Fruitful Conversations

When you're chatting to Lisa Ronson time flies. The Chief Marketing Officer of Coles has a hugely impressive CV of  senior marketing positions across a wide range of industries from Westpac to Telstra to Tourism Australia.

She is highly awarded and in the two years she has been at Coles she has helped transform a bricks and mortar retailer into a digital retailer with a  steely focus on both customer and sustainability.

We talked about the challenges of leadership,  the courage to be yourself,  building trust in a brand and in your people, looking after your team, the current divide between states and a whole bunch more.

She is warm, engaging and does kinda make you feel like you’re the only person in the room. With so many depressing stories around at the moment it was a joy to talk to Lisa, to know there are leaders like her, a deeply passionate and authentic woman who loves what she does.

Enjoy my chat with the very real Lisa Ronson.

You can connect with Lisa on Linked In or Twitter @lisaronson.

 
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Today's guest is someone I've wanted to interview for a while, but the time hasn't been right. She hasn't been well the last 18months and not up to it. Now it's August 2021, half of the Australian population are in lockdown. I'm in northern NSW and my elderly parents are across the border in QLD.  So I thought it was the perfect opportunity to interview my mum.

Jean Beech was born Jean Lambie in a little place called Kalimpong, near Darjeeling in India, at the foothills of the Himalayas.  Her father was a Scottish tea planter, her mother, Indian, was probably a tea picker. When she was 5 years old her father took her to a school run by Scottish missionaries. She never saw her mother again.

At 15 she found herself in Australia, one of the very few dark faces on the streets of Sydney.  

This podcast is all about chatting to people who share their stories to teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves. I wanted to share my mum with you, because to me she represents one of the everyday role models in our personal lives who inspire us.

Have a listen and you’ll find out why. Enjoy my chat with Mum - the sunny and smiley and sometimes weepy, Jean Beech.

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Today’s guest is a real find.  Lauren Tischendorf recently became the first woman to swim solo around Lord Howe Island in a single 35 km stretch. And if you think that doesn’t sound too hard, think sharks, a treacherous 2.5 metre swell and a lazy 14 hours in the water. 

We talked about fear, the mental and physical strength you need for this sort of endurance sport, her love for championing women and the people who inspire her as she continues to inspire us.

Lauren is an educator, a teacher of kindergarten children, children with disabilities, and a champion for women and girls in several areas including as NSW director for Code like a Girl.

Enjoy my chat with the charming and unstoppable Lauren Tischendorf. She's the real deal.

Follow her adventures via her website or on Instagram as @nextepicadventure_lt21
Watch out for the Women's Adventure Film Festival and her short film, Swimming Against the Tide in the second half on 2021.

Check out Lauren's inspiring swimmer Dyan Nyad, who swam from Florida to Cuba at 64,  in her TED talk here.

For the best croissants and more!
Flour and Stone  in Sydney
Lune in Melbourne and Brisbane


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Todays guest is Jacqueline Nagle, speaker, mentor and facilitator of Any Given Tuesday.  And when we talk about people sharing their stories here to teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves...well, Jacqueline gives us plenty to choose from.

In this episode we  focus on two of her stories, both business related, both huge but one  of them including loss of a friend. We spoke a lot about foundational resilience and mental strength, how we can all build both and how’s it’s not only ok but necessary to go to the floor and to break. 

This episode is packed with learning, so I am confident you’ll get more than one gem to think about when you go to sleep tonight.  Enjoy the insights from someone with lived experience, Jacqueline Nagle.


Warning: Content includes talk of suicide which may be triggering for some.
Don't hesitate to reach out to loved ones or
Lifeline 3 1144
Beyond Blue 1300 224 636

You can find out more about Jacqueline and her excellent work at:
 https://anygiventuesday.com.au
https://jacquelinenagle.com

Or connect with her on Linked In at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinenagle1/

Finding Meaning, The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler can be found here.


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Recorded on Bundjalung Country and thanks to Darrian Warner for the edit on Wadjuk Country.

Today you’re going to hear from Carmen Platt. She’s the no nonsense founder of the Generous and The Grateful – love that name, right?  An organisation that distribute bulky essential used items to people to help furnish their homes like washing machines, sofas and beds with the idea that if you can set up a safe home for someone, then they can get on with rebuilding their lives more easily. 

 We talked about travel, and how it helps us grow, the desire for many of us to want to help but how to go about it in a way that’s right for you, why what she and her team do make a difference, why we should be ok with receiving, not just giving and how she’s not really amazing, just a middle class mum from the burbs.

 Enjoy the delightful and determined Carmen Platt.

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Recorded on Bundjalung Country and thanks to Darrian Warner for the edit on Wadjuk Country.

It was a sobering yet uplifting chat I had with Rochelle Courtenay, founder of the charity Share the Dignity. Rochelle started this so every woman and girl could have access to sanitary products, no matter what their situation.

You may be shocked to hear, as I was, when this was originally brought to my attention, that not everyone has access to period  products. 

We talked about the real issues facing so many women in Australia and what Share the Dignity does about it. These issues are way bigger than just period poverty. We talked about the challenges these women face, and Rochelle’s own challenges. Just a warning for those who may be triggered that we discuss family violence so please take that into account if you choose to listen.

 We talked about life lessons and her grand plan to bring period poverty to an end. I get the feeling Rochelle will stop at nothing to reach this goal.

Apologies if some of the audio is a bit dodgy but you’ll still get value - there are  gold nuggets everywhere.  Be inspired to make a difference and leave with much to reflect on. Enjoy my chat with fiery founder of Share the Dignity, Rochelle Courtenay.

