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Posted on 6 July 202510 July 2025

What is a VCIO? And how being relationship-focused is helpful to smaller operations | ForeFront IT (James and Tristan Bennett-Ackland)

Episode 3, #GetChatty Podcast Series 2025 Welcome to the 3rd episode of this series of the GetChatty podcast! This time, we have a refreshing take on tech and teamwork – yep, ForeFront IT is back. This time, we’re a little more experimental with the segments as we had two sessions of footage to work with:

Posted on 22 June 202526 June 2025

An LGBT+ ally forging her own journey while helping others to forge theirs | Chandler Educational Consulting (Christina Chandler)

Episode 2, #GetChatty Podcast Series 2025 In this episode, I sat down with Christina, founder of Chandler Educational Consulting, to talk about how her independent consultancy helps students from the US and Latin America navigate their journey to Australia or vice versa. As of writing (2025), many LGBT+ communities are in challenging situations, and Australia

Posted on 22 June 202526 June 2025

Home-ownership or Sci-Fi? Here’re a couple of starter questions answered | Pink Flamingo Home Loans (Simon Dunn)

Episode 1, #GetChatty Podcast Series 2025 Independence has been such a big thing to me, and I believe for the LGBT+ communities as well. That’s why I’m bringing back Simon from Pink Flamingo Home Loans for the series premiere; if you haven’t, please check out Simon’s first episode here. In this episode, I want to

Posted on 17 January 202522 January 2025

You don’t need to be super+multi-talented to start a business, but you’d get an IT Best Friend who’d be real with you | ForeFront IT (James and Tristan Bennett-Ackland)

Episode 16, #GetChatty About Your Local Businesses, Series 1 In this episode, Tristan and James Bennett-Ackland, co-founders of ForeFront IT, share their journey and insights into providing personalised IT support and services, particularly for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). I like that they’re about to demystify SMEs’ technology and IT and security needs; their approach

Posted on 15 January 202522 January 2025

Taking small steps to find your way to your dream, be sure you have a pro to help you see the path clearly | Pink Flamingo Home Loans (Simon Dunn)

Episode 15, #GetChatty About Your Local Businesses, Series 1 Simon started working in the sector in the mid-90s and has since set up Pink Flamingo in 2021. We talked about his journey, his LGBT+ aware approach, aspects that could hint one’s own home may not be as far away as they think, and some tips

Posted on 29 September 202430 September 2024

As you adapt, collaborate, and roll with the punches, life will take you in unexpected directions | Candy Buffet Company (Marissa Mascaro)

Episode 02, #GetChatty About Your Local Businesses, Series 2024 Marissa is the owner-operator of The Candy Buffet Company, a unique and beautiful business specialising in candy buffets, doughnut walls, and grazing stations. Marissa’s entrepreneurship journey began unexpectedly, from a temporary job application to managing the company to eventually buying the business almost eight years ago.