Career Confidence

AI is supposed to make us more productive. So why are so many of us using it all day… and finishing work feeling completely mentally fried? In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie Hubbard and Lou Compagnoni sit down with behavioural scientist Angela Bliss to explore what our increasing reliance on AI could be doing to the way we think, work and make decisions. Angela has spent years studying human behaviour and decision-making, including completing a Master’s in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics, where her research explored how humans build trust with chatbots. And her message is one every ambitious woman using AI at work needs to hear: The goal isn’t to stop using AI. It’s to become much more deliberate about what you outsource to it. We unpack the emerging phenomenon of AI brain fry, the cognitive overload that can come from prompting, checking, comparing and managing multiple AI outputs at once, and why being able to produce more work doesn’t necessarily mean we’re doing better work. We also explore cognitive debt, automation bias, why AI can feel so addictive, and what happens when we start outsourcing judgment, creativity and independent thinking alongside the menial work. In this episode: What “AI brain fry” actually is and why knowledge workers are starting to feel it Why using AI can sometimes increase cognitive load rather than reduce it The hidden problem with AI producing work faster than humans can properly evaluate it Why hyper-productivity could be changing expectations of employees How automation bias can cause us to trust AI outputs too easily Why AI feels so compelling — even when we know there may be a cost What “cognitive debt” means and why it matters for your career Why creativity and your best thinking often happen away from the screen How AI could change the way we make decisions Why organisations need to rethink productivity in an AI-enabled workplace Why women may be particularly vulnerable to the pressure to do even more with AI How to decide what work to automate — and what thinking you should protect Why your judgement, curiosity, creativity and expertise may become even more valuable as AI improves Angela’s advice is simple but powerful: Get AI to remove the menial work. Don’t hand over the skills that are building your expertise. Because being AI ready isn’t about using AI for everything. It’s knowing where AI can make you better — and where you still need to do the thinking. —— ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves — — 📚 The Bold Move https://www.theboldmovebook.com — — Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com — — Connect with Lou Compagnoni: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ — — Connect with Angela Bliss: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-bliss-behavioural-design/

What do you do when you know something needs to change in your career… but you have absolutely no idea what the next move should be? That’s exactly where Rebecca found herself. After more than 15 years across experience design, leadership, coaching, and transformation, she knew there were parts of her work she loved, problem-solving, facilitating, helping people make better decisions, but she wasn’t sure what that translated into as a career. Then redundancy gave her the space to stop, reflect and rethink what came next. In this episode of the Career Confidence Podcast, Rebecca joins Georgie for a very real conversation about sitting in the uncomfortable middle of a career change, resisting the urge to jump straight into another familiar job, and using design thinking to work out what you actually want next. Rebecca shares how she stopped focusing on job titles and started looking at the work she genuinely loved doing, the problems she wanted to solve and the values she wanted her next chapter to align with. And then something interesting happened. Once she got clearer and started sharing more publicly about the work she wanted to be known for, someone from her existing network reached out with an opportunity that was almost exactly what she had been trying to create. In this episode: How to recognise when you’ve outgrown your current career path Why the “uncomfortable middle” is a necessary part of meaningful career change Why jumping straight into another familiar job can take you back to exactly where you started How Rebecca used design thinking to approach her own career The questions to ask yourself when you don’t know what you want next Why your values matter just as much as your skills How to stop defining yourself by job titles and start thinking about the problems you love solving Why experimentation is often more useful than trying to have your entire future figured out How networking and visibility helped Rebecca attract her next opportunity Why sharing what you know online isn’t just “self-promotion” What redundancy taught Rebecca about job security and identity Why AI doesn’t have to mean panic — and how to start using it to make your work easier Why a learner’s mindset will be one of the most valuable career skills over the next few years How to identify the human skills you want to double down on as AI changes work One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation? You don’t have to know the exact answer immediately. Sometimes the most important thing you can do is resist the urge to jump into solution mode. What are you really good at? What kind of work gives you energy? What problems do you love solving? What do you want to be known for? What are you no longer willing to compromise on? Rebecca’s story is a brilliant reminder that clarity doesn’t always arrive in one big moment. Sometimes you have to sit with the uncertainty, experiment, learn, put yourself out there and let the next opportunity reveal itself. As Rebecca puts it: great opportunities come from movement. If you’re in that uncomfortable middle right now, this episode is for you. — ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves — 📚 The Bold Move https://www.theboldmovebook.com — Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com — Connect with Rebecca: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccakkarpiuk/

September is one of the most important hiring windows of the year. If you want to make a move before Christmas, this is the time to get strategic. The market is still tight. Recruiters are flooded with applications. AI is increasingly being used to search, screen and shortlist candidates. So sending the same CV to every role and hoping for the best is no longer enough. ___________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ In this episode, I’m breaking down the five-part strategy I’m teaching women inside the Bold Move Career Accelerator right now: Clarity. Network. Positioning. Tailored CV. Visibility. And I’m sharing exactly why each one matters. One woman had applied for a role and heard nothing for four weeks. She reached out to one person she knew inside the company and, within 24 hours, she had an interview and was moved through to the next round. Another woman repositioned her LinkedIn profile and, within roughly 40 hours, a recruiter contacted her about a role she genuinely wanted. This episode is for you if you’re applying and hearing nothing, wondering why your experience isn’t translating into interviews, or simply want a clearer plan to help you land the right role before the end of the year. In this episode: Why September is such an important hiring window How to get clear on the role, company, environment and culture you actually want next Why your network is one of your biggest career assets How to activate relationships strategically without networking feeling awkward Why recruiters are increasingly using AI and LinkedIn search tools to find candidates How to position your LinkedIn profile around where you’re going, not just where you’ve been Why tailoring your CV is now non-negotiable Why five strong applications can be more effective than 50 generic ones How AI is changing screening and first-stage hiring Why visibility is becoming career currency How posting and commenting can create opportunities you never applied for The five-part strategy: clarity, network, positioning, tailored CV and visibility The goal isn’t more applications. It’s more choice, options and the right opportunities. If you want a new role before Christmas, make these five moves now. ___________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com

The job market is changing fast. More people are applying. AI is increasingly being used to filter applications. New roles are emerging. And some incredibly capable women are finding themselves applying for opportunities they could absolutely do, but never even making it to interview. ___________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ___________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ___________ Connect with Adair Robins: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adair-robins/ ___________ So what actually gets you seen? In this episode, Georgie Hubbard and Lou Compagnoni are joined by Adair, a transformation and diversity leader who has spent much of her career working across technology and helping more women build and sustain careers in the industry. Adair shares her own experience of applying for roles and hearing very little back, until someone in her network referred her. Suddenly, the process moved incredibly quickly. It’s a powerful reminder that in today’s market, your experience matters, your CV matters, but so does who knows you, what they know you for and whether you’ve built relationships before you need them. The conversation also explores why women are leaving technical careers at a higher rate than men, what AI means for women returning from career breaks, why flexibility still matters, and the growing opportunity for women to step into emerging AI and transformation roles. In this episode: Why women are leaving highly technical careers at almost twice the rate of men during mid-career Why age 40 is such a critical point for women working in technology What happens when career progression collides with caring responsibilities Why organisations that want more women need to rethink flexibility, hiring and workplace culture How quickly technology and AI can change while someone is on parental or carers leave Why structured reskilling can rebuild confidence after a career break Why some of the most exciting new AI roles require far more than traditional technical skills Why brilliant women are still being overlooked for emerging AI leadership opportunities Why referrals and relationships can dramatically change your job search Georgie’s experience receiving almost 600 applications for a single role Why relying solely on job boards is becoming an increasingly difficult strategy How to network without becoming someone you’re not Why LinkedIn visibility and personal brand matter more in an AI-driven hiring market How to use AI to improve your CV without removing the stories, personality and impact that make you different Why continual learning needs to become part of your career strategy, regardless of your role One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation? Opportunities come through people, not job boards. You don’t need hundreds of transactional connections or to spend every night at networking events. Start with the people already around you. Former managers. Colleagues. Clients. Stakeholders. People you’ve enjoyed working with throughout your career. Stay connected. Share what you’re working on. Be visible. Help people understand where you’re heading next. Because your network shouldn’t be something you start building when you suddenly need a job. It’s career currency you build long before you need to spend it. With Confidence Georgie 💜 ___________ Resources mentioned Back in the Code — Cohort 2 A full-day agentic engineering course taught by some of Australia’s best engineers, designed for parents currently on or recently returned from parental leave. Melbourne, 24 September: https://events.techcouncil.com.au/agentic_ai_course_cohort2 Back in the Code — Future Cohort Waitlist Register your interest for future cohorts: https://events.techcouncil.com.au/agentic_engineering_waitlist_form Tech Careers Hotline Podcast Featuring women in tech and their career stories: https://techcouncil.com.au/tech-careers-hotline-podcast/ Women in Highly Technical Work Report Tech Council of Australia research on the pipeline and retention of women in highly technical careers: https://techcouncil.com.au/research/

You don't need to be the loudest voice in the room to build a powerful career. You just need to know what you bring, and make sure the right people can find you. ___________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ___________ Connect with Maryanne Thomas: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannethomas/ ___________ This episode is for every senior woman who's been keeping her head down doing excellent work and hoping that's enough. For every woman who knows she should be networking but doesn't know where to start. For every woman who's terrified of putting herself out there on LinkedIn because she doesn't want to look like she's showing off. Maryanne has spent her career jumping before she was ready. From Queensland to Melbourne. From no tech experience to leading transformation programs at Origin Energy and now in retail. From staying invisible to posting on LinkedIn every week, even when it terrified her. From letting her network slip to building it with intention. And from hoping someone would notice her work to making sure the right people know exactly what she brings. This conversation is about the three things senior women need to focus on right now if they want to stay relevant, visible, and in demand: network, brand, and value. It's about why the old playbook of working hard and waiting to be noticed doesn't work anymore. It's about why networking as a woman doesn't have to look like the male version. And it's about the mindset shift that changes everything: you don't need to be perfect, you just need to start. Maryanne shares how she's using AI to build her personal brand without losing her voice. Why she moved to 80% work to be there for her daughter starting prep, and how she's teaching her to be willful, not quiet. Why she signed up for cold water swimming in winter to challenge herself. And the one thing she wishes she'd done earlier in her career: build her network before she needed it. If you've been waiting for permission to start building your visibility, this is it. ___________ In This Episode: 🟣 Why Maryanne has always jumped before she was ready, and how that's shaped her entire career 🟣 From Queensland to Melbourne, from no tech degree to leading digital transformation at Origin Energy 🟣 The three things senior women need to focus on right now: network, brand, and value 🟣 Why Maryanne didn't build her network well enough early on, and what she's doing differently now 🟣 How she's using AI to build her personal brand on LinkedIn, even though social media terrified her 🟣 Why she started posting on LinkedIn this year as her personal challenge, and how it's made her a better storyteller 🟣 The leadership skills that matter most right now: empathy, trust, and the courage to call out what's not working 🟣 Why doing more with less is the reality for every leader right now, and how to navigate that without burning out your team 🟣 How AI is being used in retail to solve inventory problems, and why clean data is the foundation 🟣 Why half of the internet is now created by AI, and what that means for women in tech 🟣 How Maryanne is teaching her six year old daughter to be willful, not quiet, and why that matters 🟣 Why networking as a woman doesn't have to look like the male version, and the WhatsApp group strategy that works 🟣 What Maryanne is doing to stay ahead of the AI era without getting overwhelmed 🟣 The mindset shift from hoping someone will notice your work to making sure the right people know exactly what you bring ___________ If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Maryanne on LinkedIn. Let her know your biggest takeaway. The women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and clear on what they bring. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

You don't need to be technical to break into AI. You need to understand what makes you irreplaceable. ___________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ___________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ___________ Only 1 in 5 AI leadership roles are held by women. Only 13% of women hold C-suite roles in AI, across 27 countries. We're still chasing our tail on the gender pay gap, still fighting for more women in leadership, and now AI is reshaping the entire workforce with women's voices dangerously underrepresented before the wave has even properly started. This episode is for every woman who's applied for AI roles and heard nothing back. For every woman who thinks she's too far behind, or not technical enough, or doesn't have the right experience. For every woman who's kept her head down doing excellent work and hoped that would be enough. It's not enough anymore. The old playbook doesn't work. The women who get chosen for AI roles aren't always the most technical. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and strategic. They understand AI is a people problem, not just a technology problem. Lou and I catch up after a few weeks apart. She's just back from Stanford, where she completed the AI-Powered Organisation course. I'm back from the UK, where I noticed something striking: AI is everywhere. My parents are using it. My nan is using it. And my brother, a professional golfer with zero technical experience, built himself a website using Claude in three hours flat. He then built one for the new owners of his golf club too, made himself impossible to overlook, and he's now in discussions about a promotion. This conversation is about what happens when you stop waiting to feel ready and start positioning yourself for what's next. Why the most successful AI agent at Stanford wasn't built by the most technical person in the room. Why hurt people hurt people, and how Lou handles the trolling that comes with being a woman speaking publicly about AI. And the one mindset shift that changes everything. Don't try to become someone else. Add AI to what you already know. If you've been waiting for permission to start, this is it. ___________ In This Episode: 🟣 Why only 13% of women hold C-suite roles in AI across 27 countries, and what that means for the future of work 🟣 Lou's experience at Stanford: the AI-Powered Organisation course, and why transformation matters more than technology 🟣 The woman who won the AI agent challenge wasn't the most technical. She was the one who understood the problem. 🟣 Why Lou got trolled online for talking about AI as a transformation role, and how to handle being a woman in the public eye 🟣 Georgie's brother: a pro golfer with zero tech experience who built a website in three hours and positioned himself for a promotion 🟣 Why AI is everywhere in the UK and the US, but Australia is still catching up 🟣 The disconnect between companies hiring for AI roles and not knowing what they actually need 🟣 Why women are finding it harder to break into AI roles, and what you can do about it right now 🟣 How to disrupt yourself before you're disrupted: the one question you need to ask yourself today 🟣 Why technical people are feeling threatened, and what that means for women entering the AI space 🟣 The mindset shift: don't try to become someone else. Add AI to what you already know. ___________ If this episode gave you a takeaway, tell us about it on LinkedIn. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. With confidence, Georgie 💜

