The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal Archiv
286 Episoden
1 Stunde
Welcome to episode #63 with Hunter Johnson! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:
How rebelling against family values and society growing up shaped his character to do good At age 21, having his dream to play professional sport crushed through injury: How he carved out a path to re-create a new lifeHow he's built has the Man Cave brand to become attractive to the likes of Prince Harry, the United Nations and more partnering What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF when he saw there was no brand focused for menThree non negotiables in the school he wants to design today
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TIMESTAMPS
01:30 - Intro
03:10 - Hunter fun facts
05:25 - High flyer that deserves the recognition
07:00 - Sunrise and early influences
09:25 - Heroes growing up
10:30 - 27 detentions in high school
13:50 - Dealing with 6+ operations and giving up Rugby dream at 21
17:15 - Connecting with community he inherited with his awareness now
20:00 - how to design a school today
22:20 - most painful learning
26:10 - “We trade authenticity for attachment”
30:50 - How to build a trust first relationship with schools
32:50 - Investing in experiences and career paths at Man Cave
36:10 - Fail fast and learn to become better
38:00 - Advice he gives but finds hard to follow
38:30 - Biggest surprise about working with Prince Harry
41:35 - How has the Man Cave brand become attractive
45:30 - What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF
51:00 - Balancing energy, not time as Man Cave and STUFF grow
54:30 - Increasing your surface area for luck to strike
56:00 - Final Sprint
***
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How rebelling against family values and society growing up shaped his character to do good At age 21, having his dream to play professional sport crushed through injury: How he carved out a path to re-create a new lifeHow he's built has the Man Cave brand to become attractive to the likes of Prince Harry, the United Nations and more partnering What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF when he saw there was no brand focused for menThree non negotiables in the school he wants to design today
***
TIMESTAMPS
01:30 - Intro
03:10 - Hunter fun facts
05:25 - High flyer that deserves the recognition
07:00 - Sunrise and early influences
09:25 - Heroes growing up
10:30 - 27 detentions in high school
13:50 - Dealing with 6+ operations and giving up Rugby dream at 21
17:15 - Connecting with community he inherited with his awareness now
20:00 - how to design a school today
22:20 - most painful learning
26:10 - “We trade authenticity for attachment”
30:50 - How to build a trust first relationship with schools
32:50 - Investing in experiences and career paths at Man Cave
36:10 - Fail fast and learn to become better
38:00 - Advice he gives but finds hard to follow
38:30 - Biggest surprise about working with Prince Harry
41:35 - How has the Man Cave brand become attractive
45:30 - What led to creating the personal care brand for men, STUFF
51:00 - Balancing energy, not time as Man Cave and STUFF grow
54:30 - Increasing your surface area for luck to strike
56:00 - Final Sprint
***
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37 Minuten
Hear from Mainak Dhar, Best selling author and leader of India & South Asia at Kimberly Clark; and welcome to episode 2 of Curiosity Center.
Please enjoy exploring your curiosity as I did mine through this conversation!
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KEY POINTS COVERED
04:05 - What does Mainak do?
05:40 - What led to writing his 26th book, “leadership in 100 words”
08:30 - How to get better at writing and Mainak’s learnings
11:40 - Should we write the way we talk?
13:55 - Systems and habits for great writing
16:50 - Editing and improving your story
19:15 - How has writing made Mainak a better leader at work
23:00 - What is leadership?
26:30 - How can you be a leader?
28:50 - How’s leadership evolved in India over the last 2 years?
32:10 - How can you build a great mentor relationship?
35:00 - How to buy ‘Leadership in 100 words’ book
India:
https://www.amazon.in/Leadership-100-Words-Complex-Challenges/dp/9354355501/
Kindle version outside India:
https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-100-Words-Complex-Challenges-ebook/dp/B09PTBWB18/
***
Find out more about Curiosity Center at www.curiositycenter.xyz
Contact, Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or via Linkedin
Please enjoy exploring your curiosity as I did mine through this conversation!
***
KEY POINTS COVERED
04:05 - What does Mainak do?
05:40 - What led to writing his 26th book, “leadership in 100 words”
08:30 - How to get better at writing and Mainak’s learnings
11:40 - Should we write the way we talk?
13:55 - Systems and habits for great writing
16:50 - Editing and improving your story
19:15 - How has writing made Mainak a better leader at work
23:00 - What is leadership?
26:30 - How can you be a leader?
28:50 - How’s leadership evolved in India over the last 2 years?
32:10 - How can you build a great mentor relationship?
35:00 - How to buy ‘Leadership in 100 words’ book
India:
https://www.amazon.in/Leadership-100-Words-Complex-Challenges/dp/9354355501/
Kindle version outside India:
https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-100-Words-Complex-Challenges-ebook/dp/B09PTBWB18/
***
Find out more about Curiosity Center at www.curiositycenter.xyz
Contact, Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or via Linkedin
1 Stunde 3 Minuten
Welcome to episode #61 with Steve Solomon! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:
Steve's advice to parents with kids showing athletic potential (context: Steve didn't consider Athletics seriously till ageCritical learning from not qualifying for the 2016 Olympics by 4/100th of a second that's now made him a better athleteWhy sport is the perfect vehicle to find yourself and developDealing with negative thoughts: Steve breaks down the psychology behind managing the lizard brain pre and during racesHow to Become your best self and why we should all have Olympic like goals.
