Michelle is the founder and owner of Advancing Women in Business & Sport, co-host of global online businesswomen’s network A Career that Soars, co-founder of CDW (Culturally Diverse Women) and the host of the Lead to Soar podcast and Advancing Women in Sport podcast.
I am fearless in the pursuit of what sets my soul on fire – closing the global leadership gender gap and enabling women from all walks of life to have a career that soars.
My son and daughter, my nieces and nephews will one day inhabit a world where women and girls are valued and respected and equal, where men and boys can rid themselves of the shackles of toxic masculinity and where every human, no matter how they identify, can reach their full potential.
I am an unapologetic, passionate feminist and inclusionist, who, because of my white skin and education has enormous privilege and influence. I am determined to harness my privilege, my passion for women’s rights, my business acumen and my networks to have a positive global impact on society.
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From time to time, we have the opportunity to share the stories of women in our Advancing Women Hero series. Meet Advancing Women Hero Fiona Harrison who owns Chocolate on Purpose, a 100% indigenous women-owned business. Fiona is a woman who has forged ahead and smoothed the way for the women that come after her.
We have a standing agenda item called ‘The Elephant in the Room’ at one of the regular Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Council meetings I attend. This agenda item has been a game-changing addition to the way the leaders of this company embed diversity and inclusion in everyday ways of working.
Do you have a “brilliant jerk” in your workplace? A Brilliant Jerk, also known as a Toxic Rock Star is a person, typically in a position of power who has awful toxic behaviours that negatively impact colleagues.
Hannah Macdougall says we need to normalise people with a disability in sport by increasing their representation and sharing their stories.
We are an Australian based, globally focussed diversity, equity and inclusion consulting organisation. We help our clients in both sport and business to move their workplace gender equality, diversity ad inclusion goals from conversation to action.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live, work and learn and pay respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.