Not behind. Unpositioned. Career Confidence is for leaders ready to make their next bold move in the age of AI.
Hosted by Georgie Hubbard, career coach, recruiter, Director of CH Talent Solutions, and creator of the Bold Moves Career Accelerator, this show is for senior leaders who've already done the proving and are ready for what's next.
Each episode brings honest conversations with business leaders and women who've navigated real turning points: the restructure, the redundancy, the promotion that went to someone else, the AI shift nobody prepared them for. Real strategy, not just inspiration. The language, positioning, and clarity to make your next move the right one, not just the first one offered.
Whether you're overlooked for a role you know you're ready for, in motion after a restructure, or applying and not landing, this podcast gives you the frameworks and the permission to back yourself, in a market where AI is changing what gets you chosen.
Clarity creates calm. Calm creates confidence. Confidence creates momentum. That's Career Confidence.
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You Know You Need a Career Change. But What Do You Actually Want Next?
Sunday, September 20, 2026 • Duration 35:03
What do you do when you know something needs to change in your career… but you have absolutely no idea what the next move should be?
That’s exactly where Rebecca found herself.
After more than 15 years across experience design, leadership, coaching, and transformation, she knew there were parts of her work she loved, problem-solving, facilitating, helping people make better decisions, but she wasn’t sure what that translated into as a career.
Then redundancy gave her the space to stop, reflect and rethink what came next.
In this episode of the Career Confidence Podcast, Rebecca joins Georgie for a very real conversation about sitting in the uncomfortable middle of a career change, resisting the urge to jump straight into another familiar job, and using design thinking to work out what you actually want next.
Rebecca shares how she stopped focusing on job titles and started looking at the work she genuinely loved doing, the problems she wanted to solve and the values she wanted her next chapter to align with.
And then something interesting happened.
Once she got clearer and started sharing more publicly about the work she wanted to be known for, someone from her existing network reached out with an opportunity that was almost exactly what she had been trying to create.
In this episode:
How to recognise when you’ve outgrown your current career path
Why the “uncomfortable middle” is a necessary part of meaningful career change
Why jumping straight into another familiar job can take you back to exactly where you started
How Rebecca used design thinking to approach her own career
The questions to ask yourself when you don’t know what you want next
Why your values matter just as much as your skills
How to stop defining yourself by job titles and start thinking about the problems you love solving
Why experimentation is often more useful than trying to have your entire future figured out
How networking and visibility helped Rebecca attract her next opportunity
Why sharing what you know online isn’t just “self-promotion”
What redundancy taught Rebecca about job security and identity
Why AI doesn’t have to mean panic — and how to start using it to make your work easier
Why a learner’s mindset will be one of the most valuable career skills over the next few years
How to identify the human skills you want to double down on as AI changes work
One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation?
You don’t have to know the exact answer immediately.
Sometimes the most important thing you can do is resist the urge to jump into solution mode.
What are you really good at?
What kind of work gives you energy?
What problems do you love solving?
What do you want to be known for?
What are you no longer willing to compromise on?
Rebecca’s story is a brilliant reminder that clarity doesn’t always arrive in one big moment.
Sometimes you have to sit with the uncertainty, experiment, learn, put yourself out there and let the next opportunity reveal itself.
As Rebecca puts it: great opportunities come from movement.
If you’re in that uncomfortable middle right now, this episode is for you.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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📚 The Bold Move
https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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Connect with Rebecca:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccakkarpiuk/
Want a New Role Before Christmas? Make These 5 Moves Now
Sunday, September 13, 2026 • Duration 27:36
September is one of the most important hiring windows of the year. If you want to make a move before Christmas, this is the time to get strategic.
The market is still tight. Recruiters are flooded with applications. AI is increasingly being used to search, screen and shortlist candidates. So sending the same CV to every role and hoping for the best is no longer enough.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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In this episode, I’m breaking down the five-part strategy I’m teaching women inside the Bold Move Career Accelerator right now:
Clarity. Network. Positioning. Tailored CV. Visibility.
