BLXCK INK Podcast

Speak to our friends at Koombana Financial today about your free initial chat to discuss your financial future. www.koombanafinacial.com.au In our six monthly catchup, we chew the fat on local government, public pressure, city growth, online outrage, development projects, parking problems, tourism, events, housing, and what it really takes to make decisions that affect an entire community. This ep...

Speak to our friends at Koombana Financial today about your free initial chat to discuss your financial future. www.koombanafinacial.com.au Eliot talks about growing up around construction through his family business, working massive commercial projects around Bunbury, and eventually finding himself chasing snow seasons across Canada and Japan for years before returning home to build a life and ca...

Speak to our friends at Koombana Financial today about your free initial chat to discuss your financial future. www.koombanafinacial.com.au Jesse James joins the podcast for a wide-ranging deep dive into modern life, discipline, consciousness, business, religion, addiction, media manipulation, philosophy, masculinity, politics, psychedelics, personal responsibility, and the strange reality of bein...

This episode dives into our journey toward starting a family.  From 12 months of trying, to IVF, to now being 16 weeks into pregnancy. It’s an honest, grounded conversation about fertility, mindset, relationships, and what has proven successful for us in building a life together. We talk about emotional reality behind IVF, the pressure of “doing things the normal way”, and why perspective ultimate...

Kirstie Hahn (Blue Tongue Screen Printing) talks about a life built around art, resilience, and reinvention. From starting in textiles and screen printing over 20 years ago, to lecturing in visual arts and shaping the creative paths of hundreds of students, Kirstie shares what it actually takes to build a career in art. This episode goes beyond business. We get into creativity as a way of thinking...

Welcome my friend and fellow athlete: Hamish Hall. We cover everything from growing up on farms and riding motorbikes, to transitioning into endurance sport and pushing through the mental battles of long-distance racing. Hamish shares his journey from motocross and downhill racing into triathlon, the mindset shift required to compete in endurance sport, and what really goes on during those long ho...

Carmelo Ioppolo, founder of ENM Electrical joins me for a deep 3.5-hour conversation about entrepreneurship, growth, mindset, and building a business at a young age. At just 25 years old, Carmelo is already scaling his electrical business with ambitious plans to grow a serious team and push revenue far beyond what most trades businesses attempt in their early years. The conversation dives into wha...

Bunbury Turf Club is gearing up for its biggest day of the year and this week’s episode goes right inside the operation. Ahead of this weekend’s Bunbury Cup, I sat down with Kyle Potter to break down what actually goes into running and maintaining a major regional racecourse. From track preparation and horse welfare, to race-day pressure, betting, crowds and the sheer scale of Cup Day. This is a p...

Gage is back for round seven and like always, it goes everywhere. This episode starts chaotic (nicotine relapses, bad podcasts, Japanese cigars, and marketplace hustles) before slowly evolving into something deeper: addiction cycles, discipline, masculinity, money, ambition, business benchmarks, and what it actually feels like when you start becoming the person you’ve been pretending to be for yea...

Learn more and donate here 👉🏼 https://www.toby.org.au/ Ian Meacham shares the deeply personal story of his son Toby’s childhood cancer diagnosis and the emotional journey that followed. From the shock of diagnosis to months spent living near hospital care, Ian opens up about how this experience reshaped his priorities, his family life, and his perspective on success. Alongside this story, Ian di...

Heres a front-row seat into the mind of Brandon Willington. Australia's top Facebook and Google marketing education agency.  Known for building high-performing ad systems, winning industry recognition for his results, and helping businesses scale with precision. Brandon doesn’t just talk marketing, he lives it.  His track record, client wins, and award-level performance have put him in the top tie...

I sit down with David Faulkner, owner of Nixon Electrics, for a raw, operator-to-operator conversation about what it really takes to scale a trade business. Dave breaks down the realities of growing from a single location into a multi-site operation, the pressure that comes with managing people at scale, and why “busy” doesn’t always mean profitable. We talk systems, hiring, leadership, emotional...

