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A haircut can look ordinary. In the right hands, it becomes dignity, opportunity and a proper little ripple of change.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Hair Aid founder Selina Tomasich to explore how teaching people to cut hair can help families escape critical poverty, create micro-businesses and build a more hopeful future.This is an archived CUSP recording, now shared through the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpj9EQJ2B9o

Winning in business is rarely about trophies. It is about mindset, discipline and doing what you said you would do.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with leadership consultant Phillip Fernandez to explore accountability, resilience, personal growth and the mindset shifts that help leaders succeed without losing themselves along the way.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzDwM82YRs4

One cracking conversation about turning LinkedIn into a proper personal brand, rather than a digital CV gathering dust.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Kateesha Hembrow, founder of Be Your Own Academy, to unpack her move from a high-pressure mining role into entrepreneurship, and how professionals can use LinkedIn, content and personal branding to create genuine opportunities.This is an archived CUSP recording from the Mr Purple vault.Watch the original recording on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_bj60yxflc#investinyourself #PersonalBranding #LinkedIn

Ever wondered when data stopped being a spreadsheet and became currency?Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Trent Taylor of Kairos Strategies to explore his journey from HVAC tradesman to founder, why asset data shapes smarter decisions, and how partnerships can help a business scale.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared through The Mr Purple Podcast.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGmhWY9dK3M

What happens when the one thing you built your identity around no longer fits?Dr Tom Hitchcock, Mr Purple, sits down with former professional singer and technology leader Mary-Beth Hosking to explore career pivots, identity shifts and the courage it takes to reinvent yourself.Mary-Beth shares the emotional reality of leaving a familiar identity behind, moving into the corporate and technology world, and building a legacy that matters. They also unpack leadership, diversity, representation and why you cannot be what you cannot see.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, republished as part of the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgnvjst16iI

A Plan B can be comforting. It can also quietly give Plan A permission to wobble.In this archived CUSP recording, Dr Tom Hitchcock chats with Rajan Durarajen about backing yourself, finding purpose through challenge and building a distinctive business in the NDIS sector.Watch the original conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Tx86NMyCs

Business is rarely a sprint. It is a long game built on resilience, relationships and the courage to keep showing up.In this archived CUSP recording, Dr Tom Hitchcock chats with Michael Phillips about recruitment, building a business and the lessons that only reveal themselves over time.Watch the original conversation on YouTube.

Life rarely follows the neat little plan we scribble in our heads. Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Kate Hughes to explore resilience, perspective and the surprising strength hidden inside life's curveballs.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording from the Mr Purple collection. Kate shares her lived experience of personal adversity, raising neurodivergent children, and founding Pure Wheelchairs to advocate for safer, more dignified wheelchair hygiene.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i0J_h4jA_8#investinyourself #Resilience #DisabilityAdvocacy

Fear is a funny old thing. It often arrives wearing a warning label, when it may actually be pointing at growth. In this archived CUSP recording, Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Kthryn Bondoc to explore why fear can be a sign that you are stretching, learning and moving beyond the familiar. Watch the original recording on YouTube.

Dr Tom Hitchcock here. Welcome to another archived CUSP recording, now part of the Mr Purple Podcast.In this episode, I sit down with Tim Roberts to get inside the real challenges of Specialist Disability Accommodation. We unpack the realities behind SDA, the gaps worth questioning, and what better thinking can create for participants, providers and the wider sector.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, republished here on Mr Purple as part of our ongoing series.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8urWsQdvrGE#investinyourself #NDIS #SpecialistDisabilityAccommodation

What if adversity is not simply something to survive, but a strange sort of privilege?Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Amy Grey to explore what hard seasons can teach us, how challenge shapes perspective, and why our roughest chapters often leave the sharpest tools behind.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording from the Mr Purple vault.Watch the original conversation on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZRe7SsjwPYA Coach with Benefits.

Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Emanuel “Eggy” Gini for a candid look at what NDIS support coordination really involves, the gaps practitioners face and how better conversations can improve participant outcomes. This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast collection. Watch the original CUSP recording on YouTube. #investinyourself #NDIS #SupportCoordination

What does it take to move from rugby league strength coaching to mentoring leaders and athletes?Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with John Ram for a real conversation about resilience, discipline, trust and the quiet art of listening. John shares how failure shaped his growth, why strong relationships drive real change, and what construction, sport and mentorship taught him about helping people succeed.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast collection.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OhSM-lhkU4

Ideas are lovely. Action is where they earn their keep.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Dr Yasser Zaki to explore why ideas alone do not make success, and what turns thinking into real progress.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared through Mr Purple.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sgEclIMNYU

Curiosity changes the way we see people, problems and possibility. Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Sarah Heriot to explore how asking better questions can transform support work, strengthen human connection and create better outcomes.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original CUSP episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoA3lBtn6vM