UNBiased

Shiralee Lawson is extremely passionate about Aboriginal education, Aboriginal youth, and community. On this episode Shiralee shares her lived experiences as an Aboriginal woman, and we discuss truth telling in schools, and empowerment for Aboriginal girls and women.

You can follow Shiralee's work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiralee-lawson-3a34bb16/

Today I'm joined by Natalie Silvester, personal trainer and co-founder of More Than Muscle. Natalie and I talk myth busting, and having a holistic view to health and fitness. The majority of Natalie's clients are women, and Natalie's unique approach gives her a real edge when it comes to connecting with women and getting results both inside and outside the gym.

Learn more about More Than Muscle here: https://www.morethanmuscle.co.uk/

And follow Nat on Insta @ptnatsilvester

Today I'm joined by Ainslee Hooper. Ainslee is an Anthropologist & Disability Inclusion Consultant and founder of Ainslee Hooper Consulting. 

Ainslee is passionate about disability inclusion because of her lived experience of disability and the benefits for all she sees when others embrace disability inclusion. Ainslee combines her unique knowledge of disability with Anthropology to foster an understanding of the diversity of humans and their experiences.

During this episode, Ainslee shares how her own experiences have shaped her work in this space, and highlights how imperative the changes in working life brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic have been for those with disabilities. 

You can follow Ainslee's work and awareness-raising on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ainsleehooper/.

My regular chats with one of my closest friends, Emma Clark, are part of what led me to start this podcast. As a career corporate lawyer whose role within the same firm has seen her practice across the globe, Emma is a passionate advocate for equality in the corporate workplace. Together we discuss Michelle P King's book, "The Fix, Overcome the Invisible Barriers that are Holding Women Back at Work", mental health, and micro-actions that can snowball into lasting change.

Joining me today is Brenda Denbesten. As a chemical engineer with over 15 years' experience in the manufacturing and mining industry, Brenda’s passion is to showcase the amazing work engineers do in shaping our world. Her vision involves inspiring more girls to get into engineering and empowering young women who are here to stay in this industry and excel.

She provides speaking, mentoring and coaching services to driven female engineers so they can gain clarity on their unique strengths and skills and the confidence to leverage these for maximum impact in the workplace.

Through sharing her story of overcoming adversity in a momentous way, by emerging from false imprisonment, we can learn so much from Brenda in how to develop resilience - a skill that is so important in today's unpredictable environment. 

Today's guest, Caroline Brunne, is the founder of Organise. Curate. Design., a life management agency with a focus on assisting people to streamline their life in order to refocus their time on what matters to them the most. We are being made increasingly aware these days, of the "mental load" carried by many women. Caroline and I discuss the almost inevitable burnout that can result, and how Caroline uses her business,  skills, and passion to address these issues and help provide women with the tools to alleviate unwanted burdens on their time, enabling them to thrive.

Shelin David, Founder and CEO of CFO Worx talks openly on today's episode about some of the mental health implications of racism from her own personal experience.

David Stranger-Jones joins me today to chat about privilege, the power of networks, and how he's trying to address diversity and inclusion in a different way through his new programme, Equals. 

Turning the mic briefly on myself in this episode to share a bit more about me and why I've started this podcast.

In today's episode I'm joined by American activist, academic, data scientist and entrepreneur Robyn Hillman-Harrigan. We chat about growing up as part of an activist family in New Jersey, her journey to Australia and her experiences in the tech start-up world, and how she hopes to use technology as a means to combat racial injustice.