Adele Faraone talks about how her childhood lead her to baking as a side passion and taking up water engineering as a career. After completing her environmental engineering degree, Adele has been working in the surface water space in the urban development sector. She shares a poem relating to water and how we live from The Book of The Way and It's Virtues by Tao Te Ching. Having recently experienced burnout in the workplace, Adele touches on religion, taking a break, self-care and hobbies. Ad...

Han Nguyen has come back from her yearlong teaching adventure in regional Japan in Yamaguchi prefecture, in a city called Mine. She shares her experiences and advice for others who are considering living and working overseas, away from the comfort of home. Han talks about her many passions including teaching English to young children and to asylum seekers in Australia. She also shares with us her favourite Beat poem from the 50s, from Howl by Allen Ginsberg. And reads a personal review of a f...

Michael Crear left his corporate job as a civil engineer in project management in Brisbane almost 2 years ago to pedal his way to Daylesford in Victoria where he is now settled. He has shifted to consciously living a low impact lifestyle which is inspired by his study of permaculture. Michael loves story telling and shares with us via his journal the real experiences that he faced on the dirt road with only his bike. Michael also brings in a book called The Art of Frugal Hedonism by Annie Ras...

Having grown up in a household where discussing social issues was the norm, Angus McAlpine put his hand up to be a Greens candidate for his local electorate early last year. He was interested in sharing a diverse voice in his community and supporting an emerging young leader in his party name Huong Truong. However, other political parties, the media and the public quickly hosed down his work and career in politics by digging up and putting the focus on his past mistakes as a young rapper. Ang...

Lyn Swinburne's life took a turn when she received a phone call informing her of her breast cancer diagnosis. Her teaching career took a back seat as her desire to see change in the health system drove her to establish the Breast Cancer Network Australia, connecting women all over the country to this day. Lyn shares with us the power of bringing together a group of people with a shared vision. She also goes through some points to consider in situations where you want to influence or lead grac...

Episode 5 is with Mitch Grygorcewicz who's been in the game in construction and sports since he was young. We talk about his journey to becoming a mindset enthusiast and his personal achievements as a result. Mitch shares a beautiful page from his leather journal which shows another side to him and also brings in a book called Minimalism by The Minimalists to discuss. To connect with Mitch, find him on LinkedIn or Instagram at @mitchgfitness.

When her family was struggling financially, Phoenix Ly left high school early and picked up a full time job to support her single mum. Outside her work hours she explored her love for the hair industry, which lead to her landing her first job in a salon. She now works as a freelancer hairstylist and makeup artist and is involved in many projects with big brands like Mecca. She shares with us her favourite quote by Sam McKnight and relatable pages from a book called Things Are What You Make of...

Nhung Vo is the host and creator of Everyday People Podcast. She is a first generation Vietnamese-Australian, construction professional and creative who is passionate about projects that bring diverse groups of people together to connect, share stories and leave a positive or curious impact on one another. To follow her journey, find her on LinkedIn or Instagram at @k_nhungvo and @everydaypeople_podcast.

Throughout Elinor Moshe's Highschool years and the first part of her University, she thought that Architecture was for her. But a group project sparked her to pivot to a career in Construction Management instead. Early in her career, Elinor seeked out mentoring and professional development to embed herself in the Construction arena. She saw so much value in it that she recently launched her own platform The Construction Coach and founded Workshop& with two other women in the industry. She...

Annie Louey left her first full time job on the Melbourne Metro Project only 6 months ago to commit to her lifelong passion in Stand Up Comedy. She is also newly single and shares her journal entry and snippet from Breakup Boss by Zoe Foster Blake that helped her survive the breakup. Find out more about her upcoming shows, gigs and projects at www.annielouey.com or reach out to her on Facebook or Instagram.