Is "hustling harder" the path to professional freedom? The jury is out, so we brought an expert in to kickoff an important conversation.

Trena Laine is a visionary leader with over 20 years of global experience and reach, dedicated to elevating a generation of beauty and wellness leaders.
Her work blends technical mastery with a heart-centred business philosophy, help professionals build value-driven, sustainable, and soulful businesses that last.

From makeup artistry to career scaling, masking to beauty standards, she opens up about her mission to move entrepreneurs beyond hustle culture to a place where freedom and purpose become the foundation of business.

Melissa Martin’s life is a full-circle business adventure. She’s started, scaled, sold, and now she’s giving back by helping entrepreneurs thrive.

By sharing her biggest “oh f**k” moments, entrepreneurial meltdowns, and practical, authentic business advice, Melissa’s goal is to validate the experience of being a woman in business through learning and teaching.

Careful! This episode may or may not discuss exploding sea containers in the suburbs.

Ally Stone knows a thing or two about running successful businesses. After two decades as a leader in the hospitality business building a successful chain of Original Joe's restaurants that grossed more than 40M a year in revenue, she's dishing on toxic hustle culture, bad business advice, and the need to put people first.

After leading a team of 550 people, she's launched the Inspired Leader to bring the heart of humanity back to business, coaching over 5000 leaders worldwide. One thing she knows for sure: the most powerful thing you can bring to the table is who you truly are.