Breadwinning Mums: Recent Episodes
Jane Lim
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.
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David Joyce is the Founder and Lead Advisor of Synapsing, Performance and Strategic Advisor of Beautiful Game Group, a long distance runner and a well-rounded family man. We spoke about the importance of sleep in high performance, choosing the buckets we prioritise in certain life phases and the awareness of the trade-off that comes with each choice, and finding a higher purpose beyond the mechanics of what we do.
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Shelly Horton is a journalist, TV presenter, keynote speaker, founder of the ShellShocked media, and author of “I’m Your Peri Godmother.” Shelly spoke about growing up in Kingaroy as a curious girl, finding herself in a Veronica Corningstone moment that would launch her career as a TV presenter, and using her perimenopause journey to empower other women and create systemic change in Australia’s female health.
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Dr Tamsin Astor is a neuroscientist for founders and teams, a habit and leadership strategist, and an overall good human being.
Tamsin shared her life story of navigating two cancer episodes in her young son’s life, finding inner alignment and asserting her sovereignty in her first marriage, and entering fifties with so much richness and joy, and the safety to flourish as her full self.
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Last Sunday, on the 14th December 2025, in the late afternoon during a Hanukkah celebration attended by approximately one thousand people, two gunmen shot at the crowd, killing 15 people, including a holocaust survivor, two rabbis, and a ten year old Matilda.
We are joined today by Michael Scott, an Australian Army veteran, previously Head of Military to the UN, Founder & CEO of The 2023 Foundation Ltd, a nascent global charity combating antisemitism, and author of A Light Still Burns: Israel and the Values Worth Defending.
Michael shares the importance of understanding the context and unbiased history of what happened in the past, and what we can all do to stand alongside our Jewish and Moslem communities, to push forward a unified and resilient Australia. I wish you all a safe holiday season.
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It is my pleasure to end this season’s episodes with a conversation with my good friend, Ben Pronk. Ben is the Managing Partner of Mettle Global, one of the co-founders of The Resilience Shield, the co-host of the Unforgiving60 podcast, and an adjunct faculty at the University of New South Wales.
We discussed all things about life, how to build resilience, and the topic of his upcoming book: how to find happiness, not despite, but with the full knowledge, that we’re all going to die in the end.
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In this episode we are chatting with Rickson Dsouza - the founder of Successio Global, a husband and a father of two children, and an endurance athlete. Rickson shared his life story about growing up in Dubai as a third generation Indian, starting a career in the insurance business, before finding a clear sense of mission in life to leave a set of legacy.
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In this episode we are chatting with Dr David James Penman, or Jim Penman, the founder and owner of Jim’s Group, the largest franchise chain in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 5,500 franchisees. Jim shared his life story about building his business empire, finding worthwhile purpose in his life, and how meaningful struggle remain as an essential part of his life.
I’m sure you’ll find lots of wisdom in this conversation with Jim Penman.
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I had a lot of fun getting to know and chatting with Victoria O’Reilly, a Registered Nurse of oncology and palliative care unit, educator, agricultural health and wellness ambassador, and a mum of three. Vicki shared with us her journey of growing up in a military family, traveling the world as a cook before finding love and settling down in Zimbabwe, before civil unrest sent her back to the UK, to then finding a new home in Australia.
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It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to be chatting with Justine Campbell, a Clinical Therapist & Positive Psychology Business Coach for Female Entrepreneurs and the founder of The Lotus Collective™. Justine shared her life story about growing up as a young girl in Australia before exploring and living in eight countries around the world, marrying a hotelier and starting a 7-figure business in Hong Kong, and then moving back to Australia to found The Lotus Collective™.
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I had an absolute blast chatting with Alka Joshi on the Breadwinning Mums podcast this week. Alka is an internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and The Perfumist of Paris. Six Days in Bombay is her fourth novel. We spoke about the lead female characters in Alka’s novels - their journey of self-exploration, self-realisation and self-acceptance, something that all Breadwinning Mums can relate to.
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On this episode we are chatting with John Cachia, an award winning financial advisor at Thriving Wealth, host of Cash Talk podcast, a husband to his beautiful wife and a proud father of three boys. We talk about finding our ikigai, or purpose in life, beyond superficial accomplishments, how spirituality and our religious beliefs shape how we show up in the world, and the importance of patience to balance our high achieving nature.
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On this episode we are chatting with Jon Hunter. Jon is a Coach, Adviser, Ex-public company Chief Revenue Officer and a proud father of four children. Jon spoke about his childhood, growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia amidst his super intelligent family members, climbing up the career ladder, before the pandemic forced him to really focus on what matters in life.
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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.
Links to Building Resilient Kids: https://resilienceshield.com/kids/ https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761771699/
Link to Resilient Survey: https://feedback.resilienceshield.com/jfe/form/SV_5aQHqZfQ3SyiusS
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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 their own Wild Creature Minds.
