The Reinventor's Mindset

Monty Hamilton co-founded UBank inside NAB, Australia’s first digital bank, then built Belong inside Telstra in just eight weeks, from brief to launch.He has spent his career launching new ventures from inside large organisations and has since led digital transformation at PwC and TELUS Digital across 30+ countries.A conversation about creating space for change, corporate innovation and why progress beats perfection. This is The Reinventor’s Mindset. Let’s dive in. Timestamps:00:00 Introduction and Overview of TELUS Digital 01:52 The Rapid Launch of Belong: A Case Study05:11 Building New Ventures Within Large Organisations09:45 The Importance of Speed in Transformation13:39 Navigating Crisis: UBank's Launch During the GFC19:47 The Evolution of Digital Banking and Compliance22:58 Innovation in Banking: The Australian Experience25:54 Leadership and Empowerment in Change Management30:35 The Importance of Relationships in Professional Growth34:36 Cultural Insights from Global Business Practices38:56 Childhood Beliefs and Professional Optimism

Nicholle Lindner has built a portfolio career across CBA, NAB, Westpac, AT Kearney, Capgemini, Gartner and Unisys. She completed a Masters in AI before it was fashionable and her innovation philosophy is grounded in giving people "room to roam" - think Western Plains, not Taronga. A conversation about portfolio careers, the GFC as a teacher, and why success is a journey, not a ladder.This is The Reinventor's Mindset. Let's dive in.

Gareth Jones built a talent consulting firm, sold it to Mercer, and spun it back out as Revolve Partners. A talented golfer, he treats business like a season: you can't play at 100% every round and expect to be sharp for championship moments. A conversation about growth through subtraction and managing energy for when it counts.This is The Reinventor's Mindset. Let's dive in.

CEO Rob Samuels is 8th generation at Maker's Mark. His grandparents walked away from 160 years of family whiskey to start fresh - then didn't profit for 25 years. Now Rob is pioneering regenerative agriculture, rebuilding soil health while making bourbon. A conversation about legacy, purposeful inefficiency, and why nature is the real maker.This is The Reinventor's Mindset. Let's dive in.

Conversations about transformation with leaders who are still in the arena. The guests here aren't theorists. They're practitioners who've transformed themselves, transformed systems, and know what it costs to do both. Host Ashton Jones grew up in housing commission, learned to swim at 34 to compete in triathlons, and is now a director at Australia's largest wealth manager. He's writing Bold Water - a book about transformation as reclamation. First episode coming soon.