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Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 115 The richness of the experienceWe end 2018 with some reflection, picking up on an episode we recorded almost a year ago to the day.
It was episode 100, when Rooster Radio co-host James Begley unpacked what was the hardest year of his life, in raw detail.
A number of our listeners were a bit stunned - it seems not many people understand the financial and personal impact that running a startup can have. After posting the episode, there were more than a few phone calls from concerned mates asking if Begs was holding up ok.
(But there are many gold nuggets on business and resilience in...
2018-12-1634 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 114 How Tobi Pearce built global fitness empire SweatTobi Pearce and his fiancee Kayla Itsines are behind the remarkable Adelaide based fitness empire Sweat, which is hitting around $100 million in annual revenue, and saw the couple's wealth valued at $486 million on the AFR Young Rich List in 2018.
The company was initially built on the back of Kayla's unbelievable social media presence (which by the way has passed 10 million followers on Instagram and 23 million on Facebook) and their product, the Bikini Body Guide - giving users a work out plan, nutrition information, recipes and more.
Now, Sweat is becoming the 'Netflix of health and fitness' with millions around the...
2018-11-2746 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 113 SouthStart Series - How Dr Michelle Perugini is unlocking the life giving power of AIDr Michelle Perugini is an academic, entrepreneur, and an internationally renowned expert in health, medical research, advanced analytics, and cognitive AI.
Michelle spent the first 13 years of her career in health and medical research, specialising in predictive genetics and translational medicine.
Michelle then co-founded global technology company ISD Analytics with her husband Don, who is also an accomplished scientist, selling the business to Ernst and Young (EY) in 2015.
With little time to rest, the Perugini's founded Life Whisperer, a company that uses technology to help improve the chances of IVF couples having children. This is AI-driven, cloud based image analysis...
2018-11-1649 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 112 SouthStart Series - Antony Ceravolo on witnessing 9/11, a $300 million exit and changing the world of workplaces"I opened my cab door that morning, and watched the first plane crash into the building above our heads."
Antony Ceravolo was living the corporate life as an investment banker in New York's World Trade Center when he saw the 9/11 attacks happen in front of his eyes. It was the series of moments that would change the world, including his own. In the fallout, many investment bankers lost their jobs and Antony was forced to turn to his own business ideas.
Now, Antony is known for building global tech companies. First there was Red Bus Media, an out of home...
2018-11-1147 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 111 SouthStart Series - Craig Swann on the early internet, innovating music and communityIt has been quite some time since our last episode (sorry), we took a break from Rooster HQ to focus on our REAL businesses.
But now we're back with our SouthStart series, which we're excited about. We're interviewing some of the stars of the Southstart Conference, which celebrates the collision of people, ideas and technology in Adelaide on November 21 to 23.
And first cab off the rank is the man behind SouthStart in 2018, Craig Swann. SouthStart fell into the hands of Craig and his business partners last year, and he has done an amazing job pulling together a world class event...
2018-11-061h 01
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 110 The reality of robots and humanity, with artificial intelligence pioneer Dr Phillip AlveldaDr Phillp Alvelda is one of America's Leading tech engineers and minds.
A pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, Dr Alvelda has been developing anthropomorphic AI and machine learning tools, digital twins, and synthetic personalities.
He is the founding CEO of Cortical.AI, and is formerly of NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Agency (a department of the US Defence Force). He also founded Mobi TV, the first company to bring live TV to mobile devices.
Dr Alvelda is at the forefront of a world where technology is advancing mankind, pioneering a brain-machine interface industry that helps the blind see, the deaf...
2018-06-1127 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 109 What we can learn from Finland's culture of entrepreneurship, with Andre Noel ChakerMost governments and leaders are grappling with the challenge of transitioning to a culture of innovation where both people and business prosper. Finland has done this, and more.
Rooster Radio jumped onto Skype and called in to Helsinki for an interview with Andre Noel Chaker, who has spent more than 25 years living in Finland studying it's business culture.
His books, The Finnish Miracle and The Finnish Miracle - One Hundred Years of Success, are best sellers, revealing Nordic insights into achieving business and personal success.
You're probably asking .. why Finland and why should we care?
Andre tells us that Finland...
2018-05-2826 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 108 'The Jump' Case Study (Part 2): Paul Van Der Linden on Expectations Versus the Reality of Starting a Tech CompanyBack in episode 86 we talked to Paul van der Linden, who quit his job at IBM to start his own technology company, outThought.
At the time, Paul talked about the hopes, fears and challenges of leaving the corporate life to pursue his dreams (If you missed the chat, click here http://roosterradio.biz/blog/2017/7/24/ep-86-the-jump-case-study-part-1-paul-van-der-lindens-hopes-and-fears-after-quitting-ibm)
Almost a year later, we sit down with Paul again for Part 2 to talk about how his journey has progressed - expectations versus the reality of starting his company, which is at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, virtual assistants and bot technology.
...
2018-05-1540 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 107 How Brad Krauskopf is driving coworking and workplace innovation in AustraliaBrad Krauskopf is an entrepreneur and workplace innovator who is a leading voice in coworking and flexible work.
He is the founder of Hub Australia, the country's largest co-working community with spaces in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
But first, you may be wondering what co-working actually is. Typically, it's where independent workers come together at shared workspaces, renting desks or offices under flexible membership arrangements, creating communities of entrepreneurs, freelancers and startups that not only share facilities but also ideas and knowledge.
Coworking has gone from niche to mainstream in recent years, there are now numerous spaces in most cities t...
2018-04-2042 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 106 Cricket legend Jason Gillespie on the defining moments that changed his lifeThis episode was first published on Off-Field, the podcast that focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena - find out more at off-field.co
Jason 'Dizzy' Gillespie was one of the world's great fast bowlers during the mid 2000s when Australia was dominating international cricket. He took 259 test match wickets, and who could forget the double century he made against Bangladesh in 2006. If not for injuries, his record could've been even better.
He's now a highly respected cricket coach, and led the Adelaide Strikers to victory in the 2018 Big Bash League.
In recent years, he's become a ve...
2018-04-0351 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 105 Marina Pullin on the transforming world of workIn this episode we have an in depth discussion about the future of work with Marina Pullin.
Marina works with some of Australia's largest organisations, helping them take the step towards commercial innovation. She also invented a platform called Jungal, a private platform to match great people with great opportunities.
Marina is at the intersection of our transforming world of work. We talk about the move towards the gig economy - the rapidly growing workforce of independent workers who take up short-term contracts instead of typical full time employment.
We talk about the opportunities and threats that the gig economy...
2018-03-2255 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 104 The case for a medical cannabis industry in Australia (live at Adelaide Podcast Festival with Ben Fitzsimons)In this episode we're live at the Adelaide Podcast Festival with Ben Fitzsimons.
Ben was one of our first guests on Rooster Radio - a true entrepreneur, property developer and former CEO of the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL.
Now, he's CEO of WeCann, pioneering the medical cannabis industry in Australia.
In a 15-minute rapid fire session at the Podcast Festival, we talked about the huge health and commercial opportunities that medicinal cannabis can bring, the barriers that are currently preventing the development of the industry in Australia and why the black market is prospering.
Connect with Ben Fitzsimons and...
2018-03-0415 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 103 "Pioneers by default": Burger Theory's food revolution, with Rob Dean and Dan MendelsonWhen Rob Dean and Dan Mendelson launched Burger Theory from a converted caravan in Adelaide back in 2011, it kicked off a food truck movement and a burger revolution.
