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Founder and CEO of "The PodSpot", Dave Matthews has lived an exciting life. 
From humble beginnings working at "The ChookHouse" a chicken shop in the North Brisbane Area, through to Events Planning and Management for the Irwin Family at Australia Zoo, Dave went on to garner many accolades as he spearheaded the Flagship Morning Radio Show Dave, Sam and Ash on 91.1 FM on the Sunshine Coast. 
After an almost 20 year career on the air, Dave left radio and has found great success in the Podcast space with both his own 2 minute Podcast "Brushy" he hosts with his daughter and founding his own podcast company, The Podspot.  

Host: @jacobturner.eth
Insta: @thelifelidpodcast
Dave: @hidavematthews
Brushy: @brushy.club
Podspot: www.thepodspot.com.au

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Major Heston Russel Retired, spent an almost 20 year career in the Australian Defence Force, the vast majority of which within the Elite 2nd Commando Regiment, one of Australia's Top Tier Special Forces Units.
He's seen deployments to East Timor with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment and then multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq with 2CDO.

in 2020 Heston and the soldiers of November Platoon, 2nd Commando Regiment were accused of War Crimes, by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Heston subsequently took them to Court, ultimately winning a Defemation Lawsuit against them.

Host: @jacobturner.eth
Insta: @thelifelidpodcast
Heston: @hestonrussell 

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Aaron Shore is a Veteran of the British Armed Forces, having served 12 years across various units both as a full time soldier and a reservist. Leaving the Military he moved into Film as a Background Artist, Assistant Director, Armourer and Grip, with his first ever day on a film set being on the Infamous Game Of Thrones. 
Most recently Aaron was a contestant on the Reality Dating Show, F*** Boy Island. 

Host: @jacobturner.eth
Insta: @thelifelidpodcast
Aaron: @aaron_shore
FASTT: @fastt.official

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Dan Ewing, originally from the Northern Beaches of NSW, is an Australian Actor and Father. 

Blasting onto the scene as Heath Braxton, one of the "River Boys" on the renowned Australian Soap Home and Away, Dan has since moved on to Feature films such as "Love and Monsters", "Occupation: Rainfall",  "Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism" and also featured in the hit Australian Realty Show, "SAS: Australia". 

Host: @jacobturner.eth
Insta: @thelifelidpodcast
Dan: @_danewing 

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Nazir Barakzai is an Afghani-Australian, growing up in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, he relocated to Australia after having serrved as a Translator with Coalition Forces during the 20+ year conflict in Afghanistan. 


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Steven served for 6 years in the Australian Defence Force as an Infantry soldier in the 5th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, deploying to East Timor and Afghanistan as part of Combat Team Delta on Mentoring Task Force 2 (MTF-2). 

Growing up in Witness Protection gave Steven a very different upbringing and view of the world, where he later, after his military career turned to meditation. 

Steven also had his artwork "The Impossible Situp" shown in the Australian War Memorial as part of the Napier Waller Art Prize Exhibition. Link Below.
https://www.awm.gov.au/sites/default/files/steven-bostock-the-impossible-sit-up-challenge-2024.jpeg 

Host: @jacobturner.eth
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SUS YouTube: https://youtube.com/@soldiersundersuspension?si=5q0uLi3w_HffYbVm 

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Fred Ogoti is a Kenyan migrant, having moved to Australia in order to study IT and to make a better life for himself. A devoted husband and father, Fred is also a published Author of the biographical novel "Echos of the Heart" available on Amazon now.

Host: @jacobturner.eth
Insta: @thelifelidpodcast
Fred:  @bufguy  
Book: https://amzn.asia/d/aM9qcjO

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Wes "H" Hennessey spent over 20 years serving in the Australian Army, the majority of which was seen serving in the Elite 2nd Commando Regiment, one of Australia's Top Tier Special Forces Units, eventually rising to the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2 as a CSM (Company Sergeant Major) in that same unit.
His service saw him deployed to Somalia, East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Wes has now found a far simpler life working the land and livestock, getting back to his roots and trying to connect with a more balanced life.

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Host: @jacobturner.eth
Podcast: @thelifelidpodcast
Wes: @seven.horses.co 

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Hailing from New Zealand, Daniel Goodwin is a Brisbane based Actor and Podcaster, host of the "Going Deep With Dan Good" Podcast.

Host: @jacobturner.eth
Podcast: @thelifelidpodcast
Dan: @dan___good
Pod: @goingdeepwithdangood

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Isaac Daly is a father of 4 and the Host of the No. 1 Spearfishing Podcast in the world "Noob Spearo".

Hailing from New Zealand, he speaks about the journey over to Australia, his young life and experiences playing in a band, the tolls a divorce can take on a man, time spent abroad teaching English in China, the struggles of being part of a "blended" family, and his love for the art / sport of Spearfishing.


Host: @jacobturner.eth
Podcast: @thelifelidpodcast
Noob Spearo: @noobspearo 
Website: https://hype.co/@noobspearo