The Every Muse Podcast (Anushi Amin )

Franzi and Tijana are the co-founders and forces behind Female Narratives - a creative agency that deploys over 100 women and non-binary freelancers to connect brands such as Bumble, AllBirds and The Gap (to name a few) to real stories.

But the work they do goes far beyond creating and producing projects and campaigns for brands. In curating a collective of female and non-binary talent, they've created a real community - one that they take every opportunity to nurture and empower. What Franzi and Tijana have created is a movement - one which seeks to move the needle for the next generation of creatives.

They are also two of the most charismatic women I've met. I left our conversation feeling nourished and emboldened. And I have since realised that I get that feeling after every interaction with them.

In this episode, we cover:

• their formative experiences, including as models, that shaped them into the women and creative forces that they are today;
• how and why they decided to create Female Narratives;
• their passion for female storytelling;
• being multi-faceted women;
• building projects in public;
• their definition of success and what it means to have enough;
• ...and so much more!

If you enjoy this episode (which I hope you do!), please do follow the podcast, and leave a rating and a review. It makes a real difference. Thank you for listening!

Finally, Tijana has just launched a podcast called 'The Slow Down', centred around defining success for yourself in a 'growth at all costs' capitalist culture. Linked below - give it a listen!

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Links:

https://www.femalenarratives.com

https://www.instagram.com/femalenarratives/

https://www.instagram.com/franzi_klein/

https://www.instagram.com/tamburic/

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-slow-down/id1786888381

https://open.spotify.com/show/4hi59jATHZUCXljcaYOgRN?si=2fcb9c4d18c1421b

Lauren Martin is author of 'The Book of Moods' and the founder of @words_of_women.

@words_of_women is an Instagram community where Lauren shares the quotes and stories of famous women through history. Quotes so impactful that they will stop you mid-scroll and hit you straight in the gut.

In her book - The Book of Moods - Lauren forensically examines each of her moods and in doing so has created a compendium of almost every mood a woman might experience. All in the hope that her readers might feel less alone and less shame.

This is a really special conversation for me. I've long been a fan of Lauren and her writing.

If you enjoy this episode, please do follow the podcast, and leave a rating and review. It makes a real difference. Thank you for listening!

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Instagram: @Words_of_women

Words of Women greeting cards: https://www.wordsofwomengreetings.com

The Book of Moods: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Moods-Turned-Worst-Emotions/dp/1538733625

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Every Muse Podcast! I can’t think of a better first guest than my friend, Megan Smith.

Megan is an award-winning actor, producer and writer for theatre and film. Her production company Double Yellow Productions has produced several films - Best Friends, Surgeons and I Called You - which have gone on to win multiple accolades and awards.

In this episode, Megan describes what creativity means to her, her journey into film, how to define success for yourself and to keep creating regardless of what people might think or say.

If you enjoy the episode, please hit the follow button and leave a rating and a review - it makes a real difference. Thank you for listening!

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Megan Smith on Instagram: @megansmith_actor

Double Yellow Productions: https://www.doubleyellowproductions.com

Other links: Linktree

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Audio: Josh Windisch

Welcome to the Every Muse Podcast with Anushi Amin.

This is a podcast which seeks to bring you inspiring conversations with with women from all over the world as they navigate the turns of life and womanhood to build their dreams, and in turn build themselves.

As women, we are bound together by a common thread and a level of shared experience of the world around us. Listening to each others' stories can bring both comfort and inspiration to women chasing the vision that they have for their life.

Follow this podcast for nourishing conversations with women doing great things.

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram at @every_muse_pod, and on our YouTube channel - The Every Muse Podcast.

Enjoy x

Cover art: Anushka Patel

Audio: Josh Windisch

Hannah is someone I admire a great deal. She radiates good energy, warmth and kindness and it comforts me to know that she exists in this world. One of my favourite things about Hannah is how she looks inward and does the work. She is self-aware without being overly guarded, curious without being intrusive, observant without being judgemental, and honest without ever being unkind.

Hannah is Australian and currently lives in Helsinki, Finland with her husband and two beautiful children. Her social media (@hannahisinhelsinki) offers heartwarming glimpses of how she navigates life in Finland from making friends, to adapting to the weather, to the nuances of the culture and the language. The snippets she shares provide real insight into life in Finland, and an understanding of why it is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row!

In this episode, we discuss:

• the importance of introspection
• moving away from toxic productivity
• the cultural narrative around friendships
• Hannah’s passion for travel and adventure
• how living in different countries shapes your perspective
• setting boundaries in a respectful way
• writing, books and creativity…and so much more.

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a rating & review. It makes such a difference, and means so much to me. Thank you for listening!

For more of Hannah’s goodness, follow her @hannahisinhelsinki ♥︎

Cassie Miller (neé Lalieu) is the founder of SheBelieve - a movement designed to empower women to realise the infinite possibilities of their lives and to live a life where nothing is left on the table.

As she shares this message, Cassie also shares her own story of hope and healing. You see Cassie has been diagnosed with metastatic neuroendocrine cancer, and she is sharing with the world all of the gifts, glimmers, truths and tribulations of her experience - as her mission to prove that she is curable unfolds.

This episode with Cassie will always be one of my most cherished episodes. I am honoured and, quite frankly, humbled that she trusted me to share this part of her story with the world. Her grace, wisdom and honesty on this episode is incredibly moving and there is a very high chance that it might change your life in the most beautiful way.

There are some episodes that are too vast to be summarised adequately into a short description box, with a neat breakdown of topics covered. They demand to be felt in their entirety. This is one of those episodes.

Thank you Cassie.

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Cassie's links:

SheBelieve: here

Instagram: here

Donate to prevent and cure neuroendocrine cancer here

Eshita is the founder of By Rotation, the UK's first peer-to-peer fashion rental platform, which encourages users to rent what they need and lend what they don't use frequently.

In this episode, Eshita generously shares how her experience as a 'third culture kid' shaped her perspective, the story of how she started By Rotation as a side hustle whilst working full time in finance (!), the importance of backing yourself, the challenges female-founded businesses face in getting funding and so much more...

I loved chatting to Eshita. She is confident, ambitious and a real force to be reckoned with.

If you enjoy listening to this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a rating and review! It makes a real difference!

Enjoy x

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By Rotation: https://byrotation.com

By Rotation Instagram: @byrotation

Eshita's Instagram: @arentyoueshita

Tania is an expert when it comes to the film business. She worked as a film executive for over 13 years, spearheading all the feature film buying for MGM Studios across the EMEA region. She has also been an executive producer for various independent films, and has garnered numerous accolades.

In 2020, mid-pandemic, Tania founded Hot Sauce, a boutique consulting firm specialising in production, executive production and creative direction for major film and television projects. Through Hot Sauce, Tania democratises the film business for creatives by leveraging her extensive knowledge as a film executive to empower and provide creatives with access to insider know-how.

In this episode, we cover:

• Tania's journey into the film business
• her experience as a film executive
• what makes for a compelling story
• how to pitch your idea to film executives
• why Hot Sauce is her most rewarding work to date
• letting go, embracing change and trusting the process and yourself...and so much more!

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, leave a rating & review. It makes such a difference and means so much to me.

Enjoy x

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Tania's links:

Hot Sauce: https://www.hotsauceforfilm.com/about

Hot Sauce on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotsauceforfilm/