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Be Inspired Podcast

Be Inspired Podcast

Di: Seton Walsh-Rose
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 Discover the stories, strategies, and insights shaping the way we live, work, and build. BE Connected explores personal and professional growth, business leadership, industry innovation, and the future economy — with conversations from across property, infrastructure, and construction. For those ready to grow, lead, and create lasting impact.Seton Walsh-Rose Economia Gestione e leadership Management
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  • Growing Beyond | Industry Leaders Series EP05 with Scott Clements

    Growing Beyond | Industry Leaders Series EP05 with Scott Clements
    May 1 2026
    Episode Overview Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Scott Clements — Managing Director of Inertia Engineering, a 70-person civil, structural and flood engineering firm based in Brisbane with over 20 years of operation. Scott is at the forefront of applying AI to land subdivision and earthworks design, having partnered with software company Civics to develop a tool that is fundamentally changing the speed and economics of development feasibility in Southeast Queensland. The conversation covers Scott's unlikely path from civil engineer to sales and marketing to business founder, Inertia's culture-first approach to growth, the real-world impact of their AI earthworks software, the skills graduates will need in a world of automation, Queensland's construction opportunity and labour crisis, and the untapped potential of modular construction in Australia. Chapters:00:10 Welcome & Introduction 00:45 What Inertia Engineering Does 02:10 Scott's Career Journey 05:30 The Marketing Lesson Every Technical Person Needs 07:00 Culture, Values & Keeping the Fun 09:30 The AI Earthworks Software 11:00 The Real Value: Speed, Options & Savings 14:00 How the AI Actually Works 17:00 SMEs vs Large Firms in an AI World 19:30 Skills for the Future: What Won't Be Replaced 23:00 Queensland's Construction Opportunity 25:30 Queensland's Labour Crisis 29:00 Modular Construction: The Underutilised Opportunity 33:00 Book Recommendation & Wrap-Up Key Takeaways: 1. Doing a great job is only half the battle 2. Don't put your head in the sand on AI 3. AI gives engineers back their creativity 4. Speed + options = competitive advantage 5. The savings are real and quantifiable 6. Master the fundamentals before you direct the AI Soundbites "Doing a good job is only half the battle. You've got to tell people about it too." "Stop putting your head in the sand. Work out what you can do with AI and what you can achieve. If you don't, there are businesses that will go through a Blockbuster or Kodak moment." "They can think more creatively: how do I get a better layout? How do I change criteria to get the best result? That creative mind switch is what brings us happiness." Connect and Follow Scott ClementsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-clements-a0093915/Website: https://inertiaeng.com.au/References & Resources Civics — AI earthworks and civil design software (partner in Inertia's AI platform) https://www.civics.com.au Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us — Daniel Pink - https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs — referenced in the context of housing vs immigration policy priorities https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html PsiQuantum — https://www.psiquantum.com UDIA Queensland — https://www.udiaqld.com.au Blockbuster / Kodak LET’S BE Connected📸 https://www.facebook.com/beinspiredcommunity/📱https://www.linkedin.com/company/beinspiredpodcast📸https://www.instagram.com/beconnected_podcast/🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/5DbuoR8Ztq3sGYa5rrKzq7🔗https://www.youtube.com/@BEInspiredPodcast🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@beconnectedpodcast🌍My website - https://be-connected.co/
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  • Growing Beyond | Industry Leaders Series EP04 with Nic Antoniou

    Growing Beyond | Industry Leaders Series EP04 with Nic Antoniou
    Apr 24 2026
    Episode Overview Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Nic Antoniou, Senior Associate at Plus Architecture in Melbourne — a 13-year veteran of the multi-residential, student accommodation, and seniors living sectors. Nic is known for a practical, design-led approach to feasibility: making projects financially viable without sacrificing quality or character. The conversation spans the state of Melbourne's development market, the power of adaptive reuse, AI's role in architecture's future, and the timeless career skills that will still matter in 20 years. Nic also shares a career lesson forged in the GFC — and a poet's quote that has shaped his entire design philosophy. Key Dive-In:This episode challenges the false choice between good design and financial viability. Nic demonstrates — through real projects — that asking better questions, celebrating existing structure, and thinking creatively about adaptive reuse can solve the very problems developers think can only be fixed by increasing scale or cutting quality. Chapters:00:11 Welcome 00:33 Nic's Journey to Plus 03:38 Advice for Graduates 05:34 Building Your Network 06:02 High-End Residential 07:03 What Plus Architecture Does 08:34 Asking the Right Questions 09:39 Current Market Challenges 10:07 The Case for a Melbourne Reset 11:09 Do More With Less 14:07 Bourke Street Adaptive Reuse 18:59 Melbourne's Cultural Identity 21:23 Third Spaces & the Bump Factor 23:47 AI & the Right Questions 26:12 Learning How Buildings Go Together 28:50 Small Firms vs. Large Firms 30:46 Timeless Skills for the Next 20 Years 32:18 Book Recommendation & Wrap-UpKey Takeaways:1. Finding a job in a tough market is a design problem 2. Ask better questions to get better outcomes 3. Form follows finance — but design can still win 4. Celebrate existing structure instead of covering it up 5. New meets old is where the magic happens 6. Design for the Bump Factor 7. AI is the 11th architect — not the only one 8. Learn how buildings go together before you design them 9. Take the advantages from every career stage 10. The two skills that will never be replaced Soundbites:"Don't get disheartened. It's not about you. It's about the profession. As an architect, you're going to be a problem solver — and the best architects are the best problem solvers. This is just one of those problems to solve." — Nic Antoniou, ~03:38 "Form follows finance, whether we like it or not — and we work within that realm." — Nic Antoniou, ~14:07 "If you asked 10 architects to design a building, you'd get 10 different designs — AI would just give you the 11th. If we're giving AI the wrong questions, it's garbage in, garbage out." — Nic Antoniou, ~24:10 References & Resources Connect and Follow Nic AntoniouLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasarchitecture/Website: https://www.plusarchitecture.com.auBook Recommendation — Steven Holl: Steven Holl Architects: https://www.stevenholl.com Steven Holl books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=steven+holl+architecture Steven Holl: Color, Light, Time and Scale - https://www.archdaily.com/221093/color-light-time-scale-steven-hollQuote Referenced: E.E. Cummings — "It's always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/e-e-cummings Organisations Mentioned: UDIA Victoria (Infill Committee): https://www.udiavic.com.au GBCA — Adaptive Reuse: https://new.gbca.org.au AIHW — Social Isolation & Loneliness: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/social-isolation-and-loneliness LET’S BE Connected📸 https://www.facebook.com/beinspiredcommunity/📱https://www.linkedin.com/company/beinspiredpodcast📸https://www.instagram.com/beconnected_podcast/🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/5DbuoR8Ztq3sGYa5rrKzq7🔗https://www.youtube.com/@BEInspiredPodcast🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@beconnectedpodcast🌍My website - https://be-connected.co/
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    34 min
  • BE Inspired Podcast EP18 - Designing Outdoor Spaces with Debbie Laporte

