49 Margaret Hirsch: The Power of Reinvention Hypewomen the Podcast with Sarona Wolter Podcast Spotify Google-play Forty three years ago, Margaret Hirsch and her husband founded the family’s mega appliance store, Hirsch’s in South Africa. Today, Hirsch’s own 19 branches nationwide, it’s quite an achievement for the company’s humble beginnings. As Executive Director at Hirsch’s, …
48 Forging a Career in a Foreign Country with Mamuteane Mmutle Hypewomen the Podcast with Sarona Wolter Podcast Spotify Google-play What’s it like to forge a career in a foreign country, without the support structures and networks? Over the next few weeks, we chat with various women who are forging a career in a foreign country …
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47 Redefining Success Hypewomen the Podcast with Sarona Wolter Podcast Spotify Google-play Have you ever zoomed out of your life and asked yourself what am I chasing? What is this thing called success? When I turned 30 success was something so different from what it means to me now. I was single, almost done with my degree …
46 Reverse Mentoring with Anastasia Barner Hypewomen the Podcast with Sarona Wolter < Podcast Spotify Google-play Reverse mentoring helps bring the best women to the top. Even today, it is important to encourage young women and provide them with a female role model. Men still occupy the important leadership positions in the media, business and …
45 Empty Cages: The Keys to Finding Freedom Hypewomen the Podcast with Sarona Wolter Podcast Spotify Google-play In the hilarious and poignant book Empty Cages: Keys to Finding Freedom, South African based author, Jess Basson discovers why she went from being a spirited, quirky, confident little girl to a thirty-something mom struggling with depression and …
44 Narcissism in Leadership with Angela Roeckerath Hypewomen the Podcast with Sarona Wolter Podcast Spotify Google-play In 2021 Angela Roeckerath, a mum of 3, successfully completed her MBA studies. The topic of her master thesis was ‘Narcissism in leading positions – difference between female and male narcissism. She was a part of a team of …
Women have been socially conditioned to not making the first move, or speaking out and sometimes even stand the risk of being punished or penalised for taking initiative.
Once I learnt to overcome my own limiting beliefs, there have been many times when taking initiative first has shaped who I am and inspired me to take more risk.
An abundance mindset will take you from someone who is stymied by failure to a leader who learns from mistakes and makes bold moves.
I talked to her about breaking into the position of being an international tech journalist – and how it came down to hard work over luck.
In our episode, ‘Olwethu Leshabane: How to grow an Online Empire’, Olwethu and I discussed the importance of having an open conversation with your spouse about your careers, your ambitions and… about money. Here’s a recap of that chat.
Sarah Meier, CEO and Founder of Parents at Work, discovered that after returning to work as a new mother, there were more challenges than she expected. It took her a long time to find her way. But this also made her realise that more support is needed for working parents. Sarah’s organization fills that gap that is able to support families and the companies that employ parents. The aim is to normalise being your real self at work while making work a family friendly workplace.
