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Mark has confronted fear in a way that many of us never do. As a professional Big Wave Surfer he has won 3 Oakley awards and ridden some of the biggest waves that have ever been ridden by anyone on the planet. Whilst having confronted a lot of terrifying situations Mark is still not immune to the crippling effects of fear, but has tapped into simple strategies to make sure it doesn't stop him from doing what he loves. The power of breathe - good posture and a daily practice of gratitude amongst them. This episode is a unique insight into the professional world of big wave surfer, and the personal challenges it can force you to face along the way. Mark has had his far share of substantial wipeouts and injuries along the way. In the episode we talk about his rehab from his latest injury and the drive to get back on the board. Outside of surfing Mark is an engaging and professional key-note speaker sharing videos and images of what he has ridden that have to be seen to be believed. At the end of the inte

Listening to these two is like chatting to your best friend. Their story of friendship was love at first cyber-stalk (or close to that); and how they have taken their individual skills and leaped into a new career together is a unique story. During this episode Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills, better known as Those Two Girls, give us a glimpse into the uniqueness behind their drive and success (Sarah's regular 'welling-up' in our chat gives you an idea of how cool it is...or how much she doesn't mind a little cry). They’ve become popular for their distinctive style and walk the line between smart and irreverent, with warm communication styles and disarming onstage banter. Lise and Sarah's natural female friendship chemistry is engaging and, with a #1 national morning radio segment on Hit FM, clearly audiences want to hear more from them. Outside of radio, Those Two Girls are official ambassadors for Suncorp's national #TeamGirls initiative, which aims to build a national of confident girls in partnership wi

Our identity is central to who we are as human beings - and it is so often tightly connected to our upbringing and our family. Today’s guest Joel has a lot to celebrate. He is a renowned film maker and world class storyteller, making beautifully crafted stories that tough the heart and move the soul. He is a sought after keynote speaker and combines film, music and photographer into his unique delivery. Amongst his success there was always a part of Joel that was lost. Joel was born in the Philippines but was separated from his family and found in a busy marketplace when he was five years of age. It was like every parent and every childs nightmare. Nearly 31 years on, having been adopted and raised by an Australian family, Joel embarked on what seemed like an impossible mission to track down his birth mother in the Phillipines. With virtually nothing to go on except knowing the date and location he was found, Joel undertook a journey that would change his life forever. This is a powerful conversatio

In 2015 she won the National Telstra Business Womens award, the AFR’s BOSS Magazine Young Executives of the Year - Winner, and the following year was named in the Westpac 100 Women of Influence list. Dr Catherine Ball is nearly as nerdy a nerd as you can find. Her mum imparted a strong sense of independence and David Attenborough gave her a passion for planet earth, and these two virtues continue to serve her in her work today. With a background as an Environmental Scientist Catherine talks about her latest passion project - She Flies aims to reach 100,000 Australian women and girls by 2020. Let’s just say this conversation has inspired me to go and buy a drone and learn to fly it. We talk about why we all need to embrace technology and try something new on a regular basis - which is a pretty good philosophy on life. Catherine is passionate, energetic and her drive for change is engaging. This is a conversation that will leave you wanting to unleash your inner nerd. Soak up all the energy that is C

"It’s what people do not the position they hold that really makes a difference..." When I started this podcast series I always knew I would have the conversation with Peter Baines. Peter has held many positions and seen sides of humanity many of us are not exposed to. As a forensic copper Peter Baines worked at the cold-face of communities. Throughout his career his work landed him in places like Bali after the Bali Bombings and Thailand after the tsunami. In this conversation Peter provides a personal insight into the drivers behind our decisions and why when you are rock bottom sometimes the only thing you have left is to help others. For last 10 years that's what he has dedicated his life to. Over 10 years ago he launched Hands Across the Water, charity supporting children at risk in Thailand. The charity now has seven homes across Thailand. The success lies in creating shared experiences through bike rides, treks and social venture programs. Peter asks us to look at and redefine our measures of succ

Bella Zanesco is a modern day polymath. A world champion sailor, creator of best practice holistic leadership programs, passionate advocate for full-expression and award winning entrepreneur, her mission is to make a healthier, happier workplace. As a business executive, she delivered over $5b to Fortune 500 companies including Pepsi Co, Sainsbury's, Reed Elsevier, Unilever, and The Royal Mail. And in 2015, was awarded UK’s Top 50 Young Changemaker for her work coaching at-risk high performers. Despite all these successes Bella hit a hurdle experiencing a bout of depression. The way she navigated this launched her fascination in helping others become fully expressed. Her book ‘Smart Girls Screw Up Too’ has just been released and incorporates her research, her own experiences and provides a platform for working women to come back to themselves.

