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The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade
Women of Influence, with Kate Meade. We are on a mission to find the most incredible women. Some we will know, others are going about their daily lives. Everyone has a story. She is a CEO, She is a volunteer, She is a TV host, She is a doctor, an educator, a scientist, a leader. She is just getting on with it. What can we learn from her, what’s her message? Join me to celebrate incredible, inspiring women and shine a great big beacon of light on their stories. Let’s learn from the women that…
Episodes
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade73/100 DAYS (ish). KERRYN MANNING AM. A trailblazer for women in harness racing
Recently, Kerryn was involved in a serious race fall. She fractured three vertebrae, with another displaced, and endured pain that required two hospital stays…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade72/100 DAYS (ish). Jemima Montag. I will walk 500 miles
While her achievements on the track have earned global recognition, it was her heartfelt post-race comments at the Paris Olympics that captured the hearts of…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade71/100 DAYS (ish) GEORGIE MARTIN. I want a big life
Georgie Martin will not follow the crowd. A woman of her own mind. She is the reminder that just because everyone is doing one thing; you don't have to. You…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade70/100 DAYS (ish) SUZANNE GALLARD. I wanted to see more color
During COVID it was thinking time for Suzanne. After always knowing she wanted to run her own business it was time. At the end of 2021 she knew she wanted…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade69/100 DAYS (ish) Alessia Maio. Crohn’s has been “a speed bump, not a roadblock”.
September was Crohn’s & Colitis Australia’s Live Fearless Challenge, but behind the campaign there is Alessia; with an invisible illness and refusing to be…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade68/100 DAYS (ish) Laura Racky. The tough love you didn't know you needed
Do you need someone to just tell it to you straight? Career, life, family? Do you need someone that you won't always agree with but respect enough to hear out?…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade67/100 DAYS (ish). Alice Zaslavsky. The doll I carried.
I'm telling you if there was ever a hype girl, a champion of others Alice would be it. When she stops to talk to you she sees you. She is present. I wonder…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade66/100 DAYS (ish) ZAHRA CIARDI. Rewriting success
Zahra opens up and shares so generously. You don't get to the other side without a story that follows you. This is a story of survival. Removing oneself to…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade65/100 DAYS (ish). GEORGIE PURCELL. I have a busy mind
Georgie Purcell is a Member of the Victorian Parliament Legislative Council, proudly representing the Animal Justice Party in Northern Victoria. If you were…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade64/100 DAYS (ish). ANNA MUSSON. Your etiquette coach
Beginning her career in top hotels, Anna Musson found herself fascinated by the ‘right’ way of doing things and the impact it had on those around her. She…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade63/100 DAYS (ish). SARAH QUINN. What will I wear today?
This is Sarah Quinn, founder of My Charity Runway and has led teams raising over $380 million for Australian charities, and recently through fashion…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade62/100 DAYS (ish) Suzanne Chaundy. A love of Opera will stay with you for a life time
If you are looking for a night at the Opera this is your sign! Melbourne Opera’s production of Il Trovatore opens on 23 August, dedicated to the memory of Dame…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade61/100 DAYS (ish) Liz Hicklin. The 92 year old comedian.
If there is one thing you listen to this weekend. Please let it be this. Liz Hiklin's life changed at age 90. She described always knowing she had a light…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade60/100 DAYS (ish) Carmen Pavlovic. Be excellent. Not perfect
Be excellent at what you do. Not perfect. This is your reminder that you don't have to be perfect at what you do but aim for excellence. This is Carmen…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade59/100 DAYS (ish) Diana Johnston. We should buy the Hill of Content
Moments in life shape us. For Diana it was in the classroom as a child being asked to read out loud. She could read but she couldn't pronounce the words. The…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade58/100 DAYS (ish) Katrina Brightwell. I gave my kidney to my daughter
They say you will do anything for your kids. It is so true. Katrina was a match. One minute you are going in for your 20 week scan, the next a team of…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade57/100 DAYS (ish) Niecy Robertson. I'm the lucky one.
