Recorded live in Ringwood, VIC 3134 on Monday 2 March 2020.

Having volunteered for Community Four for a while and know how passionate everyone is when it comes to helping refugee women to integrate into the Australian life and culture, I was so excited to finally sit down with Gavin, their CEO, to chat all things life and passion.

A bit on Gavin:

Gavin Ackerly, Chief Executive Officer of Community Four

Gavin is the founder of the Symbiotic Innovation model of social assistance. He is a Churchill Fellow who has worked for over a decade in empowerment services with new and emerging community members. He was the Director of Empowerment and Innovation Hub at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre for 9 years. He later served as the Executive Manager of the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation, and most recently, as a strategic consultant to several community led organisations, including the Islamic Council of Victoria.

Please head to Community Four's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/communityfour.org/ to find out more about the great work that they are doing.

This convo was such an amazing one, and hearing another person's life story and perspectives always bring me so much energy and inspiration. This time, Gavin and I had a meaningful conversation at a local library where Gavin had a coffee and I had an absolutely awesome time.

Just be human and stay inspired!

Cheers,

Gavin and Lu