My palms are sweaty and there is a roar in my ears — I realise it is the sound of my heart pounding. My legs feel like I have climbed 100…

Sadhana Smiles is Harcourts Victoria chief executive, 2016 AFR Woman of Influencer, 2013 Telstra Victorian Businesswoman of the year, an author, public speaker, founder of NFP Links Fiji and mother of two.
My palms are sweaty and there is a roar in my ears — I realise it is the sound of my heart pounding. My legs feel like I have climbed 100…
Sadhana Smiles is one of just two female CEOs in her sector in Victoria. But she wonders if she would have gotten there if she’d worn a sa…
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