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Hi She’s THE Boss lovers! The podcast has moved. Please follow the link below to our new home (RSS: https://shestheboss.com.au/feed/podcast/) Subscribe at: https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

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Huyen Truong - Founder of Online Marketing for Doctors and Entrepreneurial dynamo!

Huyen has an amazing story. Growing up dirt poor in Vietnam before the country opened up in the 80's, there were times her parents didn't know how they would get food on the table. But once the country opened up, she and her siblings watched...

Huyen has an amazing story. Growing up dirt poor in Vietnam before the country opened up in the 80’s, there were times her parents didn’t know how they would get food on the table. But once the country opened up, she and her siblings watched their parents try one new business idea after another, until they finally landed on a car dealership and they are now extremely successful business owners.…

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Anoushka Gungadin - Founder of Global CQ, CEO of the Australia-India Chamber of Commerce and champion of cultural inclusion

Anoushka has had a huge career for a woman that grew up and was educated in Mauritius. With a high achieving family, Anoushka's first job was to run a huge event in Mauritius and she learned a lot from it. Including not to bite off more than you can chew!!

Anoushka has had a huge career for a woman that grew up and was educated in Mauritius. With a high achieving family, Anoushka’s first job was to run a huge event in Mauritius and she learned a lot from it. Including not to bite off more than you can chew!! From this stressful and eye opening experience, Anoushka wasn’t put off, she loved business and so after setting off to China to visit her…

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Nicole Santer - Founder of Eventbuzz360, event organiser extraordinaire and speaker

Nicole loves events! Her description of being born on the kitchen floor of her parents' catering company says it all really. Her grandparents and parents were in catering and so Nicole grew up surrounded by events. It wasn't a huge leap for her to want...

Nicole loves events! Her description of being born on the kitchen floor of her parents’ catering company says it all really. Her grandparents and parents were in catering and so Nicole grew up surrounded by events. It wasn’t a huge leap for her to want to set up her own events company at a young age, even though she says she won a client and had NO idea about the ins and outs of organising big…

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Scarlett Vespa - Founder of The Conscious Agency and The Conscious Entrepreneurs

Scarlett Vespa, transformation coach, brand-maker and founder of The Coaching Agency created her business to develop a community and bring people together. Scarlett is a curator of experts and information that helps people be better versions of themselves.

Scarlett Vespa, transformation coach, brand-maker and founder of The Coaching Agency created her business to develop a community and bring people together. Scarlett is a curator of experts and information that helps people be better versions of themselves.

She talks about learning from her own experiences over 25 years, and the importance of the conscious mind; which enables us to take…

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Melissa Lewis, Founder of Out of the Blue

Melissa Lewis, Executive Presence Mentor and founder of Activator Sheeo and The Ascension Group, is a powerhouse in helping women commercialise themselves in male dominated environments, breaking through the glass ceiling and...

Melissa Lewis, Executive Presence Mentor and founder of Activator SHEeo and The Ascension Group, is a powerhouse in helping women commercialise themselves in male dominated environments, breaking through the glass ceiling and being recognised as prospects for promotion. How are you perceived versus your intention? Often there’s a disconnect and Melissa has recognised over the course of her career…

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Bri Williams - The Behaviour Explainer and Founder of People Patterns

Wow! Bri Williams, behavioural expert, author and the founder of People Patterns is a really interesting and clever woman. Having studied a double degree in accounting and psychology, Bri started out her career in corporate finance...

Wow! Bri Williams, behavioural expert, author and the founder of People Patterns is a really interesting and clever woman. Having studied a double degree in accounting and psychology, Bri started out her career in corporate finance for the likes of Coca Cola Amatil, moving into HR whilst there – clearly drawn to the psychology and human side of things in that department – and ended up product…

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Stella Gianotto - Founder of Brands For Brands and consumer retail Futurist

Stella Gianotto is the founder of Brand For Brands, she's also a retail futurist and branding expert and her story is very inspiring. From growing up in a very traditional Italian family, Stella was inspired to pursue a career from an early age.

Stella Gianotto is the founder of Brand For Brands, she’s also a retail futurist and branding expert and her story is very inspiring. From growing up in a very traditional Italian family, Stella was inspired to pursue a career from an early age. In fact, she was an entrepreneurial whizz even in school! Soon after leaving, and having worked in a couple of agencies, Stella decided to go out on her…

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Frances Pratt - Founder of KISS to Sell and Metisan. Fran takes the ickiness out of selling.

Fran is a super interesting woman. Having grown up in a family of introverts, she was always outgoing and loved being with people. Starting her career in hospitality, she talks about the AMAZING customer service ethic at the Ritz Carlton group and...

