Eric Agyeman has some excuses at his disposal. As a six year-old his family moved to New Zealand from Ghana, as an eleven year-old to Melbourne, and as a fifteen year-old was sent on a seven-year ordeal back home to Ghana.

Kinfolk is a great Melbourne cafe. Of course this means that they make excellent coffee, serve quality food, and that it has a great look and feel. But hang around for a little while and you will start to notice there is a bit more going on than initially meets the eye.

For a self-proclaimed introvert, Dr Jason Fox sure doesn’t seem like it. My guest this week has the look of somebody who knows who he is, is completely comfortable expressing this the way he wants to
express it, and could walk up to any group, at any gathering, and be the life of the party.

Suburban football clubs, the Australian variety, are an amazing microcosm of their local culture, a place that brings people together but where many of their unconscious prejudices and misgivings are given a place to camp and grow. Jamin talks about what he is doing with sports clubs so that sport can serve a far greater purpose than it currently does within local communities.

It was around 2008 that Nicole Avery started thinking about writing her own blog. She had been out of the paid workforce for about 8 years while she focused on bringing up the first four of her five children, and she started to think about how she might get back into working and what that might look like. There was a financial necessity in this, and also a need for expression and contribution. During these 8 years Nicole had started reading different people's blogs and a thought grew inside about giving it a go herself.

Melina Chan is one of Australia’s experts in creating a vibrant community and culture within workplaces. Melina is on the leadership team of Inspire9, the original coworking space of Melbourne located within the inner-city suburb of Richmond.

There is a wave of coworking spaces hitting cities around the world, and the things that make coworking so successful and attractive are now being sort after by groups as diverse as local councils and consulting firms.

How many of the things we do every day are done because of this feeling: that we are not good enough? The type and frequency of the food we eat; the clothes we buy; the decisions we make about work, and the decisions we make at work; and the comments we leave with those we love most.

This week’s guest, Emeli Paulo, is a case in point. After making a complete about face of the direction of her life, to being personally mentored by AFL legend Jim Stynes, and having a significant impact on the lives of more than 300,000 young Australians through her leadership of The Reach Foundation, she was still left with a deep sense that she was not enough. Join with me as I hear her journey and what she does next.

Jo Le talks about her journey of following her curiosity from corporate whiteboards and cafe tables, to user experience curation and the disruption of motivation, spirituality and finances.

What is a subtle disruptor, and how do I start on the path to becoming one?

For me, a Subtle Disruptor is somebody who is doing purposeful, meaning work, that is having a positive disruptive influence on their city, and the world.

I am starting a podcast where I interview these people so their stories can be heard. The first series is of the Subtle Disruptors of my home city in Melbourne, Australia.