Career Coaching Melbourne

The Silence Men Keep

*An interactive talk show and live podcast event on men's mental health* Men's mental health is one of the most important conversations of our time — and one of the least spoken about. This event is here to change that. Stories and Stanza is a mental health and wellbeing podcast that has charted in the Top 100 across the US, UK and Canada. Stories and Stanza Live brings those conversations off the screen and into the room — a community initiative where people can connect, listen and be part of the discussion in real time. Our guest is **Joelle Camille** — somatic therapist, body-brain rewiring practitioner, men's coach, speaker and facilitator. Joelle supports men to clear the mental clutter, break free from generational patterns and become everything they want to be. Together with host Abhra, they'll explore why men stay silent, the myths we inherit about masculinity and strength, and what it actually takes to start the journey toward emotional wellbeing — in relationships, in parenting, and in life. This is a ticketed event: [Book Here](https://events.humanitix.com/the-silence-men-keep-breaking-the-myths) 🎧 [Listen to Part 1 of their conversation](https://youtu.be/JZIXV4L2JJk) 📖 [Read about our first live event with author Sarah Rosse](https://storiesandstanza.substack.com/p/it-happened-and-you-had-to-be-there):

TechWalking Birthday - Networking Event for Tech Professionals

# 🎉 **TechWalking Melbourne Turns 3!** 🎉 Three years of walking, talking, connecting, and building a tech community IRL! Come join us for a very special Birthday Walk as we celebrate 3 years of TechWalking in Melbourne! 🎂 Whether you’re a Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Project or Product Manager, UX Designer, Architect, Cyber Security specialist, tech leader or simply working somewhere in tech — you’re welcome! 👋 No awkward networking. No pitching. No standing around trying to figure out what to say. Just grab your walking shoes and come meet interesting people from Melbourne’s tech community. And because it’s our birthday… 🎂 We’re making this one extra fun! 🎉 * 🏆 Random awards — because why not? * 🎟️ Raffle prizes — you might actually win something! * 👗 Best Dressed Award — so make an effort! **Dress bright!** This is a birthday celebration, so bring the colour! Think orange 🧡, red ❤️, purple 💜, pink 🩷 — the brighter, the better. ✨ Let’s make those colours stand out and turn our walk into a moving celebration! 🕙 **10:00 am sharp** 📍 **Meeting point: Albert Park Fitness Station** Please don’t be late! ⏰ We’ll head off around the lake as soon as everyone has gathered. We’re walking anti-clockwise around the lake , so if you miss the start… you might have to put your sprinting skills to the test to catch us! And after the walk… We’ll head out for coffee together too! ☕️ Come ready to meet new people, reconnect with familiar faces, and celebrate three years of TechWalking Melbourne. A huge thank you to our amazing sponsors who have come on board to support TechWalking and help make this celebration extra special: **[Ben Wood](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwoodnz/) \- Gov Careers Unlocked** **Aditya Rajagopalan** - **Call Your Shots Coaching** **[Andrew Murphy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewamurphy/) \- Tech Leaders Launchpad** **[Evgueni Iakhontov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/evgueni-iakhontov/) \- Revity** **[Christopher Kong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherkong/) \- Crouching Tiger Network** **[Johnathan Maltby](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathanmaltby/) \- The Clarity Coach** **[Wendy Alexander](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyaalexander/) \- Happy Career Hub** **[Richard Stockton](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-stockton-31758815/) \- IT Cubed** **3 years. Hundreds of walks. One community.** 🎉 See you on the walk! Join the TechWalking group on LinkedIn! [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14477058/](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14477058/) **TechWalking Community page: [https://tech-walking.yanamartens.com/](https://tech-walking.yanamartens.com/)** \*\*\* Follow me on LinkedIn for more information: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-martens/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yana-martens/) Just moved to Australia? Grab your FREE guide to land your tech job! [https://yanamartens.com/first-tech-job-in-australia/](https://yanamartens.com/first-tech-job-in-australia/) Subscribe to YouTube Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/@ITCareerinAustralia](https://www.youtube.com/@ITCareerinAustralia) Birthday

