Inspirational Leaders

PlantMiner – CEO, GM & National Sales Manager

Nipuna Fonseka — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 07:15:14 +0000

This podcast features PlantMiner’s Michael Trusler, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Dan Wilson, General Manager, and Benjamin Somerville, National Sales Manager. PlantMiner is an Australian tech start-up success story and is now Australia’s largest and most successful construction marketplace. The trio’s passion is not only to create a company that is remembered for changing the construction industry but also for the success of their team.

“We have a great culture and we hire for that culture; we train our staff well and reward our staff, [as well as] make them passionate about wanting to work for us”

“We want to build a software and organisation that changes the construction and infrastructure industry in Australia and across the world”

“[Know] who your customer is, [find out] exactly what your customer wants and built that product”

This podcast explores PlantMiner’s journey to date in how it has become a game-changer in the construction and infrastructure sector.

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Paul Southam – Managing Director, Total Property Worx

Nipuna Fonseka — Thu, 31 May 2018 06:48:22 +0000

This podcast features Paul Southam, Managing Director of Total Property Worx. From humble beginnings to learning from the ups and downs of business, he co-founded Total Property Worx on a shoe-string budget. It is now a highly successful company with a great company culture that continues to focus on building strong client relationships.

“I constantly ask myself if I was an employee of the company, what would I want to see and feel [I think] listening to the team and engaging [them] in future growth is a must.”

– Paul Southam

In giving advice to his 21-year-old self, Paul would say “don’t worry about what other people think…do what you want to do and just press on and absolutely go for it.”

This podcast explores not only Total Property Worx’s unique journey to date but also Paul’s own journey in how he became successful and how people are the key to the company’s success.

Shaun McCambridge – Inspirational Leaders Podcast

Shaun McCambridge is the Managing Director of Stellar Recruitment, a devoted husband and father to four spritely children. Shaun created the Inspirational Leaders series to inspire emerging leaders and to shine a light on what it takes to be an inspirational leader.

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Cameron Smith – Captain, Melbourne Storm

Nipuna Fonseka — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:30:50 +0000

This podcast features Melbourne Storm, Queensland State of Origin and Australian Kangaroos captain, Cameron Smith. With four NRL Premierships, 11 State of Origins and a World Cup to his name, Cameron is the most decorated player in the history of rugby league and widely regarded as the best player to ever play the game.

“You always want to be better…there are always small improvements in your life in whatever you are doing”

“To get the very best out of yourself, you need to get out of your comfort zone, you need to take yourself to places where you don’t think you could go, both physically and mentally.”

– Cameron Smith

This podcast explores Cameron’s humble beginnings, hard-work ethic, dedication and his unwavering commitment for continual individual and group improvement.

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Justin Langer – Head Coach, Western Australian Cricket

Nipuna Fonseka — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 23:52:56 +0000

This podcast features Justin Langer, born and bred in Perth, has travelled all around the world playing, coaching and mentoring cricket. He has played in over 105 test matches in his time and now works as Head Coach of Western Australian Cricket and the Perth Scorchers Cricket. He puts his great accomplishments and success down to focusing on the process (not the outcome), working hard and having strong male mentors.

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender”

“The toughest times are the best times. You think at the time it’s the worst and it is, but it’s actually about improving and getting better”

“You can keep moving forward or you can quit, you can give up or feel sorry for yourself. The question of life comes to you right then. In the toughest of times… What are you going to do? Are you going to keep fighting it, keep moving forward, or keep moving through it to move through the layers of your character, or are you going to give up?”

– Justin Langer

This podcast explores Justin’s sheer determination, hard-work, mind-set or spirit as he calls it and the huge part fitness, family and friends play in his life.

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Barry Robinson – Managing Director, Wyndham Hotel Group (Asia Pacific)

Nipuna Fonseka — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:46:21 +0000

This podcast features Barry Robinson, President and Managing Director, Wyndham Hotel Group and Vacation Resorts, Asia Pacific. Currently the Wyndham business generates $300 milion and have over 5000 employees worldwide. He started working in the local family business which was a couple of hospitality establishments in Dunedin, New Zealand and became a General Manager at the age of 27. He then moved to Indonesia and then China to lead global hotel chains within those regions.