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TIMESTAMPS
03:42 - Steve’s quick facts
05:35 - High Flyer recognition
07:20 - Sunrise memories in Sydney
08:05 - Spark to follow Athletics
11:20 - Didn’t consider sport seriously
12:50 - Advice to kids with potential in sport
14:15 - posters on the wall growing up
15:50 - Wallabies v Springbooks in Rugby
16:20 - Success in professional sport
17:44 - Learning from missing out on Olympics by 4/100th of a second
21:40 - How to manage negative thoughts
29:15 - Systems and habits in the days before competition
33:00 - Periodising through the year: How he used the time between waking up and going to bed
35:25 - Difference in athletics between US and Australia
39:45 - Being the underdog in Australia
41:20 - stay amateur for as long as possible
46:40 - How the legendary survive the test of time
50:20 - The process, the first 5k and you get better at managing, not the task getting easier
54:20 - Sport being the vehicle for finding yourself
58:45 - final sprint
***
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Steve's advice to parents with kids showing athletic potential (context: Steve didn't consider Athletics seriously till ageCritical learning from not qualifying for the 2016 Olympics by 4/100th of a second that's now made him a better athleteWhy sport is the perfect vehicle to find yourself and developDealing with negative thoughts: Steve breaks down the psychology behind managing the lizard brain pre and during racesHow to Become your best self and why we should all have Olympic like goals.
***
TIMESTAMPS
03:42 - Steve’s quick facts
05:35 - High Flyer recognition
07:20 - Sunrise memories in Sydney
08:05 - Spark to follow Athletics
11:20 - Didn’t consider sport seriously
12:50 - Advice to kids with potential in sport
14:15 - posters on the wall growing up
15:50 - Wallabies v Springbooks in Rugby
16:20 - Success in professional sport
17:44 - Learning from missing out on Olympics by 4/100th of a second
21:40 - How to manage negative thoughts
29:15 - Systems and habits in the days before competition
33:00 - Periodising through the year: How he used the time between waking up and going to bed
35:25 - Difference in athletics between US and Australia
39:45 - Being the underdog in Australia
41:20 - stay amateur for as long as possible
46:40 - How the legendary survive the test of time
50:20 - The process, the first 5k and you get better at managing, not the task getting easier
54:20 - Sport being the vehicle for finding yourself
58:45 - final sprint
***
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Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show and grow the show with sponsors and partners.
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1 Stunde
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Article 2 of my curiosity centre newsletter is live! I wrote about the power of play, and who can solve more problems: MBA’s, engineers or kids? Read here: https://vidags10.substack.com/p/the-power-of-play
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Welcome to episode #60 with Josh Ismin! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:
1. Reflections on growing up in New York and now living in sydney, how the cultures compare and what the US was like in the early 2000’s
2. How Josh figured out what to do in his early career, specifically I asked him reflections about his first 3 years
3. His most painful learning when he started own company in online video: meteoric rise and then industry changed, pivoted from sales led to a tech company, business partner had mental health issues and more
4. How and why Josh and his wife decided to create a new last name when they married?
5. How Josh became an angel investor and recently started Psylo, a biotech company exploring future medication based on the blueprint traditional first gen psychedelic molecules
6. And a bonus, hear Josh educate us about the types of psychedelics and why we as a society may have the wrong thinking on this topic
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TIMESTAMPS
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03:15 - Quick facts
05:30 - High flyer
06:40 - Sunrise, growing up in New York
09:10 - Learnings from New York
10:45 - Biggest influences
12:25 - Big tennis fan
15:10 - Success meant computer programmer and founder
17:30 - benefits of being in the US in the 2000’s
20:50 - early career learnings in fast growth and new countries
26:15 - Very painful learning
30:10 - Importance of failure, honesty and reflection
32:50 - Creating a last name with his wife
38:00 - Becoming an angel investor
44:08 - common advice he disagrees with
46:15 - Aha moment to start Psylo
49:35 - False connotations about psychedelics
52:00 - product psylo is building and application
55:00 - final sprint
***
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Article 2 of my curiosity centre newsletter is live! I wrote about the power of play, and who can solve more problems: MBA’s, engineers or kids? Read here: https://vidags10.substack.com/p/the-power-of-play
***
Welcome to episode #60 with Josh Ismin! Here are 5 key takeaways that I think you will learn from this episode today:
1. Reflections on growing up in New York and now living in sydney, how the cultures compare and what the US was like in the early 2000’s
2. How Josh figured out what to do in his early career, specifically I asked him reflections about his first 3 years
3. His most painful learning when he started own company in online video: meteoric rise and then industry changed, pivoted from sales led to a tech company, business partner had mental health issues and more
4. How and why Josh and his wife decided to create a new last name when they married?
5. How Josh became an angel investor and recently started Psylo, a biotech company exploring future medication based on the blueprint traditional first gen psychedelic molecules
6. And a bonus, hear Josh educate us about the types of psychedelics and why we as a society may have the wrong thinking on this topic
***
TIMESTAMPS
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03:15 - Quick facts
05:30 - High flyer
06:40 - Sunrise, growing up in New York
09:10 - Learnings from New York
10:45 - Biggest influences
12:25 - Big tennis fan
15:10 - Success meant computer programmer and founder
17:30 - benefits of being in the US in the 2000’s
20:50 - early career learnings in fast growth and new countries
26:15 - Very painful learning
30:10 - Importance of failure, honesty and reflection
32:50 - Creating a last name with his wife
38:00 - Becoming an angel investor
44:08 - common advice he disagrees with
46:15 - Aha moment to start Psylo
49:35 - False connotations about psychedelics
52:00 - product psylo is building and application
55:00 - final sprint
***
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35 Minuten
Hear from Tyson Day, co-founder of Arrive & Thrive and welcome to episode 1 of Curiosity Center.
