Your Career Journey
Welcome to Your Career Journey, the podcast designed for Marketers and Creatives who are navigating the twists and turns of career development.
Whether you're a seasoned professional navigating a career transition, climbing the corporate ladder, looking to return to work after some time away or just taking your first steps, this show is for you.
Each episode dives into real stories from Marketers and Creatives who’ve made their mark. We’ll cover career challenges, triumphs, and everything in between, offering practical insights and inspiration and giving you valuable takeaways for your journey.
Expect candid conversations with industry experts and thought leaders who've embraced the highs, weathered the lows and emerged with wisdom worth sharing.
Join me and let’s explore the multifaceted landscapes of career development, learning, and growth together.
Episodes
25 episodes
The Journey from Marketer to CEO with Vanessa Lyons
In this episode, I’m joined by Vanessa Lyons, CEO of ThinkNewsBrands, to talk about how she navigated her way from a career in Marketing to becoming a CEO.Starting her career as a Product Marketer at Phillips was, in hindsight, pivotal,...
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44:45
Say yes then figure it out. How Amy Barry rose through the Retail Marketing ranks
In this episode, I sit down with Amy Barry to unpack the lessons she’s learned throughout her career in Retail Marketing and she shares insights that are valuable no matter where you are in your own journey.Amy’s career took a major tur...
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49:31
Behind the Screen: Andrea Andric’s Digital Marketing Journey
Today, I’m joined by Andrea Andric, a freelance Digital Marketing Strategist with a unique journey, starting with a journalism degree before diving into the world of Social Media and Digital Marketing.Andrea shares how her early career ...
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46:46
From Corporate Marketer to Startup Success: Susan Toft's Founder Journey
In this episode I’m joined by Susan Toft, CEO and Founder of The Laundry Lady, the world’s first online marketplace for laundry services.We dive into how she transitioned from the corporate marketing world to launching The Laundry Lady ...
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45:29
Redefining Success: Insights from Kym Kearney on Career Shifts & Risk-Taking
In this episode, I'm joined by Kym Kearney to talk about her journey from a small country town to leading national marketing teams—before making a bold career pivot into Marketing recruitment.Kym talks about navigating career uncertaint...
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47:41
Embracing AI & Thriving in a Changing Industry. With Catherine Toms
In this episode, I’m joined by Catherine Toms a senior Marketer with over 20 years of global experience across digital agencies, and blue-chip brands and Co-Founder of the Marketing Growth Academy.How do you stay current in the ever-evol...
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51:52
How to take ownership of your career. With Becca Spencer
I wanted to start 2025 with this episode as Becca has so many examples of how she’s taken ownership and control of her career, from moving to Australia from the UK, from building relationships, being proactive in looking for opportunities for h...
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52:16
From Corporate burnout to Property Advocate with Wendy Chamberlain
This week I speak with Wendy Chamberlain, a self-employed Buyers Agent and Sellers Advocate. Wendy’s love for property and her desire to help empower and educate others about Real Estate ultimately led her in this direction, but it wasn’t all p...
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48:57
Transforming Work Culture: Insights from Leadership & Organisational Development expert Katie O'Malley
Join Emma as she chats with Katie O'Malley, a leadership and organisational development coach from Chicago. We chat about Katie's career journey from political campaigns and nonprofit work, and eventually finding success with her ...
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53:03
International insights, working and living around the world. With Paola Piccinno
In today's episode, I’m joined by Paola Piccinno who shares her experiences navigating an international marketing career, the unique challenges, and the lessons learned along the way. Born in Naples, Italy, and raised in Puglia, Pa...
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41:06
Building your career toolkit. With Rita Martinez
In this episode, I'm joined by Rita Martinez, a seasoned marketer with a career spanning blue-chip companies like Coles, Energy Australia, and CareSuper. Rita’s journey through diverse marketing roles has given her a wealth of insi...
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45:48
The Power of Style: Elevating your Personal Brand. With Lucy Owens
In this episode, I’m joined by the amazing Lucy Owens, a personal stylist and image expert, and the founder of Style Rises. Lucy shares her inspiring journey, transitioning from a marketing career to launching Style Rises in 2019, with a missio...
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43:51
Writing the next chapter - the journey to freelancing and embracing the unknown. With Kellie Floyd
Kellie is a Marketing & Comms consultant and writer, who joins me to talk about her journey from full-time agency and corporate roles to freelance. And her newly found passion for travel writing.Kellie built the first part of her ca...
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54:10
Life on the road as a digital nomad. With Kelly Gurr
In this episode, I’m joined by Kelly Gurr a strategic marketing generalist and project manager. Kelly has had a varied career working across B2C, B2B, B2B2C with both local and global brands. Her favourite place to be is at the intersection of ...
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48:06
Shaping your own story. With Charlie Syme
In this episode, I’m joined by Charlie Syme, a senior marketer and comms specialist, who has worked with member-owned, enterprise, not-for-profit and start-up businesses.Just over a year ago, he started his own business, Pigface Marketi...
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42:32
Insider perspective - What's happening in the market at the moment? With Lucy Bolan
In a slightly different episode this week, I’m joined by specialist Marketing Recruiter Lucy Bolan from New Chapter Talent to talk about what’s happening in the market at the moment.Lucy has been in Recruitment for almost twenty years, ...
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51:44
Taking control and finding purpose. With Rhiannon Di Martino
In this episode, I’m joined by Rhiannon Di Martino, who has had a really unique career path covering Marketing, People and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion and is currently working as the chief of staff to the CEO of a mental health charity.
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46:33
Building a career in Marketing with Martin Kelly
In this episode I’m joined by Martin Kelly, as we talk about how he took his career from initially studying Engineering in Scotland to ultimately building his life and Marketing career here in Australia. Martin talks about the lesso...
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50:51
Storytelling, video production and AI. With Nigel Taylor
In this episode, I’m joined by Nigel Taylor, a highly experienced video and content producer whose career has spanned both full time corporate work and freelance work here in Australia and in London. Specific projected have included video and d...
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54:07
From Marketing to Mortgage Broking. With Jane Betschel
In this episode, I’m joined by Jane Betshel to discuss her journey from Marketing to Mortgage Broking. Jane built a highly successful career in Marketing, working in Events, e-commerce, Product Marketing, and ultimately leading a team of 70 peo...
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49:34
Leadership Insights. With Pierre de Villiers
Pierre is an Executive Coach, Human Resources Advisor and leadership development fanatic. After starting his career as a Chartered Accountant he soon moved away from numbers and towards people, focusing instead on HR, Talent, Learning and Devel...
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55:18
Designing your career. With Mickey Rummery
My guest today is Mickey Rummery, Founder of Connect Experience Design.Mickey started his career in recruitment in London, before moving to Melbourne in 2010. Whilst honing his relationship-building skills he saw an opportunity to become...
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50:37
Openness to change, saying yes and embracing authenticity. With Sharon Morris
My guest today is Sharon Morris, whose journey unfolds from an uncertain graduate to an experienced Executive championing authenticity and social impact. Along the way, Sharon explores various roles across industries and learns the ...
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45:00
Global moves, navigating a large corporation and finding your voice. With Steph Sta Maria
In this episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with Steph Sta Maria, a talented copy and digital content writer originally from Malaysia, now calling Australia home. Steph's journey into the world of writing is a fascinating one - despite alw...
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46:59
Insider Perspective - What are internal talent teams looking for in applications? With Matt Woodard
Today's guest is Matt Woodard, a Talent acquisition specialist who has spent the last 16 years in this space across NZ and Australia, although the accent will tell you he’s originally from the UK. Matt now runs his own business Scalr where he w...
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