A kiss on the cheek might be quite continental but does it have any place in the business world? It’s getting harder and harder to know what’s naughty and what’s nice in the realm of modern-day manners. Bastion Collective’s Tom Wrigley, Ben Sellenger and Jonathon Mahon get down to the nitty gritty on all things etiquette with Kristen Boschma.

A lot of us fantasise about being our own boss. But how many of us feel the urge and act on it? Bastion Latitude CEO Dianne Gardiner stared down her fears, backed herself and established her own small business just as the GFC hit Australia. Ten years down the track she’s not only survived, she has a unique take on why small business is such a big deal.

Is ambition your friend or the voice in your head that drives you on when you'd rather crash on the couch? It turns out that ambition is an incredibly personal thing. Listen in to this edition of Life Collective to find out who and what has shaped our panel’s definition of ambition.

Featuring Jack Watts, CEO Bastion Collective - Australia, Roxanne Millar, GM Property - Bastion Effect, and Gus Seebeck, CEO Bastion EBA (NSW) in conversation with Kristen Boschma, Bastion Head of Brand Strategy.

Part 2: Sports broadcaster Hamish McLachlan talks about the near-loss of his eldest daughter and how it’s sparked an idea that might just revolutionise the way the whole world gives. Now wouldn’t that be great.

Part 1: Life Collective’s Michelle Cox sits down with Melbourne-based sports broadcaster and columnist Hamish McLachlan for the first installment of a two-part chat. This time round Hamish recalls how his early beginnings in commentating took him from his local scrub polo club all the way to the Royal enclosure, his experiences with depression, and why interesting and interested people and their stories inspire him more than anything else.

In this edition of Life Collective, three social media natives tackle the big issues: the scourge of fake news, how to dine out with social media and not lose friends, how many screens is not enough, and social influencers - are their days numbered?

Featuring: Karalee Evans, Doris Li and Natalie Arnell in conversation with Kristen Boschma.

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