SOLO EPISODE | Your Imposter Syndrome Is Serving No-one Self-doubt is exhausting, and it gets in the way of real progress. The curated content found every day on social media certainly doesn’t help. We’re bombarded with opportunities to compare and contrast our lives with the lives of others. We’re so busy observing what everyone else is doing that we start feeling completely inadequate. In the Harvard Business Review article ‘Overcoming imposter syndrome’, author Gill Corkindale shares that, ‘I...
Jun 14, 2022•27 min
Solo Episode – Doubling Down vs Lost in the Shiny Stuff Unleashing brilliance requires you to double down on what you are good at and to take ownership of your next actions. Maintaining your focus exactly where you or your business needs it for growth is key for momentum. Easier said than done, right? What I see happening way too often is: We follow shiny stuff …because it’s more exciting We enter comparison mode…and suddenly we are out of our lane and trying to be someone else (and guess what? ...
Jun 08, 2022•18 min
Cheesy, Ziggy, Benny and Funky George are four of the most incredible teachers on leadership I’ve ever had the pleasure of learning from (true!). They taught me about the power of trust, authenticity and courage. I met them during a unique and experiential training session run by latest guest, Linda McGregor, founder and CEO of Four Legged Sages. Yep — the four teachers are horses. The wonderful thing about horses is that they have no hidden agenda, are masters of emotional intelligence and they...
May 12, 2022•41 min
In 2012 Donna Thistlethwaite experienced a mental health crisis which culminated in her jumping off a bridge. Regarded as an enthusiastic and competent HR professional, her mental health quickly altered when a workplace challenge triggered an unravelling of her life. Today Donna is an award-winning entrepreneur and an accomplished speaker/trainer on mental health and resilience. She frequently shares her journey and insights to empower and equip leaders and individuals with strategies to build r...
Mar 24, 2022•52 min
For something different Rebecca Saunders interviews Janine Garner about her visions, views and outlook on life.
Mar 17, 2022•36 min
Kylie Ryan is a Performance Coach for visionary leaders.She is a master of her craft and has spent years developing the skills, frameworks and strategies to help coaches, entrepreneurs and change-makers ensure they have the mental clarity, professional precision and internal foundations to lead their movements and fulfil their missions. During this podcast we chat about Kylie’s childhood and how this shaped the work she does now and the moment she realised what she has been put on this planet to...
Feb 24, 2022•52 min
My latest guest, Renée Giarrusso, asks: What is it that you need to do to start being a human being and not a human doing? What do you need to let go of? What do you need to let in? Renée is a sought after communication, leadership and mindset expert obsessed with working with those seeking growth to help them realise and achieve their limitless potential. She is an accomplished speaker, author, educator, and coach who works with leaders, teams and organisations to energise mindset and acceler...
Jan 26, 2022•44 min
What would compassion and love allow you to do if they were sat beside you right now? This is one of the key questions Maree McPherson asks on this podcast. With a strong belief that impact follows insight, Maree’s gifts bring organisations to life through what she sees, hears and feels. Maree helps develop organisations into legacies by assisting people in thinking and making sense of what they discover. She believes we are all capable of more and shares so much personal reflection and insight ...
Dec 14, 2021•59 min
From being bullied in the schoolyard for being and looking different to building a global production company, owning a purpose-built film studio in Sydney and the creator of a multitude of online courses including her signature program "The Video Accelerator", in this conversation Rebecca shares her own personal story into finally stepping into her spotlight. This conversation is a hugely personal one where Rebecca shares the moment she finally decided to embrace who she is and step out publicly...
Dec 04, 2021•52 min
“If the fire is in you explore, experiment and find a way to follow it.” Sarah Pavillard is a Weapons Engineer and the founder and CEO of ADROITA, a defence professional services, engineering and advisory firm. She is obsessed with finding simple solutions inside complex problems, and helping businesses transform to meet their future needs. She seeks opportunities for businesses to collaborate with defence industry, and translates technical requirements into plain objectives for those businesses...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr
Karen Faehndrich’s ethos is: “Dwell on possibilities. Creative foresight. Listen to connect. Courageous Adventures. Spirit of grace. Compassion and fortitude.” Karen has gained a depth of specialist expertise as a member of Global Executive teams and Global Talent Development and D&I Advisory Boards where she represented the APAC region to set the agenda globally for thought leadership in, business growth, talent, executive performance, governance, future of work, culture, diversity & in...
