The Fit for Disruption Show: Recent Episodes
Matthew Webber
This show helps you understand how to transform your business and thrive in times of rapid change.
We walk in the footsteps of global industry leaders, academics, thought leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, psychologists and anyone else that brings a fascinating perspective to the the space of innovation, and transformation.
We take a sneak peek into the psychology and mindset of these leaders, the journey they have taken to leadership, the transformational experiences they have had (the good, bad and horrific).
We look at the skills they have developed, and provide the platform for them to advice for YOU as you deal with disruptive times
Enjoy the stories, gain insight and be better prepared for the times ahead
You will be inspired into meaningful action to help your business, look after your people and leave your impact in this world that so desperately needs your leadership.
This week we chat with Conor O'Malley
Conor is a leading executive coach, "the CEO's Caddy", who walks alongside his clients on their learning journey with him.
He is a professionally recognised certified coach with the International Coaching Federation and an accredited ontological coach with a graduate diploma from the internationally renowned Newfield Institute.
Conor is the founder of CoachAid and is on two advisory boards in the fields of safety and the Arts. He is a mentor in the field of women in leadership.
For 20 years before Conor became a coach, he held executive leadership roles in third party logistics, wholesale, retail and fast moving consumer goods, both in the United Kingdom and Australia
And of course he is the author of international best seller Trust: Begins and ends with self
On this episode we chat with Jo Burston.
Jo is the founder and CEO of Job Capital, a company she grew from nothing to $40M in less than 5 years , co-founder and director of Phronesis Academy and founder of the entrepreneurial movement Inspiring Rare Birds. Rare Birds works to promote opportunity for women in entrepreneurship.
Sharing entrepreneurial journeys is one of Rare Birds’ core offerings and Jo has so far published three books –Brilliant BusinessKids (Rare Birds), Australia's 50 Influential Women Entrepreneurs (Rare Birds) and #IFSHECANICAN.
Jo has been recognised as one of Australia’s top entrepreneurs for the past six years and is a leading authority on global women’s entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship as a whole, and SMB markets. Jo is an active mentor for fast growth entrepreneurs both men and women, and is passionate about encouraging young Australians to endeavour to find out exactly who it is that they want to become, and create their own jobs to achieve this.
Jo is an active mentor for fast growth entrepreneurs and is an impactful, powerful and experienced speaker.
Kaley suffered from crippling shyness. One day, it was so bad, Kaley froze when a client asked her a question – in front of her boss!. Kaley was humiliated, so she decided something had to change. Kaley's solution? Have lunch with 100 strangers. What came next completely changed her life and potentially millions of others.
Since that painful day, Kaley has published a book and given a TEDx talk about her journey. Now, Kaley speaks all over the world to motivate others to step out of their comfort zone, connect with
people and live a more fulfilling life.
This week on the Fit for Disruption Show I chat with Xiaowen Xin
Xiaowen is a Product leader passionate about combining her analytical skills and engineering background with a user-focused mindset to create a compelling vision, define a strategy and lead cross-functional teams through execution, and earn customer love.
In her last eight years with Google, Xiaowen has brought Google Cloud to new markets, made Android more secure, and made Chrome OS easier to use. Previous to that, Xiaowen has had experience at a variety of organizations and roles, including as the CTO of a startup in China.
Xiaowen shares her stories of being a little girl growing up in Shanghai, in a time when there were no skyscrapers, through to living in the US and working for Google bringing to market some of the most incredible, and amazing innovations
We get insight into what it takes to innovate, develop and lead in an organisation as impactful as Google and the lessons that we can all apply in our own organisations.
This week on the Fit for Disruption Show we chat with Matteo Tassi – who is Executive Education Senior Manager at The International Centre for Sport Studies - CIES, Matteo designs and implement learning experiences for sports executives.
Matteo was born and grew up in a small town very close to Rome from a middle-class family. Who studied cultural anthropology first in Rome (MA) then in Naples (PhD).
