Amanda Malu, Chief Executive of Whānau Āwhina Plunket: From Marketing Advisor to Chief Executive
Amanda Malu (Ngāi Tahu) is Chief Executive of Whānau Āwhina Plunket, which is a charity and Aotearoa’s largest support service for the health and wellbeing of tamariki under-five and their whānau. Amanda has been the Chief Executive since 2016. Prior to that, her career has seen her take on a wide range of marketing and communication leadership roles across not-for-profit and public sector organisations such as Maritime New Zealand, the Families Commission and the Tertiary Education Commission. Since recording this episode, Amanda has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Service Delivery at ACC. In this episode, Amanda talks about:Her pathway to becoming a Chief Executive out of a career in marketingHer experiences of returning to work after parental leave, including starting back when her baby was 3 months old and being promoted while on parental leaveHow she responded to situations where conversation was directed at the man in the room even when she was more senior🎙 "I think as women, one of the things we are very good at is going: 'Well, there must be someone better than me, so I'll just wait and see'. Actually, you might be the best person, so put yourself out there."