I’m honoured to welcome Tanya Boots to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. Tanya is the Founder of Inspirational Tea Co., a Gold Coast–based tea gifting brand that turns everyday tea breaks into moments of inspiration. After 15 years in FMCG as a Category Manager, Tanya swapped spreadsheets for teabags, creating premium whole-leaf teas with motivational quotes on every tag. Beyond the cup, Tanya has built a warm community of tea lovers who connect through shared rituals, events, and micro-gifting moments. Tanya’s mission is to inspire busy women to pause, connect, and feel supported — one cup at a time.

In this episode, Tanya shares her business story. We talk about kindness, giving back, connection, community, personal branding and business.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Tanya shares her business story and how Inspirational Tea Co. began.
• What makes Tanya’s tea unique and how she is creating connection and incredible experiences through tea.
• What it was like moving from corporate to starting Inspirational Tea Co. Tanya shares three business lessons she’s learned along the way.
• Tanya talks about her self-care practice and how she includes tea in her daily rituals.
• Why customers today are looking for authenticity, connection and community.
• Why community is an essential part of building a business.
• The importance of communicating your values, building community and your personal brand as a business owner or entrepreneur.
• What creating a meaningful life and business means to Tanya.

SHOW NOTES

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I’m thrilled to welcome Kelly Donougher, Director and Founder of 13 Interiors to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week.

With over 20 years business experience across a range of industries, Kelly founded 13 Interiors in 2017. Since then, the business has grown to operate on a national scale with studios in Perth and Melbourne.

Kelly is a speaker, mentor, author and one of Australia’s leading interior designers. Kelly regularly features across a range of media publications and outlets, including Adore Magazine, Home Beautiful, The West Australian, Perth Home Show, Channel 9, Snooze Australia, Summit Homes Group, 6PR Radio, Business Chicks, Domain.com.au and News.com.au and regularly presents workshops and demonstrations at design and styling events.

In 2025 Kelly published her first book, No Fence, No Limits which is about Kelly’s unconventional path to success and the journey of challenging the status quo and perceptions of what life should look like for a woman. No Fence, No Limits shares the raw and emotional ups and downs of Kelly’s path to creating 13 Interiors which she hopes will inspire others to take the leap into the unknown and embrace their path on their own terms.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Kelly talks about her story and how 13 Interiors evolved.
• Kelly’s book, No Fence, No Limits focuses on the expectations of women and how you imagine your life going in a certain direction and what happens when things pivot or change direction.
• What it was like moving from the mining industry to interior design.
• How creativity was a constant theme in Kelly’s life.
• Kelly opens up about success.
• The importance of having a support network and the right people around you.
• Why it’s never too late to change.
• Comparison can creep into everyday life, but you are the only one who can change that and how it affects you.
• Kelly talks about what creating a meaningful life and business means to her.
• Through the greatest adversity amazing things can still happen.
• The importance of mindset, boundaries and how to move forward through challenging and difficult times.

SHOW NOTES

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CONNECT WITH KELLY

www.kellydonougher.com.au

Instagram @kelly_donougher

www.13interiors.com

Instagram @13Interiors

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I’m honoured to welcome Bethan Winn to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Bethan is the Founder and Director of Learning at Human Skills Co. She is a speaker, facilitator and author of the book, The Human Edge Critical Thinking in the Age of AI. With two decades in education, Bethan is an expert in critical thinking and communication skills. Bethan helps leaders and teams get clarity and gain confidence in their communication, decision making and problem solving.

In this episode, Bethan shares her story. We talk about critical thinking, AI, the importance of connection and creating space for ourselves.

HIGHLIGHTS

• How Bethan became interested in critical thinking and why she started her business Human Skills Co.
• How critical thinking is about skills, knowledge and attitudes. Critical thinking focuses on how to think not what to think.
• Applying critical thinking in a fast-paced world.
• The relationship between AI and critical thinking and a powerful question to ask every time you use AI.
• Why it’s important to engage in defensive thinking when using AI.
• Why Bethan wrote the book, The Human Edge Critical Thinking in the Age of AI.
• The power of connection, creating space and building relationships.
• Why we must think through our thinking.
• What creating a meaningful life and business means to Bethan.

SHOW NOTES

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CONNECT WITH BETHAN

www.bethanwinn.com.au

www.humanskills.com.au

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Follow Bethan on Instagram @Bethan_Winn_Critical_Thinking

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Website www.debrashepherd.com.au

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