The Debra Shepherd Podcast
by Debra Shepherd
Welcome to The Debra Shepherd Podcast.The Debra Shepherd Podcast is for women who want to lead well, show up confidently, and create success on their own terms — all whilst experiencing more ease, joy, and meaning in both life and business. Through a mix of personal development, mindset, and business insights, the show provides practical tips, tools, strategies, and stories to help you reconnect with yourself, elevate your visibility, and build a life and business that truly reflect who you are. Listen to episodes and conversations with extraordinary women in business, as they share their personal journeys of passion, purpose, courage, resilience, and impact — giving you inspiration, guidance, and real-world strategies to lead meaningfully and make your mark. Debra Shepherd is a Visibility and Leadership Coach, Certified Human Design Specialist and Podcast Host for women in business.'Debra's conversations are so genuine and inspiring. Real conversations and practical insights, and
Episodes
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227: Leadership, Business and Making Authenticity Scalable with Serena Cervall, Founder of Cervall & Company
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week is Serena Cervall. Serena is the Founder of Cervall & Company and a Strategic Advisor to female founders wanting to scale their business to 7-8 figures. She helps women build businesses that honour how they're uniquely wired, so they can scale...
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226: Visibility and Why the Best Marketing isn't Created it's Uncovered with Mel Elsbeth, Founder of SunnyChapter
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week is Visibility and Brand Strategist, Content Marketer, and host of the Happily Visible Podcast, Mel Elsbeth. With a career spanning global brands like Breitling and Davidoff. Mel specialises in helping holistic coaches and creatives find the…
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225: Unlock Your Highest Potential With Human Design
If you're ready for change and you want to unlock your highest potential so you can finish the year well and have an incredible year ahead, join me for this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here:...
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224: How to Restore Balance Across Your Body, Mind and Energy with Dr Marina Christov
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week is Dr Marina Christov. With over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr Marina Christov is a highly respected Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, renowned for her refined, intuitive, and results driven approach. Dr Marina's work has been…
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223: Courage, Leadership and Building a Human Future in the AI Era with Yasmin London, Founder and CEO of First Movers Co.
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week is Yasmin London. Yasmin is an international keynote speaker, event and podcast host, author and the founder of First Movers Co., an organisation redefining leadership for a human focused future in the AI era. A former world champion athlete,...
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222: People, Connection, Relationships and Business Growth with Melissa Young, Founder of Melissa Young Beauty
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week is Melissa Young. Melissa is a Sydney-based beauty and dermal therapist with over 15 years of experience in the beauty and aesthetics industry. Melissa is the founder of Melissa Young Beauty, where she specialises in advanced skin treatments…
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221: Business Growth, Marketing and Coming Home to Yourself with Alison Beck, Founder of Relauncher, Sticky Studio and REAL.brand
I'm thrilled to welcome Alison Beck back to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Alison is the Founder of Relauncher, Sticky Studio and REAL.brand. She is also the host of The Mindful Biz Podcast. Alison is a Business Coach with 15 years' experience. She helps business owners re-package years of…
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220: Redefining The Way People Experience Ageing, Energy, and Wellbeing with Bree Tucker, Founder and CEO of Haús of Vitality
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week is Bree Tucker. Bree is the Founder and CEO of Haús of Vitality, an Australian skin and wellness franchise, entrepreneur, writer and passionate advocate for self-leadership. Bree's entrepreneurial journey has been anything but…
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219: Managing Difficult Conversations with Empathy With Jennifer Bicknell, Director & Principal of Bicknell Law & Consulting
I'm honoured to welcome Jennifer Bicknell to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. Most workplace disputes do not start with a legal problem. They start with a conversation someone avoided. Jennifer Bicknell is an employment lawyer who helps businesses fix both. Through Bicknell Law & Consulting...
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218: You've Created Success So Why Doesn't It Feel Like Success
Today's quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast is about success and why success doesn't always feel like success. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here: www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast CONNECT WITH DEBRA Download the FREE Aligned Leader...
