Podcast appearances and mentions of Carolyn Creswell

“Good character is essential because talent isn't enough to navigate through a messy time.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Zaklina Craig, Executive Director - People, Culture & Workplace of Business NSW. Her full episode is titled Optimising role design for peak performance, managing differences in confidence between men and women, and navigating the decision to fire someone. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

“You're a business leader first, and a HR professional second.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Zaklina Craig of Business NSW, on optimising role design for peak performance, managing differences in confidence between men and women, and navigating the decision to fire someone.

“The biggest thing a leader can bring to the business is the responsibility to put the right people on the bus. And to have the bravery to say that there's a reason that they need to hop off the bus.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Carolyn Creswell, Founder and MD of Carman's Kitchen, on how to fire people gracefully, doing what you love, understanding menopause and having a genuine work-life balance.

On today's episode of Moonshot, I'm joined by the inspiring founder of Carman's, Carolyn Creswell. At just 18 years old, Carolyn took a bold step, investing her life savings of $1,000 to buy a small muesli business. What began as a small venture quickly grew into Carman's, a beloved Australian brand known for its real, whole food products. Carmen's success in the breakfast and snacks category, has seen it rise to become a market leader in muesli, with revenues well above $100 million, more than 500 employees, and products that are exported to 32 countries.  Carolyn's journey from a university student to a successful entrepreneur is a testament to her determination and vision. Her leadership style is deeply rooted in building strong relationships with customers and suppliers. She has a keen sense of balance, managing a thriving business while maintaining a fulfilling personal life. In this episode, we delve into Carolyn's entrepreneurial journey, exploring how she balances work and life, the essence of leadership at Carman's, and the importance of nurturing strong relationships in business.  Join me for an incredible conversation with a remarkable leader who has truly mastered the art of blending passion with purpose. How to get in touch: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pandurevic-a8071bba/ Website: www.leadwithtatjana.com Email: info@leadwithtatjana.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatjana.moonshot/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tatjana.moonshot Produced by Piccolo Podcasts: https://piccolopodcasts.com.au/

Founded in 1992 with just $1000 when she was an 18 year old university student, Carolyn's success in the FMCG business, gained her the title of Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year. You'll hear how she started, her secrets and the single worst day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you feel in control of your diary? At just 18, Carolyn Creswell bought the small muesli shop she worked at part-time for just $1000. Now, Carman's is a multi-million dollar business, with their products distributed to more than 35 countries around the world. As well as running Carmans, Carolyn is passionate about philanthropic work, is an Ambassador for the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre, and has four teenage children. In this discussion with Helen McCabe, Carolyn shares her top tips for managing a busy schedule, having difficult conversations, and letting go of staff members. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Telstra Australia Business Woman of the Year and Entreprenuer of the year, at the age of 18, Creswell bought a small local hand-made muesli business for $1,000, where she had worked and founded her own brand, Carman's Fine Foods. Her company now exports to over 32 different countries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carolyn Creswell's company Carmen's dominates the supermarket shelves. But it didn't start that way. In the early days, she had to come up clever ways to get ahead. This podcast is sponsored by Superloop  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today you'll hear the story of how Carolyn Creswell founder of Carmen's which today is known as an Australian iconic food brand.

