A Journey with Bernie

How is it that I can visit Tokyo and visit Starbuck's for an early morning 'Latte on Oat Milk' and finish up 48 hours later podcasting the guy that sits behind me! Well, that's the incredible experience I had with Keith Clark, Chief Executive Officer of Jury Analyst , and wait until you hear exactly what that entails. His clients are potentially the 'Who's Who' of Hollywood and America's legal fra...

There is one sentence in Ben's resume that reads, " Skilled in Business Planning, Operations Management and Leadership with an extensive history in the Quick Service Restaurant industry". I have known this Chief Operating Officer of Domino's Pizza Japan for 10 years and a sentence like the above only describes what he has done. It doesn't tell you of the unique perspectives and paradigms that defi...

Collecting Duct Carcinoma invaded Joel's body some 6 years ago. This rare kidney cancer affecting only 50-60 people globally finally won the battle. Joel Staite passed away on October 8.   When first diagnosed, Joel's life span was confined to that year, but what was to become a pattern, Joel found a way. He found a way to live. He found a pathway that enabled him to maximise life for another 5 ye...

When one of our Australian trekkers to Everest Base Camp woke up with symptoms of Pulmonary Oedema on Day 6, then only one response was possible ... EVACUATE! It was so essential to get our patient to the right hospital ASAP. A helicopter was rung immediately. Inadvertently, we chose incredibly well! ERA International Hospital ... www.era-hospital.com ...  was not a beautiful choice, because it sp...

He was 70 when he decided that he still had it in him! Even the decision to trek to Everest Base Camp over 13 days separates Andy Loney, a grandfather of 6, as unique.  One of his companions was a beautifully curious, 'let me tackle the world', 21-year-old. His name was Darcy Elks. Darcy strode to Everest Base Camp with confidence and assurance. Andy finished up needing a horse to get him to the b...

Sometimes, one is just lucky or did we attract each other? Were our spirits aligned with so much communal joy that coming together was only a matter of being in each other's vicinity. Well, that's the way it feels when I first met today's guest on that mighty trail to Everest Base Camp. Rob Duff for every one of those 132 kilometres was WALKING JOY. You couldn't help but notice him. He talks with...

I was having breakfast at Kathmandu Guest House in Nepal when I noticed this young Nepalese man being warmly greeted by a large group of International Travellers. Ravi GC was loved by all of them. This is understandable, when you consider that Ravi had just led them all to a remote location in Western Nepal, where under the expert leadership of enthusiastic technicians, the group was able to assem...

If you created 2 social events per month that attracted 30 to 100 mainly strangers, what would you learn about people? If your intent was to earnestly chat and connect with the great majority of them, what connecting skills would you discover and develop? This is the world of Chris Andersen, the well-known host of 'Beer with Mates' that meets monthly in the town of Brisbane, Australia. They are wo...

John Godwin uses the word 'Sainthood' freely. It is not necessarily a religious reference nor is it a pathway. John describes it as a state or essence that exists in all of us.  Even in his own life, he acknowledges those times where it was so easy to be distracted by the values of society and play the 'success' game. Fortunately for John and for thousands of people, mostly in their teens, John's...

She was one of the brightest. Straight A's. Loved to study. Loved to do well in her exams, BUT ... She just didn't fit in. The body was frumpy and the Queen Bees even called her 'bloated'. The mental and personal anguish Bella Cameron felt as a 15 year old was enormous and slowly began to dominate her existence. By the age of 24, Bella's eating disorder preferred a day-stay in bed rather then atte...

Brett Lee was a detective for 23 years. His job was collecting evidence that protected the community from 'the bad guys'. In the process, Brett didn't realise, he was amassing profound information that would one day protect thousands of our children from the sinister forces of the Internet. Now, he is the definitive expert in this country around Internet Safety. Brett and his amazing organisation...

ParkRun is a phenominal organisation. No matter where you live in the world, you are likely to find a ParkRun starting at 7am every Saturday morning. Run by volunteers, it's an opportunity to run 5 klms with the community and get timed. I once went to London and found a ParkRun in St James Park outside of Buckingham Palace, but the New Farm ParkRun here in Brisbane, Australia is even more royal. N...

