Strategy Bites
Episodes
From High Dive to Boardroom: Melanie Kansil's Leadership Lessons as CSO and Founder
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ New Strategy Bites episode is live!Last week, I sat down with Melanie Kansil, Chief Strategy Officer at MECCA Brands.Melanie started her car...
From Titanic to Turnaround: How Foxtel Rewrote Its Future
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Strategy Bites, I’m joined by William Loh, Executive Director of Strategy at Foxtel.Foxtel has pulled off one of the most impressive tran...
Why Standing Still Is the Biggest Risk: Charlie Newark-French
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 6 Episode 5 Charlie Newark-French, CEO of CascadeIn this episode of Strategy Bites, Anika Stokes sits down with Charlie Newark French, a former...
S6 E4 Jim Hogan Former Google Cloud's Chief Innovation Evangelist
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Strategy Bites, I’m joined by someone who genuinely redefines what it means to think differently.Jim Hogan has spent over forty years a...
S6 E3 Stevie-Ann Dovico - Chief Information Officer of Beyond Bank
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie-Ann Dovico maps a clear route from consulting into the C-suite. Starting in Big 4 strategy and moving in-house across major banks before becomi...
S6 E2 James Viles - Senior Partner at Bain & Company & Head of Australia's Private Equity Practice
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PE can look shiny from the outside. James spends his days helping funds and port-cos create real value, and we get into the parts you don’t see on L...
S6 E1 Ian Hill Founder and CEO of Enthoosa AI
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Strategy Bites Podcast, I sat down with Ian Hill, founder of Enthoosa.AI and creator of Palpable.io — to unpack the realit...
S5 E6 Rushika Handa Independent Management Consultant
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us is the brilliant Rushika Handa who has an impressive 13+ years of experience working with top-tier consulting firms like McKinsey & Com...
S5 E5 Danielle Handley - Chief Customer & Transformation Officer at Bupa
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful conversation with Danielle Handley, the Chief Customer and Transformation Officer at Bupa. With a wealth of experience in dr...
S5 E4 Angad Soin - Chief Business Operations and Strategy Officer at Xero
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With over a decade of experience as a consultant at Deloitte and now serving as the Chief Business Operations and Strategy Officer at Xero, Angad Soin...
S5 E3 Roseanna Leddy - Founder of MBBW
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rosanna Leddy, a self-confessed gender equality advocate, is the Founder of MBBW – a global private member community for professionals from top-tie...
S5 E2 Leah Balter - CTO & CIO of Bunnings
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leah Balter has most recently been the Chief Transformation Officer and CIO at Bunnings. Having worked her way up through McKinsey to Associate Princi...
S5 E1 Olya Rudenko - CEO of Cars24
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olya Rudenko is currently the CEO of Cars24. Born and raised in Russia, she vowed to make a better life for herself in Australia. Olya is a McKinsey A...
S4 E10 Mailys Pauletto - Contract Strategy Consultant
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mailys Pauletto, ex Roland Berger consultant, has purposefully designed her current lifestyle and currently, she has a dual career. Mailys is a contra...
S4 E9 Wendy Mackay - Managing Director of Pollination
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy is a Managing Director of Pollination and she was previously a Managing Director and Partner in BCG's Sydney office. At BCG, Wendy wor...
S4 E8 Aliza Knox - Senior Advisor BCG, Best Selling Author "Don't quit your day job"
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aliza Knox was the first Female partner at BCG in Asia and has been dubbed a “kick-ass woman slaying the world of tech”. Aliza was also listed as ...
S4 E7 Anna Podolsky - CEO and Founder of Lyka & Bain Alumni
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I speak to Anna about her decision to leave Bain in order to found Start-up sensation Lyka, which has gone from strength to strength and is now a lead...
S4 E6 Milosh Milisavljevic - Chief Customer Officer of Medibank & and McKinsey alumni
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Milosh Milisavljevic, Chief Customer Officer at Medibank and McKinsey alumni has been a go to mentor to many an ex consultant, helping them work thro...
S4 E5 Sophie Hayek - CEO of PropHero & Roland Berger Alumni
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Hayek, CEO of PropHero and Roland Berger Alumni talks to me about her experience moving from France to Australia to join Woolies Group Strategy...
S4 E4 Asha Walsh - Associate Partner of Oaktree Talent | Market Update and Advice for mid-level Strategy candidates
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I am joined by my esteemed colleague Asha Walsh who specialises in recruiting roles at Manager to Head of level roles in Strategy. We ...
S4 E3 Steve Duke - Host of Two Roads Podcast
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat with Steve Duke, who left McKinsey at the Consultant level to help grow two Unicorns at a young age. He shares his story of tr...
S4 E2 Katrina Barry - CEO of Me&U
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as I chat with Katrina Barry, the CEO of Me&u - a technology company that is transforming the hospitality industry. In this episode, Katr...
S4 E1 Victor Cheng - CEO caseinterview.com
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Victors’ 2nd appearance on the podcast! In this episode, we deep dive into : The importance of case interview prep How to be a good case intervie...
S3 l E8 - Joshua Taylor - VP Strategy & Insights of PepsioCo North America
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ex BCG Principal Josh Taylor has worked and lived all over the world. He is now an Aussie who has settled in Dallas (for now)! He shares his experienc...
