Career Stories Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/career-stories The podcast that shares other people's career stories, to help you with yours. ©The Career Library, 2026 6febe2d2-223e-5217-9540-6d5864f25779 yes Dr Luella Forbes Career Stories - Trailer en Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:11 +0800 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:06:43 +0800 https://www.the-career-library.com/stories https://img.transistorcdn.com/hjP7e4ftjoDAt8JzfGuQKztxUNkSCdhydBeb7HN3CHc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMGI1/YTJlYzc2NGU4Zjdj/ZGNkM2M4YTM4NzE5/YjkyYS5wbmc.jpg Career Stories https://www.the-career-library.com/stories episodic The Career Library The podcast that shares other people's career stories, to help you with yours. The podcast that shares other people's career stories, to help you with yours.. career, leadership, advice Luella Forbes stories@the-career-library.com No No Jo Lindsay: Building a career at one organisation; Leading through change; The Opportunity Mindset Jo Lindsay: Building a career at one organisation; Leading through change; The Opportunity Mindset full f0a8f30c-93d4-4400-94ac-b3afbe65740f https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/jo-lindsay This week's guest is Jo Lindsay, Managing Director at Reed Talent Solutions, a part of Reed, the world's largest family-run recruitment business. Jo joined Reed on a graduate scheme in 1997 and has built her entire career there, moving through project management, sales, consultancy and leadership without ever needing to look elsewhere. Hers is a career story about what happens when an organisation keeps giving you new things to do, and you keep saying yes.

 

In this episode:

  • Why Jo applied for Reed's graduate scheme instead of a traditional HR role, and how a six-month rotation programme changed the direction of her career.
  • What she loved about project management, and why the variety of working across clients like Vodafone, Royal Mail and the Greater London Authority kept her engaged for nearly three decades at one organisation.
  • How sponsorship worked for her early in her career, and how the nature of sponsorship changes as you become more senior.
  • Why she has only ever been frustrated in one role at Reed, and what made that particular job so difficult despite having a high-performing team around her.
  • How AI is reshaping recruitment, why the EU has already flagged hiring as a high-risk area for AI regulation, and the question of whether candidates and employers are now just screening each other with bots.
  • What parenthood did to her approach to work, including working a four-day week, procrastinating less and being clearer about her priorities.
  • What work-life balance actually means to her: being there when her kids get up in the morning and being there when they go to bed.

 

Jo Lindsay's best piece of career advice:

"Never turn down an opportunity before you've explored it."

 

Resources mentioned:   Good to Great — Jim Collins

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]]> This week's guest is Jo Lindsay, Managing Director at Reed Talent Solutions, a part of Reed, the world's largest family-run recruitment business. Jo joined Reed on a graduate scheme in 1997 and has built her entire career there, moving through project management, sales, consultancy and leadership without ever needing to look elsewhere. Hers is a career story about what happens when an organisation keeps giving you new things to do, and you keep saying yes.

 

In this episode:

  • Why Jo applied for Reed's graduate scheme instead of a traditional HR role, and how a six-month rotation programme changed the direction of her career.
  • What she loved about project management, and why the variety of working across clients like Vodafone, Royal Mail and the Greater London Authority kept her engaged for nearly three decades at one organisation.
  • How sponsorship worked for her early in her career, and how the nature of sponsorship changes as you become more senior.
  • Why she has only ever been frustrated in one role at Reed, and what made that particular job so difficult despite having a high-performing team around her.
  • How AI is reshaping recruitment, why the EU has already flagged hiring as a high-risk area for AI regulation, and the question of whether candidates and employers are now just screening each other with bots.
  • What parenthood did to her approach to work, including working a four-day week, procrastinating less and being clearer about her priorities.
  • What work-life balance actually means to her: being there when her kids get up in the morning and being there when they go to bed.

 

Jo Lindsay's best piece of career advice:

"Never turn down an opportunity before you've explored it."

 

Resources mentioned:   Good to Great — Jim Collins

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
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]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 3027 This week's guest is Jo Lindsay, Managing Director at Reed Talent Solutions, a part of Reed, the world's largest family-run recruitment business. Jo joined Reed on a graduate scheme in 1997 and has built her entire career there, moving through project management, sales, consultancy and leadership without ever needing to look elsewhere. Hers is a career story about what happens when an organisation keeps giving you new things to do, and you keep saying yes.

 

In this episode:

  • Why Jo applied for Reed's graduate scheme instead of a traditional HR role, and how a six-month rotation programme changed the direction of her career.
  • What she loved about project management, and why the variety of working across clients like Vodafone, Royal Mail and the Greater London Authority kept her engaged for nearly three decades at one organisation.
  • How sponsorship worked for her early in her career, and how the nature of sponsorship changes as you become more senior.
  • Why she has only ever been frustrated in one role at Reed, and what made that particular job so difficult despite having a high-performing team around her.
  • How AI is reshaping recruitment, why the EU has already flagged hiring as a high-risk area for AI regulation, and the question of whether candidates and employers are now just screening each other with bots.
  • What parenthood did to her approach to work, including working a four-day week, procrastinating less and being clearer about her priorities.
  • What work-life balance actually means to her: being there when her kids get up in the morning and being there when they go to bed.