How do you go from selling muesli to a few cafes in your neighbourhood to over 30 countries around the world? Carolyn bought Carman's for $1,000 when she was 18. In the past 20 years she's built it into one of Australia's most well-known and well-loved gourmet food brands. In this episode Carolyn shares with Adam about what she learned from working on the Coles checkout as a teenager, building Carman's from the ground up without a cent of external funding and how she's learned to become a leader of an incredibly successful team.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carolyn Creswell, founder of Carman's Kitchen, shares how she approaches new product development in a category that is always changing, why customer research forms the backbone of all of her decision making, and how a recent revelation about her leadership style has transformed the way she works with her team.  You’ll learn:  Her new product development process, and why Carman’s is now moving into the savoury aisle.  What the Carman’s customer ‘flavour ranker’ is, and how she uses it to inform all her decision making.  How a recent revelation about her leadership style has transformed the way she works with her team.  Why Carolyn suggests that you shouldn’t grow your business more than 25% year on year.  Why having an A team is one of the most important determinants of success  Find us at www.ladybrains.com.au   Follow us on Instagram @lady.brains  Chat to us in the Facebook group, the lady-brains clubhouse   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watching panicked consumers clear the supermarket shelves ignited an idea for Carolyn Creswell.   If toilet paper was flying off the shelves in aisle eight, would muesli bars in aisle three be the next must-have item?  The Carman's founder made the decision to increase her stock holdings in the face of huge uncertainty.  Will the risky decision pay dividends for the muesli mogul this time?  Carolyn shares how she's been batting away curveballs her whole life, including a major health scare and now running her company from home – under lockdown.   Curveball is the show where leaders are honest about their darkest moments.  We take you inside a company at a pivotal moment while the brightest bosses navigate their biggest challenges, and share tips with you on how to thrive in challenging times.  We love hearing your stories. How have you adapted on the fly? Use your phone to record a voice memo and email it to hello@deadsetstudios.com   Keep up to date with Curveball by following @_deadsetstudios on Twitter and @deadsetstudios on instagram. Find out more about the show, and even suggest a guest by going to www.curveballshow.com   We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this show was made.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At age 18 she bought a tiny business for $1000, today it’s known as an Australian iconic food brand CARMEN’S. Today you’ll hear the story of how Carolyn Creswell uses to park her little Daewoo car alongside the big semi-trailers at the supermarket loading docks to delivery her product to the largest supermarket chains in Listen In The post HP 91: Carmen’s Kitchen with CEO and Founder Carolyn Creswell appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Today you’ll hear the story of how Carolyn Creswell founder of Carmen's which today is known as an Australian iconic food brand. Mentions on this episode -https://bit.ly/3euof5u Stay in contact with me here: Instagram Facebook

Today you’ll hear the story of how Carolyn Creswell founder of Carmen's which today is known as an Australian iconic food brand.

Carolyn Creswell started her entrepreneurial journey very young… she was just 18 years old, working part-time as a student mixing up small batches of muesli for a mum & dad operation. When that business was about to fold, with her job threatened, she and a pal bought it for just $1,000 each. But it was no overnight success. After several years of hard grind -- perfecting muesli recipes, sourcing quality local grains, nuts & fruits, carrying around bags full of her product to court potential supermarket customers, and mostly being constantly broke-- Carolyn Creswell prevailed. Fuelled by passion, she says, to put delight into a brekkie bowl every day, Carolyn built that tiny operation into an impressive empire now selling breakfast & snack products, across 8 different ranges, in some 34 countries. Over the last 25 years Carolyn says she’s never lost sight of her customer, nor the importance of her young family, as she pursued her foodie dream.

Hear how Carman’s Muesli founder Carolyn Creswell bought the business for $1,000 when she was just 18, and turned it into Australia’s most loved muesli brand that now produces 60 SKUs sold in 35 countries. Once a home-operated muesli company whose products were available in a few cafes around Melbourne, Carolyn Creswell has turned the humble operation into a thriving multi-million dollar business. Her brand, Carman’s Muesli, is now Australia’s number 1 selling muesli brand with 60 product SKUs selling across the globe. Along the journey, she’s been named Telstra’s Business Woman of the Year, and Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. But, as you’re about to find out, the growth of this FMCG juggernaut hasn’t all been smooth sailing, as Carolyn navigated her way through almost going broke, as well as losing a major supermarket client, overnight, without any notice. “My mantra is simple … I’m constantly asking ‘How can we be better?’” - Carolyn Creswell Support the show.

Having been a Carman's muesli nut since back in my school days, it was such a pleasure to join the wonderful Carman's Kitchen founder, Carolyn Creswell, at her offices for this instalment of yay. Especially since we entered the world of food businesses and FMCG with Matcha Maiden, Carolyn's story has been an ongoing inspiration in our scale up. Despite the giant it is today, Carman's began back when Carolyn was only 18 when she bought the hand-made muesli business for just $1000. Within a few years, she grew it to national ranging in Coles followed soon after by Woolworths and now it boasts over 1000 products in over 35 countries including 1000 outlets in China! As you will have heard before, I love seeing businesses grow to the point where they can use their network and influence to give back and Carman's is doing this in a big way. This Sunday 1 December, the annual Carman's Women's Fun Run is back again seeing 6000 participants run, fun run or fun walk at Catani Gardens in St Kilda to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Network Australia. There are 5km, 10km and 21km options and I'll be joining the 10km to get the running legs going again. See link below to join and I'll let Carolyn tell you more about it. Enjoy! + Follow Carolyn at @carolyncreswell + Join the Carman's Women's Fun Run here + Buy tickets to our live event here + See more on AMEX Rewards here + Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah + Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

