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Being Leaders Podcast

19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

30 minute, honest and raw conversations with amazing and inspiring young leaders from around the world. The stories, challenges and insights from YOUNG EMERGING leaders chatting about evolving leadership, courage, vulnerability, what they need from senior leaders, what authentic leadership should be and what organisations need to look for in their next leaders .. and more.

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Episodes

Keisha Gani: Challenging traditional leadership models

July 01, 2022 06:04 - 37 minutes - 85.7 MB

In this episode I am chatting with a super young leader, Keisha Gani, who was born and raised in Sri Lanka. Keisha is an emerging leader who is now working as the Acting Country Manager at SHE Investments, a social enterprise based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Keisha is passionate about creating opportunities for other young leaders to challenge traditional leadership models, try new things, fail, and learn from their mistakes - after all, that's the only way to grow! We chat about opportunity a...

BLUE WEST: Shame, trusting yourself & being true to your own story.

June 09, 2022 01:00 - 38 minutes - 87.6 MB

In this episode, I am chatting with Blue West, a vulnerable, creative and colourful young leader from Sydney. Blue is a facilitator at 'The Man Cave', a charity organisation designed in delivering programs of Emotional Intelligence Skills to youth, in particular boys. Blue has had a spectrum of professional and personal experience in Leadership and Well-being across Australia and is an advocate for mental health and Queer inclusion for people of all ages. I have personally known Blue his who...

LOUISA KECK: Feedback, taking risks, using your voice and relationships before results.

June 01, 2022 22:00 - 36 minutes - 84.4 MB

In this episode I am chatting with Lou Keck, an incredible, insightful and generous young leader with more than a decade's experience working with individuals and groups to overcome challenges. Lou is the Head of Participation at the Reach Foundation, an organisation she has been heavily involved with since she experienced her first workshop aged 16, 13 years ago. Lou is a trained facilitator and has spent the last decade working with groups of all ages to develop their leadership, sense of r...

MOLLY TAYLOR: leading through volunteering, building resilience and sharing your story

May 25, 2022 22:00 - 40 minutes - 92.2 MB

In this episode, I am chatting with Molly Taylor from London, UK. Molly is a young changemaker with a passion for the charity sector. She has worked in the non-profit sector and volunteered for a variety of organisations with the hopes of making a difference in the world. It’s a wonderful conversation covering a number of topics related to learning leadership by doing it as you go. An inspiring, resilient and captivating young leader.

HARRY MORTON: seeing the person first, before the role

May 18, 2022 22:00 - 37 minutes - 85.1 MB

In this episode I am chatting with an incredible human being & young leader, Harry Morton from Sydney, Australia. “If there’s one thing that drives everything in my life and every action I take, it’s people. Connecting with people, understanding them, supporting them & learning from them. From my involvement training and working with young people at the Reach Foundation as a teenager, studying the art of Journalism at University (spoiler: I never went on to become a Journo), to now working i...

OLIVIA HOUGH: being the leader you want others to become

May 11, 2022 22:00 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MB

In this episode, I am chatting with Olivia Hough from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Olivia was the Managing Director at Impact Hub Phnom Penh in Cambodia for 4 years, considered one of the biggest and most active communities of impact-driven youth entrepreneurs in the country in Cambodia. Under her leadership, the team grew from 6 to 15, and IHPP continues to have high employee retention rates in part due to their energising and positive team culture. Olivia is also passionate about positive psychol...

KIMHOUR HOR: leading impoverished young people

May 04, 2022 21:00 - 33 minutes - 77 MB

In this episode I am chatting with an inspiring young leader, Kimhour. He is currently the leadership trainer at Cambodian Children's Fund in Phnom Penh, where he trains, mentors and equips impoverished high school students with leadership skills and behaviour. His story is inspiring, and we chat about mentoring, being grateful, overcoming limiting thoughts and believing in yourself.  www.cambodianchildrensfund.org

EMMETT GRAHAM: owning your leadership journey

April 27, 2022 22:00 - 36 minutes - 84.7 MB

In this episode, I am chatting with Emmett Graham from Melbourne. Emmett was probably what you could call the “typical leader” in high school; Good grades, the school captain, involved in numerous sports teams and music bands. Although after graduating, in an attempt to get away from everything “typical”, he spent all his savings on a 1984 campervan and travelled around the east coast of Australia. He spent a lot of time surfing or playing gigs (mostly so he could afford food or fuel to get ...

MATT DESTRY: self awareness, commitment, trust and permission.

April 20, 2022 22:00 - 34 minutes - 79.9 MB

Matt Destry is a husband, father, storyteller, artist and co-senior minister with his wife Jody at thriving community of faith. Matt holds a multitude of leadership spaces in tension and carries a leadership style that focuses on transformation leadership through individual’s recognition of socio-historical facets of one's journey. Matt upholds team collaboration and co-operation through one-on-one mentorship, coaching, team leading and encouraging leaders to build and grow to harvest visio...

PINY LY: Being a female, Asian and young leader in the Corporate world.

