“If you're not happy before the medal, you won't be happy after the medal." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Olympic Gold Medallist in the Women's Four Rowing Jessica Morrison, who shares an insight into the power of the athlete's mindset and her experience of winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. Guest:Jessica Morrison is an Olympic Gold Medallist in the...

To create change, the only way we can do it is if we can actually come from that human level, human to human, not form a text book, not form just reading PowerPoints and statistics, but we need to bring and draw from our own experiences..” In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Mundanara Bayles, Co-Founder of Black Card, a 100% Aboriginal owned, who provide cultural awareness training and business consultancy to corporate Australia. Mundanara...

"I’m feeling pressure that I have to be okay ’cause I’m the “resilience guy” so if I’m not okay does that mean, you know, that I’m just a fraud?" In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project, Hugh van Cuylenburg, who shares his insights on managing and leading during the digital age, with a particular focus on how lockdowns, cognitive overload and loneliness pose prevalent threats to the...

In the first episode for Season 3 of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by EY alumni and CEO and Founder of XVenture Mike Conway, who shares his expertise around emotional intelligence, resilience and leadership, and offers an insight into his ten-year tenure at The Wiggles. Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. Guest: Mike Conway - CEO/ Founder XVenture, Tech Director UOW/Tottenham Hotspur Global Football Program and, Emotional...

"Somewhere within our public discussions within Australia, a repositioning and revaluing of technical skills, which you are not going to learn off YouTube, which you do need to be at a TAFE, how do we elevate that?" In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Chair of Australian Sports Commission and Principal at Buildcorp Josephine Sukkar, who shares insights from her extraordinarily diverse career and her experience around the true value of...

"Anyone who has been through a crisis like a natural disaster like a bushfire or flood or whatever really, really need to tell their stories." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lisa Paul AO PSM, who shares her passion for education and mental health as well as her experiences managing crises and facing unexpected situations including the Bali Bombings and the most recent Australian bushfires, and the change they created. Host: Jenelle...

"Where I see purposes become a little bit trite or superficial is that they’re trying to meet a convenient or a strategic goal. Where I see them to be authentic and powerful is where they start with the core belief system of the people at the centre of the company." In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Adam Jacobs, Co-Founder of Hatch and THE ICONIC, who shares his incredible business journey and his philosophy on the power of purpose-led...

"I always say to myself at the end of the year, okay, how many failures did I have this year? Because if I haven't made failures, it means I've been too comfortable." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by world renowned food creator and publisher Donna Hay who shares her change journey as a ground-breaker in the world of food publishing and beyond. Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. Guest: Donna Hay, Founder...

"In many ways it’s a bit like the kids in the playground standing up to the bullies, so nine nuclear weapon states have had the other countries turn on them and say, these weapons are not okay." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Dr Margaret Beavis, Director of Quit Nukes: Nuclear Weapon Free Finance, who shares her insights on exactly how real and relevant the threat of nuclear war is today, and how her work drives collective action...

"We need every little girl in this world to wake up and have the same opportunity as every little boy. We need every child in this world to wake up and have the same opportunity no matter where they’re born." Celebrating International Women’s Day, this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast shines a light on equality and the celebration of diversity. Listen as host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founder and Chair of Adara Group, Audette Exel AO, who shares her insights from her lifelong...

"There’s lots of quotes that say 70% of change fails. Now, whether it’s 70% or 80% or 50%, we know a lot of our change efforts fail because we’re trying to communicate and trying to lead change through logic, and again, logic just informs us, it doesn’t actually change our behaviour or influence us to do something different or feel something different." In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by speaker, author and founder of Jargon Free Fridays...

We hadn't practised specifically, what would happen, you know, if the boss got blown up one morning, but we’d practiced enough so they knew the drills." In the first episode for Season 2 of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by author and Managing Director of Trebuchet Pivot, Garth Callender, who shares his remarkable experience of his time as an Australian officer in Iraq and Afghanistan and how he has applied the lessons and training learned along the way to life...

