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Lorna Deng is an HR professional and the co-founder of DivTal, a new social enterprise that aims to break down employment barriers for people from minority backgrounds.Lorna is of South Sudanese heritage but has lived in Australia since she was a child, arriving in Adelaide with her family at the age of 10, before later moving to Melbourne.Having faced and overcome barriers to employment herself, Lorna is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. With the launch of DivTal, she not only wants to support diverse job seekers to find meaningful work within their fields, but create a movement for change in the recruitment space to ensure the future of work is more inclusive.⁣In this episode, Lorna talks about:· Her childhood as a refugee moving around the globe and her experiences after arriving in Australia· The employment challenges she faced after completing her psychology degree and how she ultimately ended up working in human resources· The purpose behind DivTal, her partnership with co-founder Bedi Othow and how they run the business as a side hustle outside of their day jobs· The highs and lows of their start-up journey, from bringing the idea to life through a business accelerator course to launching the platform during the COVID-19 pandemic· Her bravest moment, the women who inspire her and her best tip for anyone who might be considering their own leap into the start-up worldCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Lorna Deng, HR professional, diversity and inclusion advocate, and co-founder of DivTal, an online job platform that connects employers to job candidates from underrepresented minority backgrounds, who often face complex barriers throughout the recruitment process. DivTal partners with organisations committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce to join the platform and access the talent pool. Visit divtal.com/

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Cara Peek is a lawyer turned not-for-profit leader and entrepreneur who grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne but now lives in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia.A proud Yawuru and Bunuba woman, she is the founder of two Indigenous-led organisations based in Broome.One is a consultancy called the Cultural Intelligence Project, which she started with her sister Adele, working with people and organisations across the country to build their cultural awareness and support meaningful engagement with Indigenous Australians.The other is a not-for-profit organisation called Saltwater Country, which provides culturally relevant events, training and work opportunities for Indigenous young people and communities in the Kimberley - with a view to taking it further afield to other regions too.In recognition of her work with Saltwater Country, Cara was awarded the 2020 AgriFutures WA Rural Women's Award and in 2019, she was selected for a Churchill Fellowship to improve the social, emotional and economic wellbeing of Indigenous Australian people.In this episode, Cara talks about:· Her childhood growing up in Melbourne and what drew her become a lawyer· What life and work looks like since moving to the Kimberley, and why she decided to follow a different career path as a social change innovator and entrepreneur· The concept behind Saltwater Country and how it is engaging and empowering Indigenous young people and communities in the region· How she juggles her not-for-profit work with the innovations and initiatives of the Cultural Intelligence Project, and what it's taken to succeed as an Indigenous woman in business· Her bravest moment, the women who inspire her and her best tip for anyone who might be considering a career leap of their ownCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Cara Peek, co-founder of the Cultural Intelligence Project and founder of Saltwater Country.The Cultural Intelligence Project (TCIP) is a collective of outlets that exist to promote ways conscious business can become core to all brands and organisations. A future-led business, TCIP is powered by respected co-founders Adele and Cara Peek. Both women have dedicated their lives to helping people and businesses transform mindsets that result in positive change. Visit www.theculturalintelligenceproject.com/Saltwater Country is a multifaceted, Indigenous-led, not-for-profit organisation that builds on the symbolic power of the Aboriginal cowboy in remote Australia. Using a strengths-based approach to create a rite of passage for Aboriginal people to train, work and compete together, Saltwater Country is especially committed to helping Indigenous young people to be their best selves in a culturally appropriate and relevant way. Visit www.saltwatercountry.com.au/

