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The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckBeyond The Sole: Consciously Challenging Fast Fashion and Managing a Business Mindfully w/ Jess and Stef Founders of TWOOBSSend us a textIn this episode, we get deep with Jess and Stef Dadon, the Creators and Founders of TWOOBS, a sustainable, vegan and planet conscious footwear brand. We get down to the sole (pun intended) of their journey from fashion bloggers to entrepreneurs, the importance of self-care, and creating a supportive work environment.The sisters share their insights into the challenges of fast fashion, the significance of asking 'dumb' questions, and the importance of the human element in business. Jess and Stef dig into navigating the climate crisis, building a conscious business, and...2025-05-131h 17
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckBlending Beats & Culture: Music By Rei on Electro-Haka, Fusion of Māori Language and Modern Music, and MonetisationSend us a textIn this episode, we vibe with Callum Rei from Music By Rei, an electro-haka artist from Aotearoa, New Zealand, who’s pioneering a powerful fusion of traditional Māori music and modern music. From freestyle teenage beats to world-stage dreams, Rei's journey is a creative masterclass in courage, cultural pride, and staying true to your roots while evolving your rhythm.Together, we explore how blending heritage with modern music genres can be a powerful force for storytelling, representation, and impact. Rei shares how music, language, and social medi...2025-04-091h 04
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckWhat I learned from Cairns Crocodiles 4-day creative conference & our strategy inspired by book 'The ONE Thing' by Gary Keller [SOLO EP W/Natalie Siagian]Send us a textHere's my personal and professional highlights and learnings from Cairns Crocodiles Creative Conference & Retreat 2024: A little bit more about Cairns Crocodiles: To bring together the most innovative and daring minds in the world of advertising, media, marketing, communications, tech, and all the creative fields in between in Far North Queensland.This is a Creative Conference powered by Pinterest & B&T Australia, produced by Misfits Media Company.Why am I doing these solo eps?I'm on a mission to create wi...2024-12-1053 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckWhy Spirituality Matters In Our Creative Practices with Bianca Beers Artist, Designer, Creator & LoverSend us a textIn this episode, we sit down with the creative spiritual baddie, Bianca Beers who is a colourful artist, designer, content creator and lover based in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Bianca's work transcends the digital kaleidoscope of artistry specialising in digital illustration and creative direction. Having launched her career in late 2017, Bianca has since gained strong momentum and a dedicated following with her first solo exhibit supported by Microsoft in 2019. Her work truly speaks for itself having brands and clients like Nike, Adobe, Ebay, The Iconic, Pinterest, Sony Music, Adidas, B...2024-08-081h 26
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckTantri Mustika Ceramics on the Power of Navigating Burnout, Prioritising Wellbeing and Finding Creative FlowSend us a textIn this episode, we sit down and learn from Tantri Mustika, a Melbourne-based ceramic artist renowned for crafting a diverse yet distinctive array of highly detailed ceramics.Tantri’s ceramic works are often inspired by the natural world, reflected by her use of intricate textures. Her colourful yet earthy-toned palette mirrors the allure of natural stone with various applications of meticulously hand-stained and marbled clays.Tantri and Nat go deep in this chat, exploring the topics we often don't talk about in our creative and entrepreneurial journeys. We do a...2024-07-191h 23
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow We Can All Achieve Self-Employment Success & Get Better At Pricing with Brook McCarthy, Business Coach & Digital Marketing EducatorSend us a textIn this episode, we sit down and learn from Brook McCarthy, a seasoned business coach, digital marketing trainer and self-employment advocate for female entrepreneurship. Brook shares her transformative journey from self-doubt to self-employment in the last 16 years and highlights the unique challenges women face in the business world. She dives into the importance of self-advocacy and aligning one's business with personal values, emphasising that the path to self-employment is as much about personal growth as it is about professional success.Brook shares her experiences from the 2008 financial crash and t...2024-05-221h 25
