Young Alumni

In the final episode for the year 2020, our host Milan Mathew talks to Curtin graduate Marcus Wong - a humanitarian filmmaker and photographer who works with grassroot NGOs to help them tell their stories through visual storytelling. Marcus’s work has taken him to Uganda, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and to rural Australian communities. Marcus is the recipient of the Young Achievement Award at the 2020 Alumni Achievement Awards.

Edited by Charlotte Saxon

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In this episode of #Talks4Change, our host Milan Mathew talks to Curtin graduates Mary Bocarro and Janelle Sullivan – innovators, entrepreneurs and environmentalists. Together, Mary and Janelle have recognised the potential opportunity of utilising the huge amount of wasted mangoes in Australia and decided to start their own initiative called ‘The Mango Project’. The main objective of the business is to repurpose wasted fruit into skincare products, or as they like to call it, “wasteful to tasteful”.

Find out more about the Mango Project here -https://www.themangoproject.com.au

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In this episode of #Talks4Change, our host Milan Mathew talks to Curtin graduate Verity Williams - a Project Engineer at Arup Australia who was honoured with the Young Professionals Award from Roads Australia in 2019 for demonstrating 'promise, passion and pursuit'. Verity has a unique brand of dedication and enthusiasm which is evident through her breadth of engagement with industry and community initiatives and consistent championing for the development of fellow young professionals.

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In this episode of #Talks4Change, our new host Milan Mathew talks to Curtin graduate Danielle Kettlewell - an Olympian, Author, Speaker and Coach. Post retirement from synchronised swimming after 18 years and a career that was spread over an Olympic Games & 3 World Championships, Danielle set out on achieving her next dream of sharing her inspirational story and message with the world through her book “The Unlikely Olympian”. She now lives in Bali as a digital nomad putting her Curtin Internet Communications Degree to good use as she spreads her message with the world through podcasts, coaching and group online programs.

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In this episode of #Talks4Change, our new host and YAAB Program Coordinator Kat Penno speaks to Curtin graduate Ziad Zammar, a co-founder and creator of The Hummus Club in Perth. Ziad studied engineering at Curtin but his career has taken a very different path. Ziad’s passion for food, people and networking, lead him and his co-founder to explore and modernise Middle Eastern food and perceptions. The Hummus Club encapsulates and expresses a modern, fresh take on the Middle East and its food, culture and how we view it in the Western World.

In this episode of #Talks4Change, our host Barbara Lung joins international entrepreneur and social change maker, Marco Feelisch in Helsinki, Finland. Named on the 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list, this humble, passionate and delightfully positive Bachelor of Commerce graduate discusses his consciously crafted high-quality leather bags company, Buckle & Seam, and how three per cent of revenue is donated to schooling costs in Karachi, Pakistan – the town where the company was first conceptualised.

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Special Guest: Marco Feelisch
MC: Barbara Lung

In this episode of #Talks4Change, host Luke Webster is back! This month he's speaking with Curtin graduate Pia Munindradasa. Pia studied fashion at Curtin, but her career has taken a very different path. Her passion and experience has lead her to work within higher education, social justice, and community and equity engagement. She is passionate about people and finding sustainable solutions to local issues. Pia has created and been involved with many life-changing initiatives including pioneering new opportunities for people in prison to access higher education as a form of rehabilitation and personal growth. She currently works as a Project Coordinator as part of Curtin's AHEAD team and is also a globally accredited coach, and the Founding Director the coaching consultancy, HelloSpark.

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