UltraGrowth

Joshua Frank (JT) is a proud veteran and first responder. He started his career in the United States Air Force and has spent the last 23 years protecting and serving his country as a civilian federal employee. Through his extensive time in the military and as a first responder, he has become intimately familiar with both the positive and negative lifestyle and habits associated with these career fields. Unfortunately for JT, the negative habits progressively played a larger role in his life. Through trial and error, JT realized, not only do these habits not serve him personally, they are detrimental to the long-term success and mental health of the veteran and first responder community.

In 2019, JT came to crossroads in his life where, through personal reflection, he looked inwardly at what was holding him back from being the best possible version of himself. Through his exploration, JT realized the power of habit building, both negative and positive ones, in relation to happiness and success. He made major healthy lifestyle changes building better habits for himself, which have positively impacted his family, work and overall wellbeing.

JT’s lifestyle changes inspired him to create the Consequence of Habit podcast in 2020 with the overall goal of empowering individuals and communities by bringing awareness to the impact habits have on mental health, success and the environment. Since then, he has had the honor of interviewing a diverse range of guests from high-ranking military officers to professional athletes to your seemingly average everyday person. The common thread in all of JT’s interviews is that his guests have made positive changes in their own lives by looking inwardly, examining their habits and making changes. JT has taken these lessons, pinpointed what worked, and incorporated them into something that benefits a broader audience.

In late 2020, JT founded Consequence of Habit Inc, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to helping others establish habits to succeed and improve mental health. JT accomplishes this by continually providing stories of hope, inspiration and positive change through the CoH podcast. JT also leads CoH experiential events, short volunteer hands-on teamwork and leadership experiences that facilitate connection, purpose and challenge. What started as JT’s personal journey has now become a passion to help others make positive changes in their own lives, the community, and the environment.


Notable moments in this episode:

9:10 - How JT was able to compartmentalise between life and his addiction
25:37 - What the consequences of habits look like
51:55 - why everyone should do AA’s 12-step program


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Christina had been in hr, recruitment, consulting, training, and executive leadership and what she knew for sure was we were missing an opportunity to engage and equip people and in return, increase business performance.

In her career, she has seen people step into growth, achieve the unexpected and succeed together. I am, therefore, a firm believer that people can unlock their purpose, joy, development and Performance. I also believe organisations can achieve success and high performing cultures by engaging in clarity, inclusivity, honesty, vision and measurement. In essence, I have found it’s a delicate balance between people and Performance.

What has inspired my team and me to keep learning, growing and stepping into that uncomfortable place of unlocking change? It is the difference we have seen in Leadership teams, cultures and most importantly, the people (humans) we work with.

We facilitate strategy, alignment, culture leadership, sales and performance workshops. We coach leaders, teams and organisations to partner, connect deeply and unlock potential and Performance.
The tools we use to support our clients are, bespoke designed programs based on their individual needs—behaviour profiles (DISC & Motivators). We also use TILT365 to help personal insights on growth that aligns to coaching programs. We do impact surveys, high-performance measurement and 360 assessments. Finally, we are the distributors of Silega Business Simulations in ANZ and use interactive simulations and activities to create reflective learning environments.


Notable moments in this episode:

23:47 - How suppressing our emotions internally is detrimental to our health
35:09 - Why leaders need to walk with vulnerability
48:44 - How leaders can learn to be more vulnerable

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Book: https://www.ignitepurpose.com.au/books/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinafoxwell/
Podcasts: https://www.ignitepurpose.com.au/podcasts/
Website: https://www.ignitepurpose.com.au/

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Gregory Robinson has been specialising in senior international executive appointments for over 18 years. Sector experience is broad and includes consumer retail, natural resources, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, technology, financial services, health and sport.

Gregory has acted as an adviser to many of Australia’s leading corporations on Board performance, capability and succession. He is a member of the Board, CEO and CFO Practices.

Prior to establishing Blenheim Partners, Gregory was based in Hong Kong for three years as Head of an Investment Banking Search Practice for a global boutique firm and as a Partner established and led the Asia Pacific Financial Officers Practice for the Global Search Firm Whitehead Mann.

In 2005 he was appointed Partner to establish and lead the Australasia Chief Financial Officer Practice for Korn/Ferry International, covering all industry sectors with focus on ASX 100 listed companies.

Gregory commenced his executive search career as a Partner with Norman Broadbent in London. During his time in London he consulted on the finance and operational functions of the FTSE 100-250 and AIM listed companies for a decade, including some high profile searches which were closely followed by the press.

Gregory’s career began in marketing with an Australian radio network and as a Broker in the money market. It also includes experience in the Australian military where he was awarded with the coveted Green Beret.

Gregory has been involved in Board Advisory and C-Level appointments in three continents and was a Director of Australian Business in Europe whilst in London and continues to support a number of key Australian nation-building initiatives. Gregory holds a B.Comm with Merit.

