Steve Willis, known to most of Australia as "Commando Steve," spent over a decade in the Australian Special Forces, rising to Counter Terrorism Team Commander before leaving the army in 2004.

He went on to become a trainer on Australia's Biggest Loser for eight seasons, competed on Australian Survivor, and placed 4th at the CrossFit Games, still the highest finish by an Australian male.

He now runs Get Commando Fit, a gym in Rouse Hill, NSW, with his partner Harika Eris.

He explains:

▪ Why competent guys he served with were failed out of Special Forces selection, not for strength, but for awareness

▪ The real reason he put his hand up for Special Forces selection, and it had nothing to do with ambition

▪ Why he believes "awareness" isn't about noticing everything, it's about knowing what to let go

▪ The "yellow line" theory: why he says most people hand control of their life over to someone else without realizing it

▪ Why he says The Biggest Loser probably couldn't exist in today's mental health climate

▪ What actually scared him more than a decade in Special Forces ever did

▪ How he and Harika built their gym from nothing but a park and a four-wheel drive during lockdown

In this episode, I turn the mic on myself...

Issy sits down with me to unpack where my drive really comes from, starting with the day everything changed.

I was 7 years old, standing at the end of a hospital bed, watching my dad on life support. That moment became the reference point for everything after it. Growing up with a single mum and real financial pressure taught me to associate safety and security with hard-won effort, and it pushed me into a kind of survival mode I didn't fully understand until much later.

We talk about how that early loss shaped my ambition, why I've spent years chasing personal development (from Tony Robbins seminars to mentors who became like family) and the health struggles (physical and otherwise) that came from carrying stress I never really processed as a kid.

It's not the usual podcast format, and it's a bit more exposed than I'm used to, but if any part of my journey helps you make sense of your own, then it's done its job.

Let me know in the comments if you want more episodes like this. Just me, my story, my takes. Happy to keep going deeper if there's interest.

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Australia's property market is at a breaking point, and the people who built their fortunes in it are already responding.

In this episode, Jack Henderson, one of Australia's most talked-about buyer's agents, breaks down why the system is stacking up against ambitious Australians, why wealthy people in his own circle are already planning their exit, and why he believes the backlash against success is the real story nobody's telling.

Jack Henderson is the founder of Henderson Advocacy, a property buyer's agency that has acquired over $750 million in real estate for clients across Australia. After being kicked out of school at 15, he built a property portfolio worth over $70 million by age 30, and now runs a business doing tens of millions in revenue a year.

The views shared in this episode are personal opinions and general in nature. They do not constitute financial or tax advice and should not be relied upon without speaking to a licensed professional about your own circumstances.

He explains:

■ Why he believes Australia has gone "so far left" that it's punishing ambition

■ Why wealthy Australians in his own circle are already planning to leave for Singapore and Thailand

■ The exact strategy some are using to sell a business, relocate, and avoid Australian tax entirely

■ Why he built his business around selling to fewer people at a much higher price, instead of chasing volume

■ The real reason most business owners can't scale their marketing spend , and how he engineered around it

■ Why he says "profit, not revenue" is the only number that actually matters in business

■ The mindset he says it takes to keep going when a large chunk of the internet wants to see you fail

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Welcome to the No BS Property Show, a series within Bothsides, where we sit down to talk property, investing, and everything you need to actually succeed in the Australian market... straight up, no filter, no bullsh$*#.

If you love property, want to learn how to actually invest, or just want to understand what's really happening in the market, this is for you.

In this episode, Daniel Beardall and Josh Yun go through a federal budget that gutted negative gearing and the capital gains discount, a Senate deal that just banned SMSFs from borrowing to buy residential property, and a first-home buyer scheme the government insists isn't moving prices, even as suburbs across NSW post double-digit drops.

They explain:

▪ Why the 5% deposit scheme pushed entry-level prices up before the market corrected

▪ The exact numbers behind Australia's 40-year property growth cycle — and why this dip doesn't break the pattern ▪ The $15.85M house that resold for $8.35M, and what it means for the government's own tax revenue

▪ Why the SMSF lending ban is, in their words, "the most nonsensical thing" to come out of the budget

▪ The live, off-market deal they're chasing right now — and why urgency from sellers is the buyer's biggest advantage

▪ Why they believe "the government hates us being in control of our own money"

▪ Why they're personally selling investment properties to buy their own homes in this exact window

▪ What actually makes a property "bulletproof" versus one that's about to get caught out

If you're trying to figure out whether now is the time to buy, sell, or just sit tight, this is the conversation that actually walks through the real numbers behind the headlines.

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Emil Juresic sold every property he owned five months before Australia's housing market turned. Now he's revealing the exact prediction that got him out at the peak, why he believes there's more pain still coming, and the uncomfortable philosophy on pain, mortality, and self-honesty that built his 500-person company.

Emil Juresic is the founder of NGU Real Estate and Level X, and co-founder of One Life Club alongside Simon Beard. Originally from Croatia, he moved to Australia at 16 and has spent two decades building a property, finance, and wellness empire from nothing.

