Change Happens

"From those humiliating moments have come the most illuminating moments… about myself, about other people, about organisations, about society, and I really see it as accelerated learning even if it's learning the hard way."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp, who shares how she seeks to create change and the lessons she has learned along the way as Lord Mayor of the city she loves, with an insight into the highs and lows of the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Sally Capp - Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

“Everyone has a role to play as a leader, whether you're leading for better or worse, you're leading every day… whether that's your household, your team, your community, you name it. And so taking ownership and responsibility of that.. comes from us starting by saying, actually anyone and everyone can and is a leader. And so then it's understanding well am I leading for better?”In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Holly Ransom a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker and thought leader. Holly was named one of Australia’s 100 Most Influential Women by the AFR, has delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama and was Sir Richard Branson’s nominee on a ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Changers to watch. In this episode she shares her insights on the lessons she’s learned about making change happen and how we can all be leaders no matter what our role or title.

“The woman making that statement had lost two kids at the fires, and I figured to myself she's lost her kids. You know she's lost other family and friends and what I've lost is a reputation, so I need to get over it. And I need to be able to be here supporting those people in the recovery of their communities.”

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant, Christine Nixon AO QPM. Christine shares her experience as the first woman to lead a state police force, the challenges she has faced as a leader and the lessons in change she has learnt along the way.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Christine Nixon AO QPM is former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant

“If you're not happy before the medal, you won't be happy after the medal."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Olympic Gold Medallist in the Women's Four Rowing Jessica Morrison, who shares an insight into the power of the athlete's mindset and her experience of winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest:Jessica Morrison is an Olympic Gold Medallist in the Women's Four Rowing and Senior Partner at EY.

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"To create change, the only way we can do it is if we can actually come from that human level, human to human, not from a text book, not from just reading PowerPoints and statistics, but we need to bring and draw from our own experiences..”

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Mundanara Bayles, Co-Founder of Black Card, a 100% Aboriginal owned, who provide cultural awareness training and business consultancy to corporate Australia. Mundanara opens her heart and shares a real and raw look at life growing up Aboriginal, in Australia.

"I’m feeling pressure that I have to be okay ’cause I’m the “resilience guy” so if I’m not okay does that mean, you know, that I’m just a fraud?"

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project, Hugh van Cuylenburg, who shares his insights on managing and leading during the digital age, with a particular focus on how lockdowns, cognitive overload and loneliness pose prevalent threats to the mental health of children, youth and employees.

In this episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by EY alumni and CEO and Founder of XVenture Mike Conway, who shares his expertise around emotional intelligence, resilience and leadership, and offers an insight into his ten-year tenure at The Wiggles.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Mike Conway - CEO/ Founder XVenture, Tech Director UOW/Tottenham Hotspur Global Football Program and, Emotional Agility & Mental Coach - Socceroos

"Somewhere within our public discussions within Australia, a repositioning and revaluing of technical skills, which you are not going to learn off YouTube, which you do need to be at a TAFE, how do we elevate that?"

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Chair of Australian Sports Commission and Principal at Buildcorp Josephine Sukkar, who shares insights from her extraordinarily diverse career and her experience around the true value of partnership and teamwork.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Josephine Sukkar - Chair of Australian Sports Commission and Principal at Buildcorp

"Anyone who has been through a crisis like a natural disaster like a bushfire or flood or whatever really, really need to tell their stories."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lisa Paul AO PSM, who shares her passion for education and mental health as well as her experiences managing crises and facing unexpected situations including the Bali Bombings and the most recent Australian bushfires, and the change they created.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Lisa Paul AO PSM - leader in education, mental health and crisis management. Chair at The Australian Government, Chair Headspace, Company Director of a number of listed and private companies, an Enterprise Professor at the University of Melbourne, and a Councillor of Bond University.

"Where I see purposes become a little bit trite or superficial is that they’re trying to meet a convenient or a strategic goal. Where I see them to be authentic and powerful is where they start with the core belief system of the people at the centre of the company."

In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Adam Jacobs, Co-Founder of Hatch and THE ICONIC, who shares his incredible business journey and his philosophy on the power of purpose-led teams.

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