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This Connected Life with Mel Kettle
by Mel Kettle
This Connected Life with Mel Kettle is the show where connected leaders share their experience, values and strategies that have helped them become more connected so they achieve success in life and business.
Episodes
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60. Connecting through cultural intelligence with Victoria Rennoldson
In this episode of This Connected Life, host Mel Kettle dives into the complexities of communication and connection in a disconnected world with guest Victoria Rennoldson. Victoria is a leadership communication coach and certified cultural intelligence trainer who works with global leaders and...
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59. Big Lives, Bold Futures, and the Power of Friendship with Steph Clarke
In this episode of This Connected Life, Mel Kettle welcomes back Steph Clarke, a multi-potentialite, lifelong learner, and futures thinking specialist, to discuss the evolving nature of connection, foresight, and the future of friendship. Steph shares her expertise on futures thinking, how…
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58. Beyond the Swipe: Building Real Connections in Business and Dating with Bec Chappell
In this episode of This Connected Life, Mel Kettle sits down with marketing strategist and consultant Bec Chappell to explore the true meaning of connection—both in business and in life. Bec shares her insights into building genuine relationships in an increasingly digital world, the role of…
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57. Introverts at the helm: quiet strengths that lead to big success
In this episode of This Connected Life, I explore the power of introverts in the workplace, especially in leadership roles. Despite a common misconception that introverts can’t thrive in fast-paced, vocal environments, I share my personal experiences and strategies for excelling as a quieter...
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56. Building Thriving Workplace Cultures with Pauly Grant
In this episode of This Connected Life, Mel talks with Pauly Grant, Chief Talent Officer for Publicis Groupe ANZ and APAC. Pauly is a creative problem solver who identifies and embraces new approaches to solve complex problems by leveraging data and insights. She believes that fostering an...
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55. Ending Body Burnout with Filipa Bellette
In this episode of This Connected Life, I dive deep into the world of functional medicine and body burnout with Filipa Bellette. Filly shares her incredible journey from personal health crises to co-founding a multi-award-winning health practice, Chris & Filly Functional Medicine. Together with…
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54. Embracing Morning Magic and Body Acceptance with Emma Walkinshaw
In this episode I talk to my gorgeous friend Emma Walkinshaw. Emma is a transformational coach, accredited yoga instructor, and dynamic entrepreneur passionate about empowering women. We talk about: Embracing your body, body acceptance and the challenging toxic diet culture Starting your day with...
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53. Connecting through facilitation with Leanne Hughes
In this episode I talk to Leanne Hughes. Leanne Hughes’ mission is to help you realise what’s possible, is possible for you and your business. She is a consultant, speaker, and facilitator helping you maximise your team’s potential by creating influential, contagious work experiences. Clients…
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52. Connecting through social media
Join leadership communication strategist Mel Kettle as she explores how you can become more successful in business and in life by becoming more connectable. Mel has almost 30 years of experience working with leaders and teams that want to build connected and trusted organisations. When we connect...
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51. This Productive Life with Donna McGeorge
Join leadership communication strategist Mel Kettle as she explores how you can become more successful in business and in life by becoming more connectable. In this episode, I talk to productivity expert Donna McGeorge. Donna McGeorge is all about doing things your future self will thank you for....
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50. Becoming Fully Connected - Thrive don't survive
Episode highlights This episode is based on my book, Fully Connected Leadership is hard and has many challenges - loneliness, priorities, pressure The first step to regaining control is deciding that something needs to change Know what gives / saps your energy Different ways you can take back...
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49. Leadership Lessons from Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Women in Leadership Summit
Episode 49 Leadership Lessons from Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Women in Leadership Summit Episode highlights Speaking at a conference with Hillary Clinton!! Making your leadership style your own Why we need to talk about menopause, endometriosis and women’s health at work The importance of…
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48. Yep, I'm back!
I’m back! And yes, I had a very long podcast break. Find out what I was up to. This episode is super short, and I’m excited to bring you some great guests and stories over coming episodes. About your host: Mel Kettle Mel Kettle is a leadership communication strategist, speaker, author, and...
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#47 Facilitation with Leanne Hughes
Leanne Hughes is an international facilitator, speaker and coach who loves creating unpredictable workshop experiences, that predictably work. She combines her experience in marketing with her education in human resources and psychology, to help leaders create engaging everyday experiences – that...
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#46 Tech Girls are Superheroes with Dr Jenine Beekheyzen OAM
Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen OAM, is the Founder and CEO of the Tech Girls Movement Foundation and the CEO of Adroit Research. She is a futurist with international recognition for her advocacy and leadership, her research, and her university teaching through which she has impacted tens of thousands of...
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Connecting in court with John Cahill
John Cahill is a barrister from Brisbane. He works primarily in the areas of criminal law, family law and regulatory law. Prior to going to the Bar, he worked as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Sydney, for the state government in child protection and in corporate regulation at the...
