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Chelsea Morley is the founder and creative director of Tiny Disco. A Melbourne based new-age advertising agency with a focus on creative ideas, and beautiful content. Get all links mentioned here: bit.ly/269-Chelsea https://bit.ly/269-Chelsea SKIP THROUGHT THE EPSISODE: 00:00 - Welcome to Uncommon 02:00 – Funny Accents 03:10 – Earliest memory 04:30 – Crazy bee story! 06:20 – Earliest conception of death 12:05 – Childhood aspirations 14:00 – TV channels 19:08 – TV career (Best and worst) 13:55 - Treated differently after pregnancy 19:30 – Parenting wisdom / advice 35:20 – Tiny Disco blowing up! 37:00 – Tiny Disco beginnings 42:45 – Kids like a mirror? 47:40 – Finding inspiration sources 50:50 – Jordan defends his bonsai plants! 52:55 – Rapid fire questions 58:00 – Closing remarks
Founder of Tiny Disco, Chelsea Morley, explains how she was treated differently in the work environment after being pregnant. Get all links mentioned here: bit.ly/269-Chelsea https://bit.ly/269-Chelsea
Bruce Peterson is the Founder & Executive Chairman at Grande Experiences and THE LUME. Responsible for immersive multi-sensory experiences such as ‘Van Gogh alive’, ‘Monet & Friends Alive’ and many more. Get all links mentioned here: bit.ly/268-Bruce https://bit.ly/268-Bruce SKIP THROUGHT THE EPSISODE: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 00:46 – Last time in Rome? 03:50 – Earliest memory 06:10 – Valuable lessons from parents 08:50 – Generational difference 12:00 – Australia relying on other countries 17:40 – 1986 to 2005 26:00 - Leonardo da Vinci 30:10 – Creating da Vinci exhibitions 33:50 – Creating LUME 38:30 - Melbourne’s lack of cultural facilities 41:10 - Choosing a location 45:15 - Ticket prices 46:40 - LUME Producing team 48:00 - Integrating art with brands 52:45 - Rapid fire questions
In this clip, Bruce Peterson explains how he came up with the idea for LUME and how context is key for true appreciation of art. Get all links mentioned here: bit.ly/268-Bruce https://bit.ly/268-Bruce
Beau Arfi is the CEO of Maple Property Group, owner of 20 properties by the age of 27. Beau is focused on helping Australians achieve their dream lifestyle through tailored investment strategies, detailed education and statistic-based property selections. Get all links mentioned here: bit.ly/267-Beau https://bit.ly/267-Beau SKIP THROUGH THE EPISODE: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 01:50 – Earliest childhood memory 04:30 – Parents careers / Childhood aspirations 06:10 – Getting into property 13:40 – Beau’s Investments 15:40 – Bad investments 19:35 – “Value for money” 22:00 – Apartment Investing? 30:00 – What does Maple Group do differently? 33:50 - Useable equity 39:30 - Property market changes 44:50 - Advice for Jordan 48:00 - Beau’s investing future 53:40 - Beau’s best advice 56:20 - Rapid fire questions
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Get all the links mentioned here: bit.ly/266-Simon https://bit.ly/266-Simon SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 00:55 – Munich 03:10 – Earliest memory 04:20 – What data to trust? 09:10 – Trusted data sources 10:50 – Population Data 14:00 – Childhood career aspirations 16:00 – University exchange 19:00 – Germany and Australia 21:00 – Working at big four firms 24:00 - Important parts of Demographics business 26:00 - Reading randomly 28:15 - Pirates 32:20 - Skilled worker shortage 35:55 - Industries coping with worker shortage 42:00 Generational changes in working 54:20 - Australia's poorly invested wealth 1:00:00 - How would Simon fix Australia 1:02:40 - Let's make a massive solar farm 1:09:25 - Rapid fire questions 1:13:00 - Closing remarks
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Amanda Niu and Ken Lau are co-founders of Eva, a homewares and furniture company with a focus on creating products that are made for living and fit into everyday life. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 00:30 - Moving to Australia 04:15 - Earliest memory 06:30 - Childhood career aspirations 08:55 - How Amanda and Ken met 11:40 - Neuropsychology skills 12:50 - Engineering skills 15:00 - Running eBay store 17:25 - Turning point in business 20:00 - Scaling the business 26:00 - Product range / Future projections 30:22 - Surveying customers 32:10 - Conception to Manufacturing 37:10 - Same or different manufacturer? 