Joel Found - The Podcast

On this episode of the Joel Found Podcast we welcome Aidan Anderson, founder of The Local Project - Australia's most prominent design platform. At a rapid pace, The Local Project has amassed a global audience surpassing 3.5 million across digital, print, social and video channels. Offering design junkies, aficionados and professionals a voyeuristic glimpse into the world's best spaces. Our conversations shares the fortuitous origin story of the brand, built around Aidan's curio...

The story of Cath Wills career and the creation of Sans Beast is quite remarkable and certainly unique. Following an extraordinarily successful and enduring professional life at the peak of the Australian fashion industry – including a stint as the concurrent Managing and Creative Director of Mimco… Cath took the giant step of starting her own accessories brand from scratch – Sans Beast. Launched in 2018, Sans Beast – literally meaning “without beast” is an ethical brand that makes its super ...

Chyka Keebaugh, or perhaps as she is more commonly known, the mononymous Chyka. Chyka is one of Australia’s true tastemakers. As the Founder of the international hospitality juggernaut The Big Group, and a brand in her own right, Chyka is sought after to apply her incredible style to all manner of categories - including fashion, home and food. An inveterate globe-trotter, Chyka’s has travelled the world in jaw dropping style. Combining business and pleasure and sharing her perspective w...

Almira Armstrong is the creative visionary behind Atelier Lumira – a distinctive luxury niche fragrance brand that has taken the world by storm since its launch in 2013. Almira has managed to build an extraordinary business in a highly competitive category and opened some of the world’s most exclusive doors. In the inaugural episode of the Joel Found podcast, we learn all about Almira’s background, the Lumira origin story and how any place she visits can inspire a fragrance. ...