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What The Finance

What The Finance

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How much money should you save each week? Is there such a thing as good debt? Where does super actually go? When it comes to money, it’s very easy to avoid talking about it. This is where What The Finance comes in, Mamamia’s new podcast all about money. Over eight weeks, join financial expert and author Melissa Browne as she helps actress and activist Pallavi Sharda, and you at home, get good with money.

2025 Mamamia Podcasts
Economics Personal Finance
Episodes
  • SUMMER LISTENING: How To Talk So People Listen To You
    Dec 23 2025

    This summer we’re curating your What The Finance playlist, filling it with unmissable episodes of BIZ the podcast that gets your work life sorted. Enjoy!

    Ever sat in a meeting thinking of the perfect thing to say... only to stay completely silent? This episode is your ultimate guide to finding your voice at work, featuring communication queen Dr Kate Mason (trust us, she's actually changed lives at places like Netflix and Uber).

    Join Em Vernem as she learns from Biz career coaches Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst how to stop apologising for existing in meetings (we've all done it) and why asking questions actually makes you look smarter, not dumber.

    Plus Dr Kate Mason will give you 8 ready-to-use phrases that'll make you sound like a meeting pro. Kate's book's 'Powerfully Likeable: How to Communicate with Influence and Show up as Your Best Self' is out in September. Sign up to her newsletter to be one of the first to get it.

    Sign up to the BIZ newsletter here

    Find more BIZ here

    THE END BITS

    Support independent women's media.

    Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.

    Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

    HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em Vernem
    EXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page
    AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    24 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: How To Ask For More Money (Without Dying From Awkwardness)
    Dec 22 2025

    This summer we’re curating your What The Finance playlist, filling it with unmissable episodes of BIZ the podcast that gets your work life sorted. Enjoy!

    Asking for a pay rise is about as comfortable as explaining to your boss why you've been late three times this week. But what if there was a way to do it that actually works?

    Host Em Vernem gets Biz career coaches Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst to share their proven framework for getting what you want at work (spoiler: don't mention your expensive oat latte habit).
    Plus, they bust the myths about asking every year, using other job offers as leverage, and what to do if you get a 'no'.

    Consider this your cheat sheet to having the money conversation - minus the awkward sweating.

    What you’ll learn:
    - The framework that does the hard work for you
    - What to ask for if they can't give you more money
    - The exact words to say to your boss (and what never to say)

    Sign up to the BIZ newsletter here

    Find more BIZ here

    THE END BITS

    Support independent women's media.

    Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.

    Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

    HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em Vernem
    EXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page
    AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    23 mins
  • How To Know If You Should Start Your Own Business
    Mar 16 2025

    Dreaming of quitting your 9-5 to launch that business idea? Before you hand in your resignation, our BIZ career coaches Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst reveal what it really takes to succeed on your own.

    Join Em Vernem to discover if entrepreneurship is truly for you, or if you're better suited to thrive elsewhere. Plus Michelle will share her crucial practical 3-step framework to validate your business idea before risking your savings

    Whether you're contemplating your first side hustle or seriously considering going all-in on your startup dream, this episode delivers the unfiltered advice you need to make smarter career decisions—minus the entrepreneurial fairy tales.

    GET FRESH BIZ TWICE A WEEK - click here to follow the pod.

    Resources:
    - Here is the site that Michelle used to make her questionnaire
    - Here is Sunroom’s early ideation survey from 2020 and Sunroom’s creator research and feedback form, plus here is the Tiktok content she posted.
    - Here is the link to Tech Ready Women that Soph was discussing.

    Sign up to the BIZ newsletter here

    THE END BITS
    Support independent women's media.

    Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.

    If you wanna see three of our favourite girl bosses in action, Mamamia Out Loud is going on tour! Jessie, Mia, Holly and BIZ’s own Em Vernem are heading to Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in May to celebrate 10 years of Australia’s #1 women’s podcast. Buy tickets to The Mamamia Out Loud LIVE ALL OR NOTHING TOUR here.

    Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

    HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em Vernem
    EXEC PRODUCER: Kimberly Braddish
    AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    20 mins
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