Young Opportunist

We were lucky enough to get Owen Raszkiewicz back on the podcast for another episode! Owen is the founder of Rask Australia and the host of Australia’s two largest podcasts, the Australian Finance Podcast and the Australian Investors Podcast. 

If you haven’t listened to Episode 15 we highly recommend you do so, as we cover his incredible journey and dive into how he built Rask Australia. 

In this episode however, you will learn:

• The importance of investing early and taking advantage of compound interest
• The Rask Five Factor Investing Philosophy for identifying winners
• The key differences of value and growth investing
• Practical strategies you can utilise to diversify your investments 
• Behavioural tendencies that can hinder your ability to make sound investment decisions and ways to minimise them

For more information about Owen and all the things he has going on, check out the links below:

• Rask Australia
• Rask Education - free courses

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In this episode we chatted with Robert Leonard,  the VP of Growth and Innovation at the Investors Podcast Network, Host of the ‘Real Estate 101 podcast’ and ex accounting and Finance professional - also future billionaire (we explain in the episode).  

Podcasts in Australia are really only just picking up, so we thought it would be perfect to bring on the host of one of the worlds largest podcasts (The Investors Podcast) to talk us through some strategies small podcasts can utilise to scale and grow. Along with this we cover: 

• Key strategies on how to manage time efficiently when working full-time in the corporate world while having your side-hustle.
• How Robert transitioned from working his corporate 9-5 to pursuing his various side-hustles full time.
• The importance of hard work as a means to create your own luck.
• Roberts experience completing the 75 hard challenge after 3 failed attempts 
• much, much more

For more information about Robert and all the things he has going on, check out the links below:

• Instagram
• Millennial Investing 
• Real Estate 101 Podcast

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In this episode we chatted with Joel Comm, a keynote Speaker, blockchain and cryptocurrency evangelist, podcaster, author and entrepreneur. Joel is honestly one of the most heavy hitting guests we’ve had on the podcast this far, so we're feeling very honored to have him on the show!

With all the hype around NFTS, digital collectables and everything in-between, we knew we had to get someone on the show as soon as we could to shine a bit of light on this technology and investment class. This was such an informative, fun and insightful conversation - Reece and I honestly learnt ALOT! 
 
What do we cover in this episode?
Along with a deep dive into all things NFTs, Crypto, the future of the metaverse and much much more,  Joel also ran us through his incredible entrepreneurial journey in the first half of the interview. This includes how he has been able to stay at the forefront of almost every significant tech innovation over the past 20 years. 

For example, in 1995 in the early days of the internet, Joel created one of the first online stores, and now flash forward to today, he is at the forefront of the Blockchain and NFTs, minting over 1,000,000 of them. - Crazy

We are telling you, the future is coming and its coming faster than you could ever imagine. Blockchain technology is going to impact almost every aspect of the present world, from our financial system to healthcare to gaming - we cover all of this in this episode!

For more information about Joel and all the things he has going on, check out the links below:

• Twitter (676k followers)
• Blog

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Join us, as we discuss our journey building this podcast, from everything that has gone wrong, to upcoming guests and the key lessons learnt along the way. 

Within this BTYO episode, we cover: 

• Reflecting on our podcast interviewing techniques 
• Stepping out of our comfort zone to interview guests 
• A quick update from us
• Branding facelift goal

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In this episode we chatted with Owen Rask, the founder of Rask Australia - a leading educational platform that provides information and advice on finance, business and investing. If this man wasn't busy enough, he also hosts two of Australia's largest podcasts, Australian Finance Podcast and Australian Investors Podcast. Owen's Journey is truly incredible and inspiring, we are so fortunate to have him on the show.

In this episode we cover:

• The dilemma of not knowing what you're purpose or passion is and how young people can solve this;
• Owens journey through university and his experience working within two of the world's most respected Investment advisory firms, the Motley Fool and Zenith Investment Partners in his early twenties;
• what drove Owen to leave this envied position in the corporate world, to start his own company; 
• the struggles of keeping an early start-up alive and profitable; and
• much, much more!

