Moments of Clarity

Our guest today on Moments of Clarity is Ros Ben-Moshe. Ros is a Laughter, Wellbeing and Positivity author, academic and practitioner. She is Adjunct lecturer at the School of Public Health and Psychology at La Trobe University where she coordinates the Laughter, Resilience and Wellbeing online short course for professionals. Ros is author of The Laughter Effect – How to Build Joy, Resilience and Positivity in Your Life (2023) and “Laughing at cancer – How to Heal with Love, Laughter and Mindfulness”. Often called on for expert opinion in mainstream media, she has also written for publications including The Canberra Times, Huffington Post and Wellbeing magazine. In today's conversation we discuss Ros's new book "The Laughter Effect" and many of the lessons Ros has learnt about laughter over the years. We hear about Ros' early life, career and the various pathways she took to get to the point she is at today. Ros talks about her cancer diagnosis and first hearing about Laughter Yoga, how we can work to reframe our situations, being grateful and how you do not have to be funny to laugh. It was a fantastic chat and we know you will learn a lot from it. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out  our website at www.moc-pod.com.     Links https://ros-benmoshe.com/ https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/rbenmoshe https://www.instagram.com/rosbenmoshe/?hl=en https://au.linkedin.com/in/rosbenmoshemph-454a122a https://twitter.com/RosBenMoshe https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lifematters/could-laughter-make-us-happier-and-less-stressed-/102258166 https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/laughter-effect https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/they-say-it-s-the-best-medicine-so-here-s-how-to-bring-more-laughter-into-your-life-20230720-p5dpyl.html   Time Stamps 0:00 - 7:51 Introduction with Matt and Toby 7:52 - 43:34 Part 1 with Ros Ben-Moshe 43:35 - 63:49 Part 2 with Ros Ben-Moshe 63:50 - 65:05 Outro     Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing.

Today's guest on Moments of Clarity is Arron Wood.  Arron Wood AM is Chief Policy and Impact Officer at The Clean Energy Council - the peak body for the clean energy industry in Australia. He is a former Councillor and former Deputy Lord Mayor for City of Melbourne. He is currently on the South East Water Corporation Board and was Chair of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute. Arron is founder of award-winning education program Kids Teaching Kids where over 140,000 students have participated in the peer education model since 1999. He was 3AW environment reporter for many years. Arron received The Centenary Medal for outstanding contribution to conservation, awarded by the Governor-General and completed a Churchill Fellowship to New York with the United Nations. As a past winner of the United Nations Individual Award for Outstanding Service to the Environment, Arron was also the 2001 Young Australian of the Year (environment). His commitment to the environment was covered on ABC’s Australian Story in a 2004 episode titled "Rising Son". In 2011, Arron published an autobiography titled 'Billabong Boy' which follows his journey from a boy who loved to explore his local billabong in Mildura on the Murray River to an international award-winning speaker, as well as his struggles to keep balanced while being an inspiration to those around him. Today's episode also marks the beginning of Season 4. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out  our website at www.moc-pod.com.     Links http://arronwood.com/ https://au.linkedin.com/in/arronwood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arron_Wood https://www.instagram.com/arronwood/ https://www.facebook.com/ArronWoodMelbourne/ https://twitter.com/ArronWood https://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/about/our-team   Time Stamps 0:00 - 14:39 Introduction with Matt and Toby 14:40 - 42:13 Part 1 with Arron Wood 42:14 - 77:33 Part 2 with Arron Wood 77:34 - 78:51 Outro     Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing.

