Series 4
Conversations about what makes a good man and more
UB Podcast
S4: E2 Jacquie HeyJacqueline Hey is the Chair of the Board of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and is also serving on the Board of Qantas Airways, is a School Council member at Brighton Grammar School and a member of Chief Executive Women.
Between 1987 and 2010, Jacquie held several executive positions with Ericsson, including Managing Director, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Middle East. She was the first female Director of Cricket Australia from 2012 to 2020.
Jacquie holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Certificate of Management from Southern Cross University, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
We’re pleased to welcome Jacquie to the podcast as she talks about her amazing life in business and as a mother.
Shownotes
01:03 – Introduction to our guest Jacquie Hey
03.22 – The role of Board Director
05.25 – Identifying your vocational drive
08.11 – Becoming the first female Board Director of Cricket Australia
08.30 – Applying and leveraging a diverse skillset across multiple industries
10.55 – The critical ‘soft skills’ required in business today
13.39 – The importance of listening, to make informed decisions and gain buy-in
17.14 – The upside of returning to face to face meetings
19.00 – Technology and the impact on kids (and adults) developmentally
21.40 – Adjusting from ‘life in a bubble’ and getting back to reality
24.30 – ‘Sandpaper Gate’ – lessons learned and how to move forward
29.56 – Transitioning between the roles of mother, wife and business leader
39.09 – How to prepare your children for the changing future
42.14 – What it takes to be a good man these days
wherever you get your podcasts.
Season 4
2 episodes
Season 3
18 episodes
Paul Roos
In a 30 year career, Paul Roos has been an Australian Rules Football player, Head Coach, media broadcaster and men’s wellness advocate, he talks to us about fatherhood and what he has learnt.
Dennis Barbour
Dennis talks about his quest to fulfil the shortcomings around health care for adolescents and young adult males.
47min
Margie Danchin
Dr Margie talks to us about balancing work life as a parent, raising healthy boys and about vaccination, health and impact of the global pandemic.
48min
Alex Rathgeber
Award-Winning actor, Alex shares his thoughts on change and challenge, what it’s like to be a performer and about finding your voice.
50min
Emma Murray
Emma tells her own story, and talks about being a mum, the challenges she has faced, and what we can gain by thinking about not only who we are but how we think about who we are
60min
Hunter Johnson
Hunter talks about boys and their relational capabilities and creating authentic spaces for kids.
49min
Kylie King
Dr King shares ideas around prevention, conversations and resources for parents.
37min
James Tomkins
What has elite sport taught James, how he applies those lessons as well as learning new lessons from being a parent.
45min
Matt Englar-Carlson
Matt talks about the profound impact his dad had on him and how in turn he is trying to be a great dad for his kids.
64min
Daniel Petre
Daniel Petre author of ‘Father Time’, an Australian classic, talks about being a dad being mindful as parents and about achieving balance in a working life.
45min
Monty Badami
Dr Monty Badami looks through an anthropological lens to explore how we can help boys find their place in the world and offers some useful tips that you can use at home.
54min
Robert Blum
Dr Robert Blum talks about the impact of gender on boys (and girls) while telling some incredible stories from his lifelong experience working with adolescents.
44min
Megan De Beyer 2
Megan talks about ‘how to raise a man’, the role of nature in a post-pandemic world, and some tips about managing your son’s anger.
46min
Arne Rubinstein
Dr Arne shares some stories about the powerful effect of Rites of Passage and some of elements of which you can use at home from his experience.
40min
Jacqui True
Dr Jacqui True talks about about parenting, what she learnt during Covid lockdown and also a bit about how we can connect our boys into understanding better ways of being for the benefit of all.
44min
Season 2
7 episodes
Micah
In the final episode for series 2, our podcast is turned on its head in an interesting twist with Micah Swann.
34min
Angie
Angie shares her thoughts on people and rules. How schools have handled COVID, what it’s been like and what she’s learnt.
16min
Angus
Angus talks about what makes him happy, about being the eldest child, online boundaries and parental controls as well as male stereotypes and the future.
25min
Kaya
Kaya reflects on a time of lockdown in Melbourne, and about what’s important. She’s got a great story to tell too.
13min
Taj
Taj speaks about the future, what he’s learnt in high school, while he has fantastic story too about being seen.
27minSeason 1
20 episodes
Ross Featherston
The eighth headmaster of BGS, Ross shares his wisdom and understanding on how to raise boys, he gives us some takeaways and his thoughts about what it’s like to be a parent.
44min
Raelene Plozza
An Instructional coach and Head of Literacy, Raelene focuses on motivating adolescent boys to read and how parents can help with this most crucial aspect of learning.
48min
Andrew Lauterstein
Andrew is an Olympic medallist and World Championship medalist swimmer. Now a business owner he is a mentor and advocate of life balance and planning for life after sport.
40min
Damien Bolton
Professor Damien talks about parenting, medicine, and shares some insights into the importance of teaching boys to ask for help.
36min
Nathan Lovett Murray
Nathan Lovett-Murray is a former AFL footballer and is now an Indigenous Mentor, a producer, and an educator, raising awareness of racism and its impact on wellbeing.
28min
Dawn O’Neil AM
Dawn O’Neill AM is a lifelong advocate and thought leader on mental health having led major reforms in social and mental health sectors.
40min
David Leser
David Leser is a journalist, feature writer and public interviewer and author of ‘Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing’, an investigation following the #MeToo movement.
39min
Judy Chu
Dr Judy Chu is a lecturer in Human Biology at Stanford University with a fantastic insight into into masculinity issues that are relevant to all men and boys.
62min
Trevor Hendy AM
Former Ironman Australia Trevor Hendy AM shares his journey from professional lifesaver to motivational speaker and life coach, and the lessons that he has learnt.
57min
Dianne Vella-Brodrick
Head of Research at the Centre for Positive Psychology, Dianne has a special focus on young people while working with organisations to assess and promote wellbeing.
60min
Jim Lawrie
This podcast will be a little different to our usual format we’ll explore Jim’s artistry as a young man, talk about growing up and his thoughts on masculinity.
43min
Michael Reichert
Michael explains that paradigms about boys needing to be stoic and ‘man like’ is actually destructive and changing the culture lies with parents, educators and mentors.
51 minutes
Megan De Beyer
International parenting expert Megan gives her tips on how to navigate the challenging teenage years and foster connected, meaningful relationships between parents and sons.
48 minutes
Tim Costello
Reverend Tim Costello speaks with Dr Ray Swann about faith and the importance of modelling empathy in the shaping of good men.
33 minutes
Lisa McCune
Lisa McCune, one of Australia’s most successful screen and theatre actors, shares her experiences on mentorship, motherhood and modern manhood.
40 minutes
James Kerr
The author of Legacy, discusses how he uses the power of storytelling to reach out to young men and encourage them to have a good understanding of self and authenticity.
31 minutes
Steve Biddulph AM
Steve Biddulph AM is an author, activist and psychologist who has written influential bestselling books; and lectures worldwide on parenting, and boys’ education.
28 minutes
Simon Rice
Leading mental health researcher, Dr Simon Rice outlines a collaborative research project with BGS around positive masculinity to improve outcomes for boys’ mental health.
34 minutes
Subscribe
wherever you get your podcasts.