The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
For our last TYPP Episode this series, we chat with Mark Isaacs, co-founder of Analyst Economy, a community of freelance analysts.
After high school in England, Mark studied Geography at Oxford University, focusing on Climate Research. After university, Mark took up an internship position at Futures in the UK, which is a global sports business consultancy. Futures gave Mark the opportunity to move to Australia, which he did in 2015, from London to Sydney.
Mark then led the opening of the Futures Melbourne office, where he ended up leading a team of analysts and working as an in-house consultant at Cricket Australia.
Mark recently left Futures to start his own business, Analyst Economy, which we loved exploring in this episode.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Today we chat with Kyle Duerden, an in-house graphic designer at the Hawthorn AFL Football Club (https://www.hawthornfc.com.au). Kyle started out his journey studying Communication Design and Graphic Design at Swinburne University (https://www.swinburne.edu.au/courses/find-a-course/design/communication-graphic-design/), where he enjoyed a final year focusing on a real-world innovation project which we loved exploring in this episode.
Kyle has a unique journey getting into the graphic design industry and strongly believes in giving things a go, learning from what doesn’t work before making your next move.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
This week we chat with Cameron Butler, Project Engineer at John Holland (https://www.johnholland.com.au), where he’s currently working on the Level Crossing Removal Project (https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au).
Cam studied at Monash University, completing a Bachelor of Engineering (https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/2022/engineering-e3001) and Bachelor of Commerce (https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/2022/commerce-b2001), after which he decided to continue down the engineering route. Before John Holland, Cam did some vacation work at United Energy (https://www.unitedenergy.com.au) before spending some time at Cardno (https://www.cardno.com) as a Geotechnical Engineer.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Tune into this week’s episode with Luke Popovic, Process Engineer at Viva Energy (https://www.vivaenergy.com.au), the operator of the oil refinery in Geelong, Victoria, which is the supplier of about a quarter of Australia’s fuel requirements.
Before Viva, Luke held roles as a graduate Process Engineer at Wood Group (https://www.woodplc.com), an engineering consulting firm. Before that, Luke was involved in various university placements. Luke studied a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/majors-minors-specialisations/2022/specialisations/chemical-engineering-xs0002) and a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science (https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/2022/pharmaceutical-science-p2001) at Monash University.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
This week we chat with Tom Bennett, Innovation Manager at Carlton & United Breweries (https://cub.com.au), a business unit within Asahi Beverages.
Tom completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne (https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/undergraduate/bachelor-of-arts), majoring in Media and Communications, during which he interned at an independent creative agency.
Our guest's diverse career began with his first full-time job as a Media Coordinator for Starcom (https://www.starcomww.com), and has included other roles working in-house as a Media Analyst at Helloworld Travel (https://www.helloworld.com.au), as an Account Manager at an independent creative agency AJF, then onto Asahi as a New Product Development Manager.
CUB’s portfolio of brands include some of the biggest in the market with the likes of Carlton Draught, VB, Great Northern, Asahi, and Peroni (CUB) and Vodka Cruiser and Woodstock (Premium Beverages). Not to mention their Craft portfolio, including 4 Pines, Mountain Goat, Balter and Yak.
Tom was working at Asahi during their merger with CUB a couple of years ago, which we look forward to diving into in this week’s episode.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Today we chat with Tom Somerville, Electrical Project Manager at BREC (http://www.brec.com.au).
Tom's diverse and fast-paced role means his day-to-day is constantly changing. Anything from directing on-site, dropping off materials to working in the office, Tom’s career working on high-end domestic and hospitality jobs is never boring.
The high number moving parts that go into a job means Tom's day can often be reactive, requiring consistent communication between builders, architects and on-site workers.
Tune in as we dive into this interesting role that combines a number of skill sets.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Tune in this week as we chat to Jacob Shields, Chief of Staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (https://www.abc.net.au), a position he formally held at Network 10.
Prior to becoming a Chief of Staff, Jacob was a reporter at Network 10 and Prime 7. Jacob studied a Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Laws at Queensland University of Technology (https://www.qut.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-communication-journalism-bachelor-of-laws-honours). Trying his hand at law through a number of paralegal positions during his studies, Jacob realised that journalism was the right path for him.