Today's guest on Moments of Clarity is Alexandre Fleck Soares Brandao (Alex Fleck).   Alex moved to Australia in 2018 to pursue a PhD at UNSW Sydney under the Scientia Scholarship Program. His research focuses on how social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have reshaped the way social movements pursue legal change. He has previously taught at UNSW Law, but is currently in the last stages of finishing his thesis.   Alex is originally from Brazil, but has lived in different places. As a child he briefly  lived in Southern California and as a young adult moved to the Basque Country, Spain, where he completed his Masters degree in Sociology of Law. Alex lives in Sydney, New South Wales with his partner Michele whom he met while protesting at the Federal Law School in his hometown of Porto Alegre, Brazil. They were both law students at the time and were occupying the building in a struggle against illegal changes to the faculty and fell in love.   Alex's strong interest and knowledge in law, social media, and politics shines through in this conversation. He is articulate and values-driven yet demonstrates how important it is to understand the nuances and perspectives on various issues.   Matt, Toby and Alex discuss: Social media and it's impact on activism, politics and society. Whether social media has democratised power or created a new paradigm of power. The difference between amateur and professional activists and how it leads to repression.  The history of Jair Bolsonaro Brazilian politics more broadly Links Twitter @A_FleckBrandao https://twitter.com/a_fleckbrandao?lang=en Interview on Ticker News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQKLzMHaf60 https://www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/about-us/our-people/higher-degree-research-students/alexandre-fleck-soares-brandao https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/anticonstitutional-populism/when-bolsonaro-and-the-judges-go-shopping-how-brazils-legal-elites-opened-the-door-for-bolsonaros-bad-populism/D520A6C9D7582479FE94CDB41E2A003F Zeynep Tufekci - https://www.nytimes.com/column/zeynep-tufekci   Toby is currently reading "In the shadow of the Sword" By Tom Holland - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12376830   Time Stamps 0:00 - 15:37 Introduction with Matt and Toby 15:38 - 38:57 Part 1 with Alex Fleck 38:58 - 80:14 Part 2 with Alex Fleck 80:15 - 81:29 Outro     Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing.   Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out  our website at www.moc-pod.com.  

Today's guest on Moments of Clarity is Damon Barrett. Damon has been working on issues related to health and human rights for over 15 years, focusing mostly on drugs and harm reduction. He is a senior lecturer at the School of Global Studies, and a researcher at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He is also a co-Director of the International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, which he co-founded in 2009.  Prior to entering academia Damon was Deputy Director of Harm Reduction International, based in London. His most recent book, Child Rights and Drug Control in International Law was published by Brill/Martinus Nijhoff in 2020.    Since 2016 Damon has been part of the core drafting team for the International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy. The project has aimed to apply decades of developments in human rights law to global drug control.     Links: 
https://brill.com/display/title/55876 www.humanrights-drugpolicy.org https://www.gu.se/en/about/find-staff/damonbarrett Damon Barrett: Child rights in global drug policy: From justification to accountability - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibwDHhFcoxE LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/damon-barrett/ Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy - https://twitter.com/hrdp2   Time Stamps 0:00 - 23:51 Introduction with Matt and Toby 23:52 - 48:30 Part 1 with Damon Barrett 48:31 - 82:35 Part 2 with Damon Barrett 82:36 - 83:49 Outro     Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing.   Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/momentsofclaritypodcast/?hl=en or our website at www.moc-pod.com.  

