Her Ambitious Career – Détails, épisodes et analyse

WORK180 is taking the mystery out of your job search - because you deserve to know how equitable an organisation really is, before you apply for roles.

My guest today is Gemma Lloyd CEO and co-founder of WORK180, a specialised jobsite used by over 1.5m women globally to find roles that align with their core values. WORK180 champions workplace transparency and publishes data regarding pay gap, workplace benefits and leadership equity.

In this episode, Gemma:

• Explains key findings from WORK180's annual What Women Want report as well as the three biggest priorities for women when deciding on a new employer 
• Talks to the fact that WORK180 endorsed companies are able to build trust more effectively by being transparent and by actively increasing women's representation - she also outlines what else these companies are doing differently to attract female talent 
  
  

Gemma, on the transparency women want:

"There's been such a distrust built over the years where employers have put out these flashy branding materials around how they support people but not really walking the talk. On our platform, we rank over 7000 employers [on a number of measures such as] their paid-parental leave policy; their promotion rates of women; pay; and other policies and support so that women have that knowledge before they apply for a role." 

Links:

• Read the What Women Want Report 2025
• Visit WORK180 and compare jobs, employers, policies and work benefits and find a workplace that suits you
• For Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website 

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About Gemma:

After spending a decade in the tech industry, facing sexism and discrimination, Gemma Lloyd co-founded WORK180 in 2015 with the mission to create a more equitable working world for women. Trusted by millions across the U.S., U.K., and Australia, WORK180 champions workplace transparency and progress. Gemma regularly speaks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and women’s entrepreneurship. Her work has been featured on Channel 10’s The Project, Channel 7’s The Today Show, Sky News, ABC Radio, and The Drum. 

About Rebecca:

Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. 

Leaders are running on fumes. There are plenty of reasons why plenty of leaders are feeling fatigued right now. In this ep, I am exploring my observations of the issues many clients are struggling with and some ideas to combat it.

We are talking about:

• Navigating constant change and tech moving faster than policy or skill development
• Dilemmas surrounding forging team connection and collaboration 
• The increased need for 'ambiguity tolerance'
• Making time to be strategic and not getting caught up in the detail
• Communicating clearly and consistently
• Focusing on EQ skills and resilience
• Manging diverse expectations
• And maintaining an authentic leadership style (despite all the above!)

Rebecca on leading through ambiguity:

"Ambiguity tolerance has become a core leadership skill because being able to have all the data, or having clear answers at your fingertips, is becoming rarer. The speed at which execution is needed also has leaders expected to make confident decisions even when data is incomplete. If you are feeling the tug of expectations, you are not alone." (Rebecca Allen, host Her Ambitious Career)

Links:

• Here are some solutions: Ep 199 – Leadership Fundamentals (Part 3): Adaptability & Resilience
• And: Ep 195 – The Top 5 Skills Employers Want Most This Decade Are Human-Centric
• And: 3 Reasons You Need a Career Coach Like Me (9 min)
• Book a Career Strategy Call with Rebecca

Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!

About Rebecca:

Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Leadership isn't always about setting big picture strategy and chairing Town Hall meetings: it's also about taking leadership micro-steps and getting the basics right. 

In today’s episode, we are talking about the essential value of effective communication and accountability.

We are talking about:

• The Effective 4-Step Communication Loop
• How to reinspire a team
• The value of over-communication 
• The Communication-Assumption-Trap
• How to motivate less motivated team members
• And more!

Something Rebecca said today:

"Your goal with your communication is not to share an instruction. Your goal is to be understood and inspire action."  (Rebecca Allen, host - Her Ambitious Career Podcast)

Links:

• Get Rebecca's free download: The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted
• Get free career & leadership resources
• Get started: book your free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca
• Listen to Part 1 of this 3-part series: Leadership Fundamentals: Integrity & Self-Awareness

Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!

About Rebecca:

Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for corporate women who want to get promoted, be sought out for their expertise and be paid appropriately for their impact.

Hi there! I'm Rebecca Allen and I am a Career & Personal Brand coach who works with my  clients to help them thrive in their roles and build their executive profiles... which often requires us to do some work on their mindset.

A common challenge that many of these smart, qualified, high-achieving women encounter is the 'need to be liked'.

In this episode I am diving deep to explain the difference between 'wanting' and 'needing' to be liked...

And how wanting to be liked is actually really healthy and productive...

Whilst needing to be liked just brings with it untold anxiety and feelings of inadequacy. 
 

Here's something interesting I said in this ep! :)

"Needing to be liked, where the expectation is that everyone will like you (as well as everything you say) means you’re always seeking control and certainty… which just sets you up to fail because in reality, we have none of either."  (Rebecca Allen, Career Success Coach and host of Her Ambitious Career podcast)

If you have ever wanted to get over this 'need to be liked', this is the ideal starting point for you!

Let's get started!

