Her Ambitious Career

Rebecca Allen
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Ever wish you had the insight, strategies and encouragement of an executive coach, with over 14 years experience, coming straight to you every single week? That’s exactly what you’ll get when you tune into 'Her Ambitious Career', with your host and personal brand expert, Rebecca Allen! What you'll get from Rebecca: Step-by-step, practical strategies to help you build your executive profile, manage up and establish yourself as that sought out expert. Set yourself up on the fast track to senior leadership. Articulate your value with confidence. Be more influential. This podcast is here to help you take the guesswork (and stress) out of proactively managing your career, building credibility and visibility and having a lot more fun in the process! Tune in, get inspired, and discover how hundreds of corporate women have achieved promotions, pay rises and dramatically grown in confidence by following Rebecca. Whether you're a female leader who feels unrecognised, are unsure of your direction, wish you were better at articulating your value or are ready to step into our own light and showcase your personal brand  - we've got you! Each week Rebecca comes to you with ideas to help you take fresh action on the most important strategies you need to enjoy the career success and fulfilment you deserve!

  1. 5D AGO

    Ep 214 - A Simple Word: Your North Star to Guide Your Success in 2026

    Move over New Year's Resolutions! I've got a simple alternative that will knock resolutions into touch!  Today is all about simplicity. In this quick 10 minute episode I am guiding you through some simple words that you can use to help you make better decisions for yourself and your career next year. Words like 'Courage'; ' Grace'; 'Boundaries'... what do you need most in 2026? Links: Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities you want from your career in 2026 Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

    13 min

  2. 12/22/2025

    Ep 213 - REST! The Power of The Pause

    It's December and, after a busy year, it's time to rest! Today we are exploring the power of bite-sized daily rest and it's positive impact on you, your life and your leadership. Today I am talking about the value of rest. Stillness isn't about weakness, it's that opportunity to be introspective and be more objective which ultimately allows you to be more productive! I am sharing some simple prompts today to help you push back, say no, re-prioritise or simply make more space and time for you. Links: Enjoy this yin meditation to bring calm into your day, with Olivia Shurdova Book a Career Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities you want from your career in 2026 Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

    14 min
  3. Ep 212 - Leadership in Antarctica, with guest Jess Styles

    12/15/2025

    Ep 212 - Leadership in Antarctica, with guest Jess Styles

    Have you ever spent over a fortnight in Antarctica? Jess Styles recounts a fabulous experience with Homeward Bound doing exactly that! My guest today is Jess Styles who earlier this year spent 16 days on a ship in Antarctica with 120 other women leaders in STEM. Not only did she learn a lot about leadership, ice and penguins... she had the opportunity to self-reflect and heal having undergone cancer treatment only months before. Join Jess and me for this fascinating reflection.  Jess, on what she learned: "In Antarctica, we saw extreme nature and got to see places no human has ever set foot in before which was really special. With 120 other STEM leaders onboard our ship over the 16 days, I learned a lot about leadership and what kind of leader I aspire to be. A big part of my learning was self-discovery. Taking time out for me was really important and I'd encourage everyone to do that: take time out for yourself because it isn't selfish - it's needed. It was very freeing to have that time to work out what I really want to do." Links: For Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website  Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Jess: Jess Styles is a graduate of Human Biology and Psychology with a Masters degree in Social and Public Policy. She has worked for the public service, not-for-profit and private sectors to support health and wellbeing outcomes for Australians, using her knowledge and experience to connect and understand people. Currently working to support outcomes in social policy and gender equality for education, Jess has also had roles in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health space, supporting work in closing the gap in health inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.  She has previous experience in supporting mental health research in current serving and recently discharged military veterans, and their families to support policy change and clinical outcomes for the Australian Defence Force. About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs.

