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"If I don’t buy this $200 plane ticket and miss the Egyptian revolution I’d never forgive myself." - Anna Therese DayAnna Therese Day is an award-winning independent reporter with her main focus being the Middle East. After graduating from college in Wisconsin she went to Israel to do a Masters degree. During her winter break she heard rumors of a revolution mounting in Egypt and jumped on a plane to see the action in person. Sure enough, she was in Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring to witness the beginning of the end of tyrannical rule in Egypt. She posted some of her photos from the event online and was soon contacted by a number of media outlets to use her as a source, kickstarting her career as an independent journalist. She’s since spent an evening with ISIS fighters before ISIS was widely reported on, she and her team narrowly escaped a terrifying two-year prison sentence in Bahrain, and she’s lost colleagues to horrific murders by ISIS. Her work has been featured in a variety of big media outlets including CNN, Al Jazeera, Newsweek and many more.We talk about the downsides of being independent, not wanting to miss a revolution, fmeeting ISIS before they were well known, sneaking into Syria, taking care of yourself, having contingency plans for kidnapping, the difference between charity and justice and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-63-anna-therese-day
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"I didn’t just want my career to be based on income, I wanted to have an impact." - Charlene RhinehartCharlene Rhinehart has spent a decade working as a Certified Public Accountant in corporate America. What makes her story interesting is that she had the unique personal and professional development goal of competition in a pageant. In 2015 she won the title of Ms. Corporate America and soon after decided to quit her accounting job and travel the world. She went on a six-month world tour with Up with People, a performing arts group that also participates in community service. She wouldn’t have had the courage to deliver presentations with limited Spanish speaking skills or sing in Danish in front of hundreds of people if her pageant experience hadn’t given her the confidence to do so. Nowadays she is self-employed as a speaker, actress and business coach.We talk about corporate pageantry, being a role model, having a sense of direction and purpose, hiring a coach, why you need a "Plan B" if you want to be self-employed, asking for what you want, dancing internationally, not doubting your abilities, the two definitions of fear and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-62-charlene-rhinehart
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"You don’t have to agree 100% with the people that inspire you." - Una GašparovićUna Gašparović used to be a music teacher and a conductor. Soon after completing Bachelor studies in the field of Ethnomusicology she founded a ladies choir and taught other people how to sing. Despite the success and joy of working in music, she didn’t feel a sense of fulfillment. She spent years in a quest to find her “true calling”, exploring interests through hobbies and jobs: making jewelry, learning programming, working in HR, even completing a cooking course and working as a chef. In 2016, she launched a blog / coaching practice, HerHappyHormones, based on her own transformational health experience. While trying to develop this business with practically no resources, she discovered the strategies of digital marketing and dived into webinars, courses, articles and case studies. Eventually she decided to take up a full-time job working in the digital marketing industry and is now a writer at RankingPress.We talk about feeling like a visitor in your own life, hormones, finding ways to give value to other people, location-independent employment, the limitations of formal education, distancing yourself from conventional influences, breaking free from other people's opinions and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-61-una-gasparovic
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"You do a lot of things in your life that are so different to where you end up but it’s important to remember those things because they shape you, even if it doesn’t seem obvious." - Bryce AdamsBryce Adams decided to attend university after high school but within a week realized that it wasn’t what he wanted to do. He took a year off to go travelling before giving university another shot: he lasted less than a month before quitting for good. A friend from his travels contacted him and asked for help funding a bar in Vang Vieng, Laos. Bryce returned to Laos to visit the bar and was shortly offered an opportunity to open and run a nightclub at the age of 19. He eventually returned to Australia and started working for WooCommerce, a company that makes a popular eCommerce platform for Wordpress. The nature of his job allowed him to work remotely and continue travelling even after the company was acquired by Automattic, the makers of Wordpress.com. Last year Bryce quit his job to start his own company, Metorik, an analytics tool for WooCommerce.We talk about online poker, dropping out of uni twice, opening a nightclub in Laos, swapping roles within a company, a desire to have control, not trying to emulate someone else and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-60-bryce-adams