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Hetty McKinnon is a New York-based cook and food writer from Sydney, who is perhaps best known for her much-loved recipe books, Community, Neighbourhood and Family, and her salad-making venture that started it all, Arthur Street Kitchen.A career in food wasn't on the cards for Hetty early on. She actually spent her 20s working in fashion and beauty PR, before deciding to make a change in her 30s to find work that would better fit the lifestyle and flexibility she wanted, as a mum to three young kids.As the story now famously goes, Hetty started making salads in her tiny terrace kitchen in Sydney's Surry Hills, packing them up on her bike and delivering them around the neighbourhood. Before long, her loyal customers were asking for the recipes and three cookbooks later - with a fourth on the way - her delicious vegetarian creations have gone global, adored by home cooks around the world.Since relocating to Brooklyn in 2015, Hetty has carved out another new chapter in her career, launching an independent magazine called Peddler Journal, which celebrates multicultural food stories and writers, and a podcast called The House Specials.In this episode, Hetty talks about:· Her cross-cultural upbringing and early career in public relations· Making the leap from PR to salad maker and self-publishing her first cookbook, which went on to become a national bestseller· Starting afresh in New York and what life and work has looked like for her since moving with her family to a new city· The idea behind Peddler, why it's a rebuttal to mainstream food media and how she continues to turn her creative interests into successful ventures· Her bravest moment, the women who inspire her and her best tip for anyone who might be considering a career leap of their ownCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Hetty McKinnon, a cook and food writer with a passion for vegetables. Her recipes and writing can be found in ABC Life, Good Food, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Food & Wine and The Guardian.As well as her genre-defining debut Community, Hetty is the author of two further bestselling cookbooks: Neighbourhood and the award-winning Family. Visit www.arthurstreetkitchen.com/Hetty is also the editor and publisher of food journal Peddler and hosts its podcast The House Specials. Visit www.peddlerjournal.com/Hetty's new book To Asia, With Love will be out in Australia in October 2020. Visit www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760787677/

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Louisa Seton is a classically trained fine art, lifestyle and documentary photographer, who grew up in Kenya but has spent more than 18 years living in Australia.After falling in love with travel and adventure at an early age, she has traversed the globe with her cameras in tow on countless photography trips - initially as a hobby and then a side gig, before stepping out on her own as a freelance photographer full-time.From her fine art portraits to her travel photography, Louisa's work is absolutely stunning and has been featured in top international publications, including Africa Geographic, CNN Travel and Vogue Living.She's particularly drawn to photographing women and has recently launched a new project called Sacred Feminine Photography, which celebrates and empowers women of all body shapes and backgrounds.In this episode, Louisa talks about:· Growing up in Kenya and what sparked her interest in photography· How she got her start as a freelance photographer after working in the corporate world, and what it has taken to succeed in the industry· Her adventurous travels to extremely remote places and her favourite places to shoot· The concept behind her new Sacred Feminine shoots and why these can be healing and empowering for women· Her bravest moment, the women who inspire her and her best tip for anyone who might be considering a creative career leap of their ownCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Louisa Seton, freelance photographer and founder of Sacred Feminine Photography. Louisa's award-winning portrait and documentary photography has been exhibited in Australia and overseas, and graced the front covers and pages of coffee table books and international publications. She has worked with many different clients, including corporates, NGOs, lifestyle brands, small businesses and private clients. Louisa presently lives and works as a freelance photographer based out of Sydney and Byron Bay, Australia. Visit louisaseton.com/You can also follow Louisa's work and travels on Instagram at @louisasetonphotography and @sacredfemininephotography

