This week I spoke with an inspiring creative engineer working in the renewables space in Australia. He’s got an interesting side project that sounded incredible, working to save lives in rural Africa.Andrew Dickson is a renewable energy projec

Chat with Shantha Bloemen, Founder of Mobility for Africa, on renewables, social impact and gender equality

Oct 29th, 2018 42m 57s

This week I had the opportunity to speak with Shantha Bloemen, Founder of an exciting new startup whose mission is set to transform the lives of small scale farmers in sub-saharan Africa. We talk about her love for Zimbabwe and the belief that

A chat with Dr David Chong Plastic Surgeon on Mercy Ships, mentors and giving back

Oct 9th, 2018 46m 31s

This week I had a chance to speak with Dr David Chong, a brilliant paediatric plastic surgeon at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. David also works tirelessly in the charity space, including with Operation Smile and the Mercy Ships or

Conversation with Adelle MacDonald – Co-founder and Owner of Botanic Baby on doing nappies smarter

Sep 27th, 2018 49m 5s

This week I had a chance to speak with Adelle MacDonald, Owner and Co-founder of Botanic Baby, a cloth nappy service in offering an ecologically sustainable nappy delivery service in Melbourne Victoria. Now, i’d normally not speak to an owner o

Co-creating the future with cities – a chat with Boyd Cohen, urban strategist and mobility expert

Aug 26th, 2018 50m 32s

This week I had a chance to speak with Boyd Cohen, an author and urban strategist focused on the areas of urban innovation, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, smart cities and the Internet of Mobility. He’s lived everywhere, he’s publis

Creativity is the future of work and innovation with Monica Kang

1 Aug 4th, 2018 49m 32s

This week I had fun speaking with Monica Kang, Founder and CEO of InnovatorsBox® based in Washington DC. For several years Monica has been a powerhouse of a creative educator, transforming today’s workforce through the power of creativity. She’

A Hacker, Hipster and Hustler in the blockchain space, Founder and CEO of Agriledger, Genevieve Leveille

Jul 8th, 2018 59m 44s

This week I had the BEST time catching up with Genevieve Leveille, Founder and CEO of Agriledger. Agriledger is a social impact startup creating crypto ledger and mobile technology solutions for agricultural providers globally. Genevieve is

Life is a Blood Sport – Truth Telling is Hard with Jennifer Sertl – Author and Futurist

Jun 17th, 2018 43m 40s

This week I had a chance to chat with Jennifer Sertl, an internationally recognized influencer in social media. She is President and Founder of Agility3R, a leadership development company dedicated to strengthening strategic skills and helping

The State of Play on Cannabis and Other Drugs with Dr Nicole Lee

Jun 3rd, 2018 38m 15s

This week I had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Dr Nicole Lee. Dr Lee is an expert in alcohol and other drug treatment and policy. She is Director at Australia’s leading alcohol and other drug specialist consultancy, 360Edge, and Pro

Riding the Mushroom Revolution with Lifecykel co-Founder Julian Mitchell

May 17th, 2018 44m 6s

Wow, what a crazy few weeks I’ve had.I recently found out I had cancer (BCC) and as the situation unfolded I was told I needed to go under the knife asap – so I did – not pretty – I haven’t been able to speak properly for a couple of weeks. G

Brilliant Future of Work and Learning with Jan Owen – CEO of Foundation for Young Australians

Apr 23rd, 2018 1h 9m

This week I had the chance to sit down and have a chat with Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians. We talk the future of work, education, dogs, cats, and have a laugh. A remarkable woman, doing pioneering work with youth in Aust

Conversation with Dr Jemma Green – Co-Founder and Chair of Power Ledger

Apr 8th, 2018 38m 50s

This week I had the chance to speak with Dr Jemma Green, Co-Founder and Chair of Power Ledger, a Perth based blockchain energy trading company. It was really interesting to hear Jemma’s journey from Perth to London and back to Perth to ultimate

Conversation with Greg Bernarda – Author, Design Thinking Leader

Mar 25th, 2018 41m 31s

This week I had the opportunity to post my conversation with Greg Bernarda, co-author of Value Proposition Design, where I would go so far as to say there is a copy of on every successful company’s desk.Greg now works with individuals, teams a