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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 pass on our wisdom to the younger generations.
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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.
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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.
To help more Australian children suffering from abuse, neglect and domestic violence find safety and healing, all profits from the Breadwinning Mums book for the months of October through to December 2024 will support the amazing work of Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF). Know a few amazing mums in your life? Why not buy several books and gift them the book that celebrates mums whilst helping Australian children in need, or support ACF directly.
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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 in life.
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Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!
Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!
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 at her work, and how she decided to be the kind of mum that fits her personality.
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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 post-natal depression.
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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 story about growing up as an only child with high expectations to succeed in his career, losing his dad at the tender age of 11, and how his battle with his own mental health challenges empower Alex to further help his own son through his mental health journey.
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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 carving her own path as a young woman from Malaysia, finding and securing scholarships in New Zealand and Australia, before settling down in Canberra with her family as a culturally and linguistically diverse migrant woman.
Dr Chloe Lim is an executive in the Australian Public Service. She has a PhD in medical science and worked in academia for over 14 years, as a medical researcher studying epigenetics in the immune system. She was also in a biotech start-up before moving into government as a regulatory scientist.
She is an advocate for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and migrant women. She is an advisor, coach, and mentor for non-profit organisations like STEM Sisters, Global Sisters, and SiTara's Story. She shares her migrant story in the anthology book 'Undefeated', to inspire other women to embrace who they are. She amplifies the stories of women in STEM through her podcast 'CALD Voices in STEM' to improve the visibility and representation of CALD women in STEM.
She is also a balloon artist and entrepreneur, launching 'Giggly Wiggly Balloons' in 2019. Her talent in balloon artistry propelled her to become a finalist on Channel 7's 'Blow Up,' featuring the best balloon artists in Australia. She was awarded the Canberra Women in Business Micro Businesswoman of the Year in 2023 for her business excellence.
Chloe is passionate about STEM engagement in children and published a children’s book, 'What Makes You Unique', demystifying DNA. She founded Twisty Science, a science education company, to make learning fun and engaging through art and science for children. She merges her love for science and balloon twisting to create fun educational science storytelling shows.
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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 her authentic self with the loving unconditional support from her wife Anna.
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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 humans. Wished you were there!
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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, finding his way through world travel and career in adulthood and prioritising family over work advances.
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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 Indonesia, uprooting her family to take up a PhD in Sydney, and continuing her life’s purpose to develop and expand digital mental health capabilities in Indonesia.
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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 importance of fitting in first the important things in your life’s jar, and explained how her faith helped her overcome life’s big challenges through practising continuous surrender.
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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, a fellow breadwinning mum with one daughter. Christine is a State Manager at FBAA. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Australia, bringing up her baby daughter as a single mum, and surviving various forms of domestic abuse in her relationships to now inspire others in similar situations to find courage and bravery.
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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 contribute towards making the world more sustainable in our own little ways.
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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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Today we’re chatting with Tanya Sale, a fellow married breadwinning mum with two children. Tanya is the CEO and co-founder of outsource Financial. She shared with us her journey of playing professional sports, finding a different career in banking due to injury, and starting out her own business.
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CONTENT WARNING This episode contains discussions about child sex abuse, sexual assault and depression, which I know can be distressing. So if you need resources or support go to beyondblue.org 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 Trisha Gudka, a fellow breadwinning mum with two children. Trisha is a women’s empowerment and happiness coach at Blow Away the Clouds. She shared with us her mission to empower mums from all walks of life, explained quick techniques to help mums snap out of overwhelm, and courageously shared her personal story of being a survivor of child sex abuse and overcoming depression.
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Today we’re chatting with Adilene Guevara, a fellow breadwinning mum with one son, Rafael. Adilene is an excellent exemplar of grit, tenacity, and accountability. She wears a multitude of hats in her life as a wife, a mom, a student, a teacher, a daughter and a sister. Adi tells us her story about missing out on life’s big chance, persevering through life’s tough phases and always thinking about how our actions will impact our children.
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Today we’re chatting with my sister Yanti Ropeyarn, a fellow breadwinning mum with one baby son, Ilo. Yanti is a proud Angkamuthi, Yadhaykenu, Woppaburra, Meriam woman from Far North Cape York Peninsula. She shared with us her life story about growing up with her mob, battling her sexuality and overcoming depression before finally coming out to her family, and finding love whilst giving back to her community.
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Today we’re chatting with Christine Janssen, a fellow breadwinning mum with one teenage daughter. Christine is the Founder & CEO of Edstutia. She shared with us her life story about growing up in the mid-west, moving and finding her place in New York City, and arriving at the pinnacle of her career with Edstutia.
