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Join us as we dive into insightful conversations with our Chief Meta Chick Leaders, and other exceptional Entrepreneurs, community members and guests. Each episode will provide you with valuable insights, practical advice, and actionable strategies to advance your business, leadership skills, personal development, and growth.
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S03 #05 - Turning Ambition into a Movement, with Sandra D’Souza
Sandra D’Souza is the Founder and CEO of Ellect.
Sandra has built a career on breaking barriers and building pathways for women in leadership. She’s a business leader, entrepreneur, and changemaker who knows how to turn vision into action.
Ellect is a platform launched on International Women’s Day in 2019 to drive gender equality and diversity in business and on boards, aligned with the United Nations’ Global Goal number 5.
She is a proven business leader with 20+ years’ experience across finance, media, IT, and strategy, holding key roles at MTV Europe, Telstra, News Corp, and UBS.
Sandra also has a very impressive entrepreneurial track record, founding Curate Bee Digital Marketing Agency in 2012 and successfully exiting via acquisition in 2018.
In her book, From Bias to Equality, Sandra shares strategies for innovation and profitability through true gender balance.
This interview covers a number of great topics, including:
How Sandra turned ambition into a movement for gender equality.
Why diverse leadership teams outperform and drive business success.
Building resilience through personal challenges and entrepreneurial setbacks, and
The incredible power of networking, career sponsorship, and saying yes to unlock new opportunities.
You can find out more on the Ellect website (https://www.ellect.biz/) and their Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/ellect.biz/), or you can connect with Sandra via LinkedIn (https://au.linkedin.com/in/sandradsouzaaust).
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2 Sept 2025
S03 #04 - The Money Tree, with Sarah Petty
Sarah Petty is the Founder and Director of Olive Business Partners.
Sarah provides a Virtual CFO service to business owners looking for senior expertise that suits their business stage and budgets.
This arrangement allows her clients to leverage her tremendous wealth of experience as a CFO, a qualified CPA, and as a Board member.
Earlier in her career, Sarah oversaw the financial management of businesses from small startups to industry leaders, as well as across a diverse range of industries.
She is also a regular panellist, presenter and keynote speaker for industry events and has been a long-term volunteer with children's charities.
If you want to listen to her previous episode with me, you can find it in Season 2 Episode 15, From corporate to entrepreneur (https://www.chiefmetachicks.com/podcast-episodes/from-corporate-to-entrepreneur-with-sarah-petty).
This interview covers a number of great topics, including:
Embracing the leap from a corporate career to being an entrepreneur.
The importance of financial acumen for Founders in combatting economic challenges.
The value of being part of a strong community that celebrates your wins and builds your brand, and
Diversifying your client base to develop your expertise and skills.
You can find out more on the Olive Business Partners website (https://olivebusinesspartners.com.au/) and their Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/olivebusinesspartners/), or you can connect with Sarah via LinkedIn (https://au.linkedin.com/in/sarahpetty).
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13 Aug 2025
S03 #03 - One (less) sip at a time, with Kathryn Elliott
Kathryn Elliott is the Founder of The Alcohol Mindset Coach.
Kathryn's business supports individuals to explore their relationship with alcohol and make changes to create positive impacts on their mental and emotional health, productivity, personal lives and careers.
She has a career background of 25-30 years in media and in PR and is also a breast cancer survivor and thriver. Following that experience, she made the decision to lead a more purposeful life, and to explore her relationship with alcohol.
Kathryn delivers her program to individuals and corporates and features regularly in the media.
If you want to listen to her previous episode with me, you can find it in Season 1 Episode 3, Vulnerability as a Superpower (https://www.chiefmetachicks.com/podcast-episodes/vulnerability-as-a-superpower).
This interview covers a number of great topics, including:
Changing your mindset and behaviour around alcohol without the shame or labels.
Building and scaling a purpose-led coaching business.
The impact of alcohol culture in professional and social settings, and
Support and growth through the Chief Meta Chicks community.
You can find out more on the The Alcohol Mindset Coach website (https://www.thealcoholmindsetcoach.com/) and their Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholmindsetcoach/), or you can connect with Kathryn via LinkedIn (https://au.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-elliott-630ab532).
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🎓 Apply for our Pitch & Grow Coaching program with our leaders: info@chiefmetachicks.com (mailto:info@chiefmetachicks.com)
🏢 Follow Chief Meta Chicks on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/chief-meta-chicks), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chief_meta_chicks/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/chiefmetachicks)
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