In this energising episode of Mumbition, Lucy speaks with Mia Fileman and Fiona Johnston, co-creators of Ripple Festival—a bold new genre of business event that fuses entrepreneurship with art, music, and comedy. Born from frustration with traditional conferences, Ripple is a grassroots movement designed to celebrate and elevate small business owners, especially women. Mia and Fi share their journey of building Ripple in public, embracing transparency, risk, and joy, while navigating sponsorships, programming, and partnership dynamics. Their deep values alignment and complementary skill sets have been key to their success, and their advice for aspiring entrepreneurs is refreshingly honest: act fast, validate your ideas with paying customers, and back yourself unapologetically. Ripple Festival isn’t just an event—it’s a thriving community where small business owners can connect, grow, and be seen. As Mia and Fi say, playing it safe is the riskiest strategy of all—and Ripple is for those ready to swing big.

Episode Website: ⁠www.mumsandco.com.au/podcasts/episode-124-no-more-boring-conferences-the-ripple-festival-revolution⁠

Credits:

Produced by: Lucy Kippist

Edited by: Morgan Sebastian Brown

Interviewer: Lucy Kippist

Guest: Fiona Johnston & Mia Fileman

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