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In this episode of Heart of It, Alistair is joined by Dana Howes, a highly respected sports and major events professional whose career spans more than 30 years. Dana shares her journey through some of the biggest stages in sport, including working on the Super Bowl, while also speaking to her deep and enduring passion for Tasmanian football. She reflects on her early career experiences, the lessons learned along the way, and the moments that helped shape her path. The conversation also dives into Dana's time working within the Australian Football League and at the Carlton Football Club, offering insight into elite sporting environments and the people, culture, and challenges that define them. A thoughtful discussion about leadership, opportunity, and staying connected to the heart of the game.
The SportsGrad Podcast: Your bite-sized guide to enter the sports industry
Meet Maddison Nutting, the Corporate Sales Executive at the Brisbane Lions.Maddison's role involves crafting high-value membership experiences, managing corporate hospitality, and connecting fans to the game they love. From working with elite AFL teams to engaging members with innovative campaigns, her work brings together the Brisbane Lions community.Maddison's journey is diverse, with experiences spanning the Music Industry, Pet travel, and then sport where she's worked at Cricket Australia and Carlton Football Club.If you're dreaming of a career in sports, Maddison's story will help you make the right career move any every junction, and sell yourself effectively along the way.She's done an exceptional job to find time for a chat during Grand Final week where her mighty Brisbane Lions are taking on the Geelong Cats, so enjoy this AFL Grand Final special with Maddison Nutting.We cover:(03:14) - Interview begins(05:37) - Quickfire questions(12:28) - Maddison's current role(19:34) - The development of membership offerings at Brisbane(20:52) - The most critical part of being successful in Maddison's job(22:36) - How Maddison got her job at the Lions(24:23) - Maddison's work on building a network, selling herself, and building an online presence(33:55) - Maddison's approach to networking(35:57) - Maddison's career journey(50:36) - Maddison's career choice guiding principles(51:31) - Biggest influences on Maddison's career(56:06) - Maddison's advice for someone looking for their next opportunity(1:00:35) - Maddison's advice for someone with untapped potentialIf you like this ep, give these a go next:#314: DAZN Commercial Partnerships | Kiri Madhani#257: Carlton FC Membership Sales Officer | Maddy Ryan#231: Golf Australia Commercial Partnerships | Clayton HendersonWant a job in sport? Click here.Follow SportsGrad on socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok Follow Reuben on socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTokBig thanks to Deakin University for making this episode possible. Check out their Master of Sport Management, ranked #1 in Australia.Thanks for listening, much love! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Vince, Franco and Webby for a chat on our last 2 wins and all the shenanigans going on down at the Carlton Football Club. Enjoy!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our final game of the season against Essendon.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We take a deep dive into Carlton's list and what changes we think could be made come trade period.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our final game of the season against Essendon.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our Round 23 clash against Port Adelaide.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our round 22 clash against the Gold Coast Suns.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our routine loss to Fremantle.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming game against Fremantle at Optus Stadium.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our loss to Hawthorn at the MCG.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming clash against Hawthorn at the MCG!If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our first win in a month against the dees at the MCG!If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming clash against Melbourne at the MCG.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Zach was still a teen when he was scouted by the AFL in Ireland, beginning a great adventure in Australia, where he fell in love and unexpectedly became a dad. On his way home from training, a 24-year-old Zach would have to pull over on the side of the road to cry before he got home to his young family.Zach Tuohy was just 17 years old when he was scouted by the Carlton Football Club at a Gaelic football tournament in his home country of Ireland.He did two trials for the club before taking the plunge, leaving his family behind in Portlaoise and moving to Australia to become a professional footballer, first for Carlton and then for the Cats in Geelong.By the time Zach retired from the AFL in 2024, he had accumulated an astonishing 288 games, a premiership title, a loving Aussie wife and two beautiful sons.But Zach's great Irish-Australian adventure wasn't always a dream run.He struggled as a young, first-time dad, and didn't know who to turn to.On the way home from training, Zach would feel compelled to pull over on the side of the road and cry, alone in his car before coming home to his young family, pretending everything was ok.Further informationThe Irish Experiment is co-authored by Catherine Murphy and published by Simon and Schuster.Keep up to date with Zach's post-footy exploits on his Instagram page.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Sarah Kanowski. Executive Producer is Nicola HarrisonIt explores the AFL, Carlton, Geelong Cats, Premiership, Grand Final, West Coast Eagles, fatherhood, post postpartum depression, postnatal depression in men, young fathers, migration, Irish in Australia, Aussie Rules, hurling, grandma's love, relationships, raising children, life after sport, professional athletes, Sydney Swans, Grand Final, footy.
