The Coach with Paul Roos

“Just keep going”, is the advice from Andrew Burnes, CEO and Managing Director of Helloworld Travel Limited. In 1990, Andrew Burnes was operating his travel company in the north-east Queensland town of Cairns. That February his revenue totalled $99.00. It was clear he needed to pivot in order to survive. Andrew is now the CEO and Managing Director of HelloWorld, an ASX listed travel organisation providing international and domestic services to a global clientele. The company employs more than 2000 staff, receives more than 40,000 phone calls a week and over 13 million hits on its website each day. Andrew and Paul Roos talk about the lessons from the early days running safaris in the top end of Australia through to his insights working in the top-end-of corporate Australia.

John Watson, a man synonymous with the biggest names in the Australian Music Industry including; Silverchair, Missy Higgins, Wolfmother, Pete Murray, Gotye, Birds of Tokyo, The Presets, Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil says, "success for creative individuals is not always about kicking the goal. Sometimes it’s about how you kick the goal that counts." Speaking with Paul Roos, John reflects on a lifelong passion for music which started behind the counter of a record store in 1980’sTownsville, his philosophy behind music label Eleven and his approach to creating successful musicians and groups.

Mark Bouris says if you are not physically and mentally fit – you are not fit for business. A disrupter, successful businessman, media personality, mentor and one of the country’s biggest champions of small and medium businesses, Mark talks about growing up in a working-class family, the example of his parents, the influence of rugby league, being the first to attend university and his lessons from Kerry Packer. The man behind Wizard home loans - Australia’s largest non-bank mortgage lender and a business that sold in 2004 for $500M, shares the lessons he is passing onto small businesses to create success.

Andrew Bogut believes failure is opportunity in disguise.  At 33 Andrew Bogut is a retired veteran of the NBA and one of Australia’s most celebrated basketball players. Returning home to prioritise his family and play in the NBL, he reflects on the lessons and people from his distinguished 13-year career in America, his time as a student in Utah and at the Australian Institute of sport, along with his humble beginnings growing up in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.  Andrew recalls playing in what he describes as a “team of misfits” at school, fending off bullies and never with more than a dollar in his pocket. As boy playing in the NBA, "was just a fantasy”.  Tempted at the age of 17 with million-dollar contracts to play basketball in Europe, he kept the course he had set to attend college in the United States. In 2005 he was the number one pick in the NBA, selected by the Milwaukee Bucks - an event which catapulted his career to international heights. 

Nicole Livingstone,OAM says not to be afraid of re-inventing yourself.  One of Australia’s greatest backstroke swimmers, Nicole understands the dedication required to be great, the elation when you win and the disappointment when you don’t - but more importantly she understands the mental strength and preparedness required to get back on top. Talking with Paul she reveals the great influences and role models in her life, the lessons from her time as an elite athlete, sports commentator, advocate and how those lessons will inform her job as CEO of AFLW, Australia’s national Australian rules football league for female players.

Brendon Gale says we can treat people with care, dignity and respect and still be able to address problems.  Brendon is an elite athlete who played 244 games for the Richmond Football club and now as the club’s CEO, he is considered one of the game’s most influential sports administrators.   As a child growing up in the small Tasmanian town of Burni, Brendon can’t recall ever having a footy out of his hands but there have been a great many challenges between Burni and the success of his beloved Richmond Club winning the 2017 AFL Premiership.  Brendon talks candidly with Paul Roos about the lessons underpinning his professional success and how they stood the test of time as an athlete, advocate and now as an administrator - including the 2016 board challenge and the eight-year strategy to revitalise a club in demise. 

It's not my job as a coach to motivate you! If you think your job is to motivate your staff, think again. Paul speaks with Ray McLean from Leading Teams on the significance of what motivates an individual, the self-starter or motivated individual, and the power of a motivated collective. Find Paul Roos at http://www.paulroos.com.au/ Follow Paul Roos on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/ Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastoneau Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app stores.

Footy clubs have been pioneers in some areas related to Health and Wellbeing. They know individual and organisational health and wellbeing is more than just weights and physical fitness it's about what happens above the shoulders. Paul speaks with Tami Roos, a passionate advocate and health professional about the well documented benefits of mindfulness and meditation, the fear of the unknown and the big gains to be made for individuals and organizations on adopting a total wellbeing and wellness approach to our health. Find Paul Roos at http://www.paulroos.com.au/ Follow Paul Roos on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/ Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastoneau Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app stores.

"You don't need a title to lead." Paul speaks candidly with Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, the 29th Governor of Victoria on the nuances of leadership. Offering insights from her career as a judge of the Family Court of Australia, her many and varied community and organisation roles - including as a former Commissioner of the Australian Football League, Paul and Governor Dessau talk diversity, the gender gap, millennials, the rise of women in AFL and what leadership means from a community, organisational and constitutional perspective. Find Paul Roos at http://www.paulroos.com.au/ Follow Paul Roos on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/ Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastoneau Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app stores.

It was an event in 2006 that transfixed a nation. An earthquake left three men missing more than one kilometre beneath the earth's surface at the Beaconsfield Mine in Tasmania. Paul speaks to Peter Hatswell - the man behind the difficult and dangerous rescue mission and Todd Russell - one of the two rescued miners, about the intricate aspects of the recovery strategy, the role of training, trust, communication and how they managed under the extreme pressure of a life and death situation. Find Paul Roos at http://www.paulroos.com.au/ Follow Paul Roos on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/ Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastoneau Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app stores.

What is 'culture' and how do you inform it? Paul talks with Gary Pert, former Australian Rules footballer and former CEO of the Collingwood Football Club about what constitutes club, company or organisational culture. Paul and Gary delve into aspects around value and behaviours, communication, feedback and answer how to get your team to buy into and influence positive culture and what to do if they don't. Find Paul Roos at http://www.paulroos.com.au/ Follow Paul Roos on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/ Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastoneau Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app stores.

Can lessons in sport influence our personal and professional lives? Paul talks to his friend and former AFL colleague Laurie Serafini about their time playing for the Fitzroy Football Club, how formative the influence of the club has been on both their personal and professional lives, the things elite sporting organisations do very well and how business can learn from sport to help optimise teams and maximise outcomes. Find Paul Roos at http://www.paulroos.com.au/ Follow Paul Roos on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/ Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastoneau Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app stores.