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Authentic Advantage

Anna Shepherd

Booking Overview

Interview-led business show focused on authentic leadership, entrepreneurship, branding, marketing, and the human stories behind business success, featuring founders, consultants, authors, speakers, and creators with substantive career or business-building experiences. Credible pitches include entrepreneurs who have learned from failure, brand and marketing experts, innovation and leadership specialists, and creators with meaningful personal-brand or business transformation stories; booking difficulty is likely low.

Metrics

Episodes: 9

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: Australia

Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

anna@meerkatcreative.com.au

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Host

Anna Shepherd - Founder of the award-winning media agency Meerkat Creative.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, entrepreneurs, brand and marketing specialists, authors, speakers, innovation experts, and creators with credible business-building experience and substantive lessons from success, failure, reinvention, or leadership.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or scaled a business, Built a recognized personal brand or online community, Authored a book, Established expertise as a speaker, consultant, futurist, or industry specialist, Demonstrated meaningful experience navigating business failure, innovation, or transformation

Recent Guest Discussions

Tiyon L. Simpson - Confidence, Personal Branding, Entrepreneurship, Ambition, And Staying Human In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence.

Nathan Baws - Business Failure, Sustainable Growth, Testing Ideas, Entrepreneurship, Authenticity, And The Commercial Value Of Genuine Relationships.

Christina Gerakiteys - Failure, Innovation, Moonshot Thinking, Psychological Safety, Authentic Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, And The Future Of Work.

Elysium Glam Nguyen - Marketing, Authenticity, Business Growth, Leadership, Trust, And Scaling A Purpose-driven Business.

Sarah Emilia - Personal Branding, Reinvention, Online Influence, Audience Growth, Authenticity, Visibility, And Redefining Success.

Recent Topics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Authentic Advantage
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How to Get AI to Recommend Your Business with Matthew Clarkson

October 19, 2026

Your next customer might ask AI who to hire before they ever visit your website. What gives it a reason to recommend your business?Matt Clarkson joins host Anna Shepherd to explore how AI is changing the way customers discover businesses, how marketers work and what makes expertise worth paying attention to when anyone can produce polished content.Matt is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Cemoh, a platform connecting businesses with experienced marketing professionals. H...

Building a Business Without Going Viral: Josh Simons on Marketing That Works

October 06, 2026

Think your business needs to go viral to grow? Josh Simons crossed that off his list early on.The former Buchanan frontman, Vampr co-founder and Vinyl Group CEO joins Anna Shepherd to share how a frustrating experience in his music career sparked a technology business, and how he kept it alive when fundraising became difficult and investors lost patience.From finding Vampr’s first 10,000 users to leading a publicly listed media and music technology company, Josh talks openly about big ambitio...

Luba Kaplanskaya on Why Your Digital Reputation Matters More Than Ever

September 22, 2026

What happens when you refuse to pick one career lane and decide to build your own?Luba Kaplanskaya has worked across law, PR, social media and marketing and found a way to bring them all together.Born in Saint Petersburg, Luba moved to Los Angeles as a young child and grew up travelling between the US and Russia. She became the first in her family to attend university, double-majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and psychology before an unexpected opportunity led her into law.While wo...

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How do I get in touch with Authentic Advantage?

Authentic Advantage is hosted by Anna Shepherd. Its publicly listed email is anna@meerkatcreative.com.au. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Authentic Advantage?

The publicly listed email for Authentic Advantage: anna@meerkatcreative.com.au.

How many listeners does Authentic Advantage have?

Podseeker estimates Authentic Advantage reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Authentic Advantage?

Authentic Advantage typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Founders, entrepreneurs, brand and marketing specialists, authors, speakers, innovation experts, and creators with credible business-building experience and substantive lessons from success, failure, reinvention, or leadership. Common among recent guests: Founded or scaled a business; Built a recognized personal brand or online community; Authored a book. Recent guests include Tiyon L. Simpson, Nathan Baws, and Christina Gerakiteys.

How hard is it to get booked on Authentic Advantage?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does Authentic Advantage cover?

Recent episodes cover Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Marketing, and Personal Branding. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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