Help My Small Business: How Do You make A Product Kids Want And Parents Will Buy?

In this episode of Help My Small Business, Jane and Ethan Yong, founder of UmamiPapi, review Neon Goat, a natural deodorant brand for tween and teenage boys. The challenge? Boys are the consumers, but Mum is the one buying it. Jane and Ethan unpack how Neon Goat can appeal to both audiences, from …

UmamiPapi: From Cooking Chilli Oil in His Kitchen to Building a 7-Figure Brand Gordon Ramsay Loves

This week on The Lazy CEO, I’m joined by Ethan Yong, founder of UmamiPapi. Ethan started making chilli oil during COVID while working his first job as a graduate, spending his weekends cooking and packing orders before and after work. A few years later, UmamiPapi is a 7-figure business, stocked in…

Hairification: How to Get on Shelves AND Stay There

This week on The Lazy CEO, Jane is joined by the founder of Hairification, Jordan Mylius. Hairification has hit $20 million in turnover in just three years and expanded into some of the biggest retailers across Australia and overseas. But getting onto retail shelves is only half the battle. The re…

EBY: How Renata Black Turned 436 Investor Nos Into a $75M Business

This week on The Lazy CEO, Jane is joined by Renata Black, co-founder and CEO of EBY, the performance intimates brand that's grown from $10 million to $75 million in revenue in just 3 years, while competing against some of the biggest names in the industry. What makes Renata's story so compelling …

Help My Small Business: How to Make Your Service Business Stand Out

In this episode of Help My Small Business, Jane is joined by Gabrielle Requena, founder of Wrinkles Schminkles, to review Shay’s family-run Sydney salon, Blossom Hair and Beauty. After rebranding from The Bridal Bar, Shay wants to attract more customers beyond the bridal market - but she’s struggl…

Let’s Debrief: Business Updates, My New Social Strategy & What’s Next for Me

This week's episode is a proper debrief with Jane on everything that's been happening lately, both in business and behind the scenes. Jane goes down memory lane, reflecting on where Showpo started, how far the business has come and what it feels like to now be sitting in her 11th office. She also …

Wrinkles Schminkles: What It Really Cost Gabrielle Requena to Build & Sell a Business that makes $20M+ a year

This week on The Lazy CEO, Jane is joined by Gabrielle Requena, founder of Wrinkles Schminkles, the beauty brand behind the reusable medical-grade silicone wrinkle patches that pioneered an entirely new skincare category. Gabrielle launched the business in 2014 with one hero product, bootstrapped i…

Building in Public vs. Founder-Led Branding: Which Is Right for Your Business? ft. Grace Garrick

This week on The Lazy CEO podcast, Jane is joined again by Grace Garrick, founder of Movement Agency. After years of advising founders on how to build brands and show up publicly, Grace is back to break down the difference between building in public and founder-led branding, and how to know which i…

Help My Small Business: To Wholesale or Not to Wholesale?

In this episode of Help My Small Business, Jane is joined by Kia Buckley, founder of Kikiva Collection, to review Wanda's business, Estetika, a beauty accessories brand known for its premium makeup bags. After landing Nordstrom, Wanda's facing the realities of wholesale growth: pressure to expand …

Kikiva: How Kia Buckley Built an 8-Figure Brand Before Turning 24

This week on The Lazy CEO podcast, I'm joined by Kia Buckley, founder and CEO of Kikiva Collection. Kia started the brand at 19 from her apartment garage with $10,000 she'd saved working three jobs. Four years later, Kikiva has become an eight-figure activewear brand, built alongside the loyal comm…