In this warm and heartfelt conversation, we meet business owner and orange-obsessed powerhouse Kerri-Ann Hooper, founder of Carnelian Projects - a woman who has carried courage with her through joy, loss, rebuilding, and reinvention.

From getting braces at 51 and continuing to show up online despite the self-consciousness, to returning to the stage to dance after decades away, to leaving toxic workplaces, launching her own business, navigating miscarriages, watching her family lose everything in the GFC, surviving a contractor collapse, enduring public backlash and more - Kerri-Ann’s story is one of grit wrapped in heart, and hard-earned wisdom.

You’ll hear how her childhood passions quietly shaped her destiny, how she moved through the heartbreak of watching her parents’ world fall apart, and how she keeps building through the setbacks, detours, and unexpected turns.

This episode is a celebration of courage in all its colours and a reminder that courage doesn’t fade with age; it only gets stronger.

Key takeaways:

o Why courage sometimes looks like survival.

o The surprising places courage hides when you think you’ve outgrown it.

o How one simple decision can change your confidence at any age.

o What building (and rebuilding) through crisis teaches you.

o The unexpected link between childhood passions and adult purpose.

o How to keep showing up when the universe tries to stop you.

o Why your fifties are not the time to hold back, but to keep going.

Get in touch with Kerri-Ann:

Instagram: @carnelianprojects

LinkedIn: Kerri-Ann Hooper

Facebook: Carnelian Projects

Website: Carnelian Projects

Where to find me:

Website: Kim Payne

LinkedIn: Kim Payne

Instagram: @iamkimpayne

Facebook: KimPayneBiz

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