MMS Unplugged

Sam Burnett is a creative communications pro with a background in advertising who's now writing copy for our GRS marketing team, but he's also a writer with two novel under his belt. Join Sam and Jeremy as they delve into the creative curse. 

In the past fortnight 320,000 Australians made a musical pilgrimage across five massive nights in Melbourne and Sydney, as the most anticipated rock reunion in decades took centre stage. Dan Lewis speaks to Jeremy about his experience and takes a stroll down nostalgia lane, reviewing the band and the anthems that will Live Forever. 

Better known as Mick On Wheels , our very own Mick Sattin sits down with Phil Whitehead to share his story and an exclusive performance of his powerhouse vocals that have been wowing audiences since 1997. With a voice that spans Rock, Pop, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Funk and Soul, he has performed across Australia and around the world, sharing stages with icons including Human Nature, Rex Goh (Air Supp...

For some outside of GRS and AMS, the Plan Support side of our business can remain somewhat mysterious. Natasha, however, having moved through the ranks at Maxxia and into Plan Partners, has the words and client relations skill to demystify things.  

Aussies F1 fans have their sights set on Oscar Piastri for our first World Champion since Alan Jones in 1980. But with only 14 points separating the hometown lad from his closest rival, and Max Verstappen closing in fast, it's coming down to the wire. Jeremy sits down with Paul O'Neill and Jon Dunstone to weigh up Oscar's chances and talk all things F1. 

Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that Brenda is the force behind our recent migration to Windows 11, but there's a lot more to ‘end user computing’, and to Brenda. Here we discuss both in depth, a surprise interruption notwithstanding…  

It's Global Cybersecurity Month so we're catching up with MMS Cyber Compliance Analyst Meraz Hussain . Take a more conversational dive into this huge topic and learn how to safeguard your data and stay one step ahead of cybercriminals.

For our half-century episode we sit down with Antonia Albanese and quickly learn there's much more to MMS' new CEO - Group Remuneration Services than an intimidating job title, and that she can banter with the best of them! 

We found someone even more chatty than Jodie Grech! (sorry Jodez) – Tyson Vanderwolf (real name, no gimmicks) took time out of his visit to Melbourne for the Hero Awards and hit MMS Unplugged with such ferocity that we had to turn the mic gain down!

Jessica Ozols, Manager - Relationship Associates, joins us for fantastic chat spanning everything from R U OK? Day, to travel, pizza, cats and TV shows. Stick around to the end and find out which character Jess would be on both The Sopranos and Mad Men .  

Tim Bond isn't just a Maxxia Senior Relationship Manager, he's also a musician, an old school petrolhead with TWO Valiant VG Pacers, a model car collector and a Richmond fan. After talking shop for a bit we dive into all of this and more. 

As Property & WHS Manager, Jodie has one of the most hectic jobs in the business, with oversight of everything from building leases, to employee psycho-social health, to the kitchen fruit bowls, and we're delighted to welcome her to the podcast for a characteristically chatty chit-chat, which (perhaps not surprisingly) goes long, almost hitting the 60 minute mark! 

General Manager Sales & Customer Relations, Anthony Perri knows everything there is to know about our Asset Management business (AMS), and we're delighted to welcome him to MMS Unplugged to share his extensive knowledge (and talk a little footy).

He's hosted 29 episodes, but never been behind the microphone as a guest. That's right, the beating heart of MMS Unplugged is back for a special cameo, to shoot the breeze and tell us all about his new role at MMS.

Matt Carter is the creator and host of the Touched Out podcast, and winner of the 2024 Australian Parenting Podcast of the Year. award. Touched Out examines mental health through the lens of parenthood and has helped many parents from all around the world, but also serves as a therapeutic practice for Matt, who is himself no stranger to the struggle. 

Sustainability is everywhere right now, and you may have heard the term hundreds of times without really understanding what it's all about. So we're fortunate to have our Head of Sustainability, Tracey here to demystify this area of growing importance.

Cianna Walker and Olivia Coe Fox are a First Nations duo known for their dynamic and heartfelt presence on stage. They’ve performed alongside some of Australia’s most iconic artists, and we're honoured to host them in a special NAIDOC Week episode. Bonnie Mooney chats with Cianna and Olivia who treat us to three moving songs — live on MMS Unplugged.

What happens when you put a Sri Lankan and an Indian in a room together with two microphones? They're going to talk about food of course! Join Stu and Raja as they debate the nuances of their respective cuisines, and hear all about the new novated sales customer journey!

In this lively conversation, the wonderful Lynn Ong joins us from the Transformation Office and explains how she applies a chaotic artistic temperament to process mapping, as well as drawing, karaoke, video games, pets, and the perils and promises of AI.

We kick off Season 2 of MMS Unplugged with a new host and a great conversation with Plan Partners Team Leader Jess who speaks with Raja and Jeremy about travel, hiking, books, scary movies and her side gig as a pet sitter. 

In solidarity with National Road Safety Week, Tushar Warrier , B2B Marketing lead, speaks with Peter Frazer , founder of SARAH (Safer Australian Roads and Highways). Peter shares his moving story and speaks about the critical importance of road safety.  

Meet our new regular host, Raja Koushik and find out how a Data Governance Manager becomes a podcaster. We also talk about all the usual stuff like dogs and running. And stay tuned for Season 2 of MMS Unplugged! Check out Raja in the short film VAZHVIN AZHAME

With all the marathon runners we've had on the podcast, we really ought to rename it MMS Run Club or something, but you can't get to know Dan Lewis without talking about running. We delve deeper, though, and even dredge up an amusing piece of satire he wrote during lockdown.

One of MMS's original pranksters, we barely even scratch the surface with Liam… like the time he put sticky tape over the mouse lasers of everyone in his ops team, prompting an IT emergency! But we still had a great chat and plenty of laughs. 

Julien Walter was originally meant to be a co-host on MMS Unplugged … Find out what happened, and join us as we dive into Julien's key area of interest, a subject that hasn't come up before on the podcast – world history.