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Talking tech with Dr Catherine Ball
Associate Professor Catherine Ball is a scientific futurist, speaker, advisor, author, founder, executive producer, executive director, company director and charity patron working across global projects where emerging technologies meet humanitarian, education and environmental needs. Catherine…
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Loneliness at work
One of the biggest challenges we face in society today is loneliness. Even before we were locked down due to coronavirus, loneliness was at epidemic levels, with 1 in 2 Australians saying they are lonely at least once a week. Feeling disconnected and lonely has the same health risks as smoking 15...
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Eating together at work with Sharon Natoli
Sharon Natoli is an optimist who believes in the power of food to connect humanity to a better future. She speaks and writes about building human connection through the humble, yet surprisingly powerful, act of eating together. An Accredited Practising Dietitian who has spent three decades…
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The Truth about Ageing with Rose Herceg
Rose Herceg is the Chief Strategy Officer at WPP Australia & New Zealand and one of Australia’s most respected social forecasters. Rose’s first business, Pophouse launched in 1998, became known as Australia’s best-regarded company for innovation, social trends and business strategy. BRW Magazine...
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Managing your money with John Barton
John Barton is the CEO of MGD, a Brisbane based wealth management company. What struck me when we first met, many years ago, was his generosity in sharing his knowledge and his time. John is driven by an absolute focus on values, quality, teamwork and corporate citizenship, and while this is...
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How do you ask, listen and observe?
How do you ask, listen and observe? It’s been an interesting week with the government announcing the lifting of some of the COVID restrictions. I have to admit, I’m a little anxious about it all, but I am looking forward to being able to see a few more family and friends. In this podcast episode…
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People Stuff with Zoe Routh
I feel like I say this ALL THE TIME, but I loved this conversation with Zoë Routh. We met about three years ago when I joined Thought Leaders Business School, and I liked her immediately! We have loads of things in common – a love of food and travel, pet chickens, and we both have close ties with...
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Managing your energy
Are we all sick of Zoom yet? I’ve been averaging about 20 hours a week on Zoom, and last week was closer to 30 as I was on an online course for four days. Let me tell you, it’s been an energy KILLER. Which is fitting as this episode is about managing your energy. A critical component of…
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Finding beauty within imperfections with Michelle Cox
Michelle Cox and I met in May 2019 at the space series event and immediately bonded. Previously a global CEO, COO and currently a non-executive director, Michelle has owned, founded and headed up many companies in her twenty-five years in the corporate world. An elite athlete in her youth, she’s...
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Staying connected with your teams when you are all working in different locations
Last week I spoke about how to work from home. This time I’m speaking about how you, as a manager or leader, can stay connected with your teams when you are all working in different locations. There are three main things we need to consider when we work from home – ourselves, our people and our...
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Working from home, part 1
Blog copy #34 Staying connected when working from home In this episode Mel talks about: Coping with changing routines Hope and opportunity Needing to work from home The benefits of working from home 7 tips to make working from home easier Set clear boundaries around the hours you work. Try and…
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Happy Families with Dr Justin Coulson
Dr Justin Coulson is one of Australia’s most respected and popular parenting authors and speakers. He is sought after for his expertise in family life, relationships, and wellbeing and resilience; and he is the founder of ‘Happy Families’. Justin has a PhD in Positive Psychology, is the father of...
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Do you have a morning routine?
This episode is about morning routines. I talk about: · the many benefits to having a morning routine and how it can help set our day up for success.· Steve Jobs used to ask himself every morning “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”, while…
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Connecting through travel with Kim Stockham
Kim Stockham and I first met about 14 years ago through our local chamber of commerce. We bonded over the challenges of working from home and staying sane! We also bonded over our shared love of travel. Today Kim is based in Singapore, heading up Corporate Communications for the Expedia Group in...
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Approaching 50 - Ten things I learned in my 40s
I turn 50 next week - eek! Where have the last ten years gone??? Obviously I'm older, hopefully wiser, and I have definitely learned A LOT. I thought I would share my top ten learnings of the last ten years to commemorate the end of my 40s. Which, let's face it, has been pretty damn good, which a...
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An extraordinary future with Tony Ryan
I first met this week’s guest, Tony Ryan, about 12 years ago when I joined Professional Speakers Australia. Back then Tony was a bit of a legend in Australia’s speaking community, and today is no different. He is a lifelong educator, parent, and futurist, and has worked with over 1000 education,...
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Becoming more self-aware
In this episode I talk about · self-awareness and how as leaders, most of us can improve this element of ourselves· Being self-aware is about understanding what motivates you, the impact you have on others, what you do well and where you struggle.· Stephen Covey says that self-awareness involves...