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"The money has got to be the enabler of freedom and not a goal in itself. You could be on a massive salary but you’re not necessarily free because you don’t choose how you spend your own time." - Jodie CookJodie Cook founded a social media marketing agency, JC Social Media, back in 2011. Since then she has grown the company to a team of 15 and now runs the social media campaigns for 500 clients across the world. Jodie has also written five books on digital marketing as well as developed Flaunt, a Chrome extension-based social media reporting tool for agencies. Whilst running her agency Jodie started exploring the reasons why some people find it easier to start their own business than others. Her conclusion: entrepreneurial role models. Jodie and her husband then decided to create Clever Tykes, children's storybooks that introduce positive, enterprising role models. Earlier this year Clever Tykes books, resources and a digital enterprise portal were delivered to all 23,500 primary schools in the UK thanks to sponsorship from Lloyds Banking Group. Jodie is also the co-founder of MODL, an app that enables business to book a professional model in under an hour without the cost of using an agency. In her spare time, Jodie is a competitive powerlifter.We talk about work that doesn't feel like work, using simplicity as a business strategy, entrepreneurial role models packing your own suitcase from a young age, deciding to spend money to save time, being aware of your own mortality, becoming the best version of yourself and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-59-jodie-cook
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"If you have the mindset to say ‘I am the person to do this’ or at least ‘I am the person who can try and learn it and give it a go’ I think that can get you very far." - PJ MurrayPJ Murray started his professional career in civil engineering and spent some time working on a mining site before quickly making the shift to software engineering. A self taught programmer, PJ quickly found his feet working at ThoughtWorks before founding online web development marketplace Tweaky.com with cofounder Ned Dwyer. They soon raised capital from the the guys behind 99designs, Blackbird Ventures and later rebranded the company to Elto. The company grew to 25,000 customers before being acquired GoDaddy in 2015. After recently wrapping up a two-year stint at GoDaddy PJ is taking his time to work out what’s next.We talk about moving dirt around, doing contract work after you quit your job, being 100% responsible, dev ops, input/output based rewards, choosing what to read, artificial intelligence and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-58-pj-murray
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"No one’s written your book. No one’s written ‘How do I define success?’" - Drew CorbyThis episode is an experiment of sorts. This is the first time where I’ve brought on a subject matter expert to chat about a specific topic related to personal development and career growth.In this episode Drew Corby is sharing a framework with us as to how we can better understand ourselves. Drew spent 10 years coaching frontline teams in sales, marketing, operations and internal communications. He coached a lot of young people in this role and found that every one of them was sure of one thing: they didn’t know what they wanted to do with their lives, but they knew it wasn’t this. Drew would then work with these individuals to help them understand who they are, how to define success and then pursue it. Defining success is something that we have not been very well trained how to do. Society has established some ideas as to what success looks like but these are very generalized pathways that are not unique to the skills and personality that each of us has.Drew is also the host of the Pathways Podcast which gives people a unique window into the inspiration and aspiration we have inside all of us. Alongside that he has founded Pavrr.com, a community built to connect people with purpose and impact-driven work.We talk about the end of 'paying your dues', how to define success for yourself, understanding who you are, the different types of feedback, the signal to noise ratio of good communication and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-57-drew-corby
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"It’s never the situation but your thoughts about it." - Pixie WeyandTwo years ago Pixie was still cleaning toilets at a mine in rural Queensland. With a head full of ideas and the drive to do something with her life she has since worked tirelessly to create The Lost Collective, an umbrella for several businesses she is in the process of growing. These include: Lost Boys, a small, organic vegetarian, carbon-neutral café in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley; The Tree House, a bar offering local, natural, and organic drinks; The Zoo, an iconic live music venue; and Feed Music, an app connecting touring musicians with local cafes and restaurants across the globe to provide affordable healthy meals. Although she has no formal degree or training in business Pixie has learnt everything she knows through perseverance, surrounding herself with the right people and having a belief that she’s capable of making her dreams a reality.We talk about buying a live music venue, recognising herself as a "business woman", why you can't plan everything that happens, how it's okay to be scared, firing all her staff at the same time, running a café by herself for a whole week, dealing with criticism, creating happiness and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-56-pixie-weyand
