Breadwinning Mums

Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!   Today we’re chatting with Patrick Tsang , who is not a breadwinning mum, but a breadwinning dad with two daughters. Patrick is an NV1, Ex-CTO and experienced leader in platform and quality engineering. He shared with us his life story about growing up in Sydney as...

Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!   Today we’re chatting with Ratih Arruum Listiyandini , a fellow married breadwinning mum with one son, Fatir. Ratih is a Clinical Psychologist, an Assistant Professor, Researcher and Educator at University of New South Wales. She shared with us her life story about...

Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!   Today we’re chatting with Jessica Wong-Saunderson , a fellow breadwinning mum with one son, and another on the way. Jessica is the Co-Founder of MumbleMe , and an M&A Tax and International Tax Advisor. She shared with us her journey of moving to Australia from...

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains explicit discussions about various forms of domestic abuse including verbal, emotional and physical abuse. If you find these topics distressing, feel free to skip this episode. If you need resources or support go to beyondblue.org.au or for 24 hour free counselling in Australia, the number for Lifeline is 13 11 14, please look after yourself.   Today we’re...

Today we’re chatting with Gabriella Nunes, a fellow married breadwinning mum with three boys. Gabriella is the Director of Research & Commercialisation at  University of New South Wales. Gabriella shared with us her life story about being the youngest daughter of her parents who immigrated from Italy, inheriting their hard work ethics and finding equality and true partnership with her husband...

Today we’re chatting with Amarjot Bagga, a fellow breadwinning mum to a baby daughter, Bobby. Amarjot is the Head of Environmental & Social Impact at Iress and an Activator at Coralus. Amarjot shared with us her life story about moving to Australia from India, how this experience shaped her perspective and ingrained the volunteering and social impact aspect of her life’s work, and gave us prac...

Today we’re chatting with Penny Locaso , a fellow breadwinning mum to a teenage son and a black Labrador named Tilly. Penny is a transformation coach, global speaker, published author, and the founder of hackinghappy.co . Penny shared with us her life story about leaving a global giant and a long term marriage, going through various life transformations to find her place as a transformation coach...

Today we’re chatting with Tanya Sale, a fellow married breadwinning mum with two children. Tanya is the CEO and co-founder of outsource Financial. She shared with us her journey of playing professional sports, finding a different career in banking due to injury, and starting out her own business.   Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast...

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains discussions about child sex abuse, sexual assault and depression, which I know can be distressing. So if you need resources or support go to beyondblue.org or for 24 hour free counselling in Australia, the number for Lifeline  is 13 11 14, please look after yourself.    Today we’re chatting with Trisha Gudka , a fellow breadwinning mum with two children. T...

Today we’re chatting with Adilene Guevara, a fellow breadwinning mum with one son, Rafael. Adilene is an excellent exemplar of grit, tenacity, and accountability. She wears a multitude of hats in her life as a wife, a mom, a student, a teacher, a daughter and a sister. Adi tells us her story about missing out on life’s big chance, persevering through life’s tough phases and always thinking about h...

I'm so grateful to be chatting with a very special guest who helps Breadwinning Mums thrive in their roles. Amanda Blesing FARPI is a mentor, speaker and international author at the The Ambition Revolution with Amanda Blesing . We had a chat about the top #challenges facing #workingmums and #practicalsolutions to overcome them, finding the mystical #worklifebalance, and how to be seen, heard and p...

Today we’re chatting with my sister Yanti Ropeyarn, a fellow breadwinning mum with one baby son, Ilo. Yanti is a proud Angkamuthi, Yadhaykenu, Woppaburra, Meriam woman from Far North Cape York Peninsula. She shared with us her life story about growing up with her mob, battling her sexuality and overcoming depression before finally coming out to her family, and finding love whilst giving back to he...

Today we’re chatting with Christine Janssen, a fellow breadwinning mum with one teenage daughter. Christine is the Founder & CEO of Edstutia. She shared with us her life story about growing up in the mid-west, moving and finding her place in New York City, and arriving at the pinnacle of her career with Edstutia.   Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expr...

Today we’re chatting with Rachael Nisenkier, a fellow breadwinning mum with one baby girl, Raya. Rachael is an experienced professional currently pursuing her MBA at New York University. She shared with us her life story about growing up as a theatre kid, committing to the life-changing trifecta of parenthood, taking on a mortgage and going back to university full time during the pandemic.   Bread...

Today we’re chatting with Lynn Wood, a fellow breadwinning mum with two adult children and one granddaughter. Lynn is an extremely accomplished professional and the founder of Idea Spies. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Australia, moving to work in Hong Kong whilst building her financial independence before coming back to Australia to start her family.     Breadwinning Mums i...

Today we’re chatting with Samie Ly, a fellow breadwinning mum with two children, Emmy and Dean. Samie is a Professor at Concordia University, and the co-founder of Innovatank, a teaching innovation with a mission to disrupt higher education based in Montreal, Canada. Samie shared with us her life story about growing up in Montreal, juggling four different jobs whilst completing her degree, and fin...

Today we’re chatting with Julie Parkinson, a fellow breadwinning mum with two adult sons Jake and Joshua. Julie is the Director of Mother’s Heart Organisation. She shared with us her life story about growing up in a small village in the North of England, starting her first job with the Good Housekeeping magazine, exploring Australia, and working in Hong Kong, before finally calling Australia home....

Today we’re chatting with Fei-Fei Porter, a fellow breadwinning mum with three children Sophia, Lawrence and Jamie. Fei-Fei is a Principal at Oliver Wyman. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Adelaide, exploring the world and working in Hong Kong, US and UK, before coming back to Australia.     Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed i...

Today we’re chatting with Roslyn Martin, a fellow breadwinning mum with two children, Preston and Blakeley. Roslyn is a Senior Product Manager at Macquarie Group, who has recently finished her MBA studies at AGSM and will be starting a new role as a Director of Innovation Strategy. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Papua New Guinea, moving back to Sydney as a pre-adolescent gir...

Today we’re chatting with Masha Sedova, a fellow breadwinning mum with a six-month-old son, Helix. Masha is the co-founder and President of Elevate Security. She shared with us her life story about moving to the States from Russia, building a start-up company in Berkeley, California, and juggling pregnancy and early motherhood whilst fundraising and transforming her company to a complete remote wo...

Today we’re chatting with Petra Langan-Stark, a fellow breadwinning mum with two boys, Hudson and Sawyer. Petra is a career coach at the Australian Graduate School of Management, and she holds a portfolio of casual roles to balance the demands of her special-needs son, Sawyer. She shared with us her life story about travelling the world with a toddler, navigating through crisis when life throws yo...

Today we’re chatting with Wendy Zveglic, a fellow married breadwinning mum with two sons, Aidan and Levy. Wendy is a Senior Manager of the Solutions Engineering at Salesforce. She shared with us her adventure of moving overseas as a young child, and how this experience shaped her grit and resilience that would later help her in life.               Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views...

Today we’re chatting with Giverny Reid, a fellow breadwinning mum with a 6-month-old baby girl, Zinzi. Giv is the Creative Marketing Director of Crown Group.  Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.

Today we’re chatting with Teeshal Bal, a fellow breadwinning mum with two girls, Isla and Zara. Teeshal is the founder of Grit Leadership and a Program Manager for Metro Trains.   Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or ind...

Today we’re chatting with Megan Kair, the Director of Development at Opera Queensland and a fellow breadwinning single mum with two girls, Olivia and Rosie.  Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.