Episodes 20
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2026
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

The podcast that shares other people's career stories, to help you with yours. Career Stories is a podcast for people who want a better working life. Hosted by Dr Luella Forbes - consultant, researcher and founder of The Career Library. Each episode features an honest conversation with a leader, entrepreneur or expert about the real story behind their career: the transitions, the setbacks, the decisions that didn't go to plan, and the lessons that shaped where they ended up. Every month, Luella is joined by Associate Professor Michelle Gander (Murdoch Business School), an experienced leader and specialist in career development and organisational careers, to unpack the themes from that month's episodes and offer practical, evidence-based advice. Whether you're navigating a career crossroads, leading through change, or simply trying to build a working life that fits — Career Stories gives you the real picture, from people who've been there. Topics include: leadership, organisational change, career development, women at work, management, workplace culture, career transitions, and what it really takes to build a meaningful career.

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Recent Episodes

Claudine Besserer: Global Brand Leadership, Creating Your Own Path, Encouraging Challenge

Jun 09, 2026 1h 1m

This week's guest is Claudine Besserer, a global brand strategy leader who spent 32 years at Mars. She rose from a 21-year-old sensory analysis technician, training factory workers to taste-test…

Anita Owen: Chief Delivery Officer, Putting Your Hand Up, Valuing Curiosity

Jun 02, 2026 50m

This week's guest is Anita Owen, Chief Delivery Officer at Novigi, a 550-person tech and data firm serving Australia's superannuation industry. Anita leads a team of 350, but her path to the C-suite…

Career Advice: Identity Work, Grieving the Career You Thought You'd Have, Why Sensemaking Takes Time

May 26, 2026 54m

In this month's Career Advice episode, Dr Luella Forbes and Associate Professor Michelle Gander reflect on May's guest conversations with Fadzi Whande, Charity Becker and Annette Brodie, and find a…

Annette Brodie: Closing the Digital Divide, Social Enterprise and Backing Yourself

May 19, 2026 49m

This week's guest is Annette Brodie, founder and CEO of The Reconnect Project, a Sydney-based social enterprise and charity on a mission to close Australia's digital divide. Annette spent more than…

Charity Becker: Organisational Coaching, Ethics at work, Work that makes your heart sing

May 13, 2026 1h

This week's guest is Charity Becker, an organisational coach based in Melbourne with 20 years of experience spanning coaching, coaching supervision, and coach training. After an unconventional path…

Fadzi Whande: Diversity and Inclusion, International Leadership, Redefining Success

May 05, 2026 39m

This week's guest is: Creators & Guests Dr Luella Forbes - Host More detailed show notes with links to information discussed by guests can be found here.New epiosodes on a Wednesday, with…

Dinda Timperon: Burnout, the REST Framework and How to Recognise the Signs

Apr 28, 2026 22m Bonus

Creators & Guests Dr Luella Forbes - Host Dinda Timperon - Guest In this bonus episode of Career Stories, Dr Luella Forbes is joined by Dinda Timperon — Head of Cybersecurity Engineering at…

Career Advice: Growth Mindset, Learning and Finding Joy in Your Career

Apr 21, 2026 49m

How do you keep growing in your career when you feel like you've hit a ceiling? In this episode of Career Stories, Michelle Gander and Luella Forbes explore the habits, mindset shifts, and everyday…

Dr Annelen Schär: Luxury Cars, Marketing Architecture and Choosing Positivity

Apr 14, 2026 43m Transcript

This week's guest is Dr Annelen Schär, Head of Omnichannel Portfolio Management at Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart — a digital leader working at the intersection of e-commerce, customer experience and…

Elizabeth Shaw: Diversity and Inclusion, Knowing Your Worth, The Power of Sponsorship

Apr 07, 2026 52m Transcript

This week's guest is Elizabeth Shaw, Partner responsible for diversity, equity and inclusion consulting at PwC Australia. Elizabeth has spent her career at the intersection of gender equality,…

Jo Lindsay: Building a career at one organisation; Leading through change; The Opportunity Mindset

Mar 31, 2026 50m Transcript

This week's guest is Jo Lindsay, Managing Director at Reed Talent Solutions, a part of Reed, the world's largest family-run recruitment business. Jo joined Reed on a graduate scheme in 1997 and has…

Career Advice: Career Planning, Seizing Opportunities and Ambition

Mar 24, 2026 51m Transcript

This month on Career Stories, Dr Luella Forbes and Associate Professor Michelle Gander reflect on the career stories of Steve Price, Dr Mia Carbon, and Dinda Timperon — three very different people…

Dinda Timperon: Cybersecurity, Proudly Ambitious, Community Building

Mar 17, 2026 44m

This week's guest is Dinda Timperon, Head of Cybersecurity Engineering at one of Australia's largest wealth management organisations, and founder of Perth Women's Circle, a community of over 10,000…

Dr Mia Carbon: Biosecurity, Career Transition, Adaptability

Mar 10, 2026 52m

This week's guest is Dr Mia Carbon, Deputy Director General of Biosecurity and Emergency Management for Western Australia — or, as she describes it, part of the team responsible for protecting one of…

Steve Price: Payments, Principles, Innovation

Mar 03, 2026 49m

This week's guest is Steve Price, General Manager of Financial Services at David Jones — the world's oldest department store. Having spent his career across banking, SaaS and retail in both the UK…

Career Advice: Purpose & motivation, Imposter Syndrome & confidence

Feb 24, 2026 44m

This week's episode is our first monthly career advice conversation, where Dr Luella Forbes and co-host Michelle Gander — Associate Professor and specialist in Career Development — reflect on the…

Kelly Shay: Advocacy, Women's wealth, Doing work that matters

Feb 17, 2026 41m

This week's guest is Kelly Shay, Retirement and Retention Leader at Mercer Australia — someone who has spent her career working to improve outcomes for people who can't always speak for themselves.…

Mehdi Langroudi: Smart Freeways, Curious Leadership, Creating Impact

Feb 10, 2026 40m

This week's guest is Mehdi Langroudi, Executive Director of Network Operations for Main Roads Western Australia — or, in his son's words, "the guy who fixes traffic"! With a global career spanning…

Introducing Career Stories

Feb 02, 2026 36m Transcript

Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or…

Career Stories - Trailer

Feb 02, 2026 0m Trailer

Introducing Career Stories, the podcast that shares other people's career stories to help you with yours.New episodes on a Wednesday, where Dr Luella Forbes interviews leaders, entrepreneurs or…

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How many episodes does Career Stories have?

Career Stories has published 20 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in Business, Careers.

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Career Stories is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 48m.

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