Keep It Quirky podcast

Australian-born Maxine Thompson attended culinary school in NYC and launched a business in London. Talk about a worldly woman! She has grown Polka Pants, her business of bespoke chef's trousers for women, into a recognized brand that's getting much deserved attention. I begin this episode with an introduction to March being Women's History Month and give a hat-tip to just a few of the many amazing women in my life. Maxine is perfect to have on this episode acknowledging women because she's a rockstar. In this episode she talks about how she got the idea to make chef's pants for women, how she made is happen and the strategy involved in providing and developing a product that fills a void in the culinary industry. She talks about owning a business and how she stays sane, offering tips like a little technology ban time and going out dancing with friends. As promised, here's the video when Maxine came on my YouTube channel to show me how to make deep-fried olive oil ice cream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGE6Rt_E520 I hope you like the episode! Happy Women's History Month, y'all!

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Edd Kimber is a professional baker -- he was the first winner of the Great British Bake Off! He's also a food photographer, food writer, podcaster and YouTuber. When it comes to running a cohesive brand, Edd does it all. In this episode of Keep It Quirky, Edd tells me about his journey from a dead-end, unsatisfying job to finding fulfilling work that he loves to do every day. He talks about balancing passion projects with projects that pay well, and he also gives us an inside look behind the scenes of the television show The Great British Bake Off. I hope you enjoy the episode!

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This week I'm excited to have Oneika Raymond on the show. She is the woman behind Oneika the Traveller, a blog & Instagram platform that tackles issues of travel, race, gender and all the cross-sections of those topics. She's also a video host personality, and I snagged some time with her for this interview amid a video shoot I was co-hosting with her for the Travel Channel. In this episode, we talk about traveling alone as a woman, and further, as a woman of color. She opens up about why she travels, why she is compelled to share her travels and experiences, and how to operate from a place of "can," versus "can't." I hope you enjoy our conversation!

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Melissa Hemsley is a cookbook author who has helped to revolutionize modern healthy home cooking, along with her sister Jasmine. Melissa has had a TV show on BBC Radio Four, she hosts a podcast called Life.Live.Better, and she just released a new cookbook called "Eat Happy: 30 minute feel good food." Melissa talks with us about her interest in what makes people tick and her passion for helping anyone get "kitchen confident." We're also joined by a pop-in guest, Venetia Falconer, of the Talking Tastebuds podcast! They talk about how they try to live their most creative and confident life. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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This is the pilot episode for the Keep It Quirky podcast! Julie Nolke, the personality of the Feeling Peckish YouTube channel, shares her creative process, what makes her tick and the struggles of being a multi-hyphenated career woman in the entertainment space.

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