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckFrom Māori Cultural Roots to The World of Property Investment with Tyson Whitewood from PropVestingSend us a textIn this episode, we do a deep dive into Tyson Whitewood's journey from Māori cultural roots to Australian property investment success. Tyson shares his personal and professional journey of how a teacher inspired him to defy the norms, think differently and build intergenerational wealth. This is Tyson's property playbook, from his humble beginnings attending free property seminars to getting mentored by a wealthy business entrepreneur, who showed him the way to generate passive income through strategic property investments. He shares interesting stories of how a fish and chip sho...2024-05-131h 23
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckEvolving as neurodivergent creative beings with Lauren Matthews Artist (part 2): Unpacking creative processes, the NEIS program, TEATOWELS, Monday Mindset and moreSend us a text🎙️In today’s chat, we sit down for the second time with Creator and Artist Lauren Matthews @laurenmatthewsartist a multidisciplinary artist living on Wadawurrung Land in Regional Victoria, Australia.Episode chapters and areas we discuss: Navigating Tokenism as a creative artist Discovering our Creative SkillsetPlanning for Post-PhD Future Unexpected Art Sales and TeaTowels Spark Food For Thought Evaluating Community Event Success Creativity, Collaboration, and Sharing Expertise Unexpected Opportunities and Hard Work Artistic Transformation Maximising Impact Through Time Management Learn about Lauren Matthews Artist here:She is an emerging...2024-05-071h 32
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckBreaking Creative Boundaries Part 2: Personal Journey from Amateur Creator to Founder with Nat Siagian & Alesandra HernandezSend us a textWelcome to a special three-part series of The Personhood's Passion to Paycheck Podcast with our guest cohost and friend Alesandra. In this series, we do a deep dive delving into personal and professional creative journeys.Al is an emerging creator, writer, and enthusiast of storytelling, with a knack for engaging conversation. We uncover the in-between moments from amateur creator towards a new-age founder of The Personhood and host of the Passion to Paycheck podcast.Learn how we do things a little differently as we offer transparent insights—as we ar...2024-04-2950 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckBreaking Creative Boundaries Part 1: The Journey from Amateur Creator to Founder with Nat Siagian & Alesandra HernandezSend us a textWelcome to a special three-part series of The Personhood's Passion to Paycheck Podcast with our guest cohost and friend Alesandra. In this series, we do a deep dive delving into personal and professional creative journeys.Al is an emerging creator, writer, and enthusiast of storytelling, with a knack for engaging conversation. We uncover both the in-between moments from amateur creator homeless in Bali days to my journey as a new-age founder of The Personhood and host of the Passion to Paycheck podcast.Learn how we do things a little...2024-04-2249 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckWeh Yeoh's Social Entrepreneurship Journey From Redundant Charities to Co-Founding a Social Enterprise BusinessSend us a textIn this episode, we delve into the transformative journey of Weh Yeoh's personal and professional journey as a social entrepreneur who has dedicated close to two decades to fostering social impact.Weh challenges conventional charity models, advocating for strategic redundancy through ventures like OIC Cambodia and becoming a co-founder for Umbo, an online speech pathology and occupational therapy online service, available Australia-wide and with a focus on regional areas. Discover the untold story behind Weh's TEDx talk on "Redundant Charities" and his insightful book shedding light on critical yet...2024-04-151h 04
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckEmbracing Eco-Friendly Paths: Sarah Rhodes from Plastic Free Southeast Asia on Sustainable Tourism and Community PowerSend us a textIn this episode, we embark on a journey with Sarah Rhodes, the creator and founder behind Plastic Free Southeast Asia. Sarah is armed with 15-years experience working in the Tourism Sector and worked with organizations like Stamford Hotels and the South Australian Tourism Commission.Realising, the need for a bigger impact, led to the birth of PFSEA in 2015 and became a driving force, training and advising tourism businesses across South East Asia and Australia.As a certified 'Climate Leader' and 'Blue Standard Consultant’, PFSEA has gone on to...2024-04-081h 20
