Head Ovary Heels

Head Ovary Heels episodes:

• 09.10.2019

  Jiawa Liu aka Beige Renegade makes content with a humorous kick

  Jiawa Liu is @BeigeRenegade on Instagram and her feed is fantastic. She creates clever, stylish, eye-catching cinemagraphs and short-form videos with a humorous kick. Jiawa was born in China and attended primary school in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. She studied law...

  
• 09.10.2019

  Stylist extraordinaire Megan Morton on taking herself to Paris for her birthday each year

  Megan Morton has written four books on styling: It's Beautiful Here, Things I Love, I Love My Room and Home Love. She has The School, The Studio and The Excursions. The question is, can a woman have too many...

  
• 09.10.2019

  New MasterChef host Melissa Leong on food and hard work

  When I interviewed Melissa Leong it was before the MasterChef announcement. Back then, I was excited about her upcoming Netflix fame. There was so much to chat about with Melissa aka @fooderti on Instagram. The zig-zag of her career, two...

  
• 09.10.2019

  Yolanda Edwards on remaking the travel magazine with YOLO Journal

  Yolanda Edwards was the creative director at Conde Nast Traveler for five years. She now has her own magazine, Yolo Journal - the most wonderful, dream-like travel periodical. The launch issue of the magazine was solely fixed on Italy. In this...

  
• 09.10.2019

  NYTimes best-selling author Laura Tucker on her YA debut

  Brooklyn-based Laura Tucker has written over 20 books - two of which were New York Times bestsellers - Standing Tall with Vivian Stringer and A Mother’s Reckoning with Sue Klebold. But in this interview we chat about All The Greys...

  
• 09.10.2019

  Jennie Hogg of luxe cashmere line Lois Avery talks about breaking the rules of marketing

  Jennie Hogg of Lois Avery returns to Head Ovary Heels! Jennie and I were chatting recently and we thought a follow up podcast would be a trip as Jennie's life and business has evolved so much since she started Lois...

  
• 09.10.2019

  Publisher Anna Saunders on running a new kind of women's media business

  New Zealander Anna Saunders has just launched Primer - a smart, chic women’s lifestyle website. She founded the site with Felicity Robinson. The pair used to work side-by-side at marie claire magazine in Sydney. In this episode, Anna talks about her...

  
• 12.29.2018

  Shuang Hu of The Family Law and Ronny Chieng: International Student

  Actress Shuang Hu appears in two of the best, Australian tv shows of late: The Family Law and Ronny Chieng: International Student. Shuang - or Shu as her friends call her - is from China, raised in Brisbane and now...

  
• 12.29.2018

  Photographer Luisa Brimble on Instagram and photography with context

  Photographer Luisa Brimble is a true original and delight in this episode. She talks about starting photography, looking for context in everything that she shoots and being her own agent. You must, must, must follow Luisa on Instagram.

  
• 12.29.2018

  Memoirist Louisa Deasey talks family, loss and rediscovery

  Melbourne-based writer Louisa Deasey was contacted by a French family, via Facebook, whose grandmother in her last days called out for Louisa's father. It sets Louisa off on a path of discovery - reconnecting her with the father she hardly...

  
• 06.10.2018

  Vikings Alyssa Sutherland on the role of her lifetime and her life before as a model

  My shield-maiden co-workers were addicted to to the History Channel tv series Vikings. I overheard the intense conversations and peeped their Rollo screensavers and decided to jump into the series over Christmas. To use an old Viking word, I became...

  
• 06.10.2018

  Sigourney Cantelo is the creator of our favourite online beauty destination Beauticate

  I first met Sigourney over email when I would write beauty stories for her at Vogue Australia. I’ve always admired Sigourney as an editor and writer (she has a lovely turn of phrase). Four years ago, Sigourney left Vogue to work...