And I’m sharing exactly why each one matters.
One woman had applied for a role and heard nothing for four weeks. She reached out to one person she knew inside the company and, within 24 hours, she had an interview and was moved through to the next round.
Another woman repositioned her LinkedIn profile and, within roughly 40 hours, a recruiter contacted her about a role she genuinely wanted.
This episode is for you if you’re applying and hearing nothing, wondering why your experience isn’t translating into interviews, or simply want a clearer plan to help you land the right role before the end of the year.
In this episode:
Why September is such an important hiring window
How to get clear on the role, company, environment and culture you actually want next
Why your network is one of your biggest career assets
How to activate relationships strategically without networking feeling awkward
Why recruiters are increasingly using AI and LinkedIn search tools to find candidates
How to position your LinkedIn profile around where you’re going, not just where you’ve been
Why tailoring your CV is now non-negotiable
Why five strong applications can be more effective than 50 generic ones
How AI is changing screening and first-stage hiring
Why visibility is becoming career currency
How posting and commenting can create opportunities you never applied for
The five-part strategy: clarity, network, positioning, tailored CV and visibility
The goal isn’t more applications.
It’s more choice, options and the right opportunities.
If you want a new role before Christmas, make these five moves now.
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📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
Why Applying Online Isn’t Enough Anymore: The Network Advantage Senior Women Need in the Age of AI
Sunday, September 6, 2026 • Duration 44:07
The job market is changing fast.
More people are applying. AI is increasingly being used to filter applications. New roles are emerging. And some incredibly capable women are finding themselves applying for opportunities they could absolutely do, but never even making it to interview.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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Connect with Lou Compagnone:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/
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Connect with Adair Robins:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adair-robins/
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So what actually gets you seen?
In this episode, Georgie Hubbard and Lou Compagnoni are joined by Adair, a transformation and diversity leader who has spent much of her career working across technology and helping more women build and sustain careers in the industry.
Adair shares her own experience of applying for roles and hearing very little back, until someone in her network referred her. Suddenly, the process moved incredibly quickly.
It’s a powerful reminder that in today’s market, your experience matters, your CV matters, but so does who knows you, what they know you for and whether you’ve built relationships before you need them.
The conversation also explores why women are leaving technical careers at a higher rate than men, what AI means for women returning from career breaks, why flexibility still matters, and the growing opportunity for women to step into emerging AI and transformation roles.
In this episode:
Why women are leaving highly technical careers at almost twice the rate of men during mid-career
Why age 40 is such a critical point for women working in technology
What happens when career progression collides with caring responsibilities
Why organisations that want more women need to rethink flexibility, hiring and workplace culture
How quickly technology and AI can change while someone is on parental or carers leave
Why structured reskilling can rebuild confidence after a career break
Why some of the most exciting new AI roles require far more than traditional technical skills
Why brilliant women are still being overlooked for emerging AI leadership opportunities
Why referrals and relationships can dramatically change your job search
Georgie’s experience receiving almost 600 applications for a single role
Why relying solely on job boards is becoming an increasingly difficult strategy
How to network without becoming someone you’re not
Why LinkedIn visibility and personal brand matter more in an AI-driven hiring market
How to use AI to improve your CV without removing the stories, personality and impact that make you different
Why continual learning needs to become part of your career strategy, regardless of your role
One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation?
Opportunities come through people, not job boards.
You don’t need hundreds of transactional connections or to spend every night at networking events.
Start with the people already around you. Former managers. Colleagues. Clients. Stakeholders. People you’ve enjoyed working with throughout your career.
Stay connected. Share what you’re working on. Be visible. Help people understand where you’re heading next.
Because your network shouldn’t be something you start building when you suddenly need a job.
It’s career currency you build long before you need to spend it.
With Confidence
Georgie 💜
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Resources mentioned
Back in the Code — Cohort 2
A full-day agentic engineering course taught by some of Australia’s best engineers, designed for parents currently on or recently returned from parental leave.
