Episodes
Published 07/26/20
This week's guest started his rise to fame on the hit tv show Masterchef Australia. He's now based in New York and doing amazing things. He is regularly featured on Good Morning America, ABC’s The Chew, and on The Food Network. He is the Chef and Co-Founder of his own restraint Charley St,. And he also has his own production kitchen, where he films videos and content for his Social Media and production network
Published 07/26/20
Jaimal Yogis, The Saltwater Buddha found himself in trouble, ran away to Hawaii to follow his lifelong dream of surfing, lived in a Buddhist monastery, then wanted to be a writer. Jaimal discovered more about himself and the world he lives in. His memoir, the best seller The Saltwater Buddha has now been adapted into a film. Jaimal helps us find peace in an out of control distracted and overly busy world, taking lessons from Zen to show us how to better handle the chaos surrounding us.
Published 07/19/20
Bob Burg shares how a subtle shift in focus is not only more fulfilling but a more financially profitable way. For 30 years he’s helped teams effectively communicate their value, sell at higher prices and grow their businesses based on endless referrals. The author of many books on sales, marketing and influence his book The Go-Giver has sold almost 1 million copies. In the Go-Giver Series Bob explains that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve.
Published 07/02/20
Franziska Iseli a maverick entrepreneur & leading brand strategist has a rebellious reputation for always wanting to do things differently. An eternal optimist no challenge seems to be too big for Franziska. In 2013 she was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year for her innovation, creativity and philanthropic work, works with Singularity U and the Untied Nations addressing the UN sustainable development goals. In this show we discuss her book The Courage Map, 13 principles to living boldly.
Published 06/28/20
Maria Konnikova explores how our mind learns drawing insight from psychology and poker. Maria has a B.A. in psychology from Harvard and a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University. The author of two New York Times bestsellers The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Maria primarily writes about psychology and it's application to real life situations. We discuss Maria’s new book The Biggest Bluff and what life lessons we can take and apply from the game of poker.
Published 06/21/20
Katie Kaps co-founded HigherDose a spa based on next-level health and wellness therapies. The brand attracts celebrity clients, influencers, models, athletes, Michelle Williams and even Leonard DiCaprio. Katie and Higherdose have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Huff Post, Vogue. This is a show about creating a brand, the moving pieces we need to line up, how to think through and execute a strong marketing plan. It’s the thinking that is most interesting and not just the doing part.
Published 06/14/20
David Rendall speaker and leadership professor has built a career helping us embrace what makes us unique. Working with Microsoft, AT&T and the US Air Force David’s mission is to raise productivity, engagement and inspire us to stop aiming for status quo and instead unleash our full potential by being true to ourselves. The author of 4 books including The Freak Factor, David shares unconventional strategies to help us find more happiness, energy and fulfilment in our lives and relationships.
Published 06/07/20
This show is about discomfort and the degrees of discomfort that lead to growth. Many of our guests speak of the profound impact discomfort can have on our lives. Kaley Chu author of 100 Lunches with Strangers was a young shy Chinese girl who pushed herself to arrange 100 lunches with complete strangers. In finishing the challenge Kaley realised her confidence has grown enormously and the experience had transformed every single aspect of her life, all by getting get out of her comfort zone. 
Published 05/31/20
Kyle Maynard had a dream to be a professional athlete. Born with a condition called congenital amputation that left him without arms or legs he never stopped pursuing his dream. He became a champion wrestler at State level, an MMA fighter, opened his own CrossFit gym and has climbed some of the worlds tallest mountains including Killamanjaro to become the first quadruple amputee to do it without assistance. An amazing show by an inspirational guy who is challenging the excuses we tell ourselves.
Published 05/24/20
One night defending himself Chris Wilson killed a man and was sentenced to life in prison with NO parole. His book The Master Plan is a memoir of a guy who used hard work and a plan to turn a life sentence into a second chance. It's a journey of self improvement, reading, working out, learning and even starting a business. Then he did the impossible. He convinced a judge to reduce his sentence and became a free man. This is a great story of redemption, change, study and being of true service. 
Published 05/17/20
Jesse Cole is the owner of Savannah Bananas Baseball team and welcomed over 1 million fans to his ballpark. The company won Organization, Entrepreneur and Business of the Year plus 3 CPL Championships. The Savannah Bananas have sold out 3 straight seasons and have a waiting list in the thousands. Author of Amazon #1 Find Your Yellow Tux – How to Be Successful by Standing Out, Jesse's mantra is Whatever’s Normal, Do the Exact Opposite. Amazingly valuable show, full of GOLD.
Published 05/10/20
Don Mann decorated combat veteran, speaker, & endurance athlete wrote the best seller Inside SEAL Team Six, My Life and Missions with America's Elite Warriors. His new book Reaching beyond Boundaries A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Achieving Everything You’ve Ever Imagined details the lessons he learned from his SEAL training that we can apply to our daily lives to push beyond internal borders, achieve our goals and conquer both micro and macro goals to remove excuses and make our own dreams a...
