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Ep.25 Margot Foster AM OLY | Olympian & Champion of the Boardroom

by admin | Sep 9, 2024 | Blog, Champion, Conqueror, Entrepreneur, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Female Power, Leader

Today on the Power Of Women podcast, Di spends time with Olympian, Margot Foster to discuss the correlation between being an elite athlete and a leader in business. The podcast explores the intersection of mental toughness required as a business leader, by comparison to the mental fortitude it takes to perform at the highest level in sport. It is a fascinating and rich topic. Both domains demand a high level of resilience, focus, and perseverance. They also agree the future looks bright given the extraordinary performances at the recent Paris Olympic Games and the level of support shown in & out of the competitive settings. Through the lens of the Power Of Women, there is much to celebrate when we look at the talent of future leaders in the pipeline.

Margot Foster

Ep.24 Dervilla McGowan | Women & Gin: The Perfect Mixer For Anther Distillery

by admin | Sep 2, 2024 | Blog, Conqueror, Entrepreneur, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Female Power

This week on the Power Of Women podcast, Di sits down with the incredible woman at the helm of Anther Distillery, Dervilla McGowan. Dervilla left bartending to become a Scientist and like most scientists, she enjoys mucking about with things to see how they work. After working in bars in Australia and London, completing a PhD in Microbiology, becoming a Mum and working as a Microbiologist in the innovation of rapid composting of food waste, she stepped into the world of entrepreneurship. Dervilla left research to make gin, exploring the science of flavour and running Anther Gin in a way that helps to support the craft distilling community. She loves working on gin recipes, distilling, collaborations, and the flavour of Australian native botanicals. She is a fierce advocate and supporter of women and Dervilla’s spirit is most definitely a tilt to her Celtic ancestry.

Dervilla McGowan

Ep.23 Melina Cordero | Are You Looking For A Better Way To Work

by admin | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog, Change Makers, Entrepreneur, Exemplar, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Female mentoring, Female Power, Transformational Change

On this episode of the Power Of Women podcast Di is enlightened by Melina Cordero who shares her concept around a better way to work. Melina powered up the corporate ladder, a female in a male dominated industry. However, as she moved closer to the upper echelons of management, she realised something just didn’t feel right. She had experienced significant success at a young age, yet with each step forward Melina felt this disconnect, as if she was failing. Breaking away to launch her own business in 2021, she has developed a new digital platform designed to drive inclusion, innovation and leadership in organisations. Joining Di all the way from Mexico City, Melina shares the reasons why she left her job to make yours better.

Melina Cordero

Ep.22 Tanya Egerton | The Power of Social Enterprises To Drive Change

by admin | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog, Champion, Change Makers, Conqueror, Entrepreneur, Exemplar, Fashion Industry Leader, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Female Power, Leader, Not-For-Profit, Trailblazers, Women Supporting Women

On this episode of the Power Of Women podcast I am joined from Adelaide River by the founder and CEO of Circulanation, Tanya Egerton. Tanya has just returned after 4 months out bush in the Roper River region, about 300km SE of Katherine in Arnhem Land. Arnhem Land is the nearly 100,000 square kilometres of Aboriginal-owned land in Australia, where Tanya has been working with one of the remote communities on the development she spearheaded, the Remote Opshop Project. Tanya shares her unique insights having worked with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across remote Australia for the past decade. She is an entrepreneur, a change maker and fast becoming a significant woman of influence. Listen, learn & enjoy.

Tanya Egerton

Ep.21 Julie Otter | Timing Is Everything: …in business & a pandemic

by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Blog, Champion, Change Makers, Conqueror, Entrepreneur, Fashion Industry Leader, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Female Power, Leader, Mindfulness, Women & Money, Women Over 50, Women Supporting Women

This week on the Power Of Women podcast, Di connects with Julie Otter, co-Founder of Otter Craft Distilling (OCD) to discuss how she and the business survived the pandemic. Having launched OCD only five months before COVID hit, they were left out in the cold when it came to Government support. Timing is everything and things aren’t always fair and it also appears, are not always equal in business. Julie shares candidly how tough it was and how to stay strong when it feels like the ground is shifting under your feet. She also shares insights around when your team are also your family, and why it is still super important to hold each other accountable. I’m guessing though, that the boardroom bar-fridge is very well stocked.

Julie Otter