 

Jo Lindsay's best piece of career advice:

"Never turn down an opportunity before you've explored it."

 

Resources mentioned:   Good to Great — Jim Collins

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
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]]> recruitment process outsourcing, Reed Talent Solutions, family run business, career development, one company career, project management career, AI in recruitment, work life balance, sponsorship at work, women in leadership, four day work week, graduate scheme UK, talent solutions, career stories podcast, workforce solutions   No Dr Luella Forbes Jo Lindsay Career Advice: Career Planning, Seizing Opportunities and Ambition Career Advice: Career Planning, Seizing Opportunities and Ambition full 7ccb13a5-9f9e-4e7b-9e64-853159b19bd4 https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/career-advice-career-planning-seizing-opportunities-and-ambition This month on Career Stories, Dr Luella Forbes and Associate Professor Michelle Gander reflect on the career stories of Steve Price, Dr Mia Carbon, and Dinda Timperon — three very different people with some surprisingly connected threads running through their careers.

In this episode:

  • Why the people who say they don't have a career strategy often turn out to be the most strategic of all — and what Steve Price and Mia Carbon's decisions reveal about planning versus being open to what comes up.
  • The difference between push and pull factors in career decisions, and how Maslow's hierarchy of needs maps onto the moments when we choose to move on or stay put.
  • What ambition actually means for women at work — including research showing there's no ambition gap between men and women when career support is equal, and why that gap appears when it isn't.
  • Why Dinda Timperon's story, from deciding at 17 to join the RAF to building a community around cybersecurity and personal development, is a case study in knowing your own mind.
  • Seizing opportunities versus planning for them — and what happens when the universe decides to make the decision for you (Luella shares the story of how she ended up in Australia).
  • The role of networks, mentors and sponsors in career development, and why the most powerful career conversations are often the ones you're not having.

Michelle's take on ambition: 

"I applaud all the young women nowadays that embrace wanting to be ambitious and wearing that as a badge of honour — because there is nothing to be ashamed of about that."


Resources mentioned:

•       Drive — Daniel Pink

More detailed show notes with links to information discussed by guests can be found here.

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]]> This month on Career Stories, Dr Luella Forbes and Associate Professor Michelle Gander reflect on the career stories of Steve Price, Dr Mia Carbon, and Dinda Timperon — three very different people with some surprisingly connected threads running through their careers.

In this episode:

  • Why the people who say they don't have a career strategy often turn out to be the most strategic of all — and what Steve Price and Mia Carbon's decisions reveal about planning versus being open to what comes up.
  • The difference between push and pull factors in career decisions, and how Maslow's hierarchy of needs maps onto the moments when we choose to move on or stay put.
  • What ambition actually means for women at work — including research showing there's no ambition gap between men and women when career support is equal, and why that gap appears when it isn't.
  • Why Dinda Timperon's story, from deciding at 17 to join the RAF to building a community around cybersecurity and personal development, is a case study in knowing your own mind.
  • Seizing opportunities versus planning for them — and what happens when the universe decides to make the decision for you (Luella shares the story of how she ended up in Australia).
  • The role of networks, mentors and sponsors in career development, and why the most powerful career conversations are often the ones you're not having.

Michelle's take on ambition: 

"I applaud all the young women nowadays that embrace wanting to be ambitious and wearing that as a badge of honour — because there is nothing to be ashamed of about that."


Resources mentioned:

•       Drive — Daniel Pink

More detailed show notes with links to information discussed by guests can be found here.

  • New epiosodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
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]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 3112 This month on Career Stories, Dr Luella Forbes and Associate Professor Michelle Gander reflect on the career stories of Steve Price, Dr Mia Carbon, and Dinda Timperon — three very different people with some surprisingly connected threads running through their careers.

In this episode:

  • Why the people who say they don't have a career strategy often turn out to be the most strategic of all — and what Steve Price and Mia Carbon's decisions reveal about planning versus being open to what comes up.
  • The difference between push and pull factors in career decisions, and how Maslow's hierarchy of needs maps onto the moments when we choose to move on or stay put.
  • What ambition actually means for women at work — including research showing there's no ambition gap between men and women when career support is equal, and why that gap appears when it isn't.
  • Why Dinda Timperon's story, from deciding at 17 to join the RAF to building a community around cybersecurity and personal development, is a case study in knowing your own mind.
  • Seizing opportunities versus planning for them — and what happens when the universe decides to make the decision for you (Luella shares the story of how she ended up in Australia).
  • The role of networks, mentors and sponsors in career development, and why the most powerful career conversations are often the ones you're not having.

