This episode features Aseel Tayah who is a leading practitioner, creative producer and the founder and CEO of Bukjeh. Her work is deeply committed to making social change through the arts, culture and education. This Melbourne Based-Palestinian artist is, the eldest of 5 children and was taught by her father – a Professor in science to ask why and to say no before yes. In this podcast we talk about Aseel’s journey transitioning from Pharmacy to the Arts, how she made political art in her home country that led her and her husband to Australia. Since arriving here, Aseel has not stopped making an impact.  Aseel gives us something extra special at the end of this podcast, don’t miss this and the incredible leadership and personal power of Aseel Tayah.

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Anyier Yuol is a human rights and diversity, equity & inclusion activist. She is the Founder and CEO of Anyier Model Management and the Founder and Chair of Lead Beyond Education & Miss Sahara. Her numerous awards include; a Young woman of the West 2020 (highly commended); PhD scholarship at Western Sydney University 2019; Zonta International District 24 Women of Achievement Award 2019; Professional and Academic Excellence Award, a celebration of African Australian Inc. 2019; Blacktown City Woman of the Year 2018 and more. Anyier has been interviewed on SBS, ABC TV and Radio, and local news.  In this episode, Anyier has a clear message ahead of #iwd2023 for both leaders organising events and for women speakers who need to value their worth in dollars. This conversation is jam packed with courage, commercial and social enterprise thinking, guidance on influence and mobilising a movement of change in an industry that often only includes some women.  Anyier shows us how to model the change we all want to see, a fairer and more respectful Australia. Follow her work at: https://www.misssahara.com/

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Our guest in this episode is Ilanit Bard who is an outstanding leader and innovator in the food service and fine dining industry. Born in France to a North African Mother and a Middle Eastern Father, she says, fitting in, has always been her priority growing up. In this episode we talk to Ilanit about her career transitions from developing corporate travel software;  to polishing plates and cutleries at the lower ground of the Crown casino, surrounded by immigrants, and learning English from them; to General manager of Lume restaurant in South Melbourne; to two impactful entrepreneurial ventures that have lifted communities. The first being Soigné Hospitality (Soigné is French for meticulous), where Ilanit supported restauranteurs with recruitment and training to switch operations and cope during the global pandemic. The second being Thick Accents project;  a nomadic pop-up event that put the spotlight talented migrant women working hard in the shadow in the food industry. For Ilanit, The Thick Accents wasn’t just a project. It was therapeutic. It helped her to get comfortable within herself, and as she says, for the first time in 34 years, own her story as a migrant. Not letting clichés and stereotypes dictate who she is. Her advice to migrant women: “You are your ancestors wildest dreams”, drawing from the poem by Darius Simpson – Ilanit reminds us to value who we truly are and remember our unique heritages.  Please enjoy the courageous, generous leader, Ilanit Bard.

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Wanitha Tanasingam has a unique ability to help people expand perception beyond preconceived notions using 'FoodPrints'.

Cross-cultural connections between peoples, cultures and history. Through food and cooking, she builds mindfulness around nourishing oneself, one’s community and world - drawing out analogies to broader social, environmental, and business issues. Please enjoy the magnetic Wanitha Tanasingam. 

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Sadhana and I are reflecting on 2022 and have chosen 5 top picks from the year to re-air across December.  This episode is with the magnetic Jahin Tanvir, CEO of the Australian School of Entrepreneurship,  3-time TEDx Speaker, a Keynote Speaker & MC, UNICEF Young Ambassador, Young Australian of the Year, Finalist 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians 2022. He reminds us that our identity is our superpower and demonstrates through his story, how we should value it. As we move into 2023 and strive for better in diversity and inclusion efforts, we can't forget to value ourselves, and our identity - no one should have the power to disempower us. Please enjoy the leadership voice of Jahin, Tanvir. 

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Sadhana and I are reflecting on 2022 and have chosen 5 top picks from the year to re-air across December.  This episode is a standout and feels a little, like our contribution to recording history. We interviewed Zoe Daniel a Teal Independent candidate in March 2022 this year ahead of the May 2022 election and it is so wonderful to see her use your voice in our Parliament in her seat. In this episode she reminds us how to find our voice and use it to make change from where we stand. She said, poignantly, ‘If not us, who? If not now, when?’, which became her campaign slogan. Catch her in this episode and also on her Find Your Voice Podcast.  Thank you Zoe, it is wonderful to reflect with you on where you were then and where you are now. 

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Sadhana and I have picked 5 episodes as our topic picks for 2022 that will re-air through December. They capture our core messages to the business community and people everywhere about valuing and including difference. This episode with Kemi Nekvapil talks about Power - how we give it up, how we lose it, how it is taken from us, how we reclaim it. Kemi is a highly respected executive and personal coach, she has created a five-step process to guide other women to build their power and transform their lives through the principles of Presence, Ownership, Wisdom, Equality and Responsibility. (POWER). Soak this episode up and follow Kemi' work.

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Soak up the amazing Paula Kruger, she is warm, funny, smart and vivacious. She is currently the Talent Manager at the ABC. We learn about her Fijian, German, Australian background and how she has embraced all parts of her being and belonging. Throughout this conversation, we hear Paula’s self-leadership, how she feels the fear and runs towards it anyway, creating new pathways for herself and others. We talk about code-switching, earning your opportunity when there is an absence of opportunity, cultural humility, how culture is being, and there is a joke about the relatedness of parsley stuck in your teeth and committing a microaggression. She asks us all to think of diversity as not a problem, but diversity as something to spice up the soul. We agree wholeheartedly, please enjoy the magnetic Paula Kruger.

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Dianne McGrath is one of Australia’s leading sustainability experts, holds three degrees in sustainability including a PhD, and is a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.

She has lived her life challenging what others thought impossible, whether that was to live a year with no single-use plastics, prepare for a fully-sustainable one-way mission to Mars, choosing to circumnavigate our planet to help protect our oceans – our future, cycle extreme distances, sail gale storms in a tall ship in the Southern Ocean or biohack her body and mind to become Dianne 2.0. Dianne is nothing if not resilient! Dianne takes us behind the scenes in the preparation for the mission to Mars, how they designed for diversity and included all voices. Enjoy!

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Ashara Wills is a multicultural professional who has worked through the ups and downs, curves and corners of being queer from a young age. She has established a strong foundation of support through her family, friends and networks whilst also surrounding herself in the community services sector.

Ashara has always been an advocate of the LGBTIQA+ community by engaging in meaningful conversations passing on knowledge, consulting with the community and continually embracing differences.

Ashara Wills is passionate about developing outside the box engaging educational training programs, working in environments that create holistic, healthy and substantial changes. Please enjoy Ashara Wills. 

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