Episodes

May 2, 2022

On the Specialist vs Generalist Dilemma

Today's episode looks at searching for the best career. Should you specialise early? Or be a generalist and specialise later? This episode contains content from Chris Dixon, Bill Gates, Tim Ferris, Malcolm Gladwell and David ...

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April 25, 2022

Kerry Callenbach | On Finding and Thriving in Your Dream Graduate Role

Kerry Callenbach has worked in HR for over 18 years in professional services, banking, health, sports, and tech. Graduate Theory Newsletter https://www.graduatetheory.com/27-kerry-callenbach All links in one place https://lin...

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April 18, 2022

Abhi Maran | On Making a Career in Venture Capital

Abhi Maran is an Investment Analyst @ Folklore Ventures. Graduate Theory Newsletter https://www.graduatetheory.com/26-abhi-maran/ All links in one place https://linktr.ee/graduatetheory Direct Links https://www.graduatetheory...

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April 11, 2022

The Graduate Theory Review with James Fricker

Full Post www.graduatetheory.com/25 Graduate Theory www.graduatetheory.com/24-Mel-Kettle All Links https://linktr.ee/graduatetheory Content 00:00 Graduate Theory #25 05:33 Proactivity vs Reactivity 16:08 Time Management 27:02...

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April 4, 2022

Mel Kettle | On Avoiding Career Traps and Burnout

Mel Kettle is a communications expert with more than two decades of experience in strategic communication and leadership. Graduate Theory www.graduatetheory.com/24-Mel-Kettle All Links https://linktr.ee/graduatetheory Mel Ket...

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March 28, 2022

Josh Reyes | On Building a Remote Career in Web3

Josh Reyes is the co-founder of DeFi app, Minke. Graduate Theory www.graduatetheory.com/23-josh-reyes All Links https://linktr.ee/graduatetheory Josh Reyes https://twitter.com/vancityreyes https://www.minke.app/ Content 00:00...

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March 21, 2022

Josh Farr | On Finding Your Mission

Josh Farr is the founder of Campus Consultancy. He has worked with more than 21,000+ leaders across schools, universities, non-profits and corporates. Graduate Theory www.graduatetheory.com/22-josh-farr All Links https://link...

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March 14, 2022

Nimarta Verma | On Resume Writing and Authenticity

Nimarta Verma is CEO and Chief Strategist of Disruptor Brand. She helps brands and leaders to tell their stories louder and make marketing easier. Graduate Theory www.graduatetheory.com/21-nimarta-verma All Links https://link...

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March 7, 2022

Adam Geha | On Time Management and Leadership

Adam Geha is CEO and co-founder of EG, a data-driven investment manager and developer with over AU$4.3 billion in assets under management and a $3.9 billion development pipeline. Graduate Theory https://www.graduatetheory.com...

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Feb. 28, 2022

Penny Talalak | On Designing a Successful Side Hustle

Penny Talalak is a UX/UI Designer @ BCG Digital Ventures, Freelancer, Speaker & Mentor. Graduate Theory https://www.graduatetheory.com/19-penny-talalak All Links https://linktr.ee/graduatetheory Follow Penny https://www.linke...

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Feb. 21, 2022

Warwick Donaldson | On Asymmetric Risks and The Power Of Asking

Warwick Donaldson is a serial entrepreneur, problem-solver and country man. Newsletter https://www.graduatetheory.com/18-warwick-donaldson/ Learn More Youtube - https://youtu.be/W0CNqR6tmF0 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/...

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Feb. 14, 2022

Aaron Ngan | On The Importance of Taking Action

Episode 17 of Graduate Theory is with Aaron Ngan. Aaron is an experienced entrepreneur, public speaking coach, and career skills expert. He is the CEO of Junior Achievement Australia, helping people across the country succeed...

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Feb. 7, 2022

Michael Gill | On Building a Long Term and Sustainable Career

Michael Gill has worked at global law firm DLA Piper in Sydney for over 50 years, taking roles as Chairman, Managing Partner and Consultant. Insights on each episode https://www.graduatetheory.com/subscribe/ Youtube - https:/...

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Jan. 31, 2022

Dan Brockwell | On Startups, Corporate and Personal Branding

Dan Brockwell is a Product Manager at Atlassian and Co-Founder at Earlywork. Episodes to your inbox https://www.graduatetheory.com/subscribe/ šŸ¤ Connect with Dan Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanBrockwell Earlywork - https://w...

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Jan. 24, 2022

Ingrid Messner | On Our Connection To Nature and Leadership

Ingrid Messner is a leadership expert with over twenty-five years of experience. Upgrade Your Career https://www.graduatetheory.com/subscribe/ Read My Takeaways https://www.graduatetheory.com/14-ingrid-messner/ Connect with I...

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Jan. 17, 2022

On Moving Interstate, SWE Interviews and Traits of Great Consultants

This episode is a compilation of three interviews I did with friends of mine from University. Cooper Harrod is an Associate at Macquarie Group. Oscar Harper is a Software Engineer at Atlassian. Alex Von Der Borch is a Graduat...

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Jan. 10, 2022

Adam Ashton | On Books And The Importance Of Range

Adam Ashton is an account manager by day and a co-host of the What You Will Learn podcast. With 5M+ downloads, the podcast is all about summarising the best lessons from books and interviewing some of the best authors in …

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Jan. 3, 2022

Haynes D'Souza | On The Graduate Experience and Careers

Haynes is a Finance Manager at Airwallex. He has worked at Goldman Sachs JBWere and PWC, where he worked in Silicon Valley on billion-dollar deals like the Uber IPO and Airbnb transactions. Never Miss an Episode https://www.g...

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Dec. 27, 2021

On Graduate Theory with James Fricker

James is the host of Graduate Theory. He studied Maths and Finance at the University of Adelaide, before moving to Melbourne in 2021 to start as a Technology Graduate at ANZ. He is passionate about all things careers and moti...

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Dec. 20, 2021

On Mentoring and Mental Health

Aiden studied IT and finished his degree in 2016, he has previously worked at Apple and PWC and now works as a Technical Trainer @ Microsoft. He is passionate about mental health. Eric studied commerce at university and has w...

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Dec. 13, 2021

Andrew Akib | On Purpose Driven Business and Transdisciplinarity

Andrew is the Co-Founder and CEO of Maslow. Maslow is a voice-enabled rehabilitation assistant for young people living with paralysis. Andrew is a musician and artist at heart and says that is how he learned to be a leader, i...

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Dec. 6, 2021

Lidia Ranieri | On Purpose and High Performance with Former MD Goldma…

Lidia was a Partner at Reunion Capital Partners and previously a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs. She has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry, predominantly in the capital markets. Lidia also holds a Master...

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Nov. 29, 2021

On Personal Productivity and Growth with Founding Director - Capabili…

Ishan Galapathy is a renowned Operational Excellence expert in the food industry. Ishan has worked with global ā€˜big boys’ such as Arnott’s and Kellogg’s for over a decade, harnessing hidden opportunities and making the most o...

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Nov. 22, 2021

On Listening with Author and Speaker, Oscar Trimboli

Oscar Trimboli is an author, host of the Apple award-winning podcast Deep Listening and a sought-after keynote speaker. He is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in homes, workplaces, and cul...

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