Brave Feminine Leadership

By Melissa Hamilton

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Episodes: 252

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Sharing stories from amazing leaders just like you and me. Breaking down myths of leadership, imposter syndrome & helping us all be braver. Step by step.

Episode Date
#252 The Truth Was I'd Never Been the Problem, with Jane Phipps
Sep 24, 2026
#251 I Asked 11 Female Leaders Who Their Female Role Model Is
Sep 03, 2026
#250 - 250th celebrations
Aug 20, 2026
#249 Melissa Hamilton: Busy Is a Reputation. Is It the One You Want?
Jul 30, 2026
#248 Melissa Hamilton: Safe Pair of Hands Is Not a Compliment
Jul 16, 2026
#247 Penny Locaso: AI Was Meant to Do the Dishes. We Gave It the Painting Too.
Jun 25, 2026
#246 Melissa Hamilton: Still Waiting to Be Consulted?
Jun 11, 2026
#245 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Shomaice Zowghi: Be in the Room Where It Happens
May 28, 2026
#244 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Felecia Pryor: Don't Play in the Garden When the House is on Fire
May 21, 2026
#243 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Anu Villarosa: Curious by Design
May 14, 2026
#242 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Damian Zahra: The Gift of Feedback
May 07, 2026
#241 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Amy Stanley: The Influence You Can't See
Apr 30, 2026
#240 Shaping The Future | In Conversation with Amy Walker: Moving Towards the Tension
Apr 23, 2026
#239 The Seat and The Passenger: Two CEOs Reflect
Apr 09, 2026
#238 - Merle Singer - Where are you Performing in Your Leadership?
Mar 26, 2026
#237 Matt Tice - Geopolitics Just Landed on Your P&L
Mar 19, 2026
#236 IWD 2026 Special with Alexis George - She Left It Better Than She Found It
Mar 05, 2026
#235 Craig Tiley - Game Changer
Feb 26, 2026
#234 Career Insurance: Jodi Geddes on Why Your Personal Brand Can't Wait
Feb 19, 2026
#233 Melissa Hamilton - Why Leadership Is Harder Than It Needs to Be
Feb 05, 2026
#232 Laura Kray - The Hidden Pay Gap: Same Title, Half the Team Size
Jan 29, 2026
#231 Laurie Weingart - The No Club: Stopping Women's Dead-End Work
Jan 22, 2026
#230 Dr. Alison Fragale - Likeable Badass: Why You Need Both (Not Either/Or)
Jan 15, 2026
#229 Rosalind Chow - The Doors You Can Open: Why Status Trumps Power
Jan 08, 2026
#228 Dr. Jen Overbeck - The Gap Between What You Intend and What Actually Lands
Jan 01, 2026
#227 Melissa Hamilton - Why You Can't Explain Your Value (And How to Fix It)
Dec 11, 2025
#226 Jill Schulman - Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: A Former Marine on the Science of Bravery
Nov 27, 2025
#225 Melissa Hamilton - Get Back in the Kitchen: When Misogyny Shows Up at Work
Nov 13, 2025
#224 Professor Didar Zowghi - Move Fast and Fix Things: Why AI Needs Human-Centered Design
Oct 30, 2025
#223 Marilla Akkermans - Swim in the Doubt: The Trust Behind a Four-Day Work Week and 90% Retention
Oct 16, 2025
#222 Dr. Alison Fragale - The Likeable Badass Framework: Add, Don't Subtract
Oct 02, 2025
#221 Justine Robbins - No One Size Career Fits All
Sep 18, 2025
#220 Dr Kate Mason - Powerfully Likeable Leadership
Sep 04, 2025
#219 Florence Potter - Why Generational Tension Is a Gift
Aug 21, 2025
#218 Tom Mutch - The 30-Second Test: Are You Really Ready for the Boardroom?
