The Pay Off with Sylvia Jeffreys

Sylvia sits down with AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina to analyze the RBA's latest rise and exactly what it means for your family budget. 

In this episode:

• Exactly how much more the average new mortgage holder is looking at from recent hikes
• How rising petrol and diesel prices act like a "hidden" interest rate rise on top of the RBA’s decision
• The potential for costs to be passed on through increased rent
• Why core inflation is still sitting at 3.5%, a full 1% above the RBA’s goal. 
• What this could mean in combination with next week's federal budget
• Are more rises on the way?

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Can wiping away what you've been told about profiting lead to your business being flush with cash?

Simon Griffiths, the visionary co-founder and CEO of Who Gives a Crap knows so.
In fact, in this episode, he shares why giving away 50% of his company's profits not only led to multi-millions donated to the cause of global sanitation, but to a competitive market advantage and success that could not have otherwise been possible. 

Simon shares all the highlights of the WGAC journey so far - from a the origins of the idea to the viral crowdfunding campaign that saw him sitting on a toilet for 50 hours straight to navigating the unprecedented "toilet paper panic" of 2020.

You'll learn the secrets behind their iconic marketing strategy, how to build a brand so compelling that customers become your biggest advocates and ultimately why doing good is good for business.  

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How do you go from being the youngest on-air reporter in NBC history, to a fixture of every red carpet event in LA, to founding a fashion brand worn by Kylie Jenner, Rihanna, and Ariana Grande?
In Kathryn Eisman's case: fearlessly. 

In this episode, the powerhouse entrepreneur, author, and media personality shares her unfiltered journey of radical career pivots, from living in a caravan on a New York rooftop to landing a dream job at E! News just six weeks after giving birth and more.

Now the founder of the cult hosiery label High Heel Jungle, Kathryn reveals the "unprecious" work ethic required to forge ahead in any career. 

In this episode:

• The Power of the Pivot: Why you should never wait to be "discovered" and how to start before you’re ready.

• The Kardashian Effect: How Kathryn got her products into the hands of A-list celebrities with $0 ad spend and no PR firm - and just how powerful that was!

• Resilience & Legacy: How her family’s history shaped her drive and perspective on risk.

• The Handbag Secret: Kathryn’s "uncannily accurate" party trick—what your handbag says about your personality!

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If the problem is sky high fuel costs, could an electric vehicle be the solution?

It's the logical question being asked by more and more Australians. But are there hidden costs we don't know about? Are they actually cheaper to run than a standard petrol car? Is Australia's charging infrastructure good enough? And what are the best options right now?

Sylvia chats to James Ward, director of content at Drive, to answer these questions and more, and to give you the entire checklist BEFORE you buy.

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How do you come up with a brilliant business idea simply from browsing online? How do you scale that business to reach hundreds of thousands of users? And how do you do it all with your best friend whilst keeping your relationship as strong as ever?

Oh yeah, you can also throw in having a baby and being recognised by Forbes 30 under 30 too. 

Two young women who have the answers to all of these questions and more are Alexis Aaron and Jodine Wolman, founders of SORTD, a tech startup that is revolutionising online shopping and ecommerce.  

In this episode, they share their entrepreneurial journey so far, their must-hear advice to make social media marketing work for you, their keys to a successful pitch (even in a boardroom of blokes in suits) and more.

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From the high-stakes pressure of Silicon Valley’s dot-com boom to leading one of Australia's largest telecommunications giants through a national crisis, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has navigated a career defined by massive shifts and "deep end" learning. In this insightful episode, the former Optus CEO joins Sylvia to discuss her new chapter as the head of Australian Unity and the hard-won lessons she’s gathered along the way.

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How more Australians can enter into the property market - how they can have dignified, secure housing that delivers good capital growth - is the multi-million dollar question.
And it's one that Evan Thornley might have an answer to.

In this episode, the tech pioneer, founder of LongView and co-founder of GoodStart, argues that while the system is fundamentally broken, there is a data-driven path to home ownership that is easier to access and better long term than the traditional means of being indebted to a bank. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why the family home remains the "single best investment in the history of the world"

• How analyzing 50 years of data across 11 million properties helps identify the specific types of homes that consistently outperform the market

• The potential held by shared equity and housing funds

• Evan's personal journey from a single-parent family to Silicon Valley success, why he’s now dedicated to fixing the housing ladder for the next generation and his own biggest lessons

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Sylvia sits down with Alice Stoltz from Domain—often called the "walking encyclopedia" of Australian real estate—to cut through the headlines and give you the data-driven truth about what’s happening right now. If you’ve been feeling "handcuffed" by interest rates or worried about the "choppy" nature of recent auctions, this is for you.

In this episode:

• Which segment of the market is feeling the heat and what it signals for the rest of us.
• Why 1950s brick homes are becoming the gold standard for savvy long-term buyers.
• Which parts of the country hold the real value lies for families right now.
• What is affecting consumer confidence and how it's showing up at auctions
• Is it time to return to the "old fashioned" view of property?

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At 15, all Matt Moran knew is that he didn't want to be in school anymore. At 22, he had his first restaurant. And now, he has a name synonymous with success and excellence. 

Matt opens up about his humble beginnings, the reality of the high-pressure world of professional kitchens, and just how far a desire to work, to learn, to ask the right questions, to trust the right people - and above all to become obsessed - can take you.

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Experts are calling this the worst fuel crisis in history.
And despite petrol station closures and record costs to fill the tank, there are some effects that are still yet to be seen.

Expert economist Evan Lucas helps break down exactly we could expect - the products we might see disappear from our supermarkets and stores, the downstream effects of $4+ per litre, how it could change policy and behaviour for good, and the situation's spooky similarities to what we saw during COVID. 

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