After completing his PhD he left the academic career path and, after some diverse professional experiences, completed the FIFA International Master in Humanities, Management and Law of Sport; he then moved the Olympic Museum in Lausanne where he was in charge of creating and implementing cultural programmes related to the history of the Olympics with exhibitions and events.
He continued working across sport and museums and spent a year in Lyon consulting to the local football club (Olympique Lyonnais) for the creation of the club museum.
Since 2018 he has work at the International Centre for Sports Studies where he is leading the Executive Education unit which implements executive programmes in sports management for sports managers.
We chat with Matteo on;
- Anthropology, Sport and Religion
- The link between Sport and Religion
- What anthropology, sport and religion has to do with Innovation
- Matteo’s personal journey and perspectives on
- Authenticity
- Failure
- Curiosity
- Empathy
In this episode I chat with Sanae Endo - who, based in Japan is a Human Resources Senior Executive who has worked for some of the worlds largest organisations managing global change and transformational programs across cultural and geographical boundaries.
Sanae-san is an innovator, educator, diversity advocate and Otaku and Lean practitioner.
Sanae gives a fascinating insight into how some of the Japanese techniques and customs can actually help support you on your innovation journey and become Fit for Disruption.
We also learn about Sanae-san and her journey growing up in San Fransisco region, and what it was like growing up as a Japanese child in a Western environment. We learn how this helped shape the incredible person she is - one of resilience, adaptability and empathy
On this episode we chat with Deepti Pahwa. Deepti gives valuable insight into the role that Innovation plays in the design of the future of Health as well ensuring that Values are front and centre of the design process. Deepti is a wonderful story teller as she takes you on a journey through her childhood, the lessons she learned growing up, her education and career in fashion and living, working and leading in multiple countries. Deepti shares concepts of storytelling, trust, resilience and placing people who are at most need front and centre of innovation.
Deepti is Chief Innovation Officer at Contakt World, and Executive Creative Concept Designer & Co-host of "Contakt The World" Podcast Series(upcoming in December).
In her current role at Contakt World, She leverages design thinking expertise, human-centricity, ethical design frameworks and purpose-driven mindset for designing innovative digital solutions for public health.
She believes that the power of being human lies in empathy – something that cannot be automated or outsourced. Her current role spans from driving Product and Platform Innovations, Brand strategy & community narratives for Storytelling, as well as designing and building a culture for Innovation & creativity. She has been a core member of MIT Safe Paths (Pathcheck) since the start of COVID19, as a way to have a meaningful impact on containing the pandemic.
She currently also Co-leads MIT Africa Conference for Digital pandemic response, that works with public health leaders on designing digital contact tracing and digital management of testing, vaccines & health verification for infectious diseases. She is dedicated to leverage her design expertise to advance technology for the benefit of humanity and is commitment to serving the needs of marginalised communities and making public health equitable & accessible, and thus aligned with the vision of Contakt World.
She is well-recognised Stanford GSB LEAD alum with Executive Education in Corporate Innovation and has been a recipient of 3 Intellectual contribution awards for Strategic Leadership in Innovation, and Design for Disruption. She is also Founding partner of several Stanford alumni/student entrepreneurship & innovation clubs aimed at empowering the global communities building disruptive solutions to reduce the gap between developing & developed world.
She has contributed to the Bulletin of the Technical Committee on Data Engineering(IEEE) and co-authors several research papers on using design to Optimize for Human-Tech Partnerships, Characteristics that Make Data Useful to Public Health for Reducing Disease Transmission, Holistic Contact Tracing Digital solutions, Building architecture of trust in Data ecosystems, Role of Empathy and Design for the Future of Digital Health, Privacy and ethics in data architectures, and data interoperability for digital health solutions.