Aug 07, 2025
#217 Robbie Campo - To Have Impact, I Had to Lead
Jul 31, 2025
#216 Twenty Percent: Emma Olivier's Mission to Transform Australian Boardrooms
Jul 24, 2025
#215 Serendipity Equals Opportunity Plus Action: Aliza Knox's Tech Transformation Journey
Jul 17, 2025
#214 Inviting Others In: Nichelle Maynard-Elliott on Making Diversity a Movement, Not a Moment
Jul 10, 2025
#213 Getting Runs on the Board: Kathy Grigg on Building Board-Ready Judgment
Jul 03, 2025
#212 Don't Opt Out: Leanne Caret on Building Courage and Taking the Jobs That Scare You
Jun 26, 2025
#211 The Strategic Move: How Kate Spargo Built a Diverse Board Portfolio Across Industries
Jun 19, 2025
#210 Melissa Hamilton - Why Leaders Need to Stop Filling Every Pause
Jun 12, 2025
#209 Terry Tateossian - Busy, Burnt Out, and Done: Terry Tateossian’s Wake-Up Call
Jun 05, 2025
#208 The Real Reason Your Strategy Isn’t Landing: Rose Fass on the leadership skill that changes everything
May 29, 2025
#207 Meg Gluth - From Sobriety to CEO
May 22, 2025
#206 Dr Michelle McQuaid - Trading Perfectionism for Playfulness
May 15, 2025
#205 75,000 Strong: Tami Erwin on Leading with Clarity and Courage
May 08, 2025
#204 Judy Deuchar - Don’t Believe Your Own PR: A CEO Conversation with Judy Deuchar
May 01, 2025
#203 The Feedback That Shapes Us: Christine Holgate on Leadership, Loyalty & Legacy
Apr 23, 2025
#202 Todd Harper AM - Ask More. Listen Deeper. A CEO conversation with Todd Harper
Apr 16, 2025
#201 Feedback, Focus & the Future: A Conversation with John Batistich
Apr 10, 2025
#200 Pressure, Purpose & Protecting Your Energy: A CEO Conversation with Jayne Hrdlicka
Apr 03, 2025
#199 Melissa Hamilton - What 6 CEOs Taught Me About Real Leadership
Mar 27, 2025
#198 Kit Rich - From Fitness Guru to Filmmaker: Kit Rich's Brave Midlife Pivot
Mar 20, 2025
#197 Greville Pabst Chairman WBP Group - From Shy to Spotlight: The Power of Deliberate Visibility
Mar 13, 2025
#196 Louise Adams - Energised by Possibility. IWD Special Interview
Mar 06, 2025
#195 Jesseca Tighe - Feeling Disconnected from Your Work? There’s probably more to it..
Feb 27, 2025
#194 Shirley Chowdhary- Say Yes Until There’s a Reason to Say No
Feb 20, 2025
#193 Melissa Hamilton - From Busy to Boardroom: Breaking the High-Achiever's Waiting Game
Feb 13, 2025
#192 Matt Tice - Get Out into the Jungle and Understand What’s Changing
Feb 06, 2025
#191 Miss Tee - No Permission Needed: Miss Tee’s Call to Lead, Empower, and Transform
Jan 30, 2025
#190 Penny Locaso - Owning Your Expertise: A Conversation with Penny Locaso
Jan 23, 2025
#189 Summer Series - Future Fit for your Career?; Leaders share how.
Jan 16, 2025
#188 Summer Series - It's Not a Confidence Issue. Except Sometimes It Is.
Jan 09, 2025
#187 Summer Series - What does Brave Feminine Leadership Mean? Leaders Share.
Jan 02, 2025
#186 Summer Series - Three Brilliant Leaders share Breakthrough Career Moments
Dec 26, 2024
#185 Summer Series - Moving on from burn out: Stories & Advice
Dec 19, 2024
#184 Jane Vandermeer - The Power of Style: Why Fashion Matters
Dec 12, 2024
#183 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 6 - Launa Inman - Too Good to Promote? The Hidden Career Trap
Dec 05, 2024
#182 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 5 - Lisa Harrison - Got clarity? Got alignment? Go seek momentum!
Nov 28, 2024
#181 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 4 - Henriette Rothschild - Stop waiting to be the Perfect CEO
Nov 21, 2024
#180 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 3 - Carolyn Cresswell - Your career is 1 aspect of the plates you are juggling
Nov 14, 2024
#179 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 2 - Bernie Brookes AM - Be Prepared to Step Out of Your Lane
Nov 07, 2024
#178 CEO Summit Part 1 Interview 1 - Jeanne Johns - Turning Light Hearted Remarks into Career Game Changers
Oct 31, 2024
#177 Mark Jones - I'm not used to telling my own story
Oct 24, 2024
#176 Melissa Hamilton - Female CEOs - A glacial pace
Oct 17, 2024
#175 Alessandra Edwards - Where has my Energy & Resilience gone? Unfool Yourself.