After 12 years in recruitment, I can tell you this: I have never seen a job market quite like this one. And the women who get chosen aren't the ones waiting for things to settle. They're the ones reading the shift early and positioning themselves before the market does it for them. ___________ ✨ Apply for the 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ This episode is for every woman who's been applying for roles and hearing nothing back. For every woman who's wondering why her experience isn't translating into interviews. For every woman who's starting to feel like the old playbook doesn't work anymore. Because it doesn't. The old way was simple: apply online, send your CV, wait for the call. The new way requires something different. You need to be easy to find. Easy to understand. Easy to remember. And easy to choose. In this episode, I break down exactly what's working in the market right now. Why applying online isn't enough. Why your LinkedIn profile needs to be searchable, not just presentable. Why your CV needs to be tailored to every single role, not just updated. And why your network is the most valuable career asset you have, whether you're actively looking or not. I also share the new rules that matter: get explicitly clear on what you want, position yourself for those roles, package yourself correctly on LinkedIn and your CV, activate your network before you need it, and show up visibly so the right people can find you. This isn't about doing more. It's about doing the right things strategically. And if you've been keeping your head down doing excellent work and hoping that's enough, this episode will show you exactly what's missing. ___________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ___________ Chapters 00:00 The market has changed, and what that means for you 00:23 Why this episode is unfiltered 01:25 Three weeks in the UK, family, and the value of stepping away 03:06 What women have been saying since Georgie got back 03:41 Twelve years recruiting, and a market she has never seen before 04:16 Inside organisations right now: hiring on pause, AI investment, slower decisions 06:34 What used to work, and why it stopped working 06:50 Why your application is not reaching a human 08:33 Rule one: get explicitly clear on what you want next 10:17 Rule two: position yourself for the role you want, not the one you have had 11:22 Rule three: a CV tailored to the job, not your entire history 12:17 Rule four: activate your network before you need it 13:19 Rule five: visibility, and the shift from SEO to AEO 15:16 Easy to find, easy to understand, easy to remember, easy to choose 15:40 The CV test: so what? What changed because you were there? 17:12 LinkedIn is prime real estate: headline, about, skills, activity 19:01 One coffee a week, and why you should never ignore a recruiter 20:01 Nobody is thinking about your post as much as you are 20:45 Interviews: you can always tell who prepared 23:00 Do not wait until you are desperate 23:44 What happens inside Bold Moves 26:20 Final thought, and what is coming next on the podcast What you'll take away The market changed, and it is not your fault. Fewer roles, more competition, and organisations taking far longer to decide. Clarity comes first. You cannot position yourself for something you have not named. Most women can list what they do not want. Far fewer can say what they do. Your LinkedIn is optimised for the roles you want, not the roles you have had. If it reflects your past, you will keep attracting your past. Every line on your CV has to answer "so what?" Responsibilities are what everyone lists. Outcomes are what get you shortlisted. Build the relationship before you need it. One coffee a week with a recruiter, an old colleague or a former manager. Visibility is an investment, not showing off. AI models pull from LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit and Wikipedia. Being findable now is what makes you findable later. with confidence Georgie 💜

AI certifications from Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, Harvard and 20 other providers, 36 of them completely free, with a certificate you can put on your LinkedIn. Get the full list → https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses ___________ Georgie and Lou are taking a short break from AI Ready Women. Georgie's back in the UK with family and Lou is travelling for work, and they'll be back on the mic together again soon. Rather than go quiet, they've left you the library. Georgie sends to senior women who know they need to get current on AI and have no idea where to start. Don't start with 45. Start with three. Georgie's shortlist — about seven hours all in: 1. Generative AI Explained (NVIDIA) — one hour, no code, free digital badge at the end. The fastest way to stop feeling behind. 2. Career Essentials in Generative AI (Microsoft & LinkedIn) — three to four hours. This certificate posts straight to your LinkedIn profile, where recruiters are actually looking. 3. AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations (Anthropic) — three hours. Built for women who lead teams rather than build things. How to make AI decisions, not how to write code. One honest note: 36 of the 45 are completely free with a certificate. The rest are free to study but charge for the certificate — they're marked on the page. Why this matters more than it sounds like it should This isn't about becoming a data scientist. After 12 years inside recruitment, the pattern Georgie sees is this: the women who get approached for the roles that matter are not the most technical women in the room. They're the most legible ones, the women whose profile makes it obvious, in seconds, that they've kept up. A named certificate does that before anyone has read a single line of your experience. So pick one. Start it this week. Let confidence catch up. ___________ 🎓 The AI course library — 45 certifications, 36 free 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/ai-courses ___________ ✨ Bold Move Career Accelerator — eight weeks, small cohort, for senior women ready to make the move rather than read about it 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ 📚 The Bold Move (the book) 👉 https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ One thing before you go. If this series has been useful, the single best thing you can do while we're away is send this episode to one woman who's been putting off getting to grips with AI. Not a list. One woman. You'll know who she is. Back soon, with some phenomenal guests lined up. Georgie 💜

Within a matter of minutes, an interview was locked in. Within a matter of weeks, she was in her third stage interview. And she landed the job. That job was never advertised. It never hit a job board. And it's exactly the case in point of how powerful your network is. ___________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator August Cohort ✨ Learn more & apply here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/offer/august ___________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ___________ After 14 years in recruitment and nine years running my own firm, I can tell you this: 75% of jobs aren't advertised. They go to the people who are doing what most women aren't. They're reaching out. They're visible. They're strategic. If you're applying for jobs online and hearing nothing back, this episode is for you. If you've been keeping your head down doing excellent work and hoping someone will notice, this episode is for you. And if you think networking means awkward small talk at events you don't want to attend, this episode is definitely for you. This is about the hidden job market. It's about the one mistake that's costing you opportunities you don't even know exist. And it's about the three types of networks you need to activate right now if you want to get seen, get hired, and stop sending CVs into the void. I break down the exact strategy I teach inside the Bold Move Career Accelerator: the hot list, the warm list, and the cold list. Who should be on each one. How to reach out without feeling desperate. And what to say to get a response from recruiters and hiring managers in minutes, not weeks. One woman inside the program applied this exact framework and landed a role that was never advertised. Another reached out to two connections at a company, got introduced to the hiring manager, and had an interview within days. This works. But only if you do it. If you've been waiting for the right time to start networking, this is it. If you've been hoping your CV will speak for itself, it won't. And if you've been wondering why other women are getting opportunities while you're being overlooked, this episode will show you exactly what they're doing differently. ___________ In This Episode: 🟣 The one thing 99% of people miss when applying for jobs online (and how to stand out instantly) 🟣 Why customising your CV isn't enough, and the one extra step that gets you noticed by recruiters 🟣 The hidden job market: why 75% of roles are never advertised and how to access them 🟣 The hot list, warm list, cold list framework: who should be on each one and how to activate them 🟣 The real story of a woman who landed a role in three weeks that was never posted online 🟣 How to reach out to recruiters and hiring managers on LinkedIn without feeling desperate 🟣 Why your network is your biggest career asset (and how to treat it like one) 🟣 What to do if you haven't spoken to someone in years and you want to reconnect 🟣 How to turn cold connections into warm ones (and why this matters more than you think) 🟣 The visibility strategy that opens doors: commenting, liking, and being seen without posting every day 🟣 Why being proactive with your network is the new career insurance 🟣 The one mindset shift that changes everything: you're doing hiring managers a favor by making yourself known ___________ If this episode resonated with you, reach out to me on LinkedIn. Let me know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to activate your network. Tell me if you've landed a role through networking or if you're ready to start doing this differently. The women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and strategic. They're the ones who understand that your network is your net worth. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

You don't need to be technical to break into AI. But you do need to understand what makes you irreplaceable. This episode is for every woman who's been applying for AI roles and hearing crickets. For every woman who thinks she's too far behind, or not technical enough, or doesn't have the right experience. Georgie and Lou sit down with Erin Ashton, AI Enablement Lead at EY, whose background is organisational psychology, not code. Erin has spent her career solving messy people problems. And it turns out that's exactly what AI needs right now. This conversation is about why bad AI output is the result of human judgment added too late. It's about why organisations can't train their way into a new way of working. It's about the three layers of AI roles, and why the translator layer is where the real opportunity sits. And it's about why the women who feel most uncomfortable right now are actually the ones paying attention. If you've been waiting to feel ready before you start, this episode is your permission to begin messy. ————— ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ This episode covers where the opportunity is. If you want help positioning yourself for it, that's what the Accelerator is for. Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ————— 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ————— Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ————— Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ————— Connect with Erin Ashton: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efogg/ ————— Chapters: 02:21 From organisational psychology to leading AI enablement at EY 03:40 From "AI is replacing me" to "AI is empowering me" 06:22 Eight years of generative AI experience: what companies are getting wrong 10:26 Don't make AI the skill you're good at. Use it to enhance what you already do 12:15 The three layers: builders, translators, and general users 15:51 AI work slop, and why 77% say AI work takes longer to review 17:41 Bad AI output is human judgment added too late 21:18 How Lou taught Claude to be a service designer 22:16 Why Georgie AI took a 50 page system prompt, not one clever ask 24:37 Jobs are blobs: how to break your role into tasks 32:04 Smart delegation or skill atrophy: where's the line? 35:40 You cannot train your way into a new way of working 37:53 The reverse Dunning Kruger effect 39:10 Toolset, skillset, mindset 45:57 Use it every day: the gym app and the family operating system ————— If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Erin, Lou, and Georgie on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to break into AI roles without being technical. Tell us how you're using AI to make your work better, not just faster. The women who get chosen for AI roles aren't always the most technical. They're the ones who can translate between the builders and the business. They're the ones who understand that AI is a people problem, not a technology problem. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

Two weeks. That's how long it took Jodie Coomer to go from redundancy to landing her next role. And it wasn't luck. It was visibility. Jodie spent 12 years climbing the ladder the traditional way. Junior business analyst. Project manager. Portfolio manager. Head of delivery. Linear. Logical. Safe. Except safe doesn't exist anymore. And Jodie knows that now. When the redundancy conversation came, she wasn't completely surprised. But that didn't make it easier. Five days of shock. Tears. Imposter syndrome. The feeling that she'd been dumped. And then something shifted. She remembered the work she'd already done. The LinkedIn profile she'd optimised. The recruiter relationships she'd been building. The visibility strategy she'd been quietly putting in place. Two weeks later, she was in a new role. A fixed term contract. Not permanent. And for the first time in her career, that felt like freedom. This episode is about what happens when you stop waiting for the next rung on the ladder and start building a portfolio career instead. It's about why permanent roles aren't safe anymore. It's about the mindset shift from closed to curious. And it's about the one thing that changed everything for Jodie: visibility. If you've been keeping your head down doing excellent work and hoping that's enough, this conversation is for you. __________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Jodie Coomer: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiecoomer/ ____________ In This Episode: 🟣 From service desk to head of delivery: Jodie's traditional career path and why that doesn't work anymore 🟣 Why junior roles are disappearing and what that means for the next generation of women in tech 🟣 The moment Jodie got made redundant: five days of shock, tears, and renovating her laundry to process it all 🟣 How past Jodie set future Jodie up for success by joining Bold Moves before she needed it 🟣 Why the safety of a permanent role is false and how contract work opened up the world for Jodie 🟣 The visibility strategy that got Jodie back into work in two weeks: LinkedIn, recruiters, and coffee catch ups 🟣 What Jodie would do differently if she was starting her career today: be open minded, curious, and learn everything 🟣 Why AI won't replace humans but will shift them into higher value work, and why that's exciting 🟣 The groundwork companies need to do before AI can work: clean data, streamlined processes, and human expertise 🟣 How Jodie shifted from closed minded about Agile to open minded about AI, and why curiosity is the career skill that matters most 🟣 What a portfolio career looks like and why Jodie's now excited about contracting instead of permanent roles 🟣 The mindset shift from abundance to lack: why there are opportunities out there if you're willing to see them 🟣 Jodie's advice for women who are fearful: start small, build relationships with recruiters, and network in ways that work for you 🟣 Why Jodie's loving work for the first time in years and what her next chapter looks like ____________ If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Jodie on LinkedIn. Let her know your biggest takeaway. And if you're hiring and looking for someone to lead transformation or delivery, connect with her. She's phenomenal. The women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and ready. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

