Life Lessons

That's a wrap. The last ever episode of Life Lessons and it's been a blast. 50 episodes. A year of conversations. I learned a lot and I hope you did too. Thanks for listening and watch this space for more podcasts in the future!!

Guy Thorpe is a project delivery and project management expert. With a career that spans decades, Guy knows what it means to deliver complex projects in difficult organisations and now he is dedicated to helping you do the same. Through his own consultancy and through his large following on LinkedIn, Guy is a go to destination for how to deliver projects well. I enjoyed talking all things projects...

Will McNelis is a multi talented coach, facilitator, trainer and delivery professional. He is a specialist in bringing modern and contemporary work practices to organisation to enable them to deliver sustainable, strategic advantage. In this podcast Will and I kick around what modern ways of working are, and how they can help your organisation achieve more. Find Will here: https://www.linkedin.com...

Clinton McGregor is a senior leader with the ability to reach from the technical detail all the way through to the strategic layer. With a successful career history in Data and Analytics, and expert level knowledge it was only natural that Clinton would take a strong interest in AI. In this podcast Clinton educates me on how ChatGPT works, some possible use cases and how he has been experimenting...

Shaun Davies spans a unique position as en expert in both media and technology. As someone on the initial wave of digital content, Shaun has seen the evolution of the industry to the algorithm driven sophisticated model we see today. With recent roles in content moderation on major platforms Shaun understands how hard it is to manage online trust and safety at scale. With an ability to translate t...

Rich Eames was racing national BMX in the early 2000s when a chance opportunity created a life path that has taken Rich to where he is today. Jumping onto that opportunity for no other reason than 'why not', coupled with a deep passion for the sport has led Rich to become an international and Olympic commentator for the sport of BMX racing. You will find him today as the voice on any UCI B...

Jason Tan is an innovator with a deep knowledge of how technology, data and AI can improve peoples' lives and businesses. Currently focussing on the power of generative AI to fast track growth through innovative relationship building on social media platforms, Jason and I discuss how this tech works and how you can deploy it. As an avid podcaster we also shared a few stories about the power of...

Jessica Spendlove understands performance nutrition. As a high performance athlete she used it to cross her own performance plateau. She then embarked on a successful career, working with some of the biggest sporting teams in Australia to maximise team performance from a perspective of fuelling for high performance. Jessica's career has now pivoted to focus on coaching high performance athletes an...

Caroline Buchanan is an action sports athlete with international success across multiple disciplines. 2 x Queen of Crankworx. 8 x BMX and Mountain Bike World Champion. 2 x Olympian. Success like this is hard to come by, and for those that do achieve this success, few can replicate Caroline's ability to build a commercially viable career. From a talented 5 year old BMX racer to an international...

Sophia Moermond is a member of the Legislative Council in the Parliament of Western Australia for the Legalise Cannabis Party. She was elected on a legalise cannabis platform, having developed an intense interest in the use of cannabis following her own experience of a complex and expensive treatment path for her mother. Sophia believes in the same freedom of choice to use cannabis that is current...

Season 4 is a wrap and if you haven’t listened to them all this, this might help you prioritise.

Alicia McKay is all about helping people make better decisions, challenging unhelpful norms, and turning good intentions into meaningful action. With a client list in the 100s, Alicia takes a plain speaking, no nonsense approach to strategy and transformation. With no time for corporate mumbo jumbo and a unique origin story, Alicia applies common sense to things we often over complicate. Join me a...

Mohit Rau is a man on a mission. A mission to read 100 books and learn from every single one. And then to apply those learnings to change his and others' lives. With a passion for educating others, especially migrants moving into Australia, Mohit's purpose is to add value to people's lives by paying it forward and writing about his lessons learned so that others can benefit. For someon...

Connor Fields is a 3 times Olympic BMX finalist and Olympic Champion. Beating odds of 1 in 22 million to get there. With boundless energy as a child he found BMX racing as an outlet and soon found success. At age 15 he set the goal of becoming Olympic Champion and on his 2nd attempt he was successful. Connor's 3rd attempt, and a chance to double up, saw a high speed crash and brain injury with...

Jo Wright has decades of experience leading and coaching teams, She is a professionally accredited coach, public speaker, author and is on a mission to inspire people to think differently about their organisational culture. Jo's new book - NO MORE SH*T MANAGERS - Seven steps to a coaching culture, is a runaway success, resonating deeply with leaders, managers and team members world wide. Join...

TJ Hendy is an elite professional Ironman, having competed at the highest level including the Nutri Grain series. Achieving excellence in any sport is hard. It's even harder when your father is widely considered as the Greatest Of All Time in the same sport. TJ however has harnessed his environment, taking himself from a talented surfer in love with the ocean to a legitimate contender as a pro...

Shane Cuthbert is running for the Cairns local council in March 2024. With a law degree and extensive volunteering you might consider him to be a typical council candidate. That isn't the case. Shane has previously been incarcerated. He has spent time dealing with trauma. He even found himself the 'star of the show' as the problem child all the TV channels wanted to feature. Shane is o...

Juan Chaves is an expert in both B2C and B2B sales, having built his career in Financial Services and then Enterprise Software sales. Juan's experience has now been directed into his own business, where Elevate Concepts will help you or your organisation achieve more through improving your sales process and techniques. As someone with unfinished business in the world of sales I loved learning more...

Vlad Guz is a Marketing, Product and Project specialist. The kind of high quality individual we have all met in our careers. Except that Vlad is from the Ukraine, where his distinctly European lifestyle was turned on its head as the Russian forces rolled in. Vlad experienced a clash of worlds where project deadlines and corporate clients existed alongside missile strikes and foreign occupation, an...

Athena Manley has built a career on great leadership followed by strategy and strategy execution. Her career spans multiple functions and sectors, which has provided a breadth of understanding most leaders can only dream of. With early experience in Financial Services and lived experience in hardship, Athena also has a strong purpose related to empowering people to take control of their finances a...

Happy Christmas! For the 2023 Christmas show Benny Wallington is back to update us on the progress of his book and the reboot of 101 Tokens. We share a beer at the podcast bar, discuss some of the more popular events of 2023 and also get into our Naughty and Nice lists. Join Benny and I as we welcome Christmas with a slightly less well organised than usual show.

Season 3 is a wrap. Well over 9 hours of insights and perspectives from amazing people. Kim McNamara; Forensic Scientist and top 0.5% podcast supporter joins me to review all of Season 3. We cover every episode, drawing out our big learnings whilst debating the future of under productive chickens. Thank you for all your support. It means so much. Season 4 starts next week.

Steven Eugene Kuhn is a powerhouse of a human that created the life he deserved through self belief, hard work and always increasing the value of everything he is involved in. Steven is a business leader, turnaround specialist, connector and author. He is now focussed on mentoring ambitious individuals who want to take their career or life to the next level. Join me as I explore with Steven how he...

Stephen McCarthy is an expert in recruiting Data and Analytics roles in Brisbane. But that wasn't always his life. A talented football player in his youth; a series of injuries forced a re-evaluation of his future. What came next was a pivot into sports science, which then opened up an opportunity to become a scout for English Premier League club, Manchester United. I loved this conversation w...

Phil Wolffe is a workplace wellbeing specialist at Kinex Health. He works with organisations to upskill their people so they can be healthy and well under any circumstance. He does this whilst also helping the organisation to optimise their circumstances to make it easier for their people to be healthy and well. I became aware of Phil's work when he shared some confronting statistics online co...