BONUS FW series: Melanie Silva was "too excited"

For years, in every performance review, Melanie Silva was told she was "too excited". Too passionate. Not serious enough. Then she joined Google and, suddenly, that enthusiasm was exactly what was wanted. In this episode, Briana Blackett speaks with Mel – now the Vice President and Managing Director of Google Australia and New Zealand – about taking pay cuts to chase opportunities and why she's grateful she didn't get her dream job the first time around. This is a conversation about pivoting sideways and, even, backward. Because sometimes the best way up is not straight ahead.

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BONUS FW series: Melanie Silva was "too excited" is an episode from Future Women Leadership Series by Sally Spicer.

This episode is 32:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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