Podcasts by Seize the Yay
A lawyer turned funtrepreneur's investigation into how some of the world's most inspiring people find their "yay", whether it's through work, rest or play and any other pearls of wisdom they have along the way.
Further podcasts by Sarah Holloway
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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David Knoff // 537 days of Winter.... from 2023-11-19T02:46:41
I am SO excited about this week’s guest and how wild that it coincides with the very weekend I landed in Antarctica exactly a year ago! I still can’t believe that actually happened but how amazing ...
ListenThe pregnancy Q&A - SEIZE THE BAE!!!! from 2023-11-09T07:59
As promised, Ang and I dedicated this #yaysofourlives episode to your wonderful questions about our excitement baby announcement! Thank you, always, for being so supportive and interested - you alw...
ListenChrissy Hobbs // From warzones to women's superannuation... the inimitable CEO of Verve Super from 2023-11-05T03:40:41
Lovely yayborhood, back to our regular programming after the Seoul Diaries last week with a ripper guest to kickstart November. I am so thrilled to have Verve Money CEO and Co-Founder, Christina Ho...
ListenThe Seoul Diaries with Niccyboy from 2023-10-26T06:20:55
As promised, here are our daily diaries from our recent trip to Seoul, South Korea! It's not often I can rope Nic into recording an episode but what perfect timing the week of fourth anniversary. ...
ListenThe first #yaysofourlives ep in Ang's new room from 2023-10-19T07:23:27
OUR NEW SEIZE THE YAY x EL&RO JEWELLERY IS LIVE + Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah+ Join our Facebook community here + Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!
ListenEL&RO Jewellery // The journey to jewellery and joining forces on wearable YAY! from 2023-10-12T04:29:19
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ListenDr Brandi Cole Part II // Tales from the Tillies!!! from 2023-10-11T11:16:36
As promised, part two with Dr Brandi!!! If you haven't yet, go back to listen to part one first where we cover Dr Brandi's INCREDIBLY impressive journey up until her chapter as Team Doctor for The ...
ListenDr Brandi Cole // The legendary team doctor for the MATILDAS!!! from 2023-09-20T07:27
Guys I know I get excited about every single guest we’re lucky to have on the show, but this week’s is particularly special for so many reasons - we’ve all had Matilda’s fever- before we...
ListenGary Vee // The Vaynerchuking legend **RE-RELEASE** from 2023-09-13T07:07:10
**** Re-releasing this one in honour of its FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK!!!! As you know, we had to say goodbye to our little Paul a few weeks ago which has pushed back our recording schedule, s...
ListenPersonal jinx, renov-YAY-tions and honouring little Paul from 2023-09-06T05:59
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ListenSimon Morriss // From architecture to detecting diseases... the CEO of Genetic Technologies from 2023-08-24T00:06
This week’s guest epitomises why I LOVE doing this podcast so much and, for all its downsides, embrace the potential for connection that social media allows us in this day and age. We actually met ...
ListenReflections on our pregnancy loss... from 2023-08-10T10:51:09
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ListenSam Bloom // From paralysis to Penguin Bloom to Para surfing world champ! from 2023-07-30T04:46:37
I am so excited about this week’s guest having followed her story (and had her on our ultimate wish list) for many years now. Some of you may already know her, but if not, Sam Bloom is a world cham...
ListenBeauty in the bathroom, beautiful bears and bestie banter from 2023-07-08T18:42:34
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ListenRodrigo Pizarro // A day in the life of the CEO of L’Oréal Australia and NZ from 2023-07-02T09:07
Lovely yayborhood, I am SO excited about this week’s episode – you’ve probably seen snippets here and there of our recording and filming day, but our full chat is finally ready for you. As you’ve h...
ListenNew house, hand vaginas, and more this yay or that yay from 2023-06-25T01:38
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ListenDr Kieran Kennedy and Scott Henderson // Men's Health Week from 2023-06-15T04:51
We are sneaking another guest episode this week, as it is currently Men’s Health Week from 13th to 19th of June 2023. As you know, while men’s health, women’s health or anyone’s health (and the sur...
ListenRachael Coopes // Playschool, Pranayama and Paris from 2023-06-07T03:06:55
I’m so thrilled to have someone who may be a familiar face to you on the show this week, but whose full story you may not know in as much depth - my favourite kind of episode. You might have seen R...
ListenTHIS YAY OR THAT YAY? A new month, a new segment, and a new injury from 2023-06-02T03:13:15
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ListenTarang Chawla // On the complexity of contentment and the capacity for change from 2023-05-22T11:03
Lovely yayborhood, this episode has been a long time coming with a guest I’ve admired for many years now. We have one of those relationships unique to our modern digital life where we haven’t actua...
ListenAnalysis with Ang on aisle seats, action wear and annoying shit my husband does from 2023-05-15T00:59
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ListenToni Lodge // On birthing a book, breaking through grief and the beauty of Blockudoku from 2023-05-07T09:50:05
We are back from our little break with an absolute bang and a guest I’ve wanted to chat with for such a long time. Thank you so much for your patience while we adventured around the world, by the w...
ListenEmma Watkins // Performing, a PhD and putting on a frock!! **RE-RELEASE** from 2023-04-27T06:22:37
*RE-RELEASE* We are taking a few weeks off recording while we're in Morocco, Ang is in Amsterdam and our wonderful editor Sam gets married. So to keep your ears busy, we're re-releasing some of ou...
ListenHarry Garside // Boxing, ballet and breaking down barriers **RE-RELEASE** from 2023-04-16T22:11:25
*RE-RELEASE* We are taking a few weeks off recording while we're in Morocco, Ang is in Amsterdam and our wonderful editor Sam gets married. So to keep your ears busy, we're re-releasing some of ou...
ListenThe annual birthday #yaysofourlives! from 2023-04-04T09:53:10
Our annual birthday reflections episode chaotically answering your questions - thank you so much for the submissions! + Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah+ Join our Facebook community her...
ListenNatassia Nicolao&Sage Mellet // Conserving Beauty from 2023-03-26T05:38:36
Welcome to our first FOUR WAY EPISODE on the show! At this point, my memory is so bad that it’s entirely possible we’ve done one before, so ignore me if I’m incorrect – I actually love it when you ...
ListenOUR LIVE EVENT WRAP ft you guys!!! from 2023-03-16T07:13:58
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ListenSophie Walker // Australian Birth Stories from 2023-03-08T04:54:59
Welcome back lovely yayborhood and happy International Women’s Day! I couldn’t think of a better guest to celebrate all that is wonderful and womanly than the incredible Sophie Walker from Australi...
ListenBen McIntosh // From college football to demystifying (dis)abilities - the disability support worker the world needs! from 2023-02-24T04:14:38
Welcome back lovely people, what a week it’s been for the yayborhood!!! Nic aka Mr YAYvidson’s return to the show last week for a hilarious Valentine’s episode – thank you all so much for listening...
ListenValentines Day Special // Anonymous Q&A with Niccyboy! from 2023-02-14T02:58:44
Due to popular demand, Nic aka Mr YAYvidson is back on the show for a special Valentines Day anonymous Q&A. Hosted, of course, by Ang, this was an absolute CRACKER! Hope you enjoy as much has we di...
ListenVan-Anh Nguyen // Candlelight concerts, composing and career crescendos! from 2023-02-08T23:23:04
Hello lovely yayborhood and welcome to our second guest episode of the year. Continuing on our musical theme to kick off 2023, we’re chasing our classical singer, Josh Piterman, with a classical pi...
ListenFirst #yaysofourlives for the year! from 2023-02-02T04:31:15
Finally, our first #yaysofourlives episode for the year reflecting on last year, our hopes and dreams for this year and our usual crap in between! + Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah + ...
ListenJosh Piterman // The Phantom of the Opera is here.... from 2023-01-26T01:21:22
Welcome back, lovely yayborhood! Oh my goodness me, it is not settling into my brain that it’s 2023.... let alone the end of January! We had the loveliest break, but we’re BACK IN A BIG WAY and hav...
