Bonus: Anna Grosman Owns A Male Escort Agency

Anna Grosman is a Melbourne-based mother of two and staunch advocate for women’s sensual empowerment. She’s recently launched Her Confidant - an elite male escort service that aims to satisfy a woman’s libido, body and mind. Anna believes that putting a male escort on retainer will be one of the n…

One For The Sensitive Skin Girlies With Tower 28 Founder Amy Liu

It's been a while since our last Lady Startup Story, so we'd like to introduce Amy Liu, the CEO and creator of viral beauty brand Tower28. She's the business founder who did a full 360 on her rosacea and eczema-prone skin. She's here to share to teach us how she identified a niche gap in the market…

Zoë Foster Blake On Being An Imperfect Perfectionist - In Business & In Life

We all know Lady Start Up is all about speaking with some of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs to discover how they built their businesses from the ground up. And when it comes to beauty in Australia there's one name that tops that list: Zoë Foster Blake. Zoë Foster Blake, a self-de…

Starting A Business? These Are The Top 5 Things You Need To Know

We're dropping in your feeds with a special bonus episode!  We learnt so much from each of our guests this season on Lady Startup Stories, so we wanted to put together our top 5 lessons and build a framework for getting started in business. Today, we’re going over the most practical tips of the s…

Creating Modibodi: Kristy Chong’s Million-Dollar Idea

Have you ever had a brilliant idea that you thought could change the world? But inevitably due to life and circumstance, it stayed just that - an idea? Enter lady startup Kristy Chong, who turned her game-changing concept into a multi-million dollar reality. She’s the founder of Modibodi, the comp…

How Jennifer Jones Left Corporate And Created Her “Dream Life”

At twenty-nine, Jennifer Jones was on top of the world. She was the managing director of Diesel and spent her days overseeing a $40 million dollar brand account. But one week before her thirtieth birthday, she quit.  Flash forward a decade or two and she's the creative mind behind Bondi cult-favou…

How Two Public Health Workers Launched A Clothing Label

Laura Thompson & Sarah Sheridan didn’t intend to build a fashion brand. But with a knack for marketing and a fire in their bellies to make a difference in the world, they created Clothing The Gaps. Their dynamic fashion label aims to challenge racial stereotypes, promote cultural awareness, and st…

Melanie Grant Is The Woman Behind Victoria Beckham & Nicole Kidman’s Skin

Melanie Grant's story starts 12 years ago when she opened her first clinic in Sydney, called Melanie Grant Skin. Since then, her business has expanded all over the world, with clinics in Melbourne, Los Angeles, a residency in Paris, and plans of expanding into the UK. She transforms the skin of ce…

How Two Sisters Founded Two Very Different Companies

Twin sisters & co-founders Sali Sasi and Julie Stevanja are dominating the tech business space. But when they first started out, the pair say building their platform was like learning Mandarin.  The twins founded Stylerunner back in 2012, the first online retailer of its kind globally. A few years…

From $165 In The Bank To A Multi-Million Dollar Empire: Linda Hammond’s Story

In the early 2000s when Melbourne local Linda Hammond and her husband first came up with an idea for their business, it was just that - an idea. With nothing but $165 in the bank, the pair made the decision to pack up their lives and fly 3,000 km away to Bali, where they set up Quay Australia as a …