Foodies would eagerly await the next Burger Theory tweet to find out the truck's next location. The line ups were notoriously huge. Rob and Dan then moved into bricks and mortar, with three well known restaurants and an enviable brand. An expansion into China didn't work out but business still seemed to be good.
Then we heard that Burger Theory had completely overhauled their menu ... no more beef, no chicken and no...
2018-01-2656 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 102 - Andrew Zweck On Live Aid, Partying With Queen And Promoting The World's Biggest Music ActsAndrew Zweck is one of the most influential men in international live music.
Andrew has worked with Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Queen, The Who, David Bowie, Elton John, The Police, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Madonna, Justin Bieber .. to name just a few of the huge names he has acted for as a promoter or agent.
He worked alongside Bob Geldof on the famous Live Aid concert and partied with the likes of Freddie Mercury. It's a remarkable career for a man born in Blyth, in country South Australia. After finishing university in 1974, Andrew went backpacking through Europe and took...
2018-01-171h 12
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 101 How Kevin Graham Quit The Suburban Life And Became A 'digital Nomad' Within MonthsIn 2014, Kevin Graham was doing pretty well for himself in South Australia, working in online marketing and doing a few property investments. Then he decided to drop everything and move to Chiang Mai, Thailand .. even though he'd never even travelled to Asia before!
We sat down with Kevin for a really interesting case study on how to go from a fairly typical suburban life to 'digital nomad' in a matter of months. Even though the term is a little cliche, 'digital nomads' are basically people who leverage technology to work when and wherever they want - and it's become a...
2018-01-091h 05
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 100 2017 A Year For Surrender // Roosters Reflect On 100 EpisodesWe deliver this episode to you a week later than planned. Looking back on 2017, and 100 episodes of this podcast, the conversation got personal and cathartic, and we did question whether we'd better off keeping some content out of the public forum.
But in the end, true to Rooster Radio values, we've published the chat in full, because we believe the stories shared will bring you value.
James Begley, co-host of Rooster Radio and CEO of PickStar, was forced to "surrender to the unknown" in 2017.
The year began with big promises and detailed plans for PickStar, before a set of uncontrollable...
2017-12-311h 02
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 99 Dr Elaine Stead On The Human Side Of Venture Capital, Tackling Taboos, AuthenticityWe're back after an early Christmas break, thanks for sticking with us! As you know we talk to interesting people doing amazing things, and this couldn't be more true for our guest, Dr Elaine Stead.
Elaine is Head of Venture Capital at Blue Sky Investments, which includes overseeing South Australia's $50 million VC fund. More broadly Blue Sky manages $3 billion worth of investments across infrastructure, real estate and private equity.
A lot of people think of VCs as khaki wearing white men with a God-like ability to 'giveth and taketh away', but Elaine breaks the VC mould with complete authenticity. She's...
2017-12-141h 08
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 98 Why Australia's Greatest Paralympian Matt Cowdrey Has Jumped Into PoliticsNo Australian has had greater success at the Paralympics than Matt Cowdrey. He won 23 medals throughout his Paralympic career including 13 gold, remarkably from just three Games. He also has a long list of world records to his name.
Born with a congenital amputation at his lower left arm, Matt never saw any limitations. He played multiple sports and took up swimming in his backyard pool. That evolved into daily 4am training sessions, before making his Paralympic debut in 2004 as the youngest competitor at just 15 years old.
Despite living with a disability, Matt was never out to prove anyone wrong. He...
2017-11-1443 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 97 Andrew Buttery On The High Stakes Game Of Exporting Wine Into China, Rediscovering His MojoAndrew Buttery shares the story of his remarkable business adventure in China, which proved incredibly lucrative, before it hit a Great Wall of a different kind.
It started with Gemtree Wines, the Buttery family business of which Andrew was managing director. Business was good, but upon meeting a Chinese investor, things took a dramatic turn.
It took three years for Andrew to facilitate the relationship and then a partnership in China, but it paid off for the company, big time. Gemtree was growing at a staggering rate and was the export poster child for the South Australian government.
Until the...
2017-11-0158 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 96 Michael Brett On How Quantum Computing Will Change The WorldThis is yet another episode where we ask dumb questions of smart people, in fact maybe that should be the tagline of our show.
We tackle the topic of quantum computing with Michael Brett, CEO of Q xBranch, a company based in Adelaide and the US, developing tools and applications powered by quantum computing.
Michael says "Quantum computing is the biggest change in computing since computing" and it's set to change the world.
It's being embraced by aerospace, defence and finance industries, particularly when it comes to complex data problems, and will impact our everyday lives.
Michael explains how this...
2017-10-2346 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 95 How Greg Mackie Found Success In The Unlikely Mix Of Business, Government And The ArtsGreg Mackie OAM is one of South Australia's most influential people in arts and culture, and current Chief Executive of History SA.
For Greg, the journey started with his family bookstore which built a cult following in the Adelaide CBD. His in-store events took a life of their own, and were the genesis of what would become the Adelaide Festival of Ideas, founded by Greg.
He then applied for the state's most senior Arts gig, CEO of Arts SA, and to his surprise got the job. It was a steep learning curve, but Greg quickly found success. Through this role...
2017-10-121h 10
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 94 Beers In The Office With Hospitality Entrepreneur Josh Baker And Property Leader John SavvaThe great thing about having an office nestled amongst Adelaide's small bars is we get lots of visitors, many who are looking for someone to have a drink with. And on this day, we decided to put the microphone in front of a couple of them.
Early Rooster Radio listeners will remember Josh Baker from RRE2, our first interview which is still one of our most popular, despite our cringeworthy production (please don't go back and listen to it!). And he was overdue for a follow up interview.
Josh is Adelaide's most well known hospitality entrepreneur, who has changed the...
2017-10-0550 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 93 How Troye Wallett And Sebastian Rees Built A 'virtual Doctor's Practice', Ageing ConversationsDr Troye Wallett and Dr Sebastian Rees are changing with way GPs do business through their company, GenWise.
As GPs themselves, Troye and Sebastian built GenWise to solve their own problems around practice management in the aged care sector.
Now the platform is being embraced by doctors and patients Australia wide. GenWise was recently crowned Australian Business of the Year at the prestigious Telstra Business Awards.
GenWise is a virtual practice with no bricks and mortar clinic, boosting efficiencies and lowering costs with its innovative "practice in your pocket".
Troye and Sebastian talk about the future of health and improving...
2017-09-271h 03
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 92 Steven Marshall's Leadership Evolution And The Curse Of OppositionHow much do you know about the Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party, Steven Marshall?
Not much, a lot of South Australians would confess. Some others would say "he's negative".
Steven says his image is influenced by a daily media cycle where the most he can often hope for is a few seconds to criticise the State Government. This, he says, is the frustrating "curse of the Opposition."
During our interview at Parliament House, Steven is anything but negative. He's relaxed, engaging and jovial. Maybe because the 2018 election draws closer, where he'll get another chance to break a 16-year...
2017-09-1743 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 91 Ali Clarke On Brutal Breakfast Radio, Criticism And Compelling ContentIn this episode, Rooster Radio enjoyed a professional recording setting for the first time, taking over a studio at ABC Adelaide for an interview with presenter Ali Clarke.
Unfortunately, Ali didn't hit the red button and put us live to air. But we did record an interesting and insightful chat with one of South Australia's top media personalities.
Now occupying the premium breakfast slot on ABC Radio, Ali in fact first made a name for herself on commercial radio. It's a career that began at Mix 102.3 with a Jerry Maguire style 'mission statement', which paved the way for her to...
