Bite BIG - Boss Women Leading Big Brands Amber Bonney

For the first episode of Season 2, Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/] Bites Big with guest co-host M [https://www.michelleredfern.com/]ichelle Redfern [https://www.michelleredfern.com/] - the unofficially anointed "voice for change" advocate and CEO of Advancing Women in Sport, Podcaster, Ambassador and AFR Top 100 Most Influential Women. Quite the list!

Inspired by Amber's own Mantra, "bite big and chew like hell", in this episode we talk about Michelle's mantra 'Get Shit Done' and how this has influenced her approach to business. We find out why Michelle has been so aptly described as a 'Powerful voice for Change' and one of Amber's Top 20 most inspiring Australian women. In Amber's words "Michelle Redfern is an action-led human. No mincing of words, bravery in spades, an exception strategic leader and one of the most passionate advocates for women in business and sports I know".

Michelle discusses growing up in a patriarchal society where women are taught not to play big, not to be big and not to get shit done, and how this has actually helped fuel Michelle to be the fiery character she is today!

Being the self driven woman she is and not wanting to have any regrets, Michelle gets candid about her journey of self discovery and reflection, and how important it is to tune into your body and mind, and the importance of having a 'squad' that allows you to 'think out load' and discuss the issues, big or small, in your life.

Bite Big has donated $500 to the chosen charity Our Watch [https://www.ourwatch.org.au/] an a national leader in the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia.

If you would like to know more about our host Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/company/edison-agency] her business The Edison Agency [https://edison.agency/] or co-host Michelle Redfern [https://www.michelleredfern.com/] you can connect and follow these boss women via their socials links below!

Links:

Michelle's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleredfern/]
Michelle's Website [https://www.michelleredfern.com/]
Michelle's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/michelleredferndotcom/]
Michelle's New Book [https://www.michelleredfern.com/books]

The Edison Agency's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/17917608/admin/feed/posts/]
The Edison Agency's Instagram [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-morris-40705374/]
Amber's Instagram [https://instagram.com/amberbonney?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=]
Amber's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/]

Our Watch [https://www.ourwatch.org.au/]

Media/Book References

"No Ceiling, No Walls' [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/18941644]by Susan L Colantuono

Credits

Main Host: Amber Bonney
Producer: Niki Beeston
Post Production : 17th Street Audio

In Episode 2 of Season 2, Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/] Bites Big with guest co-host Lisa Cox [https://lisacox.co/] - one of Australia's leading authors, TEDx speakers and inclusive communications consultant & disability advocates.

Inspired by Amber's own Mantra, "bite big and chew like hell", in this episode we talk about how Lisa's early career has influenced her efforts in championing inclusion for people with disabilities, particularly in media, since a brain haemorrhage triggered a series of events that left her with both visual and invisible disabilities herself.

Amber and Lisa discuss how her two mantra's, "Worse things happen", and "Start with the small changes to create a tidal wave" have helped give her perspective on a daily basis, whilst the change we need won't happen overnight, the small changes combined by herself and others can create a huge ripple affect and the need to celebrate these small wins.

Lisa shares insight on how she shifted from survival after her series of events left with overwhelming challenges and pivoted into an advocacy role using disadvantage for change, changing her own inner stereotypes of disability to helping change industry and the way disability was being represented. Listen to one of Australia's most inspirational marketing services professionals who has broken the mould of what our industry looks like, and has demonstrated through data-led evidence how embracing diversity makes good business sense.

Bite Big has donated $500 to the chosen charity Youngcare [https://youngcare.com.au/] a not-for-profit that is revolutionising the way young people with high care disability live to give them freedom, dignity and choice.

If you would like to know more about our host Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/company/edison-agency] her business The Edison Agency [https://edison.agency/] or co-host Lisa Cox [https://lisacox.co/] you can connect and follow these boss women via their socials links below!

Links:

Lisa's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisacox-authorspeakerconsultant/]
Lisa's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lisacox.co/?hl=en]
Lisa's Website [https://lisacox.co/]
Lisa's TedXTalk [https://tedxbrisbane.com.au/our-talks/lisa-cox/]
Unstereotype Alliance [https://www.unstereotypealliance.org/en]
The Valuable 500 [https://www.thevaluable500.com/]
Diversity Australia [https://www.diversityaustralia.com.au/]

The Edison Agency's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/17917608/admin/feed/posts/]https://instagram.com/edison.agencyThe Edison Agency's Instagram [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-morris-40705374/]

https://instagram.com/amberbonney?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Amber's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/]
Amber's Instagram [https://instagram.com/amberbonney?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=]

Youngcare [https://youngcare.com.au/]

Credits
Main Host: Amber Bonney
Producer: Niki Beeston
Sound Engineer: Jack Gooden, Gasworks Brisbane
Post Production : 17th Street Audio

TRIGGER WARNING

This episode contains depictions of self-harm and suicide that you may find disturbing. If you want to avoid this content, please skip forward to 10.17 sec. If you are experiencing a personal crisis there is a 24hour crisis support and suicide prevention service through Lifeline Australian on
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In Episode 9, Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/] Bites Big with co-host Suji Sanjeevan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/suji-sanjeevan-lightandglo/] an exceptional Australian business owner whose intellect, tenacity and resilience has seen her graduate with a medical degree from Kings College London, shape medical policy and research governance in Australia and co-found two successful businesses & appeared on Shark Tank!

