SHFT POD

Dan and Erin sit down with Wade Tiller, Co-Founder and CEO of Hard Fizz, one of Australia’s fastest-growing beverage brands.

Wade shares the reality behind building a high-growth business, unpacking ambition, pressure, identity, and what it takes to keep pushing forward without losing yourself. It’s an honest conversation about success, drive, and redefining what “enough” really looks like.

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00:00 Intro to SHFT Podcast
01:15 Setting up the conversation
03:40 The tension between ambition and contentment
07:10 Why “more” isn’t always the answer
10:30 Internal drivers behind success
14:00 Identity and self-worth in achievement
18:20 The pressure to keep pushing forward
22:10 When ambition becomes unhealthy
26:00 Redefining what success looks like
30:00 The idea of “enough”
34:10 External vs internal validation
38:00 Slowing down without losing momentum
42:20 Practical ways to stay grounded
46:30 Seasons of growth vs seasons of rest
50:00 Perspective shifts that change everything
54:10 Final reflections
56:00 Closing thoughts

Dan and Erin sit down with Brett Viertel, former Coca-Cola GM with 30 years of leadership experience, now founder of Baylife Realty.

Brett shares his journey from starting on the ground floor at Coca-Cola to leading at the highest level, the lessons learned from high-performance leadership, and the reality of leaving corporate after decades. They unpack accountability, culture, resilience, and why backing yourself might be the biggest shift you can make.

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00:00 Intro to SHFT Podcast

01:10 Dan’s first experience working with Brett

05:30 Brett’s early career and life before Coca-Cola

09:30 Starting at Coca-Cola from the ground up

13:00 Transition from retail to supplier side

16:30 Coca-Cola culture and market dominance

20:30 Brett’s first leadership role

24:00 Early leadership challenges and lessons

28:30 High accountability and performance culture

32:00 The influence of Brett’s dad

37:00 Rising through Coca-Cola to General Manager

41:30 Redundancy, identity, and leaving corporate

46:30 Why staying too long in corporate can hurt you

50:00 Backing yourself and going into business

54:00 Entering real estate and starting again

58:00 What Brett took from corporate into business

1:02:00 Competing in a saturated real estate market

1:06:00 Authenticity and building trust with clients

1:10:00 Lessons from buying and selling property

1:14:00 Leadership advice and key principles

1:18:00 Final thoughts and advice for listeners

Dan and Erin dive into leadership, team culture, and the shift away from old-school leadership styles. They discuss accountability, building strong teams, the difference between A-players and B-players, and why communication is one of the most important leadership traits. They also explore how AI and technology may reshape the way leaders guide and support their teams in the future.

00:00 Intro to the SHFT Podcast
01:20 Dan’s Sydney trade show trip
04:00 New luxury client discussion
05:20 The gap in modern leadership
08:30 Why great workers don’t always make great leaders
11:10 The “old school” leadership mentality
15:00 Can anyone become a leader?
18:30 Leading by doing vs leading by telling
20:45 A-Players vs B-Players in teams
24:00 The role of culture and onboarding
27:00 Why clarity and context matter for employees
29:30 Rethinking performance reviews
33:30 Feedback culture in successful businesses
35:40 Traits of poor leadership
38:00 Leadership insecurity and knowledge sharing
41:20 What to do if your manager is a bad leader
45:30 Dan’s “why” behind leadership coaching
49:00 Work, family, and setting boundaries
52:00 Screens, kids, and modern distractions
55:30 AI and the future of leadership
59:00 The future of teams and human leadership
1:01:00 Wrapping up + future podcast guests

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In this episode, we sit down with Jason Wyatt, the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Marketplacer. Jason is the visionary behind some of the world’s most successful online marketplaces, including BikeExchange, but his approach to leadership is rooted in something much deeper than technology.We explore how his background in competitive sport shaped his "lean" business mentality and why he believes the best teams are built on resilience, compartmentalisation, and simply being a "good human". Now a resident of the Gold Coast, Jason shares his mission to foster a thriving local business community and why he’s betting big on the future of the region.0:00 – Welcome to Episode 2: Meeting Jason Wyatt.03:45 – The transition from Corporate Finance to Entrepreneurship.09:12 – Lessons from the field: How sport dictates Jason's leadership qualities.15:30 – The Marketplacer Story: Solving global problems through "frictionless" tech.22:15 – Why "Profit for Purpose" matters in the modern economy.28:40 – Beyond the Title: Jason’s daily habits, surf culture, and staying grounded.35:10 – Impact on the Gold Coast: Building a local legacy.42:00 – Closing thoughts and the "SHFT" of the week.

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Welcome to the very first episode of SHFT POD. Before we dive into conversations with some of the most influential leaders, we wanted to pull back the curtain on who we are. In this episode, your hosts Dan and Erin share their personal career journeys, the "lightbulb moment" that sparked this podcast, and why we believe the world needs a new perspective on leadership.

We aren't just looking at titles; we’re looking at the people behind them. Join us as we define what it means to SHFT leadership in a positive and impactful way.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

The Origin Story: How a conversation about corporate culture turned into SHFT POD.

Meet the Hosts: Dan and Erin’s and their backgrounds.

Beyond the Title: Unpacking the stories of the leaders beyond the title.

The Mission: Our goal to inspire the next generation of founders and leaders.

Giving Back: Why mental health for leaders is at the core of our business model.

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Get ready to shift.