Business In Colour

Jahin Tanvir, is a leader and an advocate for marginalised young people. At 21 years of age, he shows us that leadership is not age dependent - you can lead yourself and others at any point in your life. He is reflective, deeply self-aware, disciplined, shows a vulnerability and strength that many take years to develop and master. He asks us to see our identity as our superpower, to strive for the...

In this episode, we interview Hussain Ali who is an engineer and finance leader. We first came across his profile in an article in The Age about managing a career and parenthood and I found his words refreshing. We think you will too as in this podcast he shares his reflections on transitioning out of the workforce onto parental leave and back into the workforce – a voice of a father that you don’...

In this episode we speak to Anubha Sahasrabuddhe who is the Chief Marketing Officer at Lion Beverages. Anubha is a transformational leader with global experience with brands like Mars-Wrigley and The Coca-Cola Company and we are so glad to have her back in Australia, to create a culture of inclusion for consumers and customers. This episode is packed with frank career and leadership advice and in...

In this episode we interview Rana Hussain, a diversity inclusion leader, presenter and broadcaster, and one of the very few women of colour working in sports administration. Rana’s positive energy and determination is felt right throughout this interview. It really hits me after finishing our conversation, what Rana is really going up against – she is going after diversity change in the sports ind...

In this episode we talk with Dr Michelle Rodrigues, an award-winning dermatologist with globally renowned expertise. She is the Founder and Director of Chroma Dermatology, Australia’s first dedicated dermatology centre for pigmentary disorders and skin of colour. Michelle walks us through reflections of being a first generation Australian, a daughter to Indian immigrant parents and how their exper...

In this episode, we talk with Sally Bruce, COO and CFO of CultureAmp, the world’s leading employee experience platform. She was also the ex CEO of AMP Bank and ex CFO, Business and Personal Banking at National Australia Bank. Sally begins this podcast by sharing her background from a small country town, being the youngest of 6, and having a role-model in her mum being a small business owner She de...

In this episode we interview, Marjan Khalidi who is a currently in the management consultancy space and recently is a qualified Career and Life Coach. What is so powerful in this interview is the level of deep introspection, and goal setting, that Marjan has led for herself. She walks us through her life journey as a 20 day old refugee in the arms of her professional parents as they made their way...

In this episode, we host the fabulous, Mariam Veiszadeh, who is the inaugural CEO of Media Diversity Australia. Mariam walks us through her parents journey from Afghanistan, how it feels to begin again in a new country, giving up past lives and accomplishments. This interview is special, as Mariam gives us a rare inside view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of advocacy that comes with be...

In this episode, we host the incredible Antoinette Lattouf, co-founder of Media Diversity Australia, fellow 100 Women of Influence, writer, author, journalist from SBS, ABC, Channel 10 and more. What we talk about in this episode is sobering, Antoinette gives us an inside view of how, as women of colour, we have to do more, in this gender equality space, to be seen, heard and to create impact - we...

In this episode, we host the incredible Kim Rubenstein, law professor, author, human rights advocate and an independent candidate for the Senate, in our upcoming election in Australia. In this episode, we hear about Kim’s upbringing, her Jewish identity, her early voice in standing up for herself and others. She explains what she means by active citizenship, what our government is missing to serve...

In this episode, we speak to Zoe Daniel who is the Independent candidate for Goldstein, in Australia's upcoming election [May 2022] and an award winning journalist. We talk about her growing up years, connection to horses, her decision to choose to write not become a vet, the support from female leaders and journalists throughout her career, her 4 years at the White House covering the election of...

Diana Sayed, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights. In this interview you will hear Diana’s strength and advocacy for gender equality, domestic violence, social justice and human rights. She is intelligent, carries global knowledge, she is savvy, articulate and we could have talked with her for hours. She walks us through her personal story as a re...

Del Irani, was one of the main anchors on Australia’s national TV morning show, “ABC News Breakfast.” From 2013-2016, she was one of the creators and the anchor of the award-winning talk show, “#TalkAboutIt.” She was also Fact Check Anchor for RMIT ABC News in 2017 and 2018. Del currently anchors "EY's Real Time Business" produced by Reuters Plus and she's the host of “Deeper Look from New York” o...