Most recently, Jacob was awarded a spot on this year’s B&T Top 30 Under 30 for Journalism (https://www.bandt.com.au/30u30), in recognition of the terrific work he’s done in the media space.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
This week we dive into a different area of health care with Cassandra Rolls, paramedic at Ambulance Victoria (https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/careers). Cass provides emergency response and first aid to those in need.
Prior to joining Ambulance Victoria, Cass worked as a registered nurse for a number of years, being a fantastic training ground for paramedicine.
Cass’ educational journey began by studying a Bachelor of Science at Monash University (https://handbook.monash.edu/2021/courses/S2000). During this time, Cass realised her true passion for health care and transferred to Australian Catholic University, to complete a double degree consisting of a Bachelor of Paramedicine and Bachelor of Nursing (https://www.acu.edu.au/course/bachelor-of-nursingbachelor-of-paramedicine).
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
This week we dive into the agricultural industry with Dave McKeon, CEO of GrainGrowers (https://www.graingrowers.com.au), a leading advocacy group for Australian grain farmers, representing their interests at a national and international level.
Dave studied a Bachelor of Agriculture and Applied Sciences at Charles Sturt University (https://study.csu.edu.au/courses/agricultural-wine-sciences/bachelor-agriculture), after which he worked in various farm management roles throughout New South Wales, before landing a Graduate Job at the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Dave delve into understanding the argiculural policy landscape during his years at the government, before eventually making the shift into industry, where he has worked with the National Farmers' Federation (https://nff.org.au) and then GrainGrowers.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
This week we chat with Clare O'Neil, Federal Member for the seat Hotham in Victoria - a position she’s held since 2013.
Clare was first appointed to the Shadow Ministry in 2016, as a Shadow Minister for Justice. She has since been appointed as a Shadow Minister for Financial Services in 2018 and Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology, and the Future of Work in 2019. Today, Clare is a Shadow Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services.
Prior to jumping into Federal Politics, Clare worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and was mayor for the City of Greater Dandenong.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Join us as we dive into the wide world of psychology with Steph, a forensic psychologist who delivers group-based and individual treatment to violent offenders.
With two years of industry experience under her belt working as a forensic psychologist, Steph works with some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Steph began her studies with a Bachelor of Advanced Biological Sciences before changing to a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences at La Trobe (https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-psychological-science) University. Steph then when on to specialise her studies, doing a year of Honours at La Trobe before completing a Masters of Forensic Psychology at UNSW (https://www.unsw.edu.au/study/postgraduate/master-of-psychology-forensic).
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
In this week's episode we chat with Guy Coleman, Precision Weed Control Scientist and PhD student at the University of Sydney.
Guy’s research focuses on the use artificial intelligence for weed recognition in Australian grain crops, an alternate weed control technology.
Passionate about all things agriculture, Guy is also a fan of AgriEducate, a platform help to bridge the gap between consumers and farmers.
We had a great time exploring this niche job we knew little about - a testament to how many avenues there are to finding your dream career.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
This week we chat with Laura Gollant, former Senior Consultant at PwC in Melbourne, in the Corporate (https://www.pwc.com.au/corporate-tax.html) and Global Tax (https://www.pwc.com.au/global-tax.html) team.
Laura began her professional career during Year 12 as a participant in PwC's cadetship program, going on to complete a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Melbourne (https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/undergraduate/bachelor-of-commerce), majoring in Accounting and Management whilst working at PwC 4 days a week. Laura spent the last year of her degree working for a local accounting firm, before jetting off to Los Angeles to complete her final semester on exchange at the University of Southern California (https://www.usc.edu). Laura returned to PwC in Melbourne full-time in 2018.
During her career to date, Laura has collaborated with over 65 countries across 6 continents, so it was brilliant chatting to such a worldly young professional in this week’s episode!
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Tune into our new episode with Dr William Stoltz, a National Security Advisor working in the Australian Public Service (https://www.apsjobs.gov.au/s) in Canberra.
As well as his work in the public sector, Will is a Visiting Fellow at Australian National University's National Security College (https://nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au), having recently completed his PhD, achieving a doctorate in National Security Policy.
