Anchored by their 21st birthday and reflecting on their aspirations, our guest discusses how their perspectives on life and leadership have been framed, what critical life and leadership lessons they’ve learned, and what they would say today to their 21-year-old self.
Dear 21 Year Old Me - life lessons from leaders
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Anchored by their 21st birthday and reflecting on their aspirations, our guest discusses how their perspectives on life and leadership have been framed, what critical life and leadership lessons they’ve learned, and what they would say today to their 21-year-old self.
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Recent Episodes
June 19, 2026
E15: Shannon Brown
<h2>In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Shannon Brown</h2><p></p><ul><li>We go back in time to 2005 when Shannon turned 21.</li><li>Shannon reflects on his career in music and what he was doing when he celebrated his 21st!</li><li>We talk about how he got into music and how he joined The Ten Tenors.</li><li>What was it like to tour and perform around the world?</li><li>We discuss how he became a musical director.</li><li>Shannon talks about working in the arts and leadership lessons he's learned along the way.</li><li>Shannon reflects on his music to-do list.</li><li>We ask Shannon what he'd say to his 21-year-old self, and what Shannon at 21 would say to himself now.</li></ul><p></p><h2>Links</h2><ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/ED8lNB8SeLw?si=qXNs5wtQkTSZlGwk" target="_blank">NSW Schools Spectacular - Go the Distance</a> - YouTube</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/SacWN6M0Kys?si=z92QJvhonKN4kRgI" target="_blank">Shannon singing Australian National Anthem Australia Day 2009</a> - YouTube</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/6-RYHcyhLqk?si=YGTySphWc8KtvwYQ" target="_blank">Anthony Warlow and Philip Quast - Lily's Eyes</a> - YouTube</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/P57EM8RAr9Q?si=U0YC4SBt0LIwo5dm" target="_blank">Simon Gleeson and Kane Richardson (another!) Lily's Eyes</a> - YouTube</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/gOddn8-35c0?si=VoK1Afr4mi1HZ4Hb" target="_blank">Mahler's Symphony No. 8 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein 1975</a> -YouTube</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/IoNEeKJ2x44?si=kPzLfQxlzPHXp0YB" target="_blank">Mahler's Symphony No. 9 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein 1975</a> - YouTube </li><li><a href="Mormon Tabernacle Choir - John Rutter - For the Beauty of the Earth" target="_blank">Mormon Tabernacle Choir - John Rutter - For the Beauty of the Earth</a> - YouTube</li><li><a href="https://www.shannonbrown.com.au/" target="_blank">Shannon Brown - website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bombrown" target="_blank">Shannon Brown - YouTube </a></li><li><a href="https://www.talentdevelopmentproject.org.au/" target="_blank">NSW Talent Development Program</a></li><li><a href="https://nationalboyschoir.com.au/" target="_blank">National Boys' Choir</a></li><li><u><a href="https://jeremyirvine.com.au/podcasts/dear-21-year-old-me/" target="_blank">Dear 21 Year Old Me website</a></u></li></ul><p></p><ul><li>Jeremy Irvine LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymirvine/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymirvine/</a></li></ul><p></p><p>If you like this podcast, please leave a review on your favourite podcast app</p><p>- and</p><p>Tell a friend about the show!</p><p></p>
October 23, 2025
E14: Heidi Farren
<h2>In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Heidi Farren</h2><p></p><ul><li>We go back in time to 2014 when Heidi turned 21.</li><li>Heidi reflects on her career in the tourism industry and how at seven years of age, she knew she wanted to run a business</li><li>We talk about how she got into tourism and created Altitude Tours</li><li>What did COVID 19 mean for Heidi's business and what it was like in a tourism region ?</li><li>We discuss how to "personalise the ordinary and systemise the extraordinary."</li><li>Heidi talks about building a business and embedding a customer-centric culture</li><li>We ask Heidi her go-to-places in Queenstown</li><li>We ask Heidi what she'd say to her 21-year-old self, and what Heidi at 21 would say to herself now.</li></ul><p></p><h2>Links</h2><ul><li>Altitude Tours <a href="https://www.altitudetours.co.nz/" target="_blank">https://www.altitudetours.co.nz/</a></li><li>Tourism Innovation Group <a href="https://tig.co.nz/" target="_blank">https://tig.co.nz/</a></li><li>Destination Queenstown <a href="https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/" target="_blank">https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/</a></li><li><u><a href="https://jeremyirvine.com.au/podcasts/dear-21-year-old-me" target="_blank">Dear21 Year Old Me website</a></u></li><li>Demand for choc-milk outstrips supply <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/10622246/Demand-for-choc-milk-outstrips-supply" target="_blank">https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/10622246/Demand-for-choc-milk-outstrips-supply</a></li><li>Security guards monitor chocolate <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/10648979/Security-guards-monitor-chocolate-milk" target="_blank">milkhttps://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/10648979/Security-guards-monitor-chocolate-milk</a> </li><li>My Google review of Altitude Tours <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gt45zbF3B5vJqv137" target="_blank">https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gt45zbF3B5vJqv137</a></li><li>Jeremy Irvine LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymirvine/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymirvine/</a></li></ul><p></p><p>If you like this podcast, please leave a review on your favourite podcast app</p><p>- and</p><p>Tell a friend about the show!</p><p><a href="'Security guards monitor chocolate milk', stuff.co.nz, 22 October 2014 " target="_blank">'Security guards monitor chocolate milk', stuff.co.nz, 22 October 2014 </a></p>
September 26, 2025
E13: Ros Cardinal
<h2>In this episode of Dear 21-Year-Old Me, with guest Ros Cardinal</h2><p></p><ul><li>We go back in time to 1989 when Ros turned 21.</li><li>Ros reflects on her career in the federal public service and how she moved to running her own firm</li><li>We talk about a critical piece of feedback and what changed Ros's leadership mindset</li><li>What does AI and its impact mean for leaders?</li><li>We discuss being your best true self and what that means for leaders and their teams</li><li>We ask Ros her favourite and least favourite organisational phrases (during which we reference TV show Utopia - the character's name we talk about was Beverley, played by Rebecca Massey)</li><li>We ask Ros what she'd say to her 21-year-old self, and what Ros at 21 would say to herself now.</li></ul><p></p><h2>Links</h2><ul><li>Ros Klein <a href="https://www.shapingchange.com.au/" target="_blank">https://www.shapingchange.com.au/</a></li><li>The Resilient Employee <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Resilient-Employee-essential-thriving-workplace/dp/0994486804" target="_blank">(Amazon website)</a></li><li>Jeremy Irvine <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymirvine/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymirvine/</a></li><li><u><a href="https://jeremyirvine.com.au/podcasts/dear-21-year-old-me" target="_blank">Dear21 Year Old Me website</a></u></li></ul><p></p><p>If you like this podcast, please leave a review on your favourite podcast app</p><p>- and</p><p>Tell a friend about the show!</p>
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