Oct 10, 2024
#174 Melissa Hamilton - Three Practical Tips to Elevate your IMPACT
Oct 03, 2024
#173 Melissa Hamilton - Getting out of the Weeds
Sep 26, 2024
#172 Kieran Flanagan- People: From Annoying to Amusing
Sep 19, 2024
#171 Dr. Oli Sophie Meredith - ADHD Series Proud to Take the Mask Off
Sep 12, 2024
#170 Rebecca McLinden - ADHD Series - I thrive in a crisis
Sep 05, 2024
#169 Rose Callaghan - ADHD Series - Owning Every Side of me
Aug 29, 2024
#168 Julie Robertson - ADHD Series - Chameleon
Aug 22, 2024
#167 Melissa Webster - ADHD Series - Beautiful Gift of ADHD
Aug 15, 2024
#166 Catrina Rangiheuea - Glass Half Full
Aug 08, 2024
#165 Lisa Lynch - Putting my Oxygen Mask on first
Aug 01, 2024
#164 Unlock Your Worth: 7 P's to Elevate your Salary Game
Jul 25, 2024
#163 Cherie Mylordis - What do you Dare?
Jul 18, 2024
#162 Megan Corfield - Be Brave, Ask for Feedback to Grow
Jul 11, 2024
#161 Melissa Hamilton - Human on the inside interview
Jul 04, 2024
#160 Natallia Smith - Sleep Tight: Take Charge of Your Money
Jun 27, 2024
#159 Dara Simkin - Playful Leadership: A Game-Changer
Jun 20, 2024
#158 Angela Cross - The influence equation: tips to boost visibility and reputation
Jun 13, 2024
#157 Tasneem Chopra OAM - Don’t come at me with your misconceptions until you know who I am
Jun 06, 2024
#156 William Cowan - The Master Career Builder
May 30, 2024
#155 Melissa Hamilton - Do CEOs have all the answers?
May 23, 2024
#154 Katrina McCarter - We all need Wingwomen
May 16, 2024
#153 Michael D Watkins - Decoding Strategic Thinking & Executive Presence
May 09, 2024
#152 Wendy Pavey - Are you visible enough?
May 02, 2024
#151 Lisa Martello - Humour works better than Shame
Apr 25, 2024
#150 Anna Bruk - The Beautiful Mess Effect
Apr 18, 2024
#149 Jacqui Clarke - Dream Career Derailed
Apr 11, 2024
#148 Michele Chevally Hedge - Is Nutrition the key to Gravitas?
Apr 04, 2024
#147 Kate Christie - 90 seconds to design your best life
Mar 28, 2024
#146 Melissa Hamilton - Midlife Woman’s Guide to Fearless Career Change.
Mar 21, 2024
#145 Charlie McGillis - Dare to be legendary
Mar 14, 2024
#144 Simone Clarke - When can we take Gender out of Leadership
Mar 07, 2024
#143 Josephine Sukkar - What Do Construction and Sport Have in Common
Feb 29, 2024
#142 Jacqueline Chow - Being Brave is a Choice
Feb 22, 2024
#141 Dr John Izzo - Watch where the puck is going
Feb 15, 2024
#140 Kay Clancy - You don’t have to go to every meeting in your Diary!
Feb 08, 2024
#139 Melissa Hamilton - Embarrassed to be a Feminist
Feb 01, 2024
#138 Craig Tiley - Game-Changer
Jan 25, 2024
#137 Clare Groves - Why Good Mental Health is a Leader’s Best Friend
Jan 18, 2024
#136 Dr Kellie Pritchard - Get On Top of Stress & Burnout
Jan 11, 2024
#135 Dr Kristy Goodwin - How to stop being ‘Always On’ & Reclaim Joy
Jan 04, 2024
#134 Defying Doubt: I could never do what you do
Dec 28, 2023
#133 Intentional Leadership Journeys: Aha Moments that Shaped Careers
Dec 21, 2023
#132 Voices of Impact: Unleashes Brave Feminine Leadership
Dec 14, 2023
#131 Debra Eckersley - The things you regret are the things that you didn’t do
Dec 07, 2023
#130 Michelle Loader - Are you Future Fit?
