Unleashing Brilliance

Gabrielle Dolan can tell a story or two and she shares in her LinkedIn profile, “Most likely I developed this skill being one of eight children and looking for ways to get attention.”

Gabrielle is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and educator on real communication and business storytelling. Her clients include the Obama Foundation, Telstra, EY, Accenture VISA, Australia Post, National Australia Bank, Amazon and Vodafone just to name drop a few. Plus she is the best selling author of six books.

Bringing humanity to the way business people communicate isn’t just a career, it’s a calling. Her dedication to the industry was recognised when Gabrielle was awarded the 2020 Communicator of the Year by the International Association of Business Communicators Asia Pacific region.

Listen in as we chat about:

-       How personal failure can lead to success

-       The power of storytelling to influence more and drive change

-       Why authenticity is all about staying true to yourself.

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What’s the biggest contribution you can leave on the world?

How intentional are you really being in your conversations with others?

These were just a couple of the topics we deep dived into during this conversation.

Shane Hatton is a developer of remarkable people leaders. He believes that when we invest in developing leaders the impact that we can have collectively will be exponential.

Shane partners with organisations to close the leadership gap between their people leaders and executive-level leaders allowing them to be less transactional and more strategic.

He is an expert in leader communication blending his experience in business and psychology to help leaders communicate and connect with greater confidence, clarity and impact.

Shane is the author of ‘Lead The Room – Communicate a Message That Counts in Moments That Matter’, a trainer and speaker based out of Melbourne, Australia. He is also a member of the Forbes Global Coaches Council and a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.

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Elisa has predicted the future many times.

She predicted the winner of The Voice, Australia 2019 and 2020, MasterChef Australia 2020, and the US Presidential Election 2020, using the Maven Data method. That was just for fun in her spare time.

We talked about this and so much more during this podcast – including the use of social media and multiple other reference points that can be uses to measure human sentiment and emotion to predict future behaviour.

Elisa launched Maven Data in June 2020 (during Covid) as the world’s first AI-powered strategic market research agency that predicts the future without bias. Maven Data offers a new era of market research using petabytes of the world’s online content to measure consumer engagement and emotion to uncover predictive industry trends.

Elisa Choy is an economist and data strategist with a magic eye for data. She is a sought-after speaker who elegantly translates big data and AI into engaging and thought-provoking stories on human behaviour, society, culture and business.

Elisa simplifies business problems with a unique blend of strategy, finance, economics and data, and she does this with conversational ease connecting people to technology. She has worked with Australia’s leading brands, government, large and small companies from SMEs to ASX10 including Woolworths, Caltex and Seven West Media. Her vision is to enable leaders with data to navigate change and make the right decisions with confidence.

You can follow her insights on Linkedin, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.

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It was fabulous to hear the multiple facets of Donna’s past–from childhood through work–what she has learnt about herself and ultimately how all these experiences have resulted in her being one of the best in the business.

Donna is passionate about making work work and enhancing a large amount of time we spend in our workplace (too much, for many) to ensure it is effective and productive, as well as enjoyable...so that ultimately, we become better humans outside of work.

We discuss:-How COVID-19 created a new ‘Adaptive Capacity’ that has unlocked the opportunity to operate differently-The importance of carving off 20% of your day to stop, think and create-Why a crucial part of unleashing our own brilliance is to identify when we do our best work and to give ourselves permission to structure our days around this awareness-The need to continually learn from others BUT to not let this limit you.

Donna has authored 8 books and her CV includes Manager of Theatre, Sports & ConcertTours for the UK-based Keith Prowse; Asia–Pacific Organisational Development Manager for Ford Motor Company in Shanghai, China; as well as roles at Telstra, Qantas & Ernst & Young.She has worked with managers and leaders throughout Australia and Asia–Pacific for over 20yearsdeliveringpractical skills, training, workshops and facilitation to corporates—such as Nissan Motor Company, Jetstar, Medibank Private and Ford Motor Company—so they learn to manage their people well and produce great performance and results. Her mantra: when we decide to be intentional, we can surprise ourselves with what we can achieve.

Obsessed with helping high-achievers progress their work without sacrificing health, relationships, and future opportunities. Paul Farina is an Educator and the Author of The Rhythm Effect: A leader's guide in team performance. In recent times, Paul's latest research delves into the value of 'being in sync' with each other, our environments, systems, and products.

Finding rhythm is the absence of doubt, hesitation, and friction - all things Paul has experienced as an ex-professional athlete, a Health Practitioner, a Business Owner, and a Corporate Leader. He now partners with leaders, teams, and organisations to engage with the real game we are all playing - The return we gain on our efforts.

Listen in as Paul shares:

-His own journey with burnout and the hard work ethic instilled to him as a child

-This importance of being in sync – that it’s not about how hard you work; its about how well you synchonise

-The 3 pillars to improving the rhythm in your life – humility, audacity and tenacity.

