Andy Miller: Free range childhood, travelling the world in pyjamas, story of launching Heaps Normal: the non alcholic beer movement during a pandemic & 3 years living in China!

Take flight into Andy's journey -- sunrise in Brisbane, Australia with inspector gadget as his childhood hero, and a desire to be a doctor that ultimately turned into a career in the creative industry, focused on brand, marketing, strategy and story telling. Traveled 10 countries in 10 days in pyjamas and recently co-founding Heaps Normal, an independent, alcohol-free beer company supporting everyday legends to dial the good times up to 11 and still perform at their best the next day. TIMESTAMPS—————03:40 - quick facts about Andy (place of birth, first job and what he does now)05:23 - High flyer in Andy’s life06:39 - Andy’s sunrise: influence of family and environment07:55 - Influence of Parents10:20 - Inspector gadget12:48 - Playing water polo in later part of high school and then overseas14:20 - Desire to be a doctor growing up but realising a creative path to advertising17:50 - traveling the world in pyjamas, 10 countries in 10 weeks20:17 - Turning point post the trip23:30  - Winning Triple J competition to meet Foo Fighters in the UK27:40 -  Painful learning: re-assessing the success path29:05 - Moving to China with his wife for 3 years32:08 - Reality of China vs media narrative33:05 - keys in brand building and story telling36:10 - learning's in agency advertising41:05 - change in marketing from craft to reach42:58 - magic moment that led to belief for creating Heaps Normal44:43 - co-founder Pete reaching out and deciding to build this idea into business47:45 - Quiet Beer or Heaps Normal50:00 - first 3 months of Heaps Normal with COVID taking over the world55:35 - Sending samples to people in the startup and VC ecosystem58:20 - Has Heaps Normal met or exceeded expectations59:50 - final sprintEnjoy!------------------------Stay tuned for the launch of CURIOSITY CENTER, coming in early 2022! I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show.Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter for more!This episode & show is to inspire all us to be high flyers in any aspect of life & flip the notion of a high flyer, learning from value creators to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.