39:50 - Changes in the past 12 months 42:15 - Furniture manufacturing in China 44:08 - Supplies for products 45:30 - 365 Day Trial 48:40 - Short wait times for furniture 51:40 - People and culture in business 54:30 - What in the next two years 55:40 - Engagement and wedding planning 1:01:20 - Rapid fire questions 1:03:20 - Closing remarks LINKS: Eva - Website https://eva.com.au/ Eva - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eva.home/ Eva - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/evahomeofficial/ Eva - Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com.au/evahomeau/ Amanda’s Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/niuamanda/ Ken’s Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-lau-2a459729/
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Dr Amantha Imber is an organisational psychologist and founder of Inventium, a behavioural science consultancy. Amantha also co-created the Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies list and the AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list. Amantha’s new book ‘Time Wise: Powerful Habits, More Time, Greater Joy’ Is available for pre-order now! SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 00:35 – Living in Elsternwick 02:20 – Earliest childhood memory 04:30 – Childhood acting aspiration 10:10 – Parents careers 11:00 – Why Psychology? 14:00 – Organisational Psychology 16:25 – Starting Inventium 23:10 – Explaining expertise to clients 26:05 – Important factors as a founder 29:30 – How I work podcast success 31:05 – Workplace environment improvements 33:40 – 4 day work week 36:00 – Micro-managing companies 40:15 – Workplace ‘innovation’ studies 44:00 – Surveys vs Peer reviewed research 47:00 – Rapid fire questions 50:10 – Closing remarks LINKS: Inventium Website https://www.inventium.com.au/ Amantha’s Website https://www.amantha.com/about/ Amantha’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amanthai/ Amantha’s Twitter https://twitter.com/amantha?lang=en Amantha’s Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber/?originalSubdomain=au How I work podcast https://www.amantha.com/podcast/ Time Wise: Powerful Habits, More Time, Greater Joy https://www.penguin.com.au/books/time-wise-9781761045547
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Genevieve Day is the founder of influencer talent agency ‘Day Management’, as well as ‘Next of Kin’, a specialist agency focused on the family sector of talent. She currently leads the overarching strategy for both companies, focusing on the future for her talent. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon. 00:35 - Past two years. 02:40 - Changes after growing. 08:50 - Pitching ideas / Brand deals. 13:05 - Finding bigger deals. 14:00 - Saying no. 17:50 - Next of Kin. 22:00 - Running a Talent agency. 25:30 - Choosing niche agencies. 28:30 - Trends in the industry. 33:00 - Handing over responsibility to staff. 37:20 - Looking at competitors 39:15 - Australian TV (likes/dislikes) 44:30 - Adapting to individual talent. 45:45 - Dealing with brands 46:45 - Best/Worst of talent management 48:00 - Rapid fire questions 53:20 - Closing remarks (and slippers) LINKS: Genevieve’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/genevieve_day/?hl=en Day Management website https://www.daymanagement.com.au/ Day Management Instagram https://www.instagram.com/daymanagement/?hl=en Next of Kin website https://nextofkinmgmt.com.au/ Next of Kin Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nextofkin.mgmt/?hl=en
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Dylan Buckley is a former AFL Football player for Calton and the Greater Western Sydney Giants. He is the founder of the video/podcast company Producey, and host of the ‘Dyl and friends’ and List Cloggers podcasts. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon. 00:35 - The name Producey. 05:30 - Getting into AFL. 09:00 - AFL performance and self worth. 10:20 - Becoming consumed by Footy. 14:20 - Injuries. 18:50 - Transitioning from Footy to other things. 25:40 - Life after playing AFL. 36:00 - Melbourne / Sydney mental health. 39:20 - Producey ‘agency’. 42:00 - What does the future look like? 43:20 - Golf (opportunities). 47:30 - Sports media clichés >:( 52:00 - The control of having a podcast. 57:25 - Morning / Evening routines. 58:30 - What Dylan’s watching at the moment. 1:00:25 - Food / Drink of choice. 1:05:00 - Closing remarks LINKS: Dylan’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dylbuckley/ Dylan’s TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@dylandfriends Producey Website https://www.producey.com/ Producey Instagram https://www.instagram.com/producey/ Producey Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/produceyau/ Dyl and friends Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dylandfriends/ Dyl and friends Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5HtvZriEVvQoqmmoxmGEyc?si=1f43de51280340a2&nd=1 Producey YouTube (Dyl and friends) https://www.youtube.com/c/PRODUCEY/videos List Cloggers (Podcast w/ Dylan and Daniel Gorringe) https://www.instagram.com/listcloggers/
