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Can I Buy You a Coffee?
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The podcast for Marketing Girlies who want the career cheat codes, industry insights and pearls of wisdom from some of the top names across Marketing, PR and Advertising. They’ve built successful careers and now you get to be a fly on the wall as they spill their secrets and pay it forward to us, the next generation of Marketing Girlies.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR Marketing Girly!
Last year, I interviewed some of the top names across marketing PR and advertising, all of whom spilled their secrets to pay it forward to us- the next generation of marketing girlies.
In this special New Year’s Day episode, I have bundled together the top pieces of career advice and cheat codes that will help you get HIRED, INSPIRED, NOTED AND PROMOTED in 2025!
We hear from:
Shelby Van Zwol
Zoe Goodhardt
Rosie Chong
Grace Grimshaw
Mary-Anne Amies
Stephanie Brown
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HNY Marketing girlies!
Welcome back to Can I Buy You a Coffee?
I’m excited to share that I’ll be hosting one final Marketing Girly meet-up for the year. Details will follow soon, but be sure to join our CIBYAC Facebook group so you don’t miss out!
Today’s guest, Zoe Goodhardt, is someone who radiates positive energy.
Zoe is a partner and the Head of Growth and Marketing at TAG. With a wealth of expertise spanning digital strategy, business development, and creative direction, she excels at driving innovation that amplifies brand visibility and expands market reach.
In this conversation, you'll hear:
Zoe’s best career cheat code
Is uni the best pathway for aspiring marketing girlies?
An honest chat about AI and why you need to learn it
Why Zoe loves MarTech and how she stays up to date in this ever evolving space
What are the skills and attributes that allow you to thrive within an agency setting
Three interview tips for the job hunting marketing girlies
Why building a personal brand is so important when you work in marketing
Why you need to posting on LinkedIn
The best and worst piece of career advice Zoe has received
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In today’s chat Isabelle shares why she chose to leave her social media role at a huge Australian Beauty brand and how she knew it was time to go, why she chose to drop out of University from her double degree, how she self educates and up-skills in the marketing space and her experience attending Fashion College in Sydney.
Please enjoy this fashion and social media focused chat with Isabelle.
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Welcome back to the CIBYAC Podcast we have had a little unplanned break, for all of the BTS and updates head to my TikTok.
There is no better person to kick off the second half of the series with than the incredibly impressive, warm and inspiring Mary-Anne Amies.
Speaker, Mentor, and Award Winning Digital Marketing Agency Owner of Wise Up Marketing Solutions.
Mary-Anne and I covered:
From starting out in the Motor Industry to landing roles at Elizabeth Arden and Revlon
What it was like marketing at Revlon before digital
The challenges that came with working in beauty marketing
Mary-Anne’s best advice for aspiring beauty marketing girlies
Should you go to university if you want to work in marketing?
What are the skills employers are looking for?
Her resume icks and ticks
The best and worst career advice Mary-Anne has received
Where Mary-Anne would start if she had to build her career from the ground up tomorrow
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In today's episode we are joined by Social Media & Performance Marketing Expert and Director of JAMPACKED AGENCY, Jarrah Brailey.
In this valuable chat, Jarrah shares:
How to get your foot in the door of the marketing industry
How to get over the fear of posting
The core skills for working in social media
The complexities and challenges of being a young female in the industry
Standing up for and backing yourself in your career
Imposter syndrome
Jarrah’s best marketing career cheat codes
Jarrah’s networking tips
How Jarrah manages, maintains and if necessary ends her personal and professional relationships
Work/life balance and how Jarrah ‘ticks all of her boxes’ everyday
Jarrah’s many mentors and how they have helped her along her business journey
Jarrah opening up about a tough time in her business and what this taught her
Navigating conflict and tough conversations
The best business decision Jarrah has ever made
The first thing Jarrah would do if she had to start her marketing career from scratch tomorrow
Final tickets for the Marketing Girly Networking Brunch
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On today's episode the script has been flipped. Instead of sitting in the hosting chair, this week I was the guest on my own show! My incredible mentor Hannah Neumann interviewed me about becoming a Marketing Girly, here is some of what we dove into:
How I got into the marketing industry
What I studied and how I juggled Uni alongside my full time job
Why I quit my job in social media
Why I started the podcast
What I have learned from my mentors
How to find a mentor
The best career advice I have received
If I was starting my marketing career from scratch, what would I do?
