What She Did Next

Our guest today is Victoria McGrane and she’s the artist and textile designer behind The Scenic Route, whose distinctive illustrations inspired by Australian nature have earned her collaborations with major brands and retailers.   She’s also among a growing number of Australians who’ve traded in the daily grind, in search of a different way of life and a greater sense of freedom.   After...

*Content warning: This episode contains mentions of death and grief, so please consider this before listening, particularly if you might find this triggering. In Australia, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 to access 24-hour crisis support. Our guest today is Yanti Turang and she’s a registered nurse from Australia who lives in the US, where she has spent the past year working on the frontlines of...

*Content warning: This episode contains brief mentions of self-harm and suicide, so please consider this before listening, particularly if you might find this triggering. In Australia, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 to access 24-hour crisis support. Our guest today is Sanaz Fotouhi and she’s an author, academic and filmmaker, whose book-writing journey began back in her 20s with a life-changing...

Our guest today is Jenny McAllister and she’s on a mission to transform the fashion industry, to make it more inclusive and accessible for the one in five Australians living with a disability. Jenny suffered a stroke at the age of 21 and that life-changing event – which she was lucky to survive – left her with reduced mobility that makes it difficult to grip or hold things and requires the use of...

Welcome to Season Three of What She Did Next, hosted by Jacqui Ooi. We’re excited to bring you our new series of conversations with some truly inspiring women. This trailer episode provides a recap of what the show is about and our new partnership with Women’s Agenda. We’ll be releasing episodes fortnightly this season, so make sure you hit the subscribe button in your podcast app to catch our con...

Highlights from our second season of conversations with some truly inspiring Australian women - from creatives and entrepreneurs, to innovators and changemakers across a diverse range of fields. If you're new to the show, this is a great way to get across the kind of stories we share... and if you like what you hear, you can scroll back through the feed to find the full episodes. With so much goin...

Lorna Deng is an HR professional and the co-founder of DivTal, a new social enterprise that aims to break down employment barriers for people from minority backgrounds. Lorna is of South Sudanese heritage but has lived in Australia since she was a child, arriving in Adelaide with her family at the age of 10, before later moving to Melbourne. Having faced and overcome barriers to employment herself...

Cara Peek is a lawyer turned not-for-profit leader and entrepreneur who grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne but now lives in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. A proud Yawuru and Bunuba woman, she is the founder of two Indigenous-led organisations based in Broome. One is a consultancy called the Cultural Intelligence Project, which she started with her sister Adele, working with peo...

Hetty McKinnon is a New York-based cook and food writer from Sydney, who is perhaps best known for her much-loved recipe books, Community, Neighbourhood and Family, and her salad-making venture that started it all, Arthur Street Kitchen. A career in food wasn't on the cards for Hetty early on. She actually spent her 20s working in fashion and beauty PR, before deciding to make a change in her 30s...

Louisa Seton is a classically trained fine art, lifestyle and documentary photographer, who grew up in Kenya but has spent more than 18 years living in Australia. After falling in love with travel and adventure at an early age, she has traversed the globe with her cameras in tow on countless photography trips - initially as a hobby and then a side gig, before stepping out on her own as a freelance...

Yatu Widders Hunt is a writer and communications consultant who grew up in the suburbs of Sydney and is a descendant of the Anaiwan and Dunghutti peoples from the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. Instagram fans may know her best as the founder and curator of Australian Indigenous Fashion, which she launched as a passion project in 2017 to showcase the incredible work of our Indigenous desig...

*Content warning: This episode contains some discussion about drug and alcohol addiction, so please consider this before listening, particularly if you might find this triggering. If you need help, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 to access 24-hour crisis support. Ally Jade is an artist and youth worker with the Women's Justice Network, a not-for-profit organisation in Sydney that provides vital...

