Podcasts by A Friend of Mine by OAK Magazine
A Friend of Mine is a series of conversations with some incredible and inspiring women in business from regional and rural Australia.
Whether you’re starting out in business and wondering how to go from side hustle to full time or you’re looking for ways to expand on what you’ve already established, A Friend of Mine will take a deep dive into the nitty gritty to help you along your journey.
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From outback cattle stations to country retail store with Karen O'Brien from 2023-12-12T01:00
For Karen O’Brien, opening a homewares store was a dream in the making for many years.
Karen and her husband Jed lived in the outback for 15 years managing cattle stations whilst rai...
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Farm stay with purpose with Louise Freckelton, Kestel Nest EcoHut from 2023-12-04T05:00
When you arrive at Kestrel Nest EcoHut, an off-grid, off-line and eco-luxury fa...
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Building businesses from the Ground Up with Michelle Rossiter from 2023-11-28T05:00
Michelle Rossiter is reluctant to call herself an entrepreneur but when you look back at her business journey, she has a knack of seeing a gap, filling it and doing so with great success. <...
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Women take the reins at Apiam Bendigo Cup from 2023-10-31T05:00
The Bendigo Cup is possibly the most iconic event on the Bendigo social calendar.
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Historic church reimagined with Merrin Glasgow from 2023-10-18T05:30
In a quaint township named Coolamon, a name derived from the Wiradjuri language and their word meaning water basin or water dish, is an Ark; Listen
From market stall to main street with Fisher&Farmer from 2023-10-12T05:30
Fisher & Farmer is not just a homewares store, it's a lifelong dream brought to life for owner Melissa...
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Creating big impact in small towns with Jenn Donovan from 2023-10-09T05:30
Jenn Donovan is a property law specialist turned retailer turned social media and marketing speake...
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From law enforcement to gallery owner with Maggie Deall from 2023-10-06T05:30
Maggie Deall is not your typical artist. Based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Maggie's days are now filled with a haven of colour and artistic expression. But her journey to this point has bee...
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Live at 2023 Henty Field Days - Day 2 from 2023-09-20T05:30
This special A Friend of Mine episode is a live roving interview from the 2023 Henty Field Days.. I get out amongst the 3500 businesses across 1200 sites and 14km of shopfront on 105ha - the big...
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Live at 2023 Henty Field Days - Day 1 from 2023-09-19T05:30
This special A Friend of Mine episode is a live roving interview from the 2023 Henty Field Days -Tuesday 19 September. I get out amongst the 3500 businesses across 1200 sites and 14km o...
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The Unspoken Challenge of Women's Business from 2023-07-25T05:30
This is an audio version of an article published in OAK Magazine Issue 11. Narrated by Kristy Reading.
A painful and emotional medical journey placed Amanda Keller with the unenvi...
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Take Me Somewhere - Developing a rainfall app for farmers with Sarah Armstrong from 2023-06-21T13:00
Take Me Somewhere is a podcast by OAK Magazine. This episode of Take Me Somewhere has been recorded live in our mobile podcast van at theListen
A journey of foster care, adoption and empowering neurodivergent families from 2023-06-14T05:30
Fiona Landford and her husband Wayne have fostered 32 children and adopted four along with being biological parents to their daughter Jess.
Fiona’s career started out in special education....
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From $80K debt to a multi-million dollar empire with Emma Williams from Socially Em from 2023-04-16T05:30
From her home in Western Australia, Emma Williams founded Maxx Marketing (formerly Listen
Grace Larson - 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award VIC Finalist from 2023-04-03T05:20
This is a special mini series featuring this year’s AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Victorian finalists.
Grace Larson is a third generation nurse, and although she didn’t se...
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Neha Samar- 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award VIC Finalist from 2023-04-03T05:10
This is a special mini series featuring this year’s AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Victorian finalists.
Through her own experiences as a migrant to Australia, Neha recognis...
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Nikki Davey - 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award VIC Finalist from 2023-04-03T05:10
This is a special mini series featuring this year’s AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Victorian finalists.
Nikki Davey is the co-founder and CEO of Listen
Sarah Duncanson - 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award VIC Finalist from 2023-04-03T05:00
This is a special mini series featuring this year’s AgriFutures Rura...
