PODCAST · business
Fire and Forte
by Hannah Maude
We think women can be at the forefront of the Tech Revolution, as opposed to lose out as is predicted. This podcast is designed to help women Fire Up ready for a digital age in a time-friendly manner. Join Hannah Maude on a mission to upskill for the future.https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-maudeau/
Episodes
-
Fired Up to Discuss: The Diary of a CEO AI Debate
A one-off episode that was inspired by a recent AI Debate hosted by Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO. We're here to see more women and leaders understand AI and adopt it where relevant. Hannah has been obsessed by AI since ChatGPT came on to the scene - why? Because it can bring great...
-
Fire Up in Silicon Valley | Meet Zorina AWS AI Strategist
As principal AI Strategist at AWS, Zorina Alliata helps global companies find AI solutions to business problems. Zorina shares examples of the industries she has helped to become become smarter in their operations (think cost savings and operational efficiency), whilst also sharing the AI tools…
more -
Fire Up in Silicon Valley | Meet Helene
Imagine mingling at an event in Silicon Valley and seeing a woman holding a book with your business tag line on it? Helene Cahen is the founder of Fire Up Innovation consulting. She is also the author of a book of the same name (which is what Hannah spotted at the Women & AI event she was...
-
Fire Up in Silicon Valley | Meet Cecilia
Let's talk AI ethics. Cecilia Callas is a formidable and positive force. Her mission is to embed ethics into AI, and encourage people to take part in the conversation. She is the founder of the AI Salon in San Francisco, a group that gets together to debate AI and it's impact on society. The...
-
Fire Up | Women in AI | Meet a Founder, Mikhara
During the Silicon Valley series, Hannah Maude was introduced to Australian Mikhara Ramsey, the co-founder and CEO of tech start-up ODI. Mikhara spent a year in Deloitte after realising her passion was building businesses. She is now a serial global entrepreneur who believes business is a tool…
more -
Fire Up in Silicon Valley | Meet Rupa
What does behavioural economics and psychology have to do with AI? Rupa Bhagwat talks to Hannah Maude about the importance of human skills in building AI and leading AI transformations. In this conversation Learn Rupa's practical approach to demystifying AI in her current organisation How...
-
An AI Agency in a Day? | Meet Alex Dalman
London: Want to show industry leadership? Create an AI business in a day. That was the challenge Alex Dalman of the advertising group VCCP was set 18 months ago. The agency was infact launched within a week, and it is the same skills and attitudes that made that possible that has seen the AI…
more -
Fire Up in Silicon Valley | Meet Lana
"Let's not be left behind, let's run together". With a career in product management, Lana Dubinskiy is an expert in seeking solutions to problems to improve product. As she shares in this conversation with Hannah Maude, the last few years has seen more of those solutions be AI-based. Lana is one...
-
NEW | Fire Up in Silicon Valley | Meet Jenny
On a recent trip to Silicon Valley, Hannah spoke to great women working in AI. She asked them to have a chat🔥 Meet Jenny. Jenny Pollock helps women get on Boards. She is also the co-founder of the Women and AI global community, based in the Bay Area and a specialist in mobile monetisation…
more -
Episode 5 - Lessons in AI from the Experts
After being a part of some awesome events focused on Women and AI during March, Hannah shares the top 3 lessons she learnt from the experts. There was a lot of inspiration across this month as we celebrated International Women's Day - from bold commentary on change required to tangible steps to...
-
Episode 4 - Digital Accessibility & the Future with Sassy Wyatt
There is a great big opportunity to make the world a place built for everyone as products and experiences are digitised. A less known fact is that the iPhone has enabled hundreds of thousands of people with hearing and vision needs to navigate the day to day more independently than before. Sassy...
-
Episode 3 - How do we help other women earn, learn and lead?
It's International Women's Day and this years UN theme is Count Her In: Invest in Women. Hannah digs into what this means and shares some insights from both her own experience and from wider sources. The importance of financial independence and economic empowerment cannot be underestimated. How…
more -
Episode 2 - Cultivating a Digital Mindset
What is a Digital Mindset and Why is it so Important? Sharing insights from the Harvard Business Reviews and examples from the day to day, Hannah shares how we can cultivate the mindset needed to grow in digital literacy. The future of work will demand more competency around digital tools but it...
