Success Curious with Andy Reid

The trip that Adrian Knowles has been on to get to this position in life is one that shows how much you can transfer the passion for one thing into another, and still create success with the same core principles. The CEO of Harcourts Australia , Adrian has overseen a distinct culture shift, starting with ensuring that there is a strong organisational chain of command, much like that of the militar...

Authenticity is such an over-used term. But when you see the way in which Hermione Gardiner lives, operates & supports those around her, you are reminded as to how bloody important it is! The founder of Sidekick PM , Hermione is a model example of persistence, not just informing her clients as to how to build & succeed in property management, but also as she navigates the ever-interesting...

I'm not sure if I'm going to sound very obvious here, but our memory plays a part in almost everything that we do! This conversation with the brilliant Tansel Ali highlighted how many parts of our lives could improve if we worked on improving our memory! This chat blew my mind, but it also showed how simple it could be to improve sections of your life if you focus on one fundamental function. Tans...

Jon Yeo is one of the best consultants when it comes to crafting a story in order to deliver a message. A professional speaker coach with Brightstar Consulting for more than 2 decades, Jon's IT background led him to bring an analytical mind to a very emotional process, but that measured approach has given him one of the most respected reputations when it comes to creating connection from the stage...

One of the better story-tellers you'll hear, Steve Carroll is a human that I have the utmost respect for, and a human that gives way more to the world than he ever needs to. Founder of Digital Live, Steve has been in the ranks of some of the biggest media firms in the world, and talks about about the challenge of building a personal identity, high performance leadership, as well as one of the BEST...

Hayley Van De Ven 's reputation is one of straight-talking, no messing, everyone pulling in the same direction...but that is merely scratching the surface. A farmer's daughter, Hayley sees the world with a sophisticated simplicity that most could only imagine, and the advantages that this mindset brings has lked to Hayley winning multiple awards both on the front line as well as being the leader o...

Being deaf from birth would have restricted plenty of people in their goals...not Thomas Paull . Born & raised by deaf parents and with a deaf brother, Thomas was brought up to not let his disadvantage get in the way. Although his initial passion was rugby union, it was in an Mixed Martial Arts gym that Thomas found a home, and since then he has travelled the world winning titles in multiple d...

I met the brilliant mind of Daniel Burgess at a 100Words charity event, in which Daniel was facilitating an emotionally-charged conversation around men's mental health. With a history of adversity, he ran up the corporate ladder before having a complete change of direction and becoming a champion for mental, physical & spiritual wellbeing. His recently founded movement, called Kinsmen , has a...

As one of the most respected & long-standing leadership coaches in Australia, trusted by major companies across multiple industries, Renée Giarusso is an outstanding voice in so many aspects, be they personal or professional. Our conversation took us from the importance of working to a higher purpose, to opening up a huge conversation around the value of loyalty, what it means to different gen...

In what was supposed to be a chat about branding, Ryan Jenkins ended up bringing some serious gold around how we can make progress in a world of comparison! The co-founder of The Hype Society , this is Ryan's 2nd iteration as a business owner having been put through huge business challenges, and his lessons from those challenges have given him a view on the world & business that delivered incr...

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...

Genuine, focussed, clear-minded...and the best smile in finance, Bernard Desmond is a guy that is impossible to not like! An amazing story of determination that started in India, and arrived in Melbourne via Dubai, Bernard started his own mortgage brokerage firm and now runs one of the most decorated & respected firms in Blank Financial . His outlook on life & business is an absolute examp...

Creating influence online & on social media is way more challenging these days, and Jonathan Creek has made it his purpose to understand why. Founder of Virable and published author, Jonathan talks to us about how AI has & will continue to influence the way in which the world looks at content, as well as the questions that we need to ask as we look to garner attention around our purpose an...

Put simply - Mel Yu is a human that everyone needs to stand up & take notice of. Owner of MCO Events , Co-owner of Run It Up Media Agency and major supporter for Cochrane's Gym , Mel is the blueprint if you want to see how to start from scratch & make something out of a passion. Unexpectedly though, this chat got very personal when Mel spoke about the crossroads moment in her life, which w...

As someone whose job it is to find high-performing humans, Jacqui Barnes has a good eye on what it is they tend to look & be like. After a brief chat with the Head of People & Growth from Laing & Simmons about the role technology is playing in causing a divergence amongst humans, we dig into the key traits that Jacqui looks for when searching for a good, high-performing operator. We al...

If you were to have met Lachy Cameron a couple of years ago, you would find the life & soul of a party, a great laugh, a larrakin tradie who could be a VB beer pin-up. But he was also an addict...and someone who was contemplating his own existence. Lachy had a very simple decision - continue on his path & cease to exist, or make a change & live, and his decision has paved the way for a...

An amazing thought leader in all things PR, Amanda Delosa has had to take a challenging road to high performance, and has done it with a lot of assumptions being thrown at her. From a tumultuous childhood, she found a will to work that has seen her oversee the public relations in Canberra for elected politicians and build her own independent PR firm Yellowpanda , which now helps clients to build e...

Most people can talk the talk, very few can walk the walk, and Jack Delosa is unquestionably a guy that can walk as far as anyone! A born & bred entrepreneur, high performance is in his DNA and he demonstrates it daily with his business school 'The Entourage' and through his 3 Best-selling personal development books. He is legitimately someone with a depth of awareness & intelligence that...

BLOODY LOVED THIS CHAT! Belinda Sinclair is a seasoned strategic sales specialist and people-first leader. During her 11+ years tenure at Domain.com.au , Belinda has steered nationwide sales strategies and led large-scale national teams. A dedicated coach, mentor and champion for women in leadership, Belinda has run internal leadership programs for over a decade, educating and empowering others to...

After 24 years as a partner in Deloitte Australia, coaching & advising executives in huge firms, Karen Stein has this depth of awareness that is quite remarkable. With a mission to make leaders feel more enriched in their roles, her award-winning book ' Be Your Own Leadership Coach ' looks to provide people with a back pack of tools that they can whip out at anytime depending on the challenge...

To say that this guy is unique is an understatement! Ultra...ultra...ULTRA marathon runner Kay Bretz is an international (incredibly) long-distance runner, representing Australia on the World stage. Competing in events that take 24-hours to complete, his ability to compartmentalise pain & struggle is quite phenomenal. A fascinating chat, Kay takes us to times when he got lost in one of the big...

When you get given lemons, make lemonade! One of our guests got held up so I had a recording session spare & thought it'd be a good time to have a look back at some of the consistent themes from the episodes so far. I've had some incredible conversations so far, & the amount of knowledge & awareness that has been shared is quite incredible. Enjoy this small clip, & let me know who...

Dan White is a 4th generation leader of the Ray White Group , which is the biggest Real Estate franchise group in Australia & New Zealand, and is seen as one of the most influential leaders in one of the biggest industries in the country. To spend time with him is to learn that there are those that pretend to have it all together, and then there are humans like Dan who have an air of unassumin...

Josh Klein is a classic narrative of hard work paying off. The founder of Social Status , a leading on-shore social media firm with over 20 staff, based in Melbourne, Australia, Josh has no issues in articulating his driven stance on high performance, and has a rather uncomplicated way in which he attacks life. With one of the best smiles in the game, Josh also talks about where he feels he lacks,...

One of the most dynamic young lads I've met, Jonathan Bell is is a guy who keeps simplicity front & centre of his thinking, and it's really paying off! The founder of outsourcing firm Wingman , and the Managing Director of property management business Housemark , the 28-year old is a testament to the strategy of not over-complicating, and acting on ideas quickly to test their validity. Jonatha...