PODCAST · business
Seize the Yay
by Sarah Davidson
A lawyer turned funtrepreneur's investigation into how some of the world's most inspiring people find their "yay", whether it's through work, rest or play and any other pearls of wisdom they have along the way.
Episodes
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Everything I've ever wanted to ask David the Medium!
You all know I love welcoming guests to the show when I’ve been lucky enough to have been there for some of the chapters of their yay and today’s is someone I’ve had on the list for a very long time. When you hear that we both actually started our professional lives in corporate law, there’s many...
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Ang returns for Yays of Our Lives....
Your favourite chaotic co-host returns after TWO YEARS!!!!
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How Kathryn Eisman Built Her High Heel Jungle...
Today’s guest has one of those careers that makes you wonder how on earth all of these chapters belong to the same person. Kathryn Eisman went from studying communications in Sydney to packing her bags for New York, where she became the youngest on-air reporter in NBC history, working on the…
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From a life in law to Hedley Thomas' partner in true crime....
You’ve heard me say many times that I personally found my yay in walking away from the law. I worked so hard to get there (and actually loved my time there), only to realise that my joy lay somewhere completely different. But I love that this week we get the other side of that story - someone who...
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Hedley Thomas returns with The Poisoned Wife...
Our guest today needs no introduction not only because he is returning to the yayborhood for the third time, but also because his voice is a fixture in households around the globe having amassed 170 million downloads, 8 Walkley Awards and history-changing outcomes with his incredible work in...
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How to build a cult brand with Bree Johnson
One of the greatest privileges of hosting Seize the Yay for almost eight years is that so many of our guests aren't just someone I meet and interview once. I'm so lucky to have watched many of their stories unfold in real time and today's guest is one of those people - I'd go so far as to say…
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Imagine earthquake-resilient schools built from 100% recycled plastic... Introducing, Classroom of Hope
Imagine taking plastic waste in a region with some of the highest plastic pollution, turning it into life changing schools, building them in just six weeks... and making them earthquake resilient at the same time. When I first heard about Classroom of Hope’s world first Block Schools, I was lost...
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A girl, a tripod and a dream... Ladies and gents, Elle Ray
Many people hear the word influencer and make instant assumptions about overnight success, accidental fame and a consequently relaxed or even lazy work ethic (and very occasionally those might be justified). But while Elle Ray’s meteoric rise was indeed unplanned in the sense that she once…
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What do a beauty founder, conservationist and spy have in common? Vogue Codes Part II
Part 2 of our Vogue Codes wrap episode featuring the next three extraordinary guests: Maeva Heim - Founder of Bread Beauty Supply Ewan Macmillan - Deputy Director General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service Nat Kyriacou OAM - Award-winning environmentalist, author, charity director An...
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An astronaut, doctor and CEO walk into a bar // Vogue Codes Part I
Part 1 of our Vogue Codes wrap episode featuring the first three of our six extraordinary guests: Katherine Bennell-Pegg - Australian of the Year 2026 and Astronaut at the Australian Space Agency Dr Amandeep Hansra - Chief Clinical Adviser at the Australian Digital Health Agency and Founder of...
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Seize the Yay x Vogue Codes... coming soon!
Six INCREDIBLE mini episodes are coming your way following our awe-inspiring weekend with Vogue Codes!!! Due to our dear clandestine friends at ASIS returning to the show (I KNOW) and a few other factors, we are pushing back the release for a week but here is a taster to get you excited... I...
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Dan MacPherson in Beast Mode...
One of life’s greatest story arcs is when you grow up fangirling someone famous then actually get to tell them later in life when you become mates - bonus points if they're as lovely as you'd hoped and Dan MacPherson is exactly that. If you’re part of the demographic of people who listen to this...
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Mejuri Takes Melbourne...
My guest today is someone who completely changed the way we think about fine jewellery Noura Sakkijha is the incredible co-founder and CEO of Mejuri - the cult global brand that turned fine jewellery from something saved for special occasions into something for women to buy for themselves, every...
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The Mental Load Of Motherhood With Mama Mila
We are back after an episode off, thank you so much for your patience while we worked some magic in the back end. Somehow, we are already seizing the MAY and are just days away from Mother’s Day, so I lined up the perfect guest for a yap about one of the most defining facets of being a mum. I…
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The Pointe Of It All With Prima Ballerina, Benedicte Bemet
Especially as a former ballerina myself, I am thrilled to share with you the delightful Benedicte Bemet who also started ballet at 3 years old but then went on to become not just a professional ballerina but a celebrated Principal Artist with The Australian Ballet. You may not know what that rank...
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The Unstoppable Duo Behind Nakedvice
If you follow me on socials, you’ll know I wear SO much Nakedvice - I love it when style is effortless, comfortable and versatile and I wear my Nakedvice pieces over and over. For a brand still dominating after over ten years dropping an immaculate collection every month with two physical stores...
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Bindi Irwin On Purpose, Parenthood And The Power Of Perspective
There are a few people I’ve had on the dream guest list since we started back in 2018 and today’s is one of those extraordinary people who I can’t believe said yes. We’ve had a few reschedules around an understandably jam packed schedule, but the universe always works things out in perfect timing...
