This podcast had me talking to myself from the start! This week the host of Switch Your Sitch, Katie Turner shares the journey of her entrepreneurial journey thus far.

Katie is interviewed by her business buddy in The Pod Hub and head of her editing team, Liam Zollo.

Katie takes us through her childhood, brought up by a single mother, how her love of sport was her saviour as a confused teen, flunking school to then complete an Economics degree.

Katie shares her business wins and start up failures and the winning denominators. Katie and her team have just launched Buckle Bandage into the child product market, saving kids skin from HOT seat belts one buckle at a time. 

Katie  currently owns Envisage Fitness, delivering HIIT, Boxing, Pilates & Yoga group fitness classes to 110 Fitness community members.

Through her business ventures and frustrations Katie also founded  Katie Turner Media (KTM). KTM  helps businesses strategize their online presence whilst connecting them to the best service providers in the field (think socials, web-design, LinkedIn experts, FB Ads Management, content creators).

This is a must listen for anyone thinking of starting a business, growing one or changing their current situation for the better from the podcast host themselves.

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This podcast had me hungry for salted caramel without all the calories from the first Sumo Squat. Cian Dawson along with her  Boyfriend/Business Partner Courtney, started their Dessert Brand GYM BOD 3 years ago while living in Toowoomba QLD for work.

GYM BOD ( aka Better Option Desserts) creates Better-For-You options to your childhood favourite sweet treats. Their business was born from the desire to eat Ice Cream every day and not undo their hard work in the gym. Cian manages the Operations of GYM BOD from their 1 bedroom apartment in Sydney after-hours from her Day Job.

Cian and I whip the protein on how they kicked off their lean start up with a $99 ice-cream maker after consuming tasty protein shakes late into the night studying. We chat about how the old age art of door knocking, that  persistence and rejection are all learning opportunities and taking on board feedback is critical in order to pivot quickly.

We also chat about how Cian and Courtney spent their weekends offering free samples to F45 revellers in the hope of tapping into an avid gym goer audience who didn’t want to undo al their hard work also, and it worked!

This podcast is for those who want to know how to kick off and grow a lean start up. The lessons Cian and Courtney have learned in 4 years are shared over an engaging 40 minutes.

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This podcast had me tasting Pho from the start! Harold Ngo, champion of the ‘Vietnam MasterChef’ reality TV show’s first season shares his journey from working in Australian hospitality venues to return to his homeland, winning MasterChef  and opening The Ox Not Only Ox n Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).

Harold and I sip the whisky on why locals will always refer to Ho Chi Minh as Saigon, how his 18 years in Australia contributed to the fusion of Eastern and Western cuisine, that his first cooking lesson at the age of 7 from his mother initiated a passionate career path and his love of simplicity s at the core of his amazing restaurant.

Harold and I first met as he was managing a restaurant I was working in to fund the start up costs of my first personal training studio in Sydney. Harold embodied professionalism and passion for both great food and excellent customer service. Harold brings both of these to The Ox Not Only Ox, a restaurant bucket list if ever in Vietnam.

We also chat about how Covid has impacted not only his restaurant venture but the economy of Vietnam with a limited Welfare System.

This podcast is for those who want to deep dive into fusing 2 very different cultures to create a highly successful restaurant in one of the best places  in the world, Saigon!

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This podcast had me teary from the start! Rhonda Macken is an author, composer and musical educator from Sydney, Australia.  Through her moving and uplifting memoir Hope Street and her album Flight: A Musical Mosaic, Rhonda reveals how the creative arts can be used to process and heal from childhood trauma and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Rhonda and I dispel the idea that DID is a form of insanity, but rather a sane way to cope with horrific trauma. Rhonda is a testament to human resilience after facing unimaginable childhood trauma at the hands of her father, a returned WW2 veteran. We take you through the journey from those childhood experiences to creating multiple personalities as a protection mechanism .

Rhonda began to experience unprecedented bouts of anxiety and frustration but was unsure why. It was upon meeting Libby, an amazing therapist who understood DID that the real healing begun. Rhonda talks about never been medicated, where her love of art, music and writing became instrumental to her ability to accept their past and move forward.

Rhonda is now a 70 year old Wife, Mother and Grandmother and using her story to help educate others, firstly to remove the stigma that surrounds DID and that recovery is a real possibility for those in similar circumstances.

This podcast is for those who want to understand DID,  as a self preservation mechanism whereby the brain compartmentalises to help protect oneself from experiencing ongoing trauma.

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This podcast had me grateful for podcast freedom from the start !Eleni a mother of 3 beautiful children, with a career she loved and what seemed like a stable home was falling apart on the inside. Having experienced low self worth and eating disorders in the past, had come back to haunt her and finally landed her in Sydney’s maximum security prison.

Eleni and I chew the metal bars on how anxiety, depression and low self esteem had plagued her from an early age and how she hadn’t recognised what she was experiencing in her marriage to be domestic violence. This eventually led to a poor decision that she was arrested for 4.5 years later and incarcerated in Sydney’s maximum security prison, Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre.

