Mel Silva is the Managing Director of Google for ANZ. She has
held senior leadership roles across Asia-Pacific, including
leading Google's APAC Go-to-Market Strategy & Operations from
Singapore. Today, she oversees one of Google's most influential
regional businesses, and serves on the board of the Sydney
Opera House.
In one of her most candid interviews, Mel shares the story behind
leading Google. From growing up in a family business to taking
career risks that meant pay cuts and missed promotions, she
reflects on the setback that changed everything, the mentor who
saw potential she couldn't yet see, and why learning to separate
instinct from her inner critic transformed both her career and
her leadership.
Vidit and Mel explore leading Google through Australia's landmark
News Media Bargaining Code, returning from parental leave to a
transformed company, building leaders who can one day replace
you, balancing ambition with motherhood, and how AI is reshaping
the way we work, learn and lead.
Please enjoy exploring your curiosity.
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TIMESTAMPS
02:18 Growing up in a family business
08:41 The career move that changed everything
14:55 Joining Google after a pay cut
22:36 Losing the MD role
31:18 The move to Singapore
40:27 Australia's News Media Bargaining Code
52:11 Leading Google through crisis
1:04:52 AI: Google's biggest platform shift yet
1:18:30 Parenthood, ambition & identity
1:31:42 The future of Search
1:43:15 Leadership lessons
1:49:30 Quickfire
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The High Flyers Podcast features in-depth interviews with the
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government and sport. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the
global top ten for past three years, with listeners in 27
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Our guests include -- Malcolm Turnbull (Prime Minister of
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