Sarah Kelsey

OneUp Project

Business EN ↓ 400 episodes

Freedom starts with knowledge! This podcast will empower you to take control of your self improvement, on your own terms. Join me, Sarah Kelsey , every week as we unpack fresh perspectives and thought-provoking insights. Together, we’ll challenge the norms, spark curiosity and share stories that help you grow, thrive and get the OneUp on your past self.

Author

Sarah Kelsey

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.theoneupproject.nz

Latest episode

Jun 23, 2025

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Episodes

Ep 75 - Strategies that will Motivate You to Track your Expenses Effectively 24.03.2021

Thanks to the team at GetReminded for sponsoring this episode! Download the app here: https://bit.ly/3qrDIYV See my instagram @theoneupproject for my BIGGEST giveaway yet thanks to GetReminded!! We will be giving away $1000 CASH to someone - quickly!!! Tracking our expenses - why should you care? Here’s a couple reasons; - Reduces stress (need I go on 🤷🏼‍♀️) - Gives you control of your finances...

Ep 74 - Networking for Beginners // Why is this such a valuable skill? w/ Career Expert Rosey Nathan 14.03.2021

Thanks to the team at GetReminded for sponsoring this episode! Download the app here: https://bit.ly/3qrDIYV See my instagram @theoneupproject for a giveaway thanks to GetReminded!! Common misconception: I have to be in the business/corporate scene for networking to benefit my life 👀 ⠀ 100% wrong!! 🙅🏼‍♀️ ⠀ Over the last year I have realised the extreme advantage of building your network and con...

Ep 73 - How one phone call could be saving you money every year // A chat about loyalty tax 07.03.2021

Thanks to the team at GetReminded for sponsoring this episode! Download the app here: https://bit.ly/3qrDIYV See my instagram @theoneupproject for a giveaway thanks to GetReminded!! What is loyalty tax? 📚 ⠀ Well firstly, it’s not a real tax! It is just a label to describe the money it is costing us to stay loyal to our providers! E.g being with the same insurance company for 10 years without ever...

Ep 72 - The Importance of Shared Experiences // Find Value in Collective Wisdom w/ Fin Barnett of EllenAve 03.03.2021

Thank you to Girls In Business for sponsoring this episode! So happy to be working with them today and cannot wait to attend the event. Grab your tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing?eid=3767&embed Definition of collective wisdom: also called group wisdom and co-intelligence, is shared knowledge arrived at by individuals and groups👏🏽I believe that sharing experiences is the...

Ep 71 - What should you do with your Home Deposit/Lump Sum while saving? w/ Kernel 28.02.2021

Have you ever been saving an amount and thought - is keeping this in the bank the only way to save? 💰 ⠀ I definitely thought that but was too intimidated to look any further, so today we have Cat, head of marketing and customer strategy as well as financial adviser from @kernel_wealth to give her point of view! ⠀ We chat about how you can come to have a lump sum of money, why you are saving an am...

Ep 70 - The Challenges of Starting a Business as a First Generation Immigrant ft. Founder of Kanchiko 24.02.2021

Saylesa and I actually went to highschool together but she has now moved over to the US with her family! Through the hectic lockdowns, she gained a passion for makeup! Doing mainly editorial looks, things started gaining traction and finding some cool products she thought she could start something herself! ⠀ The brand started off with beauty products but as of the 27th of Feb they will be launchin...

Ep 69 - Can We Talk? Hustle Culture, Burnout & Managing Rejection w/ Felicia Aull 21.02.2021

The first of many “Can We Talk?” Episodes ✨✨ In this episode I have the lovely @feliciaaull of @florescence.podcast & @soulfamilynz - She is one of those high achiever types, constantly has 5000 things on her plate and literally striving everyday to be the absolute best version of herself possible! ⠀ I admire this type of drive and diligence - something that can often come with this massive work...

