TECH CAREERS HOTLINE

A podcast for anyone curious about a career in tech. Real questions, real people.

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Hosted by Adair Robins

Adair Robins is Head of Diversity & Transformation at the Tech Council of Australia, where she leads national inclusion initiatives across 160+ member companies while overseeing internal strategy and organisational design. Before joining the Tech Council, she spent seven years at Meta — most recently as Chief of Staff to the VP of Australia & New Zealand — and prior to that held senior roles at Microsoft across APAC. As host of Tech Careers Hotline, she brings that breadth of experience to candid conversations with Australia's leading tech founders and executives about the realities of building a career in tech.

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Shameela Gonzalez

Executive Director, Financial Services Lead, cybercx

As Executive Director, Financial Services Lead at CyberCX, she advises boards and CEOs when cyber attacks strike, and she has been in those rooms many times. She dropped maths the moment it was optional and majored in organisational psychology.

Mindy Eiermann

VP of Product & Design, Culture Amp

How do you use AI to strengthen workplace culture decisions — without replacing the humans making them? In this episode of Tech Careers Hotline, we speak with Mindy Eiermann, VP of Product & Design at Culture Amp, the platform that helps HR and people leaders measure engagement, drive performance, and navigate AI transformation at scale. 

Soraya Alali

ANZ CEO, ZIP CO

Soraya Alali — Australian CEO of fintech Zip — started her career as a financial analyst in insurance, never had a plan, and followed curiosity all the way to the top.

Mel Silva

MD & Vp, Google AnZ

Mel Silva went for her dream job and didn’t get it. So she packed up her family and moved to Singapore. Now she runs Google ANZ. We talk bold bets, self-doubt, and why the best career move you ever make might start with a no.

Jenny Rudd

FOunder, Dispute Buddy

Jenny Rudd built a tech startup in her late 40s with no engineering degree, from a small town in New Zealand. After living through her own family court battle, she built Dispute Buddy, the tool she wished had existed.

Michelle Simmons

CEO & Founder, Silicon Quantum Computing

Michelle Simmons, CEO of Silicon Quantum Computing and former Australian of the Year, shares what it takes to build a world-first quantum computing company — and what she looks for in the people who join her.

Grace Brown

CEO & Co-Founder, Andromeda

Grace Brown, CEO of Andromeda, talks about co-founding a tech startup, navigating early-stage growth, and her advice for women looking to break into the industry.