She's The Boss Chats

Anna is such a trailblazer when it comes to women in trades. She was South Australia's first female tradie in the construction industry and her story is so positive and uplifting, it will have you wanting to get into a trade too! Anna had an idyllic childhood, growing up as one of 6 kids in the Clare Valley in South Australia with a mechanic for a Dad and a superwoman Mum (that's how I would describe her!). From a really early age, Anna loved making things and her Mum said they always knew she would end up doing that. After finishing year 12, Anna took herself off to the 'big smoke' to do a four-year apprenticeship, which she loved. After that, she headed to Canada and the USA for her 'gap year', where she picked up cash jobs in construction along the way. Very cool.

She then did 'just about every job going' in the construction industry for many years before someone suggested teaching to her.

Anna loved teaching from day one - and when you hear her descriptions you will realise just what an amazing teacher she is - and has continued to teach, for the last four years being full time. Now it's her time to grow her profile and go out on her own, with her new business Master And Apprentice.

You will seriously love this woman!

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Rachel's story is fascinating! After growing up in Albury/Wodonga as a musical child - especially piano - and then going on to study music and teaching at Melbourne Uni, Rachel had found her passion. She married very young, at around 20, after falling madly in love with her husband, almost at first sight, and went on to become a music teacher at a high school. But she hated it! After 3 years of teaching, she had to get out, and from there, she put up an A-frame at the front of the house to say that she offered music and piano lessons and the customers started coming.

Both Rachel and her husband were brought up in the Pentecostal Church, so when they decided to leave, it was quite difficult in social terms, but it was something that they both felt had held them back, and from the moment they left, they started to find their own voice and thrived.

Rachel now specialises in working one-on-one with adults, singing lessons, but also voice function, and how to have a voice for speaking on the stage. She is so knowledgeable as well as being kind and gentle, and this makes her the ideal teacher for adults who want to learn how to project, or change, their voice to project more or to change their tone. I love Rachel and I am sure you will too!

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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You MUST listen to this episode as Yvonne is truly making a difference in the world and you will definitely be inspired. After growing up in Ireland, Yvonne headed to Australia after uni, with a group of friends, and while she was here, she started using her HR qualifications and got a job in a big recruitment firm. Other than a wanderlust that has her travelling for decent holiday trips every year or so, she has stayed here ever since....although it was an 18-month stint back in Ireland that really gave her the idea for Glow Up Careers. As a highly paid executive, and her husband is also highly qualified, they couldn't get work when they went back to Ireland, due to the GFC. But it got them thinking - if they couldn't get work, how much harder must it be for refugees and asylum seekers when they come to Australia? So they came back to Oz and started working with refugees and migrants on the side, whilst also running their business coaching and recruitment business. These days it is their sole focus.

Glow Up Careers has a pool of over 200 coaches who are able to help people with how to navigate job seeking here - what HR companies and employers are looking for, how to get picked up by the 'algorithms', and how to build a career strategy. yvonne now speaks all over Australia, and around the world, about the deep pool of talent that is almost ignored by most businesses. One not to miss!

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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Kylie is such a warm and generous woman, you will really enjoy this interview. Kylie was born and bred in Cairns and stayed there til she was 17. She had a pretty horrible time at school with bullying, so when the opportunity arose to go to uni and then to Canberra for their Graduate Program, she leapt at it. From that start, she stayed in Government and moved into policy and then HR roles.

Kylie took a big leap, post-pandemic, and decided to go out on her own. She now coaches executive women who are looking for some purpose and change in their careers, through her Kylie James Coaching business, as well as recently starting Ruby HR for women over 40 who are looking for new roles. She is a firm believer in people and their value, and she offers a much nicer approach to HR than many organisations.

In this interview, we talk about older women in corporate roles, and the fact that women these days want purpose and passion in their jobs, rather than just money or moving up the corporate ladder. We also talk about some fantastic women Kylie has worked with, and her goals for the businesses, moving forward. I know you will enjoy this chat. Kylie is awesome!

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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If you love a struggle-to-success story, then you will love this episode with Christine. She is so inspiring! Having grown up with two brothers in a very working-class family, Christine went to 7 primary schools and 4 high schools, mainly because her parents had to move for financial reasons. This made school difficult as it is hard to make friends if you don't stick around for long, so teachers were a strong source of stability for her. But Christine was a secret genius at maths and numbers. And she still is!

After leaving school in year 10, married at 18 and pregnant at 21, Christine had a lot on her plate. She and her Mum bought a couple of roadhouses (truck stops) along the way and both were working 12-hour days which made it hard to look after her (by now) two daughters. Then she met Pat, who ended up being a second Mum for her kids. Serendipity!

Then she got into real estate and has never really looked back. Her book, 'Suddenly Single' was written about the end of her first marriage and how, with only $15,000, she bought a double-digit property portfolio, after her (now) husband encouraged her to trust in her genius and start her own business, Smarter Property Investing.

Christine's story is so empowering and inspirational, you will have to listen! When you realise what Christine has gone through and how she has shared her knowledge and experiences to help others, you will want to know more, I promise!

