The Young Professionals Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

For our last TYPP Episode this series, we chat with Mark Isaacs, co-founder of Analyst Economy, a community of freelance analysts.

After high school in England, Mark studied Geography at Oxford University, focusing on Climate Research. After university, Mark took up an internship position at Futures in the UK, which is a global sports business consultancy. Futures gave Mark the opportunity to move to Australia, which he did in 2015, from London to Sydney.

Mark then led the opening of the Futures Melbourne office, where he ended up leading a team of analysts and working as an in-house consultant at Cricket Australia.

Mark recently left Futures to start his own business, Analyst Economy, which we loved exploring in this episode.

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

Today we chat with Kyle Duerden, an in-house graphic designer at the Hawthorn AFL Football Club (https://www.hawthornfc.com.au). Kyle started out his journey studying Communication Design and Graphic Design at Swinburne University (https://www.swinburne.edu.au/courses/find-a-course/design/communication-graphic-design/), where he enjoyed a final year focusing on a real-world innovation project which we loved exploring in this episode.

Kyle has a unique journey getting into the graphic design industry and strongly believes in giving things a go, learning from what doesn’t work before making your next move.

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

Join us as we dive into the wide world of psychology with Steph, a forensic psychologist who delivers group-based and individual treatment to violent offenders.

With two years of industry experience under her belt working as a forensic psychologist, Steph works with some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Steph began her studies with a Bachelor of Advanced Biological Sciences before changing to a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences at La Trobe (https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-psychological-science) University. Steph then when on to specialise her studies, doing a year of Honours at La Trobe before completing a Masters of Forensic Psychology at UNSW (https://www.unsw.edu.au/study/postgraduate/master-of-psychology-forensic).

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

In this week's episode we chat with Guy Coleman, Precision Weed Control Scientist and PhD student at the University of Sydney.

Guy’s research focuses on the use artificial intelligence for weed recognition in Australian grain crops, an alternate weed control technology.

Passionate about all things agriculture, Guy is also a fan of AgriEducate, a platform help to bridge the gap between consumers and farmers.

We had a great time exploring this niche job we knew little about - a testament to how many avenues there are to finding your dream career.

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

This week we chat with Laura Gollant, former Senior Consultant at PwC in Melbourne, in the Corporate (https://www.pwc.com.au/corporate-tax.html) and Global Tax (https://www.pwc.com.au/global-tax.html) team.

Laura began her professional career during Year 12 as a participant in PwC's cadetship program, going on to complete a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne (https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/undergraduate/bachelor-of-commerce), majoring in Accounting and Management whilst working at PwC 4 days a week. Laura spent the last year of her degree working for a local accounting firm, before jetting off to Los Angeles to complete her final semester on exchange at the University of Southern California (https://www.usc.edu). Laura returned to PwC in Melbourne full-time in 2018.

During her career to date, Laura has collaborated with over 65 countries across 6 continents, so it was brilliant chatting to such a worldly young professional in this week’s episode!

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

Tune into our new episode with Dr William Stoltz, a National Security Advisor working in the Australian Public Service (https://www.apsjobs.gov.au/s) in Canberra.

As well as his work in the public sector, Will is a Visiting Fellow at Australian National University's National Security College (https://nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au), having recently completed his PhD, achieving a doctorate in National Security Policy.

Will is passionate about encouraging people to pursue a career in the Public Service, particularly in National Security, as well as encouraging students to do further academic research after high school or university.

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

In this week’s episode we jump back into the #tech space with Lauren Tan, a software engineer at Facebook working in the React Data Team in the acclaimed Silicon Valley.

Formally trained in finance after studying a Bachelor of Commerce at Monash University (https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/2021/commerce-b2001) in Melbourne, Lauren quickly decided that the tech world was where she wanted to be, and began teaching herself programming and user design.

Lauren started working as a UX Designer in Melbourne before moving her life to the USA. Lauren is passionate about growing women in tech and sponsoring people from under-represented minorities.

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

Today we speak with Kirsty Edwards, Project Manager at Probuild (https://www.probuild.com.au), an Australian tier one construction company.

After finishing school, Kirsty completed a Bachelor in Architecture and Construction Management before completing a Masters of Architecture.

Kirsty's journey into the workforce began when she was at university, completing part-time work at several architecture firms to contextualise her studies.

Upon finishing her masters, Kirsty secured a position at Lendlease (https://www.lendlease.com/au) as an undergraduate, where she worked for several years before moving to Probuild.

On top of project management, Kirsty is involved in the graduate program at Probuild, a topic we loved exploring in this episode.

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

Today we chat with Andrew Danckert, Director and Founder of Cumulus Tax (https://www.cumulustax.com.au). Andrew started Cumulus Tax to help ASX and foreign-listed organisations improve the effectiveness of their tax technology.

Andrew works with his clients to improve efficiency, insights and tax governance compliance through process optimisation, being a strong advocate for the tax function in finance transformation projects.

Prior to starting Cumulus Tax, Andrew led Wolter Kluwer's enterprise software segment in Australia and New Zealand, advising top 100 and top 1000 tax functions on tax technology needs. He also spent 6 years at PwC (https://www.pwc.com.au), advising large corporates and multi-nationals on tax controversy and corporate tax matters. During his time, Andrew was heavily involved in canvas recruitment and a key member of the learning and development team.

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!

The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).

We’re excited to announce this special episode with industry expert, Simon Kuestenmacher! Simon is a director and co-founder of The Demographics Group.

Simon is involved in the business side of demography - sourcing data and interpreting it for businesses and governments, which involves lots of data crunching and storytelling.

Simon specialises in using compelling data visualisation to illustrate trends we’re seeing in demographic, consumer and social levels of society.

Simon studied a Bachelor of Geography in Germany, before completing a Masters of Urban Geography at the University of Melbourne (https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-geography). Simon is now a columnist for The New Daily, and a former columnist for The Australian newspaper.

Simon is one of the best people to comment on the future of work for young professionals and where our careers may lead us in the future.

If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!