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The Power Of Women Podcast taps into the wisdom, experience and hard-won insights of extraordinary women - women who've done the hard yards, lived, struggled, built, rebuilt and are succeeding. Host Di Gillett knows what that looks like firsthand. She spent over 30 years building a career in executive search before walking away from it - by choice, to dedicate herself to championing women through this podcast. At 59 she staged her own reinvention. At 62 she's fitter and stronger than at any point in her life. This isn't a woman who stumbled into a passion project. It's a woman who looked at three decades of success and decided the next chapter mattered more. Through powerful storytelling, we showcase what has shaped us, challenge the narratives that have held us back, and remind every woman that reinvention has no age limit. And if you're a younger woman, this podcast gives you something most of us didn't have at your age… a roadmap. A chance to learn about courage, resilience, self-trust and ambition before life forces you to. A front-row seat to the stories that will one day guide your own. 🎧Listen in, because these are the stories proving women are never to be underestimated. That's the legacy we're building - episode by episode. 🎙️ Follow the podcast, leave a review, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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November 1, 202642 min

Cancel Culture: How To Plan For A Fall Instead Of Running From Failure | Jacqueline Brooker

Cancel culture is rife. It seems as if every public career, every business and every voice bold enough to be heard is a potential target today. In Australia it is amplified further still. Tall poppy syndrome does not just clip the top off success; it hands the axe to anyone standing close enough to watch it fall. Jacqueline Brooker has lived it. In 2016 Jacqueline spent seven months securing Reese Witherspoon as keynote for a conference series across Australia and New Zealand. The launch made global headlines. Then the deal collapsed and, as Jacqueline tells it, within a week she was bound by a global gag order, her insurance could not be triggered, and she had called in the receivers. Unable to say a word in her own defence, she watched the headlines say it for her: 73 pages of Google results and 1,100 trolling messages a day. Her own agent told her to hide. In this final conversation of Season 3, Di and Jacqueline trace the legal and financial fallout of a gag order and a company wound up overnight, the neuroscience of why we punish so publicly, and the management plan Jacqueline now teaches to anyone whose voice is public facing. We explore: · The Reese Witherspoon deal that took seven months to win and days to unravel. · The legal trap of a gag order colliding with an insurance claim · Why tall poppy syndrome makes cancel culture its own beast in Australia. · The neuroscience of belonging, threat and why we are wired to watch a fall. · Jacqueline's management framework for anyone with a public facing voice. Key takeaways : · Plan for the worst case scenario and work for the best outcome. · Accept you will lose control of the narrative. Stop fighting to hold it and build your response instead. · Recovery from a public fall takes ten to twelve months, not ten to twelve days. · Build a tight inner circle who will fight alongside you, not tell you to retreat from view. · Words are the tool that rebuilds trust; learn to use them with intention. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Jacqueline Brooker? Jacqueline Brooker CSP is a former CEO, executive leader and fifth generation entrepreneur whose career spans business growth, organisational transformation, industrial relations and high-stakes negotiation. She has grown a business from $4 million to $22 million in 15 months, culminating in its sale to an ASX listed company, and personally secured more than $30 million in competitive contracts. Today Jacqueline is the founder of The Business of Speaking, where she has trained more than 5,000 professionals, experts and entrepreneurs across 11 countries to communicate with authority and translate their expertise into influence. Find Jacqueline at: Website https://businessofspeaking.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-brooker/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thejacquelinebrooker/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women supporting women should not be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 18, 202641 min

