Behind the Bio with Ashley Feraude

Ashley Feraude is in conversation with Theo Koutsikamanis, Partner & Sales Executive at Bastion Property Group. Theo loves what he does, but it took the simple advice of a mentor early in his career to set him on this path. Theo’s journey from working over a hot grill seven days a week in a family takeaway to being a partner in a key real estate group in Canberra, provides a

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Avon Dissanayake: Strategic Communicator in Transformation, Innovation & AI.Avon is an accomplished leader with over eighteen years of experience in private, corporate and public sector roles. All this experience has meant that he has changed jobs and careers many times but used a specific ‘storytelling’ thread to join them all together.

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Cam Sullings who is a presenter for hire and and provides media training via his consultancy Present with Impact. Cam loves to be behind the mic to present, lead panels, host events and run radio programs. He has made a long career out of his passion for public speaking by tapping into a field that many of us dread. Cam takes us through tips on h

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Tara Cheyne, who is the Member for Ginninderra in the ACT Labor Party. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Tara’s ministry portfolio includes Human Rights, City and Government Services and Night-Time Economy. With all that keeping her very busy, we step back to how Tara got to his point in her career after her studies Arts and Journalism.W

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Jeremy Byrnes, who has multiple decades of experience in wedding and portrait photography.One the one hand, the conversation explores Jeremy's love for connecting with people to tell their stories through photography and, on the other, connecting with oneself in order to achieve a healthy work and life balance. Jeremy is also a strong believer th

Ashley Feraude in conversatoin with Francis Owusu, Founder & CEO Kulture Break.Francis is a very inspirational person to many people, and it's not surprising considering that he is a social entrepreneur, he has been transforming the lives of young people for over two decades and is also an Australian of the Year award winner.In this conversation, we explore how and why he start

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Hannah Farrar, a UC student midwife in her final year of studies and practice.‘Midwives are a unique breed of people’ in the way they can manage, empathy, science, stress and excitement all at once. Hannah takes us into her world and profession to shed some light on what drives midwives, how they approach their work and empower women and coup

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Zoe Piper, who has a rich scope of experience and achievements ranging from STEM and entrepreneurship to academia.Zoe is not cut out for a 'standard single job and one employer' kind of life and has thrown her passion into sustainable home building, app creation and elevation of professional connections. Over the past 25 years, she has crafted a

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Jimmy Logue, an independent video director and the owner of Crewcible Studio, a video production company located in Canberra. He leads a team of passionate multimedia enthusiasts to deliver various national projects ranging from documentaries, music video clips, corporate work, advertising and social media video content.Jimmy talks about his pass

Ashley Feraude in conversation with Mariana, who is all about inspiring and helping leaders and organisations to unlock their full potential and achieve greater fulfilment and productivity in the workplace. She is a certified organisational coach by the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership, a life coach by Robbins Madanes Life Coaching Training and former SCMP-certified m