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My guest in this episode is Michael Engeman. Michael is an experienced business executive and entrepreneur, and is the CEO of the Ainslie Group of companies, one of Australia's most respected bullion and crypto dealers.
Founded in 1974, Ainslie has grown into one of Australia’s largest and most trusted bullion dealers, later expanding into digital assets. As the country’s only Over-The-Counter (OTC) crypto dealer, Ainslie also launched The Gold & Silver Standard (AUS and AGS) digital tokens backed by securely stored bullion.
Highlights of our conversation include seeing the opportunity in crypto many years ago, selling physical gold and silver tokens on the blockchain, Trump's impact on crypto, minting a one ton gold coin, and discussing how we might create a more equitable world.
Enjoy the conversation.
To find out more about the Ainslie Group go to: https://www.ainslie.com.au
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Karen Dare. Karen is the CEO of Communify, a not-for-profit dedicated to meeting a range of needs in the community, including child safety, housing, mental health, family support, emergency relief and refugee support.
Karen has over 30 years of experience working within the community sector, and has been with Communify since 1994. She has seen the organisation grow from a small neighbourhood centre with limited resources to the thriving multi-service hub that it is today.
Karen also works broadly in the community and has sat on the boards of several prominent community organisations and other representative committees including 4Walls Housing Company, Suncorp Stadium Advisory Committee and Building Services Authority.
Karen is a recipient of the 2001 Centenary Medal and the Brisbane Australia Day Award for her contribution to the community sector.
Highlights of our conversation include a pattern in the sector of everyone wanting their own charity, the power of not-for-profit team members moving on into influential government roles, how Communify develops their leaders, the importance of coming down from your ivory tower as a leader, and Karen sharing the internal contract she has with herself.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about Communify, go to: https://communify.org.au/
You can connect with Karen on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-dare-99b3b44b/
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au/podcast
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My guest in this episode is Tim Humphries. Tim is the CEO of Homestyle Aged Care, a Tier 1 aged care provider. Tim was previously the CEO of Provider Assist, a large, aged care consulting service. He has extensive business experience holding previous C-suite roles within finance and IT.
Tim is the former Chairman of the board of directors for the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer. He previously worked on the board of Prestige In-home Care, and the School Council of Wattle Park Primary School.
Highlights of our conversation include aged care approaching saturation levels, the challenge of being primarily govt funded, exploring why older people aren't being valued, and making sure everyone on the exec team laughs at least once during a meeting.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about Homestyle Aged Care go to: https://homestyleagedcare.com.au
You can connect with Tim on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-humphries-1435511b/
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Troy Warfield. Troy is the CEO of The Social Gaming Group, a gastro-gaming venue business, where he has led the company’s rapid global expansion. He is also the Chair of Surf Lakes, a global surf park business.
Troy's prior roles include President of Topgolf International, Executive Director of the Board at British Airways as well as BA's Brands & Customer Experience Director, and Chief Commercial Officer of Avis Budget Group where he led the international franchising of the business.
Troy was also previously Managing Director of the UK and Ireland for Kimberly Clark, and has held senior roles at Unilever.
He is a very proud father of three children, and enjoys giving back to the community via many charitable roles through his career, coaching his son’s rugby, and being with friends.
Highlights of our conversation include franchise wins in the Middle East for The Social Gaming Group, the benefit of focusing on strategic cluster, dealing with the fact that the more senior you get the lonelier you get, and the leadership benefits of exercise, ice baths and meditation.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about The Social Gaming Group go to: https://www.thesocialgaminggroup.com
You can reach out to Troy at [email protected]
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Tom Larter. Tom is a seasoned business executive and the CEO of WithYouWithMe, one of the Asia Pacific’s fastest growing tech companies.
WithYouWithMe solves workforce challenges and make a positive social impact through
creating career pathways for diverse communities, including veterans, military families,
neurodivergent individuals and indigenous groups.
Tom is also an active member of several industry organisations, including the Tech Council of Australia, TechUK and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
Highlights of our conversation include your ability to learn being the best predictor of your hire-ability, future-proofing jobs for the future, how execution beats strategy every day of the week, the importance of Involving your leaders in your strategic planning, and making sure your strategy fits on one page.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about WithYouWithMe go to: https://withyouwithme.com
You can connect with Tom on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomlarter/
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Tim Dwyer. Tim is the founder and Managing Director of Tolemy, a brand-led growth agency educating entrepreneurs and business owners on how to design, build and activate a business strategy based on a foundation of core assets aligned with purpose.