ListenAng's Anonymous Q&A // PART II from 2023-01-19T02:55:20
WELCOME TO 2023, LOVELY YAYBORHOOD!! For various reasons, we didn't release this straight after Ang's Anonymous Q&A Part I as originally mentioned - we wanted to release it when we were together (i...
ListenAng's Anonymous Q&A // PART I from 2022-12-20T21:00
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ListenOn a good wicket with Alyssa Healy from 2022-12-14T22:36:57
If you’re sick of the Antarctica content, this week we’re back to our regular programming with one of the loveliest, most well-adjusted and inspiring humans - you know those people you speak to and...
ListenYays of our lives // The Antarctica edition from 2022-12-08T02:55:27
The Dear Diary recap of Antarctica with Ang... Next up is Ang's Anonymous Q&A so don't forget to send us your questions!! + Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah+ Join our Facebook communit...
ListenMartin Cohen // Polar play, passion projects and PENGUINOLOGY from 2022-12-01T02:56:39
Beautiful people, I am finally back from the great white continent and am genuinely speechless. The yay involved with every moment in Antarctica was absolutely indescribable!!! Although, as per us...
ListenAng is back for #yaysofourlives at long last!!! from 2022-11-02T07:01
Don't forget, bad sleep is such a nay to yay but Emma Sleep has given the AU and NZ yayborhood up to 60% OFF their world-class mattress engineering and award-winning affordable comfort!!! Just use ...
ListenRob Mills // Putting on a show!!! from 2022-10-12T09:25:08
It’s been a pretty busy time lately, but in the days I was in Melbourne, I was so lucky to catch the legendary Rob Mills to record an episode in celebration of his brand new book, Putting on a Show...
ListenLaura Henshaw&Steph Smith // Our (nearly) four year reunion episode! from 2022-10-05T08:43:51
Lovely yayborhood, I am SO excited about today’s episode. You’ve probably heard me say before that one of the coolest parts of having a podcast is having audio evidence of how you felt at a particu...
ListenD'Leanne Lewis // From Blacktown to Bondi and Luxe Listings Sydney from 2022-09-30T00:19
Lovely yayborhood we’re back into our regular recording schedule and I’m SO pumped to have an epic guest for our first episode back. I had the privilege of sitting down with D'Leanne Lewis, a real ...
ListenFeastpod teaser // Life as a gay, First Nations amputee, model and triathlete with James Parr from 2022-09-26T10:25:19
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ListenKristina Costalos // Sail a-YAY, sail a-YAY, sail a-YAY... from 2022-09-02T01:53
Welcome to September lovely yayborhood you made it through winter I hope you’re excited to come out of hiberyaytion! And I can’t think of a better story to help you spring into spring than this one...
ListenMatt Purcell // Two South Korean adoptees walk into a rage room.... from 2022-08-24T19:37:20
I am so excited about today’s episode, it’s a very special one on adoption following our anonymous Q&A. Some of you may remember I was at an event recently and was partnered with a legend named Mat...
ListenErin Holland // On classical voice, congeniality and conceiving through IVF from 2022-08-10T10:14
Lovely yayborhood, today’s guest is special for so many different reasons not least because we were born just three days apart and have so much in common. You’ll hear me say I think we’d be dear fr...
ListenAnna Podolsky // Prestige in the professions to puppies and pet food! from 2022-08-04T00:51
I’m so excited to introduce you to Anna Podolsky for so many reasons – the parallels in parts of our stories, her amazing business because the products are actually incredible but also because her ...
ListenAnonymous Q&A - Pt II from 2022-07-28T09:47
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ListenAnonymous Q&A - Pt I from 2022-07-18T09:22
Thank you for your patience, yayborhood!! We're finally BACK after an unexpected break. I was so anal about having enough episodes pre-recorded to avoid any down time on the show while we were on t...
ListenSamantha Brett // News, new starts and Naked Sundays from 2022-06-26T02:13
Few things feel as special as absolutely frothing one of our guests and everything they do, then hearing that they’ve been listening to the podcast themselves for years. And I feel even more privil...
ListenBobby Holland Hanton // From stunt double (to Thor!!) and sportsman to starting something new... from 2022-06-22T19:14
I doubt there are many of you listening who haven’t drooled once or twice over Chris Hemsworth’s body before... I mean, you’re only human right? WELL, you may NOT have realised you were actually dr...
ListenDr Zac Seidler // Men's Health Week, Movember and mental wellbeing from 2022-06-13T23:13
This week is Men’s Health Week from the 13th to the 19th June and every year we dedicate a specific episode to the conversation. Like most international or national awareness weeks, the health and ...
ListenFinders, SEEKers // Kendra Banks from 2022-06-09T20:56
Our final guest for the Finders SEEKers miniseries is none other than SEEK’s very own Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand – Kendra Banks. And we are SO lucky to benefit not only from he...
ListenAllan Ball // White Ribbon Tax Appeal 2022 from 2022-06-07T05:59
Lovely yayborhood, I hope your June is going well so far. In case you need it, a little reminder of last week’s quote of the yay – if you aren’t where you thought you’d be as we approach the middle...
ListenEffie Kats // On fashion, failure and flames of a phoenix from 2022-06-02T07:37
Lovely yayborhood, I am so excited about today’s guest – if you follow me, you’ll already know how much I admire her talents and if you follow her those talents will need absolutely no introduction...
ListenWhat PLEH means, why it's changed our lives and how It's impossible to fall behind in your own life. from 2022-06-01T06:23
Lovely yayborhood, welcome to June!!! And welcome back to #yaysofourlives after a few weeks of Ang and I taking turns cancelling because of what we like to call "PLEH" (as well as some pretty jam p...
ListenFinders, SEEKers // Brooke Taylor from 2022-05-18T22:06
I'm so excited to present our next miniseries in partnership with SEEK. It has brought so much yay to mix up the format and zoom in on particular facets of seizing your yay, so allow me to introduc...
ListenFinders, SEEKers // Ekaterini Karabatos from 2022-05-11T21:00
I'm so excited to present our next miniseries in partnership with SEEK. It has brought so much yay to mix up the format and zoom in on particular facets of seizing your yay, so allow me to introduc...
ListenFinders, SEEKers // Kemi Nekvapil from 2022-05-05T04:17
I'm so excited to present our next miniseries in partnership with SEEK. It has brought so much yay to mix up the format and zoom in on particular facets of seizing your yay, so allow me to introduc...
ListenBelated birthday Q&A chaos with Ang // Part 2 from 2022-04-27T20:44
Continued from part 1... Thank you so much to everyone who submitted questions for the annual birthday Q&A episode and then waited patiently for basically a MONTH while it kept getting pushed back...
ListenBelated birthday Q&A chaos with Ang // Part 1 from 2022-04-26T12:51
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted questions for the annual birthday Q&A episode and then waited patiently for basically a MONTH while it kept getting pushed back. The spicy cough turned i...
ListenMichelle Wong // The chemistry behind our cosmetics! from 2022-04-21T10:38
Hope you had an amazing Easter break and thank you to everyone who submitted questions for our very belated birthday Q&A. As you can hear, I recovered from the spicy cough but somehow caug...
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Alison Gordon // From the Army to Antarctica with some animal agriculture in between... from 2022-04-14T08:00
Well, the spicy cough finally caught up with me but thank goodness I squeezed this one in earlier so I could get it to you before Easter. Today’s guest epitomises everything that gets me excit...
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CASTA-YAYS // Sole Survivor 2022... Mark Wales!!! from 2022-04-12T16:36
It's a week late due to the spicy cough finally catching up with me, but here's the final instalment of Casta-yays for this Blood vs Water season with SOLE SURVIVOR, Listen
Michael Theo // Love on the Spectrum from 2022-04-05T15:13
What a whirlwind few weeks it’s been – I can’t believe it’s already April and I don’t know about you guys but I’m counting down until the Easter break to catch up with myself again. It’s been ...
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CASTA-YAYS // Sammy spills the beans on survival, strategy and sacrifice! from 2022-03-23T11:41
Lovely yayborhood, you might have seen that we have quite a few friends on the latest season of Survivor (a few of whom you’ve already heard from on the show) and we thought for those o...
