Inspired for Impact

David is founder and CEO of The Plastic Bank; an internationally recognised solution to ocean plastic. An eco-system that provides an opportunity for the world to collect and trade plastic waste as a currency. Christina Gerakiteys speaks with David about his model to reduce pollution in the world's oceans with a global network of micro recycling markets that empower the poor to transcend poverty b...

You spend most of your waking life working – a jaw-dropping 90,000 hours for the average person. You deserve to feel joy during that time. But how?  This Working Life empowers you to experiment in the lab of life. You’ll reflect on your highs and lows, harness your superpowers and pinpoint your guiding values. You’ll learn the importance of empathy as you craft a job or curate a portfolio car...

The only danger is not to evolve. This provocative, inspiring, funny, creative episode shares how anyone can disrupt their industry and evolve their business creatively so they can build massive brands and make game changing impact at the same time. Miki shares hard-won wisdom and best practices from her experiences in building $200+ million brands in seemingly immovable categories. She shares her...

Innovation is key to achieving your business strategy, in a rapidly evolving world of accelerating change. During this podcast, Christina Gerakiteys speaks with Joanna Marsh, General Manager, Innovation & Advanced Analytics, Investa Property Group on how to write innovation into your business plan to ensure stakeholder buy-in and execution. Innovation is, after all, everyone' s business.

During this podcast we'll discuss how verifiable micro-credentials, and blockchain are going to disrupt traditional education. We'll take a look at a future where individuals have the power to customise their own learning journey - and gain academic recognition from micro-courses - while building their own tailored multi-provider, non-linear, learning paths. We'll also talk about the abi...

In this weeks episode, Christina Gerakiteys speaks with Frank Fitzpatrick; a multi-platinum selling record producer, Grammy-nominated songwriter, award-winning filmmaker and author about his new book, Amplified.  Amplified offers a fresh, innovative way to relate to and experience music. Learn how to use the power of music in your everyday life—to awaken creativity, improve your wellbeing, de...

Our shopping centres, transport hubs, universities and indoor spaces alike are becoming larger, more complex and difficult to navigate. For us, this is causing a lot of frustration. For organisations like shopping centres and hospitals, this is causing millions of dollars in losses per year. How do we mitigate these losses and how can technology help us navigate our complex world. Mladen Jovanovic...

Shannon Poulton is the co-founder of Good Thnx, an Australian technology company on a mission to build the world's best recognition and gifting tool. Counting Google as a multi-year customer and working with two of the four big banks in Australia, as well as Australian Executor Trustees, JBWere and over 500 partners around the world.  Christina Gerakiteys speaks with Shannon about the Good Th...

Our Massive Transformative Purpose is to ‘tenfold Australia’s impact for a better world’ and we live this through our Principles which we can’t wait to discuss with you: GET REAL - anti-superficiality and low-ego promoting a psychologically safe space where people can be themselves, be vulnerable and be honest. GO LARGE - in every action we seek multiple ways to create value at spee...

Closing the Divide While the conversation around diversity in the workplace has never been louder, the voices of female entrepreneurs in the male-dominated tech fields are still demanding attention. In this week's episode Christina Gerakiteys speaks with Terese Alarcos who has interviewed and documented conversations with female entrepreneurs in tech from around the globe in her rec...

What obligations do organisations need to embrace to ensure their employees are relevantly skilled for the future? Fiona Anson; UTS Enterprise Learning Lead, Dan Fish; Director of Go1 Education, and Ian Thomson; Head of UTS Animal Logic Academy, look at the critical role our teams play in business function and development, micro-credentials and recognition for what the skills we already possess an...

In our digitally-blended-decade of the 2020's, the delineation between IRL & URL is truly blurred. From unbelievable XR, to heart-racing interactive stories, to metaverses of millions, when near anything imaginable is technologically possible, how do we continue to imagine, invent and extend our new realities? With cleverly designed digital experiences, from physical spaces built for mixed rea...