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our routine loss against the Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming clash against the Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our clash against Collingwood.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming clash against our arch-rivals, Collingwood.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
In this episode:'78er David Hood, in his new regular feature "Hot Potatoes", interviews David Gould, founder and President of the Carlton Pride group, about their challenges and acheivements in supporting queers to support the Carlton Football Club.To commemorate the Stonewall riots, Madison and Atlas discussthe news media coverage of the event at that time,an interview of Marsha P Johnson that provides her perspective of the event, which runs contrary to much of the current history,a recording of Silvia Revera at the 1973 Pride Rally, which brings into question whether Stonewall truly brought about progress for trans liberation.
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our absolute debacle of a performance at Adelaide Oval.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
It's been both a very short and very long week for the Carlton Football Club and its fans. Can they bring 'maximum effort' tonight against Port Adelaide? Both clubs have omitted four players, is it the change they need or too much pressure for debutant players? Would Port be enjoying Carlton being in the spotlight? And surely a draw would be the worst-case scenario for both clubs.
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our round 16 clash against Port Adelaide, when we return to the Adelaide Oval for the 3rd time this year.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
We won't be seeing Max King return to the field this season and Adam Treloar is out for at least six weeks, how can players still contribute to the team from the rehab group? Geelong's Max Holmes gets a warning for addressing umpires, how should players and teams deal with umpiring disagreements? Would Roosy release the audio from the coaching box after a Grand Final loss? Plus the Carlton Football Club are still facing the fall out from their loss to North Melbourne, is the criticism fair?
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our clash against North Melbourne at the MCG.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our Round 15 clash against North Melbourne at the MCG.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our Round 14 clash against the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our Round 14 clash against the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Merch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comJoin Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our heart-stopper clash against the arch-rivals, Essendon.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming clash against Essendon on King's Bday Eve.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review the first half of 2025 AFL Season.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our game against the GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming clash against the GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our extremely disappointing clash against the Swans at the SCG.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our upcoming clash against the Sydney Swans at the SCG.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We are back on the winners list after we review our thrilling win against the Saints.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our Round 9 clash against the Saints.Unfortunately we didn't have the time to review our clash against Adelaide, so we touch on the game very briefly before we turn our focus towards St Kilda this Friday.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We Preview our Round 8 clash against the Adelaide Crows.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!BAGGERS ARE BACK BABY.We review our Round 7 clash against the Geelong Cats.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We preview our Round 7 Anzac Clash against the Geelong Cats.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Jay Cutler. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ronnie Coleman. Michael Voss. The highly anticipated bench press-off between the coach of the Carlton Football Club and Broden Kelly has arrived. Might be more of a visual one this one... Go watch on the tube! Follow 'The Footy with Broden Kelly' on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefootywithbrodenkelly TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCupAkoS_UVbEdPwESNYm5yQ #AFL #AFLFooty #AFLPodcast
DONATE FOR THE GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL - https://www.goodfridayappeal.com.au/donate/Join Patto and Daf to discuss everything Carlton FC!We review our VERY Good Friday Clash against North Melbourne.If you enjoy this content, please leave a like, comment, subscribe and recommend our channel to someone who might enjoy it! Send us a message on our socials for recommendations for the channel or opinions within the Carlton Football Club!Follow us on our socials!https://linktr.ee/baggerschatMerch - https://baggerschat.dasautomat.comUp The Baggers!
