Get Off The Bench Podcast
213 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago -Get Off The Bench podcast showcases people who have backed themselves and are having a go, in the hope that others will be inspired to ‘get off the bench’ and do the thing they’ve always wanted to do.
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Rachel Clissold - Unlocking your epic vision
June 25, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBRachel is a bold woman who constantly pushes the limits of her own boundaries. As a solo world traveller over the last 10 years, Rachel has learnt through direct experience to communicate vulnerably, lean into the discomfort of fear, follow the innate guidance within and step into her leadership. “It wasn’t a decision to be a mentor, it was part of my becoming.” Whilst living in Spain in 2013, Rachel received her first healing session and from that moment, everything in her life changed an...
Hugo Richard - Designing AI for kids with disabilities
June 18, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBGrowing up dyslexic and dysgraphic, Hugo is a self-taught entrepreneur, but with a particular focus on finding solutions for challenges that come with dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyspraxia. Hugo turned his own childhood challenges into a massive positive by creating efficient tools, specifically apps, that can be used for early detection of learning disabilities. He had previously created an app Dyscreen, that screens for dysgraphia, and on the 1 June (just gone), Dyscreen was upgraded to inc...
Jemimah Ashleigh - Positioning your business for success
June 11, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBJemimah Ashleigh is a global authority on positioning, an international keynote speaker, MC and podcaster. Jemimah is an Australian set on world domination. After a decade long career in law enforcement, Jemimah now works exclusively as a positioning consultant and coach to reduce the alarming statistic that 97% of female owned start-up businesses fail within the first 5 years. Women are failing at almost twice the rate of men. Jemimah seeks to be part of the reason this changes worldwide. ...
Nicholas Domingo - Bringing out the superhero in kids
June 04, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBNicholas Domingo is certainly not your average superhero. Nicholas is a 29 year old entrepreneur, speaker, children's book writer and change maker obsessed with making strides towards creating a better tomorrow. He is currently the Co-Executive Director of the anti-bullying superhero non-profit, Captain Encouragement, an organization with the goal to cultivate the next generation of leaders. They do this by using early intervention leadership techniques combined with superpowers to work and ...
Kate Austin - Building dignity with one tiny bottle
May 28, 2020 22:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBKate Austin is the founder of Australian Not-for-Profit, Pinchapoo. After living through many years of domestic violence, and eventually ending in a situation that almost cost her life, Kate decided that nobody should ever have to go through what she experienced. What started out as a sneaky movement to get people to pinch their hotel shampoo, has see Pinchapoo grow to become the biggest national NFP supplier of personal hygiene products, to disadvantaged adults and children. Pinchapoo wor...
Leah Mether - How to communicate effectively under pressure
May 21, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBLeah Mether helps people get out of their own way with the development of soft skills (which are really hard). She is a speaker, trainer, coach, facilitator and author of the book Soft is the New Hard: How to Communicate Effectively Under Pressure. With a background in leadership, corporate communications and journalism, Leah works with executives, leaders and employees across Australia to help them improve their communication, mindset and self-management. Leah lives in the small town of ...
Christy Nichols - Finding meaning through purposeful travel
May 14, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBPersonal Development Facilitator | Curator of Transformational Experiences| Leadership Training Expert | Purposeful Travel Advocate | CEO at Venture Within Escaping the rat-race, Christy found herself in Nicaragua, deep in the jungle (but still close to the beach), and through this found inner-peace that kickstarted a whole new adventure. Christy’s professional education expertise has afforded her the opportunity to work all over the world. Since achieving a Masters Degree and Teaching Cre...
Kate Parker - Saving the oceans with courage and humility
May 07, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBFrom a young age, Kate had a passion for the oceans and this was only deepened when Kate moved to Melbourne in 2014 where she joined Sea Shepherd, an international, marine focussed environmental group with a mission to Defend, Conserve and Protect our oceans. Kate joined Sea Shepherd because she was passionate about preserving our planet and felt she could no longer be a bystander, anxious about threats to marine habitats. Starting off as an onshore volunteer; Kate spent her time fundraising...
Matt Langdon - Setting the stage for everyday heroes
April 30, 2020 23:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MBMatt Langdon has traveled the world teaching people how to be heroes. Through keynotes, workshops, and coaching, he helps people move from potential bystander to hero-in-waiting. He is as comfortable running an intimate day-long workshop for twenty global executives as he is addressing an audience of over 500 in a university, high school, or major event across the globe. He has interviewed on stage many celebrities and thinkers, including Daniel Ellsberg, Philip Zimbardo, Joe Gatto, Edith E...
Caroline Hammond - The tree change with wings
April 23, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBA colony of bees teaches us that we aren’t in this life alone, we have (if we want to!) an entire community around us that want to support and encourage us. Maybe this is the reason Caroline Hammond became a beekeeper. Moving to West Gippsland, Victoria from Brisbane about 8 years ago, Caroline sought to find a healthier lifestyle where she could be a valued part of her community. After being there a few years, Caroline found the most idyllic place in the hills to call home and started to...
Michael Gallus - Changing lives 1 ball at a time
April 16, 2020 23:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MBWant to meet a passionate man who never sleeps due to his enthusiasm for life and constant breaking down of barriers to make the world a better place? Then it’s hard to go past Footys4all’s Volunteer Founding Director Michael Gallus. Michael was born in Fiji and came to Australia when he was 2. He is married to Amanda and father of three children Thomas, Lily and Benjamin. In addition to founding and directing Footys4all Michael is the Pakistan International AFL Female Coach, primary scho...
Caitlin Grigsby - Taking the big leap
April 10, 2020 09:09 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBCaitlin Grigsby shares her journey into taking a leap and starting her own HR business - Full Circle HR, as well founding the Gippsland Pride Initiative. Caitlin and her wife Meleah donated their house to Big Sky Sanctuary for animals and she shares how this was one of the best things they’ve ever done. Full Circle HR supports small to medium businesses, non profits and community groups with all things HR and governance, management and policy. Caitlin also talks about living in a caravan i...
Podcast Introduction
April 02, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBWelcome to the Get Off The Bench podcast! This first episode is an introduction to the podcast giving you some background information. The podcast is a follow up to the book ‘Get Off The Bench’ written by Kerryn Vaughan, and naturally Kerryn is the host. Primarily this podcast exists to showcase people who have backed themselves and are having a go, in the hope that others will be inspired to ‘get off the bench’ and do the thing they’ve always wanted to do, but even this podcast started very...