Sometimes the most dangerous thing about AI isn't what it can do. It's who gets to decide when to turn it off. Anthropic built the most powerful version of its AI model yet, released it to the public, and then three days later, the US government ordered them to shut it down. Worldwide. For everyone. But here's the twist: the security loop that triggered the shutdown wasn't found by a malicious hacker in a hoodie. It centred around an elegant shift in framing, pointed out by cybersecurity pioneer Katie Moussouri, proving that a simple change in perspective can completely bypass a multi-billion-dollar tech filter. In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie and Lou unpack the Anthropic drama, the race to build more powerful AI, and what it all means for women trying to stay ahead in a world where the rules are changing faster than anyone can keep up. This is about control. It's about trust. It's about who gets a say in the future we're building. And it's about why women's voices, women's questions, and women's perspectives matter more than ever before. ____________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ If this episode resonated with you, share it with one woman in your life who needs to hear it right now. Reach out to Georgie and Lou on LinkedIn and let them know your biggest takeaway. Tell them what you're doing to stay ahead of the AI era without getting overwhelmed. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜 📄 Factual Note for Our Listeners: This episode discusses the global restriction of Anthropic's Fable 5 and references the industry commentary surrounding cybersecurity pioneer Katie Moussouris (CEO, Luta Security). While the initial vulnerability testing was documented by researchers at Amazon, Moussouris became a defining voice of this event by publicly challenging the U.S. government's abrupt policy response. You can read her full compliance analysis and open letters regarding the Fable 5 shutdown via the Luta Security brief - https://www.lutasecurity.com/post/the-fable-5-export-controls-harm-us-cyber-defense

Welcome to Real Women, Real Talk, a brand new mini series inside the Career Confidence Podcast where we go behind the scenes with incredible women who are navigating career transitions, redundancies, reinvention, and the AI revolution. No fluff. No filters. Just real, raw, honest conversations about what it actually takes to stay relevant, confident, and in demand in a world that's changing faster than ever before. In this first episode, Georgie sits down with Rebecca Lewis, a former Head of Digital Transformation with over eight years of experience leading AI-driven change in heavily regulated industries including telco, energy, legal, and education. Bec is a single mum, a leader who's known for translating between the technical people and the CEOs, and someone who's made bold career moves without letting fear hold her back. This conversation is about mindset, identity shifts, how to lead through AI disruption, and what it really takes to balance being a mum and having a thriving career. Bec shares what she's doing to stay ahead of the AI era, how she's raising her eight year old daughter to think differently, and the career advice she wishes she'd known five years ago. If you've ever felt like you're behind, if you've wondered whether you can have it all, or if you're trying to figure out how to position yourself for the future, this episode is for you. ____________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Rebecca Lewis: 🔵 LinkedIn: Connect with Bec on LinkedIn (link in show notes) ____________ In This Episode: 🟣 Why Bec believes if you're in the room, you're there for a reason, and how that mindset shift changed everything for her career 🟣 From digital marketing to Head of Digital Transformation: how Bec built her career across telco, energy, legal, and education, all heavily regulated industries 🟣 Why Bec went back and did a behavioral economics degree to understand why customers do what they do, and how that led her into the AI space 🟣 How Bec led a complete digital transformation at Vocus, taking the business from 20% to 50% digital first, and then did it all over again for service 🟣 Why AI isn't going to replace jobs, but it will change the way we bring ourselves to market and the things we do on a daily basis 🟣 The biggest concern for graduates: they're going to be expected to go from zero to 1,000, and why the education sector needs to prepare them differently 🟣 What Bec is teaching her eight year old daughter about AI, and why she's both embracing it and combating it at the same time 🟣 The human skills that will matter most: curiosity, analytical thinking, and not trusting data on face value 🟣 Why many CEOs and GMs are putting in AI tools just to say they're doing AI, but they're not really understanding what it can do 🟣 Bec's honest advice for women who are fearful of AI: find someone who's been playing in it for a long time and just sit down and talk to them 🟣 The AI tools Bec is using right now: Claude, Figma for wireframing, N8, and CoPilot, and why she's not a huge fan of ChatGPT 🟣 Why Bec believes women are still sitting in the fear space when it comes to AI 🟣 The old career advice that doesn't work anymore: that you have to choose between being a parent or having a career 🟣 The new bold advice: learn what your glass balls, rubber balls, and concrete balls are, and start setting some of those concrete balls down before you burn out 🟣 What Bec loves to do most: translate between the technical people in the room and the CEOs, because they both speak completely different languages ____________ If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Bec on LinkedIn. Let her know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to stay ahead of the AI era. Tell her how you're building your confidence and positioning yourself for the future. And if you're hiring and looking for someone to lead your AI, digital, or transformation strategy, Bec is available and ready for her next bold move. Connect with her. She's phenomenal. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

Sometimes the most important conversations about AI aren't happening in boardrooms or on conference stages. They're happening in data labelling sweatshops, in schools, and in the quiet moments when we ask ourselves: what are we actually building ____________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Pope Leo XIV just released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, and it's about AI. Not the hype. Not the productivity gains. Not the trillion dollar valuations. It's about protecting human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. And it's a 42,000 word love letter to the world that centres women's voices, women's labour, and women's leadership. In our first conversation with Julianne, we discussed this encyclical before it was released. Now it's here, Lou has read all 42,000 words of it, and the more he reads, the more women he finds inside it. In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie and Lou sit down again with Julianne Hickey, social justice leader, AI governance expert, and one of the spokespeople for the encyclical in New Zealand. Julianne has met Pope Francis twice, worked in Gaza and Palestine, and now leads AI strategy for a major government organisation. And she's also done something most of us haven't: she signed up to work for a data labelling company to see what the AI supply chain actually looks like from the inside. What she found was harrowing. And it's the conversation your organisation isn't having. Yet. This episode is about what happens when we stop asking what AI can do, and start asking what it should do. It's about the hidden workers training AI for a few dollars while someone becomes a trillionaire in the same week. It's about the cognitive disarmament of AI. It's about building a civilisation of love, brick by brick. And it's about why the future of AI isn't just a technical question. It's a spiritual one. ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Julianne Hickey: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannehickey/ ____________ CHAPTERS 00:00 The Pope's AI encyclical is finally here 01:10 From a parish council at 17 to AI governance: Julianne's path 02:10 Magnifica Humanitas: a 42,000 word love letter that centres women 03:35 The call to "disarm" AI: military, economic, and cognitive 08:20 The women named as heroes: Montessori, Bhutto, Maathai, Curie 13:25 Education, curiosity, and the lure of the "perfect machine" 16:10 What keeps Georgie up at night: productivity vs people 20:40 Hannah Arendt's warning: totalitarianism, fact, and fiction 22:00 Why women's caution around AI is a strength, not a weakness 24:30 The tension: demanded AI skills vs wanting to slow down 29:10 Why even Microsoft is maxing out on AI 32:05 The IKEA story: retraining people instead of replacing them 37:45 Inside the AI supply chain: Julianne goes in to see for herself 39:35 "Like a Black Mirror episode": $20, and the woman in Nigeria 43:40 A civilisation of love: what magnificent humanity looks like ____________ If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Julianne, Lou, and Georgie on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to protect human dignity in your work. Tell us how you're making sure AI serves people, not the other way around. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, ethics, governance, or social justice who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜 #AIReadyWomen #MagnificaHumanitas #PopeAI #WomenInAI #AIEthics #DataLabelling #HumanDignity?

Sometimes the boldest move is the one you don't announce. The one you make for yourself, not for the algorithm. Eight weeks ago, I left Melbourne. I moved to Queensland. I bought a house. I didn't post about it. I didn't share it on social media. I just did it. And it was one of the hardest, most clarifying decisions I've made in years. This episode is different. It's personal. It's unfiltered. And it's about what happens when your body starts sending you signals that something isn't right, even when everything on paper looks like it's working. I'm recording this from an empty room, sitting on a camp chair, in my new home in Queensland. And I'm sharing the full story of why I left the city, what I learned about values, alignment, and listening to yourself before burnout makes the decision for you. If you've ever felt out of alignment with where you are, even when you can't quite explain why, this one's for you. ____________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ In This Episode: 🟣 Why I moved to Melbourne CBD after finishing The Bold Move — and why it was exactly the right decision at the time 🟣 The moment I realised the city energy was no longer serving me, and how my body started sending signals before my mind caught up 🟣 The values exercise that changed everything — health, freedom, and growth — and why living out of alignment with them became impossible to ignore 🟣 How I could stand there teaching clarity and values inside the Bold Moves Career Accelerator while I wasn't living aligned with my own 🟣 Why I kept the entire move off social media — and what that taught me about making decisions for yourself, not for external validation 🟣 Why "peace is productive" became my new measure of a good decision — and how feeling calm and aligned made me more effective, not less 🟣 The one regret from The Five Regrets of the Dying that shapes every bold move I make — and the question I asked when I doubted everything: "would I regret not doing this?" 🟣 What happens when you finally listen to the quiet voice that's been trying to get your attention for months 🟣 Why the bold move isn't always the loud one. Sometimes it's the one you make in silence. ____________ If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to hear from you. Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram and let me know your biggest takeaway. Have you ever made a decision that felt right in your body before it made sense in your head? Have you ever had to leave something that looked good on paper because it didn't feel good in your life? The bold move is not always the big dramatic career pivot. Sometimes it's the quiet decision to listen to yourself before burnout makes the decision for you. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

The question we all need to ask all the time is: who's missing? Whose voice is not currently represented? AI is reshaping the world. And while the headlines swing between hype and fear, most women are asking just one question: What does this mean for me? This episode is about what happens when AI makes decisions about people's lives and nobody can explain why. It's about accountability. It's about bias. And it's about governance, not as a handbrake, but as the thing that lets us move faster, safely. In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie and Lou sit down with Luli Adeyemo, Executive Director of Tech Diversity Foundation, award winning leader with over 30 years in tech, and former BMX world champion. Luli has spent her career asking one question: who's in the room when decisions get made? And right now, when it comes to AI governance, women's voices are dangerously underrepresented. That's not just unfair. It's risky. And it's costing us all. This is the conversation your organisation isn't having. Yet. ____________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Luli Adeyemo: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luliadeyemo/ ♦️ Tech Diversity Foundation: https://techdiversity.org ⭕️ AI Governance Practitioner Course: https://techdiversity.org/ai-governance ____________ CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome to AI Ready Women — today's focus: AI governance and why women's voices matter 2:15 Meet Luli Adeyemo — BMX world champion, tech leader, and Executive Director of Tech Diversity Foundation 5:30 From BMX Bandits to tech: Luli's career journey and why being different became her superpower 12:30 Why diversity in AI is different: the scale, the impact, and the risk are at a level we've never seen before 16:00 The football analogy: why we get diversity in sport but not in business 19:30 The pipeline problem: why women can't thrive in tech if the culture isn't set up for them 23:00 The identity crisis: why people outside tech don't see themselves in it, and why that's our industry's fault 27:00 The Apple Card scandal: gender discrimination wasn't the intent, but it was the outcome 30:00 The dermatology AI tool that couldn't detect melanoma on darker skin. Who's responsible when the algorithm fails? 39:00 The Stanford Agents of Chaos paper: autonomous AI that lied, destroyed systems, and leaked data 42:00 The Alibaba AI that created its own hidden communication channel and started mining cryptocurrency 52:00 Final advice for women who are AI fearful: you don't need to code. You need to understand the questions to ask.

Is AI actually a threat to your career — or are you just not reading your market clearly? Here's the 4-question SCAN framework I use with senior women to find out. ⤵️ Most women think the AI threat is whether your job will get automated. But for senior women, women who have spent 15 to 20 years building real experience, that could be the wrong question. A better question: Am I reading my market clearly enough, or am I the last to know that something shifted? After 12 years inside my recruitment business, I can tell you this: the women who get caught off guard are never the least capable ones. They're the ones who were too head down doing excellent work to look up and read what the market was asking for. 👇 Want the scan done FOR you? See exactly where you're exposed and where to position. ⚒️ Scan Tool: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/scan-audit ____________ ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 – The wrong question senior women are asking about AI 0:50 – Why the most capable women get caught off guard 2:15 – Internal feedback vs. market intelligence 3:30 – S: Skills in Demand 5:30 – C: Change Coming 7:15 – A: AI Impact (your "AI-irreplaceable" layer) 9:30 – N: New Problems Emerging 11:15 – The 30-minute SCAN exercise 12:45 – Get your free real-time SCAN ____________ The SCAN Framework: your 4-question career audit for the age of AI: S – Skills in Demand How closely does your current skillset match what employers are actually asking for in roles at your level right now? Not 12 months ago. Now. C – Change Coming How clearly can you see where your function is heading over the next 2-3 years, and what does that mean for someone at your level? A – AI Impact Which parts of your role could AI do adequately right now? And which parts genuinely still require your judgment, your relationships, and your lived experience? N – New Problems Emerging Are you positioning yourself to solve the new problems your industry is now facing? Or are you still primarily known for solving the old ones? ____________ Your Next Step: Before you close this video, open a blank document and write down the four letters: S-C-A-N. Next to S, write down three skills or capability phrases that keep appearing in roles at your level. Ask yourself: do they appear on your LinkedIn profile? Next to C, write down one sentence on where your function is heading in the next few years. If you can't write a sentence, there's a gap. Next to A, write down your three AI-irreplaceable value points. The things you bring that AI cannot replicate. Next to N, write down one new problem emerging in your industry, and one way your existing experience connects to it. That's your SCAN framework. It will take less than 30 minutes and it will tell you more about where you're exposed than any amount of generic career advice ever could. ____________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ This is not about fear. This is about being the woman who reads her market clearly before the market has to read it for her. The bold move is not a big dramatic career pivot. It's something quieter and harder. It's the decision to stop operating on the assumption that doing excellent work inside your organisation is sufficient. You need to look up from your desk deliberately, regularly, and read what the market around you is actually asking for. This is how you stay relevant — and chosen — in the age of AI. The women I watch get chosen repeatedly across their careers are not always the most experienced. They're the ones who have the clearest market intelligence. That's available to you. And you can start right now. Georgie 💜

