Between Views

BV51: Dominick Vivaldia: Point Panic, Photography and The Sea ​Point panic and it’s community. ​Point Panic surf report. ​The variety of guests on Between Views. ​“The ocean gives me purpose. It keeps me in the best shape of my life.” ​What brought Dom to Hawaii. ​“I’m a firm believer that life is kinda short.” ​The beauty of Oahu and the kindness of locals. The spirit of Aloha. ​Photography and v...

BV50: Grant Prest: Relationships and Mentors. “If there’s 3 dick heads in the room and you walk into the room you will become the fourth dick head. If you walk into a room full of millionaires then you will become the fourth millionaire.”  Book: Michael hill: Come out fighting. Mentors: Anthony Burling and his ability to hire a sales team. “We would typically hire personalities.” How to foster a r...

BV49: Grant Prest: Health, The Paralympics and the Ocean. A passion for health. Paul Saladino: A health guru. The carnivore diet: Why greens may not always be the answer. Nonnas 1910 shoe rocket. “There's amazing benefits from meat.” South African meat shop in Mayfield. Grants top 3 health tips: 1) Consider a meat based diet. Grass fed as often as possible 2) 3 phase reverse osmosis water filters....

BV48: Grant Prest: 3 Fingers Surf Zinc @3fingersnaturalzinc The story of 3 Fingers Surf Zinc. How is a product like 3 fingers created? What makes the difference with 3 Fingers? What is an SPF Rating and how is it determined? It costs $90,000 to get a run of sunscreen with the Therapeutic Goods Association.  “If there's budding business people out there you’ve just gotta start.” “My Legacy is my tw...

BV47: Benjie Williams: Lifelong learning. Arthur Hull - A drum circle facilitator. For me, life is lifelong learning. I’m a sponge. I’m always open to learning.” “Everyone’s got a message to teach you, as long as you can listen.” John Maye: Incredible, insightful, wise & a great story teller. “I listen and I accumulate knowledge” “It’s important to remember all the gifts you’ve been given thro...

BV46: Benjie Williams: Keep it organic. Arthur Hull - A drum circle facilitator. For me, life is lifelong learning. I’m a sponge. I’m always open to learning.” “Everyone’s got a message to teach you, as long as you can listen.” John Maye: Incredible, insightful, wise & a great story teller. “I listen and I accumulate knowledge” “It’s important to remember all the gifts you’ve been given throug...

BV45: Benjie Williams: Earthen Rhythms How Earthen Rhythms came to be. A lifetime passion for drumming and where it can lead you. Sliding door moments. When places keep giving you opportunities. Mamady Keita Djembe Arthur Hull - A drum circle facilitator. Drumming: Bases, slaps and tones. The relation of science to drumming and mental health. Rhythm and what it means to us as humans. What Earthen...

BV44: Nanci Boutet: Special Surfers - A life changing event. What is Special Surfers? How did it all begin? How far people are traveling for special surfers. What it does for the participants. Disabled communities and a shifting understanding of disabled people. Developing compassion, patience and understanding through the event and community. The biggest lesson i’ve learned in life is: “Don’t jud...

BV43: Dylan Reddering: A shark as a mentor. How hospitals treat shark attacks. The need to return to surf the spot of the attack. A unique experience post attack.  Soul contracts and mentors.  How the attack reshaped Dylan's life. The long term effects of the attack. Creatures as mentors. Moments as mentors.  Book: Clan of the cave bear. Characteristics of the Great White worth taking on. YouTube...

 BV42: Dylan Reddering: Attacked by a Great White Shark. Growing up in Plettenberg bay. Geographic ripeness for Great Whites. Robberg Peninsula and its seal population. Joining the high five at 5 community. An ominous premonition.  How it feels to be hit by a shark.  The injury Dylan suffered. The dream effect of near death moments and the lack of pain from shock. The benefits of getting attacked...

BV41: John Fernandes: Learning by investing.    The qualities you need to stick to investments.  “I would say no matter what age you are, start investing.”  The value of delayed gratification.  Waiting 1 year before buying a want.  “Buying gives me dopamine; Investing gives me serotonin”  John’s Mentors:   1) His own father for giving through music. Losing one's self in music. Passion and emot...

BV40: John Fernandes: Music changes your state.    How music can change your state.  Music facilitating crying.  “Music and films really touch me and affect me and move me as a person. They make me feel incredibly elevated. I have felt the highest highs emotionally from music and film and I can experience incredible sadness and sorrow through music and film.”  The music industry in India.  “If you...

