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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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#225 Melissa Hamilton - Get Back in the Kitchen: When...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2025/11/13

Glen told me to "get back in the kitchen" under one of my videos last week. I don't know Glen..I could turn off the comments. Block him. Move on. But here's what I can't stop thinking about: Glen has a job. He works with people. Maybe manages people. And if he's comfortable saying that where I can see it, what's he doing in the spaces where I can't? The eye rolls. The knowing glances. The pointed silences that are designed to be deniable. In this episode, I'm getting real about what these moments

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31:19

#224 Professor Didar Zowghi - Move Fast and Fix...

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2025/10/30

What if the biggest risk in AI isn't the technology itself, but building it without understanding the problem first?Professor Didar Zowghi leads pioneering research on diversity and inclusion in AI at CSIRO's Data61. Her DNI guidelines were incorporated into Australia's national framework for AI in government in 2024. But her path to becoming a trailblazer in AI began unexpectedly, as a young woman from Tehran who couldn't study physics in the UK because her English wasn't good enough. Computer

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37:22

#223 Marilla Akkermans - Swim in the Doubt: The Trust...

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2025/10/16

What if the key to 90% staff retention was radical trust from day one?Marilla Akkermans launched Equality Media and Marketing while raising her first child, after experiencing her own worth drop when she became a mother. She decided to build something different: a business with a four-day work week that actually works, 19 inclusive care policies, and trust given upfront, not earned. In this conversation, Marilla shares how they ran a three-month trial of the four-day work week to prove it could

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40:45

#222 Dr. Alison Fragale - The Likeable Badass...

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2025/10/02

Dr. Alison Fragale, organisational psychologist and author of "Likeable Badass," reveals why women don't need to choose between being liked and being respected, they need both, and the science proves it.Alison explains how "status" (how much others respect you) is more foundational than power for career success, and why it comes from demonstrating two qualities simultaneously: warmth and assertiveness. She shares the McKinsey moment that taught her self-promotion works even for the unqualified, her

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30:26

#221 Justine Robbins - No One Size Career Fits All

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2025/09/18

Justine Robbins, CEO of Heartweb, dismantles the myth that successful careers follow one path. After feedback calling her "not a team player" and "not strategic" stopped her for six months, she learned to question input constructively and discovered career is a "team sport." She reveals how to build your personal "board of directors" and why sometimes feedback simply isn't true.Why you should listen: If you're navigating a non-linear career or struggling with challenging feedback as a senior

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40:38

#220 Dr Kate Mason - Powerfully Likeable Leadership

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2025/09/04

Dr. Kate Mason, executive communications coach and author of "Powerfully Likeable," dismantles the myth that you have to choose between being powerful or being liked as a leader.Kate reveals why the traditional "leadership persona" is exhausting and challenges the Miranda Priestley vs. people-pleaser binary that traps high-achieving women. She shares her simple exercise to map your power-up and power-down moments, explains why thinking about confidence is the worst way to build it, and offers

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55:10

#219 Florence Potter - Why Generational Tension Is a...

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2025/08/20

Baby Boomers are technophobes. Gen Z are lazy and entitled. Millennials want everything handed to them. Gen X are just... forgotten.Florence Potter, Founding Director of No Umbrellas, is calling out every single stereotype. For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side, and most leaders are missing the biggest opportunity hiding in plain sight. Florence reveals why generational tension isn't your problem, it's your competitive advantage. From challenging the broken

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49:14

#218 Tom Mutch - The 30-Second Test: Are You Really...

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2025/08/06

Tom Mutch, a board and C-suite headhunter specialising in APAC appointments, reveals his infamous "30-second elevator pitch test" that exposes why 90% of aspiring board directors aren't actually ready for the boardroom.From his accidental journey from PhD in Physics to becoming one of the most recommended board search consultants, Tom shares the real-world insights that matter: his four-ingredient recipe for building a memorable personal brand, why intellectual curiosity beats credentials every

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46:11

#217 Robbie Campo - To Have Impact, I Had to Lead

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2025/07/31

Robbie Campo didn’t set out to become a CEO. She started in advocacy and policy, driven by purpose and a passion for change. But over time, she realised something important: real impact often requires authority. In this episode, Robbie shares her path from behind the scenes to the CEO seat, the mentors who nudged her forward, the feedback that shaped her, and the moment she chose to own her leadership. We talk visibility, confidence, and the courage it takes to step up, even when you don’t feel

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54:14

#216 Twenty Percent: Emma Olivier's Mission to...

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2025/07/24

In the powerful finale to our Board Director Series, we meet Emma Olivier, founder of Twenty Percent and passionate advocate for authentic inclusion in Australian boardrooms. After 20 years at Accenture and a career-defining moment that taught her the power of vulnerability, Emma discovered her true calling in creating meaningful change.The statistics are confronting: 20% of Australians have a disability, yet zero directors on the ASX 300 have publicly identified with one. Emma, born without a left

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43:32

#215 Serendipity Equals Opportunity Plus Action:...