S3 l E7 - Stuart Fitzroy - MD of Rokt APAC
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tech Unicorn Rokt was Sydney-founded and is now New York-headquartered. Rokt closed the largest single venture raise in Australian history, secu...
S3 l E6 - Lucy Wark - Founder of NORMAL
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about: *The world of SexTech *How Lucy decided to leave McKinsey with less than 2 years under her belt to found a start-up *The...
S3 l E5 - Adam Jacobs - Co-Founder of THE ICONIC, Co-Founder of Hatch
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam shares his journey with me and how he went from a Senior Associate at BCG to an overnight Aussie Start-Up legend. He shares tips...
S3 l E4 - Stephanie Knight - Chief Learning Officer of Management Consulted
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie is an ex McKinsey consultant who now works at Management Consulted, a business founded to specifically help budding strategists prepare and ...
S3 l E3 - Ilan Israelstam - Co-founder & CCO of Betashares
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I speak to Ilan Israelstam, Co-Founder and CCO of Betashares, a leading manager of ETF’s in Australia. Ilan is a natural-born entrepreneur and after...
S3 l E2 - Paul Mullins - Board Member of Investigo
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul, Board Member of Investigo (UK, Europe & US' leading Strategy & Consulting recruitment Agency), joins me from the UK to discuss all t...
S3 l E1 - Tennealle O'Shannessy - CEO of Adore Beauty
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tennealle, who was recently named #1 in this year's Inside Retail Australia Top 50 People in E-commerce, kindly agreed to talk to me about her journey...
S2 l E10 - Leah Weckert - CEO of Coles
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Leah Weckert, CEO at Coles and McKinsey Alumni, speaks openly to me about her journey. We discuss her time at McKinsey, the different ...
S2 l E9 - Liana Downey - Founder of Common Ground on Climate
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Liana shares her journey from her 10 years at McKinsey reaching AP level, to embarking on a very successful career in the not-for-pro...
S2 l E8 - Lili Sussman - Chief Strategy Officer of Wisr
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Lili, an academic and ex top tier management consultant, about her fascinating journey and how a freak accident changed her...
S2 l E7 - Tim Moore & Jake Maisey - Dorado Capital
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Tim Moore and Jake Maisey from Dorado Capital who are entrenched in the world of search funds. This is a very new concept...
S2 l E6 - Amanda Price - Partner in Charge for Ventures of KPMG
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat to Amanda Price who is the Partner in Charge of High Growth Ventures, a team within KPMG dedicated to working with start-ups. ...
S2 l E5 Victor Cheng - Notorious MBB Case Interview Coach & Author
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Victor, the legendary case interview prep coach, joins me to discuss how he got to become the go-to for anything and everything to do...
S2 l E4 Felix Danziger - MD of HDPartners
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Felix Danziger, the Managing Director of HD Partners, joins me to discuss his journey, why he chose private equity as a career beyond...
S2 l E3 - Anthony Millet - Global Partner of Antler
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will appeal to anyone who has ever had a great idea for a business but not acted on it or has aspired to become an entrepreneur or busine...
S2 l E2 - John Lydon - Former Managing Partner of McKinsey
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John joins me to discuss his most exciting projects, biggest learnings and most memorable points in his career. A career that has tak...
S2 l E1 - Fiona Hayes-St Clair - Chief Strategy Officer of QBE
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Fiona speaks to be about her personal journey to get to Partner, being a consultant and a Mum, and her transition from consulting to a...
S1 l E9 - Ryan Kolln - VP Strategy & Corporate Development of Appen
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ryan gives an insight into how he went from an Engineer to BCG, to a major corporate only to land in the AI Tech firm Appen. He highl...
S1 l E8 - Joao Segorbe - Executive GM Strategy & Corporate Development of AGL
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Joao talks to me about being a global strategy expert in the Energy sector and the increasing focus on clean and renewable energy. He...
S1 l E7- Rob Marcolina - Senior Executive of Qantas
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob Marcolina, ex Bain Partner and Senior Executive in charge of Strategy, Technology & People, talks to me about how he, and the...
S1 I E6 - Diane Smith-Gander AO - Ex Partner of McKinsey & Co
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Diane Smith-Gander AO, ex Partner from McKinsey, prominent business executive, company director, and advocate for gend...
S1 l E5 - Gill McLaren - CEO of Syntegrate Consulting
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to Gill about going from a Head of Strategy role to a GM role for Coca Cola, and quitting her 30-year corporate career to ded...
S1 l E4 - Jamie Twiss - Chief Strategy Officer of Westpac
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Jamie about his journey from McKinsey into the corporate world, wearing hats in both senior influencer roles and in a line ...
S1 l E3 - Deanne Stewart - CEO of Aware Super
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deanne Stewart talks about her journey as a conscious leader, the skills to harness post-consulting to reach a senior leadership role, and gives some ...
S1 l E2 - Jean Hayden - Strategy & Operations Director of Google Cloud
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Jean about... What she looks for in candidates when hiring into Google. Her advice to consultants who really want to work i...
S1 l E1 - Toby Norton-Smith - MD of X15 Ventures
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Toby Norton-Smith, MD of X15, CBA's venture building arm, about his experience of life post McKinsey, and what skills ...