Will is passionate about encouraging people to pursue a career in the Public Service, particularly in National Security, as well as encouraging students to do further academic research after high school or university.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
In this week’s episode we jump back into the #tech space with Lauren Tan, a software engineer at Facebook working in the React Data Team in the acclaimed Silicon Valley.
Formally trained in finance after studying a Bachelor of Commerce at Monash University (https://www.monash.edu/study/courses/find-a-course/2021/commerce-b2001) in Melbourne, Lauren quickly decided that the tech world was where she wanted to be, and began teaching herself programming and user design.
Lauren started working as a UX Designer in Melbourne before moving her life to the USA. Lauren is passionate about growing women in tech and sponsoring people from under-represented minorities.
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Today we speak with Kirsty Edwards, Project Manager at Probuild (https://www.probuild.com.au), an Australian tier one construction company.
After finishing school, Kirsty completed a Bachelor in Architecture and Construction Management before completing a Masters of Architecture.
Kirsty's journey into the workforce began when she was at university, completing part-time work at several architecture firms to contextualise her studies.
Upon finishing her masters, Kirsty secured a position at Lendlease (https://www.lendlease.com/au) as an undergraduate, where she worked for several years before moving to Probuild.
On top of project management, Kirsty is involved in the graduate program at Probuild, a topic we loved exploring in this episode.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Today we chat with Andrew Danckert, Director and Founder of Cumulus Tax (https://www.cumulustax.com.au). Andrew started Cumulus Tax to help ASX and foreign-listed organisations improve the effectiveness of their tax technology.
Andrew works with his clients to improve efficiency, insights and tax governance compliance through process optimisation, being a strong advocate for the tax function in finance transformation projects.
Prior to starting Cumulus Tax, Andrew led Wolter Kluwer's enterprise software segment in Australia and New Zealand, advising top 100 and top 1000 tax functions on tax technology needs. He also spent 6 years at PwC (https://www.pwc.com.au), advising large corporates and multi-nationals on tax controversy and corporate tax matters. During his time, Andrew was heavily involved in canvas recruitment and a key member of the learning and development team.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
We’re excited to announce this special episode with industry expert, Simon Kuestenmacher! Simon is a director and co-founder of The Demographics Group.
Simon is involved in the business side of demography - sourcing data and interpreting it for businesses and governments, which involves lots of data crunching and storytelling.
Simon specialises in using compelling data visualisation to illustrate trends we’re seeing in demographic, consumer and social levels of society.
Simon studied a Bachelor of Geography in Germany, before completing a Masters of Urban Geography at the University of Melbourne (https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-geography). Simon is now a columnist for The New Daily, and a former columnist for The Australian newspaper.
Simon is one of the best people to comment on the future of work for young professionals and where our careers may lead us in the future.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
Today we’re speaking with Habiba, a research engineer and computer scientist at CSRIO’s Data61, specialising in machine learning and data science.
After completing a Bachelor of Computer Science in her hometown of Islamabad, Habiba moved to Chicago to complete a PhD of Computer Science, focused on computational biology. Following the completion of her PhD, Habiba worked throughout Europe before finding her way to Sydney, Australia, to work at Data61.
Habiba’s favourite coding language is Python, an open source language used for machine learning and deep learning, which we loved getting stuck into in this week’s episode!
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
The Young Professionals Podcast (TYPP), proudly brought to you by ADAPT Careers (https://adaptcareers.com.au) and co-hosted by Luke Marriott and Nicholas Sargeant (Sarge).
In this episode we chat with Sam Beyer, Data Engineer at Afterpay (https://www.afterpay.com/en-AU), one of Australia's fastest growing companies.
After finishing school, Sam completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne, majoring in Computing and Software Systems (https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/major/computing-and-software-systems/), also completing a Diploma in Applied Mathematics (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/2017/components/gd-sc-infspc-10).
Sam spent the last year of his university degree completing an internship at Intelematics (https://www.intelematics.com), where he went on to become a Data Engineer for 2.5 years following the completion of his studies.
If you have a career story you would like to share, a role you would like to learn more about or any questions you would like us to ask young professionals, you can reach us through any of our social media that can be found at TYPP.com.au. We would love to hear from you!