Nov 30, 2023
#129 Kylie Baullo - Catch you Performing
Nov 23, 2023
#128 Selena Rezvani - Life in the Confidence lane.
Nov 16, 2023
#127 Sarah Kay - Now that’s a role I could aspire to. Is the CEO role finally changing?
Nov 09, 2023
#126 Jack Stack - One day I woke up, became a leader and lost all of my friends.
Nov 02, 2023
#125 Ann Rhoades - If they’re not listening, you shouldn’t be there
Oct 26, 2023
#124 One conversation changed it all for me
Oct 19, 2023
#123 Ilsa Wakeling - From Elite Athlete to Siege Negotiator to Becoming Me
Oct 12, 2023
#122 Nicole Sheffield - One nostril above water
Oct 05, 2023
#121 Tammy Medard - Sliding Door Moment: Which door would you choose?
Sep 28, 2023
#120 Dayle Stevens OAM - Walk slower to get ahead.
Sep 21, 2023
#119 Melissa Hamilton - Empower Yourself: A 7-Step Guide for Senior Female Leaders to Strengthen Strategic Thinking
Sep 14, 2023
#118 Rhonda Morris - The “Only”, or the “double only”
Sep 07, 2023
#117 Mel Browne - Financial Literacy is a feminist issue.
Aug 31, 2023
#116 Sadhana Smiles - Be where your feet are
Aug 24, 2023
#115 Liz Abrahams - Joy
Aug 16, 2023
#114 Janine Hall - Mic Drop Moment
Aug 10, 2023
#113 Laurie Weingart - Breaking the dead end cycle: the invisible workload that's holding women back
Aug 03, 2023
#112 Melanie Silva - The feedback & breakthrough moment that led to an intentional career
Jul 27, 2023
#111 Jane Caro - Witty, Fearless & Intelligent: Chatgpt told me so.
Jul 20, 2023
#110 How Women in Leadership are Being Overlooked
Jul 13, 2023
#109 Unlock the Power of Strategic Thinking for Women Leaders
Jul 06, 2023
#108 Tegan Judge - I Know I Can Have it All
Jun 29, 2023
#107 Melissa Hamilton - Open to explore the link between joy & intention?
Jun 08, 2023
#106 Melissa Hamilton - Committed to unlock your full potential?
Jun 01, 2023
#105 Melissa Hamilton - Craving access to brilliant mentors on your own time?
May 25, 2023
#104 Tracy Hailstones - I AM ambitious
May 11, 2023
#103 Tegan Judge - I Know I Can Have it All
May 04, 2023
#102 Renske Kleinsmann - Women Driving Sustainable Business: A 5x5 Discussion on Creating Positive Impact
Apr 27, 2023
#101 Melissa Hamilton & Kelli Hayes - Mixing it with the CFO. Why financial acumen skills are the new black.
Apr 20, 2023
#100 Celebrating 100 Episodes with Melissa Hamilton
Apr 13, 2023
#99 Clare Groves - Why Good Mental Health is a Leader’s Best Friend
Mar 30, 2023
#98 Tanya Abbey - How to Find Your Rewarding Career Today
Mar 23, 2023
#97 Bite Size: David Thodey #human - Creating a culture of inclusiveness
Mar 16, 2023
#96 Dr Kristy Goodwin - How to stop being ‘Always On’ & Reclaim Joy
Mar 12, 2023
#95 Kelli Hayes & Melissa Hamilton - Vulnerablity
Mar 02, 2023
#94 Baxter - How to Thrive Midlife
Feb 23, 2023
#93 Dr Kellie - Get On Top of Stress & Burnout
Feb 16, 2023
#92 Bite Size: Sally Bruce - Patience & playing the long game
Feb 10, 2023
#91 Bite Size: Peggy O’Neal - Does it make my heart leap?
