Everything Counts Podcast

In this raw and inspiring episode of Everything Counts, hosts Jamie Small and George Azzi sit down with John Davey — the man who turned a single rebranded gym in Penrith into one of Australia’s largest fitness empires: World Gym Australia, now 61 clubs strong with 32 passionate franchisees. John opens up about his journey from a young rugby player in New Zealand getting smashed every weekend, to m...

Hosts Jamie Small and co-host George Azzi sit down with NRL legend Dene Halatau — 14-season warrior, 249 games, Wests Tigers and Bulldogs star, New Zealand Kiwi, and now Senior Manager of Player Safety at the NRL. Dene opens up about life after footy: overseeing concussion protocols and the independent HIA process, calling ABC Radio on weekends, and the real juggle of a demanding career with wife...

Join hosts Jamie Small and co-host George Azzi for a raw, hilarious and inspiring conversation with comedian, author and OG Crew creator Andrew Hamilton. Andrew opens up about his extraordinary journey from high-level drug dealer and jail time to rising stand-up star. He reveals the life-changing moment in Long Bay prison when a voice told him comedy would change his life, how he started writing j...

Jamie Small and co-host George Azzi welcome Gonz, founder of EQ Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Gonz shares his powerful story: immigrating from Chile as a toddler, rising as a Premier League/NSL-level soccer talent, having his dreams shattered by repeated knee injuries, the identity crisis and partying that followed, and how discovering BJJ in 2013 became his new purpose. He went al...

All right, guys. Welcome to the Everything Counts podcast. This is where discipline, mindset and action collide. Hosts Jamie Small and co-host George Azzi sit down with their long-time mate Jeffrey Morgan (strategist, global entrepreneur, 2025 Global Awards Wellness Coach of the Year). From homeless at 12 on the streets of Redfern, 20 years behind bars, surviving family trauma, abuse cycles, suici...

In this episode of the Everything Counts podcast, Jamie Small is joined by co-host George Azzy and special guest Matt Lainson, co-owner of Cronulla Pools. Matt shares the story behind building a boutique concrete pool company alongside his wife Kate in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, and opens up about the challenges of stepping away from the tools, leading a team, creating strong systems, and growing...

In this powerful episode of The Everything Counts Podcast , Jamie Small sits down with Alex — known as “Godly Strong” — a former Australia’s Strongest Man, elite powerlifter, kickboxer, and father of three. Alex opens up about his journey from a troubled youth and time in prison to becoming one of the strongest men in the country. He shares the raw truth behind chasing strength at the highest leve...

In this powerful episode of the Everything Counts Podcast, Jamie Small and the boys sit down with Mitch Parkins—former General Manager turned founder of Longevity Games—to unpack a story of transformation, discipline, and redefining success. Mitch opens up about his journey from chasing corporate progression and financial growth to hitting a point of deep reflection—realising he was drifting away...

In this powerful episode of Everything Counts , host Jamie Small sits down with “Purple Prince” — a man who spent over a decade in maximum security prisons across New South Wales and has emerged with a completely transformed mindset and mission. From growing up without a father, to losing his identity through injury, to falling deep into crime and eventually serving years behind bars — Prince shar...

In this episode of Everything Counts , Jamie Small sits down with former NRL enforcer Keith Galloway to unpack the realities of life beyond professional sport. Keith shares his journey from a tough, hard-running prop in the NRL—representing Australia and NSW—to navigating retirement after career-ending injuries and stepping into everyday life. He opens up about the identity shift that comes with l...

In this episode of Everything Counts , host Jamie Small sits down with Spiro Ferezis — a seven-figure electrical business owner turned coach — who’s helping tradies break out of the “busy but broke” cycle. Spiro shares his journey from working on the tools to building a scalable, high-profit electrical company, and now mentoring electricians across Australia and the US to do the same. The conversa...

In this episode of the Everything Counts Podcast , Jamie Small sits down with former NRL player Luke Milton to unpack an incredible journey from rugby league fields in Australia to building one of the most recognised fitness brands in the United States. Luke shares the real story behind his career—playing for the Sydney Roosters and West Tigers, transitioning into rugby union with the Waratahs and...

