Think Uncommon

Think Uncommon

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Think Uncommon episodes

  • Perry Cross | How His Purpose Overcomes His Paralysis

    Most people believe their life would stop the moment everything changed. Perry Cross proves the opposite.


    At 19, a rugby accident left Perry a C2 ventilated quadriplegic. In a single moment, the future he imagined disappeared, but where many would have accepted defeat, Perry chose purpose. He has since travelled the world, become a powerful advocate for people living with disabilities, and founded the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation, helping raise millions for spinal cord research and the search for a cure. His work also focuses on improving accessible housing, ensuring disability never limits how people live.

    In this episode of Think Uncommon, we explore resilience, responsibility, and the power of choosing how you respond to adversity. Perry’s story isn’t about tragedy, but the courage of a man who chooses every day to Think Uncommon.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Andrew Walker | They Took His Leg While He Slept

    On Christmas Day 2024, Andrew's 10/10 life took a dramatic and sudden turn. A small irritation turned out to be a monumental problem that required one solution - eradication. 


    In this episode Andrew tells the gut wrenching story of how his life was changed and he has spent every day since getting up and getting on with it with courage and tenacity that screams "this will not define me."

    1 hr 26 min
  • Gary Todd | When Fists Shape You

    International Best Seller, Gary Todd was a kid who was never meant to escape poverty.


    Growing up in a violent household in Dundee, Scotland, he watched everything he knew fall apart, and life became war. Carrying a knife in his pocket to protect himself from his violent father, Gary grew up fast. Gary has met practically every champion boxer over the years and interviewed them to find out what made them keep going when they had nothing left.

    His book, Annie's Boy, is a tale of how important the bond between a mother and her son is. This episode you will discover just what it takes to live in constant danger and come out, not hardened, but resilient.

    1 hr 22 min
  • Dave Oneeglio | The Price Of Patriotism

    This Australia Day, Think Uncommon releases a conversation that cuts through the noise.


    Dave Oneeglio is ranked among the world’s top ten truth tellers and an unapologetic Australian patriot. He doesn’t speak to impress. He speaks to wake people up, regardless of the cost.

    In this episode, we go beyond opinions and into first principles:
    * What it really means to tell the truth in a world addicted to comfort * Why character matters more than popularity
    * How national pride, personal responsibility, and leadership are being quietly eroded — and what it takes to hold the line.

    This is not a debate. Released for Australia Day intentionally, because more than ever truth, courage, and identity are worth standing for.

    59 min
  • Jaxon Italiano | He Beat David Goggin's Pull up Record

    In this episode, I speak with Jaxon Italiano, the  22 year old Australian who surpassed David Goggins’ 24-hour pull-up record, completing over 8,000 pull-ups.


    This isn’t about hype or suffering as spectacle, but what sustained execution demands when fatigue removes emotion and effort becomes structural. When a man refuses to give up and instead chooses to: StayHard.

    We explore how Jaxon's curiosity led him to continue training to see what he could do, ultimately resulting in a World Record in way less than 24 hours.

    What's next for Jaxon? Everest...

    48 min
  • Hugh Hilton |15 Minutes With A Billionaire

    I sat down with billionaire Hugh Hilton for a sharp 15-minute interview about mergers & acquisitions, pivotal career moments, and the values his father taught him that shape his decision-making process.


    Hugh shares stories about overcoming failure, negotiating boldly, standing by integrity, knowing when to hold or sell assets, and why curiosity and creativity are essential to lasting success.

    19 min
  • Barnaby Howarth | The Importance Of Everyday Greatness

    Jo sits down with Barnaby Howarth — a Type 1 diabetic, stroke survivor, and former Sydney Swans player — who embodies what this show stands for: refusing to break when life demands it.


    After a king hit and a stroke that left him on life support, Barnaby rebuilt everything — finishing his book, earning his journalism Diploma, filming documentaries, climbing Kilimanjaro, returning to AFL for his 100th game, and being inducted into the Sydney AFL Hall of Fame.

    His journey proves an Uncommon truth: sometimes the most extraordinary life is the one you learn to love when everything else is stripped away.

    55 min
  • Dr Trunnis Goggins II | Forged In Fire

    Think Uncommon welcomes Dr. Trunnis Goggins II.


    An author, speaker and publisher, Trunnis shares his insights on what it was like growing up with celebrities as friends, how an abusive father can shape your life, and how the death of his daughter at the hands of a child has changed his view of justice forever.

    This inaugural episode of Think Uncommon will prompt you to question why we trust, who we can become, and what it's all for.

    When you're done with average, like and subscribe to enjoy stories of being truly "Uncommon."

    1 hr 53 min

About Think Uncommon

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Welcome to the conversation that most people aren’t ready for.

Think Uncommon is where you get behind-the-scenes strategies from highly successful entrepreneurs, to the guy down the street…