Neicy is what they call a club 'legend'. A child of 11, Neicy and her family have endured more than most and yet despite so much loss we meet a humble woman…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade56/100 DAYS (ish). Dee Salmin. I knew the love I didn't want
Recorded on location of the Hill of Content Book shop. I admit to have been a little nervous about interviewing Dee. It's confronting to think about the…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade55/100 DAYS (ish). Jess Schumacher. I had to ask for help
We haven't recorded an episode for a Go Fund me page before. I've always been worried it would open a can of worms with so many deserving people needing…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade54/100 DAYS (ish) Kanchan Assudani. My moment of courage
We are meeting Kanchan in a moment in time. Ready to launch into the world her own business and vision. If one thing is sure; Kanchan is determined. You can…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade53/100 DAYS (ish). Jo Hall. I would have been happy to go back and be a cadet
'If it didn't work out I would have been happy to go back and be a cadet'. This is Jo Hall and this is 100 Women in 100 Days (ish). Ash Wednesday, 911, The…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade52/100 DAYS (ish). Sigrid Thornton. Stay in the moment
She has graced our scenes and stages. We have watched her evolve, even grow up. Sigrid was 13 years old when she landed her first professional gig but it…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade51/100 DAYS (ish). Megan Twycross. I was pushing the pram in one hand and writing in the other
From the stages of the Warrnambool Performing Arts Centre to Melbourne, to singing, performing and writing. Really writing with intention, with her voice…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade50/100 DAYS (ish). Andrea Weel. I wanted a horse but got a guitar
Recorded at the kitchen table of Andrea's home, Simpson in South West Victoria. A cup of tea in hand and a little biccy too Andrea's story is that of the farm…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade49/100 DAYS (ish) Katie Johnston. MAFS? I'm not going back
49/100 DAYS (ish) Katie Johnston. MAFS? I'm not going back A chance meeting with Katie Johnston at the 2026 Run the Tan event put two people together that…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade48/100 DAYS (ish). Sheridan Harbridge. How does a busy mind find rest?
48/100 DAYS (ish). Sheridan Harbridge. How does a busy mind find rest? We are catching Sheridan mid 3 projects at once and boy do we cover some ground. But the…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade47/100 (ish) Days: Anne-Louise Sarks. In a moment of Bravado I said if you want the show you have to take me too.
Anne-Louise Sarks is Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne Theatre Company - the first solo woman to hold the Artistic Director role since…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade46/100 DAYS (ish) Days: Kate Kirkpatrick Part One. The Grape Escape
Well, this was the first (LIVE recording on site) of what I hope is many and also at least 8 years in the making. You know when you met someone and you just…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade45/100 DAYS (ish) Joanne Paola. YUM!!!! I didn't want to wonder what if?
We hear about the 3rd chapter. We think about it. But how do you start? For Joanne it was the kids, the family and friends. A simple 'but you are so good at…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade44/100 DAYS (ish) Days: Jacklyn Foster
It's funny how a single item can take you straight back to your dining table as a child. It was the salt that got me! Jacklyn, had an AH HA moment in her 20's…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade43/100 (ish) days TAKE 2: JENNY TIAN. It's got to be about the audience
I think it could be easy to forget our why along the way. Why is it that we do what we do and when it gets hard....why do we do what we do?!But for Jenny Tian…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade42/100 TAKE 2- LIZZY HOO. Comedy. Are you sure Elizabeth?
You know you are in trouble when your mother uses your first name! Sitting on her couch with her dog beside her Lizzy Hoo reminds us that there is no walking…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade41/100 TAKE 2: Xanya Mamunya. The Harp plays you and then Parkinson's plays you
Today is World Parkinson's Day and we will be featuring Xanya Mamunya, who was a concert harpist and teacher, also has PD and is currently a dancer with Dance…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade40/100 TAKE 2: CLAIRE HOOPER. Gardens & Giggles
Claire is just funny. She will greet you with a warm smile that reaches her eyes. Yet she can sit in the silence; craves it. This was something I understood…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade39/100 TAKE 2: Jasmin Tarasin. A love letter to young men
First up, can you feel it? Our young men? Who are our leaders of our young men? A conversation that is bubbling away and the question is can we course correct…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade38/100 TAKE 2: Jacki The Vintage Secret. It's a New York kinda thing but not...maybe
For many reasons we are not giving Jacki's full name and we don't mind. This is one of those stories that you think you know where it is going to go...then…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade37/100 TAKE 2: Leah Alstin: Being Leah
Leah reminds us to not judge a book by it's cover. So loved by her family and friends; she is a wife, mother, sister, and daughter. She has Friedreich Ataxia…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade36/100 TAKE 2: Mary Guy. Nurse, wife, mother and the power of a football club during loss
A Woman of Influence- Mary Guy A Wife, Mother, Nurse, Midwife, Dairy Farmer, CFA Volunteer, Football Club Trainer, Mental Health Advocate. On this episode we…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade35/100 TAKE 2: Kate Everett. If your child is being bullied change schools