2017-09-1051 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 90 Michael Johnson On The Truth About Happiness And Positivity, Becoming The 'Mojo Master'Michael Johnson is 'The Mojo Master', a man who has built a thriving, global business by helping people shift their mindsets to grow personally and financially.
Michael had a tough childhood. He struggled at school - academically and socially. He was told he'd never make it and was ultimately expelled for fighting, a response to years of bullying.
He battled depression to the point of considering suicide. But there were a couple of key transition points that helped Michael completely shift his mindset and his life. Now, as the Mojo Master, he's committed to helping others do the same.
Through...
2017-09-031h 08
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 89 What Ben Baker Has Learned From Photographing The World's Most Powerful PeopleBen Baker is one of the world's most sought-after portrait photographers. He has photographed the last four US Presidents and their families, as well as countless celebrities including Oprah, Kanye West, Bono, Jay-Z, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo Dicaprio and so many more.
Growing up in Adelaide, Ben couldn't have dreamed of being in such a position. However, having spent a lot of time following his Dad through the Outback, he knew that an office job wasn't for him.
Eventually he lobbed into New York without much photography experience but plenty of Aussie attitude, which won over legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz.
Ben...
2017-08-171h 10
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 88 How The Hon Chief Justice Kourakis Went From The Family Farm To Influencing The Justice SystemRooster Radio had the rare opportunity to enter the Supreme Court of South Australia and spend an hour with the Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia.
The Chief Justice breaks down many misconceptions about Judges, the Justice System and the Law.
He's personable, approachable, progressive and tech savvy. He communicates even the most complex legal issues in plain english. It all forms part of his mission to make justice inclusive and accessible to all.
Such values were instilled on the family farm in Port Lincoln, where the Chief Justice was one of ten children to Greek migrants. His...
2017-08-101h 00
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 87 Joshua Burchell's Million Dollar Bedroom Business, Flipping Websites And Amazon Sales SecretsAt a recent family dinner, Rooster Radio's Andrew finally got to have a decent chat with the English lad who will soon marry his cousin, Emma .. Joshua Burchell.
After hearing Josh's business story, he had to get him onto Rooster Radio.
At 17, Josh started his first business from his bedroom with little more than 1000 pounds and the name of a Chinese manufacturer, which was given to him by a friend. This was in the early 2000s before the online shopping boom.
After successfully importing and selling one product, Josh reinvested, moving more and more products online. In the blink of...
2017-08-011h 05
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 86 'The Jump' Case Study (Part 1): Paul Van Der Linden's Hopes And Fears After Quitting IBMThe one topic that resonates with Rooster Radio listeners the most is 'the jump'. The challenge of leaving the safety net of a comfortable full time job to pursue your dreams in business.
Over a few beers, Rooster Radio co-host James recently got talking to Paul van der Linden, a man who is going through this exact process.
He's an experienced systems architect, who has spent the last seven years in a senior role at IBM. It's a great gig. And yet, he's quit to start his own business.
Paul has agreed to be a Rooster Radio case study. He's...
2017-07-2348 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 85 Building The Ecosystem And Driving Growth In Online Marketplaces (live Panel At SouthStart)Leaders from three of Australia's top online marketplaces have revealed key business, growth and technical insights about their startups live at SouthStart.
On the panel is Dan Draper, CTO at Expert 360, the marketplace that connects businesses to top freelance professionals, along with David Trumbull, co-founder at Car Next Door, Australia's largest car sharing network and Edward Hartley, co-founder of Bluethumb, Australia's largest online art marketplace. Andrew from Rooster Radio, the panel moderator, also shares a little bit about PickStar, the platform to book sports stars.
We talk about building the marketplace ecosystem, the drivers of growth, the importance of tech...
2017-07-0931 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 84 Beyond The Hype Of IoT & Autonomous Vehicles With Dr Alex Grant (live At SouthStart)We kicked off SouthStart Conference with a live interview with Dr Alex Grant, who is influencing two of the world's hottest tech industries.
Alex is doing truly amazing things. He is CEO of Myriota, an Internet of Things company which is gaining recognition globally for low cost, low power satellite technology. Before Myriota, he entered the autonomous vehicle market with his company, Cohda Wireless. This was back in 2004, well before the buzz of driverless vehicles. Both companies are now leading the world in their fields.
Alex shares amazing tech insights and also his fascinating personal journey.
This is the first of...
2017-07-0930 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 83 Risky BusinessPeople talk a lot about entrepreneurship and risk, but sh*t gets real when you have kids and a mortgage to pay.
The heart says pursue your business dreams, the head says stick to your 9 to 5 and provide. But does it have to be one or the other? What if there was a way to transition into your own business life without having to fall off a cliff? If it's possible, how the hell do you make it work?
James and Andrew talk about the issues, opening up about aspects of their own journeys and challenges while also sharing lessons...
2017-06-2858 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 82 Anthony Minichiello On The Evolution Of NRL And Tackling Life After SportSydney Roosters legend Anthony Minichiello saw the end of his playing career coming, and planned accordingly. Many of his footy mates didn't, with tragic results.
Anthony says the come down from the highs of a sports star life can be hard. Many athletes struggle to find a new purpose, and structure, for their new life.
It was different for 'Mini' who was raised by hard working Italian parents who made him get a trade in the early years of his NRL career. He maintained a life of balance, which extended beyond his world of sport.
Anthony went on to captain...
2017-06-0820 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 81 Crispian Fielke's Journey From The Family Farm To Owning The 'world's Best' BarsHaving shared an office space with Crispian Fielke over the last couple of years, we've seen first hand how he and his team have built a city small bar scene.
Crispian is co-owner of Clever Little Tailor, one of Adelaide's top bars which regularly gains recognition in the national press and is sought after by local punters like myself, along with slightly bigger names, such as Mick Jagger.
He's also co-owner of the iconic Pink Moon Saloon, a bar that has cleaned up national and international awards, including Gourmet Traveller Bar of the Year .. AND .. he's set to open the...
2017-06-011h 39
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 80 David Cooke On The Long Game Of Urban Design And The Making And Breaking Of CitiesDavid Cooke uses his urban design knowledge and global experience to address the urban renewal challenges that face Australian cities.
David is an internationally qualified Urban Designer, registered Architect, accredited Planner.
He is the Director of City Collective, a design studio that works across Australia and the world. He was the first South Australian to be awarded a prestigious scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley, in their intensive Masters of Urban Design program.
David shares his deep insights into the impact that major sporting events can have on cities - winning an Olympic and Commonwealth Games bid can make or...
2017-05-2356 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 79 How Finn Peacock Rejected The '9 To 5' And Built A Multi-million Dollar BusinessFinn Peacock's decision to quit the '9 to 5' life led him to build a home based business that now generates $3 million in annual revenue.
Finn was an engineer earning good money in a job with the CSIRO that most people would aspire to. But he hated it. The bureaucracy was so frustrating that it was impacting all aspects of his life.
On the back of some passive income from e-book sales, and some inspiration from Tim Ferriss' iconic book the Four Hour Work Week, he quit his full-time job. And that wasn't all. With two kids and another on...
2017-05-171h 15
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 78 How To Build A Multi-sided Online MarketplaceBuilding a multi-sided marketplace requires hard work and cash, James Begley has learned.
Not only is James the co-host of Rooster Radio, he is the founder of PickStar, the revolutionary marketplace to book sports stars for any kind of paid opportunity. Online marketplaces are tricky at the best of times, but the layers involved in PickStar are particularly challenging.
Not only is there the elite athletes and the clients who want to book them, there's also a system of athlete managers, clubs and leagues to negotiate. Over the last few years, James has managed to grow his list of athletes...