Michelle's take on ambition: 

"I applaud all the young women nowadays that embrace wanting to be ambitious and wearing that as a badge of honour — because there is nothing to be ashamed of about that."


Resources mentioned:

•       Drive — Daniel Pink

More detailed show notes with links to information discussed by guests can be found here.

  • New epiosodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
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]]> career, leadership, advice No Dr Luella Forbes Associate Professor Michelle Gander Dinda Timperon: Cybersecurity, Proudly Ambitious, Community Building Dinda Timperon: Cybersecurity, Proudly Ambitious, Community Building full 3864309c-546a-415a-964e-a4cf2d8e456d https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/dinda-timperon-cybersecurity-proudly-ambitious-community-building
This week's guest is Dinda Timperon, Head of Cybersecurity Engineering at one of Australia's largest wealth management organisations, and founder of Perth Women's Circle, a community of over 10,000 women focused on growth and development.

Dinda's career spans the Royal Australian Air Force, aerospace engineering, flight test, a stint writing stage plays, and now leading national teams in financial services cybersecurity. She built Perth Women's Circle from a sunrise beach gathering of five women in 2023 to a movement with over a thousand women at live events, all alongside a demanding full-time role and raising two boys.

In this episode:

  • How Dinda went from joining the Royal Australian Air Force at 17, with no clear career plan, to becoming an aerospace engineer and leading aircraft maintenance and flight test programs.
  • What it was like to step into leadership at 21 as an aircraft maintenance officer, managing a team of experienced technicians twice her age, and how that shaped her approach to leadership.
  • Why she left the Air Force after a solid career and spent a few years writing stage plays, and what that transition taught her about identity and following your instincts.
  • How she made the move into cybersecurity and financial services, and what it takes to transfer skills across very different industries
  • How Perth Women's Circle was born from a simple personal need for connection, and what it took to grow it from five women at a beach to a community of over 10,000.
  • How Dinda thinks about juggling a national leadership role, community building, coaching, and parenting, and why she frames it less as balance and more as presence.
  • What success means to Dinda now compared to her early career, and why she believes ambition should not be a word women feel they have to apologise for.
  • How growing up between eight schools, and watching her Indonesian mother lead on building sites, gave Dinda an early and quiet confidence that she could do whatever she wanted.

Dinda's insight on success: “True success expands your life. If something feels restrictive, it's not actually true success. It needs to be something that adds to your life.”

All opinions are the guest's own.

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]]>
This week's guest is Dinda Timperon, Head of Cybersecurity Engineering at one of Australia's largest wealth management organisations, and founder of Perth Women's Circle, a community of over 10,000 women focused on growth and development.

Dinda's career spans the Royal Australian Air Force, aerospace engineering, flight test, a stint writing stage plays, and now leading national teams in financial services cybersecurity. She built Perth Women's Circle from a sunrise beach gathering of five women in 2023 to a movement with over a thousand women at live events, all alongside a demanding full-time role and raising two boys.

In this episode:

  • How Dinda went from joining the Royal Australian Air Force at 17, with no clear career plan, to becoming an aerospace engineer and leading aircraft maintenance and flight test programs.
  • What it was like to step into leadership at 21 as an aircraft maintenance officer, managing a team of experienced technicians twice her age, and how that shaped her approach to leadership.
  • Why she left the Air Force after a solid career and spent a few years writing stage plays, and what that transition taught her about identity and following your instincts.
  • How she made the move into cybersecurity and financial services, and what it takes to transfer skills across very different industries
  • How Perth Women's Circle was born from a simple personal need for connection, and what it took to grow it from five women at a beach to a community of over 10,000.
  • How Dinda thinks about juggling a national leadership role, community building, coaching, and parenting, and why she frames it less as balance and more as presence.
  • What success means to Dinda now compared to her early career, and why she believes ambition should not be a word women feel they have to apologise for.
  • How growing up between eight schools, and watching her Indonesian mother lead on building sites, gave Dinda an early and quiet confidence that she could do whatever she wanted.

Dinda's insight on success: “True success expands your life. If something feels restrictive, it's not actually true success. It needs to be something that adds to your life.”

All opinions are the guest's own.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
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]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 2674
This week's guest is Dinda Timperon, Head of Cybersecurity Engineering at one of Australia's largest wealth management organisations, and founder of Perth Women's Circle, a community of over 10,000 women focused on growth and development.

Dinda's career spans the Royal Australian Air Force, aerospace engineering, flight test, a stint writing stage plays, and now leading national teams in financial services cybersecurity. She built Perth Women's Circle from a sunrise beach gathering of five women in 2023 to a movement with over a thousand women at live events, all alongside a demanding full-time role and raising two boys.