This episode changed lives and we are bringing it back to you now. It's school holidays and if you have had an unhappy child this may be worth a listen. This…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade34/100 TAKE 2: Amanda Keller. Love is a doing word
Love is a doing word. This episode was recorded in 2019. I remember so flustered! It was AMANDA KELLER!!! Little would I know that three years later I would…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade33/100: Sarah Maree Cameron. Radio, thankyou's, and eggs
Radio! How good is radio. I have admired Sarah Maree for as long as I can remember. Admired her for her career and recently the way in which she is sharing her…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade32/100 TAKE 2: Helen Deppeler. What's it like to be one of fourteen
This special series is in honour of my Mum, Helen Depppeler. She loved your stories. She shared each of them proudly and would text everyday with ideas of who…
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31/100 TAKE 2: BERNI WOODS. Redefining aging naturally
Berni will not mince her words. She is a 'gym bunny'. But turning 50 went from everything is fine, what is the big deal to....WHAT IS GOING ON (literally in…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade30/100 TAKE 2: Fashion Critical. Critical of Celebrity Fashion not of you
For as long as there have been award ceremonies and red carpets lined with celebrities there have been reporters critiquing the outfits. I remember the 'Thumbs…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade29/100: Andrea Waycott. I do voices
Now this is what happens when you put two radio people together. Talk, talk, talk. For Andrea it's always been about wanting to be a voice over artist. But…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade28/100 TAKE 2: Courtney Guy. Let's get this baby Earth side
Oh, you have this condition called 'Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome'. We will put you on the pill. Set and forget. Fast forward to time to try for a baby and PCOS…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade27/100: DANIELLE GODFREY. Girl Aware
From crime to classroom this Ex Detective wants us all to be more aware when we are out and about. Particularly young women. I love it when you nominate our…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade25/100 TAKE 2: Megan Dalla-Camina. She will rise & you can too
If I ever needed someone like Megan to enter my life I needed it now. Megan speaks to the woman who looks capable on the outside but feels quietly depleted…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade25/100 TAKE 2: Sonja Rose & Samara Sequeira. It's a reading Party
Yes. You did read that correctly. It's a reading party. Not a book club. I repeat! NOT A BOOK Club! Phew. No pressure of reading the book pior. At this event…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade24/100 TAKE 2: Jackie O. The Queen of Australian Radio. Relentless.
24/100 TAKE 2: Jackie O. The Queen of Australian Radio. Relentless.(This episode was released on the 15th of January 2020 and recorded at the end of 2019) If…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade23/100 TAKE 2: Susan Younis. It's a hat of art
Working from her studio just outside Port Campbell is an artist of Millinerary. Susans (or Sue) hats aren't just a hat but a peice of art. From teacher to…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade22/100 TAKE 2: Andrea Rowe. Author with a post it note
22/100 TAKE 2: Andrea Rowe. Author with a post it note Andrea Rowe has the super power of crafting words that will hold a child's attention with their eyes…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade21/100 TAKE 2: Caz Rowland. If can start at 50 & you can too
Caz Rowland decides to start her own label. After working with women, going back to study to really understand the blocks that women put up around their bodies…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade20/100 TAKE 2: Dr Kat Page. Are you Happy at work?
When was the last time you asked yourself if you are happy? When was the last time you asked yourself 'am I happy at work?' This is Dr Kat Page and she…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade19/100 TAKE 2: Tegan Higginbotham. Creativity is Carpe diem
I could talk creativity all day and that is lucky because Tegan Higginbotham is oozing with it. Australian comedian, writer, actress.... I tried to write her…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade18/100 TAKE 2: Molly Givney. A dancers nightmare but still living the dream
Hand on heart. I'm not sure if I could have stuck at it. Episode 16/100 we heard from Molly's Mum Adelle and how the dance Mum upended her life and then helped…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade17/100 TAKE 2: Zenita O'Neill. It's in your bones. Happy St Patricks day
Happy St Patrick's Day to you. Zenita moved to Australia 15 years ago to play music and then made a life here. A band, two Irish pubs and another on Chapel…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade16/100 TAKE 2: Adelle Givney. More than a dance Mum.
This is Adelle and she is a Dance Mum. Let me be clear. This is completely different to being a 'dance mom'. When you have a child that wants to do what only…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade15/100 TAKE 2: Briony Kent. The business of what people want.
This is Briony. The make it happen person. Her story has a familiar theme not quite fitting but with the power of great females around you; the support will…
The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade14/100 TAKE 2: Mrs McPearl. You can start at any age
This is Mrs McPearl also known as Norma. I asked Mrs McPearl want she wanted most and she said 'to be taken seriously'. I haven't been able to stop thinking…