The Boss in Heels Podcast

To call Janey Martino an overachiever is an understatement. After starting a successful PR company at age 25, the serial entrepreneur was involved with a number of startups as an early investor, advisor, and CEO. She developed a digital platform named Shout for Good, which pairs communities and causes together, which sold to ANZ in 2015. She’s authored a number of books, including the successful T...

From growing up in a country town of just 1,500 people and the youngest of six children, Sally Bruce’s meteoric rise in the financial sector began when she was 17 years old, working at  Macquarie Bank  while studying at uni. Sally very quickly found herself in leadership positions, which led her to become the CEO and Managing Director of  AMP Bank,  where, under her leadership, the bank doubled pr...

Setting boundaries is an important part of establishing our own identity. Boundaries are essential in ensuring that we achieve our goals. They are a crucial aspect of our mental health and wellbeing. According to  Positive Psychology , a boundary is “a limit or space between you and the other person; a clear space where you begin and where the other person ends.” Boundaries can be in a physical fo...

Jo Eleanor was a Principal podiatrist and Director of a medical clinic for ten years. Whilst on maternity leave, Jo decided to take up calligraphy classes simply to improve her handwriting.  After sharing her art on social media, Jo quickly grew a following and started her business: Calligraphy en Vogue, where she creates some of the most beautiful calligraphy you will ever see and keeps on findin...

We have been living in very interesting and unusual times. Fear and negativity have certainly infiltrated the thoughts and lives of many. It is only when we silence our thoughts and make a conscious choice to rid our lives of negativity, that we can start to live a more positive life. Despite it all, I would say one of the greatest gifts I have given myself is to live a (mostly) positive life. I c...

Anna Young is a highly regarded careers and leadership expert, who is currently General Manager Leadership & Talent at Wesfarmers.  Through her work, Anna prepares leaders to lead through continual change and disruption to achieve optimal performance and growth. Anna is an expert in succession and talent management, leadership assessment and accelerated development, team effectiveness and exec...

In this solo episode of The Boss in Heels Podcast, I provide a personal development and life update for March 2021. I share some of my thoughts, reflections and insights and some of my biggest lessons to date. As many of you would know, I am a huge advocate of personal development, and am constantly committed to continuous improvement. I recently took some much needed time out to reevaluate my pri...

I was recently joined by world class Talent Manager Alexia Dobbin to record a special episode of the podcast for  International Women’s Day 2021. Lexy is a highly successful Talent Manager, who started her career booking DJ’s for weddings and local bars. Her career took off when she landed a role with  Ministry of Sound Australia  as a Touring Coordinator. At just 23 years of age, Lexy became Mini...

Perfectionism is something which I have suffered from for most of my life. It has only been in recent years where I have truly begun to understanding the meaning of perfectionism and how it was negatively impacting my life. I have since recognised, there is a difference between having high standards and perfectionism. I wanted to record this episode to share my experiences and the 7 strategies whi...

One of the most impactful practices I’ve developed, is creating and instilling an elite morning routine. My days are so much more positive and productive when I rise early and spend the first couple of hours of my day investing in myself. It’s days like this where I truly feel like I am an unstoppable force..! In this solo episode, we cover: The benefits of rising early, and how the world’s elite...

The first six weeks of 2021 have flown by..! In this episode, I share my 5 key strategies for power planning and getting organised in 2021, so that every week runs smoother. In this episode, we cover: Weekly practice for writing a to-do list and the importance of writing a not to-do list. Understanding key priorities, identifying needle-moving tasks and recognising when I feel resistance towards c...

It's the beginning of a brand new year! I always love the start of each new year because it feels like a fresh start and new opportunity to achieve our goals. And with 2020 now in the rear view mirror, it is time to shift our focus to what can be accomplished in 2021. However, if you have ever set a New Years resolution only for it to fizzle out a few weeks later, you are not alone. A study by...

Siri Lindley is a true force of nature with one of the longest and most impressive resumes you’ll ever see. Siri is a two-time world champion triathlete, an aquathon world champion, coach to medal-winning Olympians and Ironman competitors, author, one of Tony Robbin’s favourite motivational speakers, renowned business and personal leadership coach, animal activist, and most recently, cancer surviv...

