Marita Cheng really is the poster girl for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The former Young Australian of the Year and Forbes Under 30 alumna is taking the world of robotics by storm.

She talks to Sandra about her passion for engineering, life in Silicon Valley, and meeting royalty, virtually.

www.maritacheng.com

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Olivia Wirth has spent the last decade in various roles at Qantas, and is currently CEO of Qantas Loyalty.

Whichever way you look at it she's flying high, but it hasn't always been that way.

Olivia opens up about her journey, and why it's ok to make mistakes.

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Julie Bishop has had a phenomenal career. The former Liberal leader and Australia's first female foreign minister was a lawyer for 20 years before moving into politics. She's since kicked off her red shoes and is forging a career in the private sector.

She sat down with Sandra for a Q+A at the CommBank Women In Focus Conference earlier this year.

Special thanks to CommBank for use of the audio from the Women In Focus conference. Women In Focus supports women at all stages of business by sharing real stories and practical expertise, and fostering trusted connections with like-minded women.

https://www.commbank.com.au/women-in-focus.html

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Cyan Ta'eed takes entrepreneur to a new level. Cy and hubby Collis are the brains behind the billon-dollar business Envato and recently came in at number four on the AFR's Young Rich List with an estimated wealth of almost $800 million.

From her love of chocolate her social enterprise Hey Tiger was born, and her latest venture Milkshake hopes to bring all the Instagrammers to the yard.

You can find out more about Cyan's projects at:

www.envato.com

www.heytiger.com.au

www.milkshake.app

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In the last episode of our Women In Racing series, Short Black producer Ali Aitken decided to mix things up and put Sandra in the hot seat for a chat about racing, her stint co-hosting the Melbourne Cup, and the time she kept a a secret from her boss!

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In the fourth episode of our women in racing series, Sandra talks to two ladies who are going to be right in the heart of the action today as part of Network 10's Melbourne Cup crew.

First up is Brittany Taylor. Racing is in Brittany's blood, she was born into one of WA's top racing families. Not only will she be the first to talk to the winning jockey today, she'll also be the first female to provide 10's race day coverage on horseback.

Our second guest started out as a keen amateur jockey before fate intervened, and now no Cup Day would be complete without her guiding us through the line up before the race. Sandra caught up with Francesca Cumani earlier this year at Ascot.

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Our Women in Racing series continues with Sandra talking to Amanda Elliott, the first female to be appointed the Victoria Racing Club chairperson in its long history.

Amanda lives and breathes horse racing. Apart from her dedication to her work with the VRC, Amanda has continued her families long association with the sport by being an owner and breeder of thoroughbred horses.

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Katie Page is a passionate advocate of women in racing. Her ground-breaking Magic Millions Racing Women initiative was set up to highlight the important roles women hold in thoroughbred racing and breeding, and has been hugely successful with the number of female racehorse owners is growing each year.

It's no wonder, then, that women are becoming the fastest-growing segment in the racing industry.

As well as this she has also found the time to become one of the longest-running female chief executives in Australia, managing retail chain Harvey Norman's 200-store network with her husband Gerry.

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As Melbourne Cup fever starts to take hold around the country, for the next few episodes we are highlighting women in racing who have without doubt taken the reins.

First out of the starting gate is one of the world's most respected horse trainers.

An icon of the industry, Gai Waterhouse has trained 135 Group 1 winners, and was the first Australian woman - and only the third female - to train a Melbourne Cup winner. An Australian Sports medal recipient and a Racing and Sporting Hall of Fame inductee, there is not much more Gai could possibly achieve in her field. Yet her passion is as strong today as it was when her career began.

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Cathie Reid certainly lives life to the fullest.

She's a wife, mother, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business owner with a love of fashion and technology.  

She co-founded Epic Group and Icon Group, the largest supplier of integrated oncology services in Australia. Icon has more than 3,000 employees and helps two million cancer patients a year.

She's also an astronaut in training, having booked her spot on the first Virgin Galactic flight.

As she says: We each only get one life and I intend to make mine as epic as I possibly can! 

https://cathiereid.com

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