01The wheel
Identity
Who you are beyond the title, the team and the career.
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A podcast for leaders
Life can be a blur.
The skill is choosing where to look.
Brett Patten and Kaitlin Beck talk with executives, founders, coaches and boards about what they saw in hindsight, so you can see it sooner and lead well for longer.
Episodes 0 and 1Thursday 10 December
100spots left in the founding 100
The idea
Every leader gets an early signal. The best learn to read it.
The signals show up early: a shorter fuse, a quieter team, a call that keeps moving to next week. Spotted then, they are easy to act on, and that is when good leaders become great ones.
See It Sooner turns hindsight into foresight. We sit down with leaders from sport, business and public life and ask what they would have seen sooner if they had known where to look. Then we share our own.
Every episode: notice, name, act.
01
Notice
The early signal. What showed up first and why it was so easy to wave away.
02
Name
Say it out loud. The conversation worth having and the help worth asking for.
03
Act
One move a leader can make this week, while it is still easy.
The leader's wheel
What did you see in hindsight?
A leader's life is bigger than the role. Every guest answers one question across the eight parts of it. Flip a card to see it.
01In hindsight
Who are you when the title, the team or the career falls away?
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02The wheel
Connection
Keeping people close who tell you the truth as you rise.
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02In hindsight
Who still tells you the truth, and who did you let drift?
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03The wheel
Pressure
Leading well under scrutiny, boards and results.
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03In hindsight
When did scrutiny start making your decisions?
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Energy
Noticing your reserves early and resetting before you need to.
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04In hindsight
When did you notice your energy changing, and what did you do?
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05The wheel
The team
Hearing what your team knows while they are still saying it.
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05In hindsight
What did your team know before you did?
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Decisions
Making the call this week.
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06In hindsight
Which call did you keep pushing to next week?
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Relationships
Leading well at work and with the people at home.
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07In hindsight
Who at home noticed first, and what did they see?
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Health
Sleep, energy and the signs worth acting on early.
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08In hindsight
What did you put down to stress that was worth a closer look?
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Free check-in
Two minutes. Eight parts of your week.
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One part per screen, your wheel at the end and the question we ask every guest about the part to look at first. Or run the short version here.
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Season one
What they saw on the way up.
Leaders from sport, business, policing, health and community on the signs they noticed, what they did next and what they wish someone had told them sooner. New episodes every second Thursday.
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Your hosts
Why we started this.
We have both spent our careers beside leaders at their best. Brett in boardrooms, change rooms, on air and in his psychology practice. Kaitlin inside the businesses she grows with. The leaders who go the distance read the signs early and have the words to act on them. See It Sooner shares those words so every leader can lead well for longer.
Host
Brett Patten
Former CEO of Tennis West and Perth Heat. Leads a clinical psychology practice. Hosts Court Talk on SportFM.
Brett Patten
Brett has led in the spotlight. Vice President and CEO of Tennis West, then CEO of the Perth Heat, and SportWest Administrator of the Year. Before sport he ran WA and SA for 5G Networks, Fuji Xerox, Staples and Vita Group.
On court he is a former ITF Seniors World No. 1 and six-time Australian representative. On air he has spent more than 15 years interviewing the world's best tennis players on SportFM, ABC Grandstand and 6PR.
Today he leads Psychological Health Care (WA), a practice of clinical psychologists, hosts Court Talk on SportFM 91.3 and sits on the boards of SportFM and Royal Kings Park Tennis Club. MBA, Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders.
Host
Kaitlin Beck
Founder of Vital Culture. Project Manager, Lead With Intent. Twenty years inside founder-led businesses.
Kaitlin Beck
Kaitlin has spent twenty years inside founder-led businesses, as a founder, as part of the team and as the manager in the middle. She founded Vital Culture, a Perth growth partner for clinics, studios, salons and solo operators, working across strategy, systems, brand and people to grow revenue and build businesses that multiply what their founders do best.
She was Project Manager on Lead With Intent in Melbourne, supporting Intent Group founder Kurt Gillam: two days with leaders from business, sport and high pressure environments, including premiership coach Adam Simpson, three-time Olympian Peter Bol, AFL Hall of Famer Peter Bell, former ICC CEO Geoff Allardice and former Diamonds captain Bianca Chatfield.
She also manages keynote speakers through Vital Talent. A mother of three running several businesses at once, she knows what it takes to lead well at work and at home.
How it works
From one episode to a better week.
The episode
A leader shares what they saw in hindsight. You hear the early signal while it is still easy to act on.
The check-in
Two minutes across the eight parts of your week. You see where to look first.
The library
A short tool for the exact moment. Scripts, toolkits and workbooks, ready before you need them.
The team
Take it to the people around you. Teams, clubs and workplaces get the words earlier.
The Foresight Library
Tools to use before you need them.
Every episode turns someone's hindsight into something you can use. Short, practical tools for you, your team and your family, reviewed by clinical psychologists.
$4.95 a week
Less than a coffee. Founding members lock in the price before the doors open in February 2027.
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- Two minute weekly check-ins that spot the early signs
- Conversation scripts for the talks worth having
- Leader toolkits for a team that speaks up
- Tools for relationships and health
- Episode workbooks and new tools every month
- Team and club plans for workplaces, schools and sport
- Discounted EAP counselling for member organisations
For organisations
Give your leaders the words earlier.
Team plans, confidential counselling with our clinical psychologists and live sessions with Brett and Kaitlin. Built for workplaces, schools, sporting clubs and boards across Australia.
- From $3.95 a seat a week, 20 seats minimum
- EAP counselling at a member rate
- Workplace sessions in person or online, any state
- Founding partner places for season one
Be a guest
Seen it in hindsight? Help the next leader see it sooner.
We are looking for anyone with a story worth hearing: executives, founders, coaches, captains, board members and people who lead at work, at home and in their community.
- A relaxed, recorded conversation in our Perth studio or remote from anywhere in Australia
- About 45 minutes with Brett and Kaitlin
- You see the episode before it goes out and can pull out any time before release
- Access to a clinical psychologist before and after recording if you want it
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Partner with us
Back the conversation Australia needs.
Founding partner places for season one are open. Partners sit inside the show from episode one and reach the leaders, families and organisations who shape how Australia works and lives. A share of every partnership goes to our charity partner, announced with episode one.
- Founding season partner
- Live episodes at your conference or event
- Workplace sessions with Brett and Kaitlin
- Studio and production partners
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