Stella Avramopoulos, CEO, Good Shepherd on being a hope holder and using her experience working at the coalface of disadvantage.

<p>Join Rebekah Campbell as she chats with Stella Avramopoulos, CEO of Good Shepherd. Stella talks about her experience from working at the coalface of disadvantage and her mindset of opportunity to disrupt deep systemic roadblocks. She shares how she relentlessly drives innovation by engaging corporate, government services and services, and how we can all find a golden thread in someone to start an authentic conversation to build a shared purpose.</p> <p> </p> <p>Key Insights</p> <p>(02:12) How did Stella start her leadership journey?</p> <p>Stella started her journey in high school while living in Reservoir. Stella’s father sent her to work with a friend who was a lawyer for Children’s Court. As she sat in Court, she observed a girl sentenced to juvenile justice. It really hit her hard to learn that the girl was also from Reservoir and the same age as her and without her family there supporting her. It was the first time she was exposed to the implications of inequality and it changed her and influenced her career path.</p> <p>(17:13) How does Stella approach engagement with corporates?</p> <p>Stella approaches corporates using a combination of business case perspectives and also impact and outcomes assessments. She reinforces the importance of addressing issues ‘up the top of the hill’, as greater hardship and inequalities create more complex issues for all of society to address. Stella thinks everyone, including corporates, government and community sectors are beginning to acknowledge the importance of creating coalitions and working on co-investment strategies to address these issues.</p> <p>(23:52) What tool can Stella share to the audience to add to their Leadership Toolbox?</p> <p>Stella wants to turn the Toolbox into a tapestry. Tapestry is historically women’s work and is creative and innovative. Women are incredible because they can find different ways of getting through a solution because they’ve had to navigate barriers and have been told, no. A tapestry calls on you to know your craft and re