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86. The Hidden Values of Engineering: Why the Future of Infrastructure Depends on People, Purpose, and Legacy with Felicity Furey

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with award-winning engineer and author Felicity Furey to unpack the powerful ideas behind her upcoming book and her mission to transform the engineering professio...

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Feb. 1, 2026

86. The Hidden Values of Engineering: Why the Future of Infrastructur…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with award-winning engineer and author Felicity Furey to unpack the powerful ideas behind her upcoming book and her mission to transform the engineering professio...

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Jan. 18, 2026

85. Fixing Infrastructure Delivery: Collaboration, Procurement Reform…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Mark Simister, a globally experienced program leader who has spent three decades reshaping how infrastructure is delivered. From London’s crumbling water net...

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Jan. 4, 2026

84. Designing Your Career: Leadership, Imposter Syndrome, and the Fut…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Stuart Cook, a multi-award-winning engineering leader who stepped into major leadership roles early, including managing a 400 million infrastructure program ...

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Dec. 21, 2025

83. Why Most Companies Get Safety Wrong and How True Leaders Build Sy…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Dr. Sean Brady, a forensic engineer, safety expert, and founder of Brady Heywood Consulting. Known for leading the landmark Brady Review into fatal mining ac...

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Dec. 7, 2025

82. Inside Queensland’s Next Boom: Housing, Workforce and the Road to…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Ashley Stewart, Project Director at Turner & Townsend, whose global experience across major events, construction, and program delivery gives her an extraordi...

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Nov. 23, 2025

81. Breaking the Silence: Why Mental Health Conversations Matter in C…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Nick Mair, founder of Pack Mentality Group and a rising voice for men’s mental health across construction, mining, and FIFO workforces. Nick opens up about h...

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