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Keeping It Real with Jac and RalKeeping it Real with Jac and Ral | PatreonYour support helps keep this show going — join us on Patreon. https://tinyurl.com/jacandralpatreonNew Episode Every Monday Follow the show https://www.instagram.comkeepingitrealwithjacandral/https://open.spotify.comshow5yIs5ncJGvJyXhI55Js0ifsi=aCNOdB68QnOGnT0vCTPcPgFollow Jac https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacphillips/https://www.instagram.com/jac.phillips.coaching/Follow Ral https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielledolan/https://www.instagram.com/gabrielledolan.1/Pr...2025-06-2202 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalOur 5 Recommended Best Reads for YouNot all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.And thanks to tech today, you can also listen to a book if you’re not a visual learner, including the 10 very favourite (so far) books we have loved and learned from over the years. Some books are oldies, others are very recent! To find out what titles we recommend (we brought different recommendations) and why, listen in. And here’s where Jac & Ral align and here’s where they are different in their favourite choices: Common GroundBig-Pict...2025-03-3021 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalOur Favourite Podcasts & What They Say About Us!We love a good podcast so we thought we would share our individual most favoured regular listens with our Keepers in this episode but we didn’t stop there… we also asked A.I. what our choices say about us… Jac’s podcast choices reveal a sharp, business-savvy, and intellectually curious mindset with a passion for leadership, personal growth, and high performance. Here’s what her podcast picks tell us about her:1. A Strategic & Commercial Thinker2. A Growth-Oriented & High-Performance Leader3. A Deep Thinker with Intellectual Curiosity4. Passionate About Gover...2025-03-0225 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalSo, You Want A Portfolio Career?What is a portfolio career? Is one right for you? If so, how do you start?Jac & Ral both have portfolio careers and reckon they’re the bees’ knees.But not everyone is suited to a portfolio career.So how do you know if you are?Check out this episode to find out more, including the 3 key tips Jac shares at the end which will set you up well if this is the direction you want to go in. Best advice… start before you start!Enjoy...2025-02-0930 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalHoliday Reflections + Tropics & CocktailsOur first episode of 2025 and our 50th
episode of the podcast! And what a coincidence the significant meaning of the number fifty is “feast and joy” – two words we live our lives by.
We discuss our reflections and insights from the
break. Ral tells us about learning her fave new sport, pickleball (don’t ask her to jump too high!) and the value in trying something new and
different.
Jac says family and friends are everything, we ALL need more breaks, more holidays and mini breaks.
And taking all...2025-01-2624 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalThe Art of Asking Great QuestionsLearn the art of questions to gain a career advantage.
Do you ask (enough) questions?
Most of us don’t and it’s holding us back. We need to ask more and better questions so we can deepen our knowledge, challenge beliefs, uncover new opportunities and be considered a curious and intelligent leader.
In this episode, Jac
reveals the key to asking great questions and she shares a story about her and Jimmy Barnes… Ral comes up with a genius invention (who wants to invest??) which could be a game chan...2025-01-1921 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalSetting Habits for 2025Listen to the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6r3VPQOpI86E9IA38BvNwH?si=rqqH5tLFQimiiVamwR0H3w
If you want to change, grow, improve and achieve then this episode will get you started! Or it might even help you to stop some habits that aren’t serving you well anymore.
How do you start a good habit? There’s a system you need to learn – Jac thought she could look like Elle MacPherson if she started a certain habit… listen to learn what the habit was… and if she was succes...2025-01-0515 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalGet the Easy Things Right EP. 482024 has seen a lot of talk about choosing our hard… but we’re hear to tell you to get the easy things right first!
In this episode Jac & Ral discuss being on time, appreciation, hygiene, appearance, manners and a whole raft of other things they reckon you should nail and nail everytime if you want your personal brand to have strong foundations.
Find out the types of ‘easy’ things you should be able to tick off after listening to this episode, and when we say ‘easy’ we don’t mean the definition Jac was given advice on from...2024-12-1523 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalExecutive Presence EP. 46What is Executive Presence really? And why does it matter?
In this episode Jac & Ral unpack what executive presence actually is, and how it’s changed since the good ol days when white, middle-aged men ruled the hallways of business.
Times have changed and with it how you dress,
behave and communicate needs to be relevant in the age of online and offline leadership. Commanding a room and commanding Zoom.
Learn the 3 pillars – confidence, clarity and
connection. Find out how Ral made herself look like Yoda by doing ju...2024-12-0128 min
Rise and Shine with The Mama JacAngels on the Road: Quantum Leap? Time Travel? Divine Intervention with The Mama Jac Season 3 | Episode 7In this deeply personal and raw episode, Mama Jac takes you back to a life-changing event that happened 20 years ago—her near-fatal car accident. Sharing her experience with remarkable bravery, she relives the moments of terror, survival, and spiritual revelation that followed. From the initial crash to a profound meditation years later, where she believes her higher self intervened to save her life, Mama Jac explores the intersections of trauma, healing, and spiritual awakening. Tune in as she reflects on the power of the human spirit, the mysteries of time and dimensions, and the angels—both seen and unseen—who he...2024-10-0829 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalChoose Your Culture EP. 37Some say culture eats strategy for breakfast but in this episode, Jac & Ral (the culture queens) reckon you should drink culture and make it a buffet!
