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Updated 15/07/2025
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1 APR

Laura Kane's guide to navigating scrutiny

How would intense public scrutiny impact your leadership style? Laura Kane is one of the most closely watched leaders in the nation. At just 33, she became the first woman to serve as the AFL's top football official. Today she continues to hold one of the most prestigious football operating roles, and will lead the AFLW competition into the 2026 season. In this episode, she speaks with FW Founder Helen McCabe about how she learned to navigate scrutiny as a leader. Please note: This episode was recorded the week before Laura Kane's new role at the AFLW was announced. Plus, this season Helen McCabe is answering YOUR leadership questions. Wait to the end of the episode to hear her take on burnout and Gen Z employees. If you have any leadership dilemmas, send them her way by emailing hello@futurewomen.com. Join the movement to fast-track your professional development. Become an FW member today. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Apr

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36 min
4 DAYS AGO

BONUS FW series: Pamela Naidoo-Ameglio was "too quiet''

Over 25 years, Pamela Naidoo-Ameglio has moved from diamond mines in South Africa to copper operations in rural Australia, and then made a leap that she never saw coming: running a nuclear reactor, despite having zero nuclear experience. Along the way she’s been told she’s "too quiet", and not assertive enough. In this episode, Pamela shares with Briana Blackett why curiosity beats confidence, how to pivot when you have no idea what you're doing – and why quiet women might just be the leaders we need most. Too Much is a podcast series proudly supported by Victoria Police, who are looking for more women to join their ranks. Consider making the switch and explore a career with Victoria Police. Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 days ago

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27 min
2 DAYS AGO

How to overcome a career plateau

What should you do if you are feeling stuck in your career? And what are the small, strategic steps you can make today to start moving forward? In this panel discussion, recorded live at the FW Leadership Summit, join FW’s Head of Business Expansion, Ruby Leahy Gatfield, as she talks about the small, strategic steps you can make today to reap long-term rewards in your career. With Chief Executive Women’s Sarah Rowley, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Amanda Rishworth, Wmn-Kind founder Ruby Riethmuller and communications coach Dr Kate Mason. Join the movement to fast-track your professional development. Become an FW member today. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 days ago

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22 min
SEASON 4, EPISODE 5

5. Career sabotage: Recovering your professional life

When you're not safe at home, a job can be a lifeline. It's a paycheck, a connection to the world and even a chance to raise the alarm. But when your ability to work is sabotaged, the road back to the workforce can be long and difficult, even after you’ve left. In episode five of There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing, Sally Spicer sits down with Dr Anne Summers AO, who founded Australia's first women's refuge fifty years ago, and Belinda Casselden, a survivor advocate who struggled for years to return to sustainable, meaningful work after abuse despite an impressive career. Together they explore: Career sabotage: How abuse can undermine a victim’s professional life and create total dependence on the perpetrator. Long-term impacts: How financial abuse impacts a woman’s financial security over her entire lifetime. Reclaiming your career: Belinda’s personal journey of returning to the workforce and the innovative programs helping women find stable work. The role of the workplace: The critical difference employers can make in helping address Australia's domestic violence crisis. More on There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing: Learn more about There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing Keep up with FW on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and join FW to unlock professional development, training and community Learn more about CommBank Next Chapter If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact the national service 1800RESPECT for free and confidential counselling, information and service referral. Call 1800 737 732, chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au or use the text line on 0458 737 732 If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76) In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000 There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing is an FW podcast made in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, who through CommBank Next Chapter, are supporting people within Australia experiencing financial abuse, even if you don't bank with them. Support the show: https://futurewomen.com/theresnoplacelikehome/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S4, E5

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34 min
30 MAR

BONUS FW series: Jamila Rizvi was "too co-dependent"

FW’s own deputy managing director Jamila Rizvi has spent her career as what she calls a “perennial number two” – from the Prime Minister’s office to media empires. She’s made bold pivots, survived life-altering health scares, and discovered that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is admit: I don’t want to do this alone. In this episode, Jamila chats with Briana Blackett about resignations feeling like break ups, fear masquerading as excitement, and how professional co-dependence has been key to her success. Too Much is a podcast series proudly supported by Victoria Police, who are looking for more women to join their ranks. Consider making the switch and explore a career with Victoria Police. Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Mar

