Episode 27 - Jess Morris, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer at SA Power Networks and Angela Jaric, Deloitte Australia

About this episode

Jess Morris discusses overcoming personal challenges and the importance of seizing opportunities in her role at SA Power Networks.

"If there is an opportunity just step into it even if you are feeling scared, feeling like you are not quite capable, just lean into it and give it a go." Tune into our latest episode with SA Power Networks' Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, Jess Morris . Chatting to our Deloitte host, Angela Jaric , Jess speaks openly about the challenges of balancing a marriage separation and divorce, raising three children, and having an extremely busy job, but also, how this adversity helped her to build strength and resilience, tackle obstacles head on, and jump into opportunities that she wouldn't have previously given a go. Jess also talks about how SA Power Networks is continuing to invest significantly in consumer energy resources, from rooftop solar, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency systems, keeping a stern focus on equity and accessibility for vulnerable customers. Learn more about Women Transforming Energy & Resources: https://deloi.tt/3Q5NeyV Connect with the speakers: Angela Jaric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-janja-jaric-56b52827/ Jess Morris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-morris-96a8bb59/

People in this episode

Host: Angela Jaric

Guest: Jess Morris

Topics covered

• resilience
• work-life balance
• consumer energy resources
• equity
• accessibility

Keywords

• Jess Morris
• Angela Jaric
• SA Power Networks
• energy resources
• resilience
• work-life balance
• consumer energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SA Power Networks, Deloitte Australia

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