Inspired by Amber's own Mantra, "bite big and chew like hell", in this episode we get real and raw about what it was like for Suji growing up in London with family pressures to study medicine, experiencing failure for the first time and her career "rebirth". With exceptional humility, Suji shares how her experience of the all-too-familiar 'glass ceiling'  - how being a migrant, a woman and a mother was inhibiting her career options and the actions she took to break that class and become her own "boss woman".

Amber gets under the skin of Suji's mantra, "It's not successful people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are successful", and how being thankful show's up for her in a practical way everyday. Suji speaks from the heart and with gratitude about her success, reflecting on how  her failures have helped her achieve all that she is today, including her experience with Channel 10's Shark Tank Australia, the lead-up to her appearance & how she has used it to further benefit her business.

Bite Big has donated $500 to the chosen charity Bridging Lanka [https://bridginglanka.org/] a charity that is bridging the ethnic, religious and geographic divides for peace and prosperity in Sri Lanka.

If you would like to know more about our host Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/company/edison-agency] her business The Edison Agency [https://edison.agency/] or co-host Suji Sanjeevan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/suji-sanjeevan-b18514126/] you can connect and follow these boss women via their socials links below!

Links:
Suji Sanjeevan LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/suji-sanjeevan-b18514126/]
Light & Glo [https://www.lightandglodesigns.com.au/]
Brandscent
[https://www.brandscent.com.au/]Shark Tank Australia Episode with Brandscent [https://youtu.be/SXFdGC9ji3Y?si=g2IpgZwdWk9Gpji2]

Brene Brown TED Talk [https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en]
James Clear - Atomic Habits [https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits]

The Edison Agency's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/17917608/admin/feed/posts/]
The Edison Agency's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/edison.agency/]
Amber's Instagram
[https://instagram.com/amberbonney?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=]Amber's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/Bridging Lanka
[https://bridginglanka.org/]If you need crisis support, contact Lifeline [https://www.lifeline.org.au/]

Credits
Host: Amber Bonney
Producer: Niki Beeston
Sound Edit: Fran Toscano, 17th Street Audio

In Episode 9, Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/] Bites Big with superstar guest co-host Leisa Bacon [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisa-bacon-90027416/] who has been described as a brand & experience evangelist, she's one of Australia's most credentialed marketers and creative thinkers and holds the role of Director of Audiences for the iconic ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

Inspired by Amber's own Mantra, "bite big and chew like hell", in this episode we discuss Leisa's 25+ years of marketing experience and how her two Mantra's, "Just Do It" & "Be Kind", has shaped her career and personal life, especially during the difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic where here value's- based decision making and ingenuity has been well documented as a best-in-class example of how to lead, pivot and innovate during challenging times.

Being named the number 1 CMO in the top CMO50 Awards in 2020 and being in the top 5 for the 3 years previous, Leisa is a formidable force that consistently shows up for her team as well as herself, and in this episode we find out exactly how and what leadership strategies Leisa uses to get the best out of her teams.

Leisa shares how she likes to flip challenges into opportunities by using the enterprise design thinking process, a methodology Amber practices in her own business. Leisa specifically discusses the media landscape and the advancement of AI and the challenges it brings with misinformation. How staying relevant to current and future generations requires harnessing diversity across a range of dimensions to produce better content and creative across a multitude of platforms.

Bite Big has donated $500 to the chosen charity CanToo an independent health promotion charity committed to funding Cancer research.

If you would like to know more about our host Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/company/edison-agency] her business The Edison Agency [https://edison.agency/] or co-host  Leisa Bacon [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisa-bacon-90027416/], you can connect and follow these boss women via their socials links below!

