BIZ is a podcast about work and how to make it work for you. This season, we're promising new wisdom, fresh energy, and zero fluff. Co-hosts Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient) and Lisa Lie (founder of Learna) bring real talk, real hacks, and real experience. No vague inspo, no recycled advice—just smart, straight-up strategies that actually work. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.
Latest episodes
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30 min
Remy Tucker Is Using Capitalism To Make Period Products Free
As a student midwife, Remy Tucker worked with vulnerable new mothers and saw women forced to make impossible choices around basic essentials, including period products. She was eve…
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25 min
“Start Embarrassingly Small”: How Annie Nguyen Built A Coffee Empire With $200
Annie Nguyen arrived in Australia with a background in finance and business, but couldn’t land a job as a barista. So she spent less than $200 setting up a tiny market stall sellin…
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30 min
Anaita Sarkar Made A $600K Mistake. She’d Rather You Didn’t
Anaita Sarkar is the co-founder and CEO of Hero Packaging, author of How To Sell Anything Online and her authenticity shines through to her MASSIVE TikTok following. But in this ep…
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30 min
How Much Money Do You Actually Need To Feel Free?
We're constantly told to earn more, save more and somehow become better at money. But what if feeling financially secure isn't just about the numbers? In this episode of Biz, Lisa…
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27 min
Grit Or Quit? How To Know When To Go All In On Your Freelance Gig
Everyone loves the idea of being their own boss. But what happens when your side gig becomes a real business? In this episode of Biz, Lisa Lie chats with Cherie Clonan, CEO of The…
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26 min
How To Invest In Startups Without Knowing What You're Doing
What does it actually take to spot the next big business before everyone else? In this episode of Biz, Lisa Lie sits down with Phoebe Pincus, CEO of Startmate, who spends her days…
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21 min
The Thing About Income Tax You're Getting Wrong
There aren't many certainties in life... but tax is one of them. And look, on the surface it doesn't come across as the sexiest of topics, but burying your head in the sand is a su…
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24 min
Employees vs Sole Traders: Who's Actually Winning?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about the "right" way to work. Get a secure job.Start a business.Build a side hustle.Work remotely.Be your own boss. But once you strip away the I…
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26 min
How To Successfully Ask For A Pay Rise At Work
Asking for more money at work isn't everyone's idea of fun. But in most cases if you don't ask you'll stay exactly where you are - so it's an imperative skill if you want to be the…
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35 min
Junkee Founder Tim Duggan On Finding Identity Outside Of Your Job Title
Making your job your whole personality is risky business. Because what happens to your sense of self if you lose your job... or eventually decide to move on from it? In this episod…
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32 min
How To Change Careers Without Blowing Up Your Life
Pivoting careers can seem like a daunting prospect. But changing course doesn't have to happen all at once. Sometimes professional pivots happen slowly over time. In this episode,…
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26 min
The Fear Proof Way To Change Careers At Any Age
What if changing careers didn't have to feel like jumping off a cliff while risking that sweet comfort you already enjoy? In this episode, career coach Kate Richardson shares a pra…
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21 min
How To Work With Perfectionists (Even If You Are One)
Are you, or someone you work with, a perfectionist? If you have perfectionist tendencies, it can be frustrating to work alongside people who don't because you feel like they don't…
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18 min
People Don't Remember How Hard You Worked. They Remember This Instead
You know that feeling when someone joins a project and you instantly relax? And then there are the people who somehow create more meetings, more emails, more confusion and more wor…
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19 min
How To Use AI Tools To Work At A Higher Level
There's no denying AI is changing the way we work. So how can we stay up to date with the evolving workplace while retaining our critical thinking skills? In this episode, Lisa and…
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22 min
The 3 Skills That Make You Impossible To Replace At Work
The World Economic Forum says the most valuable workplace skills over the next few years won't be technical expertise. They'll be human skills. In this episode, Em and Lisa unpack…
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26 min
Why Busy Is The New Invisible, And What Creates Value Instead
Being busy feels productive. It feels safe. It feels like proof that you're working hard. But what if all that busyness is actually stopping you from creating real value at work? I…
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49 sec
BIZ Season 3! The New Rules Of Work
What if the people getting ahead at work aren’t working harder… they just understand the new rules first? On Biz season 3, we’re unpacking the work skills that actually matter now,…
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26 min
Exactly How To Face Your Work Bully
Thought bullies would disappear after high school? Turns out, those people grow older, but don’t always grow up. Now they’re the ones causing trouble at work, in social circles, an…
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31 min
Why Do We Procrastinate? Here Are Some Tips To Focus
Ever caught yourself doing 10 other things around the office instead of locking in and focusing on the one task or goal you really need to complete? In this episode of But Are You…