Melbourne, 24 September: https://events.techcouncil.com.au/agentic_ai_course_cohort2
Back in the Code — Future Cohort Waitlist
Register your interest for future cohorts:
https://events.techcouncil.com.au/agentic_engineering_waitlist_form
Tech Careers Hotline Podcast
Featuring women in tech and their career stories:
https://techcouncil.com.au/tech-careers-hotline-podcast/
Women in Highly Technical Work Report
Tech Council of Australia research on the pipeline and retention of women in highly technical careers:
https://techcouncil.com.au/research/
The 3-Part Career Strategy Senior Women Need Now: Network, Brand, and Value (Here's How to Start) With Transformation Leader, Maryanne.
Sunday, August 30, 2026 • Duration 38:25
You don't need to be the loudest voice in the room to build a powerful career. You just need to know what you bring, and make sure the right people can find you.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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Connect with Maryanne Thomas:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannethomas/
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This episode is for every senior woman who's been keeping her head down doing excellent work and hoping that's enough. For every woman who knows she should be networking but doesn't know where to start. For every woman who's terrified of putting herself out there on LinkedIn because she doesn't want to look like she's showing off.
Maryanne has spent her career jumping before she was ready. From Queensland to Melbourne. From no tech experience to leading transformation programs at Origin Energy and now in retail. From staying invisible to posting on LinkedIn every week, even when it terrified her. From letting her network slip to building it with intention. And from hoping someone would notice her work to making sure the right people know exactly what she brings.
This conversation is about the three things senior women need to focus on right now if they want to stay relevant, visible, and in demand: network, brand, and value. It's about why the old playbook of working hard and waiting to be noticed doesn't work anymore. It's about why networking as a woman doesn't have to look like the male version. And it's about the mindset shift that changes everything: you don't need to be perfect, you just need to start.
Maryanne shares how she's using AI to build her personal brand without losing her voice. Why she moved to 80% work to be there for her daughter starting prep, and how she's teaching her to be willful, not quiet. Why she signed up for cold water swimming in winter to challenge herself. And the one thing she wishes she'd done earlier in her career: build her network before she needed it.
If you've been waiting for permission to start building your visibility, this is it.
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In This Episode:
🟣 Why Maryanne has always jumped before she was ready, and how that's shaped her entire career
🟣 From Queensland to Melbourne, from no tech degree to leading digital transformation at Origin Energy
🟣 The three things senior women need to focus on right now: network, brand, and value
🟣 Why Maryanne didn't build her network well enough early on, and what she's doing differently now
🟣 How she's using AI to build her personal brand on LinkedIn, even though social media terrified her
🟣 Why she started posting on LinkedIn this year as her personal challenge, and how it's made her a better storyteller
🟣 The leadership skills that matter most right now: empathy, trust, and the courage to call out what's not working
🟣 Why doing more with less is the reality for every leader right now, and how to navigate that without burning out your team
🟣 How AI is being used in retail to solve inventory problems, and why clean data is the foundation
🟣 Why half of the internet is now created by AI, and what that means for women in tech
🟣 How Maryanne is teaching her six year old daughter to be willful, not quiet, and why that matters
🟣 Why networking as a woman doesn't have to look like the male version, and the WhatsApp group strategy that works
🟣 What Maryanne is doing to stay ahead of the AI era without getting overwhelmed
🟣 The mindset shift from hoping someone will notice your work to making sure the right people know exactly what you bring
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If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Maryanne on LinkedIn. Let her know your biggest takeaway.
The women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and clear on what they bring.
The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.
Georgie 💜
Not Behind. Just Unseen: Why Only 1 in 5 AI Leaders Are Women, And the Skill That Gets You Noticed
Sunday, August 23, 2026 • Duration 38:58
You don't need to be technical to break into AI. You need to understand what makes you irreplaceable.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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Connect with Lou Compagnone:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/
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Only 1 in 5 AI leadership roles are held by women. Only 13% of women hold C-suite roles in AI, across 27 countries. We're still chasing our tail on the gender pay gap, still fighting for more women in leadership, and now AI is reshaping the entire workforce with women's voices dangerously underrepresented before the wave has even properly started.
