Sabrina is the Founder and CEO of Avanti Search in Sydney, Australia. She brings an impressive background in recruitment and diversity and inclusion to the table. Having spent the majority of her career leading talent acquisition functions across APAC, Sabrina launched Avanti Search in 2022 to provide clients with what many agencies cannot - strategic advice built from the perspective of an internal recruitment function. Sabrina also approaches recruitment with an inclusive lens, honed over years of D&I consulting work - Sabrina chairs the City of Sydney’s Disability Inclusion Advisory Panel, and consults on disability inclusion for the Australian Museum. She is passionate about creating ongoing equity for people in the workplace. Sabrina is a published author, a member of Mensa, a former Miss World Australia, and a former contestant on the reality TV show, 'The Apprentice'.  In our conversation we talk about her childhood in Australia with her Lebanese father and Indian mother who were first generation immigrants. Sabrina shares the struggles her mother had and how this required her to grow up fast and take on more responsibility in the family. We talk about her experiences in beauty pageants that saw her achieve the title of Miss World Australia and be a runner up in the overall Miss World pageant and how she used this platform to help raise millions of dollars for children's charities.  We also cover her career journey which includes time spent in talent acquisition and HR roles internally within organisations and externally with recruitment agencies. She's worked in the corporate sector and in government and is now running her own business and enjoying the lifestyle benefits that brings. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Sabrina and am pleased to be able to introduce her to you in this episode. As always, I look forward to hearing what resonates with you. Reach out to Sabrina: LinkedIn: Sabrina Houssami Website: Avanti Search Email: [email protected] Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: [email protected] Aquilae Email: [email protected] Episode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app.  Episode recorded on 17 July, 2023