In this episode of The OSCA Podcast, co-host Max Bodon (’24) sits down with Will Sutherland (’17) for an engaging conversation about cricket, leadership, and the journey from school sport to the professional arena. Will reflects on his time at Scotch, from APS Firsts football and cricket to forging a career with the Melbourne Renegades and beyond. Growing up in a sporting family, he shares the influence of his father James and sister Annabel, the lessons they instilled, and how those experien...

In this episode of the OSCA Podcast, guest hosts Angus Bodon ('20), and Hudson Schwarz ('22) sit down with one of Victoria’s most consequential public figures — former Premier, two-time Hawthorn Football Club President, former Chairman of The Torch, and founding Chairman of Beyond Blue, Jeff Kennett ('65). What begins as a conversation about Scotch College Melbourne and Jeff’s early years quickly broadens into something far more expansive — covering leadership, discipline, mental health, mili...

In this episode of The OSCA Podcast, hosts Jacob Hooke (’22) and Max Bodon (’24) sit down with Rion Ahl (’20) for a thought-provoking conversation about what drives success within the Scotch Family and how mindset shapes opportunity. Rion explores how university can be used as a ‘runway to experiment’, the role of traditional media including its influence and the ways younger audiences interact with it, and the challenge of maintaining consistency and focus in a largely distracted world. &nbs...

In this episode of The OSCA Podcast, hosts Jacob Hooke (’22) and Max Bodon (’24) chat with Otto Schiffer (’23), the founder of fashion label ‘Sunday’. Otto shares how Scotch instilled the discipline to back ideas with action – a mindset that gave him the confidence to launch Sunday during his time at school. He opens up about putting his own name and face to the brand, the story behind its identity, and how something as simple as his Dad reaching for a hoodie every Sunday helped shaped...

In this episode of The OSCA Podcast, hosts Jacob Hooke (’22) and Max Bodon (’24) speak with William Le Brun (’22) – better known as The Swing King – about his journey from Scotch to the stage, and the beginnings of a career in entertainment that has already seen him perform on Australian Idol. William shares how a spark during an exam led him to pursue his passion, starting with short videos and reels on Instagram. He opens up about the nerves of auditioning in front of Australian musi...

In this episode of the OSCA Podcast, Jacob Hooke (‘22) and Scott Montgomery (’85) speak with Hugo Mylecharane (’07), Aiden Robertson (’21) and Josh McLeod (’21) about their start-up brewery, Local Brewing Company. Hugo, Aiden and Josh discuss the process and challenges of setting up and scaling a micro-brewery, and how aligning with partners has brought positive change to local communities and beyond. Discover how the Local Brewing Company’s innovative collaborations has resulted in a sustain...

In this episode of the OSCA Podcast, Jacob Hooke (‘22) and Scott Montgomery (’85) speak with Charlie Oates (’18) and Leo Roubos (’18) about their journey since leaving Scotch leading to their roles with AI start-up Fluency, a business process documentation tool. Find out more about Fluency here. Charlie and Leo discuss the challenges of balancing study and work and how taking up opportunities, following our interests and networking can influence the directions we take. Discover what is invol...

In this episode of The OSCA Podcast, Lachie Strathmore (’15) and Scott Montgomery (’85) speak with Dr Scott Marsh on his first year as Scotch’s 10th School Principal. In this episode, Dr Marsh shares his journey from his roots as a music teacher to his current role as School Principal. Throughout his journey, he has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, worked as the Director of Music at the Australian International School in Singapore, before returning to Sydney. Dr Marsh...

In this episode of the OSCA Podcast, Lachie Strathmore (‘15) and Scott Montgomery (’85) speak with Arthur Hinton (’19). On 17 February 2024, Arthur will be running 100km from Melbourne to Portsea to raise awareness for Alopecia, which affects approximately 160 million people worldwide. Since 2017, Alopecia has played a significant part in Arthur's life, when he witnessed a drastic transformation in his appearance, going from having a full head of hair to experiencing the dishearte...

In this episode of the OSCA Podcast, Lachie Strathmore (’15) speaks to Will Kent (’14) about his fantastic start-up application available on iPhone and Android, ReciMe. In this episode, Will Kent gives us insight into the highs and lows of beginning a start-up business, how to approach investors and the sacrifice and passion which individuals must invest in order for an idea to become successful. Will is deeply honest and humble in the advice he offers for his listeners and provides gre...