Arrive & Thrive is a career education social enterprise, helping students set and achieve career goals with school based workshops, coaching and facilitation. Tyson and his team have worked with 53 schools and supported 12,000 students with their 12 programs.
Today, you’ll learn about how this business started, how they found schools as their key market, the economics of building an education first business, who are the other plays that inspire Tyson and how COVID has changed the landscape for learning providers like Arrive and Thrive.
Please enjoy exploring your curiosity as I did mine through this conversation!
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KEY POINTS COVERED
1. How did Arrive & Thrive start
2. First 3-6 months: How did the idea become reality
3. Starting a business to solve a problem first, rather than generate revenue first
4. Finding your target customer
5. Discovery conversations to understand marketplace
6. How to create a career or startup in education
7. Developing your skills to become an educational facilitator
8. Mentor vs coach
9. What is your Identity capital?
10. Economics of building a facilitation and coaching business
11. Should you initially offer a free or paid service?
12. How do you distribute programs and build reach?
13. Who are the other players in the space that inspire Tyson’s work?
14. What’s surprised Tyson the most about building Arrive & Thrive?
15. How has education changed in the last 2 years due to COVID?
***
Find out more about Curiosity Center at www.curiositycenter.xyz
Contact, Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or via Linkedin
Arrive & Thrive is a career education social enterprise, helping students set and achieve career goals with school based workshops, coaching and facilitation. Tyson and his team have worked with 53 schools and supported 12,000 students with their 12 programs.
Today, you’ll learn about how this business started, how they found schools as their key market, the economics of building an education first business, who are the other plays that inspire Tyson and how COVID has changed the landscape for learning providers like Arrive and Thrive.
Please enjoy exploring your curiosity as I did mine through this conversation!
***
KEY POINTS COVERED
1. How did Arrive & Thrive start
2. First 3-6 months: How did the idea become reality
3. Starting a business to solve a problem first, rather than generate revenue first
4. Finding your target customer
5. Discovery conversations to understand marketplace
6. How to create a career or startup in education
7. Developing your skills to become an educational facilitator
8. Mentor vs coach
9. What is your Identity capital?
10. Economics of building a facilitation and coaching business
11. Should you initially offer a free or paid service?
12. How do you distribute programs and build reach?
13. Who are the other players in the space that inspire Tyson’s work?
14. What’s surprised Tyson the most about building Arrive & Thrive?
15. How has education changed in the last 2 years due to COVID?
***
Find out more about Curiosity Center at www.curiositycenter.xyz
Contact, Vidit at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz or via Linkedin
45 Minuten
Inspiring and raw conversation with Michelle Hu, founder of founder of Etoile Collective, online beauty accessories store with operations in Melbourne and recently New York.
Hear Michelle share her sunrise with immigrant parents moving to Australia from China, and instilling the importance of working and studying hard. You will hear Michelle talk about how seeing her parents not have much inspire her to make the most of her opportunities and recently she was able to buy her parents a house, which is very inspiring.
This show just last week ranked #16 (!!!!) in Australia in the careers category. I am still lost for words but a massive thank you to you for listening to the episodes, supporting the show and please continue to share your feedback by messaging us on Instagram or contact me directly on LinkedIn.
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TIMESTAMPS
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03:05 - Quick facts
03:48 - Sunrise
05:14 - Learning photoshop and marketing from games
06:40 - significance of parents bravery
08:06 - Secret that helped Michelle start her business, Etoile
09:14 - heroes growing up
10:05 - Parents work
10:35 - Buying house for parents
11:15 - success at 16
12:30 - reflections working in finance over law
14:00 - career pathways outside the traditional industries
16:12 - how to receive a yes to a cold message
20:35 - painful learning about mental wellbeing
21:40 - How to build a side hustle whilst working full time
23:50 - Turning idea into reality to start Etoile with no direct experience
26:15 - Learning revenue and inventory management
28:50 - Bootstrapping the business
32:30 - Moving to New York
34:45 - Differences between New York and Melbourne
36:01 - Daily Mail article
38:15 - social media vs physical marketing
40:50 - Discoverability on TikTok
41:50 - Podcast marketing tips
43:44 - final sprint
***
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This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!
Hear Michelle share her sunrise with immigrant parents moving to Australia from China, and instilling the importance of working and studying hard. You will hear Michelle talk about how seeing her parents not have much inspire her to make the most of her opportunities and recently she was able to buy her parents a house, which is very inspiring.
This show just last week ranked #16 (!!!!) in Australia in the careers category. I am still lost for words but a massive thank you to you for listening to the episodes, supporting the show and please continue to share your feedback by messaging us on Instagram or contact me directly on LinkedIn.
***
TIMESTAMPS
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03:05 - Quick facts
03:48 - Sunrise
05:14 - Learning photoshop and marketing from games
06:40 - significance of parents bravery
08:06 - Secret that helped Michelle start her business, Etoile
09:14 - heroes growing up
10:05 - Parents work
10:35 - Buying house for parents
11:15 - success at 16
12:30 - reflections working in finance over law
14:00 - career pathways outside the traditional industries
16:12 - how to receive a yes to a cold message
20:35 - painful learning about mental wellbeing
21:40 - How to build a side hustle whilst working full time
23:50 - Turning idea into reality to start Etoile with no direct experience
26:15 - Learning revenue and inventory management
28:50 - Bootstrapping the business
32:30 - Moving to New York
34:45 - Differences between New York and Melbourne
36:01 - Daily Mail article
38:15 - social media vs physical marketing
40:50 - Discoverability on TikTok
41:50 - Podcast marketing tips
43:44 - final sprint
***
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48 Minuten
Knowledge packed episode with the one and only Michael Batko!