Holly Ransom is a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker and master  questioner with the belief that if you walk past it, you tell the world it’s okay. Named one of Australia’s 100 Most Influential Women by the Australian Financial Review, she has delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama, was Sir Richard Branson’s nominee for Wired Magazine’s ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Change...

Mike Hatrick is an engineer who has spent 30 years’ working with aerospace, automated logistics, climate change, trucks and construction equipment. 15 years ago he made a mid-career switch from being an innovator to helping people and organisations innovate. Since then he has strived to put innovation theory into practice in four different organisations, and is a frequent and enthusiastic speaker...

Christina Gerakiteys welcomes back Founder and CEO of the Atlas of Consciousness, Ella Jude, to explore the growth of life through gender transition.  Listen in to hear Jude's inspiring message on the power of alignment to heart, how it is the healthiest life we can live, and holding that despite the challenges of the outside world. Show Notes:  Core Truth Trailer: https://youtu.be/-xNOk...

Join our panel of experts Fiona Anson, UTS Enterprise Learning Lead, Dan Fish, Director Go1 Education and Ian Thomson, Head of UTS Animal Logic Academy, as they discuss the future of work and the skills required while we head towards a future that looks very different from our past.

To celebrate National Science Week, Prof. Elliot Gilbert, a leader of Food Material Science at ANSTO, discusses how measuring food structure at the molecular level assists with controlling and predicting behaviour, and the design of better food.

Bianca Rose Phillips is on a mission to help advance global 21st century healthcare with the mainstream use of telemedicine, wearables and personalised medicine. She is a lawyer and the author of the upcoming book Making the Digital Health Revolution. Ranked by Medika Life as top 50 most influential voices in healthcare for 2021. Pre-order Bianca Rose Phillips' Book 'Making the Digital H...

Jude Ella has been a professional film-maker, producer, and cinematographer for 13 years. He experienced a spiritual awakening through the mental illness Psychosis which inspired him to create the multi-media company 'the Atlas of Consciousness' here to support us all to ground a New Earth through media. The Atlas has had a film screened at the United Nations, go viral with over 60,000 views, and...

Dr Sandra L J Johnson is a developmental paediatrician who has been in private practice in Sydney for the past 30 years. With Sandra’s deep interest in Artificial Intelligence, she believes that Ethics has an important role in AI in Medicine, and can be used for well-being of people and the greater good of all communities. Learn how AI will have an enormous impact in Medicine and healthcare in the...

Ross Dawson is globally recognised as a leading futurist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and strategy advisor. He travels the world helping business and government leaders think about the future, having delivered keynotes and strategy workshops in over 30 countries across six continents. His bestselling books include the acclaimed Living Networks, which The New York Times credits with predicting th...

The science and the economics are clear, failure to address climate change will have devastating consequences for the environment, economy and society. Conversely, action today will support a sustainable economy and planet. Nicki share five fast facts about the benefits of acting - and the costs of failure. Nicki Hutley is a highly experienced economist, with broad-based expertise in both mac...

Frank is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum music producer, international keynote speaker, social entrepreneur, author and wellness expert redefining human potential through the convergence of health, music, entertainment and technology. He is a leading voice in the emerging Hearables market, contributing writer for Forbes, and faculty at Singularity University's Exponential Medicine. 

Join Chief Experience Officer, James Breeze, from Objective Experience, as he breaks down the CXD Framework for providing meaningful user experiences that enrich the lives of people and the world around them.  5 Points with James Breeze:  Living as a Buddhist monk Thailand, at age 17,  inspired James to seek presence through mindfulness techniques. This brought a sense of&...

In this episode, Mark and Jodi touch on the following 5 points: The product The concept of ownership Empowerment The Desire for something real Global Rush Gold is breaking the gold mould, turning the world’s oldest trusted currency into the newest.  Jodi Stanton is a Director and CEO of Rush. She is passionate about closing the wealth gap and the importance of owning an asset in a world of re...