It’s not every day that you sell your business Virginpulse to the Sir Richard Branson. But this bloke did. Glenn Riseley talks all things business, work ethic to build a product and the current education landscape. A charismatic character, we appreciate having the great man on.
From coding software to taking the plunge to start his sports digital marketing consultancy; having now met and worked with some of the biggest brands in sport, Sean knows a couple of things or two about the world of digital for sports athletes and the organisations.
Now taking on a new challenge of starting an Esports team, Sean highlights his journey to this point, lessons learn and what to expect in the coming years from Esports!
Talking to Anita Ziemer the Managing Director of the Slade Group about young people entering the work force and the future of industries with the presence of automation was a very interesting discussion.
It is a topic we at The Boardroom are passionate to explore so listen in and let us know what you think!
Incredible insight and stories from a person with such wealth of knowledge and experience. It was a honour to have Debby Lovett in The Boardroom sharing with Tom and Mason.
Listen in because there is a lot to learn from this episode!
Listen to the journey of Sarah Rowe, an AFLW player for the Collingwood FC and how she grew up in Ireland but now is playing the great game of AFL here in Melbourne! Motivating story of how just taking opportunities and living with no regret.
From an accountant student, to multiple time CEO of some of Australia's most successful sporting organisations. This is a true, authentic view point of how being self aware of who you are and the value you can provide is what will make you successful.
Hear how someone navigated and learnt the sporting admin world and how you can too!
A true entrepreneur. That is the best way to describe Tobi Skovron; with multiple brands under his belt and years of true and honest business and entrepreneurial experience, he is one individual who you would listen to about being a successful entrepreneur.
Hear the journey Tobi took to become the Co-Founder of CreativeCubes, an ever expanding co-working space. There were ups and downs and incredible lessons to learn from as Tobi shares some stories from his different industry ventures.
Not every day do you get to hear the story of an AFL icon about growing up in North Ringwood, to then be recruited by Essendon as a young teenager and have a stellar career ending up in the AFL Hall of Fame.
Paul Salmon also reflects on his entrepreneurial talent and drive to also build and venture into areas of his life with the values and principles learnt from AFL royalty, Kevin Sheedy.
We asked Paul what he looks for in young talent and his answer definitely requires taking a couple note!
A young man with an incredible story - Kristian Martinow shares with us his journey to now. Covering off early days in university and transitioning into the corporate world, to then be faced with a life turning experience which totally shifted his path.
Many lessons can be learnt and we get very philosophical in The Boardroom for this episode - enjoy!
Andrew Walton the Founder of Interact Sport joined us to discuss all things sport and tech related. Having grown up in the country where sport was his life - he soon found himself making the move to town and finding his feet in a career.
As we discuss the founding of his business, we also chat about social media and the impact digital is having on businesses as well as mental health and how we as a culture are embracing mental health by beginning the conversation.
Andrew is a very down to earth guy with knowledge to share and we at The Boardroom are grateful he shared some with us!
The Co-Founder of the Pride Cup and the first openly homosexual men's Australian Rules Footballer, Jason Ball is an incredibly passionate and driven individual with courage to change culture within our national sport.
His passion for positive change doesn't stop there, with goals to one day be MP, Jason has a powerful voice in today's up and coming politics; being the voice for many young Australian.
Jason is on his way to achieve something incredibly remarkable with Pride Cup as well as his involvement with politics and we at the Boardroom are fully supportive of Jason and are here to assist with the impact Pride Cup is trying to achieve!
The Founder and CEO of The Man Cave - Hunter Johnson is truly changing the lives of boys aged 13-18 in high schools and yes is looking to replicate the same for girls.
Tackling the issue of mental health and boys behaviour during this period in their life, focusing on the issue during the preventative stage; an area where Hunter believes can have real impact on the boys and those around them.
We were able to discuss with Hunter what shaped him during his journey that led him down this path of wanting to start The Man Cave and where the passion for the concept came from.
We also got the chance to share a very impactful story and have an in-depth conversation about the topic. This is an episode worth listening too!
Cam Greenwood
Live Passionately; a message Cam lives and breathes by on a daily basis. Cam is the Founder / Chief of Passion at Monster Surf, the apparel company he started from his parents home when deciding to create a surfboard in the backyard.
A true social entrepreneur at heart and a real compassion for helping others through the vehicle of change that is Monsta Surf and the personal brand Cam has been able to develop through this journey.
Full credit to the hard work he has put in and the lifestyle he now lives represents perfectly the style of the man. Listen to his journey as there is a lot to take away from this incredible individual.