Reuben Williams

Meet entrepreneur and advocate, Reuben Williams. Reuben is the founder of SportsGrad, a platform he created after beginning his own dream career at Cricket Australia, helping others build careers in the sporting industry.

But alongside a career that took him behind the scenes of some of Australia’s biggest sporting moments, Reuben experienced something that would profoundly change his life.

While working at Cricket Australia, Reuben was sexually assaulted following a staff function.

His experience of reporting the assault and pursuing justice has led him to speak publicly about sexual violence, the barriers Survivors can encounter when seeking accountability, and the harmful assumptions that continue to surround who society recognises as a Survivor.

In May 2026, Reuben discussed his decision to pursue justice on the Imperfects Podcast and what it felt like in the 24 hours after the assault and why he chose to report it.

Ben McDonald-Watson

Ben McDonald-Watson is a senior retail/property executive and the founder of "Yeah, Man," a community initiative on the Mornington Peninsula focused on improving men's mental health through open conversation.

He is recognised as a social change leader and mental wellness advocate, creating spaces for men to connect.

Phil Cleary

Since the murder of his sister in 1987, VFA Legend Phil Cleary has been at the forefront of the campaign to stop violence against women.

It is widely acknowledged that Phil's books, newspaper articles and media commentary were pivotal in the abolition of provocation laws in Victoria and the change in attitudes.

In 2015 he was appointed to the state government’s Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council, a body charged with overseeing the rollout of the recommendations of Royal Commission into Family Violence.

Phil speaks regularly with community groups, schools, sports clubs, businesses and government bodies on the role they can play in ending violence against women.

Contact the host of Stand Up in September 2026

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