FINE FORM with Rebecca Jarvie-Gibbs

Samantha Wills is a bestselling author, creative strategist and one of Australia's most compelling entrepreneurs.At 21, Samantha launched her self-titled jewellery brand from a kitchen table in Port Macquarie. Within a few years she had offices across the globe, the New York Times declared her a Breakout Star, Forbes took notice, she made history as the first Australian jewellery designer to appear on QVC.And then, after 15 years and at the height of her success, she closed it all down.What Samantha did next - and why - is the real story. Letting go of something you've built your entire identity around is one of the hardest and most honest things a person can do, and yet it has given Samantha a clarity and a purpose that feels even bigger than what came before. She is now a bestselling author and everything she does is in service of the same thing - helping women build creative careers from true alignment.In this conversation, we talk about what happens when the thing you built becomes the thing you need to leave behind and what it takes to trust yourself enough to do it.Find Samantha at samanthawills.com | @samanthawillsinstitute | @samanthawills Of Gold and Dust available at all good bookstores

Lia Townsend is the founder of Stories to Gather - one of Australia's most distinctive creative studios, building bespoke food installations that are, at their core, works of art.What Lia does is hard to put in a box - and that's exactly the point. She doesn't style food. She builds worlds out of it. Edible, immersive, sensory experiences that transform produce into storytelling - from intimate celebrations to large-scale brand activations for some of the biggest names in luxury.Lia grew up in an Australian-Italian household where food was never just sustenance - it was the reason people gathered. In this conversation we talk about what it means to build a creative practice around beauty and joy, what it took to finally back herself in this career, the label that was placed on her early in her professional life that quietly shaped how she saw herself for years, and how motherhood has influenced her approach to work and business. Find Stories to Gather at storiestogather.com.au | Follow: @stories_to_gather@rebeccajarviegibbs@thisisfineform

We're kicking off Series Two of Fine Form with the extraordinary Grace Toombs - founder of June Health, Australia's first at-home cervical and STI screening platform for women, and one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 for 2025.Grace was a medical student when she was diagnosed with stage three endometriosis - and during that same procedure, discovered precancerous cells on her cervix at just 21. Four years before the recommended screening age. That moment lit a fire in her that hasn't gone out since.She left medical school, threw herself into public health research, and built June from her bedroom - cold-calling labs, knocking on doors without appointments, and refusing to take no for an answer. Today June has reached customers in every state and territory, including women in remote regions with little or no previous access to screening.In this conversation, we talk about building something that challenges an entire system, what it means to do it at 24, and what keeps her going on the days when the weight of it all could knock anyone down. @heyjunehealth@gracetoombs@thisisfineform@rebeccajarviegibbs

This year, I’ve had the privilege of sitting with women who were generous, thoughtful and deeply honest about how they’ve redefined success - not in theory, but in the choices they make every day. What they protect. What they pursue. What they let go of.Listening to these stories also invited me to look more closely at my own. So to close out Series One, I’m sharing a personal reflection on how and why Fine Form began, the lessons I’ve learned through these conversations and what creating this project has revealed along the way.In creating Fine Form, I didn’t fully anticipate was how much these ideas would be tested in real time. While I was recording conversations about burnout and sustainable ambition, I was in the midst of a significant chapter in my professional life. My business partner moved overseas to open our agency in a new market. We took on deeply exciting clients - the kind that stretch you creatively and raise the bar. And alongside that, my toddler was growing fast, constantly reminding me what time I wanted to protect.All of it was energising and meaningful. Taken together, though, it created real pressure. Launching a project centred on professional resonance at that exact moment was confronting. I couldn’t speak about these ideas while ignoring them in practice. So Fine Form became more than a conversation I wanted to have; it became a form of personal accountability - pulling me back when old habits crept in and guiding more deliberate choices as life filled up.I want to say a huge thank you to the women women who entrusted me with their stories; to everyone who listened and stayed with the conversation; to Madeline Joannou of Mylk Media, whose care shaped this season; and to my team at Example, who hold me to what Fine Form looks like in real life, every day.I hope this episode gives you a moment to pause and reflect, too.With love and gratitude,Rebecca x

This week’s guest is powerhouse film producer Cody Greenwood.Since founding Rush Films in 2016, Cody has built one of Australia’s most original and acclaimed production companies - known for shaping stories that stay with you long after the credits roll. From her AACTA Award–winning Stan Original Otto by Otto to documentaries premiering at Tribeca, SXSW and Sydney Film Festival, her work breaks boundaries while championing cinematic voices with something to say.In this conversation, Cody reflects on leading differently in an industry still shaped by toxic power dynamics, navigating pregnancy and motherhood in a male-dominated field, and how choosing to settle in the Northern Rivers has given her work a new rhythm.Cody is bold, clear-eyed and fiercely committed to doing things her way. This is an honest, energising conversation on motherhood, power and the energy that comes from building space where others once said it wasn’t possible. It left me fired up in the very best way.You can check out some of her latest films including Under the Volcano, Renee Gracie: Fireproof, and Otto by Otto on Stan and find out more at https://www.rushfilms.com.au/You can follow FINE FORM @thisisfineform and Rebecca Jarvie-Gibbs at @rebeccajarviegibbswww.thisisfineform.com

This week's guest is clinical naturopath and Pilates instructor, Bianca Wise.I first came across Bianca at my home away from home, Bodylove in Woollahra (shout-out to Ali - a future Fine Form guest!), and I’ve been a fan ever since. Yes, she has abs of steel, but what really makes her special is her energy - vibrant, grounded, light.In this chat, we explore her journey to becoming a globally recognised Pilates instructor and how she’s managed to grow her influence without losing the personal approach that anchors her.This conversation is full of practical wisdom. Bianca speaks openly about the connection between stress and gut health, the importance of listening to our cycle, and why small, sustainable rituals can transform how we feel day to day. Her perspective blends movement, nutrition and self-care - reminding us that true growth doesn’t come from obsessing over numbers or appearances, but from cultivating kindness toward ourselves and finding peace within.She truly walks her talk, and I loved unpacking the non-negotiables that keep her grounded no matter where she is in the world. And since this chat, I’ve been paying much closer attention to my own cycle and realising how many symptoms I’d normalised or explained away. If you suspect something’s not quite right, consider this a gentle reminder: your body deserves to be listened to. Notice the patterns, write things down, trust what you feel and advocate for your body even when it’s inconvenient or unfamiliar. We’re so quick to minimise our symptoms, to push through, to tell ourselves “it’s fine.” But your body is always giving you information so listen in and look after it.If you’d like to explore further, you can book a naturopathy consultation at balancedbybiancamelas.com or keep an eye out for her next retreat.You can follow FINE FORM @thisisfineform and Rebecca Jarvie-Gibbs at @rebeccajarviegibbswww.thisisfineform.com