In this episode:

  • How Dinda went from joining the Royal Australian Air Force at 17, with no clear career plan, to becoming an aerospace engineer and leading aircraft maintenance and flight test programs.
  • What it was like to step into leadership at 21 as an aircraft maintenance officer, managing a team of experienced technicians twice her age, and how that shaped her approach to leadership.
  • Why she left the Air Force after a solid career and spent a few years writing stage plays, and what that transition taught her about identity and following your instincts.
  • How she made the move into cybersecurity and financial services, and what it takes to transfer skills across very different industries
  • How Perth Women's Circle was born from a simple personal need for connection, and what it took to grow it from five women at a beach to a community of over 10,000.
  • How Dinda thinks about juggling a national leadership role, community building, coaching, and parenting, and why she frames it less as balance and more as presence.
  • What success means to Dinda now compared to her early career, and why she believes ambition should not be a word women feel they have to apologise for.
  • How growing up between eight schools, and watching her Indonesian mother lead on building sites, gave Dinda an early and quiet confidence that she could do whatever she wanted.

Dinda's insight on success: “True success expands your life. If something feels restrictive, it's not actually true success. It needs to be something that adds to your life.”

All opinions are the guest's own.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> cybersecurity career, women in tech Australia, Perth Women's Circle, career change story, Air Force to corporate, aerospace engineer career, female leadership Australia, building community, women in leadership, work life balance podcast, career advice podcast, proudly ambitious women, career stories podcast, Perth professional women No Dr Luella Forbes Dinda Timperon Dr Mia Carbon: Biosecurity, Career Transition, Adaptability Dr Mia Carbon: Biosecurity, Career Transition, Adaptability full 41264afb-d337-4b23-8ab6-3dac2a2e7ed0 https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/dr-mia-carbon-protecting-what-matters-adaptability-raising-future-leaders This week's guest is Dr Mia Carbon, Deputy Director General of Biosecurity and Emergency Management for Western Australia — or, as she describes it, part of the team responsible for protecting one of the world's most unique environments. From training as a vet and working in rural Victoria and the UK, to a pivotal move into public policy, to leading one of WA's most complex government roles, Mia's career has been shaped by curiosity, values, and a willingness to make hard calls at every stage.

In this episode:

  • What biosecurity really means for Western Australia — and why the state's scale makes it unlike anywhere else in the world
  • The ethical turning point that led her away from clinical veterinary work
  • Stepping into a senior executive role on the day three government departments were being merged into one
  • Why she withdrew from a senior role at finalist stage — and what she learned from it
  • How attending nine schools growing up shaped her adaptability and resilience
  • How being a parent has influenced the decisions she's made throughout her career
  • Her approach to leadership and navigating complexity in the public sector

Mia's insight on leadership: "In any leadership role, as you go up, you can do less. You absolutely cannot get it all done yourself. The skill as a leader is being able to bring all of those different threads together and knowing how to get them to work together to achieve what you need to achieve."

The proverb Mia lives by: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> This week's guest is Dr Mia Carbon, Deputy Director General of Biosecurity and Emergency Management for Western Australia — or, as she describes it, part of the team responsible for protecting one of the world's most unique environments. From training as a vet and working in rural Victoria and the UK, to a pivotal move into public policy, to leading one of WA's most complex government roles, Mia's career has been shaped by curiosity, values, and a willingness to make hard calls at every stage.

In this episode:

  • What biosecurity really means for Western Australia — and why the state's scale makes it unlike anywhere else in the world
  • The ethical turning point that led her away from clinical veterinary work
  • Stepping into a senior executive role on the day three government departments were being merged into one
  • Why she withdrew from a senior role at finalist stage — and what she learned from it
  • How attending nine schools growing up shaped her adaptability and resilience
  • How being a parent has influenced the decisions she's made throughout her career
  • Her approach to leadership and navigating complexity in the public sector

Mia's insight on leadership: "In any leadership role, as you go up, you can do less. You absolutely cannot get it all done yourself. The skill as a leader is being able to bring all of those different threads together and knowing how to get them to work together to achieve what you need to achieve."

The proverb Mia lives by: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.
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]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 3171 This week's guest is Dr Mia Carbon, Deputy Director General of Biosecurity and Emergency Management for Western Australia — or, as she describes it, part of the team responsible for protecting one of the world's most unique environments. From training as a vet and working in rural Victoria and the UK, to a pivotal move into public policy, to leading one of WA's most complex government roles, Mia's career has been shaped by curiosity, values, and a willingness to make hard calls at every stage.