2017-04-2632 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 77 For The Love Of PodcastingIn a change up for Rooster Radio listeners, James Begley interviews his co-host Andrew Montesi about podcasting.
We are in the midst of a podcasting revolution - around 60 million people listen to podcasts every month in the US, and in Australia soon 1 in 2 people will be tuning in to the medium.
Early Rooster Radio listeners who have been on the journey with us will recall the show's early, crudely produced episodes (which are still available on our episode list *cringe*) and how the program continues to evolve.
For Andrew, a former journo who has been producing content of all kinds...
2017-04-1837 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 76 Prof. David David On "everyday Miracles" And Pioneering Craniofacial CareProfessor David David, the world's leading craniofacial expert, has spent three decades restoring dignity for thousands of patients from all corners of the globe.
Professor David performs "everyday miracles" for people who would otherwise be facing conditions that are limiting, debilitating and often life-threatening - such as distortion of the face and skull, cleft lip and palate deformities, facial growth anomalies as well as tumours and other facial issues that require reconstructive surgery.
The acclaimed humanitarian has been awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia, the ANZAC Peace Award and South Australian of the Decade.
Professor David describes himself...
2017-04-1047 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 75 How Simon Phillips Handles The Big Name Stage Shows, Global Stars And CriticismThe globally acclaimed Simon Phillips is arguably Australia's top theatre director.
His directing credits range from the contemporary to Shakespearean classics, musicals to Opera. He has been the go-to man for shows such as Love Never Dies, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Cabaret and High Society to name just a few .. and has too many awards to list in this intro.
When he's not in Australia he's at New York's Broadway, London's West End or en route to another show opening on the other side of the world.
Simon is a born director. He started directing classmates as an 8-year...
2017-03-281h 06
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 74 Jon And Sarah Lark On The Seachange That Led To The Making Of Australia's Best GinJon and Sarah Lark have been at the forefront of a thriving Australian craft spirits industry for the last ten years, and have won awards for their gin all over the world, including Australia's best gin.
It all started with a seachange. The couple visited Kangaroo Island while on honeymoon, and decided it was the perfect place to set up their own distillery, on a hunch that gin was about to make a comeback. They weren't wrong.
With a little help from Jon's brother, Bill, known as the godfather of whisky in Tasmania, KI Spirits is now producing the most...
2017-03-2157 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 73 Geelong Coach Chris Scott, Part 2: The Razor Edge Of High PerformanceAs we continue our two-hour interview with Geelong premiership coach Chris Scott, we now learn about what drives and motivates the leader on a deeper level.
This interview is syndicated with Off-Field, a podcast that focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena, and also hosted by Rooster Radio's Andrew Montesi and James Begley.
In Part 1 (iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-72-geelong-coach-chris-scott-part-1-volatile-world/id1048369433?i=1000382346291&mt=2 SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/rooster-radio/ep-72-geelong-coach-chris-scott-part-1-the-volatile-world-of-an-afl-coach), Chris talked in detail about the volatile world of coaching and his rapid rise to the top. If you missed it...
2017-03-071h 10
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 72 Geelong Coach Chris Scott, Part 1: The Volatile World Of An AFL CoachYou're unlikely to have ever heard a current AFL coach like this before. Geelong premiership coach Chris Scott joins us for an in-depth, two -hour discussion and we're bringing it to you, in full, over two episodes.
This interview is syndicated with Off-Field (http://off-field.co), a podcast that focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena, and also hosted by Rooster Radio's Andrew Montesi and James Begley.
This is not just a typical footy chat. If you lead a team, have an interest in high performance and want to know how the best in the business operate...
2017-03-0754 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 71 Off-Field Podcast Highlights With Danny Green, Caitlin Bassett And Jonathon WebbRoosters Andrew Montesi and James Begley have recently launched a new show called Off-Field, and it focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen.
We talk to sports stars and industry professionals about sports marketing, business, contracts, endorsements, leadership and more.
The show is available on your favourite podcast player, but for this Rooster Radio episode we've put together some highlights from a few of our Off-Field interviews to give you a taste - we've got Aussie netballer Caitlin Bassett and TEKNO motorsports owner Jonathon Webb, first up though is boxing...
2017-02-2712 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 70 Nidal Rasheed's Lessons From Hustling Lollies, Burn Out And Building Wealth Through PropertyThe business career of Nidal Rasheed, entrepreneur and founder of Silvertail Property Group, began as teenager with network marketing and lolly vending machines. Selling sugary treats was so profitable it helped him pay his way through university.
But it was Nidal's move into the restaurant game that became a baptism of fire. The 22 year old was struggling to manage staff, trying to do it all and then found himself in hospital due to stress. At that point he was sent overseas by his parents to recalibrate.
Nidal came back with a renewed focus and drive, throwing himself into property sales...
2017-02-1557 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 69 How Joseph Mencel Grew Massive Joes From A Side Project Into A Fitness EmpireMassive Joes is a household name in the fitness industry in Australia and even internationally, but it is a business story that isn't widely known.
Founder Joseph Mencel, 31, has grown the company into one of Australia's largest supplement retailers, with a booming web business, eight stores across Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, another one opening soon in Sydney, and a separate apparel company that's growing globally.
Joe explains how he has built brand loyalty that most companies can only dream of. Massive Joes has a highly engaged social media community of one million users, and gyms are filled with people proudly...
2017-02-091h 17
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 68 Jodi Walton And Dani Bieg On The Future Of Work And Innovation In RecruitmentThe workplace is in the midst of significant change. For some business owners this is something to fear while for others, like Jodi Walton and Dani Bieg, it is something to embrace.
Jodi and Dani are cofounders of Harrison McMillan, recognised as Australia's Most Innovative Recruitment Agency by SEEK in 2016, and a great entrepreneurial story.
They're changing the game through a new pay-as-you-go business model, and also through its own firm culture.
At the Harrison McMillan office, digital detoxes, enforced lunch breaks and flexible working hours are standard. It sounds great in theory but is much more challenging in practice...
2017-02-0354 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 67 Geoff Rohrsheim On His $40 Million Exit, Always Being Ready To Sell, Superstar SiblingsWith two acquisitions to his name, five startups on the go and a list of investments, IT entrepreneur Geoff Rohrsheim has an unquenchable fire in the belly.
Geoff is a former EY Entrepreneur of the Year winner for the southern region and had 3 start-ups appear in the BRW Fast 100. His company, Kloud Solutions grew rapidly in five years and was ranked the fastest growing company in Australia in 2014, before being acquired by Telstra in early 2016 for north of 40 million dollars.
This was Geoff's second sale. His first company, Strategic Data Management, was also picked up for a multi-million dollar sum...
2017-01-171h 26
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 66 Geoff Kwitko's Formula For Startup Success, Data Entrepreneurship, Digitising Human BehaviourPrepare to tap into the genius of Geoff Kwitko, and we don't use the term "genius" lightly.
Geoff started coding software at around eight years old, and by the age of 25 he had founded and sold three companies while graduating top of his university with two bachelors degrees.
Geoff has also helped a number of other business owners grow and sell their companies.
There are few people in the world with Geoff's rare ability to expertly understand and integrate technology, marketing, psychology and business strategy. He finds value and opportunity because most people falsely believe that the rules of the...
2017-01-111h 03
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 65 Global Trend Forecaster Kristina Dryza On The Past, Present And The PossibleKristina Dryza is a global trend forecaster who is rated one of the world's top female futurists.
