‘No one around, no one can see you’: The rise of pod holidays

CLIENT: WANDER

OUTLET: SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Ever dreamt of going to sleep and waking in the middle of an enchanted forest with no-one else in sight? Or settling down in a comfy king-sized bed right on a beach with the waves almost lapping your front door?

They may sound mere flights of fantasy but, today, they’re actually not. An increasing number of simple, eco-friendly cabins are popping up in remote beauty spots as pod-mania sweeps the land.

Patricia Beckett knows all about that. She and her husband recently booked a WanderPod for a two-night break on Kangaroo Island and found the experience mesmerising.

Khloe Kardashian is a fan of Aussie exercise device that helps fix knee pain

CLIENT: SLANTBOARDGUY

OUTLET: BODY+SOUL

If you follow Khloe Kardashian, the ‘sporty spice’ of the bunch, you’re likely faced with clips and pictures of her intense daily workout routine on Instagram every time you open the app.

Watching the reality star tone up the very assets her family has built an empire on, it’s hard not to feel inspired. But while replicating most of Kardashian’s professional-grade home gym (and hiring a few handy full-time trainers) may be exponentially out of your budget, there’s one thing you can effortlessly get your hands (and feet) on.

GIMMICK OR GADGET?

CLIENT: SLANTBOARDGUY

OUTLET: A CURRENT AFFAIR

NBA superstars Le Bron James and Rudy Gobert, rugby league legend Cameron Munster, and professional surfer Bethany Hamilton are just a few of the big names touting the benefits of a new health and wellness invention, built in a Gold Coast backyard.

The slant board is a simple but increasingly popular piece of equipment, designed by Queensland tradie Nathan Grant.

The idea sparked at a fitness camp, when a knee and ankle injury flared up, preventing the gym-buff from participating.

NSW FIRST - HOW SOLAR POWERED COMMUNITY MICROGRIDS WILL SAVE REGIONAL TOWNS DURING OUTAGES

CLIENT: ENDEAVOUR ENERGY

OUTLET: 7 NEWS

NSW has unveiled the latest weapon to keep the lights on as coal fueled power stations wear out. The new microgrid collects solar power from home rooftops that stores them in community-shared  batteries that kick in during black outs.

Endeavour Energy has supplied the massive battery system that will power an entire town. Bawley Point is one of the nation’s first community microgrids. It will mean the residents there will have power even during power outages. It’s the end of a two year mission to keep the lights on and its not possible without locals whose roofs are powering the battery when it is sunny. The power was down for 11 days during the 2019 bushfires and in its aftermath, Endeavour Energy worked with the community to put solar on the roofs of more than 100 homes. It only costs about $8M and its now a blueprint for other towns like Bawley Point, which are vulnerable during major weather events.

Watch the 7 NEWS report on Endeavour Energy’s work from Tom Sacre.

ONYAPRENEUR: RENAE BUNSTER, FOUNDER OF BUNSTERS HOT SAUCES

CLIENT: BUNSTERS HOT SAUCE

OUTLET: THE AUSTRALIAN, ONYAPRENEUR

Have you ever wanted to ask how an entrepreneur organises her day or business?She is Australia queen of hot sauce, and is internationally renowned because she knows her shit! Literally! Renae Bunster sits down with the Australian’s Entrepeneur section, Onya.

Tell us about Bunsters.

Bunsters is a Aussie company run from my house in Perth. We make hot sauces and ready to drink cocktails and ship them all over the world. We shot to global fame after making a silly hot sauce called Shit the Bed that, despite the name everyone actually loved. Turns out people really do want to shit their beds.

ONYAPRENEUR: JENNY LE, FOUNDER OF THE BUBBLE TEA

CLIENT: THE BUBBLE TEA CLUB

OUTLET: THE AUSTRALIAN, ONYAPRENEUR

Have you ever wanted to ask how an entrepreneur organises her day or business? Onyamagazine from The Australian, speaks to Jenny Le, the woman behind the breakout success, Bubble Tea Club.