The Pope just signed his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, and it's about AI. His warning to the world: protect the human person before artificial intelligence erodes our work, our relationships, and our agency While tech companies race to build agents and automate everything, the Vatican did something unexpected. It created a commission on AI, not to celebrate the technology, but to protect human dignity. And when Pope Leo XIV presented the document, he did it standing beside a co-founder of the AI company Anthropic. What an unexpected twist. So what does this actually mean for women navigating AI at work right now? In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie and Lou sit down with Julianne Hickey, a social justice leader, AI governance expert, and former director of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Julianne has met Pope Francis twice, worked in Gaza and Palestine responding to humanitarian disasters, and now leads AI strategy for a major government organisation in New Zealand. This is a conversation about what happens when we stop asking what AI can do, and start asking what it should do. And why the future of AI isn't just a technical question. It's a spiritual one. (Recorded just before the encyclical's public release on 25 May 2026.) ____________ ✨ 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator ✨ Learn more here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Julianne Hickey: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannehickey/ ____________ CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome to AI Ready Women, and the Pope's unexpected move on AI 2:40 Julianne's journey: Zimbabwe, Ubuntu, and "I am who I am because of who we all are" 4:15 From London consulting to humanitarian work in Gaza and Palestine: power, dignity, and who gets left behind 7:00 Inside Empire of AI: the extraction problem and AI's concentration of power 8:15 Te Hiku Media: the Māori organisation that built a language model on one GPU, not thousands 10:30 The Pope's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, and human dignity in the age of automation 14:30 The Rome Call and the Builders AI Forum: "What business does the Pope have in AI?" 18:00 What this means if you're not Catholic: agency, power, and why women get left out of the room 22:00 AI agents vs human agency: why the language we use matters more than we think 25:30 The Vatican's AI commission: seven departments, rotating terms, and a cross functional governance model 27:00 Why most organisations treat AI as a tech project when it's a strategic one 30:00 Burnout, fear, and feeling unsafe at work: what leaders get dangerously wrong about productivity and people 32:00 Two companies, opposite bets: cutting graduate hires vs investing in young workers 35:00 Te Whare Tapa Whā: the Māori wellbeing model Julianne uses to stay AI ready 38:00 Final thoughts: making sure AI serves people, not the other way around ____________ If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Julianne, Lou, and Georgie on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to protect human dignity in your work. Tell us how you're making sure AI serves people, not the other way around. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, ethics, governance, or social justice who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜 #AIReadyWomen #PopeAI #MagnificaHumanitas #ArtificialIntelligence #WomenInAI #AIEthics #HumanDignity.

Most capable women aren't being passed over because they lack experience. They're being passed over because they can't articulate the problems they solve. After 12 years sitting on the other side of the hiring table, I'll tell you the truth: the women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones with the clearest story. In this episode, I break down the 6-step framework I use inside the Bold Move Career Accelerator to help senior women build a positioning story that makes them undeniable. ___________ 👉 Get your free Market Readiness Score - 90 seconds, 4-signal audit. Find out where your career is protected and where you're exposed: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/market-readiness ___________ In this episode: Why "capable" gets you in the room — but "undeniable" gets you chosen The three career stories most senior women tell (and why two of them are keeping you invisible) The IMPACT™ Framework: my six-step process for turning experience into positioning A real client example — from "I manage complex projects" to two inbound recruiter offers in three weeks The 10-minute exercise you can do today to start building your story ___________ 📚 The Bold Move book: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ✨ 60-Day Bold Move Career Accelerator: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ Connect with me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ___________ Chapters: 0:00 — Why experience isn't enough 0:20 — The 3 components of POSITION 1:30 — Why the market rewards legibility, not capability 4:00 — The 3 stories most women are telling 6:30 — The IMPACT™ Framework 9:30 — The 10-minute exercise 10:30 — The bold move 11:00 — Get your free Market Readiness Score ___________ You are not behind. You are not lacking. You are under-positioned. And that is completely fixable. Georgie 💜

Pink-collar jobs, admin, customer service, reception, teaching, and nursing are overwhelmingly held by women. They're also the roles most exposed to AI disruption right now. And the data shows women are using AI less than men. That's the leapfrog risk. And IBM's Chief Technology Officer for Australia and New Zealand wants every woman listening to understand it before the gap gets bigger. In this episode of AI Ready Women, Georgie Hubbard and Lou Compagnoni sit down with Angelica Veness, the CTO who openly says she can't code, and built her career through human-centred design instead. Angelica breaks down what's actually happening in the AI economy, where women are getting locked out, and the exact steps to move from AI-cautious to AI-curious to AI-queen… starting this week. ____________ ✨60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator✨ Learn More here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Angelica Vaness: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelica-veness-9866519/ 🟣 Free AI Learning: https://skillsbuild.org ____________ In Today's Episode: → Why "I'm a CTO who can't code" is a strategic position, not a confession → The pink-collar exposure: which roles are most at risk and why women hold most of them → The leapfrog problem — graduates are entering the workforce already AI-fluent. Mid-career women cannot afford to wait. → Why the gender gap in AI isn't about coding skills anymore. It's about who's typing the prompts. → The "moments that matter" framework for designing AI that makes work better, not just cheaper → How IKEA retrained its entire contact centre as interior designers — and built a $1.4B revenue line doing it → Why rigid hiring practices are locking capable women out of the AI economy — and what needs to shift → How IBM and Food Ladder are using AI to put healthy food in front of hungry Australian kids → The exact starting move: one tool, one buddy, one week. How to begin before you feel ready. If you've been waiting until you feel "AI ready" before you start, this episode is the reason to begin now. ____________ CHAPTERS [00:00] Cold open — "I'm a CTO who can't code" [00:30] Welcome to AI Ready Women [01:50] From gym sales to IBM CTO: Angelica's non-linear path [06:00] Why design thinking is the AI superpower [09:30] The obligation to use AI, not just design it — and why LLMs are learning male questions [12:30] SIGNAL 1: Dr Tara Behan's warning — concentrating pain into the human part of the system [18:30] The moments-that-matter triangulation: executives, employees, customers [20:00] Lou's Uber nightmare: what bad AI design feels like as a customer [22:30] Expertise atrophy — what happens when humans stop using the muscle [25:30] SIGNAL 2: How IKEA reinvented its contact centre as interior designers [30:30] Pink-collar exposure: what women in task-based roles need to do right now [36:00] The hiring problem: rigid briefs are locking women out of the AI economy [42:30] SIGNAL 3: IBM × Food Ladder — AI for good in Australian schools [48:50] AI Cautious → AI Curious → AI Queen: how to make the shift this week ____________ If this episode helped you, the kindest thing you can do is share it with one woman who needs to hear it — and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's how more women find the show. Your bold move is waiting. Go make it. Georgie 💜

There are career lessons that change everything. And most women don't learn them until it's too late. You've worked hard. You've stayed loyal. You've done everything right. But somewhere along the way, the rules changed. And nobody told you. This episode is the live recording from Fearless & Future Ready, our Sisterhood Social event featuring three of Australia's most influential women in business and AI. One of them has never had a set career plan. One spent 26 years at Telstra before becoming a CEO. One is driving AI adoption across 10,000 people. And all three sat in a room and told the truth. This is the conversation most women don't get access to until it's too late. ___________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? The 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ___________ ✨ Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ___________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️ Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ___________ Connect with Pam Caldwell: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ___________ Connect with our Panelists: 🔵 Fiona Hayes — CEO, 7-Eleven Australia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-hayes-a80718b/ 🔵 Julie Watkins — CPO, UniSuper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-watkins/ 🔵 Erin Ashton — AI Enablement Leader, EY: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efogg/ ___________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 None of them felt ready when they got the role. They said yes anyway, and what made the difference wasn't confidence. It was the support network around them. 🟣 The real answer to the question every ambitious woman is afraid to ask, do you have to sacrifice everything to reach the top? Three C-suite women answered it honestly in the room. 🟣 How women stand out during uncertainty, and why the professionals who get noticed aren't always the hardest working, they're the most visible and the most willing to own a problem. 🟣 How these women created roles that didn't exist by making themselves known, speaking up, solving problems nobody asked them to solve, and taking ownership before they were given permission. 🟣 Julie Watkins has never had a set career plan. What she has instead — and why it's worked better than any plan ever could. 🟣 Fiona Hayes spent 26 years at Telstra, including 12 on the executive team, before becoming CEO of 7-Eleven in 2024. What she learned about making yourself impossible to overlook. 🟣 Erin Ashton is driving AI adoption across 10,000 people at EY. What she's seeing inside Australia's biggest organisations right now — and what it means for your career. 🟣 How Australia's biggest companies are thinking about AI — and what it actually means for the women inside those organisations. 🟣 Why your support network is not a nice to have. It is the career decision that changes everything. ___________ Meet the Panellists: Fiona Hayes — CEO & Managing Director, 7-Eleven Australia 26 years at Telstra including 12 on the executive team. Appointed CEO of 7-Eleven in 2024. A leader who built her career by showing up, solving problems and making herself impossible to overlook. Julie Watkins — Chief People Officer, UniSuper Senior executive across sectors, geographies and boards. Has never had a set career plan. Passionate about the role executive women play in shaping the future of work. Erin Ashton — AI Enablement Leader, EY Oceania Driving AI adoption across 10,000 people at EY. Helping organisations move from talking about AI to actually using it with confidence and impact. ___________ If this episode resonated, share it with one woman in your life who needs to hear it right now. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

AI is changing every career, and the CEO of Microsoft just told us something that should change how you think about yours. Plus what the CEO of 7-Eleven, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and the Head of AI at EY are really saying about the future of work, AI for women, and staying relevant in the age of AI ____________ ✨May’s 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator✨ Learn More here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/apply/may ____________ In this episode, Georgie and Lou debrief two major events: Lou's experience at the Microsoft AI Tour, where Satya Nadella delivered a keynote on the future of agentic AI, and Georgie's 10th Sisterhood Social featuring Fiona Hayes (CEO of 7-Eleven Australia), Julie Watkins (Chief People Officer at UniSuper), and Erin Ashton (Head of AI Enablement at EY). What they discovered was fascinating. And a little bit unsettling. Because while some women are confidently experimenting with AI and feeling ahead of the curve, others are quietly falling behind, confused about what tools to learn, overwhelmed by the pace of change, and wondering if they're about to become irrelevant. This episode is about understanding that gap. It's about knowing what's actually happening inside organisations right now. It's about where to focus your energy. And it's about making sure you don't burn out while trying to keep up. ____________ Timestamps 00:00 The CEOs you need to hear from right now 00:45 Inside Georgie's Sisterhood Social: Fiona Hayes, Julie Watkins & EY 03:37 The two types of women in every AI conversation 04:47 Adopting AI vs adapting because of it (Lou's framework) 07:13 Why most organisations are still scratching the surface 11:10 The cognitive load crisis: why AI is leaving women exhausted 15:59 What Georgie's wearable revealed about AI and sleep 18:21 Satya Nadella: AI is the new fax-to-email shift 19:57 The New Zealand Telehealth story: AI holding people while they wait 23:45 Why human skills now matter more than technical skills 25:59 The question that made the whole room go silent 31:15 Microsoft, neural implants, and resisting becoming machines 32:51 Why your zigzag career is your greatest asset 35:05 Why sticking with one AI tool is the smartest move ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ 🟣 What you'll learn: Why Satya Nadella compared AI to the shift from fax to email — and what that means for your career Adopting AI vs adapting because of it — Lou's framework for where you actually are right now What Fiona Hayes, Julie Watkins, and Erin Ashton (EY) said about staying relevant in the age of AI The cognitive load crisis: why AI is leaving women exhausted, and how Georgie's wearable proved it Why human skills now matter more than technical skills — especially if you don't come from tech The question that made the whole room go silent: can you have a family AND a senior career? Why sticking with one AI tool beats jumping between them The uncomfortable truth: why your zigzag career might be your greatest asset ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Lou and me on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're learning. Tell us how you're positioning yourself for the future. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, tech, or digital who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

