Flying Solo

Entrepreneur Carolina Giraldo had a successful fashion and lifestyle brand with multiple brick and mortar stores around the country. All that changed when COVID-19 hit in 2020. Eight months pregnant and dealing with massive outgoings and zero sales Carolina was almost overwhelmed by the stress, but she knew she had to come up with a plan and pronto! The previously shy founder turned to Insta and b...

From building a seven-figure eCommerce business from his garage to coaching aspiring entrepreneurs, Alen Fu, co-founder of Cheeky Glo gives us the lowdown on how he's started multiple businesses, what it's like working with a friend and how TikTok has helped his brand become aneCommerce sensation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not everyone has the courage to leave their day job behind to start a business but that's exactly what Geoff Bannister did, leaving behind a six-figure salary to make the leap. Six years later Geoff's business is going gangbuster offering Sydney and Melbourne customers a home delivery gist service that sees 1000s of delivering balloons, bears, booze, DIY Packs and donuts landing on doorsteps every...

In this last episode of our summer season sessions, we revisit our conversation with Natasha McNamara, a vocal coach who addresses how personal communication skills can impact your business. Natasha has worked with some of the nation's most prominent actors, politicians and business leaders, and she gives us the lowdown on the communication tools you need to set your voice free and let your presen...

In this episode of our summer season sessions, we revisit our conversation with Ian Whitworth, serial entrepreneur, former brand creative director and author of the new book, Undisruptable, stops by to talk risk, entrepreneurship and why we should all think about going into business for ourselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of our summer series, we revisit an interview with the co-founders of Project Optimism, Noirin Mosley and Jenny Boymal. Together they are on a mission to make the world a more optimistic place. Noirin and Jenny believe approaching life through rose-coloured-glasses is not only good for your mental health, it’s great for your business too. They are on a quest to introduce the power...

In this episode of our summer season highlights, we revisit our inspiring conversation with PR agent Annette Densham. Annette is an expert at making lemonade out of lemons. In her 50 years on the planet, she's faced some major setbacks but has always managed to come through smiling. Her extraordinary resilience and humour have helped her face a life of challenges and in this podcast, she shares he...

In this episode of Flying Solo's summer season sessions, we revisit Lucy Kippist's chat with Alan Stevens, Alan is the founder of The Science & Art of Reading People. In this episode, you'll discover how you recognise how to speak to people, in the way they want to be spoken to, even before the conversation begins. It's an art that can help you win customers and influence people. And guess what it...

Michael Zipursky is the co-founder of Consulting Success. For the better part of the last 20 years, Michael's been helping people make the leap from employees to business owners. And having piloted several ventures of his own along the way, he knows exactly what it takes to succeed in business. As the leader of Consulting Success, he's helped over 500 consultants develop their businesses to six an...

Six years ago Geoff Bannister left the corporate world behind abandoning his role as Operations Manager at McDonald's to launch a business. The grand plan: to open a retro café with his wife Kristy. High on the list for the developing menu was custom doughnuts. It was while waiting for the café to be completed the couple cottoned on to the idea of a doughnut delivery service and Dr Dough Donuts wa...

Today’s guest is Natasha McNamara. In her role as a vocal coach, Tash assists everyone from actors to doctors to lawyers and business owners with how to speak with confidence. Whether you're preparing for a pitch or presenting to a board, there are skills and techniques you can learn to become a more confident presenter. Tash joins me today to reveal some of the secrets behind delivering a speech...

Today’s guest is Simone Simone Milasas, author of The Joy of Business and Getting Yourself out of Debt, Joyfully. Simone is a self-made millionaire, she runs several successful enterprises and has helped grow the mindfulness movement, Access Consciousness, to a global phenomenon. Simone’s passionate about helping people free themselves from negativity and limitations and she joins me today to shar...

Carolyn Butler-Madden the founder of The Cause Effect. Carolyn is absolutely passionate about helping businesses big or small, connect with their brand purpose. She’s a champion of Cause Marketing and a big believer in using business as a vehicle to create social impact and empower change. Her philosophy of putting social purpose at the heart of a business is energising business owners around the...

