Best Grant Bather Podcasts (2024)

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 22: Mayor Paula Masselos: the power of local democracy, do we need beach bars and shark nets? 34:20

5h ago34:20

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 22: Paula Masselos, Mayor of Waverley Today, I’m delighted to welcome Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos to the podcast. Paula is the Managing Director of Embrace Society which is a communications agency specializing in hard-to-reach audiences and in values based behavior change, community engagement, advertising an…

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 21: Lucy Macdonald (Allon): Find your groove in the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club 40:13

6h ago40:13

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 21: Lucy Macdonald (Allon) In this episode we are delighted to welcome Lucy Macdonald (Allon) to the podcast Lucy has been with the Bondi SBLSC for eight years with Bessimo Patrol (aka 'Best-imo' patrol). And like many people, Lucy started her involvement with the club earlier than that – when her kids were part of…

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 20: Michael Hallam, Captain, Nightingale Patrol, Bondi 39:50

6d ago39:50

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 20: Michael Hallam, Patrol Captain, Nightingale Patrol What does it take to become a Patrol Captain? It takes time and effort, but anyone can do it if you have the motivation and interest! What is an unconscious rescue really like? Michael describes how the team rescued an unconscious surfer. This podcast is suppor…

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 19: Amy O'Brien, School Teacher & Surf Swim Ambassador 29:22

6d ago29:22

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“It was the friendly people at Bondi who encouraged me to join and made me feel welcome,” says Amy. Amy O’Brien arrived in Australia in 2022 from Ireland, where she was a full time surf life guard as well as water safety teacher for primary school children. In this episode, Amy shares her journey from Ireland to Bondi, why she chose Bondi Surf Bath…

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Managing Reputational Risk: The issue of accessibility 30:56

5M ago30:56

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Joining host Grant Bather is BBC journalist and campaigner Johny Cassidy. During the conversation, Grant and Johny discuss the important issue of accessibility – what accessibility truly means and how organisations can embrace accessibility. The episode also highlights the steps organisations should – and shouldn’t – take to be more accessible, and…

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 18: Grant Baldock: Nippers Age Manager, Life Member 36:08

6M ago36:08

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“Surf Life Saving gives you Leadership skills for life” Grant joined Bondi Surf Club as a 13 year old in 1988 obtaining his Surf Rescue Certificate (the same time as Harries!), Grant has been heavily involved in many aspects of the club during his 35 years as a member. Some of Grant’s achievements include: ● Four time Australian Champion ● the youn…

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 17: Scott John Maggs, Founder, Skin Check Champions 33:26

7M ago33:26

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Our skin is our biggest organ, and it’s our first line of defence. Every day, our skin can be damaged by the sun. This can cause cell mutation which may turn into skin cancer. Thankfully, if you find and treat a suss looking spot early enough, your chances of survival are better than almost any other cancer, which is why getting a skin check is so …

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Managing Reputational Risk: Internal Comms considerations 26:49

9M ago26:49

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Hosted by Grant Bather, alongside Nick Seymour, Editorial Director at Rostrum, the latest episode focuses on the internal comms pressures and processes around navigating a negative reputational event. Throughout the conversation Nick and Grant turn to the importance of a plan and the need to engage with all stakeholders with a clear consistent mess…

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 16: Chris Cooper, Bronze Trainer, Movember Ambassador and Hip Hop Artist 37:41

9M ago37:41

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“Always ask questions, always ask for help – and support Movember!” Chris grew up in Sydney, started at Coogee Nippers aged 5 and then moved to Bondi in his teens and has been here ever since; he was Age Group Champion in Nippers and has an Australian Surf Life Saving Title; he’s now a lead Bronze Trainer at Bondi. Outside of Bondi surf life saving…

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Managing Reputational Risk: proactive crisis management 33:33

10M ago33:33

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In the latest episode, host Grant Bather, is joined by guest Nathan Miller, CEO OF US-based MillerInk. During the discussion, Grant and Nathan talk about the importance of embracing proactivity during a crisis, mastering media relations and using the correct tone and language with all audiences. The conversation also examines the challenges of acci…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 15: Felicity MacArthur, Vice President, Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club 36:45

12M ago36:45

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Felicity joined the Bondi Life Saving Club in 2015 and is patrol Captain for Jeppessen Patrol (the Best patrol!). Felicity has held various roles at the Club, she’s taught 8 Bronze and SRC Courses, has been a Spinal, ARTC Trainer, Bronze Assessor, and was the ‘Destination Patrol Captain’ for 3 years leading the Club’s away trips to places like Paci…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 14: Anita Kolni, Founder, Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival 40:43

1y ago40:43

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We are all Ocean Lovers! Anita is a positive, passionate and dynamic change-maker. She is the Founder of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, an annual celebration of Ideas, Art+Music and Actions, showcasing some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the ocean. Anita successfully staged the first Oce…

