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In today’s world, leaders must deal with a range of unexpected challenges, as well as provide a clear vision and effective strategy for their organisations. By setting the ‘tone from the top’, they are also responsible for the culture of their organisations. In this series, we get inside the heads of leaders to explore leadership traits and styles. We talk to business and community leaders in Australia to gain their perspective on a range of topics, delve into what makes them tick, and try to understand what makes them effective as leaders.

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Escient on Leadership podcast

Escient on Leadership #9 - Greg McGarvie, MD ACE EV

2021/05/21

In this podcast, our CEO Stephen Mabbs, talks with Greg McGarvie, founder and MD of ACE EV, an electric vehicle manufacturer. Greg explains how a marine biologist, an engineer and a mechanic got together to start a company to design & build electric vehicles in Australia. What inspired them, how did they start, what challenges did they face and how did they overcome them?

Co-Founders from #TechDiversity, Deidre Diamante & Claire Marriott

2021/03/09

Listen to Rebecca Campbell-Burns as she talks to the co-founders of #TechDiversity, Deirdre Diamonte and Claire Marriott, about their backgrounds and motivation for starting #TechDiversity.

Andy McCarthy, CEO of RACV Solar

2020/12/03

In this episode, our CEO, Stephen Mabbs, talks with Andy McCarthy, CEO of RACV Solar and passionate advocate for renewable...

Rob Rees, CEO of Cultivating Community

2020/11/13

In this episode, our Victorian MD, Rebecca Campbell-Burns talks with social entrepreneur, Rob Rees. Rob is CEO of Cultivating Community, a social enterprise that manages community gardens across many public housing sites in Melbourne, runs school-based gardening programs, and provides community meals and cooking programs for at-risk members of the community.

Clark Kirby, CEO, Village Roadshow

2020/10/19

In this episode, Escient’s Victorian Managing Director, Rebecca Campbell-Burns, talks with Clark Kirby, CEO of Village Roadshow Group, a household name in Australia's entertainment industry. Clark shares his views on leading the organisation through a global pandemic, growing up in the family business and the exciting future for the local travel and entertainment industry.

Dale Fisher, CEO Silver Chain Group

2020/09/23

In this episode of Escient's leadership podcast series, Escient’s Victorian Managing Director, Rebecca Campbell-Burns, talks with Dale Fisher, CEO of Silver Chain Group, a not-for-profit with over 120 years experience providing health and aged care services in the community.

Paul Edginton, CEO SYC

2020/09/07

In this second episode, our CEO Stephen Mabbs continues his discussion with Paul Edginton, the CEO of SYC. Paul discusses one of his greatest challenges as a leader - when one of his trusted leadership team defrauded the organisation of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Paul Edginton, CEOn SYC

2020/08/28

We’re excited to announce our new podcast series on leadership. In this series, we’ll be talking with Australian business and community leaders to learn more about them and try to understand what makes them effective in their roles. What do they see as the most important attributes of a good leader? What are the toughest challenges they’ve had to face, how did they deal with them, and what did they draw from in the process? In this first episode, our CEO Stephen Mabbs talks to Paul Edginton, the CEO of SYC, a large national NFP headquartered in Adelaide.