Welcome to the podcast ‘Invisible to Visible’, where our goal is simply to make women more visible. We will meet once a month and discuss everything and anything that impacts a woman’s day to day life. So lets talk, explore and ask many, many questions!
In the world that strives to be more equal, why does it sometimes feel that when it comes to different laws and legislation, family life and the big corporate world, women are often still invisible? Well, grab a cup of coffee or tea (depends on your preference) and let’s get started…
Anna O'Sullivan on Taking a Career Break to be a Full Time Carer to her Autistic Son!
When we become a parent (or in many cases well before that...) we usually know whether we want to be a stay-at-home parent or if we want to be a working parent.
But what if we choose the latter but the Universe has a different plan for us? How does it feel to give up on the plan we have had for ourselves?
In this episode Anna talks about her personal experience of taking a career break to become a full time carer for her son! and how does it feel to see your child struggle or to be rejected?
Also, from a very personal perspective, Anna talks about how does it feel to lose her personal/ professional identity and the judgment and societal expectation she felt on her!
And why making this decision mostly defaults to a women? (Do I dare I say always?)
6 May 2024
Tracy Gunn on How You Can Progress Your Career Without Sacrificing Family Life and Burning Yourself Out.
Tracy Gunn is a co-founder of Platform55, an award winning HR platform that transforms how organisations supports modern families at work, with solutions for Leaders, Employees and HR. Tracy was a former Head of Leadership Development for Marks & Spencer in the UK, and has over 25 years of experience in learning and leadership development. As a Mum of two boys, she is well versed in juggling work and family life, and has supported thousands of parents to navigate family life alongside their career. Originally from Scotland, Tracy has lived in Ireland since 2010.
In this episode we talked about how and why we need to learn to set clear boundaries. Why it is important to be a role model in your organisation in order to create a balanced working culture. And why we need to be more assertive with our language.
We also touched on flexible and remote working and new skills that we all need to learn to accommodate the future way of working and not burning ourselves out...!
Enjoy :)
1 Apr 2024
Pat Finnerty on Imposter Syndrome (and some other related topics...!)
Pat Finnerty is a psychological coach dedicated to guiding organizations and individuals toward more meaningful and rewarding outcomes in work and life. With over two decades of self-employment, he possesses a diverse skill set marked by self-motivation, enthusiasm, and resilience. As a proponent of lifelong learning, his recent educational endeavors have further refined his abilities, particularly in group dynamics, personal and professional development, and program development and delivery.
Pat's focal point is fostering positive work environments and maximizing employee engagement and satisfaction. He collaborates with leaders and teams to identify factors contributing to engagement, employing tailored coaching sessions, workshops, and strategies to enhance motivation, productivity, and retention. Drawing from positive psychology and the PERMA model, Pat aims to promote well-being and optimal functioning, aiding individuals and organizations in cultivating fulfilling lives both within and beyond the workplace.
In this episode we talked about:
1) Imposter syndrome- what it is and how we can navigate through our lives without it effecting us,
2) The difference between self awareness and imposter syndrome,
3) The importance of saying 'I don't know'.
Enjoy :)
2 Mar 2024
Ian Dinwiddie on Why Supporting New Dads is a Route to Gender Equality!
Ian Dinwiddie is Coach, Mentor and The Founder Of Inspiring Dads. He delivers coaching, presentations and workshops to innovative businesses who put supporting new dads at the heart of their gender equality strategy, recognising the positive impact on equality and well-being of helping dads solve the challenge of “how to be a great dad WITHOUT sacrificing a great career.”
An ex-Management consultant, twice a stay-at-home dad and an English National League hockey umpire, he was the co-host of 46 episodes of the Lockdown Dads podcast, where they interviewed politicians, PhDs and an international rock star. He is married to Lisa, a Lawyer and they have two children, a 14-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son. Ian recently presented to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood – “What’s In It For Me(n)? Leveraging Fatherhood for Gender Equality,”.
In this episode, we talked about the challenges and
difficulties new dads are facing and how we (the government, corporations and generally speaking society!) can support them.
A very interesting listen and a new perspective on equality!!
Enjoy! :)
16 Jan 2024
Ciara Fitzgerald and Janet Lavelle on The Importance of Female Solidarity.
In this episode I was joined by Ciara Fitzgerald and Janet Lavelle, my former work colleagues and now good friends.
In this episode we talked about:
1) What does female solidarity mean to us and the importance of female solidarity in work places as well as in private life.
2) The barriers that women were facing and are still facing when comes to building the solidarity between themselves
3) ... and why women working collectively like ants can help equality - yes you read it well :) and now you need to listen to find out more!
Enjoy :)
20 Dec 2023
Marjan Mahoutchian Follow Up episode on authenticity and finding a balance between being true to yourself and navigating through life.
Marjan Mahoutchian is an independent global leadership and team advisor and coach. She is a co-founder of Captivate Coaching and Consulting. Marjan is a business transformation specialists, an ICF accredited ACC coach, a certified Gallup® coach, certified 4-Stages Psychological Safety coach and a chartered accountant. Marjan works with Small to Medium sized enterprises to transform their businesses through their people. Marjan also works with Coaches to support them on their mission in their life's work.
In this episode we talked about :
how we can can stay authentic in work places and be professional at the same time
setting boundaries that help us stay authentic
....and the need of being kind and empathetic
Enjoy :)
29 Nov 2023
Claire Carroll On Finding Work Places Where We Belong and Career Choices that Make Us Happy
Claire is a qualified Executive and Career coach. She works 1:1 with mid-career professionals to identify and enhance clients’ strengths and values, so that they can tackle workplace & life transitions more effectively.
