The Moonshot Podcast

Tatjana Pandurevic

Welcome to Moonshot, where we dive deep into the mindset, stories, and strategies of world-class performers who push the boundaries of what's possible. Each week, we sit down with entrepreneurs, athletes, and business leaders to uncover what it really takes to turn big dreams into reality. From personal growth hacks and leadership insights to overcoming obstacles and making bold decisions, Moonshot is all about inspiring you to aim for greatness, dream big, and defy boundaries. Hosted by Tatjana Pandurevic, whose journey from a professional junior tennis player to the forefront of tech innovation exemplifies relentless adaptability and the pursuit of success. Having held pivotal roles at industry giants like Amazon and Dell EMC, Tatjana now champions transformative tech solutions as an AI/ML Specialist at Amazon Web Services, sharing firsthand insights from her experiences with the growth mindset and high performance. Whether you're seeking actionable advice, motivational stories, or a fresh perspective on success, this podcast is for you. Tune in, and get ready to learn from the best as we explore what separates the top 1% from the rest.

  1. Emotional Intelligence in the Age of AI: Rich Hua (Ex-AWS Leader)

    13 JAN

    Emotional Intelligence in the Age of AI: Rich Hua (Ex-AWS Leader)

    Is the speed of AI moving faster than your nervous system can handle? You aren’t alone. We often assume that to survive the Age of AI, we need to become more like machines - grinding harder, processing faster, and shutting off our emotions. But today’s guest argues that this instinct is biologically guaranteeing our failure. In this episode with Rich Hua (former Chief EQ Evangelist at Amazon), we cover: The "Safety Trap": Why we mistakenly buy software to solve human problems (and why 70% of AI projects fail). The Physics of Burnout: Understanding "The Jerk" and the violence of technological acceleration on the nervous system. The MIT Data: Why high collective IQ has nothing to do with individual PhDs (and the "X-factor" that actually makes a team smart). The 2030 Question: What is a human's purpose when AI is 1,000x smarter than us?If you feel like you’re drowning in new tools and struggling to keep up, this conversation is your permission slip to stop trying to be a robot and start being human again. #Emotional Intelligence #AI #LeadershipStrategy #Burnout #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #FutureofWork #Soft Skills #RichHua Connect with Tatjana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatjana.moonshot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tatjana.moonshot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pandurevic-a8071bba/ Email: info@leadwithtatjana.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tatjana.pandurevic Connect with Rich: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richhua/ Send us a text

    54 min
  2. High Functioning Burnout: Why Your HEALTH Crashes After Every Big Win

    7 JAN

    High Functioning Burnout: Why Your HEALTH Crashes After Every Big Win

    Are you struggling with High Functioning Burnout? Do you wake up exhausted, even though you’re "doing everything right"? Do you find yourself getting sick the moment you slow down after a big project? You aren't lazy. You are likely suffering from The Campaign Lifestyle—a dangerous cycle where you go "all in" on business, only to crash and burn in your health. In this episode, High Performance Mentor Rachel Godfrey (Founder of ONYX) joins Tatjana to reveal why the traits that make you rich - your drive and discipline - are the exact things breaking your body. We discuss: 🔥 The "Human Doing" Trap: Why your self-worth is tied to productivity. 🔥 The Second Shift: Why high-achieving women still feel like failures at home. 🔥 Completion Addiction: Why you can't rest until the To-Do list is empty.  🔥 The Identity Upgrade: How to divorce your old self to get the body you want. 🔥 Speed Round: The truth about Ozempic, The 5 AM Club, and "Cheat Meals." If you are a high-achieving woman who feels like she is thriving in business but surviving in her body, this episode is your wake-up call. 👉 Be part of the Moonshot journey. Subscribe to never miss a story that challenges the way you think about success. If you enjoy this episode, please leave a quick review—your support means the world! Connect with Tatjana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatjana.moonshot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tatjana.moonshot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pandurevic-a8071bba/ Website: https://www.aiwithtat.com Email: info@leadwithtatjana.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tatjana.pandurevic Connect with Rachel: Website: https://www.thehouseofonyx.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therachelgodfrey/?hl=en Send us a text

