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A purpose-driven career: Helping patients lead better lives
If you’re a STEMM professional, what motivates you in your role? While...
Why Liberty Financial is the best choice for this working mother
Returning to work after her second child, Narelle thought she knew what she...
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A workplace guide to implementing a family and domestic violence policy
The UN has reported that domestic violence against women, is “one of the most serious, life threatening and widespread violations of human rights globally.” And it’s happening right here in Australia, on a frightening scale. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has...
When company culture lets you shine
When we spoke to Gabrielle Knowles, the Director of APAC Field Marketing for Splunk, she was refreshed after a long weekend. Splunk had just given the whole company a day off to say thanks. Gabrielle was the first woman to join the ANZ team, the (lucky) 13th employee...
Learning to lead while balancing a family
Debbie Kempton has over 25 years’ experience in engineering, a son who’s recently started secondary school, and a career of exciting stories. We spoke to her about leadership in engineering and maintaining boundaries so you can have a family and other interests. Read...
Indigenous leadership and aligned values
Charmaine Saltner is the Group Community Relations Advisor for Evolution Mining. As a proud Wulli Wulli woman, she told us about working with the traditional custodians of the land, the opportunities Evolution Mining have afforded her and the importance of working in...
I don’t have to be the smartest in the room
Whether you’re a fan of muscle cars or not, the Ford Mustang BULLITT is a classic to be admired. Chris Cusack is one of the lucky few in Australia to own one. While he has a deep appreciation for powerful vintages, he is also contributing to the future of technology...
Salsaing into a priceless career after a seven-year break
Mona Gavankar takes on Mastercard’s ‘Relaunch your Career’ program after 7 years in the healthcare industry. "Wait, you're going back to a desk job?!" Were the words uttered from Mona Gavankar's Zumba students. "Yes, I'm going back to the corporate world!" Mona...
Opening your eyes to a fintech career
With dreams of being the next Einstein, Crystal Downie never considered working in financial services technology, but a chance event opened her eyes to an industry she loves. Fifteen years on and Crystal is an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan, with global...
Bonus Episode: The Financial Benefit of Women in Leadership with Libby Lyons
This week bringing you a special Bonus episode of Equality Talks. Exciting new research was released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency in June about the causal relationship between women in leadership and bottom line earnings. We spoke to Libby Lyons, Director...
A career with creative chemistry
Sonya Ryan’s son entered the room while we were talking about leadership and creativity on Zoom. Sonya joined Lion 10 years ago, and unexpectedly found a way to cultivate both her technical skills and creative flair at work, all while raising a chatty little boy. We...