John is a Co-Director of Trevor's Carpets Willetton and shares the realities of running a busy flooring business. He discusses the pressures of day to day operations, leading a team, solving constant challenges and why creating a fun, family oriented workplace helps in a high stress environment. John also explains why he believes relationship based selling delivers the best results, how he competes against national flooring chains and why follow ups and high pressure sales tactics aren't always the best way to win customers. He also reflects on his unique career journey, from cleaning stores at Target and working as a storeman and laboratory technician, to building surfboards, selling door to door and being a sales manager, before eventually becoming a business owner.

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Trevors Carpets Willetton

https://trevorswilletton.com.au

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Daniel welcomes back Travis from SPARQ Fitness to break down the benefits of kids playing team sports and why they matter far beyond physical fitness.

The episode explores how sport helps build confidence, resilience and life skills that flow into work, relationships and everyday life. They contrast today’s screen heavy, sedentary lifestyle with the value of being outdoors, staying active and learning through competition, setbacks and challenges.

Daniel and Travis discuss the key lessons sport teaches in a controlled environment including discipline, consistency, accountability, emotional regulation, teamwork, leadership, handling pressure and working with people you may not always get along with. They also touch on the importance of community, belonging and cross cultural friendships, while challenging the growing focus on winning and participation trophies over development, effort, attitude and long term growth.

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SPARQ Fitness

https://sparqfitness.com.au/

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Amanda has spent nearly 30 years in freight forwarding and logistics, starting out as a runner moving shipping documents and cheques before progressing through import operations and key account management. She shares how the industry builds practical knowledge of geography and trade and how geopolitics and global conflicts impact shipping through vessel delays, rising insurance and bunker fuel costs and additional charges that ultimately flow to exporters and consumers. Amanda shares her journey of leaving a company after 28 years to launch End to End Logistics, supporting small and new importers. She speaks to the realities of starting a business, managing cash flow and sales and balancing it all with single parenting.

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End to End Logistics

https://www.endtoendlogistics.com.au/

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Lina through her practice Show Up Psychology supports children, teens and adults navigating neurodivergence. We explore neurodivergence across all life stages including late diagnosis particularly in females and why labels can be helpful despite stigma. She breaks down the shift toward neurodiversity affirming practice focusing on identity, accommodations and adapting environments rather than forcing neurotypical behaviour. The conversation dives into parenting and family dynamics including unlearning discipline styles, emotional regulation, repair and more collaborative relationships. Lina also explains PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) as an anxiety driven autism profile often misunderstood as defiance and shares practical approaches built on rapport, safety and co regulation. We talk about diagnosis waitlists, NDIS challenges, workplace flexibility and the importance of parent self-care.

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Show Up Phycology

https://showuppsychology.com.au/

Ross Greene

Pathological Demand Avoidance

Spoon Theory

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Cairo is the host of the Western Force “Full Force” podcast, co-host of "C0MMS" podcast, a former co-host of “Hories Tell Stories” and runs a content consultancy helping businesses and individuals build personal brands. He reflects on the workload of producing and editing a podcast while working FIFO as a scaffolder, the pressure of serving a large audience and the decision to ultimately step away. Cairo also unpacks his competitive identity shaped by his parents’ breakup, his move from Christchurch to Perth and the challenges of training for an Ironman.

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Cairo Takarangi

https://www.instagram.com/cairotakarangi/

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At nearly 44 years old, I’m preparing for my 33rd season of Rugby League. Not in a master’s or social comp, but in a full-contact, open-age first grade competition against players in their teens, 20s and 30s. This episode breaks down the reality of continuing to compete at that level. Not just physically, but mentally and logistically, while balancing family, business and life. There’s a bit on the training preparation required and recovery, but more importantly this is about challenging the stigma around playing sport in your 30s and 40s and asking a simple question…why stop if you’re still able? I dive into the benefits of team sport beyond fitness, accountability, discipline, connection and being part of something bigger than yourself. It also touches on mental health, purpose, leadership and the importance of role modelling for your kids. Showing through actions, not words, that you’re never too old to keep competing, improving and getting after it.

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Ed is a Youth Worker who spent a decade in rugby league development and coaching before shifting to working with disadvantaged youth. He describes working with highly traumatised young people in residential care and youth homelessness engagement hub environments. The realities of violence and critical incidents and why he values “walking alongside” clients rather than chasing quick wins. The conversation focuses on trauma-informed practice, especially Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, including how workers respond to escalation, build rapport and use post-incident “life space interviews” to create change. He also outlines his in-house Alcohol and Other Drugs support pilot within a low-threshold service model, arguing that flexible access, reduced barriers, and harm-reduction approaches improve engagement compared to rigid referral systems.

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Ret reflects on a turbulent 12 months that saw him living in Bali, surviving a serious scooter accident, navigating co-parenting his young daughter and facing the collapse of his fitness business, S30. S30 grew to 27 locations across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore before entering administration and liquidation, a rise and fall that delivered hard-earned lessons in leadership, ownership and resilience. With 15 years in the fitness industry, Ret shares his journey from New Zealand to personal training in Melbourne, then building franchises in Perth through F45. He details the critical role that community, culture and well-designed systems played in that time. Ret is now building Daawg Haus, an online platform grounded in structured training, strong personal standards and brotherhood. Its mission is simple: help men lead themselves better, so they can lead their families, careers and lives with strength, presence and integrity.

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Daawg Haus

https://www.instagram.com/daawg.haus/

Ret Hartley

https://www.instagram.com/ret_hartley/

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Kieran grew up the 10th of 12 kids in a rough and resource scarce environment where humour, solitude and strong sibling bonds became survival tools. That foundation shaped the man who went on to serve 14 years in the Australian Army, deploying five times as a combat engineer and draftsman before being unfairly dismissed amid the Defence email culture controversy. He shares how the reputational fallout damaged relationships and pushed him toward suicide, and how he rebuilt himself through Stoic philosophy, meditation and disciplined daily habits. We discuss trauma and mental health through a neuroscience lens, challenging why “just talk about it” does not work for everyone, particularly hyper masculine cohorts. Kieran unpacks how many mental health frameworks cherry pick psychology while overlooking biology and social context. Today, he researches institutional abuse at Flinders University, using qualitative interviews to identify themes such as betrayal and leadership abuse to help inform policy change.

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Kieran Toohey

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktoohey/

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Nikki and Carly dive into the complexities of eating disorders, the impact of diet culture, and our often-challenging relationship with food. With over 25 years’ experience as a dietitian, Nikki is the sports dietitian for the Australian artistic swimming team and a food therapist specialising in eating disorders. She shares her journey from sports dietetics to supporting clients in better understanding their relationship with food. Carly, a state gymnastics coach and member of the Australian gymnastics squad, has benefited from Nikki’s expertise and brings her own lived experience of recovery, along with the challenges of breaking long-ingrained habits. Together they explore societal pressures, the role of parents, and the implications of weight-loss medications.

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Nikki Cummings

https://optimalintake.com.au/

https://www.instagram.com/optimalintake/

Carly Shott

https://www.instagram.com/carly.shott/

https://www.instagram.com/ackrobats/

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Perth, Western Australia
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