Company

Penny Ashby is a modern day advocate for wool. Through her fashion label Lady Kate, she wants to give all women the chance to learn just how beautiful 100% Australian merino wool is to wear and touch. She's also a mum to two young boys, and with her husband Gus, she runs an aviation business in Narrabri in north west NSW. You can find her at ladykate.com.au or @ladykateknitware on Instagram. You can find me at @skye_manson on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter on my website

As someone who grew up in the country, Sarah Ryan left home for University determined not to end up in a tiny village, married to a farmer. Soon enough she returned home for holidays and never left - she now lives in a small village, married to a farmer. Outside of her life on the farm with her husband and 3 children - Sarah has her own business making and selling soy candles from a beautifully rustic studio in the main street of Quandialla in central west New South Wales. Look it up! You can

From a farm to London Fashion Week with Sass and Bide, to starting her own fashion label and house-mothering at a country boarding school, Jacqui Hayes, leads a fascinating life! She runs her business, Barney & Jacq from her flat in Orange in regional New South Wales, constantly working with makers, cutters and production people in Sydney and elsewhere. She has some pretty cool stories about working for some of the biggest names in Fashion and what I love about Jacqui’s story is that she’s also a

This daily news podcast has built a cult following and is one of the most popular ways Australian's consumer their daily news. The story behind the inception of The Squiz' newsletter and podcast is one of the big reasons I wanted to speak with Claire - its a proper business, not a side hustle - its funding came from two rounds of capital raising and the podcast was voted one of the most popular in Australia and the Squiz team has this year introduced a third podcast especially for kids, Squiz

Pip's regionally based business, Jumbled and Iglou - housed in concept store The Sonic - in Orange in New South Wales, is a serious powerhouse of colour, fun and new ideas. Pip is so generous in what she shares in this episode - how to go about a collaboration, how social media is her biggest asset, dreaming big, moments of clarity and of course - memories of growing up on a farm. THANK YOU to Quandialla Candle Co for sponsoring this episode of Company. Please have a window shop of Sarah's work

A special podcast explaining what rain really means to farmers experiencing drought. This is a conversation prompted by one of my friends living in the city. It features farmers, friends and family explaining what rain really means to their farming operation at this time of the year - and how much rain you need to truly break a drought.

Gifting from the garden this Christmas with The Garden Curator, Colleen Southwell who loves everything about gardening and nurturing plants. So why not save money and be thoughtful in giving a gift that's from the garden this Christmas.

Bringing Back a love for Christmas Cards with Naomi Bulger. Naomi Bulger loves writing and illustrating letters - and thinks we could all give it a go - to reach out to a friend who you've lost touch with, someone overseas or someone who would get a real lift from opening the letterbox to discover beautiful hand written card. Wouldn't we all love that! Thanks for listening to a taste tester of Company the podcast - Season 1 will launch in early 2020. But in the meantime if you can subscribe and