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Welcome to the Resilient Retail Game Plan - a small business podcast with me, independent UK-based small business and retail expert Catherine Erdly, founder of The Resilient Retail Club. A podcast for anyone wanting to start, grow, or scale a profitable small business. Aimed at independent retailers, e-commerce brands, indie sellers, online shops, independent boutiques, shopkeepers, brands and makers. The Resilient Retail Game Plan is a small business podcast dedicated to one thing - breakin ...
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Book Fight

Mike Ingram and Tom McAllister

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A podcast where writers talk honestly about books, writing, and the literary world. Hosted by Mike Ingram and Tom McAllister, authors and long-time editors for Barrelhouse, a nonprofit literary magazine and book publisher. New episodes every other week, with bonus episodes for Patreon subscribers.
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I Am Alice Podcast

designbyalicereadman

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Conversations about connection, creativity, clarity. Stories about how we transform our lives and live the best lives possible. What brings you joy? For me, that’s playing harmonium & singing This podcast is to connect people on the subject of life changing experiences. Have you had one yet? What we learn from these circumstances and how we can create a new way of living! Discovering the tools that work for us. To listen to the first chapter of my book I am Alice, Break up, Breakdown, Breakt ...
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On The Outskirts

Alice Catherine & Sophia Rosemary

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Welcome to 'On The Outskirts' - a podcast co hosted by Manchester bloggers Alice Catherine and Sophia Rosemary! We wanted to sit down and record our regular chats inspired by living and working on The Outskirts of the London blogging bubble. We don’t think we’re the only ones who can sometimes struggle with feeling 'out of the loop' and with that in mind, we really wanted to create a space where we can have an inclusive, honest, and open chat about a variety of subjects. This is a podcast wh ...
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Embrace Her Wellness is a podcast where we talk about the current state of self-care, mental wellness, and self-improvement. Through conversations with individuals who have taken interesting and transformational life journeys, we explore how deeply held beliefs and systemic issues will not be solved by quick fixes and surface-level solutions. At Embrace Her Wellness, we encourage women to discover their strengths, overcome challenges, and foster a sense of belonging, ultimately empowering th ...
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Speaking of Suicide is made in support of and in collaboration with the Highland based charity Mikeysline. As well as hearing from people who have either suffered from mental health problems themselves or have lost someone to suicide Mikeysline provides insight and ideas for how to recognise if you’re vulnerable and what to do if you’re struggling. If you need someone to talk to, you can text Mikeysline on 07786 20 77 55 or contact via messenger, webchat or twitter. Sun-Thurs 6pm-10pm & Fri- ...
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Dirty Linen goes behind the scenes in restaurants, cafes and bars, covering issues the hospitality industry finds hard to share in public - it's all up for grabs and everything is on the table. Your host is food journalist Dani Valent. For 20 years, Dani has been writing about restaurants and the people who give them life. But she's an outsider, a critic, a tourist, a fan. Despite hearing the stories and writing the tales, she's never really understood what happens behind the scenes. Now it' ...
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The Rest Is Just Noise