Springtime Silliness

The Deep Workers gather this spring For a picnic — and no, not a thing on the agenda at all, bar a rug and a ball and whatever the afternoon brings. The forecast says sunshine — how sweet! Then Melbourne turns up in the street with a cold snap in tow and a wind off the snow, so wear shorts, but bring socks for your feet. The footy has wound to its end, the last of the sirens descend; then the clocks jump ahead and we're robbed of our bed, but the evenings — oh, how they extend. So come as you are, more or less: the unclenched, the tender, the mess. Put the armour away, let the shields drop today — we prefer you a little unpressed. Bring salad and sunscreen and heart, bring the you that you keep set apart, bring your sinuses too — Melbourne's pollen will do what the boardroom could never quite start. \*\*\*\* **There will be no catering (not even timtams!). Please bring a plate and drinks to share.**

📚 #InPursuit – A Book Club for Builders, Thinkers, and Doers

📚 #InPursuit is a book club for entrepreneurs, creatives, and curious minds who know personal growth fuels business growth. **See a lot of RSPVPs and wonder how it works? We'll break up into groups of 6-8 to share our insights, then swap groups after 30-45min so you can maximise learning from everybody!** *Note: this even is not organised by or affiliated with The State Library of Victoria* **That's what #InPursuit is all about** It’s not a traditional book club, it’s a space for people who are actively designing a better life through the pursuit of business, creativity, and personal growth. This event is for anyone #InPursuit of better business, life and relationships. Instead of reading the same book, we each come prepared to share one powerful insight from something we’ve read in the past 3-months. Anything non-fiction that’s moved us forward. Whether it’s a mindset shift, a productivity system, a new philosophy, or just a truth that punched us in the gut. This is a place to unpack it together and hear what others are learning too. We’re not just here to *read*. We’re here to *integrate*. Because when we grow, our business and our lives grow too. **🔍 Why Join? You'll leave with:** * 5–10 fresh insights from books you may never have picked up * Deeper awareness of how others think, lead, and evolve * New connections with people walking a similar path toward purpose, results, and impact This isn’t a lecture. It’s a room full of people building themselves while they build the thing. **📖 How It Works** First time? No pressure to share, just come curious. We'll break up into groups of 6-8 and share our insights, then swap groups so you can maximise the learning! Returning? Bring one idea you’ve read about in the last 3-months and be ready to speak on: 1. What did you learn? 2. How did it shift your perspective about the world or yourself? 3. How has it changed the way you show up or behave? We keep it structured, but flexible. After sharing, we open up to Q&A, personal stories, challenges, and deep dives. Some of the best insights come from the conversations *after* the share. **🧠 Who This Is For** * Entrepreneurs or side-hustlers finding their footing * Business owners, and doers building toward better * Curious minds who love ideas but care more about action * People tired of shallow conversations and hungry for growth If you’re working on something—or becoming someone—this space is for you. It’s a practice ground for people who want to grow forward. We’re all #InPursuit of mastery, momentum, and the kind of success that starts from within. **Map on how to get there** We're in the Create Quarter on the ground level (back right of the Quad as you enter from Swanson St). We'll likely be on a long table together. https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/SLV-EnglishMap_Jan25.pdf