Ep 68 - Is it True you Need a 20% Deposit on a First Home? Q&A w/ a Mortgage Adviser 14.02.2021

It’s an old fashioned Q&A style episode this week w/ @_jack.windler ⠀ I rounded up some questions you guys had for him plus some of my own of course and fired them Jacks way! 🔥🤠 ⠀ All very straightforward and common questions we want to know the answers to! If you loved this podcast make sure you also go check out Learnt My Lesson Podcast below for more inspiration around mental health. Spotify...

Ep 67 - Different Methods to Invest in Yourself! Collab Chat & Getting to Know Sarah of @LiveLivelyNZ 10.02.2021

Sarah is 20, with a 6 month old thriving business and years of success ahead of her! 💁🏼‍♀️ What are her little secrets to be consistently investing in herself, levelling up on yesterday’s progress & chasing fulfilment in how she lives her life everyday! Sarah is a classic type A personality which I absolutely love 😂💛 She is organised, a perfectionist and well has her days very structured. So i...

Ep 66 - How to Ace the Side Hustle & Set up your Social Media for Success 08.02.2021

Thank you to the sponsor of todays episode - HNRY! See their link here to check out the amazing accounting service they offer. Freelancers this is for you: https://hnry.co.nz/ Newest episode coming Tuesday! Side hustlers, creators, passion projectors (not a word) - this is for YOU 💥💥 With social media being one of (if not the) biggest means of communication - it is paramount to upskill in this I...

Ep 65 - The Time in Between Buying your First & Second Property - What do we need to know? 01.02.2021

How do we prepare after buying the first? When do we need to start thinking about it? What is equity? Some of us have goals to own more than one home and maybe the time to start thinking about the second one is closer than you think! 🏡 ⠀ A lot of these questions surround when we should be seeking help which I think is important because often people don’t want to reach out early. You might think y...

Ep 64 - Starting a Business, Networking, Providing Value & Getting it Done w/ VintageKit 27.01.2021

Jackson is super high energy, driven and proactive. I really enjoyed his outlook on just getting shit done and giving things a go! He gives us some awesome advice around networking, building your career and the important of upskilling individually to what any degree or education can teach you! ⠀ There’s a lot of value in self learning and having a bit of initiative when it comes to building your l...

Ep 63 - How to Start a Podcast; Equipment, Software, Growth & Value 24.01.2021

You may not think it but often I am messaged by people wanting to start their own podcast! I by nooooo stretch of the imagination am a podcast genius but I obviously do have one... so why not share how it’s done! ✌🏽 ⠀ Here are some of the key things I chat about: ⠀ 🎙 Value - why are you starting one? 🎙 Microphones/Software - how to not spend yah life savings on gear 🎙 Growth - My experience and w...

Ep 62 - From Corporate to Cupcakes and now a Podcast! w/ Grace Kreft from PepTalk 20.01.2021

I love a story of a gal leaving corporate to do her own thing! ⚡️ ⠀ Tomorrow’s podcast does just that with marketing, cupcake and podcast extraordinaire Grace Kreft! ⠀ Grace left her job as a lawyer to begin her own bakery & cakery where she gained so much experience in an environment completely different to what she was used to. When you study something for years and leave to follow dreams it ca...

Ep 61 - Progress of The OneUp Project in 2020: A Year in Review w/ ME! 17.01.2021

Can you believe we are over 60 episodes deep 🤯🙌🏽 Finally finally finaaaalllllyyyyy able to record this episode! So I’m just going to drop below some of the things I talk about. It’s mainly a review ep and I love chatting in these solo ones so I really hope you enjoy ✨ What you’ll hear about: ⭐️ What I did in 2020 and my thoughts now ⭐️ How 2020 has shaped my intentions going forward ⭐️ What...

Ep 60 - Develop your Career: How to work with Tik Tok, Forbes & bossbabe w/ Kale Panoho 13.01.2021

This mornings episode is now live! If you have subscribed/followed you would’ve received a notification 😇✨ ⠀ Kale Panoho is a digital marketer, consultant and partner that has worked with some awesome brands like @tiktok , @microsoft , @bossbabe.inc & @forbes . More than that he is a motivated, disciplined and intelligent leader who has had a really interesting career to date! ⠀ He is a partner...

