Raft of Bitches

Live from West Tech Fest - the biggest startup and innovation focused festival in Western Australia.

Head of Venture Studio at BetterLabs, Isabelle Charter is committed to helping startups grow faster, smarter, and bolder — and shaking up what a venture studio can be. Isabelle has spent nearly 20 years in startups, during which she’s started, scaled, sold, pivoted, and killed ventures. Most recently, Isabelle built and sold Drip - A...

Caitlin is a proud Goan woman and strategic leader with 10+ years driving multi-sector reforms across government, civil society, and global organisations. Recognised by Forbes, the Obama White House, and as 2024 ACT Young Australian of the Year, Caitlin has a record of delivering transformative programs that advance social impact, equity, and human rights.

In this episode, Caitlin shares her experience running Girls Takeover Parliam...

DiRtY sExY FuNNy.

Lucy Lovegun is a multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed force in the Australian burlesque scene. Known for her bold, comedic style, she’s performed around the world and competed twice at the prestigious Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas—taking home the title of Most Comedic. A passionate teacher, mentor, and community leader, Lucy is a titan of tease and headlining erotic clown.

In this episode, Lucy join...

Madison Heady is a vibrant young woman navigating her way through life and living with a disability. Madison was born with Cerebral Palsy and spent many years learning to walk and talk. After a devastating accident, she needed to learn how to walk all over again in 2020. She describes her greatest achievement being when she created her own public speaking and advocacy business. Her inspiration began as a high school student when sh...

Narelle Henry is a Noongar woman, educator, former athlete and coach, and General Manager of Ember Connect - a platform connecting and elevating First Nations women. 

For over two decades, Narelle has been focused on creating opportunities and building confidence for women and young people, and helping them see what’s possible, whether in classrooms, on courts, or in community spaces. 

You can support Narelle's mission by checki...

Lucy Peach is devoted to raising cuntciousness using science, story, and songs. 

She believes that embodying our cyclical nature is key to a thriving world.

With roots as a human biology teacher and sexual health educator, Lucy is also an award-winning performer, TEDx speaker, the author of bestselling book Period Queen and the creator of theatre show My Greatest Period Ever. Working with everyone from elite athletes to teenage girls...

Naarah is an Aboriginal Australian actor and Royal Academy of Music graduate. Named 2024 NAIDOC Aboriginal Creative Talent and Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year, she works across theatre, songwriting, TV, and public speaking. Highlights of Naarah's career so far include Amazon’s Deadloch (which the Raft are obsessed with!), The Sunshine Club (QLD Theatre), and Our Country’s Good (Lyric Hammersmith).

In this episode, Naarah...

Dr Kat "Astrokat" Ross is an astrophysics post doctoral researcher who studies teenage black holes using radio telescopes. 

Dr Kat is also the leader of the national #IncludeHer movement, which aims to correct high school courses to include a more diverse representation of scientists. 

A proud bisexual and agender person, Dr Astrokat was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD. She is looking to help create safe spaces and welcomin...

Welcome to Season 2!!!!

Nina Karisik is a software engineer and founder of MadeApt, a soon-to-launch fashion tech startup reimagining how custom clothing is made - sustainably, ethically, and with actual personality. She blends tech with storytelling to build things that matter. An OG She Coder and based in Perth, she’s also part of the crew behind Australia’s biggest founder meetup - because startups run better with free snacks

In t...

Live from West Tech Fest - the biggest startup and innovation focused festival in Western Australia.

This episode we are joined by Cheryl Mack, CEO of Aussie Angels to discuss democratising angel investing and the investment landscape for startups in Australia. Cheryl arrived in Australia in 2015 and pretty quickly became what The Australian newspaper described as "a force to be reckoned with in the local start up sce...

This episode touches on some difficult topics including family and domestic violence and coercive control, burnout, and children experiencing trauma. If you or someone you know is struggling with difficult conversations or situations, please check out the resources below.

With a passion for connecting people, ideas and opportunities with purpose, Rebecca Beardsley is a creative and strategic thinker with over 25 years' experien...

This episode touches on some difficult topics including challenges impacting the queer community, and youth suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with difficult conversations or mental health, please check out the resources below.

Ashara Wills is the visionary force behind Let’s Queer The Air—a transformative business that fosters understanding and inclusion through authentic dialogue and engagement. A multicul...

This episode touches on some difficult topics including eating disorders and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with difficult conversations or mental health, please check out the resources below.

Dr. Katherine is a motivational speaker on the benefits of self-respect. She works with organisations who want leaders that bring 100% of themselves to work and never say leave saying ‘coulda, shoulda, woulda’. She is also a...

With over two decades in startup/scale-up land and two unicorns (startup companies with a value of over $1 billion) under her belt, Sam loves nothing more than helping others shine.

Sam has a flair for building large resilient teams from the ground up, creating the people journey culture, implementing change management processes, streamlining operation processes, firefighting when the house is on fire and assisting companies set the...

Kate is an unapologetic feminist. She is the Founder and CEO of She Codes Australia, on a mission to inspire 100,000 women across the country to enter tech careers.

Kate’s work is closing the gender gap in tech, where only 30 per cent of employees are women. Her achievements have been recognised with the Business News 40 Under 40 Award and a Women in Digital Champion of Change award. She was recently named as WA's 2024 Young Au...

For centuries women have been told that we’re each other’s worst enemies – but in our experience women are more like otters than queen bees. Female otters – bitches, if you will – join hands with each other to create rafts that stop them from drifting apart and losing each other while they are asleep.

Just like a literal raft of bitches, our experience has been that thriving women often have a tight-knit circle of other women who he...