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Ask Bongo - Interview with Caroline Thompson

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Caroline Thompson is one of the leading business executives in Australia who has spent a large amount of her career working in various executive positions. Thompson recently embarked on her first entrepreneurial venture of Ask Bongo , an SMS information service based in her home nation of Australia. Her role as the Business Development Manager at Ask Bongo has given the surfing enthusiast the opportunity to play a part in every aspect of the deals and projects the information service has developed since its launch. As a resident of Bondi Beach, Sydney, Caroline Thompson remains a fan of a range of outdoor activities involving both the beach and Ocean. A graduate of the University of New South Wales, Miss Thompson has developed some skills over the course of her short career which have been put to good use through the launch of her information service which includes many marketing and sales areas. How did you get started in the technology industry? I have been a big fan...

Interview with singer and songwriter Janet Odani

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Janet Odani is a singer/songwriter currently based in Sydney in Australia. As a young girl, she always loved music, wrote her first song at the age of six and she was always keen to be part of school musicals and choirs. Over the years, she has developed her own style of music and she still enjoys singing and songwriting. Her debut album, Transparency, is a rich blend of both inspirational songs and love songs. Following release of her single ‘Significant Mistake’ in October 2016, she was featured in American Pride magazine. We have conducted an interview with her about her second album, Mismatched Planets. How different is your second music album 'Mismatched Planets' to your debut album? When I was writing songs for the album Mismatched Planets I realized the focus of most of the songs was on relationships.The songs on this album stem from to a point of indecision at which one can either decide to hold onto a relationship or let go for whatever reason. Majority ...

Interview with Ayumi Sato

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Today our guest is Ayumi Sato the President of the Asian Australian Cultural Management Group . We have conducted an interview with her. What are the three most effective ways to foster positive interactions between Australians, Asians and Asian Australians? Since there is a great deal of truth in the social contact theory, fostering positive interactions between individuals with different cultural backgrounds is of immense importance to ACM Group . We host a multitude of events with the goal of bringing people of all cultures together, and in doing so we are able to highlight the many unique qualities that make the Asian and Australian cultures so distinctive. We provide educational programs that discuss the cultural contributions made by Asians, Australians, and Asian-Australians, and we also offer support to those who have only recently arrived in Australia and are in need of cultural guidance. How does zodiac influence the promotion of Asian-Australian art and other ...

Postie Apocalypse

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Today our guest is Houston Chorley from Sydney, Australia. He works in the film industry and his latest project is Postie Apocalypse , a no-budget action film shot in one and a half days. We have conducted an interview with Houston about the process it took to make a short action film. What inspired you to make this short action film "Postie Apocalypse"? I was working on a big budget Hollywood film that will remain nameless, in the process of making the film I had become so frustrated and joyless. Making Postie Apocalypse came from a desire to feel creative and reignite the joy that used to come with watching and making films. Fortunately for me, my friends felt the same way once I mentioned the idea while on a break at the studios. How much time did you take to prepare before the shoot? I spent a lot of time preparing. I think I spent the month prior to shooting scouting for locations, doing drone test to see what would look dynamic on screen and I story b...