Career Change Over 50 - Power of Women

Ep.34 Colleen Callander | How To Create Balance In Your Life

by admin | Nov 11, 2024 | Blog, Career Change Over 50, Fashion Industry Leader, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female mentoring

Are you working all hours? Do you prioritise everybody else ahead of yourself? Listen up – this episode is full of fantastic advice for the self-confessed martyrs, the A-Types, the ambitious, the parents, the multi-taskers amongst us.

So, let’s talk about a life in balance. What do we mean by that? Just part of the rich conversation on this episode of the Power Of Women podcast when Di connects with former retail CEO and founder of Mentor Me Women, Colleen Callander.

They discuss the willingness to try, to learn and build skills, confidence and resilience as we experience life. Not all leadership learning & knowledge is gained in an academic setting. They also explore self-sabotage, self-awareness, a sense of purpose and explore how we bring more women through the ranks of leadership. An inspirational episode full of practical leadership advice.

Colleen Callander

Ep.33 Tonia Bastyan | Textile Waste Crisis & Australia Tops Offenders List

by admin | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog, Career Change Over 50, Change Makers, Fashion Industry Leader, Female Entrepreneur, Innovator, Women Over 50

Textile waste is a global issue and Australia is now #1 per capita for textiles consumption, surpassing even the US. What does this mean for the environment and the future of fashion?

In today’s episode of the Power Of Women podcast, Di sits down with Tonia Bastyan, a fashion industry veteran and pioneer in sustainable design. Tonia’s impressive career has seen her serve as the Creative Director and Founder of fashion brands in both Australia and the UK. Now, she’s pivoted her focus to tackle one of the industry’s biggest challenges: textile waste.

Join us as we discuss how Tonia’s innovative work on the front-end design framework will ensure garments can be repurposed. We discuss pioneering technology and practical solutions for reducing waste and creating a more sustainable fashion industry. Tune in for a conversation that could change the way you think about the clothes you wear!

Tonia Bastyan

Ep.32 Shirley Wardle | How To Navigate Your Way From Burnout To Balance

by admin | Oct 28, 2024 | Blog, Career Change Over 50, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Health & Wellbeing, Managing Menopause, Women Over 50, Women's Health

We’re diving into something so many of us have faced at some point in our lives: Burnout. It can creep in and take a serious toll on our health and well-being as well as impact those around us. In this episode of the Power Of Women podcast, I engage in a candid discussion with Shirley Wardle, an Australian-born, UK-based female executive who has navigated a remarkable career across multiple industries—including telecommunications, media & broadcast, and cybersecurity. Despite her impressive achievements, the relentless pace and high-stakes demands of corporate life took their toll, leading her to the brink of burnout. Shirley opens up about her journey through the corporate ranks, the warning signs she ignored, and the turning point that forced her to reset. The turning point is still raw & still elicits an emotional reaction when talking about it. After stepping away from her executive role, she discovered a new path to balance and well-being. Shirley has just launched a rejuvenating Pilates oasis in the heart of Kent, UK—a project that symbolises her commitment to both physical and mental health.

Tune in to hear how Shirley transformed burnout into a fresh start, what she learned about maintaining well-being in high-pressure environments, and how she’s using her experience to help others find balance in their own lives.

Shirley Wardle

Ep.28 Angela Rakis | The Rise & Rise Of Female Entrepreneurs

by admin | Sep 30, 2024 | Blog, Career Change Over 50, Change Makers, Female Empowerment, Female Entrepreneur, Female Leaders, Leader, Women Over 50, Women Supporting Women

This week on the Power Of Women podcast, Di spends time with Angela Rakis in Washington DC. As a child, she would spend time in her grand-parents iconic store, the Acropolis Food Market, providores of Greek and Mediterranean foods and condiments. We discuss how these influences along with the exemplary role modelling from her mother, who now in her 80’s is still a working & exhibiting artist, have played a key role in Angela’s life choices, the roles she pursued and ultimately her own business, Favorite Daughter LLC. We also discuss the Great Resignation post the COVID 19 pandemic, the rise of female entrepreneurs, and how more and more people are re-evaluating what they want from their careers and more broadly, life in general.

Angela Rakis

Ep.16 Karen List | Bonus Episode | Change Is When Shit Happens

by admin | Jul 11, 2024 | 3rd Act, Blog, Career Change Over 50, Exemplar, Female Leaders, Female mentoring, Mentor, Transformational Change, Women Over 50, Women Supporting Women

Join Di & Karen List, Transformational Coach for Women, for a bonus episode of the pod, to expand upon their previous discussion from Episode 8 around change & transition. CHANGE is what happens to us – we have no control over change. TRANSITION is what we do have control over…. as we choose to manage the change. Or to put it bluntly, Change is when shit happens. Transition is what you do next.

We discuss:

💡Confronting change head-on.

💡The risks of not taking action.

💡Where to when self-belief isn’t enough.

💡What do we find so confronting about change.

Karen List

Ep. 2 | Let’s Talk About Change: transformational change

by admin | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog, Career Change Over 50, Female mentoring, Mentor, Transformational Change, Women Over 50, Women Supporting Women

This episode is all about change: Change of career; change of lifestyle & change of what is import in life. Joining Di is Karen List, The episode is all about change: Change of career; change of lifestyle & change of what is import in life. Karen is passionate about helping women step into their potential, with a focus on awakening the feminine power within us. Together, Karen & Di explore how one taps into their inner power through intuition and how there are moments where we may feel overwhelmed as we transition through life. Karen also shares her insights and her own story, which is a powerful one. Karen List