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Anna Robards // When one thing turns intu another... From Batchie to business with INTU WELLNESS! from 2022-03-17T11:25
My goodness it's been a big few weeks and my brain is a little scattered trying to catch up (which you might hear in the episode - I fumbled my way through this one a bit). But we’re back with...
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The one where we forget to do a quote of the yay... from 2022-03-14T12:36
We recorded this one a few weeks ago, then I didn't have signal in South Australia unexpectedly so I couldn't upload this episode until now. Neither of us really remember what we talked about ...
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Steve Gelagotis // Paramedicine, pride parades and puppy parenthood from 2022-03-02T17:10
If you follow me on social media as well as listening along, you might have noticed one Steve Gela (aka Steve Gelagotis) popping up...
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CASTA-YAYS // King Khanh has left the building... from 2022-02-28T17:42
Lovely yayborhood, you might have seen that we have quite a few friends on the latest season of Survivor (a few of whom you’ve already heard from on the show) and we thought for those o...
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Gabe Adams&Adam Wheatley // A life of love, learning and limb-itless possibilities from 2022-02-24T09:16
I have been busting to share this week’s episode with you guys and if you’ve run into me at all since I met Gabe and Adam last December, I have probably already talked your ear off about them....
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CASTA-YAYS // Not tonight, Satan! Introducing, Amy Ong... from 2022-02-18T12:44
Lovely yayborhood, you might have seen that we have quite a few friends on the latest season of Survivor (a few of whom you’ve already heard from on the show) and we thought for those o...
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Galentines Day episode // How Ang and I met from 2022-02-14T13:44
Somehow, between the 385725938 episodes we've done together, it seems Ang and I have never properly explained how we met!! So, we thought that'd make the perfect #yaysofourlives episode for Va...
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Briony Benjamin // Life is tough, but so are you! from 2022-02-10T11:05
It’s been such a fun few weeks easing back in with a few doses of #yaysofourlives for you, but we’re finally back with our first full interview guest for the year and I couldn’t think o...
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The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people // Francesca Hung from 2022-02-07T16:29
Welcome back to another dose of #yaysofourlives. We touched on Lunar New Year last week just before Ang went off to celebrate with her family, but today we’re joined by the incredible Franc...
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CASTA-YAYS // Bonus behind the scenes Survivor chats with Khanh Ong&Jordie Hansen from 2022-02-04T10:53
Lovely yayborhood, you might have seen that we have quite a few friends on the latest season of Survivor (a few of whom you’ve already heard from on the show) and we thought for those o...
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A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn - Helen Keller from 2022-02-01T11:15
Another chaotic dose of #yaysofourlives with our resident co-host Ang who brings out the crazy in me and hopefully a few laughs in you.
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You have exactly enough energy for one day at a time. from 2022-01-25T11:31
Lovely yayborhood, welcome to the first episode of 2022! We took a much longer break than anticipated as the brain took her sweet time replenishing after a crazy year, so thank you very much f...
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Jarrad and Michael Duggan-Tierney // The Real Dads of Melbourne in their first podcast EVER from 2021-12-02T10:52
I can’t believe we’ve reached our last guest interview for the year! My gosh, we’ve had some touch and go moments in 2021 - in and out of lockdown (and therefore in and out of motivation) with...
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L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science // Dr Philippa Karoly, Dr Jiawen Li and Dr Olivia Harrison from 2021-11-29T13:35
Welcome to the second segment of our second miniseries for the year showcasing some incredible women in science thanks to the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellowship program. Whi...
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L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science // Dr Mahkdokht Shaibani and Dr Kirsty Nash from 2021-11-25T13:30
I’m so glad that you’ve all been loving our running miniseries and, as promised, I’m thrilled to have a second one for you kicking off today. This one has changed my perspectives and extended ...
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Colleen Callander // People with purpose + passion = profit from 2021-11-18T10:32
I hope you enjoyed our Power Your Inner Runner podcast series, it was such a pleasure to create and I’ve loved seeing all of your learnings and reflections. I did have the second minise...
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Power Your Inner Runner // Refuel, replenish and recharge with Linden Hall from 2021-11-11T08:00
Welcome to our final episode of the Power Your Inner Runner podcast series in partnership with Nike Running and Rebel, gosh that’s gone so quickly! I feel so lucky to have been able ...
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Power Your Inner Runner // Distance, determination and defying the doubters with Sinead Diver from 2021-11-05T11:25
Welcome back to our Power Your Inner Runner podcast series in partnership with Nike Running and Rebel. This is our second of three episodes with elite Nike athletes who are sharing t...
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Do we want to make this into post-traumatic stress or post-traumatic GROWTH? // Dana Phang from 2021-11-01T15:17
Welcome to November everyone, I honestly can’t believe we’re here. Very quick hello from me today as we’ve got a yayborhood guest interview for this week’s #yaysofourlives, so I’ll save...
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Power Your Inner Runner // Mastering your mindset with Catriona Bisset from 2021-10-28T14:00
Welcome to the very first episode of our Power Your Inner Runner podcast series. I am so thrilled to be partnering with Nike Runni...
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THREE YEARS OF SEIZING THE YAY from 2021-10-26T10:03
The third anniversary episode is finally here, thank you so much to everyone who submitted questions (especially the four amazing yayborhood members who sent theirs in by voice memo). I had be...
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Deni Todorovič // On style, sexuality, and striving for self-acceptance from 2021-10-21T16:41
You know one of the main facets of the Seize the Yay philosophy is separating what you do from who you are but, naturally, our conversations still touch on “the doing” because work is inextric...
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Marc Champagne // We are all only one question away from a completely different life... from 2021-10-15T09:48
There are so many people without whom this show would not have been possible, but this guest in particular really pushed me forwards at the pivotal moment where I could have backed out. We con...
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Be kind, for everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about // World Mental Health Month from 2021-10-12T09:32
Ang is back for a World Mental Health Day/Month episode of #yaysofourlives which, as always, involved lots of tangents and digressions before, after and in between our actual serious ch...
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Grace Brennan // The brilliant, benevolent brains behind Buy from the Bush from 2021-10-07T12:04
The fact that this chat came in at an hour and half and we’d already been chatting for half an hour before that confirms just how much I enjoy Grace Brennan’s company and what a great c...
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The quickest way to make your own day is to make someone else's. from 2021-10-04T18:58
Coming to you with a quick solo #yaysofourlives this week to break a vicious cycle of calling Ang Sunday night to record Monday morning for a Monday afternoon episode. Ang didn’t believe that ...
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Joe and Renae Ingles // From courtside to courtship and commitment to the clan from 2021-09-30T14:58
I’m amazed every single week at how generous people are with their time in agreeing to jump on the show, but every now and then a guest says yes who I reached out to 1000% expecting a polite n...
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A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself // Thank you, healthcare workers! from 2021-09-28T20:03
A #yaysofourlives chat dedicated to the front line workers keeping us all safe (and of course, a side mention of the spectacular win by the Dees over the weekend.)
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Sarah Rani // Sowing serendipitous seeds to grow a global gardening gang from 2021-09-23T18:41
Most of the time, I’ve had a bit of an introduction to our guest’s story or at least done a deep dive into the internet to put together the pieces in advance. Today’s guest, however, was one o...
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Hugh van Cuylenberg // Happiness, humanity and a cracking sense of Hugh-mour from 2021-09-20T19:00
RE-RELEASE // I know I yak on about it all the time but the weirdest thing about making this show is not being able to reach out to you at the time you’re actually listening, so sometimes b...
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Kim van Haaster // Big boss in the big apple to pashing at Pacha to forging a field-to-face future with Bloomeffects from 2021-09-16T09:59
If you’ve been listening along for a while, you’ll probably know me well enough to notice when I get totally carried in someone’s story and suddenly we’re 50 minutes in and I’m still on their ...
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Maria Thattil // The woman to (yayborhood) watch from 2021-09-13T17:00
RE-RELEASE // I know I yak on about it all the time but the weirdest thing about making this show is not being able to reach out to you at the time you’re actually listening, so sometimes b...