That could be changing jobs, becoming a manager, leaving a corporate to set up your own business, figuring out what to do after redundancy or returning to work after illness, moving countries or maternity leave.
Claire has a psychology background alongside a decade as a sales leader in Google and 10 years in global and local ad agencies - both in Ireland and New Zealand where she lived for some years.
What is this episode about?
In this episode we talked about the importance of finding work places were we truly belong, making hard career choices and things that are holding us back from making those choices.
So think now... you have been working for x numbers of years.. you are successful and you accomplished a lot … and there comes that thought 💭 🤔 - IS THAT IT? Is that what I am going to be doing for the next 20 years?
If that thought ever crossed your mind or if you are looking to make some changes in your professional life, this episode is definitely for you!
Enjoy ! :)
29 Oct 2023
Marjan Mahoutchian on Why We Should Focus on Our Strengths and the Importance of Being Authentic
Marjan Mahoutchian is an independent global leadership and team advisor and coach. She is a co-founder of Captivate Coaching and Consulting. Marjan is a business transformation specialists, an ICF accredited ACC coach, a certified Gallup® coach, certified 4-Stages Psychological Safety coach and a chartered accountant. Marjan works with Small to Medium sized enterprises to transform their businesses through their people. Marjan also works with Coaches to support them on their mission in their life's work.
In this episode we talked about :
1) Our strengths and importance of realising that our strengths lie in our uniqueness and how we naturally think, feel and behave,
2) The importance of being authentic and showing our true selves to the world,
So stop worrying about what other people think about you or what they expect from you, reflect on what is that make you unique and learn how you can utilise on it! :)
Enjoy !
23 Sept 2023
Brian Pennie on Stepping into Unknow and the Fear of Change
Brian Pennie is a former heroin addict turned doctor who's on
a mission to show people that change is possible. Since embracing his second chance at life in 2013, he has become a doctor of neuroscience and psychology, a lecturer at the top two universities in Ireland, an executive coach to some of Ireland's most influential leaders, and a consultant to some of the world's largest organisations. He is also a keynote speaker, best-selling author, founder and CEO of Change is Possible, where he has reached millions of people with his online content at www.brianpennie.com (http://www.brianpennie.com/).
In this episode we talked about the fear of change and why we find a change so difficult.
We touched on fear, failure, human nature and the importance of our identity.
Enjoy :)
26 Aug 2023
Paula Fyans on her book "The Invisible Job - How Sharing Home and Parental Responsibilities Leads to Happier Lives"
Paula Fyans is an author of "The Invisible Job – How Sharing Home and Parental Responsibilities Leads to Happier Lives"
The book shines a light on the societal expectation that responsibility for parenting and managing a home defaults automatically to women. The book highlights the extent to which we all underestimate and undervalue the scale of these responsibilities, and the impact this has on women all over the world, both personally and professionally.
If you are a woman and you feel overwhelmed with the number of tasks/ jobs/ craziness of your life.. you are not alone !
If you are a man, please go into this conversation open-minded.
Enjoy :)
30 Jul 2023
Deirdre McGinn on Confidence, Bravery and living a happy life :)
Deirdre McGinn is a founder of StepUp StepIn. She is a career and confidence couch for women.
Before setting up StepUp StepIn, she has spent 25 years working in senior roles for big corporations. At the age of 49, she 'redesigned' her life and now she helps women with their confidence, taming their imposter syndrome, building their personal brand through individual and group sessions.
In this episode we spoke about: what is confidence?, why are we lacking confidence?, what are the biggest killers of confidence in our adulthood and what we can do to overcome our self-limiting beliefs.
We touched on shame, perfectionism, comparison, procrastination.... sounds familiar?
If so... press play :)
4 Jul 2023
Janet Lavelle on GENDER PAY GAP Reporting and the opportunities companies have in creating more equal work places
Janet Lavelle is a HR professional with many years’ experience of working in different HR, People and Talent roles including Leadership Roles. She has experience in working in startups as well as in bigger international companies. For the last couple of years she has been a Head of People for an IT company and currently she works as a Head of People Operations in Ireland.
In this episode we explored:
1) What is Gender Pay Gap report
2) The Difference between The Gender Pay Gap and Equal Pay
3) The challenges companies are facing and the opportunities companies have in creating more equal work places.
Enjoy 😊
6 Jun 2023
Christina Wallace on the Need of Coming Out of Our Comfort Zone, Trying New Things and Failure
Christina Wallace is a senior lecturer of business administration at the Harvard Business School, a book author, Angel investor, mentor, podcast host and public speaker. She describes herself as human Venn diagram. Christina crafted a career at the intersection of business, technology and arts. In her new book ‘The Portfolio Life', she talks why pouring yourself into a single full time job is the riskiest move you can make and why diversification will help you navigate change and mitigate uncertainty.
Christina has been profiled in Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan and was named by Mashable as one of "44 Female Founders to Know" and Refinery29 as one of the "Most Powerful Women in NYC Tech." She lives in Cambridge with her husband and two children.
In this episode we talked about:
1) Why we need to pursuit multiple interests and opportunities and not limit ourselves to one career
2) The benefits of coming out of our comfort zone
3) The need of redefining a failure and why a failure is an integral part of our progression rather than a mistake
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