Neil Butler - Podcaster / Broadcaster

Back at Princes Park for my first AFLW game for the year - Blues vs Cats.

Join us on Women's Australian Rules Football Radio via the AFLW app!

Great to be able to MC this year’s Irrigation Farmers Network’s Irrigation Insights 2024 event at Rich River Country Club in Moama.

Great networking opportunities, insightful conversations and the sharing of innovative ideas.

Looking for someone to host your event? Get in touch.

Back in the chair with Women's Australian Rules Football Radio … what a view, what a day

Today’s the day! Making my debut as an AFLW caller on Women's Australian Rules Football Radio. Catch the call via AFLW app or at www.warfradio.com.

Back doing some footy in the radio with Women's Australian Rules Football Radio

ON TARGET WITH IRRIGATED AG

On Target With Irrigated Ag is a podversation series that I host and produce for Irrigation Research & Extension Committee.

Our episodes are produced and published on a monthly basis and give me an opportunity to chat to a range of experts in irrigation.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/ontarget.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

What started as a segment on our weekly radio program - The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show - has now also become a podcast in its own right.

Rob and I find someone, somewhere in Regional Australia, for a chat about their area.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/regional-roundup.

To listen to The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show, tune your radio to 94.7FM in and around Geelong or listen via www.94.7thepulse.com or the Community Radio Plus app.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

THE DIGGING DEEPER PODCAST

The Digging Deeper Podcast is a podversation series that I host and produce for North Central Catchment Management Authority .

Our episodes are produced and published on a monthly basis and give me an opportunity to chat to a range of experts in catchment management.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/digdeeper.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

SEGRA TALKS

SEGRA Talks is a podversation series that I host and produce for SEGRA - Sustainable Economic Growth in Regional Australia.

Our episodes are produced and published on a monthly basis and give me the opportunity to chat to people with a passion for Regional Australia.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/segra-talks.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

STORIES OF THE HEART

Stories From The Heart is a podversation series that I host and produce for the United Muslim Sisters of the Latrobe Valley.

Our episodes are produced and published on an as needed basis rather than being tied to a particular schedule.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/storiesfromtheheart.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

THE GRAMPIANS WINE PODCAST

The Grampians Wine Podcast is produced by Podversations for Grampians Wine. As host, I get to chat with winery owners, wine makers and other people who work in one of Australia's premier wine regions.

We have so far completed two series of The Grampians Wine Podcast

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/grampians-wine

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

THE LONG RUN

What started as a segment on our weekly radio program - The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show - has now also become a podcast in its own right.

Rob and I raise topics that have annoyed, bemused or distracted us from our day-to-day life during the previous week.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/the-long-run. To listen to The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show, tune your radio to 94.7FM in and around Geelong or listen via www.94.7thepulse.com or the Community Radio Plus app.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

MY BIRTH YEAR

My Birth Year is a podversation series that we will be producing during 2023. Each week, a new episode will be released focusing on a year between 1951 and 2000. We'll look back at the our feature year and chat with someone who was born during that year, too.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/my-birth-year.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

THE ROTUNDONE ROAD SHIRAZ ADVENTURE

The Rotundone Road Shiraz Adventure is a podversation series that I host and produced for three wineries in the Grampians and Pyrenees wine region - Mount Langi Ghiran, Mountainside Wines and Dogrock Degraves Road Vineyard

Five episodes were recorded - an introduction, a conclusion and one for each winery involved.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/rotundone-road.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show is presented every Saturday morning on 94.7 The Pulse in Geelong.

Co-hosting with Rob Cameron, we present two hours of entertaining conversations with interesting guests and great music throughout each program.

You can listen to the program across the world at www.947thepulse.com or via the Community radio Plus app. You can find out more about the program at www.2bc.radio.

Previous interviews can be heard by subscribing to the podcast (www.pod.co/2-blokes-chatting) or by visiting our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/2BlokesChatting.

The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show is how Geelong spends its Saturday mornings.

THE REGIONAL 250

The Regional 250 is a series produced by Podversations. In each episode, we visit a different regional Local Government Area across Australia and chat to someone who lives and works there.

Our episodes have been released twice per week for much of 2022 and early 2023. We are currently taking a break from producing The Regional 250 but will return with more episodes in late 2023 or early 2024.

To listen and subscribe to The Regional 250, please visit www.r250.com.au.

For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

THE IRRIGATION CHANNEL

The Irrigation Channel is a podversation series that I host and produce for Irrigated Cropping Council.

Our episodes are produced and published on an as needed basis rather than being tied to a particular schedule.

To listen and subscribe to the podcast, please visit www.pod.co/icc. For more information about our Podversations service and how I can help your business, please visit www.podversations.au.

ABOUT ME

Having grown up in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne (Australia), I started my professional life as a secondary school teacher in regional Victoria. In 1988, I left teaching for "six months" to see what was happening in the outside world and how that could be applied to my teaching. Here we are, all these years later and the "six months break from teaching" continues.

