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Awesome WomenTanya Meessmann | Supporting young women in male-dominated industriesTanya Meessmann is the founder and CEO of social enterprise Girl Shaped Flames, not-for-profit UNIQ You and now the Trellis Collective consultancy.
Thoroughly dedicated to addressing gender inequality within male-dominated industries (and armed with international insights and experience) Tanya has not only worked with over 4000 teenage girls, their parents and educators facilitating powerful confidence development, mentoring, inspiring events, and transformative training courses for 5 years...
...in 2021 she developed and launched UNIQ You: a not for profit career advisory service in response to the critical need to significantly increase the number of high school girls considering and...
2023-05-1630 min
Building Doors with Lauren Karan4. How all women can inspire the young girls in their life, simply by sharing their own stories with Tanya MeessmannIn this episode of Building Doors, we are joined by Tanya Meessmann, the founder of Girl Shaped Flames and CEO of Uniq You. After a career travelling the globe and mentoring young professional women along the way, she returned to her home state with a commitment to developing the most confident, courageous and self-assured generations of girls Australia has ever seen. Through her original social enterprise, Girl Shaped Flames, she's worked with over 4,000 teenage girls, their parents and educators, facilitating powerful mentoring, inspiring events and transforming courses, specialising in confidence development for high school girls and courageous parenting.
2022-12-1145 min
Raising Girl Shaped FlamesThe Parent’s War on Confidence EnemiesSeason 2 is here and we're diving straight in with a short episode about a concept I've been mulling on recently. In this episode, I discuss an analogy of a parent's war on confidence enemies, and how we train ourselves and our daughters to fight them!I’d like to preface this quick episode with the following: in this episode I’m going to talk about war, however it is through a conceptual analogy and in no way meant to downplay the impact live and deadly wars are having on millions of people around the world right now, espe...
2022-07-1006 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesRGSF is BACK! [Season 2 Trailer]Aaaaaand we’re back!This teaser looks ahead to Season 2 of the Raising Girl Shaped Flames Podcast, including upcoming topics such as Stop ‘fixing’ and Start Having Fun’, Negative Thinking, Convincing her to Try New Things, and the 5 key Areas of Courage Every girl needs – to name a few!If you’re a parent, aunt, grandparent, educator or just anyone who cares about the confidence and self-worth of a tween or teen girl in their life, then go ahead and HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON as we’re going to be not only diving into a lot of...
2022-07-0307 min
Tradie Avant GardeTradie Avant Garde - Tradie Tales - UNIQ YOU & Hutchinson BuildersIn this show Ash & JW are joined by Tanya Meessmann, The Chief Executive Officer of UNIQ YOU Jack Hutchinson Associate Director at Hutchinson Builders and Mark Kucks National Indigenous Manager & Social Responsibility, Hutchinson Builders.The theme for this one is around increasing the participation of women in building and construction trades careers. We get to understand what UNIQ YOU are setting out to achieve in supporting a pipeline for talented women to be attracted, recruited and trained in the trades of construction. UNIQ YOU has identified the current concerning participation numbers of women in construction and is...
2021-11-0133 min
She's The Boss ChatsTanya Meessmann - Founder, Flame Shaped GirlsTanya Meessmann is the proud owner of two businesses. The first one is called Girl Shaped Flames and it's a social enterprise focused on developing confidence in high school-aged girls. This was Tanya's first foray into entrepreneurship. The second business is a sister company and a not for profit called Unique You and Tanya is the CEO and a board member of Unique You. Unique You is a service where careers and guidance officers can peruse a database of women in male-dominated industries with their female teen students. They can book a 30-minute phone call with these women and...
2021-08-171h 02
Casa de CambioChange Management IRL - Increasing female participation in STEM with Tanya MeessmannWhat are some things employers and managers can do to attract women to their teams/industries/companies?
What would surprise us to know about the next generation of young women coming into STEM roles?
Tanya Meessmann is the CEO of Uniq You, a groundbreaking service and online platform that directly connects high school girls and their Guidance and Career Officers with women in industries and roles currently under-represented by women for career pathway education and advice through cutting-edge technology tools.
