It's Never About Money

This week on It's Never About Money, I am joined by Associate Professor Lisa A. Williams . Lisa is a social psychologist whose research explores how emotions shape and are shaped by social processes. Specifically, her research focuses on the adaptive functions of positive social emotions such as pride and gratitude.      In our conversation, we explored well-being and the relationship between happ...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I am joined by Dr. Amanda Imber , an organisational psychologist and founder of behavioural science consultancy, Inventium . Amantha is also the host of the popular business podcast, How I Work, and the author of three international best-selling books.      In our conversation we discuss Amantha's most recent book, The Health Habit, and delve into topics...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I am joined by author Alastair Henry . Alastair immigrated to Canada at a young age and built a successful career in the corporate sector. He retired at 57, but disillusioned with the passivity of retirement, he shed his material possessions and went to live for two years with a small First Nations band in a remote fly-in location in the Northwest Territo...

This week on It's Never About Money, I am joined by Stephen Scheeler . Stephen is the former Facebook CEO for Australia and New Zealand, where he guided Facebook's rise from quirky startup to media and technology titan. Today, he is the co-founder and CEO of the Omniscient A.I. – the world leader in using A.I. to decode the human brain.   We talk about patterns of change and the ability to be adap...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, we welcome Darian Clark . Darian is CEO of the financial inclusion NGO, the Credit Union Foundation of Australia (CUFA) , where he drives a dynamic program portfolio across the Asia-Pacific to support the economic development and resilience of disadvantaged communities.    Darian draws from his almost 20 years of development experience in the Asia-Pacific...

Welcome to Season 4 of It's Never About Money! To kick off this season, I am taking stock of the journey we've taken over the last 2 or so years. And what better way to do that than to showcase a conversation I had with Travis Shelton on his podcast Meaning Over Money .   This episode is different from our previous episodes. In episode 49, I was asking questions of my American counterpart, Travis,...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I am joined by Nic Marchesi. Nic is the Co-Founder and Chief Delta Officer (CDO) of Orange Sky - the world's first free mobile laundry and shower service for people experiencing homelessness. Nic was the recipient of 2016 Young Australian of the Year and 2020 Order of Australia Medallist. He's an entrepreneur, an innovator and a storyteller. In our conver...

This was one of my favourite episodes of It's Never About Money to record. I sat down with Travis Shelton, who is a professional financial coach, speaker, writer, and host of the Meaning Over Money podcast. The Meaning Over Money podcast aligns completely with this podcast's philosophy and values. So much so that when we were organising the recording, his publicist said, "I have found the Australi...

In this episode of It's Never About Money I'm joined by Santiago Burridge . Santi is a 25-year industry leader whose career has had one main aim: to improve people's lives for the better. Lumiant , which he founded in 2021 , was at the heart of this conversation. It's an advice engagement and client experience platform, with the simple aim of making advice more accessible to non-financial clients,...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I am joined by Michael Avery. Michael is director of Richmond Music Academy and is a good friend of mine. Michael joins me in my brand new podcast studio to discuss his experiences in teaching music and running the academy, of which I am a student. We talk about finding meaning in life through music - not just in music itself, but actually learning it - a...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I am joined by Allan English AM. Allan is the Founder and former CEO of ASX-listed hospitality company, Silver Chef. In 2010, Allan stepped down as CEO of Silver Chef and transferred 50% of his shares to form the capital base of the English Family Foundation. Allan has been nationally recognised for his continued work in the Philanthropic sector and in 20...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I am joined by WIlliam Johns, a certified Financial Planner and disability expert. He is the CEO and founder of Health & Finance Integrated, a financial planning firm, and ClaimRight, a life and disability insurance claims handling service. William is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities by providing comprehensive...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I am joined by Dr Henry Howard, a young Australian doctor who has devoted himself to make a positive impact on the world. In his first year working as a doctor in 2021, he dedicated 50% of my income to effective charities. Now, he's pledged to donate 10% of his income to effective charities for the rest of his life. We talk about effective giving, empathy...