    16 min

  4. 12/08/2025

    Ep 211 - Know Your Impact! 3 Simple Steps to Review Your Year

    Today I am sharing a simple 3-step process to help you take stock of everything you have achieved in 2025. I work with a lot of clients throughout the year and one skill I find a lot of people don't exercise is that of reviewing their progress.  In our coaching programs, we are big on recapping, reviewing and acknowledging the impact we are making... because if you don't, you can easily fall into the self-doubt trap wondering whether you're adding any value at all! And I don't want that for you! By the end of these 10 minutes, you'll walk away with a simple tool to help you uncover profound evidence of the impact you have made this year so that you can feel proud of your hard work but also have details to give you leverage over the next 12 months. Are you with me? Rebecca on the importance of reviewing your action: "At the end of year it's important to review because it's too easy to forget the value you have been making and get into those imposter style thoughts where you are doubting what you have accomplished. Understanding your impact is your fast track to building confidence." (Rebecca Allen, host Her Ambitious Career) Links: Extend the exercise I share in this ep by tuning into a related ep I recorded about this topic last year! Ep 162 – 3 Steps to Review a Busy Year & Acknowledge Your ImpactBook a Career Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities you want from your career in 2026 Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

    12 min
  5. Ep 210 - Sales Secrets: How to Sell Yourself into a More Senior Role, with guest Susan Englehutt

    12/01/2025

    Ep 210 - Sales Secrets: How to Sell Yourself into a More Senior Role, with guest Susan Englehutt

    If you want to be successful in an upcoming interview, or internal opportunity for promotion, knowing more about sales could be the differentiator!  My guest today is sales expert Susan Englehutt, Founder of The Way Buyers Buy. Sandra is looking today at how to apply sales techniques to your own process as you look to sell YOU... and it makes for an interesting conversation! In the next 20 minutes, we are exploring the difference between Why, How and What buyers and how to present yourself as the potential solution to your hiring manager's problems!  Susan, on how to shift your interview style to be more successful: "To set yourself up for a more senior role, a critical question you can ask them is 'What has changed?' By asking this you are trying to understand what their problems and opportunities are. Change can be lots of things: what strategic plans have moved? What new products are there? Is there a new mission, vision or values? These questions matter to the WHY buyer. And then you can seed ideas as to how you could help them solve those problems." Links: Connect with Susan on LinkedInVisit The Way Buyers Buy websiteListen to a related episode with Rebecca: Next-Level Interview Prep: How to Do Your Due Diligence & Assess Cultural FitAnd a 'shorty' episode: 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Interviewing for a Senior RoleFor Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website  Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Susan: Susan Englehutt is the founder and creator of The Way Buyers Buy: the program growing and shifting companies actually need when they have hired more sales people, or purchased sales training and it didn’t work. A born simplifier and visual thinker, Susan is an expert sales consultant and trainer. Her specialty is helping the leaders of B2B companies and their teams. Susan has been a consultant to huge Fortune 50 companies like Verizon, IBM, Microsoft, and Dell and to small and medium companies too. Today, she loves working with nimble and innovative companies and teams who need quick shifts and lasting change in the way they think, behave, market and sell.   About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs.

    25 min

  6. 11/24/2025

    Ep 209 - 7 Surprising Time Management Habits That Will Change Your Life

    Today we are looking at the humble topic of time management!  Are you running on fumes? Do you need some new ways to manage your time more effectively? Join me as we explore 7 fresh and exciting ways to manage your time that put you firmly in charge of your calendar, energy and SANITY!  Rebecca on making a real impact: "To-do lists are my nemesis! Not everything on your to-do list is equal. Review the stuff on your to-do list and decide which of the tasks will give you the biggest return of investment in terms of your time, energy and the impact you'll make by delivering that task?" (Rebecca Allen, host Her Ambitious Career) Links: Read this related blog post: Are You a People Pleasing Leader? Book a Career Strategy Call with Rebecca Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

    12 min
  7. Ep 208 - Transparency: What Women Want From Their Job Search, with guest Gemma Lloyd

    11/17/2025

    Ep 208 - Transparency: What Women Want From Their Job Search, with guest Gemma Lloyd