  
• 06.10.2018

  Dina Broadhurst talks beauty, art and the trick of a high heel

  Sydney artist Dina Broadhurst is one of my absolute favourites on Instagram. Her work is bold, sexy and exciting. It was such a pleasure to speak with her about her art, life and beauty routines: such as curled eyelashes, light...

  
• 06.10.2018

  Jumana Hammouda on launching vegan bodyscrub and mask Bodibar

  In 2018, Jumana Hammouda and her sister Lama Perin launched Bodibar - a vegan body scrub made from all natural Australian ingredients. Jumana talks about the joys and challenges of creating a beauty product from scratch. But before launching Bodibar, Jumana...

  
• 06.10.2018

  Vikings Chief Makeup Artist Tom McInerney on making beautiful brutes believable

  Tom McInerney is the chief makeup artist for the Netflix series Vikings. I can't think of another show on television where the story is told through makeup. We know when characters are going into battle through their warpaint, dramatic eyeliner tells...

  
• 06.09.2018

  Londoner Peony Lim talks beauty, blogs and travel

  “I’m a digital dinosaur,” says Peony Lim who has made a living from her personal website for the past decade. While at university Peony was spotted by that first wave of street style photographers (shout out to Vanessa Jackman!) and...

  
• 06.09.2018

  Hannah-Rose Yee is my internet writing crush travelling around Europe

  Hannah-Rose Yee is my internet writing crush. We have the same pop culture aesthetic and I shamelessly like every Tweet she writes. We talk about journalism in 2018 and the different places you can get your writing seen (check out Badlands...

  
• 06.09.2018

  Jamila Rowser is a comic book creator, connector and cultural force

  Jamila Rowser’s Twitter bio (used to) say: Community Builder. And it’s spot on. Jamila is behind Geek Girl Brunch - an international meetup of women who geek out together over mimosas. She’s also one-half of the creative force behind Straight...

  
• 06.09.2018

  Brisbane mum Ellen Newman feels alive when working on her business The Great State

  Ellen Newman was kind enough to invite me over to record at her Brisbane home. And I loved it. It was so minimalist and chic. Just like Ellen. Ellen is the quiet powerhouse behind The Great State - an all...

  
• 06.09.2018

  Molly Goddard of Desmond & Dempsey on her love for the sun, the beach and a good bath

  Molly Goddard is one half of the London-based luxury pyjama business Desmond and Dempsey. Their prints are wonderful and reminiscent of Goddard's Queensland childhood (there's even a chic tropical pineapple print). As this is a special beauty-themed season of Head Ovary...

  
• 06.02.2018

  A beautiful shebang: welcome Season 4

  So I had an idea to create a beauty podcast. I still might. I wanted to call it Vermilion. I spent a weekend setting up all new social media accounts for my beauty-to-be podcast and felt exhausted with a whole...

  
• 10.21.2017

  Anna Ross founder of beauty brand Kester Black has a lot to say about money

  Anna Ross is the founder of Kester Black - an ethical beauty brand based in Melbourne. Before Kester Black sold nail polish, Anna sold silver jewellery and fashion under the label. That's the thing, she's been constantly evolving her business....

  
• 10.14.2017

  The Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison on finding your tribe and Facebook

  Brisbane-raised Lindy Morrison was the drummer of Australia's most critically acclaimed pop band, The Go-Betweens. The band was formed by song-writing duo Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. Lindy was The Go-Betweens drummer over six albums. Like an Australian Fleetwood Mac,...

  
• 09.10.2017

  Adelaide-based Clarice Chian on creating her Instagram hit @Brigadeirochoc

  Along with 100,000 others, I follow Clarice Chian aka @brigadeirochoc on social media. I knew she was a mum with two children and lived in Adelaide, South Australia. I was also aware that she created content for brands like Clinique...

  
• 08.19.2017

  Meg Mason on being a young mum and learning how to write a novel

  Meg Mason is the author of the just-released novel You Be Mother (Harper Collins) and the memoir Say It Again In A Nice Voice. Meg moved to Sydney as a teen from New Zealand and proudly never read a book...

