Today we are joined by Jamin Brazil, market research entrepreneur, and tech pioneer. Fresno, California-based Jamin is the super popular host of the Happy Market Research Podcast with more than 300 episodes in which he interviews consumer insight and research professionals and entrepreneurs from across the world. Jamin comes from a position of informed influence having founded top online survey platform Decipher in 2000 and Focus Vision research platform Focus Vision in 2016. An active contribut...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 10 min
We are joined by Ebony Gaylor, Managing Partner of newly launched social cause agency Decade of Action, a partnership with Thinkerbell's Adam Ferrier and Margie Reid. Ebony has held key strategy and social change roles, most recently for the Australian Red Cross. We discuss Ebony's background and childhood, and the motivation behind Decade of Action, and why businesses play a critical role in addressing urgent global challenges over the next 10 years and beyond. We discuss how business has a cri...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Today we are joined by Dr Fiona Kerr, Founder and CEO of the Neurotech Institute, and leading futurist and author Steve Sammartino in our first double header with previous guests. Fiona was interviewed in episode 11 of Real People and Steve in episode 16. This most certainly was an explosion of thinking as Fiona and Steve shared their observations of the world in chaos and what this means moving forward. We discuss a huge amount in a rollercoaster chat from digital sovereignty to how well Austra...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Today we are joined by Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, Director of the 3A Institute at ANU in Canberra, a collaboration with CSIRO's Data61, with the mission of building a new applied science around the management of artificial intelligence, data, technology and their impact on humanity. Genevieve is also Senior Fellow, New Technology Group at Intel, since joining Intel as a researcher to conduct ethnographic research in 1998. This is a most fascinating discussion about the world in chao...
May 15, 2020•56 min
Today we are joined by Dr Rebecca Huntley, one of Australia's foremost researchers on social trends. A regular media commentator and writer, including for the Quarterly Essay of March 2019, in which she explored how Australians are calling for change from our government in climate change and wider social issues, and the corruption of democracy. Rebecca is the author of numerous books, including 'How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference,' Still Lucky and The World Accordi...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Today we are joined by JP, John-Paul Drake Director of Drakes Supermarkets. We go on a fabulous journey going back to JP's entrepreneurial childhood, hear about riding the retail rodeo of the past few months, and how a bit of right place right time luck is awesome. We try to make sense of all the crazy hoarding and hear about JP's global social media attention for his one finger salute at the man wanting a refund on 150 packs of toilet paper. This is a great chat about the importance of agility ...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Today we are joined by EB, Elaine Bensted, the Chief Executive of Zoos SA, including Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park. We hear about EB's childhood growing up loving animals, then having a successful corporate career and passion for education, with her role prior joining Zoos SA, the CEO of TAFE SA. EB discusses finding joy in the chaos, and how a complex like Zoos SA, with its 3,000 animals needing care irrespective of visitors, adjusts, makes some hard decisions, and positions itself for s...
Apr 25, 2020•58 min
Today we are joined by Brent Hill, the Executive Director of Marketing at the South Australian Tourism Commission. The leader behind recent campaigns 'book them out' responding to the devastating bushfires, and SA TV sharing content from across South Australia, responding to the 'stay at home' COVID-19 pandemic. Brent could have never imagined being involved in a tourism campaign to encourage people to stay at home, but that's the situation at the moment and for the foreseeable future. How does ...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Adam Ferrier is the founder of Thinkerbell. He's a popular public speaker and author of recent release 'Stop Listening to the Customer' and previous popular read The Advertising Effect: How to Change Behaviour. He's a former Strategy Planner at Saatchi and Saatchi, Co-Founder and Global Head of Strategy at Naked Communications, current Board member of Tribe, and Co Founder of the Market Science Ideas Xchange and more. We discuss Adam's take on these crazy times we are all presently living throug...
Apr 11, 2020•55 min
Today we are joined by Ben Page the Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI UK and Ireland, a role he has had since 2009. A frequent writer and speaker on trends, leadership and performance management, Ben has directed thousands of studies examining consumer trends and citizen behaviour. Since 1992 he has worked closely with both Conservative and Labour ministers and senior policy makers across government. A graduate of the University of Oxford, Ben is Visiting Professor at Kings College London and a fell...
