Happy 2022 everyone! We are starting off the year with a short rambles episode. In this episode Rachel talks about how her start to the year was a little rocky and how she is turning this into a positive lesson to be learned. Rachel also talks about how important it is to be mindful of the language we use when talking about negative experiences or things that make us feel not so good. 

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Rachael Carpani is an Australian Actress who has a wealth of experience both in Australia and the US. Rachael first started on 'McLeod's Daughters' in 2001, a show she worked on for 179 episodes. Other Australian credits include 'Scorched', '800 Words', 'All Saints' and 'Home & Away'. In the US, Rachael has worked on such projects as 'Seeds of Yesterday' alongside Heather Graham, 'If There Be Thorns', 'N.C.I.S.: Los Angeles', 'Cane', 'The Very Excellent Mr Dundee' and 'Finding The Way Back' with Ben Affleck. She was also the Australian Ambassador for Telstra and filmed multiple TVCs alongside Dustin Hoffman. Rachael's newest independent film 'Beat' will be released in 2022. 

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Director of Beat: www.instagram.com/jyecurrie/

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A Brand Specialist in Film & Entertainment, George Konstand specialises in personal branding for actors in Australia and abroad. He has worked closely in developing artist brands in entertainment, in association with television segments: So You Think You Can Dance, Australia's Next Top Model, X Factor Australia and international music Artist & Repertoire. In the last decade, George has centred his focus on actors with “The Actors Brand” a topic that he has pioneered for the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Diploma courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the Foundation Program at Actors Centre Australia (ACA).  George Konstand has presented this topic for the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), The X Division Agency and schools around the nation including 16th Street Actors Studio Melbourne, The Actors Station, The HubStudio (Sydney/Perth) and StageMilk among others.

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Matt Okine is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, author, musician and radio presenter. He is best know for his series 'The Other Guy' (STAN) which is a semi-autobiographical series based on events in his life. Matt has performed stand-up on Rove, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival (for which he won award for best newcomer). Matt’s debut novel 'Being Black N Chicken & Chips' has been published by Hachette Australia and he is currently working on a film adaptation. He has a breakfast podcast with Triple J co-host, Alex Dyson, which you can listen to on both the LISTNR app and Apple Podcast. 

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This week's episode is a short rambles about walking the walk in our daily life and our career. Rachel shares how she personally tries to implement all the advice and ideas she talks about on the podcast as well as thinking about how social media can cause us to talk the talk without reason. There are some podcast updates also shared in this episode. You can contact Rachel via her website or via DM on Instagram.

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Bradley Trevor Grieve is a New York Times mega-selling author, renowned wildlife expert, international wildlife conservation leader, TV host, executive producer, military soldier, adventure sportsman, champion strongman, and qualified cosmonaut. Bradley's latest project 'Adventure Beast' is an animated series that is now available on Netflix. Bradley is the author of 'The Blue Day Book' which is the highest selling gift book in the world as well as 'Penguin Bloom' which he also made into a film starring Naomi Watts. 

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Jason Wilder is a Queensland based actor who is currently filming the series 'Irreverent' (NBC Netflix) in Mission Beach. Jason has had an incredible year, with roles in three feature films: 'You, Me and The Penguins', 'Love In Bloom' and 'The Portable Door'. Jason has worked with so many notable creatives such as director Jeffrey Walker, The Steve Jaggi production company, and actors such as Tammin Sursok, Sam Niell, Miranda Otto and Wayne Blair. 'Love In Bloom' is showing at the BIFF on October 24th and you can get your tickets at biff.com.au/film/love-in-bloom/. 

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With a career spanning over 40 years and multiple geographies, Tom McSweeney is an internationally renowned casting director, teacher and director. As one of Australia’s foremost casting directors, Tom McSweeney has cast over 200 Feature Films, Mini-Series and Episodic Television Productions, across three continents. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his outstanding work on The Starter Wife in 2011. He currently works with Dave Newman at McSweeney Newman Casting and holds his acting classes at The Warehouse Workshop. 

Websites: www.mcsweeneynewman.com/

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Alyssa Stevenson is the founder and manager of ASM (Alyssa Stevenson Management). Lyss started in the industry as an actor and has since found a love for producing and management. She has work with such companies as First Option Pictures, Stan and Morrissey Management. Lyss aims to use the array of skills she has acquired from working with the industry's best in order to best represent creatives in all areas such as production, social media and brand partnership.
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Carlia Capozza is an Actor, Producer and Director based in Melbourne. Carlia currently works as a producer and crew member for multi-ARIA nominated company, Visible Studios, and has produced multiple successful and viral projects with them over the past few years. Carlia is also the co-director of my own series which is currently in development with Visible Studios.
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