Kristina was raised in Adelaide but has been based between London, New York, LA, Tokyo, Hawaii and Sydney, working with international brands such as IKEA, Virgin Atlantic, Nestle, Vodafone, BP, AOL, Nissan and many more.
Her work focuses on the past, present and the possible. She observes systems, processes and life with an emphasis on the "now" moment and relates it to corporate strategies, products, services and experiences. Ultimately, Kristina gives her clients context, and helps them sense the future.
She shares many...
2017-01-0351 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 64 Glenn Cooper On What It Takes To Run The World's Top Family Business, Coopers BreweryCoopers Brewery is one of Australia's most iconic and much loved brands. It is the country's largest independent brewing company, the world's largest producer of home-brew equipment, and rated the world's top family business.
Coopers chairman, Glenn Cooper, shared the brewery's amazing story on Rooster Radio.
Glenn is a fifth generation Cooper. The company was founded by Thomas Cooper in 1862, and has survived recessions, the Great Depression, World War 2 and other enormous challenges, including a hostile takeover attempt.
Glenn talks about the pivotal moments for Coopers, and why its shareholders strongly oppose "selling out" despite the potential for a big...
2016-12-2157 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 63 Melanie And Dean Flintoft On Building A Global Fashion Empire From Their Lounge RoomAustralian Fashion Labels is a genuine startup success story. It's now a company with multiple fashion brands, 1700 stockists, operations in Australia, the US and China, 140 employees and revenue of $60 Million.
We talk to AFL's Adelaide-based founders, Melanie and Dean Flintoft, who sold everything and started the business from their loungeroom, with an unwavering confidence in their innovative business model and an appetite for risk.
We hear about the enormous complexities of their world, from cash flow, through to design, the supply chain and the challenge of entering new countries with different cultures, behaviours and trends.
We also talk about what...
2016-12-1533 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 62 Natasha Malani On Accessing India, Developing Leaders And The Case For Local GovernmentNatasha Malani helps Australian companies access the Indian market, helps grow leaders and also serves as a local government councillor in Adelaide. Three worlds that seem separate, but as Natasha tells us, they are very much linked.
Natasha talks about how she went from not appreciating her Indian heritage to promoting the country as a place to go for ambitious Australian business owners.
For an entrepreneurial person, entering local government could seem like an odd move, some perceptions of local councils are more about parking tickets and red tape than innovation, but Natasha explains the changing dynamic and why she's...
2016-12-101h 00
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 61 Farrin Foster On Authentic Cities, Toxic Politics And Independent MediaFarrin Foster's City Mag is driving a new conversation about its city, Adelaide, highlighting stories of resilience and potential against the backdrop of economic uncertainty.
It has become a media outlet for culture, entrepreneurship and creativity .. and a much needed voice for young people.
Through this lens, Farrin has learned a lot about what makes authentic, thriving cities.
But Farrin says independent media, and the wider media in general, faces enormous challenges, which we've also discussed in previous episodes. Broken business models have seen journalistic values compromised and the rise of sponsored content.
It's also put more pressure on the...
2016-12-0457 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 60 Live Event: Dan Wright's Journey From Making Beers For Mates To A Craft Brewery BusinessRooster Radio pulled together a beer tasting event with Swell Brewing at one of our favourite venues, the Henry Austin in Adelaide, South Australia.
It was a great night tasting quality craft brews and hanging out with Rooster Radio guests and listeners. If you didn't get an invite you must not be on our mailing list .. sign up at http://roosterradio.biz so you don't miss out on the next one.
Tune in to our a short and sharp live interview with Swell's founder, Dan Wright.
About Dan (in his words):
Travelling North and South America following the surf on...
2016-11-1921 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 59 Graham Archer On Justice By Media, Wrongful Convictions And Fears For Investigative JournalismTelevision current affairs veteran Graham Archer fears for the future of investigative journalism.
With social media driving a news cycle at break neck speed, bite sized content and broken business models, risky investigations are less attractive to media companies.
The question is - do we care? Graham still does. Current affairs television has been his world for the last 25 years, with Channel 9's A Current Affair, ABC's 730 Report and now Channel 7's director of news and current affairs in Adelaide.
Graham says media plays a crucial role in holding powerful people and organisations to account, and can influence justice even...
2016-11-111h 01
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 58 Dr John Greenwood On The Will To Live, Burn Trauma And Developing A Skin FactoryTo remove a burn you need a six inch blade and a steady hand, our guest Dr John Greenwood says.
This is a day in the life of the renowned plastic surgeon and Medical Director of the Adult Burn Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Dr Greenwood looks after 450 acute burns patients each year across South Australia, Northern Territory and parts of New South Wales and Victoria. He heads up Australia's only mobile burn response unit, and in the aftermath of the Bali bombings worked a 36 hour shift treating victims and saving lives.
Working in a world of life and...
2016-11-031h 04
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 57 Luke Southwood On Food Psychology, The Role Of A Chef In Rehab, Kitchen CounsellingWe sat down for a bite to eat and a chat with Luke Southwood, formerly of MasterChef and now head chef of renowned South Australian restaurant Bistro Dom .. but he's much more than that.
Luke was born in Papua New Guinea and cut his teeth in the kitchens of Barcelona, before taking on some of Australia's finest and most exclusive restaurants.
The most exclusive of all was the Sanctuary at Byron Bay, one of the world's top rehabilitation facilities and programs.
It was here that Luke learned about the link between food and the mind, and developing meals that heal...
2016-10-261h 19
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 56 Live Panel Discussion, InDaily South Australia Business Index Top 100 EventWe bring you a special episode from InDaily's South Australia Business Index event, Adelaide's premier business event where the state's top 100 companies are revealed.
Rooster Radio hosted the live panel discussion, extracting insights from business experts about where South Australia is at, the challenges and the opportunities in business.
Two of the panelists are previous Rooster Radio guests.
Professor Jana Matthews is the Director for Business Growth at Uni SA and recognised as a world leading expert in business growth.
Josh Baker is a hospitality entrepreneur with a number of bar and restaurant ventures in Adelaide, and has been a...
2016-10-2041 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 55 Rich Karlgaard On The People And Companies Driving The Next Wave Of DisruptionWhere is the editor-at-large and futurist at Forbes, the world's most recognised business magazine, investing his money?
Rich Karlgaard, entrepreneur-turned-publisher, columnist, author, television commentator, private investor and board director, reveals the industries that he believes are in the gun. Disruption has only claimed "low hanging fruit" industries so far but we're about to reach the middle of the tree, he says.
Rich tells Rooster Radio that he's also interested in companies addressing all of the issues that are arising from our ever-increasing population growth, and what that means for Australia.
Rich offers a unique vantage point on the trends driving...
2016-10-171h 00
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 54 Mark Knowles On Success And Failure At The Olympics, How To Survive As A Semi-pro SportsmanMark Knowles is the captain of Australia's men's hockey team, the Kookaburras, who were gold medal favourites at the Olympics. After an enormous build up, the Kookaburras crashed out in the quarter finals. As a leader, Mark has been dealing with the fall out - What went wrong? What would he change? What next?
For Mark, Olympic failure is even more bitter because he's tasted ultimate success - winning gold in 2004. A junior team member at the time, Mark admits he was naive about it all - only now does he realise the significance of what was achieved.
For a...
2016-10-111h 08
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 53 Emily Jenke On A New Way Of Decision Making, Democracy And The Opinion TrapDemocracy, as we know it, is under threat, says DemocracyCo's Emily Jenke. We only have to look at the world around us, with Trump, Brexit and even the political uncertainty in Australia.