This episode is for every woman who's applied for AI roles and heard nothing back. For every woman who thinks she's too far behind, or not technical enough, or doesn't have the right experience. For every woman who's kept her head down doing excellent work and hoped that would be enough.
It's not enough anymore. The old playbook doesn't work. The women who get chosen for AI roles aren't always the most technical. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and strategic. They understand AI is a people problem, not just a technology problem.
Lou and I catch up after a few weeks apart. She's just back from Stanford, where she completed the AI-Powered Organisation course. I'm back from the UK, where I noticed something striking: AI is everywhere. My parents are using it. My nan is using it. And my brother, a professional golfer with zero technical experience, built himself a website using Claude in three hours flat. He then built one for the new owners of his golf club too, made himself impossible to overlook, and he's now in discussions about a promotion.
This conversation is about what happens when you stop waiting to feel ready and start positioning yourself for what's next. Why the most successful AI agent at Stanford wasn't built by the most technical person in the room. Why hurt people hurt people, and how Lou handles the trolling that comes with being a woman speaking publicly about AI. And the one mindset shift that changes everything. Don't try to become someone else. Add AI to what you already know.
If you've been waiting for permission to start, this is it.
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In This Episode:
🟣 Why only 13% of women hold C-suite roles in AI across 27 countries, and what that means for the future of work
🟣 Lou's experience at Stanford: the AI-Powered Organisation course, and why transformation matters more than technology
🟣 The woman who won the AI agent challenge wasn't the most technical. She was the one who understood the problem.
🟣 Why Lou got trolled online for talking about AI as a transformation role, and how to handle being a woman in the public eye
🟣 Georgie's brother: a pro golfer with zero tech experience who built a website in three hours and positioned himself for a promotion
🟣 Why AI is everywhere in the UK and the US, but Australia is still catching up
🟣 The disconnect between companies hiring for AI roles and not knowing what they actually need
🟣 Why women are finding it harder to break into AI roles, and what you can do about it right now
🟣 How to disrupt yourself before you're disrupted: the one question you need to ask yourself today
🟣 Why technical people are feeling threatened, and what that means for women entering the AI space
🟣 The mindset shift: don't try to become someone else. Add AI to what you already know.
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If this episode gave you a takeaway, tell us about it on LinkedIn. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.
With confidence,
Georgie 💜
12 Years Recruiting. I've Never Seen a Job Market Like This (Here's What's Working Now)
Sunday, August 16, 2026 • Duration 27:20
After 12 years in recruitment, I can tell you this: I have never seen a job market quite like this one. And the women who get chosen aren't the ones waiting for things to settle. They're the ones reading the shift early and positioning themselves before the market does it for them.
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✨ Apply for the 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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This episode is for every woman who's been applying for roles and hearing nothing back. For every woman who's wondering why her experience isn't translating into interviews. For every woman who's starting to feel like the old playbook doesn't work anymore.
Because it doesn't.
The old way was simple: apply online, send your CV, wait for the call. The new way requires something different. You need to be easy to find. Easy to understand. Easy to remember. And easy to choose.
In this episode, I break down exactly what's working in the market right now. Why applying online isn't enough. Why your LinkedIn profile needs to be searchable, not just presentable. Why your CV needs to be tailored to every single role, not just updated. And why your network is the most valuable career asset you have, whether you're actively looking or not.
I also share the new rules that matter: get explicitly clear on what you want, position yourself for those roles, package yourself correctly on LinkedIn and your CV, activate your network before you need it, and show up visibly so the right people can find you.
This isn't about doing more. It's about doing the right things strategically. And if you've been keeping your head down doing excellent work and hoping that's enough, this episode will show you exactly what's missing.
