Dear 21 Year Old Me - life lessons from leaders

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest John Bucchino

• We go back in time to 1972 when our guest, John Bucchino, turned 21, and look at his trip back to the East Coast from California.
  
  
• John reflects on his earliest musical influences and how he began songwriting.
  
  
• We talk about how John's composing evolved, and the importance of humility and being true to himself.
  
  
• John reflects on a criti...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Garry Pearson OAM

• We go back in time to 1973 when our guest, Garry Pearson, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Garry reflects on his experiences commencing as a teacher and then moving into executive roles.
  
  
• We talk about how Garry's leadership style has evolved, and the importance of humility. 
  
  
• Ga...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Craig Norenbergs

• We go back in time to 1989 when our guest, Craig Norenbergs, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Craig reflects on his experiences growing up in Canberra.
  
  
• We talk about how Craig's leadership style has evolved, and the importance of humility. 
  
  
• Craig reflects on how he got his start...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Michael Manthorpe PSM

• We go back in time to 1984, when our guest, Michael Manthorpe, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Michael reflects on his experiences growing up in Queensland, and how then he eventually joined the Australian Public Service.
   
• We talk about how Michael's leadership style evolved, ...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Russell Dixon.

• We go back in time to 1996, when our guest, Russell Dixon, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Russell reflects on his experiences growing up in Dunedin, New Zealand, and then he eventually got involved in the world of entertainment.
   
• We talk about how Russell's leadership style on and o...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Katherine Rich.

• We go back in time to 1988, when our guest, Katherine Rich, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Katherine reflects on her experiences growing up in Dunedin, New Zealand, and then how she eventually got involved in politics.
   
• We talk about how Katherine approached some significant public poli...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Doug Weller.

• We go back in time to 1977, when our guest, Doug Weller, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Doug reflects on his experiences growing up in Queensland, and how he took some chances that came his way and ended up in regional radio. 
   
• We talk about how Doug backed himself and forged a career in j...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Darcy Milne.

• We go back in time to 2015, when our guest, Darcy Milne, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Darcy talks about his career on and off-air, and how he cut a deal with his school principal that saw him eventually work on one of Australia's top radio shows - and then, why he left it, and what he l...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Hacia Atherton.

• We go back in time to 2009, when our guest, Hacia Atherton, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Hacia talks about how her life was framed by her passion for horses, and how an accident changed her view of the world - and herself - in an instant. 
  
  
• We talk about how Hacia literally had to...

In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Stuart Wenn.

• We go back in time to 1990, when our guest, Stuart Wenn, turned 21, and look at what was happening in the world, and closer to home back then.
  
  
• Stuart talks about his career on and off-field, and what it took to be at top of his 'game' - an Australian Football League field umpire - and how a chat with his school coach was a sliding door m...