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Some More About Your Host:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women who want more from their lives and careers. She has worked over the last 13+ years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, Origin Energy, J.P. Morgan, PwC, McKinsey, IHS Markit and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths.

Her own ambitions include raising two beautiful, happy confident children; building a fun and impactful coaching business that empowers 50,000 women worldwide; and visiting Alaska!

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 1. Get a copy of Rebecca's super popular free workbook, Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs to Achieve Your True Potential  - Click here

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Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their careers.

My guest today is Judith Sturman, who is sharing her experiences as a successful introverted leader.

Despite most corporate cultures favouring an extroverted communication style (think presenting to a group; being asked for an opinion on the spot; being expected to 'take part' in group or team activities), introverts can thrive professionally and in leadership.

Judith and I are continuing our discussion about tapping into introverted leadership strengths and exploring:

• How leaders should see introversion as another vital aspect of diversity and be consciously looking to include introverts in the discussion
• The many strengths of an introverted leadership style including planning, strategy and forward thinking 
• The natural gift of introverts to value 'manging down' to get great results
• Networking as an introvert and how to make connections with less effort

Judith says:

"There are many strengths of an introverted style including strategic thinking, planning and forward thinking. Introverts can help themselves by telling their boss or their team of their preferred ways of communicating to set expectations from the outset."   (Judith Sturman, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Guest Bio:

Judith Sturman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and after a number of graphic design roles, began a career spanning over 30 years in public transport.

At 45, Judith made the move to Australia where she has led teams across NSW, Victoria and ACT through change, reform and delivery of large projects. Judith works for Transport Canberra is also a director on the Public Transport Association Australia & New Zealand. 

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Host Bio:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women looking to land dream career opportunities. She has worked over the last 14 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, NSW Transport, Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. Find Rebecca: www.illuminategrowth.com.au

Want a promotion?
> Get this free guide: 'The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted'
> Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca
> Connect on Linkedin

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for corporate women who want to get promoted, be sought out for their expertise and be paid appropriately for their impact.

 Hi there! I am Rebecca Allen and I am a Career & Personal Brand coach who works with my  clients to help them thrive in their roles and build their executive profiles as they do it...
 
 Today we are exploring 10 common challenges leaders face that can result in feelings of stress...

·       Uncertainty

·       Expectations

·       Changing goalposts

·       Difficult people.... to name a few.

I am going to share some strategies today to help you reduce your feelings of overwhelm and stress by following my simple '5 Cs' process to help you turn a perceived 'stressful' situation into a positive, objective solution-solving mission!

Here's something interesting I said in this ep! :)

"A situation can be 'challenging' and 'full of a myriad of problems'. However how we choose to perceive that situation is what prompts us to react either positively, with a step-by-step solution mindset that leads to a feeling of control... or to react in a defeated, overwhelmed mindset that leads to a feeling of stress."  (Rebecca Allen, Career Success Coach and host of Her Ambitious Career podcast)

 This is about moving from an emotional standpoint and saying "a situation is stressful"...

To... "this is a tricky situation [objective perspective] and how I choose to approach it won't make me feel stressed... but objective and optimistic!"

Let's get stuck in!

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Some More About Your Host:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women who want more from their lives and careers. She has worked over the last 13+ years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, Origin Energy, J.P. Morgan, PwC, McKinsey, IHS Markit and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths.

Her own ambitions include raising two beautiful, happy confident children; building a fun and impactful coaching business that empowers 50,000 women worldwide; and visiting Alaska!

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3 FREE Ways Rebecca Can Help You Get Promoted this Year:

 1. Get a copy of Rebecca's most popular download, The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted - Click here

2. Read more from Rebecca's blog - Click here

3.  Listen to more eps from this podcast - Click here

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Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their careers.

My guest today is Judith Sturman, a leader with 30 years' experience, who is sharing her insights into becoming a successful introverted leader.

Despite most corporate cultures favouring an extroverted communication style (think presenting; being asked for your opinion on the spot; taking part in big group discussions), introverts can thrive professionally, and in leadership too.

Which is why Judith and I have come together for this 2-part series to discuss her thoughts and experiences around:

• The bias of extroversion and introversion
• How to be confident in sharing your opinions as an introvert
• Techniques to involve everyone in a team discussion
• How rotating a meeting-Chair can be beneficial to the whole team
• The value of diversity (including both extroverted and introverted styles) and the ability to challenge thinking 
• How collaborating and asking others for their input is a strength
• The value of managing both up and down

Judith says:

"Being asked to contribute into meetings as an introvert can send your heart pounding. You might question whether what you have to say is important enough. But over my career, I had people who encouraged me to speak up and that's my advice: don't give up and share your value!"   (Judith Sturman, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Guest Bio:

Judith Sturman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and after a number of graphic design roles, began a career spanning over 30 years in public transport.

At 45, Judith made the move to Australia where she has led teams across NSW, Victoria and ACT through change, reform and delivery of large projects. Judith works for Transport Canberra is also a director on the Public Transport Association Australia & New Zealand. 

