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Sophie Doyle | Bootstrap Hustle: No Investors. No bank loan.

by admin | Mar 31, 2025 | Blog, Female Entrepreneur, Podcast For Women

Bootstrap hustle – no investors, no bank loan. In this episode of the Power of Women Podcast, we sit down with Sophie Doyle, founder of The Fable, to explore her entrepreneurial journey. Sophie says she recognised early on that she corporate life and company politics wasn’t for her, tapping into a desire to be her own boss and the low-risk approach to starting her own business. With no job or set plan, but hungry for an adventure she went and lived in an Indian yoga ashram in the Himalayas. From Ashram to Jaipur, Rajasthan, a series of chance encounters lead her to a textile factory.

She opens up about the challenges and rewards of bootstrapping, the power of digital marketing, and the emotional and financial investments required to build a business from the ground up. Whether you’re thinking about starting your own business or already on your entrepreneurial journey, this episode is full of valuable insights and inspiration to help you navigate building something from scratch.

Key Topics:

✅ The mindset shift from employee to entrepreneur
✅ Navigating the hurdles of self-funding a startup
✅ How digital marketing transformed The Fable’s growth
✅ The real cost—financial and emotional—of entrepreneurship
✅ Understanding customer needs and staying ahead of trends
✅ Avoiding burnout and maintaining a healthy work-life balance

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In this episode:

05:59 Bootstrapping: The Art of Self-Financing

09:03 The Importance of Learning from Mistakes

11:58 Character Traits of an Entrepreneur

15:11 Financial and Emotional Costs of Bootstrapping

17:58 Scaling the Business

20:59 Digital Marketing: The Key to Growth

23:57 Understanding Your Customer and Market Trends

29:49 Avoiding Burnout in Entrepreneurship

Annalise Jennings | The Power Of Resilience, Connection & Belonging

by admin | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog, Female Empowerment, Female Podcast

The power of resilience, connection & belonging. An enlightening episode of the Power of Women podcast as Annalise Jennings shares her journey of resilience, connection, and empowerment. From her multicultural upbringing in Australia, to breaking the patriarchal mindsets in the corporate banking sector and her transformative experiences working with Aboriginal communities. Annalise emphasises the importance of belonging and caring for the whole. She talks about the principles that guide her work and her life, the challenges women face, and the power of storytelling in creating positive change. Annalise’s insights will inspire you to embrace your own story and hopefully take action towards a more connected and compassionate society.

In this episode:

00:00 The Power of Connection and Belonging

10:16 Resilience and Overcoming Challenges

20:07 Principles of Success in Community Engagement

30:11 Transformative Experiences in Aboriginal Communities

36:17 Empowering Women Through Shared Stories

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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/annalisejennings/

Website https://www.dynamicexchange.com.au/

Talitha Cummins | From Journalist to Jeweller: Talitha’s Story

by admin | Mar 17, 2025 | Addiction, Blog, Female Entrepreneur, Menopause

From Journalist to Jeweller: Talitha’s Story. The Power Of Women podcast with Di Gillett & Talitha Cummins, a former broadcast journalist turned entrepreneur. Talitha shares her journey from a successful media career to a complete career-change, disrupting the jewellery market with her own business specialising in lab-grown diamonds. She opens up about her struggles with alcoholism and the importance of recovery as she made the journey to sobriety. The conversation also touches on women’s health issues, which again finds us talking about menopause, and the need for greater awareness and support. Talitha emphasises the empowerment that comes with overcoming personal challenges, the importance of pursuing one’s passions and the resilience required to push through fear and uncertainty.

In this episode:

From broadcasting to business: A new chapter

Finding recovery: The path to sobriety

The rise & disruption of lab-grown diamonds

Navigating the jewellery Industry: Customization and consumer trends

Empowering women: Challenges and conversations on menopause

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Find Talitha At:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/talithacummins/

Website https://thecutjewellery.com.au/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thecutjewellery/

Jane Evans | Brutal Honesty About Midlife Women You Need To Hear

by admin | Mar 10, 2025 | Blog, Change Makers, Conqueror, Female Empowerment, Female Power, Podcast For Women, Sexual Harassment

You want brutal honesty? Well here it is. Jane Evans says she has always been radical and these days she is not afraid to point out the bleeding obvious, not that she ever was. The issue being, midlife women, women of a certain age, simply fade from sight. For many, they become invisible.

Jane Evans is an executive creative director and activist who has lived & worked in the advertising sector in Australia. Now back in the UK, Jane is the Co-Founder of Visible Inc., and on this episode of the Power Of Women Podcast, she shares how she has created a movement to empower midlife women, and the need for societal change to support women in their careers. Jane and Di explore the challenges and opportunities faced by midlife women, emphasising the need for a shift in perceptions, empowerment, and the recognition of this cohort’s consumer power. The conversation highlights the need for a new narrative that embraces aging and redefines beauty, while also honouring the contributions of previous generations of women.

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