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"We suffer from our own judgement more than anything else." - Hershey HiladoHershey Hilado understands what it means to overcome adversity. At the age of 12 her father was murdered by her own uncle. She started shoplifting a year later to survive and was forced to drop out of school and provide for her seven siblings. At the age of 16 her mother sold her into an arranged marriage with a man three times her age. After escaping that terrible ordeal she became homeless for two years until she found her way to Australia with some relatives on her father’s side. She worked as a crew member at McDonalds and in a security control room for a few years until realizing that her calling was far greater than simply earning and surviving. After reading Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" she quit her job and started her first business. Today she runs a successful women's fashion label called Ohmagosh that sells online to customers across the globe. Hershey is also one of the ambassadors for The Freedom Hub, a non-for-profit organization that helps rebuild the lives of human trafficking and sex slavery survivors in Australia.We talk about experiential learning, designing a life instead of just earning a living, the power of giving, the danger of having a "plan B", knowing your values, being able to focus, self-awareness, picking one word as a theme for your year, becoming an asset to society and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-55-hershey-hilado
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"It is all mindset because I can be wallowing in self-pity and crying every day or I can actually be achieving things that I had only dreamed of." - Anna RossAnna Ross is the founder and CEO of Kester Black, an ethical and socially responsible cosmetics company she launched in 2012. Kester Black's products are vegan, sustainable, cruelty-free, Australian-made and B Corp certified. Kester Black has donated 15% of its revenue to charities and the company also makes a water-permeable nail polish that Muslim women can use. As well as being a values-led business, they have also had commercial success and Anna has won a number of prestigious awards including the Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year for 2016. A rule breaker by nature (she was expelled from school!), Anna is on a mission to create global change in the beauty industry by setting new standards for cosmetics that are socially and environmentally-minded.We talk about bringing your personal values into business, making sacrifices, transcendental meditation, changing the way you think about things, getting expelled from school, asking why, a changing sense of purpose, visualisation, starting a cat farm and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-54-anna-ross
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"Look for the patterns and the opportunities in every setback that you face." - Abena OforiAbena Ofori manages The Melbourne Accelerator Program’s Impact Entrepreneurship Program. This role sees her overseeing a number of different initiatives designed to equip social entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge needed to make change in the world. Originally born in Singapore she has also lived, worked and studied in Canada and Australia. Abena has previously worked for a number of social enterprises and not-for-profits including Aidha, Earth Hour and YGAP. She strongly believes that all entrepreneurs have the potential to incorporate positive social impact into their businesses. Through her work at MAP she is increasing the awareness of social impact and hopes to help grow the sector more broadly in Melbourne and Australia.We talk about trying to adopt a pony, financial literacy, immigration law, the combination of passion and education, mental health, imposter syndrome and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-53-abena-ofori
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"I’m just one of the more violent early adopters of the qualification-less society." - Will DaybleWill Dayble is a tech geek turned social entrepreneur, passionate about things like measuring impact, breaking dumb systems and supporting the Australian social economy. Companies Will has founded include Squareweave, a digital agency that helps changemakers do good tech and The Fitzroy Academy, an online school to teach social impact education and help non-profits learn digital skills. Will originally wanted to be a social worker but he didn't get the grades and came very close to failing high school entirely. He moved to London after saving enough money and at the age of 19 sold an IT training business he started over there. The resulting funds were used to start a mental health charity helping young people in the Melbourne punk scene, a web development company and a record label. All of those ventures eventually failed. Despite a complete lack of qualifications, Will has written and lectured courses in digital and social entrepreneurship at two Australian universities.We talk about teaching non-profits, the "Internet way" of doing things, the narrative fallacy, living with Albanian criminals, education being sick not broken, why qualifications don't matter much anymore, going to Mars and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-52-will-dayble
