Lessons on Leadership with May Samali and Jillian Kilby The Scholars Podcast - Conversations with Inspiring Leaders

Jillian Kilby and May Samali are celebrated scholars of the General Sir John Monash Foundation. Both have carved out incredible careers after studying in Australia and the United States.
May Samali is a professionally certified leadership coach, facilitator, researcher, venture partner and business founder. She is passionate about investing in people and ideas that can transform the world. Drawing on more than a decade of international experience as a corporate lawyer, venture capital investor, and technology entrepreneur, May founded the Human Leadership Lab to help individuals and organisations unlock their purpose and unleash their power, potential and peak performance. In addition, May is a Senior Industry Fellow at FORWARD, RMIT University's Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation, and a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners in Washington DC.  
Jillian is a civil engineer with an infrastructure advisory business that shifts projects from planning shelves to be shovel ready - uniquely focused on leaving a lasting legacy of change in regional Australia. Jillian studied for an MBA and MPP at Stanford University, after which, she made the conscious choice to return home to serve regional people. When Jillian moved home from Silicon Valley, she bought/renovated a 133-year-old Post Office and founded The Exchange co-working space in Dubbo NSW to ensure small business owners and startups across the region have an ecosystem of support and inspiration. Her second co-working space is in Narrabri in a 100-year-old Cordial and Ice Factory that has been restored.
In this episode May and Jillian discuss what makes an effective leader; their respective leadership styles; strategies for developing strong leadership culture and sources of leadership inspiration. 
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