So how is your culture? We’re not talking yoghurt, but how people (and you) feel in your workplace.
And in the spirit of keeping it real… hot tip: Everyone is responsible for culture. Jac & Ral talk about:
If you’re going for a new role? Be mindful of the culture, take the steps to understand and know the culture you’re...2024-09-2925 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalWhat’s Inspiring Jac – Part 2 EP. 35They could talk underwater… especially Jac!
In today’s episode Ral continues her interview of Jac and what inspires her (listen to part 1 last week if you haven’t already).
Today Jac talks about an entertaining series on Netflix she’s inspired by and calls out one of the cast members, her new role model “Susie Glass”. There’s a great book about the second stage of our career lives and how we can leverage our strengths that only those post 40 get to do which Jac is reading and she also talks about the 90 year old who came for dinne...2024-09-1526 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalWhat’s Inspiring Jac – Part 1 EP. 34In today’s episode Ral interviews Jac about what inspires her and because Jac’s life philosophy is “more, not less” this is part 1 of her inspiration download.
Today Jac talks about the people who inspire her – American dudes who speak directly (and Ral helps Jac understand the difference between a hood and a bonnet for our US listeners!) along with Parents, Progressives and a couple of Product she’s swearing by – one of which is thanks to Elle MacPherson.
So if you’re looking for inspirational people
to teach you some good things, and an eli...2024-09-0823 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalWhat’s Inspiring Ral? EP. 33You can learn a lot from others. If you’re prepared to listen, ask questions and explore things, there’s a very good chance you will encounter interesting opportunities through who you hang out with, what you watch, listen to and read.
In today’s episode Jac interviews Ral about what inspires her. Ral shares so many great things across business, people, technology, reading and life. Who knew Ral would bring a ‘business book’ from the late 80’s into the conversation… Jac remembers the book and now thinks the characters were moonlighting as porn stars!
...2024-09-0122 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalThe Art of Asking Great Questions EP. 29Learn the art of questions to gain a career advantage.
Do you ask (enough) questions?
Most of us don’t and it’s holding us back. We need to ask more and better questions so we can deepen our knowledge, challenge beliefs, uncover new opportunities and be considered a curious and intelligent leader.
In this episode, Jac
reveals the key to asking great questions and she shares a story about her and Jimmy Barnes… Ral comes up with a genius invention (who wants to invest??) which could be a game chan...2024-08-0429 minRise and Shine with The Mama JacThe Evolution of The Mama JacWelcome back to another season of The Mama Jac! Only this time there is a bit of a change! We are Rising and Shining!! Listen to my first episode of this new evolution. Its explains it all!! Sign up for my email list and see all my episodes and blog posts with the link below!
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2024-07-0617 minRise and Shine with The Mama JacThe Evolution of The Mama Jac Finale Season 2 | Episode 19Thank you to everyone who has been on The Mama Jac Podcast this is the end of the beginning but also the start of a new period in my podcasting career!! Love and Light to you all and the new journey begins soon!!
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2024-06-2110 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalKeep Learning… because if you don’t…the consequences are dire! - EP. 22Ral wants to return as a shark in her next life and Jac quotes Albert Einstein in this episode which is all about the need to keep learning.
Why is continuing to learn so important?
The more you keep learning, the higher your self esteem. The likelihood you will be more successful in your career and also personal life.
Learning keeps you relevant and connected, yet so often we create excuses as to why we can’t learn something new today… I don’t have time… I can’t afford it… for example. Both b***hit reasons – Jac & Ral share how to p...2024-06-1629 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 18 Habits – the good, the bad and the Elle!If you want to change, grow, improve and achieve then this episode will get you started! Or it might even help you to stop some habits that aren’t serving you well anymore.
How do you start a good habit? There’s a system you need to learn – Jac thought she could look like Elle MacPherson if she started a certain habit… listen to learn what the habit was… and if she was successful…?
Ral has created the perfect morning ritual (using habit stacking) where she starts her day by drinking a glass of wat...2024-05-1931 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 17 What got you here... won't get you there.All the successful people we know don't rest on their laurels... they know their skills and habits that have taken them this far might not be the rights skills
and habits to take them further. What got them here won't get them there.
So if you want to get a new job, be promoted, start
something different or just learn new things, listen in to our stories of our experiences and the tips you need to get yourself to your next "destination".
Start by having some idea of your "where" - where are you heading?
Then follow our advice!
It's tr...2024-05-1226 min
Wedding Empires - Grow and Market Your Dream Wedding BusinessBONUS 6 Tools to launch your wedding podcast with Jac BowieAsk Jac & Ben A Question!In this bonus episode, I wanted to share with you some of the tools and equipment I use to create this podcast every week. As a fellow wedding industry professional, I know how important it is to have the right setup to run or grow your wedding business.First off, I introduced the Elgato Stream Deck, a nifty little panel that allows me to control various aspects of my podcasting setup with just a touch. From starting and stopping different software to controlling my lights and music, this tool has been...2024-04-1707 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP 13. Confidence. It’s an inside job.Think of the most confident person you know… were they always like that?