Tim has worked with private industry for over 25 years, supporting thousands of businesses to grow and scale. He believe that by helping business leaders shift mindsets, businesses and industries can shift to benefit our communities and society.
Highlights of our conversation include the Tolemy framework acting as a "Google Map" for your business, making the point that we've all got a purpose, ego being a wonderful servant but a terrible master, and the importance as a leader of working out what your trauma has been.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about Tolemy go to: https://tolemy.com
You can connect with Karl on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timdwyer1
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is John Shegerian. John is the serial social entrepreneur responsible for co-founding Homeboy Industries, FinancialAid.com, Engage and many other impactful organizations. He currently serves as co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the largest recycler of electronic waste in the US.
Highlights of our conversation include hearing John describe starting his work life washing floors at the age of 10 at the dry cleaners, appreciating that all his bosses were mentors, discussing the impact of the Greed Is Good generation, and a strong encouragement to study the great leaders.
John also describes a very impressive Board of Directors at ERI, including JB Straubel who is the founder of Redwood Materials and a co-founder of Tesla, the Koo family who are the founders and owners of LG Electronics, and the aluminium production giant Alcoa.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about ERI go to: https://eridirect.com
You can follow John on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnshegerian
You can follow ERI at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-recyclers/
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Paul Hodgson. Paul is currently Chair of Queensland Manufacturing Institute Ltd, and the recent CEO of the Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre, where he secured 97 partners and $163m of cash and in-kind contributions for a Round 24 funding submission.
He is an Industry Commentator for the Ai Group Podcast “What on Earth”; and a Founding Member and Honorary Fellow of the Global Intrapreneurs Institute.
Highlights of our conversation include discussing how good leadership grows leaders, not letting the process get in the way of the outcome, the strong manufacturing opportunities in Australia, building coalitions of leaders to get things done, and where hydrogen fits with the complex future that is coming.
Enjoy the conversation
You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljhodgson
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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I'm delighted to have worked with some incredible clients this year, including Grain Growers Limited, Surf Lakes, Deloitte and QLD Health. This has enabled us to provide strategy and leadership development support to our pro-bono clients Sea Shepherd Australia and Opportunity International Australia.
It has also been a powerful year of fascinating conversations on the Evolved Leadership Podcast.
To complete 2023, check out our final episode of the year as Episode 35, where I speak about the top insights on the show through the year, and also share a personal example of one of my own recent leadership insights.
The story I share in this episode was prompted by an experience of feeling flat while sharing my own top values of Honesty and Enjoyment with my client group, while facilitating a core leadership development program module. I considered afterwards that much time and life experience had taken place since I arrived at those original values, so I took myself through the values reflection and prioritisation exercise again. And this time the highest values that emerged were Freedom and Inner Harmony.
These resonated much more clearly in terms of where I'm at in my own leadership journey and life. I was reminded of how important it is to revisit your values as needed, as much can change over time that causes values to be reprioritised.
There is a major project that is coming as a result of my own reclarifying of my personal values, which I'll share more on early next year.
For now, have a relaxing and rejuvenating break, and see you in 2024.
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My guest in this episode is Chris Eldridge, CEO and co-founder of technology services business 4impact.
4impact serves customers across the eastern seaboard of Australia, in New Zealand and in Papua New Guinea, and employs people in four countries.
Chris believes in giving back to the community that has supported him, and is proud to support organisations like Opportunity Australia who provide micro-finance loans to entrepreneurs throughout Asia, and the charity Communify who work in the local community on multiple social initiatives.
Highlights of our conversation include the process of setting up a Board and putting a CEO in to run the business, the value of getting emotional commitment to outcomes, the impact of your parents on the leader you are today, the loneliness of the CEO position, and fleshing out the question of what really drives an entrepreneur to start and build a business?
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about 4impact go to: https://www.4impact.com
You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherpeldridge
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Athena Chintis. Athena is the Group Head of People & Culture at Cliftons Event Solutions, a leading business events provider, which employs a highly flexible workforce across 4 countries and 11 workplaces. Cliftons was recognised as one of AFR/BOSS’s Best Places to Work in 2023.
Athena is a Sydney-based Human Resources leader, bringing over 20 years of experience across multiple fast-paced industries, varying scales of businesses and at different stages – from startup and high growth to acquisition and turnaround.
Highlights of our conversation include balancing charitable endeavours with corporate life, being fulfilled at work, creating remarkable experiences, walking through an HR strategic plan, and being recognised as one of AFR/BOSS’s Best Places to Work in 2023.
