All Episodes

#248 Melissa Hamilton: Safe Pair of Hands Is Not a Compliment

#247 Penny Locaso: AI Was Meant to Do the Dishes. We Gave It the Painting Too.

#246 Melissa Hamilton: Still Waiting to Be Consulted?

#245 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Shomaice Zowghi: Be in the Room Where It Happens

#244 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Felecia Pryor: Don't Play in the Garden When the House is on Fire

#243 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Anu Villarosa: Curious by Design

#242 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Damian Zahra: The Gift of Feedback

#241 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Amy Stanley: The Influence You Can't See

#240 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Amy Walker: Moving Towards the Tension

#239 The Seat and The Passenger: Two CEOs Reflect

#238 - Merle Singer - Where are you Performing in Your Leadership?

#237 Matt Tice - Geopolitics Just Landed on Your P&L

#236 IWD 2026 Special with Alexis George - She Left It Better Than She Found It

#235 Craig Tiley - Game Changer

#234 Career Insurance: Jodi Geddes on Why Your Personal Brand Can't Wait

#233 Melissa Hamilton - Why Leadership Is Harder Than It Needs to Be

#232 Laura Kray - The Hidden Pay Gap: Same Title, Half the Team Size

#231 Laurie Weingart - The No Club: Stopping Women's Dead-End Work

#230 Dr. Alison Fragale - Likeable Badass: Why You Need Both (Not Either/Or)

#229 Rosalind Chow - The Doors You Can Open: Why Status Trumps Power

#228 Dr. Jen Overbeck - The Gap Between What You Intend and What Actually Lands

#227 Melissa Hamilton - Why You Can't Explain Your Value (And How to Fix It)

#226 Jill Schulman - Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: A Former Marine on the Science of Bravery

#225 Melissa Hamilton - Get Back in the Kitchen: When Misogyny Shows Up at Work

#224 Professor Didar Zowghi - Move Fast and Fix Things: Why AI Needs Human-Centered Design

#223 Marilla Akkermans - Swim in the Doubt: The Trust Behind a Four-Day Work Week and 90% Retention

#222 Dr. Alison Fragale - The Likeable Badass Framework: Add, Don't Subtract

#221 Justine Robbins - No One Size Career Fits All

#220 Dr Kate Mason - Powerfully Likeable Leadership

#219 Florence Potter - Why Generational Tension Is a Gift

#218 Tom Mutch - The 30-Second Test: Are You Really Ready for the Boardroom?

#217 Robbie Campo - To Have Impact, I Had to Lead

#216 Twenty Percent: Emma Olivier's Mission to Transform Australian Boardrooms

#215 Serendipity Equals Opportunity Plus Action: Aliza Knox's Tech Transformation Journey

#214 Inviting Others In: Nichelle Maynard-Elliott on Making Diversity a Movement, Not a Moment

#213 Getting Runs on the Board: Kathy Grigg on Building Board-Ready Judgment

#212 Don't Opt Out: Leanne Caret on Building Courage and Taking the Jobs That Scare You

#211 The Strategic Move: How Kate Spargo Built a Diverse Board Portfolio Across Industries

#210 Melissa Hamilton - Why Leaders Need to Stop Filling Every Pause

#209 Terry Tateossian - Busy, Burnt Out, and Done: Terry Tateossian’s Wake-Up Call

#208 The Real Reason Your Strategy Isn’t Landing: Rose Fass on the leadership skill that changes everything

#207 Meg Gluth - From Sobriety to CEO

#206 Dr Michelle McQuaid - Trading Perfectionism for Playfulness

#205 75,000 Strong: Tami Erwin on Leading with Clarity and Courage

#204 Judy Deuchar - Don’t Believe Your Own PR: A CEO Conversation with Judy Deuchar

#203 The Feedback That Shapes Us: Christine Holgate on Leadership, Loyalty & Legacy

#202 Todd Harper AM - Ask More. Listen Deeper. A CEO conversation with Todd Harper

#201 Feedback, Focus & the Future: A Conversation with John Batistich

#200 Pressure, Purpose & Protecting Your Energy: A CEO Conversation with Jayne Hrdlicka

#199 Melissa Hamilton - What 6 CEOs Taught Me About Real Leadership

#198 Kit Rich - From Fitness Guru to Filmmaker: Kit Rich's Brave Midlife Pivot

#197 Greville Pabst Chairman WBP Group - From Shy to Spotlight: The Power of Deliberate Visibility

#196 Louise Adams - Energised by Possibility. IWD Special Interview

#195 Jesseca Tighe - Feeling Disconnected from Your Work? There’s probably more to it..

