Get Off The Bench Podcast

Cody Byrns is an award-winning speaker and performer with over 16 years of professional experience. 

Cody’s life underwent a major shift in 2013 after a horrific traffic accident left his body burned and scarred. 

After years of countless surgeries, and innumerable physical and emotional hurdles, Cody has since founded his own nonprofit Burn Foundation, and is on a mission to spread his story of inspiration, hope, and recovery to everyone he meets.

Author of best selling book - Scar Release: Breaking free of yesterday’s troubles, Cody does not let his scars dictate his identity. He encourages a life of freedom, and wants to help people live free from the bonds of scars™.

Socials:

Website: https://codybyrns.com/

Foundation website:  TheCBFoundation.org

Instagram: thecodybyrns

FB: Cody Byrns @TheCodyByrns 

LinkedIn: Cody Byrns 

Podcast: Scar Release

EPIC Life Game Plan

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Dr Sean Stephensen TEDx talk

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Dani Holloway is the CEO & Founder of Merry People. 

Merry People is a gumboot company that Dani founded in 2014 and has bootstrapped the business (literally) to where it is today.  

Born and raised in Leongatha, South Gippsland, Dani moved to Melbourne for University and work. Seeking a city appropriate gumboot and unable to find any she loved - Dani decided to have a go at creating her own. 

Dani is trying to change the perception of the humble gumboot, from a daggy occasional product, to an everyday fashionable staple that can be worn city to county, morning to night!

Dani now has a team of 7 based in Collingwood, with third party warehouses in Australia, the USA and soon the UK. Dani was named in the Top 50 people in Australian eCommerce for 2020 for Inside Retail, coming in at #12 and given an award ‘The One to Watch’. 

Outside eCommerce and gumboots! Dani loves exercise, travelling and spending time with loved ones and her dog Sadie.

Socials:

Website - https://merrypeople.com/

FB - Merry People 

Insta - merrypeople

LinkedIn - Danielle Holloway

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Mooka

Meeka and Max

E-Store Logistics

HoMie

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Yolunda Elam aka Yo, has taught in public schools for over twenty years, is an inspirational speaker with an infectious smile and contagious energy, and known for her compassionate spirit, ambitious mind, and being unapologetically herself.  

Yolunda currently teaches Spanish to eighth graders in her local school district.  She has held multiple titles in her twenty-year tenure including Teacher of the Year, Department chair, and Campus cheerleader.  

She is a Marvel fan, loves to laugh, tell lame jokes, and spend quality time with her five grandkids.  

Yo was diagnosed with the disease of alcoholism in March of 2019 and is passionate about sharing her journey with others in hopes they too may be freed from the bondage of addiction. 

She is the founder of ‘Freedom to Yo’ which is about is finding a rhythm with all the parts of your life and making them flow the best way it can for YOU!  

In Yo’s words ‘Be Yourself Everyday!!’

Socials:

Website -  https://www.loveyolife.me/

Facebook Group - Be Yourself Everyday

FB - Yo Sadler Elam

IG - @loveyolife37

Twitter - @YoElam3

Clubhouse - loveyolife

Linkedin - Yolunda Elam loveyolife2020

Mentions:

Tyson Sharpe

Lee Hicks - Define Your Vision

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Danielle McAlpine Johnson is a Writer, Director, Producer, devoted to using film & TV as a catalyst for change in the social justice landscape.

With an innate desire to see the next generation rise up in their own identity, Danielle believes that every human being on the planet has a unique purpose and that relentless love & passion we can overflow in our lives if we choose to pursue that purpose.

Along with her husband, singer/songwriter Chico Johnson, Danielle runs boutique production house CheekyMac Productions who have recently premiered Beyond The Fire on Network 10 - a 7 part documentary series dedicated to Gippsland's unsung heroes as they recreate life from the ashes after the Black Summer Bushfire Crisis. In late 2019 they released Behind The Sash - a 10 part humanitarian series currently available on AACTV & Virgin Inflight entertainment. 

Parents to three beautiful children Jason, River & Nevaeh, Chico & Danielle continue on the pursuit of truth & revelation through music, TV and film, enjoy travelling with their family and plenty of adventure.

