MMS Unplugged

What happens when you combine the affability of a Relationship Associate with the easy-going charm of a Tasmanian? Pretty much the perfect podcast! Simone Williams embodies both these critical traits and it was a unique pleasure to host her on Unplugged this week.

Something that is often taken for granted in the workplace is how the heck we all got here! Behind each employee there is a recruitment story and behind every one of those there's a recruiter. Dani Jones is one of only four in-house talent partners at MMS and brings revealing insight to one of the silent always-on processes without which no business could exist.  

What happens when two marketing guys sit down together? They quickly move beyond work and start discussing what makes a great brand  and discover sometimes, it's a great BAND . This energetic and at times hilarious conversation sits right in the sweet spot between business and pleasure.

Rashmi Nayak is not only the face of Everyone Matters at MMS, having won the Hero Award in 2025, but a TWO-TIME Hero Award winner, scooping up one of the 2022 Victoria gongs as well! Join us for a lively discussion with the irrepressible Rashmi.  

Rachel chats with one of MMS's most dynamic duos, Sydney colleagues Sandi Sims and Al Blackman, showcasing the incredible team spirit in Chatswood. We enjoyed this conversation so much we think Sandi and Al should host their own podcast! 

We've never had a lawyer on the show before [insert lawyer joke] but Senior Legal Counsel and 2025 Hero Award winner Matt Twomey makes up for that in 30 minutes of truly fun and fascinating banter proving that legal can laugh with the best of 'em.  

Our wonderful Maxxia clients at Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute are making a real difference to people's lives by making cancer treatments more effective, tolerable and accessible and we're delighted to welcome Dr Christine De Nardo and Philippa Bosquet to talk about cancer and how you can help their crucial work through the Imagine Appeal .

In part 2 of our ANZAC Special we cross live to  France where Pete is embedded in the Somme region for his yearly pilgrimage to Villers-Bretonneux where Australian troops participated in both battles, which took place in March and April 1918.

In this special episode of MMS Unplugged, Jeremy sits down with Joshua Stanfield, MMS's Head of Compliance and Group Privacy Officer, ahead of Privacy Awareness Week to demystify the evolving landscape of privacy compliance in 2026. 

In honour of our ANZACs we welcome Pete Grose for a special edition of Unplugged . Pete shares the remarkable story of his grandfather Frank Grose and his exploits in France during the First World War. Pete's book Yvon's Great Adventure chronicles Frank's stewardship of a young French lad, Yvon, who was displaced during the Battle of the Somme. You can buy Yvon's Great Adventure at the Australian...

Rachel visits Sydney to speak with a few of our Chatswood-based folk, starting with Karine Baghdasarayan. We'd love more Sydney staff to join us on Unplugged so have a listen to Karine's episode and then reach out to Phil W or Jess O for a chat!

We're delighted to be joined by our new Head of Operations (GRS), Peter Birch who shares his no-nonsense vision for better ways of serving our salary packaging and novated customers, and gives us an entertaining insight to what makes him tick.

We're joined by 2025 Hero Award winner Jordan Guthrie and Jez experiences complete aura loss when he realises that his Copilot-generated show notes are about Jordan Gomes! Another Unplugged first, but we recover quickly and go on to have a fantastic yarn.

In an Unplugged first, we're releasing an episode on the birthday of the guest! Happy birthday to the awesome Calvin Spencer – new captain of our Vic Relationship Associates and captain of the Whitefriars footy team! Calvin educates an ever-ignorant Jez on Aussie rules footy and convinces him to get a Border Collie…

Jess, Orla and Rach take over MMS Unplugged for International Women's Day! This special edition of the podcast dives straight into the honest, unfiltered experiences of women in the workplace.

Few roles touch every area of a business, but Head of Design CX and Transformation is one of them. Bonnie Mooney has one of the most complex and dynamic jobs at MMS and we're delighted to welcome her to the podcast to chat about how Customer Experience is something every one of us contributes to, and much more!

Dani Tang joins us from the Maxxia Client Relationships team and we attempt to talk shop but quickly take off on more interesting tangents! Take thirty and find out more about the life an times of one of our most vivacious RMs! 

From online gaming teammates to married colleagues, Travis and Laura Poole share a journey that blends work, life and partnership. In this interview, they reflect on how they met, how they came to work at RemServ, and what it’s really like to thrive side‑by‑side in the same team.

Sarah Roberts is an author of dark fantasy and paranormal romance with stories that draw readers in from page one. Her current works are The Horsemen Chronicles and The Bloodsong Series. Visit Sarah's website at www.serrarosewrites.com

Lynn Ong joins Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Herman Chan, a familiar face to MMS and a regular contributor to our learning community, including the MMS Leaders Conference 2024. Herman shares sharp insights on improving our ways of working and explores the real‑world pros and cons of using AI to drive process and continuous improvement.

We kick off Season 3 of MMS Unplugged with Oly's Jared Grant. Golfer, RAP Committee member, and proud straight edge and Jawoyn man – Jaryd shares his uniquely personal and fascinating journey across our wide brown land. Don't miss this episode. 

Christmas is perfect time to kick back with a book, so we've got three avid readers on Unplugged this week to wrap up the year and inspire your holiday reading with some of their top picks and even some books you may want to avoid! 

Christmas is all about giving, and right now our wonderful client Lifeblood Australia needs your help. Wendy Todd from Lifeblood joins us to explain how simply rolling up your sleeve this Christmas will literally save lives.

To mark International Day of People with Disability ( IDPwD ) we talk with Phil Whitehead who recently hosted our Mick On Wheels episode. Phil speaks frankly and entertainingly about his experience of disability and offers a refreshing perspective on what can be a challenging paradigm to navigate for those without lived experience. 

To celebrate the first year of our health and wellbeing partnership with Sonder we welcome Senior Customer Success Manager at Sonder, Hannah Eydt-Long who reveals everything you might not know about our FREE Sonder wellbeing app.