Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach, and author of the book – The Psychology of Successful Women.  Shona works with global companies to build inclusive high-performing teams, grow leadership and management capability, and to support, develop and retain their female staff via practical workshops, inspirational events and The Career and Success Acceleration Program. 

Read more about Shona’s workshops and events, or see client testimonials here: www.shonarowan.com

On this month’s episode of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast I spoke with Harriet Johnson.  Harriet is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers specialising in human rights and criminal law, and a fierce advocate of women’s rights. 

We had a really powerful and inspirational conversation about…. 

• Her career journey and non-traditional path to becoming a Barrister
• Her huge passion for supporting, defending and protecting women  
• What inspired her to write her brilliant book – “Enough – The Violence against Women and How to End It” 
• Imposter syndrome, bouncing back from setbacks, what success means to her and so much more… 

About Harriet Johnson:

Harriet Johnson
Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers 

Harriet Johnson is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers specialising in human rights and criminal law, and a fierce advocate of women’s rights.

She is a founder member of Women in Criminal Law, Joint Chair of Trustees of the charity Women in Prison and in 2016 she founded #DoughtyStWomen events, an annual series of conferences to consider what more the law can do for women.

Harriet has given keynote legal addresses around the world, as well as speaking in the media about law and justice, particularly through the lens of gender.

Her first book, ENOUGH: The Violence Against Women and How to End It is published by William Collins in April, 2022.  

Connect with Bourby here: 

Twitter: @HarrietEJohnson

Represented by: Diana Beaumont

Titles: ENOUGH: The Violence Against Women and How to End It (William Collins, 2022)

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Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach, and author of the book – The Psychology of Successful Women.  Shona works with global companies to build inclusive high-performing teams, grow leadership and management capability, and to support, develop and retain their female staff via practical workshops, inspirational events and The Career and Success Acceleration Program. 

Read more about Shona’s workshops and events, or see client testimonials here: www.shonarowan.com

On this month’s episode of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast - I had a really fun and engaging conversation with Bourby Webster. Bourby Webster is a CEO, innovator, violist, entrepreneur, educator, presenter, and producer. 

We had a great conversation about:  

• Her inspirational career journey and lifelong passion with music  
• Her role as CEO and founder of the Perth Symphony Orchestra 
• What success means to her at this point in her career 
• Personal advice and suggestions for dealing with challenges, setbacks, nerves and stage fright   
• The importance of being brave, believing in yourself and so much more…. 

About Bourby Webster:

Bourby Webster
Founder, Perth Symphony Orchestra

Bourby is the Founder and former CEO of Perth Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra that makes the rules and has a mission of ‘Music for Everyone’. 

Founded in 2011, the orchestra was created by Bourby with an ambition to reach a massive new audience in WA. She also passionately wished to find a way to retain talent in WA, creating jobs for, and showcasing, WA’s incredible musicians. 

Since Perth Symphony’s launch in 2011, it has performed to more than 100 people per year in locations from Karratha to Kwinana, in spaces from car parks to warehouses, playing Vivaldi to Nirvana. Perth Symphony regularly gives work to 150 musicians a year also creating pathways into professional careers for WA’s aspiring younger musicians. Perth Symphony’s Education and Community programs have reached 20,000+ children, and seen remarkable collaborations with aboriginal poets, VJs, actors, dancers and partnerships with numerous organisations across WA. The orchestra is redefining the perception of a symphony for the 21^st Symphony with its ground-breaking business model and artistic program. The Women on the Podium program Bourby created in 2019 is unique in the Southern Hemisphere and is developing female conductors, currently only 5% of the global conducting faculty. 

In 2017 Bourby created the Arts Leaders Collective to support leaders of new arts companies and is passionate about supporting women in the arts. 

Bourby has an MA in music from Oxford University, is a graduate of the Royal College of Music and has an MBA from UWA. In 2022 she was named in Business News’ Power 500 list, and has been a winner of a Business News 40 Under 40 award for Entrepreneurs and a finalist in the Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Awards (WA).  

In 2019 she was named Western Australian of the Year (Arts & Culture). 

She was a founding member of the UK-based electric string quartet ‘bond’ signed to Decca Records. She is a medal-winning, international-level coxswain and was the first female coxswain in 106 years of the WA Kings Cup State Rowing Crew in 2002. 

Connect with Bourby here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bourbywebster/

Perth Symphony Orchestra – info@perthsymphony.com 

The song mentioned was Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell. 

The book was IKIGAI 

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach, and author of the book – The Psychology of Successful Women.  Shona works with global companies to build inclusive high-performing teams, grow leadership and management capability, and to support, develop and retain their female staff via practical workshops, inspirational events and The Career and Success Acceleration Program. 

