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Hosted by David Smith · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 15 episodes
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Powering Your Career Podcast 🎙️ Bringing You Insights from Australia’s Energy Leaders Welcome to the Powering Your Career Podcast, a show dedicated to exploring the energy transition and the professionals shaping its future. Hosted by David Smith, founding partner and director of Enertia Talent and West Recruitment, this podcast delivers authentic conversations with senior leaders from Australia’s energy sector. Whether you’re an experienced energy professional or considering a career transition into the industry, this podcast will equip you with: ✅ Career development insights from top energy executives ✅ Leadership lessons in a rapidly evolving sector ✅ Perspectives on the energy transition and its challenges ✅ Mental health and wellness strategies for thriving in a high-pressure industry Why Listen to Powering Your Career? The energy transition is one of the biggest shifts in Australia’s economy, and it’s being led by people who are navigating new technologies, policies, and challeng
David Smith hosts Powering Your Career, a business show with 15 episodes published.
In Episode 26 of Powering Your Career, David Smith speaks with Richard Payne, CEO of RayGen. Richard has built a career across chemical engineering, manufacturing, energy technology and climate tech, with experience span
In Episode 25 of Powering Your Career , David Smith speaks with Gordon Taylor, Executive General Manager, Major Projects at Transgrid . Gordon has built a broad and non-linear career across electrical engineering, invest
In Episode 24 of Powering Your Career, David Smith speaks with Kate Vidgen, Investment Committee Chair and Operating Partner at Macquarie Asset Management Green Investment. Kate’s career has spanned law, investment banki
In Episode 023 of Powering Your Career, David Smith sits down with Anthony Headlam, CEO & Founder of NewVolt, for a deep dive into the future of electrified freight, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the realities of bui
In Episode 022 of Powering Your Career, David Smith sits down with Amalie Smith for a candid and insightful conversation on leadership, career growth, and navigating the realities of Australia’s rapidly evolving energy s
In this episode of Powering Your Career, David Smith sits down with Mike Duffy, CEO at Elexia Communications, to unpack one of the most misunderstood capabilities in leadership, communication. With a career spanning jour
In Episode 020 of Powering Your Career, David Smith sits down with Sally Torgoman, CEO of Ascera Energy, to unpack a career shaped by curiosity, courage and continuous learning. From starting in electrical engineering to
In this episode of Powering Your Career, David Smith is joined by Mitch Wallis, founder of Heart On My Sleeve and one of Australia’s leading voices on mental health, psychology, and human performance. This episode takes
Episode 018 | Rakhesh Martyn | Founder & CEO of Hachiko In this episode of Powering Your Career, Dave sits down with Rakhesh Martyn, engineer, startup founder and former stand up comedian turned energy tech CEO. Born in
🎙️ Episode 017 – Guy Chalkley Returns In this special returning guest episode of Powering Your Career, David Smith sits down again with Guy Chalkley, outgoing CEO of Endeavour Energy, for an honest conversation about le
Episode 016 | Werther Esposito, CEO of Potentia Energy In this episode of Powering Your Career, host David Smith sits down with Werther Esposito, CEO of Potentia Energy, to explore a career shaped by global experience, b
In Part 2, Dave continues the conversation with David Griffin, CEO of 5B, diving deeper into leadership, resilience, and the future of the energy transition. David shares how he builds high-performing teams in complex, h
Episode 015 - Part 1 - David Griffin, CEO of 5B | Powering Your Career In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, David Smith sits down with David Griffin, CEO of 5B, to explore the foundations of an extraordinary and deep
EP014: Petrea Bradford, Group Executive Operations, APA Group Petrea Bradford joins David Smith to discuss her three decade career across energy and aviation, the leadership lessons she gained guiding Qantas through COVI
In this episode, Dave chats with Anna Collyer — Executive Chair of the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and one of Australia’s most respected voices on regulation, leadership, and the energy transition. Anna sh
In this episode, Dave chat with Andy McCarthy — author of Here Comes the Sun, founder and former CEO of Gippsland Solar, and a straight-talking advocate for purpose, people, and the energy transition. Andy shares a candi
⚡⚡ Episode 011 – Jack Curtis ⚡⚡ In this episode, David chats with Jack Curtis, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Neara, about navigating high-stakes career moves, building a global energy tech business, and the
In this episode, David sits down with Jennifer Hughes, Executive General Manager of Delivery at Transgrid, to unpack her diverse career journey through the energy sector. Jen shares how she navigated non-linear career mo
In this episode, David chats with Kane Thornton, CEO of the Clean Energy Council, about his career journey from IT into clean energy🍃💨, and the role of purpose in navigating career shifts. Kane shares what sparked his
Episode 008 featuring Mark Branson | Chief Development Officer, Voyager Renewables: From birdwatching ecologist to leading Australia’s clean energy transformation, Mark Branson brings a refreshingly honest, grounded, and
Mike Duffy
Emmy-winning unscripted television powerhouse · The University of Virginia
1 appearance on this show
Mitch Wallis
Heart On My Sleeve
1 appearance on this show
David Griffin
Executive Vice President of Basketball of Operations · Georgia Environmental Protection Division
2 appearances on this show
Andy McCarthy
author of Here Comes the Sun · Gippsland Solar
1 appearance on this show
Gordon Taylor
Transgrid
1 appearance on this show
Anthony Headlam
NewVolt
1 appearance on this show
Amalie Smith
Essential Energy
1 appearance on this show
Sally Torgoman
Ascera Energy
1 appearance on this show
Rakhesh Martyn
Hachiko
1 appearance on this show
Guy Chalkley
Endeavour Energy
1 appearance on this show
Werther Esposito
Potentia Energy
1 appearance on this show
Petrea Bradford
APA Group
1 appearance on this show
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