Cindy Gallop does not do incremental change. She dismantles broken systems.
In this episode of Lead to Soar, Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher are joined by Cindy Gallop, a serial entrepreneur, business innovator, and outspoken advocate for gender equality, to discuss power, pay, and leadership in workplaces that still privilege men.
This is a conversation about how women build authority, get paid properly, and stop playing by rules that were never designed for them.
Cindy is clear about what holds women back at work. Under-valuing. Underpaying. Being told to wait, be grateful, or “lean in” harder. She challenges women to stop internalising bad advice and instead get strategic about visibility, commercial value, and compensation.
In this episode, we cover
Why personal brand is a leadership responsibility, not a vanity exercise
What “Don’t empower me. Pay me.” actually looks like in salary conversations
How women are conditioned to downplay value, and how organisations benefit from that
Navigating patriarchal workplace norms without contorting yourself to fit them
Why blowing up broken systems is often the only viable leadership move
This is a conversation for women who are done with incrementalism and ready to be paid, positioned, and taken seriously.
Resources
7 Pieces of Advice Women Should Ignore
How to Build Your Personal Brand
How to Get Paid What You’re Worth
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