Feb 03, 2023
#90 Bite Size: Michelle Winzer - My perfectionism made others feel they weren’t good enough
Jan 27, 2023
#89 Bite Size: Sally Haydon - When you stop fixating on the ladder, the opportunities show up
Jan 20, 2023
#88 Bite Size: Juggy Sihota - Be right or be successful
Jan 13, 2023
#87 Bite Size: David Thodey #human - Creating a culture of inclusiveness
Jan 06, 2023
#86 Bite Size: Kathryn Fagg - Told anyone what you want lately?
Dec 30, 2022
#85 Bite Size: Kate Mason - Pop your Brave plates on. We are all learning.
Dec 23, 2022
#84 Bite Size: Prof. Laura Kray - The evidence of gender bias is real
Dec 16, 2022
#83 Rani Puranik - At 35 I spoke up for myself, the hardest thing I have ever done
Dec 09, 2022
#82 Sathya Gnanakaran - A Career by Design
Dec 02, 2022
#80 Catherine Fox - Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth. Deal with it.
Nov 18, 2022
#81 Kristi Mansfield - I’ve finally figured out how to do self-care
Nov 18, 2022
#79 Peter Tonagh - We wanted to stand out for being employers of female engineers
Nov 11, 2022
#78 Cheryl Hayman - Ready to play in a team of equals?
Nov 04, 2022
#77 Elizabeth Broderick, AO - It takes courage to step up into these roles
Oct 28, 2022
#76 Mark McGinley - Belfast bomb threats put life into perspective
Oct 21, 2022
#75 Div Pillay - Charting a true partnership with my husband
Oct 14, 2022
#74 Jules Brooke - She really is the Boss, just don’t call her bossy!
Oct 07, 2022
#73 Kris Grant - Type A, the letter A, A+ conversation
Sep 30, 2022
#72 Bob Rae, CEO Clear Captions - Push to the edge of what you’re capable of
Sep 23, 2022
#71 Michelle Winzer - My perfectionism made others feel they weren’t good enough
Sep 15, 2022
#70 Peggy O’Neal - Does it make my heart leap?
Sep 09, 2022
#69 Christina Ryan - Girls, don’t be too polite
Sep 02, 2022
#68 Jo Horgan, MECCA - The key to an exciting life
Aug 26, 2022
#67 Peter Harmer - Fairness and curiosity
Aug 19, 2022
#66 Diane Smith Gander - A work in progress
Aug 12, 2022
#65 Laura Liswood - What would it be like to have a Female President in the US?
Aug 05, 2022
#64 Anyier Yuol - Nurturing leadership, surrounded by Aussie Mums & loads of Aunties
Jul 29, 2022
#63 Elle Roseby - Own your space
Jul 22, 2022
#62 Alister Dias - Excitedly anxious. As story of perseverance not privilege
Jul 15, 2022
#61 Ana Marinkovic - I stand out in the masculine, monolithic, homogeneous culture of banking
Jul 08, 2022
#60 The tables have been turned! The time Penny Locaso from Hacking Happy Podcast asked me to share my own story of transformation.
Jul 01, 2022
#59 Cookie Knows What she Wants - now. Meet our Graduate
Jun 24, 2022
#58 What is Brave Feminine Leadership?
Jun 17, 2022
#57 Sue Price is comfortable with ambition! Meet our graduate
Jun 10, 2022
#56 Dr. Michelle Perugini - Are you open to opportunity?
Jun 03, 2022
#55 Georgie Drury – Do you need to work so bloody hard?
May 27, 2022
#54 Nathalie Rafeh - Do you really need a paycheck?
May 20, 2022
#53 Meggie Palmer – Are you getting paid fairly?
May 13, 2022
#52 Rochelle Courtenay - We may be weak, but we are also strong
May 06, 2022
#51 Sam White – Living the Hollywood Dream
Apr 29, 2022
#50 Donna Letier – Choose to Bloom Today
Apr 22, 2022
#49 Jo Stanley – Serving you via the Radio?
Apr 15, 2022
#48 Michael Ebeid - I’ve often had to talk women into taking on bigger roles
Apr 08, 2022
#47 Kim Moriyama - Climbing the ladder up the wrong wall
Apr 01, 2022
#46 Kate Dillon - Acting or Law?
