Best William Keating Podcasts (2025)

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Financial Freedom Made Simple: The Aureus Strategy That Builds Multi-Millionaires 45:15

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In this episode of the Financial Freedom Secrets Show, Jackson Millan, The Wealth Mentor, unpacks the complete playbook behind the Aureus Simple Strategy System, the same system responsible for helping business owners build over $3 billion in combined wealth. This isn't another complex financial theory. This is the One-Page Wealth Plan trusted by b…

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Tim Woodall (Faber & Faber) on what the arts can learn from publishing (and vice-versa), the reality that your audience is not “everyone” (and that’s fine), and the value of brand-building 38:27

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A conversation with Tim Woodall, the former Director of Marketing at The Philharmonia, and the current Head of Direct to Consumer Marketing at independent publishing house, Faber and Faber. It was interesting to hear Tim's reflections on what the publishing world could learn from the arts, and vice-versa, the value of clear priorities, the lessons …

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Ned Beauman on Necropolitics in 'Venomous Lumpsucker' 43:27

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Ned Beauman is the author of 'Venomous Lumpsucker', a biting satire which examines the environmental and social consequences of capitalism run amok, and the dangerous absurdities that can result from using free-market mechanisms to solve the environmental problems we face today. We talk about the political and economic choices and mechanisms that d…

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The Millionaire Mindset Playbook - How To Scale Your Mind For 8 Figure Wealth 38:19

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Jackson Millan, The Wealth Mentor, relaunches The Financial Freedom Secrets Show with a new, playbook-driven format. This solo kickoff unpacks Aureus Financial's end-to-end approach for seven-figure service businesses: squeezing more profit, buying back time, and manufacturing freedom by turning business cash flow into personal wealth. Jackson intr…

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This is how we built...a platform for teaching music 24:29

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Aurora Classroom, from the Aurora Orchestra, began as an idea to convert a live children’s storytelling concert into a classroom resource during the pandemic. In this conversation with Aurora Orchestra's Learning Director, Rebecca Barnett we hear how over the last five years it has grown into a comprehensive creative learning platform, showcasing A…

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William Bains on Dark Ecology in 'Shroud' 57:27

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Marty speaks with biochemist and astrobiologist William Bains on the topic of Dark Ecology, as a final chapter to our 4 previous episodes on this topic with Chris Beckett (Ep 56), Julius Csotonyi (Ep 57-58) and Adrian Tchaikovsky (Ep 59). Dr. Bains is the author of “The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life on Many Worlds”, and has earned degrees from the unive…

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This is how we built...an interactive longbow exhibit 22:08

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Ben Templeton is a writer, creative director and facilitator in the field of games and playful technology. For almost 20 years Ben has helped organisations around the world create fun ways of bringing audiences together to interact with art, culture and science. The Robin Hood Experience at Nottingham Castle is a series of immersive arcade games in…

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Paula Bray (State Library Victoria) on the power of experimentation, the importance of advocacy and generosity, recognising that some things take time, and the value of clear and joined-up strategy 42:26

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A great conversation with Paula Bray. Paula is Chief Digital Officer at State Library Victoria in Melbourne. Over the last twenty years Paula has held digital leadership roles at organisations including the State Library of NSW, Powerhouse Museum, Art Gallery of NSW and the Australian National Maritime Museum. Innovation and experimentation runs th…

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Nicholas Keating Casbarro on World-Building in 'Vitalerium' 55:47

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Marty speaks to Nicholas Keating Casborro about the hard-scrabble, dystopian world portrayed in his book 'Vitalerium: Descent into the Void'. This is a far future space opera where faster than light travel is made possible by the exotic substance that serves as the title of the book, where humans have spread across multiple planets, where the polit…

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Brandon Powers on dance, technology, immersive experiences, reframing the role of the audience, working with engineers, and the importance of translation 45:00

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A chat with New York-based creative director and choreographer, Brandon Powers. Brandon works with technology to create experiences across physical and virtual spaces. We talked about his early experiences with technology, inter-disciplinary teams, the various ways that technology and virtual spaces can enhance and extend experiences for both artis…

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Build Trust, Not Just Leads: Marketing That Converts with Brett Ellis 50:29

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In this episode, Jackson Millan and Brett Ellis discuss why building trust beats pushing for quick sales—especially in service based businesses where comfort and credibility matter most. They explain how sharing valuable content attracts the right audience and warms them up before inviting them to a call. Jackson and Brett also cover why Google Ads…

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Chris Kulp on Artificial Intelligence in 'Lost Origins' 59:11