    56 min
  3. How Databricks Hit $100B: Adam Beavis on AI, Hiring & Building Elite Teams

    23/09/2025

    How Databricks Hit $100B: Adam Beavis on AI, Hiring & Building Elite Teams

    Data and AI are reshaping the world — and at the heart of that transformation in ANZ is Adam Beavis, Vice President and Country Manager of Databricks.  With a career spanning leadership roles at AWS and Stax, Adam has guided high-growth organisations through some of their most transformative years. Now at Databricks — one of the fastest-scaling tech companies in history, valued at over $100B — he’s helping enterprises unlock the true power of Data and AI at scale. But Adam’s story isn’t just about business. He’s also taken on gruelling endurance challenges like Ironman — using those experiences to build resilience, focus, and the mindset required to perform at the highest level. In this conversation, we explore: What’s fueling Databricks’ $100B momentum, and what it means for AI adoption in ANZ.How successful companies turn AI pilots into lasting business impact.The habits, hiring principles, and mindset Adam uses to build elite teams.This isn’t just a story about technology. It’s about leadership, resilience, and the pursuit of high performance — in business and in life. 🎧 Whether you’re building teams, scaling technology, or pushing your own limits, this episode will leave you inspired to aim higher. 👉 Be part of the Moonshot journey. Subscribe to never miss a story that challenges the way you think about success. If you enjoy this episode, please also leave a quick review — your support means the world!  Connect with Tatjana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatjana.moonshot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tatjana.moonshot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pandurevic-a8071bba/ Website: https://www.leadwithtatjana.com Email: info@leadwithtatjana.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tatjana.pandurevic Connect with Adam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adambeavis/ Send us a text

    37 min
  4. The Future of the NBL: Australia’s Basketball Ambition with CEO David Stevenson

    16/09/2025

    The Future of the NBL: Australia’s Basketball Ambition with CEO David Stevenson

    Australia’s basketball is on the rise — and at the heart of it is David Stevenson, CEO of the National Basketball League (NBL). 🏀 With a career spanning some of the world’s biggest sporting organisations — from 17 years at Nike leading global markets, to senior leadership at the AFL where he helped launch the groundbreaking Gather Round — David now leads the NBL into its boldest era yet. Under his leadership, the league has launched innovative formats like the Ignite Cup, explored expansion into Asia, and is about to make history by hosting the prestigious Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament for the first time outside Europe — bringing Panathinaikos and Partizan to Australian courts this September. In this conversation, we explore: The vision to make the NBL a global force. How technology and innovation are transforming the fan experience. The future of Australian basketball — from grassroots driveways to the world stage. This isn’t just a story about basketball. It’s about leadership, ambition, and what it takes to build something bigger than yourself. 🎧 Whether you’re a sports fan, entrepreneur, or leader — this episode will inspire you to think bigger. 👉 Be part of the Moonshot journey. Subscribe to never miss a story that challenges the way you think about success. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a quick review. Your support means the world! Connect with Tatjana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatjana.moonshot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tatjana.moonshot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pandurevic-a8071bba/ Website: https://www.leadwithtatjana.com Email: info@leadwithtatjana.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tatjana.pandurevic Connect with David: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-stevenson-31642213/? #MoonshotPodcast #NBL #DavidStevenson #BasketballAustralia #SportsBusiness #SportsLeadership #FutureOfSport Send us a text

    40 min
  5. At 23, Annie Liao Built an AI Hub for 10,000+ Developers | Build Club

