be an Uber driver but kept pulling out at the last minute because she was worried about the risks of driving at night.   So instead of moving on with her life and doing nothing about it, she decided to make her own all-female ride-sharing app - all female drivers, all female passengers and a service where people would be comfortable transporting their kids.   So how do you go about building your own app?  Or competing with a behemoth like Uber? Mia Freedman talks to the woman who did all those things, George McEncroe. CREDITS: Guest: George McEncroe, Founder of the female ride-sharing app, Shebah Host: Rachel Corbett & Mia Freedman Producer: Rachel Corbett & Rachael Hart JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the summer series of Lady Startup! The show where female entrepreneurs share the ups and downs of building an empire. Over the next four weeks, you'll be hearing a series if specially selected interviews that Mia Freedman did with amazing female entrepreneurs on her podcast, No Filter. To hear more of her awesome chats head to... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/ This week's guest is lipstick queen, Poppy King. Poppy King was HUGE in the 90's thanks to her range of Poppy lipsticks.  If you’re a woman over 30 chances are you owned at least one of them, but probably more.  Her first range was named after empowering female characteristics and within 3 short years, Poppy Industries had become the biggest cosmetics company in Australia.   At its height, it was turning over $8mill a year, which was huge in the '90s but in the early 2000s the company dissolved and Poppy moved to NY to work for Estee Lauder. Now she’s back with a new range called Lipstick Queen, available in Mecca, and she talks to Mia about what it was like building a business at a time when female entrepreneurship wasn't a thing.  CREDITS: Guest: Poppy King, Founder of Lipstick Queen Host: Rachel Corbett & Mia Freedman Producer: Rachel Corbett & Rachael Hart JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business? Do you have an idea but no clue how to get it off the ground? Do you need some tips and some guidance and someone to talk you through it all?  You need the Lady Startup Activation Course. A program made by a busy woman (Mia Freedman) for busy women. It will take you from an idea to launch in just six weeks.  ENROLMENTS OPEN NOW!REGISTER NOW Doors close midnight AEST, Sunday August 2.JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the show where female entrepreneurs share the ups and downs of building an empire. Rachel Corbett's guest today is the Founder of Sweaty Betty PR, Social Union, Pixie’s Bows and Ministry of Talent, Roxy Jacenko. Roxy started her first business at the ripe old age of 24 and quickly turned it into one of Australia’s most well-known and successful PR agencies, Sweaty Betty.  She’s also built a personal brand that’s resulted in lucrative endorsement deals as well as most of her life being played out in the public eye. So how did she go from a receptionist at a fashion label to one of Australia’s most well-known entrepreneurs? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Roxy Jacenko, Founder of Sweaty Betty PR Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, Mamamia’s podcast about women in business that’s all about giving you the information you need to start your own...or just hear how others have done it.   Rachel Corbett's guest today is the Founder of MECCA, Jo Horgan. Jo got the idea for MECCA when she was working for L'Oreal in the 1990’s.  After seeing the fanfare of the launch of M.A.C. in Harvey Nichols in London she realised there was an opportunity to create a more bespoke experience for customers than the traditional beauty stands in department stores. So she quit her job and two years later was opening her first store on Toorak road in Melbourne.   20 years later her company has over 80 stores and she’s also launched her own range of colour cosmetics, MECCA Max. So how did she go from the owner of a single store in Melbourne to the founder of a beauty behemoth that's a must-shop destination for make-up lovers everywhere? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Jo Horgan, Founder of MECCA Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the show where boss lady’s sit down to dish the dirt on how to build a business that actually pays your bills.   Rachel Corbett’s guest today is one of Australia’s most well-known female entrepreneurs, the Founder of Boost Juice, Janine Allis. Janine never thought of herself as an entrepreneur, in fact she’d spent seven years travelling the world working on rock stars boats and having a great time in the years leading up to launching the business.  But after coming home and meeting her husband. Jeff they decided to band together and go out on their own. On a trip to America they saw the popularity of juice bars and realised there was a gap in the market back in Australia.  So despite never having run a business before they came home and decided to fill that gap themselves. So how did Janine go from having no idea how to run a business to owning a business with over 600 stores worldwide? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Janine Allis, Founder of Boost Juice Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the show that’s all about helping you understand what it takes to build a business from scratch. Rachel Corbett's guest today is one half of the fashion label, Spell & The Gypsy, Lizzy Abegg.   Lizzy’s sister Isabella (Spelly) was living in Byron selling her jewellery at the local markets and working part-time to cover the rest of her living costs. Down south in Sydney, Lizzy was working in a job she wasn't passionate about so after going through a tough break up she realised she needed a change.  In a moment of inspiration, while on the Bondi to Bronte walk, Lizzy called her sister to ask if she wanted a business partner. Next thing she knew she was packing up her life and moving to Byron where Spelly gave her half the business and they started to build the Spell & The Gypsy brand together. Spelly focused on design while Lizzy turned her attention to building the brand as well as their social media presence (which is now pretty significant).    So how did they go from a market stall that wasn’t even covering the cost of a couple of rolls of toilet paper to an international brand with celebrity fans like Sienna Miller and Vanessa Hudgens? Lets find out Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Lizzy Abegg, Co-owner of Spell & The Gypsy Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the podcast for people who want to find out how you turn the idea in their head into a business that can pay the bills. Rachel Corbett's guest today is the Founder and Director of GoodnessMe Box, Peta Shulman.  Peta came up with the idea for the business after she was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease and started looking for a way to improve her diet.   