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Ben and Dan Pronk // Mastering the military, MBAs, micro goals and mindset from 2021-09-09T11:31
Most of you are already aware of my fascination with the military (the origins if which I’m still not really sure about but which I’ve stopped questioning because we also all know that weird t...
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We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. // Tom Howell, Disaster Relief Australia from 2021-09-07T10:35
Back in your ears again, beautiful people, how time is flying by! It’s been another crazy week of a crazy year and in amongst the madness, the yayborhood has truly kept me going. A few days ag...
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Jess Fox // Canoe even believe how oar-some this woman is? from 2021-09-02T09:48
I would almost go so far as to say it would be un-Australian not to know who today’s guest is or have shed a tear watching her incredible Olympic performance in Tokyo a few weeks ago. While al...
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You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing // Ang Roan from 2021-08-30T17:45
Back with another instalment of #yaysofourlives and since you loved her so much of you weeks ago, the legendary Ang Foot is back again this week. And that was just as much for my benefit as it...
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Dr Richard Harris SC OAM // A deep dive into the anaesthetist, adventurer and Australian of the Year 2019 from 2021-08-26T16:05
RE-RELEASE - We had a freshy ready for this week, but it's been one year exactly since one of our most popular episodes ever so it felt like a good time to bump it back into your ears. E...
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If what you're doing isn't working, don't do it harder // Emma Isaacs from 2021-08-23T18:00
When I say #yaysofourlives has a looser structure than our OG interviews, I took it to all new levels today chatting for probably half an hour before I asked the first question. But, wi...
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Rachael Sarra // From sixth Spice Girl to symbolism, storytelling and starting Sar.ra from 2021-08-19T08:00
I only met today’s guest in person recently, but we happen to share the same management which basically makes us family (big shout out to Gen and her team at Day Management) and I’d sep...
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Don't be afraid of death, Winnie. Be afraid of the unlived life - Piglet // Ang Roan from 2021-08-16T16:22
It wouldn’t truly be #yaysofourlives if I didn’t get our little yaymaker Angelena Roan to jump on for an episode. I’ve been getting so many lovely messages about how these tangen...
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Sophie Cachia // Change, challenge and chapters of a BRAND NEW BOOK from 2021-08-10T17:13
I’ve been feeling this a lot lately and was wondering if it was just me until I started getting quite a few messages from you guys remarking that our guests lately seem to have been just who w...
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Diana Nyad // Fifth time's a charm - on failure, fearlessness and finding a way from 2021-08-05T12:27
Today’s is a guest who I count as one of my favourite speakers of all time who I was lucky enough to hear from on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island during our incredible trip with Listen
Abbie Chatfield // Star signs, sex toys and smashing social stigma from 2021-07-29T10:41
Well, we know that big life pivots and sliding doors moments are one of my favourite things to talk about here and they’ve come in the form of reality TV shows before but never quite in the ma...
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Never be limited by another's limited imagination // Tory Archbold from 2021-07-26T17:01
Welcome to a new week, lovely yayborhood. If you‘re looking for some motivation for a fresh start, our guest for this episode is your woman. If you haven’t heard of Listen
Samantha Wills // Of Gold and Dust... from 2021-07-22T13:42
You know I’m no stranger to a fangirl moment, but this one is really up there. Having followed her journey for over a decade and pored over her fabulous new book, Of Gold and Dust, our ...
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough // Khanh Ong from 2021-07-19T21:34
You'll probably notice that this isn't actually the quote of the yay we talk about in the episode, but Khanh's was a little too dark (and a little too Latin) for the title even though it does ...
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Holly Ransom // Lifelong learning, leaving law and finding the leading edge from 2021-07-15T10:50
Skipped #yaysofourlives this week as we’ve had some builders at home which don’t create the loveliest background noises for podcasting, but today’s guest well and truly makes up for the gap. I...
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Sarah Andrews // From spatial science and stormy seas to settling in Strahan at Captain's Rest from 2021-07-08T09:12
As you can probably tell since I ramble on about it all the time, one of my favourite parts of creating this show is hearing not only so many fascinating and unique stories I might not otherwi...
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I am no longer present for things that make me feel like shit // Tully Humphrey and Sarah Pasini from 2021-07-05T14:42
Welcome back to #yaysofourlives beautiful people - I hope you’re being gentle on yourselves during another crazy year. I really notice what a rollercoaster it is when I sit down to reco...
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Caleb Marshall // From tennis coaching and total fatigue to transformation with Tropeaka from 2021-07-01T14:00
Aimee Stanton // Lady tradie, life-lover, legend from 2021-06-24T13:05
Sometimes I regret using certain phrases so much because when I really want to hammer something home I’ve usually already overdone it. So, for example, I really want to emphasise what an incre...
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You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop - Rumi // with Dr Kieran Kennedy from 2021-06-22T11:33
Welcome back to #yaysofourlives everyone, this one’s a bit of a cracker. In a Seize the Yay first, I didn’t write any notes to prepare for this episode OR edit any of it at all w...
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Victoria Devine // She's on the money! from 2021-06-17T09:00
I feel like a big part of the yayborhood will already know today’s guest quite well, but in case you don’t, Victoria Devine is someone you MUST get acquainted with if you’re interested in fina...
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Flex Mami // Flexistential questions on identity, introspection and individuality from 2021-06-14T16:30
2021 RE-RELEASE
To celebrate the launch of Flex's new book, The Success Experiment.
Morgan Mitchell // Why off-track quests mean on-track personal bests from 2021-06-10T13:29
I don’t know if you guys experience this the same way I do, but I walk away from some episodes wanting to make lifelong friends with our guest just to spend more time around their energy and i...
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Joshua Coombes // Styling on the streets, storytelling and starting #DoSomethingForNothing from 2021-06-03T07:00
You may have heard me speak about Joshua Coombes in #yaysofourlives a few days ago and I’m so thrilled to say not only has his book Do Something for Nothing launched in Australia...
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Just keep going, no feeling is final // with Rob and Lachie from Funny Business from 2021-05-31T18:15
This #yaysofourlives episode coming to you from lockdown for the FOURTH time. To my fellow Victorians, sending you ALL my love and if you’ve been reading my dear diary reflections on socials y...
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May as well be here, we are as where we are - Aboriginal Proverb // Samantha Gash&Jo Nevin from 2021-05-24T16:04
So excited to finally have our #yaysofourlives recap for you from our incredible trip to the Northern Territory a few weeks back. You’ll hear all about it in the episode, but to quickly give y...
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Rob Kenney // The dearest, devoted dad behind"Dad, How Do I?" from 2021-05-20T17:06
So excited about our guest for this episode, you all know I love finding different and heart warming stories from around the world and this was one I found randomly on Instagram. I’m so thrill...
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Georgie Mankey // Nursing, night shifts and namaste from 2021-05-17T18:59
Today’s guest is a little ray of sunshine – I can almost hear her smile coming through my headphones. Georgie Mankey...
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Mat Bowtell // On giving others a hand... literally! from 2021-05-10T16:24
Back after a short break while we were out in the Northern Territory hiking on country along the Larapinta Trail. Soooo much to share from our transformative week without signal or devices, bu...
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Julia Stone // On songwriting, self-discovery and Sixty Summers from 2021-04-28T17:04
What a treat we have this week with the melodious voice of Julia Stone coming to your ears – even just her speaking...
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Melissa Ambrosini // How to cure your comparisonitis from 2021-04-22T15:50
I’m thrilled to be joined by my dear friend, Melissa Ambrosini, to celebrate the launch of her FOURTH and very much n...
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The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit // Abbey Gelmi and Gemma Watts from 2021-04-20T14:36
Our first co-hosted Yays of our Lives episode with two absolute legends Abbey Gelmi (ep 81) andListen
Lucy Glade-Wright // On homewares, happiness and Hunting for George from 2021-04-15T10:17
Welcome back lovely yayborhood and thank you for always bearing with me when I take a little break leaving a longer than usually gap between episodes. We had a glorious few days in the country...
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Wim Hof // The Ice Man in collaboration with How Two Live from 2021-04-09T14:20
NOTE: Released May 2020, re-released in April 2021.
