Daniel Hetrelazis went from homeless at 13. Kicked out of three schools, sleeping in abandoned houses. To owning seven dental practices and multiple businesses.

In this episode of The Open Tab, he opens up about the mindset that got him there, and doesn't hold back. We get into self-esteem, going against the grain, the friends you have to cut off to level up, cold-calling your way to your first dollar, why you should want haters, and what he believes it really takes to be a high-performance man.

One of the most raw, unfiltered conversations we've had on the show.

  In this episode:

  • Growing up in poverty and clawing his way out

  • Why haters are a barometer for your success

  • The two voices in your head — and which one to feed

  • The people you have to cut off to grow

  • How to rebuild your confidence from zero

  • Cold-calling, hustle, and building a business

  • "You can be liked or effective — not both"

  • If you died today, would you be happy?

Cayden Ryan sat down for four hours and didn't hold back. We get into money, jealousy, faith, lust, the mines, conspiracy theories, and what it actually takes to be happy. One of the realest conversations we've had on the show.

EP. 03 — "Take It Away."

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No studio. No script. Just a plastic table on the street in Grenfell, and a completely honest hour with Steph Cooke, the Member for Cootamundra.

Steph never planned to go into politics. She put her hand up for a brutal 2017 by-election, didn't expect to win… and then she did.

In this unscripted conversation we get into the 4:35am starts, what it actually takes to serve 177 towns across an area the size of Switzerland, why she solves problems WITH people instead of FOR them, and the moment it all nearly didn't happen.

It's raw, it's real, and somewhere in the middle of a festival with the microphones sliding off the table, it gets genuinely emotional.

This is The Open Tab. Real conversations with everyday people about life, work, and what gets them up in the morning.

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Hosted by Max Reid in Forbes, NSW. Recorded raw, edited honest. No flexing, no filler.

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