Red flags when looking for your first marketing job
What not to do when starting out in your marketing career
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Imagine getting a call from someone asking you to Market
their start up from the ground up, this is exactly what happened for today’s guest, Emma Pinyon.
Working at recruitment start up Collar, driving brand growth from the ground up, Emma has gone from Brand and
Marketing Director to Chief marketing officer and Collar has become Australia’s fastest growing recruitment company.
In todays episode Emma shares
How to build a social media strategy around a broad target audience
Emma's experience with imposter syndrome and the question she asks herself to overcome it
Managing a team and the difficulties that come with it
What Emma looks for in a potential marketing hire
Knowing your wok love language
The dual relationship between brand and marketing
A deep dive on personal branding
The questions to ask yourself when developing your personal brand
The best way to know your audience and market
Where Emma would start if she had to build her career from the ground up tomorrow
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Who is behind the successful and well known Influencer Management Agency, Vive Management? A hard working, 25 year old marketing powerhouse named Isabella Lynden. I caught up with Isabella in Sydney to ask her about how she
forged such a successful career in a relatively small amount of time.
Izzy is so kind, genuine and an absolute joy to speak to, in
this chat we dive into:
How Izzy began influencer management on the side of her 9-5
How Izzy knew it was time to leave her job and go all in on Vive
How Izzy worked her way up as a fashion marketer at Status Anxiety
Izzy's advice for girls who want to work in fashion marketing
The BTS and the unexpected aspects of talent management
How Vive landed Ashes Bines on their talent roster
How Izzy maintains interstate client relationships
Work life balance and how she manages 50 influencers
What a day in the life of a talent manager looks like
Izzy's advice on making industry connections and her networking tips
What Izzy looks for in a new hire
Izzy's best and worst career advice that she has ever received
How Izzy would build a career in PR and Talent management today if she had to start from scratch
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Ever thought about making a big move for work? In this episode I speak to four Marketing powerhouses who have moved for work!
Today's Guests:
Alexis Fenton
Hannah Fillis
Jo Rao
Chanel Clark
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Welcome back to the show!
With over 14 years experience in the advertising and
Marketing landscape, the last few of which spent building her Agency Gambit Collective, I knew Hayley would be a perfect guest for the CIBYAC podcast.
On today’s show Hayley shares:
Why you should listen to your gut and not 'stick it out' in a job environment that is bad for you
The really big difference between hard work and burn out...
How 4 years ago her stress levels induced an 'eye stroke' and what she learned from this experience
Hayley's morning routine and how she sets herself up for the day
Her thoughts on and experiences with self doubt
and imposter syndrome
How to spot a bad manager
Personal branding 101
A LinkedIn mistake Hayley wishes you'd stop making
Where new marketers often go wrong
The best and worst piece of career advice Hayley has received
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Welcome back to the podcast, on today's show I am chatting with TikTok Queen, Georgia Davies!
Georgia is a TikTok and Content Specialist with a creative flair that she pairs with an analytical approach to create beautiful content that engages, performs and converts. In this episode, she dives into:
How to become a TikTok specialist?
Why you have to be a yes man before you become a no man in your career
Why she turned down an offer from the top
Marketing University in the UK
How she landed a Marketing job as soon as she moved to Australia
Organic vs paid socials and why she ultimately chose organic
How do you go from social media manager to social media specialist?
Building a brand on social media in 2024
What a good piece of TikTok content looks like
The three different types of content hooks
TikTok scripting 101
The pros and cons of going freelance
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Welcome back to the show and welcome to the very
first solo coffee date episode! Once a month I will popping into your ears solo to chat about two things, a topic, (this month it’s quitting my job) and my takeaways from the guest episodes of that month.
This is also the place where I will be answering questions from the community that I feel qualified to answer so please DM your questions to me (a voice note would be amazing because I can play it on the show).
