Change Happens – Details, episodes & analysis

“We’ve all got a role to play, it's incrementally happening every single day, it’s being normalised. We have to draw the line and say, enough.”

Sometimes, professional experience in one field leads to using those skills to make a difference.

This has been the case for Robert Pradolin, who has taken his more than 40 years of experience in the property industry and is using it to galvanise corporate Australia to get involved in solving the growing homelessness crisis.

Robert shares his advice for persevering during tough times:

·         the myths surrounding homelessness

·         the economic cost to future generations

·         the unintended human consequences 

·         and those moments that still get him emotional.

This podcast discusses sensitive issues related to mental health and suicide, which may be distressing for some listeners. 

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Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Robert Pradolin Co-founder and Director at Housing all Australians

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“You think ‘Oh, I worked so hard for something I thought was going to change everything and it didn’t”

Even Olympic gold loses its shine.

What happens when everything you set out to achieve ends up feeling like a fleeting moment?

Leisel Jones is an Australian icon and regarded as one of the world's greatest ever female swimmers.

Now a published author, media personality, and celebrated radio host, Leisel talks about her journey as a young girl in the public eye

>winning gold but losing her spark

>making the decision to retire

>feeling lost and grappling with identity

>thriving on negative feedback

>and the lessons she has learned on finding fulfillment, purpose, success, and what winning really means.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Leisel Jones OAM, Swimming legend, speaker, activist and best-selling author

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“Can I do it? There was a massive amount of self-doubt when I took the job about a month later. The coach, Rafa Benitez, left … and took 18 staff with him. The whole department was gutted. There was me and an assistant coach to take the superstars through a training session … I was pitch side for Australia versus Serbia on Wednesday, arrived on Friday and started interviewing people on Saturday and Sunday to start on Monday. It was an incredible whirlwind.”

Darren Burgess, Adelaide Football Club High Performance Director, previously Director of High Performance at Arsenal Football Club, joins our Change Happens podcast host Jenelle McMaster to discuss the lessons learnt from his time as Head of Fitness and Conditioning for Liverpool Football Club.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Darren Burgess is Adelaide Football Club High Performance Director and Senior Consultant at EPP

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POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

"...maybe more than a thousand of my patients had either died or suffered absolutely terribly as a result of tobacco, and then there I am finding out that my own money invests in the companies that make the products that are killing them."

In this Power Bite edition of the Change Happens podcast, Founder and CEO at Tobacco Free Portfolios, Dr Bronwyn King AO, shares with host Jenelle McMaster the light bulb moment that changed her life forever, forging her mission against tobacco and the significant role that the finance sector needs to play in global tobacco control.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY OceaniaGuest: Dr Bronwyn King AO - Founder and CEO at Tobacco Free Portfolios.

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POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

“The woman making that statement had lost two kids at the fires, and I figured to myself she's lost her kids. You know she's lost other family and friends and what I've lost is a reputation, so I need to get over it. And I need to be able to be here supporting those people in the recovery of their communities.”

In this Power Bite Edition of the Change Happens podcast, host @Jenelle McMaster talks with former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant, Christine Nixon AO QPM. Christine shares her experience as the first woman to lead a state police force, the challenges she has faced leading through moments of crisis and the learnt along the way.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Christine Nixon AO QPM - former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant

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POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

"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 Power Bite mini 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 being honest and vulnerable can make you a better leader. 

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Hugh van Cuylenburg - Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts."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 Power Bite mini 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 being honest and vulnerable can make you a better leader. 

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Hugh van Cuylenburg - Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

“My 5ft tall grandmother Dorothy had inserted herself between Goliath and this poor girl on the checkout and said how dare you talk to that young woman like that, you apologise....... I said grandma that was so brave, and she said honey if you walk past it you tell the world it's OK."

Holly Ransom is a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker and thought leader, who delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama, she was Sir Richard Branson’s nominee on a ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Changers to watch, and was personally requested by Barack Obama to interview him on stage. The list of change-makers she has met is impressive – however, the leader she admires most is her grandma. Find out why in this Power Bite mini episode and how she believes we can all be leaders no matter what our role or title.

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Holly Ransom - Speaker, Facilitator and Content Curator. Find Hollys website here

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POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

“…somewhere along the way people said don't take your real self to work..... The future for leadership is actually being way more authentic and bringing your real self to work.”

In this Power Bite mini-episode of the Change Happens Podcast, host Jenelle McMaster and JK delve into a combined conversation that will have you hooked at the first question as they discuss “Open Minded to Change” and we discover what led JK from being a former All Black and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner to devoting his life to helping others with mental health.

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Sir John Kirwan - Founder and Chair Sir John Kirwan Foundation, Co-founder Groov, All Black and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner

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“We had a different view of what the world should look like, and no one was building it….. we had this deep fire in our belly, this stubbornness to will that world into existence…. that has showed that there’s a different way to do capitalism." 

Simon Griffiths is the Co-Founder & CEO at Who Gives A Crap.  If that’s not enough to get you interested in listening, his incredible story will. In 2012 a crazy idea popped into his head, to start a toilet paper company with a difference - giving 50% of their profits to charity. What triggered the idea was learning that 2.4 billion people at the time didn’t have access to a toilet. That's roughly 40% of the global population. How did Simon go about making the idea a reality? A crowdfunding campaign that involved sitting on a toilet for over 50 hours until over $50,000 was raised.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Simon Griffiths Co-Founder & CEO at Who Gives A Crap

“Whenever I speak to refugees the three things that they would say are priorities are.… Number one security, once you’ve achieved that, it’s education…the stepping stone and something you can not take away, you can lose everything else but you can hold on to your education, and the third thing, is to have proper livelihoods and income so you can support your family and that’s where the private sector has a broader role.”

Naomi Steer is the founding National Director of Australia for UNHCR established in 2000, an Australian charity which grew from a small start-up to one of Australia’s top Not-For-Profits, raising more than $400 million from individual Australians to support the humanitarian work of UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency. She was also recently appointed Advisor and Representative to the UNHCR Global Private Sector National Partner Standing Group. After 22 years as National Director of Australia for UNHCR, Naomi talks with Jenelle about stepping away from this transformative role, the daily challenging changes she dealt with, and what’s next for this remarkable change leader.    

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Naomi Steer is the previous National Director of Australia for UNHCR. A highly experienced CEO and board member, keynote speaker, media commentator and contributor on humanitarian situations, global displacement, philanthropy, gender and equity 

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