Towards BetterNatalie Siagian . The Personhood . A Humanistic and Colourful Creative Community for CreatorsMeet Natalie Siagian; A Creative rebel with a cause, Creator, Community Builder & Fun ADHD Founder of The Personhood, a humanistic and colourful creative community for creators who want to connect, accelerate passion projects and generate paychecks as humanly as possible. Nat left the corporate 9-5 creative advertising world in the middle of a pandemic and spontaneously moved to a tropical island known as Magnetic island to transform her passion project into a business full-time remotely.She believes in creating a better world for creators which democratises opportunities and redistributes wealth having escaped the 1998 c...2023-11-0943 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckWhat I learned from Cannes in Cairns 4-day creative conference & my networking strategy inspired by book 'Never Eat Alone' by Keith Ferrazzi [SOLO EP W/Natalie Siagian]Send us a textHere's my personal and professional highlights and learnings from the recent 4-dayCannes In CairnsCreative Conference powered by Pinterest & B&T Australia, produced by Misfits Media Company.A little bit more about Cannes in Cairns:To bring together the most innovative and daring minds in the world of advertising, media, marketing, communications, tech, and all the creative fields in between in Far North Queensland.Why am I doing these solo eps?I'm on a...2023-06-2049 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckUnleashing Entrepreneurial Power with Doone Roisin, Founder of Female Start Up ClubSend us a textIn today's episode, we are learning from Doone Roisin, a dynamic creator and the Australian Founder of Female Start Up Club, a modern media company and a thriving community dedicated to empowering women in building impactful ecommerce and direct-to-consumer businesses through a wealth of inspirational and practical content.With over 500+ interviews of successful female founders under her belt, Doone has become a sought-after expert in the field. Her debut book, 'Your Hype Girl,' published in 2022, skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller lists, cementing her status as a...2023-05-251h 00
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow to use Social Media For Good w/Tiff Ng, Founder of The Social StorySend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Creator, Tiff Ng and Founder of The Social Story, a social media agency helping purpose-driven brands share their impact. Tiff is a social storyteller based outta Sydney, Australia, and always had a passion for telling stories and empowering others to own and share theirs. So much so, The Social Story was born who is on a mission to help people understand social better to use it as a force for good and counterbalance the negativity we so often see on platforms.The Social Stor...2023-04-0356 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow Artist Lauren Matthews Fights For Justice Through Her Multidisciplinary Craft PracticesSend us a textDISCLAIMER* & TRIGGER WARNING. This episode discusses experiences as an incest victim survivor. Lauren would like you to know that she is safe and supported. If you need support or advice please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.🎙️In today’s chat, we learn from Creator and Artist Lauren Matthews @laurenmatthewsartist a multidisciplinary artist living on Wadawurrung Land in Regional Victoria, Australia.She is an emerging artist, researcher, feminist, activist, and survivor. Lauren came to art later in life and works on projects using the tradition of craft practice to generate social change through the tenaci...2023-03-281h 05
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow Monique Lombardo built her social media empire, The Socialista, and turned it into a full-time professionSend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Monique Lombardo, creator and founder of The Socialista, a community and business originally created to showcase small businesses on social media and show how incredible they truly are.With a degree in Communications and Media, she fell in love with all things social media, video, content and understanding how it works within the modern day and societal ecosystem.Today, she is a reeels queeeeen, successful Instagram coach for service-based businesses, 7-figure founder and helped over 1500 students.In this episode, we u...2023-03-0746 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow Greg Lawson pivoted out of the travel industry to start The Career Box and help people make a career changeSend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Greg Lawson. Greg is a business owner, recent psychology graduate and disability support worker.Greg created 'The Career Box', a passion project which literally started from nothing and turned business which involves assisting people who are ready to make a change in their careers by creating bespoke resume's, tailored cover letters, coaching and advice. Basically, he is a career cheerleader.He is the owner, marketer, accountant, social media manager, HR and everything else in between. #hardrelateIn this...2023-03-071h 29