Andrew Mitchell, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman

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The Rest Is Just Noise is a monthly podcast exploring the relationship between sound and our cities. Each episode our passionate and excitable hosts (three soundscape researchers) are joined by an expert guest from fields such as acoustics, architecture, and environmental psychology, to discuss their latest work and introduce our audience to the science, beauty, and noise of urban sound. From the announcement of the 2023 ASA Science Communication Awards for Acoustic Expert Multimedia Winner: ...
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One-on-one conversations with the leading thinkers and doers in climate change adaptation and resilience. A podcast by climate change practitioners for climate change practitioners, we speak to world-experts to understand the latest best practices and explore the risks and opportunities that climate change brings. These podcasts are brought to you by the Acclimatise: www.acclimatise.uk.com. Acclimatise is a leading consulting firm providing expertise in climate change adaptation and risk man ...
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In this episode of the Resilient Retail Game Plan, I'm joined by Amazon selling expert Vicky Weinberg. We discuss how to make your products and brand stand out on Amazon, Vicky’s journey from a baby product brand owner to an Amazon consultant, and the importance of understanding Amazon's fee structure and fulfillment options. Vicky emphasizes the v…
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www.kindfulnesscoaching.com As a Licensed Social Worker and Foster Parent, Jen brings a wealth of experience and dedication to guiding individuals toward achieving their goals and finding balance in their lives. As the founder of KINDfulness Coaching, she offers tailored coaching and consultation services designed to help foster parents and profess…
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When times are tough, it’s natural to bunker down and feel like you need to fight for customers but what happens if you ditch a scarcity mindset and move more into collaboration? We chat to Topher Boehm, co-owner of Wildflower Beer in Sydney. Wildflower has teamed up with fellow craft brewers Mountain Culture to create Village, a collaborative brew…
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Facebook Group Support the podcast Be one of the first five listeners to send Jim an email at Jim@faceplantbooksllc.com and tell him you found him on this podcast, he will send you a copy of his book - free - to anywhere in the United States of America. In 2014, Jim’s wife, Sally, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Jim and I talk about the emotional …
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What’s on my mind this Friday? In this week’s occasional brain dump of where I’ve been eating and drinking and what I’ve been thinking, we head to Tasmania with Pure South, visit AgriCultured and stumble across Sydney restaurants Komaru and Mum and Dad’s. In Melbourne, I talk about Northern Soul (spice bags) and Carnation Canteen (restrained deligh…
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"He'd come into the kitchen, obviously, to eat his lunch, and something in his head thought, nah, like, just do it now" Key takeaways from this podcast There are some risk factors that can lead to suicidal thoughts which can be identified Suicide is nobody's fault, there is no blame linked to suicide. There isn’t a day that goes by that Georgia doe…
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Facebook Group Support the podcast Message Jeanette on her Instagram account and she will walk you through setting boundaries as a caregiver. About Jeanette For more information on the services Jeanette provides to caregivers visit her website. Jeanette is a lifelong caregiver and knows what it’s like to have her needs put on the back burner becaus…
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In this episode of the Resilient Retail Game Plan, I'm addressing one of the most requested topics from my audience: how to clear slow stock without damaging your brand. We'll explore what makes a discounting strategy harmful to your brand, and why it's crucial to avoid blanket discounts in favor of targeted promotions. I'll walk you through practi…
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Facebook Group Support the podcast If you are in an abusive relationship there is help https://www.thehotline.org/ Kathy, the host of the podcast “Tragically Beautiful,” shares her personal journey of surviving a life-threatening illness and escaping abusive relationships, which inspired her to raise awareness about abuse and share survivor stories…
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We love a return guest on Dirty Linen, especially when they’re back to tell us why hospitality isn’t broken. Kieran Spiteri is part of Yolk, a Melbourne cafe group with four venues and about to open their fifth, Ophelia. Kieran shares insights about running a successful business and team, and also asks Dani her views on the state of things. https:/…
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This episode is about Sarah Cart’s heartfelt journey, exploring the intricacies and profound impacts of caregiving, and advocating for a better understanding and support system for those who care for their loved ones. Support the podcast Facebook Group You can find Sarah's book "On My Way Back to You: One Couple's Journey Through Catastrophic Illne…
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The Power of Routines: Key Habits of Successful Retailers Today we are delving into the routines and habits that highly successful retailers adopt to thrive. I’m breaking down essential routines—from daily to yearly planning—that help businesses stay proactive and in control. I discuss the importance of structure, focusing on critical tasks first, …
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Nevedya, a cafe on the outskirts of Melbourne, is built around the spiritual power of food and a belief in kindness that carries through to working conditions for their employees. We chat to chef Shakti Em Iyer, who owns the restaurant with partner Daniel Rigos. How do you maintain your values and work-life balance when trading conditions seem to b…
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Support the podcast Facebook Group Lisa Sugarman is an author, a nationally syndicated columnist, a three-time survivor of suicide loss, a mental health advocate, and a crisis counselor with The Trevor Project. She’s also a storyteller with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the host of The Suicide Survivor Series on YouTube. Lisa i…
