Happy Monday! Today Iām riffing on a recent episode of Greg Isenbergās Startup Ideas podcast that had my brain buzzing. I love how freely Greg and his guests share what theyāre experimenting withāthis time, it was all about using AI agents to automate āvibe marketing.ā Basically, itās like this: Youā¦
On today's Weekend Rewind, I'm joined by good friend, psychologist and self-leadership expert, Dr. Maike Neuhaus. Maike and I always go deep when we chat (usually over long lunches), so this episode feels like a peek behind the scenes of one of those meaty convosāexcept this time, you get toā¦
Hey! Thanks for tuning in to this weekendās rewind. This conversation was recorded a few years ago, but wowāhas it aged well. Todayās guest is the brilliant Stephen Shapiro, an innovation expert who's spent decades helping organisations grow by asking better questions and solving the right problems. Stephen shares howā¦
Hey, thanks for tuning in today! I'm still here in Sydney, fresh off a multi-day event. I obviously canāt reveal the client or all the details, but I can share a powerful takeaway from the experienceāespecially for those of you tuning in daily. Todayās topic? Precision in speech. Which, ifā¦
Hey friends ā coming at you from Sydney, where Iāve spent way too much time indoors today. Seriously, it was 4:30 PM before I even saw daylight. Not ideal. My Oura Ring told me my readiness score was 52 ā yikes ā but I rallied, stretched, ran a webinar forā¦
This episode is a bit of a pulse check. With all the disruption flying at usāAI, tech, changing marketsāIām keeping my head up, scanning the horizon, and thinking about what actually matters as we look ahead (but not too far ahead). Forget five-year plans. Iām talking 12-month windows. Thatās asā¦
In todayās episode, Iām recapping my experience speaking at the Queensland Association of Collaborative Practiceās annual conference. It was an absolute honour to be the only non-lawyer on stage. But also, it gave me a chance to bring a fresh perspective to a room of highly skilled professionals. I kickā¦
I'm recording this episode ahead of a big weekāI'm heading to Sydney for a mix of events and workshops, but before all that, Iām hosting something a little different. On Wednesday morning, Iām running a live webinar on May 21st, where Iāll be sharing behind-the-scenes, never-before-shared ideas from my workshops.ā¦
This weekend rewind is a special one. I'm celebrating the two-year anniversary of my first real book ā The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint. (Yes, I did write a netball coaching manual back in the day, š). To mark the occasion, Iām replaying a juicy interview I did with Jessica Mudditt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamudditt/)ā¦
I decided to re-release this conversation because earlier this week, I joined Ryan So Fly's (https://www.youtube.com/@ryansofly) YouTube creator community (only $5/month ā well worth it), and it reminded me just how brilliant this chat was. Ryan So Fly is one of my favourite travel YouTubers. Heās funny, honest, insightful, andā¦
Today Iām taking you behind the scenes of my Everest Base Camp (and peak!) training journey ā the real stuff. Injuries, gadgets, gear, and the surprising power of voice notes. In this episode, I share: ā¢ Why I enlisted coach Kyle Mooney from Experience Not Felt Possible (https://experiencenotfeltpossible.com/coaching/) ā¢ Howā¦
Iāve got a couple of dogsāQuincey and Miloāand while I donāt talk about them enough on the pod, theyāre a huge part of my life. Quincey is 14 now, and recently weāve been getting some tests done because, wellā¦ heās showing signs of ageing. Because when I requested health reportsā¦
Todayās episode is inspired by a magical, unexpected post-speech conversation I had with a woman named Susan. Susan is originally from Ghana, and before I even got up to speak at the Motherās Day event, she walked right up to me and said: "I feel like I need to beā¦
In todayās episode, Iām sharing the live speech I gave at a high school Motherās Day event, in front of 300 daughters and mums sipping tea and passing cupcakes. It starts with me at ten years old, ashamed to be picked up in our brown, overheated Holden Camiraā¦ until myā¦
In todayās quick hit, Iām responding to a very interesting question I got from a friend-client on LinkedIn: āIf AI can simulate different stakeholder perspectives, do we still need to engage them?ā Hereās my take: Yes, use AI for speed, but not as a substitute for relationships. You can askā¦
Hey, welcome to the Weekend Rewind My guest is Mike Knapp, and this chat was actually born from an unrecorded conversation we had where I said mid-way, āWaitāwhy arenāt we capturing this?!ā Mike is a strategy advisor, coach, mural template wizard and meditation teacher (yep, all those things). In thisā¦
I'm re-sharing my second chat with the world's leading body language expert, Mark Bowden (https://truthplane.com/home/people/mark-bowden/) . This was originally recorded during peak Zoom-fatigue era, when facilitators (myself included) were scrambling to figure out how the heck to connect, engage, and energise through a webcam. Why am I bringing this backā¦
Hey, thanks for jumping in today. Iām sharing some reflections from my 9-year wedding anniversary weekendāand how a random cookie run led me into one of Australiaās biggest copyright controversies. What happens when a viral baker is accused of copying recipes from a best-selling cookbook author? And what does thisā¦
You know that line, āYou teach what you most need to learnā? Well, that hit meāhardāduring a session I ran last week. This episode is about how I ran a workshop on observation skillsā¦ and completely failed to observe the most obvious thing in front of me that very morning.ā¦
Weāve been sold the dream: if youāre serious about growth, your first move is to hire help, usually a VA. But what if thatās not always the smart play? In this Talk the Walk session, weāll challenge the default advice around scaling. Inspired by a sharp Alan Weiss insight (āhiringā¦
In this episode, Iām reflecting on a phrase that popped into my head while driving here: How do you become a One Take Wonder? You know, the kind of person who can just hit record and go ā no second takes, no overthinking, just clarity, energy, and good-enough delivery. Hereāsā¦
Last week I ran two virtual workshops for a global clientāone at a beautiful 1:00 PM time slot (bless), and the second... at 5:00 AM. Yep. Coffee was very involved. In this episode, Iām sharing the behind-the-scenes of how I prepped and delivered these sessionsāspecifically when you're working across timeā¦
I usually steer clear of politics on the pod, but after the Australian federal election over the weekendā¦ I had to say something. Because honestly? It was a total non-event. No vision. No leadership. No spark. Just some tit-for-tat promises and reheated policies that felt like they were scraped fromā¦
In this episode, I chat with the absolutely brilliant Maria McDonald, a Learning + Development Manager at Geocaching HQ. Mariaās story is one of those that starts in social work, pivots into office management, and thenāthanks to the power of facilitationālands in a dream career in L&D. š„ We exploreā¦