Graduate Theory Transcripts on James Fricker

Transcript: The End

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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Hello and welcome to Graduate Theory today’s episode is episode 52 of Graduate Theory which means it’s been about a year of Graduate Theory episodes we’ve had an episode come out every Tuesday for pretty much a year now it’s been a wild Journey there’s been so many guests on the show so much knowledge.

Transcript: Nan Meka | On Choosing a Startup That's Right for You

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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I think as somebody who’s entering into a startup you might get enamored with fundraising size but having been in a startup it’s actually not an indication of a successful product Market fit or commercial model or a great customer experience so that’s one metric I definitely ignore great to have you on the show I want to.

Transcript: Graduate Theory Compilation - Part Two

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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Hello and welcome to episode 50 of Graduate Theory what a fantastic Milestone 50 episodes It’s been a fantastic Journey so far thanks so much for tuning in so today’s episode is part two of this mini series where we are recapping all the episodes that we’ve done so just like last episode in this.

Transcript: Graduate Theory Compilation - Part One

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Hello and welcome to Graduate Theory today is a very special episode of Graduate Theory if you’ve been a listener for a while you’ll remember that at the end of every episode I asked the guests what’s some advice that they’d give people starting their career today today’s episode is a compilation of these things we’ve gone back into the.

Transcript: On Achieving Work-Life Balance

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Hello and welcome to Graduate Theory in today’s episode it’s just you and me we’re doing a deep dive into Work-Life Balance now Work-Life Balance in 2021 April 2021 Google tweeted that Work-Life Balance um hit its peak in terms of search in terms of the trend so Google Trends Work-Life Balance hit a peak 2021 at in.

Transcript: Dave Lourdes | On Becoming The Best You Can Be

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Dave: I think about a little one, like if you think about Martin Luther king, he gets a million people to March in Washington, cuz he says, I have a dream.

Transcript: Mykel Dixon | On Rediscovering Your Creativity

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Mykel: If we’re not careful, this is the world that we’re in. It can be taken from us. Can be stolen from us. It can be, you know, but if we were to switch and go, well, what happens if we do engage with it?

Transcript: Brendan Humphreys | On Developing Your Engineering Career

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Brendan: Engineering is, and probably always will be a highly collaborative exercise. And so being able to see, uh, a problem from different viewpoints and to really, uh, to deeply build that skill of being able to do that is highly valuable in unlocking collaboration in teams.

Transcript: Lisa Leong | On Moments of Truth and Pattern Discovery

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Lisa: So all those boxes of success, the promotion, the work life balance with the Olympic distance triathlon, it was like a, like a big mistake because I was in bed. I was bedridden

Transcript: Caleb Maru | On African Startups and the Power of Accountability

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Caleb: It’s not about. How do I take, but it’s about like, how do I support and like help as much as I can.

Transcript: On Creating a Lifestyle Career Plan

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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James: Here’s a question for you. If I gave you a bunch of jigsaw jigsaw pieces and asked you to complete the puzzle, what’s the first thing that you would do? The chances are, what you’ll do is you’ll grab the box and look at the image that you’re trying to create the image that you’re gonna connect the Jukes hole pieces, and you wanna connect them in such a way that it looks like what is on the box.

Transcript: Gabriel Guedes | On Tales Of Spontaneity And The Perils Of Optionality

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Gabriel: I think failure is very important, right? If you cannot deal with failure,, you’re not never gonna risk high enough. Meaning if you’re never fail means that you’re probably not stretch yourself enough. So failure is very important

Transcript: Elaha Gurgani | On Exploring Curiosity and Building Your Tribe

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Elaha: The things that you always wanted, the people, the tribe, the passion the things that you always create for it will come to you through those unknown paths. That’s where the magic lies.

Transcript: Elizabeth Knight | On Defining Yourself and Your Mission

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Elizabeth: I was jealous of people that had a passion. I didn’t have a passion. And, um, yeah, that, that’s the other thing. Now there’s like this pressure to not just do a career, but you have to be passionate about that career. And it’s like, oh my God, whole other layer added into that. So those, those expectations and ideas of success, um, whenever we’re tempting one over another it’s bad.

Transcript: Juliana Owen | On Building Your Career in the Australian Job Market

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Juliana: And people go, oh, but they are, you’re not well prepared.

And then you create an illusion and, and, uh, you know, if you do not look for development in those areas, you’re just gonna become a victim of the system, right.

Transcript: On The Best Of Graduate Theory

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. Today’s episode is a compilation of many different episodes that we’ve had in the past on Graduate Theory.

Transcript: Max Marchione | On Independent Thought And The Value Of Courage

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Max: I think some people’s default is that society, the way it is as good. My default is that society, the way it is bad and the underlying the underlying action or that the action that underpins that is break the rules.

Transcript: Cheran Ketheesuran | On The Journey To Banking and Consulting Graduate Roles

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Cheran: Now, if you think you can do that for 20 banks in three weeks and perform at your peak for each of those processes, then I want to make you because you’re Superman and superwoman

Transcript: Robby Wade | On The Importance of Perspective

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Robby Wade: I run a startup now where you’re like, oh man, how do you take on all these stress? And. Running a shift on Friday night and like running, trying to keep the drive-through clear it’s like the most intense shit you could ever go through in your entire life.

Transcript: Jack Boxer | On Waking Up and Chasing Your Dreams

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Jack: And you’re like, like that, that sucks. That’s not a way to leave. Cause then you’re wasting five out of seven days. Which is like 71% of your life. It’s like, what, how did, how have we all let that be the normal thing that we do?

Transcript: On Why You Shouldn't Follow Your Passion

Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Steve Jobs: And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking and don’t settle as with all matters of the heart.

Transcript: Gene Rice | On The Journey from Grad to Grown-up

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Gene: There was a survey done recently from the conference board that said 25 to 35 year olds. 48%. Don’t have job satisfaction, 55 to 65 year olds. This is an America, 52%. Don’t have job satisfaction. That’s sad for me that said, you know, shame on the older people for not figuring it out. I want to tell you young adults. Figure it out. Find that thing you love. Don’t give up your dreams and figure out how to get a career doing it

Transcript: Yaniv Bernstein | On Engineering The Perfect Work Culture

Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Yaniv: So you say, I make my whole team 20% more impactful and more productive. So we go from 500 impact points to 600. Well, that’s how I get my 100 impact points as a manager.

Transcript: On Negotiating Your Financial Future with Lacey Filipich

Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Lacey: And even if you don’t get to that goal, even if you don’t reach the point where your assets are paying you enough to cover your living costs, you’re still going to be in a much better financial position than if you didn’t, your life will be easier and less stressful.

Transcript: On the Specialist vs Generalist Dilemma

Mon, 02 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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hello and welcome to Graduate Theory. Today. I’ve got a little bit of a different episode for you. An interesting thought exercise about careers is how to maximize your career potential. Some problems that we have when we start off Korea things like what, how do I know if what I’m doing is, is what I’m meant to be doing?. Am I doing something that, that is really matched to my skillset. Am I going to kind of maximize my potential by doing this thing long into the future?

Transcript: On Finding and Thriving in Your Dream Graduate Role with Kerry Callenbach

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Kerry: As a graduate or someone early near Korea, that your, your job is, is to learn right. And to learn from others. So I think being open and comfortable with feedback is also a really, really important one as well

Transcript: On Making a Career in Venture Capital with Abhi Maran

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Abhi: I think that’s, that’s super important and that’s like a lifelong journey, to be honest, it’s just always reading, finding people’s perspectives on things, challenging perspectives on things and like challenging your own perspective on things as well.

Transcript: The Quarter Century Review with James Fricker

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory.

Today’s episode is a special episode. No guests on the show today. It’s me and you.

Transcript: On Avoiding Career Traps and Burnout with Mel Kettle

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000

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Mel: I went to the doctor’s one day and, um, he said to me, took my blood pressure and he said, I don’t know how you’re walking around.

Transcript: On Building a Remote Career in Web3 with Josh Reyes

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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Josh: You’re really young. Like now I’ve been outside of uni for six to seven years and yeah, taking that risk early on, I think is if you’re going to do it, you should do it. Then

Transcript: On Finding Your Mission with Josh Farr

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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Josh: And so my metric for a meaningful career said, can I do something that’s just net positive, but who knows how much you can help people, but can I just do something that’s net positive? And can I show up every day and try to help? And in one night, my entire view of that changed.

