Moments of Clarity

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Jeff Lester.   Jeff or Jefe as he is affectionately known is a yoga and meditation instructor, a sacred spaces facilitator and a coach. Before the pandemic, Jeff was a self-described nomad travelling around the world to conduct his work and connect with people. Jeff still finds immense joy with his work but has moved mostly into the online space, based in hi...

In today's episode of Moments of Clarity, I speak with Reg McNee.   Reg is a global marine senior executive with over 50 years of management and practical experience across all facets of the maritime industry. His career began in 1964 as a Marine Engineer and achieved his teenage dream in 1975 becoming chief engineer where he worked on vessels ranging from bulk carriers to oil tankers. He transiti...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak with Amanda Leck. Amanda is Executive Director at the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. AIDR develops, maintains and shares knowledge and learning to support a disaster resilient Australia. AIDR is funded by the Commonwealth under the National Recovery and Resilience Agency. Amanda is a community development and engagement professional who has provi...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Franco Greco.   Franco is the founder of Your Psychologist, a progressive psychology practice focused on helping professionals and executives who feel stuck in their life, career or relationships. Franco has practiced as a therapist and coach for over 10 years, providing individual and couples counselling, and specialised coaching to professionals and execut...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to James Clement.   James is the writer, editor-in-chief and founder of Mr Sunday Movies, the highly successful YouTube channel, with over 1.2 million subscribers. He co-hosts a podcast with Nick Mason called, The Weekly Planet. Both are dedicated to all things movies, TV shows, comics, video games and more. Along with his wife, Claire Tonti - who was my guest...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I am speaking to Claire Tonti.   Claire began her career as a primary school teacher before venturing into the world of podcasting, advertising and media production. She is a writer, singer and producer who thinks that creativity in all its forms should be celebrated and supported. Claire is a mother of two beautiful children and is married to my friend and YouTube sta...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak with Dr Justin Coulson.   We speak about parenting, education and society. In particular we focus on the overly prescribed lives of kids, their need for autonomy, the role of fun and play, how to show more love to our families, how covid removed our illusion of control, mental health, pressure to succeed in a failed meritocracy, ideas of success vs societal rea...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak with Dr Xavier Csar.   Xavier is currently interim CEO for the Breakthrough Victoria Fund, a $2 billion Victorian government initiative that aims to drive investment in research, innovation and growth in key industry sectors. Prior to this Xavier was CEO of Federation Square, which he had to manage during Covid. He has also worked in a number of executive and l...

Today on Moments of Clarity I speak to Abdi Aden. Abdi has had an astounding journey from his childhood in Mogadishu to his career as a Melbourne youth worker and inspirational speaker. Best known for his memorable role in SBS’s Go Back To Where You Came From, Abdi persevered through war zones, refugee camps and months of living on the streets to build himself a life in Australia. As a speaker, Ab...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I am speaking to Maria Simonelli.   Maria is an artist, author, facilitator, educator, community builder, mentor, sustainability advocate, Churchill Fellowship Award Recipient, digital change maker, creative catalyst and a whole lot more.    Maria has spent many years working with individuals and organisations to create vibrant and sustainable communities. She has work...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Glenn Manton.    Glenn Manton is a former AFL footballer playing 178 games for Essendon and Carlton. He was part of the 1995 Carlton Premiership team and forged a brilliant career on the field. Post-football he continued his athletic pursuits in multiple areas including competing in the four-man bobsleigh team for Australia. Although Glenn still keeps very a...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Toby Kent.    Toby was Australia's first Chief Resilience Officer. Before this, Toby spent two decades working, across five continents on significant corporate and community-based partnerships. He has worked internationally to help major corporate, government, and non-government organisations achieve their commercial and operational objectives. Toby is a Boa...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I am speaking to two guests, Liam and Amanda McFadden. Liam and Amanda are a husband and wife team that have recently started their own business and social enterprise, Clann.    Clann's Social Enterprise Mission is to support communities by empowering families to receive or provide quality ‘Life. Be in it.’™ FamilyCare for children, the elderly and people with a disabi...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Hana Assafiri OAM.   Hana is an incredible person and knowledgeable on so many issues. We discuss the history and purpose of her business, Moroccan Soup Bar, creating a business with the currency of social justice at the heart of everything, building an environment that enables you to live out your values, the importance of dignity and respect for all, the n...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I am speaking to Korkor Kugblenu.   Korkor is the founder of ‘Korkorction’, a business in Ghana that dreams is to see all women of African descent feeding their ageless beauty with wholesome products that will not harm them or the environment. As well as being an entrepreneur, Korkor works in advertising but her true passion is clearly in helping other people of Africa...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak with James Mant.    James is a town planner and passionate urbanist who has a vision to improve cities to ensure they are more livable, sustainable and equitable. James leads the Victorian Government’s 20-minute neighbourhood policy, a key component of Plan Melbourne 2017-2050. James has worked in the Rural Council Planning Flying Squad providing support to reg...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Dan Radke. I first met Dan in Berlin while travelling through Europe. As you will hear, we hit it off and had a great time eating, drinking, exploring and learning as we wandered through the amazing capital of Germany.    Dan is North American, with both a US and Canadian passport, but is currently living and studying in Germany, where he is about to complet...

