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Jessie McLachlan is the founder of Altru a charity on a mission to innovate a positive movement of change. To raise awareness of the true statistics regarding underprivileged communities, youth, and homelessness.

As part of that mission, Jessie, along with her incredible Altru volunteers, will be holding Altru Fest – a series of parties with purpose in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney that will connect underprivileged or at-risk people with instantaneous services. 

In this Episode we chat with Jessie about what led her to create the charity, her lived experience helping those in need and the challenges the charity faces in helping people on the ground.

If you'd like to learn more about Altru or are in a position to donate or initiate a corporate partnership, please head to Altru (wearealtru.com) or @wearealtru on social media. 

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This episode of the Pod Cast is hosted by Ben Whitmore and marks the end of Season 1 of the Pod Cast. Tune in in 2024 for more!
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Bonnie Herring is the Director of Sustainability with Australia’s most awarded sustainable architecture firm, Breathe. Based in Melbourne, Breathe is a certified BCorporation that places a focus on maximising positive impact in every project they undertake. 

In this episode, we discuss definitions of sustainability and how it can be applied to design projects to yield better environmental, cultural, financial and social outcomes.

This episode of the Pod Cast is hosted by Ben Whitmore and Joshua Weldon.
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Minister Meaghan Scanlon is Queensland’s youngest appointed female Minister and is now serving as Queensland’s Minister for Housing. Having already served a term as Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs, Minister Scanlon is now tasked with tackling the Queensland housing crisis. 

In this episode, we sit down with the Minister to discuss the challenges Queenslanders face and the creative measures being utilised to provide more homes in the state.

This episode of the Pod Cast is hosted by Ben Whitmore.
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Tim Eddy is the President of the Caravan Parks Association of Queensland and is himself an owner of multiple parks around Australia. 

In this episode we discuss the highs and lows of running parks, keeping the iconic Australian family holiday alive throughout a pandemic and what the future holds for tourism in Australia. 
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Building and renovating houses for fun in his spare time, it’s no surprise Josh has a deep-rooted passion for design.
Leaning into ModnPods values of sustainability and innovative design, Josh leverages his extensive experience working in the modular industry for many years, including running his own business and the opportunities he’s had to create bespoke housing and spaces for great clients enables Josh to implement new pathways for ModnPods to service at the highest level.
Join Josh with hosts Dominique Louden and John Christie as they dive into all things modular and designing for small spaces. 
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With over 25 years providing a “Lean Thinking” mindset to organisations around the world, Paul joins the ModnPods team as the General Manager of Manufacturing.
Throughout his illustrious career, Paul has worked across many industries applying efficient manufacturing techniques to businesses including Toyota and Qantas.
With a great passion for breaking down processes and improving them, Paul is tasked with the transformation of our building process into efficient production lines that will allow us to deliver more modular buildings around Australia.
 
In this episode,  we chat with Paul about the rise, fall and re-birth of lean manufacturing in Australia. 
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