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Catch up with Sarah Gee from Curium Legal from 2022-12-23T05:30
Have you ever wondered what's happened in the life of a previous podcast guest? Well, in this special catch up episode we speak with Sarah Gee from Curium Legal.
Sarah was on the verge of ...
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The importance of being farm fit with Louise O'Neill from 2022-10-15T09:30
There is no other job that requires you to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Louise O’Neill believes farming should not be the exception.
The sports therapist and mental health co...
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Slow flower movement blooming with Nikki Davey from 2022-10-15T05:30
Nikki Davey is a co-founder of Grown Not Flown - a digital platform supporting the slow flower movement to re...
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Sweet success of Bendigo Brittle with Greta Donaldson from 2022-10-10T05:30
A desire for a change in pace and a life-long love of her grandmother’s cooking led burnt-out Melbourne PR executive Greta Donaldson to a new life, and a new business - Bendigo Brittle.
Gr...
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An award winning process with magazine publisher Kimberley Furness from 2022-10-05T05:30
OAK Magazine founder and editor Kimberley Furness takes us behind the scenes of her incredible journey as this year's AgriFutures Rural Women's Award state (VIC) winner and national runner-up. A...
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Live event - Women in Agriculture Leadership with Pru Cook from 2022-09-15T05:30
This special episode was recorded live for the National Farmers' Federation through its Women in...
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Brikitta Kool-Daniels, mum of Australia’s newest NBA star Dyson Daniels from 2022-09-13T08:45
If you’re an NBA 2K23 gamer, you’ll have noticed there is a new player on the Pelicans roster and he hails from my hometown Bendigo in Central Victoria.
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Social media for regional businesses with Mac&Ernie from 2022-08-08T05:30
Erika McInerney is the OG of social media marketing having laid the foundations of her business Mac&Ernie<...
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New podcast show - Take Me Somewhere from 2022-08-07T05:30
Take a listen to our new podcast show recorded live in our mobile podcast van.
Hello I’m Kimberley Furness, the host of A Friend of Mine podcast. As a print journalist, I have fallen ...
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Running a business overseas from Australia with Chris Edwards from 2022-07-24T20:00
You don’t exactly plan to have a business in another country but that’s how it panned out for Chris Edwards, and it’s working well.
Chris followed her husband to Singapore as a “trailing s...
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Life stages of creativity with Sarah Stamm from 2022-07-10T04:06
Sarah Stamm is an interior designer turned creator of handmade treasures. As the founder of Salisbury and M...
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A studio of happiness and hope with Patrina Roberts from 2022-03-10T18:45
Patrina Roberts and her family have a motto, ‘Always rainbows after rain… and then dance in the sunshine.’ It’s a motto their family adopted 11 years ago when their eldest was diagnosed with Leu...
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Overcoming self limiting beliefs with Cas Watene from 2022-03-09T18:45
Cas Watene left her 9-5 job at 20 when she became too sick from her first pregnancy to keep working. She devoted her early 20s to raising her four kids.
Cas started in network marketing i...
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Following creative pursuits with photographer Leslie Carvitto from 2022-03-09T05:45
Welcome to a special episode in celebration of International Women’s Day. This episode is proudly sponsored by Sarah Henney from https://www.henneycfo.com.au/ (HenneyCFO). Four years ago, https://w...
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The legal side of business with Sarah Gee from Curium Legal from 2022-03-07T05:30
Welcome to a special episode in celebration of International Women’s Day. This episode is proudly sponsored by Sarah Henney from https://www.henneycfo.com.au/ (HenneyCFO). Transitioning back to wor...
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Take Me Somewhere travel episode ~ Maldon, Victoria from 2022-01-28T06:00
It’s time to explore our own backyard in this special travel episode to Maldon in Central Victoria.
Maldon is a historical gold mining region between the larger centres of Castlemaine and Bendi...
Take Me Somewhere travel episode ~ The Grampians, Victoria from 2022-01-15T06:00
It’s time to explore our own backyard in this special travel episode to Halls Gap in the Grampians, Victoria.
The Grampians National Park is a three hour drive northwest of Melbourne. It's home...
