Johnny Yaps

In this episode I catch up with Sel Berdie from CMBT, Sprout Organic, BSKT Wholefoods and the Hype Group Company. A man who has invested his time into his many passions and built businesses off the back of them, I found Sel to really have this aura around him that brought a new intensity to 'getting things done'. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, so from friendships to sport, to marketing,...

In this episode I sit down with Brother Viknesh, a Missionaries' of God's Love priest in training. I found this conversation to be really interesting as Viknesh grew up in Muttom on the Southern end of India. He was actually caught up in the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 and was fortunate to survive. We go through his life in India and his journey through faith and even talk about Varma - an Indian f...

In this episode i catch up with a training partner and friend - Cass Hay. I actually didn't expect the conversation we had to be what we had - however this is one of the reasons why I enjoy this long form discussion format. I'm truly grateful to share in peoples memories both happy, sad and other as we are all humans searching for that 'something' in our lives. That said, I really appreciate the g...

In this episode i sit down with my friend Monica Lu as we enjoy a conversation about life from travelling between Australia and Taiwan to going through a family break up, dabbling in a multitude of interests and so much more. Monica messaged me after we did this episode and commented it is nice to reflect back on the memories. even the painful ones and that you're only capable of discovering new i...

In this episode I chat with a long time friend of mine - Steven Luu. A mathematics PHD, martial arts enthusiast who currently works for one of the big 4 banks. We discuss a wide range of topics and at the end of the day, we're just 2 good friends enjoying each other's company as we discuss a wide range of topics from relationship lessons, self reflection, applying mathematics to understand behavio...

In this episode I chat with an IT guy turned PT - Jimmy Trieu. Funnily enough, this podcast came about through another friend of a friend however Jimmy is actually my friends cousin who met another couple of my friends whilst on set of Shang Chi.  Confused? listen to the episode and hopefully it will all make sense. This was a fun conversation covering a wide range of topics from kung fu to career...

In this episode I chat with Ben Hedges aka The Credit Shifu. Ben grew up in Hong Kong, the UK and studied in Taiwan, working on his language skills becoming a bit of a celebrity as the 老外 in 老外看中國 and then translating these skills along the way into a successful YouTube career running The Credit Shifu channel amongst others. Now based in America, Ben has achieved many things from summiting...

In this episode I chat with Randall Evans. Randall is a film maker, free lance videographer and runs the Deactivist Youtube channel. We cover a range of topics in this podcast from family dynamics to an in depth discussion on the current state of media / politics and what's going on in relation to Covid etc. in Sydney & Melbourne, Australia. @deactivist_memes @randydeactivist  

In this episode I am joined by one of my earliest friends - Chris Chu. I was one of Chris' first friends in Australia when his parents migrated from Hong Kong. Chris and I reflect on growing up, as we go through his experiences studying law, moving back to Hong Kong, legal recruitment and building a successful network marketing business

In this episode, I am joined by Attorney on a Journey - Francesca Chang. Francesca is a life coach, ex-attorney turned travel blogger who grew up in the USA but is now based in Taiwan I really enjoyed this discussion as there are no doubt many people who feel trapped doing something they may not enjoy, if you're in this position then this episode is for you! You can find Francesca on instagram @at...

In this episode I chat with with Jasmine Capell, a Minister at the Hurstville Church of Christ. I am always fascinated by people who have thrown themselves into unfamiliar environments and experienced different cultures. It's in those experiences that we find wisdom. We discuss a wide range of topics from negotiation to faith, language and culture... Enjoy!

In this episode I am joined by a professional Australian submission grappler, Absolute MMA BJJ Black Belt / Jiu Jitsu wizard Jeremy Skinner. 5 years ago Jeremy and I met in a Grappling Industries competition and it's been great to see his progression as both an athlete and as a teacher in the sport. We discuss his journey, his broad approach to developing his skills and understanding in jiu jitsu...

