Company

“When we were little Mum got sick of us drawing on the walls and she used to cover our small hall, either weekly or daily, in brown paper and she would change it so we could keep drawing. Seeing things in that way – I knew I always wanted to be there,” says Steph, who is also one of 10 kids.

I’ve known Steph Corkhill Hyles for a long time, she's been an artist for 22 years and I think she is the world's most positive person. This positivity shines through in all her works and as you will learn today in her rituals at home on her farm between Bookham and Jugiong (she was almost my neighbour) and her approach to life and her children in general.

You can see some of her works at stephaniecorkhillhyles.com and on instagram @stephaniecorkhillhyles

While you are there (on Instagram) pop over and say hi to me @skye_manson. I'd love to hear your feedback and any suggestions for guests in the future.

Today’s guest is stylist, curator and shop owner Carlie Oates. She says our homes are our cafes, our restaurants and our nightclubs - this is true for everyone right now during coronavirus times, but is also always true of people living in the country, away from the cities.

Carlie moved with her husband from Sydney to a farm at Jugiong on the NSW central tablelands. Her husband had no farming experience and is now a farmer and Carlie – makes masterpieces of people’s homes through her interior design company and homewares store Curators Collective.

Carlie is lovely and insightful and has adapted her business to cope with COVID 19 lockdown and whatsmore she’s having a wonderful time creating new family rituals and cooking up a storm in her kitchen whilst the world goes through a revolution of sorts.

You can find Carlie here on instagram and you can get a good dose of retail therapy at her website curatorscollective.com.au

Australian photographer Kara Rosenlund is spending her isolation and lockdown days on North Stradbroke Island in Queensland and is using it as an opportunity to dive deeper into the nature that surrounds her home. She's sharing her journey on Instagram and through online courses in the hope it will, 'give people some distraction and make people feel good about being at home.'

Please don't forget about the Cosy up with Company winter love package - which will be sent to one lucky newsletter subscriber.

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The package includes a 100% Australian merino wool scarf (and softest thing in the world) from Lady Kate, delicious hot chocolate and marshmallows from Ballarat based Grounded Pleasures, a candles and some other goodies too. The winner will be announced in a month's time.

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 mansonandcompany.com for your chance to win the 'Cosy up with Company' winter love package.

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 find her @quandicandles on Instagram or even better - buy one of her candles on here on her website.

Company is produced by Skye Manson of Manson and Company - a podcast production house based in rural New South Wales. Get in touch via her website with all your podcasting enquiries or you can say hello @skye_manson on Instagram.

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 housemother to 47 teenage girls at Kinross Wolaroi School. By day she’s a high end fashion designer and by afternoon and evening she’s a mother hen – how cool is that?!

I hope you love her as much I do! And in these uncertain times, her business is a great one to support if you want to buy some fancy new clothes that are timeless.

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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 Kids.

The Squiz founder Claire Kimball is a bit of legend in my mind, I'm really in awe of the way she podcasts, she's a news junkie and she loves charcoal chicken on a Sunday (from the main street in Goulburn).

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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 online and then buy - for yourself, family and all your friends. Her candles are signature pieces to have in your home and smell just gorgeous.

If you would like to sponsor an episode or series of Company - I'd love to work with you - please drop me a line here on my website Manson + Company.

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.