Axons Unleashed

Strap yourselves in ladies & gents because this episode of Axons Unleashed is one of the best so far (which is a BIG call…) Hot off the heels of an incredibly successful inaugural Veteran Games, Heston Russell joins the boys in our studio. A mini-reunion of sorts, as “Hesto” talks about his time at ADFA with Luke, running into Captain “Guns ‘n’ Buns” Turner at RMC-D, how Hesto finally entered...

A very special guest on this episode of Axons Unleashed, Adrian Sutter, has a familiar story to any Veteran. Discharging from the military after his sister’s passing from cancer, Adrian struggled with his own mental health, which eventually led to thoughts of suicide. Soon after, one of his closest mates took his own life in the throes of his own struggles. This was Adrian’s action point. Everythi...

Wheels Up! Get ready for some banter and hilarity in this episode of Axons Unleashed as fellow veteran, property-based small business-owner, Phil Game, joins RT and Luke in the studio. RT’s story and evolution into the property industry is very similar to Phil's (and the similarities don’t stop there! He even has a Tammy…) Phil tells us his journey from growing up in Papua New Guinea, to a poo...

We love mixing things up here on Axons Unleashed!  This cracking episode has not one but two enlistment stories… from the same solider! An uncommon story even amongst our guests, Sam tells his incredible journey from enlistment as a teenager, to discharge shortly after, to despair as a civvie, and back into the ADF again  -proudly serving his country.  This is a journey that would not be possible...

When Luke was first posted to East Timor as part of the DCP, he was completely unaware of the journey ahead of him. What was meant to be a 24-month posting of a lifetime with his new son and wife, soon changed to become a nightmare that would not end.  This situation eventually saw Luke medically discharge from a budding career as an Army Officer. On this episode hear an incredibly vulnerable and...

We can guarantee you that on this episode of Axons Unleashed you will hear THE most entertaining podcast on tax depreciation you’ll ever come across! Learning the basics of depreciation is a major factor in being successful in property. Now that may not seem like a huge claim, but just wait until you hear from Tyron Hyde, the owner of one of Australia’s largest Quantity Surveyors, Washington &...

Axon’s Unleashed is back and we’re kicking off with an incredible episode that will have you wanting more. RT is joined in the studio by Tristan, a veteran who served with Robbie in Sydney, and Sean, the owner and founder of Atlantis Recovery Centre. ARC is the first of its kind in Australia, a fully- equipped, private appointment-based health centre aiming to provide a friendly and holistic exper...

Get ready to be transported around the world with our latest episode of Axons Unleashed! This globe-trotting guest covers a lot of ground: fleeing the Bosnian War as a child, playing in German schoolyards, joining the Australian Defence Force (where he met Luke and RT), and deploying to East Timor before finally returning back to Bosnia as a civvie. PHEEEEW 😮‍💨 All of this culminated in his even...

From inside a tank to inside a classroom. This week the coaches are joined by one of Luke’s good mates, Veteran Armoured Corp Officer, Benny Evans. In between the banter and sledging between mates, Ben sits down with RT and Luke to discuss his enlistment and how it lead to his seat in a tank rolling through Afghanistan, living his best life! It’s a completely unique story - told with humour and of...

Tune in as Axons Unleashed welcomes back our favourite recurring guest, Dave Simpson! In his fifth appearance, Simo’s story takes us back to a time where DVDs and flannel shirts were all the rage... The 90s. His enlistment had a singular focus: become a Dog Handler in the military. You’ll discover he ends up doing 4 rounds of IETs, as you’d agree, that is NOT something to look forward to! Join Luk...

Trust us, you’ve never heard of an enlistment journey quite like this one! Craig Ball is a keynote speaker, mental health advocate and Special Forces Veteran with one of the most unique tales of joining the military we’ve yet to hear on Axons Unleashed! Craig joins RT for a special one-on-one discussion about persistence to be a soldier, his eventual transition, the incredible attributes Veterans...

This positively unmissable episode of Axons Unleashed welcomes SASR & Commando Veteran, Jordan McCallum, into the studio. Jordan’s enlistment led him all the way to four tours in Afghanistan. Don’t miss out on some of the most incredible stories heard on the Axon airwaves. RT, Luke, and Jordan have in depth chats about recognizing the pressures and stress of working in such a high intensity en...

