Nic Hodges is the Founder of Blonde3, Board Member of Startup Victoria, and former Head of Innovation for media brands such as Foxtel, NewsCorp and MediaCom. Nic’s become an Uncommon regular, and a welcome one at that. Having been called a polymath by previous guests, we found that during these strange and uncertain times, speaking with Nic would be extremely insightful.
Suzi Jamil is the Owner and Director of Think Inc, the Producer of Islam & The Future of Tolerance, and a self-confessed sneakerhead. When we last talked to Suzi on Uncommon, we discussed how her event business facilitates conversation around modern society. But, with an income stream derived mainly from ticket sales, we were curious to find out how she’s pivoted to survive and weather the COVID-19 storm.
7th Era, Limon Fan, Northborders and Hayden Pedersen are our favourite photographers, filmmakers and local YouTube sensations. Separately, we’ve previously had these guys on the show (minus Limon). They’re easily some of the most talented creators in the digital space, so we had to bring them together and check in with them to see how they’re adapting to the current situation.
Shura Taft is a Host and MC of pretty much any decent event in Australia, Director of Your Brand Live and more importantly, our upcoming Marriage Celebrant. We had Shura recently on the show, and being a masthead for the events industry, we found it imperative to catch up with him and hear his thoughts on COVID-19, from a career, family and leisure perspective.
Neel Kolhatkar, Luke Kidgell and Lewis Spears are some of Australia’s most popular comedians and entertainers, renowned for their onstage performances and viral comedy bits. We’ve had these guys on the show before at different times. Upon noticing how much of an impact COVID-19 has had on the entertainment industry, we caught up with them remotely to find out how they’ve been affected and what they’re doing to keep both themselves and their audiences entertained.
Genevieve Day is the Founder of talent management agency Day Management, representing some of the top talent in the influencer & podcasting space. We’ve had Gen on the show before in regular times, but we thought we’d touch base remotely to get her perspective on the recent events around Coronavirus and how it’s impacted her personally and professionally.
Dan Monheit is the Co-Founder and Director of Strategy at creative agency Hardhat, Host of the Bad Decisions Podcast, and recent Scholar inductee to the Marketing Academy. Dan’s a regular guest, with this being his fourth time on the show. We thought we’d get him on this time to get his thoughts and reflections on the recent COVID-19 situation and how it’s affecting Hardhat and ad-land as a whole.
Georgie Saggers and Josh Miller are the Co-Founders of Australian eyewear label Soda Shades. Along with their co-founders and partners – Stephanie Miller and Luke Young – the Soda team have put a dent in the eyewear industry building not only an iconic eyewear label but an entire brand focused on the ‘taste of summer’, holding regular events held via the tag #seethroughsoda.
Aidan Hathaway is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of WHITEFOX marketing. Aidan has a talent for creating a tone of voice for brands. His ability has led to client work with the likes of Jamie Oliver, Tennis Australia, WHITEFOX Real Estate and Eat Up, to name a few.
Wil Anderson is a Comedian, Producer, Podcaster, and Television Host. Wil is currently juggling multiple projects which include his comedy tour Wilegal, as well as his handful of podcasts; TOFOP, FOFOP, 2 Guys 1 Cup, Wilosophy, in addition to hosting and producing Gruen on The ABC.
Sean Car is the Director and Editor of Hyperlocal News, which publishes the likes of CBD News, Docklands News and Southbank News. Sean is also the Director of Educaring Africa.
Shane Delia is a Chef and Television Presenter of Spice Journey, Recipe For Life and Postcards, and is best known as the Restaurateur behind some of Melbourne’s top restaurants within Delia Group. With his Maltese immigrant background, Shane understands the meaning of the zinger quote “You can have everything, but not all at once.”
Joe Hachem is a professional poker player and Australian all-time winnings leader, investor and family man. With impressive titles held as the winner of the 2005 World Series of Poker, as well as the 2006 World Poker Tour, Joe is also the father to Daniel Hachem, our previous guest.
Athan Didaskalou is the Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of July, and multi-startup founder with a flair for brand and strategy. His success in selling subscription coffee with Three Thousand Thieves, coupled with changing how we buy luggage with July, has brought his name to the limelight in recent years.
Jason ‘Jase’ Hawkins is the co-host, anchor and panel operator of KIIS 101.1 FM’s Jase & PJ, famed radio personality, and the man we grew up to know as the Labrat.