Having been a Carman’s muesli nut since back in my school days, it was such a pleasure to join the wonderful Carman’s Kitchen founder, Carolyn Creswell, at her offices for this instalment of yay. Especially since we entered the world of food businesses and FMCG with Matcha Maiden, Carolyn’s story has been an ongoing inspiration in our scale up. Despite the giant it is today, Carman’s began back when Carolyn was only 18 when she bought the hand-made muesli business for just $1000. Within a few years, she grew it to national ranging in Coles followed soon after by Woolworths and now it boasts over 1000 products in over 35 countries including 1000 outlets in China! As you will have heard before, I love seeing businesses grow to the point where they can use their network and influence to give back and Carman’s is doing this in a big way. This Sunday 1 December, the annual Carman’s Women’s Fun Run is back again seeing 6000 participants run, fun run or fun walk at Catani Gardens in St Kilda to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Network Australia. There are 5km, 10km and 21km options and I’ll be joining the 10km to get the running legs going again. See link below to join and I'll let Carolyn tell you more about it. Enjoy!+ Follow Carolyn at @carolyncreswell+ Join the Carman's Women's Fun Run here+ Buy tickets to our live event here+ See more on AMEX Rewards here+ Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah+ Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

My favourite tip from my chat with Carman's Museli founder Carolyn Creswell was her annual self-improvement routine.You can find the full interview here.If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.coVisit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How I Work: Summer SeriesMy guest today is Carolyn Creswell. As Australian listeners probably know, Carolyn is the founder of Carman’s muesli, which is in pretty much every supermarket in Australia and is exported to 32 countries around the world. Over the last 25 years, Carolyn has built Carman’s into a $100 million dollar business.But there is so much more to Carolyn that just delicious tasting muesli. She has given so much thought to the way she works and this interview is full of really practical gems. We talk about:Her morning routineWhy she doesn’t do coffee meetings - and what she does insteadHer trick to making new year’s resolutions stickHer annual self-reflection ritualThe role self-discipline plays in her lifeWhy Carolyn doesn’t listen to the newsCarolyn’s happy placeHow she plans her year in advanceWhy she books all her hair appointments for the whole year in JanuaryHow she protects family timeWhy Carolyn never eats lunch at her deskHer favourite productivity appsCarolyn’s novel way of using to-do list softwareWhy you will never catch Carolyn in a lieCarolyn’s approach to giving feedbackYou can find more about Carolyn and Carman’s at https://www.carmanskitchen.com.au/Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"What's the biggest lesson you've learned from being a leader?" This is the question I ask all my guests on Think Big, Act Small and it features throughout our season finale of the podcast. This is a Season 1 wrap up episode, loaded with highlights from our first 11 guests: Dr Glen Richards (Shark Tank Australia) Jack Delosa (founder, The Entourage) Ben Hosking (my longtime mentor) Emma Isaacs (founder, Business Chicks) Cameron Schwab (founder/speaker/mentor at designCEO) Paul Roos (AFL legend and media commentator) Shayne Elliott (Group CEO of the ANZ Bank) Cameron Herold (entrepreneur/author/coach) Carolyn Creswell (founder, Carman's Kitchen) Jay Baer (best-selling author and founder, Convince & Convert) Janine Allis (founder, Boost Juice) If you only listen to one episode of Think Big, Act Small, this is the one!

"What's the biggest lesson you've learned from being a leader?" This is the question I ask all my guests on Think Big, Act Small and it features throughout our season finale of the podcast. This is a Season 1 wrap up episode, loaded with highlights from our first 11 guests: Dr Glen Richards (Shark Tank Australia) Jack Delosa (founder, The Entourage) Ben Hosking (my longtime mentor) Emma Isaacs (founder, Business Chicks) Cameron Schwab (founder/speaker/mentor at designCEO) Paul Roos (AFL legend and media commentator) Shayne Elliott (Group CEO of the ANZ Bank) Cameron Herold (entrepreneur/author/coach) Carolyn Creswell (founder, Carman's Kitchen) Jay Baer (best-selling author and founder, Convince & Convert) Janine Allis (founder, Boost Juice) If you only listen to one episode of Think Big, Act Small, this is the one!

