Creators and Guests

Michelle is an Associate Professor at Murdoch University, specialising in careers.

Dr Luella Forbes is a consultant specialising in Organisational Change and founder of The Career Library and it's podcast, Career Stories.

Annette Brodie is Founder and CEO of The Reconnect Project, a social enterprise aimed at reducing Australia's digital divide.

Charity Becker is an organisational coach, and coach supervisor. With an extensive coaching career in private sector and as an independent coach, Charity is passionate about work that works for you.

Dinda Timperon is a senior technology and engineering leader, global keynote speaker, and leadership mentor redefining what it means to lead in complex, high-stakes environments.

With sixteen years of experience in the automotive industry in all Sales Levels (HQ, Region, Wholesale, Retail), I have a strong record in delivering Sales & Marketing results, paired with excellent communication, analytical, and management skills. Living and working in international environments, and leading cross-functional and international project teams, has helped foster my ability to adapt quickly in dynamic settings, develop strong leadership skills, and become accustomed to taking a proactive, results-oriented approach

I am a Partner in PwC’s Workforce Advisory, supporting clients on people, strategy, culture, change, DEI and leadership. Throughout my consulting career, I have had the opportunity to work across a number of industries, including resources, retail, education, police, fire and emergency services, financial services, sport, media and entertainment. I have loved supporting a number of non-profit organisations that I deeply believe in. I have served as a Board Member of the Stella Prize, celebrating excellence in Australian women’s writing; President of UN Women Australia, advocating for gender equality in Australia and around the world; Deputy Chair of the Australian Inclusion Group, working to ensure communities harness the full potential of people with disabilities; and ReachOut.Com focusing on young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Prior to consulting, I worked as a lawyer and led a human rights NGO.

As Managing Director with responsibility for the Consulting and Client Engagement activity within Reed Talent Solutions, I am part of a collaborative team and work in an environment where every day I am inspired by the exceptional people I work with. I have overall responsibility for our Consultancy offering delivered via our dedicated Consultancy+ brand and through specialist practitioners within our wider Reed Talent Solutions business. In addition to this, I lead Reed's corporate sales teams securing opportunities across the full spectrum of contingent labour and permanent recruitment solutions, encompassing SOW, Services Procurement, MSP, RPO and PSL.

Kelly Shay is a purpose driven, results-oriented leader with a strong track record of exceeding targets. Kelly enjoys leading dynamic teams with diversity of identity, ideas, experience and expertise to achieve a common goal. She is focussed on finding solutions for people who can't find them for themselves.

Mehdi Langroudi is Executive Director of Network Operations at Main Roads Western Australia and is a Transport Executive with extensive experience in the Transport Sector. His experience spans the UK, UAE, Qatar and the wider Middle East region, as well as Australia.

With over a decade of executive level experience in leading and managing complex multi-functional teams to deliver policy, regulatory, operational and organisational outcomes for the benefit of industries and communities. I pride myself on combining excellent leadership with my scientific background to bring stakeholders along and deliver lasting outcomes.

I’m a senior commercial leader working at the intersection of payments, credit and retail platforms, with a career spanning banking, SaaS and large-scale retail. My focus is on translating complex financial, regulatory and technology environments into simple, scalable solutions that create value for customers while driving sustainaI’m particularly interested in how embedded finance, payments innovation and agent-led commerce are reshaping customer decision-making, platform economics and growth models. And how organisations can balance innovation with trust, compliance and long-term value. I enjoy working with boards, leadership teams and partners to align strategy, execution and culture, and to build teams that can deliver in fast-moving, highly regulated environments. Always keen to exchange perspectives on the future of payments, platforms and financial services.