Healers with Hustles Social worker to gin distiller: Conversation with Wiradjuri woman Clair Ryder
Aug 15, 2024
01:02:56
Has someone dismissed your ideas? Maybe they’re even in the same industry?
As a woman in the male-dominated distilling industry, Clair Ryder faced this challenge head-on.
Fueled by rejection and a fierce determination to prove them all wrong, she overcame obstacles to build a First Nations women-owned gin distillery. Tune in to hear Clair’s super inspiring story-filled episode.
Tune in to learn:
- How Clair uses Bush Tucker and Indigenous plant knowledge
- The (un)surprising and icky blackwashing underbelly of the Alcohol industry
- The role of creative problem solving when running an ethical and sustainable business
- How creativity relieves the pressure of projecting a perfect professional image as a healthcare professional
- The importance of giving back to community
- How creative work lessens the intense demands of her critical care job
- How an unexpected allergy led to a quirky quality control method involving a 'poisoning committee'
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