Not Just Anything: Recent Episodes
Rebecca Craig
This is a podcast by women, for women. Each week we will showcase the extraordinary stories from real, 'ordinary' women who have curated a life they want for themselves, who are playing big and in pursuit of a vision that matters to them.
Our guests range from high-powered leaders to entrepreneurs to stay-at-home mums around the world - all sharing their views on what it means to "have it whole".
Join us each week if you're ready to be inspired, are ready to change your life, are prepared to step into your power and start believing you are worthy of living the life you want.
As we wrap up Season 1 we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the learnings we've had from the 30 brilliant women we interviewed and thank each of you for tuning in each week for our first season. We look forward to seeing you again for Season 2 later this year.
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For our last interview of Season One, we could not be more thrilled to share that we're speaking with Maya Hari, who is the VP of Global Strategy and Operations for Twitter. Maya brings a wealth of global leadership experience, but is also one of those amazing humans whose passion for life and for making a difference is really evident to all who know her. We couldn't think of a better person to round up our first season than Maya - she really is an incredible human. Grab a notebook, hold onto your hats and get ready for the inspiration that is Maya Hari.
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This week, we're speaking to coach and author Agi Heale. Agi has lived and worked all over the world and is passionate about coaching people from all walks of life. Her book, Generation Panic, which is released tomorrow, is on a mission to provide tools and techniques for professionals struggling with anxiety.
In our conversation, Agi courageously shares her own story of anxiety, what motivates her about her work, how the pandemic has impacted people's mental health, and what prompted her to work with individuals to stay energised, positive, and resilient.
This week we're speaking to Vicky Skipp, who is Workplace by Facebook's Head of Asia Pacific & Japan. I've been lucky enough to know Vicky for almost a decade, and I've watched her people-first approach to leadership support not only her phenomenal journey but also the transformation of loads of people around her. Vicky shares her insights into authentic leadership, her own truth, and also the moments in her career that she feels have really propelled her to becoming the person that she is today.
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The 27th episode not Not Just Anything is out now!
This week, we're speaking to the highly successful Australian serial entrepreneur, Jo Burston. Jo is the Founder and CEO of Inspiring Rare Birds, the Founder at MD of Job Capital, and the Co-Founder of Startup Business. She's written several books, is a member of the Young Presidents' Organisation and also its Global Impact Award Regional Honoree for the Oceania. What we really loved about our conversation with Jo was her unwavering confidence and can-do approach, her belief in knowing what matters to you and who you want to become, her conviction in wanting to build a legacy focused on impact and her palpable passion for entrepreneurship and gender equity.
This week, we're speaking to the vibrant Nichol Ng. Nichol is the Owner of X-Inc, which is a multi-million dollar group of companies in the F&B space in Singapore. She's also the co-founder of The Food Bank Singapore, a member of the Young President's Organisation (YPO) as well as their Global Impact Regional Award Honoree for Southeast Asia, and the President of (ONE) Singapore. In case you think there probably isn't any time to do anything else, she's also the mother of four young children. In our conversation, we explore everything from her story of turning around a generations-old family business, the importance of giving and philanthropy, and how she manages to fit all of this into a very busy life. The conversation was truly electric, which was aided by a very large lightning storm going on in the background which you may hear from time to time.
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This week, we're speaking to Sue Stevens who leads Facebook's growth business in Malaysia. With extensive experience across the technology industry, Sue is known as an incredibly inspiring leader and change advocate who's passionate about people and belonging. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed our conversation as Sue is just one of those people who draws you into her story and her passion. We explore everything from her own career and life experiences to how she intentionally co-designed her life with her husband and to what it would mean if we could all show up fully as ourselves at work. It's an alive conversation with plenty of fantastic takeaways. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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Today, I'm speaking to the change agent, Kristi Rible. Kristi describes herself as a cultural strategist and skillful ideator driven to big picture projects that produce societal systemic and structural change. Like so many of our guests, she wears many hats as the founder of The Huuman Group, a mom, and an instructor at Stanford teaching, the course - Motherhood & Work. In our conversation, we discuss everything from the future of work, to gender equity, to motherhood. I look forward to hearing how you find our conversation.
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This week, we're speaking to Sarah Bagharib, who is a lifelong humanitarian, a TEDx speaker, founder of an empowerment community for women called Crazycat, a mum and advisory member at the Singapore Muslim Women's Association and a communications professional working for Médecins Sans Frontière. Sarah talks about her journey to discovering her purpose of lending a voice for those in need and how she works every day to strengthen her own confidence to lead the life that she wants. It's an open and honest conversation full of humility and humanity and hope you'll enjoy listening.
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This week, we're speaking to Abby Brody, who's the founder and CEO of MYX, which is a startup focused on revolutionising the higher education experience. Abby is a lifelong educator whose passion for supporting the next generation in their perpetual learning journey is really evident for all to see. She herself is a lifelong learner and she brings a fresh perspective to what is needed to truly support the future of work by creating experiences for young adults to find their purpose and be what she describes as life-ready. I can't wait for you to hear our conversation and also, maybe start to think about your own journey of learning.
