Jun 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 12 segments
This week I'm joined by Shonali Devereaux (CEO of Meetings Industry Association) & Damien Leith (Singer, Musician, Composer, Author & Winner of Season 4's Australian Idol). We talk about finding…
Damien LeithGuest
Shonali DevereauxGuest
Sam McNeillHost
I actually didn't know you were involved in Meeting Needs way back in, was it 2014, I think it said?
Uh, Damien, Meeting Needs is a, an industry charity or foundation that raises money at meetings and events and gives them to dozens of small charities, um-
And it's kind of how Sho- well, we knew each other, but that, that, that probably-
... forged our friendship and it's how, where I met my, how I met my wife, who's also a close friend of Shonali's.
Um, but I also noticed you worked with, uh, is it the Heart Foundation? British Heart Foundation?
And has that always been something that, where you've taken on roles where it, it's not just about your personal passion or the paycheck, that, that there needs to be a purpose behind what, what you're doing.
You know, uh, my role, uh, at the moment is to, um, help the meetings industry be as best as it can be in the UK-
I actually didn't know you were involved in Meeting Needs way back in, was it 2014, I think it said?
Uh, Damien, Meeting Needs is a, an industry charity or foundation that raises money at meetings and events and gives them to dozens of small charities, um-
And it's kind of how Sho- well, we knew each other, but that, that, that probably-
... forged our friendship and it's how, where I met my, how I met my wife, who's also a close friend of Shonali's.
Um, but I also noticed you worked with, uh, is it the Heart Foundation? British Heart Foundation?
And has that always been something that, where you've taken on roles where it, it's not just about your personal passion or the paycheck, that, that there needs to be a purpose behind what, what you're doing.
You know, uh, my role, uh, at the moment is to, um, help the meetings industry be as best as it can be in the UK-
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