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She Who Dares PodcastShe Who Dares with Irene Portelli — Building Circular Systems, Community and CourageIn this episode of She Who Dares, I sit down with systems thinker, changemaker, and unapologetic visionary Irene Portelli — founder of We Made It and leader behind the FNQ Circular Economy. What starts as a conversation about sustainability evolves into a deep, thought-provoking exploration of courage, community, and redefining what progress really looks like.Irene shares how her upbringing and lived experience shaped her drive to create real-world solutions that bring people together — from circular economy models and upskilling programs to co-ops that give women economic freedom and purpose. We talk about everything from the love economy to n...
2025-10-2451 min
She Who Dares PodcastEpisode 7 - “Too Much” to Trailblazer: Cheryl Alderman on Neurodiversity, Risk, and Redefining SuccessWhat happens when you stop trying to fit into the mould and decide to live — fully, unapologetically — as yourself? In this episode of She Who Dares, I’m joined by Cheryl Alderman, entrepreneur, executive coach, speaker, and self-described “Energizer Bunny” whose story is equal parts inspiring and real.Cheryl’s life has been anything but ordinary. At 19, she boarded a one-way flight from New Zealand to Sydney, building a corporate career in senior leadership, before launching not one but two successful businesses while raising three children. Today, she runs her ventures from Cairns while travelling across Australia and New Zeala...
2025-09-1346 min
She Who Dares PodcastEpisode 6 - More Than Hair: Radical Self-Ownership, Joy & Boundaries with Rachel GoodeIn this vibrant and unapologetically honest episode of She Who Dares, I sit down with Rachel Goode — the founder and creative force behind Menopause of Sound and Women Who Date, two joyful movements that challenge norms and celebrate radical self-leadership. A West Country Women Awards nominee, Rachel is known for creating emotionally intelligent spaces where women and solo-living people can connect, reflect, and show up as their full, unfiltered selves.We speak openly about what it means to reclaim identity after sudden change, the deep courage of drawing boundaries that others may not understand, and how joy itself c...
2025-09-0650 min
She Who Dares PodcastEpisode 5 — The Business You Build When Life Demands a Different Path with Paula BurgessIn this episode, I’m joined by Paula Burgess, founder of Beyond the Maze. Paula’s story begins with a moment many parents will relate to — realising the traditional workplace wasn’t going to work for her family after her young son was diagnosed with ADHD. That decision set her on a path that has grown into a 13-year business with a team of 14, supporting clients across industries with virtual office and online business management.Paula takes us inside the reality of that journey — the challenges of starting over, the choice to leave ADHD coaching behind, and the way sh...
2025-08-3034 min
She Who Dares PodcastEpisode 4 - Leading from Identity, Not Imitation — with Jay-anne VoganIn this episode of She Who Dares , my guest is someone I’ve known since we were at school together — over 30 years ago — and yet, even living on opposite sides of the world, we’ve found ourselves with so much in common.I’m joined by Jay-anne Vogan, the founder of Life Is Too Short and creator of the Y.O.U. Method. She’s spent over a decade working in male-dominated industries, from car body shops to financial services, and now blends coaching, strategy, NLP, and unapologetic truth-telling to help women in business lead from their identity, no...
2025-08-1652 min
She Who Dares PodcastEpisode 3 — More Than Surviving: Leading with Compassion, Courage & Clarity with Tamara HenwoodIn this deeply moving and grounding episode of She Who Dares, I sit down with Tamara Henwood — a Dementia Doula, lived experience consultant, carer coach, and heart-led disruptor based in Adelaide. With a background spanning defence, aviation, aged care leadership and small business, and lived experience as a cancer survivor, family carer, and neurodivergent woman, Tamara brings raw wisdom, calm clarity, and fierce compassion to everything she shares.We speak candidly about the reality of navigating life, caregiving, and business while supporting others — and how self-leadership, boundaries, and radical self-trust play a critical role.Tamara opens u...
2025-08-1038 min
She Who Dares PodcastEpisode 2 — Letting Go of the Shoulds: Embracing Difference with Althea MillerIn this episode, I talk with Althea Miller — an oncology nurse based in Iowa, with over 20 years of experience, a mother of five, and the founder of CulturaSync, where she helps healthcare teams build more human-centred, inclusive cultures. As a systems consultant and neurodivergent woman, Althea is passionate about creating care models that honour complexity, dignity, and real-world healing — for patients, providers, and the people holding it all together.Althea shares what changed when she discovered she was neurodivergent in her 40s, and how that shifted everything from how she works to how she sees herse...
2025-08-0338 min
She Who Dares PodcastEpisode 1: Come As You Really Are — Unmasking, Resilience & Self-Leadership with Sam DerrickIn this raw and deeply personal first episode of She Who Dares, I sit down with my sister Sam Derrick — a Wellbeing Lead in a company of over 20,000 employees, a multi-passionate creative, and a proud ADHDer navigating fibromyalgia, a lifelong spinal condition, and the realities of working and living with a neurodivergent brain.We talk about what it really takes to stop performing and start showing up as your full self — in business, in life, and within your own body. From late-diagnosed ADHD to chronic illness, masking, identity, boundaries, resilience, and speaking up when your voice has felt...
2025-07-2739 min