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Today, I'm talking to June Chua, who is the founder of The T Project, Singapore's first and only social service for the transgender community. June describes herself as an out and proud trans woman whose boundless energy and thirst to live at what she describes as her fairytale life has really redefined activism and being a major driver on the changes that have taken place in the trans community within Singapore. Our conversation was filled with lightness and humor, as well as poignant messages around representation and inclusion. As we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, let's all hope that we hear more stories like June's because I'm sure you'll agree after listening it's well worth it.
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Today, we're talking to the energetic Melissa McGowan based in Melbourne, Australia. Melissa is an experienced talent leader and now an entrepreneur who's on a mission to help people become their own chief energy officer. Having lived all over the world and experiencing what she describes as her own energy crisis, Melissa is focused on supporting leaders and individuals tap into their energy resources that allow them to feel truly alive and ultimately thrive. We hope you enjoy our conversation.
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Today we speak to Lavinia Thanapathy. Lavinia is a motivational speaker known for encouraging individuals and corporates to embrace the crazy. She's an active advocate for gender equity having been the vice president of the Singapore Council for Women's Organizations as well as chairing the Inspiring Girl's Singapore program. She is also the co-author of the Amazon bestseller, Unleash Your Voice: Powerful Public Speaking for Every Woman. On top of all this, Lavinia is a mother and step mother to five children currently based in Berlin.
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Today, I speak to the incredibly inspiring Cassandra or Cass Treadwell who is the co-founder and CEO of So They Can, an international NGO supporting vulnerable communities in East Africa. Cass founded the business, having been profoundly moved by her experiences visiting Africa when she was backpacking in her youth. Her determination, perseverance, and vision really are second to none. This has driven her to build this phenomenal business that is now supporting over tens of thousands of children in Kenya and Tanzania across 40 schools. She is a powerhouse and I can't wait for you to hear not just her story, but also countless stories she shares about people she's met and been inspired by along the way. Get ready, cause you'll surely want to follow in her footsteps and change the world.
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In today's episode, I'm speaking to Gail Gibson, who is known as the Can-Do coach. Gail has lived and worked all over the world and currently finds herself residing in Malaysia. She is the author of two business books, the owner of her own business, and a vocal advocate for the power of developing a growth mindset. In our conversation, she offers practical thoughts on how individuals can embrace their own can-do approach and discusses the difference that this can really make in a life worth living.
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In today's episode, I'm talking to Miracle Olatunji, who must be one of the most accomplished and driven 20 something-year-olds that I've had the pleasure to speak to. At the age of 17, Miracle launched her first startup called OpportuniMe, which has the vision to democratize opportunity for all. She's also written a book called Purpose: How to lead and live with impact, and she's doing all of this in her third year at university. Talk about being in the driver's seat in life.
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Today, we talk to Sara Morales, who is a talent leader based in San Francisco. Sara is a passionate leader who spent her life amplifying and supporting other leaders, both in her work and in her personal life. In our conversation, she shares brilliant insights about what the future of work might hold and also compelling stories about how she herself has navigated her own career and supported the career of countless others around her. We found our conversation to be full of actionable advice, wrapped in a blanket of genuine humility and authenticity.
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In today's episode, we're talking to Cara Brennan Allamano who is SVP People, Places and Learning at Udemy, the world's largest private ed-tech company. She's also a Forbes contributor, a prominent voice in the HR community, a mom, and an avid learner. In our conversation, Cara shares her own story around how she curates a very busy life, as well as offering her views on the importance of perpetual learning and leaning into our innate curiosity.
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This week, we're talking to the unstoppable Supriya Jain. Supriya is an author, a TEDx speaker, a solopreneur, and a single mum. Her story is one of endless resilience of courage and bravery. Supriya vulnerably shares her story, her life's experiences and showcases her consciously curated approach to how she lives. Tune in for another really inspiring story from an incredible lady.
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On today's episode we're talking to the incredibly insightful and inspirational Sacha Dekker. Sacha is the very definition of resilience and her story is full of perseverance and strength. Sacha is a seasoned senior learning and development executive, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and just an all-around powerhouse.
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On today's episode we're talking to Kellie Tomney, who is a career and personal brand expert, an author, business owner, and future future-proofer based in Sydney, who is determined to see people own and plan their future. Kellie describes herself as a growth amplifier, an activator of potential, and she exudes passion and purpose in literally everything she does. Have listened today to her thoughts on how we can all future-proof ourselves, our businesses, and the people around us.
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After a short break over the New Year, today we're back and talking to Maya Toussaint who is a diversity, inclusion and belonging advocate, a talent marketer, a public speaker and sommelier, based in Quebec, Canada. Maya has a vivacity and personality that truly lights up any stage she is on. Today she shares her views on how we can all make the world a place where anybody can show up fully as themselves and not only belong but ultimately thrive. We can't wait for you to hear our conversation.
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On today's episode, we talk to Vittoria Zipoli Caiani who is a coach, a coaching certifier, a mentor, a change-maker and an advocate supporting female change-makers around the world. She has lived and worked all over the world, and lights up when you hear her talk about igniting people's inner warrior and finding their sparkle within. I'm sure you will be as captivated by our conversation as I was.