In this episode:

  • What biosecurity really means for Western Australia — and why the state's scale makes it unlike anywhere else in the world
  • The ethical turning point that led her away from clinical veterinary work
  • Stepping into a senior executive role on the day three government departments were being merged into one
  • Why she withdrew from a senior role at finalist stage — and what she learned from it
  • How attending nine schools growing up shaped her adaptability and resilience
  • How being a parent has influenced the decisions she's made throughout her career
  • Her approach to leadership and navigating complexity in the public sector

Mia's insight on leadership: "In any leadership role, as you go up, you can do less. You absolutely cannot get it all done yourself. The skill as a leader is being able to bring all of those different threads together and knowing how to get them to work together to achieve what you need to achieve."

The proverb Mia lives by: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> biosecurity Western Australia, veterinarian career change, public sector leadership Australia, government department merger, women in leadership WA, career pivot from science, senior executive public service, career adaptability, parenting and career decisions, DPIRD Western Australia, how to know when to step back from a job, resilience career, leadership in government, career transition science to policy No Dr Luella Forbes Mia Carbon Steve Price: Payments, Principles, Innovation Steve Price: Payments, Principles, Innovation full dcfa424d-9616-425f-8866-ec1adcefd1ea https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/steve-price-payments-partnerships-innovation This week's guest is Steve Price, General Manager of Financial Services at David Jones — the world's oldest department store. Having spent his career across banking, SaaS and retail in both the UK and Australia, Steve has specialised in building innovative products and customer experiences, from launching one of the UK's first internet banking services in the late 90s, to bringing Apple Pay to Australia, to embedding financial services inside accounting software for small businesses.

In this episode:

  • What a General Manager of Financial Services actually does — in a retail context
  • How David Jones thinks about loyalty, rewards and making customers feel special
  • Why Steve took voluntary redundancy after 15 years with one organisation — and why he's glad he did
  • What the move from a big bank to a small one really teaches you — and why he made that choice deliberately
  • How to navigate your career using principles rather than a plan
  • The value of deliberately moving across industries before it's done to you
  • Steve and Luella's different take on moving countries — and why it isn't always sunshine and roses
  • Why he puts family ahead of career — and what work-life prioritisation really means to him
  • The career exercise that helped him identify his strengths

Resources mentioned:

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen Covey
  • Good to Great — Jim Collins

More detailed show notes with links to information discussed by guests can be found here.

  • New epiosodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
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]]> This week's guest is Steve Price, General Manager of Financial Services at David Jones — the world's oldest department store. Having spent his career across banking, SaaS and retail in both the UK and Australia, Steve has specialised in building innovative products and customer experiences, from launching one of the UK's first internet banking services in the late 90s, to bringing Apple Pay to Australia, to embedding financial services inside accounting software for small businesses.

In this episode:

  • What a General Manager of Financial Services actually does — in a retail context
  • How David Jones thinks about loyalty, rewards and making customers feel special
  • Why Steve took voluntary redundancy after 15 years with one organisation — and why he's glad he did
  • What the move from a big bank to a small one really teaches you — and why he made that choice deliberately
  • How to navigate your career using principles rather than a plan
  • The value of deliberately moving across industries before it's done to you
  • Steve and Luella's different take on moving countries — and why it isn't always sunshine and roses
  • Why he puts family ahead of career — and what work-life prioritisation really means to him
  • The career exercise that helped him identify his strengths

Resources mentioned:

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen Covey
  • Good to Great — Jim Collins

More detailed show notes with links to information discussed by guests can be found here.

  • New epiosodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 2989 This week's guest is Steve Price, General Manager of Financial Services at David Jones — the world's oldest department store. Having spent his career across banking, SaaS and retail in both the UK and Australia, Steve has specialised in building innovative products and customer experiences, from launching one of the UK's first internet banking services in the late 90s, to bringing Apple Pay to Australia, to embedding financial services inside accounting software for small businesses.

In this episode:

  • What a General Manager of Financial Services actually does — in a retail context
  • How David Jones thinks about loyalty, rewards and making customers feel special
  • Why Steve took voluntary redundancy after 15 years with one organisation — and why he's glad he did
  • What the move from a big bank to a small one really teaches you — and why he made that choice deliberately
  • How to navigate your career using principles rather than a plan
  • The value of deliberately moving across industries before it's done to you
  • Steve and Luella's different take on moving countries — and why it isn't always sunshine and roses
  • Why he puts family ahead of career — and what work-life prioritisation really means to him
  • The career exercise that helped him identify his strengths

Resources mentioned:

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen Covey
  • Good to Great — Jim Collins

More detailed show notes with links to information discussed by guests can be found here.

