The Lazy CEO Podcast with Jane Lu

My very special guest for this episode is none other than my co-bitch Gen George! Yes, my co-founder for Like Minded Bitches Drinking Wine. In case you missed it, it’s a women’s business group that we started 10 years ago as a passion project that’s now grown to over 180,000 members. The group is on Facebook and the Boa app if you want to join us, but also very excitingly we’re kicking off in-pers...

My next guest is Kirsten Carriol, the founder of Lanolips, a lanolin lip balm and beauty brand that started as a niche brand, then quickly rose to becoming a cult brand that was winning all the awards and talked about by every beauty editor and blog to then becoming an iconic brand that’s a household name.  Lanolips is now an 8-figure company that even after 15 years of business is experienci...

My next guest is a good friend of mine, Matt Newell, the Founder and CEO of the creative agency The General Store. The General Stores provides creative marketing solutions for retailers in brand identity, advertising, tech and store design. Their impressive client list includes the likes of Rebel Sport, Coles, Optus, Freedom and Salvo Stores and they’ve won a shit ton of awards like Best Design in...

My next guest Dorothy Lee is the previous owner of two AMAZING restaurants Hartsyard in Newtown and Longshore in Chippendale, the latter of which she has been awarded a Chef’s Hat for.  So excited In this episode as you probably know, she’s my first guest in the restaurant in industry, so we go all into how the heck do you open a restaurant, how she bought and rebranded her first restaurant,...

If you've ever wanted to know who the PR machine is behind many of the brands I’ve had on the podcast like SWIISH, Naked Sundays, Bangn Body, tbh skincare, Peppermint Grove and more… then keep listening. Today's guest Jessy Marshall founded Hive HQ in 2018 after starting it from the bedroom floor of her share house. The now 7 figure business has a team of bees who work on some of Australia's bigge...

Today I chat with Anaita Sarkar, founder of Hero Packaging and better known on socials as @sellanythingonline . If you're a long time listener, you'll know that Anaita came on the poddy last year - and well, I loved it so much I had to get her back! Absolutely loved hearing what she's gotten up to since she was in the studio last - including writing a book, developing courses and starting a podcas...

My next guest is the founder of two iconic consumer brands - The Daily Edited and In The Roundhouse.  The Daily Edited started as a blog in 2001, but then pivoted into an accessories brand that since has grown to 8 figures and dominated the personalisation space in Australia. Alyce has subsequently sold her stake in the business to her co-founder.  She then went to a role working on stra...

Today’s guest is the founder of YCL Jewels, Fabienne Costa. A jewellery brand that started with no money and Fabienne hand making everything herself to now being a 7 figure business! In this episode, we talk about how she grew her brand in a highly competitive and crowded market despite no business or design experience, and about why creating customer-centred designs is essential and how one produ...

My next guest is a model turned serial entrepreneur, it’s Taryn Williams, the founder of Wink Models, the Right Fit and #gifted. Taryn started Wink Models 17 years ago when she saw clear gaps in the market and has grown it to a multi-million dollar business. As the market shifted, she grew with it and founded The Right Fit - a marketplace that connects brands with influencers. The Right Fit has ra...

Hey poddy fam! A huge thank you for listening to me talk for a year 😂. It's been so much fun chatting with the incredible guests we've had and I can't wait to continue to meet new people that you'll enjoy listening to. In todays special episode - my assistant (and poddy producer) Kaitlyn and I go through questions I've been asked on IG. Let us know if you want more ask me anythings in the future!...

Hey poddy fam, today I chat with Bryce - owner of National Fashion College. What started off with 22 enrolments in Feb 2022 has turned into Australia’s number one industry-backed fashion college – with over 600 brands, businesses and creatives partnering exclusively with NFC and working solely with NFC students!! We’ve been lucky enough to have several students interning at Showpo for their start...

My next guest is none other than the fitness queen herself Kayla Itsines! Kayla has a combined following of 44 million on social media (16M on Instagram and 28M on Facebook).  Her first foray into business was through her Bikini Body Guide - a PDF of workout routines, which I think most women, including myself, have used! This was then redeveloped into the Sweat App. Despite a few h...