What is your relationship like with your body? In this body conscious day and age that might be a hard question to hear, but a critical one to contemplate. Because for far too many of us the answer to that question is not great. Taryn Brumfit is the person behind the global phenomenon the Body Image Movement and in 2014 released a documentary EMBRACE which was viewed over 25 million times on the internet. The inspiration for EMBRACE came about after Taryn posted an unconventional before-and-after image on the internet in 2013 that sparked an international media frenzy. The image, which embraces body diversity, was seen by over 100 million people worldwide and led to hundreds of interviews and articles. Taryn is on a mission to harness and facilitate positive body image activism by teaching women the value and power of loving their bodies. You gonna love yours after this interview.

A proud Vietnamese refugee, Diem Fuggersberger has an insatiable hunger for big ideas and chasing big goals. She is relentless in this pursuit. Amongst her incredible successes Diem has also experienced significant business and personal challenges and in our conversation shares openly how she faced these challenges and held strong to her values. She unpacks her incredible story fleeing Vietnam with her familyvia boat, navigating life in a new culture, and how her ability to sell herself and her ideas has launched her on her entrepreneurial journey. In the busy life Diem comes back to her family and her faith. Today, she is CEO of Berger Ingredients, and the founder of Coco & Lucas and continues to have grand plans for the future. Enjoy this episode as Diem share’s her extraordinary story.

Dr Anita Heiss is an author, poet and satirist - she has written 16 books including her memoir ‘Am I Black Enough for You?’. She is a Lifetime Ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and currently divides her time between writing, public speaking, MCing, managing the Epic Good Foundation and being a 'creative disruptor'. In this episode we unpack Anita’s creative writing process, how she has dealt with criticism, and why we need to encourage Indigenous communities to continue to share their stories across Australia - in fact why all of our children need to have a platform to share their stories. Anita reminds us that words are powerful and we get a choice about which ones we use.

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Multiple best-selling author, international speaker and acclaimed nutritional biochemist; with all she continues to achieve Dr Libby Weaver is about as down to earth, real, and warm as they come. Libby has dedicated her life to exploring the science behind well-being and how what we eat, what we think and our core beliefs impact how well we really feel. In this episode we explore why changing eating habits has nothing to do with food, the importance of understanding hormone health for overall health, as well as practical tips on dealing with busy and overwhelm. Libby shares her own tools as well as her belief that everyone has beautiful hearts. At the end of this episode you'll realise how beautiful her's is. Soak up the time for this insightful conversation. P.S Dr Libby's new book 'What am I supposed to eat?' hits bookshelves on 28th August. You can pre-order your copy here: https://www.drlibby.com/shop/what-am-i-supposed-to-eat/

Matina Jewell grew up in the hinterland of Byron Bay before launching into a military career that saw her embark on military and peace-keeping operations around the world. Matti had a remarkable career in the military earning eight war medals across 15 years. Throughout this conversation we talk about mindsets of leadership, dealing with hardship and her experience of a career-ending injury whilst on a peace-keeping mission in the Middle East. Matti has literally been at the forefront of hardship and warfare and continues to use the strength she found in these experiences in her work today. She has learnt the power of being able to let go of control and accept the opportunities that come your way.

Skye Anderton is owner, founder and Chief Dreamer of successful jewellery brand Ruby Olive. Her colourful imagination, thirst for travel, and passion for designing beautiful things gave wings to her dream, and in 2010 Ruby Olive the label was born! Skye’s been around the block a few times. She has over 14 years experience in the Fashion Accessory industry with eight of those years spent working in London as a designer, product developer and accessories buyer. As a result, Skye loves big red buses, has a soft spot for corgis and enjoys the odd glass of Pimms. In this episode we unpack creativity, adventure, and why these two are vital to all of us in living in a busy world - they can't be things that take a back seat in our world. Whether you see yourself as creative or not, this episode is worth diving into.