Read more about Shona’s workshops and events, or see client testimonials here: www.shonarowan.com

On this month’s episode of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast - I had a really open and engaging conversation with Christine Melis who is a Barrister at the NSW Bar and passionate advocate for gender equality. 

We spoke about: 

• Her career journey all leading up to her current role as a Barrister at the NSW Bar  
• Personal advice and suggestions for dealing with challenges and setbacks in your career 
• How she navigated an interstate move and raising two young children – while still growing her practice and creating a deeply fulfilling and successful career 
• The importance of knowing yourself, and reconnecting with your core values, passions and goals and so much more …. 

About Christine Melis:

Christine Melis
Barrister at the NSW Bar

Christine is a Barrister. She practises in public law including, inquiries and inquests. She is presently Counsel Assisting the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes in New South Wales.  

 She has advised and appeared in a variety of high-profile matters including, the Lindt Cafe siege inquest, the Takata Airbag inquest and the Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission. 

 Chris has an interest in national security. She has considerable experience working in the terrorism space at a State and Federal level.  

She has both worked and taught advocacy in the Pacific Region, appearing on a number of occasions before the Supreme Court of Nauru on behalf of asylum seekers and teaching advocacy to law students and lawyers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Vanuatu. 

Chris is passionate about gender equality and diversity. She has served on a number of boards and committees including Australian Women Lawyers (Vice President), Victorian Women Lawyers (President), Victorian Bar Council and Women Barristers Forum (NSW). She spearheaded a mentoring program for female law students in PNG called “Empowering Women in the Law in PNG” to encourage women to enter into and remain in the legal profession.  

Chris wants to see more women in positions of leadership and for working mothers everywhere to be seen for what they are – resilient, efficient, diverse and empathetic powerhouses.  

Prior to coming to the Bar, Chris was the Associate to Justice Cavanough of the Supreme Court of Victoria and a solicitor with Minter Ellison Lawyers. 

Connect with Christine here: 

Email: cmelis@counsel.net.au

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach, and author of the book – The Psychology of Successful Women.  Shona works with global companies to build inclusive high-performing teams, grow leadership and management capability, and to support, develop and retain their female staff via practical workshops, inspirational events and The Career and Success Acceleration Program. 

Read more about Shona’s workshops and events, or see client testimonials here: www.shonarowan.com

On this month’s episode of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast - I had a conversation with Maria De Orueta. 

Maria is such a positive and inspirational person and we had a great conversation about: 

• Her career journey, moving from Chile to Australia, and advice for anyone wanting to work and thrive in a multi-cultural environment 
• The best career advice she has ever received 
• Two positive affirmations or guiding principles she lives by 
• Her passion for celebrating and supporting other women in business  
• Practical strategies for embracing fear, how to stop worrying what other people think, and so much more…

About Maria De Orueta:

Maria De Orueta
General Manager at SGUA & PIP

Maria joined SGUA in August 2021 and is responsible for managing the operations, human resources, and strategic direction of two large Australian Landlord insurance companies. 

She has been in the insurance industry for the last 18 years where she has held a variety of roles , during her time in insurance she has championed Diversity & Inclusion and Women Empowerment having created and run a D&I committee and forming part of another called “Celebrating Women”, a group who work on helping other women advance their careers by offering workshops around confidence, personal brand, finances etc. 

Maria holds qualifications in insurance and Business Administration and she is currently undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Management with AIM. 

Connect with Maria here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-de-orueta-203a8534/

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach, and author of the book – The Psychology of Successful Women.  Shona works with global companies to build inclusive high-performing teams, grow leadership and management capability, and to support, develop and retain their female staff via practical workshops, inspirational events and The Career and Success Acceleration Program. 

Read more about Shona’s workshops and events, or see client testimonials here: www.shonarowan.com

On this month’s episode of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast - I had an inspirational conversation with the amazing Tracey Cave – Founder and CEO of Sister Project. 

We spoke about: 

• Her lifelong passion for teaching and empowering women
• How the Sister Project came to be and the amazing work they do supporting and empowering women from diverse backgrounds to improve their confidence, mental and physical wellbeing and help create a sense of belonging. 
• Practical and empowering advice for anyone wanting to pursue a big dream, make a career change or start a not for profit
• Some of her personal tips and advice to help other women create a successful and fulfilling career on their terms 
• Powerful advice she would give her younger self and so much more…

About Tracey Cave:

Tracey Cave, Sister Project
Founder & CEO of Sister Project

Tracey is the founder and CEO of Sister Project, a local organisation supporting and empowering migrant and refugee women and their families.

