I recently had the chance to sit down for a chat on the Simon Owens Show, where we talked through some of the stories behind my book An Australian Manufacturing & Mission Success Story.

If you’ve got 17 minutes up your sleeve, it’s a great little listen – click here.

We covered quite a bit of ground, especially the history behind Lever & Kitchen (J Kitchen & Sons), and how it all connects into some bigger stories. That includes my family’s involvement with the Billy Graham Crusades, links to the China Inland Mission, and connections across a number of Melbourne churches.

We also touched on my first book, The Best Way to Learn is to Make – Creativity in a Gen AI World, and how those ideas around creativity and AI matter.

And toward the end, we had a bit of a detour into family history, particularly the Wilson side. That includes my grandfather Ron, his connection with Channel 9, and the St Kilda Football Club.

All in all, a really enjoyable conversation.