Inspiring Women Leaders – Details, episodes & analysis

Tania Bookallil is a distinguished leader in finance, strategy, global business, and governance. Tania brings a wealth of experience from capital-intensive industries, particularly in metals, mining, and infrastructure. She has held executive leadership roles across continents and has led complex financial transformations, divestitures, and ESG integration strategies.

Beyond her executive career, Tania is a sought-after board advisor, supporting SMEs and global organisations in navigating growth, change, and governance. She also contributes her expertise as a guest speaker, facilitator, judge panelist, mentor, and is an advocate for women in leadership.

With deep insights into strategy, value creation, cultural dynamics, and the evolving landscape of industrial and financial markets, Tania is an influential thought leader. She has delivered keynote speeches, moderated panels, and shared her perspectives on global platforms.

In this episode, Tania and I chat about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Tania can be found and contacted via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/taniabookallil/

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

Lorie Spence is on a mission to improve patient care. She is a clear-eyed strategist with a deep understanding of what healthcare professionals need to deliver better patient outcomes.

Her exceptional ability to anticipate the future is balanced with a pragmatic approach to educating and informing healthcare practitioners in the here and now. She excels at identifying opportunities, quickly developing a deep understanding of a problem space and using that knowledge to push for ambitious strategies to solve real-world problems.

As the co-founder, with business partner Carolyn Pritchard, of Bridge Medical Communications, she leads finance and business strategy for a growing organization dedicated to improving the connection between clinicians and patients.

With more than 20 years of industry experience, she has a keen interest in giving healthcare professionals the tools to adapt and evolve with therapeutic advances. She backs that passion up with training as a Certified Facilitator and Coach, as well as having a Masters of Business Administration degree from Wilfred Laurier University.

Lorie’s love of learning keeps her excited to put innovative tools in the hands of doctors and nurses to help them solve healthcare’s toughest challenges.

Lorie is also a passionate advocate for business partnerships, having experienced firsthand how collaboration between equals can deliver results far beyond the sum of individual parts.

In this episode, Lorie and I chat about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Lorie can be found and contacted via the following online platform addresses:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorie-spence-35a30a16/

Website: https://www.bridgemedcomms.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgemedcomms?igsh=MXdibXFvbGk0d2ttaw==

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Debbie Collard is a beacon of tenacity, positivity, and leadership. Born into rural poverty, she defied the odds to successfully serve in the military and have a distinguished career in the corporate world.

From a 20-year-old drill sergeant overseeing hundreds to an executive at Boeing, Collard’s life journey is an unparalleled testament to resilience. Her 30-year stint at Boeing was marked by transformative leadership roles, bringing about significant performance improvements and multiple accolades, including the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award – not once, but twice.

She drives excellence in U.S. organizations in her service as an examiner and tenure on the boards of the California Council for Excellence and the National Baldrige Foundation, shattering a glass ceiling as the first female Chair of the Board for the Baldrige Foundation. She also attained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix, an MSOD from Pepperdine, and top-notch coaching certifications.

Partnering with Susan Ireland, she launched Seasons Leadership, aiming to fill the void in excellent leadership. The duo provides personalized coaching, strategic business consulting, and customized training. Plus, they produce complimentary bi-weekly podcasts and blogs, making top-tier leadership insights accessible to anyone.

Her current passion is leveraging her deep-seated experience and knowledge to empower leaders, teams, and organizations to excel and manifest their full potential while increasing leadership excellence worldwide.

In this episode, Debbie and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Debbie can be found and contacted via the following online platform addresses:

Website: https://www.seasonsleadership.com/

Email: debbie@seasonsleadership.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-collard-85388434/

Online course: https://www.patreon.com/seasonsleadership

Podcast: https://www.seasonsleadership.com/podcast

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Professor Catherine Crock is a Professor at Deakin University’s Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development and has been a physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne since 1994.

Catherine has worked closely with patients, families and staff to improve quality and safety. She is Chair of the Hush Foundation which transforms healthcare culture through the arts. Hush produces specially composed Australian music to reduce stress for children, families and staff.