  
• 07.30.2017

  Australia's top ski journalist Rachael Oakes-Ash on grief, mountains and moguls

  Rachael Oakes-Ash is Australia's best known ski journalist. In this episode, we dive into how she ended up selling all her possessions and roaming the globe with two suitcases and a pair of ski boots. Rachael talks about skiing (badly) with...

  
• 07.23.2017

  Vogue UK associate publisher Emily Armstrong is now The Paradise Catcher

  In another life in London, Emily was the Associate Publisher of UK Vogue. She's back in Australia working on a number of projects, including the Paradise Catcher - monogrammed bags that are perfect for the Australian lifestyle. It was terrific...

  
• 07.07.2017

  Arnsdorf designer Jade Sarita Arnott on her life and label reborn in Melbourne

  There's a picture of Jade Sarita Arnott, in double denim, photographed by Garance Dore. It's pinned all over Pinterest. There's a follow up pic with Jade in all pink, also by Garance. The pics are a lovely monochrome pair. In...

  
• 07.01.2017

  The Grace Tales founder Georgie Abay embraces motherhood, truthfully

  Georgie Abay is the mum-of-two genius behind The Grace Tales - possibly the most beautiful parenting lifestyle site on the internet. In this episode Georgie talks about growing up on Sydney's North Shore, finding her groove in the world of...

  
• 06.12.2017

  New Yorker Gale Mayron of Jao Brand on building a brand that lasts

  Twenty years ago New Yorker Gale Mayron founded the beauty brand Jao. But it's more than a beauty brand. Her first product was the Jao Refresher. (It really is the best to travel with or keep on your desk. It...

  
• 06.05.2017

  Gina Gretchko is the senior director of social media at Saks, with its million-strong Instagram account

  "Fashion is my football," says Gina Gretchko, senior director of social media at legendary New York department store Saks Fifth Avenue. In this episode Gina talks about her time at college, choosing careers and landing at Saks. She's the woman behind...

  
• 05.30.2017

  Episode 20 Howzat

  This is a curtain call on Season 2 of Head Ovary Heels. You, me and the women interviewed made it through another ten episodes! There's been missed phone calls, jammed voice recorders and all sorts of technical calamities. But we...

  
• 05.20.2017

  Wests Tigers rugby league chair Marina Go on media and motherhood

  Marina was editor of Dolly magazine at age 23. She went on to edit ELLE and launch Australian Good Taste for Woolworths. She's launched print and digital products. These days Marina is better known as Chair of Australian Rugby League...

  
• 04.25.2017

  Meagan Cignoli of Visual Country makes incredible short-form videos for the world's biggest brands

  Meagan Cignoli is a 35-year-old #girlboss. She runs Visual Country, a studio in lower Manhattan that creates short-form video content for the world's biggest brands. Run, don't walk to the Visual Country Instagram. Meagan talks about the different paths she...

  
• 04.19.2017

  Sydney author Karina Machado writes books about the spirit world

  Karina Machado has written four books: Love Never Dies, Where Spirits Dwell, Spirit Sisters and Awaken. Karina's carved out a niche in the supernatural - collecting ghost stories from her family and from other women. She credits her interest in...

  
• 04.09.2017

  Kerrie Hess is an artist who collaborates with Cartier, Lancome and Louis Vuitton

  Kerrie Hess is an artist and mother. She first picked up a paint brush as a child in Brisbane. At a job on a London newspaper a stock image failed to appear so Kerrie offered to draw a picture to...

  
• 03.26.2017

  Cookbook author Kate Winslow on the beauty of onions and freelance life

  Cookbook author Kate Winslow on growing up in Pittsburgh, cooking on a ranch in Wyoming and working for a newspaper in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There was her time at Gourmet magazine under Ruth Reichl, a trip to Sicily that...

