The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal
01:31:10 · Vidit Agarwal, Alan Joyce
[01:31:10] S0: Yeah, I'll be happy to admit I don't watch them, even though some of them are like incredible. Some of them I just took Emirates quite a bit on my travels recently, and some of the videos are incredible. The amount of production quality that's gone into it, even the Qantas ones are like very good, they're like a mini movie, but I think it's because they're repetitive, because we've seen them since we were kids. Yes. And it's like, oh, we got to watch this again. [01:31:32] S1: I think it's the reason why the airlines spent a fortune on them now is to get people to say, oh, this is a bit different, and try and cycle them faster. And that has worked to some extent. Lot of people will at least pay attention. They used to be the same safety video was there for a decade and that just turned people off. Now it's renewed every eighteen months or two years. At least it grabs people's attention and that's good that that's working.
01:31:32 · Alan Joyce, Vidit Agarwal
[01:31:32] S1: I think it's the reason why the airlines spent a fortune on them now is to get people to say, oh, this is a bit different, and try and cycle them faster. And that has worked to some extent. Lot of people will at least pay attention. They used to be the same safety video was there for a decade and that just turned people off. Now it's renewed every eighteen months or two years. At least it grabs people's attention and that's good that that's working. [01:31:56] S0: Yeah, I think one of the airlines, might be Jetstar actually that I took recently, they have this thing at the end on domestic flights sometimes where a kid's voice comes on and they're like, hey there, just so you know, if you're getting off the plane, make sure you hold your parents hand or make sure you hold the railings. And I think that always gets people interested because why is that kid's voice coming up at the end when we're about to get off? And I think that creates this state of shock and it gets people interested. But I also think we live in this world that you know of everyone's got their headphones in. So people aren't listening to anything like that's, that's, know, no end. Happened the other day, [01:32:29] S1: like this [01:32:29] S0: car was honking, and this lady was crossing the road and she had no idea the car's honking because she had her headphones in.
01:32:29 · Vidit Agarwal, Alan Joyce
[01:32:29] S0: car was honking, and this lady was crossing the road and she had no idea the car's honking because she had her headphones in. [01:32:36] S1: That's so dangerous as well, isn't it? I have to say, when I walk in the dark, do that bit, I listen to a podcast, but I always put it on the, what you can do now, the transparency mode. If something happens, the sound goes down, you know, which you [01:32:50] S0: need Right, to right. Yeah, all the headphones are now noise cancelling, right? They're made in such a way that the outside world is completely blocked and I'm like there's going to be some serious accidents because of that because people just don't hear anything. But anyway we're turning into two aunties here talking about this. And last one, Alan, I ask every guest if you want to recommend a question, I should ask the next guest. Of course, you don't know the next guest. Any questions I should ask? [01:33:17] S1: Yeah, I think I would say something along the lines of who do you think was responsible for your success, and have you ever thanked them? [01:33:27] S0: Can I ask you that?
01:33:27 · Vidit Agarwal, Alan Joyce
[01:33:27] S0: Can I ask you that? [01:33:29] S1: Yeah, I think I put a lot down to my parents and my husband, and I think without them, I don't think I would have had the same success. And I think a lot of times we don't thank our partners and we don't thank our parents for what they've given us. So that would be the big things for me. You know, as I said, book was apparently for me a thank you to them and the inspiration they gave me. But that's one I would have. And then through my career, there's a lot of men... I could mention other people, mentors and the like, but I think my big thank you goes to my parents and my partner, with all the teachers and the bosses I had to help me with my career. They've all added to it. [01:34:12] S0: Good note to end on, Alan. I hopefully asked you some hard questions and hopefully I asked you some good questions, but appreciate your time and talk soon. [01:34:21] S1: Thanks, Vidit. It's good talking to you as well. That was very good. [01:34:24] S0: That's a wrap. So if something in this episode sparked a thought, send it to a friend or colleague. And if you're curious about partnering with us at the Curiosity Centre, whether it's this podcast, to our reports, events and more. And join the ranks of existing commercial partners including Google, KPMG, Vanta and others. My details are in the show notes. Until next time, I'm Vidit Agarwal and this is the High Flyers Podcast.