Nicole Christodoulou, CommBank ParaMatildas on unwavering grit, reslience and her philosophy of keeping it simple. Be captivated by Nicole’s determination to realise her dreams of teaching and playing elite football, all while lifting others up along the way.   Key Insights (02:26) How Nicole’s leadership journey started and the experience of recovering from two strokes at age 21 (08:48) How Nicole delivered when she was told “you can’t do it” (19:30) Nicole’s addition to your leadership toolbox   Important Resources and Links For more information on the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower ..read more

Kate Russell, CEO, Supply Nation on how generous mentorship supported her growth, the value in paying opportunities forward and the need to create safe spaces for minority groups to thrive. Be inspired by Kate’s clarity of purpose and her unique take on how traditional cultural ways of working can guide the future of leadership.   Key Insights (01:55) How Kate started her leadership journey (12:28) Why we need true collaboration and partnership to change the world for indigenous people and women (25:36) Kate’s additions to your Leadership Toolbox   Important Resources and Links Kate ..read more

Key Insights (02:00) How Angelique started her leadership journey – and became CEO at just 24 (13:01) Reorienting what success looks like and Angelique’s advice on living an impact-based life (30:05) Angelique’s addition to your Leadership Toolbox   Important Resources and Links If you’d like to learn more about how CommBank is supporting the growth of women in business visit www.womeninfocus.com.au Host of the Leading Women podcast, Shivani Gopal is an expert in unlocking inclusion and participation in finance and leadership for women. She is the Founder and CEO of Elladex, Australia’s f ..read more

Kate Wickett, Former CEO, Sydney WorldPride on unlocking growth through volunteering, the gaps and gains in diversity and inclusion, and her success formula to not only back yourself but also the person standing next to you.   Key Insights (02:03) How Kate started her leadership journey (08:30) Bringing Sydney WorldPride together (22:59) Kate’s addition to your Leadership Toolbox   Important Resources and Links If you’d like to learn more about how CommBank is supporting the growth of women in business visit www.womeninfocus.com.au Host of the Leading Women podcast, Shivani Gopal is ..read more

Explore the 'now' and look at what's ahead for the future of female leadership as we hear from women at the forefront of change and innovation. Season 5 of Leading Women features dynamic, inspiring and resilient women from different industries and sectors, who are paving the way for our collective future. Join Shivani Gopal, a trailblazer in women’s empowerment and financial inclusion, as she goes beyond 'business as usual' to bring you real stories of women – both challenges and successes – from across the Australian business and community landscape. In this new season, we amplify the voices ..read more

Kristal Kinsela, Owner, Kristal Kinsela Consulting on being driven by her purpose to elevate the voices of Indigenous businesses and amplifying the incredible success of black women in business. Key Insights (01:57) How Kristal started her leadership journey (18:25) The importance of celebrating your success (21:20) Kristal’s addition for your Leadership Toolbox   Important Resources and Links To learn more about the cultural practice of deep listening called “dadirri”, visit www.miriamrosefoundation.org.au/dadirri If you’d like to learn more about how CommBank is supporting the growth of ..read more

Tracey Spicer AM, Chair, NED, Journalist and Author on learning from the past and shifting into collective action, how machine learning is reinforcing gender bias and the opportunity to change our future landscape for good.   Key Insights (02:10) How Tracey started her leadership journey in advocacy and activism (09:13) The power of storytelling and why everyone’s story is valid (26:08) Tracey’s addition for your Leadership Toolbox   Important Resources and Links If you’d like to learn more about how CommBank is supporting the growth of women in business visit www.womeninfocus.com.au ..read more

Felicity McGahan, Group CEO, Strand on following her generational calling into retail, traversing the globe to lead many flagship brands to success and the importance of the three Cs of leadership.   Key Insights (01:46) How did Felicity start her leadership journey? Straight after school, Felicity started working in Australian retail at Esprit as a store Manager. Felicity then got the opportunity to work overseas and relocated to the US to start a 20-year career with Gap. Felicity continued to move jobs throughout the US and the UK but missed Australia often, so she returned home to run ..read more

Tarsi Luo, Founder of Seed Planet and M&A Special Adviser on navigating leadership through a cultural lens, balancing her Eastern identity with her Western environment and pushing forward no matter how many rejections you experience.   Key Insights (02:01) How did she start her leadership journey? Tarsi was born in a small town in northern China, both of her parents are factory workers and they wanted Tarsi to marry a good man, have a good career and live in a small town just like everybody else. Tarsi however had big dreams since she was a little girl to do something different. She s ..read more

Michele Adair, CEO, Housing Trust, Chair, Homes Tasmania and non-executive director on forging her purpose-led career through the grace of accidental life lessons, dedicating her work and life to advocating for housing as a human right.   Key Insights (01:45) How did Michele start her leadership journey? Michele’s leadership journey has been non-linear compared to most. She entered the workforce after completing an AFS exchange student program and then left to have two kids. Michele wanted to re-enter the workforce but knew she probably needed a degree to do so. After unexpectedly splitti ..read more