In Real Time with Millie

Deep dive NYC, EOFY sale issues, Scaling and growth strategies for Kaarme!  Solo episode deep diving all things business with Millie!

This week on In Real Time, I'm joined by Madi Stefanis, founder of 35mm Co, the brand bringing film photography back to a new generation. We dive into how Madi turned a nostalgic idea into a thriving business, the realities of building a consumer brand from the ground up, and what it really takes to create a brand people genuinely connect with. We chat about marketing, community, navigating the hi...

Sophie is the founder of Seoul Tonic an eastern-inspired wellness brand built on Korean ginseng and pear extracts that she co-created with Mr. Park, a Korean producer in Jeonju, using his grandfather's extraction method. What started as a silver pouch in the Australian beverage fridge has grown into a global brand stocked in beauty stores, hotels, delis, recovery facilities, and — most recently a...

Lily is an Adelaide-born beauty industry insider who cold-emailed her way into Sydney, built a market research agency while finishing a computer science degree, and then turned a two-week business trip to New York into a full life pivot. Now she's four months into building Unfiltered a beauty social platform and app described as "Letterboxed for beauty" and she's raising her first real round in Ma...

Zara is a marketing powerhouse who went from teaching singing lessons in Ballarat, to running her own music school, to climbing the agency world and then cold-emailing Stephen Bartlett and landing a role managing his personal brand in London. In this episode, she and host Kame sit down (in London!) for one of the most honest, high-energy conversations about what it actually takes to build a career...

A deep dive into growing a major fashion brand in Australia. A founders dream in a podcast!  Instagram - Sabbi_thestore

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A deep dive with Millie - Founder of Kaarme Jewels answering all your burning questions!

In this episode, I sit down with Hannah, the founder of Socially Sands a business built from the ground up with one clear mission: helping others grow, scale, and show up powerfully online. We dive into what it really takes to build a brand in today’s digital world beyond the aesthetics. From growing social platforms with intention, to navigating the pressure of being “always on,” Hannah shares th...

n this episode of IN REAL TIME, I sit down with Laura,  brand and web designer to break down what actually makes a brand convert. We talk about the real impact of branding (beyond just looking “cute”), how your website could be costing you sales without you realising, and the small shifts that make a huge difference in eCommerce. If you’re building a brand, this is the kind of conversation you nee...

In this episode of IN REAL TIME, I sit down with Simone Rae, founder of Salt and Ripple, a swim and activewear brand that’s scaled from $30K months to $200K+ months, serving over 30,000 customers. We get into what it actually looks like to build a product-based business from the ground up, from funding your first collection with your own money, to navigating cash flow, manufacturing, and the reali...

In Real Time is the podcast where business gets personal. Hosted for the women building brands, chasing growth, and figuring it out as they go this is where real founders pull back the curtain on the messy middle. No highlight reels. No polished PR answers. Just raw, honest conversations about what it actually takes to build something from the ground up. Each episode, we sit down with the women be...

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