MULTIPLE HATS: STEM Careers | Reinvention | Entrepreneurship |Thought Leadership

When someone asks, “So, what do you do?” — does your answer reflect your ambition, or just your current job title?

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

If you’ve ever felt uninspired by job ads, overlooked for projects, or disappointed by the opportunities that land on your desk, the problem isn’t your qualifications — it’s clarity. This episode helps STEM professionals shift from vague intros and stale job titles to intentional positioning tha...

Have you ever felt that your hard work should “speak for itself” — yet the right opportunities never seem to find you?

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

As a STEM professional, you already sit on a wealth of insight. But without sharing your perspective, people won’t know how to connect with you or refer you to the projects that align with your passion.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How thought leadership can transform your career path —...

Does your career feel like a jumble of unrelated projects — and your to-do list like a slow-motion burnout plan?

🔍 This is a quick win episode where You’ll Learn:

If you’re a STEM professional with more than one passion (and more than one income stream), you don’t have to choose between them. This quick win episode will help you tie it all together so your career feels cohesive — and sustainable.

Here’s what you’ll take away f...

Have you ever felt like the door to your academic career was closing — and wondered if it could actually be the opening to something bigger?

🔍 That's a quick win episode from the full interview where you will learn:

If you’re a STEM professional feeling boxed in by your current role — or even pushed out of academia — this quick win episode will help you see why it’s not the end, but the beginning of your reinvention.

Here’s wh...

Do you ever feel your 9-to-5 can’t contain everything you’re capable of—and that putting all your energy into one income stream is a risky bet in today’s world?

🔍 What You’ll Learn

If you’re a STEM professional feeling stuck, craving flexibility, or worried about job security, this episode is for you. Here’s what you’ll take away:

✅ Why one career path isn’t your only option—and how a portfolio career gives you more ...

Ever wonder why some people always seem to make progress—while others stay stuck Googling for answers?

Here’s the truth: Success often starts with one simple, underrated skill—just asking.

In this Quick Win episode, we unpack three powerful insights from ShanShan Wang, an industrial designer turned MedTech founder, to help you move forward today. These lessons apply whether you’re trying to switch careers, start a project, or sim...

Busting career-limiting beliefs and unlocking smart, strategic action for STEM professionals

💥 Are your beliefs about being “just a scientist” quietly holding you back from the impact-driven career you actually want?

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

This episode is your wake-up call if you’re a STEMM-trained professional who feels stuck, unseen, or unsure how to translate your technical skills into a bigger mission. In this quickfire co...

What if you saw a path to a life saving device?

Would you have the courage to turn it into a company—and convince others to come with you?

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

If you’re wondering whether there are more impactful things you could be doing with your STEM skill set, this episode is your masterclass in spotting sizeable, solvable, yet overlooked problems—the perfect intersection for maximum impact.

• Learn what industrial design rea...

❓What if the real barrier to your next career move isn't your capabilities but your plan B?

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

For every STEMM professional feeling stuck delivering someone else vision 9-5,

This episode help you reframe your frustration into opportunities with one simple question.

You will learn from yet another PhD who turned around their academic career to live up to their own vision and :

• the catch 22, that t...

🎙️ Creating Your Own Path as a STEMM Professional with Dr. Anushi Rajapaksa

"If not me then who" - why you may actually be the one who should take the first step and how to get started.

What if your unique combination of STEMM degrees could solve a global health problem?

Are you a STEMM professional ready to pivot your career or start something new?

 In this episode, Dr. Anushi Rajapaksa—biomedical, mechanica...

🎙️From Uni to CEO: How Mechatronic Engineer Sophia Kurianski Took on Decades-Old Industry Norms with Jinolo

Challenging outdated 3D design processes straight out of university, Sophia Kurianski turned frustration into a startup—and built Jinolo from the ground up

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• How questioning outdated systems can spark breakthrough ideas
• How to validate a product idea before writing a line of code
• ...

The Femtech revolution with Ida Tin, founder of Clue

Did Apple "forgot" to add a period tracker to the Apple Heath tracker at a time when Femtech was not a thing?

Imagine you’re pioneering a product in a completely new sector, carving out an entirely new market category.

That’s the journey of Ida Tin, the co-founder of Clue, one of the largest Femtech health apps serving 10+ million active users across 190+ countries.

Ida coi...

🎙️ 2024 Wrap-Up: Dream, Surround Yourself Right, Embrace Your Patchwork, and Take the Leap

Real-life examples and mindset shifts to help STEMM professionals take bold, imperfect action

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• How to identify and act on the projects that resonate with your passion
• The importance of surrounding yourself with supportive individuals
• Strategies to embrace your unique combination of exper...

🎙️ From Fresh Grads to Founders: How Two Google Software Engineers Turned Chronic Illness into a Health Startup

Annabel Zhou and Vivian Shen launched Toastie—an app to track and manage chronic illness—just after graduating with computer science degrees, all while working full-time at Google

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• How to spot real opportunities: Why a messy spreadsheet turned into a startup idea—...

🎙️ Series Trailer: Startup Sparks – Stories from the UNSW Founders Program

Real stories from founders and program leaders inside one of Australia's most active startup communities

Welcome to a special series of Multiple Hats, created in collaboration with the UNSW Founders Program—one of Australia's leading startup accelerators for students, researchers, and early-stage entrepreneurs.

Whether you’ve alr...

🎙️ Forging Founders Early: How UNSW’s New Wave Program Helps Women in STEMM ( and others) Start Something New

Victoria Rose Tucker on why it’s never too early to explore entrepreneurship—and how women can take the first step with support, structure, and community

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• Why the startup world needs more women founders—and how programs like New Wave open doors
• How to test your entre...

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How a Biotech Student Project Brewing Beer Led to a Bioplastics Startup: Alinta Furnell on Spotting Unexpected Opportunities

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Armed with a biotech degree and a partner-in-crime, Alinta Furnell turned a student side project into Synbiote—a startup tackling sustainability with science

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• Spark inspiration early: How a biotech degree and a chance lab visit...

🎙️ From Ophthalmologist to Social Impact Innovator: Dr. Sarah Crowe’s Career Reinvention with OOXii Global

With her kids grown and gone, Dr. Sarah Crowe stepped into entrepreneurship with a mission to make eye care accessible and affordable for underserved communities around the world

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• Find your purpose and the unique piece you can deliver: How to use your existing expertise to ...

🎙️ From Biomedical Engineer to Startup Ecosystem Builder: How Dina Titkova Scales Health Innovation at UNSW Founders

With a global career spanning Russia, Sweden, and Australia, Dina Titkova now leads UNSW Founders' accelerator programs—empowering STEMM entrepreneurs to transform ideas into impactful startups through initiatives like Health 10x and the Peter Farrell Cup.

🔍 What You’ll Learn:

• The structure ...