The Shake Up Podcast with Candice Harvey

Candice Harvey
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Welcome to The Shake Up — your weekly dose of real talk with me, Performance Coach Candice Harvey. I’m a former corporate HR professional, and since 2018 I’ve been running my own shake-up business helping teams and individuals thrive.  I know Monday to Friday in the corporate world isn’t always cute outfits, hanging with your work bestie, and popping out real quick for a matcha—It’s more like surviving back-to-back meetings that should’ve been quick calls, dodging the people you can’t stand, and pretending you’re still productive by 3pm. Most of the time, we’re stuck in our own heads, running on autopilot, watching the clock and wondering why we can’t just do the damn thing we said we were going to do. That’s where me and my fancy rode mic come in. I’m here to shake you up — with straight-talking strategies, a smidge of humour, and my obsession with human behaviour in the workplace… because I get it, I did it for 15 years.   I’m a former corporate HR pro, and since 2018 I’ve been running my own shake-up business, helping teams and individuals go from “things are busy” to “things are GREAT!” So, if you’re ready for a nudge at work, a perspective shift, or maybe even a loving kick up the bum… you’re in the right place. 

  1. 2d ago

    141. Congrats, You Filled a Conference Notebook! Now What?

    Send Candice a text! Every conference gives you the same thing - a free pen, a lanyard, way too much average coffee and cake, and a free notebook, usually with the conference logo on it.  And as someone who has been to a bucketload of conferences this year - I love watching a room during a great session, because everyone's got their head down, pen going, scribbling away like they're taking notes for an exam. Rows and rows of inspired humans, capturing the good stuff. But here's the question I ask myself every time I'm the one on stage watching it happen - of everyone in that room filling their notebook, how many actually do something with it?  This episode was inspired by a closing keynote I ran in Brisbane last month, and if you've got a drawer, a bag, or a car boot full of free notebooks with a bunch of insights written in them, that are basically just expensive scrap paper - good intentions, zero follow-through - this one's for you.  I'm sharing the real reason people don't implement after a conference (and it's not the one you think), plus the exact process I use to actually turn what I learn into something that sticks. Fair warning, there's a bit in here about discomfort that someone told me made them feel "discomfortable" - so, you've been warned. 🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

  2. Oct 25

    140. AI, Minus the Tech Bro Energy (with Brooke Wright)

    Send Candice a text! Confession time. I use AI every single day. I love my ChatGPT, I love my Claude. But the second someone starts talking about "agents" and "skills" and whatever else, my brain does a full freak-out and crawls straight back into its “don’t talk to me about AI” cocoon. So inviting someone who lives and breathes AI onto the pod? A smidge terrifying. But I put my big girl pants on, because this guest is phenomenal. Brooke Wright has helped over 50,000 women stop feeling behind on AI. She hosts the podcast Not Another AI Girl, and she’s built an entire movement around making AI make sense. No jargon, no gatekeeping, and absolutely no tech-bro energy. In this episode, we chat about: How Brooke’s whole approach to AI started with building systems to support her own brainThe number one thing that convinces women they’re “not techy enough,” and why it’s not trueThe biggest missed opportunity she sees with AI right now, that almost nobody’s using it forWhere to start if you’re in a 9-to-5, drowning in emails and meetings, and have barely touched AITechella, Australia’s girliest tech event, which I’m MCing in Sydney - 5th Nov 2026! If you’re still a little intimidated by AI and everything it can do, this one’s for you. And me. We’re in this together. Grab your Techella ticket: https://techellafest.com/tickets?ref=candice Connect with Brooke: All her goodness here Listen to Not Another AI Girl: Follow here 🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

    140. AI, Minus the Tech Bro Energy (with Brooke Wright)

  3. Oct 18

    139. Two Overwhelmed Brains, One Happy Marriage - My Husband Joins Me on the Pod

    Send Candice a text! It was 3am. (Our doesn’t go off until 4am, which is already a crime to a few people.) And there we both were, tossing, turning, hugging, huffing and puffing. Two brains, wide awake, both thinking about... work. If there’s an off switch for the head, we have yet to find it. That’s where this episode came from. We’re currently both under the pump at work right now, and it’s probably staying that way until Christmas. And yet, after just over 10 years together and 6 married, we both reckon this is the BEST our relationship has ever been. So I did what I do best, and hit record on my husband. This is his third appearance on The Shake Up Podcast, which makes him the only guest to ever come on three times. (I’m not saying he’s my favourite guest, but I’m also not not saying it.) Quick disclaimer: we’re not marriage experts. The Harveys do not always have it all under control. But hearing how other people really do it, and that they struggle too, can sometimes be exactly what you need on a hectic week. So if you’re in the thick of it and trying to be a great partner, friend, sibling or child while work is flat out, this one’s for you. In this episode: What’s actually keeping us up at 3am (spoiler: it’s different for each of us)The small things that help when one of us is overwhelmed, and the very specific eye contact situation that is a lose-lose for him ha. Why we think this is the best season of our relationship, despite the stressOne piece of advice for couples who are both overwhelmed by work at the same timeWhat we hope you take away if you’re lying awake at 3am more than you’d like to admit Hit play, then tell me: what’s keeping your brain up at night right now? Mentioned in this episode Jason Harvey's previous visits on the pod: Ep 22: Business Birthday Episode & Jason Harvey is On The Mic Ep 74: Business Birthday - My Husband Is Back If you got something out of today, a five-star written review would mean the world. It helps me get in front of more people who every now and then need a smidge of a shake up. Until next time, have fun and shake things up. 🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