Just three years ago Sister Project began in the Ellenbrook Library with just 15 participants. Women came together to learn English, do craft and meet other women. Sister Project now runs many programs, workshops and events and has grown to approximately 120+ women who originate from almost every continent in the world and travel from all parts of Perth to participate.  In Sister Project we realise we have more in common then differences. Everyone wants to feel like they belong and have the opportunity to create the best future for themselves. In Sister Project this is our focus and driving force.

Connect with Tracey here: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracey-cave-6115901ab/

Find out more about how you can support the Sister Project here:

Website: https://www.sisterproject.com.au

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sister-project/

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach, and author of the book – The Psychology of Successful Women.  Shona works with global companies to build inclusive high-performing teams, grow leadership and management capability, and to support, develop and retain their female staff via practical workshops, inspirational events and The Career and Success Acceleration Program. 

Read more about Shona’s workshops and events, or see client testimonials here: www.shonarowan.com

In this month’s episode of the podcast – Shona Rowan and Belinda Wong had a great conversation about:  

• Practical tips for overcoming imposter syndrome, building your personal brand and growing your network 
• Why hard work is not enough to have a successful career 
• Belinda’s career journey, her passion for diversity, equity and inclusion and so much more… 

About Belinda Wong:

Belinda Wong
Special Counsel – Construction & Major Projects Disputes
Lawyers Weekly Women In Law Awards – Mentor of the Year 2021 

Belinda Wong is a Special Counsel at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. She is a skilled construction disputes specialist, with over a decade’s worth of experience in complex international and local arbitrations, large scale litigation, adjudications and mediations.

She has held the Presidency of the WA Branch of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association since 2018 and is a leading voice on cultural diversity in the profession. 

Belinda also sits on the WA Committees of the Society of Construction Law Australia and the Lighthouse Club as well as several committees championing diversity and inclusion at Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

In 2021, Belinda was awarded Mentor of the Year in the national Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards and was a finalist for the Law Society of Western Australia’s Lawyer of the Year Award.  

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach, and author of the book – The Psychology of Successful Women.  Shona works with global companies to build inclusive high-performing teams, grow leadership and management capability, and to support, develop and retain their female staff via practical workshops, inspirational events and The Career and Success Acceleration Program. 

Read more about Shona’s workshops and events, or see client testimonials here: www.shonarowan.com

On this month’s episode of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast - we head into the world of Television, Radio and Professional Football.  I had a really fun and engaging conversation with Alison Bender – Football Presenter and Reporter about: 

• Her amazing career journey of over 20 years in the world of producing, presenting, reporting and hosting on radio and live TV 
• What it’s like presenting on live TV and interviewing the best footballers in the world 
• Some of her personal tips and advice to help other women create a successful and fulfilling career on their terms 
• Her passion for supporting other women in the industry, advice she would give her younger self and so much more…

About Alison Bender:

Alison Bender is a freelance television and radio presenter specialising in football. 

With over 20 years of experience producing, presenting, reporting and hosting, Alison has worked for a whole host of global sports channels including Sky Sports News, ITV, BBC and ESPN. 

She’s also worked in house for two football clubs, at Chelsea TV, and she set up Real Madrid TV in Spain.  

As a global football expert and presenter Alison has hosted live match-day shows, highlights programmes, debate shows and call-in shows focussing on Premier League, Champions League, European and World Football. 

She’s interviewed all the greats from Pele, Maradona and Beckham to Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho.  

Alison has travelled the world hosting World Cups and European Championships.  

Alison’s podcast Talent Takes Time https://podfollow.com/talent-takes-time is  a series of conversations with inspirational women from the football media giving tips and advice on how to enter the industry and stay in it.  

She has contributed to a football anthology  – Football She Wrote https://www.floodlitdreams.com/product/football-she-wrote-signed-by-alison-bender/ short stories about football written by women, and is currently working on her autobiography.  

If you are interested in learning about entering the TV industry you can sign up on Alison’s website to receive her free tips http://www.alisonbender.com  

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach and founder of The Psychology of Successful Women – Career Acceleration Program and podcast. Shona works with women all over the world to accelerate their careers, boost their performance and maximise their success – according to what success truly means to them. She also works with global companies to support, develop and retain their female talent https://www.shonarowan.com/empowering-women/  via practical workshops, inspirational events and high-performance coaching sessions.

See www.shonarowan.com or email support@shonarowan.com for more information

On this month’s episode of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast I had the huge pleasure of speaking with Kylie Newton, GM, Human Resources ATCO Australia. 

