Joining me on the podcast this month is Michelle Sales Michelle is passionate about helping people tap into their true potential –in leadership and in life. As a highly sought-after speaker and trainer Michelle has helped thousands of senior leaders and their teams learn to show up as the best version of themselves, to build their confidence and influence with others, and to maximise their leadership and performance. Michelle has worked with some of Australia’s most respected businesses, includi...
Jan 30, 2019•32 min
Fragrance aficionado Nicole Eckels launched Glasshouse Fragrances in 2006 with a spark of imagination and a belief in the power of fragrance to transform the everyday. Since it's launch nearly a decade ago, Glasshouse Fragrances has quickly grown to become a leading brand in the Australian fragrance market. Nicole was born and raised in New York and began her career as a makeup artist in SAKS Fifth Avenue. After a stint in San Francisco in corporate business and sales, Nicole decided she needed ...
Jan 01, 2019•46 min
With over two decades of Visual Design experience, and ten years as founder and CEO at Presentation Studio, Emma Bannister’s view is radically different. Passionate that powerful presentations consist of more than just visual design – she teaches a new way of thinking – Visual ThinkingTM. Emma’s journey from the kitchen table to building a business that is now the leading presentation studio in Asia is inspiring. Presentation Studio’s clients include working with companies such as Telstra, Westf...
Dec 17, 2018•39 min
Originally from the US, Jack Story is the Chief Technologist for DXC Technology’s Public Sector in Australia and New Zealand. Jack’s experience in strategy development spans the global needs of outsourcing service providers and the unique strategies required to address those clients’ business challenges and capabilities. Prior to his corporate career, Jack served in the USAF flying the F-4G Wild Weasel. He was the Tactical Air Command Instructor EWO of the Year in 1988 and was Distinguished Grad...
Dec 10, 2018•44 min
Simon Dowling is a leading thinker on creating collaborative teams and workplaces. As a speaker, facilitator and educator, he works closely with leaders and teams from some of Australia’s most interesting organisations, equipping them with the inspiration and know-how to build strong, highly engaged teams. He began his career as a as a commercial lawyer, and is also an experienced improviser, regularly performing with leading improvisation company Impro Melbourne. He was a regular cast member on...
Nov 25, 2018•45 min
In her words Paula Kensington is “a CFO on a mission to empower others to unlock their potential, confidence and belief in their ability to succeed”. Impact is Paula’s reason for living. In everything that she does, her primary driver is 'what impact am I having on others, how can I help others to become successful and can I leave people feeling better about themselves, having belief that they can achieve more.” Having spent 20 years in corporate roles in Australia and UK, she has seen the good,...
Nov 13, 2018•40 min
Weh Yeoh is the founder of OIC Cambodia, an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. He has a BA in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney and an MA in Development Studies from the University of NSW. He has volunteered with people with disabilities in Vietnam, interned in India, studied Mandarin in Beijing, and milked yaks in Mongolia. He started OIC in 2013, and handed over leadership to a local Cambodian team in 2017. He is now co-founding Umbo, a soci...
Oct 29, 2018•44 min
Donna McGeorge makes work work. She is passionate about enhancing the large amount of time we spend in our workplace (too much, for many) to ensure it is effective and productive, as well as enjoyable. Donna has worked with managers and leaders throughout Australia and Asia–Pacific for over 20 years such as Nissan Motor Company, Jetstar, Medibank Private and Ford Motor Company — so they learn to manage their people well and produce great performance and results. Her CV reads like her eclectic re...
Oct 16, 2018•28 min
Kieran Flanagan is an expert in harnessing commercial creativity to help people become better problem solvers and ultimately drive more success in business and life. Whether it is success by design, rethinking thinking, creative leadership or making change positive and positive change Kieran can help you change your thinking (and change your world). A rare female leader in the world of MadMen, Kieran was also of the youngest Creative Directors to lead an award-winning advertising agency. She was...
Sep 25, 2018•53 min
Ep 033 - Conversations with Kieran Flanangan Co-Founder The Impossible Institute by Janine Garner
Sep 25, 2018•53 min
Emma Isaacs is the founder and global CEO of Business Chicks, Australia's largest community for women, and is passionate about inspiring women to be bold, be courageous and to take risks. When Emma was just 18, she became the co-owner of a small recruitment company where she had just started working. When she sold the business eight years later, it had grown exponentially and been named as Australia͛s Favourite Recruiter in the SEEK Awards for three consecutive years. When Emma was 26, and while...
Sep 03, 2018•35 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is Melinda Cruz. Melinda is the Founder and a Non-Executive Board Director of Miracle Babies Foundation; Australia’s leading organisation supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals caring for them. The incredible difference Melinda has made to thousands along with her impact as a successful entrepreneur has seen her win numerous awards including the 2011 EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year and be a regular guest on radio, TV and s...
Aug 12, 2018•45 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is Jack Delosa. Named as one of Australia's Top 10 Entrepreneurs Under 30 twice by Dynamic Business Magazine & SmartCompany, Number 1 Entrepreneur in Australia by Australian Business Review and listed in the BRW Young Rich List since 2014, Jack is the founder of Australia's largest education institution for entrepreneurs, The Entourage. Jack's vision is to improve traditional education by introducing a style of learning that puts the individual first. Und...
Jul 30, 2018•42 min
With a career in commercial property spanning more than 31 years, Ray Pittman is an expert in corporate strategy, executive team leadership, mergers and acquisitions, property investment, development, management and brokerage. As the President & CEO of CBRE Pacific, Ray is responsible for overseeing 22offices and approximately 2,500 employees across Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this he served as Senior Managing Director for CBRE in Colorado and was was the President and Founder of Pit...