Batko was born in Vienna, Austria to polish parents and had quite a humble sunrise. His explorer love took him to Australia, where he’s been for the past 7 years in Sydney or Melbourne. A number of people I spoke to in the lead up to his recording spoke to Batko’s drive for excellence, his habits and routines and being a very reliable friend and colleague, hear about the secrets that have helped him become this person (worth noting, we can all do it, if we want to).
I learn something every time we speak so please do enjoy and let me know your thoughts!
***
TIMESTAMPS
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02:45 - Quick facts about Michael
03:40 - Re-imagining a high flyer
04:35 - Michael’s sunrise
06:00 - key influences
07:15 - Europe vs Australia attitude to life
08:44 - Heroes growing up
09:30 - Success in life at age 16
10:05 - Creating an impact on the world
10:50 - drive for excellence
11:36 - Brain use to process data, not store it
13:07 - Doing something new every week
14:01 - being lost in 2018
19:15 - painful learning
21:00 - 1%ers in last 2 years
23:25 - energy maintenance
24:50 - working with opposite personality
26:40 - great community building
30:20 - How does a startup accelerator make money? + Who does start mate help: 1) Work in a startup, 2) Found a startup, (3) Investors
36:05 - Productive relationships w 1000’s of people
39:15 - Turning idea into reality
41:00 - Setting goals for new year
44:05 - Founder to know
45:15 - Final sprint
***
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This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!
Batko was born in Vienna, Austria to polish parents and had quite a humble sunrise. His explorer love took him to Australia, where he’s been for the past 7 years in Sydney or Melbourne. A number of people I spoke to in the lead up to his recording spoke to Batko’s drive for excellence, his habits and routines and being a very reliable friend and colleague, hear about the secrets that have helped him become this person (worth noting, we can all do it, if we want to).
I learn something every time we speak so please do enjoy and let me know your thoughts!
***
TIMESTAMPS
—————
02:45 - Quick facts about Michael
03:40 - Re-imagining a high flyer
04:35 - Michael’s sunrise
06:00 - key influences
07:15 - Europe vs Australia attitude to life
08:44 - Heroes growing up
09:30 - Success in life at age 16
10:05 - Creating an impact on the world
10:50 - drive for excellence
11:36 - Brain use to process data, not store it
13:07 - Doing something new every week
14:01 - being lost in 2018
19:15 - painful learning
21:00 - 1%ers in last 2 years
23:25 - energy maintenance
24:50 - working with opposite personality
26:40 - great community building
30:20 - How does a startup accelerator make money? + Who does start mate help: 1) Work in a startup, 2) Found a startup, (3) Investors
36:05 - Productive relationships w 1000’s of people
39:15 - Turning idea into reality
41:00 - Setting goals for new year
44:05 - Founder to know
45:15 - Final sprint
***
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This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!
59 Minuten
You only need to google Ed Cowan to find out about his accomplishments on the sporting field, transitioning to becoming an investor at TDM Growth Partners which meant working with his older brother, Tom + founding Tripod Coffee and hosting his own podcast!
This is a candid, self reflective and inside the mind of the former Australian Cricket player — his journey to that goal, only playing cricket from age 13, that too with his brothers and dad, waking up at 5am to train and juggle study and work. We cover much more: see timestamps below for specifics.
Without a doubt, one of the top 5 episodes of the show so far so please do enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS
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03:30 - Quick facts about Ed
07:50 - High Flyer
09:47 - Ed’s sunrise growing up in Sydney
13:35 - Focus on education and learning business in additional to sport from day 1
15:28 - Learning cricket in the backyard with family at only age 13
17:40 - heroes growing up
18:50 - Success in life at age 18
20:15 - dedication to cricket at young age
21:36 - Working to be the best cricketer he could be + studying and working
24:00 - Combination of hard work and talent
24:51 - painful learning
26:15 - Dealing with being dropped from Australian cricket team
28:40 - first 3 months of dealing with public failure
32:30 - favourite 6 or 12 month period
34:10 - seeing superstar athletes and learning their 1% habits
37:00 - the cake recipe
38:30 - Athletes that inspire Ed today
40:00 - Athlete transition out of sport
43:40 - Publishing ‘In the firing line’ Ed’s cricket journal - available on amazon!
46:00 - Founding Tripod coffee
49:00 - satisfaction with a physical product vs a software
50:10 - conviction in the All Birds business
53:35 - final sprint!
***
Read about our recently launched Curiosity Center business and subscribe to the newsletter for articles directly in your inbox!
Always appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!
This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!
This is a candid, self reflective and inside the mind of the former Australian Cricket player — his journey to that goal, only playing cricket from age 13, that too with his brothers and dad, waking up at 5am to train and juggle study and work. We cover much more: see timestamps below for specifics.
Without a doubt, one of the top 5 episodes of the show so far so please do enjoy!
***
TIMESTAMPS
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03:30 - Quick facts about Ed
07:50 - High Flyer
09:47 - Ed’s sunrise growing up in Sydney
13:35 - Focus on education and learning business in additional to sport from day 1
15:28 - Learning cricket in the backyard with family at only age 13
17:40 - heroes growing up
18:50 - Success in life at age 18
20:15 - dedication to cricket at young age
21:36 - Working to be the best cricketer he could be + studying and working
24:00 - Combination of hard work and talent
24:51 - painful learning
26:15 - Dealing with being dropped from Australian cricket team
28:40 - first 3 months of dealing with public failure
32:30 - favourite 6 or 12 month period
34:10 - seeing superstar athletes and learning their 1% habits
37:00 - the cake recipe
38:30 - Athletes that inspire Ed today
40:00 - Athlete transition out of sport
43:40 - Publishing ‘In the firing line’ Ed’s cricket journal - available on amazon!