Apr 10, 2020•46 min
Today we are joined by Richard Curtis, CEO of Future Brands Australia, with responsibility across Australia, New Zealand & South East Asia. Richard is a former Managing Director of Interbrand and Executive Director of Landor. Oxford Educated and recently launching social initiative Thirty:3 providing brand and marketing advice to people who need it, as a result of Richard saving time each morning and evening staying at home and not needing to travel as a result of COVID-19. 30 minute chats, ...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr
Today we are joined by Simon Kuestenmacher, Co-Founder and Director of Research at The Demographics Group. We have a fascinating chat trying to make sense of these chaotic times. And, how working to understand what is currently happening stimulates the passion. Simon has had a passion for history and geography since he was a boy growing up in Germany, where he did much study before moving to Australia to study a Masters in Philosophy in Urban Geography at Melbourne of University. You can find Si...
Apr 05, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Today we are joined by Siamack Salari. Belgium based ethnographer and lecturer in observational research at leading universities in the UK, France and India, and visiting fellow at King's College London. Ex head of foresight, tech co-founder, advertising strategist and ever observer of human and cultural behaviours. Siamack has also just launched a global open source project 'Not Everyday Life.' Working with people from across the world to conduct interviews to help ultimately make sense of the ...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Today we are joined by Stuart Austin, design thinker and advisor. Stu is also a lecturer in design thinking at Carnegie Mellon University in Australia, and runs a teaching business 'Austin Bloom' with his wife, which specialises in flowers and design for events and floral products. In this time of COVID-19 chaos it was fascinating to chat about the weird and opportunities of the world we are in. Real People is a podcast hosted by Jason Dunstone, the founder and managing director of Square Holes....
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Today we are joined by Olga Kudryashova. Olga started her career at Saatchi and Saatchi Hungary and since had an impressive brand and communications strategy career across the Middle East and North Africa, including time living and working from Dubai for leading agencies Y&R, Saatchi & Saatchi and ODG. A fascinating discussion starting back at Olga's childhood as a smart girl in the Soviet Union loving art and dreaming of becoming an art restorer, going on to study a Master of Arts, then...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 28 min
Today we are joined by Driller Jet Armstrong. Ex-police officer, DJ, visual artist, founder of the Daubist art movement and co-owner of popular night club Sugar. A fun and fascinating chat! We caught up in Driller's Bridgewater home to discuss his life, art, music and perspectives on culture, government and conservatism. We discuss the critical role of the nighttime economy, and frustrations around government interventions such as lock-out laws. Driller discusses how critical it is for us to add...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Today we are joined by artist Peter Drew. Peter was born in Adelaide in 1983. His artworks have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery of Australia, though his most prominent work is installed on city streets. You can find Peter at peterdrewarts.com Peter has achieved notoriety for his street art across Australia and beyond including, conversation starting posters 'Real Australians Say Welcome' and 'Aussie.' Peter has recently launched his book 'Poster Boy'...
Oct 19, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Today we are joined by Olivia Dryden, jeweller and taxidermy artist. Since graduating from Adelaide College of the Arts in 2014, Olivia's career has advanced significantly and she has receive acclaim and recognition for her work. You can find Olivia's website at oliviadrydenjewellery.com Olivia has travelled to India in 2015 for the Helpmann Academy 'Sanskriti Kendra Residency'. The six week residency was an opportunity to escape, be ripped out of her comfort zone and thrown into a world of cult...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Today we are joined by Simon K Burt aka STĪLES.BE, a contemporary artist from Australia. Simon has previously worked under the name STORRE in the graffiti art movement since the 1990s, and has evolved his style to take the elements of his street art and reinterprets them in his own unique style balancing precision and imperfection. You can find more info at stilesbe.com. This is a great interview to kick off a few episodes exploring art and creativity. Simon recently completed a piece of street ...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 24 min
Today we are joined by James Fergusson, the CEO of MDI (https://www.mdi-global.com) a mobile focused research company launched in 2013. MDI is based in Melbourne, with offices in Cape Town, Miami, Utah, Washington DC and recently launching their European presence from London. MDI has developed and is continuously evolving its own proprietary mobile research platform, and has worked with some of the world's largest consumer brands. This was a very enjoyable chat. I first met James back in 1994 wh...
