The Female Career. Trailblazing New Zealand women share their career journeys
Business & Economics Podcasts
Listen to New Zealand's trailblazing women sharing the twists and turns of their career journeys with Leadership Coach Anna Johnstone. An inspiring collection of open, honest career conversations with a diverse range of kiwi women. From journalists to lawyers, jewellers to farmers, board directors to entrepreneurs - and everything in between! - their career highlights, challenges, and advice will inspire you in your own career. https://www.thefemalecareer.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefemalecareer/
Location:
New Zealand
Description:
Listen to New Zealand's trailblazing women sharing the twists and turns of their career journeys with Leadership Coach Anna Johnstone. An inspiring collection of open, honest career conversations with a diverse range of kiwi women. From journalists to lawyers, jewellers to farmers, board directors to entrepreneurs - and everything in between! - their career highlights, challenges, and advice will inspire you in your own career. https://www.thefemalecareer.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefemalecareer/
Language:
English
Contact:
+64211767473
Email:
anna@thefemalecareer.com
Episodes
How to think more strategically
9/12/2022
Do you want to think more strategically? Have you been told that you need to lift yourself out of the operational space to think more futuristically?
Strategic thinking is something that frequently comes up in our coaching conversations. In this episode, we offer you our thoughts, advice and practical tools that will help you to think more strategically and progress your career.
We cover:
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Duration:00:24:45
Career & Parenthood: Five Women of Aotearoa on How They Juggle Both
8/29/2022
It's not easy to juggle a career with being a parent. In today's episode, five New Zealand women share their experiences and insights into how they make it all work. They talk about fitting work around their kids' schedules, what happens when family and work intersect, running a business while looking after a small child, and their hopes and dreams for more gender balanced parenting and work roles. We hope the thoughts of these women are useful and inspiring for you:
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Duration:00:26:16
Prof Bronwyn Hayward, Sustainability & Climate Change Advocate: Collaborating to Solve Big Issues
8/15/2022
Professor Bronwyn Hayward is an internationally-recognised sustainability and climate change advocate. Her day job is as a Professor at the University of Canterbury in the Department of Political Science and International Relations where she is also Director of The Sustainability, Citizenship & Civic Imagination Research Group: Hei Puāwaitanga. Bronwyn is also part of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. She is passionate about sustainability, climate, youth and democracy.
In...
Duration:00:38:22
Amanda Malu, Chief Executive of Whānau Āwhina Plunket: From Marketing Advisor to Chief Executive
8/1/2022
Amanda Malu (Ngāi Tahu) is Chief Executive of Whānau Āwhina Plunket, which is a charity and Aotearoa’s largest support service for the health and wellbeing of tamariki under-five and their whānau. Amanda has been the Chief Executive since 2016. Prior to that, her career has seen her take on a wide range of marketing and communication leadership roles across not-for-profit and public sector organisations such as Maritime New Zealand, the Families Commission and the Tertiary Education...
Duration:00:33:42
Tara Tan, Founder and CEO of Grin: Building a Thriving Global Business
7/18/2022
Tara Tan is the Founder and CEO of Grin – a New Zealand natural oral care brand. Tara founded the company 8 years ago after completing her Masters in Commerce at the University of Auckland. She had some concerns about the oral care products that she was using with her daughter and felt she could create safer and more environmentally friendly options that would appeal to parents. Since starting the business, she has grown the brand and range significantly, and now exports Grin products all...
Duration:00:25:44
Mary Bond & Robyn McLean, Co-Founders of Hello Period: Trusting the Voice in the Back of Your Head
7/4/2022
Mary Bond and Robyn McLean have been best friends since they were kids. In 2017, they launched Hello Cup, a fun, comfortable, hypoallergenic, recyclable menstrual cup, made here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then, their company Hello Period has gone from strength to strength, growing internationally, and launching a range of new period products.
Mary and Robyn are also passionate about being a business that makes a positive impact on our planet. Since launching, Hello Cup has saved over...