Mar 25, 2022
#45 Holly Ransom - Learn to lead yourself first
Mar 17, 2022
#44 Colette Werden - I always show up when it matters the most
Mar 11, 2022
#43 Adam Bryant - Listening is a leadership superpower (40%)
Mar 04, 2022
#42 Sally Bruce - Patience & playing the long game
Feb 25, 2022
#41 ’Ubuntu’ - I am because of who we all are - Mani Thiru
Feb 18, 2022
#40 Lisa Andrews & Christina Gerakiteys - You are enough, really you are
Feb 11, 2022
#39 Hunter Johnson - Lost boys become hurt men
Feb 04, 2022
#38 Lisa Cox - Recalling when gender was my only barrier
Jan 28, 2022
#37 Tony Johnson - Do you update your CV every 6 months?
Jan 21, 2022
#36 Sarah Hunter - Your action influences generations to come
Jan 14, 2022
#35 Sally Haydon - When you stop fixating on the ladder, the opportunities show up
Jan 07, 2022
#34 Gabrielle Dolan - Are you feeding your self-doubt oxygen?
Dec 31, 2021
#33 Bobbi Mahlab - Build your Community. That is where the opportunities are
Dec 24, 2021
#32 David Thodey #human - Creating a culture of inclusiveness
Dec 17, 2021
#31 Juggy Sihota - Be right or be successful
Dec 10, 2021
#30 Kate Mason - Pop your Brave plates on. We are all learning.
Dec 06, 2021
#29 Professor Gemma Figtree - Fighting to solve our number one health issue
Nov 26, 2021
#28 Karen Beattie - Stretch, Doubt, Stretch, Doubt
Nov 19, 2021
#27 Prof. Laura Kray - The evidence of gender bias is real
Nov 12, 2021
#26 Natalie Walker - Are you guided by your North Star?
Nov 05, 2021
#25 Kathryn Fagg: Told anyone what you want lately?
Oct 29, 2021
#24 Jacinta Whelan - Can get the whole world a job
Oct 22, 2021
#23 Cyndi O‘Meara - Waking the lionesses
Oct 15, 2021
#22 Reenita Das - Stop saying sorry!
Oct 08, 2021
#21 Corry Roberts - Hot tip for networking
Oct 01, 2021
#20 Ricky Nowak - Do You trust yourself?
Sep 24, 2021
#19 Katrina Cuthell - The Gnarly Problem Solver
Sep 17, 2021
#18 Margaret Dreyer - Women have to be 12/10 to go for a role
Sep 10, 2021
#17 Emma Dawson - Returning to work as a mother. Perception less reliable and home all the time.
Sep 04, 2021
#16 Catriona Wallace - Journey into the depths os despair to rebuild myself
Aug 27, 2021
#15 Sangeeta Venkatesan - Start driving your own career
Aug 20, 2021
#14 Sarah Hamilton - What comfort zone?
Aug 13, 2021
#13 Jodi Geddes - It is BRAVE to ask for help
Aug 06, 2021
#12 Natalie Charles - The Leader we all needed at school
Jul 30, 2021
#11 Sheree Rubinstein - Everyone needs a network to lean on
Jul 23, 2021
#10 Rabia Siddique - Ultimate test of stepping up - could you?
Jul 16, 2021
#9 Meredith Hellicar - This story could be your survival guide
Jul 09, 2021
#8 Mei Ouw - What’s your inner game? Do the words you use give it away?
Jul 02, 2021
#7 Ann Sherry AO - “Get rid of everybody else’s voice “
Jun 25, 2021
#6 Kristy Chong - Ever felt nervous wearing a white skirt in the office?
Jun 18, 2021
#5 Louise Adams - CEO of the Year building a Bridge from a childhood dream
Jun 11, 2021
#4 Sarah Harden - Building one of TIME Magazine’s 2021 ”100 Most Influential companies”
Jun 04, 2021
#3 Giam Swiegers - How Diversity built the Top 2 Innovative companies in Australia
May 28, 2021
#2 Penny Locaso - Success sidelined everything that made me happy
May 21, 2021
#1 Laura Berry - Stolen Generation apology led to the role of a lifetime
May 14, 2021