Women On The Move Narrative Network

Alex is an authentic and transformational leader with a passion for people, innovation and collaboration. She is a proven creative leader with innovation in technical approaches and METS programs with global reach and big picture thinking. Alex has had a rich diverse technical and leadership background across the globe, from sustainability and ESG management, to head of Government mining regulation, earth sciences and innovation. Alex was the first woman to be awarded the Australian New Zealand Environmental Practitioner of the Year. Alex is Head Judge for the 2023 Australian Innovation Competition, with winners to be announced late October 2023.
In this episode, Alex talks about how she has forged a career in traditionally male dominated industries and how her family has encouraged her to strive for more and push herself.

Dr Jana Matthews has had a successful career, from completing a Doctorate in Management and Planning at Harvard University, to CEO of her own company, The Jana Matthews Group, and now achieving great success in her current roles as ANZ Chair in Business Growth, Professor, and Director at UniSA’s Australian Centre for Business Growth. 
In this episode, she talks about how she has supported CEOs, MDs, and Executives of small and medium companies identify and address issues that are inhibiting their own business growth.

Samantha is no stranger to overcoming adversity. A late diagnosis of congenital hip dysplasia led to multiple corrective surgeries as a child. After starting school in a wheelchair, she finished school at age 16, completed medical and surgical training, and became the first female Urological Surgeon in South Australia. 
With a vision to deliver specialised incontinence treatments to the women of South Australia, she became the first urologist in Australia to exclusively specialise in female and functional urology, establishing Continence Matters in 2002, subsequently building her single surgeon practice into a Centre of Excellence. She is a passionate businesswoman and entrepreneur.
Dr Pillay has served on numerous National and State boards and committees, including the Female Urology Special Advisory Group Chair for the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand from 2007 to 2013. She was the first female to represent South Australia on the Board of Urology from 2003 to 2006, the first female scientific convenor for their Annual Scientific Meeting in 2007, and the first female chair of the South Australian Urology section in 2017.
Samantha, a single mother, has devoted her career as a surgeon to treating incontinence, reducing the stigma, and educating doctors, health professionals and the community. She has developed an online Continence Course to educate health professionals in an often-neglected area in medical education.
 
She challenges career gender stereotypes and breaks the glass ceiling for women. Samanthaadvocates for healthy living to reduce preventable chronic disease and resilience to overcome whatever life throws you. As a woman of colour born to migrant parents of a mixed marriage, she advocates for diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination. 
She is a three-time International Amazon No1 Best Selling author of:
The No Recipe Cookbook – a cookbook for people who don’t cook, When I’m a Surgeon – The first in the Inspirational Careers for Kids picture book and activity book series, and 
Book Three; When I’m an Astronaut, following Book Two; When I’m an Entrepreneur.
Samantha was one of four finalist nominees for SA Australian of the Year 2022, and a SA Finalist in the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2023 in two categories, Championing Health and Accelerating Women.

Pollyanna is one of Australia’s leading professionals in creating high-performance cultures that transform results. For the past 20 years she has supported clients across Govt, Blue chip Corporate, NFPs and Mid-tier professional services organisations.
She achieves this by helping her clients to develop consistent high-performing teams, elevating leadership capability, lifting employee engagement and maturing the potential of all.
Among her accomplishments are building a multi-million-pound business from the ground up, author of the book Women & Success, she was a regular contributor to Australia's best business blog, SmartCompany for 13 years writing as their expert on teams, a regular contributor to Arianna Huffington’s Thrive. She is the author of Women & Success: Redefining What Matters Most at Home, at Work and at Play.
Pollyanna is committed to the work of advancing the conversation, collaboration and co-creation of a gender-balanced world. To change the narrative and responsibility for fixing our systems globally, she works with both women and men with a groundbreaking transformational Gender Equity solution where collective wellbeing is at the forefront. 
Pollyanna had a conversation with behind closed doors' Founder and Managing Director, Donny Walford, where she talks about empowering women through helping them thrive in the work they do.
Ready to be inspired? Wait no longer and tune into our latest episode of Women On The Move featuring Pollyanna Lenkic now!

In this episode, we're joined by Founder and Director - My Budget, Tammy Barton. Learn how Tammy started My Budget from her kitchen table and how she turned it into the success it is today. She speaks about the highs and lows of business and gives you some key takeaways.  Tammy had a conversation with behind closed doors' Founder and Managing Director, Donny Walford, where she talks about if business is her greatest achievement or if other aspects of her life equally define her success?
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In this episode, we're joined by CEO & Founder - Women Talking Finance, Karen Eley. Karen is truly a Finance guru. From leading a very impressive career in Finance and Wealth Advisory, to achieving success with her own business, Women Talking Finance, Karen is an inspiration for many women. And that’s why we are so excited to have Karen on the podcast to speak on the topic, Achieving Financial Independence.  Karen had a conversation with behind closed doors' Founder and Managing Director, Donny Walford, about what is Financial Independence and how women can attain a financially secure future.
Ready to be inspired? Wait no longer and tune into our latest episode of Women On The Move featuring Karen Eley now!