• Holly Masters: Don't rush into a career, open every door and why she left a $15b company
    May 5 2025

    In this week’s episode, Holly Masters, CEO of The McGrath Foundation talks about why having a non-linear career path is so enriching, how forming relationships and networking can lead to surprising results and why she left Estee Lauder to work in the for-purpose sector.

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    21 mins
  • Damien Nicks: Getting your work-life balance right, starting a business and why the next 10 years are crucial
    Apr 28 2025

    On this week's episode, AGL CEO Damien Nicks talks about the value of unwinding on weekends, the challenges of starting a business from scratch, and the importance of getting outside of his comfort zone and making mistakes.

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    19 mins
  • Grant Hackett: The common trait winners share, sweating the small stuff and learning to be vulnerable
    Apr 21 2025

    On this week’s episode, Generation Development Group CEO Grant Hackett talks about the lessons he learned from his failure at the 2008 Olympics, shares his experience of going through a divorce and the importance of vulnerability and reveals how "sweating the small stuff" has been a key factor in his significant business achievements.

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    20 mins
  • Damien Mu: Why your HQ matters, failing to get a promotion and why you should 'declare you intent'
    Apr 14 2025

    In this week’s episode, the CEO of AIA Australia Damien Mu talks about the importance of one's health quotient after a health check revealed low scores, the lessons he learnt after being passed over for a promotion and the common leadership mistakes executives make.

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    19 mins
  • Brett Woods: How to accelerate your career, exploiting ‘nearism’ bias and learning the hard way
    Apr 7 2025

    In this week’s episode, the CEO of Beach Energy Brett Woods talks about his decision to work for a smaller company, how junior employees can benefit from engaging with the CEO, and how a deal he was working on failed.

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    19 mins
  • Janine Allis: Health hacks, why imposter syndrome is BS, and saying “yes” to everything
    Mar 31 2025

    Janine Allis, Boost Juice founder, shares life hacks for productivity and longevity, dismisses imposter syndrome, and emphasises the value of saying "yes" to opportunities.

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    20 mins
  • Nick Flood: Becoming MD at 37, asking ‘dumb’ questions and when will we achieve AGI?
    Mar 24 2025

    On this week’s episode Nick Flood, IBM’s managing director of Australia and New Zealand, talks about the value of asking ‘dumb questions’, emphasises the importance of finding a supportive and inspiring boss and predicts the point when artificial intelligence will become smarter than humans.

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    19 mins
  • Jason Johnson: Mistakes even top execs make in job interviews and using AI to help get a new job
    Mar 17 2025

    On this week’s episode Jason Johnson, chief executive of Johnson Partners talks about the mistakes even senior executives make in job interviews, how the book, The 80/80 Marriage, changed the way he views partnerships and breaks down how to use AI to prepare for job interviews.

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    19 mins