If you were to ask businesswomen Verity Tuck and Esther Oh what their former floristry and med-tech companies have in common, you would hear the same answer - purpose. Verity, Co-Founder of LVLY flowers, bootstrapped her way to a momentous exit after years of hard work and dedication to the idea of making everyone’s day brighter. The buyout then fuelled her new business, Goldee, an AI personal assistant for busy families. Alongside host Mim Rizvi, Verity tells Esther, the CEO and Founder of Agili8, a med-tech company born out of the toughest of circumstances – the loss of her son’s sight - exactly how she did it. They discuss balancing work with parenthood, why getting intimate with your numbers is crucial to success (even when the balance sheet is frightening!), and what to look out for when building early-stage teams.

CREDITS

Host: Miriam Rizvi
Producer: Kelsey Menzies 
Audio Imager: Kelli Foulstone
Managing Producer: Todd Stevens

If you were to ask businesswomen <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/verity-tuck-59b13819/" data-outlook-id="6319ec3a-651f-42d9-a582-e86ce30ce18a">Verity Tuck</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohesther/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&amp;originalSubdomain=au" data-outlook-id="b41c3c3a-7ff4-497a-867f-2db0dbdb3847">Esther Oh</a> what their former floristry and med-tech companies have in common, you would hear the same answer - purpose. Verity, Co-Founder of LVLY flowers, bootstrapped her way to a momentous exit after years of hard work and dedication to the idea of making everyone’s day brighter. The buyout then fuelled her new business, <a href="https://www.goldee.ai/" data-outlook-id="d0b35733-076c-4934-b55b-0efbed2765f2">Goldee</a>, an AI personal assistant for busy families. Alongside host Mim Rizvi, Verity tells Esther, the CEO and Founder of Agili8, a med-tech company born out of the toughest of circumstances – the loss of her son’s sight - exactly how she did it. They discuss balancing work with parenthood, why getting intimate with your numbers is crucial to success (even when the balance sheet is frightening!), and what to look out for when building early-stage teams.
CREDITS  
Host: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mim_beanie/">Miriam Rizvi</a> Producer: Kelsey Menzies  Audio Imager: Kelli Foulstone Managing Producer: Todd Stevens

Secrets of a Self-Starter takes you behind the scenes of real, one-on-one business mentoring sessions with emerging female founders and some of Australia’s top entrepreneurial minds.This season features unfiltered conversations between celebrated mentor Lorraine Murphy and finalists from the Accelerator for Enterprising Women’s Kickstarter Challenge, a national program supporting women to turn bold ideas into thriving businesses. From redefining women’s health to tackling calendar chaos, every episode is packed with practical advice, honest insights, and moments of clarity you won’t hear anywhere else.

Be a fly on the wall. Get inspired. And back yourself.
Brought to you by the Accelerator for Enterprising Women.

Secrets of a Self-Starter takes you behind the scenes of real, one-on-one business mentoring sessions with emerging female founders and some of Australia&rsquo;s top entrepreneurial minds.This season features unfiltered conversations between celebrated mentor Lorraine Murphy and finalists from the Accelerator for Enterprising Women&rsquo;s Kickstarter Challenge, a national program supporting women to turn bold ideas into thriving businesses. From redefining women&rsquo;s health to tackling calendar chaos, every episode is packed with practical advice, honest insights, and moments of clarity you won&rsquo;t hear anywhere else. Be a fly on the wall. Get inspired. And back yourself. Brought to you&nbsp;by the Accelerator for Enterprising Women.

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