If you have ever doubted your ability, this podcast will show you what becomes possible when you decide, “Sure. I can do that.”
In this episode of the Power Of Women Podcast, Di Gillett sits down with Claudia Chan Shaw: designer, curator, broadcaster, artist, author and cultural tour leader, to unpack a career built on one defining philosophy: “Sure. I can do that.”
Claudia’s portfolio career spans fashion, television, radio, public art, authorship and international cultural tours. As co-designer and director of the internationally acclaimed Vivian Chan Shaw label, she helped build a handmade Australian fashion house whose designs now sit in the permanent collection of the Powerhouse Museum.
From door-knocking boutiques across America in the 1980s to co-hosting ABC TV’s Collectors, curating the Sydney Chinese New Year Festival, leading global Art Deco tours, and sitting for eleven Archibald Prize portraits - Claudia has consistently said yes before knowing exactly how the path would unfold.
This conversation explores:
The power of maternal legacy and growing up with a formidable mother
Building and scaling a fashion brand rooted in craftsmanship
The commercial courage behind saying yes and working out the “how” later
Collecting as obsession, identity and opportunity
Reinvention at 50, 60 and beyond
Why women should never feel compelled to choose just one path
Claudia’s career is proof that curiosity compounds, self-belief multiplies, and you create your own success – no luck needed.
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Who is Claudia Chan Shaw?
Broadcaster. Presenter. Designer. Curator. Artist. Author. Collector.
It’s probably a good thing that Claudia Chan Shaw loves hats, because she wears a lot of them. This Sydney born creative has a diverse career spanning art and design, photography, curating, television and radio presenting, arts commentary, public speaking, and collecting.
Find Claudia at:
Website https://claudiachanshaw.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-chan-shaw-20706123/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/claudiachanshaw/?hl=en
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/claudia.chanshaw/
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Credits:
Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/
Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/
Disclaimer: https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast-disclaimer/
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