What an episode we have today, with not one, but TWO incredible women!  Our first guest is Kate Roeske-Zummer - with a background as an account manager in the advertising industry, Kate is currently coaching people and working with organisations around vulnerability-based leadership, to help remove roadblocks and increase productivity.  Our second guest is Debbie Cohen - a former teacher and leader in early childhood educations programs, who is fascinated by human growth and evolution, and...

Divorce is hard, but it’s important that women emerge from divorce with confidence!  Join Jodie as she speaks with Karen McMahon - a Relationship and Divorce coach, host of the Journey Beyond Divorce podcast, co-author, and creator of the Journey Beyond Divorce 12 step recovery program.  Unfortunately, many of us either go through a divorce at some stage, or know someone who has, so this conversation is really valuable to so many women.  Join Jodie and Karen, as they discuss:  - the 3...

Welcome back, to the Secrets of Confident Women podcast for 2022!  We’ve got an amazing episode to kick-start this season and help you make 2022 your best year yet.  Join Jodie and Anastasia as they discuss a topic that we could all use a little help with - how to scrap those boring and unrealistic goals, how to create powerful and lasting habits, and how to win in 2022!  In this practical and super-useful conversation, Jodie and Anastasia discuss:  - what a goal should REALLY look...

Yay! We’ve made it through another year of the RiSe Women Secrets of Confident Women podcast, and what an INCREDIBLE year it’s been!  Of course, we’ve all had a challenging year for so many reasons, but every guest on our podcast brought something amazing to our lives and we’re SO happy to share the BEST and most insightful moments with you in our 2021 Wrap-Up episode.  In the last conversation of 2021, join Jodie and Anastasia to:  - find out what our most listened-to podcast for 2021...

If you are feeling overwhelmed, overstressed, undervalued and unappreciated, then THIS episode is definitely for YOU! And it’s for EVERY woman whose default setting is stuck on BUSY!  In today’s episode, Jodie speaks with Becca Powers - a high-achieving and award-winning sales executive, and the author of the incredible new book ‘Harness your Inner CEO’.  Becca dropped out of college, became a single mum of two by 28, has worked for Fortune 500 giants, has won awards and managed teams and...

If you’re a woman who LOVES empowering other women, then THIS is the episode for you!!!  Join Jodie as she interviews Jane Finette - the Founder and Executive Director of The Coaching Fellowship, a Certified Professional Coach and the author of Unlocked - How Empowered Women Empower Women.  Join Jodie and Jane in this inspiring interview, as they discuss:  - what research actually confirms about the real-life global benefits of women empowering women;  - how comparison and self-doubt...

Join Jodie and her exciting guest - Renie Cavallari - as they discuss something that we ALL struggle with (yes, YOU too!) - that incessant, taunting and destructive internal negative voice, or as Renie calls it - our Head Trash!

This week, Jodie interviews women’s travel entrepreneur, empowerment leader and author of the fantastic new book - Tell Her She Can’t - Kelly Lewis. In this exciting conversation, Jodie and Kelly talk about: - Kelly’s book - Tell Her She Can’t - which includes the incredible stories of 35 women, who were told they couldn’t... but then DID;  - how an early childhood surrounded by abuse forced her to step up and be resilient, defiant and strong;  - how a conversation with her mother,...

Join Jodie as she interviews Lauren Yeates - celebrity interviewer, entertainment reporter and the owner of Rave It Up, an Australian-owned platform and podcast that provides Celebrity News, Reviews and Interviews.   In this great conversation that showcases Lauren’s incredible transformation, Jodie and Lauren discuss:  - how Lauren began her journey and her business in interviewing celebrities (it all started with her number one Justin Bieber fan club and the Justice Crew);  - how she...

So, if you’re an Aussie, you’ll know that... in Sydney, we’re well and truly into our 3rd month of continuous lockdown at the time that this episode was recorded. We’re all losing our minds, we’re cleaning out cupboards we didn’t even know we had, and we’re spending waaaay too much time on social media. Which means, we’re opening ourselves up to the horrifying Comparison Syndrome.  Yep - every time you look at what some else has, is doing, or has achieved and you compare it to what YOU...

What a fun new episode we have for you!  Join Jodie this week as she interviews health journalist, tv presenter, magazine contributor, mum, parallel-parking champion and author of “The Bad Girl’s Guide to Good Better” - Casey Beros.  In this funny and colourful interview, Jodie and Casey have a fantastic conversation about:  - how her curiosity has led her to become a conduit between customers and clinicians, to help people navigate the science-heavy information people often receive...

If you’re looking for a story about courage and confidence through unbelievable adversity to inspire and amaze you, then this week’s episode is for you.  Angie Chaplin has had a rough run - through despair, addiction, the loss of her job, the death of a close friend and the end of her marriage, there’s not much about pain and suffering that Angie hasn’t recently experienced. But her story is so much more than that.  Despite the chaos of all her experiences, in addition to moving to a new...

What an uplifting and fantastic 60 minutes we have in store for you! This is an hour of your life you’ll want to relive over and over again.  Join Jodie as she interviews the incredibly vibrant and inspiring Heather Miller - the founder of The Kindness Hub, a social engineer and speaker, 2016’s NSW Local Woman of the Year and SO much more.  Heather consults for leading universities, has trekked through the Himalayas and has a strong passion for youth development. Her life trajectory...

