Interrupting our usual female founder interviews to share the $10k winner of Round Eleven of the SPARK Women in Business Grants!

Meet Allison Marron, Founder of Bartender's Daughter.

https://www.bartendersdaughter.co/

Hear how Allison was inspired to launch Bartender’s Daughter, bringing small-batch cocktail mixers from her home in Miami, Florida to Australia. Growing up, she watched her dad, Gina, a legendary bartender with over 45 years of experience, transform simple ingredients into extraordinary drinks, and strangers into lifelong friends. That legacy now lives on in every bottle.

Round Twelve opens for application on May 1st, 2026: https://sparkbusiness.global/spark-women-in-business-grants

Get more SPARK in your business…

SPARK Instagram Community | https://www.instagram.com/sparkbusiness.global/

FREE SPARK CEO Scorecard | https://sparkbusiness.global/the-spark-ceo-scorecard

$15k Quarterly Cash Grants for Women in Business | https://sparkbusiness.global/spark-women-in-business-grants

Join The SPARK CEO Hub | https://sparkbusiness.global/spark-ceo-hub

Thank you to IP Australia for supporting the SPARK podcast and women in business.

#awinewith Lisa Thomson, Founder of Harmonie Health

In this episode we talked about...

• How Lisa turned a deeply personal family experience into a health tech business.
• Building a product that supports people to stay safe and independent in their own homes.
• The complexity of speaking to multiple customer groups in one business.
• Why emotional storytelling is such a powerful marketing tool.
• What changes when you go from building products in corporate to building your own startup.
• The importance of talking to end users early instead of waiting for perfection.
• Wearing all the hats as a founder while still protecting your health and energy.
• The realities of raising capital as a female founder in a capital-intensive industry.
• Why founders need to become their own biggest cheerleader.

Get more SPARK in your business…

SPARK Instagram Community | https://www.instagram.com/sparkbusiness.global/

FREE Mini Sales Course | https://sparkbusiness.global/free-mini-course

FREE WORKSHOP Start a podcast to grow your business | https://sparkbusiness.global/start-a-podcast-to-grow-your-business

$15k Quarterly Cash Grants for Women in Business | https://sparkbusiness.global/spark-women-in-business-grants

Join The SPARK CEO Hub | https://sparkbusiness.global/spark-ceo-hub

Thank you to IP Australia for supporting the SPARK podcast and women in business.

#awinewith Anastasiya Ovechkin, Founder of the Osteo Den

In this episode we talked about...

• The reality of living with conditions like endometriosis, PCOS and autoimmune disorders—and why they are so often dismissed.
• How lack of education about our own bodies strips women of autonomy and informed choice.
• The broken healthcare narratives women are still being told (and why they need to change).
• Why so many women reach a point of being completely exhausted, dismissed and “done” before seeking deeper support.
• Turning pain into purpose: how lived experience can become a powerful business and mission.
• The connection between physical health, emotional patterns and identity.
• Why healing isn’t about completely overhauling your life - but often leads to transformation anyway.
• The importance of listening to your body and building a life and business that actually supports it.
• Redefining success as alignment, energy and sustainability, not hustle and burnout.

Get more SPARK in your business…

SPARK Instagram Community | https://www.instagram.com/sparkbusiness.global/

FREE Mini Sales Course | https://sparkbusiness.global/free-mini-course

FREE WORKSHOP Start a podcast to grow your business | https://sparkbusiness.global/start-a-podcast-to-grow-your-business

$15k Quarterly Cash Grants for Women in Business | https://sparkbusiness.global/spark-women-in-business-grants

Join The SPARK CEO Hub | https://sparkbusiness.global/spark-ceo-hub

Thank you to IP Australia for supporting the SPARK podcast and women in business.