I’m so excited to have something a little different for you this week – a JOINT podcast episode with Stef ...
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Rey Vakili // Seize the Rey from 2021-04-01T18:00
How crazy but wonderful that we’ve made it to Easter already, I hope you’re all looking forward to a long weekend and have some play to yay scheduled in. This week I’ve got the second guest wh...
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Never regret growing older for it is a privilege denied to many // Good Friday Appeal 2021 from 2021-03-29T22:04
Some birthday reflections on why ageing should be celebrated, not lamented as well as a celebration of the 90th year of the Listen
Dr Alexandra Phelan // Pandemic preparedness, the passion puzzle and playing The Sims from 2021-03-25T18:22
I’m so excited to share one of the women whose praises I could sing over and over who was originally lined up for International Women's Day for the incredible impact she has had on my journey ...
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Every one you will ever meet knows something you don't // The Gippsland episode from 2021-03-22T11:57
I'm SO excited about this week's instalment of Yays of our Lives because I finally got on the road and headed to West Gippsland to record Yayborhood Watch IN PERSON. It's been so delightful he...
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Rosie Batty // Turning tragedy and trauma into fiercely fighting family violence from 2021-03-18T14:59
Back with another wonderful guest today – I’ve pushed this week’s Yays of our Lives episode back a little bit until the Gippsland video is ready to help you put faces to names, so that’...
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Taryn Brumfitt // Un-hate your body and Embrace your dreams from 2021-03-11T15:10
Re-releasing this beauty to celebrate the launch of Embrace on Netflix on March 5th!!! Three women who represent IWD to me had to postpone their recordings, but Taryn also inspires me every...
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Success doesn't halve when you share it, it doubles. from 2021-03-09T07:58
Our fifth instalment of Yays of our Lives reflecting on collaboration over competition in honour of International Women's Day.
As mentioned in Yayborhood Watch:
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Tim Conolan AM // The trials, tears and transformative triumphs of TLC for Kids from 2021-03-04T17:37
Do you ever meet someone and just know in your heart that they are pure goodness all the way to their bones? If you know anything about Tim Conolan’s work you could probably already guess that...
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You always have time for the things you put first. from 2021-03-01T20:00
Our fourth instalment of Yays of our Lives reflecting on time, pace and prioritising.
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Dinesh Palipana // Double degrees, defying the odds and Doctors with Disabilities from 2021-02-25T09:41
Today’s guest was actually a yayborhood nomination from one of our most active contributors affectionately known as Dana Saurus or Dana Pham. Dana so generously sent a whole list of suggestion...
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Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. from 2021-02-22T18:35
Third episode of Yays of our Lives this week and we have our first actual member of the yayborhood join us for a Yayborhood Watch chat. The wonderful Kate Rider shares her journey with ...
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Amy Harris // Pirouettes, parenthood and pivoting in a pandemic from 2021-02-16T10:37
Hello lovely yayborhood, coming to you from back in lockdown but the yay lives on in your ears! So, glad you’re enjoying the first versions of Yays of our Lives, I can’t wait to see it ...
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Baby steps are still steps in the right direction.... from 2021-02-12T16:05
Your second instalment of Yays of Our Lives (which is still taking shape week to week) chatting about the importance of baby steps and going gently on yourself in the process of somethi...
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Emily Skye // Patience, passion and a new postpartum program from 2021-02-03T16:03
Well, it’s our second episode back and the first one I recorded for this year and I can already say (like I’ve said many times before) that making the show has helped me so immensely that if n...
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YAYS OF OUR LIVES // Our new community segment from 2021-02-02T11:00
Donald Betts // From the streets to the Senate to solicitor life from 2021-01-27T13:00
Welcome back lovely yay-borhood! I won't talk too much as we have the first of a new more conversational segment coming soon when I’ll have many more words for you about the new year, so allow...
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Mark Manson // F*ck distribution, future forging and fun with the Fresh Prince of Bel Air from 2021-01-11T11:15
RE-RELEASE - As you know, we're re-releasing a few crowd favourites from last year to keep you going during the break in case you missed them. So please ignore any time specific referenc...
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Jennifer Atilemile // Curve(ball)s, campaigns and creating cultural change from 2020-12-19T12:54
Hello beautiful yayborhood, I can’t believe we’ve reached our FINAL episode for the year!!! I actually had one or two more up my sleeve but am trying to practice what I preach and not stick so...
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Tanya Hennessy // Help Self with Hurricane Hennessy from 2020-12-10T16:55
Lovely yayborhood, we’ve got another dose of delight this week that’ll have you in stitches with the wonderful Tanya Hennessy. As you’ll hear her discuss in the episode, one of the grea...
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Jamila Rizvi // Untold Resilience from 2020-12-03T11:32
It's been a hell of year for us all and something I’ve reflected on a lot over the past few months is resilience. And who better to join us to explore that further than the wonderful Jamila...
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Lucy Kate Jackson&Nikki Westcott // HAPPY HOUR WITH THE WILD ONES from 2020-11-26T17:10
If you’re a regular podcast listener, today’s guests probably need no introduction but if you haven’t already tuned in to Listen
Blair James // A small town boy building a self-tan world from 2020-11-18T16:59
While last week Farah spoke of faraway places, this week’s guest is homegrown but has exported the Aussie experience through a booming business described as Aussie Made, Globally Loved. Blair ...
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Farah Mohamed // On identity, impact and international leadership from 2020-11-11T16:32
While last week’s episode was one of those chats you know I love that show a different side of someone you’ve probably already heard of, I equally love introducing you to people and stories yo...
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Ashy Bines // Busting old narratives, building resilience and boosting your baseline from 2020-11-04T13:25
I’m excited to be back this week with another incredible guest whose name I’m sure you’ve heard before but who, like many of our guests, has so much more depth than their surface level media p...
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The FIRST ANNIVERSARY episode from 2020-10-29T16:45
Our last Q&A episode for the year to mark our first anniversary as Mr and Mrs Davidson (or should I say, YAY-vidson). Thank you all so much for your questions and for giving us a reason to...
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Justine Cullen // The blood, sweat, tears and facial oil of (out)living your dreams from 2020-10-21T15:00
Few people actually end up living out their childhood dreams, either because the dream changes or life does. But, enchanted by the glossy pages of the first fashion magazines she ever read,
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Tim Diamond // Foundations, fatherhood and forging your future from 2020-10-14T11:40
I hope you enjoyed our little throwback re-release last week and I promise the guest we had to postpone will be well worth the wait in a few weeks. As for today’s guest, if you haven’t heard o...
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Gary Vee // The Vaynerchuking legend from 2020-10-07T15:30
**** Re-releasing this one for something different as a very big, exciting guest had to postpone last minute this week AND I realised some of you have only just joined and may not have c...
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Ellyse Perry // The humble hero who'll knock you for six from 2020-09-30T12:40
If you’re a cricket fan, you’ll certainly appreciate how incredible today’s guest is but even if you’re not I have no doubt that you’ll understand how remarkably well adjusted, humble and unta...
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Dr Kate Bridgman // On her PhD, perfectionism and perinatal anxiety and depression from 2020-09-24T14:22
It’s been a while since the last time we did this, but this episode is dedicated to one of our beautiful listeners who originally emailed to suggest three other women but it was HER story I wa...
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Fred Schebesta // On finding his way to Finder from 2020-09-16T21:36
You've probably heard me rattle off the quote, "everyone you meet knows something you don't" and I reflected on that a lot during this episode. Creating this podcast expands my mind and world ...
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Lindy Rama-Ellis // Bali, balance, blended families and breaking boundaries from 2020-09-10T14:01
Hope you enjoyed this week’s bonus episode everyone and we’re chasing it up with a very appropriate chat for Women’s Health Week. The beautiful Listen
Mich and Zara // The Space Between episode 29 and now from 2020-09-07T15:33
I’ve got a little bonus episode for you this week, lovely yayborhood, with the wonderful duo from Shameless Podcast,
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Jade Kisnorbo // Creating confidence, balancing business and flourishing with family from 2020-09-02T13:20
Welcome to Spring everyone (or to Autumn if anyone is tuning in from the Northern Hemisphere). The new month and season also brought with it the birth of the Listen
Emily Toner // Positive psychologist, producer, and people person from 2020-08-26T08:00
This is a guest I haven’t caught up with properly in a long time and I’m sure you’ll hear how much we both enjoyed connecting again. We only started recording after about 45 minutes of chattin...
