Talking all things Story-telling and how to sell technology to non-technical people. Robin Foster joins us as an experienced Solutions Engineer with advice on "how not to tell a boring story" and how to get people excited about complex technology. In the tech industry it isn't just about building the solutions but being able to position them with real-world users that solve a problem and help them understand why they need that technology.

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We're super excited to have guest Ashleigh Paholek join us on Taking Ctrl!

Ash is the founder of Tier Society, an organisation that aims to empower women+ by cultivating internal and external confidence to help transform your life. Confidence in the way we show up, speak, connect and dress.

We asked Ash a number of questions about how our confidence can help us in our careers, how we develop self-identity as professionals and how we prepare to achieve our goals confidently.

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tier-society/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-paholek-12760920b/

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Today's topic talks about how to make the most out of what resources are available to help better your career. Whether that be applying for grants, scholarships or asking for a learning and development budget from your manager - there are a variety of resources that might help you accelerate your career ambitious if you take advantage of them!

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Today with chat with Ermi Mendoza-Isais, a Design Mentor, Leader and Product Designer. Ermi has had a significant impact in the Design Community in Australia as one of the trailblazers of the networking platform, ADPList. She is a regular speaker at design community events and regularly mentors new designers who are trying to break into the field. We find out Ermi's top tips for staying relevant as a new designer or as an experienced designer managing change and how to "find your people" and find a professional community that's right for you.

RESOURCES:

Connect with Ermi on any platform below: (she recommended LinkedIn!)

ADPLIST: https://adplist.org/mentors/ermi-isais

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ermiisias

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Today we chat with Michelle Ou and her inspiring journey from optometry to technology consulting. We explore her career pivot, the transformative power of inclusive design, and its impact on society.

ABOUT MICHELLE:

Michelle helps organisations better serve their people and communities through inclusive design. This looks like bringing underrepresented voices into strategy, research, design and decision-making. It also involves advocating for inclusive design practices, equity and belonging.

RESOURCES:

Inclusive Design Resources

https://michoudesign.notion.site/michoudesign/Inclusive-Design-Resources-b82aa22948ad46c7b4346e324f3f864a

Linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oumichelle/

ADPList

https://adplist.org/mentors/michelle-ou

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Today we chat with Justin Hennessy, talking all things Leadership, Growth and what advice we'd tell our younger selves about our careers with what we know today.

ABOUT JUSTIN:

Justin is a Chief Technology Officer, Leader, Mentor, Coach and Musician who we were incredibly lucky to get on the show. Justin is someone that we have both have had the privilege of working with and have both personally received leadership advice him from that was too good not to share with you all.

RESOURCES:

There are a lot of resources mentioned in today's episode, so strap in - heres the list:

Miracle morning

https://www.amazon.com.au/NEW-Miracle-Morning-Hal-Elrod/dp/B09VCQH3ZN/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3TQUPZW3UPKC2&keywords=the+miracle+morning&qid=1700940976&sprefix=The+miracle%2Caps%2C324&sr=8-3

Grit

https://www.amazon.com.au/Grit-passion-resilience-secrets-success/dp/1785040200/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1T866DQ807SPJ&keywords=Grit&qid=1700941055&sprefix=gr%2Caps%2C246&sr=8-5

Imposter Syndrome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNBmHXS3A6I

The Obstacle is the way

https://www.amazon.com.au/Obstacle-Way-Ancient-Adversity-Advantage/dp/1781251495/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26B68ZDM6PVFF&keywords=the+obstacle+is+the+way&qid=1700941190&sprefix=the+obsticle+is+the+%2Caps%2C245&sr=8-1

The 7 habits of highly effective people

https://www.amazon.com.au/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Anniversary/dp/1760856827/ref=sr_1_5?crid=233PHQ8KRJWG1&keywords=7+habits&qid=1700941604&sprefix=7+habi%2Caps%2C283&sr=8-5

Quiet Leadership

https://www.amazon.com.au/Quiet-Leadership-Steps-Transforming-Performance/dp/0060835915/ref=sr_1_3?crid=DPVERKGG3H5M&keywords=quiet+leadership&qid=1700942094&sprefix=quite+leadersh%2Caps%2C324&sr=8-3

Compound Effect

https://www.amazon.com.au/Compound-Effect-Darren-Hardy-LLC/dp/1399805789/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1700942540&sr=8-1

Blog / Books

https://justinhennessy.com/

Linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinhennessy/

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In this episode we discuss all things brand identities and explore some of the differences between brand guidelines and design systems. Digging deeper into what each other studied and sharing career experiences.

Resources from this episode:

💛 @chametals- Jewellery designer Tiktoker 

💛 @calebwsimpson - Let’s do a house tour Tiktoker 

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Acknowledgement of Country: Product Pathfinders Podcast acknowledges the Turrabul people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. we extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.

In this episode, we continue our conversation on some of the nuances and acronyms you might find while working in a Technology or Product Business.

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Product Pathfinders Podcast acknowledges the Turrabul people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. we extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.

In this episode, we discuss leadership and growth. We chat and reflect on personal stories and share opinions which have helped evolve our own perspectives.

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Product Pathfinders Podcast acknowledges the Turrabul people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which this podcast was recorded, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. we extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.

Have you ever had to explain why you went a particular way with your designs, to people who have absolutely no clue?