Conversation with Michel Hogan – Author, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Think5678

Mar 11th, 2018 58m 52s

This week the world celebrates International Women’s Day and I wanted to use the opportunity to speak to a friend and associate who I admire and have wanted to have on for some time. Michel Hogan is an author, communicator and serious thinker w

Conversation with Dr Jane Thomason – Global Blockchain Ambassador driving positive social impact

Feb 28th, 2018 44m 16s

This week I had the chance to speak with Dr Jane Thomason, a global leader driving the application of for positive social impact. Global Ambassador for the British Blockchain Association and CEO of ABT Associates, a global consultancy of “bol

Conversation with Adam Jacoby – Co-Founder and Chief Steward of MiVote

Feb 11th, 2018 53m 52s

This week I had a chat with Adam Jacoby, Entrepreneur, Activist, Co-Founder and Chief Steward of the global democracy movement, MiVote. MiVote at its heart is a community decision making and voting platform where everybody has a say on the deci

Conversation with Alex Lubinsky – Co-Founder and CEO of Rentberry

Jan 21st, 2018 40m 9s

This week I had a chat with Alex Lubinsky, co-founder and CEO of Rentberry, a decentralized long-term rental platform that has been disrupting the rental industry since 2015. Rentberry’s platform has been a game changer through automating steps

Conversation with Toni Lane Casserly – co-Founder CoinTelegraph and blockchain nation movement, Culture.re

Jan 2nd, 2018 58m 4s

This week I chatted with Toni Lane Casserly, Co-Founder of CoinTelegraph and more recently of the virtual blockchain nation movement, Culture.re. A fab conversation, I didn’t realise Toni was a singer so having her on next time with a cool tune

Conversation with John Lyotier – Co-Founder of Rightmesh and Left

Dec 17th, 2017 1h 3m

This week I spoke with John Lyotier, co-founder of Left, and it’s recent offshoot, Rightmesh. The tagline for Left is We do things right. For Rightmesh, Changing the way the world connects. And they will. Without hooking into the internet. My c

Conversation with Lance Rubin – Founder of Model Citizn and CFO of Banjo

Dec 3rd, 2017 1h 3m

“Disrupt or Be Disrupted”This week I had the opportunity to speak with Lance Rubin, Founder of Model Citizn and CFO of Banjo. He’s one of the best financial modellers out there, but what he talks about is strategy. Smart financial modelling

Conversation with Associate Professor Ben Horan – VR Mover and Shaker

Nov 18th, 2017 58m 17s

This week’s episode I get to chat with one of Australia’s experts in VR and AR – or if you’ve been living under a large boulder for the last decade, virtual reality and augmented reality – Associate Professor Ben Horan. Ben heads up the VR Lab

Conversation with Professor Sohail Inayatullah – global futurist

Nov 11th, 2017 58m 22s

This week on People My Dog Would Like I had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Sohail Inayatullah, a leading political scientist and futurist who was awarded UNESCO’s first Chair of Future Studies. Inayatullah speaks globally addressing go

Conversation with Co-Founders Katrina Donaghy and Akasha Indream on blockchain

Nov 4th, 2017 33m 45s

This week I was keen to discuss the topic of blockchain technology and the potential is has in store for us all and invited two women on the show as my guests. Katrina Donaghy, co-founder of Civic Ledger, has so much energy and I hope provides

Conversation with Dr Catherine Ball – Queen of Drones and Founder Extraordinaire

Oct 28th, 2017 57m 19s

My Guest this week is the award winning, inspirational Dr Catherine Ball, Scientist, Founder of SheFlies, Gumption Trigger, Author, Entrepreneur, Ethics Advocate and Convenor of the World of Drones Congress who is, quite simply, the internation

Conversation with Dr Tia Kansara – Author and Global Sustainability Expert

Oct 14th, 2017 37m 15s

This week’s episode with with Dr Tia Kansara. Tia is an author, speaker and global leader on the topic of sustainability. She is an inspirational leader on a global campaign speaking with political leaders, policy makers and influential corpora