The podcast

Voices of Change

Stories that matter.

Conversations with practitioners, executives, communities and regulators about the real work behind social impact - what changes decisions, what changes lives, and what quietly gets left out.

Hosted by Andrea Kanaris. 36+ episodes out now on YouTube and Spotify, plus the companion series Practical Tips for Social Impact & Project Management.

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S1 路 E01 路 Now available

Measuring performance, Olympic Legacy, Building Trust - It All Matters

Dr Marcus Curcija unpacks social value, social performance and social impact - and what genuine Brisbane 2032 legacy could look like when community voices lead.

With Dr Marcus Curcija
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Companion series

Practical Tips for Social Impact & Project Management

Short, sharp video tips for practitioners, students and delivery teams. The complement to Voices of Change - if the podcast is the "why", Practical Tips is the "how".

  • Short, tactical lessons drawn from real projects
  • Stakeholder engagement, SIA method, risk registers, monitoring
  • Made for practitioners, students and delivery teams
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Real voices

Not a highlight reel. Practitioners talking about the moment a project turned, the community that pushed back, the mitigation that quietly worked.

Grounded in evidence

Every episode traces the frameworks, cases and data behind the story. No abstract 'ESG' talk - the specifics that matter to how projects actually get built.

Lasting change

Community outcomes that outlast the project team. Governance, benefit-sharing and monitoring that survive year three, year five, year ten.

Featured 路 36 episodes in total

The conversations to start with.

Four openers that map the territory - social value, rural resilience, professional ethics and the future of ENS practice. The rest of the back catalogue plus the Practical Tips for Social Impact & Project Management series lives on YouTube.

S1 路 E01
7 April 2025

Measuring performance, Olympic Legacy, Building Trust - It All Matters

Dr Marcus Curcija unpacks social value, social performance and social impact - and what genuine Brisbane 2032 legacy could look like when community voices lead.

With Dr Marcus Curcija 路 1h 5m
S1 路 E02
21 April 2025

What Real Impact Looks Like in Sustainable Development

Rural communities, local government and community-led resilience - Paul Cranch on how relationships, education and honest engagement create lasting economic and social outcomes.

With Paul Cranch 路 59 min
S1 路 E03
5 May 2025

Lessons from the Field - Social Impact, Ethics & Collaboration

From the horse-racing betting floor to shaping the NSW SIA guideline - Richard Parsons on public interest, professional integrity and why suitably-qualified practitioners matter.

With Richard Parsons 路 55 min
S1 路 E04
19 May 2025

AI, Compliance & Community - The Future of Social Impact

From resettlement and labour rights to supply chains and AI tools like MyESRA - lessons from 15+ years of global ENS practice, and why emotional intelligence still trumps technology on site.

With Ildiko Almasi Simsic 路 59 min
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