Take Me Somewhere travel episode ~ Yarragon, Victoria from 2022-01-14T06:00
It’s time to explore our own backyard in this special travel episode to Yarragon in West Gippsland, Victoria.
With an unmistakable village feel, glorious heritage buildings and a deluge of shop...
Creating a life saving business with Nicole Gleeson from 2021-10-27T06:00
Nicole Gleeson is quite simply a healthcare hero.
When she isn’t working as a clinical nurse specialist at a large tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Nicole is disrupting the first aid training sc...
Rural Women's Day - Laura Hall from Phylli Designs from 2021-10-22T06:00
This special episode was recorded live for our In Conversation with Laura Hall event held online to celebrate Rural Women's Day.
Hat maker Laura and her label Phylli both hit their stride afte...
Rural Women's Day - The gift of rural business with Boxed in the Bush from 2021-10-15T06:15
Happy International Rural Women’s DayWith COVID restricting so many events and further isolating rural communities, International Rural Women’s Day is an important date for us to take a moment to c...
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Rural Women's Day - Town with a pulse with Rupanyup Living from 2021-10-15T06:15
Happy International Rural Women’s DayWith COVID restricting so many events and further isolating rural communities, International Rural Women’s Day is an important date for us to take a moment to c...
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Rural Women's Day - Road to Gundagai with Fig&Co from 2021-10-15T05:30
Happy International Rural Women’s DayWith COVID restricting so many events and further isolating rural communities, International Rural Women’s Day is an important date for us to take a moment to c...
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Rural Women's Day - Cohuna Soap Stars with Windella Farm from 2021-10-15T05:15
Happy International Rural Women’s DayWith COVID restricting so many events and further isolating rural communities, International Rural Women’s Day is an important date for us to take a moment to c...
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The importance of small care with Brooke McAlary from 2021-06-28T04:00
Brooke McAlary, the internationally best selling author of SLOW, and has released a new booked titled CARE: the radical art of taking time.
The book was created out of necessity during the heig...
Samantha Wills ~ Of Gold & Dust from 2021-05-30T06:00
This special episode was recorded live at our In Conversation with Samantha Wills event held in Bendigo earlier this year.
In March, my dream of hosting a keynote speaker in my home town became...
The perfect blend of business with Tea Associates from 2021-05-24T05:45
After a lifetime of working in corporate, Kerry McCuskey retired to pursue her passion for creating a beautiful blend of tea.
Kerry launched her very first business Tea Associates in June 2020...
The beauty of business with Botanicals by Luxe from 2021-04-26T06:00
When Bec Connolly became a mum after a difficult fertility journey, she knew she didn’t want to return to full time work.
A qualified skin therapist, Bec set up a therapy room in the home in Ge...
BONUS - Making a statement with Pink Nade from 2021-04-20T06:00
A bonus episode with Johanna Clark from Pink Nade. Johanna is someone you could talk to for hours, and on so many different topics. And that's what happened when I interviewed Johanna for her podca...
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Making a statement with Pink Nade from 2021-04-19T05:45
Johanna Clark embodies the ethos of women supporting women. Kindness, inclusion and confidence is at the core of her statement earring business https://www.pinknade.com.au/ (Pink Nade) located in t...
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Ten years in business with Incy Interiors from 2021-03-08T05:30
Incy Interiors was founded in 2011 by interiors enthusiast, Kristy Withers. The business was born from a surprisingly difficult search for her son Oscar’s first “big boy bed”.
Kristy left her r...
Nerida Hansen on weaving her way to the top from 2020-11-27T06:00
Seeing a gap in the market, Nerida Hansen pitched her idea to support independent artists and designers to a major retailer, but they weren't interested. Believing in herself and her vision, Nerida...
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Building a community through print with Kimberley Furness from 2020-11-15T06:00
Kimberley Furness has always known words are her thing. What she didn't know was the pathway she would follow to become a creator and editor of her own magazine.
While starting a print magazine...
Building an award winning business with Kate Newman from 2020-11-02T05:00
Kate Newman knows what it takes to build an award winning business.
In 15 years of business, Kate and her husband Todd have won over 30 awards with their Central Victorian building company http...
