This week on The Lazy CEO Podcast, Jane sits down with Hannah Vasicek, CEO and co-founder of Francesca Jewellery, the Australian jewellery brand she built alongside her sister Rachel. Hannah started making jewellery at 12, was selling at markets by 16, and somehow grew the business while completing a double degree in science and law. She's since led Francesca from a weekend market stall to one of Australia's most recognised jewellery brands on the global stage.

In this episode, they dive into:

• The burnout that put her in hospital and the wake-up call that completely rewired how she leads and runs the business.
• Why jewellery is one of the hardest categories to scale, and how Hannah cracked it anyway.
• How she went from managing 60 direct reports to building systems that actually work.
• The decision to launch charity collections, what drove it, and how it reshaped the entire Francesca brand identity.

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In this episode of Help My Small Business, Jane is joined by Brittney Saunders, founder of Fayt The Label, who built one of Australia's most engaged fashion communities from the ground up and scaled it into a multi-million-dollar retail brand with stores across the country. Now she's bringing that brand-building firepower to review Monika's business, IQM Store, an Australian online retailer of curated educational toys, games, and gifts designed to spark creativity, imaginative play, and skill development in kids.

By the end of this episode, you'll learn:

• How to stand out in a crowded market, even when your product isn't unique, by leaning into storytelling, content, and clear positioning
• How product discovery, curation, and testing can differentiate your brand and double as engaging, trust-building content
• Why sometimes the best thing you can do for your business is rebrand, and how a fresh identity or positioning can breathe new life into a company

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This week on The Lazy CEO Podcast, Jane sits down with Michael Porter, Founder of Skin Control, the Aussie pimple patch brand that became Australia's number one acne care brand, selling over 4.8 million packets in 2025 alone.

Growing up around his family's Four Seasons Condoms empire, Michael had entrepreneurship in his DNA. But nothing could prepare him for what it actually took to get Skin Control off the ground.

In this episode, they dive into:

• How growing up around family businesses like Four Seasons Condoms shaped his entrepreneurial mindset and led to the creation of Skin Control.
• The strategy behind standing out in a crowded skincare market, landing major retailers, and scaling a brand that now dominates both retail and e-commerce.
• His best hustle stories as proof that no matter the business size, sometimes the founder needs to get their hands dirty to make shit happen.

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After 15 years of building Showpo, Jane’s learned a lot about hiring, scaling, and leadership but nothing really prepares you for people leaving. In this solo episode, she unpacks one of the hardest truths of building a business: no matter how experienced you get, resignations never really get easier.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why resignations feel exactly like breakups and the different exits every founder will recognise - from people leaving for “hotter” opportunities, to ego hits, to the ones that just quietly fizzle out
• How to deal with the hard ones: blindsides and losing people you genuinely love working with
• Why letting people leave is actually part of scaling and how to stop taking it so personally

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This week on The Lazy CEO Podcast, Jane sits down with Dr. Philip Mathen, founder of Veritas Executive Health, Australia’s leading clinic for high-performing founders, executives, and athletes.

With 38 years of hands-on medical experience, including years in Intensive Care, Dr. Mathen shifted his focus to preventative medicine over 16 years ago. Today, he helps high performers optimise their health, extend their longevity, and sustain peak performance without burning out.

In this episode, they dive into:
 • Whether CEOs and founders actually age faster and what chronic high performance does to the body.
 • The biggest misconceptions high performers have about health and what actually works instead.
 • The daily habits, key metrics, and simple adjustments that drive energy, resilience, and performance.
 • Science-backed strategies to extend healthspan and improve long-term vitality.

If you’re constantly juggling work, life, and everything in between, this episode will help you step back, rethink how you’re operating, and give you practical tools to feel sharper, more energised, and more resilient.

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This week on The Lazy CEO Podcast, Jane sits down with sibling co-founders Maddy and Dylan Jarvis, the duo behind Candy Claws, one of Australia’s fastest-growing beauty brands.

With zero background in beauty or e-commerce, they launched salon-quality press-on nails from Maddy’s living room in 2023. What started as packing orders themselves quickly turned into a breakout success, scaling to $20M in annual revenue and on track to surpass $50 million in total sales this year, all completely bootstrapped.

In this episode, they dive into:
• How dropshipping gave them the funds to launch Candy Claws.
• The growth playbook behind dominating Meta ads and breaking through a competitive market.
• Their advice for other budding entrepreneurs on how to scale fast and what they wish they hadn’t wasted time on along the way.

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In this episode of Help My Small Business, Jane is joined by Jeremy Cabral, co-founder of Finder and a seasoned entrepreneur who has scaled a bootstrapped startup into a globally trusted brand. Jeremy brings his expertise in growth strategy and marketing to review Stacey Jane The Label, a luxury fragrance brand for homes and businesses.

By the end of the episode, you’ll learn:

• How to choose between organic growth and paid ads to get the best results
• Strategies to increase social media exposure and improve SEO
• How to find the funds to scale marketing and launch new collections

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This week on The Lazy CEO Podcast, Jane sits down with Australian entrepreneur, content creator, and founder of Fayt The Label, Brittney Saunders.

Brittney has built one of the most engaged communities in Australian fashion, turning her personal platform into a multi-million-dollar retail brand with both online and physical stores across the country.

In this episode, they dive into:

• How Brittney built Fayt The Label from the ground up.
• Why community building and customer events beat traditional influencer marketing for her brand.
• The pros and cons of brick-and-mortar versus e-commerce-only.
• How she balances growing a personal brand while scaling the business.
• The mindset every entrepreneur needs to make it big in 2026.

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Raquel Bouris is back on The Lazy CEO Podcast, and a lot has changed since her first appearance in 2023.

As the founder of WHO IS ELIJAH, Raquel has scaled her fragrance brand globally, built powerful creator partnerships, and leaned into being the face of her brand in an era where founder-led marketing matters more than ever.

But with rapid growth comes real challenges. From navigating the ever-changing influencer marketing landscape to building a personal brand while running a company alongside her husband, Raquel shares what it actually looks like behind the scenes.

She also reveals the incredible hustle story that unexpectedly landed her an invite to the home of Sofia Richie Grainge.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How to stand out in a crowded market and keep evolving as a brand
 • What’s actually working in influencer marketing right now
 • How to balance personal branding while leading a fast-growing company
 • Lessons from scaling a brand internationally and the challenges along the way

Listen to Raquel's founder story: #14 Who Is Elijah: How Raquel Bouris Built a Perfume Brand That's Worth $20 Million

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This week on The Lazy CEO, Jane Lu sits down with Jeremy Cabral, co-founder of Finder, one of Australia’s biggest fintech success stories.

Jeremy spent 16 years growing Finder from a bootstrapped startup into a global brand trusted by millions, expanding into 23+ countries and surpassing $100M in revenue before ever raising external capital. When the company eventually raised, it did so at a $680M valuation.

He’s experienced every stage of the journey, from scrappy beginnings to international expansion. Today, Jeremy works with founders and leaders to scale smarter, navigate growth, and make sense of emerging shifts like AI.

In this episode, they cover:

• How to use scrappy, crazy PR stunts to get your business noticed
• How startups should actually use SEO
• The reality of expanding internationally and why you can’t just copy and paste what worked at home

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