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On today's episode, we talk to Gail Wong, the managing partner at Her Capital which is a venture fund based in Singapore investing in female-founded businesses within South East Asia. Gail describes herself as someone who is terrible with small talk which is absolutely perfect for our podcast because it allows us and allowed us to go deep into her thinking around diversity and inclusion, depression, purpose and humanity. Buckle up for our fascinating conversation with Gail.
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In today's episode, we are talking to Debbie Watkins, who is the co-founder of a business called Lucy. Lucy is a technology company which is designed to really help female entrepreneurs who are often overlooked, under-estimated and unbanked. Her mission is to change that and to level the financial playing field, citing Melinda Gates who says that "when money flows into the hands of women, everything changes", and this is exactly what Debbie is driven to do. She has lived all over the world, everywhere from Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, the UK and Singapore; and also worked across more than thirty countries so it is safe to say she brings a wealth of experience of cross-cultural literacy and plenty of ideas for how we can change the world by focusing of equitable access to all resources. We hope you enjoy our conversation where we hear more about her incredible story, her journey to where she is today and what she is passionate to do for women the world over.
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Stephanie is the Founder and CEO of The New Happy which is a platform designed to help people redefine happiness. With an impressive corporate career behind her at many well-known organizations; and with a masters in positive psychology, Stephanie looked around and felt so strongly that our society had happiness all wrong that she wanted to do something about it. This is a special episode that covers everything from a redefinition of what happiness and success is to how we redesign our lives after major setbacks or challenges. Stephanie was so brilliant, in fact, that we had an almost impossible task to cut this down to length that we usually share so we hope that you'll forgive us for a slightly longer episode but I am sure you'll agree that after listening that it was totally worth it.
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On today's episode, we are joined by Nadia Epsinosa, who is the Director of Finance in Asia-Pacific for LinkedIn but she's so much more that that. She is a passionate powerhouse who's thirst for life is really apparent to anybody who has had a chance to meet her. In our conversation today, Nadia shares really candidly and openly about her experiences, whether it was moving countries all over the world, the trauma of her adjustment to motherhood and along the way offers these warm authentic stories that really will capture your hearts and leave you on the edge of your seat.
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Today, we are joined by Gemma Deavin, the founder of Mount Henry Honey. After a long career in broadcasting and media producing, most recently with the ABC; and after the birth of their first child, Gem and her husband realised they were sitting on a gold mine. Well actually, it was more a gold hive to be fair, with a generations long interest in bee-keeping and honey producing so they took the bold step to set up their family business, Mount Henry Honey, with two very little children and have never looked back. Here is our conversation where we connect on the importance of family, of recognising the various chapters in our life, and the power of tiny incremental gains.
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In today’s episode we talk to Sher-Li Torrey who is the Founder of Mums@Work and Career Navigators here in Singapore. Sher-Li started this business a decade ago with a desire to build a workplace that is flexible at the outset and that places its employees at the centre. In our discussion today Sher-Li shares some honest truths about her own experience as a Mumpreneur and why ten years on she is still so energised by the purposeful work she is doing.
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On today’s episode we hear from the Founder and Director at Bright Green, Elly Both.Elly is a self-proclaimed green geek and nature-lover and she is also a fellow mum of boys, avid blogger and minimalist with a strong and palpable passion for creating a greener world both in our homes but also our workplaces. In our conversation we cover everything from why she is so focused on living true to her values, on the legacy she is motivated to leave in the world and the small things that each of us can do everyday to make the world a greener place for generations to come. Enjoy!
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Our first episode in our first series of the Not Just Anything podcast features the brilliant CEO & Founder of WonderTent Parties, Trish Healy. Trish is a seasoned corporate executive who in the last few years stepped out on her own to build her give-back business centred around creating experiences for people. In this episode we explore how Trish sees her vision and values manifesting, the mission she is focused on and how she focuses on building a sense of fulfillment and wholeness in her life. Her stories ooze authenticity, humility and inspiration - we hope you enjoy the conversation!
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In our prologue our host Rebecca Craig will introduce herself, share more about the idea behind the podcast and give you a sense of what to expect from this first series.
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Ever find yourself wondering how everyone else seems to have it all? Or agonizing over the supposed choice you might be expected to make between what you want out of life vs what others want for you? Or notice describing yourself as "not enough" of this or "just" something else?
If this is you, then you've come to the right place!
We started this podcast because we believe in the power of storytelling. We believe that when we, as humans, hear the stories of others we start to believe in endless possibilities for ourselves. And when we believe anything is possible, it generally is.
We're on a mission to showcase the stories of the every woman - gloss-free. Over the course of our podcast series you will hear real stories from real women from all around the world and from all walks of life. These amazing women will share their own journey of what is possible when we ditch the justs and not enoughs in pursuit of a whole life that is worthy of living. Because it is worthy of you, and you are worthy of it!
Join us each week as Bex Craig, the Founder & CEO of Be-X, speaks with inspiring, authentic and courageous women to leave you feeling empowered and uplifted as you curate the whole life you want, by design.