Episodes

  • Georgie Quigley, publicist with county roots

    Georgie Quigley, publicist with county roots
    Dec 12 2023
    Georgie Quigley is a publicity agent for her own business Georgie Quigley Public Relations or GQPR. She grew up in Warren, NSW, went to boarding school in Orange and now lives in neutral bay with her new husband Alex! This is what an average day in her life might look like; Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. Floss teeth. Run. “Sometimes I just do laps around our local park but if I am looking for a bit more the views from Cremorne Point make the hills worth it.” Then clean desk. Write to-do list. Hard jobs first. Anxiety eased. First coffee of the day is at 10am, always after a bottle of water. Lunch is at the desk. Inbox ends the day at zero. Reformer Pilates x2 per week. She loves to cook of an evening, especially now that some of her friends have moved away from Sydney. Then it’s a cup of tea and a series on the couch and the day ends (too late) with Wordle completed just before midnight. The best place to find Georgie is probably via her email - seeing as she is an admirable inbox zero gal otherwise she’s @georgiequigley_pr on Instagram. I’ve worked with Georgie a little bit for the Women Behind Wool podcast and film series I produced with my good friend Penny Ashby who’s the woman behind wool fashion label Lady Kate. Georgie worked up publicity for the project on Sunrise - with a huge feature shot on Penny’s farm, ABC News 24 and in Australian Woman’s Weekly.
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    10 mins
  • Sarah Stamm; creator and maker

    Sarah Stamm; creator and maker
    Dec 12 2023
    Sarah Stamm is a company of one - Salisbury and Maude is her business run from her farmhouse overlooking the Victorian Alps near Beechworth. Mornings start at the crack of dawn for Sarah Stamm with a kiss goodbye from her hubby. First she talks to her cat, checks messages from her ‘hungry and poor’ university aged children. Breakfast is always on the fly. No tea or coffee, just crisp cups of rainwater from the tank. Then onto creative work - be-it sewing, knitting or wreath making. In fact most days are not highly organised, there is much time communicating with her audience online or taking photos for social media. Work finishes when the fur-babies pester her too much for dinner. Easy dinner. Catch the nightly news. More knitting, some wordle and then bed around 9.30-10.00pm. “I sleep soundly and I dream in colour, it’s often when I do my best creative work.” Reading: Practising Simplicity by Jodi Wilson (who also has a Substack - hello Jodi Wilson !) Sarah loves the quote:“When we find perspective and we practice simplicity we learn to see and then embrace the beauty of our ordinary remarkable lives.”
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    8 mins
  • Rosie Henderson, photographer and chill gal from Esperance, WA

    Rosie Henderson, photographer and chill gal from Esperance, WA
    Nov 13 2023
    Rosie Henderson lives in the world's most beautiful place, Esperance in Western Australia. Seriously my favourite place in the whole of Australia. She primarily a photographer, but is also a filmographer and creative producer. As you will hear she's a bit of a chiller - one that has a way of getting through things! You can find her at byrosiehenderson.com or on Instagram under the same name byrosiehenderson
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    12 mins
  • Bec Fing: a woman - capably managing - a bazillion balls in the air

    Bec Fing: a woman - capably managing - a bazillion balls in the air
    Nov 7 2023
    This week’s guest is Bec Fing who lives on the outskirts of Goondiwindiin Queensland. She runs a consulting business House Paddock Consulting, a homewares design label, Bec Fing Designs, a lifestyle shop in town - Meld Lifestyle - a juniors accessories label, Grey Bird and also does contract auditing in the cotton industry. There’s a bit going on with Bec - but she capably handles it all - and don’t worry this is not a preachy interview. Bec’s delivery and approach to all these projects is very down-to-earth. I think you’ll learn a lot from her.
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    17 mins
  • Queen of Sundays; Sophie Godwin

    Queen of Sundays; Sophie Godwin
    Oct 30 2023
    In this episode, Sophie leads us through an ideal Sunday - and believe me there is nothing to be scared of - she laments ‘not really having a routine’ but then realises it’s full of nothinness, simplicity and just doing what she loves. Sophie’s first book; Sundays, A Cookbook, is our kind of ode to Sundays. You can purchase it here now. (Good chrissy pressie ladies!) Sophie likes; Sleeping in. 10am at least. Walk. Not a big one. Couch. Scrolling. Bit-o-cooking. Maybe a roast in the oven. Maybe a late lunch with good friends. Only the one’s with a relaxing vibe. Maybe some rain. More couch. More scrolling. Big bowl of Pasta for dinner. Showered in Parmesan.
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    17 mins
  • Bridget Johns: up at 4.44am, data lover, professional organiser and grant writer

    Bridget Johns: up at 4.44am, data lover, professional organiser and grant writer
    Oct 3 2022
    Holy moley - talk about organised, and talk about getting results. Bridget Johns - the pin-up girl for a good routine! You can find Bridget at besimplyfree.com.au or on Instagram @be.simplyfree, She's also on Facebook under the same name. Bridget Johns has certainly given me the inspiration to teach my children to take more responsibility for getting themselves ready for school and cleaning up etc. She's really got it sorted on that front! And how good is her list of podcasts to listen to each morning. You can listen to a longer chat with Bridget about how she came to be where she is and what she does on the Manson Podcasting Network's flagship podcast, Company.
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    23 mins
  • Ryan Butta: wood stacker, Wordle addict, writer, editor and author

    Ryan Butta: wood stacker, Wordle addict, writer, editor and author
    Sep 26 2022
    I had the pleasure of meeting Ryan at the Mumbrella Publish Awards in Sydney and found his hilarious musings about Wordle - and the fact that his days, and the time he gets out of bed are dictated by it - simply hilarious. He is a funny guy. Ryan is an editor with Galah magazine. The team took out the Best Publisher on that night, beating Australian stalwarts Women's Weekly, InStyle and others. He complies a brilliant Monday-morning newsletter, Galah Weekly which is free. I love it, you should all sign up too at galahpress.com - to add - there is another personal newsletter from Ryan, Out of Office on Substack. ryanbutta.substack.com His book The Ballad of Abdul Wade from all good bookstores or here at Booktopia.
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    14 mins
  • Victoria McEvoy: City girl, coffee lover and founder of Irving and Powell

    Victoria McEvoy: City girl, coffee lover and founder of Irving and Powell
    Sep 19 2022
    Victoria started Irving and Powell in 2014 when she noted a gap in the market for good quality basic clothing. You can peruse her gorgeous clothing at irvingandpowell.com or @irvingandpowell on Instagram. I love that while she appreciates and uses multiple online technology tools, Vic loves nothing more that a good old paper and pen to-do list. She's a great example of mixing the many tools and support mechanisms to enable her to achieve her dreams ie no guilt about after school care.
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    18 mins