The public is disengaged because politicians aren't listening. All that's left for the public is opinion, and opinion is ineffective and at times dangerous. Opinions swirl in the social media vortex leading to knee jerk reactions and a decision making process that is, at best, broken.
In response, Emily, along with her friend Emma Lawson, started DemocracyCo, a company aiming to give all sectors of the community a...
2016-10-041h 02
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 52 Dr Bianca Price On The Influence Of Attractiveness In BusinessAttractiveness has become a bit of cliche in marketing and advertising. But does the attractiveness of a sales person really impact a consumer's buying decision? Do looks matter?
The short answer is yes, and there's a science behind it, which is the key focus for Dr Bianca Price, who shares her fascinating insights on Rooster Radio.
Bianca is a Lecturer in Foundation Studies at UniSA and holds a Ph.D. in Business. Her thesis and ongoing research explores the role of physical attractiveness for women in the staff customer interface ... and draws on elements of advertising theory, psychology, consumer behaviour...
2016-09-2759 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 51 Joseph Mitchell On How Art Can Unlock The Economic Boom Of The Asian CenturyAsian culture is firmly entrenched in Australia, particularly in business, education and food industries. And yet Asian art is yet to have much of an impact in our country.
Joseph Mitchell, Director of OzAsia Festival, Australia's largest Asian culture event, says we lack diversity in this area and suggests that perhaps unknown prejudices see us favour European and American art.
Europe and America have been our biggest influences in the last two centuries, but the Asian century is now upon us and understanding and appreciating art from the region could help us unlock the benefits.
Joseph says art teaches us...
2016-09-2151 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 50 Tammy Barton (formerly May) On Humble Beginnings To Shaping The Future Of Money ManagementTammy Barton, who you'd likely know as Tammy May, is one of Australia's top entrepreneurs, but we get the feeling there's still much more success to come.
Tammy is the founder of MyBudget, a personal budget management company that has served more than 50,000 clients with a turnover of $34 million.
When you know how thousands of people use their money, including history and future plans, the possibilities are endless, and Tammy talks about her plans to use their incredibly powerful and unique data set to create the future of money management.
Central to the growth strategy for the company, which is...
2016-09-1356 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 49 With The Engine Room: Wayne Lewis On What It Takes To Run A Blockbuster Visual Effects CompanyWayne Lewis' company, the globally acclaimed Rising Sun Pictures, has produced visual effects over 100 films including blockbusters such as X-Men and the many others in the Marvel series, Gravity, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and even THAT explosive scene from the most recent Game of Thrones series.
Working on the world's biggest movies, with the biggest names in Hollywood, sounds glamorous. Speaking at a live Engine Room event with Rooster Radio, Wayne reveals just how complex his business is.
RSP's work is project based, which means revenue has rollercoaster-like peaks and troughs. As such, staffing is freelancer driven. In...
2016-09-0651 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 48 Prof. Danny Eckert On The Dramatic Impact Of Sleep On Your Performance And LifeIf a man sleeps only five hours a night for a week his testosterone levels plummet as if he has aged a decade, says Professor Danny Eckert, one of the world's leading experts in sleep apnoea.
Sleep, along with diet and exercise, is one of the three pillars of health. Sleep apnoea is as common as asthma and diabetes. And yet Dr Eckert and his team are amazed that sleep is not prioritised.
In fact, in business a lack of sleep is often glorified. Danny says this is "crazy", and describes in detail the horrifying physical and mental impact.
Sleep...
2016-08-311h 04
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 47 "The Biggest Rooster" Session 3 Update: Travel, Caffeine And BodybuildingIt has become clear that we couldn't have timed this "Biggest Rooster" series more poorly.
It has coincided with work trips to Sydney, Melbourne, and then at the time of recording this episode, we were about to head off to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Even though the travel has made sticking with our diet and training much more difficult, we think it is a good case study, so we're sticking with it.
Jack Errington, personal trainer from Fit Factory, reviews our progress ... PLUS more tips about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while traveling, some interesting information about the impact of...
2016-08-2418 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 46 Nick Mitzevich On The Future Of Art: Inclusive, Innovative, Controversial And ProfitableNick Mitzevich is one of the most influential people in Australian art, making a name for himself as the young, innovative and sometimes controversial director of the Art Gallery of South Australia.
No one, including Nick, could've imagined he'd be where he is today. Born to Greek/Macedonian farmers in rural New South Wales, who had no interest in art, a chance discovery at school sparked his artistic interests. He'd then spend hours on buses and trains just to get to the nearest gallery.
Nick found it difficult to fit in at school. "I was a freak and a second...
2016-08-221h 07
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 45 Ed Cowan On Being Much More Than "the Thinking Man's Cricketer"Ed Cowan opened the batting for Australia, and has been one of the country's leading cricketers for many years. He's also an author, commentator, business man, student and father, who is known as the thoughtful, intelligent and articulate alternative to the cliche athlete.
Because he's different, Ed has become known in the media as "the thinking man's cricketer". He bristles at the title. He says it has come about because journos are inherently lazy, and therefore nicknames stick.
Ed talks about media misrepresentation, where former Test captain Ricky Ponting was also a victim. He was known as a "tough bastard"...
2016-08-1426 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 44 The "Biggest Rooster", Session 2 Update: The Challenge Has Become Very RealSession 2 of our "Biggest Rooster" health and fitness experiment confirmed that this series is much more difficult when we expected.
We didn't prepare - for our diet, or to integrate our program with our interstate trip - and we paid the price.
Remembering that our primary goals for this experiment are:
- Establish healthy habits and routines
- Be consistent (with training and healthy eating, irrespective of work, kids, messy schedules etc.)
This short episode is from the gym floor after our second personal training session, reviewing the program and where we're at.
Session 2:
1km rower time trial
Max Chin-ups...
2016-08-0906 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 43 Mark Mathews On Learning About Fear, Business, Branding From Surfing The World's Biggest WavesMark Mathews says facing the enormous wall of water is "terrifying". The big wave surfer knows that, even though everything in him wants to keep paddling, he must hold his position as the wave approaches. It's what he describes as the "Braveheart moment".
If he gets the strategy right and manages to ride the wave, the terror still continues until he gets into the barrel and he knows he's going to make it out safely. That gives him a few seconds of elation.
This is what Mark does for a living. He chases storms, surfs the huge waves, captures the...
2016-08-0731 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 42 Ask An Athlete Panel Discussion, Live At Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit 2016Australian sports stars joined James Begley for a discussion about sports marketing and branding at the Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit 2016.
The panel:
- Ed Cowan, cricketer, former Test batsman
- Sharni Layton, Australian Diamonds netballer
- Carol Cooke, Paralympian
- Mark Mathews, big wave surfer
- James Begley (moderator), PickStar founder, Rooster Radio co-host, former AFL footballer
It was a fascinating and insightful chat with intelligent and thoughtful athletes. There's a lot to learn here about their worlds, and how brands and the community can best engage them. Among the issues discussed:
- Sexualising female stars
- Sponsorship and funding...
2016-08-0350 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 41 The "Biggest Rooster", Session 1: A New Series For Building Practical High Performance HabitsWhile we talk a lot about high performance here on Rooster Radio, talking only gets you so far.
We also want to get really practical about self-improvement and personal development.
So we're launching some experiments, with James and Andrew as the guinea pigs, and we hope our listeners can learn from the failures and some of the wins too.
Our first series focuses on health and fitness so we're calling it "The Biggest Rooster" (see what we did there ..).
It doesn't matter what you do, your physical health impacts your performance in ALL areas of your life. And let's be...
