Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Dino Vrynios — Managing Director of Das Studio, the Adelaide-based architecture practice he runs with his wife and co-founder Sarah. Dino’s journey is one of the most textured in the series: nanotechnology student turned nightclub operator turned architect, who worked through the GFC, had a burnout breakdown in…
Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Toby Ewert — architect, co-founder of Ewert Leaf (60 staff, 14 years), co-founder of Landchecker (a proptech sold successfully to an investor), and now founder of Ewert Advisory and a co-working space called Two and a Half. Four years ago, Toby was diagnosed with a Type 2 glioma brain tumour. He’s had two craniotomies, stopped…
Episode Summary Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Scott Clements — Managing Director of Inertia Engineering, a 70-person civil, structural and flood engineering firm based in Brisbane with over 20 years of operation. Scott is at the forefront of applying AI to land subdivision and earthworks design, having partnered with software company Civics to develop a…
Episode Title: Industry Leaders Series Guest: Gerry Doyle – Chief Executive Officer, Tonkin Episode Overview This episode features Gerry Doyle, CEO of Tonkin, a multidisciplinary engineering firm operating across Australia with both metropolitan and regional offices. Gerry shares a deeply personal and honest journey—from struggling with depression and low emotional intelligence early in life, to…
Episode Title: Thriving with Neurodiversity – Diagnosis, Strengths, Parenting & Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces Guest: Amanda Riley – Accredited Neurodiversity Coach, Founder: Thriving with Neurodiversity In this episode, Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Amanda Riley to explore leadership, purpose-driven design, and what it truly means to create impact in the built environment. Amanda shares her journey…
Episode Title: Designing the Circular Economy — How the Built Environment Can Move Beyond Waste Guest: Clayton Bristow (He/Him), Managing Director, FF&3 What does it take to shift the built environment from linear consumption to circular systems? In this episode of BE Inspired Podcast, Seton Walsh-Rose speaks with Clayton Bristow of FF&3 about embedding circular…
Episode Title: Engineering Alchemy: Designing Transport People Actually Want to Use Guests: Ashley Merrett — Director | Transport Sector Lead, NDY Engineering Leadership, Innovation & Designing for Impact with Ashley Merrett What does it take to lead engineering teams that shape the future of the built environment? In this episode of BE Inspired, Seton Walsh-Rose…
Episode Title: Joint Ventures, Leadership & Designing at Scale with BKK Architects Guests: Simon Knott — Director, BKK ArchitectsMissy Saleeba — Practice Manager, BKK Architects What happens when collaboration becomes a competitive advantage? In This Episode: In this episode, Seton sit down with Simon Knott and Missy Saleeba of BKK Architects to explore how joint…
Episode Title: The AI Future in the Architecture Guest: Jeames Hanley – Chief Technology Officer, FK Australia Curious how AI will reshape architecture and design and how we stay human along the way? Meet Jeames Hanley. In This Episode: In this episode of the BE Connected Podcast, host Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Jeames Hanley,…
Episode Title: From Industry Participant to Trusted Partner – Using Thought Leadership to Build Influence & Win Better Work Guest: Alicia Brown – Director, New Doors Curious how firms can win work without competing on price? Meet Alicia Brown. In This Episode: This episode features Alicia Brown, Director of New Doors, who works with businesses…