Since 1989, I have worked in a range of industries including supply chain and logistics, fuels and lubricants, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), higher education, financial services, media and not-for-profit. I have gained experience in a wide variety of local, regional and global roles including education and training, business and technical support, credit management, business process improvement, business analysis, change management and, most recently, transformation leadership. A number of these roles allowed me to work across Australia, creating a passion for regional Australia and the people who live and work there.

A chance opportunity to participate in a few radio broadcasts in 2008 has allowed a hobby to also become a job. While still participating in community radio on a weekly basis, I have also been able to establish an online radio station - Turn Back Time Radio - and, for several years, to present a broadcasting service for state league football (VFL and VFLW). I have also started hosting a number of podcasts for Untypical and for some of our clients through our newly-rebranded service - Podversations.

I have two adult children - Lucy, who is a school teacher in regional Victoria and Sam who works in commercial real estate research. In March 2021, I graduated to the rank of grandfather with the arrival of Maverick. I have been a paid-up member of the Fitzroy and, subsequently, the Brisbane Lions AFL club for over 40 years and more recently, a member of the Geelong West Giants in our local competition.

Find out more at www.neilbutler.com.au

MC & HOST

Looking for someone to host your next conference, seminar or event? I may well be the person you are looking for!

I have experience in hosting business conferences, seminars, sports award nights, training programs, strategy workshops and a range of other events where my clients have needed an engaging master of ceremonies to ensure a successful outcome. I would describe my style as relaxed and informal.

My preference is to work with organisations and businesses who are either located in regional Australia or who have a membership or client base that is predominantly located outside of the metropolitan areas.

Find out more at www.neilbutler.com.au

VOICEOVER ARTIST

Are you looking for a professional voiceover artist for your business, club or organisation? From on-hold messaging to video soundtracks, I am able to provide you with consistent and professional sounding audio for just about any application.

Recorded using a RODE Procaster Microphone in my home-based studio and edited using Adobe Audition, my voice can become the voice of your organisation. And unlike the cheaper options you can find online, I will still be here next week, next month, next year to create a consistent and recognisable voice for your brand.

Find out more at www.neilbutler.com.au

PODVERSATIONALIST

In 2016, I discovered the world of podcasting. After a few test runs, I found that my niche is the world of conversational podcasting - or as I like to call it, the creation and publishing of podversations.

I have subsequently developed a dedicated brand within the Untypical Media stream - Podversations.

Through Podversations, we can assist you in the production of your podcast or provide you with a complete end-to-end podversation service, including hosting your conversational podcast.

Regional Podversations focuses specifically on the full production of podversations for regional councils, business groups and other organisations based outside of the metropolitan areas of Australia.

Find out more at www.neilbutler.com.au

BUSINESS OWNER

After working in the corporate sector for over 20 years, I felt it was the right time, in 2011, to establish my own business to manage a number of projects and activities for our clients.

The business started out as Xera Consulting but, as the business started to build and our point of difference became evident, we changed out name to Untypical Thinking. Many people would have described the business as a small consulting firm but we felt that we different and that the term "consulting" made us sound too much like the thousands of other small consulting businesses.

With the addition of several other services and a move away from the traditional "consulting" focus, we dropped the "thinking" part from our name and simply became Untypical.

These days, Untypical focuses on bringing change and transformation to business of all shapes and sizes, with a preference to work with organisations that have a presence across regional Australia. Our Untypical Media stream encompasses a number of services including Podversations and Turn Back Time Radio.

Find out more at www.neilbutler.com.au

BROADCASTER

A chance opportunity to co-host a couple of programs on community radio in 2007 has led me to a passion for broadcasting.

In early 2008, I was given the chance to host a monthly music program - Radio Ga Ga - on 94.1FM WBC in suburban Melbourne. After presenting the program for ten years, and having relocated to Geelong, I was able to pick up the same format, change the program name to Turn Up Your Radio and present it on a weekly basis on 94.7 The Pulse, here in my new home town.

In October 2018, I established an online radio station - Turn Back Time Radio (originally broadcasting as goRadio.Live) which is primarily automated, playing the very best music of the past 70 years. During the COVID lockdown period in 2020 and 2021, I was able to further develop my broadcasting skills by hosting over 100 breakfast programs as well as a Friday night music program each week.

In parallel with the music programs, I hosted and/or commentated over 175 VFL / VFLW football matches, firstly on 3WBC and then on the newly established goFooty.Live (broadcasting via goRadio.Live).

In early 2020, with a COVID-induced program reshuffle on The Pulse, I was given the opportunity to co-host a weekly Saturday morning with Rob Cameron - The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show. Initially intended to be a be a temporary fill-in show for a "few weeks till we get past COVID", the program has become entrenched in the weekly roster with well over 100 programs presented.

Find out more at www.neilbutler.com.au

Hello and welcome to my business page. This page will keep you up to date with my activities under a couple of businesses - Untypical and Podversations as well as key posts from Turn Back Time Radio, The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show and my current podcasts.

On top of that, you can also find out my voiceover and MC services.