46:00 - Founding Tripod coffee
49:00 - satisfaction with a physical product vs a software
50:10 - conviction in the All Birds business
53:35 - final sprint!
***
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53 Minuten
The brilliant and inspiring Michael Fox and I chat about his sunrise in broken hill NSW with dad being a mining engineer and mum a part time accountant who went back to uni later on to do a masters and PHD!
Hear about the importance of optimising for rate of learning, particularly early in your career: as Michael shares his experiences in law, retail and tech which then led to founding Shoes of Prey, a women's fashion company which Michael ended up closing after 10 years of operation. Which is a big step to make so I asked Michael about how he kept the trust of his employees (some of them work with him now at Fable), the importance of systems and routines particularly in the first 3 months after closing the business.
Michael is now the founder and CEO of Fable Food Co, providing delicious food that is plant based and on a mission to reduce industrial animal agriculture, help you live longer and make the world a better place! You’ll hear a number of confronting facts including one where 95% of Aussies don’t get enough fiber in their diet, wow!
And as a bonus, I asked Michael about his 41 acre property in the sunshine coast and his personal interest in social communal living, growing fruit and veg and more.
Enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS
03:31 - Quick facts about Michael
05:20 - High flyer in Michael’s life
06:30 - Sunrise
08:40 - Early childhood influence to figure out new environments
09:15 - early influencers
10:50 - posters on the wall growing up
12:08 - fitting into school being entrepreneurial kid
14:10 - view of success in life at age 16
15:15 - Biggest painful learning
16:00 - Closing shoes of prey after 10 years
17:15 - mental transition & support
19:00 - belief to found 2 businesses
20:20 - focus on rate of learning in career
22:20 - optimising for learning from Mike Cannon Brookes (co-founder Atlasssian)
23:10 - attracting talent and building trust
28:05 - first 3 months after shoes of prey: building systems and routine to reset
32:40 - living and breathing the Fable mission
34:40 - Purpose for 41 acre property on the Sunshine Coast
39:10 - Unknowns about industrial animal agriculture
40:25 - surprising facts about pigs and social acceptance
42:08 - Industrial animal agriculture responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions
44:05 - 95% of Australian’s don’t get enough fibre in their diet
47:20 - Goals for Fable’s success at the end of 2022
49:41 - final sprint
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This show showcases relatable role models, re-imagining a high flyer to help you achieve your potential and be 1% better everyday!
Hear about the importance of optimising for rate of learning, particularly early in your career: as Michael shares his experiences in law, retail and tech which then led to founding Shoes of Prey, a women's fashion company which Michael ended up closing after 10 years of operation. Which is a big step to make so I asked Michael about how he kept the trust of his employees (some of them work with him now at Fable), the importance of systems and routines particularly in the first 3 months after closing the business.
Michael is now the founder and CEO of Fable Food Co, providing delicious food that is plant based and on a mission to reduce industrial animal agriculture, help you live longer and make the world a better place! You’ll hear a number of confronting facts including one where 95% of Aussies don’t get enough fiber in their diet, wow!
And as a bonus, I asked Michael about his 41 acre property in the sunshine coast and his personal interest in social communal living, growing fruit and veg and more.
Enjoy!
***
TIMESTAMPS
03:31 - Quick facts about Michael
05:20 - High flyer in Michael’s life
06:30 - Sunrise
08:40 - Early childhood influence to figure out new environments
09:15 - early influencers
10:50 - posters on the wall growing up
12:08 - fitting into school being entrepreneurial kid
14:10 - view of success in life at age 16
15:15 - Biggest painful learning
16:00 - Closing shoes of prey after 10 years
17:15 - mental transition & support
19:00 - belief to found 2 businesses
20:20 - focus on rate of learning in career
22:20 - optimising for learning from Mike Cannon Brookes (co-founder Atlasssian)
23:10 - attracting talent and building trust
28:05 - first 3 months after shoes of prey: building systems and routine to reset
32:40 - living and breathing the Fable mission
34:40 - Purpose for 41 acre property on the Sunshine Coast
39:10 - Unknowns about industrial animal agriculture
40:25 - surprising facts about pigs and social acceptance
42:08 - Industrial animal agriculture responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions
44:05 - 95% of Australian’s don’t get enough fibre in their diet
47:20 - Goals for Fable’s success at the end of 2022
49:41 - final sprint
***
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7 Minuten
Introducing Curiosity Center!
Listen in to find out:
Show highlights of 2021
Why, How and where for Curiosity Center
Subscribe to the curiosity center newsletter here to receive every article directly in your inbox: https://vidags10.substack.com/welcome
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Contact Vidit to share your thoughts, questions or advice at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz
As we get into 2022, I’ll leave you with this: Humility is the soil of knowledge. Curiosity is the water that helps it grow. Empathy is the sunlight that shows us which way to bend.
I’m excited to go on this journey together to learn, grow, and feed our curiosity. Together we will figure out what we enjoy, and who we can be. Let’s always stay curious, young or old.
