DAWN Cast

In this #podcast, Dai Le,  Founder of DAWN and Catherine Ngo, Founder of Keynoteworthy are joined by Kristal Kinsela-Christie, a passionate and proud Aboriginal role model, a descendant of both the Jawoyn and Wiradjuri nations with more than 16 years of experience in education and training, organisational and workforce development, and supplier diversity working across Government, Corporate and Not-for-Profit sectors. In this podcast, Kristal shares her perspective on the impact that the #COVID19 pandemic has had on indigenous businesses, new ways of working online and provides some great tips for small business owners. 

Kristal is an owner and the Managing Director of Indigenous Professional Services (IPS), a majority Indigenous owned management consulting company and winner of the 2018 & 2019 Supply Nation Certified Supplier of the Year. Kristal is a well-known Aboriginal business woman and entrepreneur, she has worked nationally across Australia and is highly regarded as a skilled facilitator, expert in stakeholder engagement and project manager.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction

1:12 Impact of COVID-19 on the 

Indigenous business community 

3:15 Government stimulus vs procurement

5:59 New ways of working online

9:21 Virtual evolution: Working remotely

11:15 How does the aboriginal community feel about the coronavirus?

14:14 How are you looking after yourself?

17:14 Time to reflect

22:30 Do you see your business pivoting?

24:00 Tips and advice for small businesses

CONNECT WITH KRISTAL:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristalki...

#indigenouscommunity

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DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us! 

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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Seeing her parents fresh grade produce damaged in transportation to its destination prompted Nina Nguyen to come up with a solution that would transform packaging for Australian farmers.

A daughter of migrants, Nina grew up in Sydney's South West with a desire to get into business. After trying out a few business ventures, she was drawn closer to home when her parents asked her to help solve the issue of their farms packaging. Nina set up The Boxco to supply top quality produce packaging  to the Australian farmers up north. But with the high costs of importing those boxes, and the fluctuation Australian dollar, Nina decided to step up. And so Pakko was born. 

Pakko is now a leading cardboard manufacturing company that aims to provide custom packaging, fast and at an affordable level. Materials are sustainably sourced and manufactured in the heart of Geebung, Brisbane

Nina shared with DAWNCast what fueled her.

Learn more about Pakko: https://pakko.com.au/

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction

01:15 – What is Pakko? 

02:15 – Making the big move to Brisbane

03:59 – What fuelled Nina and her packaging journey

05:53 – The challenges and costs of importing boxes

08:58 – Does cultural background and upbringing influence your business

10:30 – What were the challenges of setting up the business

12:06 – What were the dark moments

13:56 – How did those moments shape the business?

15:43 – How important were mentors and coaches to the business?

16:39 – What were the lessons learned?

20:15  - The future of packaging

22:55 – How to set up effective measures to limit cost of business

24:15 – Business tips for startups

25:00 – How do you deal with the NO

26:41 – Where to next for Nina Nguyen

27:35 – Tour of Pakko factory

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us! 

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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Creating startups for fun, Sam Zheng is a serial entrepreneur who has learned how to accept uncertainty while focusing on the expansion of conversational AI. Understanding that AI can assist in the recruitment process, he is the former CTO/Co-Founder of Hyper Anna, and the current CEO/Co-Founder conversational AI questioning engine company, Curious Thing.

A self-taught engineer, Sam created Curious Thing as a startup in 2018, and since then, the company has won multiple industry awards and been adopted by some of the most innovative brands across Australia, South-East Asia, and the U.S. Sam sat down to share with Dai Le the sacrifices that need to be made when creating a startup from scratch.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:10 What is Curious Thing?

04:22 Serial Entrepreneur

06:16 AI asking the questions

09:48 Self-taught Engineer

11:04 Conversational AI vs BI (Business Intelligence)

12:37 Expanding in the U.S.

