Episodes
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Episode #41 - Quentin & Tanya Rataj
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Live your best life
This week, 2 people who live by this mantra every day. Quentin and Tanya join the pod and there are so many great lessons and learnings from this one. Loved chatting about their journey including travel, being young business owners and the lessons they learned, incorporating a new family into life and the decisions they have made along the journey to live the way they dreamed as a family. We speak about challenges, none bigger than their beautiful daughter Charlottes leukemia diagnosis at 3 years of age. This rocked their world and how they pushed through it with a commitment to each other will teach and inspire. Life, living it to the fullest, business or parenting I guarantee you’ll get something out of this one.
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Episode #40 - Lachie Cowan
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Devonport boy and recent Carlton draftee Lachie Cowan joins the pod to discuss his footy journey into the AFL. We talk about getting into footy, his successes so far, what it’s taken to get to where he has, his outstanding year with the Tasmania Devils and NAB draft night emotions. Lachie speaks about how important his mates and coaches have been in his journey and what it’s like meeting and training with your idols as a Carlton supporter
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Episode #39 - Paul Dickson
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
After continually coming up in previous podcasts with glowing references to his leadership skills and just being an all round good fella, it’s only fitting that we got the great man on for a chat. Dicko is a highly regarded former cricket captain and described by many as the best leader they’ve ever seen. I got the chance to pick his brain on leadership and there is plenty here to learn for anyone in a leadership position. We speak about his journey through life and sport, the ups and downs including the time he almost gave up on life and the role his family have played in who he is today.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Episode #38 - Mason Bragg
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
This week, NW Coaster, champion basketballer and youth worker Mason Bragg. Many know some of Mason’s basketball journey which has taken him all the way to the NBL. We chat about this and his journey from a shy, laid back son of an NWBU legend to when he realized basketball was going to take him places. Behind the scenes Mason speaks about tough times and lessons learnt through his parents separation, moving to the US, self confidence and anxiety issues. We speak about the effects of these challenges which led to anger as a teen and ultimately left him homeless for a time. Mason also speaks about his other passion, youth work and the difference he is making now in Queensland working with kids in the child safety system.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Episode #37 - Nick and Dana Sallese
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Nick and Dana join the pod to chat about their journey and the things they have learned through life in the face of some truly emotional and heartbreaking circumstances. Our chat focuses mainly on the life of their beautiful boy Zach, who’s attitude and fighting spirit during his time with them taught them so much about life and continues to inspire them today. We speak about Zach’s journey and the challenges he faced, how they and the family coped during this time and how Zach’s life has changed theirs and many other peoples lives who he came in contact with. We also touch on the story of Nicks father Nicola who went missing in 2008 and the familys emotions at this time and the time since as they continue the search for him. This is a highly emotional chat focusing on how a little man’s short time on earth can have such a profound impact and legacy.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Episode #36 - Belle Binder
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
On this weeks Pod managing Director of farming labour hire company Belle Binder. In our chat she opens up on her journey to get to where she is now and the struggles and lessons she has learnt on the way. We speak about her early life growing up in a housing commission area, her relationship with her family and mental health struggles she developed from a young age which made her time in high school very challenging. She bravely speaks about mistakes and challenges she has had in life including drug use, a failed marriage and coming to breaking point during a time where she thought she wouldn’t see her children again. Belle’s life has been full of lessons and learnings and she is happy to speak out about what she has learnt, how she got through the dark times and the rules she lives her life by these days
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Episode #35 - Trent Keep
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
On this week’s show, champion cricketer and Latrobe boy Trent Keep. Most will know Trent as the prodigiously talented batsmen who scored tons of runs and was unlucky not to get a start with the Tasmanian Sheffield Shield side. This chat opens up another side to Trent which many don’t know, the young boy who based his self worth on whether he scored runs who eventually grew into a man who at times suffered with crippling anxiety and mental health issues. Trent speaks about his early initiation into cricket, successes and failures which both contributed to his struggles, his darkest days and how he coped with things. We speak about how moving to South Australia became a wake up call to his issues and how moving ‘home’ to Latrobe which first felt like a huge failure, ultimately led to him getting on top of things. This is a fascinating insight into how someone who can seem on top of their game, highly successful and confident can be struggling on the inside.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Episode #34 - Justin ’Gosso’ Gossage
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Gosso joins the pod to speak about his journey through life and his challenges, none more so than giving up alcohol after years of drinking as it was having major impacts on his life. He speaks about the challenges of growing up in a single parent housing commission household and how the pressures of expectation at a young age lead to mental health issues and how alcohol and cigarettes became an escape from this. We speak about his fear of rejection through his experiences and how meeting his real father was a major factor in his life. Gosso gives a great insight into the moment he decided he needed help to overcome his demons and anyone who knows him knows how passionate he is about sports and running in particular. We have a great chat about how life is now and how important the running community is not just to him but to the wider community.
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Episode #33 - Nick Haywood
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Former coastal basketballer, teacher, avid traveller and current North West Thunder coach. Nick Haywood joins the pod to talk about mental health, supporting your mates and the programs the Thunder have implemented into their system to check in and care for one another. It quickly becomes apparent that this coach is about more than xs and os, wins and losses he wants to make sure everyone he comes into contact with through life and basketball become better humans and better at their own self care. We talk about his basketball career, his love for the outdoors and travelling, the importance of mates and relationships, his dedication to coaching, family and getting the most out of life and why it’s so important to check in with each other. I was also honoured to be able to chat about some defining moments in his life including the death of his father and a young Thunder player and how this affected him and the team as a whole.
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Episode #32 - Alex Pearce
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Ulverstone boy, proud Tasmanian and Fremantle footballer Alex Pearce joins the pod to chat about his love for his home state, his journey through sport on the coast and his pathway into being drafted by the Fremantle Football club. Alex has endured a number of setbacks through his footy journey but this has led to him gaining a more widespread appreciation for life and his value as a person outside of football. He speaks openly about his darkest times, how he got himself out of the rut he was in and what he learned about himself and mental health as a whole and what he aims to do post football. We chat about moving interstate as an 18 year old, being elevated into Fremantle's leadership group, captaining the club and his views on leadership. He speaks about meeting players he looked up to and how being bashed up by Matthew Pavlich was one of the best learning experiences he has had as a footballer. Alex also speaks about his indigenous heritage, being accepted into Fremantle's indigenous brotherhood, racism in the AFL which unfortunately is still very present, how he hopes to support his team mates through this and his hopes for society in regards to education on indigenous culture. So much great content in this one, Alex is an articulate man and a proud NW coaster who is a pleasure to chat to and gives a very rounded view of life as a footballer and more importantly the type of person he wants to be in society.