Success Curious with Andy Reid

From a budding soccer player in the middle of regional NSW, Sam Gordon is comfortably one of the more driven & focussed young humans you'll meet. Director of Australian Property Scout and Host of the Top 1% Podcast , Scott has an immeasurable passion for breaking through the noise by hitting home truths at the traditional barriers to entry that society tends to put up around wealth. His energy...

Are you getting distracted by digital technology? Me too, and it's preventing so many people from reaching their potential, which is why Dr Kristy Goodwin has made it her mission to help society to regain control! An expert in the way digital affects our brains & our bodies, Dr Kristy has waded through incredible amounts of research to provide us with evidence-based solutions that can help us...

The ability to build a movement is reserved for the few...Daniel Flynn is one of those very special humans that did just that. A Forbes '30 under 30' member, winner of Outstanding Young person of the year, and a friend of Barak Obama (!!), Daniel is the Co-founder of Thankyou. . Alongside his better half Justine , they created a social enterprise that has a vision of addressing the flow of money b...

Jamin Heppell is a bit of a contradiction! Raised as a country boy in Victoria, Australia, he was school captain, played sports and loved a laugh. But he felt a calling from a young age, a purpose that was driven by wanting to inspire those around him to be the best version of themselves, and my word has he fulfilled his purpose! Creating movements like The Man Cave, Game Changers and most recentl...

As someone that I respect a tremendous amount, The Agency founder Matt Lahood has earned his place as one of the very best minds in the Australian business landscape. He normally gets asked about the economic or Real Estate landscape, but in this conversation we got to see Matt at his human-best when we talked about the battle lines in service-based industries when it comes to breeding confidence...

Armed with one of the best smiles in business, Nick Georges has a personality & an aura that makes you like him! Co-founder of Wingman , an offshoring organisation that is growing insanely fast, Nick knows that one of the main reasons for that success is the way in which the founders work together, understanding how each one compliments the other. Nick is also an incredible networker, so we di...

When you look at Bill Nikolouzakis ' resumé, you can't help but be rather impressed. Having built & sold businesses, and seeing his most recent effort with Bond Property Lawyers take on the property space by storm, it's safe to say that Bill knows business! But interestingly his desire to help build start ups comes from a space within him that makes all of this very natural. Nothing's f...

Anna Grosman is a fascinating character that you do not see coming. Hitting plenty of headlines recently for her business ' Her Confidant ', which is a national male escort agency service, Anna is not afraid to speak her mind when it comes to female empowerment and sexual health. But when you find out why she's doing it, then irrespective of whether you agree or don't agree with her business model...

Among the absolute elite in her field, Danielle Renee has all of the accolades to evidence that she is a superstar in the beauty therapy industry. The founder of Bobbie Charles & the Bobbie Charles Academy , Danielle is seen as one of the best business operators in her field, & has incredible processes that maximise the value that her teams can provide to clients. Her Brisbane-based establ...

Lauren Cassimatis , Director of Gallant Law , has a fascinating position as a criminal lawyer, representing all kinds of serious & severe criminals who habve done truly terrible things. The outlook that she has formed on the human condition, as well as reflecting on what causes people to undertake such atrocities is so interesting, and it led us down a path of pondering over what contributes t...

The level of power that this lad conveys his passion with is quite visceral. Godwin Hili is a fashion designer with a purpose way greater than just clothes (although they have been featured on red carpets all over the world). He uses fashion design to bring out the very best in those who go to him, getting to know the subject & aligning energies so that the pieces he designs goes on a journey...

Obvious world statement - we are quick to judge people! Since beginning her business in buyer advocacy ' Wallace Advocates ', Emily Wallace has copped more than her fair share, and yet keeps turning up with such a consistency that it has won her a tremendous amount of support. We chat about how our upbringing affects who we become, traits that can either help or hinder us, Emily's psychology behin...