Outside of business, Gregory has supported charities by competing in the London Marathon, The Marathon des Sables (across the Sahara Desert) and with a good friend assembled a small team to do something never previously attempted. It was termed the Arch to Arc and included a run from London (Wellington Arch) to Dover, swimming the English Channel and cycling from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The run was achieved wearing a Rhino costume for the “Saving the Rhino” Charity.

Preston spent 30 years in the field of Adventure Education leading expeditions on all seven continents. These journeys became the catalyst for a lifelong academic investigation on how humans learn to interact with uncertainty.

This research has resulted in a Masters of Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education on risk and uncertainty, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education on the training and education of Mission Critical Teams: Small (4-12 agents), integrated groups of indigenously trained and educated experts that leverage tools and technology to resolve complex adaptive problems in an immersive, but constrained (five minutes or less), temporal environments, where the consequence of failure can be catastrophic.

In 2018, after 10 years serving as the Director of the Wharton Leadership Ventures, Preston founded the Mission Critical Team Institute, which is an applied research institute focused on the development of an international collaborative inquiry community made up of Instructor Cadres within Military Special Operations, Emergency Medicine, Tactical Law Enforcement, Aerospace and Urban and Wilderness Fire Fighting Organizations within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. Preston continues to contribute to the University of Pennsylvania as both a Senior Fellow, Center for Leadership and Change Management and a Visiting Scholar in the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative (WiN).


Notable moments in this episode:

✅ 16:44 - How you can retrain your amygdala
✅ 20:20 - The framework used to solve rapidly emergent complex adaptive problem sets
✅ 36:09 - How you apply a mission-critical mindset to a business environment


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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestoncline/
MissionCTI Podcast: https://teamcast.missioncti.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cartermcnabb
Website: https://missioncti.com/

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“Years ago, I was struggling with the competing pressures of work, parenting, relationships and the expectations I put on myself. I often felt isolated in this experience, like no one else would or could understand, even though I had an active social life and solid friendship base. This ultimately led me to seek support and discover new ways of being.

After “getting everything, I wanted and then seeing it all fall apart”, I undertook a journey of self-discovery and transformation with the same vigor I put into building a business. I received incredible support, learned new ways and experienced possibilities I wasn’t able to even imagine before. What looked like a tragedy on the way through ultimately became an incredible gift.

I have been inspired to find ways to give back what I received and share what I learned with those who were looking. This is my vocation, whatever I do. Breaking the cycles. Paying it forward. Making it better for those that come after.”

Carter is currently Managing Director, Strategy & Consulting, Supply Chain & Operations (SCO) for Accenture following GRA's acquisition in early 2021. Previously, He was a Founder & Partner at GRA Supply Chain Pty Ltd, a corporate advisory firm focussing on Supply Chain & Organisational Capability with 24-year history, a team of 60+ professionals, offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Canberra and a Blue-Chip client base. Carter lectured at Monash University at the Master’s Level and has had frequent high-profile public speaking events, press quotes and published articles throughout his career.

Carter is also a Recovery & Systems Invention Coach, on the National Leader Body of the Mankind Project Australia and recently launched a mentoring service for young men called “That Guy” with his son Campbell. “That Guy” aspires to light up young men’s lives by providing inspirational and aspirational
companionship, advocacy and support on the journey from boyhood to young man. And its mission and purpose is “to create more love, acceptance and safety in the world by helping boys develop into spiritually, emotionally and physically healthy young men”.



Here’s what to expect in this episode:

✅ 9:50 - Why you must take a step back when scaling a small business
✅ 18:52 - How to overcome tyrannical leadership
✅ 35:45 - Where corporates go wrong in leadership


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That Guy Mentoring: https://www.thatguymentoring.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cartermcnabb

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From growing up with learning and reading disabilities, to barely passing public high school, to multiple suicide attempts, to living on the streets and on welfare—Darren Jacklin was fated for failure. Throughout his upbringing, he was repeatedly told that his abilities would forever keep him from amounting to anything. For years he accepted this destiny and even succumbed to its weight several times until someone believed in him.

This pivotal moment completely reshaped his life, giving him the power to believe in himself for the first time. Since then, Darren has trained over one million people in forty-eight countries, four continents, and 157 Fortune 500 Companies. He has rung the Closing Bell at NASDAQ twice, served on high-profile public and private Boards of Directors, and currently leads a Global Mission towards Global Philanthropy Projects through his Private Family Foundation.

As a successful corporate trainer, world-class public speaker, and investor; Darren shares the transformative experiences that have allowed him to find his purpose.

This insightful memoir takes you on a journey of successes and failures from the perspective of someone who knows what it’s like to give up on life and achieve great success. Darren’s life has been transformed by embodying persistence. Until I Become is centred around this theme in the hopes of inspiring you to do the same.