Today's guest on Moments of Clarity is Lizzie Kuoth. Whimsical, wise and courageous, Lizzy Kuoth is a woman to watch and at 30, has already lived a very full life. As a child Lizzy fled war-torn South Sudan with her grandmother and three younger brothers, spending four years in Egypt before arriving in Melbourne in 2005. Fast-forward 16 years and Lizzy is carving out her own niche at the intersection of economics, diversity and inclusion. Lizzie is a leader in the multicultural sector and adviser on refugee experience and community engagement. She passionately advocates for the advancement of these issues and works to build better, more inclusive communities. Currently, Lizzie works in health promotion and as Multicultural Officer at St Francis Xavier College, delivering and implementing programs and events to build awareness and drive change with students, families and the entire school community.  Lizzie also leads the Metropolitan Partnerships program, a Victorian State Government initiative helping to build community engagement on the economy, inclusion, and the environment to design and deliver better policy outcomes. As Member for the Inner South East Region Partnership (InnerSEMetroPartnership), she builds relationships with community and industry leaders to listen and help identify the issues that matter with a focus on youth and refugees. Lizzie is a self-described lifelong learner and is studying a business degree with a major in economics at Swinburne University and has an Advanced Diploma of Justice.  Lizzie has worked closely with many diverse groups including the City of Monash, United Nations Association of Australia, Victorian Police, White Ribbon and South Sudanese Community Association raising awareness, promoting social cohesion, gender equality and respectful relationships.   Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizzy-kuoth-she-her-60a575b2/ https://twitter.com/kuothlizzy?lang=en https://www.multiculturalcommission.vic.gov.au/refugee-lizzy-kuoth-finds-home-common-ground https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/lizzy-kuoth/ https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/Community/Multiculturalism/Community-Ambassador-Project/Community-Ambassador-Lizzy-Kuoth https://www.empowergirl.com.au/portfolio-item/lizzy-kuoth/ https://www.suburbandevelopment.vic.gov.au/metropolitan-partnerships/inner-south-east-partnership   Time Stamps 0:00 - 9:05 Introduction with Matt and Toby 9:06 - 32:19 Part 1 with Lizzie Kuoth 32:20 - 64:35 Part 2 with Lizzie Kuoth 64:36 - 65:49 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.

Our guest today on Moments of Clarity is Malcolm Preston. Malcolm Preston is an Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management, teaching sustainability on their MBA and Executive Education programmes and visiting Faculty at Harvard Business School. He is also the Sustainability Adviser to a number of large international businesses and one small sustainability start-up.   Malcolm recently retired as the Global Head of Sustainability Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), leading a team of some 700 sustainability and climate change experts. Malcolm lead PwC’s thought leadership on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and, in particular, the role of the private sector in their achievement.   An accomplished speaker, Malcolm has spoken at numerous events including as a keynote speaker at the Rio +20 Summit, the World Bank, the New York Stock Exchange, and the United Nations.   During the podcast we discuss Malcolm's career with PwC, the art of public speaking, his love of teaching, his love of travel, situational deprivation as a tool to living a good life, pivoting from a life of audits to climate change, reimagining our societal structures to adequately deal with the climate crisis, challenging the system within 'the brand boundary' and a moment of clarity.    Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolmpreston/ https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/preston_malcolm.aspx https://twitter.com/malcolmhpreston   Time Stamps 0:00 - 17:06 Introduction with Matt and Toby 17:07 - 44:10 Part 1 with Malcolm Preston 44:11 - 68:02 Part 2 with Malcolm Preston 68:03 - 69:17 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.

Our guest in this episode of Moments of Clarity is Josie Gibson.    Josie is co-founder and director of The Catalyst Network, a membership community of accomplished changemakers and a mentorship program for graduates and creative entrepreneurs. She is also the founder and director of CatalystFX, which she created to address the urgent need for different thinking and responses to complex business, social, and environmental issues.   Josie is active in national and international initiatives exploring new work, community and economic models. She is an advisor with multiple leading organisations in different industries and is also a Senior Industry Fellow at FORWARD, RMIT's new Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation.   Josie's incredibly rich professional history is matched by her personal life and experiences which we discuss today.    In today's episode we talk about the expectations of a working-class Irish Catholic family, a trip to Japan, a man named Ed, individualism vs collectivism, the need for mutual contribution and respect, reciprocity, connection, urbanisation and Richard Florida, networks, self-organisation vs hierarchy and a moment of clarity.    Links https://www.catalyst-fx.com/ https://www.catalyst-fx.com/the-catalyst-network/ https://about.me/josie.gibson https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/join-our-corporate-membership-program/meet-our-corporate-members-josie-gibson-catalyst www.linkedin.com/in/josiegibson https://twitter.com/josiejosieg https://medium.com/rmit-forward https://soundcloud.com/rmit-forward/rmit-forward-skillscast-s1e03-josie-gibson-culture-conversations   Time Stamps 0:00 - 19:50 Introduction with Matt and Toby 19:51 - 44:07 Part 1 with Josie Gibson 44:08 - 69:00 Part 2 with Josie Gibson 69:01 - 70:13 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing.   Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family.   You can also check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/momentsofclaritypodcast/ or our website at www.moc-pod.com.  

