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Graduate Theory
by James Fricker
Graduate Theory uncovers the stories behind successful graduates and executives. We discuss their successes, failures and lessons learnt. Compiling the theory that leads to a fulfilling career.
Episodes
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Reflections on Graduate Theory
This episode is a conversation between James Fricker and Joe Wehbe, celebrating the end of season one of Graduate Theory. To stay in touch, subscribe to the newsletter:https://graduate-theory.beehiiv.com/subscribeAll links in one place:https://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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Nan Meka | On Choosing a Startup That's Right For You
Nan Meka is VP at Pet Circle and a Fellow at Afterwork VC.All links in one place:https://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect Linkshttps://www.graduatetheory.comhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/buzzsprouthttps://www.graduatetheory.com/instagramhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/youtubePopular EpisodesDan...
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Graduate Theory Compilation - Part Two
This episode is a compilation of episodes 1-25 of Graduate Theory.Graduate Theory Newsletterhttps://graduate-theory.beehiiv.com/subscribeContent00:00 Intro01:16 26 - Abhi Maran03:43 27 - Kerry Callenbach05:54 29 - Lacey Filipich13:36 30 - Yaniv Bernstein16:25 31 - Gene Rice20:00 34 - Robby...
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Graduate Theory Compilation - Part One
This episode is a compilation of episodes 1-25 of Graduate Theory. Graduate Theory Newsletterhttps://graduate-theory.beehiiv.com/subscribeContent00:00 Intro01:07 1 - Joe Wehbe02:04 3 - Darren Fleming04:12 4 - Scott Mckeon06:00 5 - Oscar Trimboli07:19 6 - Ishan Galapathy10:53 7 - Lidia…
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On Achieving Work-Life Balance
This episode is a deep-dive into work-life balance and how we can deal with it. Read Morehttps://graduate-theory.beehiiv.com/subscribeAll links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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Dave Lourdes | On Becoming The Best You Can Be
Dave Lourdes is a professional speaker, elite performance coach and facilitator. His experience exceeds three decades and over 700 workshops, seminars and special events, addressing more than 15,000 people in talks and seminars worldwide, from everyday employees to middle management as well as...
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Mykel Dixon | On Rediscovering Your Creativity
Mykel Dixon is an award-winning speaker, author, musician & globally recognised authority on creativity, leadership and the human future of work.Read Morehttps://www.graduatetheory.com/46-mykel-dixonAll links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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Brendan Humphreys | On Developing Your Engineering Career
Brendan Humphreys is the Head Of Engineering at Canva.Read Morehttps://www.graduatetheory.com/45-Brendan-HumphreysAll links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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Lisa Leong | On Moments of Truth and Pattern Discovery
Lisa Leong is an ABC Radio National broadcaster, media commentator and business consultant.Read Morehttps://www.graduatetheory.com/44-lisa-leongAll links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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Caleb Maru | On African Startups and the Power of Accountability
Caleb Maru is the Head of Programs at EntryLevel and a Partner at Proximity Ventures.He is passionate about startups in Africa and writes about his learnings in his newsletter.Read Morehttps://www.graduatetheory.com/43-caleb-maruAll links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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On Creating a Lifestyle Career Plan
Today's episode has no guest, rather it is a chat with me about the importance of creating a life and career plan for yourself. Graduate Theory Newsletterhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/42/All links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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Gabriel Guedes | On Tales of Spontaneity and the Perils of Optionality
Gabriel Guedes (aka GG) co-founded Lyka Pet Food and currently leads its Operations.Previously, GG was an Associate Partner at Bain & Company where he worked for over 10 years.He is also an angel investor and advisor.Graduate Theory Newsletterhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/41-gabriel-guedesAll...
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Elaha Gurgani | On Exploring Curiosity and Building Your Tribe
Elaha Gurgani is employee #19 at seed-stage tech startup, Relevance AI. She’s previously connected with and hosted events with thought leaders Sahil Lavingia and Sahil Bloom.Since moving to Sydney earlier this year, she has started a micro-grant fund for side projects and connected with people...
