Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks has built her career around a question: who gets heard — and who gets a seat at the table?


After working inside Parliament House, she founded Missing Perspectives to give young women a bigger voice in media. What started as a Squarespace blog has grown into a global media platform, backed by major brands and amplified by the likes of Reese Witherspoon.

 
Now, her new book The Right Hand takes her inside another world of influence: the chiefs of staff behind some of the world’s most powerful leaders.
In this episode, Phoebe talks about:
Why working in Canberra changed the way she thought about power and representation
How a cold LinkedIn message helped launch Missing Perspectives
Why she turned down early investment — and later quit her job to go all-in
What traditional media gets wrong about reaching younger audiences
What the people closest to Tony Blair, Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau revealed about leadership behind closed doors
The surprising role empathy, trust and difficult conversations play at the highest levels of power
Why sometimes the hardest part of building something is simply getting started

Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks has built her career around a question: who gets heard &mdash; and who gets a seat at the table?
 After working inside Parliament House, she founded Missing Perspectives to give young women a bigger voice in media. What started as a Squarespace blog has grown into a global media platform, backed by major brands and amplified by the likes of Reese Witherspoon.
&nbsp; Now, her new book The Right Hand takes her inside another world of influence: the chiefs of staff behind some of the world&rsquo;s most powerful leaders. In this episode, Phoebe talks about:
<ul>
<li>Why working in Canberra changed the way she thought about power and representation</li>
<li>How a cold LinkedIn message helped launch Missing Perspectives</li>
<li>Why she turned down early investment &mdash; and later quit her job to go all-in</li>
<li>What traditional media gets wrong about reaching younger audiences</li>
<li>What the people closest to Tony Blair, Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau revealed about leadership behind closed doors</li>
<li>The surprising role empathy, trust and difficult conversations play at the highest levels of power</li>
<li>Why sometimes the hardest part of building something is simply getting started</li>
</ul>

Money is a constant contradiction. You’ve got to spend money to enjoy life but save every cent for the future. 

It’s why Australians are caught between impossible expectations and an economic system that feels stacked against them. So, how do you keep up the juggling act when the stakes just keep getting higher?

In The Pay Off Sylvia Jeffreys sits down with leading experts and entrepreneurs to uncover tips and tricks from some of the sharpest business minds in the game.

You can listen to The Pay Off wherever you get your podcasts, or you can watch every episode on 9Now, search 'The Pay Off 9Now Podcast'

Money is a constant contradiction. You&rsquo;ve got to spend money to enjoy life but save every cent for the future.&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s why Australians are caught between impossible expectations and an economic system that feels stacked against them.&nbsp;So, how do you keep up the juggling act when the stakes just keep getting higher?
In The Pay Off Sylvia Jeffreys sits down with leading experts and entrepreneurs to uncover tips and tricks from some of the sharpest business minds in the game.
You can listen to The Pay Off wherever you get your podcasts, or you can watch every episode on 9Now, search 'The Pay Off 9Now Podcast'

Sylvia Jeffreys sits down with leading experts and entrepreneurs to uncover tips and tricks from some of the sharpest business minds in the game.