WA Business & Industry PowerHouse Podcast
Stories connecting people, products and progress in WA.
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Welcome to the Business & Industry Powerhouse Podcast, your gateway to exploring the vast opportunities across Western Australia's thriving business and industry sectors.
The Powerhouse Podcast explores the people, industries, projects and ideas shaping Western Australia. From defence, resources and manufacturing to energy, infrastructure, technology and the regions that keep WA moving, we sit down with the people who know what is really happening on the ground.
Welcome to the PowerHouse Podcast, your gateway to exploring the vast opportunities across Western Australia's thriving business and industry sectors.
From defence and shipping to manufacturing, mining, resources, renewable energy, and beyond - this is where innovation and collaboration come together. Whether you're focused on business locally or expanding globally, we bring you the latest insights straight from the heart of the Western Trade Coast, the Pilbara, Goldfields and the Southwest. Tune in and stay ahead with exclusive interviews, industry trends, and expert analysis that will help you unlock the potential of WA's most dynamic regions.
SERIES 1
WA Industry – The People Behind the Projects
The Powerhouse Podcast started with the people working across WA industry. Business owners, industry leaders, innovators and people working behind the scenes.
Series 1 explores the businesses, projects, challenges and opportunities shaping industry - and the people making them happen.
SERIES 2
The Defence Reality Check
Defence opportunities are growing across Western Australia. But wanting to work in Defence and being ready to work in Defence are two very different things.
Series 2 looks beyond the headlines and major announcements to the practical realities for WA businesses - tendering, finance, workforce, systems and processes, cyber security, DISP, sustainability and more.
SERIES 3: COMING NEXT
Business doesn’t stop at the Perth metropolitan boundary.
Series 3 takes Powerhouse on the road, exploring WA’s regions, their industries, projects, people and opportunities - and how they connect into the wider WA economy. (Learn about the WA Industrial Flow)
LATEST EPISODES
Welcome to the PowerHouse Podcast, your gateway to exploring the vast opportunities across Western Australia's thriving business and industry sectors.
From defence and shipping to manufacturing, mining, resources, renewable energy, and beyond - this is where innovation and collaboration come together. Whether you're focused on business locally or expanding globally, we bring you the latest insights straight from the heart of the Western Trade Coast, the Pilbara, Goldfields and the Southwest. Tune in and stay ahead with exclusive interviews, industry trends, and expert analysis that will help you unlock the potential of WA's most dynamic regions.
What We’re About
We like conversations that go beyond the press release.
The Powerhouse Podcast is about understanding what’s happening across Western Australian business and industry from the people actually involved.
We talk about projects and opportunities, but also the challenges, lessons and realities behind them. Sometimes that’s a major industrial development. Sometimes it’s workforce, technology, sustainability or supply chains. And sometimes it’s simply a good business story worth telling.
Because across WA, industries and regions don’t operate in isolation. What happens in one sector or region often creates opportunities and challenges somewhere else.
Have a Story Worth Sharing?
We’re seeking the visionaries, the decision-makers, and the on-the-ground experts who are actively involved in shaping the future of Western Australia, and the business owners, industry leaders, project specialists, regional voices, innovators, technical experts and people with genuine experience or knowledge to share.
Across The Powerhouse Podcast, You'll Hear Conversations About:
Resources & Energy · Defence · Manufacturing & Engineering · Infrastructure · Ports & Logistics · Technology & Innovation · Workforce · Sustainability & Circular Economy · Regional Industry · Business
Manufacturing, Shipbuilding and Engineering Excellence
We highlight the work being done in shipbuilding, from constructing cutting-edge vessels to pioneering designs for the future.
Mining, Resources, Oil & Gas
We discuss the region’s essential role in providing infrastructure, logistics, and specialised services to the mining and oil & gas sectors.
Shipping, Logistics, and Supply Chain Synergies:
Learn about the cutting-edge technology and processes being implemented to streamline supply chains, reduce costs, and improve efficiency across sectors like mining, resources, and agriculture.
Why Be a Guest?
Join Esther Anderson on the Powerhouse Podcast for a real conversation about your industry, your region or your area of expertise.
If you’re working on something interesting, have experience others could learn from, or bring a different perspective on where WA industry is heading, we’d like to hear about it. (Meet Esther)
What You Bring to the Conversation
Share What You Know
Practical knowledge and experience that others can learn from.
Give Us the Real Story
What’s working, what isn’t, what you’ve learnt and what people may not see from the outside.
Add a Different Perspective
Not everyone sees an industry, region or challenge the same way. Those different perspectives make for better conversations.
Help Others Understand
Sometimes the most useful conversations simply explain something well - an industry, a process, a challenge or an opportunity.
See Industry for Yourself
There’s only so much you can learn from behind a desk. Our Western Trade Coast Industry Tours get you out on the ground - and on the water - to see the infrastructure, projects and industries shaping one of WA’s most important industrial areas.
Led by people who know the region, the tours provide context around what’s there now, what’s changing and how it all connects.
Sponsored by the Western Trade Coast Business Network
The Powerhouse Podcast is produced by the Western Trade Coast Business Network, connecting businesses with industry across Western Australia.
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