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"If you’re gonna create something that’s world-changing or pushes people forward you need to have a crazy vision, dream big and embrace the wild." - Cam GreenwoodCam Greenwood is the founder of Monsta Surf, one of Australia’s fastest growing surf brands which has an engaged following of over 50,000 people. Cam’s vision for the brand is to use it as a platform to positively influence and impact the world. Under his leadership the Monsta Foundation has been able to fund life changing projects in Kenya, the Philippines and Australia. Cam is regularly called upon as a spokesperson for young entrepreneurship and leadership. He enjoys sharing the wisdom he’s become known for and encourages people to live a life of passion and purpose. His vision is to ultimately inspire the world through what he says and the way he lives.We talk about humility, making surfboards in his garage, almost giving up, working with Chinese manufacturers, buying 4,000 catfish, dropping out of university, having time to switch off, embracing the wild, learning from failure, the benefits of being naive and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-51-cam-greenwood
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“We just want to make cool things happen in the world.” - Jimmy HayesJimmy is the co-founder of Minaal, a high-end travel gear company. He met his business partner Doug on a university exchange trip and discovered that they both love to travel. Over a number of overseas trips the pair realised that the part of the travel experience causing the most pain was their gear. They both soon decided to quit their jobs in order to create products that make travelling faster, happier, and more efficient. Although neither of them had a background in design, sourcing or manufacturing they managed to fund a carry-on sized backpack through a massively successful Kickstarter campaign. The company has since gone on to create a number of different bags and related travel accessories.We talk about driving an ice-cream truck, learning from failure, surrounding yourself with smart people, reflecting on the important moments, his definition of a "lifestyle business," asking "why" and "why not," taking care of yourself and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-50-jimmy-hayes
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"I don’t like the idea of having to go out and find a job, I want to go out and make a job." - Matt GuthmillerMatt Guthmiller started his first company in 2007 at the age of 12, unlocking AT&T's iPhones for people to use worldwide. Since his first solo flight at age 16 he has since earned a commercial pilot certificate having flown dozens of airplanes and logging nearly 1500 hours up in the air. On July 14, 2014, at the age of 19 and after a 44.5 day trip of over 30,000 miles in the air, Matt broke the Guinness World Record as the youngest person to solo circumnavigate the earth by aircraft. In fact, fewer people have flown solo around the world than have been to space. Aside from his aviation feats, Matt was a finalist for the 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowship before dropping out of that round to go to attend MIT. Now he’s sharing his passion for aviation with a new YouTube series and his next venture, [Quant Financial](http://quant.financial/), aims to provide casual investors with the same algorithmic trading tools used by the largest firms on Wall Street.We talk about unlocking iPhones, Bitcoin arbitrage, flying around the world, why he chose to go to college, being a better problem solver, learning not to try and do everything, spending 30 hours editing a 10 minute video, fearing unknown things and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-49-matt-guthmiller
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"The greatest things I could have taught myself at a younger age are all related to empathy." - Allen LeeAllen Lee is a little older than some of the people I’ve previously brought onto the podcast. I wanted to try something different and speak to someone who has a slightly longer journey than the average guest.Allen started his career as an analyst for an investment bank but later served as Director of Corporate Development at Lions Gate Entertainment, where he led the company’s annual global film, TV and new media library valuation. He continued his career working in a number of other financial roles mostly specializing in the film industry. At the peak of the 2008 global financial crisis he was laid off and decided to finally start his own business creating predictive film performance models for production studios and distribution companies. After a few years of learning web development he now develops data-driven software for the film industry in Ruby on Rails and SQL.We talk about the intersection of film, finance and data, stress as a motivator, his tales from the dotcom crash, life making decisions we aren't strong enough to make ourselves, taking an easy job vs working on your business full time, the importance of empathy, Russian literature and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-48-allen-lee