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Elizabeth Knight | On Defining Yourself and Your Mission
Elizabeth Knight is the founder and director of Purposeful. She’s previously been a director at various startups and is now also co-founder of her no-code business, Next Revolution. Her mission is to help young people find their place in the world.Graduate Theory...
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Juliana Owen | On Building Your Career in the Australian Job Market
Juliana Owen was voted Top 10 Career Coaches to be watched in 2021 by the Australian Business Journal. Originally from Brazil, she has over 2 decades of global experience working across strategy, people and culture, and recruitment.She’s the founder of her brand New Mind Consulting.Graduate…
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The Best Of Graduate Theory
This episode contains some of the best segments from the entire Graduate Theory catalogue. These are the moments that listeners have loved, and those that have created a lasting impact.Graduate Theory Newsletterhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/37-on-the-best-of-graduate-theoryAll links in one...
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Max Marchione | On Independent Thought And The Value Of Courage
Max Marchione is the Founder of the angel investing group Ultraviolet Ventures, the Founder of Next Chapter, has interned at Goldman Sachs and works part-time at venture fund GGV.He is currently studying Maths and Finance at the University of Sydney.Graduate Theory...
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Cheran Ketheesuran | On The Journey To Banking and Consulting Graduate Roles
Cheran Ketheesuran is in his final year of commerce and law at the University of Sydney. He’s a former Investment Banking intern at Macquarie, current investment intern at OIF Ventures and incoming graduate at McKinsey.Graduate Theory...
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Robby Wade | On The Importance of Perspective
Robby Wade is a former banking manager, who is on a mission to revolutionise the industry of chat.He’s a former COO of Vid, and Founding Partner at asset investment group, Nebula Partners, and now CEO and Co-Founder of ThisApp.Graduate Theoryhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/34-robby-wade/Contact...
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Jack Boxer | On Waking Up and Chasing Your Dreams
Jack Boxer is the Founder & CEO of Golden Hour, a lifestyle design brand helping people to chase the uncommon life.Graduate Theory https://www.graduatetheory.com/33-jack-boxerFollow JackGolden...
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Don't Follow Your Passion
This podcast features Steve Jobs, Cal Newport, and Ben Horowitz in investigating whether you should follow your passion when choosing a career. All links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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Gene Rice | On The Journey from Grad to Grown-up
Gene Rice is Chairman Rice-Cohen International, one of the top executive recruiters in the world. He has recently co-authored a book with his daughter Courtney called “Grad to Grown Up”, sharing 68 tips to Excel in Your Personal and Professional Life.Graduate Theory...
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Yaniv Bernstein | On Engineering The Perfect Work Culture
Yaniv Bernstein is the founder and COO of his startup, Circular. He has 10 years of work experience at Google, and recently was VP of Engineering and COO at Airtasker. He is also the co-host of his own podcast, the startup podcast.Graduate Theory...
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Lacey Filipich | On Negotiating Your Financial Future
Lacey Filipich graduated as valedictorian in chemical engineering before starting work in the mines. Since then, she’s accomplished many things including becoming financially free, giving a TEDx talk, writing a book called “Money School” and founding a company by the same name. Graduate Theory...
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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 Epstein on how to best approach your career. Graduate Theory...
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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 Newsletterhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/27-kerry-callenbachAll links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect Linkshttps://www.graduatetheory.com...
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Abhi Maran | On Making a Career in Venture Capital
Abhi Maran is an Investment Analyst @ Folklore Ventures.Graduate Theory Newsletterhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/26-abhi-maran/All links in one placehttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryDirect...