Janty Mohammed is the director of the Australian Institute of Internet Marketing Services (AIIMS). Janty is passionate about helping small businesses grow. He joins us today to talk through some recent trends – one of which – online reviews – is having a real impact on small business growth. And for anyone who has ever had a negative review, Janty gives us the lowdown on how to deal with it to tur...

Serial entrepreneur and business owner Nic McClanahan has decades of experience running businesses and now she's brought that knowledge to bear to help women in business achieve success. Her new monthly program The Accountability Circle helps female founders connect, learn, and be held accountable by their peers. It also provides opportunities for referrals and doing business together. Nic believe...

Today’s guest is Claire Southall, a marketing expert and founder of the Customer Profiler. Claire has an obsession with putting the customer at the centre of the marketing journey and is a great believer in the power of data. She joins me today to share how small business owners should approach their marketing and how to distil the essentials in a marketing campaign. Learn more about your ad choic...

We catch up with Kamal Sarma founder of Rezilium - a startup focussed on equipping teams and individuals with the right mindset to ensure success. Kamal recently joined forces with Luke Cook from Cuppa of Life and he’ll be sharing with us his experiences around mindfulness and connection as part of mental health month. Kamal spent several years as a monk so he knows a thing or two about the techni...

Today’s guest is Rebecca Klodinsky founder of cult swimwear label, IIXIIST. Bec started her brand at the ripe old age 24 with just $2000 while studying a double degree at uni. Eight years later - and IIXIST is a household name – loved and worn by celebrities like the Kardashians and Rihanna. Bec joins us today to talk about how she grew her business to international success, the role of Insta and...

Monica Meldrum is the founder and CEO of organic food brand, Whole Kids. Monica and her husband James poured their life savings into the startup and have grown the business from a tiny one product operation out of the family home to become the largest producer of organic snacks for kids in Australia. With a simple philosophy of unjunking foods and kids’ lives, Whole Kids has become a favourite wit...

Today’s guest is Simone Tully - the founder of the Organic Meats Group. Long before organic became fashionable, Simone was touting the benefits of organic farming from her cattle station in far west Queensland. Over the course of the last 30 years, Simone has created a global organic beef export business that has brought Aussie beef to the world stage. She’s here today to talk about her journey an...

Today’s guest is Kate Williams the founder of Nodo. After being diagnosed as a coeliac, Kate was struck by the lack of yummy baked goods on the market and launched Nodo to put the fun back into gluten-free. Her delicious doughnuts taste great and have been lovingly prepared with nothing but good intentions and the best ingredients. Kate is here today to share her small business journey and how she...

On this episode of Flying Solo, we catch up with Michelle Youl, the founder of Furever After, a service that helps grieving animal lovers farewell their pets. When Michelle’s beloved furbaby died she was dismayed by the treatment she received when laying her pet to rest. Determined no other pet owner would be treated without compassion she launched Furever After and found her passion. She joins us...

Today’s guest is Tina McIntosh the founder of Brain Changer. After over a decade of suffering chronic pain, Tina was desperate for a solution, when she stumbled upon the work of Professor Lorimer Moseley and Dr David Butler and their book, Explain Pain. After reading their book, something clicked and after further research - Tina developed Brain Changer - as a digital self-management system that p...

Steve Liddell the founder of Street Science. Steve is passionate about all things STEM and wants Aussie kids to be passionate about them too. He started Street Science in an effort to bring science to life. His engaging shows and hands-on workshops put the fun back into facts. He’s gone from a veritable one-man band to a team that tours the eastern seaboard firing up kids' love of learning. Steve...

Today’s guest is Joanne Stutley, founder of Darlin’ Dal. Jo really believes that food is not only nourishment it’s medicine. So much so that she left behind a career as a nurse to pursue one focusing on ayurvedic techniques. These studies have come to fruition with her business Darlin Dal. From her café, Jo spruiks the good word on the healing powers of dal. She dropped by today to share with us h...