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"If you have the opportunity then you should. You need to sit down and find that thing that doesn't sit right in your gut. What is the thing in the world that makes you feel sick at night?" - Morgan KoegelAt the age of 25, Morgan Koegel is not only the youngest member of the One Girl team, but also its CEO. One Girl is an organisation committed to educating girls across Sierra Leone and Uganda through programs that target gender inequality and factors that keep women out of the classroom. Previously Morgan has been the Sector Development Manager of Prison Legal Education Australia where she worked in prisons across Victoria, and CEO of Engage Education, a not-for-profit keeping Australian students from low socio-economic backgrounds in school. She is a passionate believer in the power of education and the capacity for young people to do anything they set their mind to.We talk about having two mums, working in prisons, realising your dreams aren't what you thought they'd be, dealing with self doubt, aiming to educate 1 million girls in Africa, raising your hand for things too early, over committing to things and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-47-morgan-koegel
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"You cannot do anything without actually doing it. Go do whatever it is that you're trying to achieve instead of watching videos and reading about it." - Mansal DentonMansal Denton has a very interesting journey that shows what happens when life doesn't go to plan. When he was 18 years old he stole and sold some historic documents from a holocaust museum to fund a trip overseas. He later returned to the US and was arrested for this crime, eventually getting charged and sentenced to 8 years in the Texas State penitentiary. The time spent in prison tremendously changed Mansal for the better and he says that it's the best thing that every happened to him. Nowadays he is the co-founder of Nootropedia, an unbiased and accessible platform to learn about nootropics and smart drugs. When he isn't improving cognitive function in others, he enjoys jiu-jitsu, meditation, and a healthy dose of travel.We talk about nootropics, self-directed learning, the importance of history, his prison experience, owning what you've done and who you are, pushing your boundaries, 10-day meditation retreats and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-46-mansal-denton
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"I'm not happy until I'm really pushed to the limits to discover something." - Frank ShiFrank Shi was born in China but moved to the USA when he was eleven years old. He had a very difficult childhood, changing schools almost every year as his parents were separated. Frank was never very good at academia or especially studious but he showed promise in art from a young age. After high school he applied for a number of design schools, eventually going to study digital media at the Otis College of Art and Design where he focused on 3D and visual effects. After he graduated he freelanced for a long period of time across a number of production studios before starting his own business, Paper Triangles. Although the CG production studio has only been in business for a year they have already worked with a number of big brands, most notably creating a virtual reality trailer for Warner Brother's film The Conjouring 2.We talk about trying different activities at a young age, learning 3D design, finding comfort in the discomfort, being open to collaboration, not being closed-minded, VR as a creative medium, self-awareness and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-45-frank-shi
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"Even in the most fun things there's always going to be work involved. You just have to figure out how much can I tolerate this aspect of the process." - Lucas van LieropBorn in the Netherlands but raised in Canada, Lucas is a versatile singer that has performed in operas, oratorios, and song recitals. His career has spanned more than a decade, originally as a boy soprano, and now as a tenor. In the summer of 2012 Lucas performed with “I Sing Beijing”, a new operatic training program that focuses on Chinese and Western operatic repertoire. While in Beijing, Lucas was featured in both print and video interviews for CNTV, CCTV, and the China Daily Newspaper. In addition to his work in the arts, Lucas has also worked in media and technology, notably as program coordinator for the New Ventures BC competition – Canada’s largest technology venture startup competition. Additionally, he has worked as a writer and editor for several publications including Mobile Geeks, covering mobile technology in Taipei and abroad. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Musical Arts in Opera Performance at the Yale School of Music.We talk about becoming a celebrity in China, testing how badly you want something, artificial intelligence, having a personal board of advisors, the importance of the arts, journaling and much more.You can find the show notes here: http://fabsays.com/podcast/episode-44-lucas-van-lierop
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