Romance Recession: Women Are Rethinking Love & Relationships | Natalia Rachel

Nearly a third of all divorces in Australia now happen after fifty. In 1990, that figure sat at 13%. Today, roughly 32% of all divorces in Australia now occur among people over 50 …and that number continues to climb. This year, the highest divorce rate in the country belongs to women and men aged forty-five to forty-nine. Writer, relationship and culture innovator Natalia Rachel has a name for what's sitting underneath those numbers. She calls it the romance recession, and once you hear her reasoning, you won't unhear it. In this episode, Di sits down with Natalia, author of Why Am I Like This? and Other Lovers, to trace why midlife divorce is climbing, why so many women have shifted their perspective on what they value in a relationship, and what you need to work on before you let love back in. We explore: Why the divorce rate for women and men aged 45–49 has hit a national high, and what it says about empowerment rather than failure. Natalia's theory of the romance recession, and why women need a man less once financial stability and motherhood are no longer the deciding factors. The difference between healing before you date and healing through dating. How to spot an unavailable man before you waste your time. Why interdependence, not independence, is the real target in midlife love. Key takeaways : Women are becoming more empowered and less willing to settle for unfulfilling relationships. The importance of emotional availability and genuine connection over superficial attraction. Understanding your baggage and wounds helps prevent repeating past relationship patterns. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Natalia Rachel? Natalia is a writer, relationship and culture innovator and award-winning trauma-informed educator whose work moves between the healing arts, the creative arts and education. She's is the author of Why Am I Like This?, and the creative force behind the genre-bending Love Sex Poetry Peace trilogy, which opens with Other Lovers. Natalia built Asia's first integrated somatic trauma clinics, has spoken and taught across Asia, the US, Europe and Australia. Her belief is simple: the more of us who heal, the faster our world transforms. Find Natalia at: Website https://www.nataliarachel.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-rachel-9505b023/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natalia_rachel_change/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women supporting women should not be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 4, 202645 min

Invisible To Unmissable: How to Build Your Visibility | Emmanuella Grace

Visibility without credibility is just noise. And in a world increasingly dominated by performative expression rather than genuine substance, that noise is getting harder to tell apart from the real thing. In this episode, Di sits down again with voice and communication expert Emmanuella Grace to unpack what it takes to build visibility that endures, that earns credibility and aligns with your goals. We explore : The journey of finding and owning your voice The role of self-awareness and values in visibility The impact of micro expressions and body language The importance of honesty and integrity in communication Strategies for overcoming self-doubt and imposter syndrome The three R's of motivation: Reason, Resources, Reward The influence of attachment styles on behaviour and relationships The difference between performative confidence and embodied confidence. Key takeaways: People can always tell performed confidence from the real thing Visibility built on credibility holds. Visibility built on performance doesn't Remove one of the three R's and even your best performer wobbles Walking away costs you something. It protects something bigger. Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Emmanuella Grace? Emmanuella Grace is a voice and communication expert, a former professional performer, and the founder of Find Your Voice. She has delivered communication training across a wide range of industries, including PwC, Future Fund, Amazon, TedX, and the umpires of the Australian Open, working predominantly with technical leaders stepping into influence. Her approach draws directly from music and performance. She holds a Grad Dip in Psychology, a Bachelor of Music with Honours, and a Master of Music in Performance Teaching, and has spent decades performing on international stages including the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican, and the Sydney Opera House. Find Emmanuella at: Website https://findyourvoice.com.au LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuellagrace/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/emmanuella_grace/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Filming: Chocolate Studios: https://chocolatestudios.com.au Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 20, 202654 min

How Much Does Self-Worth Drive The Decisions You Make? | Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides

Self-worth isn't a mood. It's the architecture underneath almost every decision we make. For nearly three decades, Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides has worked with women carrying anxiety, exhaustion and a self-rejection. What makes her different from many in her field is how openly she reveals her own relationship with self-worth, one she describes as ongoing, evolving, and far from finished. I reached out to Maria-Elena to understand more about the relationship between our self-worth and the decisions we make. In this episode, I talk with Dr Lukeides to examine the difference between self-esteem and self-worth, the physiological and psychological roots of anxiety, and the internal battle for control that shapes so many of the choices women make; in relationships, in the mirror, and in the relentless pursuit of enough. Dr Lukeides has one consistent belief: understanding changes everything. We explore: The difference between self-worth and self-esteem. How self-rejection shapes the decisions we make, from the partners we choose to the clothes that we wear. The physiological and psychological roots of anxiety, exhaustion and low mood. Why control sits at the centre of the war within. What it takes to let go of that war and build a definition of worth that isn't conditional. Key takeaways : Self-worth is not a fixed trait. It's an evolving relationship you build with yourself for life. Self-esteem is conditional, built on achievement, appearance and comparison. Self-worth is innate. Anxiety and exhaustion are rarely the problem itself. Clinically, they're usually the symptom of something deeper. The pursuit of control, over how we look, who we choose, how we perform, is often fear wearing a productive disguise. Letting go of control isn't the same as not caring. It's the difference between striving from fear and choosing from worth. Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeidis? Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides is a Sydney-based clinical psychologist with 28 years of experience treating anxiety, trauma and depression, and the deeper patterns beneath them. Her approach is warm, direct, and grounded and she takes the whole person seriously — not just the symptoms, but the body, the health, the life. Dr Lukeides believes healing isn’t just psychological. It’s physical, relational, and deeply personal. Find Dr. Lukeides at: Website https://www.drmariaelenalukeides.com.au/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drmariaelena_lukeides/?hl=en LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-maria-elena-lukeides-psy-clin-d-270379a5/ @ Ponti Health https://pontihealth.com/our-specialists/dr-maria-elena-lukeides Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women supporting women should not be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 6, 202646 min