Published 05/03/20
Jeni Britton Bauer an American ice cream maker is an artisan ice cream movement pioneer. Jeni introduced a modern, ingredient-driven, innovative style of ice cream that's now widely copied across the world but never duplicated. Her cookbook Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home is a New York Times and WSJ bestseller. Jeni is the beating heart of the company and Chief Creative Officer, recognised by Fast Company as one of the most creative people in business.
Published 04/26/20
Steve Sims makes the impossible possible. His clients have wild dreams and Steve makes them happen. Getting married by the Pope in the Vatican, being serenaded by Andrea Bocelli, connecting with Elon Musk & Sir Elton John are a few of the projects he’s worked on. Best selling author of “Bluefishing, the art of making things happen" Steve shares practical tips and strategies to help us break down obstacles and turn our own dreams into reality. He's spoken at the Pentagon and Harvard..twice! 
Published 04/19/20
Alan Stein Jr gives us strategies to improve our company performance and develop a winning mindset. His book Raise Your Game shows us exactly how to utilise the same strategies used by elite athletes to perform at a world-class level. He spent 15 years working with the highest-performing athletes on the planet and corporate giants like American Express, Pepsi & Starbucks. The strategies from Raise Your Game, High performance secrets from the best of the best, are incredibly important.
Published 04/12/20
Patty McCord is a human resources consultant who for decades was the chief talent officer at Netflix. Patty was the first hire by founder Reid Hastings and was influential in establishing the Netflix corporate culture of empowering employees and only retaining those whose performance was excellent. We delve into how one of the most admired cultures in the world was built, how it ran, what was accepted and what was not! It’s an inside look into Netflix and the leaders who created it. 
Published 04/05/20
Charlie Gilkey author of Start Finishing is an expert in how to get things done and most importantly… finishing our projects. We are good at starting things, not great at seeing them through to an agreed outcome. So how do you start to finish what you started? Charlie's book Start Finishing presents a 9-step method for converting an idea into a project by addressing the challenges we will face and how to get the project on a reality-based schedule to completion!
Published 03/29/20
Daniel Rowles works on the client and agency side of digital marketing. A certified Google Squared trainer and lecturer he works with startups through to global brands like the BBC, Sony, Tesco, Vodafone, Mercedes, L’Oreal and Warner Bros. He is the voice of the Digital Marketing Podcast, a worldwide top-ten business podcast in iTunes, Daniel has a practical approach to both the technical and business aspects of digital to bridge the gap to make the best use of digital tools and technology.
Published 03/22/20
US Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was critically injured on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan by an IED (improvised explosive device) losing portions of both legs and both arms. He is one of only 5 quadruple amputees from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan to survive his injuries. He hasn’t just survived, he has thrived. His message... never quit, never give up. This is such an inspiring and uplifting story of grit and resilience and being of service to others.
Published 03/15/20
Ryan Munsey hosts The Better Human Project podcast, and wrote F*ck Your Feelings. A world class performance coach in wellness, his quest is to find the tools we need to elevate our life. Logan Gelbrich owner of Deuce Gym, is a coach, writer and modern day philosopher. Logan’s book Going Right discovers how we can push our development by exposing us to opposing view points, insuring against mediocrity and and status quo. These guys talk how to find and #HOLDTHESTANDARD...and take the turn RIGHT!
Published 03/08/20
Ryan Hawk is the host of The Learning Leader Show podcast and author of a new book Welcome to Management. A lifelong student of leadership he shares the commonalities of sustained excellence by many of the world's foremost thoughtful leaders and speaks regularly for Fortune 500 companies about how to develop and maintain a level of excellence. Drawing upon his own experiences, backed by hard empirical evidence and expert insights his work inspire leaders to achieve and sustain high standards.
Published 03/01/20
Jen Pastiloff author of On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real & Listening Hard tells the incredible story of her journey, one that had her believing she was a bad person as a child, living with depression and anxiety while slowly losing her hearing. She kept this secret until a moment set her on a profoundly different, more open, accepting and joyful path as a writer, teacher and leader. Jen speaks with honesty and clarity about the often rocky path to becoming human.
Published 02/23/20
Ashley Ambirge grew up in a trailer park, lost her family and a relationship breakdown found herself sleeping in her car. That was the moment where she decided to pursued her true dreams and built a 6-figure business doing what she loved using nothing more than the Internet and her voice. Today Ash leads a tribe of global fans who follow her The Middle Finger Project, an irreverent movement that helps us find our voice and teaches us how to use it to build whatever we want to build.
Published 02/16/20
David Allen is a considered by many to be the king of productivity, best known as the creator of the time management method "Getting Things Done” GTD. David has spent over three decades researching, teaching and coaching, and is widely recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on how we can get things doneand achieve our dreams.. His GTD program has received huge praise and is in widespread use across the globe. He has been named one of the top global executive coaches by Forbes.
Published 02/10/20