Change Happens (EY - Ernst & Young, Jenelle McMaster)

“I don’t think there has ever been in recent history a greater need for change and when you look at the big challenges facing companies…….. and therefore the pressure that leaders are under… if we can demystify how do we bring about transformation….. we can really serve the world.”

In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow in Management Practice at the Säid Business School at Oxford University, leadership coach and host of the 2050 Leadership podcast. You will hear his passion for exploring what it takes to become a successful leader, and his insights into what it takes to lead successful transformation.

Find out more about the transformation leadership research by visiting: https://www.ey.com/en_au/consulting/how-transformations-with-humans-at-the-center-can-double-your-success

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Dr Andrew White Senior Fellow in Management Practice at the Säid Business School at Oxford University

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“Can I do it? There was a massive amount of self-doubt when I took the job about a month later. The coach, Rafa Benitez, left … and took 18 staff with him. The whole department was gutted. There was me and an assistant coach to take the superstars through a training session … I was pitch side for Australia versus Serbia on Wednesday, arrived on Friday and started interviewing people on Saturday and Sunday to start on Monday. It was an incredible whirlwind.”

Darren Burgess, Adelaide Football Club High Performance Director, previously Director of High Performance at Arsenal Football Club, joins our Change Happens podcast host Jenelle McMaster to discuss the lessons learnt from his time as Head of Fitness and Conditioning for Liverpool Football Club.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Darren Burgess is Adelaide Football Club High Performance Director and Senior Consultant at EPP

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"Light gives safety, light gives hope, and I can see why children see the magic in it."

Alice Min Soo Chun is a humanitarian entrepreneur whose journey began with a simple yet profound idea: light can change lives. From creating origami-inspired solar lights to distributing them in disaster-stricken areas and war zones, Alice’s work has impacted vulnerable communities worldwide. Her innovations were featured on Netflix's Gutsy by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, showcasing her relentless drive to make a difference.

In this episode, Alice shares:

• The impact of light in preventing violence and providing hope in war zones and disaster areas
• Bringing solar lights to Haiti after the earthquake, and the ripple effects it had globally
• How small steps and a relentless drive to serve have led to global recognition
• The power of beauty, wonder, and awe in igniting hope

Alice’s story is one of perseverance, innovation, and creating change through hope.

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This podcast discusses sensitive topics, including sexual assault and suicide. 

If you'd prefer to skip these sections, they occur at the following times.

Sexual assault/Human trafficking: 10:30 min -12.00 mins 

Injuries endured by children in wartime: 15.40 min and 22:30 mins

Suicide: 23 mins

If you need support, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Alice Chun Founder and CEO SOLIGHT DESIGN Inc.

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"Who are we in this? Are we going to be passengers or are we going to be participants?"

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast hosted by Jenelle McMaster, Naomi Simson founder of Red Balloon and co-founder of Big Red Group discusses leading courageously and creating adaptable strategies during these unique and challenging times. 

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY
Guest: Naomi Simson https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomisimson/
founder of https://www.linkedin.com/company/redballoon/
and co founder of https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-big-red-group/

"The music industry was the canary in the coal mine for digital disruption. What happened to us is now happening to every other industry."

Dan Rosen’s career has been a balancing act between law, music, and leadership. He started out living a "double life" as a lawyer by day and a musician by night. This unique combination of skills eventually led him to the top of the music industry, first as CEO of ARIA and now as President of Warner Music Australasia.

Dan shares insights from his journey of leading the industry through massive digital disruption, including:

• The seismic changes in the music industry, from Napster to streaming
• Balancing data with gut instinct when making decisions
• How Australia can compete in a global music marketplace
• His personal connection to leadership, shaped by family and resilience.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Dan Rosen President, Australasia at Warner Music Group

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Outside of Australia, particularly within this region of the world, we are actually seen as a trusted and sometimes – in the world of technology – honest broker, in being able to navigate the complexity of what we find ourselves in."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by CEO of @AustCyber, @Michelle Price, who shares her experiences within the cyber securities ecosystem and how she has played a significant role in creating new growth avenues for Australia's economy both domestically and abroad.

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Michelle Price  CEO of AustCyber. 

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Dr Jemma Green has helped create one of the biggest innovation transformations to the energy market in years...