    WORK180 is taking the mystery out of your job search - because you deserve to know how equitable an organisation really is, before you apply for roles. My guest today is Gemma Lloyd CEO and co-founder of WORK180, a specialised jobsite used by over 1.5m women globally to find roles that align with their core values. WORK180 champions workplace transparency and publishes data regarding pay gap, workplace benefits and leadership equity. In this episode, Gemma: Explains key findings from WORK180's annual What Women Want report as well as the three biggest priorities for women when deciding on a new employer Talks to the fact that WORK180 endorsed companies are able to build trust more effectively by being transparent and by actively increasing women's representation - she also outlines what else these companies are doing differently to attract female talent  Gemma, on the transparency women want: "There's been such a distrust built over the years where employers have put out these flashy branding materials around how they support people but not really walking the talk. On our platform, we rank over 7000 employers [on a number of measures such as] their paid-parental leave policy; their promotion rates of women; pay; and other policies and support so that women have that knowledge before they apply for a role."  Links: Read the What Women Want Report 2025Visit WORK180 and compare jobs, employers, policies and work benefits and find a workplace that suits youFor Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website  Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Gemma: After spending a decade in the tech industry, facing sexism and discrimination, Gemma Lloyd co-founded WORK180 in 2015 with the mission to create a more equitable working world for women. Trusted by millions across the U.S., U.K., and Australia, WORK180 champions workplace transparency and progress. Gemma regularly speaks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and women’s entrepreneurship. Her work has been featured on Channel 10’s The Project, Channel 7’s The Today Show, Sky News, ABC Radio, and The Drum.  About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs.

    18 min

  8. 11/10/2025

    Ep 207 - 7 Consistent Challenges Resulting in Leadership Fatigue

    Leaders are running on fumes. There are plenty of reasons why plenty of leaders are feeling fatigued right now. In this ep, I am exploring my observations of the issues many clients are struggling with and some ideas to combat it. We are talking about: Navigating constant change and tech moving faster than policy or skill developmentDilemmas surrounding forging team connection and collaboration The increased need for 'ambiguity tolerance'Making time to be strategic and not getting caught up in the detailCommunicating clearly and consistentlyFocusing on EQ skills and resilienceManging diverse expectationsAnd maintaining an authentic leadership style (despite all the above!)Rebecca on leading through ambiguity: "Ambiguity tolerance has become a core leadership skill because being able to have all the data, or having clear answers at your fingertips, is becoming rarer. The speed at which execution is needed also has leaders expected to make confident decisions even when data is incomplete. If you are feeling the tug of expectations, you are not alone." (Rebecca Allen, host Her Ambitious Career) Links: Here are some solutions: Ep 199 – Leadership Fundamentals (Part 3): Adaptability & ResilienceAnd: Ep 195 – The Top 5 Skills Employers Want Most This Decade Are Human-CentricAnd: 3 Reasons You Need a Career Coach Like Me (9 min)Book a Career Strategy Call with Rebecca Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts: Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now! About Rebecca: Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

    17 min
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Ever wish you had the insight, strategies and encouragement of an executive coach, with over 14 years experience, coming straight to you every single week? That’s exactly what you’ll get when you tune into 'Her Ambitious Career', with your host and personal brand expert, Rebecca Allen! What you'll get from Rebecca: Step-by-step, practical strategies to help you build your executive profile, manage up and establish yourself as that sought out expert. Set yourself up on the fast track to senior leadership. Articulate your value with confidence. Be more influential. This podcast is here to help you take the guesswork (and stress) out of proactively managing your career, building credibility and visibility and having a lot more fun in the process! Tune in, get inspired, and discover how hundreds of corporate women have achieved promotions, pay rises and dramatically grown in confidence by following Rebecca. Whether you're a female leader who feels unrecognised, are unsure of your direction, wish you were better at articulating your value or are ready to step into our own light and showcase your personal brand  - we've got you! Each week Rebecca comes to you with ideas to help you take fresh action on the most important strategies you need to enjoy the career success and fulfilment you deserve!

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  • Creator
    Rebecca Allen
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    215
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