How can you find the truth when everything is in flux? 20 Great Answers with Philip Meyer, Founder & CEO of Catalyst 345
Mon Dec 22 2025
Philip Meyer, Founder & CEO 345 Catalyst, may have “left the house” but he’s definitely still part of the Microsoft family, taking his three and half decades of expertise into the world of training and consulting.
Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he quizzes Philip with ‘20 Questions’, uncovering how a stressful blood pressure exam led him into IT, why you should keep your kids ‘poor and busy’ and why you shouldn’t trust commercial AI with your business data.
Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group.
The interview format at Plugged In Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20 Questions and invariably we get 20 different (but always great) answers. Here are some of our favourites from our interview with Philip Meyer, CEO of 345 Catalyst :
What did Philip at school think he was going to go and do? If you had your time again, but you couldn't do anything in technology or marketing, what would be your dream job? Was there a moment in your career where it became clear that you just learned a very valuable lesson? What's the underrated idea or tactic that you think is ripe for a comeback? What's the most unexpected situation you found yourself in thanks to work? Philip Meyer has over 47 years of experience in the computer software industry and 34 at Microsoft. He’s now a Partner Technology Strategist, where he helps service providers architect secure, scalable, and hybrid solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Philip has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science and Marketing from University of Technology, Sydney, and a Modern Marketer certification in Business and Marketing Strategy. LinkedIn
Barrie Seppings is the Executive Creative Director of The Splendid Group and the host of Plugged In, Switched On. Connect with Barrie on LinkedIn.
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Philip Meyer, Founder & CEO 345 Catalyst, may have “left the house” but he’s definitely still part of the Microsoft family, taking his three and half decades of expertise into the world of training and consulting. Join your host and Executive Creative Director Barrie Seppings as he quizzes Philip with ‘20 Questions’, uncovering how a stressful blood pressure exam led him into IT, why you should keep your kids ‘poor and busy’ and why you shouldn’t trust commercial AI with your business data. Welcome back to this month’s “Plugged In, Switched On” podcast from Splendid Group. The interview format at Plugged In Switched On is very simple: we ask every guest the same 20 Questions and invariably we get 20 different (but always great) answers. Here are some of our favourites from our interview with Philip Meyer, CEO of 345 Catalyst : What did Philip at school think he was going to go and do? If you had your time again, but you couldn't do anything in technology or marketing, what would be your dream job? Was there a moment in your career where it became clear that you just learned a very valuable lesson? What's the underrated idea or tactic that you think is ripe for a comeback? What's the most unexpected situation you found yourself in thanks to work? Philip Meyer has over 47 years of experience in the computer software industry and 34 at Microsoft. He’s now a Partner Technology Strategist, where he helps service providers architect secure, scalable, and hybrid solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Philip has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science and Marketing from University of Technology, Sydney, and a Modern Marketer certification in Business and Marketing Strategy. LinkedIn Barrie Seppings is the Executive Creative Director of The Splendid Group and the host of Plugged In, Switched On. Connect with Barrie on LinkedIn. Thanks for listening! If you want to learn more about Splendid Group , see some of our work or meet any of our people, visit splendidgroup.com