Due to popular demand, Nic aka Mr YAYvidson is back on the show for a special Valentines Day anonymous Q&A. Hosted, of course, by Ang, this was an absolute CRACKER! Hope you enjoy as much has we did!

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Due to popular demand, Nic aka Mr YAYvidson is back on the show for a special Valentines Day anonymous Q&amp;A. Hosted, of course, by Ang, this was an absolute CRACKER! Hope you enjoy as much has we did!+ Announcements on Insta at <a href="https://dashboard.whooshkaa.com/episodes/278466/instagram.com/spoonful_of_sarah">@spoonful_of_sarah</a>+ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/872575293109562/about/">Join our Facebook community here</a>+ Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

A lawyer turned funtrepreneur's investigation into how some of the world's most inspiring people find their "yay", whether it's through work, rest or play and any other pearls of wisdom they have along the way.

Seize the Yay

Valentines Day Special // Anonymous Q&A with Niccyboy!

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Happy New year lovely yayborhood and welcome to our first episode for 2026. I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and holiday period. 

If you’ve been on the internet at all in the past few years, our first guest will need no introduction but just in case I’m thrilled to have Lia Georgantis with us this week, the dynamic CEO and creative force behind Girls with Gems.

This cult-favourite Australian fashion boutique first began in the form of intimate jewelry parties hosted by Lia and her Mum but quickly evolved and exploded into a must-shop destination for women everywhere with the launch of their iconic Double Bay boutique. Lia soon left her promising law career to take the reins of the business and transformed it into a trend-setting haven for real-life wardrobes and real-life women and if that weren’t enough, also went on to launch her own in house label Sneaky Link that has equally exploded onto the scene.

As you’ll hear, after mutually long time following first time calling, we got along like a house on fire and Lia’s energy is absolutely infectious so I couldn’t think of a better guest to kick off the year. Her approach to taking risks, chasing dreams and learning on the fly is both refreshing and motivating so if you need a little kick into gear, she is your woman. 

SHOP GIRLS WITH GEMS HERE.

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Happy New year lovely yayborhood and welcome to our first episode for 2026. I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and holiday period. If you&rsquo;ve been on the internet at all in the past few years, our first guest will need no introduction but just in case I&rsquo;m thrilled to have Lia Georgantis with us this week, the dynamic CEO and creative force behind <a href="https://www.girlswithgems.com/">Girls with Gems</a>. This cult-favourite Australian fashion boutique first began in the form of intimate jewelry parties hosted by Lia and her Mum but quickly evolved and exploded into a must-shop destination for women everywhere with the launch of their iconic Double Bay boutique. Lia soon left her promising law career to take the reins of the business and transformed it into a trend-setting haven for real-life wardrobes and real-life women and if that weren&rsquo;t enough, also went on to launch her own in house label Sneaky Link that has equally exploded onto the scene. As you&rsquo;ll hear, after mutually long time following first time calling, we got along like a house on fire and Lia&rsquo;s energy is absolutely infectious so I couldn&rsquo;t think of a better guest to kick off the year. Her approach to taking risks, chasing dreams and learning on the fly is both refreshing and motivating so if you need a little kick into gear, she is your woman. <a href="https://www.girlswithgems.com/">SHOP GIRLS WITH GEMS HERE.</a> LINKS + Announcements on Insta at <a href="http://instagram.com/spoonful_of_sarah">@spoonful_of_sarah</a> + Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/872575293109562/">Facebook community here</a> + Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

Lia Georgantis, our girl with gems... 

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We talk regularly on Seize the Yay about the unlikely but incredible places you can end up and how many of the best experiences in life are unplanned. You already know how blown away I was to be approached by one of our intelligence services a few months ago and given access to a real life spy for one of our most fascinating episodes to date, which was not only unplanned but never even considered being such an outlandish impossibility. 