In collaboration with playwright Alan Hopgood AM, Catherine developed plays which are performed in hospitals and elderly care facilities to raise awareness of patient centred care, communication and patient safety.

She also cofounded the Gathering of Kindness, a movement promoting a kind health system.

She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2015 for her contribution to medicine, to community healthcare standards and to the Arts, and was also conferred a Fellowship of Monash University in 2020, a position only given to a couple of distinguished alumni annually.

In this episode, Catherine and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Catherine can be found and contacted via the following online platform addresses:

https://www.hush.org.au/

https://www.gatheringofkindness.org/

https://www.gatheringofkindness.org/host-your-own

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Dr Rashmi Schramm immigrated to the US with her family at the age of 12 from India. She graduated from the University of Virginia for both her undergraduate and medical degrees.

Upon completing her residency/medical training in Florida, Rashmi began practicing in a high volume, corporate family medicine practice in 2003. As a result of her own struggles with burn out, Rashmi began to branch out and learn multiple mind/body tools to help herself and her patients in leading more balanced lives. She is trained in numerous trauma-informed healing modalities including yoga therapy, advanced yoga nidra and breathwork as complementary to traditional medicine. 

Rashmi is a board certified family physician, and a certified health, wellness and performance coach. She incorporates Ayurvedic wisdom and meditation into her programs. 

She helps busy professionals tap into their own inner peace and power so they can confidently live more energetic and purposeful lives. She created and hosts the podcast ‘Inner Peace and Power’ with this purpose in mind, and this is available for all humans to enjoy.

Rashmi is also the founder of two small businesses - one in which she owns and leases commercial property as well as her own coaching practice. 

She offers private and small group coaching programs. She also hosts transformational in person retreats.  She loves leading her small and mighty teams both in person and in the virtual world we all live in.

In this episode, Rashmi and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Rashmi can be found and contacted via the following online platform addresses:

Website: https://www.rashmischramm.com

Podcast: https://innerpeaceandpower.buzzsprout.com/

Group program 'The Power Within': https://www.rashmischramm.com/TPW

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Nicki Allitt is an accomplished strategic Communications Executive with over 29 years of experience providing strategic counsel to C-suite executives and influencing business strategy across diverse global industries.

For the last three years, Nicki has been Vice President of Group Communications at ISS – a leading workplace experience and facility management company, employing 350,000+ people globally with its headquarters in Denmark.

Previously, she served as Global Head of Communications for 10+ years at Syngenta Group - a leading agribusiness organisation, that brings greater food security in an environmentally sustainable way to an increasingly populous world.

Prior to that, she has also held global communication roles at Shell International in the Netherlands, Jumeirah Group in the United Arab Emirates, and the Seven Television Network in Australia.

Nicki holds Australian and French nationalities and has lived and worked in six different countries.

Nicki is also a Board Director of the Asherah Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting women seeking a second chance through higher education scholarships, to create change within their communities and advance gender and social equality. She is also an Advisory Council Member of the Diversity Economic Institute in the UK, and an Advisory Board member for Ellect, based in Australia, which aims to have 100,000 women leaders ready for leadership and Board roles in the next few years.

Nicki holds a Bachelor of Arts and Commerce with a double major in Criminal Justice and Politics from Griffith University, Australia.  She has also studied Journalism through the National Council for the Training of Journalists, United Kingdom, and holds a Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Academy of Executive Coaching, United Kingdom. In 2023, she completed the Executive Women in Leadership programme at Cornell University, USA.

In this episode, Nicki and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Nicki can be found and contacted via the following online platform:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickiallitt/

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Dr Jo Braid is a doctor of 20 years and professional coach for healthcare workers in burnout. She specialised in Rehabilitation Medicine in Sydney, focusing on the rehabilitation of individuals with traumatic brain injuries.

Jo gained a place in the inaugural Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program, and upskilled in business development and expanded her network of healthcare entrepreneurs. She is now a sought-after coach for doctors in burnout, providing inspirational keynotes and has a very popular podcast, The Burnout Recovery podcast.

Of note, she is a recent ‘Australian Small Business Champion’ awards finalist, and a ‘Women Changing the World’ award finalist (an international award) in the ‘Rural and Regional Impact’ category.

