Madeleine is an actor, filmmaker, and silly goose. She is a Psychology graduate and is a mindset, strategy and acting coach, helping actors level up their careers while prioritising their mental wellbeing.

On screen, she is known for playing the vibrant Meadow in ABC's AACTA-nominated The PM's Daughter S2, breaking Superwog’s heart in their recent webseries, traversing universes as an alien in Sonny Jim (dir. Declan Arrighi), and bringing colourful creative chaos to the classroom in comedy series, The Detention Diaries.

On stage credits include playing Judy Garland in Judy at The Hayes Theatre, in which she was “utterly captivating” (The 4th Wall Reviews, 2025), a hilarious “standout” (Theatre Thoughts, 2023) wing-defence in queer netball comedy Nails Must Be Kept Short (Fruit Box Theatre), Cosette u/s in Les Misérables (Packemin), and a convict in Forgotten (Lost Voices).

Madeleine is an award-winning filmmaker and the head goose at Hopeful Goose Creative, creating comedic and hopeful female-led films including Bernice and Death of a People Pleaser.

She was a producer on AACTA-nominated DIY starring Damon Herriman. 

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In this episode, I sit down with Milly Albers, Founder of MILCO, an Adelaide-based brand identity studio that helps organisations in healthcare, the care sector and property build brands that are both strategic and deeply authentic.

With a background in marketing and brand strategy, Milly shares why she believes the strongest businesses are built with design first and marketing second, and how a clear brand foundation makes every marketing decision easier.

But this conversation goes far beyond branding.

We explore the reality of growing a business, challenging the idea that bigger is always better. Milly shares her own journey of building, scaling, and intentionally reshaping her business, reminding us that success isn't measured by headcount, revenue or constant expansion. Sometimes the most successful business is the one that gives you the life you actually want.

We also discuss:

Why scaling isn't the only definition of success.

The freedom to evolve your business as your priorities change.

What organic business growth really looks like.

Building a business that aligns with your values, not someone else's expectations.

Why strong branding starts long before your marketing begins.

If you've ever felt pressure to grow simply because that's what entrepreneurs are "supposed" to do, this episode is a refreshing reminder that there is no one-size-fits-all path to success. Your business gets to evolve alongside you, and sometimes the bravest decision is choosing the version that brings you the most fulfilment.

Hannah has more than a decade of experience in marketing, branding and business development, helping both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) organisations achieve sustainable growth.

Throughout her career, she has built and scaled brands across retail, service and technology sectors, with extensive experience developing strategic partnerships, driving revenue growth and creating impactful marketing initiatives. One of her most notable achievements was leading the major rebrand of Big Screen Video (BSV), helping transform the company from a locally perceived Adelaide business into a recognised global leader within the B2B market.

As Director of Business Development at BSV, Hannah developed and secured multi-million-dollar proposals that generated significant commercial outcomes while fostering long-term strategic relationships. She has successfully identified, negotiated and managed partnerships with leading organisations including the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Weber Australia, Mitsubishi Motors, RAA, Shopper Media, Adelaide Airport, oOh!media and JCDecaux.

Her experience spans a broad range of industries, including global technology, out-of-home media, major events, retail, professional services, stadia and hospitality.

Hannah holds a Bachelor of Public Relations and Marketing from the University of South Australia.

Karen Dennett is an educator and business mentor who helps women build successful micro-businesses that fit within real lives, not outside of them. With 18 years of experience in education and learning design, she supports women to move forward with clarity, momentum and community, without relying on hustle culture, hype or burnout. Her work focuses on helping women - often mothers or caregivers running service-based or solo businesses - create sustainable, meaningful businesses that align with their capacity, values and way of life. Karen is a strong advocate for redefining success, challenging traditional business models, and reminding women that what feels like failure is often simply a mismatch between life and the way business has been taught.

Lucy Bloomfield has spent more than a decade working with some of Australia's largest organisations on their marketing. Now she's on a mission to help professionals do the one thing she knows changes everything - stop being the best-kept secret in their industry and start sharing the stories they've been sitting on for years.

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As CEO and Co-Founder of CYBR, Jasmin Ilic guides organisations in confronting complex cyber threats, protecting critical assets, and embedding security as a foundation for innovation and growth.