Welcome to the 10th installment for Season 3 of Moments of Clarity with Matthew Sortino and Toby Kent. We have something a little different for you in this episode - 2 guests! And not just any guests, Matt and Toby are joined by Toby's former business partner and good friend Brett Ellis ESM and Toby's dad, Dr Randolph Kent.   Brett has a stellar record of achievement as a senior executive in state and local government, community organisations and small business in areas as diverse as emergency management, public safety, environmental management, risk management and societal resilience.   During a 30-year career Brett has held senior strategic planning, culture change and operational roles in organisations tasked with supporting communities and implementing major change management programs. As a result of his expertise and experience, a number of initiatives he led inform state, national and international disaster and resilience policies and frameworks.   His expertise has seen him perform senior government operational roles during significant emergency events and disasters including the State Consequence Manager, State Relief and Recovery Manager and Municipal Emergency Manager. Brett has been awarded the Emergency Services Medal (ESM) for distinguished services to the community for improvements to Public Safety and the National Emergency Medal for sustained service during the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires.   Dr Randolph Kent is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a Visiting Professor at the African Leadership Centre at King’s College London, Honorary Professor at University College London’s Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, as well as a member of the Global Science Forum of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).   Previously he has directed the Humanitarian Futures Programme at King’s College London, where he and his staff worked from 2004 to 2016 with a wide range of multilateral, bilateral and non-governmental organisations to strengthen their strategic and planning capacities for dealing with longer-term disaster threats.   Prior to this Dr Kent was assigned as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia (2003), UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Kosovo (1999), UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Rwanda [1994-1995], Chief of the UN Emergency Unit in Sudan [1989-1991] and Chief of Emergency Prevention and Preparedness in Ethiopia [1987-1989].   Since leaving the United Nations, much of Dr Kent’s attention has been focused on projects dealing with organisational and systems behaviour. These interests had led to appointments on a range of governmental and non-governmental committees in Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the private sector, he had served on the policy committees of DHL Deutsche Post Sustainability Advisory Council and Deloitte’s Humanitarian Innovation Panel.   Dr Kent's publications include include 'Anatomy of Disaster: The Relief Network in Action' as well as 57 book chapters and journal articles and co-edited, 'The Study and Teaching of International Relations'. He is also currently writing a book – Planning from the Future: Why it Matters - intended to guide governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations on ways to address new types and ever more complex disaster threats.     Links https://www.firesticks.org.au/ https://www.resilientco.au/ www.linkedin.com/in/brett-ellis-esm https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/randolph-kent Humanitarianism InFocus with Randolph Kent - A New Debate Production
https://youtu.be/cZmwtYkSy_A https://rusi.org/people/kent   Time Stamps 0:00 - 4:57 Introduction with Matt and Toby 4:58 - 57:36 Part 1 with Brett and Randolph 57:37 - 90:25 Part 2 with Brett and Randolph 90:26 - 91:39 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/momentsofclaritypodcast/ or our website at www.moc-pod.com.  