Five of Bernie's previous guests wanted to give Bernie a taste of his own medicine. They appointed Taylor Pearce to interview him and their questions certainly weren't lightweight. So what would you say if asked... How do you create more self-love? How do you let go of your fears and anxieties? What are the secrets to being an effective coach of your team, your staff, your children? Ian Suter, wan...

Ian Suter is Canadian by birth but is an extraordinarily happy man by nature. He adores his wife, creates exceptional ‘family’ and prefers to first see the best in ALL people. His work as the principal of his own real estate company, Suter Smith Cleine , is purely an extension of who he is. As he intimates in the podcast, ‘It is nothing to do with money. It is everything to do with the joy of serv...

Steven Gilbert has Pizza Sauce running through his veins! He owns 11 stores in the regions of North Brisbane and Newcastle which employ 450 staff. Yet meet him in the family home or at his Redcliffe store and you will see the same passionate man, full of life and love for his people. He doesn’t refer to himself as a business owner or a Domino’s Franchisee. He sees himself as THE COACH and responsi...

Dr Deb is a pioneer of travel medicine in Australia, if not the globe. Since 1988, her clinic in Adelaide St., Brisbane, has prepared over 100,000 individuals for their international adventures. Turn on ‘talkback’ ABC radio on any night of the week and you just might catch the enthusiastic tones of Dr Deb sharing her vast experiences on how to embrace the health challenges of travel. In this arena...

Disillusioned with the education system, Merryn Tuck decided in her mid-50’s to leave behind 20 plus years of teaching. This was a mighty tough decision, because as a teacher she had few peers. Students adored her. Parents loved her impact on their children, but she could not continue to serve a system that challenged the manner in which she connected with her classroom. She decided to become an A...

As a point of differentiation from other podcasts, A Journey With Bernie stops interviewing this week and takes a breath to identify main learnings offered by our previous 9 guests. On reflection, the podcast is even more than that. It is Bernie himself explaining how the podcast that he directs and manages is actually shifting his own life! In Bernie’s own words ‘Bring on more of these weekly lea...

Peter Darcy may be the only student ever to get a worse Year 12 result in his repeat year then he did in his first attempt. Yet, it never stopped him from calling on his zest for life which was inspired through early childhood adventures in Papua New Guinea. Exploring the townships and venturing into virgin forests taught Peter to be independent, to step outside of comfort zone and to believe that...

Someone asked me last week ‘Which podcast so far is my personal favourite’?  I refused to answer because all offer such different value, but I did say there is something very, very special about this episode.  It starts with this unique circumstance. At age 31, Joel Staite, a competitive cyclist and Ironman discovers blood in his urine, ignited by a rare cancer called Collecting Duct Carcinoma. Th...

Don’t Google the name. You are not likely to find it, yet in my eyes this man is a rare, uncommon, everyday saint. It’s not because of great organisations he has built or millions of people he has impacted, it is because of his way of life that serves everyday people on a daily basis. I watched John Slattery for years give his time and energy to thousands of young people who were just searching fo...

We met outside a quaint little bar in Kathmandu. He heard the Aussie accents and quite frankly, he just looked Australian. The cultural connection took over and soon revealed that we were talking to the first Tasmanian ever to climb Sagamartha - Mother Goddess - Mount Everest herself. Welcome to Nathan Longman. Just google the name. You will see news of Nathan’s incredible effort in multiple sites...

Sir Alex Ferguson and Phil Jackson, Coach of the Michael Jordan led LA Lakers are household sporting names, but neither man can match the coaching record of today’s guest on A JOURNEY WITH BERNIE. John Buchanan delivered Queensland their first ever Cricket Sheffield Shield in his inaugural year as Qld coach. They waited 68 years for the trophy to enter The Sunshine State.  Under his coaching tenur...

They were kids just out of high school when they were given safe opportunities with Global Immersion to step into the world of their ‘Unknown’ and the breadth of what they discovered has stayed with them forever! Unforseen courage, wise insights and loving hearts continue to direct their lives today. How come the natives of Tanzania and Kenya were the friendliest people they ever met, when they ha...

Tony Groom is 83 years of age and yet he is still riding 30 plus klms per day, taking groups for 75 klm walking hikes and a member of The Queensland Choir. Recently, I went to see his choir deliver an inspirational rendition of Hanzel’s ‘Messiah’. It was sensational. Tony is sensational. It was his Father, Arthur Groom, who along with Romeo Lahey inspired the hinterland mountain lodge known as Bin...