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Today we’re chatting with Rachael Nisenkier, a fellow breadwinning mum with one baby girl, Raya. Rachael is an experienced professional currently pursuing her MBA at New York University. She shared with us her life story about growing up as a theatre kid, committing to the life-changing trifecta of parenthood, taking on a mortgage and going back to university full time during the pandemic.
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Today we’re chatting with Lynn Wood, a fellow breadwinning mum with two adult children and one granddaughter. Lynn is an extremely accomplished professional and the founder of Idea Spies. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Australia, moving to work in Hong Kong whilst building her financial independence before coming back to Australia to start her family.
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Today we’re chatting with Samie Ly, a fellow breadwinning mum with two children, Emmy and Dean. Samie is a Professor at Concordia University, and the co-founder of Innovatank, a teaching innovation with a mission to disrupt higher education based in Montreal, Canada. Samie shared with us her life story about growing up in Montreal, juggling four different jobs whilst completing her degree, and finally living her dream live with her partner Stavros and their two children.
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Today we’re chatting with Julie Parkinson, a fellow breadwinning mum with two adult sons Jake and Joshua. Julie is the Director of Mother’s Heart Organisation. She shared with us her life story about growing up in a small village in the North of England, starting her first job with the Good Housekeeping magazine, exploring Australia, and working in Hong Kong, before finally calling Australia home.
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Today we’re chatting with Fei-Fei Porter, a fellow breadwinning mum with three children Sophia, Lawrence and Jamie. Fei-Fei is a Principal at Oliver Wyman. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Adelaide, exploring the world and working in Hong Kong, US and UK, before coming back to Australia.
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Today we’re chatting with Roslyn Martin, a fellow breadwinning mum with two children, Preston and Blakeley. Roslyn is a Senior Product Manager at Macquarie Group, who has recently finished her MBA studies at AGSM and will be starting a new role as a Director of Innovation Strategy. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Papua New Guinea, moving back to Sydney as a pre-adolescent girl and starting her MBA study during her second maternity leave.
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Today we’re chatting with Masha Sedova, a fellow breadwinning mum with a six-month-old son, Helix. Masha is the co-founder and President of Elevate Security. She shared with us her life story about moving to the States from Russia, building a start-up company in Berkeley, California, and juggling pregnancy and early motherhood whilst fundraising and transforming her company to a complete remote work arrangement.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Welcome to the show, I’m Jane Lim. On the Breadwinning Mums podcast 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.
Today we’re chatting with Petra Langan-Stark, a fellow breadwinning mum with two boys, Hudson and Sawyer. Petra is a career coach at the Australian Graduate School of Management, and she holds a portfolio of casual roles to balance the demands of her special-needs son, Sawyer. She shared with us her life story about travelling the world with a toddler, navigating through crisis when life throws you a curve ball, and always asking the question of “how can we make it work” during challenging times.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Welcome to the show, I’m Jane Lim. On the Breadwinning Mums podcast 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.
Today we’re chatting with Wendy Zveglic, a fellow married breadwinning mum with two sons, Aidan and Levy. Wendy is a Senior Manager of the Solutions Engineering at Salesforce. She shared with us her adventure of moving overseas as a young child, and how this experience shaped her grit and resilience that would later help her in life.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Today we’re chatting with Giverny Reid, a fellow breadwinning mum with a 6-month-old baby girl, Zinzi. Giv is the Creative Marketing Director of Crown Group.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Today we’re chatting with Teeshal Bal, a fellow breadwinning mum with two girls, Isla and Zara. Teeshal is the founder of Grit Leadership and a Program Manager for Metro Trains.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Today we’re chatting with Megan Kair, the Director of Development at Opera Queensland and a fellow breadwinning single mum with two girls, Olivia and Rosie.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Today we’re chatting with Elissa Green, a fellow breadwinning mum who is married to her childhood sweetheart Andrew with two children, Charlie and Ella. Elissa is a Regional Sales Director at Salesforce.
Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author's employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Today we’re chatting with Ursula Dyer Lepporoli, a fellow married breadwinning mum with a 7-year-old son, Markus. Ursula is a Partner at KPMG in Global Mobility Tax Leader of Victoria. She shared with us her journey from being an independent high schooler in Denver, Colorado, to a career woman travelling the Americas, and finally reaching a point in time when she decided to have a child. Here we go with Ursula Dyer Lepporoli.
Today we’re chatting with Prisca Edwards, a fellow breadwinning mum with an 8-year-old son, Zac. Prisca is the Head of Sales and Marketing for Crown Group Holdings. She shared with us her focus, determination and resilience as a young girl entering a drawing competition, and how her strength carried her through adulthood and motherhood journey.
Here we go with Prisca Edwards.
I'm so thrilled to be launching the Breadwinning Mums 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.
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