Kinda Planned

In this episode of the Kinda Planned Podcast, host Alex Cuttiford speaks with career coach Rob Slawik about his journey from HR to coaching, the importance of perseverance, and the power of holding space in coaching sessions. They discuss the common challenges and emotions faced by individuals in career transitions, the dynamic nature of career development, and the significance of taking ownership of one's career. Rob emphasises th...

In this keynote session for the Careers Festival 2025, I discuss the importance of taking ownership of your career. I emphasise self-development, personal branding, and the significance of building a supportive community. I share insights on cultivating a positive self-concept, embracing a growth mindset, and the role of emotional intelligence in career advancement. I also highlights the importance of defining personal values and h...

In this episode of the Kinda Planned podcast, I interview Robyn Wilson, CEO of Superora Strategy Studio and founder of Coolnomics. We discuss Robyn's diverse career journey, the relationship between culture and economics, and the importance of understanding the zeitgeist in business. Robyn shares insights on shifting workplace culture, the need for meaning and purpose in work, and how to balance comfort and challenge in the workpla...

In this conversation, Kate Brettell shares her diverse career journey from working in international development to becoming a leadership and wellbeing coach. She discusses the importance of personal leadership, cultural differences in coaching, and the need for systemic change in organizations. Kate emphasizes the significance of gender equality in the workplace, the responsible use of privilege, and redefines resilience as a skill...

In this episode, Skye Harvey, Group Brand Manager at Mertek and President of Hyp, shares her career journey and insights on the importance of networking, volunteering, and building supportive communities for young professionals. She discusses her transition from a marketing coordinator to a leadership role in Hype, emphasizing the value of genuine connections over traditional networking. Skye also highlights the challenges young pr...

Summary

In this episode of Kinda Planned, host Alex Cuttiford engages in a deep conversation with Declan Edwards, a happiness researcher, about the journey to understanding happiness and its implications in career development. Declan shares his unconventional career path, emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence and the skills necessary for cultivating happiness. They discuss the nuanced definitions of happiness, the rol...

Hear more of my journey and how I went from a tradei living in the Central West of NSW to helping people navigate their careers through podcasting.

This episode was my interview with Brad Eather on the Selling's Creative Podcast.

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A rebrand is coming...new episodes dropping in June 2025.

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Alana Kilmartin is the author of Unserious Careers and has decided to spend 2025 roadtriping around Australia speaking to school students about their future careers.

Alana is driven by her own life experiences of growing up in a remote town and rise through the ranks quickly early in her career and burning out. She's now helping young people take the pressure of them selves and learn to get curious and explore their options.

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Chloe Spillane is the founder of Chloe Careers and creator of Chloe AI a ChatGPT designed to be your job search assistant.

Chloe is a Sydney sider currently working in New York setting up her business.

With years of experience as a recruiter she is now leaning in to tech solutions to support people to be more efficiant in their job seeking.

We have an open discussion about the role of AI in this space, what it is good for and what it...

Kim is the founder of Tangerine Tango a marketing adgency empowering brands, leaders and founders to learn the skills to build their personal brand.

She also started the career girl diaries on tiktok and instagram where she has built an engaged audience through relatable content based on all the mistakes she made through her 20's as it relates to her career.

We get talking about Employee Generated content, and how to pitch to your em...

Mazz is a clinical Psychologist, executive coach, consultant, and speaker who is an advocate for neurodivergent people. Her goal is to reduce unnecessary human suffering and identifies as a passionate, creative multi-hyphenate.

We go deep into the language in and around the neurodiversity space and how we can make workplaces safer for all types of brains and ideas.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianepower/

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Gillian is the founder of Your Brilliant Career and the Gillian Fox Group, she is focused on helping women advance their careers while supporting companies in developing and retaining exceptional female talent. Whether through one-on-one coaching, public women’s career programs, or tailored solutions for organisations, she's there to create real impact. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-fox/

https://www.yourbrilliantcareer.c...

Kirstene is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of myDESIGN Education, a Career Development Practitioner, educator, and strengths-based enthusiast who is passionate about helping people live their best lives from the inside-out.

Connect with Kirstene on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstene-ciappara/

https://www.mydesigneducation.com.au/

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Jess works with executives, entrepreneurs and elite athletes to stay at the top. She is a Leading Australian Performance Dietitian & Executive Performance Coach, a Speaker, Advisor and host of the Podcast 'Stay at the Top'.

In this episode we get into all the practical ways we can be optimising our health in order to perform at our best in our career.

Jess is a wealth of knowledge with an amazing positive attitude.

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Saurabh moved to Australia 5 years ago to study. Realising he had no friends, family or professional network he became intentional about putting himself out there.

Living in Sydney, he started a Sunday walking group that has grown to 2,500 members. He has done more than 70 1-on-1 coffee catch-ups, and is host of the Ultimate Global Podcast.

We talk about the challenges and opportunities of being a migrant in Australia. How you can b...

Naida Allen is a Ghostwriter and personal brand consultant from London. It wasn't long ago that Naida thought the only ghost-writing career avaialable was writing someone autobiography, though she has come to learn that it is a viable online business with lucrative opportunities.

We get talking about the need to be authentic in order to connect with your audience online and build engagement. Though showing 80% of yourself is probab...

Do you dred interviews?

Do you freeze up and forget everything you wanted to say?

Do you know you could do a job really well but don't interview well?

Do you have a job interview coming up?

Then this episode is for you, Sarah and Emma Smith are sisters and co-hosts of the podcast Interview Boss. The girls have built a wildly successful podcast of the back of giving practical, actionable and relatable interview advice.

We get talking abo...

Abbey Naylor is a personal branding coach and LinkedIn strategist who's advice I can attest will take your personal brand and LinkedIn content to the next level.

In our conversation we get to the heart of personal branding, we break down the "ick" factor of showing up online, as well as getting super practical on ways you can show up consistantly.

Make sure you follow along with Abbey to learn more.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbey-...

Julie is the founder of Lemon Co and a career coach for high achieving women . Supporting them to move from overwhelm to impact.

We had an amazing conversation about how workplaces can better equip themselves to support employees with a neurodiverse brain and how those people can better communicate their needs.

Julie is a weath of knowledge and I hope you get as much out of this episode as I did having the converation.

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