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Managing Reputational Risk: Stakeholder mapping and engagement 31:56

1y ago31:56

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In the latest episode of Managing Reputational Risk host Grant Bather is joined by Tom Ward, VP Sales at Onalytica. The conversation looks at how organisations must find and view stakeholders – and crucially how these stakeholders connect and engage with each other. The podcast also examines how organisations should filter their stakeholders and th…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 13: Interview with Basil Scaffidi, President, Bronte SLSC 43:28

1y ago43:28

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In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Bronte Surf Life Saving Club President, Basil Scaffidi as our guest. Basil has been a member of Bronte Surf Lifesaving club for 20 years. From nipper age manager, then Nippers President, and now the Club President for the last 13 years. Originally from Perth, Basil has three daughters, who all attained t…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 12: Interview with Cyril Baldock OAM 32:30

1y ago32:30

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Cyril is the longest serving Life Member of the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club with an incredible 66 years as a member. Cyril qualified for his Bronze Medallion in 1959 and has held many roles at the club including Patrol Captain, Club Vice President, Club President, Surf Carnival Organiser, Club Touring Team Manager, and now Life Member and C…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 11: Interview with James Stewart: “We train to a very high standard at Bondi” 42:25

1y ago42:25

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 11: Interview with James Stewart: “We train to a very high standard at Bondi” Delighted to welcome Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Member James Stewart as our guest. Originally from England, James has lived and worked in Germany, China, USA, France, UAE and for the past 12 years, Australia. This is James’ 10th season at cl…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 10: Interview with Chloe McCardel, The Channel Queen (and Bondi SBLSC Member!) 34:25

1y ago34:25

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In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Chloe McCardel Chloë holds multiple swimming World Records and has been inducted into the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chloe pushes the boundaries of marathon swimming and what the human mind and body can achieve. On October 13th 2021 Chloë broke the World Record for Greatest Number of Crossings of th…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 9: Interview with Andrew Christopher, President, North Bondi SLSC 40:44

1+ y ago40:44

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Andrew is long service member of the North Bondi SLSC; he started his involvement in North Bondi as a Nippers Dad 16 years ago. Apart from a few Nippers forays as a kid, Andrew had no real SLS background but always surfed, swam and enjoyed the ocean. Andrew has had many roles over the past 16 years; he’s been a Nippers Age Manager, Masters Captain,…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 8: Interview with Doug Hawkins, Coogee SLSC 34:48

1+ y ago34:48

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In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Coogee Surf Life Saving Club Member and Director of Lifesaving, Doug Hawkins as our guest. Doug joined Coogee SLSC in 2000, and by 2003 he was running the Nippers program – and program he professionalised, grew and now trains others on; he’s now Head of Nippers for whole of Sydney branch, retired and Hea…

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Managing Reputational Risk; Misinformation and disinformation 33:51

1+ y ago33:51

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The latest episode of Managing Reputational Risk focuses on an interview with Gideon Blocq, CEO of Vinesight, a US firm with a revolutionary tool that uses advanced AI technology to detect suspicious share patterns across social media, regardless of the content format. This tool aims to help organisation identify harmful narratives before they gain…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 7: Interview with Nixy Krite, Captain of Lifesaving, Bondi SLSC 34:26

1+ y ago34:26

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Welcome to The Bondi Patrol Podcast; a conversation with the people who volunteer their time to keep Bondi beach safe for swimmers, and run the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club - Our core Mission is to save lives, and we couldn’t do that without our 1500 volunteers and an engaged and supportive community, so thank you, we salute you. I’m your p…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 5: Sahn Zanotti; teaching the next generation of surf lifesavers 31:55

1+ y ago31:55

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Welcome to The Bondi Patrol Podcast; a conversation with the people who volunteer their time to keep Bondi beach safe for swimmers, and run the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club - Our core Mission is to save lives, and we couldn’t do that without our 1500 volunteers and an engaged and supportive community, so thank you, we salute you. I’m your p…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 6: Tom & Greg Bennett; Bennett Rescue Boards 33:31

1+ y ago33:31

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Interview with Greg & Tom Bennett Today, we are delighted to welcome Greg and Tom Bennett, Father and Son, Chair and CEO of Bennett Surf Co as our guests – they’re the 2nd and 3rd generation of surf craft manufacturer and suppliers, including being suppliers to the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club. How it all began … Be…

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Managing Reputational Risk; social media in a crisis 39:25

1+ y ago39:25

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In the latest episode, host Grant Bather speaks with Head of Corporate and Social Media at Rostrum, Sophie Mellish. The conversation looks at the role of social media in a crisis, and the steps social media teams can take in a media storm.By Grant Bather

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 4: Kenny Salisbury: I didn't realise what a minute was until I started boxing 31:18