But if you told me that would snowball into a four part dedicated espionage and intelligence miniseries, which would include not only two further intelligence officers from an even more secret spy service but also its Director General who then invited me as the first external visitor in the history of that service to record at their top secret training facility in an undisclosed location? I would have absolutely laughed in your face at the sheer impossibility and ridiculousness that it could ever happen… and yet it did… so, here we are… 

I could not be more honoured or thrilled to present as our guest this week the actual head of our most secret organisation, Kerri Hartland - the Director General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (or ASIS as we will refer to it). As the first female and first external deputy director general of ASIO and now the first female Director General of ASIS, Kerri is my absolute hero not least because she turned up in head to toe pink with a warmth and openness belying the power of her position and her awe-inspiring experience. 

Within the understandable confines of operational secrecy, Kerri opens up about the challenges of a stellar career of “firsts”, her experiences as a powerful female leader in a sea of black and navy clad males, whether her life resembles anything like that of M in James Bond (dropping a few Seize the Yay exclusives), and also the humbling role of Mum that she comes home to also experiencing the ubiquitous “juggle”. I still can’t believe I actually got to pick such an extraordinary brain and share many invaluable lessons on seizing the yay. 

We are also releasing a second episode at the same time as this one sharing part of ASIS’ story from a different lens through the eyes of two senior intelligence officers, Jess and Tara - not their real names. So, you have plenty to catch up on this week jam-packed with jaw dropping storytelling and reflections - I feel so lucky to be sharing this with the yayborhood and hope you all enjoy as much as I did!

Visit the new ASIS website here.
Follow the new ASIS Instagram here. 

LINKS

+ Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah
+ Join our Facebook community here
+ Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

We talk regularly on Seize the Yay about the unlikely but incredible places you can end up and how many of the best experiences in life are unplanned. You already know how blown away I was to be approached by one of our intelligence services a few months ago and given access to a real life spy for one of our most fascinating episodes to date, which was not only unplanned but never even considered being such an outlandish impossibility. But if you told me that would snowball into a four part dedicated espionage and intelligence miniseries, which would include not only two further intelligence officers from an even more secret spy service but also its Director General who then invited me as the first external visitor in the history of that service to record at their top secret training facility in an undisclosed location? I would have absolutely laughed in your face at the sheer impossibility and ridiculousness that it could ever happen&hellip; and yet it did&hellip; so, here we are&hellip; I could not be more honoured or thrilled to present as our guest this week the actual head of our most secret organisation, Kerri Hartland - the Director General of the <a href="https://www.asis.gov.au/">Australian Secret Intelligence Service</a> (or ASIS as we will refer to it). As the first female and first external deputy director general of ASIO and now the first female Director General of ASIS, Kerri is my absolute hero not least because she turned up in head to toe pink with a warmth and openness belying the power of her position and her awe-inspiring experience. Within the understandable confines of operational secrecy, Kerri opens up about the challenges of a stellar career of &ldquo;firsts&rdquo;, her experiences as a powerful female leader in a sea of black and navy clad males, whether her life resembles anything like that of M in James Bond (dropping a few Seize the Yay exclusives), and also the humbling role of Mum that she comes home to also experiencing the ubiquitous &ldquo;juggle&rdquo;. I still can&rsquo;t believe I actually got to pick such an extraordinary brain and share many invaluable lessons on seizing the yay. We are also releasing a second episode at the same time as this one sharing part of ASIS&rsquo; story from a different lens through the eyes of two senior intelligence officers, Jess and Tara - not their real names. So, you have plenty to catch up on this week jam-packed with jaw dropping storytelling and reflections - I feel so lucky to be sharing this with the yayborhood and hope you all enjoy as much as I did! <a href="https://www.asis.gov.au/">Visit the new ASIS website here.</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/asisgovau">Follow the new ASIS Instagram here. </a> LINKS + Announcements on Insta at <a href="http://instagram.com/spoonful_of_sarah">@spoonful_of_sarah</a> + Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/872575293109562/">Facebook community here</a> + Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

At a top secret undisclosed location, two incredible spies spilled the tea... 

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Meet the head of our most secret spy service... and yes, she's a woman!

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