Leadership Podcast
Her Ambitious Career
Her Ambitious Career is the podcast you have been looking for if you want practical career advice and strategies to build your executive profile, influence and visibility to be seen as top talent, ready for a more senior leadership role.
And get new, fulfilling results in your career!
Ep 201 – How to Dress for the Role You Want: Intentional Style for Career Success
Whether you’re preparing for a promotion, a high-stakes meeting, or wanting to step into that next-level version of you, your styling can have a huge impact on fast tracking that success. My guest today is Lucy Owens, CEO of Style Rises….
Ep 200 – Celebrating My Fabulous Clients’ Wins (& Hitting Our 200th Episode!)
I am super excited because this is our 200th episode and what better way to celebrate this milestone, than to hear from four of my clients and their career successes as a result of working with me! Today I am…
Ep 199 – Leadership Fundamentals (Part 3): Adaptability & Resilience
Leadership isn’t always about setting big picture strategy and chairing Town Hall meetings: it’s also about taking leadership micro-steps and getting the basics right. In today’s episode, we are talking about the fact that adaptability and emotional resilience will be…
Ep 198 – Leadership Fundamentals (Part 2): Communication & Accountability
Leadership isn’t always about setting big picture strategy and chairing Town Hall meetings: it’s also about taking leadership micro-steps and getting the basics right. In today’s episode, we are talking about the essential value of effective communication and accountability. We…
Ep 197 – Leadership Fundamentals (Part 1): Integrity & Self-Awareness
Leadership isn’t always about setting big picture strategy and chairing Town Hall meetings: it’s also about taking leadership micro-steps and getting the basics right. In today’s episode, we are talking about the importance of both integrity and self- awareness for…
Ep 196 – How to Confidently Make That Critical Shift to Strategic Leader, with guest Chris Lamb
Have you been told you ‘need to be more strategic’ but don’t really know what that means, or how to deliver it? My guest today is Chris Lamb, an accomplished Chief People Officer and board director. He has worked at…
Ep 195 – The Top 5 Skills Employers Want Most This Decade Are Human-Centric
Data from the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Survey 2025 tells us that employers see human-centric skills as essential amidst rising technological advances. But what are those sought after skills? Whilst technological literacy, data and AI skillsets are regarded as priorities…
Ep 194 – Next-Level Interview Prep: How to Do Your Due Diligence & Assess Cultural Fit
Transparency is key for women seeking new roles, in terms of the opportunity, pay, benefits and flexibility. But how do you truly assess an organisation’s cultural fit during a short, 60-minute interview? Work180’s 2025 What Women Want survey found “8/10 women said they’d…
Ep 193 – Is Your Leadership Style Being Evaluated Unfairly?
Women are too often penalised, and prevented opportunities to progress to leadership, because their boss might lead (and deliver results) in a different way to them; this is leadership evaluation bias. In today’s episode I am talking about the penalty,…
Ep 192 – Know What Constitutes ‘Sexual Harassment’ at Work & The Action Victims Can Take, with guest Sarah Cappello
Many victims of sexual harassment stay silent and deal with the aftermath alone. In this vital conversation, we are exploring the breadth of action that constitutes ‘sexual harassment’ and advice on first steps victims can take to move forwards. My…
Ep 191 – You Don’t Have a Confidence Problem at Work; You Have a STRATEGY Problem
Have you been told you’re lacking confidence? Or have you begun to think you have a confidence ‘problem’? Well stick with me today because I’m here to let you know you DON’T have a confidence problem at all… and how…
Ep 190 – How to Build Your Network Quickly & Land Better Leadership Opportunities
Do you lament the ‘strength’ of your current network? You aren’t alone! A lot of women struggle to network but let’s talk about changing all that because your network can become the biggest asset of your career and it might…
Ep 189 – 3 Ways To Be An Exceptional Career Sponsor
Career Sponsorship has become critical to women’s advancement to leadership. Today, we are discussing the behaviours and actions the most exceptional Sponsors are taking to ensure more talented women are promoted to leadership. Systemic bias means that men are exposed…
Ep 188 – The Critical Evolution of DEI in the 2025 Trump Era, with guest Bianca Hartge-Hazelman
DEI was shaken in early 2025 by both a change in US federal leadership and policy, potentially challenging the future of diversity, equity and inclusion in business as we knew it. My guest and I today are discussing how DEI…
Ep 187 – The Ultimate Career Catalyst: The Power of Saying ‘No’
Do you have a tendency to say YES – or saying nothing at all – when really, you want to say NO? Today I am exploring 6 different scenarios where you might need to say ‘No!’ more often in your…