Jul 16, 2018•31 min
Haydn Masters is the Head of Physical Performance and Preparation for the Australian Rugby Union Team – the Wallabies. Haydn’s expertise in maximising human performance stems from 20 years of experience coaching elite world sporting teams & athletes. Recent results include the NSW Waratahs first Super Rugby Championship in 2014 and the Wallaby 2015 Rugby World Cup silver medal. Currently a PhD candidate, Haydn holds a Masters of Exercise Science and a Bachelor of Human Movement studies. Hayd...
Jun 25, 2018•43 min
Kurek Ashley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and coach. His #1 best-selling book "How would Love respond?" has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people all over the world.His list of private clients include: Hollywood film and TV stars, movie directors, producers and cinematographers, a quintuple platinum rock band, hit music composers, top business leaders, oil executives in Kuwait, Olympic Gold Medalists, professional athletes and sports teams, and the list goes ...
Jun 12, 2018•40 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is listening expert Oscar Trimboli Oscar is an Author, Keynote Speaker and Executive Coach. He is an expert on the power of Deep Listening to create an impact beyond words and the author of Breakthroughs – How to confront assumptions and Deep Listening – How to have an impact beyond words. With over 30 years’ experience across software and telecommunications across sales, marketing, operations and product development for global and local organisations includi...
May 27, 2018•33 min
Ep 025 - How to build the web of you in the right way by Janine Garner
May 13, 2018•19 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is Michelle Gibbings – an expert in helping organisations, teams and individuals get fit for the future of work. Obsessed with unlocking high-impact choices to accelerate meaningful progress, Michelle is enabling a new breed of leader – one that is able to thrive in a complex, changing world. My conversation with Michelle took many turns from where it all started, to exploring her passion, to managing boundaries with some key highlights around; - The importan...
Apr 30, 2018•36 min
Gabrielle Dolan is is a global thought leader on authentic leadership and business story telling. She’s worked with thousands of high-profile leaders from around the world, helping them to become better leaders ad communicators in the art of business storytelling. Gabrielle has worked with some of Austalia’s top 50 ASX companies including National Australia Bank, Australia Post, Telstra and ANZ. She is a graduate of he Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education in both the art and practice of...
Apr 16, 2018•30 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is Sherilyn Shackell Sherilyn is the Founder & CEO of The Marketing Academy, a unique not for profit organisation dedicated to inspiring and developing talented stars in the marketing industry to become the leaders, Board Directors and CEOs of tomorrow. The Marketing Academy started in the UK and is sponsored by brands such as British Telecom, Microsoft, Facebook and McKinsey, opened in Australia in October 2014 and will be opening in New York and Dubai v...
Mar 26, 2018•38 min
In this latest episode of my podcast I talk about why beige leadership simply won’t cut it anymore and why we need connected leadership - those leaders who are so comfortable in the space that they have the strength to lead and share, to learn and grow, who are actively curious and willing to give. These leaders are capable of amplifying others; they build a culture that encourages and enables sharing, a culture of commercial collaboration that drives change and innovation. These leaders create ...
Mar 19, 2018•14 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is Peter Baines. Pete developed his unique leadership style by leading international identification teams into Indonesia and Thailand following acts of terrorism and the 2004 South East Asian Tsunami. He would go on to work in the counter terrorism area of Interpol, spent time with the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime and also worked in Saudi Arabia and Japan after natural disasters hit those countries. But it was his work in Thailand that brought the ...
Mar 04, 2018•36 min
Ep 019 - Choose your hero's wisely by Janine Garner
Feb 26, 2018•5 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is Jamie Pride. Jamie is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author on a mission to help build better founders and a better venture capital ecosystem to support them. As an entrepreneur, Jamie sold his first startup, Velteo, to New York–based System Integrator Bluewolf, and has founded over six technology startups. As an investor, he has raised more than $16 million in funding for startups via private and public markets, including completing an IPO ...
Feb 20, 2018•31 min
Joining me on the podcast this month is Vicki McLean, revenue growth strategist and founder & Director of Sparcgap. Vicki's story of determination and resilience to push through, to drive change for herself and others and her passion for driving growth is evident as she shares her story to here. Vicki is one inspiring woman and for me some of the key learnings included: the importance of learning to sit comfortably with uncomfortableness the power that actually exists with naivety be determi...
Jan 29, 2018•27 min
Ep 016 - Reach your Emerald City by Janine Garner
Jan 23, 2018•10 min
Starting out in the recruitment industry in Sydney more than 20 years ago, Simon is regarded as a leading talent partner in the sector. His career has taken him to the UK and Europe but it is his unrivalled Australian domain expertise that he is most recognised for. Always challenging the status quo, Simon founded Australian executive recruitment ‘super boutique’ FutureYou on the belief that there is a better way to connect outstanding talent with local businesses. Having launched FutureYou in A...
Jan 08, 2018•33 min
In this podcast Janine shares her idea's, thoughts and inspiration with you, the listener. Janine will dare you to think differently, to challenge yourself so that you can unleash your inner brilliance #leadership #brilliance #inspire #thoughtleader
Dec 18, 2017•8 min
It was an absolute joy to turn the microphone on to Paul Walton recently. Paul is a Partner, Producer and Head of Production at Princess Pictures, a well established film and television production company with an international reputation for producing unique projects with outstanding creative talent....and more importantly, he's my brother.During this podcast we chatted at length about how he discovered his passion and brilliance, what drives him now to keep disrupting the industry he is in and ...
Dec 03, 2017•42 min