Fly high,
Vidit
Listen in to find out:
Show highlights of 2021
Why, How and where for Curiosity Center
Subscribe to the curiosity center newsletter here to receive every article directly in your inbox: https://vidags10.substack.com/welcome
Follow Curiosity Center on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/curiositycentre/
Follow Curiosity Center on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/curiositycentre/
Contact Vidit to share your thoughts, questions or advice at vidit@curiositycenter.xyz
As we get into 2022, I’ll leave you with this: Humility is the soil of knowledge. Curiosity is the water that helps it grow. Empathy is the sunlight that shows us which way to bend.
I’m excited to go on this journey together to learn, grow, and feed our curiosity. Together we will figure out what we enjoy, and who we can be. Let’s always stay curious, young or old.
Fly high,
Vidit
45 Minuten
Thanks to Chloe Temple for inviting the host of this show, Vidit Agarwal on the Leadership Confidence series!
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Points covered/ timestamps:
02:10 - celebrating 50 episodes of The High Flyers Podcast
02:55 - Did Vidit start the podcast with a goal to do 50 episodes?
04:10 - Release pattern of episodes: weekly vs fortnightly
05:35 - what is the definition of a high flyer and how did Vidit choose the podcast name?
08:04 - How relationships have improved thanks to the podcast
09:35 - Podcast recognised in the top 20 shows
10:35 - Best leadership lessons from show to date
17:05 - Most memorable guests
26:26 - Advice for creating podcast or content online
34:40 - Whats coming in 2022 and the launch of Curiosity Centre
38:50 - Domain name choice to stand out
40:00 - Dream guests for future episodes
Enjoy!
Follow Chloe here: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chloe-temple
Follow Vidit here: https://au.linkedin.com/in/viditag
Follow POPP here: https://popprovides.com/
Follow Curiosity Center here: https://www.instagram.com/curiositycentre/ OR https://au.linkedin.com/company/curiositycentre
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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
*****
Points covered/ timestamps:
02:10 - celebrating 50 episodes of The High Flyers Podcast
02:55 - Did Vidit start the podcast with a goal to do 50 episodes?
04:10 - Release pattern of episodes: weekly vs fortnightly
05:35 - what is the definition of a high flyer and how did Vidit choose the podcast name?
08:04 - How relationships have improved thanks to the podcast
09:35 - Podcast recognised in the top 20 shows
10:35 - Best leadership lessons from show to date
17:05 - Most memorable guests
26:26 - Advice for creating podcast or content online
34:40 - Whats coming in 2022 and the launch of Curiosity Centre
38:50 - Domain name choice to stand out
40:00 - Dream guests for future episodes
Enjoy!
Follow Chloe here: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chloe-temple
Follow Vidit here: https://au.linkedin.com/in/viditag
Follow POPP here: https://popprovides.com/
Follow Curiosity Center here: https://www.instagram.com/curiositycentre/ OR https://au.linkedin.com/company/curiositycentre
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Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022!
I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
1 Stunde 2 Minuten
Take flight into Andy's journey -- sunrise in Brisbane, Australia with inspector gadget as his childhood hero, and a desire to be a doctor that ultimately turned into a career in the creative industry, focused on brand, marketing, strategy and story telling. Traveled 10 countries in 10 days in pyjamas and recently co-founding Heaps Normal, an independent, alcohol-free beer company supporting everyday legends to dial the good times up to 11 and still perform at their best the next day.
TIMESTAMPS
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03:40 - quick facts about Andy (place of birth, first job and what he does now)
05:23 - High flyer in Andy’s life
06:39 - Andy’s sunrise: influence of family and environment
07:55 - Influence of Parents
10:20 - Inspector gadget
12:48 - Playing water polo in later part of high school and then overseas
14:20 - Desire to be a doctor growing up but realising a creative path to advertising
17:50 - traveling the world in pyjamas, 10 countries in 10 weeks
20:17 - Turning point post the trip
23:30 - Winning Triple J competition to meet Foo Fighters in the UK
27:40 - Painful learning: re-assessing the success path
29:05 - Moving to China with his wife for 3 years
32:08 - Reality of China vs media narrative
33:05 - keys in brand building and story telling
36:10 - learning's in agency advertising
41:05 - change in marketing from craft to reach
42:58 - magic moment that led to belief for creating Heaps Normal
44:43 - co-founder Pete reaching out and deciding to build this idea into business
47:45 - Quiet Beer or Heaps Normal
50:00 - first 3 months of Heaps Normal with COVID taking over the world
55:35 - Sending samples to people in the startup and VC ecosystem
58:20 - Has Heaps Normal met or exceeded expectations
59:50 - final sprint
Enjoy!
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Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022!
I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
TIMESTAMPS
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03:40 - quick facts about Andy (place of birth, first job and what he does now)
05:23 - High flyer in Andy’s life
06:39 - Andy’s sunrise: influence of family and environment
07:55 - Influence of Parents
10:20 - Inspector gadget
12:48 - Playing water polo in later part of high school and then overseas
14:20 - Desire to be a doctor growing up but realising a creative path to advertising
17:50 - traveling the world in pyjamas, 10 countries in 10 weeks
20:17 - Turning point post the trip
23:30 - Winning Triple J competition to meet Foo Fighters in the UK
27:40 - Painful learning: re-assessing the success path
29:05 - Moving to China with his wife for 3 years
32:08 - Reality of China vs media narrative
33:05 - keys in brand building and story telling
36:10 - learning's in agency advertising
41:05 - change in marketing from craft to reach
42:58 - magic moment that led to belief for creating Heaps Normal
44:43 - co-founder Pete reaching out and deciding to build this idea into business
47:45 - Quiet Beer or Heaps Normal
50:00 - first 3 months of Heaps Normal with COVID taking over the world
55:35 - Sending samples to people in the startup and VC ecosystem
58:20 - Has Heaps Normal met or exceeded expectations
59:50 - final sprint
Enjoy!
