My next guest had a life changing event happen on September 11 2001. Steve Plakotaris was scheduled to board a United Airlines flight that day. Flight 93 from Newark to San Fransico to be exact. That plane was taken down by hijackers with 44 passengers and crew on-board in Pennsylvania. It was a simple head cold that kept Steve off that flight that day. Steve has continued creating some amazing things in his life as an Entrepreneur. Tune in to hear his story.
Feb 01, 2020•33 min
Jessica Goh is a self-esteem and confidence coach who specialises in trauma release and energy healing. Her childhood was quite traumatic as she was brought up with domestic violence, sexual abuse, bullying, and taking on emotional and financial responsibility at 20 to support the family her parents had failed at. Tune in !
Jan 25, 2020•34 min
At 49, Nita Sweeney was chronically depressed, overweight, and grief-stricken after the deaths of five family members, three friends, and a cat, all within a twelve-month period. As she sat on the living room sofa (possibly eating bon bons), she saw the social media post of a high school friend. "This running is getting to be fun!" she said. Nita was certain she had misread her post. But no. She had begun the interval training program "Couch to 5k." As she watched her progress, Nita's curiosity ...
Jan 18, 2020•32 min
Any of us old enough, remember the exact moment when the World Trade Centre was struck by passenger planes which changed our history forever. Rebecca Lazinger was 23 and celebrating her first year anniversary of work at Morgan Stanley in Tower 2. She had just arrived to the lobby when the second plane hit. With the building shaking and crashing down around her Becky had no idea what happened. Tune in!
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr
Tracey Horton grew up in New Zealand to a mentally ill father and an alcoholic mum. By the age of 12 she had been abused by 12 different men. She also lived in 1/3 of a house as her father had burnt the other part down. It was by chance that she was given the opportunity to see a psychologist which changed her life. Tune in and hear all about Traceys story.
Dec 07, 2019•28 min
My next guest runs a very unique business. Hasara Lay heads Catexplorer which is a community, movement and lifestyle brand for people who want to explore the world with their cats! Tune in and hear all about his unique business.
Nov 30, 2019•24 min
My next guest has been a club DJ, a UK breakfast radio presenter, comedy writer and a presenter and hypnotist. Matt Hale works as a comedy hypnotist tune and hear all about his fascinating career.
Nov 23, 2019•30 min
On August 3rd 1991 Ronan Leonard was on a ship called the Oceanos that set out from East London, South Africa headed for Durban. The ship ran into 40 knot winds and 9 metre (30 foot) swells. While off the coast an explosion was heard and the ship lost power and started to take on water. The Captain and crew left passengers onboard while they sailed to safety. The Oceanos later sunk. Ronan was one of the last people onboard.
Nov 09, 2019•42 min
Khalid Baker spent 13 years in jail for a murder he says he never committed. His friend confessed to the murder at the time. In an extraordinary miscarriage of justice and due to the laws at the time his confession didn’t even make it to court.
Nov 02, 2019•30 min
Linda Smith grew up in poverty and abuse. She faced challenges that would leave most people broken. After growing up and becoming a parent herself, she then was faced with new challenges after her son was born with Down Syndrome. She has become an advocate for disability freedom and has even published books on the subject.
Oct 19, 2019•39 min
Laurene McKenzie was one of 9 children who together with their teacher were abducted by a prison fugitive, driven away until a car crash then imprisoned overnight at a remote pre set camp sight. And then survived a police pursuit and a shootout before finally being rescued.
Oct 12, 2019•34 min
Dr. Knight, a Pastor, was involved in a freak accident one Thanksgiving morning that left him handicapped and disfigured, with over 80% of his body badly burned. What happened that day literally changed his life (personally and professionally) forever.
Oct 05, 2019•26 min
In this episode I talk to Dr Ellie Leister who is the Director of Pet Intensive Care Unit / Animal emergency and critical care veterinary hospitals. Also Andrew Padula Founder of Padula Serums a biotech company that produces various animal-derived antisera for therapeutic and research purposes. Tune in!
Sep 28, 2019•45 min
Nick Bracks struggled with anxiety and depression from a young age. Due to his father’s prominent, public position as the Victorian Premier, his battles were heavily documented by the media. Alcohol fuelled events, turned his life upside down, until a car crash at age 20 where he was charged as a drink driver. He went onto become a successful model, did a stint on Neighbours and competed on Dancing with the Stars. Though I think his biggest accomplishment has been now talking to thousands of peo...
Sep 21, 2019•32 min
Andrew Patterson is a Sydney based crime writer and ex detective. He was a Detective Sergeant in the Western Australian Police working in paedophilia and vice, HE then moved on to writing his very first novel Harrys world in 2015 that won several awards Internationally.