It was through the therapy with a forensic psychologist for months prior to sentencing that Eleni had a lightbulb moment and wished she had treatment for the underlying unhealthy thoughts that resulted in an eating disorder in her late teens. Unlearning these thoughts was not easy, particularly when she spent 11 months behind bars. But it was this experience that has made her the resilient woman that she is today and now loves who she is.

Eleni is now a educator on self worth, having published a  paper , presented at two national eating disorder conferences and won the 2016 Filex Inspiration Award. Eleni was also a finalist in the 2020 Changemaker Category of the Women with Altitude Awards and won the Brave Rising Star at these awards. Eleni also manages a program that helps women who have been incarcerated rebuild their lives upon release and assimilate back into society.

This podcast is for those who want to know how one poor decision could affect the rest of your life and that there is a fine line between green and blue!

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This podcast had me Courageous from the get go! Dr Kathryn Hackman, a consultant in Endocrinology and I discuss the importance of clear communication with children. That clear communication helps to enhance kids confidence and how this passion led to creating the Courageous Kids App.

Dr Kathryn identified that 1 in 14 children suffer from anxiety and how important education and preparation are in reducing this.

Kathryn and I share how she was able to curb her son’s anxiety of an upcoming work trip through story telling and preparation. After hearing similar situations and sharing her story with other parents, Kathryn realised this was a problem worth solving and created Courageous Kids(CK). Courageous Kids became an App that tailors stories around children’s first ever experiences and creates visual learning plans so kids feel more in control.

We share the App building journey, learning curves and the wins throughout the process.

This is a Courageous podcast to tune into for those thinking of creating an App or a parent who is concerned of their child’s first ever experiences!

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This podcast had me search optimising from the F1! Dmitri is an entrepreneur and the founder of Regex SEO, developing marketing campaigns for well-known companies like John Deer and Dignity Memorial. Dmitri is the new blood on the digital stage, creating a company at a young age and has grown to a team of 18!

Dmitri & I share hands-on knowledge about the following topics: Internet marketing (SEO, paid advertising, social media, content marketing, etc), statistical analytics, web development, and entrepreneurship. We dissect the data on how traditional versus digital marketing differ, how to navigate through the online marketing fog and real time analytics on what is currently working in the SEO world and what is redundant.

This is a must listen podcast for anyone with any online presence, you should know what the numbers mean and what trends are kicking in 2022.!

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This podcast had me peachy from the start! Karin Freeland made the switch from a 6 figure income in New Jersey to publishing a book in the peachy town of South Carolina.

Karin ditched the high flying, cortisol driven career path to pursue a 10 year dream of publishing a memoir, “The in’s & Out’s of My Vagina” and has never looked back!

Karin & I turn the pages on how she knew it was time to leave, the steps involved on making the switch financially, how her family moved states to help build her dream and how corporate America has received such a controversially named book! Karin is also a socially conscious entrepreneur, part of the profits generated from her book go toward reducing period poverty in the USA!

This is a brilliant podcast to tune into for those thinking of making the corporate to entrepreneur switch!

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This podcast had me posturally upright in my seat from the hello ! DR Louise Mahler and I sing a few keynotes on how we can increase our confidence though presence and how our body language gestures can influence and engage.

Dr Louise Mahler, a published author and 2021 Keynote speaker of the year, spent 10 years on an operatic stage in Europe, hence her ability to engage an audience is phenomenal. DR Louise captures the leadership body language in all it’s essence, from vocal tonality to hand gestures and eye contact.

Dr Louise and I chat all things increasing a leaders influence through their presence and confidence. DR Louise translates skills from the performing arts and extensive study of the mind/body to practical methods, transforming the way in which our leaders influence.

This is a brilliant podcast to tune into for those wanting to have a greater impact on their audience, not only face to face but also virtually.

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This podcast had me thirsty for vitamins! Renwick Watts, General Manager of VitHit and I shake the sugar on how the demand for sugary beverages are on the decline as the demand for hydrating functional beverages is on the rise.

Vithit is now ranking in the top 5 functional beverage category globally. VITHIT drinks is a healthy beverage company who produces low calorie, low sugar drinks. Each VITHIT drink contains less than 35 calories per bottle and just 6 grams of sugar. VITHIT is sold in over 15 countries worldwide and is the market leader in many.

Renwick and I sip the lean and green on how the FMCG industry is moving to a more functional beverage model and how consumers are demanding innovative healthier alternatives to the original sugar laden “soft drinks”. We chat all things professional sport and it’s correlation to VITHIT with its founder, Gary Lavin an ex Irish Rugby star. We also discuss his journey from growing The Red Bull brand in Australia from grass roots to helping the brand CAPI become a household brand in mineral water which he once sold from the back of his car! Renwick’s biggest win so far has been having VitHIt stocked in Woolworths and the rise of the brand globally.

We also hit on Logistical nightmares that could occur within FMCG and what happens when demand outstrips supply! So much information packed into 30 minutes, if you are part of the FMCG industry this is a great podcast to tune into!

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