S01 #1 - Balancing Purpose, Passion & Profit, with Michelle Redfern

Michelle Redfern is a globally recognised gender equality, diversity and inclusion consultant, Founder of Advancing Women in Business & Sport, and Co-founder of Lead to Soar - a community and network that supports women on their leadership journey.Michelle advises organisations in the business and sporting sectors on DEI strategy development and implementation and works directly with female leaders to advance their careers. She is also an experienced board director who has held roles in sport, social justice and finance sectors.Michelle has been recognised as one of Australia’s Top 100 Women of Influence and has won awards for her contribution to women’s advancement. She is passionate about what sets her soul on fire, closing the global leadership gender gap and enabling women to have a career that soars!She is also one of our Chief Meta Chicks Leaders and mentors our members on the Pitch & Grow program.You can find out more about Michelle on her website.This interview covers a number of important topics, including:Starting a side hustle while you have an incomeThe importance of building enough working capital before you exit your paid role to launch your businessRealising what you are meant to do in the world and what you can get paid forThe importance of finding your cheer squad, andAnd how networking is workingA SPECIAL NOTE FROM OUR SPONSOR, NAB BUSINESS:The Founder journey can be a wild ride.From cash flow ups and downs, to out of control growth, to chasing payments, to recruiting staff. Behind every wild day in business are a million decisions to make.That’s why NAB Business Experts are equipped with the expertise and the skills to support you in making them.With a wealth of expertise and resources, they can help you wrangle what you need, when you need it. So whether you’ve got a wild business idea, or just need a sounding board – they're there for you. Because when it comes to business, this isn’t their first rodeo. Or their fiftieth. So when business decisions get wild, wrangle them with a NAB Business Expert. NAB, more than money.See nab.com.au for more information.If you’d like to get your wings on too, then you can join at chiefmetachicks.com and if you are interested in applying for our Pitch & Grow Coaching program with our Chief Meta Chicks leaders then please reach out at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.