Episodes
Monday Apr 06, 2020
More than an athlete - Matt de Boer [BCom '16]
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
COVID-19 is increasingly having a significant impact on the global community and is a rapidly evolving issue. How are our Australian athletes coping with the sudden change in their daily lives? We speak to GWS Giants player and UWA graduate Matt de Boer about how COVID-19 has impacted the GWS Giants and AFL community, his growth as a leader, and how he's been preparing for life after football.
BIOMatt de Boer [BCom '16] has been a professional AFL player for 12 years representing both the Fremantle Dockers and the GWS Giants. Matt has played 188 AFL games to date and has been involved in the leadership groups at both clubs. Off-field Matt has graduated from UWA, completed the AICD Course, completed a course at Harvard and is now a Strategic Consultant for a health technology company in Perth that is about to list on the ASX.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Ways to wake up confident during the COVID-19 outbreak
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Feeling less confident due to COVID-19? In this episode Dr Katherine Iscoe [PhD '12] shares some simple ways people can use this time of lock-down for their personal health, insight into her Wake up confident program, and 3 simple steps to start your day smiling.
Dr Katherine Iscoe [PhD '12], also known as “Dr Kat”, is a Canadian-born confidence mentor (and self-proclaimed shoe addict) who thrives on teaching effective, evidence-based solutions to help people stand out with confidence and ignite positivity. She is an author, a speaker and the creator of the series “In Her Shoes”, which interviews some of Australia's most accomplished women.
W: https://www.drkatherine.com/
I: https://www.instagram.com/dr_katherine/?hl=en
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Neesha Seth [MPsych '09] is a UWA graduate with over 15 years of experience in organisational psychology. She shares with us her professional advice on how to successfully transition to working from home during the COVID-19 crisis, strategies for managing personal and other's mental health struggles, social isolation and leadership strategies for managing virtual teams.
Further information on COVID-19, the ABC coverage (abc.net.au) and the UN Coverage (UN.org) are both good sources of factual and up-to-date information. The World Health Organisations Q&A also has practical and factual answers to everything related to COVID-19.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Sabrina Davies BPhil(Hons) '18 is a third year PhD student and Westpac Future Leader Scholar, studying the biochemistry behind seed germination after bushfires. She describes herself as ‘nuts about everything science’ – particularly being able to teach science or get other people as excited about it as she is! When not in the lab you can find Sabrina attempting to play electric guitar or washing clothes and having a chat at Orange Sky (a mobile laundry service for people experiencing homelessness).
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Gorilla Warfare - Dr Cyril Grueter
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Dr Cyril Grueter is a biological anthropologist in UWA’s School of Human Sciences and School of Biological Sciences. His work explores the evolution of group social organisation in humans and primates, where individuals of different social units overcome hostility to interact and collaborate.
The primates he studies are critically endangered and he hopes learning more about their behaviour and raising awareness for their plight may increase their chance of survival.
Contact Dr Cyril Grueter
cyril.grueter@uwa.edu.au
https://www.cyrilgrueter.net/
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Seizing the opportunity - Dr Dick Porter [DCom '14]
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Great opportunities don't come everyday, but Dick Porter, the co-founder of STA Travel and Director of STA Travel Group has been taking every opportunity for the last 40 years in the UK. A self proclaimed “average student” at UWA, Dick embarked on a trip to the UK and has remained there ever since. By 1976, suffering from the huge oil shock flowing from the 1973 ‘Yom Kippur’ War, much of the European travel industry had failed or required government subsidy to continue. Seizing the opportunity, Dick co-founded STA Travel in 1979, which has continued to advise young people on holidays and adventures abroad, offering a unique range of flights, accommodation, tours and expeditions in 90 countries. Today, STA Travel has more than 400 branches worldwide and sends more than six million passengers away each year.