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Emergency management with Andrew Short AFSM
Andrew Short AFSM is the Assistant Commissioner for the State Emergency Services for Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES). Andrew is no stranger to the challenges associated with providing effective emergency management, having worked for QFES for over 20 years. He is passionate about...
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Know your purpose
When you know your purpose, it’s easier to plan, to set goals and then take relevant action to achieve them. In the past I’ve found that when my goals are connected to my purpose, I’m far more likely to achieve them. In this episode I talk about: · Simon Sinek Start with why· Stephen Covey –…
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Coping with overwhelm at Christmas (and other times!)
Christmas and the holiday season can be a really difficult time for a lot of people. And even for those who love it, there can be pockets of stress and overwhelm. One of the things I’ve learned from life, and from horribly fraught Christmases, is that it’s so important to look after yourself.…
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The importance of rest
In my last solo episode I spoke about the importance of sleep. Today I want to talk about rest.Our brains thrive when they have time to rest. We make over 30,000 decisions a day, so the cognitive load on our mind is immense. If we don’t take some time during the day to rest our brains, our...
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Live your magnificent life with Lisa O'Neill
Lisa O’Neill is feisty, funny and fabulous. She has been described as a human version of Berocca and is one of my favourite people for her energy, her positivity and her ability to cut the shit and tell it as it is – always with love. Lisa wants us all to live big lives and to become the best...
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The importance of sleep
There are four ways we need to look after ourselves physically - we need to get enough of the right food, water, exercise and sleep. Sleep is often the one that is ignored. This episode is is part 1 of a 2-parter – talking about sleep and rest. Rest is more than just sleep at night. Most of us…
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Financial fitness with Lara Bourguignon, CEO SuperConcepts
I first heard of Lara Bourguignon when we received an email she sent to all SuperConcepts clients, introducing herself as the new CEO, and inviting us to get in touch via her direct email if we had any concerns or otherwise. I was incredibly impressed so reached out to her on LinkedIn to say so.…
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Connecting through kindness
I’ve been thinking a lot about kindness lately. And how a small, kind gesture can make such a mammoth difference to someone’s life.Kind is possibly my favourite four letter word. Being kind is one of easiest things we can do, and it can have life‑changing consequences. Kindness doesn’t need to be...
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Connecting with food - Dani Valent
I think I first "met" Dani Valent on Twitter about ten years ago, around the time I first bought a Thermomix. #bestkitchengadgetever Dani describes herself as a writer, eater, traveller and cook. Everything she does is linked by a simple idea: leading people to great food experiences. Like me…
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Marketing to women
Today I’m talking about marketing to women. A lot of people don’t realise that women are responsible for 90% of consumer purchases. Which equates to over $20 TRILLION in global spending. In Australia, women own just over one third of all businesses, and this number is rising. Australian women are...
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Stop drifting and start living with Dominick Quartuccio
Dominick Quartuccio is a NYC based international speaker, author, mentor who focuses on Elevating Performance and Short-Circuiting Burnout. He is also the co- host of his own podcast, Man Amongst Men. You can connect with Dominick via his websites www.DominickQ.com and Do Inner Work. You can…
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Connecting with your health
In this minisode I talk about the health checks we should be having on a regular basis. I recorded this episode about an hour after having my biannual mammogram and ultrasound, and it prompted me to have a chat about looking after our health. A big part of being connected with self is knowing...
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Julie Trell - a human API
Julie Trell tells me she is a human API. Of course, I’m immediately curious! Of course, once she explains to me what that is, it all makes total sense. And no, I’m not giving a spoiler alert – you can listen to this episode I first heard of Julie when I became involved with SheEO last year, and…
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Creating collaborative teams
We know that creating collaborative teams, whether in your organisation or more broadly across your industry, can increase ideas, save money and result in better project outcomes. And yet, too often we sit independently within our siloes, frantically working on projects with looming deadlines,...
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AFL and art - with Cameron Schwab
Cameron Schwab is mostly known for being a former CEO of the Richmond, Melbourne and Fremantle AFL Clubs, and for being the youngest CEO in the history of AFL when he was appointed CEO of the Richmond Football Club at age 24. Today Cam is a leadership coach and strategist, working with CEOs and...
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Connect authentically
What does it mean to connect authentically? It can sometimes be confusing as authenticity is one of those words a lot of people use – and often overuse. I think it’s one of those concepts we recognise when it’s really obviously there – or not there! The Cambridge English Dictionary defines it as...
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Transforming capability with Dr Kelly Windle
Dr Kelly Windle is one of the smartest people I know, with five (!!) degrees. She is also very human, as she is a psychologist who is passionate about helping people and businesses evolve. Kelly works with people to align, curate, and accelerate their personal and organisational capability....
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This Connected Life with Mel Kettle is the show where connected leaders share their experience, values and strategies that have helped them become more connected so they achieve success in life and business.
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