Synopsis
Arete is a Greek word that essentially means the fulfilment of ones full potential. Or as the famous Greek author Homer wrote, where heroes gather to realise their full potential.The Arete podcast is designed to showcase the careers of leading CEOs, Chairs and other successful senior leaders. Rather than a formal interview, this is a relaxed fireside chat style conversation, where Richard Triggs talks to the guest about their careers, key achievements, lessons learned along the way, and other interesting elements about how their careers have unfolded over the years.The idea is that aspiring and incumbent C-Suite executives and Non Executive Directors will have the ability to listen to those who have walked the path before them, in order to gain some insights and wisdom, and thereby accelerate the listeners own career to its fullest potential.Richard is the Managing Partner of Arete Executive, a boutique executive search firm based in Brisbane. Richard Triggs new book Uncover the Hidden Job Market How to find and win your next Senior Executive role was released in 2015.
Episodes
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186 - Trevor Weatherhead - Chair - Australian Honey Bee Industry Council
22/04/2022 Duration: 35minAustralian Honey Bee Industry Council Website: https://honeybee.org.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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185 - Ben Strong - Director Minerals and Metals – APAC/Africa/ - Ausenco
18/04/2022 Duration: 34minBen Strong LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-strong/ Ausenco Website: https://www.ausenco.com/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Jared Hawkins - Managing Director - ActivTec Solutions
15/02/2022 Duration: 31minJared Hawkins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-hawkins-02404b86/ ActivTec Website: https://www.activtec.com.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Executive Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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183 - Dr Belinda McLennan - VET Development Centre
01/02/2022 Duration: 44minVET Development Centre Website: https://vdc.edu.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/
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Cyrus Allen - Managing Partner - CapFeather
19/01/2022 Duration: 44minCyrus Allen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusallen/ CapFeather Website: https://www.capfeather.global/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Executive Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Jarrod Stephenson - General Manager at CadMac Albury Wodonga & Riverina
18/01/2022 Duration: 29minJarrod Stephenson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-stephenson-81167b63/ Cad Mac Website: https://cad-mac.com.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Alex Gransbury - Founder and Managing Director of Dreamfarm
29/10/2021 Duration: 39minDreamfarm website: https://dreamfarm.com/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Executive Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Natasha and Rob Collins - Tidal Solutions
17/10/2021 Duration: 33minNatasha Collins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-collins-752284115/ Rob Collins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-collins-61a419b0/ Tidal Solutions Website: https://tidalsolutions.com.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Executive Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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The Language of Business with Alan Sparks
29/09/2021 Duration: 41minAlan Sparks is a senior executive with Harris Technology, a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange and is an online retailer of technology products and solutions aimed specifically at SMEs. He has also worked with tech companies like Cybernetic Generator & Behavior Corp., Renewable Power Australia Ltd., BlueAnt Wireless Pty Ltd., Buddy Technologies Limited, Cellnet Group Limited, Belkin International, Philips, etc. He was part of the key management team that led Philips Mobile Phone to profitability within nine months after they posted losses of $2 billion. He has built an extensive portfolio of Chair, Board Member, and advisory positions for various ASX-listed and private companies. In this episode, Alan talks to us about his journey from Johannesburg to Australia, the different roles he played in various companies, and the business culture in different countries. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Harris Technology is growing at the rate of 200% per annum. Harris Technology has its e-commerc
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Michael Baldwin - RPM Global
15/09/2021 Duration: 21minMichael is the Regional General Manager for Asia, Russia, and Australia for RPMGlobal (aka RPM). RPMGlobal (Runge Pincock Minarco) Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides mining software, enterprise mine management, planning, simulation, consulting, and training services. In this episode, Michael discusses his 12-year career path, which included six different jobs, his education, how RPMGlobal grew from a small business to a global corporation, and the changes in RPMGlobal's management that expedited the company's growth. Michael also shared his views on the impact of the pandemic on how the business delivers services and whether or not the change will be permanent. Episode Highlights: Michael was born in Brisbane and grew up there into a coal mining technology family. His parents started a small business that was called Tri-Tronics. The business pioneered a dragline monitoring system that went global. Michael worked for his parents business for 11