I always love the freshness that comes with a New Year. It is no secret that 2020 was a demanding, challenging and disruptive year for many of us. We were presented with more challenges than we have previously experienced, and there was a real level of uncertainty in the air. I took some much needed time off over Christmas and New Years to destress, decompress and  get organised  for 2021. I am so...

As the most disruptive, challenging and turbulent year of our lives finally comes to a close, I take time to look back and reflect on the five biggest lessons I've learned, whether I was ready for them or not. No matter who you are, what you do or where you're from, chances are you've been through some adversity this year. Businesses have faltered, we've been in lockdown, and many...

MOTHER SPF was born out of necessity when Tandia Walsh’s mother was diagnosed with leukemia. After extensive research, Tandia searched high and low for a sunscreen that wasn’t filled with hidden toxins. When she couldn’t find one, she went on a four year journey to create one herself. Tandia, along with friend and marketing maestro Elle Peter, created and launched MOTHER SPF, the all-natural sunsc...

Bahar Etminan is a highly regarded author, advisor, mentor and speaker, and founder of women's lifestyle site  Rescu  and eLearning platform  RescuMe Academy . Rescu is committed to the core content pillars of style, substance and success, providing balanced and insightful specialist commentary on key trends, products and ideas. In 2015, her first book,  Rescu Me! The Makeover Guide For A Life...

Without a doubt,  2020 has been a challenging year for many of us.  I am yet to come across anyone who has been left completely unscathed, or without having their life impacted in some way. However, with adversity there comes opportunity. Some of the greatest businesses we know today ( IBM, General Motors, HP,   Hyatt,   Fedex  to name a few),  were born during a recession  or other tumultuous cir...

Janine Garner  is a global thought leader on powerful networking, collaboration and transformational leadership. She is obsessed with unleashing the brilliance in individuals, teams and companies, helping others reclaim and reignite their influence. As an expert in connected leadership, Janine specialises in building high performing leaders and teams to create extraordinary results. She has 20+ ye...

Claude Silver  is the first Chief Heart Officer of  VaynerMedia , a  Gary Vaynerchuk  ( Gary Vee ) company, which is a full-service digital agency. She was hand selected by Gary Vee himself to be her right hand woman, where she serves to cultivate the hearts of its 800+ employees. Claude’s passion is facilitating growth and change in people, teams and companies. She has an incredible track record...

I am frequently asked about how I have climbed the corporate ladder and continuously been promoted to positions of increased authority. In this week’s episode, I share my 7 key strategies on how to  seriously make a mark in your career.  I go into the granular detail on my tried and tested methods, and provide my own personal insights and experiences. In this episode, you'll learn: The importa...

After recently recording episode 20 of the Boss in Heels Podcast , I was flooded with messages and requests asking for another solo episode. This time, the focus is on how I manage my side hustle with a demanding full-time job. In this episode, I get granular and share the key mindset, habits and routines I’ve tried and tested over the past 4 years, including my morning and evening routines , mind...

Camilla Cleese is the daughter of John Cleese, the comedic legend who is best known for his work of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, amongst many other movies and tv shows . Based in Los Angeles, Camilla has established herself as a highly successful comedian, writer and actor, who is dominating the stand-up comedy space and regularly performs at globally renowned comedy clubs including The Laugh F...

It is the 20th episode of The Boss in Heels Podcast, and so many of you have been asking me to record a solo podcast episode – so I thought what better time than right now? In this episode, I get really vulnerable and share my personal story. I talk about how I was bullied growing up, resulting in me staying small and minimising myself. I talk about overcoming extreme shyness and how I began to fi...

Wendy El-Khoury is the CEO and founder of Wedded Wonderland, the largest digital publisher of weddings in Australia. With over 1.5 million social media followers, Wedded Wonderland is where brides, guests and savvy style-watchers turn for the most comprehensive wedding content and exciting event news. Wendy is also the founder of Wonderland Media, where she provides strategic marketing management...