Here’s what to expect in this episode:

✅ 9:50 - The fundamental steps Darren took after multiple suicide attempts
✅ 33:05 - This #1 mistake Darren made with goal-setting can save years of your life
✅ 51:57 - The two most important questions everyone needs to ask themselves for living a fulfilling life


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Website: https://darrenjacklin.com/
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This Marine shows us how his battle with a rare disease helped him level up and become stronger.

To be able to bounce back from adversity is a skill.

It takes practice and experience to get back up when life punches us in the face.

That’s why you need to know about Jeff Harris.

On Dec 25, 2018, Jeff collapsed from exhaustion and dehydration. Within hours he was admitted to the hospital for aspiration pneumonia and eventually diagnosed with Esophageal Achalasia.

Achalasia is a very rare disease (1/100,000) that prevents peristalsis which helps push food down to the stomach. It literally destroys the muscles and neurons of the esophagus making swallowing an extremely painful and challenging experience.

And Jeff A guy that has seen it all.

🪖 U.S. Marine
⏫ Leadership expert and scales organisations
💊 A mentor to others suffering from rare diseases and cancer.
🏃 Elite athlete
📘 Author and Speaker


So when you’re stuck, Jeff is the guy to help navigate you out of the trenches.

Here’s what to expect in this episode:

✅ 12:51 - The transferrable traits from Marines to business
✅ 22:35 - The #1 leadership reason why employees leave their jobs
✅ 28:42 - Cultivating the habits needed to overcome a rare disease.


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The absolute extremes; why some are compelled to push beyond the edge and what can hyper-driven business people learn from these folks?

There’s the neuroscientist continuously violating his brain to override his disgust response.

The hardcore wrestler turning natural-born agitation into curated ultraviolence.

The architect hanging from hooks in her flesh at weekends, to better get out of her head.

The ultrarunner who draws parallels between his current pursuit and his former life smoking crack.

The BDSM don helping people flirt with death in order to feel more alive.

The ballet dancer who could not separate her identity from her practice until at death’s door.

And the porn star-turned-MMA fighter for whom sex and violence are two sides of the same coin.

Where this is going is there is a part of human nature compelled to test our own limits. But what happens when this part comes to define us?

Which is a reason I wanted to deep-dive with Jenny Valentish, who has a new book out, ‘Everything Harder Than Everyone Else’.

It’s about people willing to do the things that most others couldn’t, wouldn’t or shouldn’t. By delving into their extreme behaviour, there’s a lot that us mere mortals can learn about the human condition.

Jenny is also a journalist who freelances for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Guardian, The Saturday Paper and Rolling Stone.


Here’s what to expect in this episode:

✅ 20:53 - The upside to trauma
✅ 31:38 - How to apply compartmentalisation to switch between the roles we play
✅ 35:02 - How to avoid addiction taking over from discipline in your home life


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Website: http://www.jennyvalentish.com/

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How we can be better allies for women

Men need to fully appreciate just how crucial their support of promising junior women can be in helping them to persist, promote, and thrive in their vocations and organisations.

As women succeed, lean in, and assume leading roles in any organization or work context, that culture will become more egalitarian, effective, and prone to retaining top talent.

That’s why you need to listen to David Smith, PhD.

A former Navy pilot, Dr. Smith led diverse organisations of women and men culminating in command of a squadron in combat and flew more than 3,000 hours over 30 years including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

As a sociologist trained in military sociology and social psychology, he focuses his research in gender, work, and family issues including bias in performance evaluations, retention of women, dual-career families, military families, and women in the military.

Be sure to put your notifications on for the episode tomorrow! Here’s what to expect:

✅ 10:22 - The origins of the challenge for women in the workplace
✅ 24:43 - Why exactly women benefit from having male mentors
✅ 44:04 - How organisations can embody the habit of encouraging women mentored by men

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Books “Athena Rising”: http://www.davidgsmithphd.com/thebook
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Website: https://www.workplaceallies.com/

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Honesty and integrity or dishonesty and toxicity, you need to choose.

OR ELSE you will lose your employees and customers.

It comes down to four factors: Clear Identity, Accountability, Governance and Cross-Functional Relationships.

And when executed, your team will tell the truth, behave fairly and active with purpose at work.

Who’s the mastermind behind all of this?

His name is Ron Carucci, a best-selling author, a 2x TEDx speaker, a regular Forbes and HBR contributor and so much more.

Ron also works with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organisations, leaders, and industries

Here’s what to expect in this episode:

✅ 9:14 - What honesty practices Best Buy implemented to go from the brink of bankruptcy to profitable
✅ 20:27 - How the honesty principles tie into psychological safety
✅ 30:33 - The honesty habits firms can start practicing today

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Books “To Be Honest”: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Honest-Power-Justice-Purpose/dp/1398600660
Forbes articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncarucci/?sh=2fb47c9056d5
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/
TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v234mvaUQ4o&t=362s&ab_channel=TEDxTalks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonCarucci
Website: https://www.navalent.com/

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