Hello friends!Sarah Styles’ first remit in sport was to make her role redundant. You read that right. To get Australian Cricket to the point where they no longer needed ‘female’ specific positions, and equality was engrained in the sport. As Head of Female Engagement at Cricket Australia, she created generational change for gender equality, leading to results such as 87,000 people packing out the MCG for the Women’s T20 World Cup Final.Now, she’s thriving with the Victorian Government as the Director for the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation!In this episode, learn how Sarah grew her career from investment banking to sport, and made a MASSIVE difference in the process. We cover:Career growth, vision and principlesTransitioning skills from Investment Banking to SportChanging the trajectory of cricket for femalesStakeholder management 101Impact of her role in governmentGovernment grants for females in sportWhat Sarah is most proud ofP.s. - This episode was first released in June 2021If you want to learn more about us, feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn: Reuben, RyanOr if you’d like to ask us any questions, join the SportsGrad Community! It’s THE place to be if you want to get your foot in the door, hire people quickly & easily, or learn from the best in the world.You can also find us on insta @sportsgradAnd if you're interested in more podcasts related to a certain topic (e.g. Events, High Performance etc.) check out our best picks here: www.sportsgrad.com.au/podcast*This episode is brought to you by Deakin University, the Official Education Partner of The SportsGrad Podcast.Find out why their Master of Business in Sport Management is not one of, but the best one in Australia, ranked at #1 at www.deakin.edu.au*If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes here? It takes less than 60 seconds, and really makes a difference in helping to land guests.Thanks for listening! You’re all legends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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