Our guest today on Moments of Clarity is Adriano Di Prato. Adriano is a founding partner of a School for tomorrow, a global educational network supporting students, teachers, and school leaders to thrive in our new world. He is co-host of the Game Changers podcast series and co-author of the Hawker Brownlow Education book, Game Changers: Leading Today’s Learning for Tomorrow’s World. Adriano is a former President of the Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools Deputy Principals Association (VCSSDPA). He was the Deputy Principal at Marcellin College, Bulleen, for 12 years, where he was heralded in positioning the school as one of the best performing Independent Catholic boys’ schools in the state. He was also Deputy Principal at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook for 4 years. In 2019, 2020 and 2021, Adriano was honoured to be selected on the annual Hot List of movers and shakers in Australian education by The Educator magazine. In 2022 The Educator magazine listed Adriano in their Top 50 Most Influential Educators in Australia.  In this episode we discuss Adriano’s early life, education and leadership, edupreneurship, his passion for the arts, creating communities of transformation, care, depression, faith, a moment of clarity and much more.    Links https://www.aschoolfortomorrow.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/game-changers/id1503430745 https://adrianodiprato.tumblr.com/ https://twitter.com/AdrianoDiPrato https://www.instagram.com/adrianodiprato/?hl=en https://twitter.com/GameChangersPC https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianodiprato http://www.instagram.com/gamechangerspc   Time Stamps 0:00 - 14:17 Introduction with Matt and Toby 14:18 - 41:55 Part 1 with Adriano Di Prato 41:56 - 67:53 Part 2 with Adriano Di Prato 67:54 - 69:09 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/momentsofclaritypodcast/ or our website at www.moc-pod.com.

Gilbert Rochecouste is the Founder and Managing Director of Australia's premier placemaking consultancy group, Village Well. He is recognised locally and internationally as a leading voice in placemaking, regenerative practice and the creation of vibrant, resilient and loved places. Gilbert truly is the best in the business and has worked with over 2,000 cities, towns, main streets and communities over the past 25 years. Although, Gilbert has worked across Australia and the world, Melbourne has been the beneficiary of his projects with it's laneways, markets, suburban main streets and even the incredible Abbotsford Convent protected and revitalised by his work. Gilbert co-founded the EPOCH Foundation promoting the adoption of business ethics. He has been on the boards of Ross House, Donkey Wheel House Trust and Hub Australia. He is a sought after speaker and facilitator for community engagement activities and an agent provocateur of positive change and inspiration.   Links https://www.gilbertrochecouste.com/ https://www.villagewell.org/ https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/article/curious-world-gilbert-rochecouste https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilbert-rochecouste-7a556325 https://www.epochinstitute.com.au/ Joanna Macy - https://www.joannamacy.net/main Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey https://www.jcf.org/works/titles/the-heros-journey-book/ Hugh Mackay - A Crisis of Meaning https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/author/hugh-mackay/ Viv’s Place https://www.launchhousing.org.au/vivs-place-safe-supported-housing https://www.rumi.org.uk/poetry/   Time Stamps 0:00 - 8:17 Introduction with Matt and Toby 8:18 - 38:02 Part 1 with Gilbert Rochecouste 38:03 - 63:39 Part 2 with Gilbert Rochecouste 63:40 - 64:53 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.  

Our guest today on Moments of Clarity is Mark McKenzie-McHarg. Mark is principal of Mach 2 Consulting, a Victorian consultancy which he co-founded in 1993. Prior to this, he had 5 years consulting experience with KPMG Management Consulting, as a senior consultant and then as an associate director. This followed 10 years public sector experience in local government management in metropolitan Melbourne. Mark’s work in the public and private sectors has given him broad-ranging consulting experience in organisations as diverse as municipal councils, water authorities and merchant banks. The types of consulting engagements he has managed range from high level strategic and business planning to feasibility analysis, business case evaluation and leadership training programs. Mark lives in the rural town of Yackandandah in North-East Victoria where he has a deep connection with the community. In March, 2002 a notice appeared in the window of the High Street petrol station announcing that it would be closing in ten days time. It was the only petrol station in the surrounding area and marked a potential decline of the town. Mark, along with six other people, decided to do something positive about it and formed a company called the Yackandandah Community Development Company Pty Ltd (YCDCo). Mark now pours much of his energy in community ventures around regional Victoria and building a sustainable and thriving future for the regions.    Links http://www.mach2consulting.com.au/ https://totallyrenewableyack.org.au/ http://www.ycdco.com.au/ https://www.exploreyackandandah.com.au/   Time Stamps 0:00 - 12:00 Introduction with Matt and Toby 12:01 - 40:57 Part 1 with Mark McKenzie-McHarg 40:58 - 61:07 Part 2 with Mark McKenzie-McHarg 61:08 - 62:08 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our Instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.

