Talk All Things with JP

My guest in this episode found herself in the hospitality industry at an early age. Fast forward a few years and we now find Nikki Richardson as Director of Franchise Operations at Guzman Y Gomez, one of Australia’s fastest growing Quick Service Restaurant businesses, whose ambition is to “to reinvent fast food and change the way the masses eat”.

My guest this episode was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 11, but she didn’t let her fear of blood and needles hold her back. Isabella Magee is a Diabetes Australia ambassador and advocates for self-care and self-love, and has a deep passion for raising awareness about diabetes. She is also the host of Life on the Level, a podcast that brings you real stories from young people living w...

Richard Baker was a multi-award-winning investigative journalist and podcaster at The Age, exposing a broad range of issues. After multiple podcasts, he launched his own podcast company, Southern Ocean Media in 2022, and joined me to chat about his career.

Liv Crapper is a Personal Trainer who works with multiple major sporting clubs in Melbourne and rejoins me in the studio on this episode to chat about some of her new ventures and the work she has been doing since we last caught up.

Natasha Rose is an aspiring pop star bringing high energy and vibrant artistry to the Australian music scene! She is about the messy, fun, and exciting process, and loves sitting at her keyboard, songwriting, and bringing her artistic vision to life. Passionate about creating things that inspire, empower, and connect, Natasha joins me to chat about her career, including her experience on Australia...

Sara Pantaleo's career path may have begun in IT, but it took a bold turn when she transformed a family business, La Porchetta, from a 12-restaurant chain into Australia's largest franchised a-la-carte restaurant group. With a passion for people that extends beyond the corporate world, she co-founded the Moira Kelly Creating Hope Foundation and Affari SP, a consulting firm empowering small busines...

Hugues de Robillard is a Senior Producer with a wealth of experience across TV, digital and social media, specialising in content production and consultation across all media platforms. He is the managing director for Guerrilla Films, a video and animation production agency, and also marketing manager for bus stop films, a non-for profit company all about inclusion for the media world.

When you think of about inspiration and empowerment, it's very easy to think of Ben Chew. As someone who lives with multiple disabilities, Ben dedicates his time advocating for the disability sector, and hosting his own Melbourne radio show and podcast, Everyday People.

Dani Vos is an award-winning Creative Producer/Director with vast broadcast production experience across many different genres, specialising in Documentary and Factual Entertainment storytelling. Dani’s credits include Struggle Street, Air Rescue, One Born Every Minute and more recently Gogglebox Australia.

Maurice ABI RAAD [PhD] is originally from Lebanon, and has over 30 years experience in industry, academia, and training. He specializes in strategic transformation, quality improvement and assurance, project and service management, IT strategy, cybersecurity, and governance. Maurice joins me to chat about his career in education both here in Australia and overseas.

Jonathan Kovarch is a creator who make films, videogames, fun tech experiments and just generally likes to make cool things. He is the founder of Toasterface Games, an indie game studio focusing on making cool VR games that help you get more active and burn calories while gaming.

4gr is privately owned and operated by business partners and friends Beth Evans and Gillian Baldwin. They launched 4gr in 2013 with four good reasons… to create a legacy for their collective four children. They chose to do this with a business that creates capacity, building independence for people with various barriers. Beth joins me to share her story.

With an encyclopedia's worth of joke-book jokes stored in his brain and an insatiable appetite for attention, Jason Chong discovered his love for making people laugh at a young age. He joined JP to talk about his family, 24-hour bakeries, figure skating and his rescue dog, Ziggy.

In this special episode, JP and Producer Daz celebrate 150 shows of Talk All Things

Mia Gardiner has certainly enjoyed a well-travelled life. She is currently Communications Officer with Crime Stoppers Victoria, and joins me to chat about her role and what it was like living overseas in Dubai, Germany and Scotland.

Aimee Francis describes her music as a little bit of rock, a little bit of country, and a whole lotta heart. Aimee has been in the industry for years. Finishing school at 16 to go to music college, moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career at 18 – it has been a whirlwind ever since, taking her not only to the US a number of times, but also moving her to Sydney and the UK. She has toured both in A...

Passionate about equality and inclusion, through his role as a coach for the Cricket Australia Disability cricket team, Hussain Hanif supported young adults reach their full potential through High Performance sports, earning him the Cricket Australia coach of the year award in 2017. Currently, Huss is employed at New Zealand Football as the Diversity and Inclusion Manager, following the Legacy pro...

Lauren Makool is the owner of Grounded Grocer & Café, and loves the feeling of being able to bring people together, and the concept of bringing positive vibes not only to their customers but also to the community. Lauren joins me to chat about the business, family, and the  purpose of her cafe.

Alo Baker is a multi-award winning media personality, tv host, and currently the breakfast anchor for Galey & Emily Jade on 102.9 Hot Tomato. He joins me on the podcast to chat about his career, and what the experience has been like working in radio and tv.

Mel Hutchison is responsible for leading the recruitment function across Red Energy, owned by one of Australia’s largest renewable energy generators, Snowy Hydro. Mel joins me to chat about her long and successful career in recruitment, and the impact Red have on our community.

Emily Tresidder is a stand-up comedian, radio presenter, producer, voice-over artist, and podcaster. Basically, she is really good at talking. She is currently the workdays announcer on Bendigo’s HIT 91.9 and also weekends across the HIT Network and on Melbourne's 101.9 the FOX. Emily joins me to chat about how her radio career, and how she has performed sold-out comedy shows in some of the bi...

Joumana Khouri has managed global mobility programs in both Australia and the US for various clients within various industries. Joumana joins me on the podcast to chat about her career and her current role with KPMG.

Emma Lovell is The Bleisure Coach and she's on a mission to live a life she loves and to support others to do the same. As a coach, speaker and writer, Emma inspires her clients and audiences to focus on what they truly want and go after it wholeheartedly. As entrepreneurs, we don't start businesses to just give ourselves a job - we are here to create a life! Emma shares how she has run a...

Jamal Hakim is Founder and CEO of Hakim Consulting, a consulting firm specialising in partnering with organisations to achieve goals in diversity, innovation and growth. He is also a Councillor for the city of Melbourne. He joins me on the podcast to chat about his passion for community and his roles on various committees.

With over 40 years of experience, Carpet ACE is a family owned and operated carpet and flooring business, providing residential and commercial Carpet Tiles, Vinyl & Timber Flooring. Owner Tony Chaloub joins me to chat about what makes Carpet Ace the masters of craft.