From payments to policy, few roles carry as much responsibility and visibility as that of Michelle McPhee. In this candid conversation, Michelle shares leadership lessons from inside the Reserve Bank of Australia, offering a rare view into how high-stakes decisions are made, communicated, and carried forward. It’s a rare opportunity to explore how purpose and integrity shape not just careers, but entire financial systems.
In this powerful discussion, senior female executives share the pivotal moments, defining challenges, and personal philosophies that have shaped their careers. With honesty and insight, they’ll explore how they’ve navigated power, presence, and purpose in a system that wasn’t built with them in mind, and share how they’re reshaping this system for those coming next.
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What does it really take to start a business from scratch and turn it into a market-leading brand? In this exclusive interview, Shelley Sullivan shares her unfiltered perspective on the realities of entrepreneurship, from the first idea through to scaling for success. Drawing on her decades-long journey building MCoBeauty into a household name, Shelley will unpack the practical lessons, hard-won insights, and mindset shifts needed to succeed as a woman founder in competitive markets.
Growing fast is exciting. Growing profitability is powerful. But growth should reflect your values, not contradict them.
In this session, we’ll explore how you can make room for autonomy, flexibility, and purpose alongside your commercial ambition. We’ll unpack how to lead and scale without defaulting to a growth-at-all-costs mentality, and see what it takes to embed clarity, trust, and sustainability at every level of your business.
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*Agenda subject to change.
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