Breadwinning Mums
Hello and welcome to Breadwinning Mums! The Breadwinning Mums is a podcast where we debunk the myths of working mums, cheer each other on and show the world that it’s okay to be a mum and still pursue excellence in your chosen area of expertise. Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the host and guests, and not necessarily to the host’s and guest’s employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Episodes
On this episode we are so privileged to have Tim Curtis on the show. Tim spoke of his life journey, growing up as the son of a Special Air Service Commanding Officer, working for and exiting the army with an MBA, consult in the UN through the 2005 Afghanistan Parliamentary Elections, all the way up to his current consultancy work and co-authorship of the Resilience Shield, and his next upcoming book: Building Resilient Kids.
On this episode we continued our conversation with Steve Biddulph - Australian author, activist and psychologist with a number of influential best-selling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and kids' education. We delved deeper about his latest book, Wild Creature Mind, how to tap into our right brain hemisphere to get a better, deeper understanding of our experiences and perspectives and how to help our children trust the...
On this episode I was so excited to be chatting with Steve Biddulph - an Australian author, activist and psychologist who has written a number of influential best-selling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and kids' education. We spoke about his latest book, Wild Creature Mind; how to raise better children by first taking better control over our own emotions; and how to embrace the elders in our lives whilst continuing to ...
On this episode we’re chatting with Jo Westh, the founder of 4Voices, a for-purpose organisation and registered charity providing free frontline services to vulnerable women. Jo shared her life story about growing up as an extremely driven and intelligent girl, living in Italy to study psychology, before building a career in management consulting and starting a family.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts,...
On this episode we’re chatting with Janise Mitchell, the CEO of Australian Childhood Foundation, Director of Centre for Excellence in Therapeutic Care, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University. Janise shared her life story about growing up as a head strong and self-assured girl, accompanying her mum giving relief care to wards of state, a work that would later shape her career and purpose in life.
On this episode we’re chatting with Phil Hayes-St Clair, a proud girl dad, self-proclaimed raging feminist, and serial entrepreneur that I have had the pleasure to meet during my MBA study at AGSM. Phil shared his life story about overcoming adversity early in life, how he found and thrived in other domains of his life, and highlighted the importance of supporting your partner with continued curiosity and open mind.
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On this episode we’re chatting with Carla Brown, the Vice President of The Personal Finance Society, and the Managing Director and Chartered Financial Planner at Oakmere Wealth Management. Carla shared her life story about finding purpose in financial planning, building a successful business whilst weathering the storm of relationship separation, and thriving at work and at home with a partner who celebrates her success in work and...
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On this episode we’re chatting with Jo Stone, the CEO and Founder of the Balance Institute where she empowers ambitious women create balance between career and family, without stepping back or burning out. Jo shared her life story about growing up amongst corporate executive, reaching the C-Suite a...
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On this episode we’re chatting with Carly Hopgood, a certified professional coach and the co-founder of Sajer Group. Carly shared her life story about growing up in different parts of the world, building her roots in Sydney before making a sea change with her family to New Zealand and overcoming po...
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On this episode we’re chatting with Alex Egeler, an aerospace engineer turned lead parent to his four boys when an opportunity presented itself. Alex is the founder of Empathetic Egg, where he helps parents realign their career choices with their family-centric values. He opened up about his life s...
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On this episode we’re chatting with Dr Chloe Lim, who is the Founder, Director, and Science Storyteller at Twisty Science, a Senior Regulatory Scientist at the Department of Health and Aged Care, and the Founder and Balloon Artist at Giggly Wiggly Balloons. Chloe shared with us her life story about...
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Today we’re chatting with Erica James, who is not a breadwinning mum, but an inspiring woman nevertheless. Erica is a Business Systems Analyst for the Ku-ring-gai Council. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Sydney as a boy, moving to Cooma and Bathurst before choosing to become h...
On Tuesday, 12 March 2024 we had the absolute pleasure of hosting our book launch at Harry Hartog Bondi with an intimate group of breadwinning mums, podcast listeners and supporters of the Breadwinning Mums project. Three mums from the book - Wendy Zveglic, Yanti Ropeyarn and Julie Parkinson graced us with their presence to share their stories and reflections on their lives as working mums, wives, sisters, and beautifully imperfect...
Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!
Today we’re chatting with Patrick Tsang, who is not a breadwinning mum, but a breadwinning dad with two daughters. Patrick is an NV1, Ex-CTO and experienced leader in platform and quality engineering. He shared with us his life story about growing up in Sydney as a young child from Hong Kong, findi...
Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!
Today we’re chatting with Ratih Arruum Listiyandini, a fellow married breadwinning mum with one son, Fatir. Ratih is a Clinical Psychologist, an Assistant Professor, Researcher and Educator at University of New South Wales. She shared with us her life story about growing up in different parts of In...
Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!
Today we’re chatting with Jessica Wong-Saunderson, a fellow breadwinning mum with one son, and another on the way. Jessica is the Co-Founder of MumbleMe, and an M&A Tax and International Tax Advisor. She shared with us her journey of moving to Australia from Hong Kong, highlighted the importanc...
**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains explicit discussions about various forms of domestic abuse including verbal, emotional and physical abuse. If you find these topics distressing, feel free to skip this episode. If you need resources or support go to beyondblue.org.au or for 24 hour free counselling in Australia, the number for Lifeline is 13 11 14, please look after yourself.
Today we’re chatting with Christine Anderson, ...
Today we’re chatting with Gabriella Nunes, a fellow married breadwinning mum with three boys. Gabriella is the Director of Research & Commercialisation at University of New South Wales. Gabriella shared with us her life story about being the youngest daughter of her parents who immigrated from Italy, inheriting their hard work ethics and finding equality and true partnership with her husband in raising their family.
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Today we’re chatting with Amarjot Bagga, a fellow breadwinning mum to a baby daughter, Bobby. Amarjot is the Head of Environmental & Social Impact at Iress and an Activator at Coralus. Amarjot shared with us her life story about moving to Australia from India, how this experience shaped her perspective and ingrained the volunteering and social impact aspect of her life’s work, and gave us practical tips on how we could all cont...
Today we’re chatting with Penny Locaso, a fellow breadwinning mum to a teenage son and a black Labrador named Tilly. Penny is a transformation coach, global speaker, published author, and the founder of hackinghappy.co. Penny shared with us her life story about leaving a global giant and a long term marriage, going through various life transformations to find her place as a transformation coach for busy women.
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