Join Jodie as she interviews Dr Margaret Rutherford PhD - host of The Self Work podcast, author of the book Perfectly Hidden Depression, and a psychologist with 25 years’ worth of professional experience.  The need to be (or APPEAR to be) perfect can become a chronic issue for so many women,  so we know you’ll all find this so valuable. Perfectionism often leads to self-criticism, stress, anxiety, fear of failure and can also often be a mask for depression, so if you’ve EVER felt any of...

For something a little different this week, Jodie interviews 18 year old Brittany Newman - a super-confident young woman who made an impact on Jodie and so many others at a recent RiSe Women workshop.  Brittany is vibrant, proud and adventurous, has moved from beach to beach in her lifetime, is social-media savvy and sets an amazing example for other young women as a curve model - AND she paints on the side.  Join Jodie and Brittany as they discuss: - why self-love and confidence are so...

OMG! Star-struck doesn’t even BEGIN to explain how Anastasia was feeling when she was interviewing the incredible, super-fun, award-winning AND gold medal-winning Paralympian Ellie Cole.  Join Anastasia and Ellie in their amazing conversation, where they discuss:  - some of the perspective shifts that get her through day-to-day living AND the Paralympics;  - why preparation and trust are SO important to keeping her confidence levels high;  - why focusing on the end result is never as...

Join us for this week’s episode where Jodie interviews Jen Bowers - the champagne-drinking, coffee-addicted, super-funny crazy cat lady - who managed to turn a marriage breakdown and redundancy during Covid, into a life that she fought for and that she’s proud of.  Jen’s business journey has taken her from graphic-designer to brand strategist to being the founder of the fantastically successful Pink Pom Pom Social, which she created to help people navigate the challenges and complexity of...

Join us in our latest episode, where Anastasia speaks with Michelle Rubinstein - a confident woman with over 25 years’ experience in sales, marketing, recruitment and leadership expertise.  Michelle loves helping her clients recruit the absolute best talent for their business. She also loves elevating the profile of women in leadership roles, spending time with her family and a bit of retail therapy every now and then.  And in this super-interesting and insightful episode, she gives us all...

In this new episode, Jodie speaks with Sheila V, an executive coach, a medium and a spiritual leader, who shares her incredibly inspiring story of transition and transformation.  Sheila’s birth was literally the fusion of 2 domains - the daughter of a doctor-dad and a psychic medium-mum - which meant she experienced the pull of two diametrically opposed worlds.  Join us this week to find out all about:  - how she used the power of great mentors to help her distinguish between the old voices...

Here’s the one you’ve all been waiting for - How to STOP Imposter Syndrome from Ruining Your Career!  Join us in this valuable and insightful episode, where Jodie and Anastasia talk all about the dreaded Imposter Syndrome - what it is, how it can show up for you and what you can do to manage it once and for all.  In this episode, we dig deep into the core of this issue to discover: - why Imposter Syndrome affects SO many people (and women, in particular) - regardless of their age, culture,...

Join us in this fun and inspiring interview where Anastasia speaks with Rose Oakley - a vibrant and passionate young woman, who’s mastered the art of creating the confidence to be brave.  Rose has needed massive amounts of bravery, time and time again, to make really impressive life changes and in this conversation, she talks to us about:  - how she’s gotten through the challenging professional and personal times in the past;  - what techniques she uses to create the confidence to be brave,...

What a great episode we have for you this week, on a topic that affects us ALL - how to change your habits for more confidence!  Join us this week for Jodie’s eye-opening and game-changing conversation with Dr Gina Cleo.  Dr Cleo has a PhD in Habit Change, is an Assistant Professor at Bond University, holds a Bachelor of Health and Science degree and a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics. It’s pretty clear she know EXACTLY what she’s talking about when it comes to habits and how we can change...

Ok, confident women... we know this is an episode that you’ve all been waiting for because it’s about a topic that affects us ALL... especially in the workplace.  Networking is all about working the room and doing it confidently. Today’s podcast guest, Janine Garner knows exactly how to do just that!  Janine’s a best-selling author and a global expert on networking, collaboration, leadership and connection. AND she knows more than most about how to network with confidence!  Learn about...

Are you ready to get stuck into 2021 with motivation, positive energy and some kick-@ss goals? Then we have the podcast episode for YOU!  Join us on our first episode of the year where we’ll dive into the 5 best confidence building techniques to help you make 2021 your best year yet!  Want to prepare yourself with great goals, fool-proof strategies and killer confidence techniques to bring it all together and get exactly what you want this year? Then listen to THIS episode!  Ready to change...

This is IT! This is the ONE! If you’re going to listen to any podcast episode this year, make it THIS ONE !!!Filled with amazing insights, inspiring quotes and all of the BEST moments of the Secrets of Confident Women podcast, this episode is not to be missed. It really is the BEST greatest hits compilation you’ll ever listen to and... if you’re like us and you love feeling happy, motivated and positive... then feel free to go back and listen to it over and over again. We did ;) We’ve had SO...