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iyarn yarns

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iyarn yarns captures the stories of community leaders over their personal and professional journeys. iyarn helps unpack how these leaders, from all walks of life, connect in with themselves and others, to be the best people they can.

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Episodes

  1. The Cost of Bullying & Why Evidence Matters | Friendly Schools Podcast Ep. 1 with Prof. Donna Cross AM

    The Cost of Bullying & Why Evidence Matters | Friendly Schools Podcast Ep. 1 with Prof. Donna Cross AM Lockie Cooke sits down with Professor Donna Cross AM, one of the world's most cited researchers in bullying prevention, for the first episode of the Friendly Schools Podcast. In this…

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  2. The Cost of Bullying & Why Evidence Matters | Friendly Schools Podcast Ep. 1 with Prof. Donna Cross AM

    The Cost of Bullying & Why Evidence Matters | Friendly Schools Podcast Ep. 1 with Prof. Donna Cross AM Lockie Cooke sits down with Professor Donna Cross AM, one of the world's most cited researchers in bullying prevention, for the first episode of the Friendly Schools Podcast. In this…

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  3. Bridging the Health Gap with Wearable Technology - ABC Radio Sydney interview

    In this special ABC Radio Sydney interview, Lockie Cooke, founder and CEO of iYARN, joins host Craig Reucassel to discuss how wearable technology is transforming healthcare access in remote Aboriginal communities across Australia. Lockie shares how iYARN’s culturally informed digital platform is...

  4. #20 Joris Cuesta - The Plateau Hacker - Thought Leader

    As a reformed rat racer, start-up survivor and private company workaholic, Joris Cuesta is referred to as the Plateau Hacker. With more than 15 years’ experience working within marketing, branding and management teams, Joris knows how to get leaders unstuck in their careers, redefine their edge…

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  5. #19 Tommaso D'Orsogna - Olympic Medalist, 8 X Australian Senior Swimming team member, final year medical Student

    Tommaso D'Orsogna is an Australian swimmer and Olympic medallist from Perth, WA. He spent 8 years on the Australian swim team, competing at four World Championships, four World Short Course Championships, two Pan Pacific Championships, two Commonwealth Games and an Olympic Games in 2012. He spent...

  6. #18: Nick Hudson - The Push Up Challenge Founder, taking his challenge viral with 55 million ways to raise mental health awareness

    Nick is the founder of The Push-Up Challenge and is known for his decisive and personable leadership style and his track record of motivating teams, workplaces and communities to deliver results. Building The Push-Up Challenge from its humble origins, Nick has led the event to attract around…

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  7. #17: Josh Fergus, Musician, Educator, Surfer & Rites of Passage facilitator talking about alternative education and becoming a Man

    Josh Fergus (BSc Anthropology/Psych, Post Grad Education) is a teacher, musician, surfer, and meditator. With interests stemming from breath work to psychology, Steiner education, permaculture and alternative approaches to living, Josh lives from the heart and has been steering his many life…

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  8. #16; Troy Douglas; Nexba CEO and Co-Founder CEO, growing the countries largest naturally sugar free food and beverage business, managing COVID & growing up

    Troy co-founded Nexba with friend Drew Bilbe in 2011. For Nexba's CEO-Global, his favourite thing is turning creative ideas into sustainable businesses. Troy’s experience as a marketing executive and paralegal inspired his interest in strategic brand management. He oversees everything connected...

  9. #15; Jamie Clough - Entrepreneurial journey and his story with, Honey for Life, the art of making honey in Western Australia

    Jamie Clough is an inspirational entrepreneur. Onto his second business, in honey! He houses 60 million bees in Western Australia and he has a great vision for his business. https://www.honeyforlife.com.au/ iyarn can be found here: iyarn facebook iyarn instagram iyarn website iyarn app

  10. #14 Dr Arne Rubinstein (mbbs, Fracgp) Rites of Passage Founder and CEO, talking about taking risk, resilience, becoming an adult and a global rites of passage over COVID19

    Dr. Arne Rubinstein (mbbs, fracgp) Founder & CEO, The Rites of Passage Institute. Dr. Arne Rubinstein is an internationally recognised expert on Childhood Development and Rites of Passage. His programs have been attended by over 200,000 people in more than 20 countries around the world and are…

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  11. #13 Michael Booth - SUP 3x World Distance Race Champion; elite mindset, performance, entrepreneurialism and having a winning mindset

    Michael Booth; known as the Aussie SUP Powerhouse continuing to dominate in the sport internationally, is fast becoming the most highly regarded and respected SUP contender world-wide. The last four years has seen the best of Booth as he has become APP World Tour Distance series champion, 3 x…

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  12. #12 X Mike Dyson, Rites of Passage facilitator, being a Man, Chinese Medicine,

    Mike Dyson is a Rites of Passage facilitator with a passion for reframing mental health and masculinity in a positive light. As founder of Good Blokes Co, Mike provides places for men and boys to connect better and to explore a better way to be a bloke amongst the shifting modern landscape of...