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Chris Kulp is a professional physicist and science fiction author, who has won the Mike Resnick award for his first published story ‘What Would You Pay for a Second Chance’. We talk about his second novel ‘Lost Origins’, a space opera where Earth is regarded as a myth by a galactic civilization peopled by humans and androids. Our conversation goes …

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Adrian Tchaikovsky on Dark Ecology in 'Shroud' 59:55

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Adrian Tchaikovsky is a bestselling British author whose work has taken the science fiction world by storm since his seminal sci-fi novel Children of Time, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2016. Its sequel Children of Ruin won the equally prestigious British Science Fiction Association or BSFA award in 2019, and after the publication of the …

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Neil Williams (BFI) on transforming organisations through digital, comparisons between the civil service and the cultural sector, working in the open, and intentionally not empire-building 57:19

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A conversation recorded in-person (hurray!) with the BFI's Exec Director of Technology and Digital Transformation, Neil Williams. Neil writes a regular 'fortnight notes' post on his blog, which you can find here neilojwilliams.netBy Digital Works

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Episode 13: A Sleeply Long Goblin Poem—"Goblin Market," by Christina Rossetti 33:37

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Follow theater professor Jeff Kaplan's relaxing voice into as he guides you into sleep. This evening features a delightful long work, "Goblin Market" (1862), by Victorian-era writer, Chistina Rossetti. In this story, sisters Lizzie and Laura witness a goblin market night after night, filled with sumptuous fruit, and danger—a perfect bedtime story. …

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Unlocking Travel Arbitrage: Turn Business Spend into Business Class Flights with Steve Hui 26:39

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In this eye-opening episode, Jackson Millan, The Wealth Mentor, sits down with Steve Hui – Founder of iFLYflat, Australia's leading points flight concierge – to reveal how smart business owners are flying business class for a fraction of the cost by leveraging the untapped value in their everyday business spend. Steve breaks down the exact strategi…

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Episode 12: Sleepy Poems by Women Writers—Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sara Teasdale, Christina Rossetti, & Matilda Blind 24:05

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Follow theater professor Jeff Kaplan's relaxing voice into as he guides you into sleep. This evening features beautiful works by important women writers. Poets include Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sara Teasdale, Christina Rossetti, & Matilda Blind. With deep breathing, along with progressive relaxation, the gentle cadence of the epi…

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Episode 11: Sleepy Poems about Dancing—William Butler Yeats, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carrol, Sir Henry Newbolt, & Richard Lovelace 25:49

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Follow theater professor Jeff Kaplan's relaxing voice into as he guides you into sleep. This evening features beautiful poems about dancing by William Butler Yeats, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carrol, Sir Henry Newbolt, & Richard Lovelace. With deep breathing, along with progressive relaxation, the gentle cadence of the episode will lull you into peace.…

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Julius Csotonyi on Dark Ecology in 'Dark Eden' - Part 2 44:08

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This is the second part of Marty's conversation with Julius Csotonyi about dark ecology in relation to the dark rogue world of Chris Beckett’s book 'Dark Eden'. We discuss the extraordinary existence of anoxygenic autotrophic bacteria that are capable of photosynthesis in the dark of the ocean floor! Julius describes the ecology of thermal vents an…

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Episode 10: A Sleepy Long Poem about Nature—Edna St. Vincent Milay 33:39

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Follow theater professor Jeff Kaplan's relaxing voice into as he guides you into sleep. This evening features a beautiful long poem by Edna St. Vincent Milay, "Renascence" (1912), about a speaker who experiences a spiritual death and rebirth through the act of beholding nature. Milay's virtuosic rhyming proves hypnotic. With deep breathing, along w…

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Tash Willcocks (TPX Impact) on navigating uncertainty, intellectual humility, leadership in turbulent times, why zebras don't get ulcers, the importance of structure in enabling agility, how to actually ... 56:03

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A wide-ranging chat with Tash Willcocks (Head of Learning Design at TPX Impact) on organisational culture, leadership, and how to deal with change and uncertainty. Tash mentioned a whole load of ideas, articles, books, and thinkers - a few of which I've linked to below: Tash's Medium lives here: https://medium.com/@tash-willcocks This is the first …

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Episode 9: Sleepy Sonnets about Sleep—William Shakespeare 24:29

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Follow Jeff Kaplan's relaxing voice into as he guides you into sleep. This evening features beautiful sonnets by William Shakespeare about sleep. Works include Sonnet 27 ("Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed"); Sonnet 28 "(How can I then return in happy plight); Sonnet 43 ("When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see"); and Sonnet 61 ("Is it thy…