Why You Silence Your Voice. And How To Reclaim It | Emmanuella Grace

Most women don’t lose their voice, but learning how to use it with impact – this is the conversation you need to listen to. Emmanuella Grace has stood on some of the most demanding stages in the world, from the Royal Albert Hall to the Sydney Opera House, and she has spent the years since teaching business leaders how to do under pressure what she once had to learn under lights: own the sound they make in the room. This conversation traces the psychology of self-silencing back to where it starts. And it isn’t about lack of confidence or capability. It’s something far more physiological, and far more universal. In this episode, Di and Emmanuella Grace discuss the amygdala hijack and why it hits professional women mid-sentence at the boardroom table, the socialisation that teaches women to qualify themselves before they’ve made their point, and why introverts may be outperforming extroverts on every stage that matters. We explore: : The amygdala hijack: why fear behaves identically in every brain, regardless of gender Why socialisation, not capability, is the real reason women learn to edit themselves before they speak The generational shift in how women are taught to use, and lose, their voice Why introverts are outperforming extroverts on stage, and what that means for how we coach leaders What it takes to reclaim a voice that was trained into silence. Chapters 00:00 The Power of Women: Introduction 06:10 Generational Perspectives on Voice Ownership 14:10 Navigating Fear and the Amygdala Hijack 17:48 Women Supporting Women: The Dynamics of Workplace Relationships 22:00 The Role of AI in Shaping Voices and Perceptions 25:31 The Virtuous Cycle of Audience Engagement 29:39 Understanding Voice Projection and Accents 30:25 The Connection Between Mind and Body in Voice 32:07 Understanding Introversion and Extroversion in Communication 36:59 Authenticity and Finding Your Voice 43:32 Mastering Authentic Communication Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Emmanuella Grace? Emmanuella Grace is a voice and communication expert, a former professional performer, and the founder of Find Your Voice. She has delivered communication training across a wide range of industries, including PwC, Future Fund, Amazon, TedX, and the umpires of the Australian Open, working predominantly with technical leaders stepping into influence. Her approach draws directly from music and performance. She holds a Grad Dip in Psychology, a Bachelor of Music with Honours, and a Master of Music in Performance Teaching, and has spent decades performing on international stages including the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican, and the Sydney Opera House. Find Emmanuella at: Website https://findyourvoice.com.au LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuellagrace/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/emmanuella_grace/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Filming: Chocolate Studios: https://chocolatestudios.com.au Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 23, 202651 min

Tracy Hall | The Psychology of Financial Scams, Romance Scams & Who’s Vulnerable

She was 40 years old, newly separated, and a senior marketing executive with 25 years when she stepped onto a dating app for the first time. And the man she met, Max Tavita, did not exist. Behind the name was Hamish McLaren: one of Australia's most prolific conmen. A man who weaponised psychology, manufactured credibility, and ran the same intimate fraud playbook for 30 years across multiple continents. His estimated global losses: up to $100 million. Tracy Hall lost $317,000 - her superannuation, her financial foundation. And she was the only one of his 15 Australian victims in a romantic relationship with him. Today, Tracy is an international keynote speaker, the author of The Last Victim, and one of Australia's most authoritative voices in scam prevention and fraud psychology. She has turned the hardest chapter of her life into a mission. In this conversation, Di Gillett and Tracy Hall examine how sophisticated scammers operate: the psychological tactics, the manufactured trust, the exploitation of vulnerability windows. They also tackle the systemic failures: why dating platforms still operate without meaningful identity verification, why financial crime victims are treated differently to victims of physical crime, and what 'trust literacy' means as a practical, learnable skill in the age of AI and deepfakes. We explore/Key takeaways : Why everyone has a window of vulnerability The psychological architecture of intimate fraud, step by step Tracy's 'trust literacy' framework for holding trust and critical thinking in the same hand Practical red flags to recognise manipulation before it takes hold - including in the age of AI and deepfakes Why victims of financial crime deserve the same recognition as victims of physical crime How to rebuild when it feels like your world has been dismantled. Chapters 14:06 Understanding the Scammer's Mindset 17:48 Psychological Architecture of Fraud 23:01 Rebuilding Trust After Betrayal 24:46 Victims of Financial Crime: A Neglected Perspective 30:15 Trust Literacy: Navigating a Distrustful World 34:07 Identifying Red Flags in Various Contexts Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Tracy Hall? Tracy Hall is an international keynote speaker, author and fraud prevention advocate. In 2016, she became the last known victim of Hamish McLaren, one of Australia's most notorious conmen, losing $317,000 in superannuation savings after an 18-month relationship with a man who had fabricated an entire identity. She did not retreat. She wrote the memoir The Last Victim and today travels the globe educating organisations, governments and individuals on the psychology of scams, trust literacy, and financial crime prevention. Find Tracy at: Website https://tracyhall.com.au Resources https://tracyhall.com.au/resources LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyhall1975 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tracyleehall/?hl=en Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 9, 202626 min