  • New epiosodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> financial services career Australia, payments innovation, retail banking career, David Jones financial services, career change banking, how to use values to guide your career, voluntary redundancy career, moving from big bank to small bank, embedded finance, Apple Pay Australia, career across industries, work life balance financial services, moving countries for work, career without a plan, fintech career Australia No Dr Luella Forbes Steve Price Career Advice: Purpose & motivation, Imposter Syndrome & confidence Career Advice: Purpose & motivation, Imposter Syndrome & confidence full 9213cbd7-b3ae-48e2-b804-35a6fbe2b835 https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/career-advice-purpose-motivation-and-finding-your-confidence This week's episode is our first monthly career advice conversation, where Dr Luella Forbes and co-host Michelle Gander — Associate Professor and specialist in Career Development — reflect on the themes and insights from this month's guest interviews with Mehdi Langroudi and Kelly Shay.

In this episode:

  • What purpose actually means at work — and why the research uses different language than the business world does
  • The difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation — and why it matters more than a corner office
  • The data behind purpose-driven work: why high intrinsic motivation is linked to lower burnout, higher engagement and greater resilience to change
  • Why younger generations are demanding meaningful work — and why mid-career professionals are asking the same questions
  • How leaders can connect their team members to purpose, even in highly structured or resource-constrained environments
  • This month's listener question: imposter syndrome — how to back yourself when everyone else already believes in you
  • The difference between imposter syndrome and a lack of confidence (they're not the same thing)
  • Book recommendation: Feelgood Productivity by Ali Abdaal — how to do more of what matters to you
  • A note on how to evaluate career advice: what to look for when deciding whose voice to trust

For access to the sources discussed in this episode please refer to the blog here.

This week's book recommendation:

  • Feel-Good Productivity — Ali Abdaal 

 All opinions are the hosts' own. 

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
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]]> This week's episode is our first monthly career advice conversation, where Dr Luella Forbes and co-host Michelle Gander — Associate Professor and specialist in Career Development — reflect on the themes and insights from this month's guest interviews with Mehdi Langroudi and Kelly Shay.

In this episode:

  • What purpose actually means at work — and why the research uses different language than the business world does
  • The difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation — and why it matters more than a corner office
  • The data behind purpose-driven work: why high intrinsic motivation is linked to lower burnout, higher engagement and greater resilience to change
  • Why younger generations are demanding meaningful work — and why mid-career professionals are asking the same questions
  • How leaders can connect their team members to purpose, even in highly structured or resource-constrained environments
  • This month's listener question: imposter syndrome — how to back yourself when everyone else already believes in you
  • The difference between imposter syndrome and a lack of confidence (they're not the same thing)
  • Book recommendation: Feelgood Productivity by Ali Abdaal — how to do more of what matters to you
  • A note on how to evaluate career advice: what to look for when deciding whose voice to trust

For access to the sources discussed in this episode please refer to the blog here.

This week's book recommendation:

  • Feel-Good Productivity — Ali Abdaal 

 All opinions are the hosts' own. 

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 2647 This week's episode is our first monthly career advice conversation, where Dr Luella Forbes and co-host Michelle Gander — Associate Professor and specialist in Career Development — reflect on the themes and insights from this month's guest interviews with Mehdi Langroudi and Kelly Shay.

In this episode:

  • What purpose actually means at work — and why the research uses different language than the business world does
  • The difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation — and why it matters more than a corner office
  • The data behind purpose-driven work: why high intrinsic motivation is linked to lower burnout, higher engagement and greater resilience to change
  • Why younger generations are demanding meaningful work — and why mid-career professionals are asking the same questions
  • How leaders can connect their team members to purpose, even in highly structured or resource-constrained environments
  • This month's listener question: imposter syndrome — how to back yourself when everyone else already believes in you
  • The difference between imposter syndrome and a lack of confidence (they're not the same thing)
  • Book recommendation: Feelgood Productivity by Ali Abdaal — how to do more of what matters to you
  • A note on how to evaluate career advice: what to look for when deciding whose voice to trust

For access to the sources discussed in this episode please refer to the blog here.

This week's book recommendation:

  • Feel-Good Productivity — Ali Abdaal 

 All opinions are the hosts' own. 

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> purpose at work, meaningful work, intrinsic motivation, career advice podcast, imposter syndrome, finding your purpose career, burnout prevention, career development Australia, work motivation research, how to find purpose in your job, mid-career purpose, career confidence, employee engagement, leadership and purpose, Feelgood Productivity Ali Abdaal No Dr Luella Forbes Associate Professor Michelle Gander Kelly Shay: Advocacy, Women's wealth, Doing work that matters Kelly Shay: Advocacy, Women's wealth, Doing work that matters full 8384b772-45e7-480e-b5b2-0888dc70643b https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/kelly-shay-advocacy-womens-wealth-doing-work-that-matters This week's guest is Kelly Shay, Retirement and Retention Leader at Mercer Australia — someone who has spent her career working to improve outcomes for people who can't always speak for themselves. From student politics at Murdoch University, to organising aged care and disability workers in Australia and the US, to superannuation — Kelly's career has been anything but conventional, and entirely on purpose.

