Let's Talk

This episode we're joined by co-founder and CEO of PROJECT ROCKIT, Rosie Thomas. Rosie shared with us the story of how she and her sister took the idea of combating bullying in schools and created PROJECT ROCKIT, an anti-bullying program with a new approach for young people, by young people. We also discussed the initial barriers Rosie faced in the early days, the current challenges young people are facing online, as well as how they're working with social media companies to make them more resistant to online bullying and harassment.

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For more info on Rosie: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/rosie-thomas

Joining us this ep is social entrepreneur & environmental corporate adviser Natalie Kyriacou. Natalie discussed with us a myriad of topics around her work in conservation, from her unexpected start as the developer of an educational conservation mobile app for kids to how she transitioned to advising some of Australia's biggest companies on environmental and social issues. Natalie also shared with us her take on how climate change and conservation issues are being addressed in Australia and the world right now, and spelled out some great tangible benefits in the case for corporations taking a leading role in environmental issues.

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For more info on Natalie: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/natalie-kyriacou

This episode we're joined by transition specialist JoAnna Ferrari. This ep JoAnna shares insights into her gender transition and how those insights can be applied to all types of transitions. We chat about the loss of professional credibility that JoAnna experienced when she began her transition, about how fear and goals aren't positive or negative but actually both neutral, and how fear holds all the secrets to success. JoAnna also shares with us her theory about how you not only have to be brave, but be actually 'brave-brave' in the face of transition and change.

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For more info on JoAnna: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/jo-anna-ferrari

Hunter Johnson is the founder of The Man Cave and Stuff - two purpose driven businesses that aim at tackling the biggest issues facing masculinity in the modern world. This ep Hunter opens the conversation with an incredible story you won't want to miss. He also fills us in on his experience of idolising the "typical aussie bloke" in high school and how that led him to found The Man Cave. Hunter also chats about his newest venture Stuff, a male personal care brand that is paving a new way for brands to interact with our ideas about masculinity.

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For more info on Hunter: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/hunter-johnson

Joining us this ep is the gold medal winning martial artist and courage creator, Nadine Champion.

Nadine shares some great stories like how she took to martial arts at a young age, and how her famous mentor and sensei, Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez became such a critical figure in her life. This episode is packed with fantastic insights about courage and how to cultivate it. Nadine takes us through her famous 10 Seconds of Courage framework and how her understanding of resilience has evolved throughout her life.

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For more info on Nadine: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/nadine-champion

Philipp Kristian is a global innovation and trust pioneer and author of two books, RESET and The Trust Economy. In this episode Philipp shares insights into how emerging technologies can be used to build Trust with people all over the world and unpacks how disruption usually comes from a build up of distrust in an industry. He also provides instructions for individuals can transform themselves to better adjust to the changing world. Philipp also shares with us how he originally became interested in Trust and some of the exciting innovation developing out of Singapore.

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For more info on Philipp: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/philipp-kristian

Julie Hirsch is the co-founder and COO of Eloments Natural Vitamin Tea, a world-first 100% natural vitamin tea. This episode Julie shares with us the story of how she and her co-founder found the inspiration to leap before looking into the Tea market as well as their mission to create a tea that was good for our bodies, and good for the world too. Julie also shares some wisdom around innovation and entrepreneurship, like how we should normalise failure and create products that people can't believe don't already exist.

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For more info on Julie: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/julie-hirsch

Curtis McGrath is a former combat engineer and champion paralympic canoeist. In this episode, Curtis shares with us the story of losing both his legs to an IED in 2012 while on tour in Afghanistan and the journey to turning that tragedy into triumph, going on to win a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Curtis also gives us insight into his preparations for the Tokyo games, how COVID has affected his training, as well as a glimpse into what the future might hold for him.

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For more info on Curtis: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/curtis-mc-grath

Meggie Palmer is a journalist and the founder of PepTalkHer, an app that helps it's users negotiate for better pay, with the aim of closing the gender pay gap. On this ep Meggie shares the stories and experiences that inspired her to start PepTalkHer and some of the current challenges posed in closing the gender pay gap. She also unpacked imposter syndrome and some strategies for overcoming it.

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For more info on Meggie: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/meggie-palmer

Meggie Palmer is a journalist and the founder of PepTalkHer, an app that helps it's users negotiate for better pay, with the aim of closing the gender pay gap. On this ep Meggie shares the stories and experiences that inspired her to start PepTalkHer and some of the current challenges posed in closing the gender pay gap. She also unpacked imposter syndrome and some strategies for overcoming it.

Follow @lets_talk_pod & @meggiepalmer on Instagram.

For more info on Meggie: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/meggie-palmer