#194 Shirley Chowdhary- Say Yes Until There’s a Reason to Say No

#193 Melissa Hamilton - From Busy to Boardroom: Breaking the High-Achiever's Waiting Game

#192 Matt Tice - Get Out into the Jungle and Understand What’s Changing

#191 Miss Tee - No Permission Needed: Miss Tee’s Call to Lead, Empower, and Transform

#190 Penny Locaso - Owning Your Expertise: A Conversation with Penny Locaso

#189 Summer Series - Future Fit for your Career?; Leaders share how.

#188 Summer Series - It's Not a Confidence Issue. Except Sometimes It Is.

#187 Summer Series - What does Brave Feminine Leadership Mean? Leaders Share.

#186 Summer Series - Three Brilliant Leaders share Breakthrough Career Moments

#185 Summer Series - Moving on from burn out: Stories & Advice

#184 Jane Vandermeer - The Power of Style: Why Fashion Matters

#183 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 6 - Launa Inman - Too Good to Promote? The Hidden Career Trap

#182 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 5 - Lisa Harrison - Got clarity? Got alignment? Go seek momentum!

#181 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 4 - Henriette Rothschild - Stop waiting to be the Perfect CEO

#180 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 3 - Carolyn Cresswell - Your career is 1 aspect of the plates you are juggling

#179 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 2 - Bernie Brookes AM - Be Prepared to Step Out of Your Lane

#178 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 1 - Jeanne Johns - Turning Light Hearted Remarks into Career Game Changers

#177 Mark Jones - I'm not used to telling my own story

#176 Melissa Hamilton - Female CEOs - A glacial pace

#175 Alessandra Edwards - Where has my Energy & Resilience gone? Unfool Yourself.

#174 Melissa Hamilton - Three Practical Tips to Elevate your IMPACT

#173 Melissa Hamilton - Getting out of the Weeds

#172 Kieran Flanagan- People: From Annoying to Amusing

#171 Dr. Oli Sophie Meredith - ADHD Series Proud to Take the Mask Off

#170 Rebecca McLinden - ADHD Series - I thrive in a crisis

#169 Rose Callaghan - ADHD Series - Owning Every Side of me

#168 Julie Robertson - ADHD Series - Chameleon

#167 Melissa Webster - ADHD Series - Beautiful Gift of ADHD

#166 Catrina Rangiheuea - Glass Half Full

#165 Lisa Lynch - Putting my Oxygen Mask on first

#164 Unlock Your Worth: 7 P's to Elevate your Salary Game

#163 Cherie Mylordis - What do you Dare?

#162 Megan Corfield - Be Brave, Ask for Feedback to Grow

#161 Melissa Hamilton - Human on the inside interview

#160 Natallia Smith - Sleep Tight: Take Charge of Your Money

#159 Dara Simkin - Playful Leadership: A Game-Changer

#158 Angela Cross - The influence equation: tips to boost visibility and reputation

#157 Tasneem Chopra OAM - Don’t come at me with your misconceptions until you know who I am

#156 William Cowan - The Master Career Builder

#155 Melissa Hamilton - Do CEOs have all the answers?

#154 Katrina McCarter - We all need Wingwomen

#153 Michael D Watkins - Decoding Strategic Thinking & Executive Presence

#152 Wendy Pavey - Are you visible enough?

#151 Lisa Martello - Humour works better than Shame

#150 Anna Bruk - The Beautiful Mess Effect

#149 Jacqui Clarke - Dream Career Derailed

#148 Michele Chevally Hedge - Is Nutrition the key to Gravitas?

#147 Kate Christie - 90 seconds to design your best life

#146 Melissa Hamilton - Midlife Woman’s Guide to Fearless Career Change.

#145 Charlie McGillis - Dare to be legendary

#144 Simone Clarke - When can we take Gender out of Leadership

#143 Josephine Sukkar - What Do Construction and Sport Have in Common

#142 Jacqueline Chow - Being Brave is a Choice

#141 Dr John Izzo - Watch where the puck is going

#140 Kay Clancy - You don’t have to go to every meeting in your Diary!

#139 Melissa Hamilton - Embarrassed to be a Feminist

#138 Craig Tiley - Game-Changer

#137 Clare Groves - Why Good Mental Health is a Leader’s Best Friend

#136 Dr Kellie Pritchard - Get On Top of Stress & Burnout

#135 Dr Kristy Goodwin - How to stop being ‘Always On’ & Reclaim Joy

#134 Defying Doubt: I could never do what you do

#133 Intentional Leadership Journeys: Aha Moments that Shaped Careers

#132 Voices of Impact: Unleashes Brave Feminine Leadership

#131 Debra Eckersley - The things you regret are the things that you didn’t do

#130 Michelle Loader - Are you Future Fit?

