Michelle Kerrin: Standing back, sitting in silence and listening deeply to tell the real story

Michelle Kerrin is most comfortable sitting in silence. Instead of jumping in with conversation, she prefers to stand back, listen deeply and watch closely, in getting to know and understand people. Michelle is a proud Arrernte and Luritja woman, an Aunty, a sister and daughter. She’s a storyteller…

Des Flanagan: The gruelling, hardest, best, most privileged experience of my life

  ‘Generous, patient and tenacious’ are the three words Des Flanagan says sum him up and always have. Des is a boy from Beechworth in regional Victoria, who found himself performing in the Moulin Rouge kicking a leg, singing some of the greatest love songs ever written and having the time of his l…

Peggy O’Neal: Breaking glass ceilings and being deliberate in striving for gender equality in leadership

When Peggy O’Neal AO emigrated from the United States to Australia in 1991, she had no idea she was about to fall in love with a community and a game that would shape her new life. Perhaps it was fate that she moved to Richmond in Melbourne’s east, donned the local team’s footy jumper, and learnt a…

Richard Baker: The art of observation, striving for the truth and diving headfirst into investigative storytelling

Richard Baker is one of Australia’s most creative, engaging and groundbreaking investigative journalists with five Walkley Awards and 15 Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards to his name. And when it comes to creating compelling and unique audio, Richard is world class with the likes of Phoebe’s Fall, …

Greg ‘Clanger’ Kleynjans: Fighting the good fight with publican, musician and martial arts referee

He’s a charismatic publican, musician and martial arts referee. And there isn’t anything Greg ‘Clanger’ Kleynjans puts his mind to that he doesn’t do with 100% passion and a good sense of humour. He’s the kind of guy who knows everyone and has done A LOT, but you wouldn’t know it because words like…

Madelyn Carafa: Trading balance for glass and plastic ball moments and nurturing your love language

The hustle is real. But for Madelyn Carafa, there had to be another way to balance the career she always wanted with motherhood all while looking after her physical, mental and spiritual self. After leaving the corporate world it was her ‘side hustle’ The Healthy Hustlers podcast that ignited her p…

Osher Günsberg: Part 2 - A journey of sobriety and acceptance: leaving ‘that guy’ behind

Changing his name from Andrew to Osher (meaning happiness in Hebrew) may have been an ‘aggressive rebrand’ but for Osher Günsberg it helped put a space between the “him who was drinking and using and the him that got to live the rest of his life not being that guy anymore.” Years on, Osher is raw a…

Osher Günsberg: Part 1 - Living life not being ‘that guy’ anymore and accepting death Part 1

Episode 1: Osher Günsberg Part 1 Changing his name from Andrew to Osher (meaning happiness in Hebrew) may have been an ‘aggressive rebrand’ but for Osher Günsberg it helped put a space between the “him who was drinking and using and the him that got to live the rest of his life not being that guy…

Jack & Shane: Embracing your inner child, believing in yourself and others, and breathing through the tough stuff

Episode 9: Jack Riewoldt & Shane McCurry They first met at a café in Richmond in Melbourne, and Jack and Shane admit, it was ‘connection at first sight’. The pair realised straight away that they shared a passion for leadership, growth and a fascination for people and their stories. What began as …

Tansel Ali: How storytelling, emotions and imagination help build a strong healthy memory

Episode 8: Tansel Ali Tansel Ali used to have a terrible memory. He’d forget people’s names, conversations he’d just had, numbers, and even had difficulties remembering what he just read. It was when he started learning ‘memory techniques’ that he realised his memory wasn’t bad, it was just untrai…