115: Darrilyn Gordon turned down a basketball career to become a station mum & climbed her way up to manager

Darrilyn Gordon was just 17 years old when she found out she was pregnant. That same day, she was about to accept an offer to play professional basketball, a dream, she chose to walk away from to become a mum. But she's gone on to chase her new dream on the land as Manager of Lamboo station, an Aboriginal owned property spanning 360,000 hectares into the heart of the Kimberley. Darrilyn has smashed every glass ceiling on her way up in a world dominated by men, who also happen to be family. And as a recently single mum, she's done it all with her son right by her side. This is her story.SPONSOR:Highly qualified agri-finance expert Carmen Quade launched AgriFocused to deliver high quality online training courses for farming families across the country, anywhere, anytime. Carmen's courses include videos, templates, and guidance that is first class.Her Farm Budgeting Masterclass will teach you how to effectively set budgets, and manage cash flow. The Excel for Farmers course is great to sharpen up your spreadsheet skills with realistic, farm based examples.Want to know the ins and outs of running an effective farm office in less time? Farm Office Plus, the course for the lovers and haters of farm office work is coming soon.Check them out at www.agrifocused.com.au. Use the code “motherland” to get 10% off.https://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia