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EPISODE · May 16, 2023 · 1H 11M

Quad Amputee to International DJ: The Unbelievable Story of Tom Nash

from Benny Drohan Podcast · host Little Fish Media

Tom Nash, aka DJ Hookie, despite surviving a life-threatening illness and becoming a quadruple amputee at nineteen, has managed to thrive and mesmerize audiences around the world as a keynote speaker and DJ. Then again, failure has never been his favourite F-word.📣 Powered by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Little Fish Property⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: delivering the best value in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠knock down and rebuild Melbourne⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dual occupancy homes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.👉 Are you into property and development? Check out our FREE ⁠⁠⁠⁠Property Development Network ⁠⁠and unlock our $20,000 Townhouse Masterclass® today! 🚀Little Fish Real EstateCHAPTERS:00:00:00 Airplane seat etiquette00:04:12 Introducing Tom Nash aka DJ Hookie 00:05:53 Tom on aeroplane etiquette00:11:06 Life prior to the bad news00:12:41 Meningococcal and the aftermath00:14:20 Coming out of the coma and rehab00:16:15 Did you maintain a positive attitude?00:18:41 Did things get clearer after discharge and DJing00:21:07 Starting starfuckers and headlining00:21:55 Losing limbs process00:24:23 Did you have a choice to lose limbs?00:25:35 How did you manage to DJ?00:28:57 Diminishing returns as a DJ00:30:35 Where did DJing take Tom around the world?00:34:15 Difference between Sydney and Melbourne nightlife00:35:20 How did the keynote speaking start?00:37:27 First TED talk00:39:47 Why Little Fish doesn’t take sponsors yet00:44:28 Will you always have the hooks?00:45:53 How did people treat you?00:49:30 Why do you go to Paris?00:50:20 Why Little Fish wanted Tom on the pod00:51:40 Explaining what Little Fish Property Development does00:54:25 Talk us through a typical day00:57:30 How did your parents cope?00:59:50 Finding a way to be happy and anti-fragility01:02:22 Diversifying and dealing with adversity01:05:01 Tough times and pulling through01:08:19 One piece of advice to the listeners.FOLLOW PETER KELLY: INSTAGRAM | ⁠Click here⁠.FOLLOW MARCUS BRUCE:INSTAGRAM | ⁠Click here⁠.LITTLE FISH PODCAST:Peter Kelly, Ben Drohan and Marcus Bruce. Property, construction, business, mindset and life..New episode every Wednesday..#tomnash #djhookie #amputee #podcast

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