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217: How to Simplify Your Business for More Income and Freedom with Marissa Roberts
I'm thrilled to welcome Marissa Roberts to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Marissa hosts The Simpler Business Podcast. Marissa is passionate about helping business owners, service providers, and entrepreneurs find simpler and easier ways to run their businesses. As a mum of two who built her first...
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216: Live a Life You Love Now with Emma Lovell
I'm excited to welcome Emma Lovell back to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Emma is The Bleisure Coach, helping people design a life they love now, not someday, by combining business, travel and self-care. With 17 years in business and 77 countries visited (and counting), Emma has built a life and...
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215: Burnout, Success and The Wellness Paradox with Amy Green
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast is Amy Green. Amy is a futurist for work and life who has spent over a decade challenging the stories leaders, teams, and organisations tell themselves about success, productivity, and performance, and what it actually costs them. With a background in...
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214: Working Harder and More Effort Isn't the Answer
Let's talk about why working even harder and putting in more effort is not the answer to leading well and creating success on your terms. Join me for this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here:...
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213: Protecting Your Business: How the Right Legal Foundations Change Everything with Tracey Mylecharane
I'm honoured to welcome Tracey Mylecharane, Founder of TM Legal Atelier to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Tracey Mylecharane provides established purpose-driven coaches, creatives and consultants with tailored legal support. Driven by her mission to transform legals from a necessary burden to a...
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212: How To Make Aligned Decisions
Did you know on average we make around 35,000 decisions a day? Join me for this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast and learn how to make aligned decisions that support you and help you show up with confidence, clarity and purpose. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode...
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211: How To Increase Your Visibility On LinkedIn With Kate Merryweather
I'm honoured to welcome LinkedIn Coach, Kate Merryweather to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Kate teaches small business owners how to show up and get leads and sales on LinkedIn without being pushy or annoying. Kate has built her own successful business with LinkedIn and has helped hundreds of small...
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210: The Most Overlooked Leadership Advantage
Want to know the most overlooked leadership advantage? Join me for this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here: www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast CONNECT WITH DEBRA Subscribe to get the weekly newsletter...
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209: The Business Cost of Being Out of Alignment
Join me for this solo episode on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, where I talk about the business cost of being out of alignment if you're a leader, entrepreneur or business owner. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here: www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast...
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208: How to Be a Successful Presenter and Media Spokesperson with Theresa Miller
I'm excited to welcome Theresa Miller to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Theresa provides media training and public speaking coaching in Australia. She has more than 30 years' experience as a journalist, trainer, presenter, author and lecturer. Theresa has coached hundreds of people across all...
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207: Leading With Clarity, Confidence and Purpose
In today's conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, we're talking about leading with clarity, confidence and purpose. In this episode, I invite you to think about leadership differently. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here:...
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206: Human Design, Visibility and The Shift I've Made in Business
In this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, I'm talking about Human Design, visibility, and a few exciting updates I've made in my business this year to better support you. Thank you for tuning in. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here:...
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205: Are You Creating Noise Or Resonance?
If you listen to The Debra Shepherd Podcast, you're most likely a thought leader, expert, coach, consultant or personal brand who wants more influence and impact and to do this elevating your visibility is essential. So, I have a question for you today, when it comes to elevating your visibility,...
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204: The Power of Hypnotherapy with Vanessa Donlan
I'm excited to welcome Vanessa Donlan to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Vanessa is a clinical hypnotherapist, and nervous system focused practitioner, who supports women through periods of dis-regulation, and subconscious change. With a background in holistic health, Vanessa helps women move from...
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203: Visibility and Self-Leadership
Let's talk about the relationship between visibility and self-leadership. In this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, I discuss why I believe it's important to focus on self-leadership if you are a leader, entrepreneur, or business owner who wants to build their visibility.…
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202: Slow Fashion, Purpose and the Power of Community with Ali Lennard, Owner and Designer at Philosophy Australia
Joining me on The Debra Shepherd Podcast today is Ali Lennard who is the Owner and Designer at Philosophy Australia. Philosophy Australia is a Sydney-based womenswear label known for its timeless, versatile garments and commitment to ethical, local production. With several decades in commercial...
