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Kate David is an Employment Law and Litigation Solicitor at Osborn Law. She assists small to medium enterprises in navigating the constant changes and evolving nature of employment law. Kate provides practical and easy to understand advice to her clients on their obligations as employers and business owners.

Her latest challenge is as the 2020 President on the Hunter Young Professionals' (hyp) board. While it has been a difficult year trying to organise networking events and navigating social distancing restrictions she thrives on the challenge.

On a personal note, Kate has recently discovered the tantalising world of gin and is a little ashamed (but mostly proud) to say that she now has a dedicated gin shelf in her pantry.

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP.

Season 2 of the Hunter Headline Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Mutual Bank.

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Season Two of the Hunter Headline podcast is proudly sponsored by The Mutual Bank.

Charlotte Thaarup is one of Australia’s pioneers in mindfulness. For over 10 years she has trained business leaders, staff, and psychologists in mindfulness practice-both in Australia and overseas.

Her Mindfulness@Work and Mindful Leadership programs were some of the first corporate mindfulness programs established in Australia. Charlotte is the proud Founder and Director of The Mindfulness Clinic and contributes to Newcastle University’s new Executive MBA with modules on Mindful Leadership.

Her experience in facilitating change and providing personal development and leadership training ensures that her mindfulness programs meet organisational development objectives. She is often referred to as the real deal when it comes to learning and practicing the art of mindfulness.

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP.

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Cassandra Agnew joined oOh! Media in 2019 in the newly created role of Business Manager for the Newcastle/Central Coast region. Before making this move, Cassandra spent a decade and a half at Southern Cross Austereo.

Her passion to work closelywith partners in the regionis one of Cassandra’s mainobjectives, and in herrole,this allows her to bring new opportunities to life with commercial partners while addressing their business goals and challenges.

Cassandra has been recognised for her outstanding business acumen and expertise with multiple awards from the Australian Commercial Radio Awards.And outside of work,she is a mum to three children, is a successful house renovator, loves animals and spending time in Byron Bay.

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP.

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Heath Raftery is an engineer-turned-entrepreneur who finds challenges irresistible. He is the Co-Founder of Newvie Ventures and acts as their Head of Technologies.

With a rare ability to translate customer intention into technical requirements, Heath focuses on understanding domain problems by learning from the experts to assess requirements against constraints.

Heath has over 15 years of experience as a computer engineer, electrical designer, software developer, product designer, researcher and project manager, just to name a few!

Between running his own business and developing new software technologies, Heath iscurrently exploring one of his most challenging and rewarding development projects-fatherhood.

Despite having one hand on the soldering iron, and one hand on the stroller, Heath is still excited to connect with new innovators looking for assistance in transforming their ideas into a product

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP.

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Carly Nisner is the Director and Owner of Beyond Boundaries Rehab, with over 10 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist. On a day-to-day, Carly oversees all, while empowering her staff to develop confidence, voice ideas, and innovate their services to achieve better outcomes.

As a business owner Carly believes in maintaining high-quality and cutting-edge services, but also believes in fostering a workplace that offers diversity, flexibility, and career growth. To achieve this, Carly ensures strong communication, kindness and a positive team culture area key focus.

When Carly isn’t at work giving her team a pep talk or encouraging them to be the best version of themselves, you will find her out and about in nature. With a big love for the outdoors andthe calmness of water, Carly loves getting out on her paddleboard, or going for a walk along Nobby’s Break-wall.

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP.

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Peter Lawrence is a Partner at the local branch of the national financial consulting business, Pitcher Partners. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle,which helped him land his first role as a Trainee Accountant in 2004 at a local firm.

Peter’s vast experience in the commercial sector has provided him with an understanding and appreciation for the daily challenges faced in business. He takes the time to get to know his clients and understands their need for timely and accurate information to confidentlymake decisions regarding business operations.

With a thirst for knowledge and passion for developing strong relationships, Peter consistently works hard to provide holistic advice to all of his clients to help them achieve their goals.

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP.

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Professor Tom Walley is a highly experienced Physician, Pharmacologist and Administrator who was head hunted from the UK to the Hunter region in 2018 to lead the team at the Hunter Medical Research Institute.

Tom believes in a research approach that ensures patient needs are always put first, and this has been the case since he was a performing medic. His areas of research include drug therapies and how health services can manage their adverse effects.

In his previous position at HMRI, Tom worked with his team to establish solutions that provided benefits for patients and health services in Australia.

And in his spare time, Tom enjoys going bushwalking and exploring the great outdoors – and what better place to do that than in Newcastle!

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP.

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Justin Bielefeld is the CEO of Kookaburra Resources and has been working with the business for over 17 years. He began his career with Kookaburra Resources as a Sales Representative,and worked his way up to become the CEO in 2019.

Since entering his role as CEO, Justin has worked to continue to develop the business into a nationally recognised brand in Australia, promoting innovative and helpful resources through Kookaburra Resources’ product range.

Although its roots arein the education sector, Justin has helped the business grow to service a range of industries, such as early childcare, health and aged care, corporate, government and retail sectors.

 

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP

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Amy Lovat is the Founder and Owner of social enterprise and retail store, Secret Book Stuff. As a lover of writing and reading, Amy completed her PHD in English (Creative Writing) at the University of Newcastle in 2016.

Since then, Amy has worked as a freelance writer, editor, proof-reader, research assistant and university lecturer for Creative Writing.

Amy’s love for reading and writing inspired her to establish Secret Book Stuff in June 2017 as a Random Acts of Kindness Project. The project began with Amy wrapping her personal book collection in recycled brown paper, with a hand-written note for strangers to find andtake home from various places across Newcastle. The project began to grow organically and soon became a small online business and is now a physical book store, which she opened in June 2019 with her partner, Laura.

 

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP

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Emily Bowen is the Growth & Partnerships Manager at Forsythes Recruitment and HR and the co-host of her own podcast titled, My Millennial Career.

In her role at Forsythes Recruitment and HR, Emily leads the charge in building corporate infrastructure and amplifying the organisation’s defining characteristics to accommodate continued growth.

Passionate about career self-reliance, Emily’s My Millennial Career podcast looks at how millennials can land their dream job and build a career they love.Together with HR guru,Shelley Johnson, Emily explores the world of work including all things pay, resumes,interviews, parental leave, and toxic workplace culture and much more.

 

Interviewed by Holly Martin, founder of Hunter Headline and Chief Marketer at The Marketing GP

This episode of the podcast is proudly supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern NSW. Click here to find out how your workplace could get involved.

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