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Yatu Widders Hunt is a writer and communications consultant who grew up in the suburbs of Sydney and is a descendant of the Anaiwan and Dunghutti peoples from the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales.Instagram fans may know her best as the founder and curator of Australian Indigenous Fashion, which she launched as a passion project in 2017 to showcase the incredible work of our Indigenous designers. The account has since grown to over 40,000 followers, becoming a go-to for the fashion industry and sparking collaborations with brands like Country Road and the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival.But Yatu actually began her career as a communications advisor in federal politics and she also spent a few years as a freelancer, working with media organisations like NITV and the Koori Mail - before taking on her current role as a director at Cox Inall Ridgeway, an Indigenous consultancy specialising in communications, policy and research.In this episode, Yatu talks about:· What drew her to a career in communications· Getting her start in federal politics, working with women like Senator Penny Wong· Making the leap to freelance life to follow her creative passions and how that led to the work she's doing now· Why she started the Australian Indigenous Fashion account and the important role it plays in connecting people with Indigenous identity, culture and stories· Her bravest moment, the women who inspire her and her best tip for anyone who might be considering a career leap of their ownCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Yatu Widders Hunt, director at Cox Inall Ridgeway, a specialist Indigenous communications, policy, research and project delivery agency based in Ultimo, Sydney on land of the Eora nation. Visit www.coxinallridgeway.com.au/Yatu is also the founder of Australian Indigenous Fashion, a curated account on Instagram and Facebook showcasing Australia's thriving Indigenous fashion community. Follow on www.instagram.com/ausindigenousfashion/ or www.facebook.com/ausindigenousfashion/Find out more about:Uluru Statement from the Heart ulurustatement.org/The Healing Foundation healingfoundation.org.au/Tiddas4Tiddas www.instagram.com/tiddas4tiddas/Blackfulla Bookclub www.instagram.com/blackfulla_bookclub/

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*Content warning: This episode contains some discussion about drug and alcohol addiction, so please consider this before listening, particularly if you might find this triggering. If you need help, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 to access 24-hour crisis support.Ally Jade is an artist and youth worker with the Women's Justice Network, a not-for-profit organisation in Sydney that provides vital support for women and girls affected by the criminal justice system.Ally has a unique insight into what these women are going through because she actually spent time in prison herself, after her battles with addiction and mental health issues came to a head in 2015.It was that experience that led her to become a passionate advocate and mentor for women in the criminal justice system, and to give back to the organisation that helped her when she really needed some support.Over the past three years, Ally has turned her life around in the most incredible way. She's now using her artistic talents, her recent studies and her lived experience to help other women in prison change the narrative around how they see themselves - and how society sees them - so they can have a much brighter future ahead.In this episode, Ally talks about:· Why art has been her go-to throughout her life· The circumstances that led to her being imprisoned in 2015· How she turned her life around with the help of a volunteer mentor through the Women's Justice Network (WJN)· What she studied at TAFE and the programs she now runs in juvenile justice centres for girls as young as 13, as a youth worker with WJN· Her bravest moment, the women who inspire her and her best tip for anyone who might be facing their own strugglesCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Ally Jade, artist and youth worker with the Women's Justice Network, a grassroots community organisation in NSW committed to improving the prospects and wellbeing of women and female youth affected by the criminal justice system. WJN provides advocacy and mentoring programs to empower and support the diversity of women in the criminal justice system, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, culturally and linguistically diverse women, women with disability and women of diverse sexualities and gender identities. Visit wjn.org.au.WJN's scheduled fundraising events for 2020 have been unable to go ahead due to COVID-19, and their programs are at risk of closure. Donations can be made here: hub.benojo.com/campaigns/save-our-programs-from-closureAlly's artworks can be purchased from her website, with 20% of sales going to the Women's Justice Network: www.allyjadeart.com/

