Thirteen

In this week’s episode of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice & Jessamy chat to musician & composer Ian Cameron Smith about commitment to quality, being self taught, sliding doors moments, having drive, feeling your own potential, the nuance of mastery, striving for improvement, not creating for the audience, doing it for you, being your biggest self critic, not wanting to die wondering, pro...

In episode 51 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, we talk about coming with purpose, learning and fucking up in public, compassion fatigue, not feeling like doing the work, having a shitstorm of a week, embarrassment being at the core of most anger, street harassment, picking fights, conscious or unconscious intimidation, turning skills on and off, when compounding shit things start to feel personal, t...

In this week’s episode of The Imposter Syndrome Club, we sit down with the incredible Rhys Paddick to talk all thing cultural ‘de-sensitivity’. We chat through understanding why you want to do an acknowledgment of country, moving away from performative action, connecting people and place, what is the actual risk of getting it ‘wrong’, being led by curiosity, starting with language, the importance...

In episode 49 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, it’s Alice’s birthday! We chat about Ferrero Rocher cereal, the perfect gift, practical gifts, stationery being a promise of a better me, Dad’s office, Gak, tattoos without purpose, the pointlessness of ‘what if’s, starting at the start, doing an intention audit, Chat GPT, the death of the essay as assessment, school vs learning, an antidote to the fear...

In this week’s episode, Alice and Jessamy sit down with the incredibly warm, funny and open type queen Eliza Svikulis . In this incredible heartfelt chat, we discuss the pitfalls of authenticity, clout and credibility, working with different needs and processes, pricing, how confidence isn’t permanent - regardless of skill and experience - it’s contextual, using your skills to love people, poo on...

In episode 47 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice and Jessamy chat about the Women’s weekly birthday book, bake offs, Betsy the beetle, Jessamy’s new bff Helen, navigating buying a second hand car, the beauty of inheriting something filled with love, investing in joy, being intentional around where you upgrade, identifying your values & sharing them with your partner, wanting vs wanting to wa...

This week, Alice and Jessamy chat with the incredible dog behaviourist and trainer Jordan Weizman from Chilled & Fulfilled. If you don’t have a dog, or think you’re not interested in dogs, HANG ON A MINUTE. The insights from this chat are so deep, insightful, and absolutely applicable to the human experience. Ok. Good boy. In this fascinating conversation we cover balanced training, punishment...

In episode 45 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice & Jessamy chat about the weird alternate dimension of Spotlight, birthdays, invitation and non-invitation, awkward conversations, managing social dynamics, emotional hunger, designing social interactions, the terror of being yelled at by someone else’s parent, processing emotion through physical challenge, the responsibility of being qualified...

The Imposters are genuine fangirls of the incredible multi-disciplinary artist Ellen Porteus . That's why we we SO STOKED to be invited to host the artist talk for her most recent (sold out!) exhibition 'SHE'S ON ANOTHER PLANET' at KSR Gallery on March 15. We chat about Ellen's process, inspiration, inner thoughts, beliefs, and contradictions as she invites us into the imaginat...

It’s episode 43, we’re back to our classic series of tangential nonsense and BOY ARE OUR ARMS TIRED. Given the past few crazy weeks, we chat about burnout, as well as what the ‘Ultimate Jessamy’ would look like, trying to find a vision for the future, kissing frogs, forgetting words, learning French (ooh la la!), the vulnerability of trying, marathons, editing, exhaustion being the enemy or creati...

In this special SUPERPOD episode, we chatted to five amazing guests live at The Finders Keepers Business Summit - Matt & Lentil (Grown & Gathered, Minimum Wines), Becca Stern (Mustard Made), Pete Cromer (Artist), Shuh Lee (Artist & Maker) and Esther Sandler (Togetherness Design). We chat about process, being courageously creative, the joys and challenges of running your own creative bu...

In this special episode of The Imposter Syndrome Club, we interview not one but TWO amazing guest ahead of both theirs and our involvement in the Finders Keepers Creative Business Summit this Friday - Lauren Baxter (Peppermint Magazine) and Fiona Killackey (My Daily Business Coach). First up is Lauren, where we chat about privilege and sustainability, creating a safe space for conversations, balan...