Her current work spans at the intersection of public health & technology, and is designed around Perceptions, Attitudes, and Adoption of technology, privacy issues, potential use of real-world GPS data for Public health use, understanding how tracers handle the data, Flexible Technology to Maximize Public Health Utility and synthesizing systems-level frameworks and ecosystems design in the form of collaborative approach to innovation for the public good. She has a strong sense of interest & curiosity, and has values set in diversity & inclusion that help her navigate complex problems and drive towards innovative solutions.
She is an explorer at heart and has lived on 3 continents, in 4 countries and 9 cities, with her current home in Switzerland. In pursuit of discovery and learning from various cultures, she has extensively traveled across 55+ countries. She is also a self-taught photographer and draws inspiration from the world around her with a sincere passion for all things photography - beautiful light, fresh food, sincere people, and inspiring spaces.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deeptigpahwa/
WEBSITE
https://www.contakt.world/
BOOK DEEPTI REFERS TO
'The why you are here cafe'
https://www.bookdepository.com/Why-Are-You-Here-Cafe-John-P-Strelecky/9780749927172?pdg=dsa-391663266418:cmp-1581209885:adg-62419551529:crv-303055744927:pos-:dev-m&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrI6EjvGc7QIVCeN3Ch1lbwnQEAAYASAAEgKfbvD_BwE
On this episode of the Fit for Disruption Show I chat with Dr Jeri Childers with a focus on educating emerging generations in Innovation and Entrepreneurship through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). WIth a focus on looking after the 'underdog', and championing Female emerging leaders, Dr Jeri Childers provides incredible insight into linking Education with Industry Dr Jeri Childers is the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Jeri is the founding Director of the UTS Techcelerator, which enables early-stage tech founders to prototype and validate their commercial deep tech solutions in world-class facilities and maker spaces.
She develops teams with a focus on entrepreneurial mindsets, agile project management, use of design thinking and creative methods for problem solving, customer validation, and commercialisation strategies.
Jeri is a certified coach and uses the world-first people analytics tool Fingerprint for Success with students, staff, and industry leaders to develop leadership and founder strengths and enable teams to perform better together.
Jeri focuses her research on female leader and founder career and venture development, entrepreneurial mindsets, leading for innovation, and entrepreneurial education.
Dr Childers designs and delivers leadership development activities that inspire women leading organisations and launching new ventures. Jeri curates a professional development series for female founders and leaders called Advancing Women in Tech and has been a mentor for Inspiring Rare Birds for many years before becoming an Inspiring Rare Birds Ambassador. In this role Jeri founded the UTS Female Founder Mentoring Program. Jeri is a champion of gender equality, diversity and inclusions and empowers female leaders at each career stage.
Jeri also enjoys competitive yacht racing, motorcycle riding, and making art. UTS Techcelerator https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-engineering-and-information-technology/research-faculty-engineering-and-it/funding/techcelerator UTS Innovation and Entrepreneurship https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/entrepreneurship
Dr Jeri Childers LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerichilders/Matthew Webber LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcwebber/ Matthew Webber email m.webber@menark.com.au
Imagine if you got to learn about imagination, creativity, innovation and organisational culture from someone that was trained and mentored by some of Disney's greatest Imagineers and Illustrators of all time.
Lisa Sibilia, Co-CEO of Youtopian, leads digital transformation in education & enterprise to upskill talents at a global scale using AI XR technologies. By combining remote collaboration capabilities with digital work instructions for skills training, performance analytics, banking and e-commerce, along with worldwide innovation to break down barriers and innovate at the speed of change. Lisa is also leading top universities shifting labs online and enabling language learning through the Total Physical Response method and AI XR technologies. With over a decade of experiences in leading transformative projects in learning and development, Lisa strives to change lives and organizations across the world through cross-industry intelligence and adaptive leadership techniques learned through reverse-engineering her life.