“And lots of people would say, well, you can't do the Uberfication of electricity because it's different. And for me, it was like, well, it's not like you can't, but it takes something more. And maybe we're really naive in anticipating actually what it would take, but it actually can happen.”

Dr Jemma Green, Co-Founder and Chairman of Powerledger, joins our Change Happens podcast host Jenelle McMaster, to discuss her entrepreneurial story about how she disrupted the electricity market by starting a technology company that uses blockchain for energy and environmental commodity trading.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Dr Jemma Green is Co-Founder & Executive Chairman Powerledger, EY Fintech Entrepreneur of the Year

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Despite many obstacles in his path, Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia, successfully lead his team to run two Australian Opens during the pandemic. In this episode of Change Happens with host Jenelle McMaster, Craig explains how it was an “opportunity to show people what is possible".

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia

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"I’m feeling pressure that I have to be okay ’cause I’m the “resilience guy” so if I’m not okay does that mean, you know, that I’m just a fraud?"

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project, Hugh van Cuylenburg, who shares his insights on managing and leading during the digital age, with a particular focus on how lockdowns, cognitive overload and loneliness pose prevalent threats to the mental health of children, youth and employees.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Hugh van Cuylenburg - Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project

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"I think there’s a real need for industry and government to collaborate more directly here. Not only in terms of funding that’s so essential to help the workforce pivot and to re-skill, but also through industry helping government to understand where those future roles are likely to occur."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster meets with Managing Director of Microsoft Australia Steven Worrall, to discuss the importance of collaboration between industry and government to address changing skills demands in Australia. 

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Steven Worrall Managing Director Microsoft Australia 

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“We had a different view of what the world should look like, and no one was building it….. we had this deep fire in our belly, this stubbornness to will that world into existence…. that has showed that there’s a different way to do capitalism." 

Simon Griffiths is the Co-Founder & CEO at Who Gives A Crap.  If that’s not enough to get you interested in listening, his incredible story will. In 2012 a crazy idea popped into his head, to start a toilet paper company with a difference - giving 50% of their profits to charity. What triggered the idea was learning that 2.4 billion people at the time didn’t have access to a toilet. That's roughly 40% of the global population. How did Simon go about making the idea a reality? A crowdfunding campaign that involved sitting on a toilet for over 50 hours until over $50,000 was raised.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Simon Griffiths Co-Founder & CEO at Who Gives A Crap

"I always say to myself at the end of the year, okay, how many failures did I have this year? Because if I haven't made failures, it means I've been too comfortable."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by world renowned food creator and publisher Donna Hay who shares her change journey as a ground-breaker in the world of food publishing and beyond.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Donna Hay, Founder and Director at Donna Hay P/L is a world renowned food creator and publisher.  

Website: donnahay.com.au

Twitter:  @donnahay

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“I deeply deeply believe that innovation is so critical to any society, any business, because it defines the human essence - our creativity, our ability to innovate and change and redefine, is what creates value… across all the value chains…. Innovation is this constant pursuit of improvement of doing things better and smarter.”

In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by David Thodey AO, Board Chair and active in public policy initiatives. In this conversation, David is warm and openly vulnerable in sharing his lessons as a change leader, along with his passion for innovation, and technology with an authentic human approach.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: David Thodey AO is a Board Chair and active in public policy initiatives.

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"Investing in a very systematic way into the mental health and wellbeing of your people, I would argue, is just a good business competitive strategy."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined once again by Managing Director and Founder of The Wellbeing Outfit Jonathan Nicholas to discuss #leadership and how operating within a cognitive economy can help drive a strategy-led focus on mental health to benefit organisations as a whole.

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Jonathan Nicholas  is Managing Director and Founder at The Wellbeing Outfit.

“For me it’s about the head the hand and the heart…..The head is the knowledge and the wisdom, ........ and the hand is being able to apply that……It’s about teaching people how to learn and how to take the information they can access and actually take that information and apply it in a way that has purpose and impact”

In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by driven change-maker Linda Brown, CEO and President, Torrens University Australia and recent winner 21st EY Entrepreneur of the Year Australia. From her very first words to her last you will hear Linda’s infectious passion and purpose overflowing as she explains the story of how she came to lead Australia’s fastest-growing university. 

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Linda Brown is CEO and President, Torrens University Australia and most recent winner 21st EY Entrepreneur of the Year Australia.

