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The Mind Behind

On The Mind Behind, we explore what real, everyday leadership looks like with leaders who are unique, influential, engaging, and have that extra something. We get below the surface and ask the questions you want answered. We get to the heart of what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what makes the difference. We look at what’s happening now and gain insights into what’s next. One thing for sure, we encourage opinions.

Listen in for open conversations, honest insights, new ideas, and a bit of fun.

Featured Episodes

Leading Through Human Connection with Ginger Johnson

Ginger Johnson is an expert at utilizing the power of connection. As a species, we crave connection. As creatures we require connection to build the lives and careers and various undertakings we endeavor.

We'll be exploring how Ginger sees this because as a speaker and trainer - Ginger has a unique opportunity to engage and observe. As an author, Ginger can provoke thought with titles such as Beer Server Training Manual, How To Market Beer To Women, Don't Sell Me A Pink Hammer and Connectivity Canon.

AI Won’t Replace You, But Slow Thinking Will

Everyone’s talking about AI. Few are talking about how to keep humans at the centre of it.

In this episode, Graham Dobbin and Sharbani Dhar unpack what happens when innovation stalls under its own caution. From the Australia–India corridor to empathy-led design and human-in-the-loop AI, they explore how trust, curiosity, and capability turn technology into transformation.
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🎧 Tune in to explore:

• Why empathy still outperforms algorithms

• How human-centred design is reshaping manufacturing

• What Australia can learn from India’s bold innovation culture

• Why upskilling, not replacement, defines the real future of work

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Because staying relevant isn’t about keeping up with AI, it’s about keeping up with ourselves.

Connect with:

Sharbani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharbanidhar

Graham: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamdobbin

Additional links:

https://www.dotinfinity.co/

The Moment Marketing Becomes Mindset

What if the secret to better marketing isn’t more data, campaigns, or ROI — but a completely different way of thinking?
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In this episode, Graham Dobbin talks with Ross Hastings, CEO of Ne-Lo and Anatomy of Marketing Training, about how real growth begins when marketing stops being a department and becomes part of how everyone thinks, decides, and connects.

Together, they explore how to:

💡Shift from doing marketing to being marketing and why that changes everything

💡Build capability and confidence across teams

💡Lead with curiosity instead of control

💡Align culture and brand from the inside out

💡Draw lessons from Apple, Spotify, and Rory Sutherland’s Alchemy

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Smart, challenging, and refreshingly human, this episode reveals what happens when leaders stop chasing ROI and start creating cultures that think marketing.

Connect with:

Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-hastings/

Graham: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamdobbin/

Additional links:

Ne-Lo: https://www.ne-lo.com/

Anatomy of Marketing Training: https://anatomyofmarketing.training/

Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense: https://www.amazon.com.au/Alchemy-Surprising-Power-Ideas-Sense/dp/0753556529/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1RQD3B9U9S6S2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yuIt7AXfDuRfCAVlniNUxk5X9kSBPNl4QKTtPu_aqgY-71wNvsGNipyDyI9w-6meHwEp_RAjOBezl6tf57VRRZEqKOVgbst7_YHDb5XmqUk.HoEIYSAcBzryKnorbXMoDRu_Ll-riZ9-nInyJCO8ehA&dib_tag=se&keywords=rory+sutherland+alchemy&qid=1761700969&sprefix=rory+suther%2Caps%2C628&sr=8-2

Meet the host

Graham Dobbin

Never one to hold back, Graham brings a direct, curious voice to every conversation. As a podcast host, facilitator and speaker, he asks the tough questions that get people thinking and knows how to engage audiences of all kinds.

Naturally inquisitive from a young age, that same curiosity now drives him to explore what makes people, teams and organisations really tick.

Today, Graham works with organisations like Specsavers, Amazon, LinkedIn and Macquarie across Australia, the US and the UK, exploring the shifts shaping work — from new skill demands and AI to leadership, culture and the everyday challenges of hybrid teams and talent.

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