Lisa\ is a former Disney cast member, graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business LEAD Corporate Innovation Executive Education Program, received her Masters in Educational Leadership & Administration from Montclair State University and her BA from The Pennsylvania State University in Communication Arts & Sciences. Lisa was recognized by the Stanford LEAD program for the 2019 Intellectual Contribution Award for Neuroscience in Customer Experience Design. She is the Co-Chair of the Stanford LEAD Mentor Network supporting 500+ leaders worldwide. Lisa was also awarded the Governor’s Educator of the Year honor in New Jersey for her excellence in management of internal and external stakeholders advancing interdisciplinary collaboration through dynamic instruction and as District Education Committee Chair for an arts partnership connecting over a dozen schools. She is also on the Board of Trustees for GTBOOL.
https://youtopian.world/
Difficult conversations. Consider the dichotomy of people dying of hunger and obesity on the same planet or the fact there is a $41B child sex trafficking industry (yes an industry with Supply and Demand).
Difficult conversations are becoming more necessary in a Disruptive world - whether that be at an individual level, an organisational level or a societal level.
Ideas are generated through conversations - and if we confront the difficult conversations can you imagine the impact?
In this episode of Fit for Disruption, I speak with Ronsley Vaz
Ronsley Vaz is a speaker, author, and marketer. He has an MBA in Psychology and Leadership, a Masters in Software Engineering a Diploma in Financial Services and is founder of founder of award winning marketing agency Amplify
As a board member of Free to Shine, an organisation that prevents sex trafficking, Ronsley is an advocate and ambassador for women’s rights and believes that girls should be in schools rather than brothels.
After listening to this show You should go and check out Ronsleys TEDx talk - it will leave you with goosebumps - and it is maybe one of the most important talks you will listen to in your life.
Links are below
TED TALK
https://www.ted.com/talks/ronsley_vaz_the_perfect_recipe_for_a_deep_conversation
MUST AMPLIFY
https://mustamplify.com/
WE ARE PODCAST
https://wearepodcast.com/
Contact Matthew
MENARK WEBSITE
https://www.menark.com.au/
www.m.webber@menark.com.au
FIT FOR DISRUPTION BOOK
Australia
https://www.amazon.com.au/Fit-Disruption-transform-business-thrive/dp/1989737048/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1605504324&sr=8-1
USA
https://www.amazon.com/Fit-Disruption-transform-business-thrive/dp/1989737048/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1605504353&sr=8-1
This week we chat with James Whittaker – keynote speaker, author, podcast host, film producer, entrepreneur and coach.
James grew up in Australia, and before moving to LA where he enjoyed a successful 10-year career in financial planning, running a company with more than $2 billion under management, before starting his own entrepreneurial journey.
Today, James has launched companies and products across a range of industries including healthcare, marketing, film, activewear, and publishing.
He is in demand internationally as a keynote speaker and is a frequent guest in media, having appeared on 300+ radio, podcast, and television shows, and in globally recognized publications such as Entrepreneur, Money, and Success Magazine.
James is a two-time bestselling author, with his second book ‘Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy‘ released in 2018 as the official companion to the multi-million-dollar film based on Napoleon Hill’s timeless classic. James is also a proud co-executive producer of the film. His third book ‘Andrew Carnegie's Mental Dynamite’ was released in September 2020.
In addition, James is host of Win the Day with James Whittaker, a podcast designed to help people take ownership of their financial, physical, and mental health.
Through his keynotes, bestselling books, and leadership programs, James has helped hundreds of individuals and companies reach new heights of accountability, happiness, and success. In addition to his own experience, James shares lessons garnered from his interviews with more than 100 of the world’s most accomplished business leaders, cultural icons, and athletes, to reveal what is possible for those who dream big, follow the right plan, and win the day.
Above all, he hopes to instil the important fundamental truth that each day, if we do not make the decision to win, we have automatically made the decision to lose.
We chat to James on the Fit for Disruption podcast because he has amazing insights and experience working with people and organisations that deal with massive disruptions to their lives – and how they overcome adversity, develop agility and build opportunity.