Outside of work, Athena is currently the NSW State President for the Australian HR Institute and has served as a NSW State Councillor since 2015.
To find out more about Cliftons, go to: https://cliftons.com
You can connect with Athena on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/athenachintis
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Karl Schwantes. Karl is the owner of Xennox Diamonds, a 47-year-old second-generation family business. He is also the Founder of the The Reputation Builder program, which focuses on showing business owners how to craft remarkable client experiences that generate great Google reviews.
Karl is a Customer Experience Expert and an international award-winning author, a Telstra business award finalist and winner of the My Business Awards 2020 for the Best Customer Experience.
Highlights of our conversation include insights on the global diamond industry; the fact that whatever you think you’re worth, you’re right; how to steal business from your competitors using social proof; magical moments of truth in your business; hanging out with Richard Branson on Necker Island; and the importance of understanding the reputation phase that we’re now entering into.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about the Reputation Builder Program go to: https://reputable.global
You can contact Karl at: [email protected]
You can connect with Karl on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlschwantes
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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In this episode I share four real leadership stories of clients I’ve worked with, that highlight four important areas you need to give attention to in order to have greater impact in your leadership role.
Episode highlights include a healthy response to “micromanaging” feedback, balancing leadership styles in a rapidly growing business, a telco executive who paced himself really well, and the example of Richard Branson’s radical risk profile.
Enjoy the conversation.
To book a leadership assessment for you and your leadership team, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au/leadership-assessment
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is John Foong.
John has experience working for some of the largest companies in the world, including Google and Uber, where he oversaw record revenue growth (e.g., boosting Google Cloud's channel revenue into the billions as global lead).
Growing up in Australia, he graduated with an MBA and Masters in Education from Stanford and then spent 17 years working in the UK, US, and Africa. In 2014, he became one of the youngest Directors globally at Google. Now back in Australia, he serves as the Chief Revenue Officer at Domain, one of Australasia's leading real estate marketplaces.
Some of the highlights of our conversation include learning great leadership from great leaders around the world being a leader of leaders of leaders, a healthy response to tough feedback from your team, the importance of loving your executive leadership team peer group, and the fact that people don’t leave organisations, they leave leaders.
At the end of our conversation, John made a generous offer to listeners to buy anyone who reaches out a copy of Marshall Goldsmith’s book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. To take up this offer simply email [email protected] with the subject line “YES TO JOHN’S BOOK GIFT OFFER” and you’ll be sent a copy of the book.
Enjoy the conversation
To find out more about the Domain research app that John mentioned, go to: https://www.domain.com.au/researchYou can contact John on LinkedIn at: https://www.domain.com.au/research
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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With the referendum coming up later in 2023 to vote on altering the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, it was my great pleasure to speak to Professor Peter Radoll recently on the Evolved Leadership Podcast.
Peter is a proud descendant of the Anaiwan people of northern New South Wales and is the inaugural Deputy Vice Chancellor Indigenous, Equity & Inclusion at Victoria University. He is a leading national advocate for the advancement and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and research.
Peter was recently appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW. He is currently a Director of The Smith Family Board and the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Some of the highlights of our conversation include losing sleep at having to fire someone, an export we’re not proud of in the form of South African apartheid being modelled on the Australian approach to their indigenous people’s at the time, Peter’s thoughts on The Voice, and the fact that Australia is the only 1st world country on this planet that does not have a treaty with its First Nation’s people.
If you'd like to learn more about Peter’s work at Victoria University, go to: https://www.vu.edu.au
You can contact Peter at: [email protected] or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterradoll
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Michelle Mandl. Michelle is currently the GM of Customer, Communications, Marketing and Engagement at TOMRA Cleanaway, Australia’s leading total waste management, industrial and environmental services company.
Michelle is an experienced waste, resource recovery, and sustainability executive with 20+ years of industry expertise. She focuses on stakeholder engagement programs that deliver scalable behaviour change. Michelle is known for creating an empowered team within a lean organisation and has demonstrated executive-level representation throughout her tenure. Michelle’s national-level responsibilities ensure TOMRA Cleanaway is recognized as a premier network operator of container deposit scheme services.
Highlights of our conversation include diving deep on container deposit schemes to recycle highly valued commodities, exploring what actually happens to our recycling bin waste, giving back through charitable Board membership, getting top retention rates through a servant leadership approach, and leaning in to sliding door moments.