Transcript: On Resume Writing and Authenticity with Nimarta Verma

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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Nimarta: And it was not a surprise that she did given that, you know, she really did stand out when she wrote it that way

Transcript: On Time Management and Leadership with Adam Geha

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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Adam: It seems to be a, a glitch in the human. That it confuses leadership for public speaking ability and, and overconfidence

Transcript: On Designing a Successful Side Hustle with Penny Talalak

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. My guest today is a UX UI designer at BCG digital ventures.

Transcript: On Asymmetric risks and The Power Of Asking with Warwick Donaldson

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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Hello and welcome to Graduate Theory on today’s episode you’ll hear about what it means to take an asymmetric risk and certain things you can do in your career that have unlimited upside we’ll talk about networking hacks from Chinese culture and we’ll also talk about what it means to challenge yourself appropriately if you haven’t already.

Transcript: On The Importance of Taking Action with Aaron Ngan

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. Today’s episode is all about taking action. How do we go from an idea, a thought into something that’s tangible and interactions that we can actually.

Transcript: On building a long term and sustainable career with Michael Gill

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. Today’s episode is a little bit different to an ordinary episode, for two main reasons. The first of these is it. It’s not just me hosting the show. I’ve brought on a friend of mine, whose name is Peter.

Transcript: On Startups, Corporate and The Importance of Personal Branding with Dan Brockwell

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. On today’s episode, we’ll hear about personal branding and the importance of that. As we go into careers in 2022, we’ll talk about corporate versus startups. And what are the pros and cons of working in an established corporate company versus working in a startup.

Transcript: On Our Connection To Nature and Leadership with Ingrid Messner

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. On today’s episode, you’ll hear from my guest about her two major accidents and what she learned from those and how those have affected their life. Moving. You’ll hear about her book called naturally successful and the main lessons that she’s taken from being a leadership coach for over 25 years, you’ll also hear about her insights into nature and what it means to have a good connection to nature and how we can use, those things in our daily lives.

Transcript: On Moving Interstate, SWE Interviews and Traits of Great Consultants

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. I met today’s guest a number of years ago at the university. He’s a very, very interesting young man. He was the president of the 180 degrees consulting branch based at other university. And he’s now. Graduated consultant at Deloitte in Adelaide. Please. Welcome to the show today, Alex, on their porch.

Transcript: On Books and The Importance of Range with Adam Ashton

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. On today’s episode, we cover a wide variety of topics. We go through comparing yourself to others and how to stop doing that. The importance of rating, what it means to read books and how you can get the most out of doing that

Transcript: On The Graduate Experience and Careers with Haynes D'Souza

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. Today’s episode is a great episode. Today’s episode. We go really deep and with someone that is really passionate about graduates and he’s passionate about. You taking control and growing your career.

Transcript: On Graduate Theory

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. Today’s episode marks the 10th episode of Graduate Theory, and I thought, what better way to recognize this milestone then to get to know me a little bit more and get to know me in a bit more detail

Transcript: On Mentoring and Mental Health

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello and welcome to Graduate Theory. On today’s episode, we speak all about mentoring

We spoke about mental health and how it works in with hustle culture and how those things can coexist and how to really look after your mental health, how to make sure you look after other people’s mental health.

Transcript: On Purpose Driven Business and Transdisciplinarity with Co-founder and CEO, Andrew Akib

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. On today’s episode, you’ll hear about transdisciplinarity. You hear about music and how that can be an unconventional way to add great value in consulting and other fields. You’ll hear all about purpose and what it means to be a partner of a purpose driven company. I’m really excited about today’s episode and I hope you enjoy.

Transcript: On Purpose and High Performance with Former MD Goldman Sachs, Lidia Ranieri

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory. My guest today graduated university in 1994 from the university of technology in Sydney with a bachelor of business and a bachelor of law. In that same year, she started working as a research analyst at investment bank city group later, moving to a small company equity sales.