Last week on Footy Classified, Sam McClure revealed that the Carlton Football Club will not cut ties with former major sponsor MC Labour, despite the company being investigated for defrauding the tax-payer and linked to gangland figures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
FULL SHOW | Daniel Sanders is only the second Aussie to win the Dakar Rally – he joins Mickey LIVE in studio. Nick and Titus weigh in on the “dick pic” scandal rocking Carlton Football Club. And we get to the bottom of a disturbing Bunnings trend… Catch Mick in the Morning LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M. To watch your favourite new Breakfast Radio crew in action, head to YouTube. And you a laugh-fuelled feed, follow @molloy and @triplemmelb on Instagram. Remember to like and share!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anthony “Kouta” Koutoufides is a former award winning AFL player and a Carlton Football Club legend, playing over 270 games for the club. Anthony was often referred to as the ‘Prototype of the Modern Footballer' as he was notably athletic and versatile, allowing him to play almost every position throughout his career.Koutoufides – who insisted he was independent and not in any way aligned with the Liberal Party – said he was committed to bringing Melbourne “back alive”.“Where are the people? People don't come in. It's too hard. It's not enticing,” he said.He said he was also familiar with adversity. In his footy career, he underwent a 10-day “torture camp” at which he cried nearly every day.“I had to endure quite a bit, but if you have that goal and love for it, you push through,” he said.One of Koutoufides' primary policies is to take on the work-from-home culture and force CBD-based employees back into the office at least four days a week.Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBkBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850
3AW Breakfast got a call from Gwen during the Grouse or Shouse segment, who told Ross and Russ her grandson's school was visited by the Carlton Football Club. And players Sam Walsh and Mitch McGovern had some choice advice for the students!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3AW Breakfast got a call from Gwen during the Grouse or Shouse segment, who told Ross and Russ her grandson's school was visited by the Carlton Football Club. And players Sam Walsh and Mitch McGovern had some choice advice for the students!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Explore the AFLW journey of three-time All Australian and Carlton Captain Kerryn Peterson. Discover how the Carlton Football Club leads the way for inclusivity, while Kerryn reflects on mentorship, and the dynamic of sharing the commentary box with her husband.
Yeeees welcome back to Dyl & Friends. This week I'm joined by my good mate Jack Silvagni from the Carlton Football Club. I've known Jack for a long time so it was great to finally sit down and have a chat. We spoke about his road to playing footy, his relationship with the Blues and playing at the club while his old-man was involved and we also settled the putter-saga from earlier in the year. Contact Email - hello@producey.com Instagram - @dylbuckley @dylandfriends Youtube - @clubbysports Facebook - dylandfriends Tiktok - @dylandfriends Dyl & Friends is produced by Darcy Parkinson Video and audio production by Producey. ILY xx
On this episode of Scouting For Growth, Sabine VdL talks to Christie Downs. A self-made entrepreneur and problem solver who started handdii with her co-founder Kathryn Wood.After working as an executive in the construction industry, building deep experience and broad industry relationships, Christie saw an opportunity to use technology to improve the way customers connect with contractors when they are making property insurance claims.This is how handdii was born as a three-way digital platform, combining insurance, construction and contractors, where contractors can easily connect, engage and promote their businesses. KEY TAKEAWAYS I am a high-energy business leader who loves solving problems and creating exciting solutions that transform people's lives. After working as an executive in the construction industry, building deep experience and broad industry relationships, I saw an opportunity to use technology to improve the way customers connect with contractors when they are making property insurance claims, making it quicker, faster, and cheaper for insurers, clients, and tradespeople. We're just at the starting line, there's so much opportunity ahead. I think the early innovation in our sector has been pretty straightforward. How do we buy faster, make things convenient, streamline processes and save cost? Quite a lot of separate practical solutions. For example, right now, there are many inspection tools and solutions an insurance company would use – virtual inspections, drones, AI, and they might actually use various tools all at once. Our vision is to make small property claims amazing. The industry has a cumbersome process for property claims with multiple people and approvals involved designed for large losses. This process is not designed to fast-track small claims, and moreover, the major suppliers to the insurance industry would prefer not to handle small claims. So, my Co-Founder and I set out to change that! Handdii is a really practical solution to a common problem. Any Claims leader can see the opportunity in their portfolio to improve how small claims are managed. We're really focused on our niche, and when we partner with an insurer, we make it easy to work with us. Our team has a solid property claims background, reflected in the product and program we have built. This makes it easy for the insurer to work with us because we speak their language and understand their challenges while having the speed and the money to be an innovative partner creating solutions for them. BEST MOMENTS‘My experience also includes being Executive of Carlton Football Club as the General Manager of Business Development introducing unique revenue streams, the creation of Carlton Respects program against family violence and Blue Skies program supporting diversity and inclusion in the inaugural year of AFLW.'