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The latest It’s All Possible Podcast is out and this one is special. Filmed live at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, The Breakfast with Champions featured a panel of local and international sailors. All World Champions including an Olympian and Gold Medal Olympic Coach. My guests were: ⛵️Rhett Gowans - 2 x World Champion ⛵️Ben Austin - 2 x World Champion and Olympian ⛵️Jon Emmett Sailing - World Champiom and Olympic Gold Medal Coach ⛵️Peter Barton - 2 x World Champion We discussed a range of topics such a mindset under pressure, preparation, risk mitigation, playing the long game, the power of mentors and much more. Watch it on my YouTube channel “Rob Hartnett Live” here:https://youtu.be/KIMIdDCWJEo?si=gJNT0A5qmSmN3li4 Big thanks to Aviso Specialty Insurance for sponsoring the podcast 🙏.

Five World Championships, fifteen Australian Championships, fifty plus State Championships and countless international and local podiums on all manner of yachts. I can say without exaggeration that my special guest, Mark Bulka, from the Mornington Peninsula in Australia, knows a thing or two about winning yacht races. Mark is well known in sailing circles, but not so much is known about him.  In this podcast, we get behind the person, talk about his background, his passion for sailing and his formula for winning on the international stage multiple times. This podcast was recorded in front of a live audience at the Sandringham Yacht Club at an event put on by the Australian RS Aero Class Association. The audience contained several world, national and state champions, and you will hear Mark reference them as a hat tip to those who inspire and push him to be better. Mark was also keen in this session to explain his concepts and ideas to those new to yacht racing, whether they be in youth sailing (Mark's kids are racing now) or adults keen to learn more in a new sport. As it is a live podcast, we did have some audience interaction with Mark and Martin Kudnig talking about overseas regatta's. Martin is the former Commodore of Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron and a passionate sailor in the RS Aero and J70 Class. I hope you enjoy this podcast with Mark, who has so much to offer and will be winning races for many years to come. Apart from a busy sailing calendar Mark works as a Yacht Broker, and you can find him at 38 Degree Yacht Sales on LinkedIn and on Instagram @markbulka

Dream.Think.Talk.Commit. This is Tony Mowbray's formula for Thinking Big and achieving Possibilities. Tony has sailed singlehanded around the world, circumnavigated Australia, done numerous Sydney-Hobart races and numerous other long-distance sailing events. He is a frequent visitor to the Antarctic by yacht. Tony is also a man of action. In this podcast, we discuss how Tony, from a non sailing family, got involved in sailing at a young age, the power of mentors and people who believe in you, balancing passions with family life and so much more. We also discuss in depth his experience in the ill-fated 1998 Sydney-Hobart yacht race, where he and his crew came close to losing their lives. It is the most compelling account of that race I have read and I have read a lot about that race. His lessons here on decision making, leadership, and his crews will to live and survive despite injury and a formidable opponent in the ocean is compelling, and we discuss this in depth. Tony's new book, "Never, Ever Give In" is a must read for anyone wanting to do things that seem impossible at first. He truly embraces the mindset, skillset and toolset concept I talk about to accomplish incredible things.  You can order Tony's book (20 plus years in the making) and find out more about Tony at https://www.tonymowbray.com.au/ and connect with him on LinkedIn. Tony is also a fabulous speaker, so consider having him along to your next corporate event.

Ever wanted to start your own business? Think you have left your run too late? Well think again. This It’s All Possible podcast latest episode is  with Legal Outsourcing Business Clario CEO and Co-Founder Richard Kohinga . We discuss Richard's career journey from journalism to a long and distinguished global career at KPMG to the start up world where Richard and I first met and now his own business in the legal space. Clariois also a family based business and we discuss the upsides and challenges of family business in this episode. Good news is its worth it! Richard is also one of the best B2B sales professionals I know and we discuss our experiences and the changes impacting B2B and Enterprise selling. You can find more about Richard on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-kohinga/ You can find out more about Clario at https://clario.com.au/

