Think Big Act Small

Paul Roos has had an incredible career in the AFL as a player, coach and media commentator.

In 2005, after playing 356 games with Fitzroy and Sydney, he coached Sydney to their first premiership in 72 years.

Paul's book ‘Here It Is’ details his coaching and leadership philosophy, and he hosts a podcast called ‘The Coach’ to help leaders learn and grow.

In this wide-ranging interview, Paul shares his thoughts on business, life and becoming the best leader you can be.

Cameron Schwab started his leadership journey in the elite sporting environment of the Australian Football League (AFL), the largest and most professional code in the country.

At age 24, Cameron was appointed CEO of the famous Richmond Football Club, becoming the youngest CEO in the 160 year history of the AFL. He spent 25 years in CEO roles at three AFL clubs.

He now heads up designCEO, which he founded to share his experiences and to help other leaders to grow.

In this interview we discuss a range of leadership insights and tools, such as the importance of acknowledging and owning your own emotions as a leader, and knowing when is - and isn’t - a good time to make decisions based on your emotions.

Cameron also contrasts the deliberate practice of skills across elite sport, the military, and business, and how business has a lot to learn from elite sport.

Cameron Schwab started his leadership journey in the elite sporting environment of the Australian Football League (AFL), the largest and most professional code in the country.

At age 24, Cameron was appointed CEO of the famous Richmond Football Club, becoming the youngest CEO in the 160 year history of the AFL. He spent 25 years in CEO roles at three AFL clubs.

He now heads up designCEO, which he founded to share his experiences and to help other leaders to grow.

In this interview we discuss a range of leadership insights and tools, such as the importance of acknowledging and owning your own emotions as a leader, and knowing when is - and isn’t - a good time to make decisions based on your emotions.

Cameron also contrasts the deliberate practice of skills across elite sport, the military, and business, and how business has a lot to learn from elite sport.

Emma Isaacs is the founder and global CEO of Business Chicks and author of the new book, Winging It.

She was just 18 years old she began her own recruitment business, which she successfully ran for seven years before founding Business Chicks and growing it into Australia's largest and most influential community for women.

Emma is passionate about encouraging women to be bold, courageous and to take risks. And she practices what she preaches: in 2016 Emma packed up her young family of 5 kids to set up Business Chicks USA in California.

Her story is an inspiring one!

Emma Isaacs is the founder and global CEO of Business Chicks and author of the new book, Winging It.

She was just 18 years old she began her own recruitment business, which she successfully ran for seven years before founding Business Chicks and growing it into Australia's largest and most influential community for women.

Emma is passionate about encouraging women to be bold, courageous and to take risks. And she practices what she preaches: in 2016 Emma packed up her young family of 5 kids to set up Business Chicks USA in California.

Her story is an inspiring one!

Ben Hosking is an accountant with tremendous business and life experience. More importantly, he's been a mentor to me on the journey of building The Physio Co since 2004. Almost 15 years on, Ben continues to support my learning and challenge my thinking to help me to grow and become the best leader I can be.

This episode features the inspiring Australian leader, entrepreneur and author, Jack Delosa.

Jack is the founder of Australia’s largest education institution for entrepreneurs, The Entourage. It has a community of over 300,000 members, and exists to educate people to build the life and business of their dreams. Jack’s vision for The Entourage is to improve traditional education through a style of learning that puts the individual first. 

Jack hosts the Sky Business series ‘Entrepreneurs’, and has been listed in the BRW Young Rich List since 2014. The Entourage was ranked in the Top 5 of Australia’s 50 best places to work (alongside my business, The Physio Co).

In this interview Jack shares informational gold - entrepreneurial and leadership insights, as well as practical tips to help you integrate new habits into your lifestyle.

Welcome to The Think Big Act Small Podcast.

Learn about the show's host, Tristan White, and get a feel for the leaders and entrepreneurs who will feature in coming episodes.