Finding Meaning In Work

Welcome to the first episode of 2021!

And I am really excited about this one as it features my good friend Mykel Dixon. Someone whose rise I had the privilege of witnessing first hand. 

Mykel describes himself as a musician by trade, a gypsy by nature and a fierce non-conformist. He is an award-winning speaker, learning designer and now author of 'Everyday Creative'

He works with senior leaders and teams of fortune 500 and ASX 200 companies to unlock breakthrough creativity. Some of his clients include Google, Youtube, Schneider Electric, CBA, Telstra..amongst many others

In this conversation, we dive deep into Mykel's story, his numerous adventures and inspirations that led him on his current trajectory. Hope you enjoy!

This episode of the podcast features Emily Hazell, the founder and owner of Serotonin Eatery, Exercise + Education. She is also an Interior Architect and Graphic Designer. She opened her Happiness Centre with a vision of changing minds and lives with mental health education and awareness. She hopes for Serotonin to become a leading facility in happiness and health education. She has a passion for living and promoting a plant-based lifestyle through her Happiness Centre.

In this episode, we cover Emily's story from her childhood, her early career, the setbacks that forced her to reexamine her priorities..that eventually lead to the founding of Seratonin. I had an amazing time speaking with Emily and I hope you enjoy this episode. 

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This episode of the podcast features CJ, the co-creator of s p a c e, a conference-festival hybrid in Byron Bay (the 2020 version will be virtual) that has launched businesses, best-selling books and collaborations that changing communities for the better. 

This episode of the podcast features Uppma Virdi, the founder of Chaiwalli, a business that not only sells tea blends but also aims to "educate people on the genuine beauty of Indian teas and spices"

In this episode, we speak with Demetrio Zema who is the founder and director of Law Squared. Law Squared has been named 'Australia's most innovative law firm' and with good reason. Demetrio has flipped the script on how the law should be practised putting purpose, clients and outcomes as the focus of what they do. The need for a new way of doing law having sprung from his disenchantment with the way traditional law is practised. In this episode, we speak about that journey. We speak about the profession of being a lawyer, what needs to change and how Demetrio is going about instigating that change

In this episode, we speak with Louka Parry. A learner, a teacher, an innovator. We discuss his journey from growing up in suburban Adelaide to becoming a teacher, principal at age 27 and from that going on to becoming a real innovator in education. He now spends his time helping educators around the world create environments where students can have the best foundation for learning.

Manoj is a meditation teacher and the founder of A_SPACE. This is a live recording that (back when we could have live events in November 2019). In this episode, we chat about Manoj’s upbringing having migrated from far north Queensland as a 7 yr old with his Sri Lankan parents..and how that shaped his world view. We chat about his successful career in marketing in one of the big 4 banks, dealing with some health problems, discovering meditation and the eventual founding of A_SPACE. Manoj brings a lot of wisdom to this conversation. Hope you enjoy

This episode features the extraordinary story of Amy Crawford, the founder of Holistic Ingredient. She has had a remarkable journey that began with an idyllic childhood in Tasmania. Through many adventures (that we cover) she established herself in the recruitment industry. However, it took a couple nasty health episodes for Amy to develop a passion in health and wellness and the founding of Holistic Ingredient. Through Holistic Ingredient, Amy now empowers other women to make a positive change in their lives. Hope you enjoy

This episode features Nick Byrne, entrepreneur and founder of TypeHuman. We cover Nick’s journey from his childhood in Adelaide, his early career as a humanitarian engineer with Engineers Without Borders, his foray as a successful consultant and finally the founding of Typehuman: a company that aims to empower communities through blockchain and web 3.0

This episode we speak with Penny Locaso, a speaker, consultant and founder of BKindred We cover a lot of ground starting with her childhood growing up on a farm and the work ethic that that instilled early on, to starting her career at Shell at 22, swiftly climbing the corporate ladder until her realisation that her ‘bliss’ was in making positive change in peoples lives. We cover how she had to redefine what success meant to her, overcoming her fearlessness through ‘micro-bravery’ and step into a career she was meant for.