Looking to invest in your career ? This library brings together our recordings of NAWO Career Club sessions delivered throughout 2025 — practical, honest and experience-led conversations designed to support women building sustainable careers in operations.
Across 2025, Career Club sessions focused on real-world career capability. Each session draws on lived experience to explore how women can navigate progression, build confidence, strengthen commercial awareness and create long-term career momentum within operational environments.
Below is a curated selection of eight Career Club sessions from 2025, now available on-demand in the NAWO Member Portal — your summer watch list for career progression.
Anna Findlay – Skills You Need for Career Progression
This session explores the capabilities that genuinely influence career progression in operations, moving beyond job titles or tenure. Anna breaks down how to identify skill gaps, build capability with intention and align development to future opportunities.
Scott Logan – Working with Recruiters for Your Next Career Move
Scott provides insight into how recruiters assess candidates and make decisions, helping demystify the recruitment process. The session focuses on how to position yourself effectively and use recruiters as informed partners in your career journey.
Beck Hopkins – Your Career GPS: Finding Your Best Next Step Using Strengths
This session introduces a strengths-based approach to career planning, supporting participants to identify roles that align with what energises them. Beck explores how understanding strengths can guide clearer, more sustainable career decisions.
Melissa MacGowan – Not Done Yet: The Midlife Advantage at Work and in Life
Melissa reframes midlife as a period of opportunity rather than limitation, highlighting the value of experience, confidence and self-awareness. The session explores identity, career longevity and how midlife can become a strategic advantage at work and beyond.
Sarah Hochholzer – Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Self-Promotion That Works
This session focuses on practical ways to communicate your value clearly and confidently in the workplace. Sarah explores how to approach self-promotion in a way that feels authentic while building credibility and professional visibility.
Jenny Gillam – Own Your Story: Preparing for and Excelling in Interviews
Jenny shares tools to help participants articulate their experience with clarity and purpose in interview settings. The session covers preparation techniques that support confidence, consistency and impact during interviews.
Annette Sando – Building Your Commercial Acumen
This session provides a practical introduction to commercial thinking within operational roles. Annette explores how understanding financial drivers and organisational priorities can strengthen influence and decision-making confidence.
Saad Irfani – Leading with Impact: Turning Operational Challenges into Career Opportunities
Saad focuses on leadership in complex operational environments, exploring how challenges can be reframed as opportunities for growth. The session highlights how operational experience can be leveraged to build impact and career progression.
Thank you to our 2025 Career Club presenters for sharing their expertise and contributing to these sessions for our members.