April 13, 2022 22:00 - 31 minutes - 72.1 MB

In this episode, I am chatting with an incredible young leader Piny Ly. Piny is now a Transformation Coach based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A former corporate M&A lawyer for 14 years in Sydney and Hong Kong, she moved to Cambodia 2 years ago to reconnect with her roots. She helps change makers, executives and aspiring leaders hone their authentic leadership skills for more purpose and impact in their lives. www.pinyly.com

BONUS EPISODE: Chatting about insecurity, judgement, mentoring and accountability +more

February 24, 2022 03:43 - 31 minutes - 71.3 MB

In this BONUS episode, that I recorded last year, I am chatting with Steff Fenton. Steff Fenton (they/them) is Co-Pastor and Co-Founder of New City Church, an inclusive community exploring faith in new and engaging ways. Steff is also Uniting Church Chaplain at University of New South Wales and Chair of Equal Voices Sydney, an interdenominational network of LGBTIQA+ Christians and allies across Sydney. They have also just finished a Master of Divinity through the University of Divinity, writ...

Resilience & Bullies: Brett with Julie Alexander, Head of Culture Shift

December 19, 2021 21:00 - 31 minutes - 71.9 MB

In this episode, I am chatting with Julie Alexander, the founder and head of Head of Culture Shift and creator of Culture Incorporated™. Julie is a practicing maverick and thought leader on company culture.  She’s also a business and human performance strategist, consultant, and speaker.  You will also find her: walking on fire, jumping off bridges, 55ft high poles, cliffs and out of planes, sleeping rough; and wearing gardening gloves, all in a good cause. We chat about failures and fears, r...

Embracing Failure: Brett with Manu Rajan, Divisional CEO for Wing Banking, Cambodia.

December 12, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 69.9 MB

In this episode, I'm chatting with Manu Rajan, the Divisional CEO for Wing Banking in Cambodia.  Manu shares some of his story and insights as a leader who has worked in or alongside over 20 different countries. Manu brings over two decades of hands-on learning across an interestingly diverse blend of Advertising, Analytics, Telecom, and Consumer Finance, e-Commerce & Fintech. He has been passionately consolidating all that learning to drive Financial Inclusion in Developing Markets across ge...

Cultural misalignment: Brett with Andrew Andreyev, principal at Andreyev Lawyers.

December 05, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 67.6 MB

In this episode I am chatting with Andrew Andreyev, the principal at Andreyev Lawyers, about cultural misalignment and the significant impact this had on his firm. Andrew is a strong leader, deeply visionary and passionate about everything he ventures into. He shares some great principles of leadership, as he reflects on some failures throughout his years as a leader. Andrew is not just focused on solving your immediate legal problem. He is your senior legal counsel. He holds strong opinions,...

Trust and culture: Brett with Scott Neeson, founder and director of Cambodian Children’s Fund

November 28, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MB

In this episode I am chatting with Scott Neeson, the founder of Cambodian Children’s Fund. Scott’s story is inspiring and challenging, and I have had the privilege of working alongside Scott with CCF for several years. Scott is an exceptional visionary leader, and one of the humblest and most compassionate people I have met. The impact he has made on the streets of Cambodia, through the lives of 1000’s of young people and their families, will be his legacy. Kids who were left abandoned, worki...

Learning Self Leadership: Brett with Suzanne Storrie, non executive director, executive coach, mentor and keynote speaker.

November 21, 2021 21:00 - 34 minutes - 80.1 MB

In this episode, I'm chatting with Suzi Storrie on some of her fears, failures and freak outs in her leadership journey. For the past twenty years, she has successfully developed and led customer focused, strategic change initiatives in large organisations, including IAG, the NRL, Leighton Holdings, Commonwealth Bank, Qantas and Unisys, that have delivered improved governance, sustainable productivity improvements and innovation. She is an inspiring leader and an experienced coach, mentor a...

Daily failures & the fear of being found out: Brett with John O'Sullivan, founder of Changing the Game Project, USA.

November 14, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes - 81.1 MB

In this episode, I am chatting with John O'Sullivan, an incredible leader, speaker, coach and author. Internationally known TEDx speaker, author of two best selling books (Changing the Game & Every Moment Matters), host of the Way of the Champions Podcast (one of the top-rated podcasts in the world for coaches) and has consulted with the US Olympic Committee, US Soccer, USA Football, US Lacrosse, USA Swimming, Ireland Rugby, Aussie Rules Football and many more. John is a regular great guy, w...

The value of trust: Brett with Sadia Sheikh, founder of the first women's football club in Pakistan.

November 07, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 67.8 MB

On this episode, I am chatting with Sadia Sheikh, an incredible woman who is making huge impacts in the lives of girls and young women in Pakistan. In 2002 she founded DIYA, the first ever women’s football club in Pakistan and has since worked as a coach and mentor to over 2000 young women. UNICEF has called her the ‘mother of football’ in Pakistan, and her influence in the lives of women is inspiring. Sadia shares some of her story, her challenges, fears and failures over the last 20 years,...

Growing pains: Brett with Celia Boyd, co-founder and director of SHE Investments, Cambodia.

October 31, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 66.8 MB

In this episode I am chatting with Celia, an experienced leader specialising in gender, women's economic empowerment, business development and enterprise-driven social impact, and has spent the past 8 years specialising in building inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems for women in Cambodia. Since 2015 SHE has been supporting women entrepreneurs to scale up and create long-term social, environmental and economic impact for people and communities. They strive to be a leader and strong voice fo...