The Footprints of Leadership tells the story of inspirational leaders; uncovering their traits, routines and strategies for success.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
When Penny Cula-Reid was a teenager, she was told she could no longer play AFL because she was a girl. What happened next, changed footy in Australia.
Penny, along with some other girls from the local footy club, began a sex discrimination case against AFL Victoria, resulting the rules being changed to create a youth girls competition. Years later, the first women’s national footy competition, the AFLW, was born.
As a player, Penny represented Collingwood in 2017. She went on to coach the Collingwood VFLW side to the minor premiership and win Coach of the Year. Now, Penny coaches full time at Williamstown Football Club.
Penny’s leadership style is defined by her passion for getting the best out of the people around her. She is driven to create change, to help others learn, and to empower her players and peers to achieve new heights. In this episode, she shares her story, her approach to coaching, and the challenges she has faced in her journey to where she is today.
Additional References:
+ Even Girls Play Footy (2012) Documentary
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Welcome to Season 2 of the Footprints of Leadership podcast.
Each week, we will be taking a closer look at what makes great leadership. If you’re on your own leadership journey, get ready to learn from the best. We’re taking a deep dive into strategies for success, with everything from daily routines to life-changing lessons.
Together, we will be meeting some of the most exciting leaders in Australia across sectors like business, media, politics, sport and the arts. Join me in conversation with inspiring activists making a change in the world, high-powered executives from international brands, and emerging leaders making their own mark on their industries.
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Checking in with a summary episode to end this amazing season of The Footprints of Leadership.
Let's take a quick trip down memory lane to hear from each of our incredible guests.
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Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Today's episode is with Lee Walker - Publishing & Editorial Director at Oxford University Press.
Lee is Director of Publishing, Editorial and Design for Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand, and President of the Australian Publishers Association. For 28 years, Lee has enjoyed a very rewarding career in the sector publishing, and has been a senior leader in the publishing industry for 14 years. Before she made her mark in the Education Publishing Department at Oxford, Lee worked at Australian Publishers Association and Cengage Learning. In her spare time, Lee enjoys reading and drawing (despite not rating her artistic skills), listening to community radio on the weekends and enjoying the great company of friends and family over a glass (or more!) of good wine.
Today on Footprints we welcome Lee Walker. Lee is Director of Publishing, Editorial and Design for Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand, and President of the Australian Publishers Association. For 28 years, Lee has enjoyed a very rewarding career in the sector, and has been a senior leader in the publishing industry for 14 years. Before she made her mark at Oxford, Lee worked at Cengage Learning. In her spare time, Lee enjoys reading and drawing (despite not rating her artistic skills), listening to community radio on Saturday mornings while unwinding from her week, and enjoying the great company of friends and family over a glass (or more!) of good wine.
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Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Today's episode is with Jaryd Clifford - Paralympic Athlete.
Jaryd is a vision impaired middle distance runner who made his Paralympic debut as a fresh-faced 17 year old at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. There is no denying that Jaryd raced well in Rio – he placed seventh in the men’s 1500m T13 and men’s 5000m T13, with one of his races attracting worldwide attention for being faster than its Olympic equivalent – but his improvement and success since then has been astronomical.
Jaryd won a bronze medal in the men’s 1500m T13 at the 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, became the first Paralympian to compete at the able-bodied U20 World Championships in 2018, and was crowned a dual world champion and world record holder in the men’s 1500m T13 at the 2019 World Para-athletics Championships last November. He was set to be the man to beat at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games which has been postponed due to the pandemic, however this year Jaryd has managed to secure the first para-athlete sponsorship deal with Nike. Jaryd is a seriously inspiring athlete and human being with an incredible life mantra - “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced”
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Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Today's episode is with Emily Thomas - Head Giraffe at Giraffe Consulting.
Emily has a super interesting life journey that led her to a thriving media and communications career. After being scouted in a shopping centre as a teenager, Emily moved to Italy at just fifteen years old to pursue a career in modelling. She enjoyed a successful career on the catwalk, working for high end fashion brands across Europe, until she decided it was time to hang up the stilettos in her early 20s. Emily jumped into a career in journalism and publishing where she went from strength to strength, working for various companies within publishing, oil and gas and the water sector. In 2019 Emily plunged into business and launched Giraffe Consulting - a media and communications company, specialising in tailored strategic communications. It is here in her role as CEO that she has further developed her leadership skills, and just happens to be my very own leader! When she isn’t kicking business goals and being a total girl boss, Emily enjoys oil painting and hanging with her cavoodle Louie.
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Today's episode is with Kate Hazel Hall - Author and University Lecturer.
Kate is an esteemed author who is launching her first novel, From Darkness in November 2020, published by Duet Books, the Young Adult imprint of Interlude Press in New York City. She has published short stories and creative non-fiction for adults, but YA fiction is where her heart is—especially fantasy, magical realism, and speculative YA with a healthy amount of Sapphic romance built in. When she isn’t writing, Kate often sneaks off to the forest or the beach with a sketchbook and a surfboard. Despite wearing out several wetsuits, Kate is yet to gain her advanced surfer qualifications, but she does have a PhD in Literary Studies from Deakin University, Australia. She works and writes on Wadawurrung country, teaching graduate research skills, genre studies and ecological fiction. Kate lives with her daughters and the world’s naughtiest rescue cat in a small coastal town, just across the Southern Ocean from Antarctica.
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Today's episode is with Cameron FitzGerald - Managing Director at Southern Rural Water.
Cameron is a leader with heart. He strives to build strong workplace culture and genuinely cares for his employees. He is also interested in the spiritual side of life, and encouraging everyone to find their creative and authentic selves. Cameron loves to write, and has even self-published a children’s book! He has a long-standing, successful career in the Water industry, most notably creating the Target 155 program during the millennium drought.
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Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Today's episode is with Vicki Powell - Product Design Engineer in Silicon Valley.
Over the past 5 years, Vicki has carved out a stellar engineering career which landed her a coveted position in Silicon Valley and led her to move from Melbourne to San Francisco. With a wide range of academic and sports talents, Vicki has held many leadership roles which we will hear all about today. She is a very talented rower and has been known to enjoy a hit of tennis.
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Today's episode is with Peter Sacco, the Program Director at ACRE - the Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship.
Over the past 20 years, Pete has led the delivery of a broad range of successful community based natural resource management and community capacity building initiatives in Australia and internationally. He is inspired by the creativity and innovation found within the ideas of young people, and enjoys working with them to seek out and achieve what they are most passionate about. He lives on a beautiful farm with his family of four in North East Victoria in the eco-friendly straw-bale house he built, complete with a compost toilet.
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