Women Fellowship

If you’re a living, breathing human on the internet, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled across a Startmate. We’ve all seen that curious post appear in our feed — “Lachlan is a First Believer”, “Bonnie is a Student Fellow Coach”, “Tim is a Climate Tech Fellow” — the little update that suggests “✨I’m up to something✨”. So, what exactly are they all up to? And, what is this Startmate thing all about?

What if we realise that a traditional 9-5 career path isn’t for us? What if we're hungry for something more?

We get a lot of questions about what actually happens in the Women Fellowship, so we’ve put together a bit of a BTS to give you some tangible ideas.

Brianna Fitzpatrick is one of Mr Yum's fresh hires, working in a new role she designed for herself.

What are the day-to-day responsibilities of a chief of staff? And how do you move into this role? I put these questions to Harrison.ai’s Thuy Thai and Forage's Anna Prell.

“Operations is probably one of the most misunderstood startup roles”, says Dovetail’s Business Operations and Finance Lead Kanav Bhama. But it’s also one of the most far-reaching and exciting roles on offer.

What are the day-to-day responsibilities of someone in talent acquisition? How do you break into this space? I put these questions to EVP’s Head of Talent Fred Callaghan.

When re-entering the workforce after maternity leave, Bec Rozencwajg found herself seeking a role with a tangible, positive impact.

Thanks to some encouragement from friends, the Women Fellowship and the power of LinkedIn, Maddi Ingham has a dream role at ChefPrep.

This story is dedicated to all the other storytellers out there with words that deserve to see the light of day.

It is easy to look at May Samali's professional achievements and attribute them to talent, luck or a great life plan. But it's years of consistent hard work, effort in the face of fear, failure and honest introspection that's helped her get to where she is today.

"In our last session, I asked Helen how I could repay her for what she taught me and she said ‘pay it forward’. So here I am."

Many of the insights shared in Ask Your Developer are relevant to a budding marketer wanting to supercharge a tech business. 

'In a world where female founders constantly portrayed as ‘girl bosses’, I found it was hard to get authentic insights into what the journey entails for ‘regular’ women. Then I met Lauren Barber.'

After seven years climbing the management consulting ladder very quickly, Kiara Olrich knew it was time for a change.

Katrina Hau's childhood was dominated by a strong feeling of being other, but she credits her formative years for her present-day passion for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Lucy Jedlin comes from a family of lawyers and followed in their footsteps after university. That is, until she caught the startup bug, and crafted a new professional identity for herself.

Vanessa Iezzi has long been the one her friends turn to for advice. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense she ended up in the people and culture space.

Katie Sizeland was born in New Zealand, is as curious as they come, and upon reflection, sees her impressive career in science as fairly inevitable.

So many people, so many opportunities. Where to begin?