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31 min
SEASON 4, EPISODE 3

3. Financial freedom: Reclaiming your independence

What's the real price of safety? Escaping an abusive partner is not just difficult, it's expensive. Moving costs, rent, child care and lawyers all add up, especially if you've already had your money taken or controlled. In episode three of There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing, Sally Spicer is joined by survivor advocate Rachael Lloyd, Center for Women’s Economic Security (CWES) founder Rebecca Glenn and Good Shepherd’s Loren Katafono. Together they explore: The cost of leaving: How financial abuse follows you after you leave and the high price survivors pay for their freedom. A life controlled: Rachael’s story of moving across the world for what she thought was love, only to have every cent she earned stolen for years. Reclaiming independence: The vital work helping victim survivors process their trauma and rebuild their financial futures. More on There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing: Learn more about There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing Check out Good Shepherd's Financial Independence Hub, the Centre for Women's Economic Safety and the Lokahi Foundation Keep up with FW on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and join FW to unlock professional development, training and community Learn more about CommBank Next Chapter If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact the national service 1800RESPECT for free and confidential counselling, information and service referral. Call 1800 737 732, chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au or use the text line on 0458 737 732 If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76) In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000 There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing is an FW podcast made in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, who through CommBank Next Chapter, are supporting people within Australia experiencing financial abuse, even if you don't bank with them. Support the show: https://futurewomen.com/theresnoplacelikehome/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S4, E3

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32 min
11 MAR

Ruby Riethmuller on how to choose the brave option

What does bravery mean in leadership? And are there secrets to being brave, even when you don't feel like it is possible? Ruby Riethmuller is the founder and CEO of Womn-Kind, a youth-led mental health platform. She launched the platform in 2020, after struggling with anxiety as a teenager and coming to terms with her own identity as LGBTQ in a small country town. She’s also a regional health advocate and Deputy Commissioner at the NSW mental health commission. In this episode, she talks with FW Founder Helen McCabe about Gen Z work habits, imposter syndrome and how she makes the conscious effort to be brave, each and every day. Plus, this season Helen McCabe is answering YOUR leadership questions. Wait to the end of the episode to hear her take on 1-1 meetings. If you have any leadership dilemmas, conundrums and pet peeves for Helen, send them her way by emailing hello@futurewomen.com. Join the movement to fast-track your professional development. Become an FW member today. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Mar

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40 min
05/11/2025

Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks on how to stop people pleasing

Does there come a point where you stop worrying about being likeable? Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks is the founder of media start-up Missing Perspectives. She is also the author of a new book called The Right Hand. In it, she speaks to chiefs of staff to some of the world’s most consequential leaders, from Jacinda Ardern to Nelson Mandela. In this episode, Phoebe shares what she's learned about leadership from these remarkable figures and discusses her own leadership trajectory as an entrepreneur and self-described "reformed people pleaser". Join the movement to fast-track your professional development. Become an FW Diamond member today. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/11/2025

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31 min
25 MAR

Nicole Scurrah on leading when people aren't your thing

What if your least favourite part of leading people is errr the people? Nicole Scurrah is an accomplished and widely-respected leader. She was Chief of Staff to Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, Telstra Health’s Chief Operating Officer and a partner at Sayers Group.Today, Nicole is founder and executive chair of Create Advisory. In this episode she talks to FW founder Helen McCabe about how to be a great leader when people are your least favourite part of the job. Plus, this season Helen McCabe is answering YOUR leadership questions. Wait to the end of the episode to hear her take on job interviews. If you have any leadership dilemmas, conundrums and pet peeves for Helen, send them her way by emailing hello@futurewomen.com. Join the movement to fast-track your professional development. Become an FW member today. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Mar

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36 min
SEASON 4, EPISODE 2

2. The domestic violence housing crisis: “I had nowhere else to go.”

Alecia* left her partner more times than she can count before she finally escaped for good. She didn't return because she wanted to get back together. She returned because she and her children had nowhere else to go. In episode two of There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing, Sally Spicer is joined by survivor advocate Alecia, Chloe Hope from Carrie's Place, and Jenny Holmes from the Women and Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC) in Redfern.Together they explore: The necessity of home: Why a stable roof is the foundation for healing and the devastating impact when it’s missing. A system in crisis: How the cost-of-living and rental markets are creating barriers for services and survivors. More than a shelter: Why true recovery requires a focus on dignity and care, not just a place to sleep. Real solutions: How Jenny, Chloe and Alecia* think these problems can be addressed. *Not her real name. More on There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing: Learn more about There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing Keep up with FW on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn and join FW to unlock professional development, training and community Learn more about CommBank Next Chapter If you or someone you know is affected by domestic, family and sexual violence, contact the national service 1800RESPECT for free and confidential counselling, information and service referral. Call 1800 737 732, chat online 24/7 at www.1800respect.org.au or use the text line on 0458 737 732 If you or someone you know is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in need of a culturally safe support line, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76) In an emergency, or if you are not feeling safe, always call the police on 000 There’s No Place Like Home: Paths to Healing is an FW podcast made in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, who through CommBank Next Chapter, are supporting people within Australia experiencing financial abuse, even if you don't bank with them. Support the show: https://futurewomen.com/theresnoplacelikehome/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S4, E2

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31 min

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