Fran is a super interesting woman. Having grown up in a family of introverts, she was always outgoing and loved being with people. Starting her career in hospitality, she talks about the AMAZING customer service ethic at the Ritz Carlton group and how innovative it was. It really created a lasting impression on her, which she took with her to her next job in sales. Fran talks about how she fell…

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Joyce Watts - Founder of Bright Smart agency, blogger and classic entrepreneur!

Joyce Watts is the Founder of Victoria's biggest parenting blog, TOT:HOT OR NOT with over 1.4 million page views last year!) and a couple of cycling product and blog sites, but the pandemic has given her the time to review her businesses...

Another great She’s the BOSS Chats episode with Jules Brooke and Joyce Watts. Subscribe at: https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

Joyce Watts is the Founder of Victoria’s biggest parenting blog, TOT:HOT OR NOT with over 1.4 million page views last year!) and a couple of cycling product and blog sites, but the pandemic has given her the time to review her businesses, and decide to start a new…

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Jane Mara - Intuition expert, speaker and author

Jane Mara's career as an intuitive intelligence expert, speaker and author of two books on the subject, started in advertising land. After an illustrious start, working as a media buyer for some of the biggest ad agencies in Australia...

Another great She’s the BOSS Chats episode with Jules Brooke and Jane Mara. Subscribe at: https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

Jane Mara’s career as an intuitive intelligence expert, speaker and author of two books on the subject, started in advertising land. After an illustrious start, working as a media buyer for some of the biggest ad agencies in Australia (and the world), she went to the…

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Cate Peterson - Founder of YogaHive and Off The Mat and yoga evangelist

Cate Peterson – Founder of YogaHive and Off The Mat and yoga evangelist

Another great She’s the BOSS Chats episode with Jules Brooke and Cate Peterson. Subscribe at: https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

Cate Peterson is the most amazing woman and you definitely feel a better person after you have spent time with her. She truly wants to make a difference in the world and she is doing it with Yoga as the core. She has created Yoga Hive, which brings together…

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Kylee Stone - CEO & Founder of The Performance Code and passionate about helping women reach their potential in business

Kylee Stone – CEO & Founder of The Performance Code and passionate about helping women reach their potential in business

Another great She’s the BOSS Chats episode with Jules Brooke and Kylee Stone. https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

Kylee is a woman on a mission. After a long career in marketing strategy with large media organisations, Kylee inadvertently started working with other women in corporate who wanted support and help. This slowly evolved into the launch of Team Women Australia. Kylee’s stories…

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Pinky McKay - renowned lactation expert, author, speaker and the Founder of Boobie Foods

Pinky McKay – renowned lactation expert, author, speaker and the Founder of Boobie Foods

Another great She’s the BOSS Chats episode with Jules Brooke and Pinky McKay. Subscribe at: https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

Pinky McKay is Australia’s greatest asset when it comes to breastfeeding Mums! From starting her career as a nurse, she quickly became fascinated with breastfeeding and after qualifying as a lactation nurse, she set out on her own. Starting with consultations, she…

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Susan Morrice - Geologist and the founder of an oil company, Belize Natural Energy (BNE)

Susan Morrice – Geologist and the founder of an oil company, Belize Natural Energy (BNE)

Susan is the founder of an energy company in Belize. Her story is amazing! As an Irish woman, and a geologist, she explains how she just ‘knew’ there was oil under the surface, even though all the big oil companies had drilled 50 wells with no success. And she struck oil on her first go!

Susan explains how she persevered when others had given up, her great partner and inspiration, Mike Usher…

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Georgina MacEncroe - founder of the Shebah rideshare service

Georgina MacEncroe, Founder of Shebah, the female rideshare service, is one of the most successful business women in Australia.

Another great She’s the BOSS Chats episode with Jules Brooke and Georgina MacEncroe. Subscribe at: https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

Georgina MacEncroe, Founder of Shebah, the female rideshare service, is one of the most successful business women in Australia. She’s also super-nice and lots of fun to chat to. She has done soooo much! From starting out as a teacher, to travelling, creating…

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Louise Mahler - Global keynote speaker, ex-opera singer and expert in voice and influence

Louise Mahler – Global keynote speaker, ex-opera singer and expert in voice and influence

Another great She’s the BOSS Chats episode with Jules Brooke and Louise Mahler. Subscribe at: https://www.shestheboss.com.au/chats

Louise Mahler is an absolute joy to chat to! An internationally renowned speaker and executive coach, she is also very funny and has loads of stories to tell. From growing up in the suburbs of Brisbane, Louise headed off to Europe and sang in operas from Vienna to…