Tara Ford: Chief Creative Officer, The Monkeys creative agency

You know how sometimes choosing a path can feel really high stakes? Tara Ford, Chief Creative Officer of The Monkeys, has a plan for that: “Make a decision. And then if that's not the right decision, just make another decision. It makes you realise that you can experiment with anything you're doing.”

It’s just one of many great pieces of advice shared by one of the country’s most nimble minds with host Caroline Hugall. Tara, who is also a board member of the Advertising Council Australia and was the first female executive creative director in Australia, has paved the way for female advertising creatives in a way that no other woman has.

But it hasn’t always been easy. While Tara says there’s no one she’d rather be on a desert island with than her three kids, listen to find out why having her kids was the biggest career challenge she’s had to overcome – and how you can find your superpower.

The first series of Pep Talk recognises Fitted For Work, a not-for-profit that helps disadvantaged women get work and keep it through mentorship and other work readiness programmes.