# Leading Growth and Corporate Value with Scott Williamson Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309/leading-growth-and-corporate-value-with-scott-williamson Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309/leading-growth-and-corporate-value-with-scott-williamson.md Podcast: [Hearts & Mines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309) Published: 2026-02-15T22:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://heartsandmines.podbean.com/e/mining-markets-and-marathons-a-conversation-with-scott-williamson/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p47tzpwxf9uj22iu/Mines_Ep_35_Audio_Mp3bk16m.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hearts-mines-7053309/episodes/leading-growth-and-corporate-value-with-scott-williamson Duration seconds: 2571 ## Resource In this episode, we speak with Scott Williamson, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Gold, where he is leading the development of the Gum Creek Project. Scott also serves as a Non-Executive Director of Leeuwin Metals and Corazon Mining. With previous roles as Managing Director of Blackstone Minerals, Investor Relations Manager at Resolute Mining, and Resources Analyst at Euroz Hartleys, Scott brings global experience across multiple commodities. We explore his leadership journey, operational perspective, capital markets insight and approach to building corporate value in evolving resource businesses. An insightful conversation for mining and investment professionals alike. Scott Williamson πŸ”— linkedin.com/in/scott-williamson-b2942515David Beilby πŸ”— https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbeilby/Alana Bray-White πŸ”— https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-bray-white-8b4478219/ivy & gecko πŸ”— https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivy-gecko Timecodes: 00:41 Welcome & First Week on the Job at Horizon Gold 01:25 Horizon Gold Project Overview: Restarting the Gidgee/Gum Creek Mine 02:16 Feasibility Study, Funding & Path to Production 02:49 Growing Up in Geraldton: Family, School & Early Ambition 05:40 Big Miners vs Juniors: Systems, Bureaucracy and the Move to Agility 08:47 Gold Market Tailwinds: Why WA Gold Is Booming 10:05 Life Outside Work: Marathon Running, F45 & Fitness Reset 12:18 Leadership Effectiveness: Autonomy, Succession Planning & Building Culture 15:55 Leading Across Cultures: Breaking Hierarchy in Vietnam 17:48 Vulnerability & Trust: Being Human as a Leader 19:28 Decision-Making Under Disruption: Lessons from COVID and Capital Markets 21:10 Lead with Optimism: Focus on What You Can Control 22:10 Managing Strong-Willed Leaders: Collabora… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hearts-mines-7053309/episodes/leading-growth-and-corporate-value-with-scott-williamson/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309/leading-growth-and-corporate-value-with-scott-williamson.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.