Di Gillett On Leadership, Reinvention And The Power Of Women
Some careers are built on experience. Others are built on impact.
Di Gillett has done both.
In this episode of the Hear Me ROAR podcast, hosted by Kate and Tobi, Di joins the conversation to share a career shaped by leadership, executive search, reinvention, visibility and the power of women backing themselves at every stage of life.
For more than 30 years, Di has worked inside boardrooms, luxury houses, private equity ventures and ASX-listed environments. However, her work has never been about simply placing talent. Instead, she helps organisations align vision, culture and growth strategy so they can make leadership decisions that move the business forward.
A Career Built On Leadership And High-Stakes Decisions
Di founded and scaled Agora Partners. She then led the Retail & Consumer Practice as a Director at TRANSEARCH Australia, became a Partner at Allegis Group, and joined the start-up team at Talent2.
Across her career, she has interviewed thousands of executives, senior leaders, C-suite operators and board directors. As a result, she has helped shape major leadership appointments across domestic and global businesses.
That is why this Di Gillett leadership podcast episode carries real weight. Di brings the depth of someone who has seen leadership up close – the polished version, the pressured version and the version that either builds culture or quietly breaks it.
From Executive Search To The Power Of Women
Today, Di uses that corporate foundation to power her work through Power Of Women, the platform she founded to amplify women’s voices through storytelling, mentoring and community.
As host of the Power Of Women Podcast, Di has released more than 90 episodes featuring extraordinary women across sport, business, media, academia and leadership. Her guests include Olympians, entrepreneurs, global thought leaders and media icons such as Elle Roseby, Hema Prakash, Rachel Neylan OLY, Talitha Cummins, Cassandra Heilbronn, Alison Cork MBE, Karen Eck, Michelle Huntington, Alison Shamir and Margot Foster AM OLY.
More importantly, the mission is clear – Di wants women to be seen, heard and never underestimated.
Reinvention Has No Age Limit
One of the strongest themes in this conversation is reinvention.
Di’s story proves that experience is not something to park in the rear-view mirror. Instead, it is fuel. Like a seasoned athlete who reads the game faster because they have played every position, Di brings perspective that only comes from decades of listening, assessing, building and backing people.
Moreover, her work sits at the intersection of leadership, visibility and resilience. It challenges the outdated idea that reinvention belongs only to the young. Therefore, Di shows that reinvention has no age limit, and that the next chapter can often become the most powerful one.
Why This Conversation Matters
This Di Gillett leadership podcast episode matters because it speaks to founders, executives, women in business, emerging leaders and anyone navigating change.
Throughout the conversation, Di explores:
- What great leadership really looks like
- Why culture fit matters as much as capability
- How women can own their voice with confidence
- Why visibility is not vanity – it is impact
- How reinvention can become a strategic advantage
In addition, Di’s impact comes through clearly in the words of the people around her. Elle Roseby praised her passion for empowering women. Alison Cork MBE described her as “an absolute force of nature.” Gill Moakes called her a must-listen voice in the podcast world.
That kind of feedback does not happen by accident. Instead, it happens when someone builds with purpose, consistency and care.
Di’s story brings together leadership, courage, curiosity and contribution.
From boardrooms to podcast studios, and from executive search to community building, she has spent her career helping people and organisations see what becomes possible when talent, culture and purpose align.
Ultimately, this episode of Hear Me ROAR reminds us that the strongest voices are not always the loudest. Often, they are the ones that create space for others to rise.
And Di Gillett is doing exactly that.
Get ready to ROAR, Enjoy the Pod 🎧