Super Good Juice Mary-Jane Rewa & Bridget Ashby

Welcome to the ninth episode of Super Good Juice. This week we speak with Kris McMeans, who in her early 30’s, has what many would describe as quite a squiggly career!

Having fallen under the spell of LOTR behind-the-scenes footage, Kris was determined to pursue a career in film. Having achieved this, and facing the loss of her beloved brother, she packed her bags and relocated her life from Texas to Wellington.

Landing herself a sponsored job, Kris found herself in the world of technology, and nearly six years later, she hasn’t really looked back.

We cover a lot in today’s career conversation, from doing what makes you happy, realising that a more traditional 9-5 work life was a pretty appealing concept, her experience as an immigrant in NZ, finding a pathway in the tech space and a whole heap more.

[TW: mental health, suicide]

Links to mental health services can be found here: https://mentalhealth.org.nz/helplines

We hope you enjoy this episode. 😊

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Kris’ Links

LinkedIn

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Show Credits

Super Good Juice is a Pop A Pod On production.

Hosted and produced by: Mary-Jane Rewa  and Bridget Ashby

Editing: Mary-Jane Rewa

Sound design: Mary-Jane Rewa

Music: Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/in-motion

License code: BQGRHBIT07RYR0R8

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Mamma mia, and welcome to this, the 8th episode of the Super Good Juice Podcast!  

In this episode, we have succumbed to the requests of our listeners to do an episode on ourselves. We were incredibly nervous, and pressing submit has given me a rash, but we have to step outside of our comfort zones too!

We kick the episode off by answering some questions we received from some of our Instagram friends and then get pretty personal about some of the key people, decisions, challenges, and lessons that have contributed to shaping our respective careers.

We hope you enjoy this episode. 😊

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Our Links

Mary-Jane: LinkedIn, Pop A Pod On

Bridget: LinkedIn

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Episode Recommendations


Founders Journal - Morning Brew
Business Is Boring - The Spinoff Network
Ted Lasso - on AppleTV+
Early Bird - on YouTube

Hype Song Playlist on Spotify!

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Show Credits

Super Good Juice is a Pop A Pod On production.

Hosted and produced by: Mary-Jane Rewa and Bridget Ashby

Editing: Mary-Jane Rewa

Sound design: Mary-Jane Rewa

Music: Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/in-motion

License code: BQGRHBIT07RYR0R8

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Welcome back to Super Good Juice! In episode 7 we interview Zoe Carson who, for over a decade, has cultivated an impressive career in the advertising industry.

Having studied law and Spanish at uni, her career kicked off with an internship in Dubai, she moved back to Auckland, had a stint in London, and moved back to Auckland in 2019 with a fresh perspective, a completely different role, and her very own personal career BHAG.

There’s another part to Zoe’s story, and it’s a personal one. Zoe was born with a cleft palate and lip; she opens up with us about the health, mental, physical and social challenges she has faced with the condition, and how all of this has influenced or shaped her. Persistent and a natural problem solver, Zoe is now on the board of Cleft NZ to raise awareness and boost advocacy for adults with cleft conditions.

We cover so much in this episode, from luck to grief, first impressions to crises, puppies to toxic work cultures, the importance of looking after your mental health and so much more.

We love today’s episode and especially thank Zoe for her vulnerability and candor.

Thank you for listening in! We love you so much!

Zoe’s   Links

Zoe on LinkedIn

Phyllis the puppy on Instagram

Cleft New Zealand

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Show   Credits

Super Good Juice is a Pop A Pod On production.

Hosted   and produced by: Mary-Jane Rewa  and Bridget Ashby

Editing: Mary-Jane Rewa

Sound design: Mary-Jane Rewa

Music: Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/in-motion

License code: BQGRHBIT07RYR0R8

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Episode 6 of Super Good Juice is here! In this episode, we’re joined by one of NZ’s most recognisable faces, Tia Woods. At 15 years of age, Tia won the coveted Girlfriend magazine modelling competition and was swiftly thrust onto the international modelling circuit kicking off a 15+ year modelling career. But as things naturally started to slow down, and seeking a bit of career stability, Tia moved agency side taking up a role as a booker at her own mother agency, Clyne.

In this episode Tia talks about embracing opportunities, the importance of having a plan B, the difficult decision to cut ties with Clyne, and the joy she’s experienced co-founding her own agency, Super Management, with her friend Katherine Lowe.

And this just touches the surface, we talk aaallll about the modelling industry, what-ifs, FOMO, tennis, and heaps more. Take a chance, hit play and enjoy!

Oh and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. Thank you so much for listening!!!

Tia’s Links

Tia on Instagram

Super Management

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Show Credits

Super Good Juice is a Pop A Pod On production.

Hosted and produced by: Mary-Jane Rewa and Bridget Ashby

Editing: Mary-Jane Rewa

Sound design: Mary-Jane Rewa

Music: Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/in-motion

License code: BQGRHBIT07RYR0R8

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Uni and your 20’s can really fly by. A lot happens in those years and it can all feel like a bit of a whirlwind. Today we are speaking with Maddie Ashby who at nearly 32 yo, has recently survived her 20’s!

This self-described nerd took a relatively traditional post-high school route, heading to Otago University, becoming a lawyer, testing the waters in the legal field working for one of the big three law firms, NZTE, and in-house at Stuff, before landing at ACC and carving out a sustainability function into her commercial relationships management role.

Maddie is one of those people that seem wise beyond their years, she has an enviable self-awareness that empowers her to reflect and address some of those not so ideal habits (stress), make tough but decisive career decisions, as well as the confidence to tackle the unknown.

We also talk regrets, identifying and showing gratitude to those hidden mentors, the solace she’s found in hobbies, her intuition and so much more!

Enjoy this, the fifth episode of Super Good Juice!

Maddie’s Links

Maddie on LinkedIn

ACC’s Carbon Neutral Government Programme

Range – David Epstein

Kygo!

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Show Credits

Super Good Juice is a Pop A Pod On production.

Hosted and produced by: Mary-Jane Rewa and Bridget Ashby

Editing: Mary-Jane Rewa

Sound design: Mary-Jane Rewa

Music: Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/in-motion

License code: BQGRHBIT07RYR0R8

#careerpodcast #womenandcareers #womenatwork #careerchats

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Super Good Juice Podcast, the career podcast for everyday women, by everyday women.

In this episode hosts Mary-Jane and Bridget interview Katie Duncan, Director of White Tie Catering and White Tie Health Services in Christchurch. And what a whopper of a chat this one is!

Winding our way through Katie’s career we talk about her time in journalism, her stint at Saatchi & Saatchi in London, working for and then taking the reins of her family’s catering company with her business partner, expanding their service offering into the aged care space, and how she deals with a constant internal calling to feed all the children of Aotearoa.

She also talks candidly about the past decade-plus as they lived with and navigated the Christchurch Earthquake and its aftermath, confronting the loss of her beloved father, having babies, the Christchurch Mosque shooting and most recently covid.

Katie's is a story of resilience (though she’s rightly sick of hearing that), a deep commitment to people, an unwavering passion for what is right, and so much more.

Hold on to your hats, this episode is a long one, but it’s a good one.

Katies links

White Tie Catering website and Instagram

The Catering Department website and Instagram

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Production credits

Super Good Juice is a Pop A Pod On production.

Hosted and produced by: Mary-Jane Rewaand Bridget Ashby

Editor: Mary-Jane Rewa

Sound design and engineering: Mary-Jane Rewa

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Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/in-motion

License code: BQGRHBIT07RYR0R8