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The Graduate Theory Review with James Fricker
Full Postwww.graduatetheory.com/25Graduate Theorywww.graduatetheory.com/24-Mel-KettleAll Linkshttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryContent00:00 Graduate Theory #2505:33 Proactivity vs Reactivity16:08 Time Management27:02 Networking34:52 Trusting Your Gut38:37 Personal Branding45:21 Close
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Mel Kettle | On Avoiding Career Traps and Burnout
Mel Kettle is a communications expert with more than two decades ofexperience in strategic communication and leadership. Graduate Theorywww.graduatetheory.com/24-Mel-KettleAll Linkshttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryMel…
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Josh Reyes | On Building a Remote Career in Web3
Josh Reyes is the co-founder of DeFi app, Minke.Graduate Theorywww.graduatetheory.com/23-josh-reyesAll Linkshttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryJosh Reyeshttps://twitter.com/vancityreyeshttps://www.minke.app/Content00:00 Josh Reyes - Multicam01:22 Starting Work as the First Employee04:34 Super Early...
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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 Theorywww.graduatetheory.com/22-josh-farrAll Linkshttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryJosh Farrhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joshdfarr/
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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 Theorywww.graduatetheory.com/21-nimarta-vermaAll Linkshttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryNimarta Vermahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nimarta-verma/
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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 Theoryhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/20-adam-gehaAll Linkshttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryFollow...
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Penny Talalak | On Designing a Successful Side Hustle
Penny Talalak is a UX/UI Designer @ BCG Digital Ventures, Freelancer, Speaker & Mentor.Graduate Theoryhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/19-penny-talalakAll Linkshttps://linktr.ee/graduatetheoryFollow Pennyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pennytalalak
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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 MoreYoutube - https://youtu.be/W0CNqR6tmF0Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5OLCw3djo6NtYpTsVvKvSQApple -...
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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 in employment and entrepreneurship.DiscoverRead -...
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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 episodehttps://www.graduatetheory.com/subscribe/Youtube - https://youtu.be/tVBY7hQ3Mi0Read…
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Dan Brockwell | On Startups, Corporate and Personal Branding
Dan Brockwell is a Product Manager at Atlassian and Co-Founder at Earlywork.Episodes to your inboxhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/subscribe/ 🤝 Connect with DanTwitter - https://twitter.com/DanBrockwellEarlywork - https://www.earlywork.co/Earlywork Substack…
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Ingrid Messner | On Our Connection To Nature and Leadership
Ingrid Messner is a leadership expert with over twenty-five years of experience.Upgrade Your Careerhttps://www.graduatetheory.com/subscribe/Read My Takeawayshttps://www.graduatetheory.com/14-ingrid-messner/Connect with IngridLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingridmessner/Website -...
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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 Graduate Analyst at Deloitte and former president of 180 Degrees Consulting in...
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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 the world. In 2021 both hosts released their book, “The Shit They Never…
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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 Episodehttps://www.graduatetheory.com/#/portal/signup/freeRead -...
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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 motivating people to squeeze the juice out of life. Newsletter...
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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 worked in many roles across South East Asia in investing, business...
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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, innovator, and problem solver.My 3 takeaways from this episode:1....
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Lidia Ranieri | On Purpose and High Performance with Former MD Goldman Sachs
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 Masters of Science in Coaching Psychology from The University of Sydney and is...
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On Personal Productivity and Growth with Founding Director - Capability Unlimited, Ishan Galapathy
Ishan Galapathy is a renowned Operational Excellence expert in the food industry. Ishan has worked with global ‘big boys’ such as Arnott’s and Kellogg’s for over a decade, harnessing hidden opportunities and making the most of their existing people and processes. He now shares his expertise and...
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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 cultures around the world.In this episode, we speak about, - what it means…
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On University and Initiative with Co-Founder of Espresso Displays, Scott McKeon
In this episode we discuss- What Scott studied at University- His experiences away on exchange and overseas- The importance of initiativeFollow Scotthttps://espres.so/https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmckeon1/Follow Graduate...
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On Patterns and Letting Go with Behavioural Scientist, Darren Fleming
Darren is a Behavioural Scientist & Peak Performance Strategist. In this episode we discuss:- imposter syndrome- public speaking- patterns in life- letting go, what it is and how to do itDarren's websitehttps://darrenfleming.com.au/https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenfleming/Graduate...
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