#129 Kylie Baullo - Catch you Performing

#128 Selena Rezvani - Life in the Confidence lane.

#127 Sarah Kay - Now that’s a role I could aspire to. Is the CEO role finally changing?

#126 Jack Stack - One day I woke up, became a leader and lost all of my friends.

#125 Ann Rhoades - If they’re not listening, you shouldn’t be there

#124 One conversation changed it all for me

#123 Ilsa Wakeling - From Elite Athlete to Siege Negotiator to Becoming Me

#122 Nicole Sheffield - One nostril above water

#121 Tammy Medard - Sliding Door Moment: Which door would you choose?

#120 Dayle Stevens OAM - Walk slower to get ahead.

#119 Melissa Hamilton - Empower Yourself: A 7-Step Guide for Senior Female Leaders to Strengthen Strategic Thinking

#118 Rhonda Morris - The “Only”, or the “double only”

#117 Mel Browne - Financial Literacy is a feminist issue.

#116 Sadhana Smiles - Be where your feet are

#115 Liz Abrahams - Joy

#114 Janine Hall - Mic Drop Moment

#113 Laurie Weingart - Breaking the dead end cycle: the invisible workload that's holding women back

#112 Melanie Silva - The feedback & breakthrough moment that led to an intentional career

#111 Jane Caro - Witty, Fearless & Intelligent: Chatgpt told me so.

#110 How Women in Leadership are Being Overlooked

#109 Unlock the Power of Strategic Thinking for Women Leaders

#108 Tegan Judge - I Know I Can Have it All

#107 Melissa Hamilton - Open to explore the link between joy & intention?

#106 Melissa Hamilton - Committed to unlock your full potential?

#105 Melissa Hamilton - Craving access to brilliant mentors on your own time?

#104 Tracy Hailstones - I AM ambitious

#103 Tegan Judge - I Know I Can Have it All

#102 Renske Kleinsmann - Women Driving Sustainable Business: A 5x5 Discussion on Creating Positive Impact

#101 Melissa Hamilton & Kelli Hayes - Mixing it with the CFO. Why financial acumen skills are the new black.

#100 Celebrating 100 Episodes with Melissa Hamilton

#99 Clare Groves - Why Good Mental Health is a Leader’s Best Friend

#98 Tanya Abbey - How to Find Your Rewarding Career Today

#97 Bite Size: David Thodey #human - Creating a culture of inclusiveness

#96 Dr Kristy Goodwin - How to stop being ‘Always On’ & Reclaim Joy

#95 Kelli Hayes & Melissa Hamilton - Vulnerablity

#94 Baxter - How to Thrive Midlife

#93 Dr Kellie - Get On Top of Stress & Burnout

#92 Bite Size: Sally Bruce - Patience & playing the long game

#91 Bite Size: Peggy O’Neal - Does it make my heart leap?

#90 Bite Size: Michelle Winzer - My perfectionism made others feel they weren’t good enough

#89 Bite Size: Sally Haydon - When you stop fixating on the ladder, the opportunities show up

#88 Bite Size: Juggy Sihota - Be right or be successful

#87 Bite Size: David Thodey #human - Creating a culture of inclusiveness

#86 Bite Size: Kathryn Fagg - Told anyone what you want lately?

#85 Bite Size: Kate Mason - Pop your Brave plates on. We are all learning.

#84 Bite Size: Prof. Laura Kray - The evidence of gender bias is real

#83 Rani Puranik - At 35 I spoke up for myself, the hardest thing I have ever done

#82 Sathya Gnanakaran - A Career by Design

#81 Kristi Mansfield - I’ve finally figured out how to do self-care

#80 Catherine Fox - Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth. Deal with it.

#79 Peter Tonagh - We wanted to stand out for being employers of female engineers

#78 Cheryl Hayman - Ready to play in a team of equals?

#77 Elizabeth Broderick, AO - It takes courage to step up into these roles

#76 Mark McGinley - Belfast bomb threats put life into perspective

#75 Div Pillay - Charting a true partnership with my husband

#74 Jules Brooke - She really is the Boss, just don’t call her bossy!

#73 Kris Grant - Type A, the letter A, A+ conversation

#72 Bob Rae, CEO Clear Captions - Push to the edge of what you’re capable of

#71 Michelle Winzer - My perfectionism made others feel they weren’t good enough

#70 Peggy O’Neal - Does it make my heart leap?