    BE Inspired Podcast EP18 - Designing Outdoor Spaces with Debbie Laporte
    Apr 17 2026
    Episode SummaryIn this wide-ranging episode of the BE Inspired Podcast, host Seton Walsh-Rose sits down with Debbie Laporte — Director and Founder of Orterra Landscape Architecture — for a deeply insightful conversation about the power of landscape design to shape how we live, play, learn, and age.👤 About the GuestDebbie Laporte is the Director and Founder of Orterra Landscape Architecture, based in Queensland. Originally from New Zealand and raised in Australia from age three, Debbie has built a career spanning public and private sectors, including several years working in London. 📖 Episode Chapters00:11 - Welcome & Introductions00:18 - Meet Debbie & Orterra01:53 - Why Play Matters in Education03:22 - Screen Time, Nature & Movement04:26 - Two Very Different Children06:13 - Designing for Inclusivity08:40 - Neurodiversity & Sensory Design09:28 - Just Having a Bad Day10:59 - Infrastructure & the Full Lifecycle11:38 - Who Inclusive Design is Really For13:17 - The Pram Moment14:09 - Walking in Every User's Shoes15:44 - Plants, Low Maintenance & the Myth of No Maintenance17:03 - Southbank & Highly Used Landscapes18:39 - Landscape as the Make-or-Break Factor20:48 - Most Proud Projects23:58 - COVID & the Rediscovery of Outdoor Space24:55 - Urban Heat Island Effect28:25 - Designing for Climate & Shade30:24 - Footpaths, Accessibility & Planning33:34 - Rural vs Urban Design35:47 - Landscapes Change — Embracing the Lifecycle38:21 - Gardening, Neurology & Dementia Prevention39:07 - The Power of Digging40:31 - Designing for Every Life Stage41:54 - High Density Living & the Public Realm42:22 - Book Recommendation & Wrap-Up✅ Key Takeaways1. Play Is Far More Than Physical Activity• Play is a primary vehicle for children to develop emotional regulation, gross and fine motor skills, learning ability, and social relationships.2. Choice Is the Foundation of Inclusive Design• Not every child (or adult) will thrive in the same type of environment. Inclusive design means providing genuine options.3. Inclusive Design Is for the Majority — Not a Minority• Most people associate inclusive design with wheelchairs or blindness. Debbie expands this dramatically.4. The Pram Test Is a Design Superpower• Having her first child and using a pram completely transformed Debbie's awareness of accessibility failures in everyday design.5. Landscape Makes or Breaks a Space — Literally• Every place has a feeling. Landscape design is what creates or destroys it.6. 'Low Maintenance' Does Not Mean 'No Maintenance'• One of the most common client misconceptions: that once a landscape is built, it maintains itself🎧 Best Soundbites"It can make and break a project — or a space. Every place has a feeling and a character. How we design them will either improve or make that worse."— Debbie Laporte, ~18:39"Digging is actually one of the best things anyone can do — if you're having a stressful day, a hard day. If you go and actually dig, that is one of the best things you can do for yourself."— Debbie Laporte, ~39:20📚 References & ResourcesBook Recommendation:• Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perezhttps://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Women-Data-World-Designed/dp/1419729071• Publisher page: carolinecriadoperez.comGuest & Organisation:• Orterra — Debbie Laporte, Director & Founder• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-laporte-landscape-architect• Website: www.orterra.com.auLET’S BE Connected📸 https://www.facebook.com/beinspiredcommunity/📱https://www.linkedin.com/company/beinspiredpodcast📸https://www.instagram.com/beconnected_podcast/🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/5DbuoR8Ztq3sGYa5rrKzq7🔗https://www.youtube.com/@BEInspiredPodcast🎵 https://www.tiktok.com/@beconnectedpodcast🌍My website - https://be-connected.co/
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    49 min
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