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The podcast that shares other people's career stories, to help you with yours.

Episodes

  1. 2D AGO

    Kelly Shay - Advocacy, Women's wealth, Doing work that matters

    This week’s guest is Kelly Shay, Retirement and Retention Leader at Mercer Australia — someone who has spent her career working to improve outcomes for people who can’t always speak for themselves, both here and overseas. From student politics, to union organising across Australia, the US and Canada, to leadership roles in some of the country’s largest superannuation funds, Kelly’s career is anything but traditional.  Grounded, values‑driven and full of insight, Kelly shares how purpose has steered her path — and why impact matters more than job titles. In this episode, Kelly shares: What a retirement & retention leader actually doesWhy women retire with less — and what needs to changeHer role in transforming pay and conditions for disability support workersHow she moved from unions into super — and why the skills transferThe philosophy she leads with: commercial with a heartHow purpose and perspective shape her approach to workThe career advice she lives by - "clear is kind"Resources mentioned: Brené Brown’s work, including Dare to Lead“Man in the Arena” — Theodore Roosevelt (referenced by Brené Brown)All opinions are the guest’s own. New episodes every Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts each week, plus a monthly discussion on what we’ve learned. We’d love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes, or send questions you'd like Luella and Michelle to answer, at stories@the-career-library.com. Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes with work‑related advice from Luella, Michelle and our expert guests, plus a monthly newsletter with tools and guidance from the advice episode. Help others discover the show by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.  Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

    41 min

  2. FEB 10

    Mehdi Langroudi - Smart Freeways, Curious Leadership, Creating Impact

    This week's guest is Mehdi Langroudi, Executive Director of Network Operations, for Main Roads Western Australia, or in his son's words "the guy who fixes traffic"! With a global career spanning Scotland, London, Dubai, Qatar and now Perth, Mehdi shares how he accidentally fell into traffic engineering, what he's learned about leadership, and why career choices don't need to be over-engineered.   In this episode: What a traffic operations leader actually doesHow his team have used gaming skills to win awards for their approachThe differences between working in the UK, Middle East and AustraliaHow to know when it's time to move countries - or jobsThe importance of communicationHis thoughts on work life balance, wellbeing and career fulfilmentResources mentioned: Feel Better, Live More — the wellbeing podcast hosted by Dr Rangan Chatterjee All opinions are the guest's own. New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

    41 min

  3. FEB 2

    Introducing Career Stories

    Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours. New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts about their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

    36 min
  4. Career Stories - Trailer

    FEB 2

    Career Stories - Trailer

    Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours. New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts on their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

    25 sec

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The podcast that shares other people's career stories, to help you with yours.

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    The Career Library
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
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    ©The Career Library, 2026
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