1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Britney Saunders and welcome to Big Business, the 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: place where business is far from boring, and you have 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: landed in one of my bonus episodes. As always, I'm 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: joined by producer Xander. You should set off some of 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: those like siren noises right now, just the fight. Now, 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: let's take a second to talk about something really bloody 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: cool that we are currently doing for Fate at Fate 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: and I feel like it's a bit of a full 9 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: circle moment for me to be doing what we're doing. 10 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: So if you don't know, I'm. 11 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: Sure absolutely everyone does. 12 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: But it's Fate's seventh birthday this month, September, and we 13 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: thought that we want to do something really special for 14 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: our seventh birthday. Every year, our birthday rolls around and. 15 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: We've missed it. 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: We're like, fuck, it's our birthday next week, like we 17 00:00:55,080 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: just haven't planned anything. So luckily this year, like last month, 18 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: we realized it was our birthday soon, right. 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 3: I remember you saying it here in the studio. You're like, 20 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 3: oh damn, it's coming up, and I forget it. 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: Every single fucking year. 22 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: I always forget because time just goes so fast and 23 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: we're not ever thinking about our own birthday. But luckily 24 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: last month someone in the team said it's our birthday 25 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: next month. 26 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: I think it was Kim, so shout out to. 27 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: You, Kim, and we said, okay, let's do something fucking 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: epic for it. So back in the day when I 29 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: was an influencer, some people still might call me an influencer. 30 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 2: I don't know. No, I'm not, but I don't influence 31 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: me But I don't. 32 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: I'm not an influencer in the way that I like 33 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: promote products and like. 34 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're not They're not coming to you offering you 35 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 3: a million bucks to put a brand out there. 36 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: No, I've given up that, But I guess I'm still 37 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: an influencer in a way. But when I was an 38 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: influencer influencer, I got to go on some really cool 39 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: trips with some brands. So back in the day, I 40 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: went to Coachella. I went to Coachella with Two Faced 41 00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: Cosmetics and Key Sonnies you know, qua Quay, So I 42 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: went with them. I went another year and went to 43 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: a Bondi Sans party. But no, I went with Two 44 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: Faced and Key to Coachella, and then I went to. 45 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 3: Sorry I Love. That was just like glazing over the 46 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 3: facts that you they paid you to go to Coachella. 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, literally in. 48 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: What well, why do you hear this? Okay? 49 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: So then I also went to Spain with NAS when 50 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,399 Speaker 1: they launched their new Climax Mescara. 51 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 3: Oh my god, I used to live. 52 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: In Spain, no Climax. Yeah, you used to live there. Yeah. 53 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 3: I used to live on the island of Majorca. Wow. 54 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 3: Yeah when I used to perform Wow. 55 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:31,399 Speaker 1: Yeah. 56 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 3: So I lived there about six months. Don't everything paid for? 57 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 3: Didn't pay for my accommodation, didn't pay for any of 58 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 3: my bills. Wow. 59 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. It was great the dream, I know. 60 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: I then also went to New York with Dyson when 61 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: they came out with the Air Rap Love. 62 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: I went to I went to LA. 63 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: A lot of times, like another time with two Faced Like, 64 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: I went to LA a bunch of different times. Then 65 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: I got to go to Hayman Island with Tart Cosmetics. 66 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 2: So I went on all these extravagant trips. 67 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 1: And this was like when I was in my peak 68 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: of like my youtubing days, like when I was pumping 69 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: out videos every week and that was my full time job. 70 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: That was the only job I had, was to make 71 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: YouTube videos. And flog products online. And I remember getting 72 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: those emails and it's like Christmas has come a million 73 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 1: times over. 74 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 3: It's just like so surreal, like we're going to send 75 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 3: you here and pay you this much and give you 76 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 3: these experiences and. 77 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, well they didn't pay us, they didn't pay us, 78 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: but to get the trip for free, and of course 79 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: you're gonna fucking take it. Yeah, of course I remember 80 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: getting those emails because I mean, I like to think 81 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: I've always just remained the same over the years, that 82 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: my mentality as I'm just me from newy Like I'm 83 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: just Brittany from fucking Newcastle, you know. So even when 84 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: I was in the peak of this YouTube channel with 85 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: over a million followers, I still felt like little old me, 86 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: same old And so when I would get these emails 87 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: and they would say we would like to invite you 88 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: on an all expenses paid trip to fucking Spain to 89 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: launch this mascara, I'm like me, like me really like 90 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: it's like me, Like I couldn't fucking believe it. And 91 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: I would jump up and down with excitement. And then 92 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: all of this happened obviously before fate was even a thing. 