#46. Selena Fisk: Inspiring Data Storytelling

#49. Amie Fabry: The Impact of the Early Years

My guest this episode, Dr. Amie Fabry, shares her passionate advocacy for the early years, and her work supporting educators and leaders to provide quality early years education so that children thrive holistically. Amie's inspirational, influential and impactful recommendations: * People - Kathy Hirsh-Pasek; Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan; The Learning Future * Books - Dare to Lead", "The Gifts of Imperfection" and "Atlas of the Heart" by Brene Brown; "The Importance of Being Little" by Erika Christakis * Podcasts - The Learning Future with Louka Parry; Game changers with Phil Cummins and Adriano Di Prato, On Purpose with Jay Shetty; Huberman Lab

* Cause - Learn about the Early Years

* Dream Travel Destination - Italy

Connect with Amie:

• LinkedIn - Amie Fabry PhD and The Learning Future
• Instagram - @amiefabry_earlyyears
• X - @amie_fabry
• Email - [email protected]

#48. Jonathan Nalder: Being an 'Edunaut'

My guest this episode, Jonathan Nalder, shares his creative journey in education as a digital technologies and STEM innovator, and his mission to inspire as an 'Edunaut'.

Jonathan's inspirational, influential and impactful recommendations:

• People - Michael Holmstrom, Chris Buswell, Susan Kilrain, Dr Michaela, Musilova, Prof Stephen Heppell
• Books - Anything from the educator focused group of authors at xfactoredu.org, codebreakeredu.com, mammoth learning.co
• Cause - Literacy in Northern Ghana lingproject.org
• Dream Travel Destination - Iceland...and Mars

Connect with Jonathan:

• LinkedIn - Jonathan 'the Edunaut' Nalder
• X - @jnxyz
• Instagram - @jnxyz
• Website - jnxyz.net, stempunks.com.au
• Threads - @jxnyz

#47. Adrienne Hornby: Well-Led Schools

My guest this episode, Adrienne Hornby, shares how her own life experiences, the influence of those around her and her work in school leadership roles have inspired and guided her journey to supporting schools to prioritise staff health and wellbeing.

Adrienne's inspirational, influential and impactful recommendations:

• People - anyone who is a professional in an area you wish to strengthen.
• Book - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
• Podcast - My Mum Says My Memoir is a Lie: Diary of a CEO
• Cause - one which inspires you
• Dream Travel Destination - Greece and Spain

Connect with Adrienne:

• LinkedIn - Adrienne Hornby
• Website - adriennehornby.com.au
• Podcast - Well Led Schools

Adrienne Hornby a Staff Wellbeing Consultant and Strategist for Schools

Dedicated to fostering thriving school communities, Adrienne collaborates with school leaders and their staff to collect vital data and devise and implement personalised 'Staff Wellbeing Action Plans.'

With a background as a school leader and teacher in ACT government schools, she became a Health and Wellbeing Coach in 2018. Bringing these two professions together resulted in her current role as a Staff Wellbeing Consultant where she has worked with over 45 Australian and international schools since leaving education in 2022.

Leveraging her own innovative approach, Adrienne developed the '6 Steps to Becoming a Well-Led School' - Which are those schools that lead with wellbeing in mind. Her model integrates Positive Psychology’s PERMA(H) Model, the latest educational leadership research, and insights from leading wellbeing organisations.

Her focus is on equipping school leaders, teachers, and staff with strategies aligned with personal and professional wellbeing and culture building.

#46. Selena Fisk: Inspiring Data Storytelling

My guest this episode, Dr. Selena Fisk, shares her passion for data storytelling, how her love of data evolved and her mission to support others to shift the focus from being data driven to data informed.

Selena's inspirational, influential and impactful recommendations:

• Person - Amy Green
• Book - 'Think Again' by Adam Grant
• Podcast - 'At the Table' with Patrick Lencioni
• Cause - Orange Sky Australia
• Dream Travel Destination - Japan

Connect with Selena:

• LinkedIn - Dr. Selena Fisk
• Instagram - @selenafisk
• Facebook - Dr Selena Fisk - Data Storyteller
• X - Dr Selena Fisk
• Tik Tok - Dr Selena Fisk
• Threads - Selena Fisk
• Website - selenafisk.com

Selena Fisk a data storyteller and grounded researcher who works with corporates, NFPs and school systems to develop data-informed strategies that lead to action and benefit the organisation. She is an advocate for having data champions in all organisations, as she believes that data can and should be used to create positive change and impact… but we need people who see the value of data to lead the change in their sphere of influence.
Selena's work is based on the notions of data literacy, data visualisation, and data storytelling. She helps people understand, communicate, and act on data effectively and ethically, using storytelling techniques and visualisations.

#45. Dimity Powell: Inspiring Storytelling

My guest this episode, Dimity Powell, shares her love of stories, the impact books have had on her life, and her passion for inspiring and igniting interest in reading and storytelling in children. She talks about her mission for fostering caring through sharing, and driving change in communities.

Dimity's inspirational, influential and impactful recommendations:

• People - those with shared interests; people you've never met before.
• Books - 'The Duck and The Darklings' by Glenda Miller and Stephen Michael King; 'A Gentleman In Moscow' by Amor Towles
• Podcast - Your Kid's Next Read; One More Page
• Cause - Peace
• Dream Travel Destination - The Whitsundays

Connect with Dimity:

• LinkedIn - Dimity Powell⁠
• Instagram - @dimityspowell
• X - @DimityPowell
• Website - www.dimitypowell.com⁠
• Blog - Dim’s Write Stuff ; Dim’s re Views
• Facebook Page - Dimity Powell Author
• Pinterest- https://www.pinterest.com.au/dimitypowell/⁠
• Amazon Author Page- Dimity Powell
• Good Reads - Dimity Powell
• Twitch TV- https://www.twitch.tv/dimitypowell
• YouTube- Dimity Powell

Award winning children's author, Dimity Powell who writes and reviews exclusively for children with over 30 published stories and is the Managing Editor for Kids' Book Review. She believes picture books are life essentials, like ice cream; to be enjoyed at least once a day. Her own include: Pippa and The Troublesome Twins (2023), This is My Dad (2022), Oswald Messweather (2021), Pippa (2019), the award-winning At the End of Holyrood Lane (2018) and the critically acclaimed, The Fix-It Man (2017). Several of her books are also available in simplified Chinese, Polish, Spanish and Solvenian.

Dimity has strong convictions about the power of storytelling and loves filling every spare moment with words which is handy when it comes to advocating Kids’ Lit. She reveres sharing her accumulated knowledge with big and little kids alike and is a Books in Homes Australia Volunteer Role Model, Hook Into Books Ambassador, Story City Community Mentor and G.A.T.EWAYS online and onsite presenter who can’t surf despite living on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Discover more at: www.dimitypowell.com