Socials:

Website - Danielle McAlpine Johnson - https://www.daniellemcalpinejohnson.com/

FB - Danielle Johnson - https://www.facebook.com/danielle.mcalpinejohnson

Insta - daniellemcalpinejohnson

CheekyMac Productions

Website - CheekyMac Productions - https://www.cheekymac.com/

Insta - cheekymacproductions

FB - CheekyMac Productions - https://www.facebook.com/cheekymacproductions/

Youtube - CheekyMac Productions - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZOPd7A-wBXKNwQ14VQyElw

Behind the Sash

Website - Behind the Sash - https://behindthesashtv.com/

Insta - behindthesashofficial

Beyond the Fire

Website - Beyond the Fire - https://www.beyondthefire.tv/

Insta - beyondthefire.tv

FB -  Beyond the Fire  - https://www.facebook.com/beyondthefire.tv

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Gippsland Times

The Sanctuary - Mallacoota

Gippsland Lakes Complete Health

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Victoria Lioznyansky teaches introverted entrepreneurs and business professionals how to overcome their fear of public speaking and become confident, compelling, captivating speakers.

After moving to the US from Russia more than 25 years ago with limited English, Victoria overcame her own crippling fear of public speaking to build several businesses, teach in a variety of industries, and speak in front of small and large audiences. 

She appeared on Fox Morning News and has been featured in numerous publications, including CBS, NBC, Houston Chronicle and BizWest Media.

Taking her own experiences of going from scared to sought-after speaker, Victoria founded Brilliant Speakers Academy®, an online public speaking coaching program for anyone struggling with the fear of public speaking on and off stage.

She also owns Nutty Scientists of Houston, a passion project about inspiring kids to fall in love with science, which she grew to #1 Nutty Scientists franchise in the United States.

 Victoria holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and is currently completing a Master of Arts Degree in Communications and Media Technologies. She lives in Houston with her husband and two sons.

Socials:

Website - https://www.byvictorial.com/

FB - Victoria Lioznyansky

LinkedIn -  Victoria Lioznyansky

Insta - byvictorial

Youtube - Victoria Lioznyansky

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Patti Dobrowolski is a nationally acclaimed comic performer, high performance business consultant, and 4-time TEDx speaker. 

She is also the author of two books:

 9 Tips to Up Your Creative Genius

Drawing Solutions: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your Life

Patti works with teams at all levels to up their creative genius and capture their vision and strategy into huge, beautiful visuals with everyone from small/medium business owners to global clients Nike, Starbucks, Microsoft, amazon and the Gates Foundation. 

She is known for her high energy, quick wit and commitment to helping people and businesses achieve their goals.

Socials:

Website - https://www.upyourcreativegenius.com/

Website (courses) - https://www.creativegeniusyou.com/

FB - Up your Creative Genius  https://www.facebook.com/upyourcreativegenius

Insta - upyourcreativegenius

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patti-dobrowolski-532368/

Mentions:

Robin Sharma - The 5am Club (20/20/20 Rule)  https://www.robinsharma.com/book/the-5am-club

Hoffman Le Roche pharmaceutical   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoffmann-La_Roche

Draw Your Future class free code - DYFFREE

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Monika Krimendahl & Rick Hayhurst, are the co-founders of BlitzBe, a Digital Media Company helping Entrepreneurs make the world better by creating currency through traffic and connections.

BlitzBe, the umbrella brand, is simply the experience we’re all having each and everyday.   

The Blitz: hurrying, racing, deadlines, etc.  and the Be: rest, balance, breath, centering. 

BlitzBe comprises 3 main areas:

BlitzBe Integrative Lifestyle Directory with over 20,000 members, ShopBlitzBe, which provides a variety of organic products, and BlitzBe Marketing

Monika and Rick have also created The Gold Rush Summit, A Movement That Transforms Lives.

BlitzBe and The Gold Rush Summit are the result of Monika and Rick journeying down their own healing paths to discover the joy of supporting others in their Big Dreams! 

In their words “Healing is simply about improvement on any level. Manual Therapies, Yoga, Meditation, Coaching, Spa Life, Education, Activism have all created the crescendo that has culminated in the creation of a movement.”

Monika and Rick are committed to bringing healing to a world that needs it!

Socials:

FB - The Gold Rush Summit

Websites:

BlitzBe Marketing 

BlitzBe Integrative Lifestyle Directory

ShopBlitzBe

The Gold Rush Summit 

Mentions:

Matt Langdon / Hero Round Table

Trav Bell (The Bucket List Guy)

Jane Sahhar started as a Secondary school English teacher, who noticed how many teenagers wore headphones as the ultimate accessory. Her move to co-founding ‘Friendie’ with her husband Phil, came after a realisation that 2 children and just 1 iPad is not great math!