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📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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Chapters
00:00 The market has changed, and what that means for you
00:23 Why this episode is unfiltered
01:25 Three weeks in the UK, family, and the value of stepping away
03:06 What women have been saying since Georgie got back
03:41 Twelve years recruiting, and a market she has never seen before
04:16 Inside organisations right now: hiring on pause, AI investment, slower decisions
06:34 What used to work, and why it stopped working
06:50 Why your application is not reaching a human
08:33 Rule one: get explicitly clear on what you want next
10:17 Rule two: position yourself for the role you want, not the one you have had
11:22 Rule three: a CV tailored to the job, not your entire history
12:17 Rule four: activate your network before you need it
13:19 Rule five: visibility, and the shift from SEO to AEO
15:16 Easy to find, easy to understand, easy to remember, easy to choose
15:40 The CV test: so what? What changed because you were there?
17:12 LinkedIn is prime real estate: headline, about, skills, activity
19:01 One coffee a week, and why you should never ignore a recruiter
20:01 Nobody is thinking about your post as much as you are
20:45 Interviews: you can always tell who prepared
23:00 Do not wait until you are desperate
23:44 What happens inside Bold Moves
26:20 Final thought, and what is coming next on the podcast
What you'll take away
The market changed, and it is not your fault. Fewer roles, more competition, and organisations taking far longer to decide.
Clarity comes first. You cannot position yourself for something you have not named. Most women can list what they do not want. Far fewer can say what they do.
Your LinkedIn is optimised for the roles you want, not the roles you have had. If it reflects your past, you will keep attracting your past.
Every line on your CV has to answer "so what?" Responsibilities are what everyone lists. Outcomes are what get you shortlisted.
Build the relationship before you need it. One coffee a week with a recruiter, an old colleague or a former manager.
Visibility is an investment, not showing off. AI models pull from LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit and Wikipedia. Being findable now is what makes you findable later.
with confidence
Georgie 💜
36 Free AI Certifications You Can Put on Your LinkedIn
Sunday, August 9, 2026 • Duration 02:14
AI certifications from Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, Harvard and 20 other providers, 36 of them completely free, with a certificate you can put on your LinkedIn.
Get the full list → https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses
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Georgie and Lou are taking a short break from AI Ready Women. Georgie's back in the UK with family and Lou is travelling for work, and they'll be back on the mic together again soon. Rather than go quiet, they've left you the library. Georgie sends to senior women who know they need to get current on AI and have no idea where to start.
Don't start with 45. Start with three.
Georgie's shortlist — about seven hours all in:
1. Generative AI Explained (NVIDIA) — one hour, no code, free digital badge at the end. The fastest way to stop feeling behind.
2. Career Essentials in Generative AI (Microsoft & LinkedIn) — three to four hours. This certificate posts straight to your LinkedIn profile, where recruiters are actually looking.
3. AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (Anthropic) — three hours. Built for women who lead teams rather than build things. How to make AI decisions, not how to write code.
One honest note: 36 of the 45 are completely free with a certificate. The rest are free to study but charge for the certificate — they're marked on the page.
Why this matters more than it sounds like it should
This isn't about becoming a data scientist.
After 12 years inside recruitment, the pattern Georgie sees is this: the women who get approached for the roles that matter are not the most technical women in the room. They're the most legible ones, the women whose profile makes it obvious, in seconds, that they've kept up.
A named certificate does that before anyone has read a single line of your experience.
So pick one. Start it this week. Let confidence catch up.
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🎓 The AI course library — 45 certifications, 36 free
👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses
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✨ Bold Move Career Accelerator — eight weeks, small cohort, for senior women ready to make the move rather than read about it
👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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📚 The Bold Move (the book)
👉 https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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One thing before you go.
If this series has been useful, the single best thing you can do while we're away is send this episode to one woman who's been putting off getting to grips with AI. Not a list. One woman. You'll know who she is.
Back soon, with some phenomenal guests lined up.
