Episodes
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Kat Rae - Creating fine art after war
Kat Rae is an Australian artist. Before pivoting to her new career, Kat served 20 years in the Australian Regular Army and was deployed to the Middle East three times. Her practice explores memory, loss and the complexities of war and its commemoration. Kat won the Australian War Memorial’s 2024...
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Charlene Pell - Facing forward in this altered body
Charlene Pell is the author of the award-winning memoir “In This Altered Body” and is also the founder and executive director of Facing Forward, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with congenital or acquired facial or physical differences contend with staring, improve…
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Tom Finn - Initiating the Shift Effect
Tom Finn is Founder & CEO of The Shift Effect Initiative. Global Keynote Speaker. Author, strategist for leaders. The Shift Effect Initiative seeks to spread the notion of small shifts throughout our society, where complexity can often stifle action. Tom’s discovery of the power of small shifts...
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Matthew Cicanese - Wired Wonderful
Matthew Cicanese (He/Him) is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, corporate trainer, and consultant recognized for advancing Neurodiversity Inclusion and Accessible Technology across higher education, government, and industry. As a National Geographic Explorer and Canon photography educator, he combines...
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Sahrit Freud-Weinstein - Roller-coasters, fear and mermaids
Sahrit is a dance instructor, creative entrepreneur, and mom of three who helps women expand their lives through play, movement, and self-trust. With a background in Dance Theatre Education and workshops taught across Greece, Africa, and Hawaii, she blends art, adventure, and empowerment — from...
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Chris Avery - Running from fear to mission
Chris Avery is a Faith-First Performance Coach who walks men from the valley to the mountain—out of fear and into mission. He built the Run with Christ Blueprint, a Scripture-anchored system that cuts through the noise with group coaching, a real brotherhood, and practical tools to win the...
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Todd Bertsch - igniting the spark for action
Todd Bertsch is a keynote speaker, mental fitness coach, and creator of the SPARK Framework, a neuroscience- and behavioral psychology-based roadmap that helps leaders and organizations navigate change with clarity and confidence. He is the founder and CEO of Evolve Marketing, where, for more…
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Leah Garcia - Cowboys, fitness and beauty products
Leah Garcia is an award-winning media personality, former professional athlete, and the Founder and CEO of NULASTIN®, a science-backed beauty brand she launched in 2016. An EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ alumna, Leah built NULASTIN® after uncovering the untapped science of elastin and its...
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Jill Chalsty - Delivering Packages of Hope
Jill Chalsty has devoted her life to the transformative power of education. As the founder of Overcoming Obstacles, the nonprofit she launched in 1992, Jill pioneered life skills instruction that has now reached more than 180 million students in over 200 countries. When grief shattered her world,...
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Dalene Allen - Networking Naturally
Dalene Allen is the Founder & CEO of Networking Naturally, where she helps professionals and entrepreneurs build stronger connections, communicate with confidence, and grow their businesses through authentic relationship-building. With more than 30 years of experience in leadership, sales,...
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Bishop Kevin Foreman - Harvesting the best of humanity
Known as "The People's Bishop", our pastor is a shepherd that loves those he leads. Bishop Kevin Foreman is a renaissance man who has devoted his life to changing lives. Born in Denver, Colorado, and reared in Orange Mound, an area of Memphis, Tennessee, riddled with the plight that often...
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James Oliver - Becoming a protein bar giant
James Oliver is the founder and CEO of Atlas Bar, one of America’s fastest-growing protein bar companies, focused on clean, convenient, high-protein nutrition. What makes James’ journey remarkable is how he built the business from absolutely nothing. To fund his first production run, James drove...
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Drew Norton - Building everyday confidence in sales
Drew Norton, known as The Everyday Sales Leader, is a dynamic self-development coach, sales consultant, and co-host of The Everyday Leader Podcast. Drew's deep commitment to helping others succeed is rooted in a highly personal belief: that life is too short to settle for anything less than your...
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Ryan Christensen - Engineering the optimal belief system
Ryan Christensen is The Belief Engineer. A self-proclaimed oddball, having led a very unconventional life, with a path that seems to have been perfectly crafted to bring him to this phase and place in his life. Ryan’s journey began when he chose to join the United States Marine Corps rather than…
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Matt Parker - disrupting human trafficking
Matt Parker is Co-founder of The Exodus Road. While Matt and his wife Laura provided care to young girls at an orphanage in Thailand, they came face-to-face with the issue of sex trafficking. As a result, Matt began undercover work in support of law enforcement. Matt served as CEO at The Exodus...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Taking time to re-focus
It’s been 4 months since I posted the last episode in May, and after a lot of reflection, we’re back! In this episode I share some reflections on recognising when you’re tired and when things are even a tiny bit out of alignment. Sometimes we don’t have the answers and we have to be OK with just...