"The concept of impossible was one that should be pretty much rejected. I don't like the word. So I always tell people, if I was the Prime Minister of Australia, I would ban the use of the word impossible. My little take on it is that if you want to use the word, you must include a time clause in the same sentence." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host @Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founder and CEO at @Tobacco Free Portfolios, @Dr Bronwyn King AO, who shares her story...

"We made it very public by saying no apologies. So, if something happened, you weren't actually allowed to apologise for it. You just have to say, kick on with it, let the noise go on in the background and we will deal with it." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Managing Director at Laing O'Rourke Australia Hub, Cathal O'Rourke, who discusses leadership in times of exceptional change and shares his insights on how the property and...

"I looked in the mirror and thought, stuff this, I’ve got to try and get my life back. And I found that people didn’t actually hate me because of my disability… they were just actually awkward and didn’t understand it." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by wheelchair tennis champion and Paralympian Dylan Alcott OAM who shares his story of overcoming barriers and creating positive change for people with disabilities. Listen here on Apple...

"Outside of Australia, particularly within this region of the world, we are actually seen as a trusted and sometimes – in the world of technology – honest broker, in being able to navigate the complexity of what we find ourselves in." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by CEO of AustCyber, Michelle Price, who shares her experiences within the cyber securities ecosystem and how she has played a significant role in creating new growth avenues...

"You have to believe you’re a part of seven billion ecosystems, and you are going to do you little part, and know that the next person will do theirs." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Australia's longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner (2007-2015), globally acknowledged leader, social innovator and advocate Elizabeth Broderick AO, who shares her insights on gender equality, how she goes about creating change and the lessons learned...

"I love nothing more than chucking a plan in the bin." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast host Jenelle McMaster is joined by entertainer, broadcaster, journalist, author and stage-performer Wendy Harmer who shares how she creates change, her reflections on leadership and what COVID-19 has meant for the arts and entertainment industry. Host: Jenelle McMaster is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. Guest: Wendy Harmer is an entertainer, broadcaster, journalist, author...

"Sometimes you actually have to walk through the door before you realise it was the wrong door and then you need to be prepared and brave enough to step back out, so, make sure you have the option to step back out." In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Dr Byron Pirola, Partner at EY Port Jackson Partners ,who discusses the factors that make successful leaders, the challenges of decision-making, and the role of humility in both business and life.

"Anybody who trades through this pandemic, it’s a privilege. And don’t abuse that privilege, and be very generous as a result of that because there’s underemployed, unemployed, under-trading or not trading businesses. And if you are trading and have the privilege to do so, then you better be very generous in all of your actions." In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster speaks with Group CEO and Managing Director at Dominos Pizza Enterprises Don Meij who...

"I suppose forging resilience, building resilience, is innovating. And so, when we look back at the last three months, we see everywhere, people innovating to get through this adversity that we’re all facing." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Australian of the Year and Sight For All Chair, Dr James Muecke AM, who shares his insights into the relationship between health and resilience.

"The hardest thing to do at that point in time was to rapidly pivot to not just a new way of working but also a new mode of leadership. Our teams wanted answers and clarity - they were scared, I was scared." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Managing Director & CEO at Domain, Jason Pellegrino, who shares his insights and experiences on the shifting nature of leadership during times of change and uncertainty.

"What I hope I never forget is the importance of communicating, and that’s being honest, empathetic, visible and creating that sense of hope." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Chief Executive Officer and Regional Managing Partner Oceania at EY Tony Johnson, who shares the insights and lessons he's taken from this year's period of unprecedented change.

"I think there’s a real need for industry and government to collaborate more directly here. Not only in terms of funding that’s so essential to help the workforce pivot and to re-skill, but also through industry helping government to understand where those future roles are likely to occur." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster meets with Managing Director of Microsoft Australia Steven Worrall, to discuss the importance of collaboration between industry and...

"Skills development obviously has to align with job opportunities and the best way to do that is more investment in this space." In our latest episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by the Member for Waterford, Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development, Shannon Fentiman MP, to discuss the role of skills and training in Australia's economic recovery following #COVID19.