Having fallen in love with The Sound of Music and never wanting it to end, Kerri Glasscock packed her bags at 15 and moved away from her family and her tiny country town to make a play for the theatre. 

She performed and put on shows and started the classic 505 jazz and theatre venues - rated in the top 150 jazz clubs worldwide by Downbeat - as well as turning the The Sydney Fringe into one of the most adventurous slots on the city’s calendar. 

Along the way, she emerged as a key change agent for Sydney's culture, advocating for reform, leading the review of the state’s culture policy - and this year she took the helm of Create NSW, the state’s creative agency. 

Kerri has an Instagram grid full of extraordinary cakes, a magnetic personality, she’s larger than life - of course, I’ve always wanted to know more, and this conversation more than delivered. 

Philip Thalis has been described as an influencer for a better future. As one of Australia's most respected architects, he’s literally shaped the physical environment of Sydney.

In being awarded the Australian Institute of Architects’ highest honour - the Gold Medal - he was described as a role model for the architect as a public intellectual.

Through his research, teaching, his magisterial tome Public Sydney and his persistent advocacy, he’s changed the way we think about our city - I’m constantly challenged to look at the city differently by the care and affection in his social media posts.

So, of course, I’ve always wanted to know more!

Amanda Tattersall discovered politics at five years old, watching Hawke’s triumphant election as Prime Minister.

Watching the TV show Rumpole of the Bailey with her grandma got her thinking about the law, and everyone in the family agreed - she was great at arguing.

Amanda’s an absolute force of nature, and it’s clear that was the case from the start.

She was a founder of GetUp, the Sydney Alliance and Labor for Refugees, and she makes the excellent Changemakers podcast, too.

Prolific and undeniably deeply creative in her impact, she’s also become a powerful voice in the still far too taboo space of mental health and the way our brains work.

Despite all that, she’s far from a household name - so, of course, I’ve always wanted to know more.