Ep 59 - Fighting for Period Equity, A Story about Dignity w/ Anika Speedy 10.01.2021

Period poverty is a common phrase you may have heard that talks to having a lack of menstrual products because of cost! Many NZ teenagers are missing out on school because they can’t afford period products to get them through the day. ⠀ This in all honesty breaks my heart and makes me feel incredibly grateful to have had a family that could always provide that for me. @_dignitynz is here to solve...

Ep 58 - How to Stand Out when Developing a Personal Brand w/ Tastefully Tash 07.01.2021

If you’ve been here for a while you know how much I value personal brand! An influencer is a personal brand, and we all have a personal brand. Sooooo you could say we’re all influencers 😏 which we are! We sell ourselves everyday, with our attitude, energy, vibe. Whatever you want to call it - you represent something when interacting with people! Some of us monetise our personal brands (this doesn...

Ep 57 - Scaling a Side Hustle - The Story Behind Pepper & Me w/ Cherie Metcalf 04.01.2021

tart the year off with a success story! The @pepperandme_ grind 🧂 ⠀ Cherie was nice enough to let me sit down with her and completely dive into how Pepper & Me began and how it became a literal empire from a tiny side hustle! Find more of us here: http://theoneupproject.nz/ https://www.instagram.com/theoneupproject/ https://linktr.ee/theoneupproject Want to get in touch directly? sarah@theoneuppr...

Ep 56 - Taking Ownership of your Life & your Confidence w/ Johnelle Hosking of GirlsGet 27.12.2020

Taking ownership has become a bit of a cliche for me this year! Because we have all had to take care of ourselves to a new level. Whatever it has looked like we’ve had to share a load of responsibility, stress, progress or maybe backwards steps! ⠀ Potentially a setback in confidence came as a result of all of these changes! Something I preach about is how having self belief and being able to take...

Ep 55 - Investing in Individual Shares - A Personal Perspective from Joshua Wang 20.12.2020

Find Josh here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCexZalgYyI5j1t_jBVk1oBg Bringing on a youtuber!! 💯🎥 ⠀ Josh and I actually have similar stories, both of us left PwC this year to work on our platforms! Josh started YouTube over a year ago and took a break, he then decided he wanted more time to put into his channel and take it on full time for a little bit! ⠀ Josh is also passionate about financi...

Ep 54 - Budgets & Benders: A Summer Playbook 13.12.2020

Believe it or not, it’s actually possible to be responsible with money and have a booming social life 🤯🥂🎉✨🍾🙌🏽😍 ⠀ We are so lucky in NZ to have had the amount of events we have had already but I cannot wait to go to even more! This is the most appropriate festival pic I’ve got so hopefully it gets yah excited (for the episode and festivals 😉) Find more of us here: http://theoneupproject.nz...

Ep 53 - Building your Dream Career at 23 w/ Kennedy Anderson 06.12.2020

In next weeks episode we sit with a leader, founder, business owner, director and creative - did I mention he’s 23? 🤯 ⠀ @kennedynz it was a real pleasure to sit down with you and ask you every question that could possibly be asked about your career so far! Kennedy gave University a go then scrapped it to give his dreams a real chance which has now transformed into one of the best decisions I’m su...

Ep 52 - Breaking Mental Health Stigma with Jess & Sav from LearntMyLesson 29.11.2020

In between the storytime and endless laughs is some quality content surrounding mental health. Jess and Sav choose to be extremely raw, honest and vulnerable on their podcast and now on mine too! ⠀ Through sharing their personal experiences they hope to open up conversations surrounding mental health and all the uncomfortable feelings that come along with it. Regardless of so many people sharing t...

Ep 51 - Why I chose to quit my job in the middle of a pandemic 22.11.2020

I honestly had no idea what to title this episode but that definitely sums it up! ✨ I answer a couple questions that came through around me leaving as well as why I choose to leave! I think it’s important to explain why I even chose to go into this job in the first place because this will probably be a very very familiar story to some of you! ⠀ I loved the place I worked but traditional accountin...

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