Kira Hyde is a brand strategist and designer, a part-time traveler and the founder of The Launch Gals, an online community for kickass women who want more out of life. She's also a good friend of mine, and the heart and mind behind all of our visual branding! I loved chatting to Kira about how she stays productive and organised while living the laptop lifestyle, why she uses whiteboards to plan her goals and tasks, how automating parts of her business has helped her prevent burnout and so much more! WHERE TO FIND KIRA Follow @kirahydecreative Vist kirahydecreative.com  WHERE TO FIND THE LAUNCH GALS Follow @thelaunchgals Visit thelaunchgals.com WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Anneke Van Den Broek is the multi-award winning founder of Australia’s fastest growing petcare brand, Rufus & Coco. She started her career managing some of Australia’s biggest brands like Blackmores and David Jones, before noticing a gap in the market for high quality pet supplies. In this episode, I chat to Anneke about her dynamic and flexible approach to work, why visualisation and mindfulness play such a big role in her daily life, why she’s embraced the fact theres no such thing as work/life balance as a working mum and so much more! WHERE TO FIND ANNEKE Follow @annekevandenbroek Facebook WHERE TO FIND RUFUS & COCO Follow @rufusandcoco Vist rufusandcoco.com.au Facebook.com/RufusAndCocoPetcare/ WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group WHERE TO FIND SCRATCH AND JOTTER Follow @scratchandjotter Visit scratchandjotter.com.au

Pippa Hallas is the CEO of the iconic Australian skincare brand Ella Bache, a working mum and the author the new book Bold Moves. In today's episode, I chat to Pippa about why she uses her sacred morning time for deep thinking, her own skincare regime, how she organises and balances her busy family and work life, why her two boys have been the biggest teachers in the art of saying 'no' and so much more! WHERE TO BUY BOLD MOVES BY PIPPA HALLAS Ella Bache online Booktopia WHERE TO FIND ELLA BACHE Follow @ellabache Vist ellabache.com.au Facebook.com/ellabache WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group WHERE TO FIND SCRATCH AND JOTTER Follow @scratchandjotter Visit scratchandjotter.com.au