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Is food political? Absolutely, if you ask Alice Taylor, New Zealand MasterChef contestant and author of Alice In Cakeland. We talk about being taken seriously as a young woman with a Masters degree who also loves baking pink cakes, the resistance that some people have to thinking food is embedded in broader societal issues, and stints cooking at to…
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"When I was a teenager I just felt I couldn't carry this pain any longer, it was just too much" Key takeaways from this podcast There is huge value in just pausing and taking a little while longer before taking any actions. If you stop and pause then hopefully you will find other routes out of your pain. Every 2 hours a man in the UK takes his own …
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Support the podcast Facebook Group In this episode, Nikki and I talk about the journey of healing from toxic relationships, emphasizing the transformative power of therapy and the importance of self-growth and boundary-setting. Nikkie shares her personal experiences that highlight key themes such as vicarious resilience, recognizing and resolving i…
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Making Christmas Content Fun: Tips for Product Businesses with Alice Loveday Today I’m joined by Alice Loveday, founder of Loveday Social, to discuss how small businesses can create fun and engaging Christmas content. We emphasize the importance of planning and starting early (we mean now, in the summer!) with a strategy that includes breaking down…
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We last caught up with Robin Wagner in 2022 when the German-born Adelaide-based chef was crowned the San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy winner for the Pacific. As the next round of contestants prepare for competition, we talk about pressure, focus and the ups and downs for plant-based dining. We also ponder why so many restaurants are very similar a…
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Brendan Gamze is part of Gamze Smokehouse, a family-run smallgoods company in north-east Victoria. Building on his father Felix’s work as a butcher, Gamze turns free-range whole beasts into small-batch chemical-free smoked products, working with local farmers, distributors, and retailers near and far to build an ethical business they can stand behi…
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Some people work in hospitality for a short while, others devote their lives to it but it’s pretty unusual to enter the game in your 50s. Catherine Gibson Roy owns We Three bar in Sydney’s Marrickville with her daughter Alli, an experienced hospo pro. As a newcomer to the industry, Catherine is in awe of Alli’s skills. She’s also appalled by some o…
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In this episode, I'll be sharing insights on how to prepare your Christmas marketing strategy efficiently. We've already covered strategies, handling burnout, product preparation, and more in previous episodes of this series. Today, I'll guide you on creating a structured marketing plan, breaking down the 13-week period before Christmas, and offer …
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Support the podcast Facebook Group Dr. Catherine Darley a sleep specialist, delves into the role that sleep plays in our overall health and well-being. She provides a comprehensive overview of the three pillars of healthy sleep—duration, quality, and timing—and examines the societal hurdles contributing to widespread sleep insufficiency. Key Discus…
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Dirty Glass! It’s time for another crossover podcast between Over A Glass with Shanteh Wale and Dirty Linen with Dani Valent. This time we chat about Callan Boys’ review of Quay (19/20!) and the way wine is written about and appreciated by restaurant critics. We also dissect the wine lists at Pure South and Bau Bau - how does region and cuisine imp…
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Generation Next! We caught up with Bubble Booker Malcolm in 2022 when she was a year 11 student working part time at Joseph Abboud’s Rumi restaurant in Melbourne’s Brunswick. Two years later, she’s finished high school and is working as a chef. Why did Bubble make the leap and how is she finding full-time work in a busy restaurant? https://www.rumi…
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“I got home and that’s when the sort of night terrors and the day terrors started. I was overwhelmed by fear for the baby’s health, I assumed I would be the person that would cause her pain and suffering and therefore it would have been better for me to be elsewhere” Key takeaways from this podcast We need to normalise the conversation about post-n…
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Support the podcast Facebook Group My guest Dr. Alice Rizzi emphasizes the importance of living according to personal values to achieve authenticity and happiness. She distinguishes values from goals and morals, noting their individualistic nature. Key topics include using value cards to identify core values, aligning goals with these values, and u…
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Today I get to share expert tips on developing products that your customers will eagerly buy for Christmas. I'm joined by Joanne Griffin, founder of Creative Flow Collective, as we discuss using customer research and trends to create standout products. We emphasize the importance of market research, understanding your unique selling proposition (US…
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Let’s hear it for front of house! Today’s guest is Melissa Ammirati, restaurant manager of Sydney’s Oborozuki, a hatted Japanese-French restaurant with a female leadership team. Melissa talks about the art, skill and intelligence required to run a dining room, and the inspiring words of her 101-year-old grandfather that drive her every day. https:/…
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Every milestone in a restaurant’s story is worth celebrating. If one year is good and five years is excellent, getting to 30 years is absolutely extraordinary. We’re marking three decades of Melbourne restaurant Matteo’s with its founder Matteo Pignatelli. We discuss what’s changed, what’s persisted and what’s coming next for an industry that Matte…
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Today, we're diving into your Christmas product strategy for 2024. I'll guide you through analyzing last year's sales data, identifying 'hero' products, planning your product range, setting your launch date, and making accurate sales projections. Whether you have years of Christmas sales data or are gearing up for your first holiday season, this ep…
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Support the podcast Facebook Group Get the book: Mommy Needs a Moment: From Burnout to Empowerment Alyssa is a storyteller living with her husband and two toddler boys in the remote countryside of Washington state. A millennial mom navigating the parenting challenges of today's demanding world, Alyssa brings her personal experiences, background in …
