Artificial intelligence is no longer theoretical – it is actively reshaping careers, leadership, and relevance.
In this episode of the Power Of Women Podcast, Di Gillett is joined by Kelly Slessor, one of Australia’s most respected AI strategists, digital innovators, and retail technology leaders, for a deeply human conversation about what AI really means for women, work and leadership.
Kelly was building AI personalisation platforms years before ChatGPT entered the mainstream. Today, she works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence, and human systems, advising businesses, educating leaders, and advocating for responsible, human-centred technology.
This episode moves beyond surface-level AI commentary to ask harder, more consequential questions:
Who becomes more powerful in an AI-enabled world?
Why fear is the wrong response – and education is the only viable one
Why women are underrepresented in AI leadership, yet uniquely positioned to shape its future
How AI data is shaped by men and women’s voices are paramount
How fostering children has profoundly shaped Kelly’s leadership philosophy, empathy and perspective
Why “balance” is a myth – and what actually sustains women operating at pace
This is not a conversation about keeping up.
It’s a conversation about agency, authorship and relevance, in a world that is moving faster than most organisations are willing to admit.
➡️We explore:
- Why AI will augment people, not replace them
- The real risk for leaders who delay AI education
- How repetitive work will disappear and what replaces it
- Why emotional intelligence is the missing ingredient in AI development
- How women can leapfrog professionally by engaging with AI now
- The leadership lessons Kelly learned through foster care
- Why safety, belonging, and trust matter in teams and in technology
➡️Key Takeaways:
AI literacy is now a leadership requirement, not a technical skill
People who understand AI will outpace those who avoid it
Women’s lived experience strengthens, not weakens their leadership in tech
Education dissolves fear faster than policy or process
The future belongs to leaders who integrate HI (Human Intelligence) with AI
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