-
Episode 1 - Fire Up Your Skills
Hello! Welcome to 2024. After interviewing 40 incredible women 'on Fire' over 40, I was both inspired and aware that we could lose such formidable talent if we don't keep up with the skills needed in the future. Women are forecast to lose out in the Tech Revolution, and I am not having a bar of…
more -
My Purpose Helping Businesses become B-Corp Certified with Growth Activist CEO Rosanna Iacono
CEO and Co-Founder of the Growth Activists Rosanna Iacono knew she could use her wealth of experience from global brands such as Nike and Levi's to make the world a better place. Helping businesses become B-Corp certified - a prestigious achievement signifying the business has met rigorous...
-
Sustainability with Renewable Energy & Women in STEM with Dr Morley Muse
Dr Morley Muse holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering, a masters in Sustainable Energy Technology and a bachelor degree in Chemical with Environmental Engineering Her expertise and background are centred on environmental sustainability, waste-to-energy generation strategies and renewable…
more -
Sustainable Start Up | Coding to Ethical Textiles with Priya Ravindra
Doing the right thing was something Priya could not stop thinking about when she turned 40. Working in IT and across the Tech sector, her IT Project business was doing well. But helping other women less fortunate than her was her calling. Priya founded Punar, an ethical textiles business, knowing...
-
Sustainability Start Up | Pip and Henry Founder Jeroo Doodhmal
Jeroo Ever wondered where those cute baby clothes and little trainers end up after children grow out of them? Jeroo Doodhmal began investigating this, realising how much waste suddenly took up her home when she had her daughter. She found 15 million shoes are bought every year for children, and…
more -
Sustainability in Business & How to Succeed with Charmaine Dhalwanth
On Fire at 40, Charmaine has found her purpose in Sustainability, and wants everyone to understand how you can get into the space too. Having worked in top FMCG businesses around the world, she talks generously about the help she wants to give others to understand what it is you need to know -...
-
ClimateTech - How we Built Trace with Co-Founder Cat Long
Let's talk Climate Tech - Measure, Reduce and Offsetting Emissions Cat Long took a career break for 6 months to begin the build of Trace.com, a software platform that helps small and medium businesses measure, reduce and offset carbon emissions. Her and co-founder Jo Auburn however soon saw the...
-
Female Astronauts, Inventions and the Art of Communication in Science | Lucy Rogers
Lucy Rogers is a formidable engineer whose career could not be more varied. Having applied twice to be a female astronaut, she decided to help women around the world understand the process and support them too - creating a community of 340 applicants. Now with hundreds of members and 2-3 heading…
more -
The Courage to Be Disliked and other Leadership Lessons from CEO of the Fathering Project
Káti Jahromi Gapaillard is the CEO The Fathering Project. She shares her lessons in leadership which includes needing to have the courage to be disliked at times. Káti and her team help support Dad's succeed in their roles as fathers, and advocate for all areas of society enabling them to do so....
-
How Leaders can make the workplace Parent-Friendly. Beauty & Digital Director Claire Hennah | #35
Claire's career journey spans start-ups to well-known brands such as Virgin, Selfridges and Unilever. Her passion for Beauty, Fashion and the evolution of the role in digital across all experiences has been a common thread throughout her career. Her life experience has helped shaped her…
more -
Sustainability and Innovation in Fashion by Female Founders | #34
Re-commerce. Recycle. Reuse, made ethically in the first place. The innovation that these two women are trailblazing is inspirational and shows how we can tackle the gigantic challenge of waste in the fashion industry. Nikki Ciancio co-founded fashion label and store BLAEK with business partner…
more -
My Healing Transformation. Fitness Influencer to the Authentic Me. Cassey Maynard | #33
As one of the biggest fitness influencers in Bondi, Australia, Cassey Maynard had adopted a certain persona. This included breast implants and a rigourous workout regime. Her life looks radically different now after a transformative journey triggered my her Mum's cancer diagnosis. Working on who...
-
Talking Ageism. The Fire and Forte Roundtable | #32
Hannah is joined by previous guests of Fire and Forte to discuss Ageism. Let's get beyond the headlines. What is Ageism? And what do we do about it? Some members of the Fire and Forte crew got together to discuss the topic, and the conversation was insightful & at times surprising. - What is the...
