Beyond UWA

Moving Beyond The Formula 1 Grid - Aaron Yeak (BCom, BEng '08)

Aaron is driven from within. He is an entrepreneur, traveler, lover of great coffee and people’s stories. His career spans Formula 1, sport and recreation, management consulting and now takes him on a business ride that has clear objectives but an unknown end point. Much like his travel, he enjoys the journey as well as the destination in life and business, and takes every opportunity to see the world through the eyes and footprints of others. Aaron is documenting his business journey and has also written a book about his career transitions from standing track side at motor sport events to inside boardrooms as a management consultant. His aim is to a share hia rollercoaster and experiences, hopefully helping and inspiring others on their own paths to parts and destinations unknown.

Celebrating International Women’s Day [Episode 3] - Andrea Bradbury (BCom '14)

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
Meet Andrea Bradbury (BCom '14) who discusses How Digital Marketing Is Making An Impact In 2018. Good brands really understand the importance of marketing strategy being at the very core of their business - in terms of understanding what it is that their company exists in the world to do.

Celebrating International Women’s Day [Episode 2] - Hannah Fitch-Rabbitt (BA '14)

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
Hannah Fitch-Rabbit, Social Impact Manager at Fremantle Foundation, shares what International Women's Day means to her, and her passion for equality and human rights.

Giving Strength To Elite Athletes - Jordan Stares [BSc '14, BSc(Hons) '15]

Jordan is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at West Coast Eagles football club. He is also completing a PhD part-time at UWA examining the relationship between training loads and injury. Prior to his current role, Jordan worked at a number of elite West Australian Sporting Organisations including West Coast Fever, GolfWA & the Western Australian Institute of Sport.

Making Your Mark Through Social Media - Kasia McNaught (BA '07)

Kasia McNaught was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and migrated to Perth with her family in 2001. She was the recipient of an academic and music scholarship for Penrhos College, where she finished her TEE in 2003. Kasia was a student at UWA and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Italian. In July 2016, Kasia founded McNaught Media, a boutique strategic marketing consultancy specialising in content creation and social media management. She is a passionate digital marketer and has multi-faceted media experience from working in online, radio, print and non-traditional advertising.
Website: kasiamcnaught.com.au

I Personally Believe You Should Go Hard Or Go Home Very Early - Zac Evangelisti (BEnvDes '14, MArch '16)

Architecture is something that provides the everyday city dweller with an opportunity to explore spaces that convey a particular quality, influence our thinking, emotions and may even challenge ideas. Architecture can be public or it can be very personal. I have been involved in the design and documentation of a more personal side to architecture, liaising with clients to create for them their dream home. A home which conveys who they are and showcases their identity through built form.

Starting Your Own Business: When To Take The Leap - Matt Lucarelli (MBA '16)

"Born and raised in Perth, straight after high school I went on to study Construction Management in Perth and abroad in the US. I have since spent 8 years working for Perkins, a mid tier commercial builder in Perth. Having worked my way up the organization from graduate to a senior management position, using the experience I gained and the skills learnt in my MBA at UWA put me in a position to start my own business.
 
In 2017 I formed Capstone Construction, a new commercial builder in the Perth market that focus’ on building long term relationships with staff and clients. Over the last 3 years we’ve been steadily building our reputation as a reliable and high quality builder working for high profile clients such as Perth Airport, Woolworths, National Archives of Australia and Lend Lease. Our small, high performing team is our strength and I believe that investing time and effort into your employees is not only the right thing to do for them, but is the only way to deliver long term results
 
Outside of work I have a young family with our second child on the way this year, love a game of golf when I get the time and am part of the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy program."

What makes us happy?

What makes us happy?
UWA is at the forefront of innovative research, finding answers to some of the compelling questions we face today.
Liam Bartlett, UWA graduate and investigative journalist, will moderate a fascinating discussion with a panel of UWA experts around the question: what makes us happy?
The panel will explore how we create happiness and sustain it, and how the following factors influence our happiness:
Nature versus nurture
Health, wellbeing and art
Money and materialism
Life satisfaction, education and income
Medication and the mind
Fun and fitness
The discussion will be followed by a Q&A. Enjoy refreshments and the chance to chat with fellow alumni about this topical issue after the panel discussion.
Moderator: Liam Bartlett
Panellists
Professor Andrew Page, Professor/Associate Dean (Graduate Research Studies), School of Psychology, research includes anxiety disorders, mental health outcomes, suicide and self-injury
Dr Christina Davies, Research Fellow, School of Population Health, mental wellbeing and art practice
Dr Inga Kristoffersen, Associate Professor, UWA Business School, life satisfaction, income and education
Dr Jenny Rodger, Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Experimental and Regenerative Neurosciences
Michael Baldwin, PhD student, The Good Life, the role of money and materialism in happiness

Building A Culture of Innovation: The Need to Fail

In 2015, Alumni in Sydney joined then Head of Marketing Innovation for Google across Asia Pacific, UWA alumnus Lee Hunter (BA '02, GradDipMktg '02, MEM&IM '03) for a productive Q&A that explores why failure can be celebrated in the drive for innovation. UWA alumnus Tristan Masters (BA '03), then Director of Professional Services and Analytics Lead at Red Planet, chats with Lee about the critical role of failing - and learning - in discovery.

The Indigenous journey – past, present and future

A rare opportunity to gain insight into the journey of Australia's Aboriginal people, from past to present, through the eyes of UWA’s School of Indigenous Studies, along with acclaimed academics in rock art and cultural history. Hear what we’ve been learned, why it's important and what the future holds. Bring along your own burning questions for an open Q&A.Experts
Andrea Coomber, Director, JUSTICE (Moderator)
Professor Jill Milroy, Dean, School of Indigenous Studies
Professor Alistair Paterson, UWA academic and expert in Indigenous rock art
Jessyca Hutchens, UWA Indigenous graduate currently studying at Oxford
Dr Ian Henderson, Director, Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King’s College London