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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Louise's story is so interesting! Growing up in a tiny town in North Queensland, Louise was bullied at school and couldn't wait to leave. As soon as she graduated she headed for uni, where she loved it and chose to study teaching, which was the 'norm' for women where she grew up. After a short spell as a primary school teacher, Louise knew it wasn't for her. She had been doing telephone counselling for Lifeline on the side, and it was from that experience that she decided she would love to become a psychologist. Of course, she not only got the degree but then went on to do her Masters!

Louise's first real job as a psychologist was in a high-security prison. Talk about jumping in the deep end! She spent two years working with some of Australia's most hardened criminals, assessing them as they arrived at the prison and offering counselling if they needed it. It was during that period that she decided to go back to academia and get her Masters. This was followed by a few short stints as a counsellor and then she got the urge to go out on her own. She had heard about Organisational Psych and wanted to try her Jungian skills on business owners.

After a few years of 1-1 counselling, Louise's business was booming but she was burning out. Too many patients and not enough time to recover her own mental health led to her trying some creative outlets, so she got a camera and started taking pics. As anyone who knows Louise is aware, she is a genius with a camera, and it was this skill that she decided to combine with her psychology and work with business owners to discover their 'Future You', which she then photographs. Her results are absolutely stunning and you will love Louise's path to where she is now. What a woman!

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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OMG, you are going to be so inspired by this woman! Born and raised in a little town in the Gulf of Carpentaria (northern Australia), she had a great childhood at a primary school with only 30-40 kids, and then she went to high school in Cairns - a bit of a shock but she enjoyed herself. This was followed by uni in Sydney. While she was there she did an exchange to Malaysia, and when she finished Uni she went to South Korea as an English teacher.

After an interesting career that was a bit of a wiggly worm, she ended up working for Austrde, when her Mum had a fall and broke both her elbows. It was this that sparked the idea of adaptive clothing for disabled people. Clothing that is fashionable but allows people with injuries or disabilities to look good, as well as being practical and functional.

Jessie is now supporting the almost 20% of the population that identify as disabled, but have very little support in the fashion sense (most have to adapt their own clothes). Her story, and her vision for the brand, are so exciting and inspirational, it's hard not to get swept up into her cause.

I hope you will listen to this podcast and realise that there may be a way to help Jessie get her brand more awareness and recognition. She certainly deserves every success, and I know you will feel as excited as I do about what she is doing!

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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Julie is such a lovely, knowledgeable and inspirational woman. You will love her story! Growing up in suburban Melbourne with one sister, she says her childhood was pretty standard. She didn't enjoy school though (other than sport!) and so when she left year 12 she wasn't interested in Uni, so her Dad suggested the bank. After starting out with NAB as a Teller, she rose through the ranks for the next 21 years, only calling it a day in her late 30s. By that stage, she was looking to do something different, still in leadership. so she started her own business.

After joining BNI (an international networking group), she found the structure and the networks really useful for the first 5 years as she found her feet as a business owner. Then she started her own women's business group, and moved more into consulting. She even wrote a book called "Busy', about the culture of keeping yourself busy as a bit of a 'badge of honour'. She got a nasty shock with a cancer diagnosis in the early days of the Pandemic, which shifted her perspective with a lot of things, unsurprisingly.

Julie is passionate about ledership, and helping people realise that they are the masters (or mistresses) of their own destiny, and they can lead a life that they want if they follow their own path.

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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Christina's story will resonate with so many women! After growing up in a traditional Greek family in Brissie, Christina never really had much confidence or self-belief, so to a large extent she did what was expected of her by her father first, and then her husband of 29 years. Then she had a bit of an epiphany and decided to take back the reins when it came to her life, and everything changed. She wrote two books, the first - How to Have It All (which was best-seller, with over 10,000 books sold), followed by her second book, True Believers. The process of writing made her realise that she wanted to help other women just like her, and so she started her career as a thought leader, helping others find their joy and reclaim their life to have balance as well as success, love and kindness as well as family and friendship.

These days Christina is based in Noosa, she has found the love of her life, she works for only 3 days a week and she shares her tips for balance, her own story of deep thinking and understanding what really gave her passion and purpose, and how she helps women find the same in their life. Christina also loves love! In this interview you will hear what she did, over the course of a few years of dating, to find her perfect match, and how you can find that too. This is a great interview with a really inspiring woman. You'll love it!

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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In this episode of She's the Boss Chats, features an incredible woman: Faye Brown is a total inspiration. She is the creative director and designer of Motto Fashions. Faye shares the journey of her business, which she started with her husband over 35 years ago. She talks about the online and bricks-and-mortar aspects of her business and how she and her daughter, Lauren French (whose interview was published a few weeks ago) work together. They have a lovely dynamic, and mother and daughter front a 15-minute fashion and style segment live on Facebook every weekday for their 35,000+ followers. Faye also talks about her cancer journey, the pandemic, and other life changing moments in her life and career. Tune in to hear Faye's inspiring story and her dedication to fashion.

This episode is proudly sponsored by our favourite drink brand, Bondi Chai Latte. To find out your nearest stockist or for more information, go to bondichai.com.au. You can check out their fab new campaign where they champion small business owners here: https://www.bondichai.com.au/meet-the-faces-of-bondi-chai

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