The Uncharted Leader

Vanessa Vanderhoek helps people to regain their health, energy and confidence by taking a holistic approach. She is an Integrative & Functional Medicine Nutritionist based in Australia supporting people around the world with gut issues including bloating and constipation, IBS, IBD, SIBO, autoimmune conditions in adults and children, and skin conditions including eczema and psoriasis.  Vanessa is k...

Mitch Wallis is a globally recognized mental health expert, keynote speaker, and founder of the Heart On My Sleeve movement, whose mission is to "change the way the world feels."  After nearly seven years at Microsoft, Mitch left his corporate career to pursue his passion for mental health advocacy, helping millions worldwide to better understand and navigate emotional wellbeing. In this episode,...

Kylee Stone, Host of The Uncharted Leader Podcast, is a formidable leader and proud descendant of the Waka Waka and Kullili First Nations People with 30 years in the business of storytelling and a profound commitment to creating meaningful connections and unlocking the hidden potential of emerging leaders to live, lead and succeed with purpose.   A commanding figure in the educational consultancy...

Eriksen Dickens is an award winning filmmaker, actor, and business owner based in California who co-founded Platinum Peek Inc., with his brother, Soren, while in college. Platinum Peek is a video agency that specialises in creating story-driven video solutions for marketing, sales, and operations teams for clients around the country. In 2017, Eriksen directed his first documentary, His Legacy— a 2...

James Keith, also known as James Mortimer, shares a dynamic life story, blending a legacy of sports excellence with musical success. As the son of NRL legend Peter Mortimer and nephew to Chris and Steve Mortimer, James was part of a family celebrated for their achievements with the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, winning three out of five grand finals and making significant contributions to NSW and...

Join me for part-two of our two-week series with Alternative Healing Advocate and Entreprenuer Angela Skudin, as she shares her own journey of resilience and resourcefulness, from DIY home renovations to building her own business, and the importance of perseverance and not relying on other people's money in entrepreneurship.  Angela is the Founder and CEO of the Casey Skudin 343 Fund, an not-for-p...

Join me for part-one of our two-week series with Angela Skudin, Alternative Healing Advocate, Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of the Casey Skudin 343 Fund, a not-for-profit organisation started in honour of her late husband, a member of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) who tragically lost his life in a freak accident.  Inspired by her own recovery and her husband's support, Angela's mission is...

Jeff Dyck is a seasoned innovator, bridge builder and orchestrator who brings together people, technologies, and business models to tackle challenges and generate profitable opportunities that uplift the health, wealth, and happiness of all. Eager to join forces with businesses to increase profit and human impact and passionate about making a difference, Jeff is on a personal quest to launch, acqu...

Mish Wright is a visionary educator and consultant who is transforming women's health in the fitness industry. With a B.Ed and Dip Teach, Mish heads the education department at Women's Fitness Education, where she's breaking barriers and challenging the status quo. Mish's journey in the fitness industry is deeply personal. Early in her career, she rigorously followed fitness protocols learned in C...

Dr Tim Sharp is Australia's very own Dr Happy at the forefront of the positive psychology movement. An internationally renowned leader with three degrees, a PHD and multiple best-selling books, Dr Sharp's primary area of interest is enhancing happiness at work, including building positive cultures, developing positive leadership and boosting resilience and optimism. In his previous work as an acad...

Sharlene Lynch is an international speaker, entrepreneur and Vice President of Healing Though Love, a not-for-profit organisation that provides pamper days for women impacted by family and domestic violence. After starting her career as a management accountant, Sharlene moved into sales and quickly became an Executive Sales Manager with a multi-level marketing company. With 30 years experience in...

Wendy Pavey is a Brand and Career Strategist, who draws on three decades of experience in brand communication to help executives and advisors apply her strategic approach to personal branding, building visibility and communicating value to attract their ideal roles. Known for developing several proprietary models and frameworks, Wendy is the author of Advancing Your Advisory Career and her bestsel...

Ranya Akacha is the Founder of Real Business Matters, a specialist in working with business owners who are stressed out and want help to grow their business.  Ranya grew up surrounded by business owners, so it seemed natural for Ranya to buy a beauty salon business, even if she was only 21 and studying full-time doing a degree in Commerce Accounting.  In addition to running her own travel agency a...