The people struggling at Shopify weren't behind on the tools. They had lost the ability to think clearly. We're doing more than ever before. But there's a cost. And women are paying it first. Rachel Garrett spent seven years inside Shopify's AI transformation leading 800 people across 12 countries through one of the most aggressive AI adoptions any company has ever run. What she found changed how she thinks about work entirely. In this episode, Rachel joins Georgie and Lou to talk about AI Brain Fry, the cognitive burnout that's quietly hitting the highest AI users hardest. Why the judgment layer is now the most valuable skill you have. And why the future belongs not to those with the best tools, but to those with the most humanity. This is the conversation your organisation isn't having. Yet. ____________ ✨60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator✨ Learn More here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Rachel Garrett: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-garrett-38717522/ ♦️Website: https://herefortherightreasons.com/ ⭕️ AI Level -Up Course - https://skillsbuild.org/ai-level-up ____________ In Today's Episode: 🟣 Why Anthropic is now hiring people with humanities backgrounds over technical skills, and what that signals about the future of AI careers. 🟣 AI Brain Fry: the new term from BCG describing the mental fatigue, fog, and slower decision-making caused by cognitive overload from excessive AI use. 🟣 Why marketing, HR, IT, and finance professionals are experiencing the highest rates of AI Brain Fry, and what that means for women in those roles. 🟣 The paradox of AI: how it promises to ease our workload but is actually creating burnout at unprecedented rates. 🟣 Why the action layer has been replaced by AI, but the judgment layer must remain sharp, and how that's creating entirely new cognitive demands on senior leaders. 🟣 Why 95% of people think they're self-aware, but only 10–15% actually are, and why that gap is costing organisations billions. 🟣 The business case for humanity: 22% higher revenue and 34% higher profitability from leaders who are self-aware. 🟣 The concept of consciousness hygiene, why social media and AI are hijacking our inner world and what to do about it. 🟣 Rachel's story of how shortening her workdays actually led to promotion after promotion at Shopify, not career stagnation. 🟣 Why 70% of AI transformations fail because of people and process, not technology. ____________ Timestamps: 00:00 Open — what Shopify's AI transformation really did to people 00:45 Welcome to AI Ready Women — today's theme: Humans First 01:30 Meet Rachel Garrett — 7 years inside Shopify's AI revolution 05:15 How AI showed up inside Shopify — and what nobody expected 07:00 Signal 1 — Anthropic is hiring for humanity, not technical skills 09:10 How leaders should be supporting exhausted teams right now 11:10 The Human.AI framework — the 7 dimensions that actually matter 12:20 Signal 2 — AI Brain Fry and the BCG report changing everything 13:25 The judgment layer — why senior roles just got cognitively harder 15:15 Georgie's honest confession — doing more, resting less 16:10 What actually works for decompressing your brain 19:55 Signal 3 — Is AI hijacking your consciousness? 22:00 The bath house moment — are we too addicted to dopamine? 23:50 The stress stat that reframes everything 25:20 Seasons of work — how to structure for sustained performance 31:15 Practical micro-moments to protect your cognitive performance 35:25 Why stopping work made Rachel get promoted faster 37:25 Rachel's honest AI tool recommendations 40:20 Final thoughts — humans first, always ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Rachel, Lou, and me on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're doing to protect your cognitive performance. Tell us how you're building your human operating system alongside your AI skills. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, tech, or digital who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

Most ambitious women haven't touched their LinkedIn profile in years — and then wonder why opportunities aren't coming their way. They think they need to post more, apply more, hustle harder. But that's not the problem. After 12 years in recruitment, reviewing thousands of profiles, I can tell you: recruiters can't find you. And when they do, your profile is telling them the wrong story. In this episode, I'm showing you the 4 signals that actually determine whether you show up in recruiter searches, and what to do when you don't. By the end, you'll know exactly how to check your own LinkedIn visibility score in 60 seconds. ____________ 🔵 LinkedIn Visibility Tool Find Out Why Recruiters Scroll Past You 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/linkedin-audit ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 Why your LinkedIn profile is probably working against you, and how to fix it before it costs you your next opportunity. 🟣 The 4 LinkedIn Signals Framework: Clarity, Keywords, Signal, and Delivery. What they are, why they matter, and which ones you're most likely missing. 🟣 Signal #1: Clarity. Does your profile immediately communicate who you are and what you do? Not just your job title or company, but your actual value. 🟣 Signal #2: Keywords. Does your profile contain the language that recruiters are actually searching for? Why internal jargon and company specific titles are making you invisible. 🟣 Signal #3: Signal. Does your profile communicate the seniority level you're targeting? Why your profile needs to be written for the role you want, not the role you have. 🟣 Signal #4: Delivery. Does your profile say what you deliver, not just what you do? The difference between describing tasks and demonstrating impact. 🟣 Why 80% of profiles fail the visibility test, and how to know if yours is one of them. 🟣 The real story of a senior woman with 15 years of experience who hadn't heard from a recruiter in over a year. What was wrong with her profile, what we changed, and why two recruiters reached out within three weeks. 🟣 How to access the free LinkedIn Visibility Tool that scores your profile across the 4 signal framework and gives you a personalised diagnosis in under 60 seconds. 🟣 The three questions you need to ask yourself right now to know if your LinkedIn profile is holding you back. 🟣 Why this isn't about capability, it's about packaging. And packaging is fixable. ____________ Open your LinkedIn right now. Look at your headline. Ask yourself: Does it say what I deliver or just what I do? If a recruiter searched for someone like me, would these words come up? Does this sound like the level I'm ready for, or the level I'm at? If you answered no to any of those questions, your profile is probably working against you. And the good news is, it's fixable. Use the free LinkedIn Visibility Tool in the link below. Paste in your headline and the first few sentences of your about section, and get your personalised diagnosis in under 60 seconds. The right opportunities are out there for you. But if your profile isn't visible to the people making the decisions, they will never reach you. You are not behind. You are just under-positioned. And we can fix that. Georgie 💜

If you're not positioned correctly on LinkedIn, no good about section, no optimised title, you will not come up. And that means you do not exist in the job market. The way we're discovered has changed overnight. And most women haven't been told. In this episode, Georgie and Lou Compagnone sit down with tech pioneer and futurist Melissa Clark-Reynolds, who's been working in AI since the 1980s, to discuss the invisible crisis unfolding right now for women in the workforce. AI is already deciding who gets seen, who gets hired, and who gets left behind. This conversation is about making sure it's not you. ____________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? The 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Melissa Clark-Reynolds: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaclarkr/ ____________ In this episode, we cover: 🟣 Why Google is dying and what AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) means for your visibility right now 🟣 The exact sites AI searches first, and why most women aren't on them 🟣 The 3 things every woman should do THIS WEEK to show up in AI search results 🟣 Why LinkedIn is no longer optional, and what recruiters are actually looking for 🟣 The bias baked into AI image generation, recruitment tools, and language models 🟣 What it actually costs women to "armour up" in male-dominated environments, and when to walk away 🟣 The courses and certifications that will keep you relevant as AI reshapes every industry ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Melissa, Lou, and me on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're learning. Tell us how you're positioning yourself for the future. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, tech, or digital who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

You've worked hard. You've stayed loyal. You've done everything right. So why does your career feel less certain than ever? The job market has changed faster than most professionals have realised. AI is reshaping how companies hire, who they keep, and what they value. And the old rules, work hard, wait to be noticed, trust that loyalty pays off, are quietly working against you. In this video, I'm sharing exactly what I'm seeing inside my recruitment business right now, and the 5 strategies that will actually move the needle in 2026. ____________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? The 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 Why the old career playbook of work hard, stay loyal, and wait to be chosen no longer works in the age of AI and efficiency. 🟣 Strategy #1: Activate Your Network. Why 85% of roles are filled through networks, not job boards, and exactly how to reach out to former managers, colleagues, and decision makers. 🟣 Strategy #2: Track the Market Demand. How to conduct a simple market audit to understand what skills, technologies, and capabilities employers are actually hiring for right now. 🟣 Strategy #3: Position Yourself for the Future. Why your LinkedIn profile is now a search engine for talent, and how to optimise it so recruiters can actually find you. 🟣 Strategy #4: Build a Professional Brand. How to increase your visibility on LinkedIn by sharing insights, engaging in conversations, and demonstrating your expertise in public. 🟣 Strategy #5: Develop AI Fluency and Human Skills. Why AI literacy is becoming a fundamental professional capability, and how to combine it with the human skills that technology can't replace. 🟣 Why careers are no longer built on loyalty or tenure, but on relevance, visibility, and strategic positioning. 🟣 The exact message you can send on LinkedIn to reconnect with your network and let people know you're exploring new opportunities. 🟣 How to make sure your LinkedIn profile reflects the roles you want to move towards, not just the roles you've held in the past. 🟣 Why the professionals who succeed in the next decade won't be the hardest working, but the most strategic. ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you, reach out to me on LinkedIn or Instagram. Let me know your biggest takeaway. Share what you're learning right now. Tell me how you're positioning yourself for the future. And if you want more support navigating your career in the age of AI, grab a copy of The Bold Move, or explore my 60 Day Career Accelerator program where I work directly with professionals who want to reposition themselves in the market. The future belongs to the professionals who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

AI salaries are 56% higher than the average. The demand is real. The opportunity is now. But women are being left behind. While companies are scrambling to hire AI talent and paying premium salaries, only 22% of AI roles are held by women. And the gap is widening. Here's what nobody's telling you: this isn't just about learning a tool. It's about positioning yourself for the most in-demand, highest-paid roles that are being created right now. And if you're waiting for permission, clarity, or the perfect moment to start, you're already falling behind. Welcome back to AI Ready Women, where Lou Compagnone, Director of Artificial Intelligence at Datacom, and I sit down with Katherine Boiciuc, CTO of EY Oceania, to talk about what's actually happening in the AI job market right now, and what it means for your career. This is a brutally honest conversation about the skills gap, the salary premium, and why women need to stop waiting and start positioning themselves for the future of work. ____________ ✨60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator✨ Learn More here 👉 https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Connect with Katherine Boiciuc: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineboiciuc/ ____________ In Today's Episode: 🟣 Why AI salaries are 56% higher on average, and how women can position themselves to access these premium roles right now. 🟣 The uncomfortable truth: Australia needs 200,000 more AI-skilled workers, and if women don't step up, we'll be importing talent instead of empowering our own. 🟣 Why XAI is paying Wall Street bankers $100 an hour to train Grok, and what this reveals about the value of human expertise in the age of AI. 🟣 The data quality crisis: why AI companies are hiring humans to teach models emotional intelligence, financial modelling, and real-world navigation, and what that means for your career. 🟣 Why 84% of Australians are using AI at work, but less than half have done any formal training, and why that's a massive risk. 🟣 The 60 30 10 model: why AI adoption at scale is 60% about people, 30% about data, and only 10% about the tools, and why most organisations are getting it backwards. 🟣 Why boring AI is where the real results are happening in enterprises: small language models, targeted agents, and task-specific automation that actually creates value. 🟣 The mindset shift from time management to energy management, and why saying "I don't have time" is actually saying "I'm choosing not to prioritise my career." 🟣 The democratisation of AI: why you no longer need to be a Silicon Valley engineer to build apps, create agents, or access world-class tech capabilities. 🟣 The 1996 chess match between Garry Kasparov and IBM Deep Blue: the 30-year-old signal we all missed about the future of human and AI collaboration. 🟣 Why women need to stop waiting for clarity, permission, or the perfect moment, and start building AI skills now before the opportunity passes them by. 🟣 The exact micro credentials and free training resources you can access today to start building your AI literacy and career confidence. ____________ If this episode resonated with you, reach out to KB, Lou, and me on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Tell us what AI skills you're building. Share what micro-credentials you're working on. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, tech, or digital who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

You can't just rely on your organisation anymore. You can't just be loyal to one business. You have to take control of your career now. 1,600 people at Atlassian. 4,000 at Block. 2,000 at WiseTech. And that's just what made the headlines. The layoffs are happening. The headlines are terrifying. And if you're in the middle of your career right now, you might be wondering: Am I next? But here's what nobody's telling you: it's not that AI is replacing humans, it's that professionals who refuse to adapt are being left behind. Welcome back to AI Ready Women, where Lou Compagnone, Director of Artificial Intelligence at Datacom, and I sit down to talk about what's actually happening in AI right now, and what it means for your career. This is a brutally honest conversation about the signals you need to be paying attention to, the mindset shifts you need to make, and how to stop reacting to disruption and start becoming the architect of your own future. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ In Today’s Episode: 🟣 Why companies are cutting workers based on what AI could do, not what it's actually doing today, and what that means for you right now. 🟣 The truth about AI redundancy washing: 60% of executives surveyed said they've reduced headcount in anticipation of AI's future impact, not its current capabilities. 🟣 Why SaaS companies are at massive risk from AI disruption, and how everyday people are now building their own tools instead of paying for subscriptions. 🟣 The Atlassian layoffs: what the announcement revealed about how companies are communicating these decisions, and why the lack of empathy is damaging their reputation. 🟣 The anthropic report findings: which roles are most exposed to AI (computer programmers, customer service, data entry), and which are least exposed (cooks, mechanics, lifeguards). 🟣 Why mid career professionals, especially older, female, educated, and higher paid workers, are most at risk, and what you need to do about it. 🟣 The danger of vibe coding: why one developer described inheriting a vibe coded project as the new tech debt, and why companies still need skilled developers. 🟣 Why your permanent job is not stable anymore, and why you need to start thinking like an entrepreneur and building multiple income streams. 🟣 The exact strategies mid career women need to implement right now: activate your network, make your reputation your resume, and ensure your LinkedIn profile is set up for where you want to go, not just where you've been. 🟣 For younger professionals: why now is the time to experiment, build your network from day one, develop your personal brand, and double down on human skills like communication and sales. 🟣 Why you need to add AI fluency to stable growth areas like healthcare, law, education, sustainability, and trades, rather than just learning AI in isolation. 🟣 The three income stream model: outcomes based pricing, recurring revenue through subscriptions or advisory work, and IP based passive income. ____________ Why This Episode Matters: The world is changing. The jobs are changing. The skills that matter are changing. But you don't have to be a victim of this disruption. You can be the architect of your own future. This episode will show you how. It will give you the clarity, the strategies, and the mindset you need to stay ahead in the age of AI. Because the truth is, any time you're not actively positioning yourself for the future, you're quietly becoming invisible. And we refuse to let that happen to you. ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Lou and me on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Tell us what you're learning right now. Share what AI tools you're experimenting with and how you're positioning yourself for the future. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, tech, or digital who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

