Life Lessons

Happy Christmas!

For the 2023 Christmas show Benny Wallington is back to update us on the progress of his book and the reboot of 101 Tokens.

We share a beer at the podcast bar, discuss some of the more popular events of 2023 and also get into our Naughty and Nice lists.

Join Benny and I as we welcome Christmas with a slightly less well organised than usual show.

Season 3 is a wrap.

Well over 9 hours of insights and perspectives from amazing people.

Kim McNamara; Forensic Scientist and top 0.5% podcast supporter joins me to review all of Season 3.

We cover every episode, drawing out our big learnings whilst debating the future of under productive chickens.

Thank you for all your support. It means so much.

Season 4 starts next week.

Steven Eugene Kuhn is a powerhouse of a human that created the life he deserved through self belief, hard work and always increasing the value of everything he is involved in.

Steven is a business leader, turnaround specialist, connector and author.

He is now focussed on mentoring ambitious individuals who want to take their career or life to the next level.

Join me as I explore with Steven how he created this life and what we can all replicate.

To connect with Steven:

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

Stephen McCarthy is an expert in recruiting Data and Analytics roles in Brisbane. But that wasn't always his life.

A talented football player in his youth; a series of injuries forced a re-evaluation of his future. What came next was a pivot into sports science, which then opened up an opportunity to become a scout for English Premier League club, Manchester United.

I loved this conversation where I got a glimpse behind the curtain of the beautiful game, learning about what it takes to be a scout, the business models of large and small clubs and what it is like to eat pizza at Roy Keane's house.

Join me as I explore the amazing world of football with Stephen.

Phil Wolffe is a workplace wellbeing specialist at Kinex Health. He works with organisations to upskill their people so they can be healthy and well under any circumstance.

He does this whilst also helping the organisation to optimise their circumstances to make it easier for their people to be healthy and well.

I became aware of Phil's work when he shared some confronting statistics online covering just how many people in a typical workplace are hurting.

Join me as I explore with Phil what we, and organisations can do better to make sure we manage our health early before we go off the tracks.

To connect with Phil to learn more:

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

https://kinexhealth.com.au/

Simon Petie is the founder and director of Escalate Consulting, specialists in business resilience.

After drifting out of high school and into the arts, Simon unexpectedly found himself joining the Australian Defence Force. Here he learned some critical lessons that turned him from drifter to top performer, seeing him rise up the ranks as an officer and leader in the Army.

In this episode we dig deep into some formative experiences, shaping the leader he is today and chart his path through the military to a rapidly growing business focussed on 'not business as usual'.

Join me as I uncover key takeaways around self reflection, change, growth and how corporations can manage crisis better.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-petie-90061ba3/

https://www.escalateconsulting.com.au/

Lisa Blair is a remarkable human who won't take no for an answer. She has always set herself huge challenges, figuring out how to complete them later.

After a summer job as a hostess on a sailing boat in Australia's Whitsundays, Lisa was captivated by the thought of sailing. Ever curious, she quickly learned more and more about boats and sailing, leading to a course change in her life and a goal to become a solo sailor.

Lisa has since clocked up more than 50,000 nautical miles of ocean sailing and amassed a wealth of world records.

Join me as I explore with Lisa what drives her, how she 'figures it out', the morality of risking her life and the brilliant citizen science work she has completed along the way.

https://lisablairsailstheworld.com/

https://www.facebook.com/LisaBlairSailstheWorld/

https://www.instagram.com/lisablairsailstheworld/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-blair-9a327728/

Matthew Garvey has been providing immigration expertise for 27 years, enabling thousands of people to build new lives in new countries.

From starting and scaling a migration business with partners from all 'four corners' of the world, we discuss changes in migration trends over three decades along with the importance of migration to growing economies.

Moving country is a huge undertaking. To get it right you need both expertise and empathy along the way.

Join me as I learn about the many facets of international migration and how to maximise your chances of success.

To get in contact with Matthew:

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

Chris McGowan is a business founder and creator with a desire to do things differently. Partnering with an A Team of tech innovators, he is focussed on providing heroic tech outcomes for visionary leaders.

He is also a podcaster, launching his ThunderCast the same week as this podcast. Seemed like a great reason to talk tech, podcasting and content creation!

Join me as I learn why podcasting, and what it takes to build a tech startup.

To get in contact with Chris:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mcgowan-55a2301/

https://thunderlabs.com.au/

Peter Whitlam is an experienced executive leader that has delivered across the full spectrum of IT organisations. He is currently delivering project services for some of the UK's most important government organisations.

A resilient leader who has seen it all. The pandemic caught him off guard and during and intense period of work he hit the wall.

Finding recovery in walking, Peter challenged himself to a 100km ultra. Thinking he may have bit off more than he could chew, he found new limits, successfully completing the challenge and raising money for the Campaign Against Living Miserably at the same time.

Join me as I learn about delivering IT critical services and tapping into personal resilience.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-whitlam-4719422/