Category: Wyvern-Corner-Office
Jul 23 Alumni Profiles, Interviews & Spotlights, The Wesleyan, Wyvern-Corner-Office
John Linton – Ad venturous
Advertising is often about selling a dream. For John Linton (98-02) the dream came true in 2023 when he started his own creative agency, Berlin Creative.
Jan 19 Alumni Profiles, Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Brett Stanford – A talent for the ridiculous
From throwing basketballs around the backyard in 2009 to performing unbelievable basketball tricks today, Mr Brett Stanford’s How Ridiculous channel on YouTube is now one of Australia’s largest, with 4.5 million subscribers and more than 640 million views. In this edition of Wyvern Corner Office, he recounts his career pathway. When Turkish Airlines told Mr Brett…
Jun 30 Alumni Profiles, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Roderick MacKay – The Power of Filmmaking
In 2020, Mr Roderick MacKay (99-03) debuted his first feature film, The Furnace, as part of the official selection for the 77th Venice Film Festival. We sat down with him to find out how he got started on this journey from a Wesley College graduate to an esteemed film director. Â
May 18 Alumni Profiles, Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Brent Stewart – Traits of a Serial Entrepreneur
Mr Brent Stewart (74–78) made his name as the entrepreneur who founded Market Equity, one of Australia’s largest privately-owned marketing services business. Now leading Waveride Capital, his start-up company which focuses on accelerating growth in new and exciting businesses, Mr Stewart has always had an eye for opportunity. Mr Stewart’s memories of his early…
Mar 10 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Warren Morgan – ‘By daring & by doing’ in the world of rock music!
Warren Morgan (53-59) is a rock pianist, who for the last 60 years has played for some of the biggest rock bands in Australia. Hear about his career, his friendship with John Paul Young, and how the music industry provides a lifetime worth of inspiration and entertainment.
Jan 17 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Philip Thick – It’s about more than money
It’s August 2016, and the newly-appointed General Manager of Tianqi Lithium Australia, Philip Thick (72-76), faces the prospect of constructing the World’s Largest Lithium processing facility. Over the next four years, Philip would steer the revolutionary $400 million project to new heights by employing over 200 West Australians and supplying lithium to the battery-hungry technology…
Dec 16 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Dr Nicholas Coatsworth – Doctor in the House
Dr Nicholas Coatsworth (85-95) was awarded the Philip Goatcher Scholarship for Year 11 and 12 and named College Captain in his final year. After leaving Wesley, Nick worked as a doctor in some of the world’s most war-torn countries, including Congo-Brazzaville, Chad and the Darfur region of Sudan.
Aug 11 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Chris Blyth – Calm in a Crisis
Associate Professor Christopher Blyth (87-91), is a busy man! He is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow. He is co-director of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases and Associate Professor of Paediatrics.
His focus is treating children with complicated infections and prevention infection through vaccination. As a current parent, he was one of the College’s ‘go to’ experts when we needed advice during the COVID-19 crisis.
Feb 10 Interviews & Spotlights, Wyvern-Corner-Office
Brad Russell-Lane – Getting the Balance Right
After 30 years at Woodside Energy, Brad Russell-Lane (81-85) stepped away from paid employment to focus on the things most important to him – family, volunteering, mentoring others and his hobbies. A proven leader and former Vice President of Supply Chain/Logistics and Commercial at Woodside, Brad knows what businesses look for in potential employees, and has a strong understanding of what it takes to be a positive leader.