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Rick DellaRatta - Jazz for Peace
Long known as one of the world’s finest Jazz Pianists, Rick DellaRatta also began to receive major recognition as a composer when his symphonic piece “Permutata” was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Beatles famed Abbey Rd., Studios in 1999, and as a unique and important vocalist…
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Aisha Alim - From crisis to confidence
Aisha Alim is an empowerment coach, mindset strategist, teacher and NLP, Time Line Therapy & Hypnosis Practitioner. She is also a DISC Advanced consultant and holds degrees in teaching and coaching – (B.Ed. – Primary [Hons.], Dip. L.C. [Hons.]). Aisha has written and delivered multiple programs…
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Kerryn Vaughan - Himalayas, tradition and humanity
I returned from a trip to Nepal less that a week ago, and I have to say it opened a can of worms. While I loved Nepal overall, I have come away with a lot of questions about traditions, religion and humanity, and how they intertwine. Sometimes not in a good way. I really believe Nepal is a great...
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Stuart Wade - World Championships & Mind Coaching
Stuart Wade is The Mind Coach. With over 30 years of elite competitive experience in martial arts, with 4 World Championships under his belt; a degree in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and over 10 years of experience helping elite business owners to excel to new heights… he understands the...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Changemaking and rural leadership
This week I spent 2 days at a Changemaker workshop facilitated by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. It was challenging but in the most wonderful way. I had a lovely realisation when my ‘list of things I need as a changemaker’ made it clear that it’s all about the journey. I also found…
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Kerryn Vaughan - Get Off The Bench
This episode includes a conversation between Sophie and Mike as they review my book ‘Get Off The Bench’ and pull out the key insights. Frankly, I’d forgotten how much juicy stuff was in this book since writing it in 2019. But there’s a kicker… you’ll have to listen to find out! Full of wonderful...
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Jeffrey Morgan - From armed robbery to community leadership
Jeff Morgan's journey from the streets of Redfern to becoming a highly sought-after speaker is one of transformation, resilience, and hope. Growing up in one of Sydney's most notorious suburbs, Jeff's early years were marred by hardship, crime, and stints in maximum-security prisons. His criminal...
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Elleesha King - Transforming CPR outcomes with Pulse Tile
Founder and CEO of Pulsatile Innovations, Elleesha King, has been an ambulance paramedic and registered nurse for over ten years. While often working alone in remote and rural areas, Elleesha found herself having to juggle multiple tasks during cardiac arrest emergencies, especially when trying…
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Kerryn Vaughan - 2025 the year of simplicity
In this episode I discuss the concept of happiness, emphasising internal contentment and making life adjustments, preferring continuous change to New Year's resolutions. Reflecting on 2024, there were many successes like our Cambodia retreat, but there were also challenges such as losing our...
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Kyle Smith - The power of words, stories and breath
Kyle Smith is a Clarity Consultant and developer of Neuro Linguistic Somatic Experience (NLSE). He assists in guiding wellness seekers to a better life experience through a combination of proven holistic techniques called storywork and breathwork, combined to create NLSE. Why? He knows the…
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Kerryn Vaughan - Retreating to Cambodia
In this episode I reflect on our recent Reset Retreat to Cambodia, and our work with the charity Heartprint. Despite Cambodia's history of violence and poverty, I’m exceptionally impressed by the warmth and resilience of the people. We took along an amazing group of women, and together we visited...
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David Roden - Ten year overnight success
David Roden's journey from despair to triumph is a powerful testament to human resilience and determination. Born into a challenging situation, David weighed over 400 pounds by the age of 18, struggled with pre-diabetes and high blood pressure, and felt so trapped that he considered ending his…
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Andy McCarthy - Here Comes The Sun
Andy McCarthy is the author of memoir Here Comes The Sun. He is a business leader, mentor/business coach, public speaker, investor in startups and scaling businesses. Passionate about developing emerging leaders in the energy space across the globe, Andy believes in paying forward the support he...
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Tiffanee Cook - Finding truth in the Himalayas
Tiffanee Cook is a dynamic force in the worlds of boxing, coaching, podcasting, and speaking, driven by a passion to understand why some people thrive after life’s challenges. Tiffanee Cook is a resilience mindset coach, speaker, and the host of the Roll With The Punches podcast. As 'The Mind…
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Ben Corcoran - Living without limits
I'm Ben, a passionate motivational speaker and entrepreneur dedicated to inspiring others to overcome adversity, especially those facing disabilities. My journey is one of resilience and triumph, and I'm committed to sharing the lessons I've learned along the way. As someone who understands the...
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Gavin McCormack - Educating with love
Hello! I am Gavin McCormack, a co-founder of Upschool.co, a platform that empowers students to learn real entrepreneurship skills that have real impact. With over 20 years of experience as a Montessori-trained teacher, I have taught in multiple countries and developed a passion for innovative...
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Cherie Smirl - Empowering through One Love Tanzania
Since Cherie Smirl’s first volunteering experience in Tanzania in 2013, the failure of the Government’s education system to deliver has been a driving factor in her work to break the cycle of inter-generational poverty in the country. One Love Tanzania is dedicated to encouraging personal...
