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Brave Feminine Leadership

Melissa Hamilton

Sharing stories from amazing leaders just like you and me. Breaking down myths of leadership, imposter syndrome & helping us all be braver. Step by step.

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46:02

#125 Ann Rhoades - If they’re not listening, you...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/10/26

Ann Rhoades can pick a true servant leader from 40 paces. Ann has been part of teams who built award-winning cultures at both Southwest and JetBlue airlines. When she first met Herb Kelleher in a Board meeting, he kept insisting she not stand up… I love her reveal on why. Ann shares the importance of being a strong values-based leader, how critical understanding financials is, and the essential need to be a courageous HR leader who takes a stand on important issues and is a partner that others

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15:41

#124 One conversation changed it all for me

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/10/19

Have you felt that energy? You know it, I’m sure. It’s invisible to the naked eye but you feel it immediately when you walk into successful businesses or work with successful teams. Their engagement is so high it radiates. And, you just feel it. Exceptional Leadership starts with the energy you bring as a leader. Remarkable leaders – the ones who can inspire this tacit energy within their teams - work on themselves first. They prioritise self-improvement. They focus on their leadership style and

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52:24

#123 Ilsa Wakeling - From Elite Athlete to Siege...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/10/12

From the competition of an elite sporting career in softball, to the adrenaline of foot chases and hostage negotiations, Inspector Ilsa Wakeling has always loved a challenge. Named in the Australian softball squad in the early to mid 2000’s and playing in the Italian professional league, Ilsa always had a childhood dream of becoming a police officer. In 2006, it became a reality. This is an inspiring conversation as Ilsa shares the electrifying moment as part of the Critical Incident Response team

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38:51

#122 Nicole Sheffield - One nostril above water

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/10/05

Nicole Sheffield, the dynamic Managing Director, OneDigital at Wesfarmers shares one of the best pieces of advice she received in her career. Nicole is a leader who is fearlessly intentional about shifting industries and striving to become a remarkable CEO. Her transformative journey began when early feedback led her to abandon her law degree and embark on a path of hands-on impact in the world of business. In our conversation, she reveals how she learned to shed her leadership armour and

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41:22

#121 Tammy Medard - Sliding Door Moment: Which door...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/09/28

Tammy Medard faced a pivotal choice: a serious Manhattan banking career or the carefree allure of backpackers in Australia. Opting for adventure, she followed Frank Sinatra's mantra: "If you can make it here (New York), you can make it anywhere." This marked the beginning of her Australian journey. As Managing Director at ANZ, overseeing Australia's largest Institutional banking business, Tammy Medard's background as a child of Cuban immigrants taught her to overcome underestimation relying on her

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52:10

#120 Dayle Stevens OAM - Walk slower to get ahead.

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/09/21

Dayle Stevens is a leadership breath of fresh air. In our conversation, she shares her amazing journey from growing up in Ballarat to taking the super scary step to move alone to Sydney that catapulted her global career in all things Technology. Dayle Stevens is the Executive for Data & AI at Telstra, previously the Chief Data Officer at AGL Energy, Divisional CIO National Australia Bank, and IT consultant with PWC working all over the world. She offers great advice of how uncomfortable moments

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12:45

#119 Empower Yourself: A 7-Step Guide for Senior...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/09/14

Ever received the feedback that you need to be more strategic? This week Melissa explores the seven steps to enhance your strategic thinking without disrupting your life. In the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world we navigate, strategic thinking is an indispensable tool for senior female leaders to leverage. These steps have been tried and tested by successful female executives. The outcomes include the ability to maintain better work-life harmony, the ability to add their

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49:10

#118 Rhonda Morris - The “Only”, or the “double only”

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/09/07

Do you have the courage to talk about what our differences are? Imagine being focused on letting the quality, calibre and results of your work speak for themselves; yet throughout your career when successful you are questioned about whether that success is due to your race, gender or both? Imagine too that you could intentionally let that go? You would have to be someone special (and generous). Rhonda Morris is that someone special. Rhonda, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, has been

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48:24

#117 Mel Browne - Financial Literacy is a feminist...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/08/31

In the “Western world, less than 48% of women are financially illiterate, meaning that they can't answer five simple questions about finance.” Yet A Warwick Business school longitudinal study showed that both men and women outperformed the index when it came to investing in shares and women outperformed men. And this is where Mel Browne steps in. Mel Browne is an ex-accountant, ex-financial advisor and ex-working till she drops. Nowadays she’s a best-selling author, financial educator and serial

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40:37

#116 Sadhana Smiles - Be where your feet are

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/08/24

This is such a powerful conversation. Sadhana and Melissa discuss; the culture shock of boarding school in Australia after growing up in Fiji; the realisation Sadhana could be herself and take off the Teflon jacket in the boardroom; the power of putting the right people around you and training yourself to be present and be where your feet are. Sadhana Smiles is the CEO of REIP (Real Estate Industry Partners, 2013 Victorian Telstra Business Woman and in 2016 was named one of the AFR 100 Women of

