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Biz

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BIZ is a podcast about work and how to make it work for you. This season, we"re promising new wisdom, fresh energy, and zero fluff. Co-hosts Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient) and Lisa Lie (founder of Learna) bring real talk, real hacks, and real experience. No vague inspo, no recycled advice—just smart, straight-up strategies that actually work. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out

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29:37

What Happens When Meghan Markle Wears Your Jeans

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2020/09/29

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

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35:02

How To Quit Your Dream Job

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2020/09/22

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

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41:53

20 Stores, 200 Staff: What Camilla Franks Did When...

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2020/09/15

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

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35:11

What Happened After Jodie Fox Lost Her Multi-Million...

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2020/09/08

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,

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43:07

Jodie Fox On How She Built A $30M Shoe Empire

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2020/09/01

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

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31:49

How To Launch The World's Most 'Controversial' New...

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2020/08/25

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

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41:57

How Bachelor Fame Impacted Laura Byrne’s Business

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2020/08/18

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

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30:25

The Accidental CEO Who Founded Her Own Rideshare Company

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2020/08/11

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

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31:11

Keira Rumble's Life Imploded Right Before The Biggest...

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2020/08/04

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

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25:15

BONUS: Mia’s 6 Questions To Find Your Best Business Idea

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2020/07/31

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

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30:07

A Story of Resilience, Creativity & A Chick In A...

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2020/07/28

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

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33:21

Sally Hepworth Wrote A Book That Wasn't Good Enough

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2020/07/21

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

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32:14

How Flex Mami Made Herself Into A Brand

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2020/07/14

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

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29:23

Lipstick Queen Poppy King’s Unexpected Next Move

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2020/07/07

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

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30:18

They're Not Called Sex Toys Anymore

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2020/06/15

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

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28:16

How A Former Olympian Became A Lady Startup

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2020/06/08

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

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27:38

That Time I Delivered My Biz Partner’s Baby

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2020/06/01

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

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28:59

How To Build A Company While You’re So Sick You Can’t...

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2020/05/25

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

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24:41

Margie Hennessy Kept Her Business Running Through A...

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2020/05/18

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

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28:11

Trinny Woodall Knows What's Marketing Bull**** And...

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2020/05/11

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,

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