There are many ways to spend a two hour train trip home from Melbourne to Bendigo.

Most will listen to a podcast, mindlessly scroll Instagram or close their eyes and give in to the gentle rock of the carriage, Jess Wiltshire secured a small personal loan and resigned from her job with a dream of opening a shop dedicated to indoor house plants.

From leaving school at 16 to work in a cemetery to launching Bendigo's first dedicated indoor plant shop, Jess shares with us her start up story plus her top three indoor plants and how to keep them alive.

Meet my friend Jess from Living Gifts Bendigo.

[Note: the explicit rating is because we dropped the S-word.]

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This episode was hosted by award winning publisher Kimberley Furness, founder + editor of OAK Magazine. OAK Magazine is a proudly independent print publication dedicated to sharing stories and amplifying voices of female entrepreneurs and women in business in regional and rural Australia. Founded in Bendigo, this biannual publication is filled with expertise, insights and small business guidance from driven, inspiring and successful local women.

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