Relational Transitions Episodes

Laetitia Vitaud, French writer, speaker and Future of Work commentator, brings a feminist perspective to professional reinvention and the changing nature of careers. She explores the motherhood penalty across countries, COVID's "shecession" and its unequal impact on women, and why women over 50 often turn to self-employment. Her advice centres on financial literacy, diverse networks, identity transitions and developing your own career narrative.

Jane Hudson turned a career in Australian Broadway productions into expertise in learning and development, building an independent L&D practice from regional Victoria that specialises in regulatory training. She shares how the discipline and communication skills from a performing arts career translated into corporate training work, and what prompted her move from organisational employment to running her own practice. She discusses how she sees the L&D field evolving, what self-employment looks like for an L&D specialist without a large consultancy behind them, and the practical realities of finding and keeping clients when you are both the talent and the sales department. Wisepreneurs explores how experienced independent professionals position accumulated expertise and build sustainable practice.

Meredith Fuller, psychologist, author, playwright and career counsellor with over 30 years of experience, joins Nigel for the fourth episode of Wisepreneurs to talk about work in light of COVID, careers, and why you might explore self-employment or choose to stay where you are. The conversation covers how a global disruption reshapes what people want from work, the difference between a career crisis and a career transition, and what self-employment actually looks like for experienced professionals considering the leap. Meredith draws on decades of counselling people through vocational decisions to offer a grounded, practical view of what changes when you work for yourself — and what does not. Wisepreneurs explores how experienced independent professionals position accumulated expertise and build sustainable practice.

Anthea Green navigated a career spanning Canberra public service, health sector CEO roles, hospital and aged care governance, and board leadership before founding Women Who Stand Up to help other women reach positions of responsibility. Her path started with studying Buddhism at ANU and accelerated when a Vice Chancellor told her: do not tell me what is wrong, tell me how to fix it. Anthea discusses self-doubt at senior levels, why experienced women still find themselves the only woman in the room, and how Women Who Stand Up helps women claim leadership roles they've earned.

Meredith Fuller practised as a career counselling psychologist for over 30 years and explains why understanding yourself is the first step toward career independence after 50. She covers the traits that predict whether someone can successfully work for themselves, why past behaviour is the best predictor of future career behaviour, and how to assess your health, stickability, and delayed gratification capacity. The conversation also covers practical questions for self-employment and why women's homemaking and family management skills transfer directly to consulting. Wisepreneurs explores how independent professionals turn accumulated expertise into sustainable practice.

Gail Greatorex spent 35 years in the federal public service, including 25 years leading product safety at the ACCC, before launching Product Safety Solutions as an independent consultant. She shares how she built a solo practice through content marketing, value-based pricing, and professional networks — turning deep regulatory knowledge into training, expert witness work, and safety advocacy.