For more information about Owen and all the things he has going on, check out the links below:

• Rask Australia
• Rask Education - free courses
• The Australian Finance Podcast
• The Australian Investors Podcast

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Ben & Reece

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Let us start by saying that there is currently over $72 trillion in global debt. In this episode we talk with the face behind the Economic Truth, John Sneisen.  John is an author and economic historian from Canada who specialises  in the history of money/global capital. Reece and I have been really interested in the current macroeconomic outlook, how we got to the fiat monetary system we have today, and finally if there is a solution to the mess we are in - John was the perfect guest to answer all of these questions.

You may be thinking, really..? The history of money..? BORING!

But trust us this is anything but boring. In this episode we cover:

• Johns journey and why he chose to pursue macroeconomics, specialising in the history of global capital;
• the history of money and trade, including how we went from the medium of exchange of bartering (i.e. trading wheat to beef) to the current paper based fractional system;
• the flaws of a paper based fiat system;
• how bitcoin and cryptocurrencies come into play; and
• whether there is a solution to this madness.

For more info about John:

• The Economic Truth website
• Linkedin

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This was an episode that really resonated with us, as we are both Commerce students - but still don't really know exactly what we are passionate about. Michael has an incredible journey navigating his way through this same situation, going through the Corporate path to eventually get involved in the startup world. Being the CEO of one of the biggest start-up accelerator firms in Australia and New Zealand, operating his own online course, creating NFT's and actively posting valuable content on Twitter and his Blog website, goes to show what kind of individual Michael is. 

In this episode we cover:

• Michael's journey through the Corporate world to find his true passion in the VC space
• The general process of VC and where Startmate fits into that process
• Michael's mantra of 'Increase your surface area for success'
• The importance of culture & his philosophy at Startmate 
• Specific habits to increase productivity and manage time efficiently 

For more info about Michael:

• Startmate website
• Michael's Twitter
• Puddle Pod - Michael's productivity course
• Blogs & Articles

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In his episode we talk with Georgia Houston, the owner and founder of GH nutrition and her own private dietetics practice which specialises in eating disorders. Georgia is a well educated individuals and, really an expert in guiding and supporting her clients to overcome issues with their mental-wellbeing. She is an accredited practicing dietician with her masters in nutrition and dietetics with a background in psychology.

Yes, we are a podcast with a focus on business, entrepreneurship and personal finance, but Reece and I also believe that it is important to provide awareness around these types of issues that face young individuals -  as your mental and physical health can inhibit your ability to find success into the future. This is especially true in this day in age, where social standards are set by social media and so called influencers.

In todays episode we uncover:

• How various mental illnesses related to body image arise within males and females.
• The process Georgia follows to help clients overcome their challenging circumstances.
• The importance of building your business around a passion and purpose 
• We also discuss Georgia’s incredible business journey of GH Nutrition, from juggling university and making food products in her mums kitchen, to the products now being stocked in 45 grocers and counting.
• She also founded a private dietetics practice which specialises in eating disorders and helping those heal their relationship with food.

Find and connect with Georgia at the links below:

• Instagram 
• GH Nutrition website

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Reece & Ben

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In this episode of the Young Opportunist Podcast, we review Outliers, a famous book written by Michael Gladwell. We examine and discuss what sets the high achievers and ultra successful apart - from Bill Gates to the Beatles.  
We generally assume these individuals are given a special 'gift from god' and the questions we always ask about the ultra-successful include:

• What kind of personal abilities do they have?
• What special talents or gifts were they born with?

We assume the answers to these questions will quite simply explain the reason for their ability to reach the top. Gladwell challenges this mindset and argues that a person's environment and upbringing, together with personal drive and ambition affects his or her possibility and opportunity for success.

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If you have followed our journey on Instagram you may have seen us in our undies on various occasions... But this episode has been a long time in the making, as we have been following the Wim Hof method for 21 days. So it was great to finally meet with Justin over zoom and get underway with this interview. It was definitely worth the wait, oh, and the Ice Baths every second morning.

In this episode we cover:

• The experience of meeting & training with Wim Hof
• Benefits of the Wim Hof method
• Importance of getting out of your comfort zone in order to grow
• Pushing past an inhibiting mindset and thoughts of self-doubt 
• Finding peace in chaotic situations 
• Life lessons cold immersions can teach you  

For more info about Justin:

• Becoming The Iceman website
• Justin's Instagram
• Audiobook 

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