Janine Allis | The Federal Budget has the Potential to Destroy Business and Aspiration.

Kudos to Janine Allis for being outspoken on the impact the Federal Budget will have on business and aspiration. Founders are calling it a tax on ambition. The rules changed after the risk was already taken. And the people this reform claims to help will be the ones paying for it. Janine Allis built Boost Juice Bars from a single store into a global retail network, backed founders as an investor, and mentors the next generation through The Business Academy. Whilst she has no doubts as to whether having a go is worth it, she certainly has questions around the fairness of changing the rules, and the viability of pursuing business opportunities is Australia. In this episode, Di and Janine Allis discuss the fallout from the Federal Budget - the CGT changes, negative gearing reforms, and whether the divide between a young founder and one with decades invested is about to get a lot wider. The Budget didn’t kill ambition, but it made it a whole lot more expensive. We explore: • Why Janine calls these tax changes a tax on ambition, not a correction. • What a Budget like this teaches an aspiring entrepreneur before they've even started. • Why the 25-year-old founder and the 55-year-old founder are not taking the same hit. • Why Australia's capital gains tax rate is now a signal to build elsewhere. • Janine's advice for the next female founder considering the leap. Key takeaways : • The founders taking the biggest hit are the ones this reform claims to protect. • Ambition survives bad policy. It just gets more expensive to hold onto. • Having a go was always a risk. This Budget raised the price of taking it. Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Janine Allis? Janine Allis is one of Australia’s most distinguished entrepreneurs, and stands as a testament to what can be achieved with vision and determination. Her entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 32 from her kitchen bench, while juggling the responsibilities of three children, Janine has since cultivated a global empire rooted in her lived and learned experiences. With over 580 stores worldwide, her businesses serve as a model of global success and expansion and through The Business academy she mentors the next wave of entrepreneurs coming through. Find Janine at: Websites: https://www.janineallis.com.au/business-academy/ https://thebusinessacademy.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/janineallis/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/janine_allis Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 26, 202652 min

Workplace Discrimination : Who Decides When We Are Too Old to Work? | Jacqueline Freeman

When does experience stop being valued? At what age? Experienced women are being systematically sidelined from the workforce from the age of 40. The average unemployment timeline for over-50s in Australia is 86 weeks. Cognitive peak occurs in the late 50s. And the retirement age in Australia is 67. It’s 65 in New Zealand. You do the math. Yet, organisations continue to treat experience as a liability while calling it something more palatable such as restructuring, over-qualified, budget constraints. In this episode, Di Gillett and Jacqueline Freeman get straight to the point. This is not a feel-good episode. It is a thought leadership conversation with real intellectual teeth, and actionable insights for the woman who has ever felt the system beginning to look through her - rather than at her. Your experience isn’t baggage. It’s leverage. We explore: 💡 Age discrimination in the workplace 💡 Retirement age and employment challenges 💡 Unconscious bias in hiring practices 💡 The mental health impact of age discrimination 💡 The value of older workers 💡 Strategies to combat workplace discrimination 💡 The future of age inclusivity in employment Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Jacqueline Freeman? Jacqueline Freeman has spent three decades at the top of media and advertising. In 2025 she founded 58 & Unapologetic after a LinkedIn post about ageism went viral, making her one of the key authorities on age discrimination in the workforce, in the Southern Hemisphere. She writes and speaks on ageism, visibility and is a passionate advocate for the economic case for experience. Find Jacqueline at: Website https://58andunapologetic.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinefreeman-763ab891 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/58andunapologetic/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 12, 202647 min