You've got the experience. You've got the skills. You've put in the years. But here's the uncomfortable truth: if you're not actively positioning yourself for the future, you're quietly becoming invisible. If you're a mid to senior career woman with 15+ years of experience, there's a high chance you're playing smaller than you think. And I say that with love. I've spent 12 years in recruitment, and I've seen time and time again how incredibly capable women quietly hold themselves back. Not because they lack talent, but because of habits that feel responsible but end up costing them promotions, influence, and long term leverage. Women make up nearly half of the workforce, but at senior leadership level, that number drops dramatically. Globally, women hold roughly a third of senior management roles. And at CEO level? Under 10% in many markets. Here's what's keeping me up at night: men are applying for promotions when they meet around 60% of the criteria. Women wait until they meet all of it. And that gap compounds over time. Then you add AI into the mix. The World Economic Forum projects that millions of roles will be reshaped by automation in the next few years, and many of the most AI exposed roles are functions where women are heavily represented. This isn't about confidence. It's about making sure that as the market shifts, and it is shifting fast, you are not accidentally falling behind because of habits that once felt safe. The women who rise in the next era won't just be the hardest working. They'll be the most strategic. And the gap between strategic and reactive widens quickly. ____________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? The 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 Mistake #1: Waiting Until You're 100% Ready 🟣 Mistake #2: Shrinking Your Impact With Language 🟣 Mistake #3: Assuming Your Work Will Speak for Itself 🟣 Mistake #4: Letting Your Network Die 🟣 The exact language shifts you need to make to start owning your impact and building credibility at senior level. 🟣 Why progression at senior level isn't about doing more, it's about making your impact well known. 🟣 How to build leverage outside of your organisation so you're not vulnerable to internal politics, restructures, or budget cuts. ____________ Your Next Step: If you recognised yourself in one of these mistakes, don't ignore it. Reach out. Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram, or comment the word MISTAKES and let's start the conversation. If I'm not the right person to help you directly, I will absolutely point you in the direction of someone who is. And if you haven't grabbed a copy of The Bold Move yet, now is the time. Everything we've covered in this episode, and so much more, is in the book. The more we talk about strategy, positioning, and confidence at senior level, the more women step into the rooms they actually belong in. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

Only 22% of AI roles are held by women. Only 18% of AI researchers are women. Only 14% of senior executive roles in AI are held by women. If women aren't in the room, we're not shaping the future. And if we're not part of the conversation now, we're going to be left behind. Again. This is the first episode of a brand new series called AI Ready Women, where I sit down with Lou Compagnone, Director of Artificial Intelligence at Datacom, to talk about the signals you need to be paying attention to, what's happening in AI right now, and what it actually means for you. This isn't fear mongering. This isn't doom and gloom. This is a brutally honest conversation about representation, opportunity, and why women are avoiding AI at a 25% lower rate than men. And what we must do about it. Because the future belongs to the women who are ready for it. And I want to make sure that's you. ____________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? The 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 Why women are adopting AI at a 25% lower rate than men, and the three beliefs holding us back: ethics, judgment, and fear of workplace penalties. 🟣 The Time Magazine Person of the Year cover that perfectly captured the problem 🟣 Why 85% of the jobs most at risk from AI displacement are held by women, and what that means for clerical, administrative, and contact centre roles. 🟣 The mindset shift from "Am I cheating?" to "How can AI help me?" and why that question changes everything. 🟣 How AI is a democratising technology that allows you to use natural human language to access technological capabilities, no coding required. 🟣 Why human skills are your superpower. 🟣 The exact ways Lou and I are using AI every day to save hours, streamline workflows, and free up time for the work that actually matters. 🟣 Why companies are now hiring for human skills first, technical skills second. 🟣 If women aren't shaping AI, we're not shaping the future. And we cannot afford to sit this one out. ____________ Why This Episode Matters: I've worked in tech recruitment for 14 years. I've seen how women get left out of conversations. I've seen how patterns repeat. And I refuse to let it happen again with AI. This is the most important technology shift of our lifetime. And if we're not part of it, we will be left behind. Not because we're not capable. But because we've been programmed to think it's not for us. This series is about changing that narrative. This is about empowerment, representation, and making sure you have the tools, the confidence, and the community to thrive in the age of AI. ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Lou and me on LinkedIn. Let us know your biggest takeaway. Share a signal you've been noticing. Tell us what topics you'd like us to cover next. And if you know an incredible woman working in AI, tech, or digital who should be on this podcast, send us her name. We want to amplify women's voices. We want representation. We want you in the room. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

40% of Block's workforce. Gone. Just like that. This isn't a headline from the future. This happened this week. And the reason? AI. In the same week, Wise Tech Global laid off 2000 staff, and if you think this is isolated, you're not paying attention. This is the signal. This is the wake-up call. And if you're still playing by the old rules, sending generic CVs, waiting to be chosen, relying on outdated strategies, you will get left behind. But here's the truth: AI doesn't have to take your job. Not if you start positioning yourself correctly. Not if you start packaging yourself for the future. Not if you start building visibility and leverage now, before you need it. In this episode, I'm breaking down the exact strategies you need to future-proof your career in the age of AI. This isn't about fear. This isn't doom and gloom. This is about empowerment. Because while there's uncertainty, there's also unprecedented opportunity, but only if you know how to position yourself for it. ____________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? The 60 Day Bold Move Career Accelerator: https://www.georgiehubbard.com/bold-moves ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 Why the Block layoffs are a signal you cannot ignore, and what it means for your career right now. 🟣 Why 85% of jobs are filled through networks, not job boards, and how to leverage your connections before you need them. 🟣 The NET Framework: Name your people. Engage with value. Turn relationships into opportunities. 🟣 How to transform your CV from a historical document into a strategic positioning tool that speaks to both AI systems and human decision makers. 🟣 Your CV now has to do two things at once, be scannable for AI and compelling for humans. I break down exactly how to do both. 🟣 Why quiet excellence is no longer enough. How to build a reputation that travels without you and makes you discoverable before you need to be. 🟣 The exact mindset shift that separates women who get left behind from women who thrive in the age of AI. ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you, reach out to me on LinkedIn or Instagram and let me know what you're learning right now. What AI tools are you experimenting with? How are you positioning yourself for the future? The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. Georgie 💜

You've got the experience. You've got the skills. You've put in the years. But here's the uncomfortable truth: if you're not actively positioning yourself for the future, you're quietly becoming invisible. The world of work is changing faster than most professionals realise. AI is reshaping every industry. Jobs are being filled through networks, not job boards. And the women who are waiting until they need a new role to start building leverage? They're the ones who are going to be left behind. In this episode, I'm breaking down the five most common career mistakes I see women make—and exactly how to fix them. Because the truth is, most of us are playing by outdated rules. We're relying on resumes that aren't AI-ready. We're not networking strategically. We're not positioning ourselves for the future. And we're waiting until we're desperate to make a move. That ends today. ____________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? Enrollment for my 60-Day Bold Career Accelerator is closing soon. This is the exact blueprint I use to help women take back control of their careers, build leverage, and become the person every company wants to hire. If you're ready to stop waiting and start positioning yourself for the future, send me a DM on LinkedIn or Instagram and let's see if this is the right fit for you. ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 Mistake #1: No Clarity – How to get crystal clear on what you actually want so you stop chasing the wrong opportunities. 🟣 Mistake #2: No System for Networking – I share the exact approach that landed one of my clients her dream role in three weeks, without ever applying. 🟣 Mistake #3: Positioning for the Past, Not the Future – How to become a job researcher, not a job seeker, and position yourself for the future of work. 🟣 Mistake #4: Your Packaging Isn't AI-Ready – I break down exactly what needs to change so opportunities start coming to you. 🟣 Mistake #5: Waiting Until You Need a Job – You must stay visible, stay relevant, and stay in demand, because the worst time to start is when you have no choice. ____________ Your Next Step: If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to fix these mistakes, reach out to me. Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram. Let's talk about how we can work together to position you for the career you actually want. And if you haven't grabbed a copy of The Bold Move yet, now is the time. Everything we've covered in this episode, and so much more, is in the book. The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you. With Confidence Georgie 💜

Careers are no longer ladders. They're chessboards. And if you're still playing by the old rules, work hard, keep your head down, wait to be chosen, you will fall behind, become invisible, and lose control. The rules of work have changed. AI is reshaping every industry. Job security is no longer about tenure or experience. It's about positioning, visibility, and strategic career control. And if you don't have a clear framework for navigating this shift, you'll spend the next decade reacting instead of directing your career. In this episode, I'm breaking down the exact blueprint I use to help professionals take back control of their careers in 2026 and beyond. This is the new operating system for career success, and it's built on three pillars that determine whether your career grows or stalls. ____________ 🟣 Want to Work With Me? Send me a DM on LinkedIn or Instagram with the word CONTROL, and I'll send you the details on how we can work together. ____________ 🔴 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnhurzPrYEk ____________ ✨Grab the Book 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover: 🟣 The 3 Pillars of Career Control: Attract, Position, and Scale. The complete framework for staying ahead in the age of AI and ensuring opportunities come to you instead of you chasing them. 🟣 Pillar 1: Attract – How to become a magnet for the right opportunities through clarity, identity, and strategic networking. Why 85% of jobs are never advertised—and how to access them. 🟣 Pillar 2: Position – Why experience is no longer enough. How to craft a compelling story, build your own IP, and package yourself so you stand out in a crowded market. 🟣 Pillar 3: Scale – How to grow your career without burning out. Building a personal brand, creating systems and boundaries, and developing influence that creates impact. ____________ Why This Episode Matters: If you feel stuck, uncertain, or quietly anxious about the future, this episode will give you the clarity, confidence, and choice you need to take back control. This isn't about working harder. It's about positioning yourself strategically so growth feels aligned, not exhausting. This is the roadmap for navigating the most disruptive period we've ever lived through. And if you implement this framework, you won't just survive the shift, you'll thrive in it. ____________ Your Next Step: As you listen, assess yourself using the traffic light system. Where are you green? Where are you yellow? Where are you red? Because once you're aware of where you are, you have the power to change it. And if you're ready to take complete career control and want a clear plan for implementing this framework, send me a DM on LinkedIn or Instagram with the word CONTROL and I’ll share the details on’ the details on how we can work together. This is your career. This is your future. Let's make sure you're in the driver's seat. Georgie 💜

AI is replacing jobs. The headlines are terrifying. And if you're in the middle of your career right now, you might be wondering: Am I next? Amazon just laid off 16,000 people. Tech companies are slashing roles left and right. Job descriptions are changing every two weeks. And the one phrase you keep hearing over and over again is: AI. But here's what nobody's telling you: it's not that AI is replacing humans. It's that mid-career professionals who refuse to adapt are being left behind. Welcome back to Career Confidence, where today I'm sitting down with Lou Compagnoni, Director of Artificial Intelligence at Datacom, to talk about what's actually happening in AI right now—and what it means for your career. This isn't fear-mongering. This isn't doom and gloom. This is a brutally honest conversation about the signals you need to be paying attention to, the mindset shifts you need to make, and how to stop reacting to disruption and start becoming the architect of your own future. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ Connect with Lou Compagnone: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loucompagnone/ ____________ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: AI Ready Women Series Launch 1:12 The Current State of AI: Mixed Feelings in the Marketplace 4:54 Amazon Layoffs and AI: What’s Really Happening? 7:04 Key Signals to Watch: Language Shifts and Cognitive Debt 9:16 How to Use AI Without Losing Your Creative Edge 14:13 Women and AI: Overcoming the 'Cheating' Mindset 14:53 Who’s Most at Risk? Mid-Career Professionals in the Crosshairs 17:43 The Mindset Shift: From Resistance to Experimentation 21:07 Skills for 2030: Adaptability, Collaboration, and Love of Learning 23:37 Essential AI Tools and Learning Resources 31:09 2030 Predictions: Transformation of Roles and Education 33:39 Real-World Impact: How Jobs Are Already Changing 35:32 Being an Urgent Optimist: Shaping the Future Proactively 37:17 Practical Steps to Future-Proof Your Career Today 39:26 Lou’s Career Journey and What’s Next ____________ The world is changing. The jobs are changing. The skills that matter are changing. But you don't have to be a victim of this disruption. You can be the architect of your own future. This episode will show you how. Georgie 💜