AI Engineer Open Class: From LLM Applications to AI Agents | Melbourne

What does it take to build an AI agent? Connecting an LLM, writing prompts and building a chat interface are only the beginning. When your application needs to work with knowledge bases, external tools and business processes, a new set of engineering challenges emerges. Join **JR Academy in Melbourne** for a free, in-person open class exploring how AI agents work and what it takes to build a reliable, production-grade agentic system. We’ll also introduce our updated **AI Engineer Cohort 07 programme**, including its curriculum, project structure and learning requirements. 🎤 Meet your speaker — Roy Roy is an experienced AI Engineer who has worked on agentic AI and software development projects at **Deloitte and [V2.ai](https://V2.ai)**. His work includes AI systems for supply chain risk management, invoice automation and faster software development. In this session, Roy will explain **the inner workings of AI agents and how to build reliable, production-grade agentic systems**. 🚀 What we’ll cover **1\. From LLM applications to agent systems** Understand the relationship between model calls, AI workflows and agents, and explore how to choose the right approach for different tasks. **2\. RAG and citations: answers grounded in evidence** Explore retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), source citations and no-answer mechanisms, including how systems should respond when the available information is insufficient. **3\. MCP tools and tool calling** Learn how agents connect to external tools, and why tool definitions, parameter validation, permissions and result handling matter. **4\. Execution boundaries and human approval** Discuss stopping conditions, confirmation for important actions and failure handling to make agent behaviour more controlled and predictable. **5\. Evaluation and execution tracing** Discover how to assess output quality, track execution, diagnose errors and improve your system through ongoing evaluation. 🛠️ Introducing AI Engineer Cohort 07 Our updated programme follows one Agent project over **13 weeks**, progressively developing it through five stages: * **System Foundation:** Define requirements, architecture, data and business workflows. * **First AI Workflow:** Connect AI to a practical process and produce structured outputs that can be checked and reviewed. * **Grounded Intelligence:** Add RAG, citations, no-answer behaviour and quality evaluation. * **Agent System:** Integrate MCP tools, execution boundaries, human approval and secure memory. * **Production Standard:** Introduce execution controls, model routing, evaluations, red teaming and rollback mechanisms. The final project brings together code, architecture, evaluations, execution logs and release evidence. The programme includes **12 Theory Live sessions and 13 Practice Live sessions**, combining explanations of core concepts with live coding to develop the same project from Week 1 to Week 13. At the open class, we’ll walk through the learning schedule, project expectations and prerequisites to help you assess whether the programme fits your goals. 👥 Who should attend? * Software, backend and full-stack developers looking to expand into AI engineering. * Data and ML engineers interested in building complete AI applications. * DevOps and cloud engineers curious about agent operations and deployment. * IT students with programming experience exploring AI project development. * Developers who have built a RAG or agent demo and want to strengthen their testing, evaluation and engineering skills. * Professionals preparing for AI engineering roles or interviews. 💬 Bring your questions and meet the community There will be time for Q&A and networking. Bring your project ideas, technical questions or learning plans: * Where should I start with my current technical background? * I’ve built a small AI project—what should I learn next? * How can I turn individual skills into a complete, working system? * How can I explain my AI project’s design, trade-offs and results in an interview? * Is AI Engineer Cohort 07 a good fit for my goals? Connect with fellow developers and AI learners, exchange experiences and explore your next step in AI engineering. 📍 When and where **Thursday, 24 September 2026** **5:30 PM–7:00 PM · Melbourne time** **ANNG Gallery** Level 17, 60 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205 🎟️ **Free admission — reserve your spot and join us in Melbourne!** **​🤝 Host and Venue** **Host:** JR Academy **Venue:** ANNG Gallery **Venue Support:** CloudTech Group

May your future be what defines you: vision boarding

*May my future follow me into a room as aggressively as my past does.* Words that started as an affirmation in the phone notes but became something bigger. Because we have all walked into rooms carrying hard things. The stories we tell about ourselves, the chapters we would rather skip past, the versions of us that survived days we do not talk about at dinner parties. Sometimes, it’s easy for those things to dominate a conversation. Or to linger in the back of our minds while the room moves around us. Sometimes, our pain introduces us before we have had the chance to say who we are becoming. But what if the future could enter first? What if the woman you are working towards, the career you are building, the love you are opening yourself up to, the impact you want to have, could walk into the room before anything else? What if the room could feel your future before it remembered your past? This is a morning to explore that question. Join us for a guided journaling and vision boarding session where we will sit together and write and create our way towards the lives we are heading into. By choosing, on paper and in community, to let our future take up more space than what came before it. **What to expect** \* Guided journaling and vision boarding prompts centred on your next chapter, the woman you are becoming, and the life you are making room for \* A warm, held space with other women who are also in the process of rebuilding, or stepping into something new \* Time for quiet reflection and time for gentle conversation **Who this is for** This is for the woman in transition. The woman who is tired of being defined by what happened to her and is ready to be known for what she is building. The woman who is healing and also dreaming. The woman who wants to write her future into something she can feel arriving. You do not need to be a writer. You do not need to have the right words. You just need to bring yourself, a pen, and a willingness to let your future lead. ***May we be defined by the places we are working towards and the women we are becoming, not by the days that have brought us to our knees.*** Read more about the motivation behind this event [here](https://girlswhoboss.substack.com/p/may-my-future-follow-me-into-a-room?r=4apm4h&utm_medium=ios).

