The Champions Coffee Podcast

Ben sits down with Prof. Jonathan Shaw from the Coventry University Group. He is a professor of photography and media and the director of Coventry University’s disruptive media learning lab. Jonathan has been actively engaged as an interdisciplinary practitioner and academic leader with Higher Education for nearly 20 years. During the past 10 years, he has been instrumental in driving innovation w...

Ben sits down with Georgia Baker from the University of Queensland. She is currently the International Student Advisor for the faculty of engineering, architecture and information technology at the university and has been with the University for over 10 years. Since graduating with a master's degree in International Studies from the University of Queensland, she has focused her career on internati...

Ben sits down with Kerry Valentine from Laureate International Universities. She has a long history of involvement in the industry of international education at both an instructional and management level and is currently the Head of Student Experience at Laureate International Universities. Her previous engagements involved leadership roles at Curtin University &  Study Group Australia. 

Ben sits down with Matt Hoskins from Griffith University Gold Coast Student Guild. He is currently the Head of Student Services and leads nine very talented teams in the delivery of a range of programs, events and services at the Gold Coast campus, including initiatives around student wellbeing, academic support and diversity. Matt is a proud product of Griffith University and brings over 10 years...

Ben sits down with Belinda Tynan from RMIT.  She is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Vice-President at the University with extensive executive leadership experience in Higher Education and Vocational Education of over 10 years. Belinda is the winner of the Australian Financial Review's Top 100 Women of Influence (Board and Management Category) in 2019 and in 2020 the Telstra Businesswoma...

Ben sits down with Jodie Davis from University of Newcastle. Jodie is the associate director of student engagement at the University. She has over two decades of experience in higher education working in a broad range of roles, including senior positions, at the University of Newcastle and GraduateSchool.com Pty Ltd (GradSchool). Her educational background, combined with extensive employment histo...

Ben sits down with Ian Dunn from Coventry University Group. Ian has been with the University since 1992 and is currently the Provost . In 2016 he was awarded “Inspiring Leader” of the year in the Guardian Higher Education Awards. Ian led the development of the University’s colleges in Coventry and Scarborough. A Coventry graduate, he is a member of the jobs and skills group of the Coventry and War...

Ben sits down with Emeritus Professor Beverley Oliver. Beverley was Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Alfred Deakin Professor at Deakin until December 2018 and led Deakin's ambitious Student Learning and Experience strategy. She was the Deputy Chair of Universities Australia’s Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Academic) and Deputy Chair of the Board of EduGrowth, a not-for-profit Australian acceleration...

Ben sits down with Rafael Estrada from Anáhuac Online. Rafael is the  Academic Director - Anáhuac Online at Anahuac University based in Mexico. He holds holds a Doctorate in International Education from the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, a Master's Degree in Human Capital Management and an Industrial Engineering Degree in Administration from the Universidad Anáhuac. 

 Ben sits down with  Phillip Scharf from Arizona State University. Phillip has been with the University (ASU) since 2005.  During that time he has been responsible for the creation of the pre-professional advising office at ASU combining the pre-health and pre-law advising activities around campus into a unified office.  For the past 5 years, Phillip has overseen the advising and retention efforts...

Ben sits down with Michael Burgess from Western Sydney University. Michael Burgess joined Western Sydney University in February 2016 as the Chief Student Experience Officer and brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in complex consumer environments. Michael is a creative innovator with extensive experience in business strategy, customer experience, marketing communications, digital str...

Professor Mark Hoffman is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and a Vice-President of the University of Newcastle. In this role he is responsible for the academic activities of the University including its education programs, encompassing: enabling and pathways programs; the Wollotuka Institute for advancement and leadership of Indigenous education; and education innovation and technology. His p...

In today's episode, Ben chats with Liam Kenna from Wirltu Yarlu - The University of Adelaide's Indigneous and Torres Straight Islander arm of the University. You can learn more about the program here: www.adelaide.edu.au/wirltu-yarlu/ You can learn more about Vygo here: www.vygoapp.com

Ben chats with fellow Vygo Co-Founder, Joel Di Trapani. Learn more about Vygo here: www.vygoapp.com