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“We’ve all got a role to play, it's incrementally happening every single day, it’s being normalised. We have to draw the line and say, enough.”

Sometimes, professional experience in one field leads to using those skills to make a difference.

This has been the case for Robert Pradolin, who has taken his more than 40 years of experience in the property industry and is using it to galvanise corporate Australia to get involved in solving the growing homelessness crisis.

Robert shares his advice for persevering during tough times:

·         the myths surrounding homelessness

·         the economic cost to future generations

·         the unintended human consequences 

·         and those moments that still get him emotional.

This podcast discusses sensitive issues related to mental health and suicide, which may be distressing for some listeners. 

If you need support, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au.
This mention occurs between 16.00- 16:35 minutes if you'd prefer to skip this section.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Robert Pradolin Co-founder and Director at Housing all Australians

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"You have to believe you’re a part of seven billion ecosystems, and you are going to do you little part, and know that the next person will do theirs."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Australia's longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner (2007-2015), globally acknowledged leader, social innovator and advocate Elizabeth Broderick AO, who shares her insights on gender equality, how she goes about creating change and the lessons learned along the way in her fight to advance the rights of women and girls worldwide.

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Elizabeth Broderick AO is Independent Expert (UN Special Rapporteur), UN Human Rights Council and Australia's longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner (2007-2015), globally acknowledged leader, social innovator and advocate. 

"24 hours of madness ensued, and at the end of that I found myself standing in the premier’s office and saying “my goodness, how did this happen” Mike Baird AO, former Premier of NSW and now CEO of HammondCare and Chair of Cricket Australia, shares insights into his personal journey and key moments of change with host Jenelle McMaster. This is an open, honest account of life as the Premier of NSW and dealing with an unimaginable moment - the Lindt Cafe siege in Sydney..

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Mike Baird AO CEO of HammondCare and Chair of Cricket Australia and former Premier of NSW

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"What I hope I never forget is the importance of communicating, and that’s being honest, empathetic, visible and creating that sense of hope."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Chief Executive Officer and Regional Managing Partner Oceania at EY Tony Johnson, who shares the insights and lessons he's taken from this year's period of unprecedented change. 

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"What's the legacy we want to leave our kids? I don't want my kids to grow up in a world where women are abused and racism is just part of the DNA, absolutely not required, shouldn't be here, so how do we change it?"

When it comes to the achievement of gender equality and the fight for human rights, the path to success requires big changes to happen. With International Women’s Day this month, CEO of UN Women Australia, Simone Clarke, shares the lessons she’s learned on becoming comfortable with discomfort, creating the space to make big changes, and looking for moments of hope in even the darkest of times.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Simone Clarke  CEO of UN Women Australia.

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POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

“My 5ft tall grandmother Dorothy had inserted herself between Goliath and this poor girl on the checkout and said how dare you talk to that young woman like that, you apologise....... I said grandma that was so brave, and she said honey if you walk past it you tell the world it's OK."

Holly Ransom is a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker and thought leader, who delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama, she was Sir Richard Branson’s nominee on a ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Changers to watch, and was personally requested by Barack Obama to interview him on stage. The list of change-makers she has met is impressive – however, the leader she admires most is her grandma. Find out why in this Power Bite mini episode and how she believes we can all be leaders no matter what our role or title.

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Holly Ransom - Speaker, Facilitator and Content Curator. Find Hollys website here

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"It doesn’t matter who you are, no one’s bigger than a football club."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster speaks with Melbourne Storm CEO Dave Donaghy ahead of the NRL restart to discuss how the sporting community has been affected by #COVID19 and the challenges sporting clubs are facing in the wake of the pandemic.

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Dave Donaghy is CEO of NRL team Melbourne Storm.

"We’ve seen an increase in loneliness and the second thing we’ve seen is an increase in anxiety. And it’s not just from people who are already anxious.”

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster speaks with John Brogden, CEO of Landcom and Chairman of Lifeline Australia, who shares his personal mental health journey and insights on the emotional ramifications of the COVID-19 situation. 

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.
Guest: John Brogden is CEO of Landcom,  and Chairman of Lifeline Australia. 

“It was the most horrendous thing that's ever happened, it was really challenging, and unfortunately made me distrustful of people, which is just not my normal stance”

Not many people can say they have built something out of nothing and have stayed true to their vision and purpose. 

