How Rebecca Frizelle debunked gender stereotypes: For the love of cars and sports
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Release Date: 02/21/2021
Premiership Winning Material: Gaye Hamilton and her Wild Ride
Women on Boards I Making it Real
She’s spent years working with children and animals (a combination many of us would steer clear of) and yet Gaye Hamilton says the transferable skills gained in secondary science education and zoo management paved the way for her varied and fascinating career and board journey, including over a decade with the Western Bulldogs AFL club.
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Treading gently: Why mining executive Bobbie Foot is firmly grounded in community
Women on Boards I Making it Real
What impact can I have, and how can I make the world a better place? It’s these questions which have driven Bobbie Foot; from growing up in a large rural Queensland farming family and qualifying as an occupational therapist to becoming head of Health, Safety and Environment at BMA Coal and being named one of the 2020 Global Top 100 Most Inspirational Women in Mining. In this podcast she talks about the importance of community, collaboration and ‘putting yourself out there’.
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Mind the gap: Mary Wooldridge on why we need to be ever vigilant about gender equality in the workforce
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Mary Wooldridge believes if you want change on the big social issues then you get engaged in purposeful action to get policy change and action taken. As Director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, the issues currently in her sights are gender inequality, including closing the 14.2% gender pay gap. In this podcast, Mary speaks to Claire about why the Liberal Party should implement quotas for women and why we need to be ever vigilant about gender equality in the workplace.
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Helen Croxford has a passion for inclusion and her goal is to become obsolete
Women on Boards I Making it Real
On the Eve of the Paralympics Claire Braund talks to President of Sport Inclusion Australia, Helen Croxford about her vision for a fully inclusive sporting club system that welcomes athletes with an intellectual impairment with open arms, and why the media training that they’re running extends to training the media how to deal with people with an intellectual disability.
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From Rural Australia to Royalty: ASX Chair Gina Anderson on how she nailed networking
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Keeping in touch with her large network, as well as simply ‘being in the right place at the right time’, has seen experienced company director Gina secure many board roles - as well as “the job of a lifetime” as personal assistant to the Crown of Jordan in the early 90s. In this podcast, Gina talks about the importance of networking, describes what it was like going from struggling to find work during the recession to working for Jordanian royalty, and the reality of learning on the job.
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Michele Adair’s home truths on Australia’s affordable housing crisis, and the challenge boards face fixing the problem
Women on Boards I Making it Real
In the podcast Michele talks about being on the board of affordable housing organisations and of the joy of giving keys to a home to someone who desperately needs it. As Chair of CHIA NSW and CEO of affordable housing provider Housing Trust Michele’s goal is to ensure all Australians have access to the basic human right to somewhere to live.
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Dr Wendy Craik AM – A woman of many firsts. From the Great Barrier Reef, to the Murray Darling Basin to the RBA
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Dr Wendy Craik was the first female head of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the first woman to lead the National Farmers' Federation and the first woman Chief Executive of the Murray Darling Basin Commission. So how does someone who started out with a science degree and PhD in zoology wind up on the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia? Never one to turn down a challenge, Wendy admits it has been a steep learning curve but says it has been a fascinating journey along the way
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Libby Nankivell - From refereeing to tackling big decisions - on and off the rugby field
Women on Boards I Making it Real
In May, Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Nankivell made history when she was appointed Vice President of Queensland Rugby Union, becoming the first woman to hold the position in 139 years. Libby acquired her love of the game from her late father, Darling Downs broccoli farmer and respected referee Paddy O’Brien, also following him into refereeing. Here the ‘self-confessed rugby tragic’ talks to Claire Braund about her passion for the game, and how that has translated into a meaningful career on rugby boards.
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Leading from the heart – how being a director at 27, a social conscience and failure shaped Suzie Riddell’s approach to making an impact
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Motivated and with clear vision, Suzie Riddell talks to Claire about why she decided not to pursue a career in accounting, despite winning the University medal, how she took a graduate role with Bain & Co and boldly deferred her start date TWICE, and how her failed volunteer experience in Guatemala shaped her approach.
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Tanya Cox: Building a portfolio career - how one board can lead to another, even when you don’t expect it.
Women on Boards I Making it Real
Today Claire talks to experienced NED & Chair, Tanya Cox, who discusses the power of connection and how one board can “surprisingly” lead to another. Tanya is now a portfolio director on 6 boards, including Chair of the World Green Building Council and Non-Executive Director of Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMS), and says she has never been happier or more fulfilled. Tanya shares her journey and what she has learned along the way. Like any true success, Tanya is modest, understated and a true inspiratio
info_outlineRebecca Frizelle is known widely for her strong advocacy for the city of Gold Coast. She is one of the largest employers in the area with more than 900 employees under the Frizelle Sunshine Group, her automotive business, presenting 24 global franchises. Her love of cars was ignited when she took up a part-time job in the motor business to help fund her law degree. While her law degree remains unfinished, her undeniable passion for the industry has her name written all over it. Rebecca is the Chief Operating Officer of Frizelle Prestige and a key shareholder in Frizelle Sunshine Automotive and Peter Warren Automotive. She is also the Dealer Principal of Audi Centre Gold Coast, Audi Centre South Brisbane, South Brisbane Jaguar Land Rover and Ferrari Gold Coast.
In this podcast, Rebecca talks of her courageous single mother of four who relocated their family from Canberra to Queensland in 1978 to create a brighter future. Her mother taught her that anything was possible and Rebecca has indeed proven this to be true. An unlikely candidate for a sporting role, Rebecca admits she had no interest in rugby league ten years ago. But that all changed however in 2014 when she became the first female Chair in the NRL code. She was appointed to the Board of the Titans and declared her love of the game. So much so that in 2017, she pursued a personal ownership stake in the Club, of which she is now a 50% shareholder along with her husband.
Rebecca’s portfolio includes directorship with the publicly listed Sunland Group Ltd, Audi Australia Foundation Board, LifeFlight Australia Ltd and Paralympics Australia. More recently, she was approached to join the Community Rebuilding Initiative (BizRebuild) Board chaired by General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove (Retd), to support businesses and communities affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires and to assist in the rebuild of these regional towns. Rebecca’s substantive career and generous contributions to the motor industry and rugby league were formally recognised last year when she was awarded an Order of Australia.
Hear why Rebecca believes sport unites community and her reasons for supporting local.
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