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Host Bio:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women looking to land dream career opportunities. She has worked over the last 14 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, NSW Transport, Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. Find Rebecca: www.illuminategrowth.com.au

Want a promotion?
> Get this free guide: 'The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted'
> Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca
> Connect on Linkedin

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for corporate women who want to get promoted, be sought out for their expertise and be paid appropriately for their impact.

The name on everybody’s lips is ‘Barbie’.

If you haven’t yet seen the new Barbie movie, I’d don your bright pink top and book a ticket quick.

Barbie is fast-becoming the highest grossing movie of 2023, hauling US$1BILLION in just over 2 weeks at the box office and is already the highest grossing movie directed by a female director (Greta Gerwig).

Unsurprisingly, it has got a lot of women - and men - talking… and for good reason.

In this episode I am sharing all my (many!) observations about the story,  characters, gender stereotypes, challenging unfair expectations and THAT scene where Barbie is told to 'get back in her box'...

Join me! 
Rebecca x


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Hi, I am a Career & Personal Branding Expert and I coach corporate women to get promoted, and paid appropriately, faster.

Gender discrimination is everywhere (despite it being the 21st century). Progress is being made but in many places, it is slow.

To advance in your career - and indeed in life - it’s really important that we women don’t internalise that discrimination. In other words, that we don’t adopt those discriminatory and sexist views as our own. 

As Ken reminds us all, you are Kenough.

And you are: you’re more than qualified, smart enough and ready enough and if you aren’t getting the support you need to succeed, find other ways and opportunities to get it.

At Illuminate, we coach corporate women to see them get promoted, paid appropriately and own their value. Connect with me or download one of our most loved tools here (to help you get promoted faster).

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their careers.

My guest today is Arthi Rahgu who was recently made redundant from Linkedin's workforce.

Arthi says:

"Going through a layoff is like experiencing trauma. I felt ashamed, embarrassed and as if I wasn't worthy. And I decided to welcome those feelings in without going straight into problem-solving mode."  (Arthi Raghu, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

Arthi's attitude towards the redundancy is surprisingly positive - so much so, that I asked her to come onto the show to share her experience with us, along with a number of practical strategies she's employing to adjust to her new circumstance.

 In this episode... 

• We are talking about accepting those feelings of rejection, uncertainty, shame and fear when you lose your job
• How to value your sense of worth, beyond your job title, "I am not defined by my job."
• How to help your process by looking at a redundancy positively and objectively
• Learning how to acknowledge your transferable value
• How reaching out to other people can really help you through a period of change, like a redundancy
• How to address a redundancy in a future job interview

  Arthi says:

"How I look at it: at my old company, I was just a piece of the puzzle and then the puzzle changed a little bit and  so I'm no longer needed there and that's okay. All those skills and experiences still come with me to my next venture."  (Arthi Raghu, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Guest Bio:

Arthi Raghu is a former Sales Development leader at LinkedIn, part-time yoga instructor, certified mindset coach, and avid marathon runner. She resides in Colorado with her husband Tim and two dogs, Lucy and Eve.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthi-raghu-a1893a40/

Website: www.arthimeena.com

 
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Host Bio:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women looking to land dream career opportunities. She has worked over the last 14 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, NSW Transport, Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. Find Rebecca: www.illuminategrowth.com.au

Want a promotion?
> Get this free guide: 'The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted'
> Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca
> Connect on Linkedin

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for corporate women who want to get promoted, be sought out for their expertise and be paid appropriately for their impact.

Hi there! I am Rebecca Allen and I am a Career & Personal Brand coach who works with my  clients to help them thrive in their roles and build their executive profiles as they do it...

Today I am looking at how you create opportunities within your team to celebrate both individuals as well as the team as a collective...

To build engagement with your team...

Whilst also extending your own credibility with the team, clients and senior stakeholders. It's a win-win-win-win!

Let's go beyond the obvious celebrations and get a lot, lot more creative in how we inject fun and belonging into the team culture.

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Here's something interesting I said in this ep! :)

"Celebrating specific behaviours - the behaviours you want your team to emulate - is one of the most effective ways to build a positive, engaged team-culture."  (Rebecca Allen, Career Success Coach and host of Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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Some More About Your Host:

Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women who want more from their lives and careers. She has worked over the last 13+ years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, Origin Energy, J.P. Morgan, PwC, McKinsey, IHS Markit and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths.

Her own ambitions include raising two beautiful, happy confident children; building a fun and impactful coaching business that empowers 50,000 women worldwide; and visiting Alaska!

******

3 FREE Ways Rebecca Can Help You Get Promoted this Year:

1. Get a copy of Rebecca's most popular download, The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted - Click here

2. Read more from Rebecca's blog - Click here

3.  Listen to more eps from this podcast - Click here

Connect with Rebecca:
Linkedin
Instagram
fb group