We are joined by the amazing Bexx (she/her) to explore the concept of professionalism.Bexx is a Māori/Ghanian queer woman residing in Naarm. Currently working in the arts and community industry, she has gone through all types of jobs. Including retail, event producer and youth work. Outside of this, she has an arts practice of video editing as well as visual projection art. She is a firm advocate for land back, First Nations led initiatives and community support starts from the ground...

In this episode we are joined by Vanessa Dolan who joins us from Bali. Vanessa has 20+ years global advertising experience working in Australia, Amsterdam and the Middle East, and for the past 6 years, she has been specialising in the recruitment of extraordinary talent in Australia. We explore how Vanessa intentionally went after career opportunities that allowed her to travel and live in places with rich diversity, building a collection of passport stamps, career experiences, rol...

In this episode with the Queer Advocate, Stevie Lane (they/them), we explore the moments that matter for trans inclusion in the workplace. We explore the power of colleagues who have your back, and the power of rest and finding strength in community as advocates.   More about our guest: Stevie Lane is a writer, videographer and communications specialist with almost 10 years’ experience advocating for the rights of LGBTIQA+ people and other marginalized groups throughout Australia. They use...

Edan Haddock joins us to discuss being queer and how finding your own sparkle is a gamechanger at work and in life! This episode talks about finding your own magic and why belonging is so different to fitting in. We discuss Edan's career pathway, being queer and how limiting beliefs creep in when really, the sky is the limit for us all.  Edan shares moments where the workplace environment truly embraced him and the leadership practices that made all the difference.  Edan is a multiple award...

Rose & Gems combine their decades of experience in recruitment to share some of the edits we can make to improve inclusivity in hiring. From simple questions to practical changes, this podcast shines a light on what makes hiring more inclusive and equitable. 

Join Rose & Gems as we have an in-depth conversation about fatphobia from our personal experiences as well as talking to our brilliant guest, Holly Richards (She /Her) who is a fat advocate and also the owner of AmpleFolk a purpose-driven business that specialises in Plus-size towels. Together, we deep dive into some statistics and talk about our own lived experiences when it comes to navigating a historically fatphobic workplace.  About our guest: Holly is passionate about solving...