Performance Starts Within

What happens when you’re 20 years old, you lose the person you’ve always relied on, and suddenly you’re expected to figure out what comes next?

I sat down with Brock from In-House Plants for a conversation about his dad, motocross, business, family and the hard things that have shaped the person he is today.

Brock grew up racing motocross from the age of five, eventually competing professionally in stadiums around Australia. His dad was beside him throughout that journey, and when Brock walked away from racing at 18, they moved into their next chapter together.

Then Brock lost him.

At 20, life changed very quickly.

There’s a moment Brock shares about the days after his dad died that captures what it feels like when the person you’d normally call for the answer suddenly isn’t there.

And from there, we get into what happens when life hands you responsibilities you never expected to carry yet.

Years later, that same willingness to look at something unfamiliar and think I can figure this out would show up again in a completely different way.

It eventually led Brock to build In-House Plants, an indoor plant hire business now working across residential properties, commercial spaces, weddings and events.

And the way that business started is one of my favourite parts of the conversation.

Brock describes himself as slightly delusional and I think there’s something in that.

We talk about:

- Brock’s motocross career and the relationship he built with his dad through racing

- Losing his dad at 20 and having life change almost overnight

- What hard experiences taught him about empathy, resilience and other people

- Figuring out what comes next when you don’t feel ready for what’s in front of you

- The unexpected opportunity that eventually became In-House Plants

- Why Brock now deliberately chooses to do hard things

This is one of those conversations that starts with the business someone has built and takes you back through the experiences that shaped the person who built it.

Because there’s always more behind what we see from the outside.

And Brock’s story is worth hearing.

Find Brock & In-House Plants

In-House Plants provides indoor plant hire and maintenance for homes, commercial spaces, property styling, weddings and events.

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About your host

Tash Miller is a Marketing Partner, storyteller and founder of The 100 Stories Project, capturing the stories, experiences and ideas behind the people and businesses we see from the outside.

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I sat down with Pip from Premier Team Building to talk about workplace culture, leadership and what actually happens when businesses get their people wrong.

Pip is a leadership and culture coach who believes there’s no such thing as a “good” or “bad” culture. There’s only culture that’s fit for purpose.

And this conversation goes well beyond team-building days and office perks.

Pip shares his own experience of spending almost 20 years in an organisation he loved, only to eventually walk away when the culture changed.

We talk about what that experience taught him, why losing great people costs businesses far more than their salary, and what leaders can actually do to create environments where people want to stay.

We talk about:

• The real cost of losing good employees
• Why there’s no such thing as a good or bad culture
• Hiring people who actually fit the culture you’re building
• Why great employees don’t automatically make great leaders
• Creating safety within a team
• Why knowing your people matters more than expensive perks
• Team building vs team bonding and why they’re not the same thing
• Asking for employee feedback — and actually doing something with it
• Why “clear is kind” when it comes to difficult conversations
• Pip’s own experience of leaving a culture that had once felt like home
• How leaders can intentionally build a culture that’s fit for where the business is going

Whether you lead two people or 200, this conversation is a good reminder that culture isn’t something you fix with one team-building afternoon.

It’s something you’re building every day.

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For years, people told Cody Carroll from Pronto Junk that his dad would be proud of him.

But Cody knew there was a period of his life where that wasn’t true.

At 19, Cody was on his way towards the professional football career he’d dreamed about since he was a kid. Then his dad was diagnosed with stage four cancer and passed away.

Cody lost more than his dad. He lost a huge part of his identity.

What followed were years of depression, gambling, drugs and partying, until Cody reached a point where he knew something had to change.

In this conversation, Cody shares what it took to start rebuilding his life, getting professional help, understanding his addictions and triggers, and learning that recovery wasn’t always a straight line.

We also talk about becoming a dad himself to Hudson, the kind of man he wants his son to grow up watching, and how supporting his partner Jess through postpartum depression and anxiety changed the way he approached both family and business.

We talk about:

• Losing his dad and the identity he’d built around football
• Depression, gambling, drugs, alcohol and seeking professional help
• Relapse, recovery and changing the people and environments around him
• Learning to make himself proud first
• Fatherhood and becoming a role model for Hudson
• Jess’s experience with postpartum depression and anxiety
• Stepping away from the tools and how it helped Pronto Junk grow
• Why empathy, giving back and zero judgement sit at the heart of Pronto Junk

There’s a lot in this conversation about grief, addiction, fatherhood, business and starting again.

But perhaps the biggest shift for Cody was this:

At first, he wanted to make his dad proud. Now, he wants to make himself proud first.