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckCarolyn West on finding her passion for photography at 16, importance of mentors and taking creative and calculated risksSend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Carolyn West a.k.a Caro. She is a photographer, creative director, writer, and anthropologist interested in how people imagine the world around them through the intersection of digital media and technologies. Caro is curious about mobility, religion and spirituality, the climate crisis, queerness, and sexuality.In this episode, Carolyn tells us how she grew up around cameras and found her passion early on for photography when she was just 16, the importance of mentors, taking calculated risks in order to leap and how the...2023-01-171h 07
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow Marie-Jeanne Tuyisenge escaped a refugee camp to creating Mazzprints, a bold and modern African print clothing brandSend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Creator, Marie-Jeanne Tuyisenge and founder of Mazzprints, an African print clothing brand. She creates and celebrates the richness of African culture through modern silhouettes in bold prints because she believes that every woman in her clothes deserves to be seen, and feel bold, outstanding, and confident.In this episode, Marie shares her personal story of escaping the Rwandan Genocide and living in a refugee camp in Tanzania before moving to Australia and becoming a self-taught fashion designer through her mother's cultural influence and by l...2023-01-0958 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow Juan Galan's job redundancy lead him to become a full-time Instagram creator for IG Creator Academy with over 125k+ communitySend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Juan Galan, the Creator and founder of IG Creator Academy, who is on a mission to help creators grow their brand on Instagram so they can earn money doing what they love.Juan started his journey working in marketing for corporate and startup companies in different industries like hospitality, tech, and tourism, and Instagram was always his side hustle.After 4 years of juggling between jobs and companies, he realized the conventional path was not for him. He got...2022-11-1153 min
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow to create an abundance mindset from the inside out to manifest a freedom-based business online with Aubrey Daquinag from The Love AssemblySend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Aubrey Daquinag, a Certified Mindset & Business Coach for ambitious leaders, content creators, coaches and digital entrepreneurs who are ready to take their business and mindset to the next level, from the inside out.She is also an Internationally Published Author and Photographer of the book WANDER LOVE stocked in Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and leading bookstores worldwide.After leaving her 9 to 5 job in fashion marketing and a long term relationship that no longer felt aligned, Aubrey’s journey led her to tra...2022-10-241h 03
The Personhood: Passion to PaycheckHow Michelle Sims went from Travel, To Start-Up to now working in Fin-Tech as a Global Community Lead @ FinimizeSend us a textIn today’s chat, we’re learning from Michelle Sims, the Creator and Community Lead of Finimize, who are a mission to empower everyone to take control of their own financial lives.Mish has been working in community management and marketing for the last 10-years, starting her career working for the #1 youth travel brand in the world before moving on to Roam Coliving where she launched the first ever UK co-living community housing entrepreneurs and digital nomads in properties all around the world.Her current role at Fini...2022-09-2746 min
Creative Corporates PodcastAre you ready for your great resignation? w/ Nat from the PersonHood [Season 2 Finale]So you’ve listened all the way and taken the steps to start your own side hustle - but are you ready to actually quit your job and go solo?Join us for our season finale with Natalie Siagian as she brings her insights from over 8+ years of industry, moving from employee to freelancer and founder, working with well known brands such as Contiki, Westpac, McDonald’s, SPC and Volvo. Nat shares with us the hard questions to ask yourself before going solo. Tune in for a frank conversation that reminds us that there is more to the...2021-12-1447 min
Creative Corporates PodcastAre you ready for your great resignation? w/ Nat from the PersonHood [Season 2 Finale]So you’ve listened all the way and taken the steps to start your own side hustle - but are you ready to actually quit your job and go solo?
Join us for our season finale with Natalie Siagian as she brings her insights from over 8+ years of industry, moving from employee to freelancer and founder, working with well known brands such as Contiki, Westpac, McDonald’s, SPC and Volvo. Nat shares with us the hard questions to ask yourself before going solo. Tune in for a frank conversation that reminds us that there is more to the...2021-12-1447 min