He explains:

▪ Why he sold every property he owned at what he believed was the peak of the market

▪ His prediction that Australian property could still fall 10-30%, and why he thinks the pain isn't over

▪ Why established, older properties are a better buy right now than anything brand new

▪ The health scare at 45 that nearly made him retire, and how it led to a $100M wellness bet

▪ Why he believes pain should be your best friend in business, not something to avoid

▪ The mortality question he asks every business owner: if you died tomorrow, would your family be okay?

▪ The line from a 30-year-old letter his uncle sent him that he still uses to check himself today

Australia's property market just went through its biggest overnight shift in years. In this episode, Grame Holm, a leading voice in Australian property and finance, breaks down what actually happened after the Federal Budget - how the banks moved on valuations almost instantly, why one client's property lost $250,000 in value overnight, and why he believes this is the exact moment to act, not retreat.

Graeme Holm is a mortgage broker and motivational speaker, with years of experience helping everyday Aussies navigate the property market through booms, corrections, and policy shocks. He regularly shares data-driven insights on where the Australian property market is heading next.

The views shared in this episode are personal opinions and general in nature - they do not constitute financial advice and should not be relied upon without speaking to a licensed professional about your own circumstances.

He explains:

■ Why the banks changed their valuations almost overnight after the Budget

■ How one client's property dropped from $850,000 to $600,000 in months

■ Why consumer sentiment is at rock bottom - and why that's historically the buying signal, not the warning sign

■ The 40 years of data showing Australia has never had two consecutive years of price correction

■ Why Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway just made a multi-billion dollar bet on residential housing

■ The difference between what's happening to established homes vs. new builds right now

■ Why timing the exact bottom of the market has cost investors more than it's ever saved them

🎁 We've now given away $175,000 to our listeners across this podcast series - and we're not done. Subscribe to both Bothsides and Money Mentor on Spotify or YouTube, share your favourite episode from each on your socials tagging us, and send us a screenshot - 5 people will win $5,000 each once we hit $200,000 given away.

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Stephen and Jonathan built one of Australia's top finance businesses from nothing — no ads, no cold outreach, just relentless service and a system most people never figure out. They now write over $1.1 billion in loans a year, and in this episode they explain exactly how they did it.

But this isn't just a finance conversation. It's a masterclass in scaling a business, building a team that performs without you, and creating the kind of customer experience that makes marketing irrelevant. Whether you're in real estate, sales, running your own business, or just thinking about your next property move — there's something here for you.

In this episode:

◾ Why the founders became the biggest bottleneck in their own business — and the leap of faith that fixed it

◾ The "reverse mullet" sales method: how to listen your way to more deals in any industry

◾ How the wealthy buy property before they sell — and why most people don't know this is even possible

◾ Why salary beats commission for building a team that actually cares about customers

◾ The single piece of advice from a Westpac banker that shaped everything (learned at age 19)

◾ What developers need to know right now as the banks return to the market

They started with a hammer and a dream… now property developers Andrew & Rob Gray reveal how they built a $1.5 billion pipeline from the ground up, and why the Gold Coast is just the beginning.

Andrew Gray is a qualified quantity surveyor who learned the property industry from his father's business before co-founding Graya.

Rob Gray completed his carpentry apprenticeship, obtained his builder's licence, and brings unmatched construction expertise.

Together they have grown Graya to 125 staff with landmark developments across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, including The Cloud Project in Palm Beach.

They explain:

▪️ How they went from a deck renovation business in 2012 to a $1.5 billion development pipeline

▪️ Why Palm Beach is one of the most desirable stretches of coastline in all of Australia

▪️ How their complementary skills, development knowledge and construction knowledge, became their greatest competitive advantage

▪️ Why they refuse to specialise in one sector and what their vertical structure actually looks like

▪️ The mindset behind building legacy projects that still look good in 20 years

▪️ What most developers get wrong about design and longevity

▪️ Why Brisbane and the Gold Coast are the two markets they want to dominate

▪️ What they want people to say about Grayar in 30 years

Special Easter long weekend drop and yes, you need to listen to the end.

EP 146. We're closing out our second series with Graeme Holm and we're ending it the right way.

Before we announce our Season 2 Giveaway winners, we're unpacking the biggest lesson from this series: what it actually looks like when a business builds a real community and gives back at a scale most people can't fathom. A $2M Coachella-style Christmas party, 10,000+ presents for kids in need, and over $1M raised for the Salvos. All driven by one principle: give first, always.

Graeme and Josh break down why generosity isn't a strategy, it's a standard. And why it doesn't matter if you're turning over 50k or 50 million, the energy always comes back.

Oh and the March winners. Don't skip to the end. Trust us, it's worth the wait.

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Australia's Real Estate Godfather Bill Malouf breaks down why 99% of agents lose luxury listings.

It's not what you think. And exactly how to win every presentation.

He reveals:

◼️The company pitch book that kills your credibility instantly

◼️Why agents who talk the most close the least deals

◼️The 25-minute bond-building method billionaires respond to

◼️How to sell $300M penthouses without opening your mouth

◼️Why "80% market share" presentations are complete crap

◼️The 2-word response that closed a deal in 48 hours

◼️How to find the "why" instead of pushing stats nobody cares about

◼️Why accessibility beats marketing flair every single time

◼️The exact strategy to win against auction-pushing competitors

◼️How listening more earns you 10x the referrals and repeat business