Tanya joins Tash for a chat about all of this and more on the latest episode of Casa de Cambio...
2021-07-2552 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence as a Working Mum with Dana MalstaffFor today’s edition of the Podcast I am joined by Dana MalstaffToday’s topic will take a dive into the impact that a working mum’s confidence can have on her daughters confidence developmentWe sat down to gain deeper insights into:Women’s personal journeys and confidence blocksWhat impact can a mother’s confidence in herself have on her daughters confidenceReflections on Dana’s personal experiences with her young daughters confidenceAdvice for mum’s with daughters moving into the confidence rattling space of running a businessAnd finally, the importance...
2021-05-1446 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesMother's Day + Courageous MumsFor today's extra special edition of the Podcast I am joined by Courageous Mums: Cheryl, Stacey and Petra.These incredible women are parents like you, right in the thick of it all. Each with their unique experiences and courageous parenting stories to share.We sat down to gain deeper insights into:How it feels to be a mother to a teen in the 21st CenturyHow it has personally affected their journeyReflecting on their expectations vs. the realityTouching on the fears they experience as they raise their own girl shaped flameAnd...
2021-05-0759 min
The Brave FilesTanya Meessmann : Girl, Empowered: The Building Blocks of ConfidenceTOP TAKEAWAYS:
Growth isn’t always pretty—Any teenager can tell you that. But growing pains are temporary, and can be punctuated with moments of joy and celebration.
Play to your strengths. If you do something you’re good at and you do it well, it’s still worthy of celebration.
Being brave isn’t easy. It’s a conscious choice, not a permanent state of being.
Get additional details, show notes, links, and a full transcript of the episode here.
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2021-04-0851 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence and Passion with Ceara BakesIn today's episode, I am thrilled to be joined by teen cake artist, the very talented Ceara from Ceara Bakes.Ceara courageously reached out to me to be interviewed for this podcast. It wasn't just her cake creations or karate skills, but her drive and determination blew me away from the get go.Her passion for baking brewed in the classroom when science taught Ceara about chemical reactions along with her Grandmother's baking influence, but it's her self assurance and confidence that allows her to continue to grow her passion. In t...
2021-04-0739 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence in Nigeria with Irene BangwellIn today's episode, I am absolutely thrilled to speak with our first ever international guest, Irene Bangwell from Raising Girls in Nigeria.Irene and I connected over our respective Facebook groups, Raising Girl Shaped Flames and her Parenting Champions Community. We instantly connected over our shared values, beliefs, and of course, our hopes and dreams for young girls in each of our countries, myself in Australia, and Irene is in Nigeria.I can genuinely say that this was one of the most empowering, exhilarating, insightful discussions I've had with a guest...
2021-03-2451 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesExam Study Expert with William WadsworthWe’re doing things a little differently in this week’s episode. We are absolutely still covering confidence, but from an angle that might not spring to mind straight away.This week, I discuss with our special guest William Wadsworth, how stress, pressure and overwhelm affect the girl’s confidence. William is a memory psychologist, an independent researcher, and a study skills coach. He helps ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace exams with less work, less stress and especially in the case of Girl Shaped Flames, more confidence!In toda...
2021-03-0159 min
Confessions of a SuperMom WannabeTeaching Our Girls to be Confident, with Tanya MeessmannTanya Meessmann, the founder of Girl Shaped Flames, is committed to developing the most confident, courageous and self-assured generation of girls the world has ever seen. The fire she has had in her belly since a teenager has taken her from small-town in Queensland Australia, to topping her degree at Bond University, working at top-tier Advertising Agencies throughout Sydney and London on international brands such as Virgin, MasterCard, Peroni, Nokia, and McDonald’s, then across into a Film Producing career that has seen her produce 9 feature films. Now safely back in her home state of QLD...