In this episode:

  • What a retirement and retention leader actually does — and why it matters for the million Mercer members she serves
  • The gender superannuation gap: why women retire with less, and what the industry is doing about it
  • What the union movement taught her about doing more with less — and why those skills translated so well to financial services
  • How she organised disability care workers from $4 an hour to a living wage — and why she's still proud of it
  • The pivot from union organising to superannuation, and how a board role at Hesta opened the door
  • How to know when it's time to move on: Kelly's test for when she's reached her impact ceiling
  • What "commercial with a heart" means in practice — and why she holds both objectives equally
  • Her work as a board member of FREE, a family and domestic violence service in Melbourne

Kelly's career advice:  Clear is kind (Brené Brown), does this spark joy?, and the power of "both and"


Resources mentioned:

  • Brené Brown’s work, including Dare to Lead
  • “Man in the Arena” — Theodore Roosevelt (referenced by Brené Brown)

All opinions are the guest’s own.
 
New episodes every Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts each week, plus a monthly discussion on what we’ve learned.

We’d love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes, or send questions you'd like Luella and Michelle to answer, at stories@the-career-library.com.


Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes with work‑related advice from Luella, Michelle and our expert guests, plus a monthly newsletter with tools and guidance from the advice episode.


Help others discover the show by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.  Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> This week's guest is Kelly Shay, Retirement and Retention Leader at Mercer Australia — someone who has spent her career working to improve outcomes for people who can't always speak for themselves. From student politics at Murdoch University, to organising aged care and disability workers in Australia and the US, to superannuation — Kelly's career has been anything but conventional, and entirely on purpose.

In this episode:

  • What a retirement and retention leader actually does — and why it matters for the million Mercer members she serves
  • The gender superannuation gap: why women retire with less, and what the industry is doing about it
  • What the union movement taught her about doing more with less — and why those skills translated so well to financial services
  • How she organised disability care workers from $4 an hour to a living wage — and why she's still proud of it
  • The pivot from union organising to superannuation, and how a board role at Hesta opened the door
  • How to know when it's time to move on: Kelly's test for when she's reached her impact ceiling
  • What "commercial with a heart" means in practice — and why she holds both objectives equally
  • Her work as a board member of FREE, a family and domestic violence service in Melbourne

Kelly's career advice:  Clear is kind (Brené Brown), does this spark joy?, and the power of "both and"


Resources mentioned:

  • Brené Brown’s work, including Dare to Lead
  • “Man in the Arena” — Theodore Roosevelt (referenced by Brené Brown)

All opinions are the guest’s own.
 
New episodes every Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts each week, plus a monthly discussion on what we’ve learned.

We’d love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes, or send questions you'd like Luella and Michelle to answer, at stories@the-career-library.com.


Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes with work‑related advice from Luella, Michelle and our expert guests, plus a monthly newsletter with tools and guidance from the advice episode.


Help others discover the show by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.  Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 2470 This week's guest is Kelly Shay, Retirement and Retention Leader at Mercer Australia — someone who has spent her career working to improve outcomes for people who can't always speak for themselves. From student politics at Murdoch University, to organising aged care and disability workers in Australia and the US, to superannuation — Kelly's career has been anything but conventional, and entirely on purpose.

In this episode:

  • What a retirement and retention leader actually does — and why it matters for the million Mercer members she serves
  • The gender superannuation gap: why women retire with less, and what the industry is doing about it
  • What the union movement taught her about doing more with less — and why those skills translated so well to financial services
  • How she organised disability care workers from $4 an hour to a living wage — and why she's still proud of it
  • The pivot from union organising to superannuation, and how a board role at Hesta opened the door
  • How to know when it's time to move on: Kelly's test for when she's reached her impact ceiling
  • What "commercial with a heart" means in practice — and why she holds both objectives equally
  • Her work as a board member of FREE, a family and domestic violence service in Melbourne

Kelly's career advice:  Clear is kind (Brené Brown), does this spark joy?, and the power of "both and"


Resources mentioned:

  • Brené Brown’s work, including Dare to Lead
  • “Man in the Arena” — Theodore Roosevelt (referenced by Brené Brown)

All opinions are the guest’s own.
 
New episodes every Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts each week, plus a monthly discussion on what we’ve learned.

We’d love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes, or send questions you'd like Luella and Michelle to answer, at stories@the-career-library.com.


Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes with work‑related advice from Luella, Michelle and our expert guests, plus a monthly newsletter with tools and guidance from the advice episode.


