Me and My Mentor Podcast Podcast

Me and My Mentor Podcast

Norah Breekveldt
Whilst there are many strategies women adopt to create career success, mentoring relationships can play a central role in fostering talent and preparing women for senior positions. This podcast explores the inspirational mentoring relationships among some of Australia's most influential women in the workplace. The lessons and insights contained in these amazing stories can be applied to anyone, demonstrating the potential that a powerful mentoring relationship has for your career. To hear more about these women and their incredible career journeys, you can purchase Norah Breekveldt's book Me and My Mentor, published by Melbourne Books. 
Mentoring Through the Generations: Carol Pollock
Carol Pollock is a nephrologist at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and features on this episode to discuss her experiences being mentored by trailblazers in the medical industry and how she wishes to impart this wisdom onto to those in her field.
Sep 10, 2020
19 min
Nurturing the Passion: Cindy Briscoe and Tina Chawner
Cindy Briscoe and Tina Chawner discuss their unique career challenges and how their mentoring relationship and friendship was significant in guiding Tina's career in a new country where she knew no one.
Sep 3, 2020
17 min
Friends Can Be Mentors: Kim Rubenstein and Larissa Halonkin
Kim Rubenstein and Larissa Halonkin discuss their special friendship and how this has translated into a powerful mentoring relationship that has benefitted both women's careers.
Aug 27, 2020
20 min
“Try and swim, try and swim. Don’t sink”: Pat McCabe and Michelle Britbart
Pat McCabe and Michelle Britbart pore over their mentoring relationship in the field of medico-legal matters and discuss the importance of diversity and empowerment.
Aug 20, 2020
19 min
Mentoring Matters: John Merritt
John Merritt served as the CEO of VicRoads for a number of years where he championed a mentoring program in order to ensure the women in his workplace had the required exposure and visibility to advance their careers.
Aug 13, 2020
18 min
Celebrating Our Difference: Keerthi Ravi and Ruby Anandajayasekeram
Keerthi Ravi and Ruby Anandajayasekeram discuss their experiences and forgincg a career from diverse cultural backgrounds
Aug 6, 2020
22 min
Lean In or Lean Back: Adam Fennessy and Kate Houghton
Adam Fennessy and Kate Houghton discuss the necessity of diversity in the workplace as well as the important roles mentoring and reverse mentoring can play in your career.
Jul 30, 2020
19 min
Finding Your Voice: Jodi Fullarton-Healey and Sophie Wilson
This episode delves into the career and relationship of Jodi Fullarton-Healey and Sophie Wilson and how their mentoring relationship inspired in them the confidence to achieve their goals.
Jul 23, 2020
20 min
Don't Worry, I've Got Your Back: Jerril Rechter and Bec Reid
Jerril Rechter and Bec Reid explore their mentoring relationship through the themes of trust, friendship and leadership.
Jul 23, 2020
23 min
Introduction
An introduction to the amazing stories of women who have been mentored that will be explored in season 1 of Me and My Mentor
Jul 16, 2020
4 min