How To Make It Work
by Annika Stricker
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About this podcast
"How to Make It Work" is a local radio show and podcast sharing real stories of people who’ve found creative, remote, or unconventional ways to build a working life in Raglan. From online businesses to freelance careers, we dive into how people make it work—for their lifestyle, their income, and their community.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 37 episodes
- Helping Women Travel Solo · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 37Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is buy a one-way ticket. After a series of life-changing losses in her mid-twenties, Hannah Long packed her life into a backpack and set…
- Learning from the Moana · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 36What if making it work isn't about pushing harder, but learning when to go with the flow? This week, I sit down with Raglan surf legend Daniel Kereopa. From surfing some of the…
- Living a Digital Nomad Life as Medical Writer · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 35What if your job didn’t tie you to one place? Christie Whitehouse traded a traditional path in biomedical science for a fully remote career as a freelance medical writer. Now…
- Running a Surf School · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 34From freezing cold waves in Massachusetts to the world-class lefts of Raglan, and now helping others catch their first wave. If you’ve ever dreamed of building a life around what…
- Making It as a Local Author · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 33She turned Raglan into a novel, and a creative path into a real career. In this episode of How to Make It Work, I sit down with local author Sarah Johnson to talk about her new…
- Keeping Print Alive · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 32Print is supposed to be dead, so why is this magazine growing? In this episode, I sit down with Michael Andrew, the owner and editor of On the Land, an independent print magazine…
- Coaching Families with Neurodiverse Children · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 31From asking "what is wrong" to asking "what is strong!" In this episode, I sit down with clinical psychologist Annick Janson to talk about what it really takes to turn research…
- Creating Space for Local Artists · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 30What happens when an artist steps up to engage a whole creative community? In this episode, I talk with artist, and educator Ruth Hickman-Goodall who is the new Arts Coordinator…
- Supporting Mothers Through Ayurveda · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 29Sometimes the path to helping others begins with your own healing. In this episode, I talk with Tennille Ziegler, an Ayurvedic health counsellor in Raglan who specialises in…
- Building Brands that Stand Out · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 28Standing out online has never been harder, and that’s exactly where Matriarch Media comes in. In this episode, I sit down with Emma and Kate, the founders of Raglan-based…
- Designing Training for Women · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 27What if women have been training the wrong way all along? In this episode, I sit down with Esther Keown, co-founder of Femmi, a platform designing training specifically for women…
- Starting a Sustainable Clothing Brand · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 26What if making it work meant stitching together multiple dreams at once? In this episode of How to Make It Work, I sit down with Philippa Perry a.k.a. Pip the designer behind…
- Bringing Circus to the Community · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 25From somersaults to spreadsheets, this is what making circus work really looks like. In this episode of How to Make It Work, I talk with Evelyn Coulson, co-founder and manager of…
- Capturing Life Through the Lens · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 24What if the little things we often miss are actually the ones that matter most. On this week’s How to Make It Work, I talk with Russell Higginbotham, aka Ru or Captured_by_RU, a…
- Growing a Gardening Business · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 23What if your work could grow beauty for people, for the environment, and even for animals? In this episode of How to Make It Work, I chat with Stina Svensson, the creative force…
- Carving Out a Technical Career in Laser Scanning · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 22Some people carve waves, others carve careers between data points and deadlines. Bruci does both! In this episode of How to Make It Work, I sit down with Bruci Schiavinato…
- Building a Women’s Surf Community · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 21Some people learn how to surf, others build a whole community around it. In this episode, I chat to Nina Nouk, certified surf coach and founder of The Dames Surf Club, a thriving…
- Rewiring your Mindset · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 20Feeling stuck in old patterns? In this episode, coach and NLP trainer Stephanie Philp breaks down what it really takes to change your mind — and keep the change. We talk…
- Making a Living from Art · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 19What does it really take to make a living from art—consistently, sustainably, and without losing the love for creating? In this episode of How to Make It Work, Raglan artist…
- Running a Business without Burning Out · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 18Ready to break the burnout cycle? Start with your body, not your calendar. In this episode, I talk to chiropractor, nervous system strategist, and the powerhouse behind Wild…
