The People Around Us

NOTE: Please listen to Part A of Randall's story to fully appreciate this episode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Randall Cooper has worked in elite sport throughout the world as a Physiotherapist for decades.  A quiet achiever, super smart,  clever businessman, a very good snow skier, capable swimmer, gifted musician, great fa...

Randall Cooper has worked in elite sport throughout the world as a Physiotherapist for decades.  A quiet achiever, super smart,  clever businessman, a very good snow skier, capable swimmer, gifted musician, great family man and loyal friend.    He is a very talented human being.     After a near death experience as a 16 year old with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, it provided him with the clarity of kno...

George Haros has earnt everything he has in life thanks to his work ethic, talent, intelligence and overall charisma .    Not everything has come naturally for him, but as an extremally capable person you won't find a harder worker especially once he decides he wants something with no stone left unturned.  Along the way, George doesn't lose sight of others around him and is very aware of...

NOTE: Please listen to Part A beforehand which focuses more on Craig working life to get the full enjoyment of Part B which is more about his personal life. Craig Shearer is one of those people you just want to be around. Charismatic, intelligent, funny, curious, incredibly ambitious, a team player and a real goer.    As a country boy born & bred who has spent the large majority of his life ar...

Craig Shearer is one of those people you just want to be around. Charismatic, intelligent, funny, curious, incredibly ambitious, a team player and a real goer.    As a country boy born & bred who has spent the large majority of his life around footy clubs and pubs, you could potentially make some assumptions and think you know what he may be like .... but you'd be very wrong !      Like m...

NOTE: Please listen to Part A to get the full story on Dance Inclusion and it's founder Tatam Fairclough to fully enjoy Part B. ---------- In this episode we have a chat to a few of Tatam's participants and support workers to see what Tatam and Dance Inclusion means to them. It's fair to say everyone was buzzing from the class and very excited to be on the podcast and we all had a l...

Tatam Fairclough has been an elite dancer her entire life and growing up, was a star on the rise. You name it she could do it - Ballet, Theatrical, Jazz, Tap, Cabaret & Musical Theatre all day every day! She belonged on stage and was the envy of many with her performances despite hiding her anxiety behind what she describes as her 'Japanese mask.' Something all performers can relate...

NOTE: Please listen to Part A to fully enjoy this episode ------ When you think about it, we walk a path each day creating our story over time and Tim Curtis has lived a life that most couldn't imagine or even see on a movie. So the fact he lives with these past experiences daily with such optimism and thirst to learn about "what's next" while passionately helping others is not...

NOTE: Please make sure you also listen to Part A & B of the Tim Curtis story. This quick episode was recorded at the end of our chat with Tim where we ask him a few fun questions about life and how he thinks about certain things.  At the end, he then tells us the most unbelievable story about what happened to him when he jumped out of a plane and almost resigned himself to not surviving the ju...

When you think about it, we walk a path each day creating our story over time and Tim Curtis has lived a life that most couldn't imagine or even see on a movie. So the fact he lives with these past experiences daily with such optimism and thirst to learn about "what's next" while passionately helping others is nothing less than inspiring.  Ending his Military career of 17 years...

At the end of recording a fantastic yarn with Cheryl about her life as per Part A & B of this 13th episode, Cheryl took over as podcast host on a whim turning the tables on Dave, Gary & Darren !!  It wasn't planned nor did they know what was coming their way but they ran with it anyway. Cheryl asked the boys a few fantastic questions around Totems, what they would ask any famous Indig...

NOTE : Please listen to Part A of Cheryl's story before Part B to fully understand and enjoy this episode. Cheryl Kickett-Tucker is a highly respected Wadjuk Noongar Traditional Owner and renowned Indigenous leader, mother of 3,  youth basketball coach, public speaker, elite athlete, research academic, community development practitioner and author.   She really is one of a kind. Everything sh...