Duration:00:43:19
Amber Taylor, Co-Founder and CEO of ARA Journeys: Using Technology to Give Voice and Visibility to Indigenous Peoples
6/20/2022
Amber Taylor is Co-Founder and CEO of ARA Journeys, a mobile games company weaving the digital world with te ao Māori. Inspired by and drawing on mātauranga Māori, ARA’s award-winning games use immersive technologies and artificial intelligence to promote connection, education, and exploration of the natural world.
In her broader career, Amber has over 18 years working in the tertiary sector, with 12 years of that in research and innovation of emerging technologies. Amber is also a strong...
Duration:00:36:19
Rebecca Percasky & Kate Bezar, Co-Founders of The Better Packaging Company: Leaning Into Your Values to Change the World
6/6/2022
Rebecca & Kate co-founded The Better Packaging Company in 2017, which has a mission to find the world’s most sustainable packaging solutions. They’ve experienced phenomenal growth since launching and now export globally, to over 50 countries.
In this episode, Rebecca & Kate talk about:
Kate studied chemistry and commerce and started her career in management consulting. She then founded, published and edited a quarterly magazine Dumbo Feather, with a focus on social and environmental change...
Duration:00:47:11
Janine Grainger, Co-founder and CEO of Easy Crypto: Opening Financial Opportunities Across the Globe
5/23/2022
Janine Grainger is the co-founder and CEO of Easy Crypto, New Zealand's leading cryptocurrency trading platform. Easy Crypto now has over 150,000 customers across New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Brazil, and has recorded over $1.1 billion in sales through the platform over the past three years.
Janine has been involved in cryptocurrency since 2015, and is one of New Zealand’s most visible voices in the sector. She’s leading the charge in trying to drive collaboration between the...
Duration:00:32:56
Julia Arnott-Neenee, Global Strategist: Growing Into Your “Too Much” & Putting Your Flame Up
5/9/2022
Julia Arnott-Neenee (Sāmoan, Chinese & British) has been told she is “too much”. Too loud, too bright, too young, too brown, too white. Far from letting these comments hold her back, Julia has chosen to grow into her “too much” as she has built her wide-ranging career across strategy, marketing and technology.
Julia talks about:
Julia’s career has spanned across Aotearoa, Australia, the UK and the USA. She has recently been appointed National Manager of Transformation at the country’s...
Duration:00:31:09
Anya Satyanand, Chief Executive of Leadership New Zealand: Being a Leader in a Rapidly Changing World
4/25/2022
Anya Satyanand has spent the last two decades on a haphazard journey that's been all about equipping, emboldening and inspiring young people, entrepreneurs and leaders to actively create a more hopeful world. She is a recovering teacher, an erstwhile youth worker, and an independent director of an ethical investment company.
In her work for Leadership New Zealand, Anya supports, equips, empowers and inspires people who are interested in growing the future of Aotearoa - a future that is just...
Duration:00:31:25
Dr Renee Liang (Paediatrician, Poet, Playwright): Changing Careers & Juggling Multiple Passions
4/11/2022
As is sometimes the way with virtual recordings, the audio quality varies in this interview. Please don't let that put you off listening though - Renee has such an interesting story!
How do you decide whether to make the leap into a new career? Can you incorporate multiple passions into your working life? How does historical sexism impact on the experiences of women at work today?
Dr Renee Liang, a second-generation Cantonese New Zealander, blends her passions for medicine and the arts. A...
Duration:00:32:00
Tracey Ryan, Managing Director New Zealand at Aurecon: Growing Your Career by Getting Uncomfortable
3/28/2022
Tracey Ryan is Managing Director New Zealand for engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon. She is responsible for the leadership and performance of 850 people across five locations. In this podcast we talk about:
Tracey’s career to date has been focused on business growth, leading enterprise-wide multi-disciplinary teams and creating inclusive and engaged cultures. She has held senior leadership roles in several global professional services companies.
