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So, I Quit My Day Job

Let’s be honest… on bad days, we’ve all dreamt of marching into the boss"s office and saying with undeniable conviction, “I quit”. There are days when we want to throw in the towel, when we imagine what could’ve been if only we’d wandered down a different career path. Despite what you may think, it’s never too late to make a change, to reinvent yourself, to follow your dreams… just like Cathrine Mahoney did. Cathrine left her cushy job as a celebrity publicist to make it as an author. Spoiler alert

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63:07

Simone Mathews - Marketing Manager to Interior...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2021/01/25

Simone Mathews quit her day job in marketing to follow what brought her joy!And she hasn't regretted it for a second.Interior Designer, Holiday Property Owner, Online Educator, married to the most amazing builder (he does sound like a keeper), mum to four noisy loveable boys, serial renovator, and a self-confessed over-sharer. A woman after my own heart! Check out everything that Simone has created at including the media darlings of the holiday accomodation world 'Soul' and 'Pause' as well as her

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48:04

ATG with Journalist & TV presenter Leila McKinnon -...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2021/01/18

Around the Grounds with Journalist & TV presenter Leila McKinnon - ‘Beyoncé, bulls sperm, bongos, bourbon but mainly Beyoncé’Leila McKinnon is a journalist, tv presenter, writer, reviewer, and narrator. She got her start as a cattle reporter in Rockhampton, and in the nearly 30 years since she has reported on news, politics, sport and entertainment. From Guantanamo Bay to the Academy Awards and the Olympics, floods, fires, and cyclones, Leila has covered it all. She’s also interviewed Princes

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65:06

Sarah-Jane Clarke AM- Sass & Bide Co-Founder,...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/12/28

I had the pleasure of chatting to Sarah-Jane Clarke original co-founder of the iconic and internationally acclaimed fashion house Sass & Bide. Sarah-Jane is still creating beautifully crafted pieces for her label SARAH-JANE CLARKE. The result is a series of luxurious capsule collections, imbued with an elegance undefined by time. A label that treasures authenticity– with its considered footprint and reflection of a more graceful pace of life.As well as her considered capsule collections

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64:55

Bianca Dye - Radio Star, Over-Sharer & Over Lasered,...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/12/21

I have had this chat up my sleeve for a few weeks, but I thought nothing says festive and fun like Bianca Dye.Radio presenter and light-worker Bianca has a heart of gold, that she often wears on her sleeve especially when over-sharing on her breakfast radio show. She will make you laugh and there are a few ‘blow job’ and ‘pubic hair' references (so maybe listen on your headphones and not on a family outing in the car). Bianca is also officially my first guest who worked as part of a circus troop. Ah

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35:56

PART 2 Annabelle Hickson – From Big City Journalist...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/12/15

What a delicious way to end 2020’s ran of magnificent guests. I could have talked to Annabelle Hickson for a month - obviously, we would need some loo breaks and plenty of tea and cake.Annabelle or Annie as she is known left her job as a news writer at The Australian Newspaper to follow her heart and farmer partner Ed. They bought a pecan farm and Annie started to teach herself photography and immersed herself in regional Australia life. Her first book ‘A Tree In The House’, followed by a podcast

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34:45

Annabelle Hickson – From Big City Journalist to...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/12/15

What a delicious way to end 2020’s ran of magnificent guests. I could have talked to Annabelle Hickson for a month - obviously, we would need some loo breaks and plenty of tea and cake.Annabelle or Annie as she is known left her job as a news writer at The Australian Newspaper to follow her heart and farmer partner Ed. They bought a pecan farm and Annie started to teach herself photography and immersed herself in regional Australia life. Her first book ‘A Tree In The House’, followed by a podcast

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53:13

Tara Medina - Lawyer to Festival Co-Founder &...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/12/09

Today's guest is Tara Medina who has a fantastic career flip from the world of Law to co-founding the successful Strawberry Fields Festival. In it's 12th year COVID saw the festival having to take a break. Tara had a second business in the wings and 2020 has seen Discovered Foods flourish. So fascinating chatting about her early days working in law, hearing how she set up a festival (with no festival knowledge) and now is fast expanding her role as a purveyor of Australian Wild Game Meats - "The

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78:41

ATG’s with Ben McKelvey – Journalist and...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/12/03

You will love this episode! I cannot wait for Ben to write his memoir and for it to become a best seller followed by a box office hit…An award-winning author who has penned some incredible books including ‘Tell Me Why. The Life and Songs of Archie Roach’, ‘Songs of a War Boy’, ‘The Commando. The Life and Death of Cameron Baird VG, MG’, ‘Born to Fight’ and his latest‘Mosul: Australia’s war inside the ISIS caliphate’.Ben and I met millions (well at least 20) of years ago when I was at Sony Music and

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37:30

PART TWO David Rogers – from advertising & lifestyle...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/30

Today’s guest is the rather magnificent David Rogers. David or Davey (he is happy with and suits both variations) has a wonderful tale to tell.Davey spent his career working in Sydney in the fast-paced world pf publishing, advertising and lifestyle media. And was extremely fortunate to work with some of the world’s leading brands at Australia’s top publishing houses. But as his newfound love of photography grew (along with his camera equipment upgrades) Davey decided to make the leap and turn his

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42:40

David Rogers – from advertising & lifestyle media to...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/30

