Think Uncommon

Bill Haase has over 20 years of experience in the shares business, Nowadays, he spends significant time trading money, worth and time. Surviving the Black Monday crash of 1987, Bill is dedicated to reshaping how we see money and what it means to be wealthy. The approach is unconventional, and the conversation leaves you wondering - why haven't I thought of that before? We talk AI, digital currency...

What does it take to overcome one of the fastest-growing childhood cancers in the world at ten years old? In this episode of Think Uncommon, Jo Jackson sits down with Ethan Albrecht, a Physical Therapist, endurance athlete, husband, father, and cancer survivor whose story powerfully exemplifies resilience, discipline, faith, and personal responsibility. Diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma at just 10...

Gian grew up with brothers who looked down at him. The shortest of the family, he had something to prove. He is in charge of his decisions, and his identity is everything. A Hollywood stuntman, actor and author of the G-CODE, this fast-paced episode will have you asking a simple question.... Am I actually a real man?

Today on the Think Uncommon podcast, I sit down with Dan Ford — fitness expert, former palliative care nurse, husband, father, and a man who has rebuilt his life through discipline, structure, and intentional leadership, leaving alcoholism behind to become the leader his family needed. This conversation goes far beyond fitness. We talk about code, routines, composure, modern parenting, and what ha...

A nation is judged by the character of its occupants. In this episode, I sit down with Adam Blum. An amateur military historian, author of Easy Target, and host of the True Blue Conversations podcast, where he has interviewed guests of the highest calibre, including the Governor-General of Australia and Victoria Cross recipient Keith Payne. This episode explores the deeper meaning behind Anzac Day...

Darren Hurford spent 6 years enlisted in the Australian Army. During that time, he attempted Special Forces selection 3 times, all unsuccessfully. In this special Anzac Day mini series, Darren and Jo discuss service. Why it matters, and the stigma associated with those who put their lives on the line even though they are never deployed to protect. In a time when we look for heroes in capes, we oft...

Detective Inspector Warren Lysaght has spent 30 years in the NSW Police Force. Working on the front line in the war on drugs and organised crime investigations, he has seen it all. So, when he had an opportunity to experience first-hand how the war is being fought globally, he volunteered his time and spent 8 weeks absorbing the horrors of this insidious issue. Make no mistake, this episode will h...

Most people believe their life would stop the moment everything changed. Perry Cross proves the opposite. At 19, a rugby accident left Perry a C2 ventilated quadriplegic. In a single moment, the future he imagined disappeared, but where many would have accepted defeat, Perry chose purpose. He has since travelled the world, become a powerful advocate for people living with disabilities, and founded...

On Christmas Day 2024, Andrew's 10/10 life took a dramatic and sudden turn. A small irritation turned out to be a monumental problem that required one solution - eradication.  In this episode Andrew tells the gut wrenching story of how his life was changed and he has spent every day since getting up and getting on with it with courage and tenacity that screams "this will not define me."

International Best Seller, Gary Todd was a kid who was never meant to escape poverty. Growing up in a violent household in Dundee, Scotland, he watched everything he knew fall apart, and life became war. Carrying a knife in his pocket to protect himself from his violent father, Gary grew up fast. Gary has met practically every champion boxer over the years and interviewed them to find out what mad...

This Australia Day, Think Uncommon releases a conversation that cuts through the noise. Dave Oneeglio is ranked among the world’s top ten truth tellers and an unapologetic Australian patriot. He doesn’t speak to impress. He speaks to wake people up, regardless of the cost. In this episode, we go beyond opinions and into first principles: * What it really means to tell the truth in a world addicted...

In this episode, I speak with Jaxon Italiano, the  22 year old Australian who surpassed David Goggins’ 24-hour pull-up record, completing over 8,000 pull-ups. This isn’t about hype or suffering as spectacle, but what sustained execution demands when fatigue removes emotion and effort becomes structural. When a man refuses to give up and instead chooses to: StayHard. We explore how Jaxon's curiosit...

I sat down with billionaire Hugh Hilton for a sharp 15-minute interview about mergers & acquisitions, pivotal career moments, and the values his father taught him that shape his decision-making process. Hugh shares stories about overcoming failure, negotiating boldly, standing by integrity, knowing when to hold or sell assets, and why curiosity and creativity are essential to lasting success.

Jo sits down with Barnaby Howarth — a Type 1 diabetic, stroke survivor, and former Sydney Swans player — who embodies what this show stands for: refusing to break when life demands it. After a king hit and a stroke that left him on life support, Barnaby rebuilt everything — finishing his book, earning his journalism Diploma, filming documentaries, climbing Kilimanjaro, returning to AFL for his 100...

Think Uncommon welcomes Dr. Trunnis Goggins II. An author, speaker and publisher, Trunnis shares his insights on what it was like growing up with celebrities as friends, how an abusive father can shape your life, and how the death of his daughter at the hands of a child has changed his view of justice forever. This inaugural episode of Think Uncommon will prompt you to question why we trust, who w...