93 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: This is when I wasn't in business or anything when 94 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: I was just influencing, and I remember going on these 95 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: trips and being so fascinated. And maybe it was because 96 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: I had a business brain, but I didn't realize it yet, 97 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: but I would be on these trips and just absolutely 98 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:34,559 Speaker 1: blown away and just looking at every little detail, thinking, wow, 99 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: like this brand has put this on, you know, from 100 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: the decorations and the gifting and setting up the room 101 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: and you know, you get there and your bed is 102 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: covered in products and pajamas and dressing gowns, like, you know, 103 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: they've just gone the extra mile. And I used to think, 104 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: how fucking cool that these brands can. 105 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 2: Do something like this. 106 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so I've always kept those memories and very 107 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: grateful to have experienced that because they're once in a 108 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: lifetime opportunity. And so anyway, getting onto what we've actually done. 109 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: We're doing a brand trip for Fate for our seventh birthday, 110 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: and we're taking seven people on a trip. But instead 111 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: of it being seven influencers, we're taking seven customers. Wow, yeah, 112 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: we're taking seven customers. And now, look, because we only 113 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: started planning this a couple of weeks ago, we were like, 114 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: where do we take them, you know. 115 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 2: Do we go? 116 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 3: We didn't even tell me, and you tell me everything 117 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 3: we found out on the bloody Internet. I was assuming. 118 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 3: I was like, all right, secret keeper. 119 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 1: We didn't know because we only just started planning this 120 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: weeks ago when we realized it's our birthday soon, so 121 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: we didn't want to go two nuts and go overseas 122 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: or anything like that. And because it's our first time, 123 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: we were like, oh, should we just take them to 124 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: the Gold Coast or whatever, because there's lots to do there, 125 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: and then we're like, no, fuck it, let's bring them 126 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: to Newcastle, like that's where we're based. We want to 127 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: bring some tourism to Newcastle, and there's also so much 128 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: cool stuff to do in Newcastle, and we. 129 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 3: Are going to bring them to the Fate warehouse. 130 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: Maybe we've got new forklifts and now it's like dangerous workplace, 131 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: so I'm going to have to look into that. 132 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:01,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, h and s things. 133 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: But anyway, to cut a long story short, it's our 134 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: seventh birthday this month, and to celebrate, we're taking seven 135 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: lucky customers on a three day, all expenses paid trip 136 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: with the Fate team in Newcastle. We're paying for everyone's flights, accommodation, 137 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: five star hotel. There's a massive surprise that we're planning 138 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: to but I haven't said what that is yet, but 139 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: i'll tell you later. 140 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 3: As the end activities throughout the day, so. 141 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: There's activities like we're doing breakfasts, We've got pilates, they're 142 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: doing a private shopping experience in our Newcastle storm. We're 143 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 1: going to give them money to spend in there, like 144 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: we're shutting our store that morning so they can just 145 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: have the store to themselves. And then my friend Wade 146 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: owns his own salon in Newcastle, so one afternoon they're 147 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: going to get a full like glam hair and makeup thing. 148 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: Well if I'm sure everyone that's listening has seen the video, 149 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: but the activation is happening right now and to enter, 150 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: all you have to do is place in order on 151 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: Fate online, and you have to use the discount code 152 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: Lucky seven, which is a tempest off discount as well. 153 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: So even if you don't when you're getting little cheeky 154 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: discount on me. 155 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 3: Make it money. 156 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, And we're drawing it at the end of this month, 157 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: So the thirtieth of September is the last day that 158 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: you can enter, then the discount code will become inactive, 159 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: and then the trip is happening in the end of October. 160 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,119 Speaker 1: And I'm just so excited because, you know, I feel 161 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: like I am just done a. 162 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: Full circle back to all those trips that I went on. 163 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: Obviously, we're not gone to fucking Spain or anything crazy 164 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: like that, but I still feel like this is so special, 165 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: and I just feel so excited that I have built 166 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: this brand to where it is today, obviously with the 167 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: help of my entire team, but now we're at this 168 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: spot where we can do things like this and give 169 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: back to our community. 170 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 3: I think it says a lot about you as well 171 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 3: as a business owner that you're giving so much back 172 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 3: to the customers. 173 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: Well, that's who fucking keeps your business going. 174 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: Like, yes, influencers promote your brand and that's well and good, 175 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: but it's your customers that matter the most, I think. 176 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 2: So I hope this is going to be one of 177 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 2: many trips. 178 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: Like fuck, I'd love to do something like this every 179 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: single year and make it bigger and bigger year. But yeah, 180 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: we're really excited and where there's one really big surprise 181 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: in it as well that I don't want to say, 182 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: but there's another part that we haven't announced yet that 183 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: we will be announcing after the competition closes, and I'm 184 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: just so looking forward to that. So yeah, this is 185 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: so exciting for us, and it's so exciting for our community, 186 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: and I know whoever wins the trip is going to 187 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: have the trip of a lifetime. And also, like as 188 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: weird as it is, this is great marketing for us 189 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: as well, Like this is marketing in twenty twenty four. 190 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, I just thought I would do a little 191 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,719 Speaker 1: episode about about that. And I'm so excited, and we'll 192 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: be sharing the whole trip on our socials. Sorry to 193 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: everyone that doesn't win, they're going to have fauxmo seeing 194 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: it going to look biased. 195 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 2: Can't be you, unfortunate Lexander. 196 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, I feel like this is just a very 197 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: special moment for us in Fate's lifetime. And I can't 198 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: wait to look back on this conversation that I'm having 199 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: with you now in a couple of years time and 200 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: see if we've done it again and again if we 201 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: weren't bigger and bigger, Yeah, and see if I'm on 202 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: the trip