Oct 20, 2021•55 min
Michelle Cox is a corporate turned creative with over 25 years of executive leadership experience in a variety of National and Global Executive roles across a range of industry sectors. In addition to being a CEO, COO & CMO for several well-known brands, an entrepreneur at heart, Michelle has acquired and started a number of companies throughout her career as well. These days Michelle has a ‘portfolio career’ which means she gets to do lots of fun, interesting things every day that are incre...
Oct 06, 2021•47 min
A combination of fortune, luck and what makes you as a person is a very thing that sets you apart.Wise words from my latest guest Antoinette Colbran. Antoinette led the idyllic life of a wealthy Sydney family. Life was wonderful - multiple homes, cars, boats and overseas holidays. Kids in private school and no cares in the world as a result of her husband building a successful business. But then her world was turned upside down due to a sudden change in the law in the industry their family busin...
Sep 23, 2021•53 min
Tina Tower is an award-winning, serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold several businesses and franchises. Tina started her first business at the age of 20, that went from being a small suburban tutoring centre and educational toy store, to a licence program and then a franchise. After 5 years of franchising Tina opened 35 Begin Bright centres with 120 staff. After Begin Bright was acquired by an International education company in 2016, she started business coaching other people to scale th...
Sep 08, 2021•49 min
James Cooper is a filmmaker and videographer. He got his first film camera when he was 5 years old. The son of an award-winning Television director, he always had a love for film and storytelling. As he shared on this podcast, “Information by itself doesn’t move people. It’s the stories that people share that move people.” James believes that there is a SIGNATURE STORY inside everyone, that can transform your business. This story is unique to you and it is one that needs to be told. And yet for ...
Aug 25, 2021•49 min
Holly Ransom is a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker and master questioner with the belief that if you walk past it, you tell the world it’s okay. Named one of Australia’s 100 Most Influential Women by the Australian Financial Review, she has delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama, was Sir Richard Branson’s nominee for Wired Magazine’s ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Changers to watch and was awarded the US Embassy’s Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Leadership Excellence in 2019. Ha...
Aug 11, 2021•50 min
Melissa Browne is an ex-accountant, ex-financial advisor & ex-working till she drops. Nowadays she’s a best-selling author, financial educator, business strategist & mentor and entrepreneur who is passionate about helping women particularly also live a life by design not default. In this episode we talk about: ✅ The risk that cultivating busyness has on achieving our potential ✅ How understanding and owning your story creates the freedom for growth ✅ The 4 x money types and how to create...
Jul 28, 2021•49 min
Does fear stop you from doing the very thing you would love to do? Is fear the loudest voice in your head? Does fear control you? What if you could turn fear into your friend vs your foe? This is the lifelong passion and work of my latest guest and friend Dr Amy Silver. Dr Amy believes that when we learn to quieten our fear voice we can all become more powerful versions of ourselves. Dr Silver has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Masters in Forensic Psychiatry, Masters in Performance, Bachelo...
Jul 07, 2021•48 min
Ep 113 - Finding Purpose Through Heartbreak w/ Nikki Shah, founder & CEO MyMuse Nikki’s backstory is an incredible example of reinvention and evolution. But it was in the heartbreak she experienced in her 30s that she found her purpose. A purpose that will ultimately become a game changer for so many. She is unstoppable, some people would see her life being full of tragedy, but she has turned every chapter of her life so far into something that has become a truly amazing story. She has an en...
Jun 22, 2021•44 min
Not to be discouraged by some challenges during the early part of his life, Sandro Forte has built one of the UK’s most successful and highly respected businesses, with individual and corporate recognition and awards too lengthy to list. Yet, by his own admission, Sandro is an ‘ordinary guy’ who simply believes – and demonstrates day to day – that determination and a will to win are prerequisites for success. During this conversation we talked about – amongst so many things… -Choosing not to joi...