Help others discover the show by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.  Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> women in superannuation, gender pay gap retirement, superannuation Australia, union movement careers, aged care workers pay, career change financial services, how to know when to leave a job, women's wealth Australia, career with purpose, advocacy careers, domestic violence leave, Mercer Australia No Kelly Shay Dr Luella Forbes Mehdi Langroudi: Smart Freeways, Curious Leadership, Creating Impact Mehdi Langroudi: Smart Freeways, Curious Leadership, Creating Impact full 7c97908f-ec6d-4593-9fd3-a5afbc4aa7d8 https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/mehdi-langroudi This week's guest is Mehdi Langroudi, Executive Director of Network Operations for Main Roads Western Australia — or, in his son's words, "the guy who fixes traffic"! With a global career spanning Scotland, London, Dubai, Qatar and now Perth, Mehdi shares how he accidentally fell into traffic engineering, what he's learned about leading diverse technical teams, and why career choices don't need to be over-engineered.

In this episode:

  • What a traffic operations leader actually does (and why his team includes people from the gaming industry)
  • How predictive data modelling is helping his team get ahead of congestion before it happens
  • The differences between working in the UK, the Middle East and Australia
  • How to know when it's time to move countries — or jobs
  • What he looks for when hiring, and why attitude beats technical skill every time
  • His thoughts on work-life balance, wellbeing and what career fulfilment actually looks like

Mehdi's career advice: "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."


Resources mentioned:

All opinions are the guest's own.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> This week's guest is Mehdi Langroudi, Executive Director of Network Operations for Main Roads Western Australia — or, in his son's words, "the guy who fixes traffic"! With a global career spanning Scotland, London, Dubai, Qatar and now Perth, Mehdi shares how he accidentally fell into traffic engineering, what he's learned about leading diverse technical teams, and why career choices don't need to be over-engineered.

In this episode:

  • What a traffic operations leader actually does (and why his team includes people from the gaming industry)
  • How predictive data modelling is helping his team get ahead of congestion before it happens
  • The differences between working in the UK, the Middle East and Australia
  • How to know when it's time to move countries — or jobs
  • What he looks for when hiring, and why attitude beats technical skill every time
  • His thoughts on work-life balance, wellbeing and what career fulfilment actually looks like

Mehdi's career advice: "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."


Resources mentioned:

All opinions are the guest's own.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:00 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 2433 This week's guest is Mehdi Langroudi, Executive Director of Network Operations for Main Roads Western Australia — or, in his son's words, "the guy who fixes traffic"! With a global career spanning Scotland, London, Dubai, Qatar and now Perth, Mehdi shares how he accidentally fell into traffic engineering, what he's learned about leading diverse technical teams, and why career choices don't need to be over-engineered.

In this episode:

  • What a traffic operations leader actually does (and why his team includes people from the gaming industry)
  • How predictive data modelling is helping his team get ahead of congestion before it happens
  • The differences between working in the UK, the Middle East and Australia
  • How to know when it's time to move countries — or jobs
  • What he looks for when hiring, and why attitude beats technical skill every time
  • His thoughts on work-life balance, wellbeing and what career fulfilment actually looks like

Mehdi's career advice: "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."


Resources mentioned:

All opinions are the guest's own.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, with interviews with leaders or experts every week and a monthly discussion on what we've heard in the last week of the month.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance from this week's advice episode. 

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]]> career change by accident, traffic engineering Australia, public sector leadership, smart freeway Perth, working in Dubai, moving countries for work, how to know when to change jobs, hiring for attitude, work life balance Australia, curious leadership, engineering career, infrastructure careers Western Australia No Dr Luella Forbes Mehdi Langroudi Introducing Career Stories Introducing Career Stories full ccaf67fe-75f2-4cf9-9cad-c2aea5ff2d40 https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/introducing-career-stories Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts about their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.

Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.
Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts about their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.

Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.
Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:16:01 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 2189 Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts about their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.

Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.
Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> career, leadership, advice No Dr Luella Forbes Associate Professor Michelle Gander Career Stories - Trailer Career Stories - Trailer trailer 9af03953-ff62-475a-a2cd-5442150e7cfd https://stories.the-career-library.com/episodes/career-stories-trailer Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts on their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.

Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.
Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts on their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.

Help other people find this podcast by subscribing in your podcast app and leaving a review.
Career Stories is brought to you by The Career Library.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:14:50 +0800 The Career Library The Career Library 25 Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.

  • New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or experts on their career story, and in the last week of the month, a discussion with Associate Professor Michelle Gander on what we've learned from those conversations.
  • We'd love to hear from you.  Share your thoughts on recent episodes or questions you would like Luella and Michelle to answer to stories@the-career-library.com. 
  • Support this podcast by becoming a member and get access to bonus episodes containing work related advice from Luella, Michelle and expert guests as well as a monthly newsletter with access to tools and guidance to help you with your career and leadership.

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]]> career, leadership, advice No Dr Luella Forbes Associate Professor Michelle Gander