A solo episode unpacking our IVF journey so far told entirely from my perspective as the partner. This conversation covers the mental and emotional side of IVF, navigating fertility issues, vasectomy reversal, learning how complex conception actually is, and what it’s like supporting someone you love through a process you can’t physically carry for them. This episode is not medical advice, just an...

Rhys Veen is a Bunbury-based physiotherapist, business owner, husband, and new dad and this conversation goes well beyond injuries and rehab. Rhys shares his journey from uni graduate to clinic owner, how he thinks about money, growth, and hiring, and what changes when you’re responsible for both a business and a family. We also get into entrepreneurship ceilings, value, faith, identity, and the u...

Amy shares the full story of losing her salon in a fire that wasn’t just accidental damage but collateral from criminal activity next door. We unpack the shock of waking up to your entire livelihood gone, the pressure of still showing up for clients and staff, and the mental toll of having to “be strong” when all you really want is a break. This conversation goes far beyond the fire. We talk about...

In this episode, I’m joined by Josh Wood for a wide-ranging conversation that moves well beyond finance. We talk about the reality of working with banks, why human advice still matters in an AI-heavy world, and how confidence, preparation, and adaptability shape everything from business to endurance sport. Josh shares his background in mortgage broking, triathlon, and performance, plus some brutal...

Federal Member for Forrest, Ben Small, joins the BLXCK INK Podcast for the second time to discuss his new role and some important current topics. We unpack big issues affecting the South West and the country more broadly, including housing affordability, small business, entrepreneurship, regional decision-making, fishing regulations, energy policy, and how long-form conversations can provide conte...

In today's episode, I sit down with Ash Griggs for a yarn about creativity, business, fatherhood, competition, identity, and what it really means to build something over time. We talk about the evolution of creative work, discipline versus talent, staying in the game when things get hard, and how perspective shifts as life changes.

Ben Lloyd-Smith returns to the BLXCK INK Podcast for a long-overdue deep dive into business, real estate, development, systems, burnout, growth, personal evolution, and everything in between. Ben has been building Zephyr Real Estate and Zephyr Developments with an obsessive focus on service, structure, and long-term thinking — and in this episode we unpack the realities behind it all. From commiss...

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Visit www.mgmgroup.com.au/careers today to explore an exciting future in transport! Julie Broad has worn many hats — from CEO of the Bunbury Geographe Chamber of Commerce to now being one of Bunbury’s newest City Councillors. In this episode, we go deep into her personal and professional evolution — how early failures, emotional maturity, and a lifelong drive to “get it done” shaped the woman she...

Visit www.mgmgroup.com.au/careers today to explore an exciting future in transport! From a humble coffee van to one of Bunbury’s most loved cafes — this is the full story of Little Spencer . Liam and Corey join me fresh off the sale of their café to talk about how they built it from scratch, the systems behind their success, and what life feels like now that it’s all sold. We go deep on business,...

🖤 BLXCK INK tees 🖤 www.blxckink.com.au  👈🏼 all new goods now available! Every shirt you buy supports the podcast. Check out our latest drops, a fusion between BLXCK INK and our beautiful city of Bunbury. Printed here in Bunbury by yours truly. 🎙 Todays guest This episode dives deep into the legacy and evolution of MGM Bulk and the Giacci family dynasty, one of Bunbury’s most iconic business st...

Today I sit down with Terry Pantlin, long-time Bunbury accountant and owner of Terry Pantlin & Associates. We talk about the real guts of business — risk, reward, failure, tenacity, and everything that sits between the spreadsheets. Terry’s been guiding local business owners for over 35 years, and this chat goes deep into what makes a winner tick, how imagination and logic overlap in business,...

www.blxckink.com.au  👈🏼 all new goods now available! Every shirt you buy supports the podcast. Check out our latest drops, a fusion between BLXCK INK and our beautiful city of Bunbury. Printed here in Bunbury by yours truly. 🎙 Todays guest I sit down with Miral Fahmy for a raw, unfiltered conversation exploring life, ambition, individuality, and personal growth. We unpack everything from overcom...