Nerissa Naidu is head of Strategy, Chief Operating Officer and chair of the Audit Committee of subsidiaries of Fortune 500 insurer. She speaks to us about how her life and career has been influenced by having strong, supportive, male advocates in her life, with her outlook of what is possible in life being deeply affected by Nelson Mandela, in her native South Africa.

Dawn Miller is president and CEO of AXA Insurance Company (US), based in New York. She is also a strong advocate of women’s advancement as the global lead for AXA’s Women As Entrepreneurs initiative. In this episode, she talks about the opportunity the insurance industry has to attract a diverse workforce that will frame and sustain a rapidly changing, dynamic industry.

Julie-Ann Clyma is an inspiring woman. A leadership coach and one of only 100 women out of 6000 qualified World Class Mountain Guides in the world, she has 30 years’ experience leading teams and individuals in volatile and demanding environments - some of the harshest in the world, from K2 in China to the Matterhorn. She talks of the lessons alpine mountaineering has taught her, and how they can be applied to the corporate world.

Rosanne Austin is a California-based Fertility Mindset Coach - yes, there is such a thing! As a former member of an elite team of sexual assault prosecutors, she describes her pursuit of motherhood, going from working in an intensely masculine environment to trying to do the intensely feminine act of conceiving. It’s a powerful story - with a happy ending!

Greg Zimmerman is an investment consultant, marketing manager and Mindfulness advocate. He discusses how he came to Mindfulness, how his daily Mindfulness practice has elevated his work and personal relationships, and how to get started on your own practice.

I speak with a couple of Law Enforcement professionals about the influences women have in leadership in this traditionally masculine environment. Michael Laidler has spent a number of years in Law Enforcement in the US - police force, border patrol, and now the Bureau of Prisons where he is a lieutenant in Louisiana, and is now also a leadership coach, certified trainer and keynote speaker. Julie Wilson is a communications specialist with leadership experience primarily in law enforcement and public safety communications.

Shawn Neff is a success coach, who helps transform people into CEOS, capable of running both profitable businesses and a flourishing home life. At the young age of 19, when she became the youngest female paramedic/search and rescue specialist in Northern Michigan. She applies the high intensity decision-making process she learned in her search and rescue days to her clients to use in their business and personal lives.

Anne-Marie Elder is Chief Underwriting Officer, for Marine insurance in North America for a Bermuda-based company, XL Catlin. She is based in Connecticut, USA, with over 25 years in the industry, and a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. She talks about how coming out about her sexuality made her a better leader with a more successful career.

An executive in the FinTech industry, Gladis Sahlani has had success working in the Middle East and East Africa, where she was frequently the only woman in the room. She discusses how she approached this and what she learned about the power or her femininity.

Christy Venza, communications coach and founder of Inspire to Influence, describes her crippling experience of Impostor Syndrome, a condition experienced by 94% of women and men at some stage in their careers, and how she overcame daily self-doubt and her inner critic to find success.