With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, CYBR helps clients harness their potential while addressing new risks, ensuring that AI becomes an enabler of resilience rather than a source of vulnerability.

Jasmin’s work is driven by the belief that a secure digital future, where AI is applied responsibly, is fundamental to economic growth, social resilience, and individual opportunity. CYBR’s impact extends beyond commercial outcomes, with a social impact model that includes pro- bono initiatives and programs designed to support the wider community.

Jasmin’s focus on impact is matched by her commitment to industry development and civic contribution. She serves as a Chapter Lead for the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) and as Chair of the Adelaide Economic Development Agency (AEDA) Advisory Committee. Her vision: a future where security, innovation, and AI go hand in hand, for the benefit of all.

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Latrice Prater is an ADHD Business Architect for Women of Color and the creator of The ADHD Business Architect Model.

She helps ADHD founders build identity-aligned, energy-led, and intentionally designed businesses that honor how they think. lead. and operate.

Through a seven-phase methodology that blends identity discovery, clarity extraction, energy mapping, structural alignment, leadership calibration, visibility alignment, and sustainable integration.

Latrice guides founders into businesses that finally fit their brains, not fight against it. As the CEO and founder of The Digital Solutions Team (DST).

Latrice leads a strategic operations agency that brings her architecture to life. She provides the clarity and direction while DST builds the systems, structure, and operational backbone that support long-term growth.

With a background that spans education, military service, systems strategy, and lived ADHD experience.

Latrice brings a rare combination of operational intelligence. emotional awareness and identity-focused strategy.

Her work allows founders to move from overwhelm to aligned leadership and from performing to intentionally designed success. Latrice is known for her ability to see the truth beneath the noise, articulate the root issue with precision, and architect pathways that help ADHD founders operate in their natural genius.

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Tenille is a skincare coach, founder, and the skincare bestie you didn’t know you needed. She launched It’s Tenille in 2024, creating personalised skincare programs that help clients cut through the noise and feel confident in their skin – all while learning how to run (and grow) a business in real time.

Rather than waiting until she had it all figured out, Tenille grabbed business growth by the horns. She’s embraced testing, trying new things, and learning from what doesn’t work, proving that you don’t need years of experience to start – just the willingness to back yourself and take the leap.

If you’re a start-up business owner feeling scared to take risks or waiting for the “perfect” moment, this is an episode you’ll want to listen to.

Alexis Guttridge built her first business from scratch: an acclaimed, high-end U.S. restaurant recognised by GQ Magazine and International Food & Wine.

It was the kind of place people talked about, and the kind of business that demanded everything from the woman running it.

By her thirties, the success looked incredible from the outside. Inside, Alexis was burnt out in a way she couldn’t outwork, outperform, or numb anymore.

Alcohol wasn’t fixing it. Sex wasn’t fixing it. Hustle definitely wasn’t fixing it. She needed a different way to live, so she made the hardest call a founder can make. She sold the business that built her… so she could rebuild herself.

After moving to Australia and starting again, Alexis created a business that matched her values instead of consuming them.

Today, she helps female founders grow into their next chapter with the clarity, strategy, and confidence to build businesses they can rely on, without losing themselves in the process. Her work blends grounded business skill with the emotional honesty women rarely get permission to lead with.

She’s direct. She’s lived the consequences of ignoring her own needs. And she’s known for helping her clients charge properly, create layered revenue, and build businesses that feel like theirs, not something they’ve been told to squeeze into. If you're ready for the chapter, you keep saying you'll start “one day,” Alexis is the mentor who helps you actually step into it. Let’s do the damn thing.

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SPhiker is an award-winning South Australian food brand transforming rescued local produce into nutritious, plant-based meals for hikers, solo diners, older Australians and busy families. Born from Woodlane Orchard’s commitment to circular economy values, SPhiker delivers lightweight, home-compostable, just-add-water meals that make nutritious eating simple anywhere.

Proudly recognised through the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award and Food SA Sustainability Award, SPhiker champions local farmers, reduces waste, and makes wholesome, veggie-packed eating more accessible for all.

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