To get involved in any way - head to   www.sharethedignity.org.au


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Recorded on Bundjalung Country and thanks to Darrian Warner for the edit on Wadjuk Country.

I was going to write an intro for my next guest but her website says it all.

Maz Farrelly has been to more showbiz parties than Kim Kardashian’s Spanx and down more red carpets than a Dyson vacuum.  Her contacts contain bigger names than the toilet queue at the Oscars and if you can stick a name plate on it and hand it over to loud applause, she’s won it  from BAFTAs to Logies. If you’ve watched it, Maz probably made it – here in Australia, LA and London - the biggest shows in the world.  Her content has been watched more than eight billion times worldwide and includes several seasons with Big Brother, Dancing with the stars, the X Factor, Celebrity Apprentice and too many documentaries to mention.

Maz  now brings all her experience in this realm to the corporate world as  a must have speaker, a facilitator and a coach and deals in the most precious commodity on earth – attention.

She shared some funny and great moments from her TV career and how we can apply her learning to our own grabs for attention. We also talked about the value of agenda-less friends, how comedy trumps everything and laughing through stress. She shared her insights into how great teams work, how she can teach you to be charismatic and how to get inside the heads of your audience.

Maz mentions honesty and kindness a lot. She thinks kind honesty is the most beautiful gift you can give someone. I challenge you to think, an act on that.

Enjoy the funny, eloquent and very kind Maz Farrelly.

WORK WITH MAZ 

If you’d like to work with Maz and you’d be mad not to,  through training, coaching, mentoring  or speaking,  get in touch with her at mazspeaks.com and absolutelyfarrelly.com




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Author Fiona McIntosh doesn't waste time. In 20 years she has published 39 books across the genres of fantasy, crime, children's and in the last decade or so, historical romantic adventure fiction.

Fiona  is a marketer turned writer and this business experience shows.  We talked about where her endless drive comes from, her highly successful masterclasses for writers, how she started her writing journey and how she finds her stories in all corners of the world.

She also happens to be my very good friend of nearly 40 years. We chatted about what makes us laugh, being mothers and our love of baking.  

 And she gave us sneaky taste of her two novels being released with Penguin in 2021, Mirror Man, and the Spy’s Wife.

It’s not all about the writing with Fiona though. In this episode you’ll discover a sharp business mind who doesn’t like to fail.
 
Enjoy my chat with the fearless Fiona McIntosh. 

Episode Notes

More information on Fiona, her books, events and masterclasses, please visit;
www.fionamcintosh.com

Other Authors :
Guy Gavriel Kay
Robin Hobb
George R.R.Martin
Bryce Courtney

Fiona has had more than 40 graduates from her masterclass become published authors. Here's the latest from 2020, out with the major publishers. to look out for.

Katie McMahon, The Mistake - out now

Tania Farrelly, The Eighth Wonder - out mid year

Mary Lou Stephens, The Last of the Apple Blossom - later in 2021

Julie Bennett, The Understudy - out now

Movies
Mrs Doubtfire
Young Frankenstein

Baking
The Cake Bible by Rose Levy  Beranbaum


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Recorded on Bundjalung Country and thanks to Darrian Warner for the edit on Wadjuk Country.

Rear Admiral Robert Plath AM was such a pleasure to chat to. He had some great stories to share and much prudent advice to impart to us civilians from his 38 years  in the Australian Navy.

We talked about his story to join the navy, the influence of his dad and what it means to be a father himself. He shared many stories of life in the navy, what it was like in the eighties and what it’s like today, debunking the myth that it is as inflexible as some would have us think, as well as stories and reflections on his life in overseas postings, particularly in Indonesia.

Importantly, he spoke of the lessons learned as a leader and how easily that can translate to those of us in enterprise and small business.

He has travelled the world and lived in many places, and filled many roles, one of which was specialising in in mine warfare, clearance diving and explosive ordnance disposal.

Robert Plath began his career as a midshipman In 1983 and has worked his way through the ranks, from Lieutenant through Commander and Captain to Commodore and as Defence Attaché and Head of Defence Staff Jakarta; the first naval officer to serve in this capacity, and finally on to Deputy Fleet Commander before being promoted to Rear Admiral in 2020.

 In January, 2021 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.

Please enjoy this educational and enriching experience with the down to earth and authentic Rear Admiral Robert Plath.

www.navy.gov.au

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Recorded on Bundjalung Country and thanks to Darrian Warner for the edit on Wadjuk Country.

So here's a topic of relevance to pretty much everyone. Yep, we're talking about sex.
As my guest today says, we beat ourselves up a bit over our sex lives. It's something we get the least education on, and expect the most.

Isiah McKimmie is a couples therapist, sex therapist and sexologist who has been helping women and couples discover intimacy and connection for over a decade.  She’s been featured on loads of media from Mens Health to Mama Mia to Huff Post and currently writes a column for news.com.au.

Amongst her qualifications are a Masters in Relational Psychotherapy and a Masters in Science in Medicine. But as you’ll hear, she has also studied tantra in India and has a distinctly spiritual side.

Of course we didn’t just talk about sex. In the first half of our chat we talked about Isiah's childhood,  her journey from public servant to sexologist and from India back to Australia, before covering common questions we ask about intimate lives and what we can do about it.

 As you can imagine, I could have talked with her a whole lot longer. Enjoy this refreshingly frank talk with Australia's leading sexologist, Isiah McKimmie.

 www.isiah-mckimmie.com
Find her resources, coaching and podcast here.

or check out her relationship column at news.com.au here.


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