The Leaders of Influence Podcast with Anton Guinea

Can leaders be both strong and compassionate?
Keir Paterson, CEO of Neighbourhood Houses Victoria shares how he leads with empathy, resilience, and authenticity. Discover how “tough-minded and tender-hearted” leadership transforms communities and inspires lasting change.

What is the most important skill every scientist should learn but often never gets taught?Assoc. Prof. Jen shares how courage, clarity, and kindness shaped her path, what it takes to influence change within universities, and why scientists must learn to communicate their ideas beyond academia.

What real leadership looks like when you’ve been in the trenches?
Robyn shares how influence comes from trust and care, why HR has an image to fix, and how leaders who treat people like fully formed adults build cultures that last.

In this inspiring episode of The Find Your Influence Podcast, Anton Guinea sits down with Dr Marji Puotinen, marine scientist and climate communicator, to explore how science, creativity, and empathy can ignite global change. 🌿🌏

Peter Baines has witnessed human suffering at a scale few of us can comprehend, from disaster zones to mass casualty events, and yet he remains a voice of calm leadership, service, and extraordinary resilience.

In this inspiring episode of Find Your Influence, Anton sits down with Sam Fricker, Australian Olympic diver, entrepreneur and digital creator, to explore what it really means to perform, lead and influence in today’s world.Whether you’re an athlete, creator or leader striving for excellence, Sam’s story will motivate you to keep pushing and find your influence.

How do you influence 38,000 people, not just a team of 10? In this episode of Find Your Influence, Anton sits down with Glenn Butcher. This episode is packed with insight, humility, and a deep reminder that leadership starts with connection.Glenn Butcher shares how real influence isn’t built through titles or authority, it’s earned through relationships, consistency, and care for the people you serve.

In this episode of Find Your Influence Podcast, Corinne Proske shares her leadership journey. From building fairer systems to driving environmental change, Corinne reveals how influence can shape culture, empower teams, and create lasting impact.Corinne’s leadership mantra is simple yet profound: Leave the world a better place. And if it’s easy, you’re probably not doing it right.

What happens when a wrestling coach turned insurance leader uses AI to revolutionise an entire industry?
In this inspiring episode of the Find Your Influence Podcast, Anton Guinea talks with Randy Thompson a cowboy, wrestling coach, top US insurance agent, and now AI innovator about how he’s transforming the insurance world with an AI brain that can train, hire, coach, and scale multi-million-dollar agencies.

What does it really take to influence people, scale businesses fast, and stay true to your purpose?In this episode of the Find Your Influence Podcast, host Anton Guinea sits down with David Abel, founder of The Digital Light Bulb, to explore how he built multi-million-dollar businesses, turned ADHD into a strength, and created his learn–change–grow leadership mantra.