Our guest today on Moments of Clarity is Darren Pereira. Darren is founder, director and master speaker at Success Integrated. He works with corporates and as a coach but his main game is with school students, staff and parents where he has inspired over 500,000 people across 7 countries for over 20 years. Darren is one of the most in-demand, charismatic & energetic speakers in the world. He is naturally engaging & humorous and his no-nonsense advice leaves his audience with a range of practical strategies they can implement immediately. In today's podcast we discuss Darren's early life, trauma, conditioning, winning and losing, failing, making it, getting out of the comfort zone, the importance of finding a mentor, dishonesty, the hope of our youth, celebrating diversity, finding your passion, shaping your destiny, spiritual thinking and more.   Links https://successintegrated.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenpereiraofficial https://www.instagram.com/darrenpereiraofficial/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/DarrenPereiraOfficial/ Mentions https://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/resource/bounce-the-myth-of-talent-and-the-power-of-practice/ https://www.ziglar.com/   Time Stamps 0:00 - 11:53 Introduction with Matt and Toby 11:54 - 46:45 Part 1 with Darren Pereira 46:46 - 71:28 Part 2 with Darren Pereira 71:29 - 72:42 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for our music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.  

Ash Rosshandler is the CEO of GoodCompany and his purpose is to connect businesses with charities, to work together for a better world. The GoodCompany platform empowers volunteering, donating, fundraising, matched donations and charity gift card rewards. Their clients include Optus, AGL, IAG, CSL, NBN, MYOB, Medibank and many more. In this podcast, Ash opens up about his childhood, his love of problem solving, his journey and his Meatloaf impression. Listen in. You will be in good company.  Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends, family, colleagues and social networks. You can also check out our instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com. We would also love to hear from you so reach out on our website, socials or via email hello@moc-pod.com.   Links and Recommendations https://www.goodcompany.org/ https://www.goodcompany.com.au/au https://www.goodcompany.org/goodcompany-volunteer-mystery-bus   https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_the_actual_cost_of_preventing_climate_breakdown https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_the_war_in_ukraine_could_change_everything?language=en   Long Walk to Freedom By Nelson Mandela https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318431.Long_Walk_to_Freedom   Time Stamps 0:00 - 15:02 Introduction with Matt and Toby 15:02 - 62:45 Conversation with Ash Rosshandler 62:46 - 63:59 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero and to Christian Prochilo for helping make this podcast possible.

Kelly O'Shanassy is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Conservation Foundation - Australia’s national environmental organisation. With over 700,000 members the ACF works to unite people across Australia to speak out for a world where forests, rivers, people and wildlife thrive. The ACF pushes for bold solutions to the pollution and extinction crises that are currently impacting Australia and the globe. They use evidence-based advocacy, courage, creativity and common sense to change our story for the better using people power to fix our broken systems. They are completely independent and funded by donations from community members. So get involved!   Kelly has had a long and distinguished career advocating for the natural world working in the business, government and not-for-profit sectors. She is an incredibly, passionate, intelligent, dedicated and experienced leader as you will find out in our conversation today. We discuss Kelly’s early inspirations, the importance of values, a love of nature as the great unifier, the need for groups and teams to affect change, the power of leadership, hope, optimism and a moment of clarity.   Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends, family, colleagues and social networks. You can also check out our instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com. We would also love to hear from you so reach out on our website, socials or via email hello@moc-pod.com   For more from Kelly and the ACF https://www.acf.org.au/ Twitter: @kellyoshanassy https://evanwallacetalks.com/2021/05/14/caring-for-the-environment-in-2031/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyoshanassy/   Time Stamps 0:00 - 7:14 Introduction with Matt and Toby 7:15 - 47:45 Conversation with Kelly O'Shanassy 47:46 - 48:47 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero and to Christian Prochilo for helping make this podcast possible.

