Karen Liang
Infinite Possibilities
The podcast where we explore the lives of amazing people- their choices, challenges, and opportunities.
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Karen Liang
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May 18, 2025
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Episodes
#109 Nick Johnson- KPMG Finance Advisory Manager, "Being an accountant wasn't the plan" 27.10.2023 32:08
We chat about the struggles of getting a job as a business management grad, how Nick got into KPMG and his love for practicality.
#108 Zee Karbelkar- EY Cybersecurity Senior Consultant, "Taking it moment by moment" 20.10.2023 30:22
We chat about Zee's incredible journey from growing up in a small coal mining town to being to first in the family to achieve many milestones- finishing high school, finishing university to earning more than her father when she was 18 years old. We chat about her amazing work ethic, the struggle to pay for university and her resilience and hope that saw her through even the most toughest of ti...
#107 Matt O'Connor- KPMG Finance Advisory Consultant, Life to its Fullest Potential 13.10.2023 51:16
Matt was so much fun to chat to, we chat about what it's like having high functioning Asperger's and funny stories, how he got into KPMG and trying to make the most of life. Thank you so much Matt!!
#106 Paris Li- KPMG Manager- Tech Advisory, Volunteering in Africa 06.10.2023 41:19
I absolutely loved chatting to Paris. We chat about her life changing experiences- being a homestay family to a European boy and volunteering in Africa when she was 18. We explore her journey from Scotland to Australia and from BDO to KPMG.
#105 Josh Fidler- KPMG Sourcing and Procurement Advisory Consultant, Ex-Bartender 29.09.2023 20:27
We explore Josh's former life in bartending, customer service, sales to now being a Sourcing and Procurement Advisory Consultant at KPMG. We chat about his 2 year gap year- working including being a ski resort chauffeur in Japan, travelling, and soul searching.
#104 Chantelle Brooks- KPMG Forensic Consultant, First in Family to go to University 22.09.2023 19:14
We chat about what exactly a forensic consultant does, Chantelle's love for numbers and what an amazing achievement it is to be the first in your family to go to university #proud fam!
#103 Martijn Verbree- KPMG National Cyber Lead, "Do something you don't hate" 15.09.2023 44:38
Martijn was heaps of fun to chat to, we chat about re-inventing himself every 4 years, finding work you "don't hate" and those very random events (you'd be surprised) that has lead him to where he is today.
#102 Hazel Chong- CBRE Assistant Valuer, Certificated Yoga Teacher 08.09.2023 44:27
Hazel was a lot of fun to chat to, we chat about day in the life of a assistant valuer, her love for yoga and how to network with people :) Hazel is a bundle of positivity and joy and I'm inspired by her love for life and her various passions.
#101 Mark North- KPMG Contract Assurance and Performance Consultant, No Point in Stressing 01.09.2023 37:51
We talk about what it's like being the "boring" kid growing up and how Mark found his love for music (from trumpet to guitar & bass). We explore his "chill attitude" to life and why there is no point in getting stressed as things eventually sort themselves out.
#100 Nook Xavier- Cross River Rail Experience Centre Coordinator, Good Vibes Only 25.08.2023 43:34
We explore why Nook is so passionate about her job as the Cross River Rail Experience Centre Coordinator and how her energy, positivity is contagious. We chat about funny experiences as a flight attendant, working for a museum and her natural ability to make people feel comfortable and at ease.
#99 Muheeb Hoque- Founder of The Pluralist, World's First Truly Linguistically Diverse Watch Brand 18.08.2023 48:47
We talk about Muheeb's role as project manager, what it means to be a deep generalist and his startup The Pluralist (world’s first truly linguistically diverse watch brand). https://thepluralist.com.au/
#98 Sarah Lee- KPMG QLD's Engagement Lead, Ex-QPAC Account Manager 11.08.2023 29:38
We chat about Sarah's studies in Journalism, pivoting directions after internships and finding her place as KPMG's Emerging Talent QLD Lead for Engagement and Attraction.
#97 Simon Tang ("King of Mushrooms")- Kenon Corporation, QLD's Largest Asian Mushroom Producer 04.08.2023 40:38
Simon was such a pleasure to chat to, we chat about his university education in Fudan University studying Computer Hardware. We explore Simon's journey from China to Australia, how and why he got into mushrooms and what's a day in his life managing 3 mushroom farms.