14:19 Building startups for fun

16:12 Crafting a career

16:57 Learning to accept certainties

18:49 Foundation of innovative products

20:49 Defining a strong team culture

26:07 Team culture formula for different fields

27:47 The benefits of having a mentor

30:09 Family and social sacrifices for startups

32:01 The growing business ecosystem in Australia

33:48 Confronting setbacks

38:27 Diversity in technology sector

39:33 Encouraging females in STEAM

43:39 Advice for business owners of diverse backgrounds

47:12 Where to next for Curious Thing?

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us! 

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know! 

[email protected]

In today's podcast episode of Dawn Cast, Dai Le and Catherine Ngo are joined by Nathan Clarke, ASOC Manager at Verizon. As one of the top experts in cybersecurity, Nathan oversees a dedicated team of cybersecurity analysts that provide 24x7 security monitoring, detection, and response services to multiple customers. In this episode, Nathan provides insights into newly emerging cybersecurity threats during the coronavirus pandemic, how cybercriminals are feeding of the fear of others to spread malware and what each individual can do to stay safe and protect themselves from cybersecurity threats. 

Nathan's team is part of a larger team of professionals in multiple locations around Australia and around the world that work closely together to provide security services ranging from incident response, cyber security engineering, cyber threat intelligence, and technology and platform management for commercial and government customers.

He's also a great doting dad to his two year old son, Isaac and husband to beautiful wife, Ngan Pham. Nathan also volunteers where he can act as a reservist in the Army, veteran’s welfare, and still geeks out in his lab/workshop.

You can contact him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naclarke/

Disclaimer: The content in this production is for general information purposes only. You should not rely upon the material or information in the production or Dawn Cast as a basis for making any business, legal or any other decisions.

#cybersecurity #malware #cybercriminals

TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Introduction

1:14 What are some of the cyber security issues arising during COVID-19

2:23 The dark web

4:05 The COVID-19 Cyberthreat Coalition

7:05 Legitimate or not legitimate?

8:05 Threats via Social Media

14:38 Cybersecurity risks for businesses and employees working from home

17:40 Cyberthreats during the pandemic

19:18 How to protect yourself from Cybersecurity attacks

22:17 Resources to find out more about Cybersecurity

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us! 

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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CONTACT US!

What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know! 

[email protected]

If you asked Lisa's team to describe her, they would say she’s passionately crazy. A relentless consumer and creator of content, she’s forever on the hunt for opportunities for herself, her team and clients.

She shared with DAWNCast what drove her and why she does, what she does.

Check out her agency: https://codiagency.com.au/

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction

01:10 - A diverse workplace at CODI Agency

01:55 - Keeping up with the constant changes in digital marketing

03:30 - Early stages of Lisa's career

05:44 - Reasons for starting CODI Agency

10:16 - Leaving a corporate job and starting you own business

13:16 - Getting clients in a competitive industry

18:22 - Being authentic on social media

20:07 - What to do during dark moments and people who can help you

29:10 - Staying persistent and not giving up

36:55 - Winning over potential sales clients

40:50 - The effects of social media on mental health

49:14 - Reducing the stigma of discussing mental health

51:06 - Future plans

56:30 - Being open to change

59:45 - Encouraging words of advice

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us! 

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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CONTACT US!

What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know! 

[email protected]

The chance meeting of a young boy named Sergio while on a trek made Tony Wu quit his 9-5 job and comfortable salary to pursue his dream of creating a startup - Weploy - that would help change the recruitment sector for little guys like Sergio. The Weploy app is designed to simplify the recruitment process for companies, eliminating unnecessary bias upon candidates for positions. This new staffing platform dominates the market today.

A humble and mindful leader, Tony shares with Dai Le his drive to create a fearless and empowered future using technology. 

Check out weploy: https://www.weployapp.com/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction

01:15 Life before Covid-19

02:46 Making the best of a bad situation

03:30 Impact of Covid on Weploy - Positives and negatives

04:13 Creating a fearless and empowered future

05:26 WeployConnect initiative

06:19 What is Weploy?

