DAWN Cast

By DAWN Cast

DAWN Cast brings you a podcast that that shares stories that shape us, move us and impact us.

Join our founder Dai Le, a refugee, storyteller and Councillor as she gets on the microphone with Cathy N... more

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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

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August 01, 2020 The Road less traveled @Dawn ft. Rachel Worsley | Neurodiversity Media
Rachel Worsley took the road less traveled and made the difference. A trained medical journalist, Rachel found herself drawn to the world of marketing, which led her to found her business, Neurodiversity Media.
She shares with Dai Le and Cathy Ngo on Dawncast her personal story behind her business, and her passion to drive the conversation on inclusion and intersectionality.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:08 How Neurodiversity media started
3:54 What is Neurodiversity media?
4:53 Rachel's personal story behind Neurodiversity media
6:21 Rachel's diagnosis of ADHD and autism
9:08 Differentiating ADHD from other diagnoses
11:54 The interaction of ADHD and autism
13:23 How common is ADHD and autism?
15:12 Rachel's cultural background
17:03 How intersectionality is key to debates on diversity or inclusion
20:48 Neurodiversity in the workplace
24:29 How do we fix the system and the structure
27:51 What's next for Rachel
31:25 Neurodiversity is the ultimate inclusive movement
33:17 Neurodiversity is a sociological concept that welcomes all types of minds
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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 _____________________________________________________________
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]
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37min
July 27, 2020 Muslim and Christian - A Marriage of Inclusion @Dawn ft. Aleem Ali | CEO Welcoming Australia
As a child, Aleem Ali had to explain his name. While he had to constantly explain the origin of his name, Aleem shared on Dawncast that growing up in Queensland to a loving and inclusive family with a Muslim father and a Christian mother, gave him the resilience and confidence to respond to questions about his heritage and background, and even dealt with racism.
He shares with Dai Le and Cathy Ngo the wisdom his grandfather passed on to his father, who passed it onto him.
Aleem is the CEO of Welcoming Australia, and with his lived experiences, he is working with leaders and organisations across the country to cultivate a culture of welcome and advance communities where people of all backgrounds can belong, contribute and thrive.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What is Welcoming Australia about?
3:03 Growing up in a multifaith and multicultural household
4:50 How Aleem's upbringing shaped Welcoming Australia
5:59 What Aleem finds most rewarding about Welcoming Australia
8:37 The origins of Welcoming Australia
12:37 The reception and reach of Welcoming Australia's message
15:40 Welcoming Australia's initiatives
17:06 Australia is a multicultural success story
18:56 Aleem's multifaith and multicultural upbringing in Queensland
20:36 Aleem's resilience + A powerful story about his grandparents
26:27 Where Welcoming Australia is going to be beyond 2020
28:50 What Welcoming Australia offers
31:02 Welcoming Australia's end goal _____________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________ 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]
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34min
July 27, 2020 Let's Talk About...ASIANS on Masterchef | Ep.9 ft Dai Le & Cathy Ngo
This season of #MasterChefAustralia has been praised for a number of reasons. One of them is the fact that with its diverse cast of contestants, it highlighted the importance of diversity and representation on prime time television. What struck many was the sheer amount of Asian-Australian faces on-screen including Amina Elshafei, Brendan Pang, Khanh Ong, Jess Liemantara, Poh Ling Yeow, Reynold Poernomo, Sarah Tiong including Judge Melissa Leong.
In this episode of our Let's Talk About series, a weekly chat with Dai and Cathy on random topics, we discuss diverse representation on mainstream media and its importance to reflect the society we live in today.
#LetsTalkAbout #podcast _____________________________________________________________
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 _____________________________________________________________ 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]
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8min
July 27, 2020 Blind Grit | Nikki Hind's journey @Dawn ft. Nikki Hind | Fashion Designer
Blind Grit is the brainchild of Nikki Hind, Australia's first legally blind fashion designer.
Nikki joined Dai Le and Cathy Ngo to share her love of fitness, fashion design & social justice through her initiative Blind Grit. Blind Grit was born at the same time Nikki gave birth to her first child, becoming a mother, and also tragically losing her sight. But determined to create a future for her young family, Nikki didn't let her loss of sight stop her from finding a new way of expressing the best of herself. In this powerful conversation, Nikki took us on a traumatic journey of her early years of being sexually abused, to rebuilding her life, and now designing a future she wants to be proud of.
WARNING: "This show contains strong language and covers topics related to sexual abuse that some viewers and listeners may find disturbing".
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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 _____________________________________________________________
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]
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40min
July 21, 2020 Soy & Spice: A symbol of Women Empowerment @Dawn ft. Mary Liu | Soy & Spice Lingerie
Mary Liu, is the Founder of Soy & Spice Lingerie. A social entrepreneur, she loves to spend every moment of her waking hours on developing the lingerie line Soy & Spice. She started her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 19 and has present the past 10 years of her career in the Australian startup ecosystem.
With a love for lingerie and a deep passion in advocating for women in leadership and entrepreneurship, Mary hopes to inspire others through her own journey, and for Soy & Spice to give every woman that it comes across the confidence to try something that is outside of their comfort zone and to love themselves in the process. Soy & Spice Lingerie aims to symbolise the empowerment for women to be confident, to self-love & to be courageous in pushing their boundaries.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introducing Mary Liu and her lingerie line
01:36 - What made Mary Liu start her lingerie business?
03:57 - Low number of Asian Women in business
05:39 - Why are Asian women afraid of wearing lingerie?
07:02 - The difference between lingerie and underwear
09:09 - Mary Liu's struggling childhood contributed to her business mission
12:29 - How Mary Liu empowers Asian women through Soy and Spice
14:51 - Entrepreneur and Culturepreneur