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Casey Kirchhoff is an ecologist and PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She's also the founder of the Environment Recovery Project, a citizen science initiative that was launched after the catastrophic bushfire season over the Australian summer.Casey tragically lost her own home in the fires, which were so devastating and widespread, they made headlines around the world. She and her husband were living on a property in the NSW Southern Highlands, in a town called Wingello, where they got married just last year, loved going for walks in the forest and spent as much time as they could growing their own food and flowers in their beautiful garden.In the days following the fires, when it was safe to return to the property, Casey started taking photos of the plants and animals she saw emerging from the charred landscape. It gave her hope to see these signs of life - from new shoots growing on trees, to wombats nestled in their burrows - and it inspired her to turn it into a citizen science project for other people to contribute what they were seeing too.In this episode, Casey talks about:· what inspired her to study science after starting her career as a real estate agent· why she thought she'd never go to university and what life is like as a PhD candidate· the devastating day she lost her home in the bushfires and what's happened since· how she started the Environment Recovery Project to monitor the post-fire recovery of the bush and why she's encouraging citizen scientists to share their observations too· her bravest moment, the women who inspire her and her best tip for anyone who might be facing a big change or loss of their ownCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Casey Kirchhoff, ecologist, PhD candidate at the UNSW Centre for Ecosystem Science and founder of the Environment Recovery Project. Visit www.inaturalist.org/projects/environment-recovery-project-australian-bushfires-2019-2020You can also follow Casey on Instagram @hello_littlesprings to be inspired by her homegrown produce and sustainable lifestyle, or @alpine_flora_of_australia to see the stunning alpine regions where she conducts her PhD research.Casey also recommends checking out Roots and Refuge Farm on YouTube for more tips on homesteading and growing your own food.

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Ellen Ronalds Keene is the founder of Self-Care for Teachers and a former high school teacher herself. She is also the host of the Teacher Wellbeing podcast and runs her own podcast production agency called Perk Digital.Following some major health challenges during her university years, Ellen was forced to rethink her teaching career and is now a qualified coach, speaker and advocate dedicated to improving teacher wellbeing, preventing teacher burnout and supporting teachers to overcome their barriers to self-care.At a time when schools and families are grappling with the upheaval of the COVID-19 crisis, Ellen has spoken out in support of teachers' health and wellbeing. She offers a moving insight into what teachers are experiencing - not only now during one of the biggest disruptions to our education system that we've ever seen, but the everyday challenges teachers were facing in their roles, even before this crisis hit.In this episode, Ellen talks about:· what inspired her to become a teacher and the highs and lows of her time in the classroom· the health challenges that forced her to reassess her future career plans· how she built up Self-Care for Teachers first as a hobby, then a business· her career change journey from teacher to podcaster to wellbeing coach and advocate· the very real issue of 'entrepreneurial poverty' and the perks and pitfalls of starting your own businessCREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auWith thanks to our guest Ellen Ronalds Keene, the founder of Self-Care for Teachers and a former high school Music, Japanese and English teacher. Ellen is also a life coach, meditation teacher, writer, speaker and chronic disease thriver. Visit selfcareforteachers.com.au.You can hear Ellen on the Teacher Wellbeing podcast: selfcareforteachers.com.au/podcast/Ellen also runs Perk Digital, a boutique podcast production agency based in the regional Queensland city of Toowoomba, servicing clients all over Australia: perkdigital.com.au

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Welcome back to Season Two of What She Did Next, produced and hosted by Jacqui Ooi.We're excited to bring you our new series of conversations with some truly inspiring women.This trailer episode provides a recap of what the show is about and our mission to inspire and empower women to make brave choices in their lives and careers.We explore women's career journeys and share their stories of facing and embracing change - with optimism, resilience and courage.You'll get a fascinating insight into different career paths and industries - from teaching to science to creative fields like writing and photography - and how women are navigating the choices and obstacles that come our way. We also discuss topical issues relevant to their field and the diverse ways these women are using their talents as a force for good.At a time when we're all facing unexpected challenges and changes as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, we hope you find these conversations helpful and hopeful!CREDITSHost and producer: Jacqui OoiJoin us on Instagram: @whatshedidnextpodcastVisit whatshedidnext.com.auAustralian writer and editor Jacqui Ooi is the host and producer of What She Did Next. A former magazine journalist turned charity communications professional, Jacqui has made several leaps and pivots in her life and career - from moving cities to moving countries, escaping corporate life for the not-for-profit world, making the switch from full-time to freelance, and running side hustles and passion projects. She discovered from an early age that change is the one constant in life... and embracing change is a skill we can all learn to stay positive and be successful, whatever may come our way. Hear more of Jacqui's story in our Season One trailer episode.

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