You don’t look like an Engineer

In this episode of our podcast, we sit down with Rick Kreeck, the Director of the BG&E Group and Victoria/South Australia Lead at BG&E. Our conversation covers a wide range of topics that are particularly relevant in the engineering industry today. Rick discusses his experience as Chair of the Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Committee, and shares insights on how the engineering industry can become more inclusive and diverse. We also explore his views on sustainability and how the industry can address environmental concerns and support sustainable practices.

As a seasoned leader in the industry, Rick shares valuable insights on the challenges of leadership, including how to lead with empathy, manage difficult conversations and build trust with clients and stakeholders.

Rick shares his advice for young professionals starting their careers in engineering, as well as for seniors looking to continue growing and adapting in a rapidly changing industry. Whether you're just starting out in your career or are a seasoned professional, you won't want to miss this engaging and insightful conversation with Rick Kreeck.

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In this episode, Sohan and Lau interview Anne-Laure. A Parisian Senior Civil and Architectural engineer who migrated to Australia in 2015. 

Anne is a versatile individual working in construction, while also competing as a roller derby athlete in the best team in the world; the A-team in Melbourne, Australia. 

Her story is an interesting journey of grit and travels, navigating female objectification, a full time sporting career as well as the engineering industry. Anne believes that if people want to be successful, they must aim for the most difficult option in their list. 

Enjoy the episode and let us know your thoughts.

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In this episode, Laura and Sohan dive into the deep end of men’s mental health with Todd Morgan, the CEO of Outside the Locker Room. Awarded the Mental Health Advocate of the year in 2022, Todd helps individuals, in particular sports communities in dealing with mental health issues.

Todd shares his personal life experiences as well as his professional tools in this field. The episode covers topics such as the stigma around mental health, issues with self-medication, lack of social connection, and increasing isolation, arguably our largest growing pandemic.

Trigger warning: this episode contains content that may be distressing to some listeners. If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help now, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Be kind to yourself and enjoy the episode.

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In this episode Sohan and Laura interview Paulina Castrellon. Paulina is an Environmental Health and Safety Engineer at Lockheed Martin. With over 8 years of experience in this sector, Paulina has been able to collaborate with big organisations such as NASA and Boeing. In addition to her hard-work as an engineer, Paulina uses her social media as a platform to raise awareness of the nuances of these fields, and encourage these very underrepresented communities to pursue their dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem.

In this episode we discussed how low the expectations for women's capabilities are, how mental barriers like Imposter Syndrome are so common and yet misunderstood and many more exciting topics. Enjoy the episode!

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In this episode, Sohan and Lau break the mold with a spontaneous game featuring the DYFM podcast card game.

The card game is designed to get to know yourself better, and to take your connections to the next level! Be prepared to be uncomfortable, emotional and have a laugh with this one!

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In this episode Sohan and Laura interview the highly influential Anne-Marie -  Multiple award winning, author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. An example of early exposure leading to developing interests and excellence, Dr Anne Marie received her Master’s Degree from Oxford University at just 20. In 2012 she founded Stemettes to inspire the next generation of women in STEM, for which she was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Join us as she speaks about her latest adventure in writing and releasing ‘She’s in CTRL’, a guidebook for women to take back tech. 

Tune in to hear her incredible story, and join in the age old debate of nature vs nurture.

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In this episode, Laura and Sohan explore what it really means to be confident, whether we have been given the right tools to date and how to improve your confidence. The confidence gap between men and women being a prominent issue in, and outside of, the workforce, the episode uncovers the psychology of confidence and how you can use it to improve your work and life, without face value advice to 'fake it 'til you make it'.

In this episode, Sohan and Laura interview the founder of STEM Sisters, Dr Ruwangi, an Information Technology specialist. 

Dr Ruwangi Fernando identified the gap in gender equity initiatives in Australia that didn't focus on the unique intersectional challenges and barriers women of colour face. Listen to hear about how she created a community that helps talented women of colour with hiring, networking, gain recognition, fix the leaky pipeline in engineering, and so much more! 

An inspiring intitiative, enjoy listening to the episode.

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To celebrate their 10th episode, Laura and Sohan have a very special guest, Wolfgang Dempsey. Wolfy is a Senior Mechanical Engineer who served in the Royal Navy for over 20 years. Listen to to hear how Wolfgang’s childhood experiences shaped him to champion for equality, inclusion and real change.

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Have you ever heard the quote “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” ? Well, tune in to hear Sohan and Lau discuss how corporate culture plays a huge role in the success of a company and how you as an employee can make sure the culture of a company suits your needs and aligns with your professional values.

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