Future Fit Leadership
Future Fit Leadership
Welcome to Future Fit Leadership a podcast for emerging and experienced leaders to learn, grow and become future fit! There has been a global shift in how we lead people. Traditional models are being challenged, and our workplaces are now dynamic. In this podcast you will hear and connect with leaders, CEO’s and change makers who will challenge the status quo and share their future ready strat…Follow the podcast:
Where We're Failing: A Frank Conversation on Domestic Violence Prevention with Cassandra Kalpaxis
Domestic violence is not a fringe issue. It is not a private matter. And it is not someone else’s problem. In this episode, I sit down with family lawyer Cassandra Kalpaxis for a direct and deeply confronting conversation about domestic and family violence in Australia. Cassandra shares that in he…
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How Do We Balance the Scale When the World Isn’t Balanced? International Women's Day Special
In this solo episode of Future Fit Leadership, Sadhana Smiles steps into the conversation herself. In this special International Women’s Day episode of Future Fit Leadership, Sadhana Smiles offers a candid reflection on the 2026 theme Balance the Scale and what it means in the world we are naviga…
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Beyond the School Gate: The Fight Against Bullying and the Power of Community with Phillip Heath
In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I sit down with Phillip Heath, Head of Barker College, to explore what it truly means to lead a school community in a rapidly changing world. With more than three decades in education, Phillip shares his vision for future-ready learning — one that goes bey…
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Why CEO's Fail and Succeed: Insights from Kate Mason
What does it really take to succeed as a CEO today and what does it take to leave a legacy that lasts? In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I’m joined by the brilliant Kate Mason, a trusted advisor to CEOs, boards, and executive teams across some of the most complex organisations in Australia…
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The Human Edge - Rethinking Critical Thinking in an AI World with Bethan Winn
In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I’m joined by educator, speaker and author Bethan Winn for a timely and thoughtful conversation about critical thinking in an age shaped by AI, speed and constant information overload. Bethan’s journey began in a small Welsh town, grounded in language, com…
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Quietly Cracking - Why Half of Australian Workers are Struggling with Dr Michelle McQuaid
More than half of Australian workers say they are quietly cracking. Not burning out. Not falling apart in obvious ways. Just holding it together on the outside while something frays on the inside. In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I’m joined by Dr Michelle McQuaid, senior fellow at the Uni…
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From an Instagram Story to Changing how a Nation Understands Consent with Chanel Contos
What began as a single Instagram story became a national reckoning. In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I sit down with Chanel Contos, founder of Teach Us Consent, to talk about how thousands of young people sharing their experiences forced Australia to confront what it was not teaching abou…
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4000 Sundays: Burnout, Brain Drain, & Why Leaders Must Walk the Wellbeing Talk with Dr Goodwin - Holiday Replay
What if you only had 4000 Sundays in your lifetime? And what if the way you work today is quietly stealing them away? In this conversation, Dr Kristy Goodwin takes us inside her own life-altering wake-up call — a moment in a Code Red hospital ward that forced her to confront burnout, mortality, an…
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The Future of Work is Family Friendly - with Jodi Geddes - Holiday Replay
In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I sit down with Jodi Geddes – co-founder of Circle In, keynote speaker, and a passionate advocate for caregivers in the workplace. Jodi shares her remarkable journey of building (and selling) a global platform that supports working parents and caregivers a…
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Scent & Sensibility - The Future of Fragrance in Business with Suji & Jeeva Sanjeevan- Holiday Replay
What if your brand had a signature scent that made clients feel exactly what you wanted them to feel — trust, luxury, energy, nostalgia? In this episode of Future Fit Leadership, I sit down with doctors-turned-entrepreneurs Suji and Jeeva, co-founders of BrandScent, the game-changing business behi…
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