Business Innovation Series Episode 2 - Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Arron Wood

Arron Wood is not your typical politician. In fact, I'm not sure he's a politican at all! Granted - he does hold the office of Deputy Lord Mayor for the City of Melbourne, and he is campaigning in next month's council elections to become the Lord Mayor. But when I came across Arron on social media, it wasn't via a political ad or a sponsored post. I simply noticed someone who was posting sympathetic, thoughtful, and engaging content, and perhaps most tellingly a majority of that interaction was in replies and comments to other people.  Political messaging is often unidirectional, and getting community leaders to listen and engage in a genuine way is rare but I'm convinced it's the key to electoral success. It would be no surprise to me then should I be addressing Arron as Mr Mayor at the end of next month. And it's my pleasure to welcome him to our Series on Business Innovation which explores how business can and will rise from the ashes of COVID-19, and the unprecedented lockdowns around the world. NOTES 1:14 A non-politican politician 3:20 Why enter politics? 5:00 Who would Arron vote for in a federal or state election? 7:04 Arron's long walk to political office 9:40 Business destruction under government lockdowns 11:20 Extending 5km radius limit to 10km 13:36 A better way out of lockdown 15:50 15% of Melbourne hospitality businesses are already gone 17:00 Melbourne is a conversation town 18:25 The fabric and heart of Melbourne 19:50 Arron's condemnation of the lockdown 22:30 The internal machinations of political parties 23:25 Arron lays out an alternative plan for Melbourne 25:25 switching from handouts to cutting red tape 26:20 We should expect COVID cases to go up when lockdown ends 28:38 The shift in tone around lockdowns 30:18 Arron predicts Melbourne's recovery timeline 33:35 Resurrecting Melbourne without the government 35:50 Make your bed! 36:55 Environmentalist or businessman? 39:30 A plan to export hydrogen worldwide 41:10 What does Arron drive? 43:30 Sustainability is more than the environment 44:20 Sustainability in regional Australia 47:00 Ambitions for state parliament and the original intent of parliament --------------------------------- Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/8OuU89uXoOk Follow Arron: https://www.facebook.com/ArronWoodMelbourne https://www.linkedin.com/in/arronwood https://twitter.com/ArronWood