> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://katecarruthers.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Kerry Chikarovski: leader and mentor
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/kerry-chikarovski/
- Published: 2021-05-19T03:14:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T13:31:20.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: feminism, Inclusion, podcast, politics, #wp, #Import 2026-10-03 23:30

Today our guest is [Kerry Chikarovski](https://www.chikarovski.com.au/about/?ref=katecarruthers.com). She is a leader, a mentor, and is passionate about helping people - and as Annie said "she is a total badass woman!".

Kerry is the first woman to lead a major political party in NSW (she was someone who provided women of my generation an example of a female leader). We had a frank discussion about leadership, how trying is important, and Kerry also shared some great advice on giving things a go and how trying to achieve things matters.

> Kerry Chikarovski is the founder and director of Chikarovski & Associates, a government relations consultancy that helps organisations effect change through better policy communication and influence.  
>  
> Best known for being the first woman to lead a major political party in New South Wales when she was elected Leader of the NSW Parliamentary Liberal Party (1999-2002). As an MP her responsibilities spanned from consumer affairs to industrial relations, women’s affairs to infrastructure. After leaving politics she started Chikarovski & Associates when organisations started to solicit her help to navigate government bureaucracy.