Simon Crowe, the Founder and Managing Director of Grill’d, is on a mission to liberate burgers from badness and pioneer sustainable food practices.

For someone so accomplished, Simon emanates a rare vulnerability. He talks candidly about the many challenges he has faced:

>his public court battle with a former co-owner and business partner

>taking on the Goliath that is McDonald's

>his superpowers that have helped him succeed  

>and why he’s a better businessman than a friend.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Simon Crowe  Founder and Managing Director of Grill’d

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"The leaders who struggle in crisis are the ones who hide things." 

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster speaks with Chief Executive Officer at NSW Trustee & Guardian Adam Dent, who shares his insights into leading and managing people in some of the most challenging circumstances. 

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Adam Dent is Chief Executive Officer at NSW Trustee & Guardian  and Director and Co Founder of Start Out Australia. 

"We have undertaken to rebrand power, and lets face it, it needed a rebrand" 

In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Licia Heath CEO of Women for Election, a non-partisan, not for profit organisation that is all about equipping women to campaign for election and increasing the number of women in public office. She took on this role after a highly successful 19-year long career in the finance and asset management sector in London and Australia. 

After launching a campaign called "Power like you've never seen before", Licia is on a mission to make change happen.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest:   Licia Heath CEO of Women for Election.

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POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

“…somewhere along the way people said don't take your real self to work..... The future for leadership is actually being way more authentic and bringing your real self to work.”

In this Power Bite mini-episode of the Change Happens Podcast, host Jenelle McMaster and JK delve into a combined conversation that will have you hooked at the first question as they discuss “Open Minded to Change” and we discover what led JK from being a former All Black and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner to devoting his life to helping others with mental health.

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Sir John Kirwan - Founder and Chair Sir John Kirwan Foundation, Co-founder Groov, All Black and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner

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"Anyone who has been through a crisis like a natural disaster like a bushfire or flood or whatever really, really need to tell their stories."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lisa Paul AO PSM, who shares her passion for education and mental health as well as her experiences managing crises and facing unexpected situations including the Bali Bombings and the most recent Australian bushfires, and the change they created.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Lisa Paul AO PSM - leader in education, mental health and crisis management. Chair at The Australian Government, Chair Headspace, Company Director of a number of listed and private companies, an Enterprise Professor at the University of Melbourne, and a Councillor of Bond University.

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“If you can break that glass ceiling or that barrier to achievement, then other people look around and say well if they can do it, I can do it too, which is the best possible way of getting peoples’ perception to change.”

In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lucy Turnbull AO Director Turnbull and Partners. With a keen interest in technology and social innovation, Lucy is an inspiring business woman, philanthropist, Order of Australia recipient, keen urbanist and fresh from the Chair of Judges for EY Entrepreneur of the Year. As you listen you will clearly hear how her entrepreneurial thinking weaves its way through her life. 

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest:   Lucy Turnbull AO is Director Turnbull and Partners and Chair of Sydney Opera House Trust

"Skills development obviously has to align with job opportunities and the best way to do that is more investment in this space."

In our latest episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by the Member for Waterford, Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development, Shannon Fentiman MP, to discuss the role of skills and training in Australia's economic recovery following #COVID19.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Shannon Fentiman MP -  Member for Waterford, Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development.

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Never before have we been in such a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment. Governments around the world are running containment strategies, while business and the community are flung into a situation of fear, that in some cases borders on panic.

Episode 1 of Change Happens  host Jenelle McMaster, EY Oceania Markets Leader, discusses leadership in challenging times with company director, author and leadership expert Dr Kirstin Ferguson

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Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Dr Kirstin Ferguson   is Deputy Chair, Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Non Executive Director | Keynote Speaker | Author

"We made it very public by saying no apologies. So, if something happened, you weren't actually allowed to apologise for it. You just have to say, kick on with it, let the noise go on in the background and we will deal with it."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Managing Director at Laing O'Rourke Australia Hub, Cathal O'Rourke, who discusses leadership in times of exceptional change and shares his insights on how the property and construction industry has been hit by the impacts of COVID-19.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest:Cathal O'Rourke, Managing Director at Laing O'Rourke Australia Hub. 