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201: Heart-Centred Leadership with Jane Phipps
I'm excited to welcome Jane Phipps to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. Jane is a transformational leader, consultant, and former COO with over 20 years' experience across education, government, and the not-for-profit sector. A finalist for the 2024 Outstanding Leadership Award and a…
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200: Celebrating 200 Episodes of The Debra Shepherd Podcast
Welcome to episode 200 of The Debra Shepherd Podcast. This episode is a big milestone. I started the show in February 2020, and even though this is episode 200, it feels like the beginning. My vision for the podcast over the last five years hasn't changed. The show is here to help you lead well,...
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199: Ethical AI for Purpose-Driven Growth with Dr Nici Sweaney, Founder of Ai Her Way
There are so many conversations about AI at the moment, but this one is very different and it's a must listen because this conversation goes way beyond AI tools and prompts. I'm still buzzing from this conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast with Dr Nici Sweaney. This conversation is packed…
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198: Community, Wellness and Plant-Based Living with Gabby Tyler, Founder of Juice Institute
I'm excited to welcome Gabby Tyler to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Gabby is the Founder of Juice Institute - Adelaide's leading cold-pressed juice company and Australia's first freeze and ship juice business. What started in her home kitchen in 2018 has grown into a national wellness brand helping...
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197: Menopause, Cancer, Midlife and Women's Health with Sonya Lovell
I'm honoured to welcome Sonya Lovell to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Sonya is a menopause advocate, podcast host and speaker dedicated to reshaping the conversation around women's health. As host of Dear Menopause, Sonya shares honest, informative discussions that empower women to better…
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196: Increase Your Visibility With Podcasting
In this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, we're talking about podcasting and how podcasting is a powerful way to increase your visibility and build your profile and presence as a business owner, entrepreneur or leader. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here:...
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195: The Relationship Between Purpose and Visibility
In this episode of The Debra Shepherd Podcast, we're discussing the relationship between purpose and visibility and how losing connection to your purpose directly affects how you show up for your business and how you build your profile and presence. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here:...
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194: The Visibility Shift: Turning Fear into Fuel for Growth and Impact
Many talented and driven business owners and entrepreneurs hesitate to show up for their business. Some hide behind perfectionism or fear of judgement. Others feel overwhelmed and exhausted simply by the thought of putting themselves out there. Some hold themselves back and never get started....
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193: Connection, Kindness and Community with Tanya Boots, Founder of Inspirational Tea Co.
I'm honoured to welcome Tanya Boots to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. Tanya is the Founder of Inspirational Tea Co., a Gold Coast–based tea gifting brand that turns everyday tea breaks into moments of inspiration. After 15 years in FMCG as a Category Manager, Tanya swapped spreadsheets for...
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192: Life By Design with Kelly Donougher, Founder of 13 Interiors
I'm thrilled to welcome Kelly Donougher, Director and Founder of 13 Interiors to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. With over 20 years business experience across a range of industries, Kelly founded 13 Interiors in 2017. Since then, the business has grown to operate on a national scale with...
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191: Critical Thinking in the Age of AI with Bethan Winn, Founder of Human Skills Co
I'm honoured to welcome Bethan Winn to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Bethan is the Founder and Director of Learning at Human Skills Co. She is a speaker, facilitator and author of the book, The Human Edge Critical Thinking in the Age of AI. With two decades in education, Bethan is an expert in...
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190: Leading With Your Brand: 7 Personal Branding Moves That Build Authority
Your personal brand will set you apart, it's how you'll be remembered, and it goes way beyond pretty pictures, visuals and logos. Building your personal brand is essential for all business owners, entrepreneurs and leaders. In this episode of The Debra Shepherd Podcast, I'm sharing seven things…
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189: Fear, Perfection and Visibility: What Is Holding You Back From Showing Up?
This quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, is a dose of inspiration. We're talking about fear, perfection, visibility and what is holding you back from showing up. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here: www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast CONNECT WITH DEBRA Website...