My special guest in this episode of the It's All Possible podcast is Lorraine K. Lee. San Francisco based Lorraine and I met through LinkedIn (where Lorraine as of September 2025 has over 326,000 followers) when I contacted her regarding her best-selling book "Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career" which I thoroughly recommend to everyone, no matter what stage your career is at.  Lorraine K. Lee is also an award-winning keynote speaker and is passionate about helping ambitious professionals go from overlooked to unforgettable in the modern workplace, and her frameworks have been adopted by Fortune 500 companies and other globally recognised organisations including Zoom, Amazon, Cisco, and many others. She is recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice in workplace communication and presence. When Lorraine isn’t speaking, she teaches popular courses at Stanford Continuing Studies and LinkedIn Learning. Before starting her own company, Lorraine spent over a decade as a founding editor at top tech firms like LinkedIn and Prezi. Her insights have been featured in media outlets including CNBC, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fast Company, and Business Insider. She received her BSJ from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. In this podcast we cover career tips, social media tips, presentation skills, being the CEO of your career and leadership skills. You can find out more about Lorraine at her website lorraineklee.com, connect and follow her on LinkedIn and Instgram.

Matthew Lumsden is my special guest on this August 2025 It's All Possible Podcast. Matthew a lawyer by profession is the author of "Shibui, The Persimmon Principles" his book on the Japanese Culture of Shibui. Matthew and I met during his days as a global leader at the Australian arm of global investment firm Vanguard and we have stayed connected ever since. Matthew has been passionate about Japanese culture and their way of life for many years which led him during his high school years to spend time living with a Japanese family as part of an exhange program and later working in Japan. In typical Matthew style, he spent time back in Japan recently researching for this incredible book, Shibui. Matthew is a person of possibility through and through. This means he is human and on his way to discovering his purpose he pushed the limit career wise which ended up in burn out and the internal conversation of "am I living my true purpose". It was this burn out that led to the breakthrough of Matthew going back to his passions and writing the book Shibui. In this podcast Matthew opens up about how he has used the concepts of Shibui to shape his personal and business life. He also openly discusses his journey to burn out and how we can fall into the traps of a driven life and what to do to ensure we come out of it in a better position. We then discuss the essential elements of Shibui which are Simplicity, Subtlety, Impermanence and Imperfection and how they can be applied to our personal and business lives.  I hope you enjoy Matthew and the concepts of Shibui. Shibui is available online and at all good bookshops and Matthew can be found on LinkedIn , Instagram and Tik Tok and at https://www.shibuiadvisory.com/

My very special guest on this episode of the It's All Possible Podcast is 200 plus Game AFL (Australian Football League) player Lachie Henderson. Originally from the Geelong area, Lachie played with the Brisbane Lions, Carlton and Geelong. He also got to work with three of the greatest AFL Coaches in Leigh Matthews, Mick Malthouse and Chris Scott. After leaving the fast paced, high profile life of an AFL Footballer and elite sports person where you are provided with the structure and guidance to ensure you are at your best for game day, Lachie set out to create the next chapter of his life. This was something that was not as easy as it sounds and Lachie and I dive into the pitfalls for elite sports people when they leave the sporting world. Lachie has now reinvented himself today as a successful entrepreneur as a Business Broker and Merger & Acquisition specialist in financial services especially with his business KNCT. I want to thank Lachie for his openness, honesty and transparency especially concerning the move from sports person to life after sport.  You can more about Lachies new business at www.knct.com.au and on his LinkedIn and Instagram accounts for KNCT.

This episode is with the legend himself Mr. Mark Zaglas . Business leader, Ultramarathon runner and outdoor photographer. Yes, it’s all possible. I met Mark through our work in financial services and I have always admired Marks passion, enthusiasm and kindness which is a rare combination. We talk all things about pushing yourself to the limit and exploring where your personal limits are. Spoiler alert. You are more capable than you think you are! Mark and I discuss how he started running, breaking down big goals to small chunks and learning how to run injury free, yes there are some good habits to pick up here. We quickly move onto the attraction of Ultramarathons, preparation details, food , discipline and Mark's technique for training when you don't really want to. It is gold! Outside of Ultramarathons Mark is leading light in the world of financial services, especially wealth management and business building. He is also well known as a landscape photographer. Listen now to learn how he does it all and copes with the ups and downs of a very full life always lived with a smile! You can find aout more about the remarkable Mark Zaglas at his business Encore Advisory Group and connect with him on LinkedIn and Instagram @markzaglas

