Minna Dubin is a writer and artist from California. I first read her article in the NYT on Mum rage and shouted "that's me! She's talking about me!" and from then on I didn't feel so alone. We chat about the patriarchy, how mums are seen still and the work that needs to happen for this to shift. If you're a mum, parent, member of the human race I i…

Olivia (Liv) Sisson was born in Virginia, US and visited here in 2015 and then moved back on 2018 she now lives in christchurch. Liv is a Food, culture and tourism writer. Works for New Zealand trade and enterprise and is a forager and fungi enthusiast. She just launched her book Fungi of Aotearoa: A curious foragers field guide We chatted about fu…

Ovi Rathnayake is a Business & Success Coach for multi-passionate women, Miss Sri Lanka’s social media marketing strategist, she has a dual degree in supply chain management + Management information systems and certified business analyst. She lives in New York and we chat about not waiting until our health is at stake to change the way we live and …

Sarah Colchord founded the New Zealand Made Products page on Facebook Chooice during lockdown. In just a few months, the page’s membership grew to over 500,000 members and Sarah had to decide what she wanted to do. We talk about growly businesses quickly when they go 'viral', the reality of making money in business in New Zealand and why getting a …

Toni Street is a NZ TV presenter and sports commentator and author of her book ‘lost and found’ covering the grief of losing siblings and her surrogacy journey. We chat about being a parent whilst getting up for work at 4am, how she fails when she promised her parents she wouldn't let them down and her surrogacy journey; how to start yours.…

Are you giving it all away? Is there a fear of always needing to give away more so that people to buy from you, ending in no-one buying from you or you having a whole heap more work than you anticipated? I walk you through the reasons why we do this AND how to stop this cycle of madness of always adding more more more. And how to get people to buy …

Tory Whanau Pakakohe and Ngā Ruahine. Tory is Mayor of Wellington, was Parliamentary chief of staff for the Green Party. She has a Batchelor of Arts and a dog called Teddy. We get stuck right into the life of being the first Māori mayor in Aotearoa New Zealand and what comes with that. The pressure to perform and be her own person, how we have to k…

Financial abuse is one of the more sneaky to identify in our relationships. It weaves it way into things and often we don't talk about it as money is hard to talk about anyway without the struggle of abusive relationships in the mix. I discuss the red flags for you to think about and also how our money stories can impact us leading with hearts inst…

Megan Whelan is Head of Digital Content at Radio New Zealand, unashamed lover of selfies (yours and hers) and weight lifter. We discuss young people and the hope they give us, the decisions we have to make in our jobs, the barriers of perfection and why weight lifting should be in everyone's week. Empowering, strength and letting go of changing our…

How do you sit in your wow? What is the reasoning behind small wins? How can this small thing absolutely revolutionise how you feel about your work but also your self? I explore and give you the tips I coach my clients through to change the way you see your wins.Bởi Queenstown Life

Ruby Jones is a Wellington-based artist and writer who gained worldwide attention after the March 2019 Christchurch terrorist attacks, when she shared her illustration featuring two women embracing, penned with the words ‘This is your home and you should have been safe here.’ We discuss the tension between being human and being a symbol of hope, mo…

This piece gos out to all the mums, the carers, the people who are struggling with what something is supposed to look like and it just doesn't feel that way to them. Your feelings are valid. I love you If you need further support 1737 is a free service to chat to someone confidentiallyBởi Queenstown Life

What would it feel like to have the perfect work week where you decide what happens: You feel in control, you’re ticking off the lists, you don't have 14 000 meetings because you said "yes". I'm going to walk you through getting the perfect work week and the easy steps you can start TODAY friendsBởi Queenstown Life

Rachel is a social worker, mama, advocate, MC and survivor. We discuss the world of burnout, social work and why her new journey into working for herself is a pathway into self-care.Bởi Queenstown Life

Auriga is an Innovation Adviser, Product Leader and Venture Catalyzer. An art lover and all-round legend She is an American who moved to NZ in 2007 and was one of the founding employees at lynda.com We discuss SAAS and how women are changing the face of business for the good, why being emotional in business is better for everybody. You can find her…

I hear the term back to back meetings constantly. I used to say it myself and now when I hear it it makes me feel slightly queasy. Back to backs are not helpful, are not a badge of honour and ultimately they’re killing us and our businesses. Let’s dive into why they’re basically shit and need to die and some alternative ways of living your perfect …

Playwright, novelist, screenwriter, barrister and solicitor, Whiti holds a Masters's in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting) from the International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University and is a trustee of the Māori Literature Trust. We delve into her magical book Kurangaituku and the legend of Hatupatu, what is next for Whiti and the untold…

We all struggle to start something and usually, it's because we're waiting for confidence to appear. I'm here to tell you that's never going to happen. So, how can we start the steps we need to build the confidence we so desire? Let's dig in!Bởi Queenstown Life

Dr Hinemoa Elder whakapapa's to Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi nui tonu. She is Fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist since 2006 We kōrero our parenting styles and how to be consistent for our tamariki, how we can stop being good girls and her new book! …

Victoria is Co-founder of The Curve, an education platform providing information for women on finance and investing. We chat about what to do with your money in times of hardship, how to invest and in what. Money stories and more! You can find out more about The Curve's Classroom here My fave books about money: Jen Sincero You Are a Badass at Makin…

Natalie was a co-founder of Hatch and now co-founder of Powrsuit, a platform existing to change the face of leadership. "When women are at the forefront of changing organisational approaches from the inside. By embracing and enhancing the superpowers we bring to the table, we can develop sustainable businesses for tomorrow". We discuss coaching, le…

I chat to Natalie about our new launches and how it is to be a womxn in business. What puts her off about the 'coaching' world and why mamas are not 'just mamas' they are a whole other world and job unto themselves.Bởi Queenstown Life

