HER WAY: HER STORY with Abbie

Liz Watson

Liz Watson took up netball at age 12 when her school friend invited her to play in a school team. Since then, she’s gone on to win league titles in Australia, represent her country, and in 2021 was named captain of the Australian Diamonds, leading them to Commonwealth Games gold in 2022 as well as other tournaments.
Liz joins HER WAY to chat about her journey, learning from the best, and what it takes to be a good leader. We also chat about her debut as a children’s book author.
 
Recorded June, 2023.
 
Cover Photo: Joanna Margiolis

Georgia Amoore

Born and raised in the Australian country town of Ballarat, Georgia Amoore took the basketball world by storm in  2022-2023, leading her college side Virginia Tech Hokies to the iconic NCAA Final Four for the first time in history. Along the way, the Hokies side broke records, while Georgia  broke some individual ones as well.
Georgia and I chat about everything from her favourite Aussie food that she can’t get in Virginia, going from a small town to becoming a household name, the rise of women’s sport, proving doubters wrong and a lot more!  
 
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Recorded June , 2023
Cover Photo: Virginia Tech

Dolan-Warren A-League Awards 2023

HER WAY was on the black carpet and chatted to some of the biggest names in the A-League, Australia's professional football league. Hear my chats with Chloe Logarzo, Michelle Heyman, Tash Rigby, Ellie Brush,  Melina Ayres, Mackenzie Hawkesby, plus Coach of the Year Mark Torcaso, Golden Glove winner Hillary Beall and Young Footballer of the Year Sarah Hunter.
 
Recorded June, 2023

Nina Curtis

An Olympic medal-winning, record breaking sailor, Nina Curtis has done just about everything in her chosen sport. And in 2024, Nina will be part of history as co-captain for the Australian crew for the inaugural Women's America's Cup.
In this chat, recorded live in front of an audience at a Trailblazers Women In Sport Business event in Sydney, I ask Nina about her journey from young Sydney beaches sailor to Olympic medallist, the importance of pathways for girls to make it in the sport, and the excitement about being part of the history of the iconic America's Cup.
 
Recorded April 2023.
*Image courtesy Australian Women America's Cup Team
*Please note there are a few issues with the audio quality due to the unpredictability of recording a live event!

Jamieson Leeson

Neither being born with spinal muscular atrophy, nor growing up in a small regional town of 800 people has stopped Jamieson Leeson from achieving some amazing things in her life so far.
The youngest person to represent Australia, Jamieson is a World Cup and World Championship gold medal winner in the sport of Boccia, one of only two Paralympic sports which doesn’t have an able bodied counterpart.
In this chat, Jamieson shares how she came to discover the niche sport, her attitude to being underestimated, and what it's like to travel the world to play elite sport with her mother.
 
Recorded February, 2023.
Cover photo: Paralympics Australia

Katie Brennan

An inaugural captain of the AFLW in 2017, Katie Brennan was always confident that women's Australian Rules would have a successful competition, and she was determined to be a big part of it.
The Richmond captain inspires and empowers females of all ages in a number of ways, whether it be through her own female-only gym or mentoring other players and young kids. We talk about all this and more.
 
Photo: Katie Brennan 
Recorded: March 2023
 
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Anika Wells MP

Anika Wells is the Australian Federal Minister for Sport at possibly the most exciting time ever for women in sport. The Minister and I chat about how Australia can make the most of the extraordinary opportunities of hosting women’s World Cups, Commonwealth Games, Olympics and Paralympics over the next decade. 
I also ask her about the challenges of being a woman with a role of influence in a male dominated industry, and she has advice for girls and women thinking about entering politics one day.
 
Recorded March, 2023.
 
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Jasmine Parr

Jasmine Parr grew up around combat sports, with both of her parents champions in kickboxing. She fell in love with it when she was young, but has now turned her attention to traditional boxing, where she is already a title holder.
In our chat, Jazzy and I talk about why she loves combat sport, answers some HER WAY community questions in 'The Mixed Zone', and shares her big ambitions. 
 
Recorded January 2023
Cover photo: Supplied
 
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Coco Gauff

Top ten tennis player Coco Gauff grabbed the world's attention in her very first grand slam match, at age 15, when she defeated one of her idols, Venus Williams, at Wimbledon. Still only 18, Coco is now a grand slam finalist, and in 2022 became the second youngest woman to be ranked number one in doubles. We chat about her love of superheroes, dealing with fame, and how she spends time being a 'normal' teen away from tennis.
Thanks to New Balance and the Australian Open this opportunity.
 
Recorded January 2023.
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Jessica McDonald

FIFA World Cup Winner. Trailblazer. Fighter for equality.
Football (soccer) star Jessica McDonald has won several NWSL titles, named Championship MVP, and was a key member of the USWNT which took its own governing body to court over low pay conditions. In this chat, Jess and I discuss how she's fought to overcome prejudice due to her skin colour, gender and being a mother. She also answers questions sent in by members of the HER WAY online community.
 
[WARNING: Adult themes around the 11 minute mark. May require adult guidance.]
 
Recorded December 2022.
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Elly Morrow

In 2022, 23 year old Elly Morrow made her debut in the Super 2 Series Racing - the precursor to the hugely popular Supercar Championship, Australia's premier motor racing series. Not only that, but in her debut season, she was the only female driver. During our chat, Elly shares how it was an injury from another sport which led her to motor racing, what it's like being the only female in a male-dominated sport, and lots more.
 
Recorded April 2022. Photo supplied.
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Emma McKeon

Swimmer Emma McKeon is Australia's most successful Olympian, and the most successful athlete in the history of the Commonwealth Games. In this chat, we discuss how she needed to step away from swimming in order to be successful at it, the difference between confidence and humility, plus she reveals the strange place her medals were stored at one point.
 
Recorded November 2022. Photo by Delly Carr.
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