The Most Intelligent Selection - Gold Coast

Livia Ferraz - A Brazilian natural therapist on the depths of depression, the joys of massage, and the even more joyful Brazilian parties on the Gold Coast. I felt calmer a few minutes into talking with Livia on this episode. She is a practitioner of a variety of natural therapies, a card-carrying, skate-boarding, party-going hippy and all-round lovely lady. We go from crying into pizzas (the ones...

I felt more peaceful and zen-like than expected during this interview with Kel Green than I expected. She shares tips on how to start the never-ending Yoga journey, why you are in it for the long-haul, and how to keep practicing . From Kel's website: Elevate your life to the next level. Join Kel for moments of powerful and playful insights on how everyday life gives us the opportunity to expe...

Episode 71: Marcio Brandini - A skateboarding, punk rocking, mechanic and business owner on waking up happy every day, creating a life of passion, and the importance of planning and talking action. We discuss family, collecting 1000s of records, the power of focused planning and action, and way more. Marcio is as talented as the day is long. Listen and be inspired. From his website: “SKATE FOR FUN...

Alex Takamori - A brazilian spiritist on losing himself, overcoming the depths of depression, and helping others and himself via communicating with other entities. From not leaving his house for 30 days, to helping others overcome their limitation, Alex has quite the story. He tells it in his passionate, Brazilian style. If you want to explore what Alex talks about in the episode a little more, or...

Episode 69 - Diego Torres: A Colombian guy with a fashionable eye on being a Louis Vuitton client advisor (with desires to go as far as he can), an honest take on his dance with depression, and the joys of a loving family. In this episode, we hear from Diego, one of my ex-students, and one who always presents with a smile, a positive outlook, and nice things to say. However, you never know what&ap...

Episode 68 - Ping: A passionate community volunteer, helping those living on the Gold Coast to live their best life. We talk about being "encouraged" to speak English and how positivity is the key. Ping works tirelessly in the community to help others, whether through her (ACWF) Australian Chinese Women's Federation or (MCCGC) Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast. Check out...

Keonimana Shigematsu - A physiotherapist with the Hawaiian passion and spirit on making tough choices, finding gratitude, and forging your own path. We touch on COVID restrictions, "teaching" young kids karate, having a never-give-up spirit, and grandpa's bacon and eggs. Visit Mana's website by clicking here. Visit Mana's LinkedIn by clicking here. About Mana: Mana Shigema...

Episode 66 - Leonie Howes: A traditional Chinese medicine doctor on the power of belief, the challenges of travelling alone in Tibet, and surviving the corporate world. From Leonie's About page (which you can visit here.) HI, I’M LEONIE HOWES  A Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine I studied and graduated from Endeavour College of Natural Therapies in Sydney. For 26 years I worked corporate...

Episode 65: Andrew Kavanagh - A Whyse guy on making Whyse Choices, while questioning the Status Quo...... no not the band, but that would be cool. Andrew helps people make Whyse Choices, the most successful example being "convincing" his lovely wife to marry him. He was learning hospitality and pouring pints at 13 years old; he's not certain the World isn't flat after coming to...

Episode 64 - Moana Robinson: A life coach, stylist, and personal shopper, on the joys of the Japanese art of Kinsugi (listen to find out), self-belief, and more empowering ideas. About Moana (From her website): Moana Robinson has a mission … to empower others to glow from the inside out. As a coach for life and style, she uses her skills to take others on a journey to discover their perfect colour...

Episode 63: Pip Bagnall - A championer of charities on increasing $$$ at a staggering rate, saying YES all (read most of) the time, and transforming business processes to save time and money. We talk "Yes Years", the movies The Castle and Groundhog Day, well... talk may be a stretch... we touch on them. We discuss journeying to America, overcoming grief, hosting a radio show, and most im...

Episode 62: Denna Szwajkowski - A coffee-loving, charity marketing manager, on the power of networking, and helping others overcome or, better still, avoid disaster.... From Denna's LinkedIn: About Hello, let me introduce myself, I am Denna Szwajkowski, I am a passionate advocate for business entrepreneurship, I educate Businesses on how to conserve their cash, manage their cash flow and how...

Episode 61: Sumiko Eyears - The quietly achieving, bubbly, cotton-candy-powered portrait photographer on going from failure to failure to success all with a smile..... It's quite the journey. We talk about her life as an air hostess with Japan Airlines, failing to get into university and newscaster school, her love of cotton candy, and more. From Sumiko's website: Sumico Photography is a...