-
The Psychology of Ageing and how to address Ageism. Natasha Ginnivan | #31
Natasha is a Research Fellow in Psychology at the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute. Starting her career in fashion, she later decided to study psychology which sparked an interest in the attitudes and stereotypes towards ageing. Discussing the predominantly negative stereotypes we're fed from a…
more -
Changing the Game for Women. Health Tech Start-Up CEO. Sharon Handelman-Gotlib | #30
Sharon Handelman-Gotlib is driving a revolution in Health. The development and impact of FemTech is her life mission, wanting to ensure women at all stages of their life benefit from better health care and smoother journeys via diagnosis, treatment and so on. Her forte is innovation, and during…
more -
Investing in Brilliant Female Entrepreneurs Peace Mitchell | #29
Peace Mitchell is the CEO and co-founder of The Women’s Business School and AusMumpreneur. She is also a TedX speaker, author and investor. Her passion to empower female entrepreneurs to unlock their full potential motivated her to launch AusMumpreneur with sister Katy Garner. Now with 70,000...
-
Media Exec on Changing Social Media and Being her Best at 46. Danika Johnston | #28
In an age where women were told "you can have it all", Danika Johnston's media career grew vertically, at the same time as she was raising her family. Throw in a pandemic and juggling it all was a challenging reality many women can relate to. It was when she reached 42 that she found a new lease…
more -
Working on Myself was the Best Thing I Ever Did. Publicist Nicki Price | #27
40 year-old Nicki Price is unrecognisable from 29 year-old Nicki. The Publicist and founder of Priceless Media is an expert in promoting the careers of her clients. But her personal transformation is one of the best stand out stories. Dealing with low self esteem and confidence issues throughout...
-
Women Supporting Women. She's The Boss Founder Jules Brooke | #26
If Jules Brooke ruled the world, we’d soon have gender equality. In a ruthless pursuit to make women more visible in business, she is known as “the woman who mentions another woman’s name in a room full of opportunities”. The founder of Handle PR and the She's The Boss network and podcast talks...
-
* TECH WEEK * Retail Buyer to Omni-channel E-commerce | Helen Cross
A buyer in a bricks and mortar retail business for 25 years, Helen moved into a digital, Omni-channel role in 2018. Two years later, Covid hit, having an unprecedented impact on the Food retailer she worked for - so her move had seemed well timed. Leading through others whilst integrating ways of...
-
* TECH WEEK * From Lawyer to HealthTech Start-Up | Jeannie-Marie Noyce
Founding a Tech Start-Up was not something Lawyer Jeannie-Marie expected even 3 years ago. However, her personal experience of having her mother, Robyn, in aged care inspired her. Communication was an ongoing challenge relying on phone calls between the care home staff and her family, which could...
-
* TECH WEEK * From Accountant to Events and Digital Art NFT's
Nicole Crivelli has a fantastic career path that demonstrates how we can utilise strengths, experience whilst learning & acquiring new skills. From Accountant, to Digital Roles into the new emerging tech world of blockchain and NFT's, she has done just that. Her career path included roles in...
-
* TECH WEEK * Executive Assistant to a career in Cyber Security with Cos R.
As an Executive Assistant for 20 years, Cos took the decision to retrain and move into Cyber Security. She was motivated by her own experience of identity theft. With 1 in 4 Australians having had their identity stolen, this terrible experience meant Cos wanted to educate people on protecting...
-
* TECH WEEK * Industry Expert Georgie Hubbard shares Insights and Advice
Georgie Hubbard is the co-founder of two Tech-focused businesses. Along with her business partner Pam Caldwell, Georgie recruits for technical roles across Australia with their business CH solutions. The two also embarked on an initiative to get more women into Web 3, founding The Sisterhood Club...
-
* TECH WEEK * Welcome and Intro from Host Hannah
There's a Tech Skills shortage, a problem with productivity and a gigantic gender wealth gap. There are however, millions of women, in work and in need of work who have life and work experience that should they upskill or retrain in tech areas, could make a serious dent in such areas. Fire and...
-
Driving Diversity in Silicon Valley and Betting on Myself. Sherika Shaw Ekpo | #19
Sherika has made some big bets on herself in life. Each time she’s landed better than before. After a decade driving representation at tech companies such as Google, she turned 40 and decided it was time to pause and reflect. Now on a well deserved career break, she talks to us about her career,...
