Ignite Talks Podcast

Ignite Talks Podcast welcomes Lou in for a chat. Lou has her own Personal Trainer business and works hard within the fitness industry. Lou shares her story of gettting into the PT space as well as her experience competing (and winning) her first powerlifting comp. This was a fun chat and great chance to know more about Lou and her journey. 👉 @FortuneFitness_Tgon 📸 Follow @IgniteTalks. Podcast on...

Pant spitting-ly quick episode chatting about the power of placebos on the human mind as well as how this impacts our habits, routines and rituals.  📸 Enjoying the podcats? Follow @IgniteTalks. Podcast on Instagram to keep up with the latest episodes 💬 Questions or Feedback? Hit us up with any questions for feedback below 👇👇👇👇

In this episode, good friend Josh comes in to share his story. Josh and I grew up playing sport and went to high school together so it was incredible to sit down and have a chat about it all.  Josh talks about what school was like for him and shares his experience working in a corporate job, giving some insight into some of the ups and downs in a corporate role. Josh chats about how he transi...

Back after a few weeks, Ignite Talks Podcast host James how progress can sometime come at the cost of enjoying the process.  📸 follow @Ignitetalks.podcast on Instagram 💬 Questions or Feedback? Hit us up below 👇👇👇👇👇

Ignite Talks Podcast chats with Melissa in this week's episode. Melissa shares her story about how she got into teaching and experiences she has had in all her various roles during her time in education, from teaching in the classroom to working at the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Melissa chats about some of the differences between small schools compared to bigger schools and giv...

Special Guest Host Jo has 30 questions for James. Questions ranging from teaching to food and everything inbetween, it was great to chat about share some deeper insight into teaching while also talking the usual smack. HUGE shout out to Jo for hosting such a fun episode! 📸 Follow us on Instagram @Ignitetalks.podcast 💬 Questions or Feedback? Hit us up below 👇👇👇👇

Ignite Talks Podcast welcomes back @IzzyStanleyFit for a chat around mindsets. Freshly back from Bali, Izzy talks about all things mindset related. Izzy provides some great ways to develop a more positive mindset to help achieve goals and better quality lifestyle.  Enjoying the podcast? Go follow @IgniteTalks. Podcast on 📸Instagram to keep up with the latest episodes. Check out Izzy's Podcas...

Absolute legend, Tess joins us this episode to share her story of working at Kidsco! Tess has a law & arts degree, as well as experience working for a horse punting company making hilariously cheesy puns! This was a really fun chat, going on some side tangents along the way. 📸 Follow us on Instagram @IgniteTalks. Podcast   Questions or feedback? Hit us up below 👇👇👇👇

Occupational Therapist, Chloe shares her story about how she became an OT. Chloe talks about how she came to working as a paediatric OT, some of the incredible students she works with as well as some challenges she faces as an OT. Chatting with Chloe, it is very easy to see her purpose and love for helping others. Chloe shares some wonderful insight into working with students as a well as a few fu...

Doubt fills my mind probably a lot more than I let on. Do I still doubt my teaching and if I'm doing it right? Of Course. Do I still double whether I'm competent enough or have the right skills? You bet I do. How do I keep my doubt at bay? By focusing on the things in my control.

Nathan Luff, author of Chicken Stu , Bad Grammar and Nerd Herd , shares his insights and experiences of publishing children story books. Nathan chats about his childhood and the influence that growing up on a farm with his brothers has had on his books, characters and story-lines. Nathan's love and passion for writing children story books shines through in this episode as he talks about the proces...

Little Green Dinosaur author, Adam comes in to chat about how he and his son Raff turned a bed time song about a dinosaur into a picture story book series, the process behind it as well as the meaning behind the books. Adam also talks about his other 'little baby', ASN Traralgon, and that while he never saw himself in retail it has turned out to be an opportunity of a lfietime.    🦖Buy...