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"I love nothing more than chucking a plan in the bin."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast host Jenelle McMaster is joined by entertainer, broadcaster, journalist, author and stage-performer Wendy Harmer who shares how she creates change, her reflections on leadership and what COVID-19 has meant for the arts and entertainment industry.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Wendy Harmer is an entertainer, broadcaster, journalist, author and stage-performer and currently hosts 702 ABC Breakfast with Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck.

“You think ‘Oh, I worked so hard for something I thought was going to change everything and it didn’t”

Even Olympic gold loses its shine.

What happens when everything you set out to achieve ends up feeling like a fleeting moment?

Leisel Jones is an Australian icon and regarded as one of the world's greatest ever female swimmers.

Now a published author, media personality, and celebrated radio host, Leisel talks about her journey as a young girl in the public eye

>winning gold but losing her spark

>making the decision to retire

>feeling lost and grappling with identity

>thriving on negative feedback

>and the lessons she has learned on finding fulfillment, purpose, success, and what winning really means.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Leisel Jones OAM, Swimming legend, speaker, activist and best-selling author

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"Where I see purposes become a little bit trite or superficial is that they’re trying to meet a convenient or a strategic goal. Where I see them to be authentic and powerful is where they start with the core belief system of the people at the centre of the company."

In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Adam Jacobs, Co-Founder of Hatch and THE ICONIC, who shares his incredible business journey and his philosophy on the power of purpose-led teams.

To really experience what Hatch can do, access a free trial here.  

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Adam Jacobs, Co-Founder of Hatch and THE ICONIC

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"We hadn't practised specifically, what would happen, you know, if the boss got blown up one morning, but we’d practiced enough so they knew the drills."

In the first episode for Season 2 of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by author and Managing Director of Trebuchet Pivot, Garth Callender, who shares his remarkable experience of his time as an Australian officer in Iraq and Afghanistan and how he has applied the lessons and training learned along the way to life in business.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Garth Callender Managing Director of Trebuchet Pivot.

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"In many ways it’s a bit like the kids in the playground standing up to the bullies, so nine nuclear weapon states have had the other countries turn on them and say, these weapons are not okay."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Dr Margaret Beavis, Director of Quit Nukes: Nuclear Weapon Free Finance, who shares her insights on exactly how real and relevant the threat of nuclear war is today, and how her work drives collective action towards collective human security.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Dr Margaret Beavis, Director of Quit Nukes: Nuclear Weapon Free Finance and the Secretary at the Medical Association for Prevention of War - MAPW

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“Well, it’s the hardest thing to go through…..Until you’ve been tested how do you know how resilient you are?”

In this episode of Change Happens, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Michael Rodrigues, the former CEO and MD of Time Out Australia and now the 24-hour Economy Commissioner (NSW) at Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW). Known as Sydney’s Night Mayor, this role sees Michael tasked with rejuvenating the night-time economy and culture of Sydney  - a city coming out of 2 years of continued lockdowns and before that, lockouts, with an enforced bedtime curfew!

That’s a lot of change to make happen.

As Michael says –“if lockout was a cold, then lockdown is pneumonia!”

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest:  Michael Rodrigues is 24-hour Economy Commissioner (NSW) at Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW)

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“I have no idea why I was the person that chose to fix the problem of surplus food. But I was. And that is the blessing that I have received, and the gift that I have received.”
Ronni Kahn AO, is a vibrant force of energy, exuding a warm honesty accompanied by her infectious and unavoidable smile. In this episode, Ronni shares with Jenelle McMaster her unique and captivating story about making change happen, on the season finale of the #ChangeHappens Podcast.

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Ronni Kahn AO Ronni Kahn AO is Visionary Leader and Founder of Australia’s Leading Food Rescue Charity and Author.

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"I suppose forging resilience, building resilience, is innovating. And so, when we look back at the last three months, we see everywhere, people innovating to get through this adversity that we’re all facing." In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Australian of the Year and Sight For All Chair, Dr James Muecke AM, who shares his insights into the relationship between health and resilience.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Dr James Muecke AM is Australian of the Year and "Sight For All" Chair.

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POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

“The woman making that statement had lost two kids at the fires, and I figured to myself she's lost her kids. You know she's lost other family and friends and what I've lost is a reputation, so I need to get over it. And I need to be able to be here supporting those people in the recovery of their communities.”

