Auscast Inspiration

As the excitement for Tokyo 2021 builds, it was a thrill to chat with three-time Olympic basketballer, Rachael Sporn.

Rach told some very interesting stories about the Olympic village, we discussed Rachael's childhood memories of the Olympics, the highs and lows of her basketball career and why it was extra special for the Opals to qualify for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Thanks so much to Rachael for her time, to Rory Noke from PodBooth for putting this great video together and to our partners, Kookaburra Homes, Renelec Electrical Services, Anytime Fitness, Tiger Tennis and SMS Gas Installations.

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It was great fun catching up on Legends with Bevo recently with one of the real characters of footy, Richard Champion aka Champs.

We spoke about his junior footy career, including an incredible A-Grade footy debut at Kadina as a 15 year old, what it was like to play under some of the greatest footy names of all time including Blight, Ebert and Matthews and some interesting methods some of his coaches had.

We also discussed what it was like to play against some of the best full forwards of all time such as: Modra, Ablett, Dunstall, Carey and Lockett and how Champs nearly ended up at the Adelaide Crows.

Champs and I looked back on an incident in a SANFL game back in 1990 which led to one of the biggest melees in history.

You can book Champs as an MC by going to his website below, if you're lucky he might even sing a song or two for you.

https://www.richardchampion.com.au/

Video footage thanks to You Tube.

Thanks so much to Champs for his time, Leith Forrest from 5AA for helping tee up the chat and Rory Noke from PodBooth for a great job of filming and editing the video.

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Mark Gallagher of Performance Insights shares case studies of collaboration and innovation from his 30 years in Formula 1. An episode not to be missed. 

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Bruce Djite is the youngest Football Director in the country operating Adelaide United at the age of 34. He is also a former team mate of mine dating back 10 years which is crazy. Bruce without doubt was one of the smartest and most knowledgeable people that I ever played with and who actually opened my eyes up to the extensive network you could have whilst being a professional athlete. An incredibly insightful conversation which covers the A-League, Life balance and a whole lot of laughter. Hope you enjoy and don't forget to hit that subscribe button!!

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Oscar Chalupsky has one heck of a story and it was a thrill to chat with him on the Road to Tokyo.

We spoke about the inner sanctum of the Olympic Village, including meeting his idols and water bomb fights as well as Oscar's amazing achievement of winning his 12th world Surfski title at the ripe age of 49, twenty years after winning his first.

Oscar also discussed the toll on your body that comes with qualifying for the Olympics, the thrill of competing for his country and the challenges that came with it.

Thanks so much to Oscar for his time and to Rory Noke from Podbooth for putting this great video together.

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Do you know Winevalet? The app that is finding and delivering your perfect wine from local wineries directly to your place! Listen to Sarah's passion and fun story about how she went from optometry to being an entrepreneur and how they are building an amazing team of passionate individuals around the project.

We also talk about the traditionally reserved for men wine industry and investment world and how Sarah is learning to leverage the ecosystem to break through with success!

Winevalet is raising with Birchal - EOI open until May 25th 2021, check it out >> https://www.birchal.com/company/winevalet

Become a member of the Startup&angels community (free) >> https://startupsandangels.ramenlife.co/home

and build your network, find your investor, meet your co-founder, share with your peers, connect with customers and make things happen!

This podcast is sponsored by Australiance, your recruitment and business partner in APAC.

Podcast production: Sophie Champagne

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-champagne-63a89351/

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A champion bloke and Premiership winning backman for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL in 2016. However, Fletcher Roberts is much more than his 51 games across 8 seasons in the AFL as he shares insight into the challenges he faced being in and out of the best 22 at the Dogs. Fletch describes the mental resilience required to bounce back from challenge and details his life post Football as he works for the incredible AFL Players Official Charity 'Ladder'. Hope you enjoy it and subscribe to our channel to not miss a beat!! 

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With the Tokyo Olympics getting closer, I thought it would be great to get a real insight into what it's like being at the Olympics.  

What a way to start off with our first guest, endurance cyclist, Pat Jonker. 

Pat is a two-time Olympian (1992 and 1996) and winner of the Tour Down Under (2004).  

Pat didn't hold back when asked about former team mate Lance Armstrong and his win at all costs attitude.  

We also spoke about the build up to the Olympics and what training was involved, how the crowd inspires athletes and Pat's thoughts on Tokyo 2021.

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Special series on equity crowdfunding

Today, I am with James Barbour from Dillicious, a fantastic success story that proves that when you believe and love what you do, you can reach the moon! James was working in the retail industry as a sales and general manager when he launched a little pickles production along with his wife, as a side-project. Success of the taste, concept and love he put in his pickles, the side-project became his full time job within a few months. He signed his first big contract with a distributor a few days after he decided to quit his job and since then, he is un-stoppable: pitching at entrepreneur events, appearing in a few podcasts and launching his EOI with Birchal in a few days!

Check out his Dillicious and the EOI details, as well as other amazing brands and projects to invest in: https://www.birchal.com/

In our next episode of the Birchal series, I will be with Sarah Sweeney from Winevalet. Stay tuned!

To contact James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamjamesbarbour/

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and build your network, find your investor, meet your co-founder, share with your peers, connect with customers and make things happen!

This podcast is sponsored by Australiance, your recruitment and business partner in APAC.

Podcast production: Sophie Champagne

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-champagne-63a89351/ 

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Alexandra Saundry is a pioneer across womens sport. Alex is the founder of 'More Than Management' which is a female sports management company that works with the likes of Tayla Harris, Darcy Vescio, Katie Brennan and Madison Prespakis across AFLW along with other codes.  After a short stint playing in the inaugural AFLW season and an apprenticeship with AFL Super Agent Paul Connors, Alex is now ready to take the world by storm and provide best in class service to the growing stock of Female Athletes. Dont miss out on this one and or forget to subscribe to the show!!

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