Let’s talk about the reasons why I decided to
make this leap and quit my job!
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Welcome back to the show, today I sat down with Stephanie Brown. Stephanie helps ambitious Marketers and Creatives identify their career purpose and land their next perfect role faster, and what does she know about landing a dream role?
You may have heard of Nike or perhaps Apple? Steph secured roles and worked her way up in the Marketing sector of both iconic brands, working at one point as
Brand director of Digital sport and women’s training for Nike!
Sharing her wisdom and experience, Steph has helped her
clients secure roles at world leading companies such as Google, TikTok, Apple, Snapchat, Starbucks, Microsoft,
Amazon, Hello Fresh and Sony Music.
In today’s episode Stephanie shares:
What it is like to be a part of the Marketing team at Nike and Apple
The importance of finding a work environment that you thrive in
How to find a Marketing mentor
Her thoughts on higher education for the Marketing Industry and whether its required
Imposter syndrome, how she overcame it and how you can reframe it
The career crisis of 27 year olds
Her advice on getting promoted and asking for a promotion
Her icks and ticks of the interview process
Should you should leave a job if you don’t
love it?
What makes a great job application?
How to find your perfect role in Marketing
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Steph's coaching offerings
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Welcome back to the CIBYAC? Podcast!
If you’re like me, your introduction to this guest was
through her incredibly successful 'caption ideas' TikTok series ... yes I am talking about the TikTok Queen, Grace Grimshaw.
In the episode, Grace dives into:
How she went from Paramedic to social media influencer and now, business owner
The reason she thinks people fell in love with her and her content
How Grace made the decision to become self-employed and make a business out of her passion for social media
Grace's advice for girls wanting to freelance or become self-employed
The goals Grace has for her business
Grace's three tips for building an online community and establishing a presence on TikTok
How to niche down even if you can't choose a niche
How to post consistently on TikTok
Why you should start a series on your TikTok
How to optimise your TikTok profile picture, bio and content
Grace audits the TikTok accounts of two listeners
What NOT to put in your bio
The importance of understanding the TikTok algorithm
Marketing Girly Meet Up Tickets
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You are listening to part two of my interview with Rosie Chong.
In today's episode...
Rosie's relationship with her phone and the pressure to capture everything
Becoming the niche instead of choosing one
How does she creates SO much content
Rosie's advice for those who want to start sharing their lives online but are scared about what others will think
Rosie shares her tips and perspectives on networking
Rosie's three tips to slaying on linked in
Rosie's relationship with social media and the boundaries she wants to create
Rosie's goals for the next two years
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Welcome to part one of my two part interview with
Personal Branding Consultant, Content Creator and Social Strategist, Rosie Chong!
In today's episode Rosie shares:
How she failed to get a grad job and what she learned from that rejection.
Her best job interview advice.
How getting knocked back from L'Oreal made her cry but actually turned out to be a good thing...
The sliding door moments of her career.
Why build a personal brand if you have a 9-5?
HOW to build a personal brand alongside a 9-5?
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Welcome to the very first episode of Can I Buy You a Coffee?
Today I sat down with Shelby Van Zwol and, over a green juice, she spilled her marketing career secrets, insights and advice.
In today's episode Shelby, Director and Founder of Chain Social speaks to:
Who inspires her
Her relationship with mentorship
Her thoughts on hustle culture- the difference between work ethic and hustling
Work life balance
Why you shouldn't price yourself hourly
How to ask for a promotion and salary increase
How to choose your niche within your marketing career
Her icks and ticks of recruitment process
What makes Chain an industry leader?
Organic social media strategy
Where she would start, if tomorrow, she had to restart her career all over again...
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Welcome to 'Can I buy You a Coffee?' The podcast for Marketing Girlies who want the career cheat codes, industry insights and pearls of wisdom from some of the top names across Marketing, PR and Advertising. They’ve built successful careers and now you get to be a fly on the wall as they spill their secrets and pay it forward to us, the next generation of Marketing Girlies.
Join the CIBYAC Facebook Group
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CIBYAC Instagram