In this Power Bite Edition of the Change Happens podcast, host @Jenelle McMaster talks with former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant, Christine Nixon AO QPM. Christine shares her experience as the first woman to lead a state police force, the challenges she has faced leading through moments of crisis and the learnt along the way.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Christine Nixon AO QPM - former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

"Somewhere within our public discussions within Australia, a repositioning and revaluing of technical skills, which you are not going to learn off YouTube, which you do need to be at a TAFE, how do we elevate that?"

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Chair of Australian Sports Commission and Principal at Buildcorp Josephine Sukkar, who shares insights from her extraordinarily diverse career and her experience around the true value of partnership and teamwork.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Josephine Sukkar - Chair of Australian Sports Commission and Principal at Buildcorp

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

"The concept of impossible was one that should be pretty much rejected. I don't like the word. So I always tell people, if I was the Prime Minister of Australia, I would ban the use of the word impossible. My little take on it is that if you want to use the word, you must include a time clause in the same sentence."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host Jenelle McMaster  is joined by Founder and CEO at Tobacco Free Portfolios, Dr Bronwyn King AO, who shares her story on her mission against tobacco and the significant role that the finance sector needs to play in global tobacco control.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Dr Bronwyn King AO Founder and CEO at Tobacco Free Portfolios.

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

"Sometimes you actually have to walk through the door before you realise it was the wrong door and then you need to be prepared and brave enough to step back out, so, make sure you have the option to step back out."

In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Dr Byron Pirola, Partner at EY Port Jackson Partners ,who discusses the factors that make successful leaders, the challenges of decision-making, and the role of humility in both business and life.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Dr Byron Pirola   is Partner at EY Port Jackson Partners 

POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

"I’m feeling pressure that I have to be okay ’cause I’m the “resilience guy” so if I’m not okay does that mean, you know, that I’m just a fraud?"

In this Power Bite mini episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project, Hugh van Cuylenburg, who shares his insights on being honest and vulnerable can make you a better leader. 

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Hugh van Cuylenburg - Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts."I’m feeling pressure that I have to be okay ’cause I’m the “resilience guy” so if I’m not okay does that mean, you know, that I’m just a fraud?"

In this Power Bite mini episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project, Hugh van Cuylenburg, who shares his insights on being honest and vulnerable can make you a better leader. 

Host: Jenelle McMaster - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY Oceania

Guest: Hugh van Cuylenburg - Founding Director and Facilitator of the Resilience Project

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

“The woman making that statement had lost two kids at the fires, and I figured to myself she's lost her kids. You know she's lost other family and friends and what I've lost is a reputation, so I need to get over it. And I need to be able to be here supporting those people in the recovery of their communities.” 

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host @Jenelle McMaster is joined by former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant, @Christine Nixon AO QPM. Christine shares her experience as the first woman to lead a state police force, the challenges she has faced as a leader and the lessons in change she has learnt along the way.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Christine Nixon AO QPM is former Victorian Police Commissioner, Crisis Management and Leadership Consultant

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

"The hardest thing to do at that point in time was to rapidly pivot to not just a new way of working but also a new mode of leadership. Our teams wanted answers and clarity - they were scared, I was scared."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Managing Director & CEO at Domain, Jason Pellegrino, who shares his insights and experiences on the shifting nature of leadership during times of change and uncertainty.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Jason Pellegrino is Managing Director & CEO at Domain 

“…somewhere along the way people said don't take your real self to work.... I don't think that's the future for leadership. The future for leadership is actually being way more authentic.”

Sir John Kirwan, better known as JK, is a former All Black and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner. He became a “Sir” in 2012, recognised not only for his international rugby career but more so for his contribution and commitment to building public awareness around mental health and suicide. His willingness to share his own mental wellbeing story from surviving to thriving has helped remove the stigma associated to mental health, while compelling leaders to look after their people in the business world. He is the Founder and Chair of the Sir John Kirwan Foundation, where he has recently launched Mitey to support schools to deliver an evidence-based approach to mental health education, Co-founder of workplace wellbeing platform Groov, and host of the Open Minded podcast.

In this episode Jenelle and JK team up to merge their podcasts and discuss “Open Minded to Change” where we discover what led him to devoting his life to helping others with mental health.

#ChangeHappens #EYPodcast #TransformationRealized

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Sir John Kirwan is Founder and Chair Sir John Kirwan Foundation, Co-founder Groov, All Black and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

"We need every little girl in this world to wake up and have the same opportunity as every little boy. We need every child in this world to wake up and have the same opportunity no matter where they’re born."