Jurassic Park, Angry Birds and Books.  How often do we rethink our opinions and beliefs? Should we be affirming or evolving our beliefs? When we're wrong, do we see it as a failure or as an opportunity to learn? Enjoyign the Podcast? Follow @Ignitetalks.podcast on Instagram to keep updated with the latest episodes. Questions or Feedback? Hit us up below

Its feel a busy start to the year! Ignite Talks Podcast host, James shares his start to the year as well as things he does to switch off from work.  A huge thank-you to everyone who's listened to the podcast so far, the messages and feedback has been incredible! Enjoying the podcast? Go follow @Ignitetalks.podcast on Instagram to keep up to date with the latest episodes. Questions or feedback...

Adrienne joins us this week as we throwback to primary school. Adrienne and James both share some of her memories from school as well as reading some primary school reports to get an insight into what we were both like in school. Adrienne has also brought in some of her work pieces from primary school and shares some of her writing. Like the podcast? Go check out @Ignitetalks.podcast on Instagram...

In this week's episode, we sit down with graduate teacher, Krissy. Krissy has shown tremendous resilience and persistance to chase her teaching passion and shares some unfortunate but hilarious stories about her time at uni, the challenges and highlights as well as her horrifying story about being offered her first job. Krissy chats about her experiences as a graduate teacher, her first day as wel...

We step away from the classroom and welcome Matt & Denielle. Matt and Denielle are both small business owners who have built and created their own brands in the fitness industry. In this episode, Matt and Denielle both share their experiences of taking that scary leap, the stories about what led them to start their own business, the challenges of creating a name for themselves as well as highl...

Ignite Talks Podcast welcomes back Hayley & Taylah for this week's episode. The girls share what they got up to over the summer holiday break as well as opening up about their recent experiences with covid. Everyone shares the habits they have in place to achieve the goals they set and well as sharing some of their routines with the importance of finding what works well for you and sticking to...

Welcome back! After a few weeks off, we are back for our first episode of 2022!  This week we chat to Chels who shares her rollercoaster of a journey she has experienced during her teaching degree. Chelsea talks about how she got into teaching, some of the challenges she has faced as well as expressing her enjoyment for learning new things. Chelsea also discusses how she has transitioned out...

Ignite Talks Podcast host, James sits down and chats with Jake. Jake talks about how he ended up doing a teaching degree at uni after beginning a sports science degree and realising it wasn't for him. Jake shares his memories from uni, having previous teachers and coaches as mentors and getting a job straight out from his degree. Jake speaks how having a supportive school has helped his developmen...

Good friend, Tyler tells his story about how he got into teaching. Tyler starts by sharing some stories about his days working at the pub, a big stitch up on his behalf and how he got into teaching. Tyler is fresh out of uni and opens up about the challenges of shifting people's perceptions of him as he went from an E.S into a classroom teacher. Tyler talks about the turning point at uni where he...

Ignite Talks Podcast host James chats with Katie. Katie has such an incredible story to share about how she got into teaching. Coming from a family of teachers and never wanting to become a teacher, Katie has come full circle and is now loving what she does! Katie shares her experiences of working in a school that wasn't the right fit for her and the importance of finding a school that is right fo...

Ignite Talks Podcast welcomes back a very special guest, Jo for this episode. Jo speaks about how she went from starting a business degree then changing into a teaching degree, memories from uni and the challenges of getting a job after finishing uni. Jo shares the moment when she knew that teaching wasn't aligning with her values and what she has planned for life outside of the classroom. She giv...

Special guest, and good friend, Hayley joins Ignite Talks Podcast host, James in what is a very open and honest episode. In this episode, Hayley shares her incredible story of how she got into teaching and her challenging graduate year with transitioning to remote learning. Hayley speaks openly about her battles with mental health and the impacts this had on her during her studies and teaching car...

This episode, Ignite Talks host, James chats with Laura. Laura is a former high school teacher who made the transition to primary school as an assistant principal. Laura talks about her life before teaching, getting into teaching and then transitioning into leadership roles and working for the Department of Education. Laura shares the story of how she got to teach the history of the French Revolut...