And just like that, we’re 40! We start off with some primary school assembly announcement vibes with exciting news about the Finders Keepers Creative Business Summit, and a goddamn LIVE SHOW announcement! We chat about moving house, the housemate interview process, Jessamy’s worst job ever at a market research call centre, evaluation scales, nightmare housemates, applying life lessons from RuPaul’...

This week, Alice and Jessamy sit down with the gorgeous Annie Carter, founder of Eve Studio. We chat about feeling welcome in your own body, community, the feeling of inspiration, having a crush on your own idea, taking the leap, relentless optimism, backing yourself, pushing back on the binary of business vs heart, walking the walk, role modelling, #hustle, burnout, holding onto what serves you a...

In episode 38 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice and Jessamy have a very fun chat about social return on investment, low fat cheese (get fucked, honestly), making choices, removing morals from food, family dinners, the eating bed, selfie shame, teenage photos, liberating yourself from tourist attractions, flowers, valentine’s day, burning nudes, body image, pizza, and Muriel’s Wedding. Find us o...

This week, Jessamy and Alice chat with trans non-binary writer, editor and activist Jasper Peach. This is an amazing chat that covers a lot of ground, including how the personal is the political, bridging the gap between confusion and understanding, invitation over advice, the importance of ritual, finding yourself in the silence, teaching through showing rather than telling, pretending you know w...

In episode 36 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice and Jessamy chat about paying attention, pop quizzes, imposter syndrome (shock!), having your biggest fears validated, unintentionally hurting each other, awareness being the first step but sometimes it sucks, open wounds and sore spots, the world’s most brutal pros & cons list, spilling the tea (literally), layers of meaning, reality vs story...

This week Jessamy and Alice had the pleasure of hanging out with the ray of sunshine that is film-maker and podcaster, Sammy Petersen. We chat about being an ex comedian, the concept of “paying your dues”, the comedy police, rough gigs, finishing on your own terms, romanticisation of self destruction, being an addict addict, trial and error, finding your voice, practicing in public, being someone’...

In episode 34 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice and Jessamy chat about Clueless, going to the movies, designing your days with intention, not replying to emails, phone free time, scrolling, making excuses, learning to drive, being present, planning over prioritising, no one thing is more important than another, low hum guilt, Dolly Parton, consistent mistakes being how you find your style, the...

In episode 33 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, we’re trying something a little different. Our special guest this week is Jessamy’s high school pal Bec, with whom she’d lost contact and just reconnected in the past year to chat about the changing nature of friendships… and obviously, a million tangents in between. We discuss MySpace profiles, old Facebook statuses, vulnerability hangovers, having no...

In episode 32 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice and Jessamy chat about “getting through” the festive season, dancing in chicken suits, new year traditions, worst NYE experiences, avoiding parades on acid, sleeping in cars, teenagers and coats, “Chill Girls” and “Girly Girls”, unapologetic dressing, ducks in da club, the disco, working yourself up over imaginary scenarios, untrue assumptions, ne...

In episode 31 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Jessamy and Alice chat about big Christmas feelings, new year resolutions, busy as a feeling, using feelings as the compass - not the goal, tradition vs flexibility, unbalanced social capital, managing change, rope burn, reflection and focus, baby step goals, and finish by uncovering the dark secret of “big hairdressing”… WE’RE BEING HAD.

This week we chat to the very funny comedian Stu Daulman about screenwriting, trolls, Hallmark movies, creating a comedy show, character development, being a good watcher, starting with what YOU think is good, rough gigs, loving making people laugh, finding a voice, starting by doing it, egos, being present, sketch shows, surviving being creative, comparison & asking the wrong questions, empat...

In episode 29 of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Jessamy and Alice start with some listener shout outs, then have a chat about uppercase and lowercase ‘F’ friends, how there is no ‘The Answer’, being a marketer’s dream, debts and withdrawals, winning the friendship & in-law lottery, making it ok to celebrate, the algorithm game, pugs, hot dogs, hot babies, the most famous baby, 2am Google searches...

In this week’s episode of The Imposter Syndrome Club, Alice and Jessamy talk with Kiel Tillman - designer, mural artist, illustrator and Creative Director of Tillman Creative Co . We chat about the Wu Tang Clan, personal style, being unconventionally professional, growing up in a small town, the glory days of Billabong, being a good manifester, the importance of diversity in your work, wives being...