It all started with an audio splitter so the kids could connect two headphones to one iPad and share music and movies on the go. After purchasing a splitter for an exorbitant price, Jane and Phil looked at it and thought, “We could do this better. We could produce these. These are useful, small, simple yet powerful. They are marketable and could be made to look beautiful.” 

And they embarked on a side hustle start up journey of brand creation, marketing from scratch, product creation, challenges, setbacks and triumphs. They became addicted!

Jane and Phil then noticed a gap in the market for the perfect headphones. There was nothing to compliment the splitters, which were now very successful. There were no high-end, sportsluxe headphones that were on trend, fashion forward and versatile with great sound. 

Step two for Friendie was to embark on a new journey of creation and produce headphones, which opened the door for more opportunities...and some pretty big leaps of faith…and the rest is history. 

Friendie has been featured on the runway at Melbourne Fashion Week, pictured in glossy magazines and online, as well as being proud partners of Miss Universe Australia in 2020 and 2021. As a company, they are determined to give back to the community and Jane’s proudest moment of 2020 was running a “Friendie for Beyond Blue” campaign. Friendie donated headphones to those in need, asking customers to simply “Pay What You Can”, with profits going to Beyond Blue.

From a business born in their own home in country Victoria, and which begun literally in their lounge room, co-founders Jane and Phil now run a hugely successful company boasting a range of Bluetooth headphones, audio sunglasses, speakers and accessories.

But Jane will still tell you that her greatest achievements are their kids, Thomas and Charlotte.

Socials:

Website - https://www.friendie.com.au/

FB - friendie  https://www.facebook.com/sharewithfriendie

Insta - friendie_audio

LinedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janesahharfriendie/

Mentions:

Start Up Gippsland

Sophie Cachia 

House of White 

Erika McInerney

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Tommy Walker is a Mindset, Business and Life Coach, and better known as ‘The Mind Engineer’. 

He started his entrepreneurial journey more than 21 years ago, and has endured many struggles, but the past 10 years has seen Tommy’s success transform as a result of studying and working on the mind.

He has created 2 successful businesses, focusing mainly on the mindset and has reached more than 120 thousand people and has been invited to offer lectures around the world.

He has combined the best practices in the world, mixing the entrepreneurial journey and mindset, to develop Rapid Transformational Reprogramming™, combining coaching, neuroscience, inner child connection, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence. 

Tommy is the author of ‘Mindset Secrets’, and the founder of ‘Unleashing Your Mindset For Success’.

He is now living his dream life, with his wife and kids in the mountains.

Socials:

Website: https://www.unleashingyourmindset.com/

FB - Tommy Walker (The Mind Engineer)

LinkedIn - Tommy Walker - The Mind Engineer 

Book - Mindset Secrets

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Celestine Prophecy (book)

Aisha Alim is an empowerment coach, speaker, consultant, mentor, facilitator and now a published author. 

Born in country Victoria, Aisha was raised in a domestically violent home, experiencing multiple forms of abuse and leading to a life of anxiety and severe depression. Aisha has also endured more than 40 surgeries.

A mother, former primary school teacher, Aisha became trained in life coaching including Meta Dynamics, NLP, and Mental Health First Aid. Aisha is also trained in body language, learning from world renowned experts, Greg Hartley and Scott Rouse.

In 2017 she turned her attention specifically to life coaching and facilitating adult workshops, with a passion in helping people find their purpose, overcome fear and develop confidence. She takes a very balanced view of things and believes true authenticity comes from experience and a willingness to learn.

With over twenty-five years’ experience, she aims to take her workshops worldwide to audiences seeking to better themselves and welcomes the opportunity to do so. She is heavily involved in her local community with a particular interest in teaching dance and umpiring hockey, as well as serving on a local committee. 

Aisha’s hope is that every person walks away from her workshops feeling empowered and ready to change their lives by implementing her tried and tested tools. 

During lockdown in 2020, Aisha wrote her first book It’s All Within You - a book not just for confidence, but a book for life.

Socials:

Website - aishaalim.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aisha-alim-265315201/

FB - https://www.facebook.com/Aisha-Alim-Coaching-Solutions-105232071133341/

Insta - Aisha Alim Coaching Solutions  @aishajalim

Book launch: 12th March - Traralgon

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=713697&