Meet 13 Awesome Female Game Changers

Bold Thinkers. Fearless Innovators. Game Changers. #Accelerateaction

The world is evolving fast, and the true game changers are the ones shaping its future. At Game Changers, we bring you exclusive stories of leaders, disruptors, and visionaries making an impact across industries.  Game Changers has interviewed 13 incredible female leaders who are all involved in this year’s International Women’s Day theme #accelerateaction.

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Meet Venessa E. Wyche

Vanessa Wyche is a NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Head of Johnson Space Center who has been recognised for her work in STEM, and for being the first Black woman to lead a NASA Center. What she’s known for: 

• Leading NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
• Being a strong advocate for STEM education
• Serving on the board of trustees for the American Institute of Physics Foundation
• Being a member of the National Academy of Engineering
• Receiving the Presidential Rank Award and multiple NASA medals

Click here to listen to her interview with Robyn Foyster on our Game Changers Podcast

Meet Australia’s first astronaut, Katherine Bennell-Pegg.

Click here to listen to her interview with Robyn Foyster on our Game Changers Podcast

Robyn Foyster interviews Australian Space Agency‘s Katherine Bennell-Pegg, the first qualified astronaut under the Australian flag, and also the first Australian female astronaut. She is also a Director of Space Technology with the Australian Space Agency.

TV Host Gemma Acton Interviews Western Sydney University IT Leader Karina Foley

From a trophy winning musician in a big brass band to reshaping the future of tech in the education sector, as the leader of it for Western Sydney University, and an advocate for diversity and inclusivity Karina Foley has definitely broken the mould. With the move to cloud-based platforms front of mind, Karina and her team of engineers are pivotal in enabling the university to accelerate its own transformation. For this dynamic mother of two, who started building home computers with her dad when she was in kindergarten, coding is a cinch.

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From empowering emerging companies to levelling the venture capital playing field, Tandadzo (Tando) Matanda and Professor Margaret Matanda – cofounders of Musa Ventures help founders build healthier ventures and find the right funding. Their intelligent platform and proprietary venture health assessment tool brings a holistic and objective lens to allow funders to easily source, screen and scale diverse ventures. This dynamic mother-daughter duo is using technology to remove barriers to capital and drive equity investment. So, are they game changers?

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From implementing world standard cyber security practises, to fighting increasingly sophisticated online criminals, Equifax Australia‘s Sulata Bhattacharjee’s team ensures faster and more secure solutions for its customers. And, she’s a strong advocate for women in security. So is she a game changer?

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From witnessing unnecessary legal disputes to creating a digital suggestion box, Elker Co-Founder Shirli Kirschner says her web-based tool proves that early intervention is key to finding solutions and streamlining concerns so organisations can respond quickly and ensure issues don’t end up as problems. Is she a game changer? 

You can watch the interview here

You can watch Natasha Chadwick‘s interview with TV host and podcaster Natarsha Belling here and you can watch TV host Gemma Felicity Acton, CFA‘s interview with Equifax’s Sarah Moorhouse house and Bianca Saccaro here

You can watch Lissy Abrahams Abraham’s interview with Tracey Spicer here.

You can watch Rebecca Zeus and Zachary Zeus‘s interview with Tracey Spicer here.

Sneak Peek

We are also excited that among our next incredible Game Changers is Deborah Thomas, Camp Quality CEO and former Editor in Chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly as seen here with our Game Changers editor Robyn Foyster, and former editor of the esteemed title as well.

We always ask our Game Changers what would they tell their younger self? And this is what four female entrepreneurs had to say.

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