  13. #11: Dan Collins Sprint Canoe 4 x Olympian; Silver and Bronze medalist, resilience, focus, winners mentality and high performance

    Lockie chats to Olympian, sports advisor and thought leader Dan Collins about vulnerability and resilience. From humble beginnings growing up in Blacktown, to competing on the world stage across four Olympic Games, Dan Collins’ ongoing pursuit for excellence is nothing short of convincing. Since...

  14. #10 X Scott Wilson: Gooniyandi and Gadgerong man from Broome, Western Australia growing up away from home and becoming a Man

    Scott is a Gooniyandi and Gadgerong man from Broome, Western Australia. He graduated from UWA in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Anthropology and Indigenous history and heritage studies. Scott is currently managing his time engaging with various youth organisations in Sydney and...

  15. #9 X Jordan Fogarty, Be Media founder and CEO, Entrepreneurship, Resilience, overcoming life threatening injury, winners mindset

    Jordan Fogarty is market leading business growth strategist. With various roles from founder and CEO of Be Media, President of Entrepreneur’s organization under 35 group and much more. He had been awarded as a top 40 under 40 businessperson and top 30 under 30 in Australia. His role at Be Media...

  16. #8 X Will Kaye; Hive & OKMG (OK Media Group) Co-founder and GM, Resilience, mental health and SaaS products

    Will Kaye is a good mate and entrepreneurial professional with a demonstrated history of starting and running startup software and communications businesses. Will Kaye is currently the Managing Director and co-founder of a digital asset management platform ‘HIVO’ and digital consulting agency...

  17. #7 X Liv Gamble; High school educator, Self awareness, mental health, managing workload and burnout in the workplace

    Lockie chats to Liv Gamble, who at 25 was Head of the Sports Department at a school with 1200 students. Liv has worked at Santa Maria College for six years where she is house coordinator and Head of Sport. Liv teaches Health, PE, Outdoor Ed and PE Studies. She has also been coordinator of Punmu...

  18. #6 X Christian Zurakowski; school leaver 2019, talking about mental health and iyarn in school

    Lockie chats to our youngest yarner yet, Christian Zurakowski, all about growing up, leaving school and how to work things out as a Millennial. iyarn can be found here: iyarn facebook iyarn instagram iyarn website iyarn app

  19. #5 X Dr Neale Fong - Mental Health Commission, West Coast Eagles Chaplin for 20+ yrs, Chairman of Bethesda hospital

    Dr Fong is a registered medical practitioner with over 35 years’ experience in a wide range of leadership roles in the private and public hospital systems. He is currently Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Bethesda Health Care, Chair of the Western Australian Country Health…

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  20. #4 X Kosta Lucas; Chief Program Director of People against Violent Extremism, independent researcher and civil society professional, weight loss and mental health

    Kosta works as an independent researcher and civil society professional in preventing and countering violent extremism. After working for the Commonwealth Government in countering violent extremism policy, Kosta became the Chief Program Director of People against Violent Extremism (PaVE),...

  21. #3 X Jesse Phillips; Sprint Canoe, Olympian, High performance, winners mindset, health and fitness and being a coach

    Jesse Phillips is an Australian sprint canoeist. He is a five-time national champion (2010-2014) in the men's kayak doubles (200 m), and a member of the Bayswater Paddle Sports Club, under his personal coach Ramon Andersson. Phillips has also studied towards a bachelor's degree in media at…

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  22. #2 Professor Leonard Collard; Noongar Elder and community leader talking about being INCREDIBLE, transitioning into eldership and being a leader

    Len is a Noongar elder, professor and Australian Research Council chief investigator at the School of Indigenous Studies University of Western Australia. Len is a Whadjuk/Balardong Noongar, the traditional owners of the Perth region of Western Australia. He has a background in literature and...

  23. #1 X Annie Fogarty (AM) Australian of the Year finalist and West Australian of the year in 2020 sharing the future of education for the next generation

    With her husband Brett, Annie Fogarty AM founded the Fogarty Foundation in 2000 to help advance education and to build stronger communities. We talk about the upcoming Australian of the year awards and the recent $15 million impact fund along with the future of education....

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iyarn yarns captures the stories of community leaders over their personal and professional journeys. iyarn helps unpack how these leaders, from all walks of life, connect in with themselves and others, to be the best people they can.

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