If you'd like to learn more about Tomra Cleanaway, go to: https://tomracleanaway.com.au or on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tomra-cleanaway
You can contact Michelle on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-mandl
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Broden Johnson. Broden is the Founder and Chief Banana Replenisher at Yakk, one of Australia's fastest growing digital marketing agencies.
Broden made his first million at 21, and lost his first million at 22. He has started many businesses and was a finalist in the Australian Young Entrepreneur Awards. Once a Beekeeper and Underwear Cold Caller, he has grown Yakk to currently more than 25 team members. Broden is also the Founder of 850 Espresso, a coffee company based in Yakk’s kitchen.To summarise his illustrious career so far, Broden is a washed up Beekeeper who lost a lot of money and then turned it around when he discovered he could succeed in business by hiring people more talented than he was and nourishing them with bananas and coffee.
Some of the highlights of our conversation include how Broden relentlessly asks the question: “How can I be there more for my team?”, growing a business based on customer feedback, the benefit of creating and maintaining a flourishing library at the core of your workspace, and responding to the challenges of scaling up.
Enjoy the conversation.
If you'd like to learn more about Yakk, go to: https://www.yakk.com.au
For info on 850 Espresso, go to: https://eightfifty.com.au
You can contact Broden on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brodenjohnson
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Muneesh Wadhwa. Muneesh is a Commercial Director at 6 Degrees Media, a business that hosts world-class events, executive roundtables and conferences that bridge the divide, bringing global innovation rock stars together with local tech legends and unsung heroes. Muneesh is also the Founder of Humanity In Business, an organisation focused on improving employee engagement, fostering innovation and building inclusive leadership capability by facilitating collaboration between corporates and not-for-profits.
Prior to his current roles, Muneesh was the MD of CIO Network, a peer-to-peer subscription-based community of IT executives. The objective of the forum was to provide senior IT executives with the opportunity to share experience and learn from the experience of their peers.
Muneesh is a community builder and a connector. For over 20 years, he has been bringing corporate executives together to share experiences and inspire action for business outcomes through better leadership. He is passionate about building community and fostering collaboration between stakeholders, taking a purpose driven approach to business, and exploring the role of ethical technology in business and its impact on humanity.
Some of the highlights of our conversation include the story of an ex-meditation teacher turned CEO, applying design-thinking principles to solve problems for the not-for-profit sector, exploring the ethical implications of the explosion of AI, how AI is amplifying illusion and presenting a challenge to humanity of not knowing what is real anymore, and understanding that there is no true leadership without self-awareness.
Enjoy the conversation.
If you'd like to learn more about Humanity In Business, go to: https://www.humanityinbusiness.com.au
For info on 6 Degrees Media, go to: https://6degreesmedia.com.au
You can contact Muneesh on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muneeshwadhwasydney
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Marcus Marchant. Marcus is the CEO of Vistaprint for Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Vistaprint empowers more than 16 million small business owners around the globe to professionally promote their business with quality printed and digital marketing products. Vistaprint is part of the NASDAQ-listed Cimpress Group.
Some of the highlights of our conversation include setting banking executives aggressive "complaints targets" as a way to increase customer satisfaction, being bigger than you are and growing into it, Vista's decision to not go back to working from offices, winning the AFR BOSS "Best Place To Work" in 2022 for employee satisfaction, and strategising the "Remote First" aspect of the Vista business.
Enjoy the conversation.
If you'd like to learn more about Vista, go to: https://vista.com/au
You can connect with Marcus on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusmarchant
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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My guest in this episode is Richard Boele. Richard is the Chief Purpose Officer for KPMG Australia and a Partner at KPMG Banarra, a team within KPMG that focuses on Human Rights and Social Impact.
Richard is internationally sought after for his cutting-edge human rights, social impact and purpose insights, high-level facilitation and problem-solving skills and for his ability to inspire meaningful action by Boards and their CEOs across industries and the globe. In his more recent Chief Purpose Officer role he shares what he’s learnt from being KPMG Australia's inaugural CPO.
Some of the highlights of our conversation include a formative experience with Chief Justice Michael Kirby, the teachers that taught Richard how NOT to lead, the satisfaction that comes with putting the right leader in place to continue what you've built, answering the question "What exactly does a Chief Purpose Officer do?", and the impact of KPMG Banarra as a for-profit business in the human rights and social impact space.
If you'd like to learn more about KPMG Australia, go to: https://kpmg.com/au/en/home.html
Details on KPMG Banarra are: at: https://kpmg.com/au/en/home/services/advisory/risk-consulting/climate-change-sustainability-services/human-rights-social-impact.html
You can find Richard on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardboele/
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to: https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au
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