You mapped your time. You identified your skills. You built your support system. But here's what nobody tells you: the moment you commit to change, everything inside you will fight to pull you back. The doubt will get louder. The fear will feel heavier. And on the hardest days, it's going to be so easy to quit. To retreat back into the comfort of who you used to be. To fall back into the old habits, the old beliefs, the safe job that brings no joy but feels familiar. Welcome to the Bonus Week of The Bold Move Challenge, where we're talking about the part of transformation nobody wants to discuss: the messy middle. The bold gap. The space between where you are and where you want to be. And why this is exactly where resilience is built. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover 🟣 The Bold Gap: What happens in the space between where you are and where you want to be, and why most people give up right before the breakthrough. 🟣 You're Going to Come Up Against Yourself: Every time you step outside your comfort zone, doubt and fear will show up. This isn't a sign you're failing. It's a sign you're growing. 🟣 Why Change Feels So Hard: If change was easy, everyone would be living their dream life. But it's not. And that's exactly why it's worth it. 🟣 The Comfort Zone Trap: How easy it is to fall back into old habits, old beliefs, and old versions of yourself when the path forward feels uncertain. 🟣 The Regret Test: Would you regret not doing this? Would you look back in a year, five years, ten years and wish you'd kept going? Use this question to guide your decisions. 🟣 Resilience is Built in the Struggle: It's in those moments when you want to quit—when you choose to take one more step—that your strength and character are forged. 🟣 One Percent Better: You don't have to be perfect. You just have to be one percent better than you were yesterday. One more rep. One more day. One more step forward. 🟣 Check In With Yourself: Are you falling back into old patterns? Are you giving your time and energy to things that don't matter? Keep reconnecting to your why. 🟣 The Messy Middle is Where Growth Lives: On the other side of discomfort is the person you're working to become. Don't turn back now. ____________ Why This Episode Matters: I couldn't end this challenge without preparing you for what's coming. Because the truth is, any time you go for more, more freedom, more impact, more confidence, more joy—you're going to face resistance. Internal resistance. Doubt. Fear. Imposter syndrome. All of it. And if you're not prepared for that, it's so easy to quit. To convince yourself it's too hard. To fall back into what feels safe. But I'm asking you not to do that. Because the person you're becoming on the other side of this discomfort is worth fighting for. And the life you're building is worth the struggle. ____________ Your Bonus Week Challenge: ✨ Acknowledge the messy middle: Understand that change is hard. Expect the doubt. Expect the fear. And keep going anyway. ✨ Reconnect to your why: When doubt gets loud, go back to your why. Why did you start this? What are you working towards? Who are you becoming? ✨ Check in with yourself: Are you falling back into old habits? Are you giving your time and energy to the right things? Keep course-correcting. ✨ Take one more step: You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to take one more step. One percent better than yesterday. ✨ Build your resilience muscle: This is where your strength is built. In the struggle. In the discomfort. In the moments when you choose to keep going. ____________ Join the Movement: If you've been part of this challenge, I want to hear from you. What's been your biggest takeaway? What are you looking forward to? What do you think is going to hold you back—and how are you going to overcome it? Drop a comment below, message me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or TikTok and tell me: What's one thing you're not giving up on this year? And if you haven't grabbed a copy of The Bold Move yet, now is the time. Everything we've covered in this challenge—and so much more—is in the book. It's your roadmap for navigating the bold gap and building the resilience you need to keep going. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for doing the work. Thank you for being part of this community. The messy middle is where the magic happens. Don't turn back now. Georgie 💜

You mapped your time. You identified your skills. You committed to the identity shift. But you can't make bold moves alone. You were never meant to. Success isn't just about what you know or what you do. It's about who's in your corner when doubt gets loud. It's about who lifts you up when you're questioning everything. It's about who reminds you of your worth when you've forgotten it yourself. Welcome to Week 4 of The Bold Move Challenge, where we're getting intentional about the people we surround ourselves with, and building a support system that actually supports your boldest moves. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover in Week 4: 🟣 The Power of Your Inner Circle: Why the people you surround yourself with will either accelerate your growth or keep you stuck, and how to identify who's who. 🟣 You Can't Do This Alone: We're not meant to sit in isolation. Human connection is what will separate success from struggle as the world becomes more digital and AI-driven. 🟣 Who Lifts You Up?: I walk you through how to identify the people in your life who energise you, inspire you, and make you feel more confident, and how to spend more intentional time with them. 🟣 The Gratitude Gap: Who are you taking for granted? Who's been quietly cheering you on that you haven't acknowledged or appreciated? This week is about showing up for the people who show up for you. 🟣 Don't Wait Until You Need Them: Most people only engage their network when they're desperate. I'm teaching you how to build genuine relationships before you need them. 🟣 Beyond Your Immediate Circle: Your support system isn't just the people you can call. It's the podcasters, authors, coaches, and influencers who inspire you from a distance. Who are they? And how can you surround yourself with their energy? 🟣 Be a Giver, Not Just a Taker: You have value to bring. How can you support the people in your corner? How can you lift them up the way they lift you? This is about reciprocity, not just networking. 🟣 Build Your Network with Intention: If you don't have a strong support system right now, that's okay. I share exactly how to start building one—through networking events, online communities, and putting yourself in rooms with like-minded people. 🟣 The Difference Between Giving Up and Keeping Going: When doubt gets loud, your support system is what keeps you moving forward. This is why it matters. This is why you can't skip this step. ____________ Your Week 4 Challenge: ✨ Write down your support system: Who are the people in your life who lift you up? Who energises you? Who inspires you? Make a list of your cheerleaders. ✨ Reach out to someone you've been taking for granted: Send a message. Make a call. Show gratitude. Let them know you appreciate them. ✨ Identify who's outside your immediate circle: Who are the podcasters, authors, coaches, or influencers who inspire you? Follow them. Listen to them. Read their work. Surround yourself with their energy. ✨ Think about how you can give back: What value can you bring to your network? How can you support the people who support you? Relationships are a two-way street. ✨ If your network is small, start building it: Join a community. Attend a networking event. Put yourself in rooms with like-minded people. Your support system won't build itself. ____________ Join the Movement: If you're committing to this week's challenge, I want to hear from you. Comment below, message me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or TikTok and tell me: Who's one person in your corner that you're grateful for? And how are you going to show them appreciation this week? Use the hashtag #BoldMoveChallenge and let's celebrate the people who lift us up. And here's a little secret: Today was supposed to be the end of the Bold Move Challenge. But I have a sneaky surprise coming next week. A bonus episode that's going to round off this challenge beautifully and set you up for success. So stay tuned. Because we're not done yet. Georgie 💜

You mapped your time. You protected your glass balls. You committed to the habits that matter. But here's the shift that changes everything: you are not your job title. You never were. The future of work isn't about what you're called. It's about what you can do. And if you're still tying your identity to a title on LinkedIn or a role that could disappear tomorrow, you're building your confidence on shaky ground. Welcome to Week 3 of The Bold Move Challenge, where we're reframing everything you thought you knew about your worth, and teaching you to see yourself the way companies already do: as a set of skills, not a title. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover in Week 3: 🟣 The Identity Trap: Why tying your worth to your job title is keeping you stuck—and how to break free from that restrictive mindset. 🟣 You Are a Set of Skills: Companies don't hire titles anymore. They hire problem-solvers, communicators, leaders, and thinkers. I show you exactly how to identify and articulate your unique skill set. 🟣 The Skills Audit: What are you actually great at? What do people come to you for? What makes you you? This week's exercise will help you map out every skill and strength you've accumulated—and it's a massive confidence boost. 🟣 Human Skills Are Your Superpower: AI can do the technical grunt work. But it can't replicate empathy, creativity, conflict resolution, or your unique perspective. These are the skills that will future-proof your career. 🟣 Beyond the Job Title: Whether you're a lawyer, teacher, recruiter, or software engineer, you're so much more than that. I walk you through how to reframe your identity and see yourself as a portfolio of strengths. 🟣 Outcomes Over Titles: It's not about what you're called. It's about what you've delivered. Have you shipped projects ahead of time? Calmed difficult customers? Led teams through change? These are the stories that matter. 🟣 Introducing Pivotr: Want to see where your skills could take you next? I've built a tool that maps your strengths to new career opportunities—and it's designed to give you clarity, confidence, and options. 🟣 Monetise Your Skills: If you've ever thought about a side hustle, a new business, or a career pivot—this is where it starts. You can't monetise what you don't understand. So let's get crystal clear on your value. ____________ Your Week 3 Challenge: ✨ Write down your skills and strengths: What are you great at? What do people come to you for? What makes you unique? Write as many as you can—technical, human, tangible, intangible. All of it counts. ✨ Map your outcomes: What have you delivered? What impact have you made? What results have you achieved? These are the stories that prove your value. ✨ Explore your options: Visit Pivotr and input your skills. See where they could take you next. Whether it's a new role, a side hustle, or a complete pivot—this tool will show you what's possible. ✨ Keep adding to your list: As you go through the week, keep adding skills and strengths. The more you write, the more you'll realise just how much value you bring. ✨ Share your strengths: Comment below, message me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or TikTok and tell me: What are two skills or strengths you're proud of? Let's celebrate what makes you unique. ____________ Join the Movement: If you're committing to this week's challenge, I want to hear from you. Use the hashtag #BoldMoveChallenge and share your skills, your strengths, and your confidence wins. Because the more you own your value, the more unstoppable you become. Week 4 is coming next, and we're diving into your support systems—the people who lift you up, challenge you, and help you grow. But for now, focus on you. Focus on your skills. Focus on your strengths. Because you are not just a job title. You are so much more than that. Georgie 💜

You wrote your Stop Doing List. You identified the bold version of you. You committed to the identity shift. But here's the truth: intentions don't create change. Scheduling does. You can have the clearest vision in the world, but if you don't protect your time and energy like your career depends on it—nothing shifts. You stay stuck in the same cycle: overwhelmed, overworked, and still not making progress on the things that actually matter. Welcome to Week 2 of The Bold Move Challenge, where we're getting brutally honest about where your time is really going—and how to take it back. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover in Week 2: 🟣 The Three Balls Framework: Glass balls, bouncy balls, and concrete balls. I break down exactly which parts of your life deserve your energy—and which ones are quietly draining you dry. 🟣 Glass Balls: These are the non-negotiables. Family. Career growth. Health. Personal development. If you drop these, they crack. And eventually, they shatter. It's time to stop treating them like optional extras. 🟣 Bouncy Balls: The emails. The WhatsApp groups. The laundry. The endless to-do list that never actually moves your life forward. These balls bounce back up. So why are you spending so much time juggling them? 🟣 Concrete Balls: The obligations that weigh you down. The people who drain your energy. The commitments that bring you zero joy. These need to go. Completely. 🟣 What Doesn't Get Scheduled Doesn't Get Done: Your calendar is your boss. If those things on your Start Doing List aren't in your diary, they won't happen. Period. I walk you through exactly how to schedule your glass balls first—and protect them fiercely. 🟣 Energy Management Over Time Management: We all have 24 hours. But we don't all have the same energy. I show you how to stop wasting your best energy on bouncy balls and start investing it in what actually matters. 🟣 The 60-Day Habit Rule: It takes 60 days to build a new habit. Not 21. Not 30. Sixty. So if you want that morning meditation, that gym session, that upskilling time to stick—you need to commit for the next two months. 🟣 Find the Cracks in Your Day: You don't need to add more hours to your day. You just need to use the ones you already have more intentionally. Commute time. Lunch breaks. The 10 minutes before bed. I share exactly how to plug these gaps with growth. 🟣 You're Not Selfish for Prioritising Yourself: You're strategic. You can be grateful and still hungry. You can love your life and still want more. This is the balance we're mastering together. ____________ Why This Week Matters: Last week, you identified who you need to become. This week, you're making space for her to show up. Because the bold version of you doesn't squeeze self-care into the leftover minutes of her day. She doesn't wait until everything else is done to focus on her growth. She schedules her glass balls first—and everything else fits around them. This is about designing your life, not just surviving it. This is about protecting your energy like it's your most valuable asset—because it is. ____________ Your Week 2 Challenge: ✨ Identify your three balls: Write down your glass balls, bouncy balls, and concrete balls. Get honest about where your time is really going. ✨ Open your calendar: Schedule in your Start Doing List. Every single thing. If it's not in your diary, it won't happen. ✨ Commit for 60 days: Pick one habit from your Start Doing List and commit to it for the next two months. No excuses. No negotiations. ✨ Ask for help: What can you outsource? What can you delegate? Where can you create more space in your life? Don't be afraid to ask. ✨ Protect your glass balls: These are your non-negotiables. Schedule them first. Protect them fiercely. Everything else fits around them. ____________ Join the Movement: If you're committing to this week's challenge, I want to hear from you. Drop a comment below, send me a message on LinkedIn, Instagram, or TikTok and tell me: What's one glass ball you're protecting this week? And what's one bouncy ball you're letting go? Use the hashtag #BoldMoveChallenge and let's make 2026 the year we stop juggling everything—and start prioritising what actually matters. Week 3 is coming next, and we're diving into confidence. The real kind. The kind that comes from seeing yourself as a set of skills, not just a job title. Let's go. Georgie 💜

