Have you ever wondered what's happened in the life of a previous podcast guest? Well, in this special catch up episode we speak with Sarah Gee from Curium Legal. Sarah was on the verge of throwing away 15 years of training and hard work as a business and commercial lawyer before deciding to forge a career on her own terms. She launched her business Curium Legal in 2020. We first spoke with Sarah in March 2022 - Episode 36. Since then, Sarah has won Bendigo Business Excellence Awards ~ Young Professional of the Year, seen a 40% increase in her business and has welcomed a new team member... her ..read more

There is no other job that requires you to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Louise O’Neill believes farming should not be the exception. The sports therapist and mental health coach has spent the past six years helping men and women in the bush to shift their mindset and challenge the unconventional paradigms facing farming communities. Her passion stems from a personal level, having seen the impact it’s had on regional communities. From her farm in Denmark, Western Australia, Louise operates Farm Life Fitness. This year her passion, commitment and positive impact was recognised, bei ..read more

Nikki Davey is a co-founder of Grown Not Flown - a digital platform supporting the slow flower movement to reduce flower miles, boost local economies and showcase the best our flower industry has to offer. Launched in 2021 during the pandemic, Grown Not Flown started as a social media platform showcasing and promoting local farmers growing seasonal blooms. It quickly morphed into an app to facilitate an easier connection between growers and consumers. Grown not Flown now boasts over 500 growers on the app and is in 14 different countries; there is nothing slow about this brands growth. Nikki l ..read more

A desire for a change in pace and a life-long love of her grandmother’s cooking led burnt-out Melbourne PR executive Greta Donaldson to a new life, and a new business - Bendigo Brittle. Greta was inspired to establish the business after whipping up a batch of peanut brittle for a family Christmas gathering. The brittle was a huge hit and she began to consider options for sale. Bendigo Brittle has now established a strong following as Greta, and a small team of employees, offer her sweet treats from an uber cool confectionery cart at markets around Victoria as well as being in talks with supply ..read more

OAK Magazine founder and editor Kimberley Furness takes us behind the scenes of her incredible journey as this year's AgriFutures Rural Women's Award state (VIC) winner and national runner-up. A big thank you to guest host Erin Auld, a former breakfast radio announcer, OAK contributor and long time friend. ABOUT OUR SPONSOR MAC&ERNIE Are you always stressing and guessing when it comes to your social media marketing? Do you feel like your effort doesn’t bring the results you need or you don’t know how to check? Check out Mac&Ernie. Erika McInerney is a qualified marketing strategist wit ..read more

This special episode was recorded live for the National Farmers' Federation through its Women in Agriculture Leadership Facebook Group.  Kimberley Furness, founder + editor of print publication OAK Magazine, and regional business owner and Diversity in Agricultural Leadership graduate Pru Cook are both entrepreneurs, mums and changemakers based in regional Victoria. While Kimberley, a seasoned podcast host, is going to lead the discussion into Pru’s journey through business ownership, leadership and becoming a parent, Kimberley is also going to share her own insights on working and mother ..read more

If you’re an NBA 2K23 gamer, you’ll have noticed there is a new player on the Pelicans roster and he hails from my hometown Bendigo in Central Victoria. Australian basketballer Dyson Daniels is the latest star to be drafted into the NBA. The 19 year old went at number 8 to the New Orleans Pelicans and has signed a four year contract rumoured to be around $US25M with $US5.5M earned in his rookie season for 2022-23. Of course, behind every successful athlete is a parent (or two in this case). Proud mum Brikitta Kool-Daniels, with her husband Ricky Daniels, have helped Dyson realise his dream of ..read more

Take a listen to our new podcast show recorded live in our mobile podcast van. Hello I’m Kimberley Furness, the host of A Friend of Mine podcast. As a print journalist, I have fallen in love with podcasting - I cannot get enough of it - so it’s no surprise that I’ve launched a new show called Take Me Somewhere.  This one is a little different in that I travel around in my mobile podcast van, pull up at a location or event in regional and rural Australia and interview the people who are a part of that community. Generally, I’ve not known these people for more than five minutes but the ..read more

You don’t exactly plan to have a business in another country but that’s how it panned out for Chris Edwards, and it’s working well. Chris followed her husband to Singapore as a “trailing spouse’ in 2008 during the global financial crisis. She struggled to find a job that matched her strong marketing background, skills sets and pay expectations, and instead found herself stuck between jobs that didn’t excite her. Chris is the person everyone asks for recommendations on everything across Asia - and that's why she started Honeycombers - a digital lifestyle magazine in Singapore, Hong Kong and Bal ..read more

Hello I’m Kimberley Furness, the host of A Friend of Mine podcast. As a print journalist, I have fallen in love with podcasting - I cannot get enough of it - so it’s no surprise that I’ve launched a new show called Take Me Somewhere.  This one is a little different in that I travel around in my mobile podcast van, pull up at a location or event in regional and rural Australia and interview the people who are a part of that community. Generally, I’ve not known these people for more than five minutes but the van provides a cosy atmosphere for a comfortable conversation.  Why not t ..read more