08:13 Redefining the traditional recruitment process

09:33 Challenges for recruitment organisations

11:34 Weploy's growth - From startups to Mercedez-Benz

12:40 Helping the little guy

15:07 Efficiency of modern staffing platforms

16:13 Stagnant recruitment sector: What's the solution?

19:28 Eliminating bias among potential candidates

24:45 Using technology to solve problems in the industry

28:01 Background in technology

29:25 Identity as ABC and managing the pressure

35:07 Importance of good mental health

36:29 Prioritising the small things

40:21 Disconnecting from stress

41:35 Lucky to live in Australia

44:13 Adapting and working together as humans

44:51 What's next for Tony Wu?

45:54 Weploy's newest product: Talent Tap

46:24 What to know before starting your own business

48:18 Diversity and inclusion in modern society

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us! 

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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CONTACT US!

What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know! 

[email protected]

In today's podcast episode of Dawn Cast, Dai Le and Catherine Ngo are joined by Nathan Clarke, ASOC Manager at Verizon. As one of the top experts in cybersecurity, Nathan oversees a dedicated team of cybersecurity analysts that provide 24x7 security monitoring, detection, and response services to multiple customers. In this episode, Nathan provides insights into newly emerging cybersecurity threats during the coronavirus pandemic, how cybercriminals are feeding of the fear of others to spread malware and what each individual can do to stay safe and protect themselves from cybersecurity threats.

Nathan's team is part of a larger team of professionals in multiple locations around Australia and around the world that work closely together to provide security services ranging from incident response, cyber security engineering, cyber threat intelligence, and technology and platform management for commercial and government customers.

He's also a great doting dad to his two year old son, Isaac and husband to beautiful wife, Ngan Pham. Nathan also volunteers where he can act as a reservist in the Army, veteran’s welfare, and still geeks out in his lab/workshop.

You can contact him on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naclarke/

Disclaimer: The content in this production is for general information purposes only. You should not rely upon the material or information in the production or Dawn Cast as a basis for making any business, legal or any other decisions.

#cybersecurity #malware #cybercriminals

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction

1:14 What are some of the cyber security issues arising during COVID-19

2:23 The dark web

4:05 The COVID-19 Cyberthreat Coalition

7:05 Legitimate or not legitimate?

8:05 Threats via Social Media

14:38 Cybersecurity risks for businesses and employees working from home

17:40 Cyberthreats during the pandemic

19:18 How to protect yourself from Cybersecurity attacks

22:17 Resources to find out more about Cybersecurity

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us!

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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CONTACT US!

What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know!

[email protected]

In our next episode of our dawn cast #podcast series, Dawn Founder Dai Le and Keynoteworthy Founder Catherine Ngo, are joined by Michael Burge OAM, Current Director of the Australian College of Trauma Treatment, to discuss the mental health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, symptoms of anxiety and tips on how to cope.

He has been working clinically in the area of PTSD for approximately 30 years and he was responsible for setting up and supervising trauma response teams of psychologists through much of country Victoria to help veterans and their families. Michael has published and presented extensively both nationally and internationally (including keynotes), in the field of PTSD. He has provided thousands of hours of service (including voluntary) to most traumatized communities in Australia. These include the Black Saturday Communities, whereby innovative educational and treatment programs were provided for combined professional and survivor groups, in the years post disaster. He introduced PTSD treatment methods to most Melbourne Universities as guest Lecturer and in 1993 introduced short course, skills- based training for the treatment of PTSD into Australia.

In 2010 Michael was made a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society: made for sustained outstanding contributions to the science, and or application of psychology. In the 2010 Australia Day Honours, Michael was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to psychology & the community for the development of training & treatment protocols for trauma.

Michael is former President of the Victorian Branch of the EMDR Association and former Victorian Chair of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and recent former Director, Board of Directors, of the APS.