Ultra-Processed Food Is Poison. Here's What To Do About It | Kate Save

Ultra-processed food now makes up 40% of the average Australian diet. In America, it's 70%. And we are following that curve. Kate Save has spent 20 years on the front line of what happens to bodies when people eat what the food industry tells them is food. As a clinical dietitian, exercise physiologist, diabetes educator, and founder of Be Fit Food, she has watched chronic disease accelerate, mental health deteriorate, and a healthcare system that responds to illness rather than preventing it. This conversation does not gloss over the impact of; we are what we eat. We interrogate the weight loss drug industry, dismantle the myth of BMI, name the crisis in preventative health, and lay out exactly why ultra-processed food is not a grey area. Kate also delivers three specific, actionable changes every Australian woman can make today. No 12-week program. No sign-up. Just the truth about food, and what to do with it. Key topics : Why ultra-processed food is not a grey area — and how to identify it The weight loss drug industry: what no one is telling you about long-term reliance Why BMI is an unreliable health metric and what to measure instead The sick care system versus a genuine healthcare system — and the cost of that gap The link between diet and mental health, including a 32% remission rate for depression with a Mediterranean diet versus 7% with counselling alone How body composition, visceral fat and muscle mass are the real markers of health Three practical changes every Australian woman can make today How to navigate food choices during travel, busy schedules and social eating The truth about carbohydrate intake as we age — and why muscle mass is non-negotiable Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Kate Save? Kate Save is a clinical dietitian, exercise physiologist, diabetes educator, and the CEO and Founder of Be Fit Food - Australia's leading doctor and dietitian-designed meal program. With over 20 years on the front line of nutrition and chronic disease, Kate has worked across private hospital bariatric clinics, university nutrition education, and clinical practice before building a product that put whole food where synthetic meal replacements had dominated for decades. Kate is a proud mother of two and has spent her career advocating for food as the first medicine. Find Kate at: Be Fit Food https://befitfood.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesavebefitfood/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katesave/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Filming: Chocolate Studios: https://chocolatestudios.com.au Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 28, 202647 min

Women Leading in Construction: How She Built it | Anne Michaels

Women have made serious inroads into residential property development. But commercial? That is a different game entirely. Larger assets, deeper pockets required, longer timelines, and a network of decision-makers that has, for decades, looked almost exclusively male. In Australia, you can count the women leading commercial development businesses on one hand and still have fingers left over. Anne Michaels is one of them. She didn't just enter this space. She bought a heritage bank on one of South Melbourne's most storied streets, assembled an almost entirely female project team, built a seven-level commercial development through a global pandemic, eleven interest rate rises and a work-from-home policy that threatened to make the entire asset irrelevant - and came out the other side with multiple industry awards and a building she intends to be heritage in its own right one day. Anne is the founder and managing director of sheBuilt, a Melbourne-based commercial property development company she established in 2016 with a single, unapologetic intention: to give women the opportunity to lead, excel, and leave their mark in one of Australia’s most male-dominated industries. In this episode, Anne shares with Di the highs and lows of breaking new ground for women. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Power of Women Podcast 07:19 Transition into the Male-Dominated Construction Sector 13:45 The Meaning Behind the Name She Built 17:30 Industry Response to Women-Led Projects 20:02 The Rarity of Women-Led Construction Businesses in Australia 29:35 Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic 33:55 Lessons Learned and Personal Growth Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations. 🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts. ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8 ✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590 ✔ Follow on the website: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ Who is Anne Michaels? Anne Michaels is the founder and managing director of sheBuilt, a Melbourne-based commercial property development firm she established to put women at the front of an industry that had kept them hidden - a place where women can support one another creating projects of significance. With more than 25 years' experience across property development, investment and finance, she has built a career defined by transforming under-utilised sites into high-performing assets — with women leading every step of the way. Her most recent and most personal project, BVIA on BANK, has won multiple industry awards Find Anne at: Website https://www.shebuilt.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-michaels-12a45476/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shebuilt.au/ Connect with Di & engage with Power Of Women: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ Contact https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/ 💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women are never to be underestimated. Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive. Credits: Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/ Filming: Chocolate Studios: https://chocolatestudios.com.au Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/ Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/ 💫Subscribe to the Power Of Women Podcast and leave a review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🤝 Interested in collaborating or a sponsorship partnership with Power Of Women Podcast. I’d love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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