Sophie Gilder, Managing Director, Blockchain & Digital Assets, CommBank on pushing the boundaries of creativity, collaboration and technology and on creating more pathways for women and girls to see what they can be in the wide world of tech.

Key Insights

(02:01) How Sophie started her leadership journey – from School of the Air to blockchain

(13:22) Fostering happier, more engaged and more creative teams

(27:53) Sophie’s addition to your leadership toolbox – how to avoid regret

References

(06:02) Learn more about the example Sophie mentions on voice technology in the auto manufacturing industry https://hbr.org/2019/05/voice-recognition-still-has-significant-race-and-gender-biases

(27:00) Learn more about the research Sophie mentions on gendered wording in job advertisements https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/docs/gendered-wording-in-job-ads.pdf

Important Resources and Links

If you’d like to learn more about how CommBank is supporting the growth of women in business visit www.womeninfocus.com.au

Host of the Leading Women podcast, Shivani Gopal is an expert in unlocking inclusion and participation in finance and leadership for women. She is the Founder and CEO of Elladex, Australia’s first digital mentor marketplace and daily learning platform – a global ‘rolodex’ with over 25,000 women, designed to elevate personal, professional and financial success.

She is the author of the 2023 Inclusion Report: The Perspex Ceiling and the Illusion of Inclusion, a landmark national research paper spanning over 2,000 participants that assesses the challenges and opportunities of inclusion and diversity across Australian corporations. Shivani co-headed the official 2023 Australian G20 Startup group in India and Inclusion taskforce, contributing her experience and expertise in startups to better equip the global ecosystem for success.

Shivani has won the 2022 NSW Excellence in Women’s Leadership Award, was a finalist for the Women in Tech Awards, and Sydney's Young Entrepreneur Awards for 2022. She holds an MBA and a Masters in Commerce, majoring in Financial Planning, and her work has seen her covered in some of Australian media outlets, including the AFR, the SMH, The Today Show, Channel 7 and more.

The Leading Women podcast is proudly brought to you by Commonwealth Bank. The series is produced by Nicole Hatherly, recorded at RadioHub Studios with post-production by Cooper Silk and Iain Wilson.

Things you should know: Guests featured in the podcast are speaking from their personal experiences only. As this podcast has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs, you should, before acting on the content consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. CommBank does not necessarily endorse the views of a particular individual or guarantee the accuracy of the information provided.