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Erika Geraerts // On giving a fluff about stuff from 2020-08-12T07:00
This guest is one I’ve actually been meaning to get on since I started the podcast having been a huge role model and support for me in business and in life. Every time Erika and I run into eac...
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The 100th episode!!! from 2020-08-05T17:46
Thank you all so much for your wonderful, thought-provoking and well-considered questions, I had so much fun reflecting on them (and not so much fun listening back to my answers - even after a...
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Manoj Dias // My spiritual guru on trauma, transformation and embodiment from 2020-07-29T08:00
We’re back with another guest whose episode couldn’t be more perfectly timed. You may have heard my chat with him on the Listen
Liz Dawes // Connor's Run, combating cancer and creating legacies from 2020-07-22T18:38
This week’s episode is another one of many that’s been shuffled around and pushed back for various reasons, but that has ended up coming out just when I think our guest’s insights are most pow...
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Dr Katrina Warren // Pets, professional pivots and pandemics from 2020-07-15T18:09
Today I’m joined by a face many of you will know and love as I have since childhood, Dr Katrina Warren, an Aussie vet (along with her golden retriever Riley who had a great stare-off wi...
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Taliqua Clancy // Origins, Olympics and Old Gold from 2020-07-08T15:33
I’m joined this week by our first Wulli Wulli woman, Beach volleyball Olympian and Commonwealth silver medallist, Taliqua Clancy. You’ve probably seen I’ve been reflecting on Seize the ...
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Elle Halliwell // Lessons on Leukaemia, lifestyle and love from 2020-06-24T20:31
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has been experiencing a lot of ups and downs with the uncertainty and chaos of this year so far and I can’t think of anyone better to give us some perspective...
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Dr Kieran Kennedy // Men's health, mental health and life in medicine from 2020-06-16T10:52
You might know that this week is Men’s Health Week and while, of course everyone’s health is equally important, I really support the particular focus this week on the unique chal...
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Jasmine Smith // The Swisse-pirational people person from 2020-06-10T16:20
It's been a little while since our last INTRApreneurial guest, but I'm delighted to have one of the best with us today - Jasmine Smith, Director of People and Culture from Swisse Wellness. You...
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Nicole Liu // Next of Kin Fertility from 2020-05-27T12:55
This week, we’ve got another way to yay full of twists and turns ending up nowhere our guest thought she’d be but exactly where she was meant to be. Nicole Liu started out on the very conventi...
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Tasia Valenza // Entertainment, Emmys and enhancing expression from 2020-05-14T10:42
I’m not sure about you guys but these crazy times have definitely made me reflect on, among many other things, the way we communicate and connect with each other. What a perfect time to have t...
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Jake Edwards // Life outside the locker room from 2020-05-07T11:10
Well, I think I’ve held up pretty well so far on the show – it’s not easy to leave me speechless, but this week’s guest cracked me. I’m always so impressed and inspired by everyone’s self-awar...
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Lana Wilkinson // Styling, stilettos and staying sane in self-isolation from 2020-05-01T13:22
This week’s podcast guest and I both love rambling as much as each other and we go all over the place in what I was humbled to hear was perhaps the most honest chat she’s had, particularly wit...
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Abbey Gelmi // Downtime Abbey from 2020-04-24T17:13
I feel like March went for a year and April has gone in the blink of an eye. Hope you’re all continuing to adapt to #iso and, as our last guest Harlan Coben described, bringing your own weathe...
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Harlan Coben // Novels, Netflix and normalcy in New Jersey from 2020-04-17T07:00
I’m so excited about this week’s episode because, as most of you know, I’m a die-hard crime fiction reader so I’m fangirling a bit over our guest - the wonderful Harlan Coben. As much as I con...
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Moana Hope // Just when we all need some mo'hope from 2020-04-09T11:51
Welcome back beautiful people, hope you’re all keeping safe and well. I’m so glad to be joined this week by absolute legend, Moana Hope, to share her totally refreshing approach to life, undyi...
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Kate Morris // The beauty boss we all adore from 2020-04-02T16:40
I hope you’re all keeping safe and well and getting through iso. I’ve got another episode that was recorded before things ramped up, so again, I hope it gives you a lovely little break from th...
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Kate Morris // The beauty boss we all adore from 2020-04-02T05:40
I hope you’re all keeping safe and well and getting through iso. I’ve got another episode that was recorded before things ramped up, so again, I hope it gives you a lovely little break from these c...
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Another week of craziness, I can’t believe how quickly things are changing. I hope you are all looking after yourselves and finding ways to get through physical distancing and time at home. Wh...
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Rachael Finch // Femininity, fashion and fighting the fear from 2020-03-19T09:51
I can’t believe how much has changed just since our last episode. First and foremost, I just want to send out waves of love and support into your ears – we are all being impacted in different ...
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Madison de Rozario // Paralympian, puppy mama and Barbie's 2020 Australian Shero from 2020-03-13T16:04
While I was up in Sydney, I was lucky enough to spend time with Madison de Rozario, three-time Paralympian who is heading off fo...
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Dominique Cotte // The high-flying badass Boeing 777 pilot from 2020-03-04T12:38
International Women’s Day is coming up this Sunday 8th March and I thought we’d dedicate both this episode and next to two women who embody female empowerment, equality and achievements. To be...
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Sharna Burgess // Dancing with the Judge from 2020-02-26T15:37
If you were following our wedding last year, you probably saw the fun we had with our amazing wedding dance choreographer Ja...
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Dr Samantha Nutt // War zones, women's health and winging it from 2020-02-20T18:59
This week’s guest is neither our first doctor nor our first guest who has experienced war zones, but is definitely our first war zone doctor to join the show. With 11 honorary doctorates, an o...
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Genevieve Day // Seize the DAY from 2020-02-17T09:41
This episode has been a long time coming, but I finally sat down with my wonderful manager and absolute girlboss, Geneviev...
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Miranda Kerr // Getting to the Kora of beauty from 2020-02-11T15:42
I am SO excited about this week’s guest – I know I say that every week, but this one is truly still blowing my mind. I don’t think there are many people in Australia or anywhere for that matte...
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Guy and Jules Sebastian // Fame, family, a foundation and food deliveries from 2020-02-04T11:51
This episode has been a long time in the making and even longer since I’ve admired these two both separately and together. Guy and Jules Sebastian are two of the world’s biggest legends and th...
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Amy Barber // From UN war crimes tribunals to the Red Cross (and some prison yoga on the side) from 2020-01-30T07:51
Welcome back to the second episode we recorded over in the West during our quick visit to Perth. In case anyone has been waiting for an example of someone who didn’t have to leave the ...
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Cameron Cranley // Fireman Cam from 2020-01-22T10:40
Thank you all so much to everyone around the world who participated in the Relief Run over the weekend. There were over 18,000 of us runni...
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Jeremy Muijs // The growth and alchemy behind Grown Alchemist from 2020-01-15T06:00
I hope you all enjoyed last week’s early first episode and that Lisa, Samantha and I weren’t too delirious for you to take something from it. Since then, the
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Lisa Messenger&Samantha Gash // Bushfire relief from Bangalow and some babbling on beginnings from 2020-01-09T13:32
We’re back a little earlier than planned, given what I’m sure wasn’t quite the start to the year most of you envisioned. Our beautiful Australia is burning and the effects of the bushfires hav...
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Michael Ramsey // From oil and gas to a fitness empire and getting Strong(er) everyday from 2019-12-23T09:53
Last episode of the year, and what a year it’s been! I’m absolutely buzzing from all the amazing things we’ve done with Seize the Yay this year and every day I’m so grateful for you wonderful ...
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Chloe Szep and Molly Jane // From Bondi buddies to a Bloom-ing business from 2019-12-21T08:35
Welcome to our second last episode of the year!!! As we approach the height of the silly season, you might be feeling like it’s all a bit too hectic so it’s the perfect time to introduce you t...