1+ y ago31:18

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 4 : Interview with Kenny Salisbury Welcome to The Bondi Patrol Podcast; a conversation with the people who volunteer their time to keep Bondi beach safe for swimmers, run the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club as well as the Bondi community who embrace & support our club, and our values – Our core Mission is to s…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 2: Caroline Pierce: Why learning to swim is transformative 32:25

1+ y ago32:25

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 2: Caroline Pierce, Editor, The Surfer Caroline is a marketing specialist, journalist, author, sometime-software developer and business analyst. She's worked in a variety of industries ranging from media, the law and property, IT, local government and research. She's been a member of Bondi Surf Club for almost 20 y…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 3: Paul Ure: One of the BEST decisions of my life 36:56

1+ y ago36:56

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The Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 3: Paul Ure “Joining the Bondi Surf Life Savers Club was one of the best decisions of my life,” says Paul Ure, Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Member. Paul has been a club member for over 40 years. He’s been involved with Nippers, a surf life saving program which helps kids to swim and know the waves; he’s also been pa…

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 1: Brett Pattinson: Director of Sponsorship, Marketing, Events and Rockstar 37:51

2y ago37:51

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Welcome to Bondi Surf Life Saving Club Member, Brett Pattinson, as our guest on the podcast. Brett’s an Entrepreneur and businessman who began his career as a rock star, fronting Australia’s most successful ska/reggae band of the eighties, The Allniters. their song ‘Montego Bay’ was a Top 10 hit around the world. Brett’s played at major festivals, …

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Managing Reputational Risk in Sport 25:33

2y ago25:33

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Welcome back! In this episode, host Grant Bather is joined by sports PR consultant Ben Nichols to talk about issues involving sport, and how to manage the communications response to crises.By Grant Bather

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Managing Reputational Risk - Summer Break 0:54

2y ago0:54

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We're taking a short break in August but join us again in September for more conversations around managing reputational risk!By Grant Bather

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Media Law and Reputation Management - Episode 7 27:31

2y ago27:31

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Episode seven features Jonathan Coad, to discuss his book ‘Reputation Matters – How to protect your professional reputation’ and chat about how PR and lawyers can work together to help clients in crisis. Hosted and produced by Rostrum’ Director of Reputation, in-house media trainer and crisis lead Grant Bather, the podcast examines how organisation…

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Managing Reputational Risk: The lawyers perspective 26:09

2y ago26:09

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Hosted and produced by Rostrum’s in-house trainer and crisis lead, Grant Bather, episode six sees Grant discuss the legal implications of a negative reputational issue with Oliver Fairhurst from law firm Lewis Silkin. Throughout the podcast Grant and Oliver return to the theme of preparation. They discuss steps organisations can take to mitigate in…

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Managing Reputational Risk; The importance of media monitoring 21:46

2+ y ago21:46

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In episode five, Grant and his guest, Fiona Moore from ECI Partners, discuss the importance of media monitoring and measurement to ensure a clear, defined approach to proactive media engagement. During the podcast Fiona and Grant discuss how organisations large and small can take steps to track, and score their media engagement to ensure that they …

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Managing Reputational Risk - Episode 4 28:27

2+ y ago28:27

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In episode four, Grant and his guests discuss the impact of ‘The Great Resignation’ and how businesses of all sizes can find, nurture and retain talent. Grant is joined by Adam Gordon and Noelle Murphy to discuss the topic of staff hiring and retention. Adam is co-founder and CEO at Candidate.ID, a marketing automation SaaS platform for HR teams at…

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Managing Reputational Risk - Episode 3 17:21

2+ y ago17:21

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Welcome to 'Managing Reputational Risk' a Rostrum Agency podcast. The podcast is hosted by Rostrum’s in-house trainer and crisis lead, Grant Bather, and looks at all things reputational risk from a communications standpoint. In this episode Grant is joined by Tim El-Sheikh, CEO and Co-Founder of Nebuli to discuss AI and data ethics and how data can…

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Managing Reputational Risk - Episode 2 31:12

2+ y ago31:12

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Welcome to 'Managing Reputational Risk' a Rostrum Agency podcast. The podcast is hosted by Rostrum’s in-house trainer and crisis lead, Grant Bather, and looks at all things reputational risk from a communications standpoint. In this episode Grant is joined by Mark MacGregor to discuss 'reputational credit' and how - and what - organisations can lea…

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Managing Reputational Risk - Episode 1 23:40

2+ y ago23:40

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Welcome to 'Managing Reputational Risk' a Rostrum Agency podcast. In the first episode, host Grant Bather is joined by Andrew Devereux and Jacob Weiss, analysts at Healix International, to discuss what constitutes a crisis, how Healix helps clients across the globe, and the steps that every organisation can take to mitigate and minimise risk.…