Kate Sievert

Kate is a Research Fellow at Deakin University’s Global Centre For Preventive Health and Nutrition, also known as GLOBE. GLOBE’s mission is innovative preventive health and nutrition research that empowers people and enables healthier environments. She is also Co-Founder and President at Health Food Systems Australia.

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Tony Johannsen

Tony is Family Violence Program Manager at TaskForce. TaskForce is a not for profit supporting Victorians in need, with a focus on drug and alcohol misuse, youth and family services, education and employment. Tony is also a highly experienced psychotherapist and behaviour change expert. His focus is on assisting people with changing their problematic behaviours and living more authentic and rewarding lives.

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A quick disclaimer that this episode touches on themes of family violence and associated trauma. If this causes you any discomfort I recommend stopping here and checking out any of our previous 282 episodes.

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Michael Coolican

Michael is Director at Cirqle Group. Cirqle Group is a technology recruitment and professional services company that exists to shift our world closer to kindness, sustainability, awareness and action.

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Alex Wadelton

Alex is the Co-Founder and Creativity Evangelist at The Right Brain Workout. The Right Brain Workout works with companies, schools and people to help them harness their creativity and to help them improve the quality of their thinking and decision-making.

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Roos Pot-Kolder

Roos (pronounced Rose) is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Psychologist at Orygen and The University of Melbourne. At Orygen she is a member of the Orygen Digital’s virtual reality research team, where she is running a fascinating research program aimed at helping young people improve their mental health.

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Belinda Morrissey

This week I’m thrilled to bring you my conversation with Belinda Morrissey. Belinda is CEO of the English Family Foundation, Chair of Social Enterprise Australia and Chair of Action Aid Australia. The English Family Foundation supports transformational change in our world through the growth and development of social entrepreneurs and social businesses.

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Eileen Bell

Eileen is Australia's first female professional E-Sports player. For those unfamiliar with E-Sports, it is video game competition watched by millions globally each year often at stadium filled events.

E-Sports has grown significantly over time and is now the E-Sports market is valued at over US1.5bn dollars worth a projected growth to nearly $6bn by 2029. It is estimated that in the US this year around 16% of the population will watch E-Sports at some stage.

Eileen now provides consulting and coaching on E-Sports, gamification, cybersecurity and digital and transformation strategy. I enjoyed Eileen's competitive nature, her insights into gamification and new technology modalities and her vision of what is to come in our ever more digital world.

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Mike Rinder

Mike spent most of his life as a member of the global cult, Scientology. He rose up the ranks in Scientology and was one of the highest ranking members of the organisation until his departure. He spent time working alongside current leader David Miscavige and former leader and founder of Scientology L Ron Hubbard. Since leaving Scientology, Mike has built himself a meaningful life in Florida as an author, media personality and Board Director at the Aftermath Foundation, where he helps others in need to find a way out of Scientology and to build new lives for themselves on the outside.

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Eve France

Eve is the Founder of Green Up Co and a friend of mine, who I was lucky to meet at The Commons in Cremorne. Eve is passionate about sustainability at home and at work and has turned her education, expertise and sharp mind to helping businesses go green, improving their sustainability, reducing their carbon footprint and to align their day to day activity with their ESG goals.

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Stephanie Ghajar

Stephanie is a Director and Dramaturge as well as a producer at the State Library of Victoria. Learn more about Stephanie via her Website and Instagram. Stephanie grew up in Beirut Lebanon, where she

discovered a love of the creative arts and has spent many years developing her education, skills and experience as a Dramaturge. What is a Dramaturge I hear you ask? We discuss this, the darkness of the human condition, how exploring this enables us to find the light and much much more.

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