Find Cody & Pronto Junk

Instagram: @theprontojunkteam
Facebook: The Pronto Junk Team
Website: www.theprontojunkteam.com.au

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This episode includes discussion of grief, depression, gambling, drug and alcohol addiction, suicidal thoughts, postpartum depression and recovery. Cody and Jess are sharing their personal experiences, not providing medical advice.

I sat down with Sarah Scully-Leaf in Bali to talk about PTSD, nervous system regulation, capacity and what can happen when we stop trying to think our way through everything.

This was a personal conversation for both of us, with Sarah sharing her own experience with PTSD, chronic pain and people pleasing, alongside my experience of PTSD after leaving the Police and the work Sarah and I have been doing together.

We talk about:

• Why Sarah describes your nervous system as a personal security system

• PTSD, trauma and the limitations we both experienced with talk therapy

• What it actually means to expand your capacity

• Breathwork, somatic work and hypnotherapy

• People pleasing, boundaries and learning to handle discomfort

• Self-trust and making decisions without constantly seeking validation

• The small choices that can show us just how much we’ve changed

• Why Sarah believes life can become greater than we imagine

Find Sarah

Instagram: @sarahscullyleaf

Website: https://sarahscullyleaf.com

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Tash Miller is a Marketing Partner, storyteller and founder of The 100 Stories Project; a project capturing 100 people, 100 conversations and 100 stories worth remembering.

After a career in Policing, building businesses and navigating PTSD, motherhood and starting again, Tash became passionate about capturing the stories we too often leave untold.

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If I died tomorrow, how much would my three-year-old son actually remember about me?

That question has been sitting with me for a while.

Archie is only 3 years. And while he’d have photos and people around him who could tell him stories about his mum, the reality is there would probably only be little glimmers of his own memories of me.

One day, he might Google my name.

And if he does, I want him to find me.

My stories, my words, my voice.

The things I believed in. The businesses I built. My time in the police. The hard stuff. The funny stuff. How I met his dad. The things I learnt and the things I’d want him to know about his mum.

It started with me writing a book for Archie filled with 100 of those stories.

And somewhere along the way, I realised how many other people have stories sitting inside them that have never been captured either.

That became The 100 Stories Project.

A mission to sit down with 100 people and capture the stories, experiences and knowledge that might otherwise never be told.

In this solo episode, I share the story behind the project, why Archie is such a big part of it, what I’m building next and the conversations you can expect over the next 100 episodes.

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If you’re building a business and know you have more stories, experience and expertise to share, I’m also opening the doors to TRUSTED™ The Brand-Building Mastermind.

TRUSTED™ is for business owners who want to build a brand that reflects the level they’re stepping into through stronger marketing, better content and getting their ideas in front of more of the right people.

If you’d like to know more about TRUSTED™, DM me TRUSTED at @iamtashmiller.

About your host

Tash Miller is a Marketing Partner, storyteller and founder of TRUSTED™ The Brand-Building Mastermind and The 100 Stories Project.

After a career in Policing and years building businesses and helping business owners with their marketing, Tash now helps experts turn their stories, knowledge and experience into brands people know, trust and choose.

Through The 100 Stories Project, she’s on a mission to capture 100 people, 100 conversations and 100 stories worth remembering.

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In this episode, I sit down with Emma and Susan from Set for School to unpack what being “school ready” actually means.

With my son Archie getting closer to school age, this was a personal conversation about the things many parents wonder about confidence, independence, separation, big emotions and whether we’re doing enough to prepare our kids.

We talk about:

• Why school readiness is about more than academics

• Building confidence, independence and resilience

• Separation anxiety and big emotions

• Simple ways to prepare your child at home

• The everyday skills that build fine motor strength and independence

• When to start thinking about school readiness

• Why parents should trust their instincts

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Instagram: @setforschoolsyd

Book a free trial: www.setforschool.com.au

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Tash Miller is a Marketing Partner, storyteller and founder of The 100 Stories Project capturing 100 people, 100 conversations and 100 stories worth remembering.

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What does it actually look like behind the scenes of a business hitting $1 million in revenue?

I sat down with Damien Jones, founder of Pumped Plumbing, to talk about the growth, pressure and lessons that don’t always make it onto social media.

We talk about:- Hitting $1M in business this year and the struggles nobody really talks about

- Growing up with parents who ran restaurants and what it taught him about business and customer experience

- Building a team that feels more like family, while still balancing leadership and camaraderie

- How showing the real behind-the-scenes of Pumped Plumbing on social media has helped attract new talent

- Why being genuine online has become such an important part of their brand

- Navigating life as a dad, business owner and soon-to-be husband

- The things Damien does to stay fresh, look after himself and keep growing

Find Damien & Pumped Plumbing:

Website: https://www.pumpedplumbing.com

Instagram: @pumpedplumbing96

The 100 Stories Project

We’re on a mission to capture 100 stories that matter. The ideas, experiences, lessons and moments that shaped people’s lives and deserve to be heard.

