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, dis

Hussain Ali/Playing the Long Game Now

Jun 15th, 2022 57m 44s

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

Anubha Sahasrabuddhe/Progress Over Perfection

Jun 8th, 2022 55m 15s

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

Rana Hussain/It's Okay To Break The Rules

Jun 2nd, 2022 58m 33s

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

Dr Michelle Rodrigues/Cultural Humility

May 26th, 2022 58m 9s

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

Sally Bruce/Use the Power at the Level You Have It

May 19th, 2022 48m 53s

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

Marjan Khalidi/Turn your Pain into Power

May 12th, 2022 42m 28s

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, t

Mariam Veiszadeh/"Critical Yeast"

May 4th, 2022 46m 53s

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

Antoinette Lattouf/ Find Your Audience

Apr 13th, 2022 48m 54s

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,

Kim Rubenstein/Systems to Serve Who We Are

Apr 6th, 2022 47m 29s

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

Zoe Daniel/Find Your Voice

Mar 30th, 2022 52m 53s

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 choos

Diana Sayed/No Model Migrant

Mar 23rd, 2022 51m 9s

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

Del Irani/Representation Matters

Mar 14th, 2022 46m 26s

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

Dr Susan Carland/Outsource Your Self-Esteem

Mar 9th, 2022 46m 59s

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 dec

Abiola Ajetomobi/Be Part of Someone Else's Memoir

Mar 3rd, 2022 51m 5s

Abiola Ajetomobi is a social innovation strategist and NFP executive leader. Abiola's work and passion isabout forming creative and sustainable people-centred solutions to advance social and economic agency. Abiola leads in various capacities o

Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey/ Is D&I a Grudge Purchase?

Feb 23rd, 2022 49m 22s

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 leadershi

POWER/Kemi Nekvalpil

Feb 16th, 2022 1h 1m

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. Gro

Grace Papers/What can I do to transform lives/Prue Gilbert

Nov 17th, 2021 50m 55s

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 negoti

Barkindji Warrior//Shantelle Thompson

Nov 10th, 2021 53m 48s

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 po

Rosie Wheen/Water Warrior

Nov 4th, 2021 53m 7s

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 i

Mannie Kaur Verma/The Human Centered Lawyer

Oct 27th, 2021 52m 23s

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 passion

Deepak-Raj Gupta/Enough of Waiting Our Turn

Oct 16th, 2021 1h 1m

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

Displacement is the cause of our time/Naomi Steer

Oct 13th, 2021 51m 40s

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 tea

Ro Allen/No fear to Step Aside

Oct 6th, 2021 56m 1s

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 Vict

Steph Cousins/Securing Futures

Sep 29th, 2021 52m 12s

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 peo