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"You can't have everything, but you can have anything" with Elizabeth Brennan
"If I haven't thought about a wicked problem by morning tea, then it's almost like I haven't lived my day properly. I feel and think about things deeply."
"My Eyesight is Failing Every Day, but I think my Vision is Getting Stronger" with Mark Peart
“I don't want to make it sound too fluffy, but it lit a fire inside of me. And it was like, ‘Hey, I'm going to build a tech business in the bush’.”
And that’s exactly what Mark did.
“Tech was disrupting every other industry, but it hadn't really disrupted agriculture.”
“I wanted to start something where we could solve a problem straight away for farmers.”
The little moments in white fields that shaped a future love with Mollie Parkes
“I wasn't surrounded by, technology and hundreds of other kids in the class, or even neighbours. It was that for sure that shaped my future and I think, laid a foundation for my appreciation for it as well. And knowing and seeing how committed Dad was to the land as well... Inspiring for sure.”
I’ll always be a bush kid with Nick Turnbull
As we were saying our goodbye's Nick said, "It's actually been bloody good to tell my story"... It's little moments like this that make it so worth it, and we feel so lucky to be able to bring people like Nick to the front through HOA... So let's get into it.
The Chef Taking Red Meat from the BBQ to the Royals with Sam Burke
Sam Burke has invited Oli and all podcast listeners to his place for a BBQ and we're holding him to it!
Career Paths From Texas to the Territory with Liv Thompson
In this episode, Oli chats with Olivia (Liv) Thompson, a Director at LAWD. Liv's early years were spent on Northern Territory cattle stations, and she recently came full circle by selling one of those stations as a real estate agent.
Although Liv's career began in real estate, she took a detour to Texas, USA, working as a cutting horse trainer. Throughout this episode, Liv openly discusses her rookie mistakes, her love for the Northern Territory community, the cultural insights she gained from her time overseas and the evolution of her career.
The job that even his Dad is jealous of with Josh Ledingham
“It was a three to five-year plan but we’ve turned around and bloody love it! We’re not ready to go back [to Eastern Australia]. We have our friends, a really good support network and we haven’t looked back.”
“We’re actually looking to buy a place and set up stumps!”
Beck's journey to growing self-confidence and getting out of her own way
In my career, I've been my biggest roadblock, that lack of self confidence.
Varied Perspectives Shape Jess’s Career
"My Mum is my Hero" - Malkah Lara-Muckenschnabl
If Malkah wasn’t a Relationship Credit Analyst, she would use her love of problem solving be an entrepreneur. The AgriFutures 2023 Future Young Leader is currently looking to solve a problem that she sees in recruitment in agriculture… Introducing Lymbo, an app that’s putting a creative twist on connecting employers and employees.
Within 8hrs of the top of the world
It’s been a month since Trent Thorne’s return from an attempt to reach the summit of Mt Everest. Oli sits down with him to reflect on his incredible journey.
Marrying Tech and Agriculture with Bela Farbas
“I can see the actual benefit of the stuff we do there. So it just gives me that warm and fuzzy. so as far as I’m concerned, Yeah I am. I’m part of the agriculture industry in a potentially different way than others have done before”
Rekindling the love and finding a Career in Agriculture Off Farm with Callan Daley
There’s this idea that to be successful, you’ve got to get yourself a degree, but for Callan Daley, failing a maths subject a few times was the stepping stone to much greater things.
At 24, Callan is the Business Development Lead for MEQ, a start-up that creates technology that measures meat-eating quality, and this year has been jetting across the country and world with his work.
The Story of Aussie Ag Storyteller: Pip Courtney
Pip Courtney.
What else should we say?
She started at ABC's Landline in 1993, became the host of the program in 2012, and continues to thrive in the role today - but there’s so much more to the story.
#SheCan: The Shearer and Farmer
Jo Treasure is blazing a trail and showing what’s possible for Women in Agriculture, in her words, there are three things that make a successful woman in ag: grit, determination and her network.
From Life at Sea to Chair of YLEN
“I would‘ve spent nearly three and a half years on and off sailing and I got to the point where I knew I needed something a little bit more. I was incredibly isolated for several years, away from my family and friends, from human connection and professional opportunity.
For the Love of Country Communities
James Cleaver loves the country. He’s the first to admit that his hometown of Nyngan – famous for the Big Bogan, a statue that locals have eventually come to laugh at – is his favourite place in the world. Yet, he refuses to romanticise it