The Evolved Leadership Podcast David McDermott

My guest in this episode is Tom Larter. Tom  is a seasoned business executive and the CEO of WithYouWithMe, one of the Asia Pacific’s fastest growing tech companies.
 
WithYouWithMe solves workforce challenges and make a positive social impact through
creating career pathways for diverse communities, including veterans, military families,
neurodivergent individuals and indigenous groups. 
 
Tom is also an active member of several industry organisations, including the Tech Council of Australia, TechUK and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB). 
 
Highlights of our conversation include your ability to learn being the best predictor of your hire-ability, future-proofing jobs for the future, how execution beats strategy every day of the week, the importance of Involving your leaders in your strategic planning, and making sure your strategy fits on one page. 
 
Enjoy the conversation 
 
To find out more about WithYouWithMe go to: https://withyouwithme.com
 
You can connect with Tom on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomlarter/ 
 
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to:  https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au

My guest in this episode is Tim Dwyer.  Tim is the founder and Managing Director of Tolemy, a brand-led growth agency educating entrepreneurs and business owners on how to design, build and activate a business strategy based on a foundation of core assets aligned with purpose. 
 
Tim has worked with private industry for over 25 years, supporting thousands of businesses to grow and scale. He believe that by helping business leaders shift mindsets, businesses and industries can shift to benefit our communities and society.
 
Highlights of our conversation include the Tolemy framework acting as a "Google Map" for your business, making the point that we've all got a purpose, ego being a wonderful servant but a terrible master, and the importance as a leader of working out what your trauma has been.
 
Enjoy the conversation 
 
To find out more about Tolemy go to: https://tolemy.com
 
You can connect with Karl on LinkedIn at:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/timdwyer1
 
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to:  https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au

My guest in this episode is John Shegerian. John is the serial social entrepreneur responsible for co-founding Homeboy Industries, FinancialAid.com, Engage and many other impactful organizations. He currently serves as co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the largest recycler of electronic waste in the US.
 
Highlights of our conversation include hearing John describe starting his work life washing floors at the age of 10 at the dry cleaners, appreciating that all his bosses were mentors, discussing the impact of the Greed Is Good generation, and a strong encouragement to study the great leaders.
 
John also describes a very impressive Board of Directors at ERI, including JB Straubel who is the founder of Redwood Materials and a co-founder of Tesla, the Koo family who are the founders and owners of LG Electronics, and the aluminium production giant Alcoa. 
 
Enjoy the conversation 
 
To find out more about ERI go to: https://eridirect.com 
 
You can follow John on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnshegerian 
 
You can follow ERI at:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-recyclers/
 
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to:  https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au

My guest in this episode is Paul Hodgson. Paul is currently Chair of Queensland Manufacturing Institute Ltd, and the recent CEO of the Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre, where he secured 97 partners and $163m of cash and in-kind contributions for a Round 24 funding submission. 
 
He is an Industry Commentator for the Ai Group Podcast “What on Earth”; and a Founding Member and Honorary Fellow of the Global Intrapreneurs Institute. 
 
Highlights of our conversation include discussing how good leadership grows leaders, not letting the process get in the way of the outcome, the strong manufacturing opportunities in Australia, building coalitions of leaders to get things done, and where hydrogen fits with the complex future that is coming.
 
Enjoy the conversation 
 
You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn at:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljhodgson  
 
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to:  https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au

I'm delighted to have worked with some incredible clients this year, including Grain Growers Limited, Surf Lakes, Deloitte and QLD Health. This has enabled us to provide strategy and leadership development support to our pro-bono clients Sea Shepherd Australia and Opportunity International Australia. 
It has also been a powerful year of fascinating conversations on the Evolved Leadership Podcast.
To complete 2023, check out our final episode of the year as Episode 35, where I speak about the top insights on the show through the year, and also share a personal example of one of my own recent leadership insights.
The story I share in this episode was prompted by an experience of feeling flat while sharing my own top values of Honesty and Enjoyment with my client group, while facilitating a core leadership development program module. I considered afterwards that much time and life experience had taken place since I arrived at those original values, so I took myself through the values reflection and prioritisation exercise again. And this time the highest values that emerged were Freedom and Inner Harmony.
These resonated much more clearly in terms of where I'm at in my own leadership journey and life. I was reminded of how important it is to revisit your values as needed, as much can change over time that causes values to be reprioritised.
There is a major project that is coming as a result of my own reclarifying of my personal values, which I'll share more on early next year.
For now, have a relaxing and rejuvenating break, and see you in 2024.

To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to:  https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au

My guest in this episode is Chris Eldridge, CEO and co-founder of technology services business 4impact. 
 
4impact serves customers across the eastern seaboard of Australia, in New Zealand and in Papua New Guinea, and employs people in four countries.
 
Chris believes in giving back to the community that has supported him, and is proud to support organisations like Opportunity Australia who provide micro-finance loans to entrepreneurs throughout Asia, and the charity Communify who work in the local community on multiple social initiatives.
 
Highlights of our conversation include the process of setting up a Board and putting a CEO in to run the business, the value of getting emotional commitment to outcomes, the impact of your parents on the leader you are today, the loneliness of the CEO position, and fleshing out the question of what really drives an entrepreneur to start and build a business? 
 
Enjoy the conversation 
 
To find out more about 4impact go to: https://www.4impact.com 
 
You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherpeldridge 
 
To learn more about what it takes to be an evolved leader, and to check out our other podcast episodes, go to:  https://www.evolvedstrategy.com.au