So How Did I Get Here? with Sam Lax
by Sam Lax
Fascinating stories and priceless life experience can't be allowed to just blow away with the sands of time. It's for this reason I've started a bi-monthly podcast series with incredible and inspiring people at home and abroad, to tease out the moments in their life that made them who they are today. The shows take the form of a relaxed conversation where my guests talk of their journey to the where they are in life now and we also meander into all subjects affiliated with their work and what they stand for.
Episodes
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Ep 20 - Director of Photography Arlen Figgis talks the birth of Drum and Bass, filming Gumball 3000 with Dirty Sanchez and creating his music festival stage, The Shack
This episode I was lucky enough to have a old good knees up with a friend I’ve got to know working in the video biz; Director of Photography / DJ / music producer / editor / creator extraordinaire Arlen Figgis! Growing up in an incredibly creative household and leaving school at 16 to pursue…
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Ep 19 - Journalist Alice Matthews talks about finding missing people, winning Walkleys and what it's like to work at the Triple J and The Feed
From hosting a ‘this is your life’ style show for her dad at age 10, to winning a Walkley on her first reporting shift and even finding a missing person before the police - Alice Mathews is a journalist who’s done it all. I was fortunate enough to catch up with her over Zoom way back in May and…
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Ep 18 - Director Julietta Boscolo talks acting, directing and finding your own creative voice
Julietta Boscolo is a writer, director, actor, improviser and all round lovely human being who I’m lucky enough to do a sporadic comedy radio show with. She tells stories that reveal the original in the overlooked and whether it be through the TV shows, commercials or films she’s directed or...
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Ep 17 - The Inspired Unemployed talk about becoming inspired and being self-employed
This episode I was joined by the comedic duo behind the instafamous Inspired Unemployed, self proclaimed ‘Aussie battlers’ Jack Steele and Matt Ford. Other than having great names that make them sound like iconic Formula One drivers, the pair have recently come to fame, taking instagram by storm...
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Ep 16 - Scott Findlay talks about cooking for the stars, making it in the restaurant game and surfing his way around the globe
Scott Findlay has been a professional chef for over 22 years. He’s trained under Gordon Ramsay, started a successful restaurant franchise in Australia and spent nearly a decade on the road, rustling up meals for some of the biggest musicians in the biz - from Beyonce to Paul McCartney as they…
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Ep 15 - Luke Boyton talks about new ways of teaching, lifelong learning and lightsabers
This episode I recorded in a park with theatre combat instructor and owner of Sons of Obiwan Saber Academy, Luke Boyton. I met Luke and was introduced to his school whilst filming at Sydney’s Comicon last September. Intrigued by the school’s ethos of teaching its students life skills and…
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Ep 13 - Brent Wilson talks fashion, suit making and running your own business
This week I was joined by Brent Wilson - founder and director of fashion and lifestyle brand of his namesake. Leaving school for full-time work to become an electrician at the tender age of 15, Brent’s career took an unexpected turn when he volunteered at Sydney Fashion week. In our chat, Brent...
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Ep 12 - Emma Metcalf talks TV producing, coming up in the creative industry and the importance of work/life balance
Emma Metcalf is first and foremost a wonderful human being. For work, she’s a Senior Producer, Director and Film-Maker with global experience spanning multiple platforms including live broadcast, documentary, branded content and traditional television. She’s worked all over the shop with major...
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Ep 11 - Carlo Ritchie talks about language, founding Improv Theatre Sydney and the creation of the Bear Pack
This week I had the pleasure of talking to improviser, teacher, actor, comedian, podcaster and dulcet toned wordsmith, Carlo Ritchie. He’s one of the founding directors (and current Artistic Director) of Improv Theatre Sydney - Sydney’s first and only dedicated improv theatre school. He’s also…
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Ep 10 - Nathan Dalah talks founding Fishbowl, systematising growth and changing fast-food culture
This week I was joined by Nathan Dalah - one of the young gun co-founders of Australia’s quickest growing healthy restaurant chain, Fishbowl. From the opening of their flagship Bondi store in 2016, Nathan and his business partners Nick and Casper set out with a bold goal - to change fast food and...
