There are so many definitions of what it means to be an authentic leader. My guest, Melina Georgousakis, shares what it means for her.

In today’s episode my fabulous guest, Melina Georgousakis, is talking about authenticity in leadership by sharing her own career journey with us: from working in a research lab to informing health policy, and then going on to found Franklin Women, an incredible vibrant community for women in STEM in Australia. She has also taken to the TEDx stage: you can watch her speak here, How to Turn One Big Idea Into a Social Enterprise.

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About Melina:

Melina Georgousakis is a research scientist, a social entrepreneur and champion for an inclusive health and medical research sector. After a career in the lab researching novel vaccines against group A streptococcus she transitioned into a health policy career providing technical support to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. Melina later joined the Bupa Health Foundation as their Research and Policy Manager responsible for building and investing in partnerships to improve health outcomes of the Australian population.

She is the founder of Franklin Women, a social enterprise which aims to create a science sector where women thrive and is currently leading the organisation as its Director and in 2019, she shared her story on the TEDx stage.

Melina has been recognised through awards such as The Edna Ryan Awards, the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers, ProBono Australia’s 25 People of Impact, and Women’s Agenda Leadership Award.

About Rebecca:

Hi, I’m Rebecca Allen and I’m an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. I’ve worked for 11 years now as a coach and have helped women at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence and Coles. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they’ve got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I’m a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I’d love to connect with you!