Drive by Future Women

Labor MP Linda Burney is a fascinating blend of realist and optimist. She’s pragmatic but she dares to dream of a kinder, fairer Australia. In this episode, Leila McKinnon speaks to the Shadow Minister about her past and her dreams for the future – for herself, and for the nation. This is the last episode of season two. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss Drive when it returns. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest: Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services and for Preventing Family Violence Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are thrilled to bring you a very special episode with our boss lady in chief, Helen McCabe. Helen speaks with Leila about being an "extreme introvert" in the public eye, how getting sacked in her twenties put her on a path to success, what's changed for women and what remains the same. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @mccabehelen Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You're either a Paralympian doing incredible things, or a really sad and depressed person who is burdened by a miserable life with disabilities.” Lisa Cox is an award-winning writer, presenter and consultant. She’s also spent nearly two decades advocating for better and fairer representation of people with a disability in media and pop culture. In this week’s episode of Drive, she and Leila McKinnon talk about using spending power to create change, gratitude, and reshaping cultural norms. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @lisacox.co  Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On paper, Bec Nyst has lived many lives. She went from Brisbane schoolgirl to Harvard Business School, eBay, Google and now Head of Restaurants for Uber Eats Australia and New Zealand. In this episode of Drive, Bec talks to Leila McKinnon about taking the worry out of decision-making as well as feeling the fear and doing it anyway. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest: Bec Nyst, Head of Restaurants UberEats Australia New Zealand. Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ally Watson’s goal is clear: a world where Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the face of tech. This week on Drive, she joins Leila McKinnon to talk about breaking the binary in the world of coding through her social enterprise, Code Like A Girl. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays- subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @ally_c_watson, CEO and founder of @codelikeagirlau Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Drive, Leila McKinnon speaks to one of Australia's top surgeons, Professor Kate Drummond AM about why work/life balance is a myth, the mysteries of the brain and how to keep yours in good shape. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest: Professor Kate Drummond AM, Director of Neurosurgery at The Royal Melbourne Hospital  Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, Leila chats to Aminata Conteh-Biger about why she set up the Aminata Maternal Foundation. Listen to the full episode with Aminata here.  New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @aminata_conteh_biger Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of Drive, Leila McKinnon speaks to Aminata Conteh-Biger about the horror of being captured by rebel forces in Sierra Leone, the freedom in owning her story and how she forgave the unforgivable. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @aminata_conteh_biger CEO @aminatafoundation - read her story in  Rising Heart. Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drive is back with a brand new host - journalist and presenter, Leila McKinnon. In this week's episode, Leila speaks to retired NSW detective Deborah Wallace about how leading with authenticity shaped her ascension within the police force. She also takes us through her biggest career-defining moments – from re-enacting Anita Cobby's final hours, cracking down on the seedy underworld of organised crime, and how a legal stoush with Alan Jones helped fulfil a lifelong dream. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest Deborah Wallace's biography is A Woman of Force by Mark Morri Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at hello@futurewomen.com Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We'll be back in your feed soon with a second season of Drive and this time, there's a brand new host.   Join journalist and presenter, Leila McKinnon, as she chats to inspirational women who are living their lives, their way. Find out what drives them; the lessons they've learned; and the ones they wish they'd known earlier. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays. Follow Future Women on Instagram and Facebook and Leila on Instagram. Drive is brought to you by Future Women and Uber Eats and is produced by Bad Producer Productions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our season finale, Georgie chats to Co-founder and Managing Director of GINGER & SMART, Alexandra Smart about starting a company without financial backing, structuring business around family and creating a brand with sustainability at the heart. Alexandra’s recommendations Travelling to MoroccoBusiness of Fashion podcastFuture Women podcastsAny Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales Thanks so much for joining us for the first season of Drive. We hope you enjoyed hearing from these incredible women as much as we enjoyed making the podcast for you. We’ll be back with season two soon.  Thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible and to Fancy Films for producing it. To keep up to date with new Future Women podcasts, subscribe to our newsletter at https://futurewomen.com/newsletters/ and while you’re there, check out our membership options starting at as little as $1/week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats to entrepreneur and The Remarkable Woman founder Shivani Gopal about the myth of meritocracy and her new venture Upstreet. New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one.  Thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible and to Fancy Films for producing it. #futurewomen#drivepodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats to entrepreneur Shivani Gopal from The Remarkable Woman about why ambition shouldn’t feel like a dirty word, the freedom that comes with bucking social norms, and how to ask for what you deserve. Shivani’s recommendationsDumplings and Kung Pao chicken at Spice Temple in SydneyThe book All That I Am by Anna Funder New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one.  Thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible and to Fancy Films for producing it. #futurewomen#drivepodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats with Culture Amp’s Global Head of Equitable Design & Impact Aubrey Blanche (aka the Mathpath) about how we can address bias in the recruiting process.  New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one.  Thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible and to Fancy Films for producing it. #futurewomen#drivepodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats to Culture Amp’s Global Head of Equitable Design & Impact Aubrey Blanche (aka The Mathpath) about how her experiences of discrimination cultivated empathy, why belonging is more important than inclusion in the workplace, and what leadership should look like in 2020.  Aubrey’s recommendationsCulture First podcast Signal appThe Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre LordeAny book by Pema Chodron Aubrey’s Good Reads list (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5586566-aubrey)  New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one.  Thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible and to Fancy Films for producing it. #futurewomen#drivepodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fred's head chef Danielle Alvarez talks about her love for Australian produce and the ingredients she always has in her fridge.  New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one. CHAT WITH US Join the discussion using hashtag #DrivePodcast, and don't forget to follow Future Women (on Instagram and Facebook) and Georgie (on Instagram and Twitter). This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Uber Eats. The podcast is produced by Fancy Films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats to Fred’s head chef, Danielle Alvarez about leading an award-winning restaurant with kindness and compassion, her sliding door moment and the thing in her kitchen she can’t live without.  Danielle’s recommendationsThe apple galette in her new cookbook Always Add Lemon  The podcast Unpaused New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one. CHAT WITH US Join the discussion using hashtag #DrivePodcast, and don't forget to follow Future Women (on Instagram and Facebook) and Georgie (on Instagram and Twitter). This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Uber Eats. The podcast is produced by Fancy Films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats with AFL’s General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy, Tanya Hosch about the Black Lives Matter protests in Australia and how her parents influenced her career path.  New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one. CHAT WITH USJoin the discussion using hashtag #DrivePodcast, and don't forget to follow Future Women (on Instagram and Facebook) and Georgie (on Instagram and Twitter). This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Uber Eats. The podcast is produced by Fancy Films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats with AFL’s General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy, Tanya Hosch about the importance of doing what’s right rather than what’s popular, and the pain she felt watching the Adam Goodes documentaries.  Tanya’s recommendationsOuter Sanctum podcast TV - Insiders, Offsiders, Kath and Kim, Black ComedyMovies - The Little Miss Sunshine and Australian films like Kenny and The Castle In Adelaide:Barossa Valley and McLaren ValePeel Street restaurantThe Greek on Halifax Art Gallery of South AustraliaAdelaide Central Market, particularly Lucia’s for coffeeBotanic Gardens and Mount Lofty Gardens New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one. CHAT WITH US Join the discussion using hashtag #DrivePodcast, and don't forget to follow Future Women (on Instagram and Facebook) and Georgie (on Instagram and Twitter). This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Uber Eats. The podcast is produced by Fancy Films. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgie chats to founder of Adopt Change, actor, director and passionate children’s rights advocate Deborra-lee Furness about living in New York during the Black Lives Matter protests and Covid-19 lockdown.  New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one. CHAT WITH US Join the discussion using hashtag #DrivePodcast, and don't forget to follow Future Women (on Instagram and Facebook) and Georgie (on Instagram and Twitter).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.