Breadwinning Mums

Breadwinning Mums

Hello and welcome to Breadwinning Mums! The Breadwinning Mums is a podcast where we debunk the myths of working mums, cheer each other on and show the world that it’s okay to be a mum and still pursue excellence in your chosen area of expertise. Breadwinning Mums informs listeners that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the podcast belong solely to the host and guests, and not necessarily to the host’s and guest’s employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.

Episodes

November 15, 2025 76 mins

It is my pleasure to end this season’s episodes with a conversation with my good friend, Ben Pronk. Ben is the Managing Partner of Mettle Global, one of the co-founders of The Resilience Shield, the co-host of the Unforgiving60 podcast, and an adjunct faculty at the University of New South Wales. We discussed all things about life, how to build resilience, and the topic of his upcoming book: how to find happiness, not despite, bu...

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In this episode we are chatting with Rickson Dsouza - the founder of Successio Global, a husband and a father of two children, and an endurance athlete. Rickson shared his life story about growing up in Dubai as a third generation Indian, starting a career in the insurance business, before finding a clear sense of mission in life to leave a set of legacy.

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October 27, 2025 80 mins

In this episode we are chatting with Dr David James Penman, or Jim Penman, the founder and owner of Jim’s Group, the largest franchise chain in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 5,500 franchisees. Jim shared his life story about building his business empire, finding worthwhile purpose in his life, and how meaningful struggle remain as an essential part of his life.

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October 6, 2025 72 mins

I had a lot of fun getting to know and chatting with Victoria O’Reilly, a Registered Nurse of oncology and palliative care unit, educator, agricultural health and wellness ambassador, and a mum of three. Vicki shared with us her journey of growing up in a military family, traveling the world as a cook before finding love and settling down in Zimbabwe, before civil unrest sent her back to the UK, to then finding a new ...

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September 28, 2025 52 mins

It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to be chatting with Justine Campbell, a Clinical Therapist & Positive Psychology Business Coach for Female Entrepreneurs and the founder of The Lotus Collective™. Justine shared her life story about growing up as a young girl in Australia before exploring and living in eight countries around the world, marrying a hotelier and starting a 7-figure business in Hong Kong, and ...

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September 12, 2025 111 mins

I had an absolute blast chatting with Alka Joshi on the Breadwinning Mums podcast this week. Alka is an internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and The Perfumist of Paris. Six Days in Bombay is her fourth novel. We spoke about the lead female characters in Alka’s novels - their journey of self-exploration, self-realisation and self-acceptance, something that all Breadw...

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August 31, 2025 61 mins

On this episode we are chatting with John Cachia, an award winning financial advisor at Thriving Wealth, host of Cash Talk podcast, a husband to his beautiful wife and a proud father of three boys. We talk about finding our ikigai, or purpose in life, beyond superficial accomplishments, how spirituality and our religious beliefs shape how we show up in the world, and the importance of patience to balance our high achi...

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August 9, 2025 51 mins

On this episode we are chatting with Jon Hunter. Jon is a Coach, Adviser, Ex-public company Chief Revenue Officer and a proud father of four children. Jon spoke about his childhood, growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia amidst his super intelligent family members, climbing up the career ladder, before the pandemic forced him to really focus on what matters in life.

 

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May 24, 2025 56 mins

On this episode we are so privileged to have Tim Curtis on the show. Tim spoke of his life journey, growing up as the son of a Special Air Service Commanding Officer, working for and exiting the army with an MBA, consult in the UN through the 2005 Afghanistan Parliamentary Elections, all the way up to his current consultancy work and co-authorship of the Resilience Shield, and his next upcoming book: Building Resilient Kids.

 

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May 12, 2025 67 mins

On this episode we continued our conversation with Steve Biddulph - Australian author, activist and psychologist with a number of influential best-selling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and kids' education. We delved deeper about his latest book, Wild Creature Mind, how to tap into our right brain hemisphere to get a better, deeper understanding of our experiences and perspectives and how to help our children trust the...

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March 7, 2025 72 mins

On this episode I was so excited to be chatting with Steve Biddulph - an Australian author, activist and psychologist who has written a number of influential best-selling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and kids' education. We spoke about his latest book, Wild Creature Mind; how to raise better children by first taking better control over our own emotions; and how to embrace the elders in our lives whilst continuing to ...

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March 2, 2025 56 mins

On this episode we’re chatting with Jo Westh, the founder of 4Voices, a for-purpose organisation and registered charity providing free frontline services to vulnerable women. Jo shared her life story about growing up as an extremely driven and intelligent girl, living in Italy to study psychology, before building a career in management consulting and starting a family.

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October 27, 2024 79 mins

On this episode we’re chatting with Janise Mitchell, the CEO of Australian Childhood Foundation, Director of Centre for Excellence in Therapeutic Care, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University. Janise shared her life story about growing up as a head strong and self-assured girl, accompanying her mum giving relief care to wards of state, a work that would later shape her career and purpose in life.

 

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September 27, 2024 100 mins

On this episode we’re chatting with Phil Hayes-St Clair, a proud girl dad, self-proclaimed raging feminist, and serial entrepreneur that I have had the pleasure to meet during my MBA study at AGSM. Phil shared his life story about overcoming adversity early in life, how he found and thrived in other domains of  his life, and highlighted the importance of supporting your partner with continued curiosity and open mind.

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August 4, 2024 51 mins

On this episode we’re chatting with Carla Brown, the Vice President of The Personal Finance Society, and the Managing Director and Chartered Financial Planner at Oakmere Wealth Management. Carla shared her life story about finding purpose in financial planning, building a successful business whilst weathering the storm of relationship separation, and thriving at work and at home with a partner who celebrates her success in work and...

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July 21, 2024 58 mins

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On this episode we’re chatting with Jo Stone, the CEO and Founder of the Balance Institute where she empowers ambitious women create balance between career and family, without stepping back or burning out. Jo shared her life story about growing up amongst corporate executive, reaching the C-Suite a...

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May 27, 2024 75 mins

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On this episode we’re chatting with Carly Hopgood, a certified professional coach and the co-founder of Sajer Group. Carly shared her life story about growing up in different parts of the world, building her roots in Sydney before making a sea change with her family to New Zealand and overcoming po...

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May 3, 2024 77 mins

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On this episode we’re chatting with Alex Egeler, an aerospace engineer turned lead parent to his four boys when an opportunity presented itself. Alex is the founder of Empathetic Egg, where he helps parents realign their career choices with their family-centric values. He opened up about his life s...

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April 9, 2024 55 mins

Please support our show by sharing the podcast and Breadwinning Mums book with other mums in your life. Thank you so much in advance!

 

On this episode we’re chatting with Dr Chloe Lim, who is the Founder, Director, and Science Storyteller at Twisty Science, a Senior Regulatory Scientist at the Department of Health and Aged Care, and the Founder and Balloon Artist at Giggly Wiggly Balloons. Chloe shared with us her life story about...

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March 24, 2024 80 mins

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Today we’re chatting with Erica James, who is not a breadwinning mum, but an inspiring woman nevertheless. Erica is a Business Systems Analyst for the Ku-ring-gai Council. She shared with us her life story about growing up in Sydney as a boy, moving to Cooma and Bathurst before choosing to become h...

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