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What is marketing, anyway? If you're hospo veteran and marketing consultant Brad Cooke, it's one of the most important pillars of a hospitality business and there are opportunities to thread it through every aspect of activity. He shares tips and strategies on how to get on the front foot with Google, boost staff engagement, and authentically turn …
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Disillusioned with conventional farming practises, Rhiannon Phillips set off on a journey to make a change. She started her own farm – Mountains Gourmet where she is committed to growing healthy produce for residents of the Blue Mountains of NSW. https://www.mountainsgourmet.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS A…
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Michael Wilson is chef-patron of Marguerite, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Singapore. We chat to the Melbourne-trained chef about moving overseas, career trajectories, the relentless push for creativity and what it really means to have a star. Somehow, we also chat about chicken parmas. https://marguerite.com.sg/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR …
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Welcome to the Episode 6 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have Professor Mariana Lopez with us. Mariana is a Latin American researcher based in the UK, specialising in sound design and accessibility, as well as acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes. She has a background in music and sound design and we were ver…
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Today I’m joined by business coach Mike Cole to discuss effective strategies for preparing for the Christmas season. We talk about the importance of setting realistic plans, identifying non-negotiables, and avoiding the pitfalls of 'happy path' planning. Mike shares insights on capacity planning, business continuity planning, and the importance of …
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Being a chef means endless learning and opportunity. That's the view of Sarah Maric from the Australian Institute of Technical Chefs. Sarah takes time out from judging an apprentice chef cooking competition to talk about her own varied career and the many non-restaurant pathways there are for those who cook for a living. From cocktail parties to co…
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Support the podcast Ranger is walking across America from South Carolina to California. As he walks he is raising money for three non-profits. Ranger's motivation stems from seeing others do the walk, and realizing his excuses were just that - excuses. Non-Profits He's Supporting Future Farmers of America Bigger Than The Trail (mental health for ru…
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Narie Preston owns the delightfully named Wot’s Ya Caper, a caper and caperberry farm in Bealiba in central Victoria. Narie and her partner Mark didn’t plan to get into capers but somehow this curious plant found them and turned their retirement into a period of dawn rising and hard toil. They’re busy growing, picking and processing a crop that tur…
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Support the podcast Catherine Courtice, author of "When Life Gives You Lemons, Choose the Lime", shares her journey of overcoming chronic pain after a severe accident in 2007. She discusses feeling isolated, misunderstood, and dismissed by the medical system, and how she eventually found a path to reclaiming her life. The Catalyst Moment Catherine …
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Today we are kicking off a six-part series on preparing for the crucial time of year for retailers, Christmas. In this episode, I explain why now is the perfect time to start planning and share insights on setting goals, reviewing past performance, and strategizing for the upcoming holiday season. We'll explore how to plan for sales, manage resourc…
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Many food businesses feel like they can’t afford not to be on the delivery apps, but are they actually good for business? Srini Kondaveeti says an emphatic ‘no’. The owner of suburban Melbourne restaurant Streets of Hyderabad says it’s not just that the apps are bad for his bottom line, they are also ruining dining culture by getting customers hook…
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In the final episode of our "marriage plot" season, we welcome fan favorite Dave Housley (author, most recently, of The Other Ones, and founding editor of Barrelhouse Magazine) to talk about a book that updated the 19th-century marriage plot novel for the 1990s: Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary. Dave had seen the movie version of the novel mu…
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When every dollar means a lot, how can restaurants best market themselves? We chat to hospitality PR and marketing expert Hilary McNevin from Turnip Media. Hilary shares her methods and gives insights into what works and what doesn't. We also talk about The Little Food Market, which we are co-MCing in mid-July. What are the right questions for food…
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About our guests on this episode: Clare Mulley Award-winning public historian, author and broadcaster, Clare Mulley joins us to talk about her four biographies, primarily focus on female experience during the Second World War. Clare talks about the women and how she approaches her research. Follow Clare: Website: https://claremulley.com X: @claremu…
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How do you improve the cash flow in your independent retailer or e-commerce brand? I want to introduce you to an acronym that I came up with to talk about the different elements that make up the cash flow in your business. And that, appropriately enough, is SHOPS. And in today's episode, I'm going to talk you through the five different elements of …
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Support the Podcast Join the Facebook Group Key Takeaways Cynthia received little guidance or support from the medical community on being a caregiver Having a core group of supportive friends and family was crucial Writing and joining a brain injury support group helped provide an outlet It's important for caregivers to take breaks, treat themselve…
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Mountain Yuzu is located on the foothills of the Australian Alps in North East Victoria. It is here where Jane Casey and her husband Brian grow an array of unique cold climate culinary citrus including Yuzu, Sudachi, Bergamot and Chinotto. https://mountainyuzu.com.au/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, NEWS, GIVEAWAYS AND BEHIND TH…
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