2021-02-0838 min
High School Hamster WheelParenting Teens with Courage and Confidence with Tanya MeessmannIn this week’s episode, I’m delighted to welcome Tanya Meessmann back to the show. If you’re a loyal listener, you might remember Tanya from Episode 50, Developing Confidence, Courage, and Self-Belief in Teens. If you missed that one, be sure to check it out. After a successful career in corporate Australia and the UK, Tanya pivoted, and now has a company called Girl Shaped Flames. Tanya mentors young ambitious girls and she helps them develop self-confidence and self-belief. Tanya always brings so much wisdom and insight to our conversations and today is no exception. Some of the topics...
2021-01-2848 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesTen-ager with Madonna KingIn this week's episode we take a sneak peak at Madonna King's newest (soon-to-be-released) book Ten-ager. Available from the 27th January from Booktopia, Dymocks, QBD and all good book stores.The book looks into what we all are starting to see firsthand in everyday life, which is, teenage-hood is starting a lot earlier than it used to. And we're now starting to see the characteristics of teenage development is actually starting as early as the age of 10.Madonna saw this and, and has utilised this as the basis for this outstanding book. I...
2021-01-211h 02Raising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence and Commitment for Teen Girls, with Jacqui BellIn this week's episode we look at the the relationship between CONFIDENCE and COMMITMENT. It's easy to think that an ultra marathon runner is going to be some kind of "alternative human being", who's unflappable, focused on an invisible horizon that we 'regular people' can't actually see! But speaking with Jacqui in this episode was exactly as I had hoped. It revealed that an athlete of her ability and stamina ultimately holds everything that they need within themselves in order to reach the incredible heights (and in her case distances) that they want to. Specifically I w...
2021-01-1147 min
Becoming Vibrant047: How to raise confident girlsToday’s episode is SUCH a good one for all the parents out there, especially if you have girls. We’re talking about setting our kids up to be confident as they grow up and grow into confident adults. With influences like social media and their peers at school, it’s so important to know how to help your kids cultivate confidence from a young age. In this episode, we talk with Tanya Meessmann about real ways to help your kids become more confident. shownotes: vibrantmompreneurs.com/podcast coaching: vibrantmompreneurs.com/coaching
2020-11-2653 min
On Her MindEmpowering Teenage Girls - Tanya Meessmann (Girl Shaped Flames)On this episode I chat with Tanya Meessmann, the founder of Girl Shaped Flames. Tanya is committed to developing the most confident, courageous and self-assured generation of girls the world has ever seen.
The fire she has had in her belly since a teenager has taken her from small-town Yeppoon, in Queensland Australia, to topping her degree at Bond University, being poached to work at top-tier Advertising Agencies throughout Sydney and London on cornerstone international brands such as Virgin, MasterCard, Peroni, Nokia, and McDonald’s, then across into a Film Producing career that has seen her produce hundreds of pieces of...
2020-11-2239 min
The BizmomCoaching PodcastA Mom-Boss interview with Empowerment Coach Tanya MeessmannToday I share a Mom-Boss interview with mom and Empowerment Coach, Tanya Meessmann.
Tanya Meessmann and she is the owner of Girl Shaped Flames and she is all about inner FIRE / empowerment and Confidence That she knows exists in each and every young woman, especially teenage girls.
She empowers these young women to discover their own unique potential and strength by becoming more confident so that they can reach their dreams and full potential.
Not only is her business model extremely encouraging and motivational, but we can learn a lot about
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2020-10-2242 minHigh School Hamster WheelDeveloping Confidence, Courage and Self-Belief in Teens with Tanya MeessmannIn this week’s episode, I’m joined by Tanya Meessmann. After a successful career in corporate America, Tanya pivoted, and now has a company called Girl Shaped Flames. Tanya mentors young ambitious girls and she helps them develop self-confidence and self-belief. As a mom to two teenage sons, I live in a world that's mostly boy-focused. So it was a pleasure to talk to Tanya about her experience with girls and what we as parents can learn about raising teens. Much of our conversation revolves around teenagers in general, so don't worry, boy-moms, there's plenty here for you as w...
