Welcome to Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, host Shaun sits down with the CEO of Mary's House Services, Yvette. This episode might be confronting for some people. However, its a conversation that needs to be heard by all to build awareness around domestic and family violence and the significant impact it is having on our communities. Yvette talks about the incredible work being done by Mary's House Services, while shining a light on this devastating c...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. Prepare to be inspired, motivated and simply amazed by Lisa Cox and her display of courage and resilience. At 24 years old, Lisa was in the prime of her life, thriving in her career and completely unaware of how her life was about to change in an instance. Lisa now lives with multiple health conditions, both visible and invisible. Going from thriving in her professional career, to having to relearn how to ...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. It's not everyday you get to sit down with one of the worlds most recogniseable brands to learn about their passion and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. In this episode, host Shaun meets Michelle from Amazon Australia to discuss the wonderful collaboration between atWork Australia and Amazon Australia. Michelle speaks openly about her personal commitment to creating inclusive workplaces and the val...

Welcome to Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, we have our first returning guest in Sharon, from Team Cohesion to discuss some of the differences in communication styles between neurotypical and neurodivergent communication styles. Sharon outlines that in order to create effective communication channels it is the responsibility of both parties to be aware and understanding of the differences in communication styles. For a person who is neurodivergent, ef...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. How much do you know about Tourette's Syndrome? In this episode, host Shaun meets atWork Australia client, Georgia, who speaks openly about her experience living with tourettes. Georgia talks us through the difficult time of receiving her diagnosis, the challenges she has faced due to other people's limited knowledge of her condition and the assumptions she receives based on what people have seen in movies and o...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, we shine the light on one of atWork Australia's employer partners, ahs hospitality, in recognition of their commitment to creating a truly inclusive workplace that is supportive of people from all backgrounds. ahs hospitality are one of Australia's largest providers of outsourced housekeeping services. Ben, ahs hospitality General Manager for People and Culture, joined the podcast to discuss the...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversation with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, host Shaun chats with atWork Australia's Principal Advisor - Health and Wellness Services, Galit Bailey. Galit has spent multiple decades working in employment services, supporting people with mental health concerns to work through their challenges to find life changing employment. Throughout Galit's career, she has worked in multiple countries and believes the major barriers to employment in Australia...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, host Shaun chats with Job Coach, Suzan about her journey with atWork Australia. Suzan came to atWork Australia at a challenging time in her life. Due to her health concerns, she was forced to re-evaluate her working career. Suzan came to atWork Australia as a client, but soon realised she would be well suited as a Job Coach for atWork Australia. You can hear in her voice how genuinely passionate she is abou...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, host Shaun meets Kerryn, the founder and director of Ktalk. At the age of 30, Kerryn was diagnosed with Autism. Kerryn openly talks about the challenges she has face in her life, through her school years and the barriers she's faced trying to find employment. Due to the challenges she faced trying to find and sustain employment, Kerryn took matters into her own hands and launched Ktalk. Ktalk is an innovati...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. Every client who comes to atWork Australia has had a unique journey. The support and guidance they receive must be tailored to their individual experience and career goals. In this episode, host Shaun is joined by atWork Australia client, Guy. Guy has had a long and successful working career and has held senior positions in the health and safety space. After experiencing some health concerns, Guy was forced out of the workp...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, host Shaun is joined by atWork Australia client, Ryan. Employment plays a significant role in our lives. It can provide structure, routine and creates a foundation which allows us live our life on our own terms. For a person who has spent time in incarceration, employment can play a large role in a persons rehabilitation and re-integration into the community. However, it is no secret that a criminal record ...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, host Shaun is joined by atWork Australia's Registered Psychologist and Wellness Advisor, Sarah, to discuss anxiety. We can all experience anxiety in different aspects of our lives and healthy anxiety can have a positive influence on performance. However, when anxiety reaches unhealthy levels, it can quickly become a serious mental heath concern. Throughout this episode, Sarah breaks down the differences bet...

Welcome to a special episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. This episode is to recognise International Women's Day, 8th March. International Women’s Day is a great opportunity to recognise and celebrate the incredible contributions that women make in our workplace, communities and to making the world a better place. By engaging in these celebrations, it contributes towards creating a more gender equal world, where everyone has an equal opportunity to pursue their dreams. In this e...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta. In this episode, Shaun speaks with atWork Australia client, Josh, and WOW, this man has a story to tell. From the very beginning of Josh's life, he was forced to be resilient and faced challenges that no child should ever have too. Not long after birth, Josh was sent to live with his grandparents in New Zealand. He was then reunited with his father as a young child, which was only meant to be a short visit. However, his fat...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta, the first of 2025! Shaun chatted with Job Coach Katy about her new role with atWork Australia. Katy has an extensive employment history across a number of industries from landscaping, mechanic, supermarkets, cheese factory and even working at the zoo! Katy opens up about her choice to share information about the disabilities she lives with and how she finds it beneficial as it means her employers can provide her with the wo...

Thank you for listening!As we prepare to wrap up the first year of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta, the atWork Australia podcast team would like to thank everyone for listening, sharing our episodes on social media and continuing to support us while we launch this podcast.We have had a lot of fun sharing the inspiring stories of our clients and employer partners throughout the year. Thank you to all of our guests for speaking so openly and honestly about their experience with atWork Au...

Welcome to Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta.For the last episode of 2025, Shaun sat down with Belinda from OzHarvest to learn more about the organisation.OzHarvest is one of Australia's leading food rescue organisations, providing relief to some of the most vulnerable members of the community. Belinda shares her journey with OzHarvest, how the organisation has grown to be bigger than ever imagined.One of OzHarvest's initiatives is the Nourish program, providing participants with a quali...

Welcome to Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta.In this episode, host Shaun is joined by Dress for Success Western Australia CEO, Natalie.Dress for Success Western Australia is a registered charity that is part of a global movement of change, empowering women to obtain economic independence by providing them with work-appropriate attire, job support mentoring, access to career development workshops. They also provide access to a supportive network to enabling their clients to move forward a...

Welcome to Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta.In this episode, atWork Australia client, Natalie, speaks openly about her challenges with diabetes.From being diagnosed as a young adult, her fears of the unknown and how this diagnosis was going to impact her future. Natalie shares some terrifying situations that led her to being hospitalised learning how to manage her health condition.Natalie speaks about the additional challenges she faced when it came to securing employment. She was often...

Welcome to another episode of Candid Conversations with Shaun Pianta.Today, November 19 marks International Men's Day.November is widely known as men's health awareness month with multiple initiatives such as Movember and International Men's Day being special dates in the calendar. Both initiatives have a similar vision - promoting the health challenges that men face, encouraging all men that its okay to speak up and seek support for the challenges they are facing.Our guest in this episode, J...