Sep 08, 2019•52 min
Today we are joined by Ainslie Williams, the CEO and Co-Founder of Qualie, the Australian based qualitative research software platform launched in 2016. You can find Qualie at - www.qualie.com. We go way back to Ainslie's childhood as a young girl who loved to stare at other people and how this deep curiosity as to what makes others tick lead her to a successful career in research. We discuss the joys of being allowed into people's lives, their homes and to listen to their stories and views. Thi...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Today we are joined by Dr Anantachai, or Orm, the Managing Director of INTAGE Thailand. INTAGE is a pioneer in marketing research ranking in the top 10 largest firms globally. Orm is an experienced marketing and research professional and leader with a focus on building strong and purposeful teams who love their job and seek social contribution. We discuss Orm's time as a 15 year old spending a year studying in Wagga Wagga, Australia, with not the kindest of welcomes from other students, but rema...
Aug 15, 2019•51 min
Today we are joined by former Netflix marketer Barry Enderwick for a fascinating discussion about growth in uncertainty. Including the role of evidence-based insight in guiding the best way forward. Barry and I sat down for coffee at the Hilton Sydney in a break in the annual Australian Market and Social Research Society Conference. Barry is a passionate advocate of the role of robust research in disruptive business, and critically asking the right questions that the incumbent often miss, and is...
Aug 14, 2019•50 min
Today we are joined by Alan Noble, Founder of AusOcean. Alan is a proud entrepreneur and technology engineer heading to Japan out of Uni then California, before heading home to Australia many years later with his family to work with a start-up, creating his own and then eventually giving in to the wooing of Google to take up the role of overseeing the growth of Google's Sydney Engineering Centre from 20 engineers to over 650 in his 11 years. In early 2017 Alan founded AusOcean a not-for-profit o...
Jul 25, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Today we are joined by Bec and Simon Smallchua, recent founders of Harvey, you can find them at weareharvey.com. Bec is a former B&T 30 Under 30 finalist, and comes from marketing roles including 'for good' enterprise Thankyou and Posterscope a market leader in out of home communications. Simon is a former break-dancer who's digital and marketing roles have included Executive Strategy Director at Isobar, and VP of Global Marketing of Lexer. This is a wonderful chat about love, marketing and ...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Today we are joined by Elaine Stead from Blue Sky Alternative Investments. We go way back to Elaine's childhood as a young girl who loved homework, learning and ever eager to please. We talk about Elaine's academic pursuit of science, then pivoting into the world of venture capital, start up advisory and multiple board directorships. Elaine and I discuss all things success and failure, and how Australia's tall poppy syndrome just breeds mediocrity. I sat down with Elaine on a day, week, month, y...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Today we are joined by Stephen Scheeler! Former Facebook and Instagram MD for Australia and New Zealand, Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Co and TEDx Speaker. Stephen and I sat down at the Sydney office of McKinsey and Co to have a fascinating discussion going back to Stephen's childhood in small town USA. And, how he longed to go to university in Europe, yet was awarded a Scholarship to study in Japan, and how this introverted young man became the American everyone wanted to know - from fellow ...
May 23, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Today we are joined by Tim Burrowes, co-founder of media and marketing publishing and event group Mumbrella. We sat down for a couple Cokes at the Chippo in Chippendale in Sydney to discuss Tim and Mumbrella's story. Tim shares his observations from a couple decades as a media and marketing journalist, commentator and observer in the UK, Middle East, Australia and across Asia. A fascinating chat about clever creative people, how the industry is changing and where it is still evolving too slow. W...
May 14, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Today we are joined by Kim Boehm, almost 40 year Clemenger Group advertising executive and legend. Kim is also current Chairman of the Australian Dance Theatre, a role he has help for the past six years. You can find Kim's new blog about his recent semi-retirement at 'thenwhatblog.com.' Kim has held key roles from Account Management to Managing Director, Executive Chairman, Executive Director and most recently Director of Talent Management and Marketing across the Clemenger Group. And, spent two...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 21 min
Today we are joined by Damian Scanlon, Director of the MBA program at the University of Adelaide, one of the top Australian MBA's according to the Financial Review's BOSS Magazine and other rankings. We go on a wonderful journey through Damian's most eclectic life and discuss his learnings on what makes a strong leader and business, and living interesting life. Damian shares lessons from his career highlights, including builder's labourer, tuna fisherman, restaurant manager, graduate economist, ...
May 05, 2019•1 hr 10 min