Dale Grant is all about Possibility. A Paralympian in Swimming, a Triathlete and an Ironman who has conquered Kona, the greatest Ironman test of them all. Underneath all of this is a family man who grew up in the suburbs of Melbourne, away from the water, yet had a passion for competition and a supportive family who encouraged him all the way. Dale's unexpected invitation to compete at the greatest Ironman event in the world, Kona in Hawaii was a dream come true and an event that he and his family dug deep for as these opportunities don't come around often. In this podcast we talk about drives Dale, how he got into swimming, what the turning point was for an Olympic campaign and how reimagining possiblilty and taking action can take you across the world. We then switch gears and talk about Ironman events and his preparation and experience of tackling one of the greatest Ironman events at Kona in 2024. We then switch gears again and talk about how It's All Possible, just not at the same time and the joy Dale is getting now from seeing his children grow up and tackle their own sports for the first time. I really enjoyed connecting and getting to know Dale in this podcast and I am sure you will too. You can find Dale on LinkedIn and on Instagram.

Are you a person who needs to influence or persuade? Are you a leader needing to influence your peers? Are you a Start Up leader who needs to persuade people to invest in your idea? May'be you need to lead a change initiative with your team and you to present to your leadership team? In this next episode we discover that presentations that persuade and influence are indeed possible for all of us. The Queen of Presentation and Communication skills is Michelle Bowden CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) and she is my special guest in this new episode. Michelle is an authority on persuasive presenting in business. She’s a multi-million-dollar pitch coach to her client list that reads like a who’s who of international business: banking and finance, IT, pharmaceutical, retail, telecommunications plus many more. Michelle is the creator of the Persuasion Smart Profile®, a world-first psychological assessment tool that reports on your persuasive strengths and weaknesses at work. This episode is packed with presentation and communication tips and I took some gold away from Michelle as I am sure you will too. Michelle can be contacted on LinkedI(https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellebowdenenterprises/) and all her details are at michellebowden.com.au

Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot are Harding Wilmot Sailing. They are one of the worlds fastest sailing teams currently campaigning the 49erFX sailboat which sees both of the on trapeze controlling one of the fastest sailing dinghies on the planet. In 2024 they had a break out year with a Top 6 in the World Championships winning a number of Australian events and then being part of the first America's Cup competition for women representing Australia. Sailing an America's Cup yacht which is a unique yacht that sails on foils lifting its hull clear of the water and races across the top of the water at the speed of a car but with the stability of a unicycle.  Their ability to be agile, pivot and adapt to changing conditions, new boats , new team members at the elite level is something everyone can learn something about. Laura and Annie are now campaigning toward the LA Olympics and we talk about the planning for this event which is 3 plus years away and what it takes to win at the top. I hope you enjoy this fun podcast with two of Australia's elite sailors as much as I did. You can find out more here Instagram @hardingwilmotsailing LinkedIn @hardingwilmotsailing

In this episode of The It's All Possible podcast we hear from Rodney Carter, CEO of Dja Dja Wurrung Group who in 2024 were named the overall Telstra Best Business of the Year and Telstra Indigenous Best Business of the Year. My interview with Rodney on the purpose, vision and values that have led to the oustanding growth and scale of Dja Dja Wurrung Group is a master class in leadership when you hear how Rodney has led his the organisation. Those of you who know me, know of my passion for  leadership, accountability and discipline to ensure change initivatives are successful and sustainable. Rodney and his team are living examples of this approach operating across government and private enterprise all while running an organisation that is owned by multiple families.  Under Rodney's leadership Dja Dja Wurrung has achieved sustainable development and effective management of their cultural heritage. His role encompasses harnessing skills in negotiation and team leadership to foster economic growth and social advancement for the Dja Dja Wurrung peoples which is based in Bendigo and covers Central Victoria. Dja Dja Wurrung's efforts, under Rodney's guidance, have centred on environmental stewardship, government liaisons, and biodiversity conservation, ensuring that the cultural and historical significance of our lands is preserved and respected. With a focus on conflict resolution, we prioritize community welfare and progressive social services that resonate with their mission and values. The accomplishments of Dja Dja Wurrung Group has reached global audiences and Rodney has been asked to speak to the United Nations on what is possible for indigenous people. If you are in leadership of an organisation of any size I encourage you to listen and learn from Rodney. You can find out more about Dja Dja Wurrung Group on Instagram @djadjawurrung online at https://djadjawurrung.com.au/ and Rodney on LinkedIn.

