Conversations with Lisa: This Moment in Time

Sometimes the most important conversations are the ones we avoid having. In this deeply personal Lisa Bytes episode, I'm sharing something that's been weighing on my heart - the collective grief we're all moving through right now, and why learning to acknowledge and process it might be one of the most important skills we can develop for what's ahead. After living through Melbourne's world-record lockdowns and my own journey with grief after Nick's death, I've started to recognise that familia...

When my son came home from school and told me the smartest kids in his class were discussing future careers had decided (smartly!) on being carpenters because "AI can't build houses yet," I knew we needed to talk about what this unique time means for our boys. So I sat down with Mikey Ellis - a friend whose work is crucially important - especially now. He curates men's circles and has a deep understanding and passion for working with our boys'. We dive into the big questions: Should we be wor...

This conversation completely reframed how I think about the future. Lynn Casey is a futurist who works with companies like Mattel, Meta, YouTube, and Target, and she just got back from Stanford where she heard something from Gen Z students that blew my mind. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by all the change happening around us, I walked away from this chat genuinely excited about what's coming next. Lynn helped me see that while we're panicking about problems, there's an entire generation step...

Have you noticed how everyone seems to be talking about emergency preparedness lately? In this episode, I'm sharing what happened when I discovered the EU is recommending citizens keep three days of supplies on hand - and what that made me realize about my own (lack of) practical life skills! From my adventures in building veggie planter boxes despite not knowing the difference between nails and screws, to confronting my identity as a "non-handy" person, I'm taking you along on my journey of ...

In this episode, I share a mind-blowing conversation with an Uber driver that perfectly captures why we need to be talking about these massive changes happening in our world RIGHT NOW. This super-informed guy could talk for days about geopolitics and the "inevitable" collapse of civilisations, but completely dismissed climate change as a separate issue. Classic! But here's the thing - these massive disruptive forces aren't happening in isolation. The train has left the station on both climate...

When she was 20 years old Lisa applied to be on a brand new reality TV show and kept getting further and further through the audition process. Listen to this story about the biggest sliding doors moment of her life. Did it surprise you? The next round of What’s the Story? kicks off Tuesday 9 April! Would you like to build connection and trust with an audience? Clients? Colleagues? Students? Would the ability to tell more stories, including your personal story, benefit your w...

Having been in business for over a decade, Lisa has made some wonderful investment decisions and some disastrous ones. This is a story about a very expensive investment that ended up costing her more than just money. Of course, lessons were learnt, they always are, but this one hurt! The next round of What’s the Story? kicks off Tuesday 9 April! Would you like to build connection and trust with an audience? Clients? Colleagues? Students? Would the ability to tell more stories,...

Lisa didn’t get the births she wanted for her kids. The first lesson in surrendering as a mother was in the birth of her eldest son. But it was the words she heard from a midwife at the hospital as she was attempting to latch her son to her breast that changed the trajectory of her parenting journey for good. The words that she heard she’d never forget and are her compass point to this day. Not long now until the next round of What’s the Story? kicks off. Would you like to build co...