We had a great conversation about: 

• Her career journey leading up to her current role as General Manager of Human Resources ATCO 
• How she has learned to trust her internal compass when making decisions 
• Some of her personal tips and advice to help other women boost their success and achieve their goals  
• Practical advice on dealing with setbacks, building resilience and staying positive  
• Her passion around diversity, equity and inclusion, some of ATCO’s initiatives and commitment to promote DEI and so much more… 

About Kylie Newton:

Kylie Newton
General Manager, Human Resources

Kylie joined ATCO in April 2011 and is responsible for managing the strategic direction, initiatives and operations of the Human Resources function at ATCO. Having held senior HR roles within a number of industries, Kylie has a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of human resource management, organisational development and industrial relations. Kylie holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing as well as a Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management.

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach and founder of The Psychology of Successful Women – Career Acceleration Program and podcast. Shona works with women all over the world to accelerate their careers, boost their performance and maximise their success – according to what success truly means to them. She also works with global companies to support, develop and retain their female talent https://www.shonarowan.com/empowering-women/  via practical workshops, inspirational events and high-performance coaching sessions.

See www.shonarowan.com or email support@shonarowan.com for more information

In episode 15 of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast, Shona talks to Alanna and Jade from Femecony about: 

• The female economy – whether you are a female consumer, business owner or a woman in the workforce, you can help create gender equality by choosing female led brands. 
• Practical advice for women interested in starting their own business or making the transition from corporate  
• Common challenges women in business can face and how to overcome them 
• Gender equality in Australia and how we can all play out part  
• The importance of networks, not letting perfectionism hold you back, and so much more… 

About Alanna Bastin-Byrne and Jade Collins:

Alanna Bastin-Byrne 
Director – Femeconomy 

Alanna Bastin-Byrne has over 19 years’ experience in Marketing, Communications and Community Development leadership in the UK and Australia. The diversity of Alanna’s leadership experience has been instrumental in building Femeconomy’s engaged community to advance gender equality. In 2018 Alanna was announced as one of 80 Women2Watch in Business Disruption in US, Canada, Australia and Europe. In 2020 Alanna was a Telstra Business Woman of the Year Finalist and Griffith University’s Entrepreneur in Residence. 

Jade Collins 
Director – Femeconomy 

Jade Collins has 20 years’ global experience in corporate executive Human Resources and management consulting roles in the Mining, Energy and Aerospace industries, leading large scale, complex multi-million-dollar change management programs. Jade finds the combination of her HR, Psychology and MBA qualifications and her leadership experience is invaluable for creating networks and engaging others to increase gender equality in leadership across industries. Jade was a member of the Queensland Government’s Strategic Advisory Group for the Toward Gender Parity: Women on Boards Initiative and the 2019 CQU Alumni. 

Femeconomy: 

• Femeconomy educates consumers, budget owners and business owners on how purchasing decisions can create gender equality. 
• Femeconomy certified businesses have at least 30% of women on the Board of Directors 
  or are 50% female owned.
  Learn more about becoming a member. 
• Subscribe to Femeconomy’s monthly enews.  

Connect with Femeconomy

Website: https://femeconomy.com 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/femeconomy 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourFemeconomy/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourfemeconomy 

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The Psychology of Successful Women podcast with Shona Rowan explores the mindset, behaviour and success strategies of high-achieving women.

Shona Rowan is an inspirational speaker, high-performance coach and founder of The Psychology of Successful Women – Career Acceleration Program and podcast. Shona works with women all over the world to accelerate their careers, boost their performance and maximise their success – according to what success truly means to them. She also works with global companies to support, develop and retain their female talent https://www.shonarowan.com/empowering-women/  via practical workshops, inspirational events and high-performance coaching sessions.

See www.shonarowan.com or email support@shonarowan.com for more information

In episode 14 of The Psychology of Successful Women Podcast, Shona and Sam have a really open and engaging conversation about:

• Sam’s fascinating and really diverse career journey
• Her personal tips and advice to help other women build a successful and fulfilling career on their terms
• Sam’s two-pronged approach to dealing with setbacks and building resilience
• The importance of listening to and testing your intuition in business
• Her passion for diversity, equity and inclusion and IGO’s involvement in the HESTA 40:40 Vision
• Advice she would give her younger self and so much more

About Sam Retallack:

Sam Retallack

Head of People & Culture, IGO Ltd

Dip App Science, B. Health Science, CAHRI, GAICD

Sam joined IGO in 2013 as Human Resources Manager and was appointed Head of People & Culture in 2017. Sam has over 25 years’ experience in senior management, human resources, consulting and operational roles working for a range of organisations. Prior to joining IGO, Sam led large workforce- based businesses within Aherns Department Stores and Ansett Airlines, before turning to roles in Human Resource management across the mining, finance, legal and biomedical sectors.

Sam’s role is to provide leadership and oversight of all People and Culture activities, including diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, learning and talent development and reinforcing the organisation’s culture, purpose and values.

Connect with Sam here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-retallack-69151819/

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