  
• 03.12.2017

  Lee Tran Lam is a podcaster, writer and sometime zine-maker

  Lee Tran Lam has written for many magazines including HQ (vale), Rolling Stone and Time Out Sydney. She has a website The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry and a podcast of the same name where she interviews everyone she wants...

  
• 03.03.2017

  Ursula Lake has a swimwear line Violet Lake, a publishing biz Make Magazine and is a sublime stylist

  We love a lady with side hustle. Ursula Lake grew up just outside of London. Her first (assistant) styling gig was on a Mario Testino shoot of Liz Hurley. The picture hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. Ursula was fashion...

  
• 02.22.2017

  New Yorker Nora Kogan is not your average jewellery maker

  Nora Kogan has an eponymous boutique in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She sells jewellery with a sense of humour: boob rings, booty rings and light-my-fire diamond-headed matchsticks as earrings, rings and necklaces. Madonna, Scout Willis and Susie Lau aka Susie Bubble have all...

  
• 01.31.2017

  Instagram megastar and creative director Margaret Zhang is not a blogger

  Margaret Zhang is not a blogger. She's a girl who happens to have a blog called Shine By Three. She talks about how she made her blog and the story behind the name (it's not what you think). Margaret chats...

  
• 01.24.2017

  Sophie Hansen is Australia's Rural Woman of the Year 2016

  Sophie Hansen is Australia's Rural Woman of the Year 2016. She lives in Orange, New South Wales with her deer farmer husband Tim and their children. Sophie is an online country lady whizz. She has a wonderful blog called Local...

  
• 01.22.2017

  10 episodes hurrah!

  In this mini pod we talk about how we came to make Head Ovary Heels, the kind of women we want to interview and why. Thank you to everyone who has listened, emailed, Tweeted and talked to us so far....

  
• 01.17.2017

  Nora Finds on vintage fashion, brain research and Instagram

  Nora Finds is Nora Thoeng. She's an Australian-Indonesian-Chinese gal who lives in London. We talked about growing up in Sydney, her experiences at school in Jakarta, the complementary nature of her science job (Nora works in a brain research lab)...

  
• 01.10.2017

  Karina Waters on the stunning French grand home Chateau de Gudanes

  Karina Waters is undertaking the renovation of a lifetime. She and her husband purchased the Chateau de Gudanes in the south of France in 2013. The chateau is a social media star in her own right; she has an Instagram...

  
• 01.03.2017

  Karen McCartney is an editor, author, columnist and lady of Instagram, always with an eye on interiors and architecture

  Karen was the launch editor of cult favourite magazine marie claire lifestyle. She created Inside Out magazine in the early 2000s. She has published a clutch of interiors books such as: Perfect Imperfect, White Rooms and Superhouse. Karen tells us...

  
• 01.01.2017

  Photographer Carla Coulson on making big, creative life changes

  Carla Coulson is a creative polymath. She has crafted photography for books like My Amalfi Coast, editorial for Harper's Bazaar and shoots for private clients (like Head Ovary Heel's guest Jennie Hogg of Lois Avery). She sells art prints online...

  
• 12.27.2016

  Jennie Hogg of Lois Avery on Pinterest and launching a cashmere brand

  Jennie Hogg left her high-flying law career to establish Lois Avery - a luxury cashmere shawl business. In this episode of Head Ovary Heels, Jennie talks about starting her own business, how social media inspired her career change and what...

  
• 12.05.2016

  Retailer, mother, style maven Tanya Stevanovic

  Tanya Stevanovic is the founder of designer footwear company Sydney Sandal Company as well as the owner of Pretty Dog, an independent boutique in Newtown - (with an online store)- which Broadsheet.com.au calls: "The ultimate destination for fashion risk takers." Tanya...

  
• 11.25.2016

  Vogue sustainability editor-at-large Clare Press on not having it all at once

  Clare Press has written for just about everyone: Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, the Sydney Morning Herald and marie claire. She's written two books, The Dressing Table and Wardrobe Crisis: How we went from Sunday best to fast fashion( Nero Books). On the...