“Moving into Wyndham, I had a vision for the business and it was a lot different to what others had in mind. And the timeshare industry has been around for years and I was trying to make major changes in direction and philosophy [which] was very challenging for some people. I was seen as a young CEO. Looking back, I was trying to move too quickly, was too aggressive. That is one of the key learnings I had” – Barry Robinson.

This podcast explores Barry’s transparent and resilient entrepreneurial leadership style and his inspirational career journey to date.

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Anthony Yap – Director, Good Price Pharmacy

Nipuna Fonseka — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:34:13 +0000

This podcast features Anthony Yap, Managing Director at Good Price Pharmacy Franchising. At 23 years old he saved up $50,000 between three jobs and raised enough capital to buy his first pharmacy. He worked across all roles in the business from pharmacy assistant, warehouse coordinator, stock controller, manager, the pharmacist in charge, and everything else in between. By doing everything from the ground up there was complete accountability for success and it set up really good processes and procedures.

“The biggest career changing moment was when a competitor opened up 2 doors down from us, 2 weeks before we were set to open our third store. They gave us the ultimatum of closing down or they would spend $3million to put our business in the ground. That was the career defining moment as it made us improve faster than we ever would have done in any other situation. We knew from then we could compete nationally”. – Anthony Yap

This podcast explores Anthony’s sheer persistence in taking a business from conception to a $300 million chain of pharmacies.

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Richie McCaw – All Black Great

Nipuna Fonseka — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 07:15:05 +0000

This podcast features Richard ‘Richie’ McCaw, former New Zealand Rugby Union player and 2-time world cup winning captain of the All Blacks. From being approached at school about one day playing for the New Zealand Rugby team to then being highlighted as an All Black Great, Richie makes it really clear that hard work, perseverance, and dedication is what helped him transform this opportunity into a reality.

“You do need the talent, there is no doubt on that. But a lot is attributed to instinct, perseverance, work ethics – a healthy mind set. You’ve got to have the mindset to put in the hard yards and there is no substitute for hard work! It’s not just hard work though its being smart. You need to understand the whole game and a range of things to help you perform.” – Richie McCaw

Tune in to listen to how Richie achieved the dreams of every young NZ rugby fan.

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Nathan McCullum – Former NZ Cricketer & Consultant, Stellar Recruitment

Nipuna Fonseka — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:55:59 +0000

This podcast features Nathan McCullum, former New Zealand International Cricketer and now Senior Recruiter at Stellar Recruitment. Born and bred in South Dunedin, New Zealand he came from a successful family framework which always supported each other. Nathan suffered from Perthes Disease at a young age and was in a wheelchair for 9 months. The doctors constantly told Nathan that he could never run or play sports, however this proved to be the catalyst for his passion in achieving great success in cricket.

“How do you define success? Trying to get to the point where you’re performing at a higher level consistently. The things that are involved are drive and determination and a willingness to work hard. And allowing yourself to be successful and putting in the hard work… It is having a clear plan about how you want to do things, and work hard but understand in time it will pay off.” – Nathan McCullum

This podcast explores Nathan’s sheer determination in overturning many obstacles to become one of New Zealand’s best and loved cricketers.

If you are looking for some inspiration – this podcast is a must listen!

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Chris Rolls – Managing Director, PieLab Venture Partners

Nipuna Fonseka — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:31:55 +0000

This podcast features Chris Rolls, a serial entrepreneur and Managing Director, PieLab Venture Partners. You don’t have to look far into Chris’s career to see that he is a man of integrity, hard work and success. From creating an apparel brand in his 20’s, to buying, building and then selling one of Queensland’s most successful Real Estate ventures, he has had many successes including starting up a venture capital fund.

His business career started when he was at school. He solved a simple problem by starting up and operating the school’s only canteen by purchasing soft-drinks & lollies and selling them at a mark up. Chris then went onto hold a plethora of jobs as a young kid; car washing, running a canteen, multiple paper runs, and horse racing sweeps, honing his start-up skills for major accomplishments later in life.

Listening to this podcast, you will find it easy to see that Chris has always been entrepreneurial however it wasn’t always an easy win. Everything comes with challenges and Chris reveals all in this most informative of chats.

If you are an entrepreneur, or aspire to be – this podcast is not to be missed!

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David Bulling – Director, Cook Brothers Construction

Nipuna Fonseka — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 00:00:51 +0000

This podcast features David Bulling, Director, Cook Brothers Construction. His first venture was in owning and managing one of New Zealand’s largest volume pubs at 21. David went onto develop and operate 11 pubs and restaurants outlets across New Zealand. Through hospitality, construction and engineering endeavours, David has led a trailblazing entrepreneurial path fuelled by his maverick imagination.