Role playing, family dinners, and how to train your kids to self-manage. Seriously. Terri Psiakis is tracking down famous Australians to find out what they’re like at their other job — parenting.

Carolyn Creswell was an 18-year-old first-year uni student when she bought a small inner-Melbourne muesli manufacturer in 1992. Fast forward 25 years and Carman's gourmet range of muesli bars, protein bars and muesli is distributed around Australia and internationally. In this interview Carolyn shares her secrets for building a strong team and culture, including a 10:15 am daily huddle. She also provides great insights into being assertive and honest when communicating. Learn more about Carolyn here.

Carolyn Creswell was an 18-year-old first-year uni student when she bought a small inner-Melbourne muesli manufacturer in 1992. Fast forward 25 years and Carman’s gourmet range of muesli bars, protein bars and muesli is distributed around Australia and internationally. In this interview Carolyn shares her secrets for building a strong team and culture, including a 10:15 am daily huddle. She also provides great insights into being assertive and honest when communicating. Learn more about Carolyn here.

My guest today is Carolyn Creswell. As Australian listeners probably know, Carolyn is the founder of Carman’s muesli, which is in pretty much every supermarket in Australia and is exported to 32 countries around the world. Over the last 25 years, Carolyn has built Carman’s into a $100 million dollar business.But there is so much more to Carolyn that just delicious tasting muesli. She has given so much thought to the way she works and this interview is full of really practical gems. We talk about:Her morning routineWhy she doesn’t do coffee meetings - and what she does insteadHer trick to making new year’s resolutions stickHer annual self-reflection ritualThe role self-discipline plays in her lifeWhy Carolyn doesn’t listen to the newsCarolyn’s happy placeHow she plans her year in advanceWhy she books all her hair appointments for the whole year in JanuaryHow she protects family timeWhy Carolyn never eats lunch at her deskHer favourite productivity appsCarolyn’s novel way of using to-do list softwareWhy you will never catch Carolyn in a lieCarolyn’s approach to giving feedbackYou can find more about Carolyn and Carman’s at https://www.carmanskitchen.com.au/Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carman's Muesli founder Carolyn Creswell is on a mission to create a hugely successful brand, in  Australia's most cutting-edge workplace, whilst maintaining an enviable work / life balance for herself … and her staff. In this incredibly generous chat, Carolyn talks about how she's turned Carman's into a household name, the importance of creating a workplace people love coming to, how she gets the most from her staff and the role branding has played creating strong awareness in a crowded marketplace.   “So many people believe that Carman's has been an overnight success. The reality is that we've been chipping away at this labour of love for well over 20 years now. I was only 18 when my business journey began – buying the tiny muesli business for only $1,000.” - Carolyn Creswell, Carman's Muesli   There's loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button above to listen now, or subscribe free to hear the full interview.    If you have questions about how to grow and market a successful business whilst maintaining a great work / life balance then you'll get this answers in this interview, including: How did Carman's Muesli start? What move lead to the business really taking off? How did Carman's Muesli become a household name? How do you create a workplace staff love coming to? What's the secret to a good work / life balance? How do you maintain such strong brand consistency? And plenty more ...   A little more about today's guest, Carolyn Creswell of Carman's Muesli: Carolyn Creswell who (in 1992) founded Carman's Muesli, which is today a household brand in Australia with 82 SKUs available in over 5,000 outlets, 35 staff and an annual turnover in excess of $100 million. It also exports to 32 countries. Carolyn is mother to four kids under 13, and is reported by the BRW Rich List to have a personal wealth of $57M. She's incredibly generous in this chat revealing how she's built such a successful business whilst retaining an enviable work / life balance, how she attracts and retains great staff, why she's on a mission to build Australia's most cutting-edge workplace … and a whole lot more.   Here's what caught my attention from my chat with Carolyn Creswell from Carman's Muesli: I love the fact that she wrote to every person in Australia with the surname Carman. I love how she gracefully says no to a lot of opportunities. I love her disdain for meetings. Should be more of it!   But the marketing gold doesn't stop there, in this episode: Another motivated listener wins in this week's Monster Prize Draw   Resources mentioned: Carman's Muesli official website Interview with Flip Shelton, another Aussie muesli maker This week's winner of the Monster Prize Draw is: Leanne Shorter from The Montville Mountain Inn Resort   Please support American Express who make this show possible: American Express Business Explorer Credit Card Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.   If something in this episode of Australia's favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below. May your marketing be the best marketing.   For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Lady Startup, the show where we try and cut out a little bit of the trial and error of starting your own business by talking to people who’ve done it already.   Rachel Corbett's guest today is the Founder of Carman’s, Carolyn Creswell. Carolyn started the business when she was still in university at the ripe old age of 18.   25 years later Carman’s is a multi-million dollar company that’s just expanded into China (where they’ve already started copying her products….a sure fire sign they’re good). So how did she go from a earning $8 an hour making muesli for the people she used to babysit for to the sole owner of one of Australia’s most successful companies? Listen to find out... CREDITS: Guest: Carolyn Creswell, Founder of Carman's Host/Executive Producer: Rachel Corbett, Founder of PodSchool JOIN THE LADY STARTUP COMMUNITY: Subscribe to the LadyStartup newsletter at our website... https://www.ladystartup.com.au/ Check out amazing female entrepreneurs or get your business featured on the LadyStartup Instagram page... https://www.instagram.com/ladystartups/ Meet like-minded women in our Facebook Group... https://www.facebook.com/ladystartups/ Find more episodes of this and other Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Love the show and want to tell us about it? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au  

