Podcast Production
dermaviduals | The Business of Skin
As the show’s producer I was tasked with assisting hosts, Simone Vescio and Reika Roberts, to increase the listenership of the podcast so they could raise brand awareness and in turn increase sales for their salon partners. During the time I worked on the show I was able to take it from being unranked to hitting the top 30 regularly in the Apple - Australian Fashion and Beauty category (see stats below). My role included managing and sourcing talent, production scheduling, script writing, audio editing, copywriting and asset creation for social media. Below I have included a selection of the top episodes I produced including scripts, audio links and social media assets.
About The Show
Every month, Simone Vescio or Reika Roberts, sit down with special guests to chat about their inspiring stories, how their skin plays a part in their lives and share their practical, tried and tested tips for natural healthy skin.
The Stats.
I worked on the podcast from February 2022 to November 2022. The show was discontinued after one final episode in December 2022. It has continued to remain in the Apple Podcast charts one year on, as shown on the Chartable graph.
Popular guests included DJ Tigerlily, Natalie Barr, Emilia Victoria, Gemma Watts, Shelly Horton and Polly Harding.
Ep. DJ Tigerlily
On this episode Reika talks with none other than, DJ Tigerlily, also known as Dara Lawson, who is a well-known DJ, producer and wellness enthusiast from Sydney, Australia. You do not want to miss this episode where we discuss everything from Dara’s music career, building a brand, advocacy work and then we get into all things skin.
From long haul flights, the demands of stage work, the wedding, and daily life; we get the down-low on how Dara’s skin looks so incredible. Tune in to hear Dara’s inspiring story and her advice for getting skin that glows.
Ep. Polly Harding
This episode we are incredibly excited to have Polly Harding, better known as ‘PJ’, on the show! Known for her genuine, relatable and hilarious work on Australian and New Zealand radio, she is now living in New Zealand with her fiancé and beautiful baby boy. We delve into Polly’s career behind the mic and why she left as co-host on Melbourne’s KIIS breakfast show. It’s going to be one hell of an episode. We don’t want to give it all away, so tune in to hear Polly’s story and our chat on all things skin.
Ep. Natalie Barr
On this episode, both Simone and Reika are on the podcast together, to welcome back a past guest to the show and make a big announcement that you will not want to miss!
It has been a little over a year, but in such a short period of time Natalie Barr has gone from strength to strength. Now a co-host on Australia’s favourite breakfast TV show, Sunrise, we catchup up with Nat to chat about her new role, recent Oscar’s experience, dermaviduals skin journey and we have some fun at the end with a round of ten quick questions.
Ep. Gemma Watts
Simone Vescio is talking with Gemma Watts on this episode, who is an incredibly talented journalist, presenter, podcast host, influencer and businesswoman, working across Australian fashion and beauty.
This is a jam-packed, feature length episode as we breakdown Gemma’s career from the early days to making the leap to freelance. We then dive right into skincare and chat about her experience with the dermaviduals products, plus Gemma’s thoughts on the future of the industry.
Ep. Shelly Horton
This episode, Reika talks with journalist, TV presenter, MC, and owner of ShellShocked media, Shelly Horton. With an amazing career spanning over twenty-eight years, Shelly is known for her authenticity, honesty and cheeky humour. Tune in to learn about Shelly’s media career, biggest challenges faced, ‘skin confidence’ on screen, go to skincare products (did someone say the B word?), the must-have discussion around perimenopause awareness and lots more.
Ep. Emilia Victoria
Welcome to a special episode on the Business of Skin. Brittany Vescio, the General Manager of derma aesthetics will be your host for this episode. We are discussing a topic very close to Brittany’s heart, Endometriosis, which she was diagnosed with 8 years ago.
Brittany chats with, Emilia Victoria, who has made an incredible impact as an Endometriosis advocate raising awareness on a disease that is not only excruciatingly debilitating, but little still remains known about this condition. Today on the show Emilia will share her journey to diagnosis, her advocacy work, motherhood, trying to conceive and her skin journey throughout it all. We will also chat about the future of Endometriosis and what others should know.
