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09/10/2026

Meet Priscilla Sheppard, the creative force behind Canberra-based KnottyTop Creative Joinery.

Priscilla turns timber into quirky furniture for pets. This could be retro TV beds or Canberra-inspired bus stops.

Every one of these handmade creations are designed to bring pet furniture out of the dark corners and make them a talking point in the centre of your home. I hope you'll tune in.

This interview airs on Amplified on 2XXFM 98.3.
Date: Monday, 12 October
Time: 8.30AM AEST

Episode 22
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03/10/2026

This is Glenda Stevens, Founding CEO of Fearless Women.

This Monday, join us as Rowena Morais chats with Glenda about the early days of this not-for-profit enterprise and the journey so far, marketing, branding and the all-important visibility journey.

This interview airs on Amplified on 2XXFM 98.3.
Date: Monday, 5 October
Time: 8.30AM AEST

Episode 21
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26/09/2026

This is Ros Lockley, mediator, trainer and coach.

Ros has mediated many disputes including those at the workplace, in small businesses, at volunteer organisations, but also, within families, between neighbours and more.

She shared that she has a high success rate where people who hate each other when they walk into the mediation ....are now able to work together to find mutually acceptable solutions to their concerns.

Ros teaches communication skills through courses, coaching and mediator training (as a trainer and coach). In this interview with Rowena Morais, Ros shares more about her founder journey with a specific focus on branding and visibility.

This interview airs on Amplified on 2XXFM 98.3.
Date: Monday, 28 September
Time: 8.30AM AEST

Episode 20
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20/09/2026

Needing help with your elevator pitch? Tune in to Amplified with Rowena Morais at 0830AM AEST on Monday 21 September for more on this.

11/09/2026

Meet Michele Chaseling, a qualified social worker who is passionate about holistic practices, particularly with Energy Psychology.

Michele helps people who are struggling with chronic health challenges, exhaustion, overwhelm, and feeling stuck, to uncover and release the energetic root causes of their symptoms — so they can reconnect with their body, reclaim their power and freedom, and feel more in control of their health and future.

Michele worked for 16 years in Centrelink, working with the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people with histories of trauma, domestic violence, young carers, homelessness, and mental health issues.

She also worked in Defence, working with families assisting them to manage the issues associated with being part of a family with a Defence enlisted member, including regular moving and deployments, and the impact of the members mental health on the family.

Now Michele has started her own practice. She speaks to Rowena Morais about what her journey looks like.

This interview airs on Amplified on 2XXFM 98.3.
Date: Monday, 14 September
Time: 8.30AM AEST

Episode 18
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Conversations with entrepreneurs to uncover the real story behind their visibility and growth - what's worked and what hasn't. Their stories deserve to be heard and so does yours.

05/09/2026

It's been an amazing roller-coaster of a year. I've had ups and downs but 7 years is no joke. Every day is a day closer to making dreams happen. When I started this itsy-bitsy business in Canberra, I had no idea what lay ahead. But I am glad I did it anyway.

It's been such a thrill, I'm working on amazing purpose-driven projects and there's so much more to come. A big hello and thank you to each and every one of you who've been part of my journey.

Rowena Morais

04/09/2026

Meet Jacinta Robinson, female founder and life strategist. She started FuturePivots in April 2026, after fifteen years as a national security analyst and strategist.

For midlife women, Jacinta builds 1-5 year personal strategies with options, backups and pre-planned responses for the most likely scenarios. For small and medium enterprises, she builds resilience for a world that is fragile and reorganising.

She believes we need a different way of operating: see change early, shape what's possible, and own how we respond. The future isn't something we inherit. Jacinta speaks to Rowena Morais about building the future we want.

This interview airs on Amplified on 2XXFM 98.3.
Date: Monday, 7 September
Time: 8.30AM AEST

Episode 17
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Pic of Jacinta Robinson and Rowena Morais.

30/08/2026

Meet Angela Bennett. She specialises in deep behavioural change, emotional agility & nervous system resilience, confidence & self-leadership, and communication that lands.

An entrepreneur, Angela is the founder of Aligned Living Coaching and a Master Practitioner of NLP and hypnosis.

In episode 15 of Amplified, you'll hear Angela speak to Rowena Morais about her goal to help women think bigger, back themselves, and create success on their own terms.

This interview airs on Amplified on 2XXFM 98.3.
Date: Monday, 31 August
Time: 8.30AM AEST

Episode 16
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20/08/2026

Dr Chloe Lim is a PhD-trained molecular biologist who took an unexpected turn from the research lab into performance and entrepreneurship. She is a TEDx speaker and a top 5 finalist on Channel 7's Blow Up, and the founder of two creative businesses:

🎈 Giggly Wiggly Balloons, which brings artistic balloon twisting to events, and
🎈Twistyfic, which uses balloon art and storytelling in educational workshops.

A published children's author and host of the CALD Voices in STEM podcast, Canberra-based Dr Chloe is on a mission to spark curiosity and a love of science in children through play and storytelling.

This interview airs on Amplified on 2XXFM 98.3.
Date: Monday, 24 August
Time: 8.30AM AEST

Episode 15
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16/08/2026

Meet Shirley Mckinnon --- she has spent 25+ years turning business owners into leaders — the kind who
build high-performing teams, and a culture people genuinely don’t want to leave.

Shirley is also the creator of the McKinnon Leadership Growth Index, a diagnostic tool she built back in 1999 to map exactly where a leader is strong and where they need to grow.

Outside of work, Shirley’s marriage was made in heaven — she met her husband when he was a book reviewer at the newspaper, and 40 years later, the free books are still piling up.

She’s a mother and grandmother, and when she’s not coaching leaders (or plotting her next mystery), she’s reading, writing, walking, or on a yoga mat.

You'll hear Shirley to Rowena Morais about her founder journey, with a particular focus on branding, visibility and positioning across the different things she engages in.

This interview airs on 2XX 98.3FM.
Date: Monday, 17 August
Time: 8.30AM AEST
Episode 14

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