What began as a student job to make ends meet has blossomed into a successful business for Avi Efrat. Abi's passion for art has translated to a bespoke framing business for artists and everyday consumers. His passion to deliver fast, economical, beautiful and sustainable products always puts the customer first.

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Edwina Sharrock started Birth Beat as a passion project after discovering a lack of access to essential prenatal services whilst pregnant with her first child. Several years later her passion project has become an award-winning business and earned her an Order of Australia for her efforts. With a third of maternity wards closed in regional Australia, her proposition: to make prenatal education and child safety education readily available has assisted 1000s of Australians. It has proved so successful its earned her a place at the Cartier Women's Initiative: an international entrepreneurship program. Edwina drops by to reveal her journey to becoming a social entrepreneur.

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Ian Whitworth, serial entrepreneur, former brand creative director and author of the new book, Undisruptable, stops by to talk risk, entrepreneurship and why we should all think about going into business for ourselves

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Vicki Lyon is the founder of Sophisticated Cocktails. When lockdown hit and people's turned to entertaining at home, this savvy soloist saw a gap in the market. A little R&D and a few friends to help her with the quality control and Vicki came up with a new line of ready to drink cocktails that features premium spirits from local producers and fresh ingredients that titillate the palate. She drops by to explain what it was like bootstrapping a business during COVID and how a setback in the early days led to a big win for her business..

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A childhood accident sparked James Elliott's fitness journey. Today he is the founder of Elliott Performance Training and delivers one on one coaching that helps people meet their fitness goals. James is driven by a purpose to assist his clients to be their best.

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Cass Spies is the founder of Twisted Healthy Treats. Like most entrepreneurs, her business came about when she was trying to solve a problem: how to provide her kids with healthy tasty treats. Cass shares the secret sauce that has helped her grow the business from Bondi kitchen to becoming an international manufacturer of delicious desserts.

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PR agent Annette Densham is great at making lemonade out of lemons. In her 50 years on the planet, she's faced some major setbacks but has always managed to come through smiling. Her extraordinary resilience and humour have helped her face a life of challenges and in this podcast, she shares her story and tips for bouncing back from lives knocks and charting a path forward to success.You'll also get a few DIY PR hints along the way!

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If your personal communication skills are lacking, they could be impacting your business. Throughout her career, renowned vocal coach Natasha McNamara has worked with some of the nation's most prominent actors, politicians and business leaders. For this episode of Flying Solo Natasha drops by to explain the fundamentals of effective communication. Whether you're pitching a new product, presenting to a board or simply meeting with a client; clear communication and a strong presence are vital to success. Natasha gives us the lowdown on the communication tools you need to set your voice free and let your presence shine through.

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Serial entrepreneur Carrie Kwan, founder of the Daily Addict and Mums & Co. drops by ahead of Mother's Day to chat 'mumbition', the work-life tightrope and how Mums & Co's network is helping to support women to have it all!

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