This episode is for you if you need to be reminded of why giving up is not an option. Sam is the absolute embodiment of resilience, passion, mission and grit. This is an incredibly inspiring journey and yet it is only the beginning for Sam and her Skin Clinic Empire!

In this episode we discuss:
- Sam's incredible story of why The Skin Bar exists
- How her Childhood shaped her passion to help women and men be empowered with their skin and move away
from the injectables culture to smarter, safer, more incredible skin for long term and lifelong results.
- Bullying and resiliance
- The Grit and dedication it takes to run a small business as a single mother and turn that into an empire
- Hiring and Firing, and finding the right partners in business and all the mistakes and lessons along the way
- When success brings the wrong kind of people into your business, and how to navigate that.
- Claiming your authenticity and being a thought leader in your industry
- Leading with purpose
- Why you should never give up
- and so much more!

On this episode, I am joined by the inspiring Dandapani, who is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and a former monk of 10 years. After graduating university with a degree in Electrical Engineering he left it all behind to become an ordained Hindu monk under the guidance of one of Hinduism’s foremost spiritual leaders of our time, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. For 10 years he lived a life of serious personal discipline and training at his guru’s cloistered monastery in Hawaii.

When his vows expired, he chose to venture out into the world making New York City his home. He works with entrepreneurs and some of the top athletes in the world in helping them understand and leverage their mind so that they can be the best at what they do. He does this by empowering them with tools and teachings that have been used by Hindu monks of his tradition for thousands of years. Among his clients are companies such as Fortress Investment Group, ICONIQ, McKinsey, American Express, Bloomberg LP, Sprinklr, Nike, Ribbit Capital, Red Ventures, and more.

His book, The Power of Unwavering Focus, published by Portfolio and Penguin Random House is being translated into 23 languages. And his TEDx talk has over 6.5 million views. He currently lives in Nosara, Costa Rica, where he and his wife are passionately creating a 33-acre Hindu spiritual sanctuary and botanical gardens to further their mission.

In this episode we discussed:
- Dandapani's incredible childhood and life story and what led him to become a Monk
- The Power of Unwavering Focus
- Happiness
- Holding on to curiosity from childhood = a successful entrepreneur
- True reflection and awareness and what i means to actually do the work.
- The first step to living a fulfilling life is buying into your own happiness
- How to be of service
- How to remain teachable - Stop being the expert of everything.
- Your environment and the people in that environment matters
- Ask yourself how everyday can you push the ball forward just a little bit.
- Ask yourself, are you truly happy? Are you truly focused? What are you going to do about it?

Trudi’s multifaceted skills have taken her around the world - working in Sydney, New York and now, in the beautiful Byron Bay Hinterland innovating with her co-founder the late Olivia Newton-John.

Here, among many things, Trudi has been the driving force behind the formulation, branding and fast growing success of the Retreatment Botanics skincare range.

Trudi practices daily the philosophy ‘Beauty from the Inside Out’. She firmly believes in the youth-generating benefits of super nutritious foods and high performance natural and organic skincare. Trudi also adores the healing and restorative properties of pure essential oils, therefore having the perfect balance & combination to create that true sensory journey in every Retreatment Botanics product was a huge part of the development process.

In this episode we discuss:
- Navigating a partnership with a celebrity
- The back story of why this formulation of skincare was so important
- Being the first global 100% palm oil free brand and what that actually means
- the risks it takes to be a thought leader in your industry in a controversial topic
- Navigating the highs and lows of a business
- How relentless curiosity guides us to success
- Inspiring others to question everything will lead to a more sustainable future for everyone
- Navigating Olivia Newton Johns cancer battle and passing and what that means for the business moving forward.
- Leading with love and ensuring quality always comes first in any product based business.

In this episode I am joined by the exceptional Entrepreneur Paul Gordon. Paul is the Technical Director and CEO of Catalyze APAC a management consulting firm that transforms the way people make decisions—in organisations and individually.

Much of Pauls deep work has been supporting the Decision making within Defence and Security sectors in Australia, NZ and the UK—to
facilitate major decisions, key decision points for major programs and strategic planning
initiatives., which provides a deeply complex level of thinking, perspective and understanding of how the world works.

Paul also is the author of the Amazon Best Selling book Hard Decisions Made Easy.

Together we talk about:
-Decision making as an actual skill, treating it like a gym to optimise your life
-Practical steps on how to make better, stronger decisions
- The similarities between a high stake decision and every day minor decisions and how they can change your world.
- The hardest decision Paul ever had to make
- Accountability, responsibility and the consequences of your decisions
- Are your decisions driven by fear or love?
- awareness and emotional regulation = better decisions
- diversification and language are the secret sauce to successful decision making
- The Jesus Nut of decision making
- The psychology of language and human behaviour
- Get intentional with context and get clear on what the ACTUAL decision is about.
- Sometimes the answer is in what youre NOT saying.

In todays episode I am joined by my friend Jess Wilson, who is a repeat Tech Entrepreneur and founder and CEO Women Making Waves NFT and global online shopping app, STASHD which connects western fashion brands to the Chinese Millennial Market.