Jun 10, 2021•49 min
Gabrielle Dolan can tell a story or two and she shares in her LinkedIn profile, “Most likely I developed this skill being one of eight children and looking for ways to get attention.” Gabrielle is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and educator on real communication and business storytelling. Her clients include the Obama Foundation, Telstra, EY, Accenture VISA, Australia Post, National Australia Bank, Amazon and Vodafone just to name drop a few. Plus she is the best selling aut...
May 27, 2021•42 min
What’s the biggest contribution you can leave on the world? How intentional are you really being in your conversations with others? These were just a couple of the topics we deep dived into during this conversation. Shane Hatton is a developer of remarkable people leaders. He believes that when we invest in developing leaders the impact that we can have collectively will be exponential. Shane partners with organisations to close the leadership gap between their people leaders and executive-level...
May 12, 2021•42 min
Elisa has predicted the future many times. She predicted the winner of The Voice, Australia 2019 and 2020, MasterChef Australia 2020, and the US Presidential Election 2020, using the Maven Data method. That was just for fun in her spare time. We talked about this and so much more during this podcast – including the use of social media and multiple other reference points that can be uses to measure human sentiment and emotion to predict future behaviour. Elisa launched Maven Data in June 2020 (du...
Apr 25, 2021•42 min
It was fabulous to hear the multiple facets of Donna’s past–from childhood through work–what she has learnt about herself and ultimately how all these experiences have resulted in her being one of the best in the business. Donna is passionate about making work work and enhancing a large amount of time we spend in our workplace (too much, for many) to ensure it is effective and productive, as well as enjoyable...so that ultimately, we become better humans outside of work. We discuss:-How COVID-19...
Apr 14, 2021•51 min
Obsessed with helping high-achievers progress their work without sacrificing health, relationships, and future opportunities. Paul Farina is an Educator and the Author of The Rhythm Effect: A leader's guide in team performance. In recent times, Paul's latest research delves into the value of 'being in sync' with each other, our environments, systems, and products. Finding rhythm is the absence of doubt, hesitation, and friction - all things Paul has experienced as an ex-professional athlete, a H...
Mar 17, 2021•50 min
Imagine Sir Richard Branson tapping you on the arm, looking you in the eye and telling you, ‘I see you’! Well that’s exactly what happened to Kiri-Maree Moore Kiri-Maree is on a mission. She challenges all of us to master the muscle of humanity and human intelligence, to put humanity at the centre of decision making. Only then does she believe that we will truly be able to close the gap from problem to solution as we unlock the unlimited potential and possibility that exists within all of us. Ki...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
I first met Felicity when we were sharing a stage back in early 2019 – and I was immediately blown away by all she had achieved at such a young age, her passion for making the impossible possible and her drive to really make a difference. Felicity is an award winning inspirational speaker, entrepreneur and engineer passionate about diversity. As a founder of two social enterprises, Felicity has shifted the perception of engineering with thousands of young people and companies. She has been named...
Mar 07, 2021•28 min
My favourite quote from this podcast is, ‘Perfection erodes connection.’ How often has this got in the way of your confidence, of your self-belief, of your courage to step up and unleash your brilliance? Erika is an international confidence coach and popular 5 star podcast host. Described as ‘The Cardi B of the personal development world’, Erika is a full-flavoured, spicy inspirational speaker, with a large dose of heart and humour. After surviving many traumatic experiences, from childhood sexu...
Feb 24, 2021•55 min
Nicola believes that too many of us are selling ourselves short and that it’s way more important to be seen as an expert amongst your audience that it is your peers. As the author of 5 books, most recently “Into the Spotlight” and “Visible" her overarching message is one of how to cut through the noise online, stand out from the crowd and become the rock star of your industry. All so your business can thrive. Nicola Moras is a self-confessed ‘bad-ass’! She’s passionate about helping business own...
Feb 10, 2021•47 min
Ben Frederiksen has been a member of the Leadership team of Uber Eats, ANZ, worked globally for PwC Consulting and in Industry in roles across many disciplines. These include Operations, Sales, Service, Strategy, CX, Commercial Finance and in General Management. Inspired by his experiences across the spectrum of growth, he founded a growth advisory delivering practical advice to help companies ‘Innovate and Grow’ faster. This is fueled by his own experiences and extensive research of hyper-growt...
Jan 27, 2021•44 min