Transcript: On Personal Productivity and Growth with Founding Director - Capability Unlimited, Ishan Galapathy

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory., my guest today is from Sri Lanka and moved to Australia to complete university. He graduated from the university of new south Wales in 1998 with a bachelor’s of mechatronic engineering, and then began work as a process engineer for about seven years. And over this time he also completed his MBA at Sydney’s graduate school of man. In 2004, seven years after graduating today’s guest moved to Onnit, who are the manufacturers of shapes, Tim Tams, and my personal favorite, the Monte Carlo. He then started work as a production manager and two years later moving to a continuous improvement manager. And two years after that, Became a manufacturing manager where he managed 115 employees and oversaw that process of two biscuit lines from raw material to finished goods. My guest next major role was at Kellogg’s and you might know Kellogg’s for cereals like crunchy, nuts, and special K all foods like Hershey’s and Pop-Tarts at Kellogg’s. He was the continuous improvement manager for the Asia Pacific region, responsible for supporting the three biggest sites in the. Australia, South Africa and India, since 2015, he has been the founding director earth. His company capability unlimited where he works with manufacturing businesses. To help them move from chaos to excellence. My guests latest work is his second book called advance advance provides a 12 step practical framework to implement strategies, easily improve productivity, meaningful. And engage employees effectively. Please. Welcome to the show. Ishaan gala.

Transcript: On Listening with Author and Speaker, Oscar Trimboli

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Good morning and welcome to Graduate Theory. Today’s guest is a podcast host author and keynote speaker with over 30 years of experience in operations, marketing, and sales. He now works with organizations across the world, teaching them how to be better listeners bringing us impact beyond words.

Transcript: On University and Initiative with Co-Founder of Espresso Displays, Scott McKeon

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Would you please welcome to the show tonight,

Scott the camp.

Scott: Thanks for having me on Graduate Theory.

Transcript: On Career Progression and Leadership with Former SATAC CEO, Wendy Teasdale-Smith

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hi there and welcome. My name is James and welcome to Graduate Theory. My guest today is a former high school principal she’s since become the CEO at the South Australian tertiary admissions center. Now, today she is involved with many academic institutions. She’s on executive boards across South Australia.

Transcript: On Patterns and Letting Go with Behavioural Scientist, Darren Fleming

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory on Graduate Theory. We’re all about providing resources and lessons for graduates so they can have a successful and fulfilling career. And on today’s episode, I speak to someone who is a really funny guy and someone that really has a lot of experience speaking to people who operate at a very high level.

Transcript: On Networking with Founder and Author, Joe Wehbe

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100

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James: Hello, and welcome to Graduate Theory, please. Welcome to the show, Joe Wehbe.

Joe: Thanks very much, James. Good to be here. Yeah,

Graduate Theory Transcripts on James Fricker

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Transcript: Nan Meka | On Choosing a Startup That's Right for You

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Transcript: Gabriel Guedes | On Tales Of Spontaneity And The Perils Of Optionality

Transcript: Elaha Gurgani | On Exploring Curiosity and Building Your Tribe

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Transcript: Max Marchione | On Independent Thought And The Value Of Courage

Transcript: Cheran Ketheesuran | On The Journey To Banking and Consulting Graduate Roles

Transcript: Robby Wade | On The Importance of Perspective

Transcript: Jack Boxer | On Waking Up and Chasing Your Dreams

Transcript: On Why You Shouldn't Follow Your Passion

Transcript: Gene Rice | On The Journey from Grad to Grown-up

Transcript: Yaniv Bernstein | On Engineering The Perfect Work Culture

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Transcript: On Finding and Thriving in Your Dream Graduate Role with Kerry Callenbach

Transcript: On Making a Career in Venture Capital with Abhi Maran

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Transcript: On Building a Remote Career in Web3 with Josh Reyes

Transcript: On Finding Your Mission with Josh Farr

Transcript: On Resume Writing and Authenticity with Nimarta Verma

Transcript: On Time Management and Leadership with Adam Geha

Transcript: On Designing a Successful Side Hustle with Penny Talalak

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Transcript: On The Importance of Taking Action with Aaron Ngan

Transcript: On building a long term and sustainable career with Michael Gill

Transcript: On Startups, Corporate and The Importance of Personal Branding with Dan Brockwell

Transcript: On Our Connection To Nature and Leadership with Ingrid Messner

Transcript: On Moving Interstate, SWE Interviews and Traits of Great Consultants

Transcript: On Books and The Importance of Range with Adam Ashton

Transcript: On The Graduate Experience and Careers with Haynes D'Souza

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Transcript: On Listening with Author and Speaker, Oscar Trimboli

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