In this episode James talks us through some powerful stories of the people he has met and worked with who have dealt with significant disruption . He leans in to the power of storytelling, relationships, being of service, being clear on where you are wanting to go and digs deep into to the mindset that you need to be a fit for disruption leader – focussing on two key attributes – Resourcefulness and Resilience.
James is not only extremely insightful and will provide you with a mountain of value as you listen to him – you will also learn what a wonderful human being he is.
So sit back, and enjoy the show – you will love this episode!
Visit Matthew at;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcwebber/
m.webber@menark.com.au
www.menark.com.au
The Fit for Disruption book is available on Amazon or other leading retailers;
US
https://www.amazon.com/Fit-Disruption-transform-business-thrive/dp/1989737048/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604950806&sr=8-1
AU
https://www.amazon.com.au/Fit-Disruption-transform-business-thrive/dp/1989737048/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
James’ books are here:
Andrew Carnegie’s Mental Dynamite
https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Carnegies-Gift-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1454936096/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=james+whittaker&qid=1604950554&sr=8-1
Think and Grow Rich:
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Legacy-Entrepreneurs/dp/1640950184/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=james+whittaker&qid=1604950515&sr=8-2
The Beginners Guide to Wealth
https://www.amazon.com.au/Beginners-Guide-Wealth-Noel-Whittaker/dp/0648861449/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=james+whittaker+the+beginners+guide+to+wealth&qid=1604951124&sr=8-3
Here is link to James’ Podcast
Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/win-the-day-with-james-whittaker/id1455531200
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/1Pk8BdnPMzKXnMqyKku9I0
Here are the links to James’ Websites
https://jameswhitt.com/
https://wearepodcast.com/
On this episode you are in for a real treat – we have Australia’s most successful on line entrepreneur – GABBY LEIBOVICH
Gabby’s start up journey began when he left the sales floor of his dad’s retail store, As soon as he got my driver’s licence at the age of 18, he set off to the local trash and treasure market at Wantirna in Melbourne.
He also started selling products on eBay whilst for many of us we had yet to even hear of ebay.
With a keen marketing eye, he saw the potential of the internet to deliver better value for customers and in early 2006, with his younger brother, founded CatchOfTheDay.
Over the next 15 years Gabby and his brother Hezi built an Australian ecommerce empire.
Gabby went on to found a host of other ecommerce businesses including Scoopon, Eatnow, Mumgo and Grocery Run, and invested in over 20 Australian startups, such as Vinomofo.
Gabby built his business on the back of good relationships with customers, with suppliers and even with competitors.
Making friends with your enemies, or as Gabby terms them – frenemies – opens businesses up to new opportunities that wouldn’t be viable outside of partnership.
His relationship with Menulog as an example. Menulog was the biggest online food delivery service when Catch Group launched EatNow, and they were soon the two dominant players. Instead of throwing all their energy into trying to squeeze market share off one another, the businesses worked together, merged, and eventually sold for $855 million.
And on the 1st of November 2020 Gabby will be releasing his book Catch of the decade.
In Catch of the Decade, Gabby and his brother reveal how they’ve built, launched, merged, and sold some of the most disruptive businesses in Australia today: Catch, Scoopon, Menulog and Luxury Escapes. This book contains little-known secrets and strategies that will help you shorten your learning curve, avoid mistakes, and bring your business dream alive.
The wisdom revealed in this book is hard won: the Leibovich brothers started with no money and no connections, turned their drawbacks into assets, and came out on top.
By reading Catch of the Decade you will learn how they rode the waves of entrepreneurialism and worked their way up.
For the first time, the Leibovich brothers are telling their story, in their own words, and you’ll learn how they got where they are today.
Visit Matthew at;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcwebber/
m.webber@menark.com.au
www.menark.com.au
The Fit for Disruption book is available on Amazon or other leading retailers;
US
https://www.amazon.com/Fit-Disruption-transform-business-thrive/dp/1989737048/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604950806&sr=8-1
AU
https://www.amazon.com.au/Fit-Disruption-transform-business-thrive/dp/1989737048/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=