Celebrating International Women’s Day, this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast shines a light on equality and the celebration of diversity. Listen as host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Founder and Chair of Adara Group, Audette Exel AO, who shares her insights from her lifelong fight for human rights and how her work drives change to bridge the gap between for profit and for purpose business models.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Audette Exel AO Founder and Chair of Adara Group.

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

On today’s episode we explore what happens when change doesn’t happen.

Professor Dr Megan Davis is a professor of constitutional law known for her work in creating the Uluru Statement from the Heart and advocating for the 2023 Voice referendum. 

As an international human rights lawyer, Scientia Professor, and academic, Megan discusses the lessons she learned about engaging with the heart, and not just the head.

·         How she finds the motivation to keep going after such a huge set-back

·         The complexity of poverty and how vulnerability never leaves you

·         Why she finds it difficult to call herself a leader

·         And the importance of being the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to a UN body

Host: Jenelle McMaster Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Professor Dr Megan Davis  Pro Vice-Chancellor Society, Scientia Professor UNSW

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Across every industry and in every home, billions of people around the world are experiencing a shared feeling of fear in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, leaders need to help their teams navigate the challenges and emotions that arise in times of crisis, particularly through a mental health lens.

In this episode of the Change Happens podcast Jenelle McMaster speaks with Jonathan Nicholas, Managing Director and Founder of The Wellbeing Outfit, who shares his insights around mental health and dealing with change brought on by coronavirus. 

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Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Jonathan Nicholas  is Managing Director and Founder at The Wellbeing Outfit.

"There’s lots of quotes that say 70% of change fails. Now, whether it’s 70% or 80% or 50%, we know a lot of our change efforts fail because we’re trying to communicate and trying to lead change through logic, and again, logic just informs us, it doesn’t actually change our behaviour or influence us to do something different or feel something different."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by speaker, author and founder of Jargon Free Fridays Gabrielle Dolan to discuss the power of communication through storytelling, both in life and in business.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Gabrielle Dolan speaker, author and founder of Jargon Free Fridays, discover more here: https://gabrielledolan.com/

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Gabrielles latest book "Magnetic Stories" available from 1st March.

"To create change, the only way we can do it is if we can actually come from that human level, human to human, not from a text book, not from just reading PowerPoints and statistics, but we need to bring and draw from our own experiences....”

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host @Jenelle McMaster is joined by @Mundanara Bayles, Managing Director  and Co-Founder of @Black Card, a 100% Aboriginal owned, who provide cultural awareness training and business consultancy to corporate Australia. Mundanara opens her heart and shares a real and raw look at life growing up Aboriginal, in Australia. 

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Mundanara Bayles, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Black Card

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

"I looked in the mirror and thought, stuff this, I’ve got to try and get my life back. And I found that people didn’t actually hate me because of my disability… they were just actually awkward and didn’t understand it."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by wheelchair tennis champion and Paralympian Dylan Alcott OAM who shares his story of overcoming barriers and creating positive change for people with disabilities.

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest:Paralympian Dylan Alcott OAM

Find Dylan on  Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

“Whenever I speak to refugees the three things that they would say are priorities are.… Number one security, once you’ve achieved that, it’s education…the stepping stone and something you can not take away, you can lose everything else but you can hold on to your education, and the third thing, is to have proper livelihoods and income so you can support your family and that’s where the private sector has a broader role.”

Naomi Steer is the founding National Director of Australia for UNHCR established in 2000, an Australian charity which grew from a small start-up to one of Australia’s top Not-For-Profits, raising more than $400 million from individual Australians to support the humanitarian work of UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency. She was also recently appointed Advisor and Representative to the UNHCR Global Private Sector National Partner Standing Group. After 22 years as National Director of Australia for UNHCR, Naomi talks with Jenelle about stepping away from this transformative role, the daily challenging changes she dealt with, and what’s next for this remarkable change leader.    