From The Paint Shed with Kate Marshall from 2020-10-26T05:00
Kate Marshall took seven weeks leave from her job as a kindergarten teacher to homeschool her three children during the first lockdown. What she didn’t expect was to rediscover her love of painting...
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Expert tips on using LinkedIn with Think Bespoke from 2020-07-20T05:30
Karen Hollenbach is the founder of Think Bespoke and revered as the 'LinkedIn Lady'.
In 2010, as a mother of two pre-schoolers, Karen took a brave step from corporate career professional to bus...
Redundancy and mindset with The Healing Collective from 2020-06-29T05:30
Dani LoCastro is no stranger to redundancy. In her almost 10 years with one of Australia’s big four banks, Dani was made redundant six times.
In November 2019, Dani chose to make it her final ...
The secret to professional looking DIY design with Easil from 2020-06-22T05:00
With over 20 years of graphic design experience, Annette McDonald has created the ultimate secret weapon for professional looking DIY design.
What began as an internal tool to take the cost and...
Positive affirmations with The Teacher Collection from 2020-06-13T06:00
The role of teaching is demanding. It's relentless. There is a huge number of pressing elements that contribute to a teacher’s mental load every day.
Over the past five years, Lill Daley has ex...
Photography and collaborations with Gingerhouse Photography from 2020-05-22T05:30
For as long as she can remember, Michelle Cail has always had a camera in hand.
Michelle’s businesshttps://www.instagram.com/gingerhousephotography ( Gingerhouse Photography), was born at a tim...
Ladies with Tradies from 2020-05-15T06:00
Kate Muldoon was working in palliative care when tragedy struck and turned her world upside down. She saw this as a sign to reassess her own life and found a career in business coaching.
Kate i...
Being an entrepreneur in the country with Pip from JUMBLED from 2020-05-08T06:00
Pip Brett is a die hard colour lover, a self confessed failed minimalist and has one motto - ‘more is more and less is a bore’.
Pip launched her first business at 21 in a very small store in h...
From hairdresser to 9 News camera operator from 2020-05-01T06:00
Meet Carrington Lyons, the first female Camera Operator on the 9 News Central Victoria team. The most remarkable part, she’s only 22.
Carrington has always had a passion for photography and fil...
The impact of COVID on the fitness industry with D-Club247 Fitness from 2020-04-24T06:00
When Brikitta Kool-Daniels set off on a three week family trip to the United States, she never envisaged that her fitness business of 20 years would close on her return.
A few days into their t...
Hospitality and Google Business with Tough Cookie Marketing from 2020-04-11T06:00
By her own admission, Kath Bolitho is one tough cookie.
Kath has endured the highs and lowest of lows of business ownership. With a love for hospitality and supporting the local Bendigo tourism...
Indoor house plants with Living Gifts Bendigo from 2020-04-10T18:00
There are many ways to spend a two hour train trip home from Melbourne to Bendigo.
Most will listen to a podcast, mindlessly scroll Instagram or close their eyes and give in to the gentle rock ...
Baby bags and branding with Alf the Label from 2020-04-10T16:15
Like many expectant mums, Sophie Doyle was struggling to find the perfect nappy bag. Rather than settle, Sophie took the matter into her own hands by sketching her vision of the ultimate nappy bag ...
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Say hello to A Friend of Mine from 2020-04-04T08:00
As founder and editor of OAK Magazine, I have met some incredible and inspiring women in business from regional and rural Australia. I'm beyond excited to introduce you A Friend of Mine ~ a podcast...
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Say hello to A Friend of Mine from 2020-04-04T08:00
As founder and editor of OAK Magazine, I have met some incredible and inspiring women in business from regional and rural Australia. I'm beyond excited to introduce you A Friend of Mine ~ a podcast...
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Say hello to A Friend of Mine from 2020-04-04T08:00
As founder and editor of OAK Magazine, I have met some incredible and inspiring women in business from regional and rural Australia.
I'm beyond excited to introduce you A Friend of Mine ~ a pod...
Say hello to A Friend of Mine from 2020-04-04T08:00
As founder and editor of OAK Magazine, I have met some incredible and inspiring women in business from regional and rural Australia. I'm beyond excited to introduce you A Friend of Mine ~ a podcast...
Listen