Tough Talk with Jody Rowe

The purpose of Tough Talk with Jody Rowe is to hear stories, perspectives on Energy and life and for this podcast we have managed to hear the story of Senator Andrew McLachlan. At this stage of my life, I feel privileged to have the global network that attracts the influencers, the movers and shakers, in the theme of keeping the bastards honest. The Senator is known for crossing the floor and bein...

There are people you listen to and people you ignore, Sarah Zeljko you listen to. Bright, smart, deliberate, risk taker, intelligent, funny, energetic etc. etc. From the moment I met Sarah, years ago, I realized that she was a mover and shaker. Working in the world of construction, from a very commercial family background. Sarah has placed herself perfectly in the world of boards, playing to her s...

Now we have all heard about energy transition, the distribution infrastructure, consumes Australia as we are investing heavily. Richard Amato as CEO of Enerven is a pivotal leader right in the middle of this transition. Great learning podcast. Thank you, Richard, and to Cassandra for organising. Richard Amato- Chief Executive Officer of Enerven is a dynamic and strategic leader with over 30 years’...

Tom Koutsantonnis MP for west Torrens, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Minister for Energy and Mining our first Ministerial podcast with @Tough Talk with Jody rowe podcast did not disappoint. Well, how frank do you want it? Gas is hear to stay, its not Coal, Narrabri NSW has to go ahead just move forward and Gas prices with drop, recent bail outs, why? and it just goes on. What was r...

Meeting Simon was an absolute pleasure, we need strong executives to support the Energy sector and Simon is certainly that. Simon is a long-term Executive with more than 30 years of experience within the Australian energy industry. He is a dynamic, results oriented, corporate leader with extensive knowledge across a range of infrastructure portfolios, including Network Operations, Maintenance, and...

Sandy Verschoor is incredibly impressive. As part of the diversity series, I invited Sandy to Tough Talk with Jody Rowe. For me it's important to learn from experienced people who have carved excellent careers from other industries. Sandy is one of those people, you will read a bio that has many successes, and I believe the glass ceiling was broken along time ago by people like Sandy. Sandy is...

Jenni Screen is an inspiration, an Olympian, World champion, Wife, Mother and a leader in her field. Over twenty years ago I met this woman in Adelaide, very impressive, resilient, hungry and driven. And when you read all the success and the medal, remember Jenni was dropped three months prior to the 2006 World championship win. Hard work pays off, every time! But don't think this is solely ab...

In 2023 I was at the APGA conference, listening to two remarkable people presenting a paper, the audience mostly male listened intently as what I heard shocked me. Both Engineers and both extremely successful at their sport. The paper is a collection of stories of real experiences that have happened to employees in the Australian oil, gas and pipeline industry relating to gender bias and discrimin...

A long time ago I met Joanne Farrell with my friend and collegue Rozey Abbott. Joanne always afforded me the time to chat although I admired and respected her position at Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto Group executive Joanne Farrell has decided to retire after nearly 32 years with Rio Tinto and left the company at the end of September 2019. Coal, Iron Ore, Diamonds, US, UK, Australia there is a lot to under...

A few years back I met Kevin Lester. He striked me as a grounded practical chap who has survived, excelled in what can only be described as a tough industry. What impresses me is he makes you feel very relaxed, confident but not arrogant which is refreshing. Coming from a farming background, this could be the reason but from my perspective very important. A champion of diversity, I can encourage y...

Nicholas Mumford is an Energy expert, no doubt in my mind. Nicholas Mumford is a leading executive in the energy and resources industry, having led and delivered numerous successful projects in oil, gas and mining across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.  Over three decades, underpinned by deep technical and operational experience, Nicholas held commercially focused leadership roles at Santos and S...

Well, I have always respected Peter Iancov from afar for a long time, highly respected business leader. It was an honor that Peter accepted my invitation to be a guest on Tough Talk with Jody Rowe. Peter joined Jemena and Zinfra in April 2019 following an established career spanning many decades in leading project management, construction, maintenance and operation of gas and electricity infrastru...

Now my background is not technology, so when I met Bryn Jones through friend Leigh Whicker I was intrigued. Bryn's story is interesting and entX Limited is certainly a company, based in Adelaide, worthy of watching. An exceptional team gathered together from Board level, Leadership and the broader team have the intellect to make a difference in technology. Watch this space. Bryn is an Industri...

