To celebrate our 5th birthday, we've curated our top 5 pieces of advice for any founder starting out in business.

It's lady-brains' 5th birthday 🎉 In this episode, Anna & Caitlin reflect on the last five years in business, and share their favourite moments, biggest lessons and most memorable guests. You'll hear: How Anna & Caitlin were given a huge scoop (that they kept to themselves for 3 years) before the information became public How they were two degrees of separation away from Beyonce on their 2019 NYC recording trip The moment they broke their Base Camp sales page the night before the...

It's lady-brains' 5th birthday 🎉

This episode was brought to you by Vitable, Australia's first personalised vitamin subscription service. For 40% off your first order with Vitable, use the code LADY40 at www.vitable.com.au (T&Cs apply). Today’s guest is Kirsten Tibballs, founder of Savour; the world’s first online chocolate and patisserie school. You may have seen her as a judge on Masterchef, or know her by her official title The Chocolate Queen.  Kirsten started out 20 years ago by teaching classes to pastry chefs, and...

Today’s guest is Kirsten Tibballs, founder of Savour; the world’s first online chocolate and patisserie school. You may have seen her as a judge on Masterchef, or know her by her official title The Chocolate Queen.

This episode was produced in partnership with Eugene. Zoe Milgrom is the co-founder of Eugene, a health tech start-up whose ambition is to make genetic testing available to everyone.   Zoe began her career as a genetic counsellor; she decoded complex information for patients about their genetic conditions, and provided emotional and psychosocial support for a genetic diagnosis.  In 2017 while on mat leave, she started thinking about how there had to be a simpler and more affordable way to...

Zoe Milgrom is the co-founder of Eugene, a health tech start-up whose ambition is to make genetic testing available to everyone.

This episode was produced in partnership with Vitable. How do you build a fully personalised business, to scale?    Larah Loutati is the founder of Vitable, Australia's first personalised vitamin and supplements subscription service.   Vitable works like this; consumers jump onto the website and take a quiz, and from your unique answers, an AI-powered algorithm recommends a unique vitamin and supplements pack for you out of 1.2 million possible combinations. These daily, personalised vitamin...

How do you build a fully personalised business, to scale?

This episode is proudly brought to you by our favourite printer, Dymo. To check out Dymo’s new Label Writer 5 series, head to dymoonline.com.au.   In this episode, we’re chatting with Brooke & Sarah, the two best mates behind Australia’s biggest design market, The Finders Keepers.  Like all great relationships, they met each other on the dance floor, but it was their shared loved of fashion and design that saw them come together to work on a creative project; a market slash festival where...

In this episode, we’re chatting with Brooke & Sarah, the two best mates behind Australia’s biggest design market, The Finders Keepers.

This episode is proudly brought to you by Tribe Skincare, Australia's leading skincare for sensitive skin. For 10% off the entire range, plus free shipping, use LADYBRAINS at the checkout. Head to www.tribeskincare.com.au In this episode, we're chatting with Puno Dostres, the founder of I Love Creatives; a digital platform for creatives who want to learn new skills, find new pathways, and be part of a good vibes community. Puno started I Love Creatives in 2014, and it began as a simple weekly...

n this episode, we're chatting with Puno Dostres, the founder of I Love Creatives; a digital platform for creatives who want to learn new skills, find new pathways, and be part of a good vibes community.

Bianca Spender is one of Australia’s most iconic fashion designers. In this special episode of the lady-brains podcast, recorded live from Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022, Bianca shares why this season’s collection was inspired by the ‘liberation of women’, and how creating this year’s runway actually liberated her in the process.   You'll learn: How Bianca balances her Excel spreadsheets and business brain, with her intense creative flair and vision   Why she’s thrown out the...

Bianca Spender is one of Australia’s most iconic fashion designers.

We’re thrilled to have Kayla from Tribe Skincare back on the podcast! We first chatted in February 2021 at a time when she was embarking on a complete redesign of Tribe Skincare’s visual brand identity. In this follow-up chat, we learn how the branding project went $100k over budget, how Tribe had its first six figure sales day ever during the relaunch, how, after many conversations and negotiations, her dream retailer Mecca decided not to pick up the brand, and how Kayla took this rejection...

We’re thrilled to have Kayla from Tribe Skincare back on the podcast!

How do you make a name for yourself, as a young, ambitious creative? Today's guest is Paris Thomson, founder of video production studio SIRAP. SIRAP exists to solve creative and communication challenges for their clients through the power of moving imagery. Their client list is impressive; they work with brands like Lexus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Design Files, David Jones, and many more.  Paris started the business at the ripe old age of 24, quickly learning that hassling and...

How do you make a name for yourself, as a young, ambitious creative? Today's guest is Paris Thomson, founder of video production studio SIRAP.

Got a cracking business idea but no clue where to start? Have you downloaded a business plan template, before getting totally overwhelmed as to how to fill it out? If so, we’re here to help 😃 In this episode, we share all the ins and outs of our new business course BASE CAMP. It's designed to help almost founders create a business plan and launch a business. We chat about: Who the course is designed for. How each module of the course covers an area of a business that traditionally make it...

Ever downloaded a biz plan template before getting totally overwhelmed? Do this instead...

This episode, we’re chatting to Rebekah Campbell, founder of Hey You, a payment and booking app designed for restaurants and cafes. Throughout her 20s and 30s, Rebekah’s sole focus was on building her business. She’d raised money in Silicon Valley, the app was rapidly on-boarding new restaurants, her team was growing, and she’d established a strong profile in the start-up world.  By all external measures, she was a success. But there was something missing. 10 years into building her business...

This episode, we’re chatting to Rebekah Campbell, founder of Hey You, a payment and booking app designed for restaurants and cafes.

As millennial women, many of us have been told that the only way to 'succeed’ in business is to strive for the big bucks, for followers, and for growth.  Sure, this is the end game for lots of founders, but it’s definitely not the end game for us all.  At lady-brains, we know that pouring every waking second of your life into work doesn’t result in a healthy business. We know that if you don’t invest time in yourself and grow as a founder, then nothing (not your bottom line, customer base,...

As millennial women, many of us have been told that the only way to 'succeed’ in business is to strive for the big bucks, for followers, and for growth.