In Real Time with Millie

Sophie is the founder of Seoul Tonic an eastern-inspired wellness brand built on Korean ginseng and pear extracts that she co-created with Mr. Park, a Korean producer in Jeonju, using his grandfather's extraction method. What started as a silver pouch in the Australian beverage fridge has grown into a global brand stocked in beauty stores, hotels, delis, recovery facilities, and — most recently a boutique in the Hamptons that led to a sell-out Bethany Frankel video. In this episode, Sophie and Millie sit down in New York to talk about what it actually takes to bootstrap a physical product brand across three markets simultaneously, why she's been able to go where competitors haven't by thinking of Seoul Tonic as a fashion accessory rather than a drink, and how she spent 18 months relentlessly chasing the W Hotel before they finally said yes. They get into the messy realities of international freight, navigating tariffs and Trump's administration as a foreign founder, and why she and her fiancé showed up in New York with no jobs and no plan and made it work anyway.

Zara is a marketing powerhouse who went from teaching singing lessons in Ballarat, to running her own music school, to climbing the agency world and then cold-emailing Stephen Bartlett and landing a role managing his personal brand in London. In this episode, she and host Kame sit down (in London!) for one of the most honest, high-energy conversations about what it actually takes to build a career and a brand with intention. They cover the messy reality of chasing big opportunities (hint: it involves living in a Harry Potter attic with no air con), why culture is never "set and forget," the difference between community and belonging, and why saves and shares are the metrics you should actually care about. Plus: a masterclass on T-shaped careers, paid ads for founders, and why being called a "try hard" is the highest compliment.

@Kaarmejewels_

A deep dive with Millie - Founder of Kaarme Jewels answering all your burning questions!

n this episode of IN REAL TIME, I sit down with Laura, brand and web designer to break down what actually makes a brand convert.We talk about the real impact of branding (beyond just looking “cute”), how your website could be costing you sales without you realising, and the small shifts that make a huge difference in eCommerce.If you’re building a brand, this is the kind of conversation you need to hear.

In Real Time is the podcast where business gets personal. Hosted for the women building brands, chasing growth, and figuring it out as they go this is where real founders pull back the curtain on the messy middle. No highlight reels. No polished PR answers. Just raw, honest conversations about what it actually takes to build something from the ground up. Each episode, we sit down with the women behind the brands you love and ask the questions nobody else is asking what are you moving through right now? From scrappy beginnings and COVID pivots to scaling anxiety and community-first growth, we talk about all of it. The wins, the confusion, the moments it finally clicked. If you're in your founder era whether you're just starting out or knee-deep in the messy middle pull up a chair. This one's for you, queen.

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