The Monthly Reset: Walk, Reflect, Connect

Instagram: @findyourtribemelb Take a pause from the hustle and join us for **The Monthly Reset** \- a space for driven and ambitious people to reflect on the past month\, set fresh goals\, and connect with other growth\-minded individuals\. There’s something powerful about sharing your reflections and intentions with other growth-minded individuals. When you're surrounded by people who value progress, purpose, and self-awareness, it creates a natural sounding board for ideas, clarity, and encouragement. These kinds of conversations can help you see things differently, feel more supported, and stay aligned with the goals that truly matter to you. 🌿**MEETING POINT** Let's meet outside Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre at 2:00pm. Anyone who would like to grab a coffee can do so, then at 2:15pm, we'll take a walk around the Tan. 🤝**CONNECTION ACTIVITY** During the walk, you’ll be invited to participate in structured conversations with different partners as we rotate every 15ish minutes. We’ll provide reflection prompts to guide your discussions on: * What worked well this past month * What challenged you or stretched your limits * Intentions or goals for the month ahead * What success and balance look like for you This is a space to connect authentically, think intentionally, and feel supported by others who care about growth and alignment - both professionally and personally. 👋**NEW HERE?** Welcome! Find Your Tribe Melbourne is a community mostly around 25-40s who are passionate about connection, purpose, and personal development. We’re open-minded, respectful, and always excited to welcome new faces. Whether you come solo or with a friend, we’ll make sure you feel included and supported. Pushing outside your comfort zone can be tough, but it's where growth and friendship begin. 🌱 If you have any questions or just want to say hi before the event, feel free to message me! ⚠️**LIABILITY DISCLAIMER** By attending this event, you acknowledge that you are participating voluntarily and are responsible for your own health, safety, and well-being during the walk and any related activities. *Find Your Tribe Melbourne* and its hosts are not liable for any injury, loss, or damage that may occur. Please take care, be mindful of your surroundings, and participate within your own comfort level. **PHOTO AND VIDEO DISCLAIMER** Please note that photos and videos will be taken throughout the event and may be used on our social media channels or other platforms. If you prefer not to be photographed or filmed, kindly inform one of the hosts at the beginning of the event. Instagram: @findyourtribemelb

