Welcome to BIZ - the podcast that's rewriting the rules of work for a new generation.

Join Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient), Michelle Battersby (launched Bumble APAC) and Soph Hirst (ex-Google) as they tackle everything from dealing with difficult bosses to knowing if your side hustle can become your career.

No more generic advice, just real strategies from women who've been there, done that.

BIZ. Coming to your favourite podcast app February 4.

Welcome to BIZ - the podcast that's rewriting the rules of work for a new generation.
Join Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient), Michelle Battersby (launched Bumble APAC) and Soph Hirst (ex-Google) as they tackle everything from dealing with difficult bosses to knowing if your side hustle can become your career.
No more generic advice, just real strategies from women who've been there, done that.
BIZ. Coming to your favourite podcast app February 4.

BIZ is a podcast about work and how to make it work for you.

This season, we're promising new wisdom, fresh energy, and zero fluff. Co-hosts Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient) and Lisa Lie (founder of Learna) bring real talk, real hacks, and real experience. No vague inspo, no recycled advice—just smart, straight-up strategies that actually work. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.

Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.

BIZ is a podcast about work and how to make it work for you.
This season, we're promising new wisdom, fresh energy, and zero fluff. Co-hosts Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient) and Lisa Lie (founder of Learna) bring real talk, real hacks, and real experience. No vague inspo, no recycled advice&mdash;just smart, straight-up strategies that actually work. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.
Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.

Biz 

Introducing: BIZ

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We're constantly told to earn more, save more and somehow become better at money. But what if feeling financially secure isn't just about the numbers?

In this episode of Biz, Lisa Lie and Em Vernam sit down with financial educator Jess Brady to unpack the emotional side of money, and how the way we think about it can shape the choices we make.

Jess explains what your "money monster" is, and how to stop it quietly sabotaging your financial goals.

We also get practical: how to automate your money so you can stop wasting time online banking, what a "fruit tree" goal is and why having one can change the way you think about your financial future.

In this episode you'll learn
How childhood experiences around money can create "money monsters" which subconsciously sabotage your relationship with money
How to eliminate those emotional barriers to create financial freedom
How to automate your finances and stop constantly checking your bank account
What a "fruit tree" goal is and why you need one

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READ OR LISTEN to Jessica's Book "Get Growing: A No-Nonsense Guide to Cultivating Wealth and Financial Freedom"

Support independent women's media.
Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon! 

HOSTS: Lisa Lie and Em Vernem

GUEST: Jessica Brady - Money Educator 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Courtney Ammenhauser

SENIOR PRODUCER: Thom Lion
VIDEO PRODUCER: Marlena Cacciotti

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

We're constantly told to earn more, save more and somehow become better at money. But what if feeling financially secure isn't just about the numbers?
In this episode of Biz, Lisa Lie and Em Vernam sit down with financial educator Jess Brady to unpack the emotional side of money, and how the way we think about it can shape the choices we make.
Jess explains what your "money monster" is, and how to stop it quietly sabotaging your financial goals.
We also get practical: how to automate your money so you can stop wasting time online banking, what a "fruit tree" goal is and why having one can change the way you think about your financial future.
In this episode you'll learn
<ul data-start="985" data-end="1314">
<li data-section-id="1iowzj" data-start="985" data-end="1041">How childhood experiences around money can create "money monsters" which subconsciously sabotage your relationship with money</li>
<li data-section-id="1iowzj" data-start="985" data-end="1041">How to eliminate those emotional barriers to create financial freedom</li>
<li data-section-id="1h7nw2b" data-start="1106" data-end="1184">How to automate your finances and stop constantly checking your bank account</li>
<li data-section-id="16q5fja" data-start="1185" data-end="1239">What a "fruit tree" goal is and why you need one</li>
</ul>
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READ OR LISTEN to Jessica's Book <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Get-Growing-No-Nonsense-Cultivating-Freedom/dp/1394352662">"Get Growing: A No-Nonsense Guide to Cultivating Wealth and Financial Freedom"</a>
<a href="https://mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=quicky&amp;utm_content=mm-birthday&amp;code=TQBIRTHDAY">Support independent women's media</a>. Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes -<a href="https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960"> send us a voice note</a> or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon!&nbsp;
HOSTS:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisa.lie_learna/?hl=en">Lisa Lie</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilyvernem/?hl=en"> Em Vernem</a>
GUEST: <a href="https://jessicabrady.com.au/">Jessica Brady</a> - Money Educator&nbsp;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Courtney Ammenhauser
SENIOR PRODUCER: Thom Lion VIDEO PRODUCER: Marlena Cacciotti
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

How Much Money Do You Actually Need To Feel Free?

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Everyone loves the idea of being their own boss. But what happens when your side gig becomes a real business?

In this episode of Biz, Lisa Lie chats with Cherie Clonan, CEO of The Digital Picnic, about what it actually takes to make the leap from employee or freelancer to business owner.

Cherie gets brutally honest about the reality of building a business with bub in tow: three years without a salary, the pressure of making payroll, the temptation to quit, and why business ownership isn't necessarily the freedom fantasy we're sold.

She explains how she knew The Digital Picnic had "legs", what changes when you go from selling your own time to building a team, and why the biggest leap might actually come after becoming a freelancer.

Plus, Cherie shares her simple "horizons of growth" framework to balance the day-to-day work of keeping a business alive with the bigger ideas that drove you to start it all.

In this episode you'll also learn:
How to tell if your side hustle actually has legs
Why you don't necessarily need to quit your job to start a business
The reality of going years without paying yourself
The moment Cherie realised she had become the bottleneck in her own business
What changes when you hire your first employees

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Support independent women's media.
Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon! 

