top of page
The Mavens Podcast
Finally bowing to popular demand for Mavens to create a podcast, 'Mind Your Manners' launched in September 2025 to wide acclaim. Hosted by Mavens’ founder Leah Morris and Creative Director Casey Henderson, the pod challenges outdated etiquette and explores the unspoken codes shaping work and culture in advertising and communications. Powered in collaboration with production company Poppet, episodes feature conversations with diverse industry voices to empower women and minorities, educate allies and entertain a broad audience.
Watch the trailer:
About Mind Your Manners Season 1
Rebelling against traditional ‘ladies etiquette’, this video podcast series offers one ‘lesson’ per episode, each featuring a special guest in favour of a more equitable future. The eight-episode series unpacks outdated rituals and behaviours rife within the communications industry; rewriting them one tasteful talk at a time.
Together, Leah and Casey interview producers, ECDs and drag queens about their experiences within advertising, communications and the arts. Peppered with light humour, each guest shares insights into overcoming the unspoken codes of their industry.
Guests include:
-
Rian Difuntorum (aka Aysha Buffet), Fashion Stylist and Performer
-
Georgina Pownall, Managing Partner, By All Means (MBA)
-
Charlotte Adorjan, ECD at Taboo Group / Co-Founder of Woodism
-
Natalie Taylor, Founder & Executive Producer, Poppet
-
Amber Bonney, Founder and CEO, The Edison Agency
-
Jules Stretch, Creative at Remedy & Founder, Queers in Ads
The series was produced by Poppet, the positive production people crafting commercials, documentaries and content for some of Australia's biggest brands. Recordings were facilitated by Humdinger, an award-winning team specialising in creative concepts to roll out for video and audio productions. Tristan Dewey of Bang Bang Studios composed the Mind Your Manners mnemonic. The program’s presenting partners are No Sunday Blues, 3P Studio and Northside Casting.
Mind Your Manners was launched with a fabulous party held at Humdinger Studios on the 5th September 2025 and is available to strea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Please like and subscribe to support it as we hope to create a 2nd season soon!
Podcast credits:
-
Podcasts Hosts: Leah Morris and Casey Henderson
-
Creative Director: Casey Henderson
-
Associate Creative Director: Leah Morris
-
Executive Producer: Natalie Taylor
-
Producer: Anna King
-
Producer: Elizabeth Malcher
-
Video Editor: Shanelle Knox
-
Trailer/Cutdowns Editor: Marc Verna
-
Social Assets Cinematography: Alex Naughton
-
Stills Photographer: Jessie Brinkman Evans
-
Set Stylists: Madeleine Aldridge and Asha Barr
-
Studio Manager: Emma Sharp, Humdinger
-
Podcast Mnemonic: Tristan Dewey, Bang Bang Studios
-
Mix: 3P Studios
-
Runner: Tanvi Malhotra
-
Copywriters: Leah Morris, Souha Intani, and Mercy Bass
-
Hair: Maddie Callow
-
Stylist: Adam McConnell
-
Wardrobe: Lucinda Babi and Tara Whaley
bottom of page