Stef Koster-Boadle is the Founder of Mornington Peninsula's leading Coworking Space, Co.Co Place. The tagline for Co.Co Place is "Where Great Humans Work Well." Stef is passionate about Creating Coworking Spaces and fostering purposeful communities and apart from running Co.Co Place she also consults with others to help create suburban and regional coworking spaces. Sprinkling the CoCo effect into human spaces! I have known Stef for a number of years when we were both in the advertising world and Stef always had an entrepreneurial can-do attitude which always impressed me. What also impressed me was Stef always did her role with a smile, compassion and empathy with those she worked with.  I first spoke with Stef back at the start of the lockdowns and in this episode we reflect on the trends in co-working spaces, trends in working from home and balancing the life of an entrepreneur and mother of a high performing family forging their own lives. If you are looking for a dose of purposeful inspiration and an example of what is truly possible when everyone else says no, join me on this episode with Stef Koster-Boadle! To find out more on Stef and Co.Co Place visit https://www.cocoplace.com.au/ and see their socials @coco.place

Ever lost a client that you really liked and wanted to win them back? Well, the good news is, it is all possible! But there is an art and science to a successful winback. I am speaking with the author of Million Dollar WinBack Dan Pfister from WinBack Labs in Canada in this podcast.  Dan has published his findings from his firm and countless interviews with others on how to do a WinBack Strategy and the tremendous benefits it offers in his new book, "Million Dollar WinBack" which I am also excited to say Dan has included me in. I am truly honoured. Dan's Proven 7 Step Winback System is one of the most profitable and successful marketing and sales strategies and organisation can do yet it is also one of the most overlooked. I have used winback strategies throughout my career and can attest to Dan's ROI numbers. I have also implemented winback strategies for clients of mine and seen the extraordinary results it can deliver no matter the size of your business.  You can find out more about Dan on LinkedIn (Dan Pfister) and his website https://winbacklabs.com/ where you can view his blog and case studies.

Darren Finkelstein is the author of numerous books, his most recent being "No" Building a Life of Choice Without Obligation. This follows his book "The Accountability Advantage" about the power of taking action and the importance of discipline and accountability to ensure your goals are met. In this podcast, we talk about the power of saying no so that you can focus 100% on your goals, dreams, and aspirations. We also discuss how to say it with elegance and empathy. We talk on how to say it with cultural sensitivity and whether different generations are more or less comfortable with saying no. (Sneak preview - we believe Gen X are better at saying no). Darren also opens up the times he said yes, when he should have said no and the cost this had on his career and finances. Darren is truly an expert on the power of this tiny little word. Darren and I go back over 20 years when we were both at Apple together and I really enjoyed connecting with him again as he brings real energy and ideation to everything he does. Darren has a unique ability to reinvent himself every few years. He has been an entrepreneur, worked in some of the best technology companies, owned a boating business, accelerated the start-up of a new marina, and today runs his own consultancy. Darren said after the podcast "You made that very easy for us to chat, with a bit of spark, a few laughs, and loads of examples and stories to make it land with the audience."  We indeed had fun and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it! Darren has a special offer for all listeners. If you go to his website, www.NOthebook.com.au and use the discount code: take50 in the cart, you will get 50% off the RRP. This great offer also applies to his two book bundles. So check it out! You can find out more about Darrent at his website tickthoseboxes.com.au and connect with him on LinkedIn.