Striver Podcast

We judge all the services and products that we use not always by how good they are but by how they stack up to the benchmark expectations we have in all aspects of our lives, think online shopping, social media, doctors appointments and in-branch banking!  Discussing a tech-focused approach to UX and CX with Mark Akeroyd shed some interesting light on how people want to interact with you.....

Accessibility to advice becomes a global issue along with the talent shortage in the local advice market (and more broadly within professional services) so do you leverage technology to lift the burden? By adopting a hybrid advice and service model. Hybrid models are proving to be an efficient channel to deliver better well-being outcomes for both the recipients of, and the providers of financial...

Imagine - you invest in hiring and training the best candidate, then they leave in 2 or 3 years time, lured by the promise of an arbitrary higher salary. So what now? It's always great to speak with Nick Sinclair from TOA, especially when we are entering the largest global resource shortage in history. We discuss what variables are worth focusing on to ensure you can make the best decisions, to bu...

The graduate talent market is about to enter its hottest season ever! Firms are touting 6 figure salaries, relocation allowances, massive superannuation payments and sign-on bonuses. What?! Yes, you read correctly - sign-on bonuses! But is this all smoke and mirrors? And can you and your firm compete for this talent? Yes. We catch-up with our rockstar community manager Mel ( www.linkedin.com/in/me...

I had a fun and frank chat with Yolanda Bettie about team dynamics, diverse perspectives and professional intimacy, yeah that's right !! And it all means more now than ever especially within high-performing teams that are growing, I know you will like this podcast...

We'd all love a crystal ball. Who wouldn't want to see into the future? I had a great chat with Craig Keary, CEO, Asia/Pacific at Ignition Advice to discuss some key themes around technology and its role in talent acquisition, alongside the key trends that we think will unfold in 2022. There have been unforeseen trends that are now forming part of how we do the business - but what's next? I hope y...

We love this time of year but it can be overwhelming but you are almost there! We spoke to our good friend Sue Viskovic from Elixir Consulting about chilling out with a bucket of prawns over this festive season and coming in back in 2022 with a clear plan for success. Enjoy....

With the great resignation comes the other side of the coin which will be the great acquisition! Investing time in the team, building a learning culture, aligning purpose and meaning, what can you do to make sure you are on the right side of this equation, all this and more in this great chat with Clare Harding from Rainbird Group, I think you will enjoy this one....

Silly season is upon us again! Although in a different format to past years, it's still important to plan your lead up to, during and post Christmas and New Year break. I took time out of the usual conversation to join Justin Noble to speak about forming a realistic and practical roadmap to survive and thrive through the Silly Season. Let's navigate it with success this year...

Spending time with the smartest graduates before they enter the job search phase of their degree, is one of the best ways to secure the best talent in a talent-tight market. New entrants can be super productive contributors to a high-performing team so we spoke to Victoria Widjaja, current student at UNSW and our HR intern to get her side of the story. We hope you enjoy it...

We wanted to hear firsthand from an intern's experience in starting their first career job remotely, not having met their hiring manager or anyone else in the team. What the drivers are, how they stay motivated, and how through technology they contribute to a high-performing culture, Shevaun shared all that and more and is excited to go out for lunch in the city when she can but in the meantime is...

This is our 100th episode of this podcast! With this being a significant milestone that also coincides with our recent 2nd birthday as Striver, we thought we would pick the brains of marketing guru, Rose Princi from Colonial First State. Let's explore innovative ways that you can use to celebrate these significant milestones with your community. Remember! Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the futur...

Making education more accessible is one of our core beliefs here at Striver. But to take a practical look at the distribution of education, the cost of it will not go down any time soon. Today we spoke with Damian Otto from Futurity Investment Group about ways to make education more accessible and less of a burden to the communities that it can benefit. While the questions about the future of educ...

Technology has evolved beyond an enabler, since we are all using it more now than ever before. But let's take a step back to understand how it can be used to design the User Experience (UX) in your practice to deliver a delightful experience. I spoke to Mark Akeroyd from MLC Advice about creating a 'Minimum Viable Audience'. How to identify the jobs that they need done and being the 'hero' in the...

Creating your ideal role is a dream that can be hard to make a reality in a growing professional services firm. The more you grow the more you are dragged away from the things you love. I sat down with Rayna from Real Business Matters to discuss how outsourcing the General Management of a firm temporarily in a growth spurt or in long-term planned absence can plug the gap. I hope you enjoy!

It's very exciting to speak with Craig Keary, CEO of Asia/Pac for Ignition Advice, on how advice can be made more accessible to more Australians. How to measure the positive impact and identify the lead indicators of impactful advice. Plus shout-outs to great contributors to the profession and a quick look at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do!

With demand for new talent increasing and the supply decreasing, we create a perfect storm. That is what is happening across all cohorts of talent in Australia and there are several reasons why this is happening. We continue the necessary conversation of meeting future talent 'where they are' to make sure we can continue to grow the future of the profession. Let's discuss a real life example with...

The labour market is set to get even tighter. We have seen the talent pool shrink by up to 80%. So what does that mean? And how can you buckle the trend? Flexibility is king! Those who can meet in the middle will win this talent war. I had a great chat with Whitney Wilson, Strivers Head of Recruitment to spitball some solutions that can help do just that...

The year that has been uncovered some exciting opportunities for both young professionals and professional services more broadly. Always great speaking with Angus Woods from the Adviser Ratings and in this episode we uncover the 2021 Advice Landscape Report - diving under the hood to see the data that can drive a real difference in the profession. I hope you enjoy it....

Super excited to record the first in-person podcast for some time! With our wonderful guest Vy Pham, we discuss community involvement, DE&I and some very unique communications learnings. As always - some inspiring gold nuggets of insight to take away so I hope you enjoy...

This is my favourite podcast to date… I sat down with Cris Parker, Head of the Ethics Alliance and Director of the Banking and Finance Oath, to explore the practical application of Ethics and Trust. Plus the interrelated relationship between the notions from within an organisation - believe me it can be done!

Content marketing can be overwhelming but it can be made simple and I was keen to chat with Campbell Phillips from MYOB about some ways to make sure you can get your value and tone of voice out to the people who you want to speak too, this was a fun chat....

I really enjoyed catching up with Racheal Ooi to discuss successfully growing award winning staff and how to use technology with a tireless focus on making your client feel important and delivering supreme customer service is a recipe for success, this was a great chat....

Hiring university grads - be it Millennials or Gen Z - normally comes with a standard flurry of questions. 'How patient are they?' 'How long will they stay?' 'Will they be loyal?' We took it upon ourselves to ask the hard questions and address the 'Elephant in the Room' with our very own rockstar Community Manager, Melanie to tell us how they really think...

Attracting, Engaging and Retaining great talent into forward thinking firms has been Striver's mantra since we started 8 years ago so when we find great tools to help firms really support their team to be the best they can and deliver high quality results we love to chat about it. This chat with Adam Hurwood from Altitude Advisers and Balanced Scoreboard is no exception, I hope you enjoy...