She's The Boss Chats

Melinda Hird is one of the loveliest (and most glamourous) women you could meet. A video and photography expert, especially for speakers and business leaders, Mel started off her career taking nightclub shots for her boyfriend's business (now husband) as something to do in the evenings while she did her admin job during the day. But she was really good at it so before long she decided to ditch the day job and become a photographer full time.

These days Mel is a highly sought after photographer and videographer for leaders. She has endless testimonials that confirm what a lovely, warm and relaxing person she is to work with. She really captures people's personalities and makes every shoot a fun environment. As she says, her 'superpower' is making people feel comfortable in front of the camera and her work is a testament to that. You will love this episode!

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Zoe is the author of People Stuff and is an Australian leadership expert who specialises in helping business leaders navigate the complexities of dealing with their teams and colleagues to make it all easier. But as a Canadian, it's been an interesting journey getting here! She has always had an adventurous spirit, and loves the great outdoors so she loved working at the Summer Camps that they run in the US and Canada for school kids. She went from being a leader in some local camps, to wanting to spread her wings and do more of it! She knew about Outward Bound, the international network that focuses on outdoor education, and applied to become an instructor for the Australian version. Then she didn't want to leave!

After 10 years there, rising to become the Foundation Coordinator, she decided to take what she had learned and apply it to corporate leaders. These days Zoe is an author, speaker and mentor to many business leaders. You'll love her story!

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Karen Ostenried has an amazing story, and business to share! She currently offers leadership training using horses as an example of teamwork and how people can work together. But her story as to how she arrived at her current business is fascinating. She started her career as a scientist, specialising in medical research and commercial biotechnology and so we HAD to talk about the pandemic! From there she describes how the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 devastated her personally, and her community in Kinglake, Victoria, and it was on the back of that awful event that she created her business, The Matanya Effect.

She is the Choir Director for the Kinglake Phoenix group, created to help lift the spirits of the local community after the bushfires ravaged the area and so many people lost their homes. She also coaches people on stage presence and speaking skills and so much more. Karen's positive spirit and energy in the face of awful tragedy is really inspiring and you will love it too.

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Mia Maze is an absolute dynamo! After blagging her way into an international role with realestate.com.au, after suggesting to the CEO that they could move into international sales, she spent 3 years travelling backwards and forwards to Belgium, Italy and the UK securing properties and buyers from overseas. This was followed by a stint in a senior role for Endota Spa, which she absolutely loved, Then it was time to get out of the city and so she started a business called Click Click Boom and moved to the Morning Peninsual in Melbourne. The experience of living outside of the city appealed to their family so much that they decided to go further afield and ended up in the Bega Valley in southern NSW.

Having such a great business background, and being an entrepreneur, meant she quickly caught the eye of the Bega Council and started the Bega Valley Innovation hub in 2018. The BVIH served as an engagement space to attract and retain professionals in the region and to bring new ideas to market. Mia wanted to help the local entrepreneurs to think BIG! She started an iAccelerate program to help them on their journey.

These days mia is still involved with the BVIH but she also runs her own consulting business, Mazey Consulting. As her name suggests, Mia is ah-may-zing and has so much passion for entrepreneurship, you'll love this episode.

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Chris Khor is a wonder woman! Having run her HR company for marketing peeps for a couple of decades (with some name changes and shuffling of staff), she realised that there was a weird thing going on in the business. The people who were getting the advanced leadership courses were the executive teams - but it is middle management who need it if they are going to get to the next stage! So she started Peeplcoach, offering on-demand executive coaching. It's a brand spanking new business but one that clearly fills a gap.

Starting her career in FMCG at companies like Kraft, Christine and a friend realised that there was a need for a recruitment company to help organisations find great marketers, and at that stage, there weren't any so she jumped out of her corporate role and started an agency. She grew the agency, found a new partner, became part of a multi-office network and then downsized. That agency is still going, albeit with a new name, Chorus Executive. Two children and 20 years later, Chris is passionate about making change and is also actively working with The Hunger Project, a glocal organisation with the goal of ending world hunger by 2030.

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My guest for the latest She's The Boss Chats podcast is really making a difference. Carolyn Butler-Madden is the author of Path To Purpose and Founder of The Cause-Effect, a marketing consultancy that specialises in social purpose brand strategies. With a 30 year career in Advertising land, Carolyn felt that brands were losing their way, and research showed that people wouldn't care if 74% of the brands they used disappeared. But if that brand is associated with social good, and has a purpose, people re far more inclined to show brand loyalty, and to help spread the word. Who wouldn't want that!

Carolyn is such a fun person! Our conversation started with her ending high school in the UK and loving it so much, she returned as soon as she could. Carolyn LOVED her time over there and was supported by some fantastic women who elevated her to support her career, so she stayed for ten years with the one agency. Almost unheard of but it is a testament to the great culture of the company she worked with.

Once back in Australia, and having seen the incredibly positive results that came from a campaign that was linked with social purpose, she was hooked. It was time to help Aussie brands to have more meaning for their customers.

Carolyn is such a lovely women with a serious message, this interview will definitely inspire you.

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Danielle Dobson is the author of Breaking The Gender Code and is passionate about helping women in business. She started her career in finance, getting an accounting degree and working for a number of companies in Australia, the UK, the USA, and Italy before starting to notice the different pressures and expectations put on men and women. Following the birth of her first child, Danielle decided to take a break from her corporate roles and try personal training which led to wellness coaching. But it was there that she had her 'lightbulb moment' when she realized that weight wasn't what was holding most of the people back, it was their thinking, choices, and behavior.

Fast forward to today and Danielle, after 3 years of research and 50 interviews, has authored a book called Breaking The Gender Code. She has developed a framework and methodology to help women leaders (and lead parents) understand and interpret their own personal codes which she launched in March 2020, called Code Conversations. Helping women unlock their potential is what she does and I know you will be inspired by her story.

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Lisa Teh is my guest for the latest She's The Boss Chats podcast, and what a woman she is! Lisa is the Founder of CODI Agency (Digital Marketing) and the Co-Founder of Lisnic.com (connecting Business & Mind Mentors with Mentees). As Lisa and I chatted about her career and how it has evolved we found so many things in common. It made it lots of fun.

Lisa is not a woman that likes sitting still! She started CODI Agency to focus on offering digital marketing services, particularly with social media and influencers, to business owners and brands that weren't taking advantage of the technology. This led to her answering a post from Nick Bell, himself a successful entrepreneur, she was looking to invest in agencies. When you hear Lisa's story of not giving up, even when Nick said he wasn't interested, and turning it into a friendship that led to a business partnership. you'll be inspired.

Lisnic is their latest venture and it will combine entrepreneurial advice from mentees along with mental health experts to offer a fully rounded service to people in the business. A holistic approach that is bound for success. You will enjoy this interview. Lisa is really dynamic and fun!

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