Tracey’s technical STEM...
Duration:00:32:51
A Rising Tide Raises All Boats: Closing the Gender Pay Gap with Dellwyn Stuart & Irihapeti Edwards
3/14/2022
How do you know you are being paid a fair rate?
Can you be both grateful and assertive?
Practical tips to get the gender pay gap on the agenda at your organisation
In this special episode of the podcast we talk all things gender pay gap. Our guests are Dellwyn Stuart and Irihapeti Edwards, campaigners and advocates for pay transparency and equality in Aotearoa.
Dellwyn is CEO of YWCA Auckland and Co-founder of MindTheGap. With 30 years' experience in corporate and private business, she...
Duration:00:30:52
Challenging Expectations & Fighting to be Heard: Six Wāhine Breaking the Bias
3/7/2022
For International Women’s Day we are bringing you a special episode on the theme of #BreakTheBias. Many of our previous podcast guests have faced some form of bias in their working lives. In this episode six wāhine talk about their experiences of bias at work and how they have fought to break it.
Stacey Morrison (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu) is a radio and TV broadcaster, journalist and author. Stacey talks about how women are perceived differently once they become mothers and the expectations...
Duration:00:22:00
Renee Graham: Tumu Whakahaere, CEO of the Social Wellbeing Agency
2/28/2022
Is it unhelpful to talk about “imposter syndrome”? How can you build your confidence and create opportunities to let your talent shine at work?
Renee Graham is Te Tumu Whakahaere, Chief Executive of the Social Wellbeing Agency. Before beginning this role in June 2021, she was Secretary for Women and Chief Executive of the Ministry for Women.
Growing up in Porirua, Renee began her career journey in a frontline role at Work and Income. Over the next 20+ years, she performed a range of policy...
Duration:00:31:22
Jessie Wong: Founder of luxury leather goods brand Yu Mei
2/14/2022
“Nobody knows what they’re doing until they’re doing it, so just get started.”Jessie Wong is a Wellington entrepreneur and founder of luxury leather goods brand Yu Mei. She set up Yu Mei after winning an AMP scholarship while completing a Bachelor of Fashion Design at Otago, allowing her to invest in the specialised machinery required to craft leather goods. Together with her production manager Adrian, Jessie grew the brand, picking up 32 stockists in 18 months following successful showings...
Duration:00:32:07
Bron Thomson: Founder & CEO of digital agency Springload
1/31/2022
“Trust yourself....When you’re in your flow and when you’re in your place of strength and confidence, things will work out.”Bron Thomson is the founder and co-CEO of Springload, one of New Zealand’s leading digital agencies, with a team of over 75 people in Wellington. Her experience in design, technology, and business strategy spans three decades of New Zealand's tech sector.
Springload’s mission is to make the things that matter, better. They’ve worked with some of New Zealand’s leading...
Duration:00:32:30
Courage, Purpose & Connections: Career Insights From Five Wāhine of Aotearoa
1/17/2022
We are bringing you a special episode with some of the very best career insights from recent episodes of The Female Career podcast. Set yourself up for your next career steps by reflecting on thought-provoking career advice from five inspiring wāhine of Aotearoa:
Qiane Matata-Sipu (Te Waiohua, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao, Cook Islands) is a journalist, photographer, social activist, and the founder and creator of NUKU. Qiane talks about the innate magic of wāhine and the...
Duration:00:16:30
Dr Olivia Harrison: Neuroscientist specialising in anxiety research
1/3/2022
“My wonderful parents, and particularly my mother, have always said – do what you love and the money will follow. And I think I’ve always just taken that to heart, in that work is so much of your life so you need to love it and it needs to make you happy.”Dr Olivia Harrison is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on mental health, especially anxiety. She looks at the relationship between our brain and our body, and how awareness of changes in our body - things like a racing heart, sweaty...
Duration:00:30:02