In today's episode of Moments of Clarity, Matt and Toby talk to Patchouli Paterson. Patch is the Greens candidate for the Labor-held seat of Scullin in Melbourne’s North. She is a mentor and educator in a national early-years education program and an experienced project officer with a history of working in the environmental and community services sectors. She has also worked in federal politics, primarily in campaigning and constituent outreach. In our conversation today we talk about sport as a vehicle for self-change and personal growth, Patch’s early life, how the poorest in our society have such little access to both green space and the stress-free time to make positive decisions for their future, the leadership crisis in Australia and our attention crisis. We also discuss a potential future for Australia, optimism and hope being the only solution, putting it all on the line as a political candidate and a moment of clarity. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.   More from Patch  https://greens.org.au/vic/person/patchouli-paterson https://womensagenda.com.au/female-candidate/patchouli-paterson/ Facebook: @Patch4Scullin Instagram: @Patch4Scullin    Time Stamps Introduction with Matt & Toby: 0:00 - 12:57 Patch Interview Part 1: 12:58 - 41:45 Patch Interview Part 2: 41:46 - 69:33

In today's episode of Moments of Clarity, Matt and Toby talk to Fady Kassab. Fady is a stand-up comedian based in Sydney, Australia. Although he entered comedy later in life, Fady has certainly hit the ground running. As the 2019 winner of Triple J’s RAW comedy competition, Fady soon went on to perform at The Gilded Balloon, one of the largest and best-known venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he made the grand finals of the long-running ‘So you Think You’re Funny’ comedy competition. Fady has performed at Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney comedy festivals as well writing and starring on ABCs, Question Everything.  As you will hear, Fady really does question everything and he has every right to. Fady was born in Lebanon and as a child had the horrific experience of having tanks roll past his house as Israel invaded. Fady talks about this being the end of innocence for him and as we find out during the podcast, the trauma of living through 17 years of war not only inspires Fady’s comedy but really brings it to life. Along with stories of marriage, divorce, kids and the rising cost of living, Fady incorporates a social and political commentary that is based on lived experience. He understands that the purpose of comedy is not simply to make you laugh but to make you think as well. Raw, honest and opinionated yet humble, mindful and kind, Fady certainly made us think in this conversation.   Fady Kassab Socials Instagram @fadykassab Twitter @fadykassab Facebook @thefadykassab Website https://fady.com.au/   Moments of Clarity Socials Instagram: @momentsofclaritypodcast Website: https://www.moc-pod.com/   Time Stamps Introduction with Matt and Toby - 0:00 - 13:42 Fady Kassab Interview Part 1 - 13:43 - 48:17 Fady Kassab Interview Part 2 - 48:18 - 68:03

Moments of Clarity returns for a brand new season and listeners will no doubt notice some changes to our podcast. Before we release our first episode of Season 3, enjoy a little bonus episode introducing Matt's friend and new co-host, Toby Kent. Toby Kent is an expert in sustainable development and resilience. Before moving to Australia, Toby spent two decades working across five continents to help major corporate, government, and non-government organisations achieve their commercial and operational objectives in more sustainable ways. He has the distinction of being the first person in Australia to hold the title of Chief Resilience Officer, a position he performed for metropolitan Melbourne for over five years. Moments of Clarity is a way for Toby to explore his passions, challenge his own preconceptions, and make bad jokes. Podcast by Matthew Sortino and Toby Kent Graphic Design by Giosuè Prochilo Music by Christian Prochilo