    139. Two Overwhelmed Brains, One Happy Marriage - My Husband Joins Me on the Pod

  4. Oct 11

    138. A Much Needed Revisit: How to Know When to Push or Pause

    Send Candice a text! This morning I was standing in the shower. I was clean. I was done. I could have got out five minutes ago, and I still didn’t want to. (You know those mornings.) My brain was busy replaying every conversation I’ve had lately. Friends who are flat out. Business owners with teams that are stressed, or just plodding. A husband with a lot on. And me, trying to work out how I actually feel. Different people, same question hiding underneath all of it: should I be pushing right now, or should I be pausing? Here’s the plot twist. I’ve already answered that one. Back in May 2023, in Episode 2, I recorded “How to Know When to Push or Pause”, and it’s still one of my most downloaded episodes. So I went back and had a listen. FYI: Past Candice did a great job. But it’s October 2026, Christmas is coming at us flat out, and everyone I know is tired. So this one needed a revisit. (And yes, I think this version is better.) In this episode: What I did on a mega week when my own calendar and my own mood were arguingWhy week five of my eight week challenge had me tornA few new tools for knowing which is which, including the one question I now ask myselfA quick detour for the leaders and business owners: what your team might need from you right nowHit play, then tell me, are you pushing or pausing this week? Mentioned in this episode Episode 2, the original: CLICK HEREThe Shake Up, my book: PURCHASE HEREComing up next week: my husband joins me on the pod to talk about how we deal with being overwhelmed... when we are BOTH overwhelmed. Keep an eye out. If you got something out of today, a five-star written review would mean the world. It’s those reviews that help me get in front of more people who every now and then need a smidge of a shake up. Until next time, have fun and shake things up. 🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

  5. Oct 4

    137. Six Team Workshops & Counting: Why This CEO Keeps Bringing Me Back (with Jamie Keyzer)

    Send Candice a text! Two and a half years ago, I walked into Floorworld's National Support Office for the very first time. Little did I know, I'd be back with that same team another five times over the coming years. Along the way there's also been two of their annual awards nights I've MC'd - one in Brisbane, one more recently in Malaysia. So either Jamie Keyzer, Floorworld's CEO, is a glutton for punishment, or something about these sessions is actually landing. In this episode, I sit down with Jamie to find out which one it is (spoiler: it's the second one, but you'll want to hear why in his own words). We talk about what was actually going on in his team back in February 2024 that made him think "we need outside help," whether he was fully sold on the idea of bringing in a Performance Coach or just taking a punt, and what's genuinely different in his team today that wasn't there three years ago - not the theory, the actual, observable stuff. If you've ever wondered whether one workshop is enough to shift a team's culture, or you're the leader currently thinking "we don't have time for this right now" - this is the episode for you. About Jamie Keyzer:  Jamie is the CEO of Floorworld, a national network of locally owned flooring businesses, where he spends his days working alongside franchisees, teams and suppliers right across Australia. With over 15 years in senior leadership, and since joining Floorworld, Jamie's been part of a pretty exciting ride of growth, change, and plenty of shaking things up - including, but not limited to, six workshops for his team, run by yours truly. 🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

    137. Six Team Workshops & Counting: Why This CEO Keeps Bringing Me Back (with Jamie Keyzer)

  6. Sep 27

    136. Your Team Meeting Might Be a Colossal Waste of Time. Here's How to Tell.

    Send Candice a text! Be honest - how many meetings have you walked into, sat through, and walked back out of thinking "well, that was an hour I'm never getting back"? If you're anything like most people I talk to, the answer is more than you'd like to admit. Here's the thing though - I don't think meetings are the problem.  Done well, they create energy, clarity and momentum.  They remind people they're not out there operating solo, they're part of something bigger. A good team meeting can genuinely shift the direction of a business. I'm a huge advocate for them. BUT the problem is that a lot of meetings out there have quietly stopped being good ones - and nobody's said a word about it. They're still locked into the calendar, everyone still shows up, but somewhere along the way the actual point of them got lost...and who has time for a crap meeting? In this episode, I'm digging into why that happens, and it's not as simple as "the manager's bad at running meetings." After 15 years in HR, sitting on both sides of the meeting table, I can tell you it's rarely anyone's fault - and it's never just one person's job to fix. I'm sharing the 5 signs to look out for and what to actually do differently, whether you're the one running the meeting or the one sitting in it, quietly checking the clock. If your team's meetings have gone a bit stale, this one's for you - and if you want me to come shake up the meeting you've already got locked in, you know where to find me. info@candiceharvey.com www.candiceharvey.com 🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

