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Masculinity, parenthood, being your authentic self, sports culture, expectation, not caring what people think of you, arrogance and confidence. If you can relate to any of these topics, my conversation with my next guest Max Dimarco is for you. Max married a fantastic woman who had an 18month year old when they met, we talk about that time in his life, leaving professinal sport and the mental health of shifting out of that. We talk about culture for young men and his blueprint from his parents in chaging into the man he is today.

Episode 147 is all about grief, loss and love. A powerful conversation complete with real emotion, lived experience, joy, loss, hope, resilience. It’s got it all. Join Dr Anita and I as we navigate this most recent painful loss of her beloved husband James at just age 40. Anita is open, candid and doesn’t shy away from the harder elements of this time in a beautiful expression of love and that her story might help someone else.

For weeks we have been teasing the “Ready or not, Change is Coming” global climate podcast series. Today I speak with my co-producer and director of the project the incredible Katiuscia Fara We discuss the why behind this mission, the details of the series and of course the exciting documentary that will start filming next year! This project is unbelievably exciting and has collaborations with some of the worlds largest most prolific leaders on the subject!

Dr Anika Molesworth is a farmer, scientist and storyteller. She is widely recognised for her work in agriculture and food systems and generating climate change awareness, and is author of Our Sunburnt Country. Anika is a recognised thought-leader of agro-ecological systems resilience and international farming development. With a passion for rural communities and healthy ecosystems, she is committed to help create sustainable and vibrant rural landscapes now and for the future.  

Suzi started Think Inc at 22 years of age, touring intellectual giants like Neil Degrase Tyson, Dr Jane Goodall, Steve Wozniak, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins to name a quick few. Suzi saw a niche in the market, borrowed some money from a friend & birthed THINK INC! 9 years later, through a pandemic where no one was going out to events or traveling overseas, she is still standing strong. Suzi is set to expand the business to a global scale & she's only in her early 30’s. A sneaker head, a driven eternal optimist, Suzi talks openly about becoming an atheist, growing up with conflicting religious families, intellectual pursuit, why she started Think Inc, her outstanding guests & so much more!

Mags is a Journalist, a Meteorologist, Food Writer and Cook Book Author. There is so much that could be said about Mags, it's endless. As always though I wanted to get behind scences and find out about her story. Her Polish and Russian background, moving to Australia and what drew her to Journalism, travel and food!? She is a fascinating human and one I find lives her life authentically. We talk socail media, connection, living fulfilled, so much more!

We talk about the mind, where we go from here with a divided world, a global pandemic, job loss, war, climate change, all these gloomy contributors that can cause our minds to wonder, to feel completely overwhelmed and how we can possibly change and work on that. It’s a discussion about philosophy and real world colliding. More video, images and information coming out during the week. Available on all podcast platforms tomorrow! We loved this chat with Dan he is always a pleasure to talk to.

Fabio was recently asked to visit the Ukraine to capture whats happening in the streets, the hospitals and talk to people affected by the invasion. He and I talk about what he witnesses, the pain and grief, his experience, what he saw, felt, the dangers and we pose some interesting questions about photography in a war zone. It hits you right between the eyes. Fabio is a photographer, a nomad and a minimalist. He is a humble human and we talk all things his story not just his trip to Ukraine. We talk attachment, change and his philosophy on life

Her story is of adventure, discovery, travel and entrepreneurship. Feeling like she wanted to create a space for women like her that wanted to be active, try new and thrilling things. She's a renowned French Canadian voice of female empowerment and entrepreneurship. Erika left her motherland in 2014, travelling the world as a nomad Yogi and absolutely fell in love with surfing, extending her knowledge in Yoga but still had the pull towards creating something for herself. To build a business she could facilitate and incorporate her loves together.

Narelle Anderson, is the founder and CEO of ENVIROBANK. This discussion is personal, we talk about the wise words from her mother that still resinates with her today, we discuss leadership, core values driving the business and we discuss the industry of recycling in Australia. Join me Monday to hear the conversation. Narelle is an accomplished business leader, recognised indigenous mentor and speaker. She is passionate about the role recycling can play in cleaning up our environment. A born entrepreneur, Narelle grew an inner-Sydney waste management business, CBD Enviro Services, twenty-fold before selling it to a public company. Narelle then set her sights on rewarding Australia’s recyclers and founded Envirobank.

This week is all about the some of the best snippet compilations from over 18 past guests. We could have done so many of these but just not enough room in a 1 hour episode. This was the most fun to put together and we hope you like it. Enjoy!

Em is an entrepreneur, martial artists, dancer, podcast producer and host of her show “Tacking Minds”. She is the creator of “Mental Muscle Co” for mental fortitude, she’s founder of “Creative Erotism” for empowering women in their expression of their sexuality, she’s a fitness coach, speaks 5 languages, is a leukaemia cancer survivor and a women I have labeled a true lioness.