Sep 15, 2019•33 min
We are on a short break while in Bali, see you in a week!
Sep 08, 2019•2 min
Ever wanted to ask a Muslim a question about Islam? In this interview we did! Tune in. Muslims Down Under is a platform for every day Aussies to meet Aussie Muslims in a relaxed and friendly setting enabling a learning environment, one that fosters respect and a lasting relationship.
Aug 31, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Rae Morris is a four time Australian Makeup Artist of the year a best selling author. She has worked on faces such as Kelly Rowland, Ruby Rose and Kylie Minogue. Her work has been seen in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and ID Magazine. I was lucky enough to assist with Rae while shooting one of her very successful makeup books.
Aug 24, 2019•49 min
Evie Lucas is a donor conceived person and was born in Melbourne, Australia. Evie was told about her conception when aged 11. Legally she is not allowed to seek out her father (donor). I wanted to chat to Evie to hear more about her story.
Aug 17, 2019•45 min
Dominique Geary hails from the UK and is the Anti Fitness trainer. She thinks the fitness industry is a 60 billion pound con and that most trainers are teaching people the wrong thing. Dominique dissects the fitness industry and gives you the REAL rundown and the REAL advice.
Aug 10, 2019•27 min
Kate Seselja had a crippling gambling addiction. After putting her family of five kids with one on the ways last 20 dollars into a poker machine she knew she had hit rock bottom. Kate shared her story publicly in 2015 in hope to help other people struggling with gambling. In 2016 she started The Hope Project to help all people deal with life stuggles and develop strategies for resilience.
Aug 03, 2019•45 min
Pic Picot is the founder of Pic’s Peanut Butter. A natural Peanut Butter sold in over 13 countries around the world. What makes this so special is that Pic is legally blind. Pic started the business over 10 years ago, selling it in local markets to now where it is sold at huge chains such as Woolworths, Coles and even Tesco in the UK. Known as the Willy Wonker of Peanut Butter please welcome Pic to the show!
Jul 27, 2019•26 min
Harris Sultan is a Pakistani-Australian Ex-Muslim Atheist, author, blogger and activist. His book, The Curse of God - Why I left Islam is now available on Amazon. Tune in and hear our chat.
Jul 20, 2019•48 min
Our next guest works in a very male dominated industry. In fact she’s a WOMAN working in a man's world. Debt Collection! Sonia Ferlauto works for a Sydney based company called ACS debt Collection where they work to recover debts.
Jul 13, 2019•29 min
Jemimah Ashleigh, is one of the top 10 female Entrepreneurs in Australia. An author, a global thought leader and International keynote speaker. Jemimah Ashleigh went from a Federal government worker, to running multiple six figure businesses all in 3 years. Tune in to hear our interview.
Jul 06, 2019•36 min
Sally Lydia Paech grew up on Kangaroo Island, an island off the coast of South Australia. She shares this birthland with 6 generations of her family. Kangaroo Island is filled with pristine beaches and a pure isolated environment. With these precious things Sally created a skincare brand made from all the things the island offers. OrganiQ Australia offers beautiful skin products that come directly from nature. So much so some of the items you COULD actually eat!
Jun 29, 2019•25 min
This week we chat to Matiah. She has worked with multiple artists doing vocal/writing features as well as releasing her own singles. 'We Are Falling' released in 2018 was her debut music video and got number 14 in the fresh 92.7 top 92 countdown for the year. Most recently her song with Uberjakd has made it in the top 50 in the EDM charts and she is currently in the studio now working on her first full length album! Tune in!
Jun 23, 2019•26 min
Prosper Taruvinga was born in Zimbabwe and now living in Melbourne, Australia, with wife, Angela and daughter Kaliyah. A die-hard about personal development, lifestyle design and entrepreneurship, Prosper is a lifelong student of life constantly striving to become the best man that he can be and to help others along the way. Tune in!
Jun 15, 2019•30 min
"Richard is a survivor of a mind controlling cult referred to as "The Move", founded by Sam Fife, in the 1960's, this repressive cult grew to hold approximately 44,000 members at its peak. Richard tells his story in a unique style, memories and thoughts throughout his younger years are articulated in a way that draws you into his life, paints a picture, and leaves you feeling as though you may have walked this road with him. Richard has written all about his experience in his book 'Swindled by F...
Jun 08, 2019•37 min
Sharon Tancred loves getting into people's heads to draw out their story as customised artwork that she then tailors to their space according to the rules of interior design, colour psychology etc, to fix the space. She also designs and installs murals that solve problems like for dementia - stopping residents from wanting to escape. Tune in and listening to this fascinating style of art.
Jun 02, 2019•28 min