‘I think the future of innovation will become more and more integrated into our lives, activities, and systems. Bringing all of these different solutions together, then once that efficiency is achieved, we'll look to bring innovation to achieve more purposeful outcomes around sustainability, inclusion, and prosperity.'‘COVID has made some things much easier and others more challenging. For example, onboarding contractors, meeting via video rather than in person, has streamlined how quickly we have expanded our contractor network across multiple states this year. Whereas meeting new insurance companies is more challenging, we are certainly happy the in-person conferences are kicking off again now.'‘When working with large enterprises, be patient, be persistent, be astute commercially – if you're bringing great value, hold your line on your cost.' ABOUT THE GUESTChristie Downs: I am a high-energy business leader who loves solving problems and creating exciting solutions that transform people's lives and work. After working as an executive in the construction industry, building deep experience and broad industry relationships, I saw an opportunity to use technology to improve the way customers connect with contractors when they are making property insurance claims, making it quicker, faster, and cheaper for insurers, clients, and tradespeople. I made the leap to entrepreneurship in 2018, starting handdii with Kathryn Wood.handdii is a three-way platform where contractors can easily connect, engage and promote their businesses, insurers experience reduced cost, and both and customers find their property insurance repairs are easier and cheaper to organize with better results.My core career experience of ten years was as group sales director and board member of the national construction company, Johns Lyng Group, ASX listed as JLG. I played a lead role in the national expansion and exponential revenue growth of the group, from $12 million in 2004 to $350 million in 2015. During this experience, I saw first-hand the problems people had with getting repairs done, often after stressful situations, and experienced fantastic contractors who ran great businesses.My experience also includes being the Executive of Carlton Football Club as the General Manager of Business Development, introducing unique revenue streams, the creation of the Carlton Respects program against family violence, and the Blue Skies program supporting diversity and inclusion in the inaugural year of AFLW.I am passionate about contributing to society and was Chair of Starball Committee Sydney for 3 years, raising more than USD $1 million for Starlight Children's Foundation.I love to share my experiences and learnings with #public speaking on the value of diversity and inclusion, starting your own venture, and how the insurtech industry is evolving. About handdii: Having worked as a Director of a Construction company in the Insurance industry for 10 years, I know customer satisfaction in property claims is very low. This is because the traditional fulfillment process is complicated and takes 60 days on average to get a property repaired. Yet, 80% of property claims are small and only require 1 or 2 trades.For this 80% of small claims, handdii dramatically improves the customer experience by pairing the customer with the trade they need to assist in claim determination and complete works immediately. Cutting claim life from 2 months to 1 week.handdii makes workflow easy for trades through pre-agreed rates, opt-in scheduling, automated processing, and payment. Minimizing these friction points empowers the trades to focus on providing quality work and an awesome customer experience.For insurance companies, handdii can provide claim lodgement and allocation, save 25% in claims cost and enable digital transformation for property claims. A significant positive impact on customer satisfaction (NPS) will lead to new customer acquisition and further product opportunities. https://www.handdii.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew, a venture lab that accelerates the curation, validation, and commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine is renowned within the insurance sector for building some of the most renowned tech startup accelerators around the world, working with over 30 corporate insurers and accelerating over 100 startup ventures. Sabine is the co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, an investor & multi-award winner. Twitter: SabineVdLLinkedIn: Sabine VanderLindenInstagram: sabinevdLofficialFacebook: SabineVdLOfficialTikTok: sabinevdlofficialEmail: podcast@sabinevdl.comWebsite: www.sabinevdl.comThis show was brought to you by Progressive Media