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188: How To Build Your Profile and Presence With Ease and Confidence
If you're a coach, consultant, creative, online expert or service-based entrepreneur who is working hard to increase your visibility. You're doing all the things, implementing all the strategies, tips and tools to build your profile and presence but you still feel invisible, this quick…
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187: Why I'm Diving Into Human Design
In this episode of The Debra Shepherd Podcast, I talk about the power of energy management for finding balance during the season you are in and why I'm diving into Human Design. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here: www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast CONNECT WITH DEBRA Website...
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186: How to Grow Your Business Beyond Solo with Sara Howard, Founder of Writers Australia
I'm honoured to welcome Sara Howard to The Debra Shepherd Podcast. Sara Howard is a copywriter, content marketer, author and founder of Writers Australia, a copywriting and content agency she spent 18 years growing into the go-to writing team for major corporates and not-for-profits. While…
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185: Aligned Success Looks and Feels Different
Is it time to redefine your definition of success? In this quick conversation on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, I talk about aligned success, what it is and why it looks and feels different to the version of success we're constantly being sold. SHOW NOTES Get all episode show notes here:...
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184: Why Your Message Isn't Landing
If you're a business owner or entrepreneur, this episode is a must listen because I know you have an important message to share. Today on The Debra Shepherd Podcast, you'll discover why your message may not be landing with your audience. In the episode I share some common mistakes and talk about...
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183: Why Chasing Visibility is Draining You
Increasing your visibility is essential if you're an entrepreneur or business owner but many fall into the trap of chasing visibility and wind up feeling drained and invisible. In this episode, we'll talk about why chasing visibility is draining you and what to focus on instead. SHOW NOTES Get…
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182: How To Find Balance and Flow
Work-life balance doesn't exist. In this epiosde of The Debra Shepherd Podcast, I share my approach to finding balance and flow along with a few things to consider if you would like more balance and flow in your life this year. LEAVE A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS If you enjoyed this episode, I…
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181: Did You Create Space for Your New Year Goals or Did You Jump In?
Did you create space for your New Year goals or did you jump in? This is my question for you during this episode of The Debra Shepherd Podcast. LEAVE A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS If you enjoyed this episode, I invite you to leave a 5 star review with your biggest takeaway from the episode. Follow…
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180: Mindset, Leadership and Performance with Marg Booth
I'm honoured to welcome Marg Booth to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. Marg is the owner of Great Expectation Speakers and Trainers. As a successful business owner for over 20 years, Marg is deeply passionate about people's mindset and well-being. Marg connects audiences with specialists in...
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179: Creativity, Innovation and Play with Founder and Chief Play Officer at Culture Hero, Dara Simkin
I'm honoured to welcome Dara Simkin to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. Dara is Australia's leading Playful Work Design specialist, and is the founder and Chief Play Officer of learning experience design consultancy, Culture Hero. She has worked with organisations like The LEGO Foundation,...
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178: Goodbye Hustle, Hello Happiness and Fulfillment with Claire Seeber
I'm honoured to welcome Claire Seeber to The Debra Shepherd Podcast this week. Claire is a Career and Leadership Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Podcast Host and Author of the book 'Less Hustle, More Happy'. Claire is an expert in career development and leadership and blends her experience in business…
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About this show
Welcome to The Debra Shepherd Podcast.The Debra Shepherd Podcast is for women who want to lead well, show up confidently, and create success on their own terms — all whilst experiencing more ease, joy, and meaning in both life and business. Through a mix of personal development, mindset, and business insights, the show provides practical tips, tools, strategies, and stories to help you reconnect with yourself, elevate your visibility, and build a life and business that truly reflect who you are. Listen to episodes and conversations with extraordinary women in business, as they share their personal journeys of passion, purpose, courage, resilience, and impact — giving you inspiration, guidance, and real-world strategies to lead meaningfully and make your mark. Debra Shepherd is a Visibility and Leadership Coach, Certified Human Design Specialist and Podcast Host for women in business.'Debra's conversations are so genuine and inspiring. Real conversations and practical insights, and
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