In this interview Dick shares how a freak accident during university changed the trajectory of his career, what a business leader looks like, the impact of mentoring and the alumni network in the UK, and the importance for students and alumni to travel.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Jay Munro - Indeed.com
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Jay Munro, Head of Career Insights (Marketing), Australia & New Zealand, Indeed.com
Having worked within the recruitment industry for over 15 years, Jay Munro is now Indeed's Employer Insights Strategist for Australia and New Zealand. During his career he has had the opportunity to garner insights from working in a variety of roles, including recruiting, consulting, and product development of new sourcing technologies.
“Never before has the future of work been so uncertain. We face an ever-changing landscape where jobs are lost and new ones gained as industries and organisations evolve. With such uncertainty, it's imperative to build a resilient toolkit that will sustain you across roles, companies and sectors. I’ll draw on what I know of the global job market to share with you what I believe to be key opportunities and challenges on the road ahead - and to remind you of the most important skills you already have to meet them. If you’re looking for hints to put yourself in the best possible position for growing your career, join me at CareerConnect.”
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
IWD2020 #EachForEqual
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
The Global Gender Gap Report published by the World Economic Forum states that gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but is linked to a country’s overall economic performance.
Over the last decade Australia has made significant progress towards gender equality, particularly in education, health and female workforce participation. At universities, in organisations and in government, more women are taking on leadership roles and forging positive pathways for future generations. Despite this progress, inequality and discrimination prevail in many areas of society. Women continue to earn less than men, are less likely to advance their careers as far as men, and accumulate less retirement or superannuation savings.
Hear our speakers and panellists discuss what #EachForEqual means for them; how we can empower young women and men to operate in a more equitable way; the systems and norms which have historically oppressed women; different industry sectors and their varying pace of change in this space and; the role of the education sector in facilitating gender equity.
Speakers:
Imelda Whelehan - Dean, Graduate Research School at The University of Western Australia
Panellists
Jill Benn (MODERATOR)
University Librarian at The University of Western Australia
Sandra Brewer BCom '94
WA Executive Director at Property Council of Australia
Preeti Castle MBA '18
Strategic Engagement Director at The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute. Non-Executive Director at Munda Biddi Trail Foundation
Dr Fiona McGaughey PhD '18
Director of Higher Degrees (Coursework), UWA Law School
Chris Sutherland BE '86
Non-Executive Director
Closing Remarks
Pauline Chiwawa BCom '19 (she/her)
2020 Women’s Officer at UWA Student Guild
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Beyond the Big 4: A great, big, beautiful world
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
If the idea of going straight from study into a strictly defined job in a large company, and the subsequent progression up the corporate ladder, makes you uneasy, this discussion is for you. Our diverse alumni panel talk non-traditional career paths, both in Perth and around the world.
Panellists:
Kate Chaney LLB ‘98Director, Innovation and Strategy, Anglicare WA
Dr Angie Kings-Lynne BSc, BE ’02, PhD ‘06Engineering Consultant | Transmin
Mark Stickells BA ‘94Executive Director, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Dr Zara Torre BDS '07, LLB, BA '14, MPH '18CEO & Founder, The Difference
Moderator:
Aden Date GradCertSocImp '15Director, Only the Human
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Not just a job: The evolving world of work
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Careers are becoming increasingly complex. In the world of tomorrow, it’s very likely you’ll have your day job, your business ‘on the side’ and the volunteering you do to upskill, make connections and create positive change.
This panel features alumni who are ‘doing it all’ talking about whether a separation of work and life is realistic. Yes, you can have it all. You just may have to have it all at once.
Panellists:
Tshung-Hui Chang BCom ‘93Director, Torque Metals Limited
Lou Forster MBA ‘16Head of Brand & People, Chorus
Andrew Walker BE ‘14CTO at VROMO
Charlotte Smail BEnvDes ’13, MArch ‘18Consultant, Tower Human Capital Group
Moderator:
Anna Burchfield MIntlRelns '14Digital Communications Officer, Main Roads Western Australia
Beyond the Hall of Winthrop
Sharing inspirational stories from the UWA community of graduates, researchers and students. Podcast guests discuss current issues, UWA events and offer their insights and advice.