A South African and an Australian starting a podcast sounds like a bad joke, right? Well, that's exactly how this began...
Dale Foong
🇿🇦 The South African
Co-Founder & Co-Host
Most people build podcasts to showcase their expertise. Dale built one to steal everyone else's. 🎙️
Starting out in project controls, Dale got lucky - great mentors, solid opportunities, and a front-row seat to how the industry really works. But here's the thing: he knew most people didn't get that same lucky break. So instead of gatekeeping what he learned, he grabbed a microphone and started asking the best in the business to share their secrets for free.
200+ episodes later, Dale's turned casual conversations into a global knowledge-sharing movement. Oh, and co-founded Project Connect Group along the way - because apparently running a podcast wasn't ambitious enough.
#PayItForward 🚀
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Val Matthews
🇦🇺 The Australian
Co-Founder & Co-Host
Val's superpower? Spotting BS from a mile away and calling it out with a smile. Perfect skill for a podcaster, really. 💼
After watching too many talented people hit invisible barriers just because they didn't have the "right connections," Val decided the system was broken. The fix? Build a platform where the best minds in the industry actually want to share what they know - freely, openly, and without ego. Cutting through the BS is exactly why Val loves what he does.
200+ episodes later, Val's helped turn a podcast into a genuine community. Co-founding Project Connect Group was the natural next step - taking conversations off the mic and into rooms where access actually means something.
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Why We Started This Thing
Back when we worked together, we realised we were always the youngest in the room - and not by a little. We'd look around the boardroom and think, "How did we get here? And why doesn't everyone have access to these opportunities?"
We had great mentors, amazing opportunities, and - let's be honest - perfect faces for radio. So we started this podcast to make expert insights freely available to anyone who wants to learn, grow, and level up their project careers. No paywalls. No gatekeeping. Just raw, real conversations.
That #PayItForward mindset led us to co-found Project Connect Group - free community events in the UK and Australia where people can connect, find mentors, and keep the cycle going.
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