The Pay Off with Sylvia Jeffreys

How do you go from being the youngest on-air reporter in NBC history, to a fixture of every red carpet event in LA, to founding a fashion brand worn by Kylie Jenner, Rihanna, and Ariana Grande?
In Kathryn Eisman's case: fearlessly.
In this episode, the powerhouse entrepreneur, author, and media personality shares her unfiltered journey of radical career pivots, from living in a caravan on a New York rooftop to landing a dream job at E! News just six weeks after giving birth and more.
Now the founder of the cult hosiery label High Heel Jungle, Kathryn reveals the "unprecious" work ethic required to forge ahead in any career.
In this episode:
The Power of the Pivot: Why you should never wait to be "discovered" and how to start before you’re ready.

The Kardashian Effect: How Kathryn got her products into the hands of A-list celebrities with $0 ad spend and no PR firm - and just how powerful that was!

Resilience & Legacy: How her family’s history shaped her drive and perspective on risk.

The Handbag Secret: Kathryn’s "uncannily accurate" party trick—what your handbag says about your personality!

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If the problem is sky high fuel costs, could an electric vehicle be the solution?
It's the logical question being asked by more and more Australians. But are there hidden costs we don't know about? Are they actually cheaper to run than a standard petrol car? Is Australia's charging infrastructure good enough? And what are the best options right now?
Sylvia chats to James Ward, director of content at Drive, to answer these questions and more, and to give you the entire checklist BEFORE you buy.
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How do you come up with a brilliant business idea simply from browsing online? How do you scale that business to reach hundreds of thousands of users? And how do you do it all with your best friend whilst keeping your relationship as strong as ever?
Oh yeah, you can also throw in having a baby and being recognised by Forbes 30 under 30 too.
Two young women who have the answers to all of these questions and more are Alexis Aaron and Jodine Wolman, founders of SORTD, a tech startup that is revolutionising online shopping and ecommerce.
In this episode, they share their entrepreneurial journey so far, their must-hear advice to make social media marketing work for you, their keys to a successful pitch (even in a boardroom of blokes in suits) and more.
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From the high-stakes pressure of Silicon Valley’s dot-com boom to leading one of Australia's largest telecommunications giants through a national crisis, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has navigated a career defined by massive shifts and "deep end" learning. In this insightful episode, the former Optus CEO joins Sylvia to discuss her new chapter as the head of Australian Unity and the hard-won lessons she’s gathered along the way.
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How more Australians can enter into the property market - how they can have dignified, secure housing that delivers good capital growth - is the multi-million dollar question.
And it's one that Evan Thornley might have an answer to.
In this episode, the tech pioneer, founder of LongView and co-founder of GoodStart, argues that while the system is fundamentally broken, there is a data-driven path to home ownership that is easier to access and better long term than the traditional means of being indebted to a bank.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why the family home remains the "single best investment in the history of the world"

How analyzing 50 years of data across 11 million properties helps identify the specific types of homes that consistently outperform the market

The potential held by shared equity and housing funds

Evan's personal journey from a single-parent family to Silicon Valley success, why he’s now dedicated to fixing the housing ladder for the next generation and his own biggest lessons

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