MMS Unplugged

Still unclear about our upcoming file migration to SharePoint? If you absorb facts better by hearing them explained, then this podcast is for you, where Matt Goodluck covers everything you need to know about moving your data from the MMS network drives before the end of May. https://mmsgau.sharepoint.com/SitePages/File-Share-Migration-1.aspx

To celebrate International Women's Day tomorrow, 8 March, Helene Gordon chats with Tracey-Lee Herbert and Justine Hall about work, family, motherhood, and this year's IWD theme #AccelerateAction. 

Anyone who's had anything to do with MMS websites will know Tas! But here at MMS Unplugged, we dig deeper, beyond putting a face to the name and putting a human to the face. Get to know the man behind the code and find out a bit more about Tas.

 Nick Hamilton may be the only person at MMS ever to run home from work in a full suit and dress shoes... Find out what led him to this and many other feats in both fitness and finance on MMS Unplugged this week! 

Jon speaks with Interleasing Business Development Manager, Simon Young about his new role, the fine art of sales, golf and oysters, and even attempts a mock cold call which immediately goes south! Find out why on MMS Unplugged . 

The host with the most is back fresh from his marriage in South Africa to speak with Senior People Business Partner, Toni Dimovski (in other words, the HR guy!) But here Toni puts the human in Human Resources and the people in People and Culture… 

Jeremy catches up with an old partner in crime, Krystal Halcon! Krystal is one of our rare breed – an MMS lifer! Celebrating 20 years in 2025, we chat about Krystal's epic journey here, as well as motherhood, Japan, pizza, introversion, and even aspects of her latest role in cybersecurity.  

Jon and Jeremy chat with yet another new arrival from across the ditch, Ashera Gunatilake, about her then-upcoming (now recent) European holiday, including weighing up the pros and cons of upgrading to Business Class, and visiting Amsterdam's Red-Light District! Plus lots more… 

Jon and Jeremy sit down with the mastermind behind MMS Unplugged – the wonderful Will Clarke, Head of Corporate Communications & Government Relations, and chat about everything from the legendary Manchester music scene to near-death experiences while cycling! 

Jon and Jeremy chat with tender writer Dom, who is new to MMS and fresh from Wellington, New Zealand. Dom covers all the intricacies of shifting to a new country, including an amusing story from the run club that he has joined, plus a bit of friendly trans-Tasman rivalry!

Jon and Jeremy sit down with one of MMS's youngest and most talented copywriters, Rachel Baillie. Rachel was formerly part of our Digital team but recently moved into the Corporate Communications and Government Relations team.

Tender writer Lisa Cotela speaks to Jon about the arduous process of tender writing, how she met her husband Brian in Ireland through a salsa dancer named Fabio… and her Brian's boutique mustard business! Check it out at munstermustard.com.au

MMS's partnership with Jigsaw Australia has already been a huge success, with a number of our trainees since finding full-time employment. Here we sit down with Jigsaw Australia CEO Paul Brown to hear more about this fantastic collaboration and why our work with Jigsaw is so important. 

 There are so many people at MMS who have encountered the wonderful and enigmatic Matthias Kehle. For those hundreds and all who haven't had the pleasure, get to know one of MMS's stalwarts, now on his “third tour”.  

In this week's episode of MMS Unplugged , we welcome a new host, Deepak Khanna, as well as a very special guest, Cheryl Charilaou-Ung, who gives us a unique insight into the PSS side of the business both from a professional and personal point of view, as a carer for a child with a disability.  

Jon and Jeremy go long speaking to Wayne Wescott, CEO of Greenfleet , MMS's carbon offsetting partner and facilitator of our wonderful tree-planting volunteering days.   We apologise for the mic rumble on this episode; we are working to remediate this issue.

Richa Verna doesn't just keep Maxxia clients happy, she makes couples happy in her spare time. Jon chats to Richa about her weekend side hustle as a marriage celebrant!  

With three mics now up and running, Jon and Jeremy decide to mix things up a bit and do a relaxed audio version of our old Have You Met series as we get to know our Tax & Compliance Specialist, Viswanee Mowlasee.

Henry Lin is not only an Excel spreadsheet wizard, he's also a whizz in the kitchen. He joined us on MMS Unplugged to school Jon on the art of the Sunday roast. Feel free to hit Henry up for cooking tips, but maybe hold back the Excel troubleshooting. 

By the time you hear this, Veronica will be on maternity leave. We're super happy she got to join us on MMS Unplugged before heading off, to talk about family life, Italian food, and lots more.

Despite having a microphone shoved in his face during his first week at MMS, Sam was a good sport and came on the podcast to tell us about his recent move from Huntley, New Zealand to Melbourne and his experiences attending college in the USA.

Our third ELT member to appear on MMS Unplugged , Denise talks all things digital, work, and life, practically bowling the hosts over with her incredible energy, which between a senior leadership role, a frequent Sydney-Melbourne commute, kids, fitness, and music leaves us wondering if she's a superhero, or somehow has an eighth day in the week!

If you've met Aaron, you won't be surprised to hear that this 10th episode of MMS Unplugged does a quick deep-dive into the world of weightlifting! But Jon and Aaron also discuss the fine art of barbequing, golf and plenty more! 

Melissa tells Jon about her career to date in marketing, which includes actually creating new burgers for one of Melbourne's many fine burger joints, as well as her (some would say) brutal exercise regimen, and plenty more on this, our ninth episode of MMS Unplugged. 

Sean Tyniec is not only one of the best-dressed blokes at MMS, and one of the brains behind Oly – he's also the composer of our MMS Unplugged theme tune! Sean has a unique story about how he came up with this jingle, but you'll need to wait until we get him back on the podcast to hear it. In the meantime get to know Sean as he chats to Jon about Oly, tattoos, and life in general.