Talk All Things with JP

Dave Carter is an award-winning creative producer across all aspects of media including podcasts, radio, tv, and video content. He is currently the General Manager of Media Heads, a multi-award-winning content production company who love collaborating with clients to make great content, no matter the subject, scope, budget, or location.

Matt Newell is a versatile and dynamic performer with over 10 years experience across stage, screen, and Hobart radio. As a professional actor, commercial talent, musical theatre performer, presenter, stand-up comedian, voice artist, producer, and singer, Matt has honed his craft across multiple entertainment industries. After six years as a radio presenter, he transitioned to full-time freelance...

Darren Hill understands people like few others. A Behavioural Scientist, Darren studies people at work for a living. He has been working in the leadership and culture space for the past 2 decades. He is a country lad with a city brain, making him a great guy to talk business strategy with, and joins me on this episode to chat about Pragmatic Training and the what "lights him up".

In the first episode of season 5, Producer Daz hits JP up with some "this or that' questions...about food!

Ahead of a very busy week, JP was able to catch up with the jolly guy in the red suit live from the North Pole.

Oliver Hunter is a disability advocate, comedian, key note speaker and storyteller, and joins me on this episode of the podcast to chat about his experience living with a disability, performing on stage, and life as a new dad.

Nehal Jain is the Co-Founder of after, an unwearable textiles collections and recycling service for households and businesses; and also Founder of Trishlaa, a business aspiring to lead by example, showing that sustainable fashion is not just a trend but a necessary shift towards a more circular and inclusive economy.

Danielle Whitelaw is the General Manager of Woofers World, overseeing the operations of their dog walking, grooming salon and dog daycare and sleepover services, and joined me on this episode to chat about the business and the exciting things that are happening at Woofers HQ.

Dimitri Damianos is not only a successful sales consultant with the Buxton Real Estate Group, but also hosts a highly respected podcast, The Humble Climb, and also has spent years volunteering with major charities such as the Good Friday Appeal and World’s Greatest Shave.

Nick Smith discovered a passion for cooking at an early age, spending hours in the kitchen baking with his Nan. These days he is the Head Chef at an Aged Care Facility on the Gold Coast, and is also the owner/operator of East Coast Chicken, dishing up the best chicken burgers on the Coast.

My guest in this episode found herself in the hospitality industry at an early age. Fast forward a few years and we now find Nikki Richardson as Director of Franchise Operations at Guzman Y Gomez, one of Australia’s fastest growing Quick Service Restaurant businesses, whose ambition is to “to reinvent fast food and change the way the masses eat”.

My guest this episode was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 11, but she didn’t let her fear of blood and needles hold her back. Isabella Magee is a Diabetes Australia ambassador and advocates for self-care and self-love, and has a deep passion for raising awareness about diabetes. She is also the host of Life on the Level, a podcast that brings you real stories from young people living w...

Richard Baker was a multi-award-winning investigative journalist and podcaster at The Age, exposing a broad range of issues. After multiple podcasts, he launched his own podcast company, Southern Ocean Media in 2022, and joined me to chat about his career.

Liv Crapper is a Personal Trainer who works with multiple major sporting clubs in Melbourne and rejoins me in the studio on this episode to chat about some of her new ventures and the work she has been doing since we last caught up.

Natasha Rose is an aspiring pop star bringing high energy and vibrant artistry to the Australian music scene! She is about the messy, fun, and exciting process, and loves sitting at her keyboard, songwriting, and bringing her artistic vision to life. Passionate about creating things that inspire, empower, and connect, Natasha joins me to chat about her career, including her experience on Australia...

Sara Pantaleo's career path may have begun in IT, but it took a bold turn when she transformed a family business, La Porchetta, from a 12-restaurant chain into Australia's largest franchised a-la-carte restaurant group. With a passion for people that extends beyond the corporate world, she co-founded the Moira Kelly Creating Hope Foundation and Affari SP, a consulting firm empowering small busines...

Hugues de Robillard is a Senior Producer with a wealth of experience across TV, digital and social media, specialising in content production and consultation across all media platforms. He is the managing director for Guerrilla Films, a video and animation production agency, and also marketing manager for bus stop films, a non-for profit company all about inclusion for the media world.

When you think of about inspiration and empowerment, it's very easy to think of Ben Chew. As someone who lives with multiple disabilities, Ben dedicates his time advocating for the disability sector, and hosting his own Melbourne radio show and podcast, Everyday People.

Dani Vos is an award-winning Creative Producer/Director with vast broadcast production experience across many different genres, specialising in Documentary and Factual Entertainment storytelling. Dani’s credits include Struggle Street, Air Rescue, One Born Every Minute and more recently Gogglebox Australia.

Maurice ABI RAAD [PhD] is originally from Lebanon, and has over 30 years experience in industry, academia, and training. He specializes in strategic transformation, quality improvement and assurance, project and service management, IT strategy, cybersecurity, and governance. Maurice joins me to chat about his career in education both here in Australia and overseas.

Jonathan Kovarch is a creator who make films, videogames, fun tech experiments and just generally likes to make cool things. He is the founder of Toasterface Games, an indie game studio focusing on making cool VR games that help you get more active and burn calories while gaming.

4gr is privately owned and operated by business partners and friends Beth Evans and Gillian Baldwin. They launched 4gr in 2013 with four good reasons… to create a legacy for their collective four children. They chose to do this with a business that creates capacity, building independence for people with various barriers. Beth joins me to share her story.

With an encyclopedia's worth of joke-book jokes stored in his brain and an insatiable appetite for attention, Jason Chong discovered his love for making people laugh at a young age. He joined JP to talk about his family, 24-hour bakeries, figure skating and his rescue dog, Ziggy.

In this special episode, JP and Producer Daz celebrate 150 shows of Talk All Things

Mia Gardiner has certainly enjoyed a well-travelled life. She is currently Communications Officer with Crime Stoppers Victoria, and joins me to chat about her role and what it was like living overseas in Dubai, Germany and Scotland.