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How Catching Evil is Breaking Open Australia's Worst Unsolved Crime
Every now and then, we are lucky to record with a guest at a pivotal moment in their life where a chapter is unravelling in real time. Today, we are lucky to have TWO of those guests just weeks after the explosive launch of their investigative podcast while the project is not only in full swing…
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Why Over A Million Foodies Love Sarah Pound...
Today we have a double dose of Sarah in your ears and another wonderful guest who I’ve been long time following, first time calling. With over a million followers, many of you are likely the same, having been touched in some way by her passion for great food and family friendly cooking. I’m...
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Shiza Shahid on the Malala Fund, memorable mealtime and motherhood...
You know I believe all our guests are impressive and inspiring in their own special way, but some are truly extraordinary humans. As you’ll soon hear, Shiza Shahid fits that definition in every possible way. Born in Islamabad Pakistan, her passion for philanthropy and activism was evident even…
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Lia Georgantis, our girl with gems...
Happy New year lovely yayborhood and welcome to our first episode for 2026. I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and holiday period. If you’ve been on the internet at all in the past few years, our first guest will need no introduction but just in case I’m thrilled to have Lia Georgantis...
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Meet the head of our most secret spy service... and yes, she's a woman!
We talk regularly on Seize the Yay about the unlikely but incredible places you can end up and how many of the best experiences in life are unplanned. You already know how blown away I was to be approached by one of our intelligence services a few months ago and given access to a real life spy…
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At a top secret undisclosed location, two incredible spies spilled the tea...
We talk regularly on Seize the Yay about the unlikely but incredible places you can end up and how many of the best experiences in life are unplanned. You already know how blown away I was to be approached by one of our intelligence services a few months ago and given access to a real life spy…
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From World-Champion To Doctor: All Of Life’s Hurdles With Jana Pittman
What happens when your entire identity is built on being the best in the world? For Jana Pittman, one of Australia's most famous athletes, the singular goal of Olympic gold was repeatedly torn away by devastating injuries and gut-wrenching losses. You might think her biggest pivot was swapping…
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Mitch Churi on getting sacked and the sweetness of solo success
Today’s guest is another voice you are likely to have had in your ears many times with an incredible career spanning over a decade conquering basically every media format there is. From his earliest days, Mitch Churi could be found on the stage, on the airwaves or on a screen near you mastering...
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Sarah Grynberg // A life of greatness
I spoke in last week’s introduction about the parasocial relationships we often have with the people we follow and today’s guest is another amazing human I’d been Internet besties with for a while before we met. When we did finally cross paths through a Business Chicks event - the foundation of…
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Monica Ferreira // Ms Moni's first ever podcast!!!
In this day and age, we all enjoy a few parasocial relationships with people we follow but haven’t actually met and in fact most of our guests on the show feel that way before we record. But this week’s guest goes even further beyond that and into the realm of an honorary family member who’s with...
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Zara Seidler // On Bright Colours, Brand Building And Bringing Australia The News
There would be very few Australians who haven’t encountered The Daily Aus at one point or another, consuming the latest headlines from around the world in unmistakably bright colours and a no-nonsense vernacular. Since 2017, TDA has been disrupting the media landscape by repackaging leading news...
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Merrick Watts // A passionate polymath's pathway to Posca
Sometimes our guests are incredibly talented experts in a specific field, while other times they are extreme polymaths with ventures spanning industries and themes. Sometimes our guests are renowned public figures with extensively covered careers and other times their achievements are quieter...
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Seize the Bébé // Michelle Battersby on selling her company and starting her dream job at 30 weeks pregnant
I’ve had a string of special recordings lately with guests I’ve been lucky to know through multiple chapters of their pathYAYS and today’s is absolutely one of those. But this is even more momentous not only because Seize the Yay was our guest’s first ever podcast back in 2019, but because her...
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Bec Judd and Jessie Roberts // Transparency, transformations and tales from Vain-ish!!!
I’m not sure I even have words to describe our episode this week and you’ll understand why within the first few minutes - even the journey to our first question is a wild ride. It’s iconic, chaotic, eye-opening, thought-provoking, totally unfiltered and above all, one of the most enjoyable yaps...
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Seize the Bébé // Steph Miller on second bubs, sense of self and staying at Homb
You have all definitely heard of the incredible Steph Claire Smith or Steph Miller and, if you’ve been listening to the show for a while, you’ll have heard her on this show not once... nor twice... but THREE times with this episode. I’ve always said having a podcast is such a beautiful way to...
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David McCloskey // From the CIA to The Rest is Classified...
It has been an absolute delight to see how many of you share in my passion for espionage or intelligence stories and to hear that you enjoyed our last episode with a real-life Australian spy. One of the most common follow up questions from you has been my top recommendations for spy books, TV…
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[Redacted] // Life As An ASIO Intelligence Officer
Over our seven years so far of seizing the yay, I’ve found myself repeatedly blown away by some of the rooms it has led me into and some of the incredible people I’ve been lucky to meet. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine one of those rooms would be a SCIF at the headquarters of our…
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Anita Sarkar // How To Sell Anything Online
Welcome back lovely yayborhood, I hope the new financial year is treating you well. I’m so excited to share today’s episode not only because our guest is infinitely knowledgeable, but also because it ended up a little different to usual. Anaita Sarkar and I have been mutually fangirling for many...