2020-10-1542 min
Heart & Hustle Visionary Healers, Movers & ShakersEpisode #103, Heart and Hustle with young girl advocate, Tanya MeessmannHeart and Hustle: Visionary Healers, Movers, and Shakers with Paulette Rees-Denis
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2020-10-0142 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence + Creativity for Teen Girls, with Rachael SarraIn this week's episode we look at the the relationship between CONFIDENCE and CREATIVITY. Now as a creative person, myself, it's actually been really powerful to reflect on the idea that confidence might actually have an impact on something that's perceived to be quite innate or natural within certain people and personalities. This week's discussion with my special guest, Racheal Sarra - an indigenous artist from Goreng Goreng Country, dives into exactly these things, as she opens up about her own confidence and creativity, and how powerfully the two actually work together. We covered:Her...
2020-08-0651 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence: Let's hear from the Girls!This week we're hearing from the GIRLS! One of our absolute most favourite things at Girl Shaped Flames is to connect with the girls themselves as regularly as we can, so we sent our resident Grade 12 Girl Shaped Flame Charlotte out into the playground to unearth what's on their mind when it comes to all things CONFIDENCE. And we loved what we heard!!Tune in this episode to gain some fantastic insights about:What girls believe confidence 'is'What helps their confidenceWhat hinders it...What they would do if they had more of itWhat their p...
2020-06-2535 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence + Social Media for Teen Girls, with Dr Kristy GoodwinIn this episode of Raising Girl Shaped Flames we’re deep-diving into the relationship between confidence and social media for teenage girls, and I can’t stress enough how comprehensive and informative the discussion I had with Dr Kristy Goodwin was for this episode!In this discussion we look at SO MUCH – but the highlights certainly were: // How Kristy developed from a shy introvert to an award-winning public speaker// The amplification of confidence challenges for girls in the current online landscape// Social media's negative impact on sleep// Why consuming social media at ni...
2020-06-1448 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence + Setting Boundaries in Teen Girls, with Erica BerchtoldIn today’s episode we’re speaking with The Iconic’s CEO and mother of 3, Erica Berchtold, about the role confidence plays in setting boundaries for teenage girls.Erica shares with us insights into her own experience setting both personal and professional boundaries, and looks back on own youth to determine whether she was intentional about devising her boundaries or whether they were ‘circumstantial’. Straight afterward, Dr Diane Harner and I dive into my favourite nine minutes of every week: her ‘9 Minutes of Neuroscience’ where we really start looking at the psychological building blocks that need to be put...
2020-05-3147 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence + Assertiveness in Teen Girls, with Katura HalledayAssertiveness is a topic that comes up a LOT when I’m speaking with parents of girls I work with. They know their daughter has interests and passions, but when it comes to speaking up, sharing an opinion, pursuing something important to them, something often holds them back.Some parents worry that ‘you’re either born with it, or you’re not’, and others worry that their daughter could be perceived as ‘bossy’ or unlikable if she demonstrates assertive behaviour.Today’s episode really fleshes out both of these concerns, while covering SO MUCH MORE!This week I...
2020-05-2452 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence + Happiness in Teen Girls, with Matt LeeIn episode 3 of the Raising Girl Shaped Flames podcast, we are talking about the relationship between confidence and happiness.When we surveyed over 100 parents last year, we asked the question: "If you could have one hope for your daughter's future, what would it be?" And not surprisingly, over 85% of the respondents answered with, you guessed it: happiness.So bringing it back to what we focus on at Girl Shaped Flames, the topic really had me wondering: is there a correlation between happiness and confidence? Is a confident young girl guaranteed to be happy...
2020-05-1349 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesConfidence + Resilience in Teen Girls, with Michelle MitchellIn episode 2 of Raising Girl Shaped Flames this week we're talking about the relationship between CONFIDENCE and RESILIENCE, and particularly how it pertains to teenage girls. We have a fantastic special guest, Michelle Mitchell - Educator, Author, & Speaker, and during the chat that I had with her, we touch on:The concept of resilience as 'adaptability' versus 'bouncing back'How confidence helps girls take small steps to increase their resilience And the important role that communication plays in maintaining connections with your daughter and building her resilience. Michelle has also generously offered all listeners of the ep...