Cheryl Kickett-Tucker is a highly respected Wadjuk Noongar Traditional Owner and renowned Indigenous leader, mother of 3,  youth basketball coach, public speaker, elite athlete, research academic, community development practitioner and author.   She really is one of a kind. Everything she does is for others and her community with a fierce focus on young children and teenagers. She has worked with...

NOTE : This episode is Part B of "The Humble High Achiever - Paul Donaldson" so please listen to that first to fully enjoy this episode. On the surface, having an opportunity to live in New York seems like an amazing opportunity - which it so is -  and something most people can only dream of.  The reality of doing something like that though can only be experienced fully by making the bol...

Further to Part A "The Humble High Achiever" and Part B "Hey Kids, We're Moving to New York" this episode is made up of a few light hearted questions that we recorded after the main episode about how Paul thinks about a few things in life.  It's a bit of fun so please enjoy ! Produced & Edited by Darren Payne Socials Instagram: @someelbowroompodcast Facebook: some...

Paul Donaldson fits a lot into his life and is the epitome of what it means to be curious & optimistic. He is borderline obsessed with exploring as many things in life as possible while also still working hard which, in his case, is in very high level jobs. However, one of his best traits is that he has no interest in having a 'bucket list' to tick off later on in life as his mantra...

Richard Osborne is a humble free spirit who lives' in the present. Outside of his friends and family, he is best known for his incredible AFL playing career of 283 games and 574 goals at 4 different clubs. Simply fantastic player who also represented Victoria in 'State of Origin' Football 8 times in what can only be described as a stellar career.   From a non - football playing care...

David Rossiter creates his own luck in life and has done it his own way. After growing up in the suburbs of Melbourne, he found himself living on the coast of Victoria in Torquay where he could embrace his love of surfing back in the 70's & 80's when surfing was raw and real as ever. It remains his home today and his love of surfing has not diminished one little bit. The stories he c...

Please listen to Part A to fully enjoy this episode Part B David Rossiter creates his own luck in life and has done it his own way. After growing up in the suburbs of Melbourne, he found himself living on the coast of Victoria in Torquay where he could embrace his love of surfing back in the 70's & 80's when surfing was raw and real as ever. It remains his home today and his love of...

This short episode was recorded at the end of the main podcast "The Quirky, Clever, Surf Loving Artist - David Rossiter" with some quick fire questions about life and  conversations around favourite experiences, etc etc. A bit of fun for you to get to know David & Vicki a little bit more that we couldn't quite fit into the main episode. Worth a listen for a cruisey laugh so enjo...

Growing up part of a close knit family in the country, Melanie McClure always wanted to be a Mum but was in no rush.  After high school, she moved to Geelong to go to university then lived the life in Melbourne partying with friends to live bands in gritty pubs while travelling the world as much as possible and working hard on her career along the way. She had a great time creating this life all o...

Please listen to Part A first of all to fully enjoy this episode. Growing up part of a close knit family in the country, Melanie McClure always wanted to be a Mum but was in no rush.  After high school, she moved to Geelong to go to university then lived the life in Melbourne partying with friends to live bands in gritty pubs while travelling the world as much as possible and working hard on her c...

(Please listen to Part A before listening to Part B to enjoy it fully) This episode is the 3rd and last focusing on the hosts and it is an absolute beauty !!  Amongst many other things, Gary O'Donnell is an AFL legend of 243 games, Premiership player, Essendon Football Club Hall of Fame member and is greatly admired for his team first attitude and relentless desire to succeed.  Although Gary...

This episode is the 3rd and last focusing on the hosts and it is an absolute beauty !!  Amongst many other things, Gary O'Donnell is an AFL legend of 243 games, Premiership player, Essendon Football Club Hall of Fame member and is greatly admired for his team first attitude and relentless desire to succeed.  Although Gary had a career that is the envy of all football lovers, it didn't co...

Please listen to Part A beforehand.  This episode is about the life of David Nancarrow and the second of three focusing on the hosts of the podcast.   David has created a very successful, fun life while travelling and working all around the world ! This isn't only due to his high intellect, confidence or somewhat gregarious nature either. It's a conscious decision to remain constantly aw...