2016-07-3033 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 26 Matthew Pavlich On Vulnerable Leadership, "blue Chip" Personal Branding, Defining SuccessIt can be lonely being a high profile leader and AFL captain, Matthew Pavlich says.
As an AFL superstar given the responsibility of leading his team, Pavlich struggled to live up to his own perception that AFL captains had to be perfect.
But over time he learned that it was more important to be vulnerable, and show his teammates who he really was, and he talks about a defining moment where he did just that at a powerful bonfire chat with his team at a pre-season camp.
In his 17th year at AFL level, Pavlich has fallen just short of...
2016-05-0130 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 25 Kevin Foley On Being "too Gutless" To Be Premier, Brutal Politics And Ruthless Negotiations"The more you belted a guy in the face, the better you felt .. the more you destroyed someone's career .. the better you felt. It was macabre and sick in many ways."
Kevin Foley was one of the most intimidating, colourful and entertaining characters that South Australian politics has ever seen.
He thrived on the sport, and the theatre, in his career as SA's longest serving Deputy Premier, and third longest serving treasurer.
But he tells Rooster Radio that the bold, "bulldog" approach to politics overcompensated for feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy.
Which was why, despite having the opportunity to challenge...
2016-04-251h 09
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 24 Kathryn Hocking Goes From Corporate Worker To E-Course Queen With $750K RevenueKathryn Hocking crawled out of her government job, quite literally, and didn't look back.
It had come to the attention of Kathryn's manager that she was running an online business on the side, without approval from the department, and they didn't like it.
That's when Kathryn decided she was done. On hands and knees to avoid detection, she escaped her cubicle office and committed full time to her e-course business. It was the best decision she'd every make.
Revenue has exploded since launch four years ago, and is expected to pass $750,000 and head towards a million dollars this year. Equally...
2016-04-201h 05
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 23 Rob Chapman On Leading During A Crisis, Nice Guys Finish First, South Australia's FutureIt was 3am when Rob Chapman received a phone call that no leader could prepare for.
Phil Walsh, the coach of the Adelaide Football Club, had been murdered. As chairman of the club, one of the most high profile sporting teams in Australia, Rob had to lead players, staff, fans and a wider community through an unprecedented time of trauma and emotion.
Rob shares the key moments, including that phone call and through the steps of the leadership and communication response that impacted so many.
While Rob could never be ready to handle such a crisis, his years in business...
2016-04-141h 05
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 22 Nick Deegan On Finding The Good In Tragedy; Mixing Music, Science And LawIn 2002, the Bali bombings changed Nick Deegan's world forever.
Nick's older brother, Josh, lost his life in the Sari nightclub explosions. Nick talks about how his family responded to tragedy, how music has helped with the healing process, and what good can come from the worst of times.
A well known Adelaide musician, Nick found success with bands Foreshore and Galleon, but also shared the business and personal challenges of trying to make it in music.
He comes from a talented and well known family - a creative mother, Angie, and prominent lawyer, Brian. As a result Nick is a...
2016-03-3147 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 21 Doug Adamson On Bombing An Interview With Mick Jagger, Opportunity, Defining InnovationA history lesson from Keith Richards, a dust up with Meatloaf. The life of a music journalist in the 80s and 90s.
Doug Adamson left Adelaide and arrived in London hoping to talk his way into a job that would get him free tickets to gigs. He ended up interviewing all of the biggest names in music, including The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Pink Floyd.
Doug learned about egos, interviewing techniques and business, sometimes from painful lessons, including a butchered interview with Stones legend Mick Jagger.
During this period Doug went from looking for a party to building a...
2016-03-2047 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 20 James TK Williams Goes From Real Estate To Rap Music, Mid Life Crisis At 25, Killer Criticism"I was making more money than I knew what to do with, but I wasn't happy". So James Williams, AKA "The Kid" or "TK", quit real estate to pursue a career in ... rap music.
At Rooster Radio, we often talk about the entrepreneur's "jump" - quitting your job to take a risk and pursue a dream - but few have leaped like James!
He wasn't just a real estate agent, at 23 he was a founding partner in Harris Real Estate, one of South Australia's most recognised real estate brands. He was pulling in as much as six figures a month.
...
2016-03-1040 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 19, From Bali: Business And The "burden" Of Culture, Bali Entrepreneurship - With Puja AstawaNyoman Puja Astawa walked away from a high paying engineering job in Jakarta to become one of the few Balinese people to develop his own villa and cafe business in Bali.
When he quit, his mother also had a stroke and Puja went home to care for her. He lost his income and for a little while, his way.
Puja shares how he used his engineering skills, and his network, to help develop his site. Without a background in hospitality, he is also learning as he goes.
Puja talks about the challenging relationship between business and culture in Bali. A...
2016-03-0136 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 17 Kris Massie On Holistic Health For Peak Performance In Business And LifeWhile floored with chronic fatigue syndrome, Kris Massie had a shift in thinking.
Playing AFL at the time, Massie turned to alternative medicine and meditation to overcome the physical and psychological challenges he was facing.
Those philosophies remain today for Massie, personally and in business.
He founded Chi PT just over a year ago, and is much more than a personal trainer. He is a coach to CEOs, city workers and people of all backgrounds and walks of life, providing holistic advice that includes physical training, nutrition and mindfulness.
With the mantra "move, refuel, love", Massie talks about the challenge...
2016-02-1726 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 16 David Bowley On The Business Of Wine: The Experience, Community & Commercialising PassionWine is a beautiful thing. But gee, it can be pretentious.
South Australian winemaker David Bowley, founder of Vinteloper, has made it his mission to create "grown up fun". To cut out the bullshit and cliches of the wine industry, and create wines that people simply love. Even if they can't adequately describe the characteristics ("Mmmm, the tannins ...").
David has built of a community of wine lovers from all over the world, where he demystifies wine terminology and shares insights via his blog and social media.
For David, Vinteloper is deeply personal. Every wine tells a story, and has been...
2016-02-1254 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 15 Kate Potter On Social Media For Business, Monitoring Your Brand, Crisis ManagementWhen it comes to social media for business, it can be hard to know where to start.
From finding the right social network for your company, to sharing the right content and message, and responding to feedback both good and bad, it is an art that many business leaders find difficult to master.
It is in this world where experts like Kate Potter, social media consultant at Hughes PR, are called in to provide strategy and guidance.
Kate tells Rooster Radio that many businesses don't always realise that social media is a "long game" and requires ongoing commitment to get...
2016-01-2851 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 14 Mark Lands On Supercharged Selling: How To Create Awesome Sales Pitches And ProcessesCan selling be process driven, yet still relationship based?
Mark Lands, the Director of Lands Real Estate and one of Adelaide's top performing real estate agents, is proving that it can be done.
In recent years, Mark has developed incredible scripts and processes to capture clients at the most important points in their buying and selling lifecycles.
He's fanatical about his sales system, but even more passionate about the relationships he develops with clients.
With sales being one of the most important skills in business, Mark's tips shared with Rooster Radio (including a customer/seller role play!) can be applied...
2016-01-2049 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 13 What Impact Will The Bombers Doping Saga Have On The AFL? - The Roosters Go To Melbourne34 AFL players implicated in the Essendon doping saga have been banned from competitive sport for a year.
It has massive sporting and commercial implications - for the affected current players, players who have now retired but want to stay involved in the game as coaches or at grass roots level, fans, sponsors and the game as a whole.
In fact, it is difficult to say where the impact of this issue begins and ends.
Rooster Radio hosts James Begley and Andrew Montesi head to Melbourne to try and make sense of what has been described as one of Australia's biggest...