    136. Your Team Meeting Might Be a Colossal Waste of Time. Here's How to Tell.

  7. Sep 20

    135. The Top 5 Biggest Frustrations at Work and How to Eliminate Them

    Send Candice a text! I had a coffee this morning with a business owner who'd heard me speak last week, and he said something that's stuck with me all day:  "Candice, when you were talking about teams and what they're going through - it was like you were describing our team exactly. All of it."  And I had to be honest with him - I'm not psychic.  I'm not creeping around outside his office windows taking notes.  This is just what goes on inside teams. Not just his team. All of them. Which is kind of a relief and kind of annoying, depending how you look at it.  So, in this episode, I'm walking through The Top 5 Biggest Frustrations at Work - the ones that come up over and over again in workshops and conversations, regardless of the industry or the size of the team - and exactly how to eliminate them.  Whether you're the one in the team feeling the frustration, or the one leading the team and wondering why morale's a bit flat, there's something in here for you. Fair warning - this one might sting a little in places.  But every single one of these frustrations is fixable, and none of them require quitting your job or waiting for your workplace to magically sort itself out. So have a listen, and then do me a favour - pick just one. The one that made you go "yep, that's literally my week" while you were driving, folding washing, or half-listening to me at the gym. That's usually the one you need. 🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

  8. Sep 13

    134. She Was Given a Year to Live. That Was 16 Years Ago. Di Foster on the Moment Everything Shifted.

    Send Candice a text! You know those people you meet and instantly think, "wow, I like you"?  That's what happened to Candice in March this year, seated next to Di Foster at a conference - cool jacket, big smile, bright eyes, bald head, and absolutely no interest in small talk.  By the end of day one, Candice went home and told her husband, "I've just made a new friend!" Di has an accounting and commerce degree and started her career in the knitwear and production industry, moving through management roles across a string of companies during a period of major upheaval in the industry - closures, mergers, start-ups, all of it. Fifteen years as a business consultant later, coaching became the natural next step. And here's the part you'll lean in for: Di has had breast cancer twice. The second time, she was told it was terminal and given a year to live. That was 16.5 years ago. This episode isn't a cancer story, though - it's a "living a great life" one.  Di helps people get a perspective shift and get on with doing the things that matter, because life's too short to sweat the small stuff. In this episode, Candice and Di get into: Di's brutally honest first impression of CandiceThe opening to Di's keynote - shared live on the podcast for the first timeThe two ways "shift" happens: the big, unmistakable moment, and the quiet, persistent nag you can't quite ignoreWhat the terminal diagnosis actually felt like, before Di even had words for itThe one-liner comment from a boy at age 12 - that quietly shaped the rest of her life (I LOVE it!!)Not feeling dyslexic enough, loud enough, funny enough, or just "enough" - and what Di did with thatWhat to do if you're waiting for your own dramatic "shift moment" that never seems to arriveGet this episode in your ears and then share with your favourite people x  🎧 If this episode made you think, laugh, or question something - send it to someone who needs a little permission to do life differently.  📲 Screenshot, tag me @candiceharvey__, and let me know what hit home. Oh and check out my FUN website for all my services: www.candiceharvey.com

    134. She Was Given a Year to Live. That Was 16 Years Ago. Di Foster on the Moment Everything Shifted.
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Welcome to The Shake Up — your weekly dose of real talk with me, Performance Coach Candice Harvey. I’m a former corporate HR professional, and since 2018 I’ve been running my own shake-up business helping teams and individuals thrive.  I know Monday to Friday in the corporate world isn’t always cute outfits, hanging with your work bestie, and popping out real quick for a matcha—It’s more like surviving back-to-back meetings that should’ve been quick calls, dodging the people you can’t stand, and pretending you’re still productive by 3pm. Most of the time, we’re stuck in our own heads, running on autopilot, watching the clock and wondering why we can’t just do the damn thing we said we were going to do. That’s where me and my fancy rode mic come in. I’m here to shake you up — with straight-talking strategies, a smidge of humour, and my obsession with human behaviour in the workplace… because I get it, I did it for 15 years.   I’m a former corporate HR pro, and since 2018 I’ve been running my own shake-up business, helping teams and individuals go from “things are busy” to “things are GREAT!” So, if you’re ready for a nudge at work, a perspective shift, or maybe even a loving kick up the bum… you’re in the right place. 

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