In today’s episode Matt and Toby discuss fatherhood, Father Ted and have a rich and insightful discussion with Dr Michelle Moloney.  Dr Michelle Maloney is is the Co-Founder & National Convenor of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA). AELA promotes the understanding and practical implementation of Earth centred governance - with a focus on creating systems change within western law, economics, ethics, education and culture. Michelle is Co-Founder and Director of the New Economy Network Australia and Co-Founder and Director of Future Dreaming Australia, a not-for-profit organisation created in partnership with Indigenous Elders, which works to build cross-cultural ecological knowledge and create an Earth centred society.   Michelle is a tireless and unwavering change agent that has dedicated her adult life to learning about and now implementing shifts from our current human extractivist centred way of being towards a regenerative and ecological approach. The work Michelle has done for over 30 years in academia, law, governance, community, social change and ethics is incredible - and we believe she is only getting started.   In today’s conversation we discuss Michelle’s early life and inspiration, her love of the living world, the work of Thomas Berry, systems change, Earth Law, the history of western society, being an apocaloptimist, redefining the good life and building a tapestry of change.   Links and References Australian Earth Laws Alliance - https://www.earthlaws.org.au/ New Economy Network Australia - https://www.neweconomy.org.au/ Greenprints - https://www.greenprints.org.au/ Future Dreaming Australia - https://www.futuredreaming.org.au/ Thomas Berry - https://thomasberry.org/quote/the-great-work-our-way-into-the-future/ https://thomasberry.org/a-new-story-for-the-earth-de-mystifying-earth-jurisprudence/   Time Stamps 0:00 - 13:22 Introduction with Matt and Toby 13:23 - 34:20 Part 1 with Dr Michelle Moloney 34:21 - 61:11 Part 2 with Dr Michelle Moloney 61:12 - 80:54 Part 3 with Dr Michelle Moloney 80:55 - 82:09 Outro   Thank you to the team at Ex-Zero for our branding and design work and to Christian Prochilo for music and sound editing. Thank you so much for listening to Moments of Clarity. Remember to subscribe, review and share episodes with your friends and family. You can also check out our instagram page @momentsofclaritypodcast or our website at www.moc-pod.com.

The 50th and final episode of Moments of Clarity, with me, Matthew Sortino, as the guest. Toby Kent is our host today and you will be hearing much more from him as Moments of Clarity relaunches in April 2022. Thanks to everyone that helped me reach 50 episodes. Get in touch and stay tuned for some new and exciting things at Moments of Clarity.

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Professor Julie Leask.   Julie is professor at the University of Sydney’s Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery. Her research over 24 years has focused on the social and behavioural aspects of immunisation. She has a PhD, a Master of Public Health and nursing and midwifery qualifications. Julie is visiting fellow at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance where she previously worked for 12 years and set up the social science unit. She currently chairs the World Health Organization’s Behavioural and Social Drivers of Vaccination working group. She serves on several advisory committees, including for the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, National Health and Medical Research Council, and Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. In 2019, Julie was the overall winner of the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence award.   Thank you for listening.   Links Email: julie.leask@sydney.edu.au Twitter: @julieleask https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/julie-leask.html https://julieleask.wordpress.com/ https://www.ncirs.org.au/public https://talkingaboutimmunisation.org.au/ https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/victorian-government-s-lengthy-lockout-of-unvaccinated-is-an-overreach-20211123-p59bdj.html   Time Stamps Introduction: 0:00 - 3:11 Part 1: 3:12 - 33:35 Part 2:  33:36 - 59:23 Conclusion:  59:24 - 59:56   Moments of Clarity Instagram: @momentsofclaritypodcast Facebook: @momentsofclaritypodcast Twitter: @BarneyMOC Email: momentsofclaritypodcast@gmail.com   Podcast by Matthew Sortino Music by Christian Prochilo Artwork by Michael Chrisanthopoulos