Women are known for being good multitaskers, but it appears they’re good at juggling multiple careers too. Finalists in this year’s The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards are champions of reinvention and possess broad skillsets they can adapt to different roles in their quest to influence change in business and society.

Making the list in the public policy category this year is Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell. In the early 1990s Carnell owned two pharmacies, was the first female national vice-president of the Australian Pharmacy Guild, was on the local Chamber of Commerce and was raising young children.