Smelly Lunch Stories (w/An Le, co-founder)
An Le, Head of Brand Marketing at BWS and co-founder of Smelly Lunch Stories, shares her smelly lunch story and discusses why we need to increase the number of people from culturally diverse backgrounds in executive management in Australia’s marketing and communications companies.
Travelling with Family as an Adult
Travelling with your parents or family as a child can be completely different than travelling with them as an adult. We reflect on our recent family trips and how our priorities and roles have shifted with age.
Serving Up South West Sydney's Volleyball Scene (w/ Chris Hernandez, Red Fox Volleyball Club)
From humble beginnings to becoming an established volleyball club with social comps, junior development programs and competitive representative teams, Chris Hernandez shares the origin story of Red Fox Volleyball Club.
London Calling: Tracy's Big Announcement
Surprise - Tracy is moving to London! We sit down and chat through our life updates and answer all the questions you have on the big move - why the move, what will happen to the podcast, what's next etc.
P.S. If you have any burning questions or topics around moving to London you want us to cover, let us know.
Social Media: Then and Now
MSN, Bebo, Tumblr, Blogspot, Lookbook, Formspring, Twitter, Facebook - the list of all the platforms we've been on goes on. From dial-up internet to wifi, we reflect on how our relationship with social media and being online has dramatically changed over the decades.
Celebrating Filipino Food: House of Papi and Tita (w/ Kenneth Rodrigueza)
Kenneth Rodrigueza joins us to share his story behind the success of Donut Papi, going viral, why they decided to close its doors, and the opening of Marrickville's Filipino meryenda House of Papi and carinderia Tita.
Embracing Our Main Character Era
At what point did we start romanticising our lives as if we were the main character of our own movie? Embracing our main character means taking control over our lives, prioritising our needs and being our authentic selves. However, does it also mean we’re selfish, self-centred and tunnel-visioned?
Lessons from 2024
Our annual reflections episode is here! We wrap up the year with our biggest lessons learnt, highlights, lowlights, plot twists and ambitions for the new year.
Finding Financial Freedom (w/With The Aims)
Amy is a Risk Manager and ex-Big 4 Accounting Firm auditor who is on a mission to help everyday people gain control over their finances and achieve financial freedom and wellbeing. Amy shares her practical tips on saving money, budgeting, investing in shares and buying property.
Getting Over Performance Anxiety
What do we do when we feel nervous or anxious before stepping into the spotlight or a performance of any kind? From work to sports to public speaking, tune in to hear how we build confidence and overcome performance anxiety in our professional and personal lives (or try to anyway).
Healthy Habits for Pain Free Living (w/ Jonathan Lau)
Jono is back on the pod! Jono is a physio and fitness coach who teaches people how to optimise their health, bust misconceptions and stay pain free by building the right habits.
Leaving Home and Finding Independence
What should you expect when you move out of home, buy your first place, or move in with a partner for the first time? We chat through the emotional journey, relationships changes with friends and family, expectations vs. reality, and the dos and don'ts.
Bringing Visibility to the Transgender Experience (w/ Alexis Tan)
Alexis Tan is a formidable trans advocate, former Miss Mardi Gras International Queen, and the first transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe Australia.
Alexis shares her story living as a proud Asian Australian transgender woman, and insights into transitioning, her gender affirming surgery, dating, workplace experiences and much more.
Breaking the Burnout Cycle
Join us for a very raw and open conversation about our personal battles with burnout. We talk about the signs of burnout, when we realised it was time to ask for help, recovering, and the life lessons learnt.
Chopsticks or Fork?: Stories from Australia’s Regional Chinese Restaurants (w/ Jennifer Wong & Lin Jie Kong)
Every Australian country town has a Chinese restaurant. Why are they there and who are the people behind them? We sit down with Jennifer and Lin Jie to uncover the making of the book and six-part ABC series, 'Chopsticks or Fork', featuring a collection of stories and recipes from these regional Chinese restaurants.
Experimenting, Evolving and Expressing Our Personal Style
Everyday, we make creative decisions, whether it's choosing an outfit, curating our socials, or deciding what to cook. These are forms of style and self-expression, and come hand in hand with creativity.
We reflect on the rituals we follow for everyday creativity, the evolution of our personal styles, how we have experimented with trends, staying authentic to ourselves, and realise we may be more creative than we think.
Life After COVID
Four years after the pandemic started, the world is looking a little different. We reflect on the trends and transformations that have passed or stayed, how our lives has changed permanently, and what the 'new normal' is in our post-pandemic world.
Rethinking Our Scarcity Mindset
As children of immigrant parents, scarcity mindset may be more present in our everyday lives than we think. We never buy anything at full price, need to eat everything on our plates, love to hoard, and nothing goes to waste. Reflect with us on the impact scarcity mindset has on our behaviours - the good and the bad.
From Engineer to Young Chef of the Year (w/ Shashank Achuta)
Shashank 'Shanky' Achuta is Good Food Guide's Young Chef of the Year and one of NSW's 25 Most Influential Indian Australians. Having worked in some of Australia's best restaurants, including Attica, Hubert and Brasserie 1930, Shanky gives us an honest look at the hospitality industry, the biggest pressure points he faces as a chef, dealing with overworking and burnout, and his ambitions for our future food scene.
Beyond The Resume: Maximising Your Employability (w/ Nathan Kwok)
Nathan Kwok is an award-winning marketer, strategist and researcher with over 11 years of experience. He is a 3x Gold Young Lions Australia Winner, 1x Bronze Young Lions Global Winner and shortlisted in B&T's 30 Under 30. He is currently a Lifecycle Marketing Lead at Canva.
With so many career shifts and achievements under his belt, Nathan shares his wisdom on building a compelling personal brand and becoming the most employable you can be.