Let's Take it Offline Podcast

Diversity and Inclusion gets talked about so often in the corporate world, that it can often feel like a tick box exercise. But is it?

We sat down with Lynn Dang, APAC HR Director for Snap Inc, to unpack the elements of D&I, what it entails and what it means for companies, teams and all of us as professionals.

Lynn also shares her journey as part of a refugee family from Vietnam and her involvement with UNHCR as a boa...

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Let's Take it Offline Podcast. We're beyond STOKED to be back. Between the 3 of us we have had a million life changes happen after season 1 (hence the long hiatus). But fret not, your corporate amigas are back for another cracker season!

In this episode we checked in after a long break and chatted all things relating to moving overseas as a young professional. Are you thinking about movi...

Imposter Syndrome, two dreaded words that are probably standing in the way of your next big break & success. In this final episode of the Let's Take it Offline podcast season 1, we unpick the different types & elements of imposter syndrome, our own experience with it in our careers to date and some practical hot tips on how you can overcome imposter syndrome to break through to the next stage of your career and whatever els...

Content Warning: This episode contains material relating to mental health, anxiety, depression & suicide, which some listeners might find disturbing. If you need resources or support go to https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ or for 24 hour free counselling in Australia, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

In part 2 of the Wellness Series we sat down with our special guest Dr Liza Chervonsky, Director of Inlight Psychology, to chat...

We simply cannot get over how excited we are for this episode. This week we chat to Justin Truong & Sandy Li, Co-Founders of PUSHAS, Forbes 30 under 30s listers, husband & wife (couple goals!!) and friends of the LTIO podcast.

Justin and Sandy didn't hold back from sharing about their journey growing PUSHAS from a small two person business into a venture capital backed start-up, while changing the sneaker game & cont...

Welcome to part 1 of our Wellness Series. One of the key pillars of our podcast is Wellness & Self-care and this week we're beyond thrilled to have Annaleise Collier, Founder of Your Gut Feeling and an Accredited Practising Dietitian out of Sydney's East.

We took it back to basics and asked Annaleise a bunch of questions around common gut health topics like Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lactose intolerance, FODMAP di...

This week we tackle the elephant in the room, TECH LAYOFFS! It's been the talk of the (tech) town for the last few months with lots of uncertainties, anxiety and a sense of sadness to see our colleagues and friends being affected.

We shared our view on redundancy packages, what to watch out for if you unfortunately get into this situation. Karen shares her own experience with being made redundant in the early stages of her caree...

In this episode we sat down to chat with James Peng, Head of Marketing at Arta Finance, a fintech startup, described as 'the digital family office for the world', that raised US$90M in venture capital funding in 2022.

James started his career as an investment banker in New York and built his expertise in growth and performance marketing over 10 years, while working for some of the largest scale-ups in the San Francisco Bay Area,...

Welcome back to part 2. To recap, the baby of the group Karen turned 30 recently (thirty, dirty & thriving!!) and we got into our reflective mode to celebrate her big milestone with 20 life lessons we learned in our 20s. From dating, relationships (with yourself and others), finances and careers, we dig deep to bring to you insights we wish we had in our 20s and some nuggets of gold to bring into your 30s and beyond.

In part...

The baby of the group Karen turned 30 recently (thirty, dirty & thriving!!) and we got into our reflective mode to celebrate her big milestone with 20 life lessons we learned in our 20s. From dating, relationships (with yourself and others), finances and careers, we dig deep to bring to you insights we wish we had in our 20s and some nuggets of gold to bring into your 30s and beyond.

What are your 20 lessons from your 20s? S...

Stock market fluctuations, inflation, stagnated economic growth, layoffs…It’s like ‘winter is coming’ when it comes to the financial climates. 

We share our top 5 tips for budgeting and saving for a rainy day so we can weather this financial storm together, with an occasional treat, or two.

Resources

The Barefoot Investor - https://www.barefootinvestor.com/

Moneysmart Budget Planner - https://moneysmart.gov.au/budgeting/bu...

Sarah Hart is an all-round amazing human. She took the courageous path of leaving her corporate career at Google to move into a startup in an area she’s absolutely passionate about (mental health & well-being) and eventually becoming a co-founder of a number of businesses, including the Dharma Store.

We sat down with Sarah to learn about her journey, how she got started with her side hustles and what it’s like to start an e-...

Been thinking about starting a side hustle outside of your day job? In this episode we go through things you need to consider before you get started:

Why should you do it?

What are some ideas for a side hustle?

Helpful tools and templates to help you get started

Resources

Start with why by Simon Sinek https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447 

Side Hustle School Podcast https://open.spotif...

Are you a SINK looking to be a DINK? Find out what the heck we’re talking about in this episode for a deep and meaningful on dating as a young professional in your late 20s, and into your 30s.

Can you be too busy to date? Too damaged/not healed enough to date?

We chat dating apps, meeting people in real life, flirting with life, things to consider when choosing your next partner, building healthy relationships and most import...

Egg freezing and IVF are sensitive topics, but they shouldn’t be. In this episode we talked to Dr Raewyn Teirney from IVF Australia on what you need to know about the process and physical, financial and emotional considerations you want to prepare for. 

Dr Teirney is the lovely fairy godmother to over 5000 babies conceived through IVF and is an amazing advocate for women and women’s health, by guiding them through their fer...

Considering switching jobs, careers or industries? Regardless of where you are at in your career, we can't stress enough the importance of having excellent recruiters in your corner. Given the current state of flux in the tech sector and the economy in general, we feel this episode will come in handy as we all start to brush up our resume, prepare for the next steps in our career or weather the layoff storms.

We sat down with t...

New year, new you? We all know that new year resolutions don’t work. Come chat with us about what you can do instead to set your 2023 up for success and take steps towards becoming your best, happiest self this year.

We’ll touch on the process of setting your intentions for the year and practical tools (vision boards, SMART goals, accountability partners to name a few) you can use to achieve your goals. 

Resources:

Life B...

Yep, we work in tech. What the heck does that even mean? How did we end up here? What’s all the hype about? Is it for you? What perks can you expect? 

Find out all about working in large technology companies from our almost 30 years of experience combined. 

Have questions? Leave us comments at https://www.instagram.com/ltio_podcast/. Leave us a five star review & subscribe to get early access to upcoming episode...

Hi friends, it’s TT, KP and Jules here. In the big wild world of the internet, you found us somehow (yay!). We think it’s fate, or is it the algorithm? Regardless, lovely to meet you, join us for a wild ride to explore all that life has to offer - career, love, relationship, health & wellbeing so we can all live our bestest (yes bestest) life!

So settle into that cuppa or your warm bath or your commute and let’s get to know ...