As a society, we tend to glamourise achievements and outcomes. We rarely place as much importance on hard work and short term sacrifices that are required to meet our longer term goals. In this episode, I am joined by Nick Maxwell, Collingwood Football Club Premiership captain. Nick's story is filled with hurdles and setbacks, but his inner belief, drive and resilience helped him forge a highly su...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I'm joined by Kylie Wallace and Jess Bowman of Seedling Giving. Seedling Giving is a matchmaking service that provides one-on-one Charity Matching, where experienced philanthropic advisors learn about your values, passions, life experiences and tailor a giving opportunity specific to you. Kylie, Jess and I talk about matching a person's values and goals t...

In this episode of It's Never About Money, I'm joined by Brook McCarthy from Hustle and Heart - a training college, community and worldwide movement of like-minded people who want more from their businesses. Brook is a business coach and marketing trainer, as well as a speaker and a facilitator. We discuss how Brook's experiences as a tour leader in Vietnam and Cambodia exposed her to locals who w...

This week we sat down with father and son duo, Trevor and Michael Back. Trevor is a former management consultant and real-estate principal, who recently sold his Sydney Raine & Horne franchise and is now in the process of transitioning into retirement. His son, Michael, runs Human to Human - a consultancy business that helps good financial advice businesses become great, one human interaction at a...

Dan Cumberland is the host of The Meaning Movement Podcast and Founder of VideoSnap.io. In this episode, we discuss a number of frameworks and models to help people who just feel… stuck. These frameworks can help people to change their mindset or, sometimes, change lanes altogether. Have you ever thought about the connection between what you do and its deeper purpose? Or do you think that repetiti...

This week we're joined by Amie Baker. Amie is the director and financial advisor at Rekab Advice. She is also a money mindset coach and helps people understand their habits, behaviours and relationship with money. In this episode, we talk about: understanding your own relationship with money the various money narratives how a person's background plays a part in how they feel about money, and how t...

This week we are joined by Simon Griffiths. An entrepreneur, driver of social change and co-founder and CEO of Who Gives A Crap - a profit-for-purpose toilet paper company that uses 50% of its profits to build toilets in the developing world. We explored the question of whether meaning trumps money in your working life. We talk about how Simon came up with the idea of selling toilet paper to help...

In this episode we are joined by Jordan Fogarty. Jordan is an award-winning entrepreneur, and Founder and CEO of Australian specialist Web 3.0 strategy and delivery company, Be Media. Be Media is the go-to-market arm of Animoca Brands, the global leader in blockchain, gaming and Web3.0. We talk about a life transformational event that happened to Jordan and how he used it as an impetus to change h...

This week we are joined by James Gatling. James Gatling is lead guitarist in Brisbane band, WAAX. WAAX have just finished recording their second album, At Least I'm Free, which comes out on August 5th via Dew Process/Universal. In this episode we talked about developing passion and prioritising creativity over commercialisation. We talked about what it takes to build and maintain a sustainable car...

This week we are joined by Ben Lipshitz. Ben is co-founder and CEO of FoodByUs, Australia's largest online hospitality marketplace that connects restaurants, cafes, and caterers with thousands of wholesale food and alcohol suppliers. In 2021, Ben was also recognised as one of Australia's top 100 Young Entrepreneurs. In this episode we talk about the hard work it takes to be an entrepreneur foundin...

Dr Adam Fraser is a peak performance researcher, professional speaker, author and consultant who partners with various universities to further our knowledge in the areas of performance, culture and wellbeing. In this episode, we speak about micro transitions, the concept of The Third Space® and mental wellness. We also speak about the issues facing the financial advisor communities and draw parall...

In this episode we sat down with Matt Heine . Matt is Joint Managing Director of Netwealth , an ASX-listed financial services and technology company, started by his family to service investors and the wealth management industry. In this episode, we speak about young entrepreneurs and a family's ability to transfer wealth creation education from one generation to the next. We talk about managing an...