Melissa shares the stories behind the conversations for the 7 leaders released in Week 2 of the 'Festival of Inspiration & Empowerment for Women in Leadership'. In this episode she shares highlights of Ann Rhoades - Pres (person responsible for exceptional service) at Peopleink, Selena Rezvani - Leadership Speaker & Author of Quick Confidence, Josephine Sukkar - Principal of Buildcorp, Sadhana Smiles – CEO of Real Estate Industry Partners, Dr John Izzo - Co-Founder of Blueprint, Ilsa Wakeling – Inspector at Victoria Police and Jack Stack – CEO of SRC Holdings. To hear the full conversa ..read more

Melissa shares why she created the 'Festival of Inspiration & Empowerment for Women in Leadership' to launch her next interview series, highlighting exclusive behind the scenes insights into the conversation with the first 7 speakers including: Nicole Sheffield - Managing Director, Wesfarmers OneDigital; Tammy Medard - Managing Director ANZ, Institutional Australia & PNG, Craig Tiley - CEO Tennis Australia, Rhonda Morris - Vice President & CHRO, Chevron, Kylie Baullo - Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, ADP, Sarah Kay - Director Woods Bagot and Jane Caro - Novelist, Colu ..read more

Let me introduce you to Tracy Hailstones, General Manager Roadside Services at RAC WA and one of our amazing graduates. Tracy is courageous and ambitious. After completing our program designed specifically to help companies retain and elevate female talent, Tracy leveraged her courage, strengthened her voice and became clear on what she wanted to achieve in her career. Join our conversation as we explore how the program helped her recognise her ambition, facilitated her journey to living her best life every day, both personally and professionally, her promotion success and letting go of the th ..read more

In this podcast episode, Renske Kleinsmann, a senior marketing executive at Google Asia Pacific, shares her expertise on sustainability. The conversation covers why sustainability matters for businesses and individuals, and how senior professional women can take a leadership role in promoting sustainability in the workplace and beyond. Renske highlights the power of technology and innovation in addressing climate change and offers additional resources for those interested in learning more. Tune in for a 5 x 5 punchy perspective on sustainability ..read more

In this week’s podcast, I have invited my amazing business partner, Kelli Hayes to talk with me about leading through the numbers.  The research is clear that leaders with strong financial acumen are seen are more credible and are more likely to be promoted. Yet so many senior professional women share with us they feel anxious or psyche themselves out when it comes to contributing to financial conversations.  Many also wish they had invested earlier in these skills. We reflect on how it is possible to reduce the numbers overwhelm without needing to complete an accounting degree. So ..read more

I am thrilled to be recording our 100th Podcast Episode. I am pinching myself how my idea during lockdown has been so well received by you, our listeners, that we are here today recording this 100th episode. In this podcast, I share my vulnerability from my first rookie mistake with my first interview (what would you have done?) to reflecting on the incredible leaders who share their own stories. I am continuously inspired and humbled by their generosity in their conversation so I can continue to provide free access to in depth conversations with amazing leaders. Enjoy this special podcast and ..read more

This week, my podcast focuses on how you can support your own mental Health and well-being as a Leader, Founder or Owner; be the leader you want to be and ensure the stability of your relationships outside of work. Yep, you can be the leader you want to be and have great personal relationships - a critical skill to filling your cup. I had a great conversation with Clare Groves, Founder and Director of Founding. Clare is my guest expert this week, having been the Founder and CEO of Clarity Health Care which treated people with acute and complex mental health, and the Manager of Epworth Psychiat ..read more

I had an amazing conversation with Tanya Abbey, talking all things Recruitment. A critical area in the current landscape. Tanya is the CEO of Recruitcorp (Executive and Recruitment Projects) and the CEO/Founder of the Candidate and Career Consulting platform Placeme.com.au. She also volunteers her services as a Small Business Mentor under the Queensland Government’s Mentoring for Growth program. Tanya and I explore if the great resignation is a real thing, the hottest skills in demand right now, how can we navigate past recruitment bots, and changing roles when you are over 50. Hear Tanya’s ho ..read more

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! David Thodey is one of Australia's most respected and influential leaders. He was part of the original eight male CEOs asked to be on the then titled Male Champions of Change. David is the Chairman of CSIRO, Tyro and Xero and is a non-executive board director of Ramsay Health Care, a global hospital group and prior to this was a successful CEO for Telstra and IBM Australia and New Zealand In this Brave Feminine Leadership Podcast Bite, Melissa and David discuss self-awareness, imposter syndrome and how diversity is not a policy, it’s a way of life. Listen today ..read more

I loved Dr Kristy Goodwin’s latest book ‘Dear Digital, We need to talk’ and lapped up our conversation with practical brain-based top tips to tame our tech habits. Habits that in recent years has seen us living in an ‘always-on’ digital culture - and we know this is contributing to burnout. Do you feel it? As one of Australia’s digital wellbeing and productivity experts, she is focused on the neurobiology of peak performance with her latest book sharing practical tips on how we can ‘tame’ our tech habits. She has worked with top organisations such as Apple, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Queensland, C ..read more