Internal Momentum

You can know exactly what is holding you back. And still keep living it. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Natasha Alexis, author, speaker, and Head Coach at She Sells, to unpack why the stories we tell ourselves are so hard to let go of, even once we can see them clearly. Tash shares how she went from deep depression, an arrest, and living on government benefits to flipping...

Most business owners do not get stuck because they cannot work hard. They get stuck because they cannot let go. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with John Megalli, founder of J&J Metro Air Conditioning and mentor to trades and service business owners, to unpack what has to change inside you before you can stop being the person everything runs through. John shares what it was...

Some people make decisions slowly and still get them wrong. Others make them fast and spend months second guessing every one. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Edward Poot, a New Zealand decision specialist who has sat behind some of the country's largest investment decisions, to unpack why so many people struggle to trust the calls they make, and what it takes to make decis...

Most business owners dream of stepping away. Very few trust what they built enough to actually do it. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Jimi Meyer, owner of BluFrog Plumbing and Gas and Kelly's Hot Water, to unpack what it really takes to build a business that keeps running when the owner is no longer standing in front of it. Jimi shares how years of managing other people's...

Some growth you choose. Some growth chooses you. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with John Anderson, founder of Founders Edge and a direct response marketer with twenty years in the game, to unpack what it takes to keep making clear decisions when the year in front of you is falling apart. John shares how a law graduate who would have made a terrible lawyer ended up running a t...

The best sales call of your life can still be a lie. Most people never get to hear what was said after they hung up. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Ari Galper, the creator of trust-based selling, to unpack why the way most of us were taught to sell has stopped working, and what replaces it. Ari shares the call that changed everything. Every decision maker in the room, a d...

Sometimes life does not fall apart one piece at a time. Sometimes it all goes at once. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Jason Gowans, co-founder of Sun Central Solar, to unpack what it really takes to start again from nothing when your body, your career and your finances all give way in the same season. Jason shares how, only months after moving his young family from New Ze...

Sometimes life does not fall apart one piece at a time. Sometimes it all goes at once. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Jason Gowans, co-founder of Sun Central Solar, to unpack what it really takes to start again from nothing when your body, your career and your finances all give way in the same season. Jason shares how, only months after moving his young family from New Ze...

Most people think the chaos in their business comes from the business. Sometimes it is coming from inside their own head. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with good friend and serial entrepreneur Meachelle Roelofs to unpack what it really costs to keep transforming, in business, in faith, and in marriage, after 32 years and more than 15 startups. Meachelle shares how the chaos t...

Most people think the chaos in their business comes from the business. Sometimes it is coming from inside their own head. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with good friend and serial entrepreneur Meachelle Roelofs to unpack what it really costs to keep transforming, in business, in faith, and in marriage, after 32 years and more than 15 startups. Meachelle shares how the chaos t...

Stopping the drinking does not stop the pain. It just means you finally have to feel it. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Paul Avery to unpack what it takes to start living again while you are still in the middle of healing. Paul is not a coach or an expert with a framework to sell. He is someone doing the work in real time, and willing to talk about it honestly. Paul share...

Most business owners think the ceiling is in the business. More often, it is in the person running it. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Brandon Willington, founder of Where U?, to unpack why a business so often becomes a reflection of the person who owns it, and what has to change inside you before the numbers will move. Brandon shares how he walked away from a done-for-you...

Most men in a sexless marriage think the answer is to try harder. More often, trying harder is the problem. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Ralph Brewer, author of The Dead Bedroom Fix and founder of Help For Men, to unpack why so many men end up in marriages where intimacy has quietly disappeared, and why the way back usually starts with the man rather than the bedroom. R...

Most people wait for permission before they back themselves. Some wait for decades. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Melanie Marshall, Air Force veteran, business transformation strategist, and author of Trust and Adaptive Excellence, to unpack what it takes to back yourself, lead through uncertainty, and earn trust from people who have every reason to hold it back. Melanie...

Some people change when life gets easier. Others change when life stops giving them a choice. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Sam McComb, founder of Shade Eyewear, to unpack what it actually takes to rebuild yourself when the only thing you have left is what you believe. Sam shares how a plumbing apprenticeship in Melbourne turned into years of heavy partying, and how gett...

Everyone can see the body you have built. Nobody can see what it is costing you. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Martin Silva, health optimisation coach and founder of Optimise Your Body, to unpack what happens when the pursuit of a perfect physique quietly turns into a fight with food, and what it takes for health to become who you are rather than something you battle eve...

Most people think a brand is a logo. The ones who believe that are working twice as hard as they need to. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Cassandra Emmerson, brand strategist and founder of Emmersyn, to unpack what a brand actually is, what it costs to build one properly, and why the whole point of it is freedom. Cassandra shares what it finally took to walk away from the...

Nearly twenty years of expertise walked out the door with her. The confidence stayed behind. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Catherine Bergsma, founder of STREET Marketing, to unpack what actually changes when you leave a big agency, put your own name on the invoice, and find out which parts of you were borrowed from the company all along. Catherine started out wanting to...

Most men do not lie to get away with something. They lie so that nobody gets upset with them. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Dr Robert Glover, author of No More Mr. Nice Guy, to unpack what the ceiling is actually made of when a man says he wants one thing and then does the complete opposite. Robert has been working on the pattern he named for thirty five years, and at se...

Most people think a room is just a room. The people sitting in it decide what you believe is possible. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Gianni Michelini and Paul Siderovski, the pair behind Fortuna One, the live event bringing Tony Robbins, Steven Bartlett and Gary Brecka to Australian stages in September, to unpack what actually shifts in a person when they walk into a roo...

Some people spend years building a profile. Others quietly build the network everyone else ends up needing. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Essam Elmir, Head of Ecosystem at Fortuna One, to unpack what more than a decade in crypto and fifteen years of community building actually teaches you about people, money, and the discipline it takes to hold your nerve. Essam got into...

Every person is living inside a story. Almost nobody stops to ask who wrote it. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Mustafa Allawi, founder and CEO of the global film and creative company Hazen, to explore how stories shape identity, behaviour, and what a person believes is possible for themselves. Mustafa left Iraq at fifteen and learnt English watching films. There are child...

You can achieve everything you set out to achieve. And still feel completely empty when you get there. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Patricia Almeida, a life coach, NLP trainer, and certified Advanced Wim Hof Method instructor, to unpack what it actually costs to live life on autopilot, and what it takes to find your way back. Patricia shares what happened when she reach...

Some people inherit a path. Others decide to break it. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Manisha Bhudia, financial adviser and wealth strategist at Ultimum Financial Services, to unpack why money means very little until you know exactly what you are building it for. Manisha grew up in Nairobi, where the shape of her life was mapped out before she was old enough to question i...

Some people are stopped by illness. Others are finally started by it. In this episode of Internal Momentum, Ben sits down with Shaunace West, life coach, yoga teacher, and founder of Slow Mail Club, to unpack what happened when the achievement that once felt like proof of her worth was interrupted twice by breast cancer, and what she found once she stopped running from it. Shaunace shares what it...