Rachel and I discussed our paths to eating 'habits' and thoughts around food in general and how loud those voices are at the start of the year. Rachel supports humans to look at their journey to their current way of thinking about their body, their relationship with food and where we learn this as children. And how she has healed some of those stor…

Kristen and I discuss women and money and in general where our feelings about it come from. Historically and culturally. We also delve into investing for the first time and her starter tips for anyone wanting to jump in.Bởi Queenstown Life

Amanda and I discuss the current state of being, feeling grateful to be here in New Zealand, the grief that surrounds us. We delve into our kids and how noone ever prepares you for the wave of emotions, the support you need and the beauty of the chatter of children. Particularly in times of crisis.Bởi Queenstown Life

We chat about the current situation in USA, our connectedness as humans and how our lives have changed, forever.Bởi Queenstown Life

Rach has discovered alot about themselves during this time and the importance of connecting with others, the future of triathlon and racing and how the shift for diversity in sport has to come from grassroots level first.Bởi Queenstown Life

Jessie Wong and I chat about Yumei, the beautiful bags and purses she produces, how proud she is of her Chinese heritage and the people she works with there. How she is changing the conversation around sustainable products in New Zealand and the care that goes into her business and team.Bởi Queenstown Life

We chat about roles during lockdown, how they changed and the tensions this causes between family and partners. How our kids will be ok and the guilt we feel whilst working from home.Bởi Queenstown Life

Alise and I chatted about the world of triathlon in a world that can't travel, getting back to triathlon after having a baby and the wonderful family she has created at The Cupcake Cartel.Bởi Queenstown Life

We chat about working as a woman in the building industry in New Zealand, winning her award and always searching for something that felt 'right'.Bởi Queenstown Life

Sandra and I chatted about 'coming back to health' and even more so after lockdown. Our bodies tell us so much and yet we often don't hear it. Or we don't trust ourselves enough. We also chatted about Sandra's 'must have's', her secrets to her daily recipes and her best must do's for Ōtepoti DunedinBởi Queenstown Life

Kirstie James Is training for the Olympics, but what do you do when it's been cancelled, moved, changed? You keep going that's what. Her dream is just one part of the story, endometriosis is another and she explores living with pain and thinking it's normal.Bởi Queenstown Life

Wānaka series- I explore the talent and amazing wāhine who reside in Wānaka. Alice and I chat about the luxury design industry post lockdown, parenting when you love your work and the beauty of living here.Bởi Queenstown Life

During 'Dry July' I caught up with Ange to chat about giving up the booze, why she did and the feelings surrounding drinking now. What we can all do to look at why we 'use' booze and the joy of being out in the ocean.Bởi Queenstown Life

Laura Cope is a tour de force in the world of saving mother nature. She wants everyone to stop using single use and wants to support all to get us there. We chat about how we can help, what we can do to change our habits and why we need to do so. Fast.Bởi Queenstown Life

In this episode Frankie and I talk openly of the exhaustion of parenting through lockdown, how anyone gets any work done, an award for the podcast and the sheer and utter feeling of being lost when talking about the future.Bởi Queenstown Life

Sophie and I chat about why we teach our children mostly about animals they will never come into contact with and asking the question "do we strive to preserve and save animals that we think are cute?"Bởi Queenstown Life

We talked about how Antarctica is more important now than ever before, especially to New Zealand. how the juggle of lockdown was so real and having good employers is pivotal to surviving these times.Bởi Queenstown Life

Dan's work sees him "grounding innovations in enduring human truths" and so in 2016 when he allowed a Halloween character 'Carrie Dragshaw' to come to life his world was turned upside down with the amazing response. We chatted about being your 'true self' and the deeper conversations this current world situation is having on all our relationships…

Vera is originally from Portugal so we instantly ahhhhhed at warm holidays over there, we also chatted about the love of our work and how children come into that, running and the crazyness of ultras.Bởi Queenstown Life

Jen has been working with small business around social media and it's importance since forever. Giving businesses the strategies that work and unpacking the system that many have of "oh it's just not important". Online is the face of your business now more than ever and understanding how to use it can be a game changer…

Fiona and I chat about the joy of writing stories for businesses who do good stuff, the world of magazines and how they will survive and life in the advertising world post lockdownBởi Queenstown Life

Kait and I discuss our mindset around money, doing business as women and her two reasons for working the way she does; illness and revenge. We look at both!Bởi Queenstown Life

Chris and I discuss the hotel industry and it's part to play in the travel sector during covid and for the future. How Ovolo Hotels have been able to 'pivot' and disrupt what is currently being offered and how people's experience on holiday still has a huge impact on our future.Bởi Queenstown Life

Megan is from Melbourne, Australia currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. We chat about living right in the middle of events happening around Black Lives Matter, talking to our children about the world of race and the inequity around disabled people.Bởi Queenstown Life

Siouxsie has been pivotal in the communication to the New Zealand public about covid 19, she stresses the importance of people understanding what is happening and their part to play in that. We chatted briefly about the abuse she has received during this crazy time and her feelings about the future of how we cope.…

We chatted about how we get girls into STEMM and support those who find it hard to get involved. Also her recent Antartica trip and the beauty of walking from your front door.Bởi Queenstown Life

We chat about being honest about the resentment of roles in lockdown, missing simple pleasures like the beach and why we wait til something gets "so bad" for us and then we seek out help.Bởi Queenstown Life

Kate and I haven't spoken since 1993 when we did Duke of Edinburgh bronze certificate together. Previous to that we made friend's at 2 years old and then wee then went on and had our lives. We catch up for the first time in 27 years to chat about the halt on her move to Canada because of Covid 19 and awaiting news.…