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Julius Csotonyi on Dark Ecology in 'Dark Eden' - Part 1 45:49

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Julius Csotonyi is a thermal vent biologist with expertise on organisms that thrive on geothermal energy in the dark depths of the ocean where there is almost no light from the sun. He is also someone who has spent a lot of time thinking about ‘speculative biology’, imagining various exotic possibilities for the existence of life in extreme conditi…

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Episode 8: Sleepy Poems about the Rain— Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Aunt Effie 22:59

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Follow Jeff Kaplan's relaxing voice into as he guides you into sleep. The evening features beautiful poems about the soothing quality of rain. Works include "A Drop fell on the Apple Tree," (1890) by Emily Dickinson, "Rain in Summer" (1845) by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and “Little Raindrops" (1860) by Aunt Effie. With deep breathing, along with p…

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Chris Beckett on Dark Ecology in 'Dark Eden' 56:01

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Holly and Marty speak with Chris Beckett about his Dark Eden trilogy, comprised of Dark Eden – which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2012, and was followed by Mother of Eden in 2015 and Daughter of Eden in 2016. Dark Eden has been described as “a superior piece of the theologically nuanced science fiction”, and is also a story about the developme…

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Susan MacKinnon on Ursula K. LeGuin in 'The Left Hand of Darkness' and 'The Dispossessed' 47:29

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Holly and Marty get together with their friend Susan MacKinnon to discuss the science fiction of Ursula K. LeGuin, literary icon of speculative fiction. We talk about her Hugo and Nebula winning books "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Dispossessed", which are among the most celebrated classics in science fiction. The first was a pioneering book …

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Douglas Phillips on Extra Dimensions in 'Quantum Time' 42:55

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This is part 2 of Marty's conversation with Douglas Phillips about his 'Quantum' Series of hard science fiction novels. In our last episode we talked about 'Quantum Space', and this time we discuss the next two books in the series, 'Quantum Void' and 'Quantum Time'. As before, today’s exchange focusses on the unifying theme of extra dimensions, in …

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Douglas Phillips on Extra Dimensions in 'Quantum Space' 46:09

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This is one of those episodes that exemplifies what we try to do here on this show, going deep on some very big science ideas, and then going off the deep end to expand those ideas into the realm of fiction and making them even bigger! Marty has the great pleasure of speaking with Douglas Phillips, who has turned his wide range of scientific experi…

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Emma Keith (National Theatre) on NT Live, remote audiences, experimentation, learning, thinking about value, leadership, and the importance of pilots 56:27

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A great chat with the National Theatre's outgoing Managing Director - Digital, Emma Keith. We talked about how digital practice has developed at the NT and how that differs from other performing arts organisations. The history of the NT Live programme, and the importance of pilots and testing ideas. The hidden value of digital infrastructure, remot…

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Barron Wenham on Cosmology and Astrophysics in the Mind of a Super Smart Kid 41:34

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This is a rather special episode, and something of a delightful experiment. Barron Wenham is on of the smartest and most well-informed 10-year-olds you are ever likely to encounter - especially on the subjects of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. As an exercise in exploring big ideas, mind-blowing science and science fictional creative …

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Henry Erlich on DNA Sequencing Technology in 'Genetic Reconstruction of the Past' 1:06:50

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Marty speaks with Dr. Henry Erlich, whose research career gave him a front seat to the development of DNA sequencing technology from its infancy in the 80’s, to the development of forensic applications in the criminal justice system in the 90’s and through to it’s maturity in Next Generation Sequencing methods now used to study evolutionary biology…

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Beks Leary (National Gallery) on the challenges & opportunities of working in larger vs smaller teams, different ways of thinking about audiences, and the value of building meaningful relationships with ... 31:35

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A chat with Beks Leary, Senior Social Media and Content Lead at the National Gallery in London. We talked about Beks's career, which has encompassed working at a diverse range of organisations including the Bush Theatre, BBC, and National Theatre before Beks's current role at the National Gallery. Beks explained the opportunities and challenges tha…

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Alan Smale on Lunar Warfare in 'Hot Moon' 1:04:46

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Marty talks to Alan Smale, a professional astronomer and author of hard science fiction, alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and horror. We talk to him about his most recent book 'Hot Moon' - an alternate history set in 1979 where the USSR won the space race to land the first man on the moon, changing the balance of power during the col…

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Unlocking Profit: How Trade Business Owners Can Overcome Challenges & Scale with Jon Dale 21:59

