THE PROGRESS REPORT: 10 seconds of courage and the ripple effect of mentorship

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By: Robyn Tongol

How does a law student’s “gap year” in recruitment turn into a 17-year career leading operations in the defence sector?

How does a law student’s “gap year” in recruitment turn into a 17-year career leading operations in the defence sector?

In this episode, Amelia De Angelis, chief operating officer of Kinexus, shares her journey from industry outsider to co-founding The Future Through Collaboration, a program that has mentored over 600 women.

Amelia discusses the importance of “embracing your awkward self” and why the myth of “work-life balance” should be replaced by her “glass balls and bouncy balls” philosophy – learning which priorities are fragile and which are OK to drop.

From navigating the steep learning curve of defence to coaching community basketball, Amelia explains how a simple “10 seconds of courage” can define a career and create a lasting ripple effect of leadership.

The Progress Report. New voices. Real stories. Big shifts.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Progress Report team

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Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: PODCAST: Warrior culture, special operations and private military companies, with Trevor Fortner
Episode 10: CONTESTED GROUND: We’re no longer in a BAU world, with Andrew Henderson, Agsecure
Episode 9: PODCAST: Small arms modernisation, next-generation infantry systems and sovereign manufacturing
Episode 8: PODCAST: Defence industrial investment, Ghost Bat upgrades and Indonesia’s Gaza deployment
Episode 7: PODCAST: ADF space personnel, US Secretary of Defense cuts Harvard ties and Sydney protest fallout
Episode 6: THE PROGRESS REPORT: From Army engineering to the C-suite – breaking the glass ceiling in Defence
Episode 5: PODCAST: Defence Estate Audit, Afghanistan aid and unrest in the United States
Episode 4: CONTESTED GROUND: US National Defense Strategy, deterrence by denial and the limits of alliance dependency
Episode 3: PODCAST: US ambassador shift, Abrams evolution and rupture of the global order
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: Assessing the fallout of the US’ Venezuela raid on the global ‘rules-based’ order

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