Maybe? Maybe not?
In today’s episode Jac and Ral discuss if you’re born confident or if it’s something you need to cultivate. Did you know there’s 3 things that impact confidence - genetics, environment and choice.
Neither Jac or Ral lack confidence, and they talk about what it was like for them growing up and how that shaped how they put themselves forward in their early career years. But irrespective of your genetics, o...2024-04-1423 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 12 Are we having fun yet… ?? Why you need to listen to this episode.Who remembers the mullet hair cut? Business at the front, party at the back
In today’s episode Jac and Ral discuss the importance of fun in the workplace – yes you can have business at ‘the front’ but if you’re not also helping create a party atmosphere, then you’re doing yourself and your colleagues a disservice! And did you know serial killers (Hitler as an example) don’t have a sense of humour remember that!
There’s research that proves that laughter and lightness at work helps your mood improve, reduces stress levels, brings you better memory and recall, creates e...2024-04-0723 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP 11. Stop managing your time… manage your energy instead!Moody Judy brought everyone down… but Happy Jac changed that when she got a new role working with Moody Judy. So what did Jac do?
Ral grew up in a household with 7 other siblings… there wasn’t any time for whinging or unhappy ‘victims’. How did Ral cope?
Find out how they bothmanage their energy today (and they
have enough to power a small country) and what they have done and chosen in life to set themselves up to be energetic and optimistic. It comes down to prioritisation, knowing themselves, choosing their environment and who is in their orbits as well as how...2024-04-0424 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 10 Life by design or Life by default? You choose…We all own a LBD… but do we all own our future? In this episode Jac and Ral talk about how you can create a life by design – by you, for you.
The majority of us have choices, what’s important is recognising that creating a life by design is done in steps. It’s a dial not a switch.
Find out how both Jac & Ral have designed their lives so they do work they love for people they love when they want to. It’s empowering and liberating to know when you work best, the trick is to identify your priori...2024-04-0426 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 8 IS? or IBS? Either way it’s sh*t!Imposter Syndrome or I.S… that feeling you’re not good enough… you’re a fraud and everyone is going to find out. In this episode of Keeping it Real, Jac & Ral help you figure it out.
What it really means
Who gets it (every successful person you know!) and
How to manage it.
Jac has done some research on the topic of Imposter Syndrome and shares what she found out – you will learn about the 4 P’s and there’s even a cool quiz you can take for free to see what level of Imposter Syndrome you might be susceptible to...2024-04-0425 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 7 Can you have it all? You betcha! But…Queen once sang “I want it all, and I want it now” but can you have it all at the same time – a successful career, great health, great lifestyle, be a present parent,
loving partner and effective contributing member
of your community… exhausting just thinking about it!
International Womens Day inspired Jac & Ral to discuss this concept often asked of women “can you have it all?” and they reckon (based on their personal experiences) you
can have it all, but your all should be defined by you
(not compared to someone else’s all) and you should expect your all to change over...2024-04-0424 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 6 We love a good challenge – Eating Kale, Running, Stopping Drinking, and TikToks are some of our recent ones…When was the last time you challenged yourself? For Jac it was last week when she started eating Kale (and massaging it….) and for Ral it was learning how to post TikToks (whilst embarking on a drink free month)!
It’s easy to say “no” to trying new things but that doesn’t help you grow. In this episode Jac & Ral talk about why most humans don’t challenge themselves and what you can do starting today to get out of your comfort zone because the benefits are immense:
You learn and grow
You become better at things
Your comfort level increase...2024-04-0427 minKeeping It Real with Jac and RalEP. 3 Could you be a Perfectionist? It’s time you got Real!Did you know real leaders aren’t perfect and perfect leaders aren’t real. Striving to be perfect just sets you up for disappointment… there’s a good chance you’re inefficient, striving for something that isn’t anyone else’s perfect and likely setting yourself unrealistic expectations that makes you miserable.
But don’t fear… Jac & Ral are here! In episode 3, they share personal stories about their focus on progress not perfection and share some great tips on how you can reframe being perfect, to making good progress.
You will learn about 5-5-5, the 80/20 rule, why Powerpoint should be eradicated and w...2024-04-0420 min
Wedding Empires - Grow and Market Your Dream Wedding BusinessCreate a Quiz that Converts for Your Wedding Business with Kylie LangAsk Jac & Ben A Question!In this episode, Jac Bowie engages in an enlightening conversation with Kylie Lang (née Carlson), a trailblazer in the wedding industry as both the visionary Founder of The Wedding Academy and a leading Quiz Strategist. Kylie shares her remarkable journey, transitioning from her role at The Wedding Academy to redefining the landscape of wedding marketing through the strategic utilization of quizzes.Kylie's insights delve deep into the transformative power of quizzes within the wedding industry. She elucidates how quizzes serve as dynamic tools for engagement, education, and conversion, offering u...2024-03-191h 14