The Politics of Everything

For over a decade, Doreen Brown has helped transform businesses, supporting clients to optimise for more income and impact. After struggling with burnout, Doreen decided to laser focus on how to do business with more ease while still growing my income. That's where Human Design comes in.  It completely changed her life and business. Her yearly profit doubled, and she had more time off to disconnect and enjoy time with her youn...

Exiting a business is something special and not everyone gets to do it graciously or profitably. My guest today Fleur Madden is a career entrepreneur with 20 years in business running 4 of her own companies. She is an award-winning businesswoman, experienced CEO/Founder/ Board Member, recognised industry expert and women in business speaker who was recently recognized as being in the Top 25 Businesswomen in QLD. She is currentl...

Dr Lucy Burns is a smart woman! As a GP and lifestyle medicine doctor and has extensive training in psychological medicine. She ran a successful medical weight loss clinic which was the inspiration for creating an online learning platform with Dr Mary Barson called Real Life Medicine. They help people reclaim their health and weight by addressing the physiology and the psychology of weight management. We met through a course cr...

Obu Ramaraj is the CEO of Smart Money Solutions, Money Management Expert, Speaker and Author of two books ‘Smart Women, Smart Home loans: what your lenders won’t tell you’ is a guide and ‘Smart Women, Smart Habits: Powerful practices to create your ideal financial future’. Her experience is quite unique in that she is a first-generation Australian Indian and worked as a research scientist in her previous life. She has built a succe...

This episode does delve into mental health issues so comes with a listener warning. Vanessa Stuart is the Founder, Director, and CEO of Total You Coaching, and she's on a mission to empower individuals to lead powerful and passionate lives, especially if they're struggling with anxiety. She understands that anxiety can be a significant obstacle in living a fulfilling life, and she specialises in helping people overcome it. Vane...

Ever wondered what makes a business visible? I don’t mean the likes on their socials; I mean household name kind of visible or a known leader in their niche. Today I chat to Deb Szabo, a business owner who specialises in this and for 30 years has leveraged her expertise to help build and scale businesses through innovative marketing. She now shares her business-building methods using content marketing, video and organic social ...

Many people enjoy for examplemultiplayer games and virtual worlds. Learn how to stay safe while you're gaming online. Our screentime has become part of BAU in work and socially. Smartphones are life as my teen says!  One review I read comparing children's screentime before and during COVID, shows children’s screentime spiked by a whopping 52% between 2020 and 2022.

Jocelyn Brewer is a Sydney-based psychologist with a special in...

Dina Cooper is a parent coach of 12 years and a wife and mum of two teens. She believes in the limitless potential of us all to heal and be the parent we want to be. She is especially passionate about children growing up with the mindset, courage, and resilience to live their potential through helping parents develop their leadership skills. She is the author of Smart Parenting - How to Develop Your Child’s Mindset Courage and Resi...

Wellbeing isn’t a nice-to-have; it is necessary. It is necessary for our health, energy, connection, creativity, relationships, performance - and so on. But despite this, investing time in our health and well-being often hits the bottom of our priorities – and if you are also wired to seek out high performance it can seem like an oxymoron perhaps. Fleur Heazlewood has been a past guest on this show but as a reminder, she is a l...

Noah Riseman is Professor of History. He specialises in Australian histories of sexuality, gender and race. He is author or co-author of five books, including: Defending Country: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Military Service since 1945 (2016); Serving in Silence? Australian LGBT Servicemen and Women (2018); Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War: The Politics, Experiences and Legacies of War in the US, Canada, Austral...

The Politics of Everything podcast with Amber Daines: https://amberdaines.com/podcast/

Here we discuss mental health including suicide so this episode may not be suitable for all listeners.

208 The Politics of Mental Health Stewart Hawkins

Stewart Hawkins is a multi-award-winning journalist, photographer, TV producer and editor. He has covered assignments on seven continents, interviewing powerbrokers, politicians, cultural icons, lea...

Let’s face it, leaders have been through a lot over the past three years. Yet the storm of organisational change keeps coming, and uncertainty is the new normal. Leadership is ultimately about people, yet many find themselves responsible for implementing change without ever being taught the foundations of how to actually lead people through it.

My guest today Leah Mether has a new book Steer through the Sto...

We all know about burnout and my show has done a few episodes that have specifically looked at the causes, treatments, and best of all prevention.

My guest today Melo Calarco is on a mission to help millions of people beat burnout in the modern world but ever wondered what that takes? He is the published author of Beating Burnout-Finding Balance and is a passionate mindfulness and high-performance coach, keynote speaker and corporat...

Many executives and business leaders as well as entrepreneurs get a business coach to drive them further and ensure they stay the course through the investable peaks and troughs of a career or business life. Enter today’s guest Karen Stein, a professional Certified Executive Coach who is passionate about supporting leaders to be their best selves.

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She has over 30 years’ experience working in the fast-paced world of professional ser...

In its simplest explanation, a website   conversion happens   when a user completes a desired action on your website, like making a   purchase or filling out a contact form. A good conversion rate apparently is between 2   percent and 5 percent. The thing with conversion rate is that even a jump of 0.5   percent can be a big deal. I assume that is about the volume! I am pretty keen ...

203 The Politics of AI Bias Tracey Spicer

Having been an early guest on this podcast back in 2017 when her book The Good Girl Stripped Bare was released, I am excited to welcome back Tracey Spicer AM. For anyone wanting a recap, Tracey is a multiple Walkley Award-winning author,   journalist, and broadcaster who has anchored national programs for ABC TV and radio, Network Ten, and Sky News.

The inaugural national convenor o...

Security   is something that most of us have come across, at a major sporting event,   live concert or even a shopping centre. Have you ever thought much about what   it’s like to work in and run such as business? And if I say picture a   security guard, you would more likely think of a male.

Meet Gina Field. She is the Managing   Director of a successful security company, with an im...

As some who has struggled at times with high-functioning anxiety, I have often wondered what makes a difference to my day. Is it exercise at dawn, a sense of control over my workload, the way I view the world as good or bad, or a range of nuanced mental and physical factors that can either alleviate or accelerate my condition? Through her media career and social media posts, I have found some great wisdom from today’s guest Sophie ...

Content creation is often the heart and soul of any modern business and its brand. My guest today Mel Daniels is a Content Strategist and Speaker who loves to understand ‘why’. Even past her toddler years, she always asked why. She wanted to understand why things worked like they did, why people acted a certain way and why she was the only one who loved peanut butter and sultana sandwiches.

Her curiosity has led her on ...