This is one of my favourite episodes so far, & it needs bringing back to your attention because of a topic of conversation that keeps arising. I've had a lot of conversations around the art or skill of receiving. Whether it's compliments, critisicm, praise, adoration, achievement...we all suck at it! And it is subtly become an enormous issue in society. As understated as he is brilliant, Scott...

Success Curious is my first book, and is out this week! I've had a lot of people talk to me about their aspirations of writing their own book, so I figured that, on the eve of the official launch date, I'll take you through the realities of writing a book. It's not easy, it has you questioning yourself, but...the benefits are incredible of you go through with it! It has changed me, it's helped me...

I genuinely didn't see this conversation going the way it did...but man am I glad we went there! Dana Walton is a well-travelled salesperson, spreading her time across mutliple sectors but settled at Realty Assist . Through her various roles, she has become an incredible networker and I thought we were going to dig into that...however after my first real question the whole chat changed. If there's...

How many of you feel that you could make it, that you have the skills to make it, and yet...you don't make it? Peter Schravemade is, quite simply, one of the sharpest, & solid humans I've had the fortune to chat to. Despite being the MD of REACH , which is a Venture Capital fund targeting technology in Real Estate, he makes it very clear that it is the HUMAN trait of 'self-belief' that separat...

Mel Thomas could be defined by tragedy, and would be forgiven for that given the shit she's gone through. But the inspiration that she has become, and the influence that she has generated is grounded in a self-worth that is woven into her DNA. Founder of the KYUP! Project , Mel has a mission to bring attention, awareness & action towards domestic violence, which incredibly still has a massive...

When my publisher recommended that I chat to Steve Palise , I wasn't sure what to expect because here was a guy that looked very corporate, very driven, founder of Palise Property and the author of 2 published books around residential & commercial investing ...basically mega-focussed! What I connected to was all of the above, but encased in a guy who has his life priorities absolutely nailed!...

If there's one thing I've learned about my friendship with Justin Nickerson, it is that there is very little that phases this guy! Justin epitomises the fact that when you find where your worth belongs, incredible things happen around you and for you. 3-time Australaisian Auctioneering Champion, he is the most decorated auctioneer in Australian history (and we are the auction capital of the world!...

When someone puts onto their very serious LinkedIn profile that they are a 'bumfluencer'...then you can't help but become intrigued! Author of '6 Figures While You Sleep' and '6 Figures During School Hours', Kate Toon is an absolute diamond personality, with a knack for giving little to no care as to what people say about her. Unassumingly brilliant, this conversation smashes through the need to c...

Amanda is one of those people that you see everywhere...and wherever you see her she's in a room worth being in! The director of Highspec Properties Buyers Agents, Amanda started by helping one person to find that ideal home, and since then Amanda has established herself as one of the most trusted voices in ANY industry! We have an amazing chat about her trip to get to this point, current challeng...

Put simply - If you listen to Emily Heath properly, your life gets better. With a PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, and a propensity to bring analytical thinking to emotional problems, Emily brings an ability to bring science into the equation in order to make the world a better place emotionally. A lot of the time our anxiety comes from the inability to understand why we feel the way we do, or why...

Chatting to Avi Khan immediately relaxes you - he's calm, measured, and very easy to connect with. But behind this chilled out demeanour lies a tremendously sharp mind, a hunger to keep pushing boundaries, and a mindset that is constantly evolving and growing. What this chat will help you to see is that by keeping things straightforward in your head, the possibilities are endless as long as you pu...

Put simply, Dominic Thurbon is a chap who thinks and observes the world in a wonderfully brilliant way.. Dom works to bring high-level intellect to help solve real world problems, particularly around behavioural change; This chat talks about Good vs Evil in high performance, how faith can alter people's perception of it, the necessary art of conversation and how we can talk more productively in wo...

What better way to bring up 50 episodes than with one of the best humans and one of the great motivational speakers in the world, Paul McGee ! Author of the worldwide best-selling book ' SUMO - Shut Up, Move On ', Paul & I exchange ideas on how success is broadcast by voices of influence, how it needs to evolve & the responsibility that leadership has to bring greater practicality to the e...