Videos

Dec. 24, 2025

🎄359. Two 2026 Projects

In this Christmas Day episode, I’m recording fresh off a humid Brisbane hike and a lot of thinking time. I expand on yesterday’s conversation about media and platforms, and get specific about two things I’m genuinely prioritising in the year ahead. First, private podcasts. I break down what they are,…

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Dec. 23, 2025

🌴358. My Media Plan For The Year Ahead

In this episode, I walk through the social media platforms I actually use, why I still use them, and what’s staying or shifting as I head into the new year. Earlier this year, I published a deep dive on my $11K tech stack. This conversation is the companion piece, focused…

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Dec. 22, 2025

🌴357. Effort vs Effort Perception

I recorded this episode late. All year I’ve been disciplined. Daily episodes. Even from Nepal with poor internet And yet here I am, back home, beachy, relaxed, watching eight hours of cricket… and suddenly a three-minute podcast feels heavy. That’s the bit I wanted to call out. It’s not that…

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Dec. 21, 2025

🌴356. Eat Clean, Drink Dirty

The Story Behind “Eat Clean, Drink Dirty” A while back, my Red Carpet Campout collaborator, Steve Demedio, asked about my dietary requirements. I replied via SMS, “I eat clean and I drink dirty.” That phrase stuck with me, especially recalling a trip to Thailand with Chris. Our mornings were all…

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Dec. 20, 2025

🌴355. Why your office is ruining your focus feat. Julian Treasure (Weekend Rewind)

Today I’m pulling you into a conversation I’ve been hanging out to have again, because Julian Treasure is one of those rare humans who makes you rethink how you speak, how you listen, and even how your office is quietly wrecking your brain. I open by asking a simple question:…

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Dec. 19, 2025

🌴354. Return on reps feat. Ronsley Vaz (Weekend Rewind)

Ronsley was the person who told me, years ago, “If you want to start a podcast, start one about something you want to learn.” That advice is the reason this show exists. In this final interview, we don’t talk tactics. We talk identity, energy, reps, and why preparation is not…

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Dec. 18, 2025

🌴353. The buy-in move most leaders skip

I’ve just delivered my final webinar of the year and, honestly, I’m not gliding into the finish line. There’s still work on the table. In today’s episode, I want to share something simple that worked beautifully in a live client session. A practical way to get buy-in without overcomplicating things.…

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Dec. 17, 2025

🌴352. I landed a Wiley book deal

I negotiated a book deal with Wiley. What I cover • Who I’m writing this book for: an earlier version of me, sitting on a train in South Bank three months into a “dream job on paper” that I hated. • The trap I fell into: job hunting as avoidance.…

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Dec. 16, 2025

🌴351. Is recognition a trap?

Today’s episode started with a simple client conversation about recognition. . I shared a moment I’ll never forget from a workshop I ran in India with 30 construction leaders. One card said, “I’d be happy if my leader just said thank you.” That card stopped the room. Everyone stood up.…

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Dec. 15, 2025

🌴350. Protecting your sanity in a 24-hour news cycle

I woke up to the news out of Bondi. A targeted shooting. Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah. It’s horrifying, heartbreaking, and deeply unsettling. Like many Australians, I’m angry, sad, and shocked that this happened here. I talk about what it’s been like trying to function creatively in the middle of that.…

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Dec. 14, 2025

🌴349. Bidet, Mate

This episode exists because a completely normal Christmas catch-up in Brisbane somehow turned into a 30-minute in-depth chat about bidets. It started at our Red Carpet Campout reunion. Darts. Drinks. Way too much food. So today, I’m talking about bidets. Yes, really. I explain what they actually are, why they’re…

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Dec. 13, 2025

🌴348. Social selling that actually works feat. Jordan Mendoza (Weekend Rewind)

I’m joined by Jordan Mendoza, a sales and training pro with 25+ years in sales and marketing, and 14 years in the multifamily housing world (he explains what that actually means, so you’re not left guessing). I first heard him on a group Zoom call through Andy Storch’s Talent Development…