Because some stories can build businesses. Some can change the way someone thinks. Some might help a person going through the same thing. And some become part of the legacy we leave behind.

100 people, 100 conversations, 100 stories worth remembering.

Want to share yours?

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About your host:

Tash Miller is a Marketing Partner, former Creative Director and founder of The 100 Stories Project. She helps remarkable people become known for what they know, using strategy, stories and conversations to build trust, create impact and leave something behind.

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This episode honestly felt like sitting down with a friend and having one of those conversations that shifts something deep inside you.

In this episode, I sit down with Annelise McCarthy, known online as Her Speaking Coach, to unpack self-talk, identity, confidence, people pleasing, performance, and the journey of becoming the woman you were always meant to be.

We talk about:

- overcoming negative self-talk

- rebuilding identity outside of achievement

- perfectionism, burnout, and people pleasing

- learning to trust yourself

- using your voice- solo travel, solo dating, and self-worth

- creativity, performance, and self-expression

- what happens when you stop living for external validation

Annelise shares her journey from law and teaching into entrepreneurship, the inner work that changed her life, and the moment she finally felt like she truly saw herself for the first time.

This conversation is emotional, powerful, funny, healing, and deeply honest.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, struggled with confidence, or felt like you’ve spent years becoming who everyone else needed you to be… this episode is for you.

Hope you enjoy xx

You can find Annelise

IG @theannelisemccarthy

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www.herspeakingcoach.com

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Summary ⤵️

This episode is your permission slip to stop forcing one “purpose” and start living like you have nine lives. If you’ve been overthinking every decision, scared to pivot, or worried you’ll disappoint people by changing direction, this will shift how you see your path.

Instead of trying to get it right forever, you’ll learn how to live this chapter well and trust that you can evolve.

What you’ll learn:

1️⃣ Why the “one purpose” idea can keep you stuck, overthinking, and afraid to move

2️⃣ How the nine lives mindset makes pivots feel like chapters, not failures

3️⃣ The real cost of staying in roles that no longer fit

4️⃣ Why clarity comes from movement, not waiting

5️⃣ How to release pressure and stop comparing your path to others

6️⃣ A simple reframe to help you choose your next step from where you are now

Resources and links:

Podcast: Performance Starts Within

Instagram: @iamtashmiller | @performancestartswithin

Website: tashmiller.com.au

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1️⃣ Last November I Was Broken - https://youtu.be/2nAZbgmgrmk

2️⃣ My 2026 Business & Marketing Predictions - https://youtu.be/aDONp6rFNvw

3️⃣ The Jump From $10k to $20k - https://youtu.be/ex1oarX0B5A

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Summary ⤵️Recording from Ubud, Bali, I share a deeply personal reset, turning a hard season into a rebirth. From hypnotherapy and breathwork to rewriting old stories, this episode walks through the inner work that cleared resistance and how that unlocked bold action, new offers, published writing, and the Simplify to Scale mastermind modules recorded in one week.

🎬 What you’ll learn:
1️⃣ Why healing seasons matter, turning grief, rejection, and “not chosen” stories into grounded momentum.2️⃣ Mindset vs. body, when weekly coaching hits its limit and nervous system work, hypno plus breathwork, takes over.3️⃣ The resistance removal effect, how one session can unlock decisive action, pivoting plans and shipping projects.4️⃣ Radical self honesty, choosing what you actually want, even when it costs more, without guilt or shame.5️⃣ A simple 12 month reframing, how tiny 1 percent upgrades compound into a completely different life and business.6️⃣ Bringing it back to business, using inner work to show up on camera, sell with conviction, and build offers that stick.

🧠 Resources and links mentioned:
Bali behind the scenes and villa tag, see IG stories

Podcast: Performance Starts Within, new episodes every Friday
Instagram: @iamtashmiller | @performancestartswithin
Website: tashmiller.com.au
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In this channel, I’m documenting how I’m building a stupidly simple $100K+ coaching business, and showing other coaches how to do the same.

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Each week, I share:

1. Real behind the scenes of launches, marketing systems, and mindset shifts.

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3. Strategy deep dives on consistency, sustainable scaling, and life first business.

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What to watch next:
1️⃣ My 2026 Business and Marketing Predictions → https://youtu.be/aDONp6rFNvw
2️⃣ The Jump From $10k to $20k → https://youtu.be/ex1oarX0B5A
3️⃣ I’ve Spent Over 100K On My Mindset → https://youtu.be/F7zgXost-jI