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50:22

#115 Liz Abrahams - Joy

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/08/16

Liz Abrahams is an authentic, passionate, straight-talking technology industry executive, diversity and inclusion champion, wife of 33 years, mother of a 22 year old son and recent Stage 4 Breast cancer thriver. Infectious and Inspiring and full of JOY is how I describe Liz. Liz is facing the potential of 1,000 days left to live and she is intentional, passionate and deliberate about her purpose in that time. None of us know how long we have to live. An advanced Breast Cancer diagnosis in Liz’s own

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41:14

#114 Janine Hall - Mic Drop Moment

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/08/10

Are you happy? It was a simple question from an executive coach that was the final mic drop moment for Janine Hall. It was the sinking feeling, after two years on a high-performance development program of knowing that the ladder she was climbing was on the wrong wall. Janine is proud of herself, proud of her growth mindset and of having the guts and courage to pursue a different dream. A dream that began with a solitary trip to Bali to recover from burnout. Together we discuss the unique perspective

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41:46

#113 Laurie Weingart - Breaking the dead end cycle:...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/08/03

This conversation left me with a deep understanding as another piece of the jigsaw puzzle clicked into place. That feeling when something finally makes sense and you can start to feel the solution. The research is clear. Women are doing more of the “non-promotable” work in organisations, leading to burnout and being overlooked for promotions. Professor Laurie Weingart, Carnegie Mellon,is co-author of the recently released book “The No Club. Putting an end to Women’s Dead end work” Together with 4

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50:03

#112 Melanie Silva - The feedback & breakthrough...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/07/27

Right from the response to my first question, when Mel Silva shared her favourite Karaoke tune to belt out, I knew we were in for a great conversation. Melanie Silva is Managing Director and VP, Google Australia and New Zealand and in our conversation, shares with generous transparency some of the key moments in her career. We talk about her early days as a “meerkat", popping her head up when she heard about the internet. How that deep curiosity has led to an exhilarating career at the forefront of

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#111 Jane Caro - Witty, Fearless & Intelligent:...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/07/20

You can be mediocre, you can be plain, you can be fat, you can be flatulent and you are still a decent person. Jane Caro is a straight talker. Her superpower is a brilliant brain that turns situations around and views problems from all angles. Together we discuss laundry. Well we don’t, but it does feature heavily. With a career spanning over 35 years as an acclaimed copywriter, Jane's creative genius shines through. From crafting captivating laundry advertisements to delivering her first public

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21:07

#110 How Women in Leadership are Being Overlooked

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/07/13

Ever want to switch off without those feelings of guilt creeping back? In today’s podcast Melissa walks through understanding the invisible workload and why we can't switch off from work. She explores the invisible constraints, that in part come from typical gender stereotypes and the traditional roles that women have taken on, that hinder their growth. And that now, it is time for female leaders to put themselves forward. Hear recent startling statistics that contribute to women still significantly

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18:14

#109 Unlock the Power of Strategic Thinking for Women...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/07/06

This week Melissa explores the new research that says women are considered to be as strategic as our male colleagues once they hit 50 years of age. Yes, 50 years. She explores what is strategic thinking, how to navigate your career to become (more) strategic - at any age, the common misconceptions applied to women and their strategic capability and why being the person who gets things done might actually be your strategic downfall. Do you consider yourself

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26:14

#108 Tegan Judge - I Know I Can Have it All

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/06/29

Hear from one of our amazing graduates, Tegan Judge. Tegan is Group Manager Service for the NIB Group and recently named one of the top 100 Influencers in the Contact Centre Industry. Tegan graduated from our program designed specifically to help companies retain and elevate female talent. Join our conversation as Tegan shares the impact of our program, her biggest eye opener & the two game changing hot tips she credits with being able to have more time with her family, get the promotion she

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14:12

#107 Open to explore the link between joy & intention?

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/06/08

In the final prelude to the the 'Festival of Inspiration & Empowerment for Women in Leadership', Melissa shares the final group of 7 incredible leaders who so generously share their tips and tales of their career journey. In this episode she shares highlights Professor Laurie Weingart, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University; Michelle Loader - Managing Director at Future Leadership; Simone Clarke - Chief Executive Officer for UN Women Australia; Tasneem Chopra - Cross Cultural

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12:17

#106 Committed to unlock your full potential?

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2023/06/01

Melissa shares the stories behind the conversations for the 7 leaders released in Week 2 of the 'Festival of Inspiration & Empowerment for Women in Leadership'. In this episode she shares highlights of Ann Rhoades - Pres (person responsible for exceptional service) at Peopleink, Selena Rezvani - Leadership Speaker & Author of Quick Confidence, Josephine Sukkar - Principal of Buildcorp, Sadhana Smiles – CEO of Real Estate Industry Partners, Dr John Izzo - Co-Founder of Blueprint, Ilsa

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