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Olivia Molly Rogers // SEIZE THE YAY LIVE from 2019-12-17T14:45
Beautiful people, this is the audio from our first ever LIVE show, so for the first time you’ll hear some giggles from the audience. It was SO surreal but incredible to actually see some of yo...
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Lincoln Younes // Home and Away, Hogwarts bricks and highlights of Hollywood from 2019-12-10T13:21
Even though we have our first ever live event this week, I’ve got a fresh new episode for you that I’ve had up my sleeve since my LA visit a few months ago. I was so lucky to catch our legenda...
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Emma McKeon // Pool time, pounding the pavement and preparing for Tokyo 2020 from 2019-12-03T10:01
I just cannot believe how quickly 2020 is approaching. Speaking of 2020, I am SUCH a big fan of the Olympics I get so excited when they come back around and in the lead up to Tokyo 2020, I’m s...
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Carolyn Creswell // The muesli mogul on creating Carman's from 2019-11-26T16:26
Laura Brown // InStyle, illusions of grandeur and the (Necker) Island of the good from 2019-11-14T10:51
If I thought I’d experienced pinch me moments before, recording this episode redefined that concept for me. Not only was I lucky enough to spend a week on Necker Island with the incredible Bus...
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Priscilla Hajiantoni // Building Bangn Body from 2019-11-07T11:15
Today’s guest is possibly the only other person who talks as fast as I like to talk so don’t worry about popping this chat on double speed. Priscilla Hajiantoni is the founder of hugely succes...
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Renée Bargh // From home in the Hinterland to Hollywood host from 2019-11-04T17:07
Welcome to November beautiful people, this year has just flown by I can’t believe we’re already thinking about Christmas! Still on a total wedding high and getting used to the new name - we’re...
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Amy Kate Isaacs // Psychology, mindfulness and therapy puppy motherhood from 2019-10-30T17:09
We’ve chatted across a couple of episodes now about therapy and psychologists and I’ve had so many people mention how positive this was for them to have mental health normalised and discussed ...
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The wedding episode #MatchaMadeinHeaven from 2019-10-24T12:51
Only one sleep to go until we tie the knot!!!
Thank you all so much for submitting your questions and for getting so excited with us, we did our best to answer most ...
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Olympia Valance // Turning the Paige to start Playing for Keeps from 2019-10-16T10:40
This guest is one of my favourite human beings who I’ve known since way back in our school days! You’re in for a solid hour or so of hysterical laughter - I was laughing out l...
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Lydia O'Donnell // Marathon runner, geologist and hater of umbrellas from 2019-10-13T13:32
Hello beautiful people. You’ve probably noticed that this year has involved a big conversion from non-runner to running lover and I’ve had a lot of questions from fellow curious but reluctant ...
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Dr Nikki Stamp // The cardiothoracic surgeon mastering medicine, mentoring and media from 2019-10-08T12:00
We’ve had a truly amazing 2019 so far and I didn’t think things could really ramp up much more, but the past few weeks have been a blur of excitement and I can’t quite believe where this episo...
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Melanie Gleeson // The glow getter who founded Endota Spa from 2019-09-23T18:17
I know it’s a little late this week, so please excuse my travel brain - I released the wrong episode then didn’t have this one ready but it’s here and you’ll probably get another very shortly....
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Michelle Birkett // Koalafications for becoming a zookeeper from 2019-09-10T09:10
I’ve been so excited to put this episode out into the world since we recorded it a few weeks ago. If there wasn't already enough yay going on up until this point, we were lucky enough to head ...
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Jess Hatzis // Copy, coffee and comparing potatoes from 2019-09-04T15:42
There are so many people who have contributed time, wisdom and hugs to getting me to where I am today, but this guest is one who I can absolutely say I wouldn’t have started without. In fact, ...
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Kemi Nekvapil // Choice, challenge and change from 2019-09-01T16:45
This week, we welcome our first tri-citizen to the show who became an Australian citizen the day before we recorded. I always feel so lucky to have such incredible and supportive people around...
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Will Moroski // From pacemakers to pacers on the joy(ride) of a lifetime from 2019-08-28T09:58
I’m so excited to finally share the chat we recorded on our whirlwind trip to Seoul for the global Nike Joyride launch. It was such an incredible experience especially at the peak of my non-ru...
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Samantha Gash // The boundary-breaking, country-crossing, community-connecting pocket rocket from 2019-08-14T06:26
As promised last week, this week’s guest is the beautiful second half of the greatest power couple going around. Hearing Mark’s incredible story you’d be forgiven for thinking it’d be impossib...
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Mark Wales // From the battlefield to business, babies and Bear Grylls'challenge from 2019-08-07T06:11
This week’s guest was on the very first list of potential guests that I ever made for the podcast and while our crazy schedules full of travel and adventure mean it’s taken us a little while t...
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Cyan Ta'eed // Her Milkshake brings all the Instagrammers to the yard from 2019-07-30T06:36
Today's is one of those guests who I have admired from afar for many, many years (since way before I ever contemplated starting a business myself). So, I feel even more privileged and excited ...
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Shelley Laslett // Seize the Vitae! (Neuro)plastic surgery and the beauty of our brain from 2019-07-24T10:02
I know I say this all the time and let’s be real, it would be impossible for me to ever choose one sole favourite episode, but I think this one really stands out for how much practical ...
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Sarah Hamilton // The (Sand and) Sky's the limit from 2019-07-17T14:34
What a wonderful week it’s been, beautiful people, if you haven’t already seen we started a Seize the Yay facebook community last week and it is already brining me SO much joy...
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Emma Lewis // From covert cop to creating Canvast from 2019-07-10T16:17
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve been working away on getting some awesome jobs into the mix and this episode is the first to kick us off with the fabulous Emma Lewis, an undercover cop ...
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Jesinta Franklin // From catwalks and congeniality to content for connection from 2019-07-03T10:46
I think you’ll agree that we’ve had some seriously impressive human beings share their ways to yay on the show, but I was completely blown away by our first guest for the new financial year. I...
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Miki Agrawal // The SHE-E-O shaking things up from 2019-06-26T10:32
Very lucky that today’s guest squeezed me in during her recent visit to Australia for the amazing Business Chicks event, 9 to Thrive, in Sydney a few weeks ago. Miki Agrawal is the true defini...
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Scott Henderson // Exercise, entrepreneurship and editing Men's Health from 2019-06-12T10:02
You have probably seen (and heard in the last episode) about the latest issue of Women’s Health that I am SO grateful to have been included in – super chuffed and still pinching myself at the ...
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Kat Stewart // Our fabulous favourite returns for Five Bedrooms from 2019-06-05T12:38
I’m sure I’m not alone in having been touched by this woman’s career at some point or another in one of the many stellar roles she has portrayed that have made her an Aussie household name. Ka...
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Tiff Hall // The beautiful, brainiac businesswoman with a black belt from 2019-05-29T12:30
So much thought goes into the guests you hear from with my main concern being the YAY their story can instil in you (whether founders or not and whether big profiles or not). Today’s guest is ...
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Rachel Kelly // Serial scaler and executive extraordinaire from 2019-05-23T15:11
So excited to introduce you guys to one of my unofficial mentors and role models, although I’m not sure she knows it. Rachel Kelly is one of the SMARTEST and most switched on businesswoman tha...
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Megan Gale // Modelling, motherhood and mindfulness from 2019-05-15T13:35
I’m so excited to welcome one of my favourite Aussie icons to the show for this episode – positively pinching myself to have the stunning Megan Gale here today. After winning a modelling compe...
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Erin Deering // The untangle from Triangl from 2019-05-08T16:12
I know I always say each guest has an amazing story, but it’s because they’re all so interesting in such different ways. I’m so excited to have the amazing Erin Deering on the show today, co-f...
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Angelena Roan // ChANGing the game from 2019-05-02T08:24
I finally convinced the mysterious Ang (spelling debated in the episode haha) to come on the show and tell her story. I’ve had so many requests to hear from Ang so here she is in all her hilar...