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Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022!
I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
51 Minuten
Take flight into Shane's journey - sunrise in Bundaberg, a smallish town in QLD, Australia having varied interests as Shane describes it following themes rather than a specific path whether that be trying the trades, to then studying business because his girlfriend was doing it, how good! and then spending 7 years as a pastor involved with the church community which started from helping his friend with some marketing work.
Since 2017, Shane has been running his own practise developing remarkable leaders and is a book author, podcast host and speaker. We went in depth as I asked Shane about how he started his practise in 2017, how he found his early clients, how to monetise, providing consistent value and much much more!
MEMORABLE QUOTES MENTIONED
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“good leaders know how to speak and great leaders know when not to”
“biggest challenge when starting a business is we don’t know what game we are playing, we don’t know the rules. and because we don’t know the rules, we are open to a lot of well meaning bad advice.”
“narrow your topic and widen your sources”
“the moment we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget all the questions”
TIMESTAMPS
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04:32 - Sunrise, growing up in Bundaberg, QLD, Australia
07:35 - Batman as hero
08:15 - Shane in high school
10:10 - being empowered to follow passion, rather than society
11:22 - definition of success at 18
13:15 - pit stops in life, different stages
14:25 - themes Shane has noticed in people he helps be their best self
15:56 - Painful learning
18:45 - Involved with the church for 7 years and transition
21:33 - realisation that helping people is Shane’s life’s work
23:28 - turning idea into reality, first 3-6 months of building his practise
24:22 - Advice from a mentor asking “what game are you really playing”
26:26 - finding first clients to believe in Shane as a brand
28:58 - separating from peers, providing value add that is unique
31:42 - how to price your service and paid vs free
35:54 - 2 commitments: client is all in and Shane is in your corner
37:30 - aspiration, location and currency in articulating value
40:15 - finding balance between book author, podcast host, coaching and speaking
42:27 - building relationship & trust: firehose vs dripping tap
43:58 - one piece of advice you give but find hard to follow yourself
44:55 - unknowns of the work Shane does
47:28 - sources of information Shane digests
49:26 - final sprint
Enjoy and love for you to message Vidit directly to share your feedback.
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Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022!
I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!
This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
Since 2017, Shane has been running his own practise developing remarkable leaders and is a book author, podcast host and speaker. We went in depth as I asked Shane about how he started his practise in 2017, how he found his early clients, how to monetise, providing consistent value and much much more!
MEMORABLE QUOTES MENTIONED
————
“good leaders know how to speak and great leaders know when not to”
“biggest challenge when starting a business is we don’t know what game we are playing, we don’t know the rules. and because we don’t know the rules, we are open to a lot of well meaning bad advice.”
“narrow your topic and widen your sources”
“the moment we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget all the questions”
TIMESTAMPS
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04:32 - Sunrise, growing up in Bundaberg, QLD, Australia
07:35 - Batman as hero
08:15 - Shane in high school
10:10 - being empowered to follow passion, rather than society
11:22 - definition of success at 18
13:15 - pit stops in life, different stages
14:25 - themes Shane has noticed in people he helps be their best self
15:56 - Painful learning
18:45 - Involved with the church for 7 years and transition
21:33 - realisation that helping people is Shane’s life’s work
23:28 - turning idea into reality, first 3-6 months of building his practise
24:22 - Advice from a mentor asking “what game are you really playing”
26:26 - finding first clients to believe in Shane as a brand
28:58 - separating from peers, providing value add that is unique
31:42 - how to price your service and paid vs free
35:54 - 2 commitments: client is all in and Shane is in your corner
37:30 - aspiration, location and currency in articulating value
40:15 - finding balance between book author, podcast host, coaching and speaking
42:27 - building relationship & trust: firehose vs dripping tap
43:58 - one piece of advice you give but find hard to follow yourself
44:55 - unknowns of the work Shane does
47:28 - sources of information Shane digests
49:26 - final sprint
Enjoy and love for you to message Vidit directly to share your feedback.
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Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022!
I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
60 Minuten
Take flight into Nick's journey -- You know those conversations, we all have them where you have so many questions but the discussion actually covers a lot of ground? That’s how this episode went.
Nick Crocker shares his idyllic upbringing in QLD, Australia (which for our global listeners that may not be as aware, QLD is Australia’s bush country, laid back with a big % of nature and bush. Hear about Nick’s adventure living in France at 17 that opened up his eyes to the world, foray into journalism and his passion for writing which led to discovering entrepreneurship and as Nick calls it “it was love at first sight”
TIMESTAMPS
04:04 - High Flyer in Nick’s life who may not have received the recognition
05:40 - Nick’s sunrise
07:35 - Benefits now reflecting on Nick’s countryside idyllic upbringing “rich in love”
09:00 - Nick in high school including passions, how teachers viewed him
10:00 - Hero’s growing up outside family unit
12:03 - Definition of success in life at the age of 16
13:23 - Nick discovering Entrepreneurship through journalism
15:50 - Nick’s writing on various topics (available online!)
17:10 - most painful moment (but learning in hindsight)
19:35 - most energising and fun moment
21:20 - Long distance relationship with his wife for 4 years (Nick in the US and Julia in Adelaide, Australia)
23:05 - experiences in the US founding sessions, selling it to Under Amour (and additionally integrating into US culture coming from laid back Australia)
25:03 - the motivation to come back to Australia after the US adventure
27:25 - Nick’s twitter reach out to Niki (blackbird founder) to meet for a coffee and how Nick views cold messaging now (1) does he still do it and (2) what makes him respond to one
30:10 - Importance of meditation in Nick’s daily routine
32:30 - Realisation of the weight of words and statements as a VC and board member
34:25 - Helping a young founder evolve and grow
36:35 - Favorite board member and why
38:00 - How does a Venture capital firm make money?