Georgie 💜
Recruiter Reveals The Hidden Job Market - How to Get Hired Without Applying Online
Sunday, August 2, 2026 • Duration 19:14
Within a matter of minutes, an interview was locked in. Within a matter of weeks, she was in her third stage interview. And she landed the job. That job was never advertised. It never hit a job board. And it's exactly the case in point of how powerful your network is.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator August Cohort ✨
Learn more & apply here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/offer/august
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📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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After 14 years in recruitment and nine years running my own firm, I can tell you this: 75% of jobs aren't advertised. They go to the people who are doing what most women aren't. They're reaching out. They're visible. They're strategic.
If you're applying for jobs online and hearing nothing back, this episode is for you. If you've been keeping your head down doing excellent work and hoping someone will notice, this episode is for you. And if you think networking means awkward small talk at events you don't want to attend, this episode is definitely for you.
This is about the hidden job market. It's about the one mistake that's costing you opportunities you don't even know exist. And it's about the three types of networks you need to activate right now if you want to get seen, get hired, and stop sending CVs into the void.
I break down the exact strategy I teach inside the Bold Move Career Accelerator: the hot list, the warm list, and the cold list. Who should be on each one. How to reach out without feeling desperate. And what to say to get a response from recruiters and hiring managers in minutes, not weeks.
One woman inside the program applied this exact framework and landed a role that was never advertised. Another reached out to two connections at a company, got introduced to the hiring manager, and had an interview within days. This works. But only if you do it.
If you've been waiting for the right time to start networking, this is it. If you've been hoping your CV will speak for itself, it won't. And if you've been wondering why other women are getting opportunities while you're being overlooked, this episode will show you exactly what they're doing differently.
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In This Episode:
🟣 The one thing 99% of people miss when applying for jobs online (and how to stand out instantly)
🟣 Why customising your CV isn't enough, and the one extra step that gets you noticed by recruiters
🟣 The hidden job market: why 75% of roles are never advertised and how to access them
🟣 The hot list, warm list, cold list framework: who should be on each one and how to activate them
🟣 The real story of a woman who landed a role in three weeks that was never posted online
🟣 How to reach out to recruiters and hiring managers on LinkedIn without feeling desperate
🟣 Why your network is your biggest career asset (and how to treat it like one)
🟣 What to do if you haven't spoken to someone in years and you want to reconnect
🟣 How to turn cold connections into warm ones (and why this matters more than you think)
🟣 The visibility strategy that opens doors: commenting, liking, and being seen without posting every day
🟣 Why being proactive with your network is the new career insurance
🟣 The one mindset shift that changes everything: you're doing hiring managers a favor by making yourself known
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If this episode resonated with you, reach out to me on LinkedIn. Let me know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to activate your network. Tell me if you've landed a role through networking or if you're ready to start doing this differently.
The women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and strategic. They're the ones who understand that your network is your net worth.
The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.
Georgie 💜
How to Break into AI Roles Without Being Technical | Erin Ashton - AI Enablement Lead, EY
Sunday, July 26, 2026 • Duration 50:27
You don't need to be technical to break into AI. But you do need to understand what makes you irreplaceable.
This episode is for every woman who's been applying for AI roles and hearing crickets. For every woman who thinks she's too far behind, or not technical enough, or doesn't have the right experience.
Georgie and Lou sit down with Erin Ashton, AI Enablement Lead at EY, whose background is organisational psychology, not code. Erin has spent her career solving messy people problems. And it turns out that's exactly what AI needs right now.
This conversation is about why bad AI output is the result of human judgment added too late. It's about why organisations can't train their way into a new way of working. It's about the three layers of AI roles, and why the translator layer is where the real opportunity sits. And it's about why the women who feel most uncomfortable right now are actually the ones paying attention.
If you've been waiting to feel ready before you start, this episode is your permission to begin messy.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨
This episode covers where the opportunity is. If you want help positioning yourself for it, that's what the Accelerator is for.
