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Welcome to the Take on Board podcast, where we talk all things boards and governance. Being on a board can be interesting, valuable and exciting. Yet it can also be lonely, challenging and hard. Each week I talk to women who have been there, done that.

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Sep 8, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    Navigating Diversity: Gabrielle Trenbath's Journey in Board Governance (opens the original)

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    Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'm speaking with Gabrielle Trenbath about her journey to the boardroom, and we'll probably touch on disability inclusion in the boardroom. Gabrielle is on the boards of National Disability Services Board and Hartley Life Care. She's previously been on the boards of Avivo, Disability Service Commission, The Pat Giles Centre for Non Violence, and Music for Canberra. Gabrielle is a non-executive director with seven years governance experience across community an

  2. Episode · Sep 1, 2026

    Take on Board Event: Empowering Boards Through Menopause (opens the original)

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    Today on the Take on Board podcast, it's the Take On Board community Q&A event with Sarah Gray on managing perimenopause and menopause in the boardroom. This is the event that followed Helga and Sarah's mid-July conversation about managing perimenopause and menopause in the boardroom. So today, the women of the Take on Board community gathered to ask questions about whether boards should have a menopause policy, how to handle resistance from people who think women should just “get on with the jo

  3. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    Insights from Both Sides: Micaela Drieberg on CEO and Boardroom Success (opens the original)

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    Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'm speaking with Micaela Drieberg about board reports and her lessons learned from both sides of the table. Micaela, CEO of Gender Equity Victoria is a strategic, collaborative leader with over 20 years of experience across for-purpose sectors, including all three levels of government, universities, not-for-profit organisations and peak bodies. Micaela has previously served as a Mayor and Ministerial Adviser. In addition to her work with GEN VIC she is also a

  4. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    Building chair CEO relationships and setting boundaries with Pam Macdonald (opens the original)

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    Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'm speaking with Pam Macdonald about the importance of the relationship between the chair and the CEO. Pam is the deputy chair of Intereach and president of Active Education Australia. She was formerly on the boards of Remembrance Park Central Victoria, Golden Dragon Museum, National Chinese Museum Australia, Community Foundation Central Victoria, Women's Housing Limited, Career Development Association, and the Australian Human Resources Institute. Pam has ov

  5. Episode · Aug 11, 2026

    The Observership Program and your board future with Cathy Robinson and Reena Rihan (opens the original)

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    Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'm recording of a conversation with Cathy Robinson and Reena Rihan from The Observership program. They have asked me to do a session with their current participants around pathways to the boardroom. So for their current participants, as they're coming to the end of their year as an Observership participant, what can they be thinking about to get on a board? And we thought we would record an introductory Q&A session for people to watch before we come together

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