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Welcoming Jase to his second appearance on Uncommon! Jason ‘Jase’ Hawkins is a co-host of the Jase & Lauren show on KIIS 101.1. Known for his comedic wit and vibrant personality, Jase always has something insightful to say. Jase & Lauren can be heard each weekday morning from 6am with best bits replayed across the KIIS Network from 8pm. SHOW NOTES 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 01:11 - Buying an office instead of a house 05:20 - Buying a house via Zoom 08:00 - Moving to QLD in the future? 10:30 - Podcasts vs Radio 12:05 - Jase & PJ and COVID 17:15 - Two year burnout 18:00 - Breakfast and Drive radio 22:50 - Parenting and technology 30:00 - TV demographics 33:00 - ‘The Break’, Jase & Lauren 37:50 - Starting a new show with Lauren 41:25 - Teaching Lauren 43:10 - Grief and relief on the same day 45:30 - Lauren’s generosity 47:20 - Jase’s Dad is a LEGEND
This clip is from our episode with Jase Hawkins, radio co-host from Jase & Lauren on KIIS 101.1. Stay tuned for the ep...coming soon ;)
Adam Ferrier is one of Australia’s leading consumer psychologists as well as the Founder of ‘Thinkerbell’, a top agency that represents the coming together of scientific enquiry and hardcore creativity. Adam has authored two books, “The Advertising Effect: How to Change Behaviour” as well as “Stop Listening to the Customer: Try Hearing Your Brand Instead”. Adam’s expert understanding and knowledge on consumer psychology often results in him delivering talks, and making television appearances on the subject. SHOW NOTES 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 00:40 – Exiting a Cult 01:50 - Psychology of Cults 05:10 - Becoming a Consumer Psychologist 10:00 - All Marketers are Liars 13:50 - Childhood dream job? 17:30 - Insights from corrective services 19:50 - First two years of business 23:00 - Landing Clients doing things differently 24:10 - Why sell the firm?(Naked communications) 25:15 - Thinkerbell approach 30:00 - Best approach for small agencies 34:15 - What’s for lunch? 34:40 - Marketing Science 38:40 - Black T-Shirts Podcast 41:07 - Questions you always and never get asked 43:00 - Sigma Grindset 46:20 - There is no ‘WAY’ to success 47:20 - Rapid Fire Questions 53:10 - Closing Remarks (Social medias etc) LINKS Adam Ferrier - Twitter https://twitter.com/adamferrier?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Adam Ferrier - Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamferrier/?originalSubdomain=au Adam Ferrier - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adamferrier/ Thinkerbell https://thinkerbell.com/ Black T-Shirts - Adam’s Podcast https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/black-t-shirts Stop Listening to the Customer: Try Hearing Your Brand Instead https://www.amazon.com.au/Stop-Listening-Your-Customer-Ferrier/dp/0730370577 The Advertising Effect: How to Change Behaviour https://www.amazon.com.au/Advertising-Effect-How-Change-Behaviour-ebook/dp/B00S7J3710 Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4257858/ The Culting of Brands: Turn Your Customers into True Believers https://www.amazon.com.au/Culting-Brands-Atkin-Douglas/dp/1591840961 All Marketers are Liars - Book https://www.amazon.com/All-Marketers-are-Liars-Works/dp/1591845335 Severance - TV Show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/ The Hidden Power of Advertising - Robert Heath https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Power-Advertising-Admap-Monographs/dp/1841160938 Lemon. How the advertising brain turned sour - Orlando Wood https://www.amazon.com.au/Lemon-advertising-brain-turned-sour/dp/0852941471 Death Note - Anime https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0877057/
This clip is from our episode with Adam Ferrier of Thinkerbell. Stay tuned for the full episode.
