The Steak Lad Experience

In Episode 18 of The Steak Lad Experience, I had the pleasure of speaking with Celine Moody.  Celine is a professional AFLW player, having previously played 42 games for Western Bulldogs and currently preparing for her first season at the Carlton Football Club.  We spoke about her journey to AFLW, her previous experiences in the Army, the immense love she has for has for her immediate family, the...

In Episode 17 of The Steak Lad Experience, I had the pleasure of speaking with mental health and performance coach Nadia Zekaria. Due to a rainy Melbourne day, we unfortunately didn’t have my normal backdrop but rest assured that didn’t get in the way of the quality of the conversation. Nadia is a mental health and performance coach with a bachelor degrees in psychology who works with business own...

In Episode 16 of The Steak Lad Experience, I had the pleasure of chatting to one of the all time great men, Connor Sahely.  Connor is the brains behind the Oliver's Hill Run Club and the Cold Water Club, two community clubs located in Frankston and inspired by his previous mental battles.  We spoke about the ability to show up on a daily basis, the motivation behind his support for women’s safety,...

In Episode 15 of The Steak Lad Experience, I had the privilege of chatting with Heath Shaw.  Heath is one of the AFL’s most decorated past players, having played a total 325 games at the Collingwood and Greater Western Sydney football clubs.  We spoke about his ADHD and how he dealt with this throughout his career, the power of speaking to those closest to you, his reflection on how his mindset be...

In Episode 14 of The Steak Lad Experience, I sat down with the great Michael Weldon.  Michael competed in the 2011 MasterChef series at the age of 25 and made it all the the way to the Top 2. The 2011 series of MasterChef attracted a staggering audience of 2.74 million viewers, making it the third most viewed episode of any Australian television series that year.  During our discussion, we spoke a...

In Episode 13 of The Steak Lad Experience, I sat down with my long time friend Jake Edginton on my first (and potentially last) Zoom podcast.  Jake and myself went to high school together and I therefore had the foresight of a number of personal challenges he has gone through over the years.  Jake is the brains behind “RattlesnakeTV”, which has grown to over 600,000 subscribers on YouTube since it...

In Episode 12 of The Steak Lad Experience, I had the genuine privilege of sitting down with Bradley Dryburgh.  Bradley was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis as a child and has been through a number of eye opening health battles which are further outlined throughout our conservation. Despite this, he has an incredible perspective on enjoying the small things in life and has used his inspiring story as...

In Episode 11 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by the inspiring man that is Liam Power. On August the 27th 2024, Liam will be attempting to break the Ultramarathon running record from Sydney to Melbourne in an effort to raise $1 million for Beyond Blue.  To do this he will need to run a staggering 177kms per day, over 5 days. Liam was unfortunately plagued by an unstable early childhood a...

In Episode 10 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by my long time friend Michael Glasser, the man behind “Munching with Mentors.”  Myself and Michael met at a birthday party and he has been a massive inspiration behind the podcast platform I have started.  Our brief encounter roughly 10 years ago was at a time when he was running “The Hamburgler” Instagram page which was one of Melbourne’s m...

In Episode 9 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by the powerful Bradley Marshall.   For 26 years of his life, Bradley suffered from debilitating eczema which left him struggling to work and in constant pain.  Destined to a life of pharmaceutical drugs, he stumbled upon the carnivore diet by chance which ultimately cured him of all symptoms within 3 months. Today he is a shining light of pos...

In Episode 8 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by my good friend Charlie Crozier.  Myself and Charlie met a few years ago by chance when he was in his early 20s, so it was great to catch up with him to discuss where he is at now.  Charlie is the founder of the start up company Voli, which strives to empower businesses and individuals to do good, more often. This venture was inspired by his...

In Episode 7 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by Melbourne Real Estate Agent and Bodybuilder John Gorman, otherwise known as Johnny Starr.  John was gracious enough to sit down with me despite a full day of open for inspections prior to our discussion, for which I was very grateful.  An icon in the Australian bodybuilding social media scene, we spoke about his goal of making his company N...

In Episode 6 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by Melbourne Real Estate Agent Paul Jones.  Despite the imminent arrival of a second child, Paul was kind enough to sit down with me to have this raw and inspiring discussion. We spoke about how he started in Real Estate, some of the challenges faced throughout his career, future plans for his current business (Jones Real Estate) and his battl...

In Episode 5 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by my Mum for a bit of a Mother’s Day podcast special.  To say my Mum has been through it all raising four children is an understatement and it was an absolute pleasure sitting down with her to have this conversation which is unlike any we have ever had before.  We spoke about my early childhood, our shared passion for health/wellbeing, some c...

In Episode 4 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by elite Australian bodybuilder Aaron Curtis.  Having trained since his early teenage years, Aaron was an early social media bodybuilding icon in Australia and throughout the world.   We spoke about how his passion for the sport, the mindset involved in preparing your body for a bodybuilding competition, challenges he has faced balancing his l...

In Episode 3 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by my long time friend Max Pertzel.  At the age of 21, Max was diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP), a rare cancer which impacts approximately 1 in every 1 million people.  On his road to recovery there were a number of ups and downs that he experienced and it was incredibly powerful hearing the impact they had (and to continu...

In Episode 2 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by former professional AFL player Brett Deledio.  Throughout his career at both Richmond and the GWS Giants, he achieved two-all Australian’s, two best and fairest’s and the rising star award during his debut year in 2005.  We discussed the love he has for his family, some of his best/worst memories throughout his time at the AFL, the transiti...

In Episode 1 of The Steak Lad Experience, I was joined by Australian Olympic/Commonwealth Games middle distance runner Luke Mathews.  Luke and I were school mates growing up and I therefore have several fond memories of his utter domination as a junior athlete.  We discussed his athletic career to date, future plans, mindset and the learnings from his 2016 Rio Olympics performance where he compete...