The truth about starting a business, crafting a career, having a family and managing to fit it all in. Janine Allis, founder of Boost Juice and Gram Consulting Group founder Margie Hartley are both accomplished business women but superwomen they ain’t! Join them as they talk about the aspects of business you don’t find in books, but they wish they had known before starting out. 

We all have a story to tell but some people are just better at telling their story. Why? Janine Allis and Margie Hartley explain why communication is the number one skill good leaders have in common and how to communicate in an engaging, inspiring and effective way.

Are we all really that 'busy'? Being busy doesn't necessarily mean we are being productive. Janine Allis and Margie Hartley talk about what busy means and explore some techniques that people can use to minimize their 'busyness' and maximise their 'productivity'.

The danger of caring about what others think of you. We all have a jealous friend, competitor, or even an employee who feels hard done by, Janine Allis and Margie Hartley talk about the dangers of caring what people think, how we might combat these issues in the workplace and what you can do to deal with toxic people in your life.

One-year, five-year and ten-year plans. Are they even possible in this ever changing and fast paced world? Janine Allis and Margie Hartley discuss whether failing to plan is really a plan to fail or whether you should just wing it or plan effectively on a smaller scale.

Are careers linear? Life throws a lot at us and we have to be willing to pick ourselves up and carry on in the face of adversity. Janine Allis and Margie Hartley discuss the realities of business and careers and the importance of having a mindset of persistence and resilience.

How do people stay motivated? *Spoiler*, no-one can stay motivated 100% of the time. Janine Allis and Margie Hartley debate the source of motivation, what to do when it drops off and how to retrain your brain to get your motivation back.

Why do you want to grow your business? If you want to succeed, it's a question that you need to be ask yourself. Janine Allis and Margie Hartley discuss how to grow your business and how to know when you've made it to the top (if the top even exists in the first place).

Are all big businesses “Customer led”? A lot of them claim to be, but Janine Allis and Margie Hartley look at exactly what that term means, if companies really do focus on the customer first and how to interact with your customers better.

Whose life are you really living? And why are you doing what you do? Janine Allis and Margie Hartley talk about whose expectations we need to meet, what a plan b looks like and how do you restart if you do change careers.