Links:
Leisa's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisa-bacon-90027416/]
ABC [http://www.abc.net.au/], ABC iView [https://iview.abc.net.au/] or ABC Listen [https://www.abc.net.au/radio/listen/]

References:
Brene Brown – Daring Greatly [https://www.amazon.com/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/1592408419]
Byron Sharp – How Brands Grow: What Marketers Don't Know [https://www.amazon.com/How-Brands-Grow-What-Marketers/dp/0195573560/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U6NG7B8WS8GM&dchild=1&keywords=how+brands+grow&qid=1606717478&s=books&sprefix=how+brands+grow%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C440&sr=1-1]

The Edison Agency's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/17917608/admin/feed/posts/]https://instagram.com/edison.agencyThe Edison Agency's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/edison.agency/]

Amber's Instagram
[https://instagram.com/amberbonney?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=]Amber's LinkedIn

[https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/]CanToo [https://www.cantoo.org.au/home]

Credits
Main Host: Amber Bonney
Producer: Niki Beeston
Post Production : Francine Toscano, 17th Street Audio

In Episode 11, Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/] Bites Big with guest co-host Denni Francisco - proud Wiradjuri woman, a pioneer in the Australian fashion industry and a strong advocate for First Nations people.

Inspired by Amber's own Mantra, "bite big and chew like hell", in this episode we talk about how Denni's own Mantra centralised around the notion of "Together we create". Denni's mantra has been the guiding foundation of both her business's where she sees collective togetherness as being at the heart of her values, actions and impact.

We talk about the powerhouse that is Ngali, Denni's high-end fashion label which saw her secure her first standalone show as a First Nations designer in 2023! Denni's shares her experience of this journey from the daunting task of preparing for the show to the sense of relief when it was over, only allowing herself to reflect and acknowledge the magnitude of what she had achieved in the weeks and months that followed.

As a First Nations woman, Denni discusses her childhood and the profound influence of her grandmother in shaping the woman she is today and her perspective of the world. Denni delves into how she feels she has a responsibility to take advantage of the opportunities she has had, to understand her privilege, and to help generate opportunities and to shine a light on First Nations creativity.

Bite Big has donated $500 to the chosen charity Dot Com Mob [https://www.dotcommob.org/] a charity that aims to improve the lives of people living in remote Australian Indigenous communities by providing access to technology centre, Youth IT training & digital inclusion projects.

If you would like to know more about our host Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/company/edison-agency] her business The Edison Agency [https://edison.agency/] or co-host Denni Francisco [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennifrancisco/] you can connect and follow these boss women via their socials links below!

Links:

Denni LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennifrancisco/]
Ngali Website [https://ngali.com.au/]
Ngali Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ngali_australia/?hl=en]

The Edison Agency's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/17917608/admin/feed/posts/]
The Edison Agency's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/edison.agency/]https://instagram.com/edison.agencyAmber's Instagram
[https://instagram.com/amberbonney?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=]Amber's LinkedIn  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/]

Dot Com Mob [https://www.dotcommob.org/]

Credits
Main Host: Amber Bonney
Producer: Niki Beeston
Post Production : Fran Toscano, 17th Street Audio,

Coming to you from Tokyo Japan, Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/] will be co-hosting Bite Big's first episode with boss woman and innovative powerhouse Ally Doubé [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ally-doube-44520969/], Head of Marketing for Uber & Uber Eats Japan.

Inspired by Amber's own Mantra, 'bite big and chew like hell', in this episode we will delve into what Ally's own personal mantra is, and what it means, "Cut through the bullshit, make really cool shit, live for the real shit and help people find "it"!" We discuss how she coined it, how it helps set her focus and energy, and how it helped define her true north star.

These boss women delve deep into what elements have impacted their careers and have helped define who they are today, the importance of having balance and discipline in their lives and what expectations they and others place on them, as Ally says "The person who puts the most pressure on me is myself". They discuss how important it is to help raise others up, to help others find their own personal mantra's that will help guide and live their lives by and how one can only really grow through imperfection.

Tune in as Ally shares with us what her version of 'biting big' is, her belief in "faking it until you make it" and what her biggest boss move is to date!

This episode is dedicated to two great boss women in Ally's life, her mother, Janet, who she lost to breast cancer when Ally was just 28 years old, and Natalyia Senytsya who is the founder of Angels Care [https://angelscare.org.ua/] a Ukrainian charity that provides support for families experiencing the loss of a baby. A donation of $500 has been made to both Angels Care [https://angelscare.org.ua/] and National Breast Cancer Foundation [https://nbcf.org.au/] on behalf of Ally.

If you would like to know more about our host Amber Bonney [https://www.linkedin.com/company/edison-agency] her business The Edison Agency [https://edison.agency/] or co-host Ally Doubé [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ally-doube-44520969/] you can connect and follow these boss women via the socials links below!

Ally's Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ally-doube-44520969/]

The Edison Agency's LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/17917608/admin/feed/posts/]https://instagram.com/edison.agencyThe Edison Agency's Instagram
[https://instagram.com/edison.agency?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==]Amber's Instagram [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-morris-40705374/]

Amber's LinkedIn
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbonney/]National Breast Cancer Foundation
[https://www.instagram.com/readysetau/]Angels Care [https://angelscare.org.ua/]