Poppy Nichaloff built an online audience before she had kids. Now she's raising two young children and running a business alongside her husband that reaches a lot further than their own feed.

That husband is Jacob Nichaloff, known as J-MILLA, a Mak Mak Marranunggu hip hop artist from Darwin and winner of the 2021 Archie Roach Foundation Award. Together they founded Generation Rise, bringing social media literacy and mental health workshops into remote First Nations communities across the country, work they've been doing for eight years.

In this episode of You're In Charge, Sav Perera talks with Poppy about the boundaries she's drawn around sharing her own kids online, despite building her entire career on sharing her life. She's candid about what it actually takes to run a business with your husband: he owns the creative side, she owns the business side, and neither one crosses into the other's lane.

Poppy also talks about burnout, the five-week trip through 13 communities from Darwin to Broome that left them both exhausted, and the moment she realised motherhood couldn't be the only title she holds. Her rule is simple: she controls the babies, not the other way around.

If you've ever tried to build something alongside your partner, or wondered what it looks like to use a platform for more than yourself, this one is worth your time.

Recorded on Kaurna Land. You're In Charge is brought to you by ThincHer, an initiative of ThincLab at Adelaide University.

 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cold open

00:17 Welcome to Season 2

00:21 Meet Poppy Nichaloff

01:24 Back to the beginning

02:51 "It never planned to be this"

03:59 Spotting the gap

05:35 What to share, what to keep back

07:11 Keeping the kids out of campaigns

08:16 Letting them in, on her terms

09:34 Working with her husband

10:39 How they resolve conflict

11:42 Keeping business out of the marriage

13:24 A day in the Nichaloff household

16:07 Mother is not the only title

18:00 The risk of burnout

19:42 Learning to step back

20:37 Reading the warning signs

21:15 Inside Generation Rise

24:09 Inside a workshop

26:43 The mental health piece

29:21 What's next for Generation Rise

29:46 What Poppy wants to master

31:05 Sav's takeaway

32:00 Next week on You're In Charge

Poppy Nichaloff built an online audience before she had kids. Now she's raising two young children and running a business alongside her husband that reaches a lot further than their own feed.
That husband is Jacob Nichaloff, known as J-MILLA, a Mak Mak Marranunggu hip hop artist from Darwin and winner of the 2021 Archie Roach Foundation Award. Together they founded Generation Rise, bringing social media literacy and mental health workshops into remote First Nations communities across the country, work they've been doing for eight years.
In this episode of You're In Charge, Sav Perera talks with Poppy about the boundaries she's drawn around sharing her own kids online, despite building her entire career on sharing her life. She's candid about what it actually takes to run a business with your husband: he owns the creative side, she owns the business side, and neither one crosses into the other's lane.
Poppy also talks about burnout, the five-week trip through 13 communities from Darwin to Broome that left them both exhausted, and the moment she realised motherhood couldn't be the only title she holds. Her rule is simple: she controls the babies, not the other way around.
If you've ever tried to build something alongside your partner, or wondered what it looks like to use a platform for more than yourself, this one is worth your time.
Recorded on Kaurna Land. You're In Charge is brought to you by ThincHer, an initiative of ThincLab at Adelaide University.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open
00:17 Welcome to Season 2
00:21 Meet Poppy Nichaloff
01:24 Back to the beginning
02:51 "It never planned to be this"
03:59 Spotting the gap
05:35 What to share, what to keep back
07:11 Keeping the kids out of campaigns
08:16 Letting them in, on her terms
09:34 Working with her husband
10:39 How they resolve conflict
11:42 Keeping business out of the marriage
13:24 A day in the Nichaloff household
16:07 Mother is not the only title
18:00 The risk of burnout
19:42 Learning to step back
20:37 Reading the warning signs
21:15 Inside Generation Rise
24:09 Inside a workshop
26:43 The mental health piece
29:21 What's next for Generation Rise
29:46 What Poppy wants to master
31:05 Sav's takeaway
32:00 Next week on You're In Charge

Ready to take a leap and build your own business? So is Sav Perera. Join Sav (MasterChef 2024) as she gets the low down on all things business, leadership, venture capital and entrepreneurship from women at the top of their game.

You’re in Charge will delve into the business of building confidence, the business of bouncing back, the business of brokering security, and the business of being you throughout it all. Get ready for the ultimate mentorship that will help take your ambition to the next level.

You’re in Charge is brought to you by ThincHer, an initiative of ThincLab at The University of Adelaide. Google ThincHer to join our empowering community of like-minded women in business.

Got thoughts? Email us at thincher@adelaide.edu.au

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Ready to take a leap and build your own business? So is Sav Perera. Join Sav (MasterChef 2024) as she gets the low down on all things business, leadership, venture capital and entrepreneurship from women at the top of their game.
You&rsquo;re in Charge will delve into the business of building confidence, the business of bouncing back, the business of brokering security, and the business of being you throughout it all. Get ready for the ultimate mentorship that will help take your ambition to the next level.
You&rsquo;re in Charge is brought to you by ThincHer, an initiative of ThincLab at The University of Adelaide. Google ThincHer to join our empowering community of like-minded women in business.
Got thoughts? Email us at <a href="mailto:thincher@adelaide.edu.au">thincher@adelaide.edu.au</a>
Follow ThincHer:
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thinclabADL/">ThincLabADL</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinclabofadelaide/?hl=en">@thinclabofadelaide</a>
LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinclabnetwork/?originalSubdomain=au">ThincLab</a>
Follow Sav:
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/savisquishles/?hl=en">@savisquishles</a>

Ready to take a leap and build your own business? So is Sav Perera. Join Sav as she gets the low down on all things business, leadership, venture capital and entrepreneurship from women at the top of their game.