    02/09/2025

    At 23, Annie Liao Built an AI Hub for 10,000+ Developers | Build Club

    At just 23, Annie Liao has already built one of the world’s fastest-growing AI communities — reshaping how we learn, build, and adapt in the AI era. What started as a weekend side project became Build Club: $1.8M raised, 10,000 members worldwide, and over 11,000 projects shipped across 40+ cities. When Lovable — the $2.75B AI unicorn and fastest-growing startup in history — needed a learning academy, they turned to Annie. Together, they launched the Lovable Learning Academy in just six weeks. Before that? Annie was a data scientist, a consultant at BCG across Asia, a venture capitalist investing in AI, and chief of staff at a fast-growing startup — all groundwork for her boldest move yet. This conversation dives into what it really takes to build at speed: turning learners into builders, why hands-on beats passive, and how bounties are helping people get paid while they learn. If you’ve ever felt behind in AI, wondered how to pivot careers, or wanted to see what it looks like to dream on a global scale — this is the episode for you. 👉 Subscribe to Moonshot so you never miss future conversations — and if you enjoyed this episode, leave a quick review. Your support means the world! Connect with Tatjana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatjana.moonshot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tatjana.moonshot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pandurevic-a8071bba/ Website: https://www.leadwithtatjana.com Email: info@leadwithtatjana.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tatjana.pandurevic Connect with Annie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annieliaoo/ Medium: https://medium.com/@liao.annie.2000 X: https://twitter.com/AnnieLiao_2000 Events: https://lu.ma/buildercommunityanz?k=c Art: https://annieliaoart.me/ #MoonshotPodcast #AnnieLiao #BuildClub #Lovable #GenerativeAI #AITalent #StartupFounders #Innovation #Developers #AIEngineers Send us a text

    43 min
  6. How GenAI and AI Agents are Reshaping the World - Eduardo Ordax (AWS, GenAI Leader)

    29/07/2025

    How GenAI and AI Agents are Reshaping the World - Eduardo Ordax (AWS, GenAI Leader)

    AI is moving fast — but the real story isn’t just about new models. It’s how they’re starting to think, act, and reshape the world around us.  Joining me today is Eduardo Ordax — Principal Go-To-Market Lead for Generative AI at AWS across EMEA. He works with some of the world’s largest organisations — and he’s one of the few people with a front-row seat to what’s actually working behind the scenes. In this episode, we uncover: The AI talent wars — from $100M offers at Meta to smart internal upskillingWhy agentic AI + partial autonomy are already transforming how teams operateWhere most companies go wrong with GenAI strategy, infra, and ROIHow solo builders, open models & vibe coders are reshaping softwareThe skills that matter most — for today and the next generationWhether you’re a founder, developer, investor — or just trying to understand where the future is heading — this conversation is fast-paced, fact-driven, and full of real insights. As a quick disclaimer before we start: Eduardo and I both work at AWS in AI-related roles. Everything shared in this episode reflects our personal views, not those of the company. If you’re enjoying the show, don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode of the Moonshot podcast. I’m your host, Tatjana Pandurevic. Let’s dive in. Connect with Tatjana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatjana.moonshot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tatjana.moonshot LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatjana-pandurevic-a8071bba/ Website: https://www.leadwithtatjana.com Email: info@leadwithtatjana.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tatjana.pandurevic Connect with Eduardo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eordax/ #GenerativeAI #AITalent #AITrends #AIInsights #Founders #Startup #Developers #Innovation #SoftwareEngineering #Amazon #Anthropic #ChatGPT #Grok Send us a text

    1h 44m

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Welcome to Moonshot, where we dive deep into the mindset, stories, and strategies of world-class performers who push the boundaries of what's possible. Each week, we sit down with entrepreneurs, athletes, and business leaders to uncover what it really takes to turn big dreams into reality. From personal growth hacks and leadership insights to overcoming obstacles and making bold decisions, Moonshot is all about inspiring you to aim for greatness, dream big, and defy boundaries. Hosted by Tatjana Pandurevic, whose journey from a professional junior tennis player to the forefront of tech innovation exemplifies relentless adaptability and the pursuit of success. Having held pivotal roles at industry giants like Amazon and Dell EMC, Tatjana now champions transformative tech solutions as an AI/ML Specialist at Amazon Web Services, sharing firsthand insights from her experiences with the growth mindset and high performance. Whether you're seeking actionable advice, motivational stories, or a fresh perspective on success, this podcast is for you. Tune in, and get ready to learn from the best as we explore what separates the top 1% from the rest.