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How women can rise to the top and land senior roles
Women often face challenges rising to senior leadership. Read Danielle Harmer’s story to learn tips and advice on how to overcome them.
How Rachel has harvested a burgeoning career in agriculture
Discover why Rachel thinks the ‘seeds’ to a successful career lie in agriculture.
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Adventurous careers and finding meaning at work
Nina Gubinskaia isn’t afraid of taking brave steps in her life and career. She’s lived all over the world working in non-traditional industries, and now she’s part of the senior leadership team at Suez, as the Head of Business Transformation and Innovation. With a...
Episode Eight: Pregnancy loss support with Samantha Payne
Samantha Payne has a vision is to create a world where all pregnancy losses are met with empathy and understanding, and that pregnancy loss is validated as real grief. With The Pink Elephants Support Network, Sam and her team are aiming to become the leading, most...
Sailing into a new career amid COVID
Starting a new job in a new company one week after Sydney went into lockdown would be a challenge for almost anyone. But Dawn Brown’s steady energy shone through as we chatted though, and her natural resilience means she’s taken the upheaval in stride. As a Docking...
Building a career and lessons from leadership
Michcell Sloan has been with WesTrac for 9 years – testament to what it’s like working for a company who values you as an individual. She is a mechanic by trade, and now works as a Parts Supervisor. She shared her tips for being an inclusive leader, creating a career...
Choosing the right employer
Roisin Kim joined Suez on 23 March – just as the country went into lockdown for COVID-19. She had done her research though, and they’ve been managing their people through lockdown as well as she could have hoped. With a career in water followed by some time in toll...
A tree change is good for everyone
From hiking the hidden corners of the Earth, to catching plunging waterfalls, to camping in the middle of the bush, Nikki Bedwell lives and breathes the great outdoors. Discovering new adventures is what Nikki loves to do with her partner and their two dogs — a Border...
Digging to find work you love
Raspreet Kaur is fascinated by data and the ability to impact decision-makers and company strategy. After moving across the world to build a better life for herself, she has been impressed by how well BHP care for their people and their environment. We talked about...
Chasing ambition and international career moves
Amanda Gilmore has moved across the world for her personal life and career, working in established corporates to early-stage start-ups. She is now the Head of Driver, Australia & New Zealand where she gets the best of both worlds – a start-up feel with lots of...
Get to know Gro – the new leadership team member
As a geologist, Gro Kyllingstad loves rocks. Not just studying them – as most of her fellow geologists do – but also climbing them. Spirit Energy’s new SVP Norway Production seeks out the mountains of southwestern Norway as often as time allows to find inspiration and...