Tom Brennan is the global brand ambassador for Waterford Crystal and has unquestionably one of the coolest jobs in the world. He gets flown around the globe to attend luxurious events including limited edition whisky tastings, special dinners and the Waterford Crystal ball drop at Time Square in New York each New Years Eve. Not just a hired spokesperson Tom was born in Waterford, Ireland where the company first started and continues to operate today. On this episode we chat about his journey from a 15 year old apprentice glass blower in the middle of country Ireland to living in New York and travelling the globe working for one of the world's most recognisable luxury brands.  Support the show: http://patreon.com/strategyhotline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Brennan - Waterford Crystal

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"Dean of Awesome Sydney". It's a pretty cool title, awesome even. So how does one get such a title? On this episode we interview the very creative, socially connected, lover of the arts Theresa Winters. She's part of The Awesome Foundation, a global network of micro-giving chapters that give $100 of their own money every month to awesome projects. Theresa heads up the Sydney chapter. Together with a panel of 9 others they fund out-there ideas that make Sydney more awesome.The catch? There isn’t one. Since its foundation in 2011, the Sydney chapter has received more than 800 micro-grant applications and given away nearly $80,000. That's a whole lot of awesome. Go ahead and listen to find out what kind of awesome ideas have been funded over the years.  Support the show: http://patreon.com/strategyhotline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theresa Winters - Awesome Foundation Sydney

After his newspaper decided to stop his bar review column (and therefore stop funding his perpetual cocktail habit), journalist Dan Kaufman started one of Australia's first bar blogs. BarZine was built out of spite over a decade ago inline with the small bar scene awakening in Sydney. Dan has just finished his first novel, 'Drowning in the Shallows', a comedy about a heartbroken journo who has to write about Sydney’s bars and social scene for a paper. Although he insists it's not autobiographical! On this episode, we delve into the creative writing process of constructing a novel. Short-form blogging versus long-form and how he's learnt to handle the rejection that comes with such a competitive industry.  Support the show: http://patreon.com/strategyhotline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Kaufman - The culture of bars, drinking and cats

We're back! And this time talking all things SCIENCE. Which is timely, considering the recent shuttle launch. 
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Creativity, science & space with Dr Nathaniel Butterworth

Ever seen a beautiful colour and thought you'd love to paint your wall that shade? But then you take a picture on your phone and when you try to match it at the paint shop it's near impossible? Two Melbourne based engineering students set out to solve this problem and created an app called Palette https://palette.com/. Looking to disrupt the traditional paint industry further they started a direct-to-consumer paint brand called Tint (www.tintpaint.com.au). Alex Roberts is their uber-creative product development manager and is actually married to one of those engineers. She tells us how the business started and shares her creative tips on how to make expressing your creativity through home renovations fun and simple. Support the show: http://patreon.com/strategyhotline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colour and technology - Alex Roberts, CTO, Tint

We welcome back to the show Grace Rouvray from 600 Bottles of Wine (S1E19). This time she's brought with her Katie Lees who she's recently teamed up with to produce an hour-long, live comedy show called Hour of Power. On this episode, we chat about cliched single, white, female comedy topics. How they're tackling typical eye-rolling topics (think hens parties and first dates) in a fresh way. We also delve into the creative process of editing and critiquing your partner's work when it comes to a comedy show, especially when friendship is involved.  Support the show: http://patreon.com/strategyhotline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Brennan - Waterford Crystal

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