Welcome to Moments of Clarity. Today, I am speaking to Abiola Ajetomobi.    Abiola Ajetomobi is a director at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) and is currently leading a holistic and strength based model of innovation that is driven by working in partnership with people seeking asylum to meet their needs. She is a social innovator who is passionate about forming creative and sustainable so...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I am speaking to Danny Bader.    Danny Bader is a best-selling author and inspirational coach whose life was transformed by a near death experience more than 20 years ago. Through his journey of struggle and recovery, Danny earned some real life, first hand expertise in turning tragedy into purpose and harnessing the power of vision to live a happier, more productive a...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Stuart Barry.    Stuart is an environmentalist, philanthropist, and is an award-winning financial adviser. He is a public speaker and owner of a successful Tasmanian business specialised in retirement planning for professionals using ethical and green investments. He has also volunteered his time to serve on  seven boards across a range of social and environ...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Matt Radford.   Matt is a physiotherapist, acupuncturist, Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor and the founder of Centre Of Health, Ivanhoe. With over 30 years of clinical experience, Matt uses his unique range of qualifications, blending eastern and western medicine, to take a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.    Matt has worked and studied in China...

Today's guest on Moments of Clarity is Jane Rawson. Jane is a journalist, essayist, author, climate communicator and environmentalist. She has travelled the world as a writer for Lonely Planet, been the Environment Editor for The Conversation, worked for both Government and Not For Profits and is now Communications Coordinator for the Tasmanian Land  Conservancy.  Jane and I discuss hope, fear, gr...

Hello, my name is Matthew Sortino and welcome to Moments of Clarity. Today, I am speaking to Mary Tomaino, or as I know her Miss Mary Tomaino.   Our lives are full of moments. Moments that help shape who we are today and many of these experiences are shaped by people. In most cases we are still connected to these people in one way or another but very occasionally, someone that was involved in your...

Hello, my name is Matthew Sortino and welcome to Moments of Clarity. Today, I am speaking to Lee Watanabe-Crockett.    Lee is an author, speaker, designer, inspirational thinker and the creative force behind some of the most exciting transformations in education happening worldwide today. He has cultivated skills in Aikido, studied tea ceremony while living in Japan, and studied painting in Floren...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Matty Hill. Matt is a personal trainer and online coach based in Manchester, England.   I first met Matt playing soccer in Melbourne a few years back and we instantly became friends. What came as a shock to many was that Matt, the good looking bloke that always has a smile on his face, had been battling mental health issues for years. This is not uncommon an...