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Ep.42 Summer Series: Obstacles Women Face | Power Of Self-Belief

by admin | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog, Female Entrepreneur, Podcast For Women, Trailblazers

Happy New Year!

What an amazing first year for the Power Of Women Podcast, and here is just a taste of the dynamic women we interviewed.

This episode is a compile from this year’s podcasts with five extraordinary females from Australia & the UK. Elle Roseby | Sarah Curran | Derv McGowan | Emma Laing | Gill Moakes.

Elle shared the impact of the right mentors, Sarah touches on the gender bias women face when seeking start-up funding, Derv tells us PhD’s are about persistence rather than smarts & Gill says starting any business is hard.

Ep.41 Summer Series | #Mindfulness #Menopause #Female Entrepreneurs

by admin | Dec 30, 2024 | Blog, Di Gillett, Power Of Women Podcast, 2024, Female Entrepreneur, Female Podcast, Managing Menopause, Menopause, Mindfulness

That’s a wrap for Year 1 of the Power Of Women Podcast and it has a privilege to engage with the most inspirational women here in Australia and around the world, to share their stories … with you.

This episode is a compile from this year’s podcasts with four extraordinary females, here in Australia and in the UK. An award-winning retail entrepreneur, a mindfulness champion, a comedian & media personality and a global executive now running a boutique Pilates studio in Kent in the UK: Sarah Curran | Tracy Bartram | Megan Flamer | Shirley Wardle.

We cover so much ground: New retail concepts to help women going through menopause; getting in tune with your body; emotional intelligence; & women are the better sex!

Ep.40 Summer Series | Compile | Before the Age Of Aquarius

by admin | Dec 23, 2024 | Blog, Change Makers, Transformational Change

That’s a wrap for Year 1 of the Power Of Women Podcast and it has a privilege to engage with the most inspirational women here in Australia and around the world, to share their stories … with you.

This episode is a compile from this year’s podcasts with four extraordinary females, all here in Australia, albeit their reputations have global reach: Tracy Bartram | Brigitte Duclos | Kerry Henwood | Dr Desley Lodwick.

We touch on: The need for resilience; acknowledge shit happens; recognise vulnerability isn’t weakness; agree sex with the boss is off the table; and that we live in an increasingly complex world.

Ep.39 Penny Locaso | Are You Or Do You Call Yourself An Expert?

by admin | Dec 16, 2024 | Blog, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female mentoring

Are you or do you identify as an expert?

In her recent research, Penny Locaso was curious about women, who were clearly experts in their field, struggling to identify as such. So, as a Behavioural Scientist, Penny went to the evidence to understand; What is it that makes someone an expert, and why are so few women prepared to identify as one?

What she found, was this misnomer in society – that experts were born. How can that be? Expertise is not something we are born with. This was the basis for Penny’s recently released whitepaper, Hidden Figures, which highlights; women of impact are made not born. The importance of this being, women can see, it is possible for them to become an expert.

This week’s episode of the Power Of Women podcast with Di Gillett and Penny Locaso, may just challenge you to own it – and a warning, Penny doesn’t hold back.

Ep.38 Naomi Lisner | The Hidden Costs of Grey Divorce & Ageism

by admin | Dec 9, 2024 | Ageism, Blog, Divorce, Female Empowerment

Naomi Lisner knows only too well, the hidden costs, emotional fallout, and personal challenges faced as a woman dealing with ageism and a grey divorce. And when the two intersect, the way forward is not easy.

Having fronted up to casting directors as an actor and being rejected more times than being offered the role, it doesn’t prepare you for the confidence hit when trying to get a job in your 50’s, following a divorce. Your superannuation is non-existent, on paper your career history is scrappy and your financial security is on a knifes-edge.

Who would have thought any of this would describe this generous, warm-natured go-getter. Over the last 7-8 years, Naomi has found her true talents as a writer. She has accrued over 100 award nominations, including a number of wins at international film festivals, including: 2019 Winner at the Cannes Screenplay Contest, 2020 Winner Austin Revolution Film Festival, Award Winner Toronto International Women Film Festival and most recently the only Australian Finalist at the 2024 Catalina International Film Festival.

Naomi shares a raw, candid account of her life on this episode of the Power Of Women podcast. Listen to this inspiring story. Naomi will make you laugh, cry and ultimately rejoice in her success. That, is the power of women.

Ep.36 Amanda Balcombe | A Burnout Wake-Up Call

by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Blog, Burnout, Career Change Over 50, Health & Wellbeing

Burnout management strategies: Check-in with yourself, monitor your wellbeing with stress-tech and build in micro-breaks throughout your day.

This week on the Power Of Women podcast, a candid and revealing conversation with Amanda Balcombe about the crushing weight of burnout after work demands left her emotionally and physically drained. How the impacts of ‘hitting the wall’ saw her walk away from a career that no longer served her well-being. Amanda didn’t just stop at healing herself; she turned her experience into her own consulting practice, guiding other professionals in finding balance and fulfillment, helping them to avoid the burnout she endured.

Whether you’re experiencing burnout yourself or want to learn how to balance ambition with well-being, Amanda Balcombe’s story will inspire you to review your approach.