You're in Charge

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Ready to take a leap and build your own business? So is Sav Perera. Join Sav (MasterChef 2024) as she gets the low down on all things business, leadership, venture capital and entrepreneurship from women at the top of their game. You’re in Charge will delve into the business of building confidence, the business of bouncing back, the business of brokering security, and the business of being you throughout it all. Get ready for the ultimate mentorship that will help take your ambition to the next level. You’re in Charge is brought to you by ThincHer, an initiative of ThincLab at The University of Adelaide. Google ThincHer to join our empowering community of like-minded women in business. Got thoughts? Email us at thincher@adelaide.edu.au Follow ThincHer: Facebook: ThincLabADL Instagram: @thinclabofadelaide LinkedIn: ThincLab Follow Sav: Instagram: @savisquishles

  1. 11h ago

    Andrea Michaels: The Migrant Kid Who Became a Minister

    Before Andrea Michaels held three state government portfolios, she was born to parents who fled Cyprus in 1974 with nothing and landed in Adelaide because it was as far from home as they could get. She grew up sandpapering cabinet doors in her dad's backyard workshop while her mum worked factory shifts, and that work ethic carried her through commercial law, a solo leap into her own firm as a single mum, and eventually into South Australia's state government as Minister for Small and Family Business, the Arts, and Consumer and Business Affairs. She sat down with Sav Perera in September 2025, while still in office. She's since returned to practising law at NDA Law, but the conversation holds up regardless: the real cost of public criticism, the barriers women still hit trying to raise capital, and the self talk, "tough it up, princess," that gets her through the hard days. A grounded, honest one for anyone building something of their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Andrea Michaels: The Migrant Kid Who Became a Minister

  2. Season 2, Episode 4 Trailer

    Take the risk, be yourself

    Andrea Michaels on why risk is unavoidable in business and politics, and the moment she stopped trying to be someone else to succeed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Take the risk, be yourself

  3. 4d ago ·  Bonus

    He's the creative. She's the business. That's the whole secret.

    Poppy Nichaloff on running Generation Rise with her husband, and the clearly defined roles that keep them from stepping on each other's toes. When someone outside tries to stir the pot, backing each other up is non-negotiable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    He's the creative. She's the business. That's the whole secret.

  4. Sep 14 ·  Bonus

    The online racism Indigenous kids face for doing exactly what she does

    Poppy Nichaloff on the racism young Indigenous creators face just for showing up online. Plus, the moment her husband turned his own childhood trauma into something that helps boys process theirs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The online racism Indigenous kids face for doing exactly what she does

  5. Sep 7

    Poppy Nichaloff on boundaries, burnout, and building Generation Rise with her husband

    Poppy Nichaloff built an online audience before she had kids. Now she's raising two young children and running a business alongside her husband that reaches a lot further than their own feed. That husband is Jacob Nichaloff, known as J-MILLA, a Mak Mak Marranunggu hip hop artist from Darwin and winner of the 2021 Archie Roach Foundation Award. Together they founded Generation Rise, bringing social media literacy and mental health workshops into remote First Nations communities across the country, work they've been doing for eight years. In this episode of You're In Charge, Sav Perera talks with Poppy about the boundaries she's drawn around sharing her own kids online, despite building her entire career on sharing her life. She's candid about what it actually takes to run a business with your husband: he owns the creative side, she owns the business side, and neither one crosses into the other's lane. Poppy also talks about burnout, the five-week trip through 13 communities from Darwin to Broome that left them both exhausted, and the moment she realised motherhood couldn't be the only title she holds. Her rule is simple: she controls the babies, not the other way around. If you've ever tried to build something alongside your partner, or wondered what it looks like to use a platform for more than yourself, this one is worth your time. Recorded on Kaurna Land. You're In Charge is brought to you by ThincHer, an initiative of ThincLab at Adelaide University.   CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open 00:17 Welcome to Season 2 00:21 Meet Poppy Nichaloff 01:24 Back to the beginning 02:51 "It never planned to be this" 03:59 Spotting the gap 05:35 What to share, what to keep back 07:11 Keeping the kids out of campaigns 08:16 Letting them in, on her terms 09:34 Working with her husband 10:39 How they resolve conflict 11:42 Keeping business out of the marriage 13:24 A day in the Nichaloff household 16:07 Mother is not the only title 18:00 The risk of burnout 19:42 Learning to step back 20:37 Reading the warning signs 21:15 Inside Generation Rise 24:09 Inside a workshop 26:43 The mental health piece 29:21 What's next for Generation Rise 29:46 What Poppy wants to master 31:05 Sav's takeaway 32:00 Next week on You're In Charge See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Poppy Nichaloff on boundaries, burnout, and building Generation Rise with her husband

  6. Season 2, Episode 3 Trailer

    She runs a business with her husband. One rule is the reason it works.

    Poppy Nichaloff had an audience before she had kids. Now she has two young children, a business, and a husband she works with every day. That husband is Jacob Nichaloff, known as J-MILLA, a Mak Mak Marranunggu hip hop artist and winner of the 2021 Archie Roach Foundation Award. Together they run Generation Rise, taking social media literacy and mental health workshops into remote First Nations communities across the country. Poppy is candid about how the arrangement actually works. He owns the creative side. She owns the business side. Neither one interferes in the other's lane, and when conflict does show up, they trust each other enough to hear it out. She's just as candid about her kids. She built her entire platform without them in it, and an audience of mums who now turn to her for advice isn't going to change that. What she wants to master next has nothing to do with a follower count. It's mastering motherhood and running a business at the same time, without losing herself in either one. The full conversation with Sav Perera drops tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    She runs a business with her husband. One rule is the reason it works.

  7. Aug 30 ·  Bonus

    Body image is not a youth issue. It is a leadership issue.

    Taryn Brumfitt on the gap she found in workplace wellbeing, and why the same logic sent her into primary schools. Two institutions, one argument. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Body image is not a youth issue. It is a leadership issue.

  8. Aug 24 ·  Bonus

    How Taryn Brumfitt built a global movement from one photograph

    The full origin story, from a single non-traditional before and after photo to 200 million people in 190 countries. Including the part where she sold a car to keep going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How Taryn Brumfitt built a global movement from one photograph
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Ready to take a leap and build your own business? So is Sav Perera. Join Sav (MasterChef 2024) as she gets the low down on all things business, leadership, venture capital and entrepreneurship from women at the top of their game. You’re in Charge will delve into the business of building confidence, the business of bouncing back, the business of brokering security, and the business of being you throughout it all. Get ready for the ultimate mentorship that will help take your ambition to the next level. You’re in Charge is brought to you by ThincHer, an initiative of ThincLab at The University of Adelaide. Google ThincHer to join our empowering community of like-minded women in business. Got thoughts? Email us at thincher@adelaide.edu.au Follow ThincHer: Facebook: ThincLabADL Instagram: @thinclabofadelaide LinkedIn: ThincLab Follow Sav: Instagram: @savisquishles

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