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John Grant - First Wave Cloud
14/09/2021 Duration: 33minJohn Grant on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-grant-023b8313b/ First Wave Cloud Website: https://www.firstwavecloud.com/about-us Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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John Wilton Managing Director PSSS and Nick Barnsdall CST Hire
03/09/2021 Duration: 20minJohn Wilton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wilton-aa61423b/ PSSS Website: https://psssa.com.au/ Nick Barnsdall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickbarnsdall/ CST Hire Website: https://csthire.com.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Executive Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Gavriel Schneider
24/08/2021 Duration: 01h10minGavriel Schneider is the CEO of the Risk 2 Solution group, founder of Presilience & program director at ACU, chair, and member of the Global Advisory Committee at Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM), and a keynote speaker. Risk 2 Solution is a group of companies that focus on providing solutions in the Risk, Culture and Management, Safety, Security, Medical, Consulting, Intelligence, and Education sectors. Gavriel was born and raised in South Africa. He is trained in martial arts and has been the student of Dr. Dennis Hanover (Grandfather of Israeli Martial Arts). He holds a degree in Marketing Management and has done a master's and Ph.D. in Security Risk. His first job was as a Self Defence trainer. In 2001 at the age of 23, he set up his business in South Africa, where he worked with the government and corporations. Later he established his business in Australia. He has successfully conducted his business in over 17 countries and authored the bestselling book Can I See your Hands: A Guide To Si
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Mushfiq Rahman - Valmec Limited
11/08/2021 Duration: 44minMushfiq Rahman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mushfiqtrahman/ Valmec Limited Website: https://www.valmec.com.au/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Mark Campbell - DBM Vircon
11/08/2021 Duration: 30minMark Campbell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-campbell-69138330/ DBM Vircon Website: https://www.dbmvircon.com/ Richard Triggs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Judah Rowe - Vard Group
10/08/2021 Duration: 42minVard Group Website: https://vardgroup.com.au/ Judah Rowe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judah-rowe-b18157197/ Richard Triggs on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/ Arete Website: https://www.areteexecutive.com.au/
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Bruce Youlden - Educare
09/06/2021 Duration: 36minEducare Website: https://www.educare.net.au/ Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/
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Shane Mulholland - Greenbox
04/06/2021 Duration: 39minGreenbox website: https://www.greenbox.com.au/ Connect with Shane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanemulholland/ Connect with Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/
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Terry Aronson - An Extraordinary Journey via the Olympics, the Military and the Pentagon
21/05/2021 Duration: 43minIt’s very hard to sum up the career and life of Terry Aronson… what hasn’t this man done? Starting out in Sydney with his own highly successful construction company, Terry made the decision to go to the US to broaden his horizons. Despite his success in business, the US authorities would only issue him with a green card if he had a skill that was more unique than running a business. Luckily for Terry, he proved himself as an Olympic-standard shooter and beat the two best Olympians in the US! Having established himself in the US, Terry embarked upon an esteemed career in business, the military and not-for-profit sector, and while he was at it, he won 17 national shooting titles. It was truly inspiring to hear of his work coordinating response operations for major disasters across America, and how one of his charities revived a failing school. Terry’s sterling work led to him being assigned a tour of duty in the Pentagon for an almost-unprecedented five years. Now Terry is back home in Australia, keeping him
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The Power of Networking and Listening, with Mark Edmonds
16/05/2021 Duration: 59minWe’ve got a real all-rounder on the latest Arete podcast. Mark Edmonds is currently a business mentor with MRE Consulting and the part-owner of the Ocean Grove Chalet motel, with the most incredible range of senior-management experience outside of his current ventures. He’s chaired numerous boards across different sectors, he’s worked as a national sales manager, and he even landed a senior-management job because a client was so impressed with what he recommended them as a consultant. Mark keeps going back to the importance of listening. He has an interesting take on the difference between mentorship and coaching in business, and by the way, he also helped rewrite the Marine & Coastal Act for Victoria! See what we mean about him being an all-rounder? This guy is well worth listening to - you’re bound to learn something from Mark. Episode Highlights: -The different definitions of “business coach”, “mentor” and “business consultant” -Mark’s battle to uphold family values after a corporate takeover -Managem