Jess is actively involved in the Women in Tech, Young Entrepreneurs and Fashion tech spaces and is a regular contributor on panels for leading business events. Including FASHHACK Australia, Sydney ACYPI, Accenture, Newscorp, Starcom Media, VAMMF, PwC, ANZ . Jess was also the keynote speaking for the Tony Robbins Success Resources tour.

We discuss:
- Jess's incredible entreprenuerial journey
- The reason for starting an NFT and what it was like to go through a yaer long court case
- How she fought against her abuser with the law and won.
- Turning a horrible experience into a law changing, life changing company
- Tangible advice for anyone considering raising, boot strapping or contracting in a tech company
- Tangible and practical advice for how to navigate a difficult experience while being a Founder
- Following Gut instincts, vulnerability and taking real action !

If you find yourself in a position of just starting a tech business or perhaps you are deep in the trenches and starting to slip into doubt and burnout this episode is for you, if you've been through some challenging times in your life, or have taken some brave and vulnerable steps lately, this is your official sign and glimmer of hope to just keeping going, but go smarter. Jess will walk you through her experience shares and how she came out the other side.

In todays episode I am joined by my friend Doone Roisin, who is the Founder and Host (and Hype Girl) of the internationally-acclaimed Female Startup Club podcast. Donne has inspired thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs from around the world through her relatable girlfriend-to-girlfriend-style chats with inspirational founders, who happen to be women.

As a digital marketing expert, Doone has worked for global brands such as Snapchat, IMG and The Iconic – Australia’s largest online retailer. As an entrepreneur, she has launched her own companies, including the renowned direct-to-consumer jewelry brand, Kincs and Female Startup Club, an educational media company.

Doone has interviewed 500+ successful female founders and impacted tens of thousands of female entrepreneurs all over the world. She’s on a global mission to help inspire and advance women-in-progress.

In 2022, Doone released her debut book, Your Hype Girl, becoming an instant best-seller in Women & Business, Ecommerce and Small Business Books. Recently awarded the Australian Young Achiever of the Year, Doone’s mission is to continue to change the Two Percent statistics and empower young women to create wealth through business.

In this episode we talk about:
- Finding your Joys to optimise your routine and design for success
- Growing a 6 figure jewellery brand to starting a podcast
- Why your business needs to solve a problem
- Working with overwhelm, time and the blueprint of a start up
- The 1% method
- Relationships and the value of good communication
- Life is for living not for working to live
- Lessons and Learning from interviewing over 500 female founders
- Why NOT being an expert lead to success
- Mindset and Nurture
- Practical advice when it comes to building your business
- Building Majic the new game changing part of the Female Founder Club business

Such a joy to interview Raquel Bouris, 28 year old wife, mother & founder of Who Is Elijah.

Raquel founded the luxury Sydney based fragrance house conceptualised the idea to create a fragrance company following a trip to Coachella, which has now turned into a multimillion dollar perfume empire.

Forget his or hers. Enter his and hers. Who is Elijah is unisex because they love modern femininity and modern masculinity. Each fragrance consists of complex blends, a masterful amalgamation of magnetic notes that are sexy, powerful, alluring, undeniably fun and smell amazing on anyone.

Hand bottled and packaged, each fragrance is a small batch made in Australia with all testing done on human bodies, never animals.

In this episode we discuss:
- From corporate to founder with zero plan
- Understanding roles, responsibilities and when to hire a CEO
- Boot strapping and being okay with imperfections
- Growth Phase and hiring teams.
- The balance between burnout and working smarter as founders
- Small and mighty, why having a large team does not define success.
- The infinite mindset of growth and development, how to grow and up-skill your team for higher retention.
- Holding gratitude for your early mistakes.
- Build your network and dont be scared to ask for help. It is the togetherness that builds the business.
- Rethink your way to success.

This is the absolutely perfect episode for anyone sitting on an idea or dream business who is ready to sore but needs that extra sparkle of experience shares to make shit happen. Raquel is an authentic voice and holds no ego is sharing what she isn't an expert in, a very raw and honest conversation about growing a business and learning on the go!

In todays episode I am joined by my friend Steve Chapman who is the CEO & Co-Founder of Shine Drink. Operating since 2016, Steve has sold over 40 Million dollars worth of beverage.

Steve fell in-love with entrepreneurship at a young age, and after a quick stint at PwC, Steve sought out serial entrepreneur Sam Prince and started an Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship in 2013.
In 2016 they founded Shine together, creating Australia’s first Nootropic Drink developed to help people think, feel and do better.
Under Chapman's leadership, Shine is one of the fastest growing beverage companies in Australia and can now be found in over 6,000 retail outlets across Australia.

In this episode we talk about:
- How deliberate are you with your network, circle and friends?
- Functioning with intention, how to build that mindset.
- Failures and tears and a facebook lawsuit, to building his empire.
- Visualisation and Action - You dont just sit there and hope for the best.
- How to hustle better
- The sacrifices + collateral damage involved to building an empire.
- Where ego comes from ( how it can disrupt success) and how to overcome it.
- Why a competitive advantage comes from the experience of others.
- How to choose the right mentor.
- Your business is limited by how quickly you can grow.

This is one of my favourite interviews to date, Steve and I always hit the nail on the head when it comes to mindset and business. This is the perfect episode if you're feeling alone in your big dreams. With an abundance of practical advice, experience shares and some priceless golden nuggets of inspiration to help you hustle better.