Owner and Founder of international success story Carman’s Kitchen, Carolyn Creswell is undoubtedly one of Australia’s highest profile business women. In 2012 she was awarded Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year (after entering 16 times as she mentions in this podcast) and the winner of 2007 Ernst & Young’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. As a proud mother of four young children with her husband Peter, Carolyn has a strong commitment to healthy work-life balance which is also reflected in the supportive culture of the Carman’s office. In this episode Carolyn delves into a mountain of truths that she has learnt in her 24 years in business that now underpin her business success and her constant pursuit for personal growth. Through learning from her own mistakes, Carolyn talks about the importance of prioritising sleep, on getting clear on what is important to you, and how to make sure you are as diligent with your time as you are with your money. This episode is loaded with thoughtful and ‘I’ve been there’ type insights for anyone juggling work, family, life, and even just how to have the best dinner party ever (because you don’t have to cook it). www.alisonhill.com.au/standoutlife http://www.carmanskitchen.com.au

I was very lucky last week, to be gifted a ticket to the total summit event, here in Sydney, by my friend, the product-prenur expert, Catherine Langman. It was a 2 day event, culminating in a mammoth 3 hour session by Tony Robbins. I was excited that there were 3 women on the speaking buill, that I was super excited to hear from. Carolyn Creswell, founder of Carman’s muesli, Naomi Simson, the founder of Red Balloon and a shark on Australia’s Shark Tank, and Melanie Perkins, the founder of Canva. Plus, Megan Quinn, the founder of net-a-porter also popped in for an amazing session. I often forget about how important it is to go to events like these. We get so busy, wrapped up in fwork, family and the eleventy billion other decisions that we have to make on a weekly basis. Taking time out to meet new people, in an inspirational environment, just does something to your brain, and your energy. You come away renewed, with so many fresh ideas. You have clarity of what you want, and you may just meet someone who can change the whole course of your business, or even your life. So I urge you to find some events that you think will light you up. Write them in your diary and commit to making them happen.   For more, visit:  https://salenaknight.com/podcast/bbtr49-why-culture-eats-strategy

Owner and founder of Carman's Fine Goods Carolyn Creswell joins Jo Hall to discuss her growing empire

Carolyn Creswell is an entrepreneur who started her company Carman's Foods with $1000 and a dream. She now employs 160 people in 32 countries and has 4 children. Carolyn talks about how she structures her day, her weekend release at the farm and what she had to give up with each child. Website http://www.mamamia.com.au Twitter @sarahvmac @carolyncreswellSupport the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carolyn Creswell is an entrepreneur who started her company Carman's Foods with $1000 and a dream.  She now employs 160 people in 32 countries and has 4 children.  Carolyn talks about how she structures her day, her weekend release at the farm and what she had to give up with each child.   Website http://www.mamamia.com.au Twitter @sarahvmac  @carolyncreswell