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In this power-packed episode, Jackson Millan, The Wealth Coach, hosts John from Smallfish as they uncover the real issues that trade business owners in Australia face – and more importantly, how to solve them. John shares game-changing strategies that will help you overcome the biggest hurdles in your business. From attracting top talent to pricing…

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Micaiah Johnson on The Multiverse in 'The Space Between Worlds' and 'Those Beyond the Wall' 1:07:22

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Holly and Marty speak with science fiction author Micaiah Johnson about her absolutely incredible 'Ashtown' duology. This isn't really an episode about the Multiverse so much as it is about the deeply human and social themes in Micaiah's books, whose writing is laden with literary pearls and deeply human insights about complex characters, social an…

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Mike Keating (Art Fund) on the collaborative development of AI policy, balancing the priorities of being both a membership and sector support organisation, and the impact of COVID on Art Fund's digital ... 35:44

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A conversation with Art Fund's Associate Director of Digital Experience, Mike Keating. Most of our chat focused on Mike's relatively recent work in developing Art Fund's first AI policy. The collaborative, open, and pragmatic approach that Mike and colleagues took to this work feels like a useful model that other cultural organisations could borrow…

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Ep 20: w/ John Kandulu | Flinders University | environmental economics + economic value of green spaces + policy impact + economic analysis 39:58

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On this show we’ll be chatting with John Kandulu, from Flinders University, about the economic value of green space. John is a Senior Research Economist. He has over 15 years of experience as an applied economist, having worked across the education, not-for-profit, private and government sectors. His research focuses on formulation and assessment o…

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Mike Carey on The Multiverse in 'The Pandominion' Duology 52:16

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Marty and Holly speak for a second time with Mike Carey in the first installment on our new topic: The Multiverse. Mike has written comics for many big titles in both the DC and Marvel universes, and has also written 19 books including his most recent 'The Pandominion' duology which is comprised of 'Infinity Gate' and 'Echo of Worlds'. The idea of …

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James Kerwin on Quantum Consciousness in 'Yesterday Was A Lie' 46:57

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Marty speaks with Hollywood writer and director James Kerwin about Quantum Consciousness in his sci-fi film noir ‘Yesterday Was a Lie’, as well as in Robert J. Sawyer's books 'Quantum Night' and 'The Downloaded. We do a bit of a deep dive into the role of consciousness in the foundations of quantum mechanics, discussing the Copenhagen interpretatio…

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Unlocking Business Potential: Networking Secrets Revealed with Dean Keating 22:15

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In this new episode of the Financial Freedom Secrets Show, join host Jackson Millan in conversation with Dean Keating from District 32 for an insightful discussion on the power of networking and business growth. They discussed effective strategies for developing valuable connections and share how to maintain momentum in your business journey. With …

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Robert J. Sawyer on Quantum Consciousness in 'Quantum Night' 1:08:05

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Robert J. Sawyer is one of the world’s science fiction luminaries, and a great source of Canadian pride as one of our most prolific, successful and decorated science fiction authors. In the following conversation Rob discusses his book 'Quantum Night', which explores the social and philosophical consequences of an empirical test for consciousness, …

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Daniel H. Wilson on Planetary Protection in 'The Andromeda Evolution' 1:01:42

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Daniel H. Wilson has a PhD in robotics and is the author of the non-fiction books ‘How to Survive a Robot Uprising’, ‘How to Build a Robot Army’ and ‘Where’s my Jetpack’, as well as the bestselling science fiction novels ‘Robopocalypse’ and its sequel ‘Robogenesis’, ‘The Clockwork Dynasty’, and most recently ‘The Andromeda Evolution’ - the authoriz…

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Ep 19: 4 enviro career highlights from 2024 | Water engineer + Water-sensitive urban design + Cultural Projects + Landscape architecture + Conservation advocacy + Soil ecology 49:33

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4 enviro career highlights from 2024 For our final 2024 episode, in light of ATAR results coming out this week, we are showcasing the 4 best enviro career insights that appeared on the pod during 2024. You’ll hear from a water engineer, place maker, landscape architect, festival organisers and an ecologist. Our guests talk the different roads taken…

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Positioning for Success: How to Stand Out in a Crowded Market with Nathan Williams 22:05

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Join Jackson Millan in this valuable episode of the Financial Freedom Secrets Show featuring Nathan William from Customer Return! Dive deep into the art of selling without the pressure and discover how to position yourself as a trusted guide in your industry. Nathan shares his expertise on the importance of niching down to attract the right clients…