This is the 2nd time we’ve had Athan from July on. If you’re new here, Athan Didaskalou is the Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of - a luggage and travel accessory company built for a new generation. We last caught up with Athan just a month before the pandemic started, so this was a nice catch up on everything that happened in between. SHOW NOTES 00:00 - Welcome to Uncommon 00:30 - 95% drop in revenue 03:35 - Expanding into the US market 08:00 - Production 10:10 - Setting up in the US 13:40 - Evidence based marketing 19:00 - Tech Marketing (Blockchain) 21:40 - Travel after COVID 28:50 - Finding good employees 33:58 - Lifetime value for customers 40:27 - Supply chain (containers) 43:50 - Australian production costs 49:10 - Amazon workers (scalability) 52:16 - Rapid fire questions 55:45 - Closing remarks LINKS Athan’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/athand/?originalSubdomain=au Athan’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/athand/?hl=en July https://july.com/au/
This clip is from our episode with Athan Didaskalou of July luggage.
Alex Tyson is a health educator and business leader located on the Sunshine Coast. Alex is the CEO of Found—Space - a company that creates Infrared Saunas in addition to empowering experiences for health, energy and life. Alex is committed to creating at-home experiences that can address the fundamentals of health and wellbeing. SHOW NOTES 00:00 - Welcome to Uncommon 00:40 - Queensland vs Melbourne 02:30 - Early Memories 07:52 - Leaving University 09:00 - Life-changing Saunas 11:27 - Why Saunas? 17:19 - Alzheimer's 19:45 - Changing lifestyle 23:20 - What is an Infrared Sauna? 28:29 - At home vs Gym Sauna 33:40 - Developing business 36:00 - New ideas and supporting health 37:50 - Target market 42:00 - Finding Space podcast 45:00 - Health anxiety 47:20 - Cooked food vs Fresh food 52:55 - Putting health first 57:31 - The Blue Zones 59:00 - What's in the fridge? 1:00:30 - Bouldering 1:02:20 - Closing remarks LINKS FOUND—SPACE WEBSITE https://foundspace.com.au/ ALEX'S INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/alextyson37/?hl=en ALEX’S WEBSITE https://alextyson.com.au/ THE BLUE ZONES - DAN BUETTNER https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Blue_Zones/SK7FN6Wum40C?hl=en&gbpv=0 THE BLUE ZONES KITCHEN https://www.bluezones.com/blue-zones-kitchen/
This clip is taken from our episode with Alex Tyson from Found—Space, a company that creates Infrared Saunas in addition to empowering experiences for health, energy and life.
