TWO AM I

This episode discusses difficult themes and mentions of sexual assault harassment. If you or someone you know needs support, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800RESPECT. Paige Campbell knows that “people want to be good people”, and has spent her career building the spaces and tools for people to do so, and create a better tomorrow for all. Paige is the co-founder of Tomorrow Ar...

This episode discusses difficult themes and mentions of suicide and self-harm. If you or someone you know needs support, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyondblue.org Tim Rogers is a presence. Both on and off stage. You may be aware of his illustrious career in music and entertainment spanning four decades. Although he may be the iconic frontman who is instantly recognisable and bears the...

This episode deals with difficult themes. If this episode has raised any issues for you, in Australia you can contact Lifeline by phone on 13 11 14. A difficult childhood does not need to define your future or your pathway. After struggling to find solid ground at times throughout her childhood, Sandra Heriot has learnt the importance of nurturing young people and leading with love. The psychologi...

“You are a conversation away from changing your life.” More than philosophy, but a core purpose in Damon Klotz’s teaching and life. The former Work Culture Evangelist at Culture Amp decided to not small and take the leap by sitting front row during the technology boom in Silicon Valley. Klotz has spent his career at the intersection of people and technology, and preaches that tru...

Sarah Grynberg is living a life of greatness.  She defines it as a life of service, kindness, authenticity and love.  The child that was a dreamer, worked her way into a life with a glitzy job in entertainment, that was marked with achievements and celebrity. But her success masked the internal emptiness she was feeling. Sarah embraced the ‘river of change’, and along the way...

With a career spanning almost three decades, across six countries, with five Olympic medals from five separate Olympic journeys, Lauren Jackson has well and truly earned her title as ‘the GOAT.’ But her basketball career is merely a thread that makes up the fabric of Lauren Jackson. A country girl at heart, with a deep connection to family, which shaped her mental fortitude to survive...

The true difference between leaders and managers comes down to ethics. Managers may make the ‘right’ choice, or the popular choice. Leaders push past standard customs and practices, and will follow their moral code to make decisions. Dr Simon Longstaff, Executive Director of The Ethics Centre, has structured his life around philosophy and ethics, after it was modelled to him by his mot...

They first met at a café in Richmond in Melbourne, and Jack and Shane admit, it was connection at first sight. The pair realised straight away that they shared a passion for leadership, growth and a fascination for people and their stories. What began as a professional relationship at the Richmond Football Club, turned into a friendship and partnership co-hosting TWO AM I. In this final epi...

Adam Ferrier: Building a brand, nurturing creativity, and embracing the unconventional  Adam Ferrier has spent his life trying to understand people, and how to capture their attention. A consumer psychologist by trade, he wrote his master’s thesis on what makes some people “cool” and others not. The founder of creative agency Thinkerbell, Adam believes that brands and people...

Laura Thompson and Sarah Sherican are the dynamic duo behind the Aboriginal streetwear label, Clothing the Gaps.  Together the pair have journeyed from health promotion to social enterprise, and their shared belief in using  merchandise to build community, led them to create "walking billboards" that spark conversations and support First Nations people. Laura and Sarah deliver a mastercl...

Broden Kelly was one of Australia’s original content creators, alongside his comedy troupe, Aunty Donna, they pioneered success in the online medium. Sure, the group may have accidentally stumbled across Youtube in search of bigger dreams, their success is no accident. Broden has embraced rejection, resilience and creativity, to become one of our most successful comedy talents. The real secr...

Childhood was full of adventure,it never had to be sought out or actively practiced, it happened daily, without thought or much effort, but as we grow the art of adventure begins to shrink.   Beau Miles wanted to keep the magic of childhood and adventure in his everyday, and has managed to carve out a life as a professional adventurer, combining his work as a filmmaker and his love of play. &...

After debuting for the Australian Diamonds at just 18 years of age, and an illustrious career with the Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Vixen, Bianca Chatfield knows what it takes to be a great team player.   She credits her time on the bench, learning from the senior players and a devoted coach to the success she had during her career, and instilling the leadership qualities she employs today...