Susan Carland is a well known Australian academic, author and television presenter best known for her ongoing media presence speaking on her academic speciality of women in Islam. In this episode, Susan shares openly how she went about her decision to convert to Islam; we talk about how there are extremists in every religion; about how Muslim women scholars are leading conversations about gender e...

Abiola Ajetomobi is a social innovation strategist and NFP executive leader. Abiola's work and passion is about forming creative and sustainable people-centred solutions to advance social and economic agency. Abiola leads in various capacities of influence and transformational change. She is currently the Director of Innovation Hub at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), a Board member of Pla...

Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey is a globally recognised authority on Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. He is also the host of The Element of Inclusion; a weekly podcast that informs and educates using applied research and thought leadership. This episode is jam packed with perspectives from Jonathan that will make you pause and rethink your position on diversity and inclusion in the workplace...

Welcome to Season 3 of Business In Colour. We have an incredible line up of leaders for you to connect with this season. To kick us off is the amazing Kemi Nekvapil. Kemi Nekvapil knows the feelings of fear, vulnerability and powerlessness. Growing up in foster care, many times she had the doors to validation and opportunity closed to her because of her race and gender. Learning to make her own ch...

Prue Gilbert founder of Grace Papers shares with us her journey to founding Grace Papers. Launched in 2015, Grace Papers is a social change business leveraging technology to drive gender equality. It is a coaching tool offering advise on negotiating parental leave and flexible working conditions for both men and women. Earlier this year, Div and I appeared on Prue's International Woman's Day Panel...

Shantelle is a proud Barkindji woman/warrior, born in NSW, mother to four kids, a 3 x world champion, entrepreneur, role model, story teller, survivor. Shantelle has faced many challenges and has risen from each one a stronger woman. In this podcast she openly shares her journey, how she felt as a fair skinned aboriginal woman who felt uncomfortable in her own skin, she could either be black or wh...

Rosie Wheen is the CEO of WaterAid and Non-Executive Board Director at The Australian Council of International Development. In this episode we talk about her formative education experience in Hong Kong, her entry into aid work and her journey into senior leadership. She talks genuinely about not making it to the CEO role in her first attempt and her learning, positioning and success in her second...

Mannie is also the Principal Lawyer and Co-Founder of Vision & Regal Group (VRG), an innovative disrupter in the legal industry, being one of the only law practices in Australia that places intersectionality at the core of its work. She passionately advocates for marginalised communities, regularly appearing on various media panels and programs, like The Drum, Q&A, Law in Colour to provide...

Deepak-Raj Gupta has been many 'firsts' in his lifetime. Deepak was the first person of Indian origin to run in an ACT election, under the Australia Labor Party in 2016. Deepak, was sworn in, in July 2019, becoming the first Indian-born person to hold the position of a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian Capital Territory. In this episode we cover a lot, from Deepak-Raj's backgrou...

Naomi Steer is the Founding Director of UNHCR Australia. UNHCR raises funds to support international humanitarian work. We talk to Naomi about what lead her to UNHCR, the work that is done by her teams at ground level. Keep in mind, Naomi's team are the ones left behind when everyone else has left - they are incredibly brave humans. Naomi shares her experience in refugee camps and her thoughts on...

Ro Allen is the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner. Sadhana and I loved this authentic conversation with Ro and we left inspired, hopeful and confident that Ro is leading the right conversations about human rights in Victoria. Ro comes at this work, through leveraging their lived experience, but also creating space for other voices to be heard. Prior to joining the Commissio...

Steph Cousins is the Co-CEO of Talent Beyond Boundaries - if you have not heard of them, jump onto talentbeyondboundaries.org and hit the employer button or job seeker button. Right now there are 30 000 talented refugees and other displaced people waiting to migrate on the basis of their skills to secure their futures. What Talent Beyond Boundaries has done in Australia, Jordan, Lebanon, New Zeala...