In this episode of Everything Counts , we sit down with Jason Wiley , director of Loan Market Capital and one of Australia’s Top 100 mortgage brokers . Jason shares his journey from working 16-hour shifts driving fuel tankers in the family business to building his own mortgage brokerage and scaling it into a successful operation. Along the way, he opens up about the risks, setbacks and mindset shi...

Former NRL forward George Azzi joins Jamie Small in the studio at The Grey Creative in Caringbah for a raw and powerful conversation about resilience, identity and rebuilding your life when everything falls apart. George opens up about the career-ending cancer diagnosis that rocked him at the Roosters, the brutal chemo and radiotherapy that followed, and how faith and family carried him through hi...

In Episode 10 of the Everything Counts Podcast , Jamie sits down with Ben Pike , Founder and Director of Pulse Property Agents , to unpack what real discipline actually looks like when life, business and fatherhood collide. Ben has built one of the most respected real estate businesses in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, selling more property in the region than any other agent over the past decade — all...

In Episode 9 of the Everything Counts Podcast , Jamie Small sits down with Zach Hanson , founder of ZMH Roofing , a multi-million-dollar roofing and cladding company based in Sydney. Zach shares his raw, unfiltered journey from childhood trauma, addiction, and survival mode to sobriety, discipline, and building a high-performance business and life. After losing his father at a young age, growing u...

In this episode of Everything Counts , host Jamie Small sits down with Tom Jaeger — content creator, coach, and one of the most refreshing voices in Australian fitness and footy culture. At just 23, Tom has built a loyal audience by doing something rare: chasing serious goals without taking himself too seriously. Through humour, honesty, and consistency, he’s carved out a lane that blends discipli...

In this episode of Everything Counts , Jamie Small sits down with Jason Ballo — buyer’s agent, content creator, and the man behind the viral “This is what $2 million buys you in Sydney” videos. What looks like overnight success was actually 22 years of setbacks, failed businesses, financial stress, self-doubt, and relentless discipline . Jason opens up about eating sh*t for decades, rebuilding fro...

In this episode of Everything Counts , Jamie Small sits down with Jake Packo , founder of GEEDUP — one of Australia’s most recognisable streetwear brands — for a raw, unfiltered conversation about discipline, failure, fatherhood, and rebuilding your life from the ground up. Jake shares his journey from a turbulent childhood and early brushes with violence, addiction, and self-destruction, to build...

On this episode of Everything Counts, recorded at The Grey Creative in Caringbah , Jamie Small sits down with Matt Hoban—devoted father, husband, business owner and a 20-year veteran of the health and fitness industry. Now 48 years old, Matt is a walking example of consistency, structure and discipline as a lifestyle. From surviving a childhood shaped by alcohol, volatility and instability, Matt f...

In this powerful episode of Everything Counts, recorded at The Grey Creative, Caringbah , host Jamie Small sits down with New Zealand Warriors rising star Sam Healy—a young man whose journey proves that discipline and grit beat talent when talent refuses to work. Sam opens up about being a late bloomer who was once “too small” to be put on the field, the tough love and relentless standards set by...

In this powerful episode of Everything Counts, Jamie sits down with Mohammed Ali Ayad — a tradie turned tech founder whose unstoppable energy, discipline, and conviction have transformed a simple on-site frustration into one of Australia’s most exciting construction-tech startups, I Deliver. Mo opens up about his chaotic beginnings, getting fired from factory jobs, discovering his hidden talents o...

In this powerful episode of the Everything Counts podcast, Jamie sits down with long-time friend and founder of Sweat Chill Exhale, Dave Ward — a man who went from partying every weekend and feeling trapped in the trades, to reshaping his life through fitness, breathwork, cold plunging, and ultimately the courage to start a business built on growth and purpose. Dave opens up about the years he spe...

In the debut episode of the Everything Counts Podcast , Jamie sits down with long-time friend and business owner Matt Weeden for a raw and honest conversation about discipline, adversity and becoming a better man. Matt opens up about losing his cousin and business partner Wade to motor neurone disease, the long decline of his father’s Parkinson’s, and navigating life as a dedicated father while ru...