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Naomi Steer is the previous National Director of Australia for UNHCR. A highly experienced CEO and board member, keynote speaker, media commentator and contributor on humanitarian situations, global displacement, philanthropy, gender and equity 

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

In this episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by EY alumni and CEO and Founder of XVenture Mike Conway, who shares his expertise around emotional intelligence, resilience and leadership, and offers an insight into his ten-year tenure at The Wiggles.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest: Mike Conway - CEO/ Founder XVenture, Tech Director UOW/Tottenham Hotspur Global Football Program  and, Emotional Agility & Mental Coach - Socceroos

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

“If you're not happy before the medal, you won't be happy after the medal."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Olympic Gold Medallist in the Women's Four Rowing Jessica Morrison, who shares an insight into the power of the athlete's mindset and her experience of winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY. 

Guest:Jessica Morrison is an Olympic Gold Medallist in the Women's Four Rowing and Senior Consultant at EY.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

"From those humiliating moments have come the most illuminating moments… about myself, about other people, about organisations, about society, and I really see it as accelerated learning even if it's learning the hard way."

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp, who shares how she seeks to create change and the lessons she has learned along the way as Lord Mayor of the city she loves, with an insight into the highs and lows of the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest:  Sally Capp Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

"First and foremost, your safety is everything to us. The rest can wait. We'll work out how the business can operate, but you must stay safe. You must stay at home."

When an on-air presenter at Nova Entertainment was asked to self-isolate after displaying symptoms of coronavirus, leadership had to act fast in its communications, being honest and real about the approach they were taking. In this week's episode of the Change Happens #podcast, Jenelle McMaster is joined by Nova Entertainment CEO Cathy O'Connor to discuss #leadership and shifting business paradigms in a remote working world.

Listen now on: 

Apple Podcasts: Here

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Or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.
Guest: Cathy O'Connor is Nova Entertainment CEO.

"Anybody who trades through this pandemic, it’s a privilege. And don’t abuse that privilege, and be very generous as a result of that because there’s underemployed, unemployed, under-trading or not trading businesses. And if you are trading and have the privilege to do so, then you better be very generous in all of your actions."

In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster speaks with Group CEO and Managing Director at Dominos Pizza Enterprises Don Meij who explores effective leadership during a global pandemic, risk and failure, and cultivating a culture of learning.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Don Meij is Group CEO and Managing Director at Dominos Pizza Enterprises

“Everyone has a role to play as a leader, whether you're leading for better or worse, you're leading every day… whether that's your household, your team, your community, you name it. And so taking ownership and responsibility of that.. comes from us starting by saying, actually anyone and everyone can and is a leader. And so then it's understanding well am I leading for better?”

In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast, host Jenelle McMaster is joined by Holly Ransom a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker and thought leader. Holly was named one of Australia’s 100 Most Influential Women by the AFR, has delivered a Peace Charter to the Dalai Lama and was Sir Richard Branson’s nominee on a ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Changers to watch. In this episode she shares her insights on the lessons she’s learned about making change happen and how we can all be leaders no matter what our role or title.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Holly Ransom Speaker, Facilitator and Content Curator. Find Hollys website here.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

POWERFUL LESSONS IN CHANGE – BITE-SIZED. 

"...maybe more than a thousand of my patients had either died or suffered absolutely terribly as a result of tobacco, and then there I am finding out that my own money invests in the companies that make the products that are killing them."

In this Power Bite edition of the Change Happens podcast, Founder and CEO at Tobacco Free Portfolios, Dr Bronwyn King AO, shares with host Jenelle McMaster the light bulb moment that changed her life forever, forging her mission against tobacco and the significant role that the finance sector needs to play in global tobacco control.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  - Deputy CEO and Markets Leader at EY OceaniaGuest: Dr Bronwyn King AO - Founder and CEO at Tobacco Free Portfolios.

Listen here on Apple Podcasts  on Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

“I think I, as a leader, learned a lot about diversity and inclusion. And it's not enough as leaders to just say, I want diversity and hope it's going to follow unwittingly. And I think it's just, again, because of who I am, it was incredibly inclusive, so I had no barriers to entry. I celebrated every single woman equally. And as a result, that visible difference meant that more and more women saw themselves in people they wouldn't have normally seen being celebrated…….”

 Dr Kirstin Ferguson who was recently awarded an AM in the Australia Day Honours List in 2023 for her significant contribution to business and gender equality, joins our Change Happens podcast host Jenelle McMaster to discuss her moment creating change with the #CelebratingWomen campaign.

Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.

Guest: Dr Kirstin Ferguson   is award-winning leadership expert, 
author, columnist and company director.

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