Yuki Thomas, is the co-founder of Soulara, Australia's first plant-based food delivery service. She worked in the corporate world for a decade, before noticing a gap in the market for healthy, natural and convenient ready-made meals. In today's podcast, I chat to Yuki about how she still finds time for hobbies and creative pursuits in the busy schedule, how she creates and sticks to good habits, the Japanese self-development philosophy she lives by and so much more! WHERE TO FIND SOULARA Follow @livesoulara Vist soulara.com Facebook.com/livesoulara WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Carolina is a London-based academic, poledancer, PR and social media consultant, author and the founder of Blogger on Pole. She also happens to be one of the busiest women I know! So, it was a pleasure to have her on the podcast and chat to her about how she uses a structured yet flexible approach to manage her time, how she looks after her mental health, why her evening wind-down routine involves witchcraft and much more. WHERE TO FIND CAROLINA Follow @bloggeronpole Vist bloggeronpole.com Facebook.com/bloggeronpole WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Francheska Martinez is an Austin-based exercise scientist, functional movement coach, Animal Flow instructor and fitness influencer at @francheskafit. In today's episode, I chat to Francheska about the energising morning routine she uses to fuel her very active lifestyle, how Animal Flow helps her practice mindfulness, how she creates boundaries with social media and much more. WHERE TO FIND FRANCHESKA Visit francheskamartinez.com  Follow @francheskafit ........ WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Amy Kate Isaacs is a developmental psychologist, the founder of The Mindful Collective and the proud dog mum to her mini greyhound, Evie. Through her innovative services and products, she takes an entrepreneurial approach to inspire mindful and compassionate change in young women (and the young at heart).  In today's episode, I chat with Amy Kate about her favourite mindfulness tools and techniques, how she recharges her energy and remains present during a long day of seeing clients, how she enforces boundaries in her business and so much more! ..... WHERE TO FIND AMY KATE Visit Mindful Collective Follow @themindfulcollective Facebook.com/themindfulcollective ........ WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Rebecca McFarland is a Career Coach, Mexican food enthusiast and the type of woman we all want on our side for straight-to-the-point, actionable career advice. She recently left her 9-5 in HR behind to go full-time in her business Pop Your Career where she offer coaching, courses and resume writing services. In today’s podcast, I chat to Bec about what its like being a type B person with type A tendencies, how she manages her energy as an introvert, the things job-seekers should do as part of their daily routines to get one step closer to that dream job and so much more! ........ WHERE TO FIND REBECCA Visit popyourcareer.com Follow @popyourcareer Facebook.com/popyourcareer ........ WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Lizzie Bland is an ex-professional dancer turned female fitness expert and is the founder of Lean Bean Fitness and Lean Bean Retreats in Sydney, Australia. Lizzie's has an extensive background in Pilates, Barre, Yoga, Boxing & Pre/Post natal exercise, and uses this experience to run a kick-ass range of female only classes at her Bondi Beach studio. In today's podcast, I chat to Lizzie about how being pregnant has changed her routine, what she eats to stay energised in a physically demanding job, the surprising way she practices mindfulness and so much more! ................. Quick Links WHERE TO FIND LIZZIE Visit leanbeanfitness.com @leanbeanfitnessau Facebook: www.facebook.com/leanbeanfitnesssydney/ ................. WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Steph Taylor is a corporate dropout turned marketing nerd, passport stamp collector and host of the bite-sized online marketing podcast, Socialette. She founded two businesses, The Sugarfree Box and wellness marketing agency Wildbloom Creative, before pivoting to work on her own personal brand, Steph Taylor Co. Through her library of courses and ebooks, Steph empowers small business owners with the no-fluff marketing know-how they need to launch and up-level the business of their dreams. In this podcast, we chat about how her pivot has changed her daily routine, why (and how!) she gets up before 5 am every morning without hitting snooze, how a serious case of burnout led her reconsider how she was spending her time and much more! Quick links ........ WHERE TO FIND STEPH Visit stephtaylor.com Follow @stephtaylor.co Check out The Socialette Podcast Facebook.com/stephtaylor.co ........ WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Samantha Watt is a project manager, the director of Six Bar Consulting and the founder of the app Australian Equestrian Competitions.  In other words, she's an extremely busy lady! It's just as well, then, that she's an expert in architecting automated digital solutions to make your business life easier.  In today's podcast, we chat about how she juggles three different roles, why she ditched the rigid morning routine that wasn't serving her, what it's like working out of a theme park on the sunny Gold Coast and much more. Quick links WHERE TO FIND SAMANTHA Six Bar Consulting Website  Facebook Australian Equestrian Competitions Website Facebook SAMANTHA'S PICKS Asana Evernote  Unf*ck Your Brain podcast Lady Startup podcast Grant Cardone podcast Steph Taylor- The Socialette podcast Dubsado HeadSpace App WHERE TO FIND A GIRL IN PROGRESS Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group

Brooke Vulinovich is an Instagram specialist, founder of Villa Management and creator of the Social Club Membership. With a background in marketing and events, Brooke’s infectious enthusiasm and digital savvy has allowed her to quickly become one of Australia's most influential Instagram speakers and trainers. In our very first episode, Brooke dishes about how she gets *all* of that energy,  why she works out twice a day, how she sets boundaries with social media, why she doesn't have email on her phone and so much more! QUICK LINKS Where to find Brooke: Websites: Villa Management Social Club Membership Instagram: @brookevulinovich @villamanagement Brooke's picks: The Control Freak Planner Mixcloud- Steady 130 Where to find A Girl In Progress Visit agirlinprogress.com Follow @_agirlinprogress on Instagram Follow @adayinprogresspodcast on Instagram Join our Facebook group