In this episode I catch up with my friend Tim Fung who has recently successfully IPO'd his company - Airtasker! We talk about how achievement is often the sum of small wins and that if it started with a big audacious goal of an IPO in the first place, the task would have seemed monumental. I always like catching up with Tim and this is the follow up conversation from our first chat so if you haven...

Tony Ayoub is a Father, Physiotherapist, business owner and has had an amazing impact on athlete performance in Rugby League in Australia. Extracting the best out of Athletes is not an easy feat and since having this conversation I have spent more time thinking about just how many ingredients go into producing high performance and also all the ones behind who scenes who have helped and shaped us o...

In this episode, I am joined by a previous student who I taught Kung Fu to as an 8 year old boy - Kelvin Tran.  Over the years I have taught so many kids during my Kung Fu days that it is always really interesting for me to reconnect with people like Kelvin. Kelvin is now a Personal Trainer, Coach, Lion Dancer and Entrepreneur chasing his goals and I enjoyed catching up with him to learn more abou...

In this episode I am joined by the resilient and glamorous Helen Shields. Mother, entrepreneur, make up artist and so much more. Helen and I connected via instagram and I was really curious to pick her brain...  Little did I know that once I started picking, the threads of the conversation would form this amazing tapestry and it was my pleasure to be able to reminisce on her journey from growing u...

In this episode I am joined by Chris Duong - Co-founder of Duo Duo Ice Cream. Chris and I met through martial arts and in this episode we cover a wide range of subjects from poker to ice cream and starting your own business. I think there are a lot of good thought starters in this podcast for those that are interested in business, I hope you all enjoy it !

In this episode I'm joined by Edward Kim, a physiotherapist, businessman, connoisseur of bespoke men's fashion and much much more.   There is definitely going to be another session as in this episode we go DEEP into languages, fashion, culture and Ed kindly shares a story about an event which changed the direction of his life.   Rather than rush through the other topics we wanted to talk about Ed...

This episode here is almost a reverse Johnny Yaps podcast, where Cameron Cresswell of Automotive Talent reached out to me through a connection established by a mutual friend of ours who has been on my podcast previously - Michael Solomon.   Cameron asked me to join me on his Automotive talent podcast and you can listen to the much neater version of our Podcast together here - https://anchor.fm/aut...

Narada Kudinar is the co-founder circuit club, John Montagu and Yan Restaurant. In this episode Narada shares his journey from being a kid with a rebellious streak in high school to exploring his passion of cars through circuit club, starting John Montagu and then Yan restaurant. It always amazes me the relationships you can build through your hobbies and through those hobbies Narada found his nex...

Grandmaster Ridvan (Rick) Manav of Australian Martial Arts academy joins me in this episode to share stories from his life. From being a child without a lot of fear to coming to Australia at the age of 7, to picking up martial arts to learn to defend himself from schoolyard bullies and racism to developing an ultra successful martial arts academy we cover a lot in this episode and I think anyone t...

Don and I met about 8 years ago through a friend (shout out Jason Queue/Tran) when we collaborated on a music video project for Christian Joseph. In this episode we talk Krav Maga, podcasting, learning through experiences and passion projects.   One of the themes that really stuck out from me was when Don was talking about iterative learning. We also butcher a plenty of concepts / stories in this...

Cassie To is a musical composer, martial artist and overall awesome person who was kind enough to join me on this podcast to share her journey. For most people, I think we watch TV shows and movies without really thinking too much into the music and how it influences our experience. When I first listened to Cassie's music there was a certain style to it that was really familiar to me, almost nosta...

Ivan joins me in this episode and we talk a variety of things, from the loneliness of a business owner, to kids, work life balance, circuit club and repeating year 3 as we reminisce on growing up together at the same high school.   In this episode, Ivan and I reflect on someone important to us and share these memories of our youth we never want to forget because they are a part of us.   A year ago...

I first met Laurence  many many years ago when he first started doing Kung Fu at the school I was training and teaching at. It's so crazy to see how he has changed and grown over the years and it was fun to catch up with him Stick around to the end, because I unintentionally cut him off from telling an important story and had to have him tell it because it was so important to the start of his busi...