After a very successful 10 year career as an elite athlete, Steph Rice experienced the ebbs and flows that come from living a very competitive and highly profile life. After breaking onto the world stage as a 17 year old with an amazing performance of two Gold Medals at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, Stephanie went onto achieve greater success becoming one of our greatest ever Olympians when she won three Gold Medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, all in World Record time. Following retirement from the sport she loved so much, Stephanie went on to win the high rating Australian TV show ‘Celebrity Apprentice’, making her the youngest to win the show worldwide at 24. Now as an entrepreneur, founding her kids swimwear company, RACERiCE, Stephanie believes it’s her time to give back. RACERiCE website: https://www.racerice.com/

Janine Allis An adventurer at heart, traveling the world as a young Aussie backpacker in the 80’s, working as a camp councillor in San Fransisco to being a Stewardess on David Bowie’s yacht. She then went on the adventure of entrepreneurism and 17 years ago launched one of the first juice bars in Australia - before there was one on every corner. The name of this juice store was Boost Juice - which now has over 420 store in 13 countries. Interestingly enough Boost has more outlets in more countries than any other juice bar in the world. Janine Allis is a dynamic personality. She is one of the investors on the Channel 10 show, Shark Tank, which launches into season 3 this week in Australia. Janine is natural, warm, generous and experiences the same difficulties in juggling it all that many of us do.

Julie Cross - International Speaker Julie Cross is a dynamo human and someone that came on my radar about 3 years ago. She is a multi-award winning speaker, and in her own words, a non-award winning mother of two boys. Two years ago Julie put a post up on Facebook one Sunday evening of her in her bikini talking about body image. She woke up the next morning to 120K comments and 80K shares, and a whirl-wind of media attention - she’d gone viral. In this conversation she unpacks what this was like for her and why she continues to share her message to various audiences. She also talks about the depth of grief in losing her husband and the experience of her youngest son Thomas living with autism. Julie shares empowering messages about the difference we can make with the people around us when we reach out - the story at the end of this conversation is one that will give you goosebumps. Word of warning you may want to grab your tissues for this one - soak up the vivacious essence that is Julie Cross.

Tricia Velthuizen - CEO Churchill Education In 2016 Tricia was recognised as CEO of the Year in Australian HR Awards for her work at Churchill Education. Tricia has a fascinating story - in fact stories was the common denominator in our conversation. Tricia is one of the most captivating story-tellers that I have encountered. Having worked as a Crown Prosecutor for 10 years, launched her business with her husband Randall after he was diagnosed with PTSD, and navigating the world with four beautiful children, Tricia shares the belief that all of us need to share our stories. Her approach to building workplace cultures is simple and hard at the same time. Calling forth the brave hearts and minds of others. Enjoy Tricia's stories and the power of connection.

Kathy Lette - International Author Kathy Lette is a celebrated and outspoken comic writer who takes on serious current issues, and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from Uni of Wollongong. She is one of the pioneering voices of contemporary feminism and you’ll hear throughout this conversation that she is still rallying the troops in this regard. In fact her call is for women to be given the reigns of the world for a stint and let’s just see how it works out. Having written 14 best sellers, published in 17 languages - from puberty blues to her latest book Best Laid Plans - Kathy unpacks the power of words and why they have become the tool of her trade. This current book is a novel about a mum navigating the world of love and sex with her teenage autistic son. Reflecting Kathy’s own journey with her son Jules, who’s experience This is a power-house episode with a power-house woman. Further links: Best Laid Plans https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/best-laid-plans-by-kathy-lette-9780593071366/#.W

Katie Noonan - Singer Songwriter Katie Noonan’s technical mastery and pure voice makes her one of Australia’s most versatile and beloved vocalists. A mother, singer, producer, songwriter, pianist and business woman, this 4 x ARIA Award winning and 7 x platinum selling songstress first received widespread praise as the angel-voiced songstress of indie-pop band George and has since taken audiences on sublime excursions through Jazz, Pop and Classical music. Katie is currently the Artist Director of Qld Music Festival which is the largest music festival in the world. When I decided to launch this podcast I wrote out a wish list of all the people I’d love to interview and Katie’s name was at the top of this list. Our chat was connected, personal and pure delight. In this interview we unpack the importance of giving ourselves permission to unplug and connect with nature, the magical connection of the power of music, and the glorious freedom of bordem. This is an episode you wont want to miss. Further links:

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