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Ep 9 - Flex Mami talks self-confidence, personal development and manifestation
This episode I was joined by Lillian Ahenkan AKA Flex - one hell of a busy millennial bee whose list of skills is longer than the Lord of the Rings movies. She seems to be expanding into new industries and roles each week, so as of the time of writing, I can say she’s an International DJ…
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Ep 8 - Paul Parks talks Beach Beer Bondi, drop-shipping sex toys and pursuing his passion
This week I chatted to one of my neighbours. It just so happens that he’s the man behind Bondi Beach Beer - brewer Paul Parks. After spying a home brew kit in a shop window one day, Paul challenged his mates to a home brew competition. Despite not winning this amateur bout, the fire was lit and...
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Ep 7 - Cathrin Machin talks deep space, nervous breakdowns and following your dreams
Cathrin Machin is an epic human being. Self confessed scotch lover, hardstyle DJ and oh yeah, Australia’s highest crowd-funded artist of all time. Just a glance at her awe-inspiring paintings of the universe will send you into full existential contemplation and her pieces now hang around the…
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Ep 6 - Kate Peck talks modelling, motorsports and making it as a presenter
She’s incredibly vivacious, funny and high achieving; yet she manages to be the most modest and down to earth person you’ll come across. She’s a huge fan of motorsports and amongst other things, currently works for Channel 10’s Australian motorsports program RPM as presenter/reporter covering all...
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Ep 5 - Scott Purcell on accidental entreprenuership and the journey of Australia's Man of Many
This week I’m joined by Scott Purcell; one half of the duo that started one of Australia’s largest independent men's lifestyle sites, Man of Many. In the ep we cover all things start up, as Scott takes me from his early days tech tinkering back of house on his MySpace page and how this led to his...
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Ep4 - Danny Clayton talks Channel V, interviewing stars and getting kissed by Katy Perry
This episode I sit down with a multi talented man most prevalently known in Australian for being a fantastic Presenter, DJ and all round great bloke, Danny Clayton. What many don’t know is that he’s a keen amateur botanist (Is he?!) and weekend gunslinger (he’s niether sadly); but he is a jolly...
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Ep3 - Steve Crabtree talks about his journey from painting nuclear submarines to being the Editor of BBC Horizon (and going on a night out with the maker of Tetris)
At the time of recording, Steve Crabtree is Editor of BBC Horizon, the world's longest-running science documentary series. After leaving his local school in Barrow-in-Furness with a single O-level to his name, he worked for years at the shipyards painting nuclear submarines, reading comic books…
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Ep2 - Chris Greenwood talks about unwitting entrepenurship, hanging out with the Beastie boys and what it takes to run nightclubs, bars and festivals
Within the music industry, Chris Greenwood aka Madera Verde has done a bunch. In our conversation at his house in South London Chris talks us through the journey his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for music has taken him on over the years; From humble teenage beginnings trying to sell soggy...
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Ep1 - Jamie Sparks talks about rowing the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, his Guinness World Records and what drives him as an Entrepreneurial Adventurer
At the tender age of 24 age he’s already got 6 Guinness world records to his name. The first few of which he gained at the start of 2014 by being one half of the youngest pair to row across the Atlantic ocean- Mind you this was only rowing a mere 12 hours a day for 54 days straight. Reflecting on...
About this show
Fascinating stories and priceless life experience can't be allowed to just blow away with the sands of time. It's for this reason I've started a bi-monthly podcast series with incredible and inspiring people at home and abroad, to tease out the moments in their life that made them who they are today. The shows take the form of a relaxed conversation where my guests talk of their journey to the where they are in life now and we also meander into all subjects affiliated with their work and what they stand for.
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