If you or a loved one are experiencing personal crisis or have suicidal thoughts, contact Lifeline for support. You can call them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere in Australia.

https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Phone: 13 11 14

Disclaimer: The content in this production is for general information purposes only. You should not rely upon the material or information in the production or Dawn Cast as a basis for making any business, legal or any other decisions.

#coronavirus #trauma #mentalhealth

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us!

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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CONTACT US!

What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know!

[email protected]

At the age of 20, Linh Podetti became a single mother. Determined to create a brighter future for her son, Linh started her first eCommerce business in 2009 which she built from scratch through outsourcing. In 2015 she launched Outsourcing Angel, a social enterprise and offshore recruitment company. Outsourcing Angel is now a million dollar business with over 70 Virtual Assistants all over the world. Not only does the company allow business owners to free-up their time, it allows everyone to contribute to a greater cause.

Linh shared with DAWNCast that she learned to work hard from watching her mother sew day in, day out. She wanted to make sure that small businesses, especially those run by women, do not fall into the same trap.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Introduction

01:39 – How Linh experienced poverty in Vietnam

02:13 – Why I’m passionate about outsourcing angel

02:42 – Arriving as skilled migrants in Melbourne

03:18 – Vietnamese perception of overseas Vietnamese

03:35 – working hard for the money

04:58 – Learning to replace bad work habits with good work habits

06:06 clash of East Vs West cultures

07:16 – The consequences of breaking Vietnamese traditions

07:52 – Learning to be resourceful

09:57 – On being angry and confused

11:09 – The fork in the road

11:46 – Shifting mindset

13:05 – Working on yourself

14:21 – How to set goals in life and business

18:17 – How to build a sustainable outsourcing business

20:41 – How to build a scalable business

21:38 – What is Outsourcing Angel

23:08 – Working from home or remotely

25:14 – Businesses now are more costs conscious

25:57 – What can be and should be outsourced

28:31 – What people say about creating overseas employment vs local

30:06 – The value of overseas staff

31:49 – The idea of giving back

34:32 – The impact of Covid in the Philippines

35:50 – what’s next for Outsourcing Angel

37:01 – Turning to Acting

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us!

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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CONTACT US!

What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know!

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Yarrie Bangura’s carefree childhood was disrupted by civil war in her home country of Sierra Leone. After years in refugee camps and experiencing poverty, and trauma Yarrie and her family were given the opportunity to rebuild their lives in Australia.

While studying international development, Yarrie decided to set up an organic ginger beer business reconnecting to her childhood memories of growing up in a loving home and environment surrounded by the great women in her life, including her grandmother, who would often make the special ginger drink that is at the core of Yarrie's Aunty Ginger Tonic Beer.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Introduction

04:04 – How Aunty Ginger Beer connects to Yarrie’s birthplace

05:40 – The women in Sierra Leone

07:29 – 8:40 – What it means to belong in Australia

08:43 – 9:58- What life was like in Sierra Leone

10:01 – 12:11 – How Aunty Ginger planted its roots in Australia

15:03 – 16:03 – Telling Yarrie’s story in each Aunty Ginger bottle

16:13 -17:34 – How to build one’s confidence through mentorship

17:34 – no magic seeds for success

19:13 – Have passion and purpose

19:47 – Entrepreneurial hustles

20:27 – Giving back to Australia

21:08 – the shifting of fear in running a small business

21:58 – What Aunty Ginger Tonic is about

24:07 – Three tips of setting up your own business

24:46 – find good mentors

25:45 – Be persistent, Don’t take No for an answer

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CONNECT WITH US!

DAWN is always eager to learn and share stories from different perspectives. If you have a story to share or know someone who is championing Inclusion & Diversity, please contact us!

OUR WEBSITE - https://dawn.org.au/

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/dawnconnect/

TWITTER - https://twitter.com/yourdawn

LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawn...

INSTAGRAM - @dawn_podcast

SOUNDCLOUD - https://soundcloud.com/dawnpodcast

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CONTACT US!

What topics do you like to hear about? Do you have questions you like us to answer in our podcasts? Let us know!

[email protected]