Too Much: The Switch by Future Women
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BONUS: Career pivot playbook – Taking the leap
BONUS: Career pivot playbook – Taking the leap
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Ask any woman and she'll tell you about a time when she was too something. At work, women are suffocated by stereotypes about who we should be and how we should behave.
Join Helen McCabe as she speaks with high-achieving women who bucked trends, disrupted systems and refused to quit. Women who built careers by forging their own paths.
Too Much is a podcast series proudly supported by Victoria Police, who are looking for more women to join their ranks. Explore a career with Victoria Police.
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- BONUS: Career pivot playbook – Taking the leap · 20 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 10In this season of Too Much: The Switch, we’ve met a cast of women who succeeded in the face of workplace stereotypes – and did so whilst making some major career pivots. Now…
- BONUS: Career pivot playbook: To jump or not to jump? · 16 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 9In this season of Too Much: The Switch, we’ve met a cast of women who succeeded in the face of workplace stereotypes – and did so whilst making some major career pivots. Now…
- 8. Melanie Silva was "too excited": then Google made it her strength · 32 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 8For years, in every performance review, Melanie Silva was told she was “too excited”. Too passionate. Not serious enough. Then she joined Google and, suddenly, that enthusiasm…
- 7. Pamela Naidoo-Ameglio was "too quiet": listening powered her leadership from mines to nuclear · 27 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 7Over 25 years, Pamela Naidoo-Ameglio has moved from diamond mines in South Africa to copper operations in rural Australia, and then made a leap that she never saw coming: running…
- 6. Jamila Rizvi was "too co-dependent": second place is where she wins · 31 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 6FW’s own deputy managing director Jamila Rizvi has spent her career as what she calls a “perennial number two” – from the Prime Minister’s office to media empires. She’s made…
- 5. Giaan Rooney was “too invested”: Olympic champion turned macadamia farmer · 28 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 5She was winning Olympic gold and World Championships. But at 23, Giaan Rooney was burned out. She retired from swimming, became a television presenter, then pivoted again – to a…
- 4. Kate Reid was "too lucky": but luck doesn't make the world's best croissant · 33 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 4Kate Reid is the founder of the world-famous Lune Croissanterie. But before creating her own formula for the perfect buttery, flaky croissant, she was a Formula One…
- 3. Leemara Fairgrieve was "too accommodating": once a hairdresser, now a police detective · 22 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 3From styling hair to fighting crime, Detective Senior Sergeant Leemara Fairgrieve made quite the switch when she left hairdressing to join Victoria Police. These days, she’s…
- 2. Lana Jones was "too strong": from prima ballerina to delivering babies · 22 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 2For almost two decades, Lana Jones was a principal dancer at the Australian Ballet, celebrated for lead roles in Swan Lake, Giselle, and The Sleeping Beauty. And still, she was…
- 1. Allegra Spender was "too nerdy": it took her to the top of fashion and politics · 23 min · Sezonul 3 Episodul 1Carla Zampatti’s daughter, self-confessed nerd Allegra Spender, never saw herself as a natural fit to lead her late mother’s fashion empire. But that’s where she ended up, before…
- Too Much is returning soon... with a twist · 2 min · Sezonul 3Season three of FW’s award-winning podcast, Too Much, returns on Monday January 19, 2026. Over eight episodes, hear from high-achieving women who defied the critics that said…
- Summer listening: Moana Kidd was "too open" · 34 min · Sezonul 3We're back in a few weeks with a whole new season! But before we get there, we're bringing back our favourite episodes from years passed for your summer playlist. Moana Kidd…
- Summer listening: Julie Bishop was "too diplomatic" · 43 min · Sezonul 3We're back in the new year with a whole new season! But before we get there, we're bringing back our favourite episodes from years passed for your summer playlist. As the first…
- Summer listening: Jennifer Robinson was "too young" · 34 minWe're back in the new year with a whole new season! But before we get there, we're bringing back our favourite episodes from years passed for your summer playlist. International…
- 8. Turia Pitt was "too combative" · 25 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 8Turia Pitt is one of Australia’s most inspirational women. She is a wearer of many hats - an author, speaker, business owner, ambassador. She is also a runner. Running changed…
- 7. Catherine Livingstone was "too inexperienced" · 24 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 7Catherine Livingstone is the Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She’s also an extraordinarily accomplished businesswoman who has served as the President of…
- 6. Dr Anne Summers was "too driven" · 31 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 6Dr Anne Summers is a celebrated author, journalist and feminist leader. She played a pivotal role in the women’s movement, co-founding Australia’s first women’s refuge, Elsie, in…
- 5. Professor Georgina Long was "too passionate" · 27 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 5Professor Georgina Long shot to national attention when she was named co-Australian of the Year. Her research on melanoma - known as Australia’s national cancer - has saved…
- 4. Moana Kidd was "too open" · 34 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 4Moana Kidd never imagined she’d be a Senior Constable with Victoria Police. As a woman of colour who’d been working in the arts, she was used to attending rallies - not…
- 3. Brooke Blurton was "too complex" · 29 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 3Brooke Blurton is best known for being the first Black and bisexual woman on The Bachelorette. She’s also a youth worker, an author, a podcaster and a mental health advocate. In…