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Grace Tame // On Survival, The Spectrum And Speaking Out
We all know I rarely find myself struggling with words, but certain guests and their stories simply defy adequate description. I was lucky enough to interview Grace Tame at an event back in 2022 where her bravery and eloquence moved a room full of excitable adults to still, silent awe. Getting to...
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Introducing BIZ: The 5-Second Trick That Kills Procrastination
Welcome to BIZ — the podcast that's rewriting the rules of work for a new generation.Are you the queen of procrastination who'd rather deep clean your entire house than finish that urgent report? This week on BIZ Inbox, Em Vernem and Sarah Davidson tackle the art of actually getting work done…
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Seize the Bebe // Annabel Karmel On Feeding Toddlers!
Lovely yayborhood, it’s been a little while since our last Seize the Bebe episode but as always that in itself is such an apt representation of the juggle. SO many topics have come up recently that I’ve wanted to dedicate episodes to without anywhere near enough time to squeeze them in (including...
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Loren Dennett // Is AI Taking Over The World?
Lovely yayborhood, one of my favourite things about this show is the incidental opportunity it gives me to learn about things I don’t really understand from the people who find THEIR yay in making it their area of expertise. I often refer to my selfish motivations in approaching particular guests...
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Rozalia Russian // The Inimitable Icon On Immigrating, Influencing And Inspiring
If you’ve been on the Internet at all over the past decade or so, you’ve likely been influenced by Rozalia Russian who I feel comfortable calling one of the OG influencers of our time. While many of us embraced the mirror selfie and Valencia filter from the beginning, not all of us transformed…
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Simon Hill // The Proof, the plants, the pathYAY
Lovely yayborhood, I hope you all had a wonderful double long weekend and are getting back into the swing of things. I had some very much needed down time with lots of wholesome, offline play to yay and it does SUCH wonders for the soul. So often, you don’t realise how fast you’ve been going or…
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Hedley Thomas // Missing persons, the media and making a difference
The problem with being an excitable person who always uses excitable language is that I leave no superlatives in reserve for when something really blows me away. But I think most of Australia and the world (in fact, at least 60 million listeners) will grasp why I am pinching myself that our guest...
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Ellie Cole // Paralympics, Pathway Pivots, Parenthood And Publishing Her First Book
I am so excited about our guest this week (although I know I say that every time), but I'm especially excited about this one as we’ve been trying to line this up for a long time and I’ve been fangirling over her for even longer. But as always, the universe in its infinite wisdom worked out the...
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Seize The Bébé // One Year Of Teddy... My Top 10 Lessons
Following on from last week, here's a little (very unedited, stream of consciousness style) dear diary reflection episode on the top ten things I've learnt in our first year of parenthood. If you've listened to last week's throwback, you'll remember the crazy timing of all our birthdays meaning I...
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Seize The Bébé // One Year Of Teddy... Throwback To Our Birth Story
It is such a great privilege to have a community (or a yayborhood) sharing in our big life milestones and moments (especially over many years for some of you who have so kindly stuck around) and I’m sure it will shock you just as much as me to hear that this week marks ONE YEAR since Teddy came...
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Laura Kane // The Woman, The Legend And The Most Senior Person In Football At The AFL
Given International Women’s Day fell on a Saturday this year, consider this week’s conversation our annual dedication episode. And I don’t think we could have a more perfect guest for the occasion than the woman currently holding the highest position that exists in one of the most traditionally...
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Seize The Bébé // Starting Solids (Part 2)
Welcome to part two of our very hotly awaited episode of Seize the Bebe on starting solids. In this part, we cover one of the most overwhelming parts of the process - introducing allergens - with Nourishing Bubs founder and paediatric dietitian, Olivia Bates, who answers your questions in such...
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Seize The Bébé // Starting Solids (Part 1)
Welcome to a very hotly awaited episode of Seize the Bebe and by hotly awaited, I mean we had SO many submitted questions from you guys but possibly even more from me. Pretty much every area of parenting is overwhelming, sometimes confusing and energy intensive but starting solids is right up…
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George Hartley // From Bandmate And Business Analyst To Building Bluethumb
Many of our guests on the show tell incredible stories of trying lots of different things they don’t really love before stumbling on a particular yay that changes their life. What has fascinated me about George Hartley since the day we first met is that he’s loved then left lots of different yays...
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Craig Challen // Revisiting The Thai Cave Rescue...
It’s not the first time we’ve touched on this week’s topic or guest on the show, but you’ll all remember how absolutely CAPTIVATED I was by the Thai cave rescue when I first read Against All Odds, so I am SO excited to be able to revisit it again. Our conversation with Dr Richard Harris a few…
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A lawyer turned funtrepreneur's investigation into how some of the world's most inspiring people find their "yay", whether it's through work, rest or play and any other pearls of wisdom they have along the way.
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Seize the Yay is created and hosted by Sarah Davidson.
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