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Pippa Hallas // Boldness, beauty and building the Ella Baché brand from 2019-04-26T13:25
After the week full of public holidays, got some motivation to kick start you all again in the form of Pippa Hallas – CEO of one of the oldest and most beloved beauty brands i...
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Jessica Sepel // Undieting and getting healthy for life with JSHealth from 2019-04-17T10:10
I feel very lucky to have connected with this episode's guest very early on in the Matcha Maiden journey and to have gone from insta friends to a real-life mutual love fest in the process. As ...
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Pana Barbounis // The global chocolate pana-demic from 2019-04-11T19:06
This episode's guest is a beloved household name, although you’re likely to know the brand more than you do the person, which is why I’m even more excited to share his story. Despite what migh...
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Zara McDonald&Michelle Andrews // The podcasters for smart women who love dumb stuff from 2019-04-02T09:53
If you haven’t heard of the Shameless podcast yet, I’m SO delighted to be able to give you the best podcast recommendation you might ever get. Being the podcast for smart women who like dumb s...
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The dirty thirty episode from 2019-03-27T16:13
The immediate post-30th brain explosion diaries. Thank you so much for submitting your questions, I've tried to answer all of them as honestly and spontaneously as possible so hopefully the ra...
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Dr Elise Bialylew // World Happiness Day with the happiness doctor from 2019-03-20T08:29
Today is International Happiness Day so the perfect opportunity to release a new episode looking a little deeper at seizing the yay. I’m so excited to have Dr Elise Bialylew as our guest for t...
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Daniel Flynn // Thankyou, next! from 2019-03-14T08:51
This guest is possibly one of the best speakers I’ve ever heard and I’m so excited to have him on the show as we have been following each other’s stories for a few years now. You’ve probably h...
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Jane Lu // The Lazy CEO and her LMBDWs from 2019-03-09T13:40
I hope you all enjoyed last week's double drop of episodes - wish I could release two episodes every week! This week has been a beautiful celebration of women for International Women's Day 201...
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Khanh Ong // Seize the GAY from 2019-03-02T16:51
Back again already, beautiful people! Thought I’d squeeze in a bonus episode this week to celebrate MARDI GRAS, so this is the very first SEIZE THE GAY with my dear friend Khanh Ong. You may h...
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Georgia Love and Lee Elliott // The punniest threeYAY chat with the dreamiest duo in town from 2019-02-28T06:10
I am SO excited to share our first couples episode with two of THE best human beings going around. You can probably tell from the snippet that we had an absolute blast, which is always the cas...
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Justin Dry // When you mull over a grape idea and you decant be stopped from 2019-02-19T15:59
This episode took a little longer to get to you than usual but, like a fine wine, all good things take time! Today’s guest is an amazing entrepreneur, investor, public speaker, co-founder and ...
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Justine Bloome // The high-flying all rounder on being a business founder, corporate executive and side hustler from 2019-02-08T12:49
For this episode, we're joined by another intrapreneur but one who also has her own side hustle and can speak to both sides of the yay-type fence. Justine Bloome is an absolute powerhouse and ...
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Michelle Battersby // From boatsheds to banking to Bumble Australia... meet the Queen of the Aussie Beehive from 2019-01-30T01:07
The first intrapreneur of the year literally landed her dream job two years ago and hasn’t looked back. Michelle Battersby is an amazing example of how you can leave corporate but not necessar...
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Eleanor Pendleton // The nitty gritty of founding Gritty Pretty from 2019-01-24T16:00
I flew to Sydney last week to chat with one of the most tenacious, well-rounded and motivating young women, Eleanor Pendleton, and we got along like a house on fire. Eleanor is the founder of ...
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Nic Davidson // My seriously smart, silly, sport-loving, serial entrepreneur of a fiancé from 2019-01-17T10:21
So, it finally happened. We convinced Nic, my partner in life, business and golden retriever parenthood into coming onto the show. I know a few of you have been eagerly waiting to hear this on...
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Janine Allis // From sailing with the stars to smoothies and startups from 2019-01-11T06:34
In this episode, we are joined by one of my business idols, the amazing Janine Allis, who many of you will know as the founder of pioneering wellness empire, Boost Juice, and an investor on Sh...
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Jana Pittman // From hurdles to Huggies to her Hippocratic Oath from 2019-01-04T11:00
Our first guest for 2019 couldn't be a more perfect inspiration to kickstart a new year. Jana Pittman is an iconic Australian athlete who not only represented the country at three Olympic Game...
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Steph Claire Smith&Laura Henshaw // KIC'ing goals (and getting engaged!) from 2018-12-26T15:50
This one's been a little delayed after a technical glitch destroyed our first recording, but the second time around was even bigger and better PLUS conveniently timed after both Steph and Laur...
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Elyse Knowles // Campaigns, catwalks, construction and camping... The true blue Aussie model who loves to get her hands dirty from 2018-12-19T06:30
Today’s guest is not only one of the most breathtakingly stunning people I’ve ever met, but also one of the hardest working, motivated and down to earth despite her many successes. While many ...
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Dany Milham // The ultimate tech-based disruptor saving our time, sleep and koalas from 2018-12-14T09:35
I know they say you don’t have to reinvent the wheel, but Dany Milham has shown that reinvention can be an incredible platform for success. Dany and co-founder Mitch Taylor have reinvented the...
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Danny Kennedy // Fitness, food and flexibility from 2018-12-07T15:04
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Emma Isaacs // Winging it as a wonderwoman from 2018-11-29T21:16
In most cases, being a mother of five is an all-consuming role in itself but Emma Isaacs isn’t your average woman. Running her own show since the tender age of 18, Emma is the definition of bu...
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Kayla Itsines // Fitness, fame and family first and foremost from 2018-11-21T12:44
We’ve had some incredible guests so far and I’ve said before that I feel like I’m running out of positive adjectives to do them all justice! But Kayla Itsines is truly one of the world’s most ...
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Barney&Kada Miller // Resilience, recovery and redefining happiness from 2018-11-13T12:05
This is our first duo interview with two incredible people both in their own right and as a couple. Few people have faced the adversity and challenge that Barney and Kada Miller have endured, ...
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Agapi Stassinopoulos // Waking up to the joy of you from 2018-11-07T06:19
Agapi is one of the most effervescent and energising people I’ve ever met and a true Greek Goddess, born and raised in Athens with her sister, Arianna Huffington, founder of Huffington Post. G...
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Tim Robards // Sports, science, screenplays and starting TRM from 2018-10-31T07:00
In this episode, we welcome our second male guest to the show, Tim Robards (another Bachelor connection, but I promise that's not the criteria for all guests!) What I love about Tim is that wh...
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Julie Stevanja // Fashion, fitness and founding an activewear empire from 2018-10-23T14:30
While I've mentioned I don't want Seize the Yay to be about just business, health and women, I couldn't help but showcase another incredible female founder and CEO in the wellness space, Julie...
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Osher Günsberg // Back, after the break from 2018-10-17T06:30
I've been pretty blown away by ALL our guests so far, but I’m truly in awe of this one. I am so grateful to have the legendary Osher Günsberg (aka Andy G, Spidey, Batchie host, etc.) on the sh...
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Rachael Finch // Body, brains and babies from 2018-10-11T15:45
I know I said this wouldn't just be about business, health and women (and the coming episodes ensure that) but I am just so lucky to have some incredible business women in wellness around me a...
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Kristina Karlsson // Your dream life starts here from 2018-10-07T10:00
So excited to host another incredible woman who epitomises the "seize the yay" life philosophy, and who shares my great love for motivational quotes and beautiful stationery. Joining us from h...
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Lisa Messenger // Losing it all and loving it from 2018-10-02T06:31
What a fabulous person to kickstart the podcast - the woman who not only epitomises the "seize the yay" life philosophy, but who has dedicated her life to helping others do the same. Yep, our ...
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Sarah Holloway // Welcome to Seize the Yay from 2018-09-30T12:00
The very first episode of the Seize the Yay podcast giving some context to who I am and what this is all about. If you've heard the story already, feel free to jump ahead to the first official...
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