2016-01-1524 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 12 Business And Life Transitions, Glorifying Busy, Sweat Equity, Objectives For 2016When your business has just found a successful niche in a city, relocating interstate is a bold move.
In 2015, Rooster Radio host James Begley moved his two businesses, Tract Leadership and PickStar, from Perth to his home town of Adelaide. He shares lessons learned from the experience of maintaining clients in Western Australia while trying to build up his business in South Australia.
Co-host Andrew Montesi's year involved five overseas trips in the first six months, starting two companies, exiting one company and transitioning from the safety of full-time work. Along the way, he learned valuable lessons about startup "sweat...
2016-01-0337 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 11 Luke Broomhall On Violence, Psychopath Criminals And CEOs, Positive PsychologyMaking conversation with murderers and sex offenders.
It is a crucial part of Luke Broomhall's job as a forensic psychologist - to take an interest in the lives of people who are despised, and remove judgement.
Delving into their stories, the often heinous crimes committed and the motivations behind them, enables Luke and his team at Broomhall Young to provide reports and assessments often relied upon by the courts.
Luke talks about the minds of violent and sexual offenders, and how mental illness doesn't always lead to a conclusion of mental incompetence.
He shares his insights into psychopaths, and how...
2015-12-1855 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 10 Stuart Snyder On School With Steve Jobs, Selling The Startup Vision, Aussie Ideas Boom"Unemployed lazy bum." That's the title on Stuart Snyder's business card.
The truth is, it's a job he worked incredibly hard for. Now a tech startup investor and mentor, Stuart Snyder found success as co-founder of Your Amigo, a global internet marketing powerhouse which started in Adelaide.
Stuart's story started in Silicon Valley, where he went to high school with "long haired hippy" Steve Jobs. He left a dysfunctional home life to forge his own path as an accountant.
Finding love in Adelaide, Stuart also found the team and technology that would become Your Amigo. The early years were treacherous...
2015-12-0943 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 9 Mark Stewart On Failure, Faith And A $10 Million Business On An Excel Spreadsheet"We took on a project as big as our annual revenue, and it cost us $200,000 more than we got paid."
Mark Stewart, founder of Classic Contractors in Western Australia, has seen the highs and lows of life and business.
As a child, he saw his parents lose everything on the stock market. And as Classic Contractors was beginning to thrive in the painting and building industry, a misjudged job put the company on the brink.
The lessons learned were the equivalent to any business qualification, Mark says, as he went on to build a business that now sits in the...
2015-11-2935 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 8 Tom Richardson On The Media's Influence On Politics, Politicians As Leaders, Governing Business"I don't think you have to be a cynical bastard (to cover politics), but it helps".
Tom Richardson, political reporter, commentator, South Australian Journalist of the Year 2011, has spent over a decade covering state and federal politics.
In his time with the Advertiser, the Australian, Channel 9 and now news website InDaily, Tom has been part of the fascinating relationship between media and politics.
It's a volatile relationship that boiled over recently, when outgoing Australian prime minister Tony Abbott left his post with a parting shot at the media.
Rooster Radio talks to Richardson about the media's influence on politics in...
2015-11-2440 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 7 Mark Bickley On Media Life, Leadership Evolution, Retail Lessons, Footy's Personal Toll"The business landscape changed and we weren't able to change with it."
Mark Bickley, an Adelaide Crows dual premiership captain, talks to Rooster Radio about his experience owning and running AFL Stores, a football merchandise chain which started out highly profitable before the AFL and its clubs changed tact.
Bickley, now a radio presenter with 1395 5AA in South Australia, talks about life in the media and spending his whole career in knife edge, high risk roles.
He also shares about his evolution as a leader, and the impact that football's "selfish environment" had on his personal life.
Hosted by Tract...
2015-11-1953 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 6 Dom Cassisi On Leading Through Tragedy, Career Anxiety, Transitioning From AFL To Business"I felt on edge my whole career, I never felt secure in that (AFL) environment and job."
They're the words an AFL premiership player and captain. Port Adelaide Power champion Dom Cassisi told Rooster Radio that despite playing 228 games at the highest level, he always felt anxious about keeping his job.
He said it has been a blessing in disguise, as when retirement came he was well prepared for the next phase of his life, starting and leading a new finance broking company, Funding Options.
Dom talks about turning his back on an AFL coaching gig to make the massive...
2015-11-1748 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 5 Shaun Tait On Cashing In On T20 Cricket, Burning Out And Setting Up For Life After Sport"What the f*** is wrong with you?"
International cricket star Shaun Tait says this is how some family members reacted when he took a break from cricket in 2008, citing physical and mental burn out.
As a result of that decision, Tait tells Rooster Radio that he lost the respect of the cricket community, and never got it back.
But, the ultra fast bowler returned fitter and more positive than ever, to play a key role in the Twenty20 cricket revolution.
Tait, with hosts James Begley and Andrew Montesi, talks about how the T20 commercialised cricket, the CRAZY Indian Premier League...
2015-11-1030 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 4 Ben Fitzsimons On The Business Of Basketball, Property & An Island Life With A Beatle"The AFL is doomed".
It is a huge call from Rooster Radio guest Ben Fitzsimons, the former CEO and owner of NBL club Adelaide 36ers, who has also won classic car rallies and has made his money in property development.
Ben talks about commercialising sport, the business of basketball, his approach to property development and business, building an amazing network ... and growing up on an island hanging out with Beatle George Harrison!
Hosted by Apiro Consulting's Andrew Montesi and Tract Leadership's James Begley.
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2015-11-0555 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 3 What Can We Learn From AFL About Team Culture? + Becoming A Digital NomadHours after being traded from Essendon to St.Kilda, AFL star Jake Carlisle was embroiled in controversy because of an incriminating snapchat video. How did St Kilda handle revelations about their new star? What can business learn from this story about leadership, team culture and values?
Tract Leadership's James Begley and Apiro Consulting's Andrew Montesi discuss this, PLUS the "digital nomad" ... is it possible to withdraw from the daily grind and work from a beautiful, exotic location?
Rooster Radio episode 3 ... the episode that nearly never was .. tune in to find out more.
Hosted by Apiro Consulting's Andrew Montesi and Tract...
2015-10-2629 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 2 Josh Baker On Building A Personal Brand In Hospitality, Relationships And CultureAndrew Montesi and James Begley talk to Josh Baker - the hospitality entrepreneur reenergising Adelaide's West End with his cafes and bars.
Josh shares his story - which started as a high school drop out struggling with dyslexia.
He talks with James and Andrew about building his personal brand, developing relationships with customers and key influencers and creating a culture.
Josh was a key player in the introduction of South Australia's new small bar laws.
Josh owns Coffee Branch, Clever Little Tailor, Larry & Ladd and two more new bars that will be opening soon in Adelaide, South Australia.
The boys...
2015-10-1430 min
Rooster Radio - Stories & Insights from Entrepreneurs and Leaders in Business, Health, Tech & MoreEp 1 Intro To Rooster Radio, Accountability, BanterEpisode 1 of Rooster Radio - it begins. James Begley and Andrew Montesi, recorded live from "The Rooster Coope" in Adelaide, talk about how to keep yourself accountable to your plans (but don't mention "goals"), personal identity in business .. and .. what do you call a Rooster's crest?! It's raw, it lacks polish, but Rooster Radio is launched!
The hosts:
James Begley is an entrepreneur and leadership expert who has successfully transitioned from the elite sporting stage to the boardrooms of top Australian companies. He is managing director of Tract Group, a corporate leadership training and advisory consultancy. Visit tractgroup.com.au
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2015-10-0819 min