Grit in the Oyster

Grit in the Oyster
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Penny de Valk specialises in helping ambitious, talented women be successful leaders. With over 20 years experience as a Chief Executive, she is a qualified coach, expert commentator and an inspiring conference speaker on topics ranging from work/life balance to leadership in the 21st century.

  1. 01/23/2025

    Episode 36 - with Professor Ellen Taaffe

    In this episode I speak with Professor Ellen Connelly Taaffe author of the best selling book the Mirrored Door. We explore how to break through the often invisible barriers that can lock successful women in place in their careers.

    Episode 36 - with Professor Ellen Taaffe

  2. 07/08/2024

    Episode 35 - with Sally Helgesen

    Sally Helgesen’s top-selling book 'Rising Together' is rich with wisdom and practical advice and here I explore with Sally some of its contents. From the impact of the pandemic on creating divisions through to how we can all be better allies helping shift the conversation to create cultures of belonging.

    Episode 35 - with Sally Helgesen

  3. 05/18/2023

    Episode 34 - with Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon

    Loved talking to Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon voted the most influential woman in tech about her book She’s In CTRL. We talk about how women can take back tech - to communicate, solve problems and protect themselves in a digital world. She’s such an inspiration!

    Episode 34 - with Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon

  4. 10/17/2022

    Episode 33 - with Mary Ann Sieghart

    Men are presumed to be competent unless proven otherwise, women are not. What are the facts to support this? And what can we do about it when leadership requires women to exercise their authority, yet authority is still associated with male. Here my conversation with Mary Ann Sieghart, author of The Authority Gap, explores this conundrum and how we might solve it.

    Episode 33 - with Mary Ann Sieghart

  5. 04/26/2022

    Episode 32 - with Dr. Rebecca Newton

    Conversation with Dr Rebecca Newton author of Authentic Gravitas, who stands out and why. In this episode I speak with Rebecca Newton about the importance of gravitas in a leader and how we build it. Insightful and practical as well as myth busting, Rebecca delivers real wisdom for women leaders.

    Episode 32 - with Dr. Rebecca Newton

  6. 06/23/2021

    Episode 31 - with Therese Huston

    Penny talks to Dr Therese Huston author of How Women Decide who shares insights into the decisiveness dilemma for women and offers practical strategies that lead to better decisions for both men and women.

    Episode 31 - with Therese Huston

  7. 05/08/2021

    Episode 30 - with Una Jagose

    Female Firsts - not only the first country to give women the vote and register the first nurse and dental nurse world wide, but New Zealand has an extensive pioneering history of female firsts from Kate Edgar, the first woman in the British Empire to earn a BA, to Jacinda Adern the world's youngest female political leader. Here is the first woman Solicitor General in New Zealand, CEO of the Crown Law Office, telling us the story of her own career and personal frontiers.

    Episode 30 - with Una Jagose

  8. 03/09/2021

    Episode 29 - with Amy Morin

    Our resilience is being tested more then ever as we head into the second year of a global pandemic. So learning everything we can about how to build it in ourselves is critical. Here I talk to Amy Morin author of 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do about how to build our mental strength.

    Episode 29 - with Amy Morin
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Penny de Valk specialises in helping ambitious, talented women be successful leaders. With over 20 years experience as a Chief Executive, she is a qualified coach, expert commentator and an inspiring conference speaker on topics ranging from work/life balance to leadership in the 21st century.

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  • Creator
    Grit in the Oyster
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Clean
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