Job search conversations 2.0 #1

Are you actively navigating the job market in Melbourne and looking for clear, practical guidance to break through hiring barriers? After hosting over 35 sessions with 400+ job seekers, Job Search Conversations is back in a refined 2.0 format—built around high-impact, actionable strategies, candid discussions, and real-time feedback. What We'll Cover 👉 Overcoming Application Bottlenecks: Why resume submissions aren't turning into call-backs and how to fix your application funnel. 👉 Decoding Rejection Factors: Unpacking hidden hiring obstacles, feedback gaps, and how to position yourself effectively. 👉 Navigating "Local Experience": Smart, proven ways to showcase relevant expertise to Australian employers and recruiters. 👉 Targeted Search Strategy: Optimizing your outreach, resume framing, and LinkedIn presence for current market dynamics. Why Attend? Unlike large webinars or generic networking functions, this is an interactive, small-group discussion (capped at 10–15 participants) held in a safe, constructive environment. Every attendee gets airtime to address their specific job search challenges and walk away with immediate, practical next steps What Community Members Say "*Vinesh brings a wealth of experience and deep knowledge to the table. He provides honest, practical insights and helps individuals understand the true essence of networking, equipping them to navigate the Australian job market effectively*." — Vaibhav Kashyap, Data Scientist *"I attended a session by Vinesh recently and it was filled with great insights for navigating your job search as a migrant here in Australia. It was a great interactive session where many questions were answered... A must attend session who is new to this country and looking for a job."* — Paras Kamdar, Mechanical Engineer "*He introduced the concept of the hidden job market, encouraging us to look beyond the traditional channels. Though it seemed abstract at first, I followed his advice and saw real benefits."* — Nandhini Sathyamurthy, Senior Business Analyst "*The meetup was a good place to meet fellow migrants who are going through a similar journey of finding a place in a new country. Vinesh answered a lot of common questions new job seekers have and went over an hour extra ensuring all our questions were answered*." — Sridhar Rajendran, Lead UX Researcher Who Is This For? ✅ Active job seekers in the Melbourne metropolitan area. ✅ Skilled migrants and professionals seeking to navigate local market entry. ✅Professionals making a career transition or refining their job search approach. Important RSVP Note To keep conversations personal, deep, and actionable, seats are strictly limited. Please RSVP only if you are fully committed to attending so that spots remain open for those who need them.

SELF-CONFIDENCE! The key to your SUCCESS!

**Gain The Confidence to Be Unstoppable! Free Class.** How to Achieve Self Confidence! Without question, self confidence is the key to success. It determines how many of your goals you achieve in life and has an enormous impact on your happiness. It affects how people perceive you, your career achievements, your ability to take risks or try new endeavours, as well as your overall attitude toward yourself and others. Self Confidence is something most people would like to have more of, but aren't sure how to get. Did you ever feel more certain of yourself in the past? Would you like to raise your self confidence ? To increase self confidence, you have to understand what reduces it. If you know why this happens you can reverse the situation and rebuild your self esteem. Self Confidence is self-determinism. One's belief in one's ability to determine his own course. As long as one has that, he's go the universe in his pocket. - L. Ron Hubbard. This day you are able to Learn a few things about: • The true source of security in life. • How self-confidence, self respect and self trust interrelate, and what you can do to rehabilitate them. • The exact steps to become more competent in whatever you do. Today's free class will put you into a good position to help you achieve a new level of self-confidence, accomplish more and progress towards a higher level of personal survival. Free parking, Free entree *** Todays free class is open to all people of goodwill and is held at the Life Improvement Centre located at Scientology. Our meetup classes contain universal knowledge that is applicable to all of us and can and is used by anyone of any faith as well as by those with no faith. Our meetups contain TOOLS for better living and they will assist you greatly in achieving your goals! These practical tools can be used straight away!

The Turning Point: Who Do You Become After a Traumatic Experience?

From Crisis to a Multimillion-Dollar Food Empire

Presenting - 'Speaking on the spot'

Smashing! Try something new Thursday Interactive reality workshops- Tonight get involved and have some fun. Ever walked away from a conversation thinking you should have said this or that, but instead suffered 'brain freeze'? Learn methods to respond on the spot, and follow up with practice in small groups. Learn by doing! Serious about improving your leadership - **Why mess, come to the best** Why is Smashing different to other speaking clubs? Just two member's thoughts, "The fun/laughs factor is definitely a point of difference. We keep it moving with high standards so it’s a nice balance. Too strict makes it tense and boring, too loose and we can lose the energy/commercial feel. SmashSpeak's vibe's in the sweet spot." "At other clubs I used to listen to long speeches and lectures, here we get so many chances to talk every meeting, that we have to improve" **Free parking** close: O'Connell and Cobden streets **IMPORTANT: Be on time, as doors close when the show starts** “Proudly Australian" – Free-flowing teamwork, greater good focus, sharing the stage, etc Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St (Opposite Queen Vic Market) Level 1, PURPLE Room (End of corridor) More to come...