Melbourne Roundtable Lunch: The Invisible Load of Leadership

Melbourne Roundtable Lunch: The Invisible Load of Leadership

Navigating Complexity, Pressure & the “Juggle”

Join Business Women Australia for an intimate Boardroom Roundtable Lunch in the boardroom of HLB Mann Judd, Melbourne, as we explore the often-unspoken realities of leadership at senior levels.

In today’s fast-moving professional environment, many women are carrying an invisible load, balancing performance, decision-making, emotional labour, responsibility, career ambition, leadership expectations, and life outside of work.

This roundtable conversation creates space to pause, reflect, and engage in meaningful dialogue with other senior women navigating similar complexities.

Co-hosted with Joelle Tabone, Business Advisory Partner at HLB Mann Judd, and Kerrie Nobes of Kreating New Collaborations, this is an opportunity for peer group discussion in a safe, trusted, professional environment.

Joelle will share reflections from her own leadership journey, navigating professional responsibility, boards, motherhood, and the realities of leadership within a high-performance environment. 

Kerrie will provide an update on Business Women Australia from the perspective of her role as Advisory Board member, and facilitate a deeper exploration of self-awareness, sustainable leadership, and intentional ways of leading.

Everyone is welcome as we explore deeply important issues facing women in entrepreneurial, professional, and executive roles:

• The “invisible load” many women leaders carry

• Leading effectively when capacity is stretched

• The gap between how leadership looks externally and how it feels internally

• Moving from survival mode to intentional leadership

• How self-awareness shapes leadership impact and culture

• The role leaders play in creating healthier, more sustainable workplaces and systems

Aligned to the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) dimensions of Being and Relating, this is not a networking lunch or panel discussion. It is a facilitated boardroom conversation designed to foster insight, connection, and conscious leadership development.

At Business Women Australia, we believe that through courageous conversations, greater awareness, and collective wisdom, we can become champions for healthier ways of leading and working.

This lunch is designed for founders, executives, directors, partners, managers, women on boards, and professional women seeking deeper leadership conversations in a supportive peer environment.

Places are intentionally limited to support meaningful discussion and connection.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided by our hosts at HLB Mann Judd. 

MEET KERRIE NOBES: 

Kerrie is the founder of Kreating New Collaborations, a highly regarded facilitator, trainer, leadership coach, and speaker. Kerrie creates safe, energising environments where authentic conversations and meaningful change can flourish. Her facilitation style blends warmth and structure, enabling participants to overcome blocks, surface fresh insights, and connect with purpose. Kerrie facilitates groups across corporate, government, and community sectors, bringing people together to navigate complexity, embrace collaboration, and ignite momentum. Passionate about personal growth and collective leadership, Kerrie’s sessions are transformative, practical, and deeply human. She has a passion for positive, productive workplace cultures that encourage growth and innovation. 

Kerrie holds a Diploma of Leadership & Coaching,  Certificate IV’s in Leadership & Management, Personal & Business Coaching, and Training & Assessment. She also holds accreditations in DiSC, HBDI, Roche Martin Emotional Capital Report, and GENOS Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Assessment. 

Kerrie is a Leader member of Business Women Australia and sits on the Advisory Board. She is also a member of the International Coaching Federation.

MEET JOELLE TABONE

Joelle Tabone is a Business Advisory Partner at HLB Mann Judd Australia and a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years’ experience advising private, family-owned, corporate, and not-for-profit organisations.

Known for her practical, strategic, and relationship-driven approach, Joelle works closely with business owners and leadership teams across all stages of the business lifecycle — from growth and structuring through to succession planning and transition. Her expertise spans business advisory, governance, family office services, taxation, financial strategy, and business structuring.

Alongside her professional leadership role, Joelle also contributes extensively through board and advisory positions, bringing strong governance, commercial, and strategic insight to the organisations she supports.

Highly regarded for her attention to detail, commercial acumen, and calm leadership style, Joelle understands the realities of leading within complex and high-performance environments while balancing the competing demands of career, leadership, and life.

Joelle is passionate about helping businesses and leaders build sustainable foundations for growth, clarity, and long-term impact. (hlb.com.au)

ABOUT BUSINESS WOMEN AUSTRALIA:

BWA brings together business women from all sectors, industries and states;

1. business owners and entrepreneurs

2. executives and managers

3. professionals

4. women on boards

5. emerging leaders

6. women who desire growth and high level connections

Business Women Australia is focused on key areas of development aligned to the Inner Development Goals (IDGs);

1. Conscious Leadership 

2. Business Improvement

3. Personal and Professional Growth

4. Connections and Friendship

Join as a member today. 

Questions about membership?

Contact Lyn@businesswomenaustralia.com.au.