Jo is dedicated to helping doctors overcome burnout, find greater joy and fulfilment, and thrive in their personal and professional lives.

In this episode, Jo and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Jo can be found and/or contacted via the following online platform addresses:

Websites: https://www.drjobraid.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Burnoutrecoverydr

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnoutrecoverydr/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjobraid/

Podcast: https://www.drjobraid.com/podcast/ / https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-burnout-recovery-podcast/id1651327553?uo=4

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Dr Sarah Dalton is a Paediatric Emergency Physician and previous President of the Paediatric and Child Health Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Sarah has worked in different clinical and leadership roles across NSW over the last 20 years, from regional centres to specialist tertiary units and from community care to acute care retrieval services.

Sarah completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Clinical Leadership and she has held executive leadership roles is several NSW Health entities with a current role in digital health leadership.

Sarah’s leadership strengths see her apply coaching conversations to support her team to unlock their own solutions and enable her to optimise her interactions and outcomes with key stakeholders. This practice inspired Sarah to complete the INSEAD Coaching Certificate and she now offers coaching to healthcare professionals.

In this episode, Sarah and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Sarah can be found and/or contacted via the following online platform addresses:

Websites: https://www.capstan.com.au

Email: sarah.dalton@capstan.com.au

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-dalton-64a25348/

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Wendy Pace is the driving force behind Pace Setting Media, a trailblazer in the world of social media management and content marketing. With a solid background in corporate marketing, Wendy transitioned seamlessly into entrepreneurship when the need to stay home with her children arose. 

Over the past eight years, she has cultivated an in-depth understanding of messaging and its dissemination, earning a degree in communications along the way. Wendy's approach is strategic and results driven. Leveraging her expertise, she shifted from content writing to becoming a key player in social media management (SMM).

At the core of Pace Setting Media's services is a comprehensive suite, ranging from content writing and blogs to direct mail marketing and email blasts. SMM stands as the bread and butter, while Wendy also dabbles in website design. Notably, her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Black Enterprise Magazine, emphasizing financial independence and planning.

To Wendy Pace, success isn't just measured in big contracts; it's the sum of small victories that lead to significant impacts. Pace Setting Media stands as a testament to her commitment to helping businesses thrive in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

In this episode, Wendy and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Wendy can be found and/or contacted via the following online platform addresses:

Websites: https://www.pacesettingmedia.com

Email: wendy@pacesettingmedia.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-pace-177559a/

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/

Jules Harrison-Annear is the founder of two companies (JHA Consulting and the Humans at Work podcast and blog) and co-founder of a third (JERICA).

She is driven to bring uniqueness and humanity to the challenge of creating bolder, fairer and

audaciously regenerative futures for our societies, our natural ecosystem, and the sustenance of our planet.

Jules is passionate about innovation that enhances the ability of diverse individuals to make an

appreciable difference. She focuses on storytelling as a key enabler of change, and as a way of creating connections across organisations, communities, industries and countries.

Her key strengths are vision, insight, drive for change, and an indefatigable sense of calm and humour in the face of chaos and challenge.

Jules is currently living near Wellington, New Zealand, with her family and two miniature schnauzers. She grew up in Africa, and lived her teens and 20s in England.

In this episode, Jules and I chatted about:

• Her leadership roles 
• Her leadership style 
• Her leadership journey 
• The leaders that helped her rise 
• The challenges she faced on her journey 
• How she navigated those challenges 
• How she thinks you can become a strong and kind leader 
• Her ‘take home’ leadership messages for the listeners, and 
• What she is currently excited to be working on.

Jules can be found and/or contacted via the following online platform addresses:

Websites: https://www.jhaconsulting.org/

https://www.humansatwork.org/podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesharrisonannear/

The 'seven generations' concept:

https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/seventh-generation-principle

Please reach out to Dr Harrison for individual coaching and/or organisational training via dr.adam@coachingmentoringdoctors.com.

His web address and social media profile links / handles include:

www.dradamharrison.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dradamharrison/

www.youtube.com/c/DrAdamPhysicianCoach

https://www.facebook.com/coachingmentoringdoctors/

https://www.instagram.com/dradamharrison/