Change Happens

“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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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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“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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"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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“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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"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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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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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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“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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