HORSES MOUTH

This episode of The Horse's Mouth, I had the pleasure of chatting with Mark Clatworthy, founder of Ocean Grind Coffee, Torquay Mark's not long back from Central America, looking at coffee bean farms and forging relationships in the game. Mark's journey into the bean isn't a straight shot. After making a career in engineering and while travelling with his wife in South America, he stumbled upon a p...

In this episode of The Horse's Mouth, I had the great pleasure of talking with Dr Dzavid Haveric. Dzavid is a force of nature — an academic of the highest order, you might say. He's one of the most well-read people I've ever met and has dedicated his life's work to history, particularly the story of early Muslims trading with the First Nations people of Arnhem Land prior to white colonisation. His...

This episode of The Horse’s Mouth, I had the good fortune of speaking with none other than Willis Droomer. Willis is a force of nature — a chip off the old block, you might say (whether that’s a block of wood or a motor… both work). In his young career, Willis has been kicking ass — winning a World Junior Title, being part of the Torquay Boardriders team that took out the World Club Championship t...

This episode of The Horse’s Mouth, I had the pleasure of talking to Mance Warner  https://mancewarner.bigcartel.com/

This episode of The Horse’s Mouth, I had the good fortune of sitting down with none other than Andy Higgins. @andyhiggins.surf Let’s just say you can take the boy out of Aus, but you can’t take the Aus outta the boy — even after waking up to fresh baguettes and frog’s legs for the past 16 years. Higgo’s still got the battler well and truly intact. In this chat, we traverse Andy’s life, talking all...

2026 — the Year of the Horse. In this episode, I had the good fortune of sitting down with Stephanie De Lander (@stephdelander). Steph is a professional wrestler on the world circuit — an absolute weapon and an even better human. We cover a lot of ground, but Steph’s story is a standout: originally from the Northern Beaches of Sydney she's chased her dreams to the US, and finally getting signed by...

This episode of The Horse’s Mouth I had the good fortune of speaking with none other than Fiona Luca.  www.movewithfiona.com.au/ She was also a dance instructor and ran a very successful dance studio here in Geelong — which you’ll hear all about in our chat. In this episode we loosely weave through Fiona’s life and discuss everything in between. Hope you enjoy our chat!

Welcome to another edition of The Horses Mouth. In this episode I had the good fortune of speaking with none other than Luke Williams. Luke is one of those people with infectious energy — a great human, a great storyteller, and a serious gonad man. His ability to hold priority and wait for the right wave is enough to melt even the sternest of steel traps. Luke hails from the coastal Victorian town...

Welcome to another addition of the Horses Mouth, This episode I had the pleasure of talking to Carly Shanahan, she is a awesome human chasing after her dreams of being a professional surfer and seriously getting the job done, this is not with out her challenges, but she has this town 100 percent behind her and none became more evident than when she made it onto the world stage of the Ripcurl Pro W...

Eli Helm is a force. A Qigong teacher, kinesiologist, spinal flow practitioner — and someone I’m stoked to call a friend. She’s a mum, wife, sister, daughter, teacher, student, and graduate — you picking up what I’m putting down? Eli is a lot of things to a lot of people. As you’ll hear, she’s someone who never stops questioning and striving — for better health, deeper understanding of the human b...

In this episode I had the good fortune of speaking with none other than Michael Ferris of Ferris Property - He's an amazing human having a second crack at reorganizing and living life more on his terms, you might say !!! The indoctrination of the human soul is real, the hamster wheel, the machine, the big G being Government wants you asleep at the wheel, pay your money to us and shut up.....Sorry,...

In this episode, I had the good fortune of speaking with Tina Tainui. Around here, she’s best known as a yoga teacher and founder of OurSpace Yoga in Torquay… but no no no—Tina is so much more than that. She’s a serious force of nature with a hell of a story to tell. Originally from New Zealand and raised in the school of hard knocks (seriously!), Tina's life took a sharp turn thanks to a chance e...

Today on the Horses Mouth, I was joined by Dr Harley Mackenzie — a long-time Torquay local, leader in the energy sector, and a passionate advocate for reform. Dr Mackenzie has just announced he’s running for the federal seat of Corangamite, representing the Legalise Cannabis Party. His campaign isn’t just about changing laws — it’s about health, personal freedom, and bringing some much-needed comm...