Will Gibb is an Australian Comedian and content creator originating from Sydney NSW, his satirical comedy style depicting the everyday lives of Australians has garnered him a strong following on TikTok of over 1 million. Will has been working with Neuralle on his newly released Spotify Podcast ‘Ok, But What If? With fellow friend and actor Tim Franklin - head to the links to listen and follow. SKIP THROUGH: 00:00 – Welcome to Uncommon 01:10 – Cinema or Football? 06:20 – Lessons from parents 10:20 - Cocker Spaniels 14:30 - Not being overtly gay 18:20 – Gay Representation 19:55 – Parents finding out 23:00 – Comedian Inspiration 27:30 - Comedy of Disaster 30:40 – Rewarding content 31:50 – Crowds at Will’s Shows 35:45 – Career Evolution 40:40 – Super Tasting 42:30 – Pretending to care about issues 44:10 – Rapid Fire Questions 47:35 – The Nightingale (Movie) 50:30 – Closing Remarks LINKS Will Gibb https://www.neuralle.com/willgibb Ok, But What If? – Spotify Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/4rNEBDO9LVXDeaUxqikaj3?si=28fe9df26e2945a3 Will’s TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@will_yum_gibb?lang=en Will’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_willgibb_/?hl=en Tim Abbott (Worthless Twink) https://www.instagram.com/worthlesstwink/?hl=en Aunty Donna http://www.auntydonna.com/ Steen Rascopoulos https://steenraskopoulos.com/ The Nightingale (Movie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4068576/
This clip is taken from our episode with comedian & creator Will Gibb, where he tells us all about his early start in comedy. Tune in soon for the full ep!
Rory Lowe is an internationally touring stand-up comedian, animator and presenter based out of Sydney Australia. Rory’s skills have seen him perform alongside Netflix comedians such as Bert Kreischer and Andrew Schulz, as well as opening for Grammy award winner Tame Impala. Rory is an outgoing, fun, and bubbly individual who has the ability to push the envelope of comedy to new heights through his storytelling comedy style. SKIP THROUGH: 00:00 - Welcome to Uncommon 00:59 - Dreadlocks 03:27 - American Holiday 06:10 - Coming to Australia 08:40 - Hometown 11:10 - English Culture 12:56 - Chicken Tikka Masala (Song) 15:00 - Culture Shock 19:30 - Shapes 21:20 - Funny Family 28:30 - Architecture to Comedy 32:00 - Magic of Comedy 35:50 - Comedians 46:35 - Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 49:00 - Brendan Fraser 51:20 - Comedic Inspirations 56:00 - Crowds at Comedy Shows 59:30 - Community in Comedy 1:01:00 - Adelaide hills Comedy Gig 1:07:00 - Enjoying Life and Legacy 1:11:50 - Closing Remarks FOR FULL SHOW NOTES HEAD TO: https://bit.ly/256-rory
This clip is taken from our episode with comedian Rory Lowe, talking about the different types of comedy shows he's experienced.
Leo Alhalabi is the Founder and CEO of LGT Digital, an E-Commerce Digital Marketing Agency. Leo began his journey as an entrepreneur after leaving his engineering degree to start a business, since then he has built his company ‘LGT Digital’ into a successful seven-figure digital marketing agency with a prosperous future. Leo is passionate about the future of the digital ecosystem; he wants to be personally involved in the future of the ‘Metaverse’ and the promising world of NFT’s. GET ALL THE LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: bit.ly/255-LeoAlhalabi https://bit.ly/255-LeoAlhalabi SKIP THROUGH THE EPISODE: 00:00 - Welcome to Uncommon 00:30 – Icebreakers 02:03 – Dragon Ball Z & childhood shows 05:04 – Childhood memories & karate 09:00 - Martial arts and fights 19:30 - Cultural shock and parental discipline 27:50 – Quitting a degree to start a business 30:40 – Freedoms and benefits of owning a business. 34:55 – How his personal ‘Why’ has evolved 42:30 – Tony Robbins 44:10 – NFT land 56:00 – Bored Ape social status 58:08 – Client interest as the business grows 1:06:57 – Morning & evening routine 1:07:34 – Best shows or movies 1:08:42 – Best purchase
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