S2E27b – H Hour with Hawks – An Interview with Ben and Tim

Part B of the interview by Simon Hawken (‘Hawks’) with Ben and Tim. Hawks had the misfortune of working for Tim and then Ben in a light infantry battalion in Townsville. Hawks knows them well and so it makes sense that this would turn the interview around and have him interview Ben and Tim.

We talk families and fathers.  Joining the military and their days as junior officers in a light infantry battalion. It’s the personal stories of Ben and Tim as they reminisce.

Intelligence Summary (INTSUM)

01:13       Tim’s first impressions of the SAS.

04:12       Tim’s operational tour in Sierra Leone.

09:30       Raising the East Coast Counter Terrorist capability.

10:50       Ben’s first impressions of the SAS.

14:00       Challenges of a high-performance environment and into seizing the MV TAMPA.

19:00       The SAS Squadron heads Into Papua New Guinea.

36:00       Caring for soldiers on the modern battlefield.

41:00       Allegations against the SAS…. more discussion.

49:50       Ben talks about being the Commanding Officer of the SAS…. what it was like.

52:00       Life after uniform- Tim into Afghanistan and Dubai.

1:00:00    Ben’s time in a full time MBA

1:01:30    How Ben and Tim re-joined forces in Mettle Global.

1:05:50    Ben and Tim’s differences.

1:07:00    Ben and Tim’s philosophies in business and about business and life.

1:09:00    Page 1 of the Prospectus…. What’s the yardstick and point of calibration?

1:11:00    Talking deeper on life’s philosophies.

1:15:30    Talking COVID strategies and insights on crisis management.

1:19:50    Hawks ask: ‘What would you do over if there is anything that you could change?’

1:24:00    Hawks provide his debrief on Ben and Tim

Music

Thanks to all our artists who allow us use of their music. In this episode:

The Externals – available on Spotify