Silly season is upon us again! Although in a different format to past years, it's still important to plan your lead up to, during and post Christmas and New Year break. I took time out of the usual conversation to join Justin Noble to speak about forming a realistic and practical roadmap to survive and thrive through the Silly Season. Let's navigate it with success this year...

Spending time with the smartest graduates before they enter the job search phase of their degree, is one of the best ways to secure the best talent in a talent-tight market. New entrants can be super productive contributors to a high-performing team so we spoke to Victoria Widjaja, current student at UNSW and our HR intern to get her side of the story. We hope you enjoy it...

We wanted to hear firsthand from an intern's experience in starting their first career job remotely, not having met their hiring manager or anyone else in the team. What the drivers are, how they stay motivated, and how through technology they contribute to a high-performing culture, Shevaun shared all that and more and is excited to go out for lunch in the city when she can but in the meantime is adding immense value....

This is our 100th episode of this podcast! With this being a significant milestone that also coincides with our recent 2nd birthday as Striver, we thought we would pick the brains of marketing guru, Rose Princi from Colonial First State. Let's explore innovative ways that you can use to celebrate these significant milestones with your community. Remember! Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift - and that's why it's important to celebrate the present!

Making education more accessible is one of our core beliefs here at Striver. But to take a practical look at the distribution of education, the cost of it will not go down any time soon. Today we spoke with Damian Otto from Futurity Investment Group about ways to make education more accessible and less of a burden to the communities that it can benefit. While the questions about the future of education and jobs of the future can be asked into a crystal ball, let's continue the conversation practically...

Technology has evolved beyond an enabler, since we are all using it more now than ever before. But let's take a step back to understand how it can be used to design the User Experience (UX) in your practice to deliver a delightful experience. I spoke to Mark Akeroyd from MLC Advice about creating a 'Minimum Viable Audience'. How to identify the jobs that they need done and being the 'hero' in the conversation with the leverage of technology. I hope you enjoy it!

Creating your ideal role is a dream that can be hard to make a reality in a growing professional services firm. The more you grow the more you are dragged away from the things you love. I sat down with Rayna from Real Business Matters to discuss how outsourcing the General Management of a firm temporarily in a growth spurt or in long-term planned absence can plug the gap. I hope you enjoy!

It's very exciting to speak with Craig Keary, CEO of Asia/Pac for Ignition Advice, on how advice can be made more accessible to more Australians. How to measure the positive impact and identify the lead indicators of impactful advice. Plus shout-outs to great contributors to the profession and a quick look at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do!

With demand for new talent increasing and the supply decreasing, we create a perfect storm. That is what is happening across all cohorts of talent in Australia and there are several reasons why this is happening. We continue the necessary conversation of meeting future talent 'where they are' to make sure we can continue to grow the future of the profession. Let's discuss a real life example with Scott Bunny, our Partnership and Growth Lead, on how to buck this trend...

The labour market is set to get even tighter. We have seen the talent pool shrink by up to 80%. So what does that mean? And how can you buckle the trend? Flexibility is king! Those who can meet in the middle will win this talent war. I had a great chat with Whitney Wilson, Strivers Head of Recruitment to spitball some solutions that can help do just that...