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In Real Time with Millie

by Millie Ettenfield

Business Podcast but not as you know. For the founders figuring out how to get through.

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Episodes

  1. HOT TAKES with Millie - Founder Honesty

    Grab a wine, Coffee or cup of tea.... Hot takes with Millie has begun! ✨ Connect with Kaarme ✨ Käärme Jewels: https://www.instagram.com/kaarmejewels In Real Time with Millie, the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/inrealtimewithmillie Millie: https://www.instagram.com/millie.kaarmejewels/ ✨…

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  2. Inside My Brain Going Into Q4: Black Friday, Launches & Life After Meta

    Welcome to the new In Real Time studio! Millie shares a Kaarme team update and what this year taught her about leadership. Then she breaks down her full Q4 plan: early Black Friday access for her community, A, B and C launches, and why the real win is what you plan after Black Friday. ✨ Connect...

  3. TikTok Views Weren’t Paying the Bills: Olivia Jean’s Founder Story

    Olivia Jean started selling bags at 15, packing orders and walking them to the post office after school. Years later, she had a bestselling Rover tote, a growing TikTok audience and a business that still wasn’t growing the way she wanted. In this episode of In Real Time with Millie, I’m talking...

  4. Building & Scaling a Business without Sacrificing its Soul with Cleo Massey

    What if the smartest thing you could do for your business was stop chasing what looks successful and start listening to what genuinely feels right? In this episode of In Real Time with Millie, Millie sits down with actress, entrepreneur and Pass Around the Smile founder Cleo Massey for an honest...

  5. No Business Plan, No Bank Account… Just a Bestselling Bag. With Alli & Heath from Sesa Studios

    Alli and Heath didn’t have a website, a business plan or even a separate bank account. What they did have was a leather bag people couldn’t stop buying. In this episode of In Real Time with Millie, I sit down with the founders of Sesa Studios to unpack how an unexpected Christmas sell-out became…

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  6. Am I Burnt Out? A Very Honest Business Catch-Up

    I’m back with a solo episode, queens, and we have a LOT to catch up on. I’m sharing the honest reality of building Kaarme through a season of huge growth, constant change and a little bit of founder burnout. We’re talking about protecting your creativity, putting the right people and systems in...

  7. Stop Chasing Trends with Rachel Ussher

    What’s the difference between using a trend strategically and simply copying what every other brand is doing? This week, Millie sits down with fashion trend, colour and design strategist Rachel Ussher for a raw, gin-fuelled chat about fashion, creativity and building a brand people can recognise...

  8. The Marketing Advice Founders Actually Need with Taren Anderson

    Millie finally gets her longtime friend and unofficial marketing oracle, Taren Anderson, behind the mic. With more than a decade of experience marketing some of Australia’s biggest beauty brands, Taren is usually the woman behind the scenes helping brands grow, rebrand and figure out what the…

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  9. Real Reflections on Motivation, Business Uncertainty, and Personal Growth with Tahni Bayard

    In this episode of In Real Time, Millie sits down with Tahni, founder of Chilli & Charli, one of Australia’s fastest-growing bamboo sleepwear brands. Tahni launched the business in late 2024 after struggling to find sleepwear she genuinely loved as a new mum. With four children under four,...

  10. Building Balmee Beauty From Concept to Rapid Growth & Lessons Learned with Co-Founder Phoebe Perring

    What does it really take to launch a beauty brand, sell out within 12 weeks and keep growing when everything behind the scenes is far from polished? In this episode of In Real Time, Millie sits down with Phoebe, co-founder of Balmee Beauty, to unpack the founder journey behind one of Australia’s...

  11. How Layla Morris Built the Jewellery Care Brand Everyone's Talking About

    This week on In Real Time, I'm joined by fellow Gold Coast founder and the woman behind one of Australia's fastest-growing jewellery care brands, Layla Morris from Doctor Diamond. ✨ We chat about the micro moments that change everything from missing her engagement ring before her bridal shower to...

  12. Business is HARD for everyone right now - SOLO Epsiode with Millie

    Deep dive NYC, EOFY sale issues, Scaling and growth strategies for Kaarme! Solo episode deep diving all things business with Millie!

  13. In discussion with Madi Stefanis - Founder 35mmCO

    This week on In Real Time, I'm joined by Madi Stefanis, founder of 35mm Co, the brand bringing film photography back to a new generation. We dive into how Madi turned a nostalgic idea into a thriving business, the realities of building a consumer brand from the ground up, and what it really takes...

  14. In discussion - Sophie Founder Seoul Tonic. Everything you need to know about building!

    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...

  15. In discussion with Lily - VC raising? Breaking the beauty industry? NYC?

    Lily is an Adelaide-born beauty industry insider who cold-emailed her way into Sydney, built a market research agency while finishing a computer science degree, and then turned a two-week business trip to New York into a full life pivot. Now she's four months into building Unfiltered a beauty...

  16. Shoot Your Shot: Building Ambition, Culture & Community with Zara Jarvis

    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…

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  17. Deep dive into Australias largest fashion brand - Sabbi the store

    A deep dive into growing a major fashion brand in Australia. A founders dream in a podcast! Instagram - Sabbi_thestore

  18. Scaling business, Hiring the right staff and how Kaarme has had numerous sell out launches!

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

  19. Content is the NO.1 way to grow your brand - Hannah Sands (Socially Sands)

    In this episode, I sit down with Hannah, the founder of Socially Sands a business built from the ground up with one clear mission: helping others grow, scale, and show up powerfully online. We dive into what it really takes to build a brand in today’s digital world beyond the aesthetics. From...

  20. What high converting brands do differently - Laura from Sunnysideup Studio

    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…

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  21. From $30K to $200K Months, What It Actually Took - Simone Rae SALT AND RIPPLE

    In this episode of IN REAL TIME, I sit down with Simone Rae, founder of Salt and Ripple, a swim and activewear brand that’s scaled from $30K months to $200K+ months, serving over 30,000 customers. We get into what it actually looks like to build a product-based business from the ground up, from...

  22. YOLO to 16 Staff: The Lullaby Club Story No One's Heard

    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…

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  23. In discussion with KATIE - SABBIA CO FOUNDER

    Social links : @Katietingle @sabbiaco

  24. In discussion with Kim - Nudo Events Co-Founder

    A deep dive into real business conversations.

  25. Business Deep Dives with Millie - Kaarme Founder

    If you want a deep dive into your business, voicenote the "In Real Time" Podcast Instagram!

  26. In discussion with Beth - Founder Saint Jack

    Beth: Instagram - @bysaintjack

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Business Podcast but not as you know. For the founders figuring out how to get through.

HOSTED BY

Millie Ettenfield

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How many episodes does In Real Time with Millie have?

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Business Podcast but not as you know. For the founders figuring out how to get through.

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In Real Time with Millie has 35 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts In Real Time with Millie?

In Real Time with Millie is created and hosted by Millie Ettenfield.
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