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
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📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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Connect with Lou Compagnone:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/
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Connect with Erin Ashton:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efogg/
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Chapters:
02:21 From organisational psychology to leading AI enablement at EY
03:40 From "AI is replacing me" to "AI is empowering me"
06:22 Eight years of generative AI experience: what companies are getting wrong
10:26 Don't make AI the skill you're good at. Use it to enhance what you already do
12:15 The three layers: builders, translators, and general users
15:51 AI work slop, and why 77% say AI work takes longer to review
17:41 Bad AI output is human judgment added too late
21:18 How Lou taught Claude to be a service designer
22:16 Why Georgie AI took a 50 page system prompt, not one clever ask
24:37 Jobs are blobs: how to break your role into tasks
32:04 Smart delegation or skill atrophy: where's the line?
35:40 You cannot train your way into a new way of working
37:53 The reverse Dunning Kruger effect
39:10 Toolset, skillset, mindset
45:57 Use it every day: the gym app and the family operating system
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If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Erin, Lou, and Georgie on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to break into AI roles without being technical. Tell us how you're using AI to make your work better, not just faster.
The women who get chosen for AI roles aren't always the most technical. They're the ones who can translate between the builders and the business. They're the ones who understand that AI is a people problem, not a technology problem.
The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.
Georgie 💜
Made Redundant and Back in a Role in 2 Weeks: The Visibility Strategy That Works
Sunday, July 19, 2026 • Duration 31:01
Two weeks. That's how long it took Jodie Coomer to go from redundancy to landing her next role. And it wasn't luck. It was visibility.
Jodie spent 12 years climbing the ladder the traditional way. Junior business analyst. Project manager. Portfolio manager. Head of delivery. Linear. Logical. Safe. Except safe doesn't exist anymore. And Jodie knows that now.
When the redundancy conversation came, she wasn't completely surprised. But that didn't make it easier. Five days of shock. Tears. Imposter syndrome. The feeling that she'd been dumped. And then something shifted. She remembered the work she'd already done. The LinkedIn profile she'd optimised. The recruiter relationships she'd been building. The visibility strategy she'd been quietly putting in place.
Two weeks later, she was in a new role. A fixed term contract. Not permanent. And for the first time in her career, that felt like freedom.
This episode is about what happens when you stop waiting for the next rung on the ladder and start building a portfolio career instead. It's about why permanent roles aren't safe anymore. It's about the mindset shift from closed to curious. And it's about the one thing that changed everything for Jodie: visibility.
If you've been keeping your head down doing excellent work and hoping that's enough, this conversation is for you.
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✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨
Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves
📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com
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Connect with Georgie:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/
🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard
♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com
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Connect with Jodie Coomer:
🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiecoomer/
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In This Episode:
🟣 From service desk to head of delivery: Jodie's traditional career path and why that doesn't work anymore
🟣 Why junior roles are disappearing and what that means for the next generation of women in tech
🟣 The moment Jodie got made redundant: five days of shock, tears, and renovating her laundry to process it all
🟣 How past Jodie set future Jodie up for success by joining Bold Moves before she needed it
🟣 Why the safety of a permanent role is false and how contract work opened up the world for Jodie
🟣 The visibility strategy that got Jodie back into work in two weeks: LinkedIn, recruiters, and coffee catch ups
🟣 What Jodie would do differently if she was starting her career today: be open minded, curious, and learn everything
🟣 Why AI won't replace humans but will shift them into higher value work, and why that's exciting
🟣 The groundwork companies need to do before AI can work: clean data, streamlined processes, and human expertise
🟣 How Jodie shifted from closed minded about Agile to open minded about AI, and why curiosity is the career skill that matters most
🟣 What a portfolio career looks like and why Jodie's now excited about contracting instead of permanent roles
🟣 The mindset shift from abundance to lack: why there are opportunities out there if you're willing to see them
🟣 Jodie's advice for women who are fearful: start small, build relationships with recruiters, and network in ways that work for you
🟣 Why Jodie's loving work for the first time in years and what her next chapter looks like
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If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Jodie on LinkedIn. Let her know your biggest takeaway. And if you're hiring and looking for someone to lead transformation or delivery, connect with her. She's phenomenal.
The women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and ready.
The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.
Georgie 💜
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