Thomas Buru, well what can I say....I met Thomas in Singapore many years ago at the strangest dinner party I have ever attended. Thomas was at InterOil and I was attending the dinner with a longtime friend from QGC days Rob Milhouse. It was a hoot, this was followed up with a long lunch with his friend and mine, Brad Weir. I count myself very lucky to hear Thomas's story, to be called a friend...

In Australia, there a handful of female CEOs in the Energy sector. Phaedra Deckart is one of those rare diamonds. Having known Phaedra at Santos some 20 years ago it has been a pleasure to watch Phaedra's career elevate and am fascinated to see it rise further. This podcast demonstrates the intelligent, articulate Phaedra who knows the LNG work, domestic market, energy sector and distribution...

Over 10 years ago I met Geoffrey Cann in Queensland in the Coal Seam Gas to LNG world, at the time her worked at Deloitte's and highly respected in the Oil and Gas industry. Now Geoffrey Cann is an international author, professional speaker, podcaster and corporate trainer. His focus is the Oil and Gas industry and its imperative to exploit digital innovations as we slowly evolve our energy sy...

This podcast is an insight into running one of the largest companies in South Australia, into the Owner Darren Thomas and guess what, still privately owned. Since a child I have been fortunate to know the Thomas Family, Chris started as a livestock buyer, Darren the most overqualified livestock buyer and Mum Libby all worked to build this business and it is truly well deserved. It takes its toll b...

Uranium and Nuclear are hot energy topics and I knew that Tough Talk with Jody Rowe podcast had to go there. It was an absolute pleasure to have Leigh Curyer explain both to me on the podcast. Leigh has over 20 years' experience in the resources and corporate sector. Mr. Curyer is the founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of NexGen Energy Ltd. and was previously the Head of Corporat...

Over the past few years, I have had the pleasure of meeting Greg Williams and Rowe Advisory working with him at Evero. Here is Gregs and Evero's story.  Let’s get going Australia with Waste to Energy.  Greg Williams joined BP as a procurement graduate buying toilet rolls and ice cream; ended contracting the drilling rigs for the Rumaila field in Iraq. Greg’s career is worth of all Procurement...

Congratulations to Sarah Potts for navigating the challenges of the energy sector, BG group and Shell in countries such as Egypt, and South America and finding success in a clean energy organization, Storegga. The energy industry is known for its complexity, regulatory challenges, and rapidly evolving landscape. Sarah's ability to thrive in such an environment suggests a combination of skills,...

Richard Turner is a smart man and thankfully Richard is willing to share his thoughts on business, creating wealth and value, South Australia, Critical minerals and many other subjects. This is a podcast you don't want to miss. Richard is renowned Australian Entrepreneur, Leader, and Innovator. Richard has founded four successful companies/organizations across four different industry sectors a...

It was a pleasure to interview Hon Ian MacFarlane on Tough Talk with Jody Rowe. Whilst the podcast is centered around Energy transition it was also an opportunity to talk frankly about politics, board roles and many other subjects. The experience Ian has is enormous and he is passionate about successes such as the Toowoomba Second range crossing and the development of the Coal, Gas and Agriculture...

Part 2 - Ian continues with a great conversation about Powering Africa with Globeleq. Ian Coxon and I worked together at QGC, and we have stayed in contact for a number of years. If there was going to be a challenging market it would be Africa, many countries within this massive continent, varying political climates, not a great connectivity to trade energy and it so it goes on however it is emerg...

When I reflect on Energy transition, I draw on my network for interesting people and new ways of working. Rowe Advisory has known Globeleq for a number of years now and have admired their approach to a complex market such as Africa. Ian Coxon and I worked together at QGC, and we have stayed in contact for a number of years. If there was going to be a challenging market it would be Africa, many cou...

Great podcast with Dr Patrick Hartley a guest on Tough Talk with Jody Rowe Podcast. Patrick discussed the role of the CSIRO and the Hydrogen project. The hydrogen industry mission will support global decarbonization through a commercially viable Australian hydrogen industry comprising both domestic and export value chains by 2030. So, this makes for an interesting podcast to completely understand...