Casey Kirchhoff is an ecologist and PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She's also the founder of the Environment Recovery Project, a citizen science initiative that was launched after the catastrophic bushfire season over the Australian summer. Casey tragically lost her own home in the fires, which were so devastating and widespread, they made headlines around the world. Sh...

Ellen Ronalds Keene is the founder of Self-Care for Teachers and a former high school teacher herself. She is also the host of the Teacher Wellbeing podcast and runs her own podcast production agency called Perk Digital. Following some major health challenges during her university years, Ellen was forced to rethink her teaching career and is now a qualified coach, speaker and advocate dedicated to...

Welcome back to Season Two of What She Did Next, produced and hosted by Jacqui Ooi. We're excited to bring you our new series of conversations with some truly inspiring women. This trailer episode provides a recap of what the show is about and our mission to inspire and empower women to make brave choices in their lives and careers. We explore women's career journeys and share their stories of fac...

Highlights from our first season of conversations with some truly inspiring women. If you're new to the show, this will give you a little taster of each episode... and you'll find the full conversations in our feed. If you're a regular listener of the show, you'll know that we're all about women making brave choices to start a new chapter in their lives and careers. We talk to women across differe...

Sally Hetherington is the CEO of Human and Hope Australia, a charity that raises funds to support and empower local communities in Cambodia, and educates people here in Australia about the negative impacts of the 'voluntourism' industry. She's also written a book titled 'It's Not About Me', which details her own experiences as a voluntourist and her journey to discovering why these types of 'volun...

Meg Black is the founder of Robe & Crown, a beautifully curated collection of high-quality, pre-loved clothing, that's among a growing number of businesses offering fashion lovers an eco-friendly alternative. If you've ever spent a lazy day in Brunswick Heads, just north of Byron Bay in NSW, you may have found yourself scouting Meg's wares at the secondhand treasure trove known as Clem's Cargo. He...

Rachel Lees is a writer, editor and content producer with more than 15 years' experience in magazines and television. She's an absolute go-getter who's never been afraid to chase her career dreams or embrace new adventures - from moving cities to moving countries to heading off on assignment to far-flung corners of the globe... usually travelling on her own and with her trusty camera in tow. Rache...

* Content warning: This episode contains some discussion about sexual harassment, sexual assault and domestic violence, so please consider this before listening, particularly if you might find this triggering. If you need help, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800 RESPECT to access 24-hour support. A very special episode this week in the lead-up to International Women's Day...Jennifer Wittwer...

Robyn Miller is a medical doctor who has spent the past 10 years helping people from all walks of life, in all sorts of places - from rural hospitals in Australia to refugee camps in Africa. Now living in Brisbane, Robyn is completing her specialist training in paediatrics. She gets a lot of enjoyment out of working with children, and she and her partner recently welcomed a child of their own. Sin...

If the mere mention of politics is normally enough to make you switch off, this is one conversation you will find very refreshing. Licia Heath is the CEO of Women for Election Australia, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to increase the number of women in politics, across all levels of government and all parties. Licia did not start out her career in politics and her candid perspective on t...

Sally Woodward-Hawes is a graphic designer who followed a unique path into natural perfumery... after a very powerful personal moment sparked her interest in the world of scent and its connection to memory. Sally had a thriving career in the publishing world before deciding to leave office life to work for herself and develop her skills as a natural perfumer. At the time, the natural beauty market...

The idea of packing up your city life and moving to Fiji sounds pretty idyllic, but what's it really like to move to a small Pacific island, away from family, friends and work? Kellie Stanbury is an executive turned entrepreneur who stepped away from a high-level career in the travel industry to experience life in Fiji with her hubby, their two young children and their pet dog, Larry. The move pre...

Welcome to the very first episode of What She Did Next, with your host Jacqui Ooi. This trailer episode introduces what the show is about and what you can expect to hear over the coming weeks. Jacqui shares a bit of her own story too, and why this felt like the right time to launch a podcast highlighting the brave and exciting choices women are making to tread their own paths, live adventurous liv...