2020-05-1041 min
The Spotlight Series - Don’t just survive, thrive!Encouraging teenage girls to thrive with Tanya MeessmannTanya Meessmann is Founder of Girl Shaped Flames, a keynote speaker and also an activator at SheEO. Key takeaways1. Girl Shaped Flames' (GSF) ultimate goal to empower teenage girls and build their confidence and self esteem2. How teenage girls are handling the crisis and what parents can do to help them thrive3. What GSF is currently doing to support high school girls4. What advice Tanya would give her 15 year old self! LinksTanya LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in...
2020-05-0746 minRaising Girl Shaped FlamesA Personal Journey Through Confidence, Courage and Self-Belief, with Tanya MeessmannIn the first 'official' episode of Raising Girl Shaped Flames, founder Tanya Meessmann takes listeners on the personal journey she experienced and how key aspects of her youth set the foundation for confidence, courage and self-belief to grow. This journey would be what led her to start Girl Shaped Flames, a social enterprise dedicated to developing the strongest, most confident and empowered generation of girls the world has ever seen.[1:40] An Amazing Life, filled with wins, adventures and high fives.[6:00] Or was it? A deeper dive into what went wrong along the way...[12:00] Wh...
2020-05-0335 min
Raising Girl Shaped Flames000 - Welcome to the Raising Girl Shaped Flames PodcastIt's my fundamental belief that every girl has a fire in her belly and confidence is the oxygen to those flames. If you're the parent of a teenage girl who could do with a confidence injection, listen in as we deep dive into the relationship between confidence and the areas of your daughter's life it directly impacts, such as happiness, resilience, communication, connection, and much more. I aim to leave you inspired by new ways to build your daughter's self-belief and nurture her flame from a flicker into an inferno. All right. All right. Enough of the fire puns...
2020-04-2403 min
Radio Toni AustraliaGirl Shaped FlamesTanya Meessmann is a Communications and Branding professional and the founder and director of Girl Shaped Flames.Tanya want to ensure the next generation of female leaders discover their own flames, and are given opportunities to fan them and reach their full potential by connecting teen girls in high school with Extraordinary Women from around Australia and the world.http://facebook.com/girlshapedflamesSPECIAL Teen Resilience Kit - $20 off coupon code to your listeners GSFRADIOTONI
2020-03-1251 min
The Youth Mentor PodcastUnderstanding Gen Z with Tanya MeessmannYouth mentor and founder of Girl Shaped Flames, Tanya Meessmann, shares how she built her business before diving into what this current generation of teens is really going through and how we can support them.
For show notes, head to http://shinefromwithin.com.au/the-youth-mentor-podcast
2019-10-1337 min
A Splash of Colour#3 - What advice would you give your 20 year old self? - w/Tanya MeessmannLooking back there’s so many things we wish our younger selves knew and so many things we wish we could tell them. But what is it like to be 20 in 2019? In this episode we sit down with Tanya Meessmann, Founder/CEO of FUEL (Girl Shaped Flames) who shares her unique insight into and the world of Gen Z's, as we discuss 'What would you tell your 20 year old self?’
2019-06-1841 min
The Nasty Woman ClubGirl Shaped Flames SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT from GIRL SHAPED FLAMES founder Tanya Meessmann: she is offering FIVE girls of high school age that identify in the LGBTQI community FULL PAID SCHOLARSHIPS to be girl shaped flames. This organisation prioritises in empowering our next generation through exclusive workshops, mentoring, excursions and monthly meetups based in Brisbane region. For more information on Girl Shaped Flames make sure you head to https://girlshapedflames.com/membership/ . To enquire about Tanya’s latest announcement make sure to email her at info@girlshapedflames.comThe Nasty Woman Club is a show dedicated to inspiring women telling their inspiring st...
2019-03-2600 min