Short Black with Sandra Sully

In a special early Short Black to celebrate International Women's Day, Sandra talks to Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins as she prepares for the release of her landmark National Enquiry Into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces   https://www.humanrights.gov.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder what the workplace of the future looks like? Eliane Miles was so curious, she's made it her business. Through her strategic social trends consultancy, the Curious Co, she works closely with business leaders to challenge assumptions and make sure they have their finger on the pulse in the ever-changing experience economy. https://www.thecurious.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Dr Amantha Imber has made it her mission to help people be happier at work. As an innovation psychologist she likes nothing better than making complex science simple and helping people live a fuller life – with fewer digital distractions. https://www.inventium.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Vogue Australia enters its 60th year (quite fittingly its Diamond Jubilee), editorial director Edwina McCann knows how important it is to stay at the top of your game. Edwina has come full circle, having started her career at the publication as a fashion assistant and coming back 20 years later to take up her current role.  She sat down with Sandra at the CommBank Women In Focus Conference...

The CEOs of Beam Australia, Stephanie Reuss and Victoria Stuart, are game changers when it comes to helping working women, and men, pursue their dream career with the flexibility they need. In the few short years since they founded Beam Australia, the company has added $13 million to the economy in the form of incremental salaries, and itself exceeded $1 million in turnover. ww...

Marita Cheng really is the poster girl for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The former Young Australian of the Year and Forbes Under 30 alumna is taking the world of robotics by storm. She talks to Sandra about her passion for engineering, life in Silicon Valley, and meeting royalty, virtually. www.maritacheng.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Olivia Wirth has spent the last decade in various roles at Qantas, and is currently CEO of Qantas Loyalty. Whichever way you look at it she's flying high, but it hasn't always been that way. Olivia opens up about her journey, and why it's ok to make mistakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Bishop has had a phenomenal career. The former Liberal leader and Australia's first female foreign minister was a lawyer for 20 years before moving into politics. She's since kicked off her red shoes and is forging a career in the private sector. She sat down with Sandra for a Q+A at the CommBank Women In Focus Conference earlier this year. Special thanks to CommBank for use of the audio fro...

Cyan Ta'eed takes entrepreneur to a new level. Cy and hubby Collis are the brains behind the billon-dollar business Envato and recently came in at number four on the AFR 's Young Rich List with an estimated wealth of almost $800 million. From her love of chocolate her social enterprise Hey Tiger was born, and her latest venture Milkshake hopes to bring all the Instagrammers to the yard. You can fi...

In the last episode of our Women In Racing series,  Short Black  producer Ali Aitken decided to mix things up and put Sandra in the hot seat for a chat about racing, her stint co-hosting the Melbourne Cup, and the time she kept a a secret from her boss! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the fourth episode of our women in racing series, Sandra talks to two ladies who are going to be right in the heart of the action today as part of Network 10's Melbourne Cup crew. First up is Brittany Taylor. Racing is in Brittany's blood, she was born into one of WA's top racing families. Not only will she be the first to talk to the winning jockey today, she'll also be the first female to pro...

Our Women in Racing series continues with Sandra talking to Amanda Elliott, the first female to be appointed the Victoria Racing Club chairperson in its long history. Amanda lives and breathes horse racing. Apart from her dedication to her work with the VRC, Amanda has continued her families long association with the sport by being an owner and breeder of thoroughbred horses. Hosted on Acast. See...

Katie Page is a passionate advocate of women in racing. Her ground-breaking Magic Millions Racing Women initiative was set up to highlight the important roles women hold in thoroughbred racing and breeding, and has been hugely successful with the number of female racehorse owners is growing each year. It's no wonder, then, that women are becoming the fastest-growing segment in...

As Melbourne Cup fever starts to take hold around the country, for the next few episodes we are highlighting women in racing who have without doubt taken the reins. First out of the starting gate is one of the world's most respected horse trainers. An icon of the industry, Gai Waterhouse has trained 135 Group 1 winners, and was the first Australian woman - and only the third female - to train...

Cathie Reid certainly lives life to the fullest. She's a wife, mother, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business owner with a love of fashion and technology.   She co-founded Epic Group and Icon Group, the largest supplier of integrated oncology services in Australia. Icon has more than 3,000 employees and helps two million cancer patients a year. She's also an astronaut in tr...

Jacqui Louez Schoorl says thank you for the music by making sure the people behind the record get the credit they deserve.​ She's passionate about people getting recognition for the work they've done, and has spent the last 10 years – through her company Jaxsta – on a mission to curate the most comprehensive source of official music credits in the world. It's a journey that's taken her f...

Kath Koschel's remarkable story is one of extraordinary resilience – and kindness. After overcoming the most extraordinary challenges – having her cricket career cut short by injury, having to learn to walk again, not once but twice, and losing the love of her life – Kath is now on a mission to make the world a better place through kindness, one small act at a time. Her philosophy is tha...