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2025/07/17

Episode 5 of the Board Director Series features Aliza Knox, bestselling author of "Don't Quit Your Day Job" and the tech executive who built APAC businesses for Google, Twitter, and Cloudflare. From Boston Consulting Group to becoming APAC IT Woman of the Year and the first female partner across Asia Pacific at BCG, Aliza's career demonstrates the power of curiosity-driven decision-making and strategic risk-taking.Aliza shares her unique career framework—Aliza 1.0 (consulting/finance), 2.0 (tech

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41:15

#214 Inviting Others In: Nichelle Maynard-Elliott on...

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2025/07/10

In this compelling episode of the Board Director Series, we meet Nichelle Maynard-Elliott, founder of Dunamis Transaction Advisors and board director of Xerox and Lucid Group, who understands that breaking barriers means nothing if you don't help others follow. In a time when diversity progress feels uncertain, Nichelle poses a critical question: Will this be a movement that creates lasting change, or just a moment that passes?With over 25 years of M&A expertise as former head of M&A

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41:41

#213 Getting Runs on the Board: Kathy Grigg on...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2025/07/03

Welcome to the third interview in our six-part Board Director Series, where we explore the pathways and wisdom of some of our most respected leaders. Kathy Grigg brings a refreshingly practical perspective to board leadership—one grounded in the belief that operational experience is the foundation of sound governance judgment.From managing wool trading operations across multiple countries to serving as CFO of international companies, Kathy's journey to boards spanning GrainCorp, Agricultural

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46:19

#212 Don't Opt Out: Leanne Caret on Building Courage...

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2025/06/26

Welcome to the second interview in our six-part Board Director Series, where we explore the mindset and pathways of the world's most accomplished leaders. Leanne Caret made history as the first woman to lead Boeing Defense, Space and Security, overseeing 30,000 employees and $30 billion in revenue, but her path there was built on one core principle: never opting out of opportunities because of what might happen someday.From being told she "laughed too much" to be management material to developing

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50:20

#211 The Strategic Move: How Kate Spargo Built a...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2025/06/19

Welcome to the first interview in our six-part Board Director Series, where we explore the mindset and pathways of Australia's most respected board directors. Kate Spargo made one of the most calculated career moves of her life when she left Adelaide for Melbourne in 2000, a decision that transformed her from a practising lawyer into one of Australia's most sought-after board directors.With board roles spanning healthcare (Sonic Healthcare), infrastructure (CIMIC), automotive retail (Bapcor), and

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19:34

#210 Melissa Hamilton - Why Leaders Need to Stop...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2025/06/12

Just back from facilitating two leadership sessions in Sydney, I witnessed something profound that changed how I think about high-performance thinking. When we hit the edge of familiar territory and the room went uncomfortably quiet, every instinct screamed to fill that silence. But what happened when we didn't might surprise you.In this episode, I share what I learned about the difference between comfortable silence and growing silence, why we're all addicted to "cognitive busyness," and how my

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44:43

#209 Terry Tateossian - Busy, Burnt Out, and Done:...

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2025/06/05

Terry Tateossian had it all on paper—founder of a successful tech agency, two beautiful kids, and a reputation for being the one who always delivered. But behind the scenes? She was running on caffeine, chaos, and the belief that being "on" 24/7 was just the price of success.Then came the hospital visits. Not once, but twice. In this episode, Terry shares the raw truth about how she broke the cycle—ditching the sugar, the wine, the self-neglect—and lost over 80 pounds in her 40s. But this isn’t a

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#208 The Real Reason Your Strategy Isn’t Landing:...

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2025/05/29

If your strategy isn’t landing, it’s probably not the strategy. It’s the conversation.In this episode, I’m joined by Rose Fass — the person Fortune 500 CEOs call when things go sideways. Founder of fassforward and author of The Chocolate Conversation, Rose helps leaders get clear, aligned, and heard. We talk: What’s really being heard when you speak Why poor communication costs more than poor strategy How to shift conversations without triggering resistance This is a masterclass in CEO-level

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42:41

#207 Meg Gluth - From Sobriety to CEO

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2025/05/22

Meg Gluth didn’t plan to become a CEO but her path through sobriety taught her the discipline, clarity, and self-awareness that leadership demands. Now running a $100M chemical distribution business, Meg shares what she’s learned about showing up with calm under pressure, asking the right questions, and building a business (and life) with intention.We talk about the turning points that shaped her, getting kicked out of college, starting over, choosing sobriety, and eventually buying the company

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33:00

#206 Dr Michelle McQuaid - Trading Perfectionism for...

Brave Feminine Leadership ·

2025/05/15

In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Michelle McQuaid, Honourary Fellow at Melbourne University's Centre for Well-being Science and one of LinkedIn's top mental health thought leaders, shares her journey from being a "good girl" to embracing authenticity. Her research reveals 65% of women still feel pressured to conform to "good girl" expectations. Michelle explains how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-silencing initially seem rewarding but ultimately lead to exhaustion and a lost sense of self

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