A kidnapping in Sydney? Waking up during basic training to find his bunkmate gone? A deployment to Afghanistan with his brother? This week we finally have one of our most anticipated guests gracing the Axon Unleashed airwaves. Axon's ROCK... Damian (Damo) Gregson! Damo is one of the most composed and dependable figures on the team. Which is why so many of these WILD stories will shock and surprise...

No, we haven't made a mistake! Last week’s guest and this week's guests do share a last name… they are married after all! Amana joined the Axon team a few months before Ryan and she is a superstar member of the Build Support Team. Amana sits down to chat with RT and Luke about her experience at RAAF Basic Training in Wagga Wagga and her military career as a woman in a male-dominated field. What st...

Axons Unleashed Basic Training Stories continues this week with another long-awaited guest to the podcast. This episode sees RT and Luke host their first podcast together… their banter and energy is off the charts! Ryan Lewis is one of the newest members of the Axon Team and the final piece of the coaches trio in the office! Anyone out there considering a military career in their late-20s (or even...

Welcome back to Axon's Unleashed! After a refreshing hiatus, we're excited to kick off this next chapter in our podcast history. We are taking a look at something all Veterans have stories from… Basic Training. And what better way to kick off this new chapter than with a long-awaited guest: Axon Coach, Luke "Bulldog" Millwood! Join RT and Luke as they take a deep dive into the early stages of Luke...

Robbie and Tami are back again for the second part of our 50 question special for 50 episodes. In this instalment RT & TT dig into questions related to property and Robbie’s post-military career. With some surprising answers that may just contain some golden tips! Make sure you catch the end of our half-century milestone and here’s to the next 50 episodes!

50 episodes and 41 special guests! We made it, #AxonsUnleashed Podcast is blowing out its candles as we reach our big 5-0 milestone. And it so happens to coincide with RT’s 50th! For this special occasion, Tamara Turner makes her return to the podcast studio to quick-fire 50 questions at Robbie without warning. Catch part one of this hilarious, banter-filled episode that also finds some emotional...

As Axon’s Unleashed takes its final step towards our episode 50 milestone, we invite a guest that's been a long time coming! One of the key players of the Axon team and someone almost all Axon clients are familiar with; the amazing Natalie Robson. A five-year Navy veteran, Nat sits down with RT for a revealing and inspiring chat about life before and after the military, and the things her service...

Welcome back to Axons Unleashed! After a few weeks hiatus we are back, making our way to episode 50! And this one is a cracker! A couple of years ago, RT made his first podcast appearance on “The Brett Campbell Show” on an episode titled: EXPONENTIAL BUSINESS GROWTH (listen to that here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/exponential-business-growth-robbie-turner-w-brett-campbell/id1483165638?i...

Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt recently retired from the Australian Defence Force after almost thirty years, most of which was spent with Australia's elite SAS. He has served in eleven active deployments, including being wounded in action in 2008. Since his transition Harry is now a Registered Psychologist and runs a human performance consultancy, Stotan Group, working with sports teams, the military and...

RT often talks about how the “soft-landing” into a veteran-supporting workplace can be THE difference between a good transition from the military and a not-so-good one… Anthony Macshane also believes this, so he has committed his life's work to providing that “soft-landing” for veterans. Interestingly, he also specialises in helping ex-offenders, transition back into society from prison. A second...

Matt Lodden first pursued a career in ADF to attain his dream of becoming a pilot. After navigating many forks-in-the-road, Matt found himself on a different path - one of continued education, including passing on knowledge himself as an instructor at RMC-Duntroon. It’s this career-long pursuit of education that led him to Axon’s door to learn the Commando Approach to Property from RT himself. On...

When Recruit Shaun Spain got off the bus at Kapooka at 28 years of age the first person he saw was bellowing Bombardier Robbie Turner. The very first day of his illustrious military career also kicked off a life-long friendship between “Spainy” and RT. In a hilarious, touching and sobering episode of Axons Unleashed, hear about an epic arm wrestle, five deployments and how both Shaun and Robbie’s...

If posting an ad on seek.com can be seen as ‘throwing a line in the ocean and crossing your fingers for a marlin’ then using a recruitment service can be seen as spear fishing for the perfect catch! This is the exact analogy that Peter Tsokelenis from Recruit Corp uses to describe the work he does everyday. Axons Unleashed listeners may remember the other half of Recruit Corp/Black Wolf, Peter’s w...