16:53 - Market research and society pressure on Asian women appearance
23:05 - More women body diversity in marketing
26:46 - What stage is Soy and Spices in?
27:25 - Message from Soy and Spice
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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 _____________________________________________________________
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]
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30min
July 21, 2020 MEN don't CRY | Lets Talk about | ft. Dai Le & Cathy Ngo
"Be a man." "Crying men are weak." "Tough it out." Many men are often confronted with phrases like these in their daily lives. In society and especially in many cultures, showing emotions is seen as a sign of weakness in men. How did it get to that? And what can we do to change this stigma?
In the next episode of our Let's Talk About Series, a weekly chat with Dai and Cathy on random topics, our hosts discuss traditional masculine norms and share their views on crying men.
What's your perspective? How can we challenge the status quo for men and boys and counter these stereotypes? Comment below!
#letstalkabout #masculinity #stereotypes _____________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________
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]
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9min
July 21, 2020 Cattleyard Brewing Co.: The Spirit of Entrepreneurship @Dawn ft. Fernando Motti | Motti+Smith
While Covid19 restrictions have eased and we are seeing crowd gathering activities such as as sports are allowed, the overall events industry has been greatly impacted.
Fernando Motti, a Director at Motti+Smith Events who creates premium hospitality experiences for clients such as Sydney Festival, Sydney Writers Festival, Groovin the Moo and Vivid, shared how his business almost died overnight .
However, like many businesses, Fernando's saw opportunities in this Covidian time, using his 12 years combined experience in catering and sustainable events management, to create positive spirit and generate great energy in this testing time in designing a new craft beer: Cattleyard Brewing Co.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - How is event business during Covid-19?
02:29 - What was Fernando’s event business in the industry?
03:35 - What Fernando’s business does to cope with the Covid-19 social distancing period 05:27 - Chance to focus on new business
07:43 - Beer and Music connection
09:16 - Event business challenges
12:36 - How did Fernando process during the start of Covic-19 social distancing period? 17:23 - Getting beer business online
19:38 - Beer competition in Australia
21:03 - What is craft beer?
22:39 - How to make money with craft beer?
24:39 - Going back to the new normal in event industry
https://www.instagram.com/cattleyardb...
https://www.instagram.com/mottismith/
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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 _________________________________________________________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]
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28min
July 15, 2020 Building RESILIENCE to conquer FEAR @DAWN | Vanessa Cullen | Forward Thinking Design
Vanessa Cullen is the Managing Director of Forward Thinking Design, a Certified B Corp company and one of Australia’s most awarded brand strategy and built environment design studios. Vanessa is a trauma and chronic illness survivor, vegan, minimalist and health/wellbeing, environmental and ethical business advocate. She is a current ultra-marathon trail runner, charity ambassador and is a past Australian representative age-group triathlete.
As an expert communicator and multi-award winning business leader, Vanessa has been profiled in several business books, national print media, on radio, on the Profitable Hospitality, Pioneers of Good and The Entrepreneur Way podcasts and on ABC News 24.
In this podcast cast episode of our DAWN Cast Series, Vanessa shares her perspective on Design Thinking and how we can use hope and resilience to overcome fear and division amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:14 What’s a B Corp organisation?
3:26 About Vanessa’s business
4:27 What’s Design Thinking?
8:04 Getting into the design industry
9:42 Ethical Dilemmas
14:16 COVID-19 impact on business operations
16:30 Resilience instead of division and fear
22:19 Overcoming past difficulties and stages of grief
28:03 Next steps for her business
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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 _____________________________________________________________
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]
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32min
July 14, 2020 Let's Talk About...Bodybuilding | Ep. 7 ft Dai Le & Cathy Ngo
In the 7th episode of our ‘Let’s Talk About’ series, a weekly chat on random topics with Dai and Cathy, our hosts discuss Bodybuilding, societies expectations on body as well as the role of Social Media on body image.
What do you think about Bodybuilding? Is Bodybuilding a Dysfunctional Vanity Sport or a health and self-confidence boost?
#letstalkabout #bodybuilding #bodyimage
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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 _____________________________________________________________
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]
...more
15min
July 14, 2020 Building RESILIENCE to conquer FEAR @DAWN | Vanessa Cullen | Forward Thinking Design
Vanessa Cullen is the Managing Director of Forward Thinking Design, a Certified B Corp company and one of Australia’s most awarded brand strategy and built environment design studios. Vanessa is a trauma and chronic illness survivor, vegan, minimalist and health/wellbeing, environmental and ethical business advocate. She is a current ultra-marathon trail runner, charity ambassador and is a past Australian representative age-group triathlete.
As an expert communicator and multi-award winning business leader, Vanessa has been profiled in several business books, national print media, on radio, on the Profitable Hospitality, Pioneers of Good and The Entrepreneur Way podcasts and on ABC News 24.
In this podcast cast episode of our DAWN Cast Series, Vanessa shares her perspective on Design Thinking and how we can use hope and resilience to overcome fear and division amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:14 What’s a B Corp organisation?
3:26 About Vanessa’s business
4:27 What’s Design Thinking?
8:04 Getting into the design industry
9:42 Ethical Dilemmas
14:16 COVID-19 impact on business operations
16:30 Resilience instead of division and fear
22:19 Overcoming past difficulties and stages of grief
28:03 Next steps for her business _____________________________________________________________
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 _____________________________________________________________
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]

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32min

FAQs about DAWN Cast:

How many episodes does DAWN Cast have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.