#69 Christina Ryan - Girls, don’t be too polite

#68 Jo Horgan, MECCA - The key to an exciting life

#67 Peter Harmer - Fairness and curiosity

#66 Diane Smith Gander - A work in progress

#65 Laura Liswood - What would it be like to have a Female President in the US?

#64 Anyier Yuol - Nurturing leadership, surrounded by Aussie Mums & loads of Aunties

#63 Elle Roseby - Own your space

#62 Alister Dias - Excitedly anxious. As story of perseverance not privilege

#61 Ana Marinkovic - I stand out in the masculine, monolithic, homogeneous culture of banking

#60 The tables have been turned! The time Penny Locaso from Hacking Happy Podcast asked me to share my own story of transformation.

#59 Cookie Knows What she Wants - now. Meet our Graduate

#58 What is Brave Feminine Leadership?

#57 Sue Price is comfortable with ambition! Meet our graduate

#56 Dr. Michelle Perugini - Are you open to opportunity?

#55 Georgie Drury – Do you need to work so bloody hard?

#54 Nathalie Rafeh - Do you really need a paycheck?

#53 Meggie Palmer – Are you getting paid fairly?

#52 Rochelle Courtenay - We may be weak, but we are also strong

#51 Sam White – Living the Hollywood Dream

#50 Donna Letier – Choose to Bloom Today

#49 Jo Stanley – Serving you via the Radio?

#48 Michael Ebeid - I’ve often had to talk women into taking on bigger roles

#47 Kim Moriyama - Climbing the ladder up the wrong wall

#46 Kate Dillon - Acting or Law?

#45 Holly Ransom - Learn to lead yourself first

#44 Colette Werden - I always show up when it matters the most

#43 Adam Bryant - Listening is a leadership superpower (40%)

#42 Sally Bruce - Patience & playing the long game

#41 ’Ubuntu’ - I am because of who we all are - Mani Thiru

#40 Lisa Andrews & Christina Gerakiteys - You are enough, really you are

#39 Hunter Johnson - Lost boys become hurt men

#38 Lisa Cox - Recalling when gender was my only barrier

#37 Tony Johnson - Do you update your CV every 6 months?

#36 Sarah Hunter - Your action influences generations to come

#35 Sally Haydon - When you stop fixating on the ladder, the opportunities show up

#34 Gabrielle Dolan - Are you feeding your self-doubt oxygen?

#33 Bobbi Mahlab - Build your Community. That is where the opportunities are

#32 David Thodey #human - Creating a culture of inclusiveness

#31 Juggy Sihota - Be right or be successful

#30 Kate Mason - Pop your Brave plates on. We are all learning.

#29 Professor Gemma Figtree - Fighting to solve our number one health issue

#28 Karen Beattie - Stretch, Doubt, Stretch, Doubt

#27 Prof. Laura Kray - The evidence of gender bias is real

#26 Natalie Walker - Are you guided by your North Star?

#25 Kathryn Fagg: Told anyone what you want lately?

#24 Jacinta Whelan - Can get the whole world a job

#23 Cyndi O‘Meara - Waking the lionesses

#22 Reenita Das - Stop saying sorry!

#21 Corry Roberts - Hot tip for networking

#20 Ricky Nowak - Do You trust yourself?

#19 Katrina Cuthell - The Gnarly Problem Solver

#18 Margaret Dreyer - Women have to be 12/10 to go for a role

#17 Emma Dawson - Returning to work as a mother. Perception less reliable and home all the time.

#16 Catriona Wallace - Journey into the depths os despair to rebuild myself

#15 Sangeeta Venkatesan - Start driving your own career

#14 Sarah Hamilton - What comfort zone?

#13 Jodi Geddes - It is BRAVE to ask for help

#12 Natalie Charles - The Leader we all needed at school

#11 Sheree Rubinstein - Everyone needs a network to lean on

#10 Rabia Siddique - Ultimate test of stepping up - could you?

#9 Meredith Hellicar - This story could be your survival guide

#8 Mei Ouw - What’s your inner game? Do the words you use give it away?

#7 Ann Sherry AO - “Get rid of everybody else’s voice “

#6 Kristy Chong - Ever felt nervous wearing a white skirt in the office?

#5 Louise Adams - CEO of the Year building a Bridge from a childhood dream

#4 Sarah Harden - Building one of TIME Magazine’s 2021 ”100 Most Influential companies”

#3 Giam Swiegers - How Diversity built the Top 2 Innovative companies in Australia

#2 Penny Locaso - Success sidelined everything that made me happy

#1 Laura Berry - Stolen Generation apology led to the role of a lifetime