Contact Paul at:

www.paulfarina.com.au

www.linkedin.com/in/paulfarinamelb

Imagine Sir Richard Branson tapping you on the arm, looking you in the eye and telling you, ‘I see you’!

Well that’s exactly what happened to Kiri-Maree Moore

Kiri-Maree is on a mission.  She challenges all of us to master the muscle of humanity and human intelligence, to put humanity at the centre of decision making.  Only then does she believe that we will truly be able to close the gap from problem to solution as we unlock the unlimited potential and possibility that exists within all of us.

Kiri-Maree is a global influencer, innovator and future thinker. She partners with world leaders from leading companies, successful entrepreneurs, cutting edge innovators and global movements.

But as she shares in this podcast – her life has been one of extremes. From a traumatic childhood and teen life to now leaving a legacy as a nomadic CEO, a wife, a mama of 6 and a Gigi to three grandkids.  These extremes have given Kiri-Maree a unique perspective and super power; an ability to disrupt patterns and turn ‘It’s impossible’ into ‘what if we could!’

So much to love in this conversation.  I left feeling inspired, motivated and fuelled up to commit to being part of the change.  I hope you do too.

I first met Felicity when we were sharing a stage back in early 2019 – and I was immediately blown away by all she had achieved at such a young age, her passion for making the impossible possible and her drive to really make a difference.

Felicity is an award winning inspirational speaker, entrepreneur and engineer passionate about diversity. As a founder of two social enterprises, Felicity has shifted the perception of engineering with thousands of young people and companies.

She has been named as a Superstar of STEM, one of the Financial Review BOSS Magazine’s Young Executives of the Year in 2016 and named as one of Australia’s ‘100 Women of Influence’ at just 26 years old.

With a background in Civil Engineering, Felicity has delivered Australia's mega infrastructure projects for over 10 years. Felicity applies the design principles learnt in her professional career to engineer a better society. By co-founding and leading companies Power of Engineering and Machinam, Felicity has increased diversity in the people who design our world – engineers and inspired thousands of students across Australia into engineering and mathematics.

In this podcast we discussed:

- Inventing as a child

- Building and scaling business

- Millennial leadership and the changes we need to drive future thinking.

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My favourite quote from this podcast is, ‘Perfection erodes connection.’

How often has this got in the way of your confidence, of your self-belief, of your courage to step up and unleash your brilliance?

Erika is an international confidence coach and popular 5 star podcast host.

Described as ‘The Cardi B of the personal development world’, Erika is a full-flavoured, spicy inspirational speaker, with a large dose of heart and humour. After surviving many traumatic experiences, from childhood sexual abuse, being in and out of the foster care system, car accidents and a whole lot of loss, Erika is a beaming and beautiful example of how you can heal your personal story to transform trauma into triumph; to transform self-doubt into brilliance.

So many gems in this episode including conversations around:

-       How the pressure we put on ourselves is a killer of confidence

-       The need to give the inner voice the airtime it needs – because your life is already telling you about the work you need to do to change things up

-       Why we need to constantly question who we are

-       The best ROI is always the investment you make in yourself

Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/networkmatrix for more!

Nicola believes that too many of us are selling ourselves short and that it’s way more important to be seen as an expert amongst your audience that it is your peers.

As the author of 5 books, most recently “Into the Spotlight” and “Visible" her overarching message is one of how to cut through the noise online, stand out from the crowd and become the rock star of your industry. All so your business can thrive.

Nicola Moras is a self-confessed ‘bad-ass’!

She’s passionate about helping business owners generate results using social media and digital marketing – without the bullshit. This means actually getting a financial return on investment in the form of revenue. Over the years, she has helped thousands of people around the world with their social media and digital marketing strategies to create visibility, impact and profits.

She wholeheartedly believes that you are your best and most important asset and that you should become omnipresent on social media. Through your digital marketing efforts, you will get results. She believes in the power of you.

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Ben Frederiksen has been a member of the Leadership team of Uber Eats, ANZ, worked globally for PwC Consulting and in Industry in roles across many disciplines. These include Operations, Sales, Service, Strategy, CX, Commercial Finance and in General Management.

Inspired by his experiences across the spectrum of growth, he founded a growth advisory delivering practical advice to help companies ‘Innovate and Grow’ faster. This is fueled by his own experiences and extensive research of hyper-growth organisations.

In this podcast we talked about reinvention, seeking out perspectives to unlock ideas and adopting a learning agility.

You can find out more about by visiting www.innovate-and-grow.com

In this podcast Ben also talks to two products to facilitate innovation:

• Growth Diagnostic: https://innovate-and-grow.com/help-us-grow-1

• Remote Working Toolkit: https://innovate-and-grow.com/help-us-work-remotely-1