Today’s episode focuses on a very interesting and innovative person. Skye Blackburn is the founder on the “Edible Bug Shop”, one of the first companies in Australia to make their products out of invisible insect protein. 

Skye talks about her love of bugs throughout her childhood and how it lead her studying entomology and food science at university. This, combined with a trip to Thailand, gave her the idea of creating food out of bugs and investigating the nutritional benefits behind it. 

She also discusses the impact of how the educational program part of her business is starting to change the perception of eating insect protein in children from a young age. She also explains during the pandemic, thousands of schools have been signing up for online educational programs for the children to learn about and sample this source of protein. 

Skye also gives her best tips on successfully growing her business and talks about time management and how to stay organised. She also talks about the struggles of running a business while having a family and children and how it’s viewed by other people.

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Today’s guest is one of our most successful yet! She is the COO of Schebasta Ventures, a board member at PepTalkHer and the global head of communications at Finder. And on top of all of that, she’s a mother of two. 

In this week’s episode, Michelle Hutchison talks about the importance of putting extra hours into the things you love and continue to strive toward the career you want. She also explains how efficiency and time management are two of the most important things when it comes to success.

Michelle also talks about changes in workplace culture and how a flexible workplace used to be seen a luxury and now, after the pandemic, people are seeing it at a necessity and can see improvements in work being produced and work-place relationships and overall culture.

She also talks her work with PepTalkHer and explains its ability to encourage and support so many women in business to become leaders and understand their rights in the workplace. Michelle also gives her insight into how she is able to balance a full-time career and two kids.

This episode focuses on amazing women sharing her story around passion, family, and strength.  She is a trademark attorney,  ads IP attorney, and operation trademark rescue. She is also a proud mum of free. Her name is Alicia Mayer. When she was 19, she went to New York City, she also spends some time in New Mexico and Los Angeles.

Alicia loves her career, loves trademarks and she believes it’s all about the people. Exploring people and their business is always something she has been passionate about. She also shared her experience from her youth and what drives her passion as a businesswoman.

Alicia credits the experience of having her first child as truly impactful. It’s also this experience that helped her become time-efficient, as she is able to get the maximum out each and every day.

Alicia has a clear vision on what she wants, what she is passionate about, and the journey she is on.  ‘Having faith that things will be okay.’ This is what maintains her success when she faces diversity. Alicia believes things are happening for her but not to her.