HOST: Lisa Lie

GUEST: Cherie Clonan - The Digital Picnic 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Courtney Ammenhauser

SENIOR PRODUCER: Thom Lion
VIDEO PRODUCER: Marlena Cacciotti

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Everyone loves the idea of being their own boss. But what happens when your side gig becomes a real business?
In this episode of Biz, Lisa Lie chats with Cherie Clonan, CEO of The Digital Picnic, about what it actually takes to make the leap from employee or freelancer to business owner.
Cherie gets brutally honest about the reality of building a business with bub in tow: three years without a salary, the pressure of making payroll, the temptation to quit, and why business ownership isn't necessarily the freedom fantasy we're sold.
She explains how she knew The Digital Picnic had "legs", what changes when you go from selling your own time to building a team, and why the biggest leap might actually come after becoming a freelancer.
Plus, Cherie shares her simple "horizons of growth" framework to balance the day-to-day work of keeping a business alive with the bigger ideas that drove you to start it all.
In this episode you'll also learn:
<ul data-start="2672" data-end="3171">
<li data-section-id="1n321dk" data-start="2672" data-end="2723">How to tell if your side hustle actually has legs</li>
<li data-section-id="y9apej" data-start="2724" data-end="2797">Why you don't necessarily need to quit your job to start a business</li>
<li data-section-id="13o2t6j" data-start="2798" data-end="2850">The reality of going years without paying yourself</li>
<li data-section-id="h6i46" data-start="2965" data-end="3043">The moment Cherie realised she had become the bottleneck in her own business</li>
<li data-section-id="8deib0" data-start="3044" data-end="3093">What changes when you hire your first employees</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=quicky&amp;utm_content=mm-birthday&amp;code=TQBIRTHDAY">Support independent women's media</a>. Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes -<a href="https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960"> send us a voice note</a> or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon!&nbsp;
HOST:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisa.lie_learna/?hl=en">Lisa Lie</a>
GUEST: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-clonan/">Cherie Clonan</a> - <a href="https://www.thedigitalpicnic.com.au/">The Digital Picnic</a>&nbsp;
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Courtney Ammenhauser
SENIOR PRODUCER: Thom Lion VIDEO PRODUCER: Marlena Cacciotti
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Grit Or Quit? How To Know If Your Freelance Gig Will Explode

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What does it actually take to spot the next big business before everyone else? 

In this episode of Biz, Lisa Lie sits down with Phoebe Pincus, CEO of Startmate, who spends her days surrounded by founders, investors and a LOT of startup ideas.

Start up investing may sound intimidating, but Phoebe walks us through how to actually begin, where to find the right startups and what you need to know before putting your money behind them.

We get into the reality of how many startups fail for every success story, how investors can account for that when spreading their bets, and why investing in founders whose vision creates a future you actually want to be part of can become a powerful motivator.

In this episode you'll learn:
The power law principle and why startup investing is fundamentally different from traditional investing
Why getting a read on the founder trumps any other data points
How to spot the patterns that keep appearing in successful startups
The people skills that actually matter, and why successful startups are a much longer journey than they look from the outside
How to invest in a future you actually want to help create
Where to start if you've never invested in a startup before
How to find and gain access to the right startups

THE END BITS

Support independent women's media.
Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au. You can remain anon! 

HOST: Lisa Lie

GUEST: Pheobe Pincus - Startmate

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Courtney Ammenhauser
SENIOR PRODUCER: Thom Lion
VIDEO PRODUCER: Marlena Cacciotti

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

What does it actually take to spot the next big business before everyone else?&nbsp;
In this episode of Biz,&nbsp;Lisa Lie sits down with Phoebe Pincus, CEO of Startmate, who spends her days surrounded by founders, investors and a LOT of startup ideas.
Start up investing may sound intimidating, but Phoebe walks us through how to actually begin, where to find the right startups and what you need to know before putting your money behind them.
We get into the reality of how many startups fail for every success story, how investors can account for that when spreading their bets, and why investing in founders whose vision creates a future you actually want to be part of can become a powerful motivator.
In this episode you'll learn:
<ul data-start="1788" data-end="2416">
<li data-section-id="1e5cxr0" data-start="1788" data-end="1887">The power law principle and why startup investing is fundamentally different from traditional investing</li>
<li data-section-id="z8mdyp" data-start="1888" data-end="1957">Why getting a read on the founder trumps any other data points</li>
<li data-section-id="z8mdyp" data-start="1888" data-end="1957">How to spot the patterns that keep appearing in successful startups</li>
<li data-section-id="1m361it" data-start="2030" data-end="2157">The people skills that actually matter, and why successful startups are a much longer journey than they look from the outside</li>
<li data-section-id="1freh8p" data-start="2238" data-end="2298">How to invest in a future you actually want to help create</li>
<li data-section-id="j2xqc" data-start="2299" data-end="2360">Where to start if you've never invested in a startup before</li>
<li data-section-id="3q53j0" data-start="2361" data-end="2416">How to find and gain access to the right startups</li>
</ul>
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HOST:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lisa.lie_learna/?hl=en">Lisa Lie</a>
GUEST: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoebe-pincus-a84150170/">Pheobe Pincus</a> - <a href="https://www.startmate.com/">Startmate</a>
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Courtney Ammenhauser SENIOR PRODUCER: Thom Lion VIDEO PRODUCER: Marlena Cacciotti
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

How To Invest In Startups Without Knowing What You're Doing

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