BV39: John Fernandes: The gift of music. How John came to love music and dive into the industry.  Getting hired as a musician as a kid.  The effect of Mr. James Ambat on John’s early music life.  The influence of environment and nurture in John’s growth as a person.  MTV as background inspiration.  Could anyone escape the effect of nature?  Music as salvation. The family’s true motivation's an...

BV38: Nexus Lurie – True Masters and their influence on your life.    Nexus’ inspirations: Ilya Aleksayev  That works YouTube  Martial arts and its influence on your life.  Nexus’ Sensei.  Kyle Royer knives.  Filling your social feed with inspiration.  ¨The thing that´s helped me with selling my knives is letting go and not caring about the small imperfections. You know the hardest judge on the im...

BV37: Nexus Lurie – Knife making in a Nutshell.  Knife care for non-stainless-steel blades.  The best types of steel.  Knife making in a nutshell.  Which anvils and tools are the best for knife making.  The cost of a knife making start up.  The dream set up for Nexus.  YouTube License codes: EIUMCHBPO47XERIP 

BV36: Nexus Lurie - Knives By Nexus    The beginning of Knives by Nexus and it’s end goal.  The process and resources involved in knife making.  The process of collection in the early days.  YouTube as a resource.  Trollski: How to make a knife.  Stock removal & forging.  Places you can source free steel for knives.  The dangers involved.  Basic equipment and hours involved in each Knife.  The...

BV35: Chris Edden: Drift cars, Team Josie and building mutually beneficial relationships with your community.    Chris’ passion for drifting and how he was instantly captured on the wet pan.  His progression of drift cars through the years.  The 1987AE86 Corolla: The last ever rear wheel Corolla.  Japanese drifting subculture.  Chris’ Current car: A pink LEXUS IS200 with a 700HP 2JZ engine covered...

BV34: Chris Edden: The process of coffee from seed to cup & the secrets of successful business.    Chris’ top varieties of coffee. Riverdale India Geisha, Colombian Geisha, Ethiopian varieties.  Keeping coffee frozen to keep it at its peak, amplifying uniformity in grind size and also allowing the wine list style cafe.  Avoiding the “Death before decaf” mentality.  The process of coffee from s...

BV33: Chris Edden: The birth of Josie Coffee    How Josie Coffee came to be.  The slow growth of an exceptional business with exceptional coffee.  The combination of tragedy, passion and opportunity.  The sequence of roasters Chris has used in his career.  The realities of buying a roaster from Germany.  Why farmers markets are a great place to start a business.  A chance meeting with an exception...

BV32: C.E.O Wayne Ford: Vertical Patch: Uncle Bills Gross Liss tomatoes: an inspirational crop. Being able to grow something and share it with people. Past experiences and how they set Wayne up for success. The environmental risks of running a property. How sustainability reporting generated an interest in shaping environments and social impacts. “What can we do to continually improve what we do?”...

BV31: C.E.O Wayne Ford: Vertical Patch: Making partnerships with the right people: Making partnerships with the right people. The people involved in upper business: Accountants, marketing, HR, Finance, Management. “You can’t ask for a vertical farmer to work. People just say what’s that?” Making partnerships with universities. The effort involved in internship. How do you find the right partner in...

BV30: C.E.O Wayne Ford: Vertical Patch – Hydroponics, Robotics and unit economics in vertical farming. Verticalpatch.com.au What is hydroponics? Controlled environment agriculture. Monitoring plants with photo imagery. Collaborating with universities to fuel growth. Using 96% less water to grow crops. Downsides to vertical farming. Robotics in vertical farming. Unit economics making a return on in...

BV29: C.E.O Wayne Ford: Vertical Patch- The future of urban farming. What is vertical farming and how is it useful in urban environments? Verticalpatch.com.au Reducing travel time and lowering energy costs for fresh produce. Avoiding impactful weather conditions. “Vertical farming is to supplement regular farming not to replace it.” How one amazing tomato inspired a business and life course. What...

BV28: Owen Hancock – Art, philosophy and a massive cock that fights crime. A love for art. Owens own comic books: The Urinator – A massive cock that fights crime. How Graphic design and sketching influenced Owens work. “Art is where I go to escape making sense.” The third eye: “It’s just electricity flowing through a meat lump in your skull.” Ikigai The value of patience, sharing knowledge, giving...

BV27: Owen Hancock: Booger Bullet in depth and Owen’s inspirations. -Check out our Instagram giveaway. -How you can work with Owen in the design of your own board. -How an addiction to chickens inspires art. -The dimensional reasoning of the Booger Bullet. And the real inspiration for it’s dimensions. -The materials of the Booger Bullet and why they work. -The paradoxical value of simplicity in co...