Bec Nyst on backing yourself

Labor MP Linda Burney is a fascinating blend of realist and optimist. She’s pragmatic but she dares to dream of a kinder, fairer Australia. In this episode, Leila McKinnon speaks to the Shadow Minister about her past and her dreams for the future – for herself, and for the nation. This is the last episode of season two. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss Drive when it returns. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest: Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services and for Preventing Family Violence Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are thrilled to bring you a very special episode with our boss lady in chief, Helen McCabe. Helen speaks with Leila about being an "extreme introvert" in the public eye, how getting sacked in her twenties put her on a path to success, what's changed for women and what remains the same. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @mccabehelen Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You're either a Paralympian doing incredible things, or a really sad and depressed person who is burdened by a miserable life with disabilities.” Lisa Cox is an award-winning writer, presenter and consultant. She’s also spent nearly two decades advocating for better and fairer representation of people with a disability in media and pop culture. In this week’s episode of Drive, she and Leila McKinnon talk about using spending power to create change, gratitude, and reshaping cultural norms. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @lisacox.co  Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On paper, Bec Nyst has lived many lives. She went from Brisbane schoolgirl to Harvard Business School, eBay, Google and now Head of Restaurants for Uber Eats Australia and New Zealand. In this episode of Drive, Bec talks to Leila McKinnon about taking the worry out of decision-making as well as feeling the fear and doing it anyway. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest: Bec Nyst, Head of Restaurants UberEats Australia New Zealand. Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ally Watson’s goal is clear: a world where Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the face of tech. This week on Drive, she joins Leila McKinnon to talk about breaking the binary in the world of coding through her social enterprise, Code Like A Girl. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays- subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @ally_c_watson, CEO and founder of @codelikeagirlau Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Drive, Leila McKinnon speaks to one of Australia's top surgeons, Professor Kate Drummond AM about why work/life balance is a myth, the mysteries of the brain and how to keep yours in good shape. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest: Professor Kate Drummond AM, Director of Neurosurgery at The Royal Melbourne Hospital  Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, Leila chats to Aminata Conteh-Biger about why she set up the Aminata Maternal Foundation. Listen to the full episode with Aminata here.  New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @aminata_conteh_biger Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of Drive, Leila McKinnon speaks to Aminata Conteh-Biger about the horror of being captured by rebel forces in Sierra Leone, the freedom in owning her story and how she forgave the unforgivable. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest @aminata_conteh_biger CEO @aminatafoundation - read her story in  Rising Heart. Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drive is back with a brand new host - journalist and presenter, Leila McKinnon. In this week's episode, Leila speaks to retired NSW detective Deborah Wallace about how leading with authenticity shaped her ascension within the police force. She also takes us through her biggest career-defining moments – from re-enacting Anita Cobby's final hours, cracking down on the seedy underworld of organised crime, and how a legal stoush with Alan Jones helped fulfil a lifelong dream. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays - subscribe now so you never miss one. Enormous thanks to our partner Uber Eats for making Drive possible. Host @leilamckinnon Guest Deborah Wallace's biography is A Woman of Force by Mark Morri Loved this episode? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help others find us Get in touch at [email protected] Join the movement at futurewomen.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We'll be back in your feed soon with a second season of Drive and this time, there's a brand new host.   Join journalist and presenter, Leila McKinnon, as she chats to inspirational women who are living their lives, their way. Find out what drives them; the lessons they've learned; and the ones they wish they'd known earlier. New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays. Follow Future Women on Instagram and Facebook and Leila on Instagram. Drive is brought to you by Future Women and Uber Eats and is produced by Bad Producer Productions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.