Michelle Redfern is a leadership expert and gender equality advisor with a passion for working with CEOs to create inclusive workplaces, advocating for women in sports and helping ambitious women navigate the corporate world with an emphasis on self-leadership and vulnerability.    Michelle's mission is to close the global leadership gender gap and create a level playing field for women and girls....

Madeleine Jaine Lobsey, a highly sought-after leader and facilitator of transformational leadership for over 20 years with Landmark Worldwide, has been instrumental to individuals and organisations dramatically expanding the difference they make across every sector and industry, including Members of Federal Parliament, senior educators, Award winning artists and CEOs, Olympians, founders of not fo...

Clifford Morgan served with the Royal Australian Air Force for over 17 years and is now an endorsed organisational psychologist and author of The Coaching Leader. His years of service leading and coaching people – both in uniform and out – bring quite a unique perspective to leadership.   He has coached everyone from CEOs to military commanders and frontline workers to Commonwealth Games hopefuls....

Trevor Millar, Co-Founder of Ambio Life Sciences, is a social-entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in the use of psychedelics, particularly Ibogaine, for detoxing, psycho-spiritual treatment, healing trauma, anger, overall well-being and personal growth.   While Trevor shares some deeply moving life-changing experiences, focussing on the transformative effects Ibogaine is having with vete...

Today is part one of a two week series on challenging the status quo with the Co-Founders of Ambio Life Sciences, the world leader in integrative ibogaine therapies.    Jonathon Dickenson, co-founder and CEO, courageously talks about his own experience with mental health, being curious in our approach to modern medicine and the groundbreaking impact of psychedelics on dealing with difficult life t...

Stan Gibson, corporate executive turned entrepreneur, coach and author of "Living a Rich and Intention Life has a contagious spirit of enthusiasm and a passion for servant leadership.    With 35 years of leadership with Fortune 500 companies, Stan's mix of strategies from the athletic field and business world are timely for leaders wanting to restore harmony between their work and personal life. ...

Dr Morley Muse is a Chemical, Environmental and Renewable Energy Engineer and CoFounder of iSTEM, a talent-sourcing business that enables employment for women in STEM.   An activist for equality in STEM, Dr Muse shares her story of breaking stereotypes, the need to nurture strength and vulnerability in leadership and our collective responsibility to create a diverse and inclusive society.    In 20...

Josh Crawford, Vice President of Training and Development with Matson Money, began his journey with a full-ride football scholarship. A promising start as an athlete was derailed by an injury, a setback that would eventually become a catalyst for a passion and decade-long tenure helping families discover their true purpose for money.   Driven by the belief that Nobel Prize-winning principles and t...

This week on The Uncharted Leader we're talking with award winning emerging leader Dr Manasi Murthy Mittiny about the catalyst of meaningful change and her passion for preventative strategies to help families live a meaningful, pain-free, life by understanding the role of culture and belief systems on our health.   Manasi is physician scientist at the Flinders University with a MD (Medicine, Dean'...

This week on The Uncharted Leader we're talking with Lizzie Williamson about the global movement embracing active habits for optimal energy and her latest book The Active Workday Advantage: Unlock your most energised, engaged and happy self at work.   Dubbed by the US media as 'the excuse-buster from Down-Under', Lizzie Williamson is founder and author of Two Minute Moves, TEDx speaker, keynote sp...

Debbie O'Connor is a multi-award winning brand strategist, entrepreneur and author of Brand Magic - How to build a brand with personality, celebrating over 20 years in business. An  With a passion for changing lives one brand at a time, Debbie launched Brand Magic - a platform to educate creatives in brand archetypes with the purpose of empowering them to create more profitable businesses.  Debbie...

On this week's episode of The Uncharted Leader we're talking about what it means to be future-fit and fit-for-purpose with work futurist, founder of nextgenify and author of Rethinking The future of Work in a Fragile World, Cherie Mylordis. Cherie is an accomplished business transformation and innovation expert and leadership coach on a mission to reimagine how we work for a better world. Her appr...