Power Done Differently

A high flying lawyer representing clients in the arts, films and television industries, as well as investors, innovators and multinational corporate entities surely doesn’t have time for anything else, right? Wrong! Amanda Brill, top international immigration lawyer and Name Partner of the law firm TL Brill Parisi also volunteers for Age UK, and has a secret instagram alter ego dedicated to fashion and all things pretty. Amanda joins me on this week’s episode for a deep dive into keeping up with ever-changing US immigration laws and the President’s manic 3am Tweets, the lessons learned from having an egotistical maniac for a boss, and how her own experience of sexual harassment came in the same week as the Brett Kavanaugh case.

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Has there ever been a catchier book title than ‘Move Fast, Break Shit, Burn Out: The Catalyst Guide to Working Well’? This week, I’m joined by the author of said catchy book, social scientist and performance coach Tracey Lovejoy. Tracy has worked as a coach with many major brands - Amazon, Facebook, Google and Vodafone, and sets herself apart from the sea of life coaches with one word: research. In this episode, Tracey explains how her background as a social scientist has been essential in building a no BS brand, how she’s managed to make the Co-CEO model work for her, and how we can avoid the career mistake equivalent of calling someone else’s baby ugly. If you’re wondering what coaching is really about, and how it overlaps with therapy, you’ve come to the right place. Download now for an insightful conversation into optimising your career goals, as well as a hot-take on why Sex and the City is not everyone’s favourite show.

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Find out more about Tracey at www.catalystconstellations.com 

As feminist icon Fleabag put it: hair is everything. This week’s episode is ALL about hair, with former J. Walter Thompson CEO and sustainable haircare entrepreneur Lynn Power talking to me about starting a beauty company in the middle of a pandemic. Lynn, along with having the ultimate surname for this podcast, also has the best mansplaining story we’ve heard so far. Yes, it’s funny, and yes, it involves a horrific male misunderstanding of the female anatomy. Besides that little gem, you’ll also find out how Lynn co-founded the minimalist japanese inspired haircare brand Masami, which uses sustainable seaweed from the north coast of Japan as it’s moisture-giving ingredient - and why discussing money with your co-founder straight away can save a lot of bother in the long run. Lynn and I also get down and dirty with discussions on ageism, diversity in the C suite, and why advertising is one of the worst offenders in terms of the gender pay gap and #MeToo moments.

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You know how leftovers can sometimes be the best bit of a gutsy meal? Well, it’s the same with podcasts - there’s always rich pickings in the editing process, and sometimes they’re too good not to share. I simply had to make a delicious bite-sized episode for Andrea Gamson, entrepreneur and winner of the WISE100 award. Andrea gave me so much brilliant content that I couldn’t cram it all into the first episode! Find out why Andrea believes social impact careers are universally underpaid, how small local businesses have really been at the forefront of innovation post COVID-19, and the impact mediation has had on her confidence and serenity.

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You asked for it, and you've got it. It’s my turn to sit on the other side of the studio table. Asking the questions is the familiar voice of Alexa Shoen, the first ever guest on the podcast, who probes gently and deeply into what makes me, a) so badass, and b) so Cassandra. I tell the story of the philosophy behind the podcast - why it’s needed, what it’s inspired by and how it came to be a reality. I’m introspectively honest about my troubled childhood, and dissect the self-identified arrogance of my early 20s, hypothesizing that it was probably a good thing to ask for outlandish sums of money outright when I got into the business world. I also talk about how curiosity pushed my career forward, and how becoming a mother highlighted how those ‘outdated’ ideas of what feminism in the corporate world looks like (i.e. maternity cover and lack of breastfeeding facilities) are still very much modern, unresolved issues. 

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Andrea Enright gives you permission not to categorise yourself. She’s a personal branding and marketing expert who doesn’t believe in boxes, unless that’s really, really what you’re into - in which case - own it! In this effervescent episode, Andrea and I discuss Andrea’s time in the Peace Corps - including moonlighting in a few SyFy Channel movies, how the rosy days of motherhood can be nothing short of a myth, and why booking an Airbnb for a weekend alone, just a mile from home, was the best act of self care she could have given herself. Warm, open and relentlessly honest, Andrea also introspects about her own subconscious biases from growing up in 1980s America in light of the ongoing Black Lives Matter Movement, and explains why honouring your mind and body is an important skill to pass on to our children. 

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Find out more about Andrea at www.thebootfactor.com     

It turns out that the Beatles were right - love is all you need. But not in the way you’d think. This week’s guest, WISE100 winning trailblazer Andrea Gamson, explains how radical self love was the key to her career success and to overcoming imposter syndrome. Andrea and I also take down the myth of true love and dive into why no one talks about how being single is actually, like, fine? Andrea is the Co-Founder and CEO of Social Starters, a network that facilitates mentorship and training between business consultants and start-ups with the overall goal of promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. That sounds wordy and corporate on the outside, but the story of how this became Andrea’s goal has many twists and turns, including why she wrote letters to prisoners at HMP Brixton for two years of her life. Treat yourself to this compelling episode over a cup of coffee and possibly a biscuit - things are about to get radical.

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Trailblazing the way for TV technology, Terry Marsh has had a 40 year career serving as Head of BBC Schools, Vice President for European Programming at the SyFy Channel and as Executive Director of the WISE Campaign, promoting more women in STEM careers. Terry talks about why she initially turned down the BBC, and how the MeToo movement is so embedded in the media industry that it leads to a culture of sexual assault still feeling like the victim’s fault. Terry and I get down to the bones of the patriarchy, why women are still seen as objects and how the anti-feminist movement gaslights people into thinking that their problems aren’t worth talking about. There’s a lot to chew on in this hard-hitting yet supercharged episode, so kick back, and get empowered.

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Flowers, but faster? Verity Tuck, Co-Founder of Australian e-commerce website LVLY says yes, absolutely. Getting same-day delivery of flowers and gifts across Australia is now possible thanks to Verity and her Co-Founder Hannah, who between them realised there was a gap in the market for speedy ‘I’m-thinking-of-you-right-now’ gifts. On this week’s episode, Verity  and I dissect the impact of rapid business growth caused by COVID-19, why the hiring process is more about charisma and competence than qualifications, and how her co-founder decided to split her own external salary with Verity in order to grow the business. Also on offer is a discussion of privilege against the backdrop of the BLM movement, how feminism has been engulfed by corporates, and how Verity found out that she’s really f*cking good at colouring in. Listen now!

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Rome wasn’t built in a day, but if Evan Sargent had been around back then, it might well have been. Evan is the Co-Founder of the Brooklyn based creative agency, Commit, and in this week’s episode she reveals how her business model of lightning-fast brand-building - 24 hours from concept to completion - works wonders for time-strapped entrepreneurs. Evan and I also discuss what it means for a brand to be labeled as ‘world-changing’, why women rather than men automatically have the responsibility of representing other oppressed minorities, and why the client should be directing the creative process the whole way through. Feminine leadership is a hot topic in this episode and Evan explains why having an all-female company, and a client base made up of 80% women, is a refreshing alternative to traditional structures of power and influence. Get inspired: listen now!

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