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Adile Hoxha had her son in Year 12. By 27 she had a 10-year-old, a Sydney Uni degree and a corporate career. Then she moved to the Philippines, lobbied senators, and started a plant-milk import business that nearly broke her.

We talk about what raising a child at 17 teaches you about resilience, why your first business should cost you time and not money, the question that replaced "why me?", the social media contract she made her son sign, going viral after 83 TikToks, and what an OpenAI director wouldn't answer at a Sydney event.

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From Market Stalls to Gordon Ramsay Investment - The Raw Truth About Building a CBD Empire at 22. Georgie Abbott's journey from losing her father to suicide at 17 to building a CBD company that caught Gordon Ramsay's attention is anything but ordinary. In this candid conversation, she pulls back the curtain on what really happens when you build a business straight out of university - the 10,000 times she pitched her story at weekend markets, the moment Gordon Ramsay's team scouted them at a trade show, and the unexpected reality of winning his investment on BBC's Future Food Stars.

But this isn't your typical success story. Georgie gets refreshingly honest about why she and her co-founder walked away from their company after tripling revenue, the isolation that comes with being the "always busy" friend, and why she believes most entrepreneurs are wrong about business creating freedom.

Now starting fresh in Sydney's Bondi Beach and legally unable to start another business due to visa restrictions, Georgie shares her perspective from the "messy middle" - that chaotic phase where you're pivoting constantly, people think you don't know what you're doing, and nothing makes sense until you look back years later. Whether you're struggling with the loneliness of entrepreneurship, wondering if you should take that big opportunity, or trying to figure out your next move after an exit, Georgie's unfiltered insights about mental health, building in public versus private, and why any decision is better than no decision will resonate deeply.

Key takeaways:

• Why going to markets and telling your story 10,000 times beats any digital marketing strategy

• The reality of filming reality TV (they film both winning and losing endings)

• How being banned from all advertising platforms forced creative storytelling that actually worked

• Why Georgie believes entrepreneurs who build alone are making their biggest mistake

• The unexpected grief of exiting a company you built from scratch

• How to leverage introductions and plant seeds that pay off years later

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Nofil is deep in the world of A.I, in this epiosde I spray him with question after question.

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I am back!

Toady we are joined by Dan Brockwell, founder of earlywork where he shares his story starting his company, helping hundreds of people land new jobs, univeristy intersnhips and business.

Dan is great, this is a fun one!

Driven Young

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In this episode, I sit down with James Whittaker, bestselling author and speaker, to dive deep into his journey, insights on success, and strategies for achieving your goals. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or looking for inspiration, this conversation is packed with valuable takeaways. Tune in and discover how you can create your own path to greatness!

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Steve Sims Was the founder and CEO of the luxury concierge service Bluefish. In 2017, Sims published a book, Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen and in 2022 his second book "Go for Stupid - The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals". Sims grew up in East London and met his wife, Clare, when he was 16 years old.

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David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire.

His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing: VALUE. In all his content and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive.

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In this episode I sit down with Dr Michael Gervais, a high performance psychologist and world-renowned expert on the relationship between high performance and the mind. Dr. Gervais's client roster includes Super Bowl winning NFL teams, Fortune 50 CEOs, Olympic medalists, internationally acclaimed artists, and more.

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Hey Guys! Dont worry, im alive!

I have been away working on a number of awesome interviews with some incredible people. In fact, this episode we’re about to unpack is with the leading Clinical Sleep doctor, Dr Michael Breus.

Michael carved his own pathway into medicine without going to medical school and has been a private practitioner in Psychology and Sleep Medicine for the last 25 years. Dr. Breus is also the bestselling author of The Power of When, The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan, Good Night!, and Energize!

In this episode, we talk about:

secret hacks to and for sleep

debunking sleep myths

finding out that your sleep routine is genetics

pathophysiology of caffeine and how it affects you

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After a massive break from the show I am officially back in action and ready to start posting again.

Here is what I have learnt and what I plan to do moving forward.

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