41:00 - Superannuation not being a savings account, rather it’s funding infrastructure, healthcare, education, startups and more
42:20 - Nick’s systems and habits to decipher what to read & consume online on various topics of interest
47:00 - Helping Australian athletes (AFL, Basketball etc) get into investing and mental shift required
51:30 - what separates a good VC from the pack
53:08 - Concept at PIXAR of comfort to fail whilst figuring it out (first 2 years of many Pixar movies are very average)
54:11 - The final sprint rapid fire questions
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Michael Batko CEO @ Startmate
Ben Hudson Executive coach
Matthew Dellavedova, NBA and Australian Basketball Athlete
Matt De Boer AFL Athlete + Co-Founder of Athletic Ventures, athlete led investment syndicate in Australia
James Clear - Atomic Habits
Enjoy!
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Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022!
I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!
This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
Nick Crocker shares his idyllic upbringing in QLD, Australia (which for our global listeners that may not be as aware, QLD is Australia’s bush country, laid back with a big % of nature and bush. Hear about Nick’s adventure living in France at 17 that opened up his eyes to the world, foray into journalism and his passion for writing which led to discovering entrepreneurship and as Nick calls it “it was love at first sight”
TIMESTAMPS
04:04 - High Flyer in Nick’s life who may not have received the recognition
05:40 - Nick’s sunrise
07:35 - Benefits now reflecting on Nick’s countryside idyllic upbringing “rich in love”
09:00 - Nick in high school including passions, how teachers viewed him
10:00 - Hero’s growing up outside family unit
12:03 - Definition of success in life at the age of 16
13:23 - Nick discovering Entrepreneurship through journalism
15:50 - Nick’s writing on various topics (available online!)
17:10 - most painful moment (but learning in hindsight)
19:35 - most energising and fun moment
21:20 - Long distance relationship with his wife for 4 years (Nick in the US and Julia in Adelaide, Australia)
23:05 - experiences in the US founding sessions, selling it to Under Amour (and additionally integrating into US culture coming from laid back Australia)
25:03 - the motivation to come back to Australia after the US adventure
27:25 - Nick’s twitter reach out to Niki (blackbird founder) to meet for a coffee and how Nick views cold messaging now (1) does he still do it and (2) what makes him respond to one
30:10 - Importance of meditation in Nick’s daily routine
32:30 - Realisation of the weight of words and statements as a VC and board member
34:25 - Helping a young founder evolve and grow
36:35 - Favorite board member and why
38:00 - How does a Venture capital firm make money?
41:00 - Superannuation not being a savings account, rather it’s funding infrastructure, healthcare, education, startups and more
42:20 - Nick’s systems and habits to decipher what to read & consume online on various topics of interest
47:00 - Helping Australian athletes (AFL, Basketball etc) get into investing and mental shift required
51:30 - what separates a good VC from the pack
53:08 - Concept at PIXAR of comfort to fail whilst figuring it out (first 2 years of many Pixar movies are very average)
54:11 - The final sprint rapid fire questions
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Michael Batko CEO @ Startmate
Ben Hudson Executive coach
Matthew Dellavedova, NBA and Australian Basketball Athlete
Matt De Boer AFL Athlete + Co-Founder of Athletic Ventures, athlete led investment syndicate in Australia
James Clear - Atomic Habits
Enjoy!
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Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022!
I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
26 Minuten
A bonus episode, the second in this series! The first we had Matt Dwyer from Tennis Australia take us behind the scenes of the Australian Open tennis grand slam, being the first sporting event held in a covid normal.
This conversation with David was focused on the business he has co-founded called Buttons, a disability support agency based in Melbourne, Australia.
I ask David about how he started this business, economics behind a disability service, how does the NDIS government scheme operate, David’s learning's to date and what success looks like over the next 2-5 years.
TOPICS COVERED:
How does one start a business?What are the economics behind a disability service provider?Building a team of support workers?How does NDIS work?how does Buttons work with the scheme? Self managed, plan managed, agency managedWhat are the revenue sources for Buttons?What does a Carer plan look like? Can you take me through how you would create this for a would be patient?Whats surprised David the most in the journey building Buttons for almost 2 years now?What is success when building a disability provider focused business?How do David and his co-founder continue to learn and ask for help?Whats been one painful learning to date?What would David want to have achieved in the next 5 years?
Enjoy!
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I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.
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This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
This conversation with David was focused on the business he has co-founded called Buttons, a disability support agency based in Melbourne, Australia.
I ask David about how he started this business, economics behind a disability service, how does the NDIS government scheme operate, David’s learning's to date and what success looks like over the next 2-5 years.
TOPICS COVERED:
How does one start a business?What are the economics behind a disability service provider?Building a team of support workers?How does NDIS work?how does Buttons work with the scheme? Self managed, plan managed, agency managedWhat are the revenue sources for Buttons?What does a Carer plan look like? Can you take me through how you would create this for a would be patient?Whats surprised David the most in the journey building Buttons for almost 2 years now?What is success when building a disability provider focused business?How do David and his co-founder continue to learn and ask for help?Whats been one painful learning to date?What would David want to have achieved in the next 5 years?
Enjoy!
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Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!
This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.