This week, I had the good fortune of chatting with none other than Max Cakarik. Max is a mate of mine who never stops surprising me—I’m honestly in awe of how he keeps leveling up, taking on life’s challenges, and then pushing even further. He’s a young buck on a mission—went back to school, threw himself into yoga, tackled some heavy mental health battles, launched a magazine, landed a gig with R...

In this episode, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with none other than Daniel Wald. Daniel is an all-around great guy and a true seeker in every sense of the word. Well-traveled and deeply passionate about music, he understands its power to touch the soul and bring people together. Beyond that, Daniel is a teacher of Vortex Healing—a unique and awesome form of energy healing ( vortexhealin...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Naheda Hassan of Naheda’s Dips at Prahran Market. Naheda’s journey to where she is today is nothing short of inspiring—her story is one of perseverance, love, family, hard work, and determination. Her infectious enthusiasm for life and generosity shine through, even in the toughest moments. Naheda runs an incredible business alongside her sons a...

In this Episode I had the good fortune of speaking with none other than Dan Ross, Now for those of you that don't know who Dan is, I'll paint a little picture,,,,He's a Maddog of the highest order, But such an evolved Maddog, All in jest, but yeah, but no, but yeah, Maddog !!!, Hailing from the beaches of Angourie, Dan grew up all things ocean, and from a reasonably young age shifted his focus to...

In this episode, I had the good fortune of speaking with Craig Garrard better known as Boots. This is the second time Boots has been on the Horse's mouth, if you haven't heard his first go back to episode 3 and give it a spin, in that episode boots was fresh off the back of surviving a brain aneurysm and as a result having double brain surgery, a truly wild tale of survival ! In this episode we ch...

Well It's been 9 years and two months since Corey and I last spoke on the Horses Mouth !  WTF Seriously feels a bit like yesterday, but it's not!  For those of you that don't know who Corey is, he's a master craftsman surfboard shaper, father, husband, and surfer, his lineage runs deep, through a close relationship with his late great father Rusty Graham, who guided him in the industry since he wa...

In this episode I had the good fortune of chatting with Elana Connor @peregrinasails, Sailor, Captain, global traverser, she's sailing around the world solo but I can't not mention her trusty four-legged companion Zia, together on their trusty boat Winfola are sprinkling fairy dust one port at a time to those who need help the most, our kids and especially those of abusive households or in the fos...

In this episode I had the good fortune of speaking with award-winning photographer Katey Shearer, Katey is such an awesome Human, She's a real tough cookie, a wolf in sheep's clothing you might say, to hold true to a creative life of any sort, let alone thrive, isn't for the faint-hearted. Katey is a true free thinker and always radiates positivity with a big smile when I've seen her out lurking w...

This 100th Episode I had the good fortune of speaking with singer-songwriter Ella Sweeney. Ella Sweeney is a force, She's such an awesome musician If you've not heard her music stop reading go to Spotify type in Ella Sweeney and give it a spin, Ella has performed all over the place, pubs clubs festivals weddings parties anything haha,  as she discusses some of her earlier gigs this will make more...

Max de Been is one of the nicest lethal weapons walking around in plain clothes, He's super happy-go-lucky friendly chiller - but don't be fooled   - When he's not playing golf or surfing he's Gee'd up and coaching or rolling at DE BEEN Brazilian Jiu Jitzu Acadamy in Torquay which is the longest running BJJ Acadamy in Australia, Max's resume reads like a superhero, cast in a save the world Hollywo...

Donny 'The Don' Allcroft started life in England in the 1940s - From this day and age that period of humanity truly looks like the wild west, the shit you could do on the daily back then, would have you on the BBC top 10 most read in today's gentrified modern world. The Don Hails from this period, Good with his hands, he followed in his father's footsteps as a plumber, before moving to Australia i...

Tom Robb is such a good soul and I truly believe if the world had more Tom Robbs than,,,,IDK fill the blanc on Baddies in the world, corporate soul-sucking vampires we'd actually have a shot at world peace, Tom is a self-development coach who works with individuals, schools, and Corporates, runs workshops all over Australia, he's a true humanitarian who has a real taste for adventure, a true inqui...