Goals are great. But if you're still writing the same New Year's resolutions you've written for the last five years, let's be honest—they're not working. This isn't about motivation. It's not about working harder or adding more to your already overflowing plate. This is about something far more powerful: identity shift. Because the truth is, you will never achieve your goals if you don't become the person who's capable of achieving them first. Welcome to Week 1 of The Bold Move Challenge—a four-week journey where I'm taking you through the exact formula I use every single year to set myself up for success. And I'm not talking about surface-level goal-setting. I'm talking about getting crystal clear on who you need to stop being and who you need to start becoming if you want 2026 to be your biggest, boldest year yet. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What You'll Discover in Week 1: 🟣 The Stop Doing List: Before you add one more thing to your life, you need to let go. I walk you through exactly how to identify what's holding you back—the habits, the thoughts, the patterns that no longer serve the person you're becoming. 🟣 The Start Doing List: Once you've cleared the clutter, it's time to get intentional. What does the bold, brave, best version of you actually do every single day? How does she start her morning? How does she show up? What energy does she bring into the room? 🟣 The Identity Shift: This is where the magic happens. You can have all the motivation in the world, but if you don't shift your identity—if you don't change who you believe you are—nothing changes. I'm showing you exactly how to step into the version of you that makes your goals inevitable. 🟣 Why Dopamine Loops Are Killing Your Progress: I'm getting brutally honest about my own struggles with phone addiction, social media checking, and tying my worth to metrics I can't control. If you've ever felt trapped in the refresh cycle, this will hit home. 🟣 How to Feel Your Way to Success: It's not just about what you do or who you become—it's about how you want to feel every single day. When you lead with energy and emotion, motivation follows. ____________ Why This Challenge Is Different: Most goal-setting exercises ask you to dream bigger. This challenge asks you to become different. Because the version of you that got you here won't get you there. And if you keep trying to change your life without changing yourself, you'll stay stuck in the same cycle—same habits, same results, same frustration. This is about breaking that cycle. This is about stepping into a new identity with new beliefs, new habits, and new energy. This is about making 2026 the year everything shifts—not because you worked harder, but because you became her. ____________ Your Week 1 Challenge: ✨ Write your Stop Doing List: What habits, thoughts, and patterns are you leaving behind? What no longer belongs in your future? ✨ Write your Start Doing List: What does the bold version of you do every single day? Get specific. Get intentional. ✨ Create your new identity: Who is she? How does she walk, talk, and show up? What does her morning look like? What energy does she bring? ✨ Write a letter to your future self: Seal it up and open it at the end of the challenge (or the end of the year). Tell her who you're becoming and how you want to feel. ____________ Join the Movement: If you're in for the challenge, I want to hear from you. Drop a comment below, send me a message on LinkedIn, Instagram, or TikTok and tell me: What's one thing you're going to stop doing? And what's one thing you're going to start? Use the hashtag #BoldMoveChallenge and let's make 2026 our best year yet—together. This is just the beginning. Week 2 is coming, and we're going deeper. Let's go. Georgie 💜

Before we rush into 2026, let's pause. Just for a moment. This week isn't about hustle. It's not about goal-setting or productivity hacks or forcing yourself into a new year with old energy. It's about rest. It's about gratitude. It's about giving yourself permission to slow down and breathe. In this short but intentional episode, I'm inviting you to do something radical: nothing. Well, almost nothing. Just rest, recharge, and get ready—because next week, we're doing something I've never done before. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What's Coming: The Bold Move Challenge Starting next week, I'm launching something brand new: The Bold Move Challenge. This isn't your typical goal-setting exercise. This is the exact formula I use to set myself up for success every single year—and I've never shared it publicly before. We're going to get crystal clear on what you want, why you want it, and how you're going to make it happen. We're going to set intentions that actually stick. We're going to make 2026 the biggest, boldest, best year yet. And I'm taking you with me, step by step. ____________ How to Prepare: If you've already grabbed a copy of The Bold Move, this is the perfect week to read it (or at least flick through it). The challenge will be deeply connected to the themes in the book, so familiarizing yourself with the content will set you up for success. If you don't have the book yet, don't stress—you can still participate. But having it will definitely help. It's available in bookshops across Australia, on Kindle, and as an audiobook. ____________ Why Rest Matters: Every time I've rushed into a new year without taking a proper break, I've started in the wrong energy. Frantic. Forcing. Disconnected. And that's not the vibe we're bringing into 2026. So this week, I want you to breathe. Lean into the festive season. Feel the gratitude. Reset. Refresh. Recharge. Because next week, we're going all in. ____________ Join Me: If you're in for the challenge, let me know! Send me a message on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, or drop a comment below saying "I'm in." Use the hashtag #BoldMove and let's make 2026 our best year yet—together. Have a beautiful, restful week. You deserve it. Georgie 💜

Before we rush headfirst into 2026, let's pause. Just for a moment. This has been a year. A big, messy, emotional, transformative year. And if you're feeling like 2025 tested you in ways you didn't expect—you're not alone. Every woman I've spoken to in recent weeks has said the same thing: this year hit different. In this short but heartfelt episode, I'm taking a moment to slow down, reflect, and express my deepest gratitude for you. For showing up. For listening. For being part of this community. For supporting The Bold Move book. For trusting me with your time every single week. ____________ ✨Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Me: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ What's Coming Next: I'm also giving you a sneak peek into what's ahead. Over the next few weeks, I'll be putting together a reset challenge—something I'm doing for myself, and I want you to join me. It's about starting 2026 with intention, clarity, and energy. More details coming in next week's episode. ____________ A Message Just for You: If you've grabbed a copy of The Bold Move and you're reading it over the break, I'd love to hear from you. Shoot me a message on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, or email me directly. Tell me what's resonating. Tell me what you're taking away. I read every single message. Thank you for being here. Thank you for trusting me with your time, your career, and your growth. I'm so grateful for this community, and I can't wait to show you what we have planned for 2026. Have a beautiful, restful, joyful Christmas. You deserve it. Georgie 💜

Women are leaving tech in droves. And according to gender equity expert Emma Jones, this couldn't be happening at a worse time. We're standing at the edge of the AI revolution, the biggest workplace transformation in history, and women are walking away from the very sector that will define the next decade of work. Not because they can't do the job. Not because they lack the skills. But because the system was never designed for them in the first place. In this raw and urgent conversation, I sit down with Emma Jones, founder of Project F and creator of T-EDI Standards (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Standards for the Technology Sector). Emma has spent over 25 years in technology talent acquisition, working across the UK, US, and Australia, and she's seen firsthand how systemic bias quietly pushes women out of the industry, no matter how talented, driven, or passionate they are. ____________ ✨The Bold Move: Build Confidence & Re-Invent Your Career in the Age of AI✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ Connect with Emma: 🔵 LinkedIn: Find Emma Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msjonesinsydney/ ♦️Project F: https://www.projectf.com.au/ 🟣 T-EDI Standards: https://www.tedistandards.com/ ____________ In today’s episode: 🟣 The 1967 Study That Changed Everything: How one flawed research report created the "nerdy guy" stereotype and locked women out of tech for decades. 🟣 It's Not a Pipeline Problem—It's a Drop-Off Crisis: Why women aren't failing to enter tech; they're leaving mid-career because workplaces aren't designed for them to thrive. 🟣 The First Female Engineer Story: Emma shares the heartbreaking moment a talented woman thought she was only hired because she was female—and what that revealed about systemic barriers. 🟣 AI is the Reset We've Been Waiting For: Why women's hesitation around AI isn't weakness—it's wisdom. And why ethical, human-centred AI adoption is women's competitive edge. 🟣 Build Equity Into Your Operating Model: The one change every leader must make to stop women from leaving—and how to hold teams accountable for inclusion. 🟣 Parental Leave as a Systemic Lever: Why equalising parental leave isn't just good for families—it's one of the fastest ways to close the gender gap in tech. 🟣 The T EDI Standards: Australia's first national framework for gender equity in tech—and how it's designed to create accountability at scale. 🟣 Stop Thinking Job Titles, Start Thinking Skills: How to map your transferable skills, future-proof your career, and stay relevant in an AI-driven world. 🟣 Why Women Must Stay in Tech: The next generation needs role models. If you leave now, you're not just walking away from your career—you're closing the door for others.

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Most people think they have until 2030 to figure out AI. According to AI expert Kara Bombell, you might already be too late. The corporate game is over. Job security is dead. And if you're still clinging to your role title instead of building your skill set, you're at serious risk. The era of "work hard, keep your head down, and get promoted" has been replaced by something far more volatile—and far more opportunity-rich for those who act now. In this episode, I sit down with Kara Bombell, co-founder of Ethic AI, who went from COO of a major digital agency to building her own business at the frontlines of the AI revolution. Kara doesn't sugarcoat it: 95% of enterprise organisations are failing at AI implementation, entire management layers are about to collapse, and the women who wait will be left behind. ____________ ✨Pre-Order The Bold Move✨ 📚 The Bold Move: https://www.theboldmovebook.com ____________ Connect with Georgie: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ 🟪 Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard ♦️Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com 🌀Pivotr: https://www.pivotr.com ____________ Connect with Kara: 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-bombell/ 🤖 Ethic AI: https://www.ethicai.au/ ____________ ✨ What You'll Discover: 🟣 Why Corporate Stability is Over: The loyalty-for-security contract has been ripped up. Kara explains why "job hugging" won't save you and what to do instead. 🟣 The Skills That Will Survive: It's not about learning to code. It's about critical thinking, creativity, orchestration, and the distinctly human edges AI can't replicate. 🟣 The 95% Failure Rate: Why massive enterprises are bombing at AI while medium businesses are thriving—and what that tells you about hierarchy, bureaucracy, and the future of work. 🟣 Map Your Transferable Skills Now: Kara shares how she audited her own day, identified what drained her energy, and built a business around her highest-value work. 🟣 The Co-Founder Advantage: Why going solo is overrated and how partnering with the right person accelerates velocity, accountability, and joy. 🟣 Women Are 25% Behind in AI Adoption: But Kara argues this isn't weakness—it's wisdom. Women's lived experience with ethics and care is exactly what the AI era needs. 🟣 Beyond 2030: What happens when labour is decoupled from profit? Kara gets brutally honest about wealth concentration, government intervention, universal income, and what individuals must do right now. ____________ 🔥 Why This Episode Matters: If you've been waiting for permission to reinvent yourself, this is it. If you've been scared to leave corporate, overwhelmed by AI, or unsure what skills actually matter anymore—Kara delivers the roadmap. She's living proof that you can leap from the safety of a senior role into building something meaningful, future-focused, and aligned with your values. This conversation isn't about fear. It's about agency. It's about stepping into the driver's seat of your career before someone else decides your fate. ____________ ⏰ Time Stamps 00:00 – The fear everyone has about AI (and why most people are already behind) 02:15 – Kara’s unconventional career path: filmmaker → COO → AI founder 05:40 – Why companies are implementing AI wrong (and the hidden cost) 08:12 – The myth of “AI replaces jobs”—what’s really happening inside organisations 10:30 – Job hugging: why corporate stability is officially dead 12:05 – The collapse of middle management & what that means for your career 14:20 – Skills vs job titles: the mindset shift you MUST make now 16:40 – How Kara mapped her transferable skills to pivot into AI 19:10 – Why the dopamine of “busywork” is holding you back 20:30 – The power of co-founders and the new model of work 23:55 – The female advantage in AI (and why more women MUST enter this space) 26:40 – Wealth concentration, governments, and what 2030 may really look like 30:25 – How to build the human skills AI cannot replace 33:40 – Why leaders need to carve out thinking time for their people 36:20 – How Kara’s company, Ethic AI, is preparing organisations for the future 40:10 – AI slop, brand differentiation & the rise of personalised experience 43:00 – The one skill that will decide who thrives in the AI era 46:25 – Philosophy, poetry & critical thinking: why they matter in an AI-driven world 49:15 – Women and AI: the 25% adoption lag and how to close the gap 52:50 – Final message: Why acting now matters more than ever 54:10 – Kara’s call to women: Your lived experience is exactly what AI needs

Everyone is telling you to "learn AI" to save your job. But according to Microsoft’s CTO, that might be the wrong goal. We are entering the era of "AI Agents" and "Digital Twins", a shift that will make the last 2 years of tech changes look slow. If you are still trying to compete by working harder, you are at risk. In this exclusive panel, I sat down with Sarah Carney (CTO, Microsoft ANZ), Wendy Zveglic (Salesforce Signature Success), and Carina Parisella (Chief People Officer, Andromeda Robotics) to strip away the corporate fluff and reveal exactly what is coming for your career in 2026. ________ Get the blueprint to survive the shift in my new book, "The Bold Move": 👉 https://www.theboldmovebook.com ________ In this video, we cover: 🟣 The "Agent" Economy: Why executives are planning to hire AI agents instead of people. 🟣 The "Leasing" Model: Microsoft's prediction that you will "lease" your Digital Twin to employers by 2026. 🟣 Redundancy Reality: Wendy reveals how she was made redundant twice in 24 months (and how she bounced back). 🟣 The "Intern" Trap: Why doing things the "old way" is making you invisible. 🟣 The Verdict: Why "Human Skills" are suddenly the most expensive asset in the room. ________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Cold Open: The Reality of 2026 0:45 - The Wake-Up Call 4:00 - Georgie: "We can't sit this one out" 6:00 - Sarah (Microsoft): From Army Helicopters to CTO 10:00 - Wendy (Salesforce): Reinventing yourself after banking 18:00 - The End of the "Single Player" Career 20:00 - Wendy: "I was made redundant twice in 24 months" 29:00 - Microsoft CTO: "Don't Learn AI" (The Controversial Advice) 31:00 - How to land a top role in 88 days (in your 40s) 37:00 - "I'm not hiring people, I'm hiring Agents" 44:00 - The "Mining Truck" Story: Outcome vs. Process 47:00 - Why men see AI as "Winning" and women see "Cheating" 59:00 - The "Swedish Intern" Story: Why doing it manually is dangerous 1:15:00 - Advice for Gen Z (25-year-olds) entering Tech ________ About this video: This isn't just a discussion about ChatGPT. This is a strategy session on how to position yourself when AI Agents begin replacing technical tasks. Whether you are in leadership, HR, or just starting out, this panel exposes the "Silent Crisis" facing professional women and gives you the roadmap to become unrecognisable in 2026. ________ Connect with Georgie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiehubbard/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/georgielhubbard Website: https://www.georgiehubbard.com