“We surround ourselves with good people, whether that’s been mates we know, but also hire people with different strengths. We all work really hard and take some risks” – David Bulling

This podcast explores David’s incredible success to date, his humbleness, who he aspires to, what motivates him the most, innovation in construction and how he manages stress.

Enjoy hearing learning from a unique and amazing entrepreneurial journey!

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Kate Daly – Chief People & Communications Officer, Fletcher Building

Nipuna Fonseka — Sun, 14 May 2017 21:53:29 +0000

This podcast features Kate Daly, Chief People and Communications Officer, Human Resources at Fletcher Building. Listen to how she has mastered the art of balancing multiple board positions, an esteemed global career in Human Resources and Communication, and being a mum to three kids.

“As you become older your emotional intelligence grows a lot and it becomes less and less about you, and more and more about the people around you… If you have five or six people in you team who all have very diverse points… essentially what you deliver is a far superior outcome to the business and ultimately to yourself. I always look for people that are better than me and have become comfortable in hiring people that are technically stronger than me.” – Kate Daly

This podcast explores Kate’s results driven behaviour, strong commercial mind-set and truly understanding a business and creating strategies that are sustainable.

Enjoy hearing from an Inspiring Mum – Happy Mother’s Day 2017!

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Tristan White – Founder, The Physio Co.

Nipuna Fonseka — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 04:16:00 +0000

This podcast features Tristan White, CEO and Founder, The Physio Co. He changed career direction from high performance sporting physiotherapy to aged care physio, and hasn’t looked back since. The Physio Co has been voted BRW Best Place to Work 7 years in a row.

“After year five we set out a vision to do something significant and that is to deliver two million consultations to seniors in Australia, and to become one of Australia’s best places to work. But I can’t say in year one that I had that vision. It is something I fumbled through and then put this vision in place.”

– Tristan White

This podcasts explores the steps Tristan White went through to take his company from heading in one direction, to completely pivot and be rated in 2014 as BRW’s Best Place to Work in 2014.

Enjoy hearing from one of Australia’s best leaders in culture – truly inspiring!

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Darren Greer, COO – Senex Energy

Nipuna Fonseka — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 03:20:38 +0000

This podcast features Darren Greer, COO – or as he prefers to be defined – Engineer, Senex Energy. His career started in the Navy as a mechanical engineer and he worked on many high-profile projects with leading international oil & gas companies.

Darren defines success by building and empowering people to solve complex problems. His humble nature, the way he unpacks complex problems and his pragmatic approach to solving them is nothing short of admirable.

“Organisations that respond to problems and solve those problems become better and those that do not repeat mistakes become successful”– Darren Greer.

“It’s important that when you take risks, its around dollars and not the people” – Darren Greer

Enjoy this truly inspirational podcast which has many pots of gold and some powerful takeaway’s

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Scott Winter – Managing Director, MACH Energy

Nipuna Fonseka — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:42:09 +0000

This podcast features Scott Winter, Managing Director, MACH Energy Australia. With an esteemed career in Mining, Scott has carved his destiny by always being one step ahead.

Scott highlights how he started in mining, what set him apart from others in the industry, the importance of finding time to do nothing, who inspires him the most, how he defined his success, how he found the time to study his MBA, daily rituals and what he does to relax.

“Always having a 5 year plan sitting ahead of you, and think how can I achieve it within that period. And you may think it’s too hard, but there is so much more in people than you may think. If people are empowered, and I was along the way, you will achieve things.” – Scott Winter

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Phillip Di Bella – Founder, Di Bella Coffee

Nipuna Fonseka — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:02:08 +0000

This podcast features Phillip Di Bella, Managing Director of Di Bella Coffee. Did you know Phil started Di Bella with only $5000? And 15 years later, you can find his coffee across Australia, New Zealand and China. BRW awarded Di Bella Fastest 100 in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Phil highlights his driving factors to success, maintaining balance in life, the focus on customer feedback, the importance of business intuition, who he competes with, and how he enjoys the journey.

“Don’t get your abilities and your capabilities mixed up”

– Phil Di Bella

Enjoy the first podcast in the Inspirational Leaders Series.

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