After realising there were a whole heap of great health products people probably didn’t know about she put aside $20,000 of her own savings and set herself a deadline of three months to make the business a success.  Within 10 days her instagram account had over 10,000 followers, within two months the business was profitable and within a year Goodness Me Box had turned over $1 million dollars. So how did she turn a scary diagnosis into a successful company?   Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Peta Shulman, Founder & Director, GoodnessMe Box Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the podcast where boss lady’s sit down and spill the beans on what it’s really like to work for yourself. Rachel Corbett's guest today is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the Mamamia Media Company, Mia Freedman. After a successful career in magazines and a not so successful stint as an executive at Channel 9, Mia found herself unemployed and looking for her next move.   Realising women were moving increasingly online she sat down at her computer in 2007 and started up Mamamia.com.au. 11 years later that humble personal blog is a very successful company that reaches five million women each month. So how did she go from blogging in her lounge room to running Australia’s largest digital media company for women? Listen to find out… CREDITS: Guest: Mia Freedman, Co-Founder and Creative Director of the Mamamia Media Company Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool  JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the show where we try and cut out a little bit of the trial and error of starting your own business by talking to people who’ve done it already.   Rachel Corbett's guest today is the Founder of Carman’s, Carolyn Creswell. Carolyn started the business when she was still in university at the ripe old age of 18.   25 years later Carman’s is a multi-million dollar company that’s just expanded into China (where they’ve already started copying her products….a sure fire sign they’re good). So how did she go from a earning $8 an hour making muesli for the people she used to babysit for to the sole owner of one of Australia’s most successful companies? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Carolyn Creswell, Founder of Carman's Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup the podcast where we get women who’ve started their own businesses to dish all the secrets of how they did it. Rachel Corbett's guest today is Taryn Brumfitt, Founder of The Body Image Movement. Taryn got a lot of attention back in 2013 when she posted an unconventional before and after shot of herself that was seen by more than 100 million people.   After a whirlwind of media attention Taryn started the Body Image Movement to try and spread the message of loving your body worldwide.   That movement now has over 250,000 social followers and has birthed an incredibly successful film, Embrace, that has been viewed around the world, a book, online courses and resources to help young women love the bodies they're in. So how did Taryn turn a viral photograph into a successful business with a positive message? Listen to the episode to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Taryn Brumfitt, Founder of The Body Image Movement Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the show where we get the low down on how you build a business from women who’ve been there, done that. Rachel Corbett's guest today is the Founder of SugarmamaTV & SASS Financial Canna Campell. Canna was working as a financial planner for one of the major banks when she decided to jump ship and start up her own boutique practice, SASS Financial. After building that up into a success, one of her clients, beauty vlogger Chloe Morello, suggested she start up her own YouTube Channel and so SugarmamaTV was born. Canna now uses the platform to inspire over 90,000 followers to take control of their financial future. She's also written a book, The $1000 Project, and has another on the way. So how did she turn quitting a day job into two successful businesses? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Aimee Marks, Founder of The TOM Co. Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the show where we talk to women who’ve built their own business for those who want a little peak behind the curtain.   Rachel Corbett's guest today is Aimee Marks, Founder of The TOM Co. Aimee came up with the idea for the business during a high school design project when she noticed the list of toxic ingredients  on the back of a tampon box. Almost a decade later The TOM Co was named Australian Organic Business of the Year 2017 and their range of TOM Organics tampons and pads, and their eco friendly Tooshies range are now a staple in the aisles of major supermarkets like Coles and Woolies. So how did Aimee turn a teenage dream into a reality?  Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Aimee Marks, Founder of The TOM Co. Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the show where we delve deep into the businesses of successful female entrepreneurs to find out how they did it. Today's guests are Katherine Westwood and Sophie Gilliatt, otherwise known as The Dinner Ladies. These two entrepreneur mums met at the school gate and decided for a bit of extra pocket money they’d start cooking meals for their busy family and friends.   Kicking off in 2007 in Katherine’s backyard shed after investing $400 each they cooked 10 meals which they gave out for free to friends and family. Flash forward ten years and they now supply over 12,000 meals a week, employ 40 people and prepare everything in their own production kitchen.   So how did they turn their business from a couple of mums cooking with kids on their hips to a multi-million dollar enterprise?  Listen and find out... CREDITS: Guest: Katherine Westwood & Sophie Gilliatt, Founders of The Dinner Ladies Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the first episode of Lady Startup, the show designed to take the mystery out of what it takes to build your own business. Today's guest is Jane Lu, CEO of the online fashion empire, ShowPo.   Jane started her business in her parents garage when she was $60,000 in debt and fresh out of a failed business.   In just 7 years she turned two shelves of clothes and a laptop into a global retail business shipping to 80 countries, with a turnover of over $30 million a year.  She also started up the Facebook community ‘Like Minded Bitches Drinking Wine’ which now has 70,000 members and was featured on the BRW Young Rich List in 2017.   So how did she do it?  Listen and find out… CREDITS: Guest: Jane Lu, CEO of Showpo Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have dreams of owning your own business or you just want to take a peak behind the curtain to see how other people have done it? Then join Rachel Corbett for the latest show from the Mamamia Podcast Network - Lady Startup.  Each week Rachel will sit down with some of the most inspiring and successful female entrepreneurs to find out how they built their businesses from the ground up. CREDITS: Host/Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.