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Nicky Miklos-Woodley and Vanessa Medling - Inspiring healthy hustle
Nicky and Ness are seasoned business leaders and coaches, dedicated to transforming the way business owners approach growth and success. With over fifty years of combined experience in leadership, sales, and coaching, they bring a wealth of knowledge and a unique perspective to the table. Both…
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Rosalind Cardinal - Shaping change for leaders
When she was growing up, Ros wanted to be a vet or a scientist, but her fascination with human behaviour and neuroscience led her to a career in organisational development, specialising in improving business outcomes by developing individuals, teams, and organisations. After more than 20 years in...
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Lauren Murphy - Capturing the gold in emotive moments
Let’s just start this with a confession. I’m deeply in love with photography. And this love affair started young, as a kid growing up in a small regional town in Victoria. I used to pour over the pictures in the National Geographic—those photos were my window to the wider world. They showed me…
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Audra Agen - Bringing women to the arena
Audra Agen is the Founder, Host and Chief Inspiration Officer of the ‘Women in the Arena’ Podcast. As a corporate veteran, Audra has 25 years’ experience of being one of the few women in the room, and in many cases, the only one. While the women may have been outnumbered, they were all uniquely...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Switching guilt for rest
It’s amazing how often we feel guilty about something and we let it consume us. It’s even worse when you’ve created a narrative in your own mind about letting people down and not living up to the expectations of others. Yes, I teach this stuff, but yet I am human. Sometimes it’s absolutely OK to...
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Tiffanee Cook - Piffing the small talk
Tiffanee Cook is a dynamic force in the worlds of boxing, coaching, podcasting, and speaking, driven by a passion to understand why some people thrive after life’s challenges. As a boxer and coach, her experiences shape her insightful approach to personal development. Her podcast is a rich…
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Kerryn Vaughan - Drawing the line
It seems we’re always quick to judge or blame others, and just as quick to sit in denial or to justify our position. Often even when we know were are in the wrong! But how often are we accountable for our words and actions? And do we take responsibility for things that need to sit with us? What...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Finding happiness in a box
Happiness is that elusive thing we all chase, but what does it actually mean? What if we replaced that never-ending search with celebration and seeking moments of joy. Those things that bring us energy, put a smile on our dial, and fill our cups. What then, are we doing that is compromising our...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Identity and authenticity
What if we could live our lives for ourselves, and not living to please the expectations of others? Do we even know what that would look like? The number one regret of the dying, according to author Bronnie Ware, is “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Exploring emotions
We all have emotions and they are actually a great thing. Emotions are often labelled positive and negative because of the way they make us feel, but all emotions serve a wonderful purpose - to motivate us to take action to avoid or gain. All emotions come with a physical sensation, thoughts, and…
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Kerryn Vaughan - Challenging the fear of failure
Fear of failure is a very real thing and impacts almost all of us. But what if we pushed past that fear and took a risk to do something important to us? That’s where growth lives, and satisfaction, and confidence. We allow our beliefs and past experiences to determine what we try into the future...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Zen outside of the comfort zone
This week my partner and I went to Metung Hot Springs. We booked it couple of months ago thinking it would be great to go in winter as the outside temperature would be freezing but it would be lovely and warm in the hot pools. However, we didn’t take into account that it might bucket down rain,...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Just behave yourself
Challenging behaviour is something we all face, not only due to another person’s behaviour, but also our own. None of us are perfect and we all produce triggers that set off other people’s hot buttons. But what’s under the behaviour? Before we go judging and criticising others, and pointing our...
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Justin ‘Jonesy’ Jones - Daring to live the dream
Justin Jones, otherwise affectionately known as Jonesy, is one of Australia’s pre-eminent explorers, keynote speakers, adventure thinkers and storytellers. Over the past 19 years he has made a career of undertaking huge, epic, record setting expeditions around the world and sharing these on the...
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Kellie Eddy - Finding purpose in weddings and funerals
Kellie Eddy is a Civil Celebrant of 6 and a half years, based in Gippsland. She specialises in weddings, funerals and MC’ing events. Kellie has developed a fresh approach to sharing stories celebrating both life and love. A mother to two little ones and a Step Mum to a teen. After a decade and a...
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Kerryn Vaughan - Setting boundaries around self-love
Self-love is really hard for so many. But where do we start, and how can we start with something that is achievable and believable? Because if deep down we don’t believe we deserve it, we struggle to attain it. And what about affirmations? Do they work? Starting with setting boundaries is…
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Mitch Nivalis - Equalling the Contest for gender diversity
Mitch Nivalis (they/them) is a filmmaker and photographer with a commitment to social change, particularly around inclusion and visibility for diverse communities. Their recently completed Master of Arts Photography was the impetus for the ground breaking feature documentary film Equal the…
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About this show
Get Off The Bench podcast showcases people who have backed themselves and are having a go, in the hope that others will be inspired to ‘get off the bench’ and do the thing they’ve always wanted to do.
Hosted by
Kerryn Vaughan