Episode 60: Sharon Hunneybell - Learn from a lady on the AFR Top 10 Women of Influence on her learnings from being a teenage mum, building top-notch tech start-ups, and Angel Investing! From Sharon Hunneybell: Hi, I’m Sharon I love technology, innovation, creativity and collaboration. I have worked in software development and project management for most of my career, holding senior roles in some o...

Episode 59 - Sigrid De Kaste: She's 50% tulip, 50% windmill, she's Dutch and 100% sticky beak.... She's the brains and the beauty behind Sticky Beak Marketing. We talk about that, knowing  "Yes, you can", and the benefits that can be found on a morning walk. About Sigrid (from her website) Selling her Diamond Jewellery Business for double her investment, at a time when oth...

Shelley has been a psychologist for many years and was employed for ten years by Queensland Corrective Services. She has provided treatment and assessment to the highest risk prisoners in Queensland and has experience treating men and women in prison, many of whom had a mental health condition or a cognitive disability. Shelley has also worked as a psychologist for Queensland Health working in the...

From Natasha's Website: Natasha Price is an elite adaptive athlete, entrepreneur, public speaker, blogger, author, Queensland State Champion, international marathon winner and Gold Coast Women of the Year 2020 finalist from the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia. She is the co-founder of InvincAble and InvincAble A.I.D.E (Accessibility, Inclusion, Diversity and Education), an organisation that e...

Episode 56 Ilona Teremi - The hyper-driven owner of BNI Gold Coast, former lawyer, entrepreneur, business owner (what doesn't she do?) on what it takes to succeed, the power of networking, mum guilt, and much more. After 25 years as a lawyer, and 10 years of her husband dropping hints, Ilona changed paths and they moved to the Gold Coast and took on ownership of the Gold Coast BNI franchise....

Episode 55 - Matilda Morgan: A human design consultant and self-confessed nerd on the psychology behind what we wear, how important clothes are to the authority we have.... as well as a winding conversation about the joys or not of Aussie cuisine. It's high brow this week. What would you choose: Mint Sauce or Mint Jelly with roast lamb? Hash-brown or pineapple in your KFC burger? Chicken salt...

Episode 54 - 10CentTom: A passionate young Gold Coast entrepreneur on the the journey to owning multiple recycling centres employing those with disability, having a never-give-up attitude, and the goal of owning 100 beachfront homes on the Gold Coast. You know what, he'll probably do it, or get pretty bloody close. Tom is full of energy, will, and focus. Many could learn a lot from him. So, l...

Episode 53 - Peter and Deborah Miller: The original purveyors of haute couture (or for the rest of us, high-end fashion) on adventures in New Guinea, starting an airline, building an iconic motel, "losing" 130 acres of land, and building a following of 15000 people over the last few years. In this episode, we go on quite the journey. We go from surveying roads and building boutique airli...

Episode 52 - Matthew Whyatt: A sales scientist (if that's a thing), and lover of NFT monkeys on what it takes to sell the right way in order to grow in all aspects. He's passion; he's funny; he'll make you lots of money... Matthew Whyatt... Matthew Whyatt. Now, that's a football terrace chant if ever you've heard one and he wanted to take up footy or I wanted a change...

Episode 51 - Fernando Lambert: A Football Queensland Club Ambassador, Technical director, educator and methodology coordinator on football coaching at an elite level, how to raise a resilient child,  and learning from the best in the game. Fernando has lived and worked in Australia for over 20 years, and exudes the kind of confidence that comes with great experience and knowledge in his field. We...

To connect with Christie, reach out on LinkedIn and add a note when connecting to say you heard her interview on the Podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiemccabe Prominence Global is considered to be one of Australia’s leading experts in harnessing the power of LinkedIn for business. Christie McCabe-Benton is the Head Strategist at Prominence Global. She helps entrepreneurs, coaches, consul...

About Kate (ripped from her LinkedIn ) An engaging storyteller and a passionate coach, Kate has the power to help entrepreneurs and business owners shift their thinking about how they live and breath their business. Kate's well rounded background in psychology, a successful share owner of two Flight Centres, and a leading international business coach brings a depth of expertise and skill to t...