She commands audiences, delivers with conviction, and is not afraid to go into battle to amplify the voices of those who cannot, Yasmin Poole is making a name for herself as one of the country’s most influential activists.  Although it wasn’t always this way, Yasmin was a shy child, who, after watching the treatment of her mother and other marginalised communities, began to find h...

Do you have space in your life? Not time, but space. Space to think, reflect, imagine.    After almost burning out in his 30s, Daniel Sih experienced a needed wake-up call, which saw him become a productivity expert and a ‘spacemaker’, advocating for creating meaningful space in our lives.    Daniel is a firm believer that the best leaders and assets in any communit...

We watched with bated breath, as Ariarne Titmus touched the wall ahead of Katie Ledecky - considered by some to be the greatest female swimmer of all time, but it was far from luck on the day that cemented Ariarne’s name in the history books.    From early on in her life, Arnie had learnt the relationship between hard work and success, a value instilled by her parents that helped f...

They first met at a café in Richmond in Melbourne, and Jack and Shane admit, it was connection at first sight. The pair realised straight away that they shared a passion for leadership, growth and a fascination for people and their stories. What began as a professional relationship at the Richmond Football Club, turned into a friendship and partnership co-hosting TWO AM I. And in this final...

  ‘Generous, patient and tenacious’ are the three words Des Flanagan says sum him up and always have. Des is a boy from Beechworth in regional Victoria, who found himself performing in the Moulin Rouge kicking a leg, singing some of the greatest love songs ever written and having the time of his life. In his first lead role in a mainstage show, Des spent two years and 10 months pl...

When Peggy O’Neal AO emigrated from the United States to Australia in 1991, she had no idea she was about to fall in love with a community and a game that would shape her new life. Perhaps it was fate that she moved to Richmond in Melbourne’s east, donned the local team’s footy jumper, and learnt about footy tipping – all moments that would eventually lead her to become the...

Richard Baker is one of Australia’s most creative, engaging and groundbreaking investigative journalists with five Walkley Awards and 15 Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards to his name. And when it comes to creating compelling and unique audio, Richard is world class with the likes of Phoebe’s Fall, Wrong Skin and The Last Voyage of The Pong Su in his podcast back catalogue. Investigativ...

He’s a charismatic publican, musician and martial arts referee. And there isn’t anything Greg ‘Clanger’ Kleynjans puts his mind to that he doesn’t do with 100% passion and a good sense of humour. He’s the kind of guy who knows everyone and has done A LOT, but you wouldn’t know it because words like humble and genuine sum up this one in a million human. Cla...

The hustle is real. But for Madelyn Carafa, there had to be another way to balance the career she always wanted with motherhood all while looking after her physical, mental and spiritual self. After leaving the corporate world it was her ‘side hustle’ The Healthy Hustlers podcast that ignited her passion to help others fuel their health and wellbeing goals through healthy conversations...

Changing his name from Andrew to Osher (meaning happiness in Hebrew) may have been an ‘aggressive rebrand’ but for Osher Günsberg it helped put a space between the “him who was drinking and using and the him that got to live the rest of his life not being that guy anymore.” Years on, Osher is raw and real when he speaks about mental illness, addiction, sobriety and dea...

Episode 1: Osher Günsberg Part 1 Changing his name from Andrew to Osher (meaning happiness in Hebrew) may have been an ‘aggressive rebrand’ but for Osher Günsberg it helped put a space between the “him who was drinking and using and the him that got to live the rest of his life not being that guy anymore.” Years on, Osher is raw and real when he speaks about menta...

Episode 9: Jack Riewoldt & Shane McCurry They first met at a café in Richmond in Melbourne, and Jack and Shane admit, it was ‘connection at first sight’. The pair realised straight away that they shared a passion for leadership, growth and a fascination for people and their stories. What began as a professional relationship at the Richmond Football Club, turned into a friendship and partnershi...