-
Media CEO on Staying Relevant and Meaning Nicki Murphy | #18
Group CEO of River Media Group, Nicki Murphy has stayed independently owned in almost 30 years of business. How? By staying relevant for her clients, their businesses and consumers. But also through finding meaning, both in her personal life and with how the business gives back. Evident through…
more -
Challenging Myself: Luxury Brands to the new Internet | Jocelyne Royer #17
"I feel amazing about turning 40. It's the decade I am allowed to be myself" Jocelyne Royer is a marketing expert who cut her teeth working on luxury brands such as Bentley. Her career is a series of decisive, proactive actions - getting an idea, and making it happen through action. Now with a...
-
The Future of Work and Going Part Time to Build a Start-Up | Mariebelle Malo #16
Maribelle Malo Who has heard of the 4 day week? How many would like to ask for flexible working arrangements, but are not too sure how to? Do you have to quit your job to set up your own business? Not necessarily. Mariebelle Malo is a consultant with a purpose - to make work more productive, and...
-
Listening to my Intuition and pioneering the Circular Economy | Chelsea McLean #15
Founder of the Circular Economy Pioneers, Chelsea McLean moved into the environmental space at 40. Her approach was proactive and intentional. 5 years later her knowledge and passion around the Circular Economy is contagious. She is on a mission to equip young people with the tools they need to...
-
My IVF Journey and Motherhood at 40 | Sarah Addinall #14
Sarah had a huge year the year she turned 40. She passed a law degree, got married and bought her first home with partner Peter - she also underwent two rounds of IVF. Fair to say she is the poster girl for IT IS NEVER TOO LATE! Sarah talks through the experience of undergoing invitro…
more -
From Rural Life to Leading the Board | Lisa Caffery #13
Lisa knew she'd have to fulfil her career ambitions by taking a less traditional route - living in rural Queensland when all the action was in the city. Lisa created her own career path, building her ESG consultancy firm the Caffrey Group that saw her working with CEO's and Boards, and finding...
-
My mission to get Diversity in STEM Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen OAM | #12
Futurist, Diversity Expert and Social Entrepreneur Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen shares her mission with us and how she has had the guts to go and make things happen. The CEO and Founder of Tech Girls Movement and STEMfest is full of Fire for her purpose. Chapters 00.38 Introduction Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen…
more -
Quitting Alcohol, Accepting Myself and the Power of Breath with Katy Graczer | #11
Katy Graczer is on fire at 49. The original party girl, brought up in North London, had begun drinking as a teenager, and her love of fun meant margaritas were part of life. As her corporate career took off she found drinking was wrapped into her identity - drinking at conferences or when...
-
A Career in Tech - Anna Liebel CTO to Cyber Security | #10
What's it like to be a woman in Tech? Do you have to code? What about transferrable skills, can we move into Tech later in our careers? Anna Liebel answers this and more. Her formidable career has taken her from coding at the age of 8 to being voted one of the Top 50 Chief Information Officers in...
-
Fighting back - Tammy Maggs finding Digital Art after Injury | #9
Tammy Maggs is a Digital artist and mom. A few years ago, her world changed as she describes having an identity crisis - her children going to college and a life changing injury stopping her from doing the career she loved. Accepting her health was to change forever took time. However, as Tammy...
-
Silvia Wiesner - Empower your teams and Manage Your Energy | #8
A modern leader who believes the wellbeing of her team directly links to the wellbeing of her business, Silvia Wiesner talks about how she believes in helping her team flourish, share a vision and deliver in good and challenging times. Silvia is the Managing Director Unilever Belgium, she is a...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
We think women can be at the forefront of the Tech Revolution, as opposed to lose out as is predicted. This podcast is designed to help women Fire Up ready for a digital age in a time-friendly manner. Join Hannah Maude on a mission to upskill for the future.https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-maudeau/
HOSTED BY
Hannah Maude
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Fire and Forte have?
Fire and Forte currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Fire and Forte about?
We think women can be at the forefront of the Tech Revolution, as opposed to lose out as is predicted. This podcast is designed to help women Fire Up ready for a digital age in a time-friendly manner. Join Hannah Maude on a mission to upskill for the...
How often does Fire and Forte release new episodes?
Fire and Forte has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Fire and Forte?
You can listen to Fire and Forte on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Fire and Forte?
Fire and Forte is created and hosted by Hannah Maude.
URL copied to clipboard!