The trailblazing, Michael Bay of business (because she likes to blow shit up) Cindy Gallop did not disappoint. Cindy makes and follows her own rules in how she leads her life. From her momentous, most talked about TED Talk of 2009, ‘Make love, not porn’ to founding the world’s first user-generated, human-curated social sex video-sharing platform of the same name…Cindy is candid about the things which drive her, including how MakeLoveNotPorn changes peoples lives for the better through showing how great consexual real world sex is!

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Brooke Howard-Smith is a ball of infectious energy. On this week’s episode of Behind the Mind we explore the zigs and zags of his remarkable life including being an X games inline skater (he counts Tony Hawke as a mate), raising millions of $$ for charity and a failed, highly successful clothing line amongst many other things. He’s a Kiwi entrepreneur, broadcaster and fierce believer in the power of culture to drive change.

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Elizabeth’s story is filled with so many moments of beauty, despite the challenges that she has navigated throughout her life – from finding out about her daughter’s health challenges at a routine prenatal scan, to meeting the love of her life at a corporate rugby dinner and the impact her mother’s generosity and humanity has had on how she lives her life. Elizabeth shares so candidly the daring risks, pivotal events & momentous moments that have fundamentally shaped who she is.

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Shes a marketing leader, went from couch to completing her first half Iron Man and admits to having imposter syndrome despite her long list of achievements. Jen Beirne is an inspiration with her can do energy, attitude to risk taking and is such a grounded person – citing her family as her biggest driving force.

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Buckle up as Bridget’s story is one of listening to your gut, backing yourself and trusting that the universe has your back.

I was so looking forward to learning more about Bridget and our chat and it did not disappoint.

Listen and learn about how she leaned into a huge career move post cancer, moving from being a lawyer to working in PR and working at the Cannes film festival!

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Matt speaks of his zig zagging career from writing for the Conservative party to the world of advertising and marketing, the risks of under investing in your brand and to his belief in the role joy plays in shaping positive brand experiences.

*Meredith’s personal favourite – Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz, its bloody good.

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In this episode of Behind the Mind, Meredith speaks with Gareth Brock, Managing Partner of a creative experiences agency, best selling author and entrepreneur. 

Gareth shares the learnings from failing his HSC, to founding a business in his early 20s and how sometimes you just need to hit pause when you realise you're not ok.

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