My next guest is a very dear friend of mine Hannah Drury. We’re actually each other’s bridesmaids. Hannah is such a powerhouse! She’s the founder of Peppermint Grove and Moss St Fragrances, which is stocked literally everywhere, including Myer, Bloomingdales and Galeries Lafayette. You go into any store that has a home fragrance section, you’ll see one of her brands. Not only this, she also white...

My next guest is the ultimate icon for body positivity, it’s none other than Riley Hemson, founder of the size inclusive swimwear brand REMMIE and wardrobe basics brand Jorja and Joseph, you may know her as @rileyj on socials, formerly known as @healthychick101. You may also know her from our joint Showpo and Remmie collab collection.  Riley has had a long health and fitness journey which she...

If you have a sweet tooth, you are going to love today’s guest. It’s Daniel Kitay, the founder of Funday Sweets. Funday sweets is a natural confectionary brand that is sugar-free but honestly you couldn’t taste the difference. What started with Daniel formulating the mixtures and playing with different ingredients on his kitchen bench is now the fastest growing better-for-you lolly brand in Austra...

Some of you may remember my next guest Jules Robinson from Married at First Sight (yes she’s one of the few couples that are still together). I know you guys know how much I love my reality TV, but don't worry, this isn’t about that - Jules is one impressive business woman! She’s the founder of the inclusive and empowering shape wear brand Figur and the owner of fashion label Moira Muse AND the ow...

Today I chat to Doone Roisin, who hosts the brilliant business podcast Female Startup Club Her first foray into the startup world was through her jewellery brand KINCS, which was picking up serious momentum and making 6 figures in sales, but she realised that the path forward wasn’t what she was wanted anymore and pivoted into Female Startup Club, one of the top podcasts in business. In this episo...

Today I chat to the girls from KIC - Laura Henshaw and Steph Miller (better known as  Steph Claire Smith on socials). KIC, which stands for Keep It Cleaner, is a content-based brand focused on fitness and wellness and has a community of over 2.5 million people and their KIC app which features fitness programs, healthy recipes and wellness practices and recently launched run club has been down...

So excited about my next guest, founder of CUB, Daniel Hakim. Cub, which stands for Club of United Businesses is Australia’s fastest growing members club for business owners. Cub started in 2015 with only 5 founding members (one of them being yours truly) and now they service over 2000 Aussie entrepreneurs with clubhouses in Sydney, Melbourne and also with Brisbane opening soon. And more recently,...

I’m so excited about my next guest Lisa Messenger, founder of Collective Hub. I’ve known Lisa for quite a while now, being one of the OGs in the Sydney entrepreneurial community. Despite having no experience in media or magazine, and also despite print media being on a decline by this point, Lisa launched Collective Hub magazine in 2013. And it was wildly successful and physically distributed...

Welcome back to part 2 of my chat with She’s on the Money’s Victoria Devine. In case you missed part 1, we talked about how you can get on top of your finances and better track your budget. And in this episode we talk about the ways you can invest your money, the pros and cons of property investment, tips on how to get yourself out of debt, how to manage lifestyle creep and much much more! @thelaz...

I’m so excited about this guest, she is a guru of personal finances and I’ve learnt so much for this chat myself, and I’m sure you will too! It’s none other than the amazing Victoria Devine from the top ranking podcast She’s On the Money. Victoria launched Zella in 2015 to provide mortgage and asset finance solutions and then made the life-changing pivot into the podcast world to create She’s on t...

Welcome back to part 2 of my chat with Ruslan Kogan. Quick TLDR, Ruslan is the founder and CEO of kogan.com, one of Australia’s largest online retailers, known mostly for their electronics and white goods and makes over $1B in sales annually. In this episode we talk about how to get PR and get attention, and how his fight with Gerry Harvey was a clever tactic that grew the business, how he be...

So excited about this next guest because it’s someone who I saw on stage when I just started Showpo and I was like wow! It’s none other than Ruslan Kogan, the founder of Kogan, one of Australia’s largest online retailers, known mostly for their electronics and white goods and pretty much everything.  Started back in 2006, Kogan saw an arbitrage opportunity to sell flatscreens at a much lower...

You may know Mel from the last season of Married at First Sight, but she’s also the founder of two incredible businesses in the beauty space - Feather Sisters and Melly’s Beauty Salon.  Mel started Feather Sisters, the lash and brow beauty brand in 2016, and within her first 3 months made $100k in 10 days by nailing the product and digital marketing. Mel shares her story of a rebrand project...