Today’s guest is the rather magnificent David Rogers. David or Davey (he is happy with and suits both variations) has a wonderful tale to tell.Davey spent his career working in Sydney in the fast-paced world pf publishing, advertising and lifestyle media. And was extremely fortunate to work with some of the world’s leading brands at Australia’s top publishing houses. But as his newfound love of photography grew (along with his camera equipment upgrades) Davey decided to make the leap and turn his

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63:06

Claire Devine – From Classical Musician & High School...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/24

Claire Devine (just quietly isn’t that the best name ever) is today’s delicious guest.The Granddaughter of celebrated French artists and potters, Claire was born in Toulouse, France and grew up in an art gallery space in Brisbane, Australia. A classical musician and high school teacher, she started painting as a way to pass the evening hours while her handsome Irish husband, Seamus was away for work.Claire had to take a break from teaching when Seamus became ill and their infant son was diagnosed

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71:02

‘Around the Grounds’ with a ¼ of Human Nature and one...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/19

I was so excited to catch up with my old mate with the fantastic voice and the cool dance moves - Phil Burton. He was just about to fly off to Perth for quarantine #2(he and family had arrived back from the US a month prior and had already completed 14 days in a Sydney hotel) so I was thrilled to get a cheeky hour to chew the fat together on the pod.I had the pleasure of working with Phil Burton and the rest of the band 20 years ago. They were a hard-working lovely bunch of young men then and now

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32:12

Claire Summers - From tragedy and trauma to Silicon...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/16

As the pod has grown, so have the guest suggestions I receive weekly (which is bloody lovely and keep them coming). It took me less than a microsecond to read Claire's story and scream YES at the email on screen! Claire’s incredible story full of highs and lows and more lows and then the stuff of fairy tales really should be made into a movie… Netflix if you’re listening…Claire Summers created the Gratitude Glass Jar as a visual tool to help her heal, by capturing daily notes of gratitude, that

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28:00

PART TWO Claire Summers - From tragedy and trauma to...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/16

As the pod has grown, so have the guest suggestions I receive weekly (which is bloody lovely and keep them coming). It took me less than a microsecond to read Claire's story and scream YES at the email on screen!Claire’s incredible story full of highs and lows and more lows and then the stuff of fairy tales really should be made into a movie… Netflix if you’re listening…Claire Summers created the Gratitude Glass Jar as a visual tool to help her heal, by capturing daily notes of gratitude, that

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58:15

ATG’ – Travis Garone, Co-Founder of Movember,...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/11

I like most of us have seen Movember grow and grow (pun intended) over the years, and unless you have been living under a rock you would no doubt associate the movement with various fury top lips and men’s health. What I didn’t know though was how it actually started. Cue today’s ‘Around the Grounds’ guest Travis Garone.I loved chatting to Travis because as it turns out he is a complete legend and has had a fascinating life adventure to date. His story includes a huge love of nature, the ocean,

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43:42

Philippa Aslanis - From the corporate world to...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/09

When a friend read a post by todays guest, she emailed it over to me and said, ‘Philippa could be great for the pod!’. And she was right!I did some undercover detective work (i.e. stalked LinkedIn) and read the about me section:“I spent 11 years in the corporate landscape before I walked away to launch a side hustle. Intimo Lingerie – a leading Australian owned lingerie brand – provided me with the framework to create my own business. What began as a way of earning some pocket money while raising my

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51:07

PART 2 Seymour Platt - from Business Analyst to...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/03

I am joined by the marvellous Seymour Platt, a name might not be familiar with, but you may well know his mother’s name, Christine Keeler, and the Profumo Affair that she was involved in back in the early 60’s. Although the ‘scandal’ took place 70 years ago it is still as topical now, the affair featured in 'The Crown' and more recently this year with the BBC dramatization ‘The Trial of Christine Keeler’.I first came across the Christine Keelers name after watching the 1990 film Scandal featuring

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58:23

Seymour Platt - from Business Analyst to launching a...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/11/03

I am joined by the marvellous Seymour Platt, a name might not be familiar with, but you may well know his mother’s name, Christine Keeler, and the Profumo Affair that she was involved in back in the early 60’s. Although the ‘scandal’ took place 70 years ago it is still as topical now, the affair featured in 'The Crown' and more recently this year with the BBC dramatization ‘The Trial of Christine Keeler’.I first came across the Christine Keelers name after watching the 1990 film Scandal featuring

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56:21

‘Around the Grounds’ with Mark Ferguson. Sydney news...

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/10/28

A cracking ‘Around the Grounds’ guest for you and your earlobes today, the magnificent Mark ‘Fergo’ Ferguson.An exceptional journalist, foreign correspondent and newsreader with 36 years’ experience (I asked to see his driver’s license as he doesn’t look old enough), Mark began his career in his hometown of Tamworth in north-west New South Wales, where he scored a job as a cadet journalist at local television station NEN-9 in 1984. His rounds covered everything from cattle prices to country music…

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27:03

PART 2 - Lucy Stewart - from TV PR to Kids Nutritionist

So, I Quit My Day Job ·

2020/10/26

I absolutely love when my nearest and dearest have a career story that was made for the pod, as it means I selfishly get to hang out with them and call it ‘work’.Today’s beautiful guest is my old mate Lucy and her career is right up the ‘So I Quit...’ alley.Lucy was a TV publicist for many years at Channel 9 and then later at Foxtel, working on many top rating shows and with an array of incredible talent. A dream job indeed. However Lucy’s true passion (actually since she was in junior school) was

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