Shura Taft is a Host and MC of pretty much any decent event in Australia, Director of Your Brand Live and more importantly, our upcoming Marriage Celebrant.
Michael Cusack is an Animator, Filmmaker, and Creator of cartoons such as Koala Man, Damo & Darren, YOLO and Bushworld Adventures.
James Harrisson is the host of The James Harrisson Show, a podcast where he talks about all things self improvement and business. James reached out to me quite some time ago, and I’ve enjoyed not only being on his podcast but listening back to quite a few episodes as he begins his journey.
Daniel Hachem is a Poker player in both the WPT (World Poker Tour) and WSOP (World Series of Poker). A prodigious talent according to past guest Gerry Sakkas, and heralded in by his father and pro player Joe Hachem - this is an intriguing chat on the world of Poker.
Tom Noske is a photographer, filmmaker, digital artist and YouTuber. I’ve loved watching his videos online and couldn’t help but want to get him on the show after hearing his interview with my mate Rosco on the Feed My Mind podcast, as well as fellow photographers Northborders, 7th Era and Hayden Pedersen.
Linda Monique is the Founder of Almo Milk and Cream Consulting. This fascinating food innovator found an unmissable opportunity in the non-dairy milk market just three years ago, and has been on a rollercoaster ever since. As drinkers of Almo ourselves here at Uncommon, we’ll continue to follow her into 2020 in this wild world of food design.
Well, a small break. Also, sorry for the audio quality! Our interview episodes will be back to normal from next week.
Travis Jones is the Founder of RBT Gyms, Attain Digital, Keystone among many other ventures. Some time ago, our past guest Olivia Orchowski gave me an intro to TJ, and spoke about how the intense drive and passion Travis has, that is something to be documented, so we had to get him on the show, naturally.
Kyha Scott is the Founder and Creative Director of One Day Bridal and Chosen by One Day. Being that Lauren and I are in the early stages of planning our wedding, it made sense to get one of Australia’s greatest success stories in this space, to pick their brain on how it all works. Kyha’s story is one of classic entrepreneurial resilience, shaped by a personal itch that needed to be fixed through the creation of her own personalised wedding gown.
Hayden Pedersen is a photographer & filmmaker, content creator and local YouTube sensation. This black cap wearing, lat-flaring creator, from the elite “Eggplant Gang” has reached well over 820,000 subscribers on YouTube and 187,000 followers on Instagram. More importantly, Hayden is completely and utterly focused on the process of creating. Along with Liam (7th Era) and Mike (Northborders), I know that what they’re creating here locally in Melbourne, is something they’ll collectively be proud o...
Polly Harding (aka PJ the DJ), is one half of Kiis FM’s Jase & PJ, radio host and a media personality. The entertainment factor of Jase & PJ is emphasised in the hilarious dynamic of their relationship. Lauren and I consume Jase & PJ daily, thoroughly enjoying the weekday antics. How these two don’t have their own TV show, or personalised blue ticks on Instagram is beyond me, and this episode further highlights that.
Joshua San (the.CWolf) is a Photographer, Storyteller and Entrepreneur who covers the world of Lifestyle, Celebrities and Film. Josh came to my attention via Melbourne I Love You (see Episode 25) years ago, and it was at that point he became my equal favourite photographer with Northborders & 7th Era. Talking to him you get a sense that there’s more to his story then just Travel & Photography, so when I found out we had a mutual contact in Suzi Jamil - I had to get him on.
Emma Felice aka Tokidoki Traveller is a YouTuber, Host at Tokyo Creative, Twitch Streamer and all-round Nintendo gamer girl. Representing Australia in the most important category of “J-Vlogger”, this Paul Rudd-loving former emo from Brisbane is what we all need in our life. She’s my equal favourite YouTuber in Japan (along with Chris Broad), and has given both Lauren and I a perspective on Japanese life, that no one else has. We couldn’t help but want to pick her brain on our latest trip to Japa...
James Cridland is the Founder of Podnews and Media.info. With an impressive career at leading organisations such as the BBC and Virgin Radio, he’s clearly earned the title of Radio Futurologist. James is the hero we need and deserve in the podcasting and radio industry.
Susan Alberti AC is the former Managing Director of DANSU Group, Chairman of the Susan Alberti Research Foundation, former Vice President of the Western Bulldogs, former National President of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - amongst an array of titles. The Football Lady has certainly had a long and storied life, rolling with the punches as they launched directly at her. Sue has three primary goals in life; create a Women’s Football ...
