Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Matthew Mackey — National Service Lead for Cost & Commercial Management at Arcadis and founder of Property Leaders Brisbane. Originally from the north of England, Matthew arrived in Brisbane in 2010 knowing no one, stepping down from a director role in Manchester to a senior cost manager position...

Episode Summary Episode OverviewSeton Walsh-Rose sits down with Michael Bailey — Director of Open Architecture Studio in Brisbane, a team of nearly 20 with a growing integrated office in the Philippines. Michael’s practice is built around community and social infrastructure: education, tourism, arts and culture, and sport. He’s one of the most tech-forward architecture leaders...

Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Lynette Apostolou — CEO of Jackson Teece, a 50-year-old architecture practice with offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Japan, and a satellite presence in China and Taiwan. Lynette is on her second stint at Jackson Teece (eight months in, having doubled the business) and brings one of the most commercially...

Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Dino Vrynios — Managing Director of Das Studio, the Adelaide-based architecture practice he runs with his wife and co-founder Sarah. Dino’s journey is one of the most textured in the series: nanotechnology student turned nightclub operator turned architect, who worked through the GFC, had a burnout breakdown in...

Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Toby Ewert — architect, co-founder of Ewert Leaf (60 staff, 14 years), co-founder of Landchecker (a proptech sold successfully to an investor), and now founder of Ewert Advisory and a co-working space called Two and a Half. Four years ago, Toby was diagnosed with a Type 2 glioma brain tumour. He’s had two craniotomies, stopped...

Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Scott Clements — Managing Director of Inertia Engineering, a 70-person civil, structural and flood engineering firm based in Brisbane with over 20 years of operation. Scott is at the forefront of applying AI to land subdivision and earthworks design, having partnered with software company Civics to develop a...

Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Nic Antoniou, Senior Associate at Plus Architecture in Melbourne — a 13-year veteran of the multi-residential, student accommodation, and seniors living sectors. Nic is known for a practical, design-led approach to feasibility: making projects financially viable without sacrificing quality or character. The conversation spans the state of Melbourne’s...

Episode Summary In this wide-ranging episode of the BE Inspired Podcast, host Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Debbie Laporte — Director and Founder of Orterra Landscape Architecture — for a deeply insightful conversation about the power of landscape design to shape how we live, play, learn, and age. Debbie brings a career spanning the public...

Episode Title: Industry Leaders Series Guest: Gerry Doyle – Chief Executive Officer, Tonkin Episode Overview This episode features Gerry Doyle, CEO of Tonkin, a multidisciplinary engineering firm operating across Australia with both metropolitan and regional offices. Gerry shares a deeply personal and honest journey—from struggling with depression and low emotional intelligence early in life, to...

Episode Title: Thriving with Neurodiversity – Diagnosis, Strengths, Parenting & Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces Guest: Amanda Riley – Accredited Neurodiversity Coach, Founder: Thriving with Neurodiversity In this episode, Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Amanda Riley to explore leadership, purpose-driven design, and what it truly means to create impact in the built environment. Amanda shares her journey...