Tell us about The Bubble Tea Club.

Bubble Tea Club is an e-commerce brand starting off by selling DIY bubble tea kits during the midst of the Pandemic, April 2020. After only 4 days from inception, it has over $1,000 in sales in the first day and grew rapidly every day after, making over $2mill in it’s first year with over 20,000 followers on their Instagram. To keep up with it’s growth, the team raised over $1.5mill from their 1,300 investors via crowd-funding which has help grow the internal team and expand to NZ, Canada and the US.Have you ever wanted to ask how an entrepreneur organises her day or business? Onyamagazine from The Australian, speaks to Jenny Le, the woman behind the breakout success, Bubble Tea Club.

Tell us about The Bubble Tea Club.

Bubble Tea Club is an e-commerce brand starting off by selling DIY bubble tea kits during the midst of the Pandemic, April 2020. After only 4 days from inception, it has over $1,000 in sales in the first day and grew rapidly every day after, making over $2mill in it’s first year with over 20,000 followers on their Instagram. To keep up with it’s growth, the team raised over $1.5mill from their 1,300 investors via crowd-funding which has help grow the internal team and expand to NZ, Canada and the US.

ONYAPRENEUR: CARA APRILE, FOUNDER OF LILLY’S LITTLE LUNCHBOX

CLIENT: LILLY’S LITTLE LUNCHBOX

OUTLET: THE AUSTRALIAN, ONYAPRENEUR

Have you ever wanted to ask how an entrepreneur organises her day or business? The Australian Onya section has profiled Australia’s queen of the lunchbox, Cara Aprile  

Tell us about Lilly’s Little Lunchbox.

Lilly’s Little Lunchbox is more than just a meal delivery service. Our mission is to be the world’s largest and healthiest tuckshop, delivered that not only delivers dietitian-designed, fresh and healthy lunches made for kids, with the incorporation of the 5 core food groups in every meal but is also instilling healthy eating habits in the next generation. Families order their meal options online, using a subscription model. We provide a carefully curated menu to ensure it meets the highest nutritional standards, offering a wide variety of options, exposing families to a variety of different meal options. We deliver across the whole of the east coast of Australia (QLD, NSW, ACT and VIC), with soon to be announcing our launch into South Australia.

EUGENE CHENG, FOUNDER OF THE SNEAKER LAUNDRY

CLIENT: THE SNEAKER LAUNDRY

OUTLET: THE AUSTRALIAN, ONYAPRENEUR

Have you ever wanted to ask how an entrepreneur organises his day or business? The Australian Onya section has profile Australia sneaker cleaning legend Eugene Chang from The Sneaker Laundry.

Here is a taste:

What inspired you to start The Sneaker Laundry?

I just got so tired of throwing shoes away that I really loved. There was always this nagging feeling as I threw away dirty used shoes that perhaps they could be saved or rescued. When I looked into it six years ago, there were only cobblers and none of them ever really knew what to do with sneakers. Not today’s sneakers anyway that cost anywhere from $300 to thousands of dollars.

Australia’s ‘hot sauce queen’ banks $3.9 million, breaks equity crowdfunding records

CLIENT: BUNSTERS

OUTLET: FORBES

Renae Bunster’s Bunsters Shit the Bed Hot Sauce is a crowd-pleaser – particularly among equity investors, who were reportedly buoyed by sales data from the product’s Woolworths debut.

Bunsters Shit the Bed banked a total of $3.9 million across three raises via Australian equity crowdfunding platform, Birchal. Bunster, a Perth mum and self-proclaimed ‘hot sauce queen’, broke equity crowdfunding records for the total amount of return investors – she reported 46% of investors in her third campaign were previous investors, compared to Birchal’s average of 6%.

“This extraordinary level of investor confidence not only underscores the compelling appeal of Bunsters but also cements their status as one of only seven companies in Australia to successfully complete three CSF offers raising $3.9million,” Birchal’s Emily Macfarlane said.