2022 GameChangers EP12: Madhavi Shankar

12/19/22 • 11 min

In this episode , you will meet Madhavi Shankar, GameChanger in the Alumni category of the Global Australian Awards 2022.

Ms Shankar is a tech entrepreneur breaking through barriers for women in STEM across India and beyond. As co-founder and CEO of one of India’s fast growing tech startups, SpaceBasic, Ms Shankar inspires women and girls across her country, eager to overcome gender and cultural stereotypes, to become leaders in business and entrepreneurship. She represents a new generation of leaders, determined not to replicate business as usual and passionate about the impact their work has on the world.

Hear Ms Shankar share more about her tech startup and how her passion was born from her time as an international student studying in Australia. She shares how working for a startup in Sydney, and all that it entailed, inspired her own entrepreneurial journey and success.

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In this episode , you will meet Madhavi Shankar, GameChanger in the Alumni category of the Global Australian Awards 2022.

Learn more about Madhavi Shankar in her 2022 GameChanger profile here > Madhavi Shankar

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2022 GameChangers EP11: Rachel Davis

In this episode , you will meet Rachel Davis, GameChanger in the Social Impact category of the Global Australian Awards 2022.

Ms Davis is a passionate advocate for human rights who has played a critical role in shaping the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The Guiding Principles have set the benchmark for how business must operate in a human rights context around the world. Today, as co-founder of New York based non-profit Shift, Ms Davis continues to influence the way those principles are implemented across industries, communities and geographies.

Hear Ms Davis share what her day to day looks like as the co-founder of Shift, as she discusses her most recent work with FIFA, particularly the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Ms Davis also shares some of the highlights and challenges of this incredibly important work, as she and the Shift team seek to identify potential human rights risks and recommend actions to mitigate and address issues.

Learn more about Rachel Davis in her 2022 GameChanger profile here > Rachel Davis

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2022 GameChangers EP16: Tara June Winch

In this episode , you will meet Tara June Winch, The Arts Awardee in the Global Australian Awards 2022.

Wiradjuri author, Tara June Winch, is one of the greats of contemporary Australian literature. Through her writing, she tells the stories of characters forced to live at the margins, compelling readers to understand the complexity of life for those who society has rejected, ignored and abused. Through Ms Winch’s cast of critically-acclaimed novels and short stories, she has brought to light the lived experiences of Indigenous Australians of multiple generations, and at the same time, created a vehicle for the savouring and sharing of Aboriginal culture and language on a global stage.

During this episode, Ms Winch shares her personal journey to becoming a published novelist at a young age, and what the art and business of writing looks like day to day for her. She also speaks about bringing to light the lived experiences of Indigenous Australians to her readers, looking to move them to respond beyond the page. This interview is powerful, informative and inspiring.

Learn more about Tara June Winch in her 2022 GameChanger profile here > Tara June WInch

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