#96 Asil Khan- Atlassian Product Security Engineer, Former Microsoft Software Engineer 28.07.2023 49:42
We chat about how video games got Asil into fitness when he saw the link between video game characters climbing walls and being able to actually climbing walls in Parkour. We dive into Asil's love for logic, problem-solving and how it translates into a career in tech.
#95 Inais Black- KPMG Tech Advisory Consultant, Shoe Collector, and Big Sister 21.07.2023 49:15
We chat about having a cool name that people often mispronounce, being the oldest of the 4 sisters and Inais' fashion sense. Of course, we speak about the her amazing tech advisory consulting work at KPMG as well :)
#94 Hamish Grieve- KPMG Tech Risk Grad, Concussions, and Solo Travelling 14.07.2023 30:01
It was a lot of fun chatting to Hamish, beware this episode has a lot of laughing. We talk about Hamish's passion for languages, the toss up between studying agriculture and business and his impressive list of injuries to date- concussions, torn shoulders, broken jaw and etc. (hopefully less injuries from now on).
#93 Sam Schipke- From finance to social work, creating safe and healthy connections 07.07.2023 43:03
Had a such a lovely time chatting to Sam, we explore how her passion for social justice was there all along in her childhood. We chat about comparison, being a twin and finding "your people."
#91 Danielle Marie- Web3 Educator, Founder of All Things Blockchain Community 23.06.2023 52:52
We chat about dropping out of high school, travelling the world managing restaurants and bars to when bitcoin entered Danielle's life. We chat about Danielle's career pivot to blockchain educator and why she founded the All Things Blockchain community!
#90 Matt Hooper- Founder of Fresch Enterprises, Web3 Advisor 16.06.2023 46:17
We chat about how Matt graduated from university studying German and music then fell down ICT route and eventually down the blockchain rabbit hole. We chat about the power of learning another language, why he's passionate about blockchain and his side hustle Fresch Enterprises.
#89 Karen Cohen- Founder of Emerging Tech Talent and AlgoHUB, former HR Manager 09.06.2023 32:13
We chat about Karen's career in HR, from Accenture to McKinsey and etc. We chat about her being made redundant sparking her freelance career as she felt like she had "nothing to lose."
#88 Ali Stokes- Co-Founder of Beyond the Clinic, "I've never worked so hard for such little money" 02.06.2023 47:19
Ali said entrepreneurs generally have 3 traits- they are overly optimistic, gritty and get bored easily. We chat about Ali's journey from nursing to corporate to entrepreneurship, which she really feels was her calling from the beginning. We chat about going from "idea" to to start-up and to where Beyond the Clinic is today!
#86 Bikesh Upreti- UQ Researcher in Analytics & Information Systems, "Freedom is not free" 19.05.2023 40:01
We chat about Bikesh's curiosity and love for research, we explore his journey from doing a Bachelor's in Nepal to doing a Masters and PhD in Finland to lecturing in Australia!
#85 Will Ciereszko- Coles Deli Boy Turns KPMG PEPI Consultant, Pianist and Footballer 12.05.2023 43:10
We explore Will’s wholesome childhood- growing up playing music, sports and fishing. We chat about what it’s like having an identical twin brother and working at Coles Deli (one week shy of 5 years), his “home away from home.”
#84 Kai Kalinowski- Admitted lawyer turned KPMG Cyber IAM Engineer, Video Game Nerd 05.05.2023 22:56
We chat about Kai’s natural knack for technology when he got his first computer at 11. We chat about his choice to go back to university to pursue software engineering after completing his law degree. Finally, we chat about his love for the outdoors, travel, camping, fishing and of course, video games!!
#83 Lloyd Lawrence- Former Knowledge Manager at Airbus, "Connection is the meaning of life" 28.04.2023 43:27
Lloyd studied Bachelor of Science (Applied Maths and statistics with a minor computing) despite disliking maths, nevertheless, saw it through. Together we explore his journey and connect the dots of how he started out in IT support technician and found himself into knowledge management.
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