Hello and welcome to Episode 8, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod!

Today’s guest is Cinzia Cozzolino, the inspiring founder of Smoothie Bombs—a Melbourne-based business she started 13 years ago to tackle her daughter’s fussy eating habits, which has now grown into a global success with dedicated customers around the world.

In this episode, we chat about:

• Cinzia’s leap from the music industry into nutrition
• How she managed to go back to university at 41 while raising two daughters on her own
• The challenges of leaving an addictive relationship and building a thriving business
• Her biggest lessons from scaling Smoothie Bombs to international markets, including landing in Macy’s and Anthropologie
• Why Cinzia doesn’t believe in imposter syndrome and how she maintains a strong sense of self-worth

We loved chatting with Cinzia about her journey, her relentless hustle, and how she built a mother-daughter business that thrives by creating community and empowering others.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 7, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod!

Today’s guest is Madelene Kadzeila, the brains and beauty behind Nocturnal - Melbourne’s hottest new exclusive members-only society that fosters intimacy and connection whilst also creating sensuous ‘play’ events and a range of experiences that explore erotic practices and education.

Today we talk about:

• What drew Madelene to the erotic and intimate sex party industry
• Why she thinks people are becoming more interested in exploring intimacy in a group setting
• What to expect if going to a future Nocturnal ‘erotic rendevous’
• Chiquita’s experience attending a Nocturnal play party earlier this year and
• What it means to Madelene to be in her sexual power

We loved today’s chat as Madelene speaks with warmth and openness about her work and the intimate safe and aesthetically connected space she is creating with Nocturnal.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 6, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod!

Today’s guest is Nickie Gibson, the CEO of Chief Meta Chicks, a supportive community of female entrepreneurs who are on a mission to unleash the power, potential and success of women in business and leadership! 🚀

In this episode, we dive into:

• Nickie’s mission to get more women into the entrepreneurial space and support them with the resources and business skills to grow their businesses
• Tackling gender stereotypes in the corporate and business space
• How turning 50 changed her position on life and love
• How to undo the limiting beliefs that can sometimes hold us back
• Why she decided to revert to her maiden name after leaving her marriage and
• How taking the hard road has shaped her personal and professional life

Nickie is an absolute powerhouse and we love (and fully support) her desire and passion to change the game for women in business.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 5, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod!

Today’s guest is the Founder of Good Living Only, Jess Jackson! Jess was also one of the fabulous pop-up boutiques at our recent S*x, Self + Stuff event! This episode is a vulnerable one. Jess was incredibly generous in sharing some of her most intimate moments with us and we can’t thank her enough for her candidness and honesty.

In this episode, Jess opens up about:

• How growing up in a chaotic childhood environment shaped her early years and instilled a strength that would later become crucial in her life.
• Jess recounts the harrowing car accident involving her, her brother, and her dad that almost ended in tragedy. She shares how surviving this near-death experience as a child became a pivotal turning point in her life.
• In the wake of the accident, Jess turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism for her PTSD post the car accident. She candidly discusses how this habit became a destructive force in her life, shaping her identity as a 'party girl' and leading her down a challenging path.
• Jess talks about the impact of a tumultuous seven-year relationship in her early 20s, which affected her self-esteem and sense of reality. She shares how she began to recognise patterns of abuse and the moment of clarity that led her to leave.

Jess is so so strong and we hope you get as much out of her story as we did.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 4, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod!

Today’s guest is the smart, strong and articulate Vikki Maver. Vikki is a Writing Skills Trainer, Copywriter, Content Strategist and Giphy Queen so it is very safe to say she is somewhat of a wordsmith and has a firm handle on the English language. So much so she is sought after by leading local and global brands – including ANZ, Nine, Ralph Lauren, AMP Capital, ASIC and World Vision.

Vikki has some thoughts and feelings about our use of the English language and we unpack many of these in today’s episode. Today we talk about:

• Why women can be apologists without realising it
• How the use of the English language can be rather sexist
• How women can become more confident in their use of language in both business and life
• What it means to Vikki to be in her personal power

This is a very interesting and thought-provoking episode and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

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Hello and welcome to Episode 3, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod!

Today, we continue our chat with Sarah Jane Roza. To recap, the MAFS start is a highly accomplished professional known for her dynamic career in the beauty and cosmetics industry having owned beauty salons before her reality tv career. Sarah was also one of our panellists on our sex panel at our recent event where her down-to-earth nature and sense of humour earned her quite a few new fans.

On today's episode we continue to talk about:

• How Sarah broke free from her people pleasing ways and advice for other women struggling to put themselves first
• Her advice for navigating dating apps and being confident as a single woman
• Her position on love and is she dating now!
• And of course - our favourite question of all - what it feels like to Sarah to be in her personal power!

We hope you enjoy the second part of our chat with Sarah!

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Hello and welcome to Episode 2, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod!

Today’s guest is none other than Sarah Jane Roza who we might recall from her experience as a participant on Married at First Sight in 2018. She is also a highly accomplished professional known for her dynamic career in the beauty and cosmetics industry having owned beauty salons before her reality tv career. Sarah was also one of our panellists on our sex panel at our recent event where her down-to-earth nature and sense of humour earned her quite a few new fans.

On today's episode we talk about:

• Sarah’s first marriage to her high school sweetheart and why she left
• Her MAFS experience and how it came about
• How her life has changed pos- MAFS
• How she navigates the public perception vs her private reality and
• Her views on the dating culture within Australia and why women are choosing lives of celibacy

We had so much to get through that we’ve cut it into two episodes. The second part will drop next week. We hope you enjoy!

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Hello and welcome to Episode 1, Season 4 of FemmeCon Pod! We are so happy to see you back!

We are kicking off season 4 with one of our SELF panelists from our Sex, Self + Stuff event last month - the incredible Alex Pike. Alex is a trailblazer in aesthetics with nearly two decades of expertise. As the Director of Face By Alex Pike, she merges her roles as a Registered Nurse, former model, and devoted single mother of three boys.

Today we talk about:

• Alex’s views on why she believes women who are seeking external beauty treatments are often looking for a deeper connection with themselves.
• Explorations of how to find that connection to self again, including her own personal experiences of losing and regaining her own self-connection.
• Alex's journey as a single mother of three boys and the realisation of needing to be her own saviour.
• What it means to Alex to be in her personal power .

Did you know that we have an event in Melbourne next Wednesday? Grab your tickets for A Night With Nat Kringoudis now!

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