Mediaweek Presents Uncomfortable Growth with Rowena Millward

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut playlist: Who they became
Rowena Millward discovers how surviving life and death crises and profound loss shapes who our best leaders will become.
by Duane Hatherly – Apr 2, 2026

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut playlist: Strength in the struggle
In this playlist, Rowena Millward explores how personal upheavals force our top industry leaders to stop, reflect, and rebuild inside out.
by Duane Hatherly – Mar 26, 2026

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut playlist: The risk behind the reward
In this playlist, Rowena Millward explores the hidden risks, the hardest lessons, and the critical turning points of the business journey.
by Duane Hatherly – Mar 19, 2026

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut playlist: Life behind leadership
In this playlist, Rowena Millward asks Aimee Buchanan, Sibon Schouten, and Jess White exactly how early family challenges shaped resilience in top leadership.
by Duane Hatherly – Mar 12, 2026

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut playlist: Redefining the career climb
This playlist, ’redefining the career climb’, shares the challenges that forced three leaders to pause, rethink, and redefine what growth really means.
by Duane Hatherly – Mar 5, 2026
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Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut playlist: Deep Leadership Learnings
This playlist, ‘what I would tell my younger self’, contains three powerful conversations with leaders who have been shaped by moments of uncertainty, loss, courage, and reinvention.
by Duane Hatherly – Feb 27, 2026

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut. Season 4, Episode 11 – Darren Woolley
In a new episode of Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut, Rowena Millward chats with Darren Woolley, founder and CEO of Trinity P3, about embracing discomfort and the unexpected paths life can take us down.
by Mediaweek Freelancer – Dec 4, 2025

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut. Season 4, Episode 10 - Jacquie Alley
Rowena Millward speaks with Jacquie Alley, chief operating officer of The Media Store, about the realities of stepping into business ownership and the vulnerability required to lead with authenticity.
by Mediaweek Admin – Nov 27, 2025

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut. Season 4, Episode 9 - Sibon Schouten
In the latest episode of Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut, Sibon Schouten reflects on her journey from rural South Africa to global leadership, sharing how identity challenges, community, and embracing discomfort shaped her path.
by Mediaweek Admin – Nov 20, 2025

Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut. Season 4, Episode 8 - Amanda Broderick
In a new episode of Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut, Rowena Millward speaks with Amanda Broderick, Head of International Marketing, Energizer Holdings, about navigating overseas career moves and the personal growth that comes with stepping outside your comfort zone.
by Mediaweek Admin – Nov 14, 2025