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Dec. 12, 2025

🌴347. Talk the Walk: Climbing the Mountain feat. Alan Weiss (Weekend Rewind)

I came back from Nepal and Alan Weiss immediately “welcomed me back to flat earth”, then we got into the real topic: climbing the mountain when it’s not cute anymore. This episode starts with the funny stuff (Lukla airport and the “dungeon” accommodation, plus a toilet situation that honestly deserves…

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Dec. 11, 2025

🌴346. I spent $11,899 running a one-person business

Read the article (https://open.substack.com/pub/workfame/p/my-11899-tech-stack-reviewed?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) This year, I ran my entire consulting business solo. No staff. No office. Just me, my laptop, and 51 paid tools doing the work of bookings, editing, hosting, scheduling, storage, marketing, fitness, and even entertainment. Total spend $11,899 AUD Before you jump to judgement, this episode…

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Dec. 10, 2025

🌴345. Omnipresence

Today I’m pulling back the curtain on a concept that sounds ridiculous until you realise it’s the only way a solopreneur actually scales: omnipresence. This episode starts with a text exchange I had with my mate Andy Storch a while back. He messaged me saying I’d shown up in his…

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Dec. 9, 2025

🌴344. The Xero update I didn’t know I needed

This episode is me calling myself out on one of the least sexy but most critical parts of running a business: money management. I’m great at the fun stuff. Give me a microphone, a client room, a blank page I’m happy. But ask me to open Xero every week and…

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Dec. 8, 2025

🌴343. The power of declaring what you want

There are 22 days left in the year, which means 22 episodes to go. If you want me to dissect anything before we wrap 2025, now is the time to speak up. I also share a big Con Con update. The venue is finally locked, and I drove down to…

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Dec. 7, 2025

🌴342. Fan-girling at 7am

This weekend was peak Aussie sport energy and I was all in. Cricket at the Gabba. A sweaty 10k run. And then casually bumping into Mackenzie Arnold at South Bank before 7am. Yes, I fan-girled. No, I don’t regret it. But the real fever kicking in right now is World…

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Dec. 6, 2025

🌴341. When Speaking Up Feels Risky feat. Lisa Evans (Weekend Rewind)

In this episode, I sit down with the delightful Lisa Evans, who went from midwife and neonatal nurse to executive speaker coach and “story midwife” in her forties. Lisa lost most of her hearing after a virus, had to walk away from a 25-year career, then rebuilt everything with a…

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Dec. 5, 2025

🌴340. The 3-Month Vacation feat. Sean D’Souza (Weekend Rewind)

I brought Sean D’Souza into a live community call and he promptly blew up every assumption we hold about marketing, overwhelm, scale and what it actually takes to run a profitable business without burning your life to the ground. This is the guy who has taken three months off every…

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Dec. 4, 2025

🌴339. The Biggest Move in Your Career Will Come From the Small Thing You Nearly Didn’t Do

In this episode I unpack the strange little origin story behind one of the biggest rivalries in sport and why it matters far more to your career than you think. It’s a reminder that the move that changes everything is usually the one you nearly talk yourself out of. A…

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Dec. 3, 2025

🌴338. Is LinkedIn still worth the effort?

Today I unpack my love-hate relationship with LinkedIn, because something has shifted and pretending it hasn’t is a waste of time. I’ve been on that platform long enough to know when the vibe changes, and right now the mix of algorithm chaos and AI sludge is killing the experience. I…

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Dec. 2, 2025

🌴337. The $354M Upgrade

This morning’s episode comes straight from my parked car, because of course I arrived super early for a workshop again. People assume it’s discipline. It’s actually trauma from living near a bridge that collapses into chaos two days out of five. When you’ve been trapped on a 15-minute drive that…

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Dec. 1, 2025

🌴336. Innovation Should Never Be A Company Value

Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of a values project I’m running for a client who has operated for twenty years with no formal values. They now want clarity for the next twenty years, and my job is to help them create values that aren’t generic, fluffy or destined…

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