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Unbox Your Gift, is a fortnightly podcast where Rita Joyan interviews change makers that include chief ministers, Olympians, diplomats, inventors, business owners and experts. Thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable — from extraordinary inventions to psychology of the voice, and everything in between — given by leading thinkers and creators. With Unbox Your Gift, find some space in your day to change your perspectives, ignite your curiosity, and learn something new.
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Sasa was an Olympian turned Coffee Man. He immigrated to Australia, competed in handball in the Olympic Games.Retired from the sport.Found a fascination of making coffee in a bakery.Now, Sasha heads a GLOBAL distribution company...ONA coffee.In 2015 he became the WORLD Barista Champion.He's set up Project Origin which is BETTER than fair-trade!He w…
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The Afghan Files With Former Australian Army Lawyer and Whistleblower: David McBride Please share this interview with at least ONE person or on social media, here's why👇 David has 3 degrees in law, he's a former British Army Major, former Australian Army Lawyer, he served two tours of duty in Afghanistan (2011 and 2013) and is a Whistleblower David…
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Changing Careers After 30 with Lish Fejer Lish Fejer studied science, travelled the country teaching science and working on science festivals throughout the world. She then changed careers and became an ABC Radio Breakfast presenter. She’s been a broadcaster with the ABC for the past 12 years. This podcast is about the unknown of changing careers a…
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How Women Can Get Elected in Government: With CEO, Women For Election, Licia Heath Licia is the CEO of Women for Election, an organisation that provides training for women to learn the ins and outs of what is required to run for local, state or federal election. This information has always been opaque and Women For Election is trying to make the pr…
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How to Start A Non Profit: Roundabout Charity Founder Hannah Andrevski If you've ever thought about starting a charity about a cause that pulls at your heart strings...listen in on this conversation with charity founder Hannah, as she unpacks how she started it, when her baby at the time was only 5 months old and how this children's charity, once a…
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Minister Tara Cheyne is the Member for Ginninderra, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Business and Better Regulation, Minister for Human Rights, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Assistant Minister for Economic Development! How do you deliver on 6 portfolios? How does anyone get elected to parliament? What impact does a political party's Con…
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How to find your own solution to your worries: with Beddown Founder Norman McGillivray This is Mind Blowing, yet, Simple Solution to Homelessness If you want to learn how a remarkable yet simple idea can be conceived, and how you can follow the same path to find your own solution to a problem, listen IN. Norman, a finalist for the Australian of The…
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Inventor of Cellular Spray on Skin: Dr Fiona Wood Dr Wood, a plastic surgeon, invented cellular spray on skin for burns victims. We discuss how this incredible product idea was conceived through to production. The highlight of this interviewer is self awareness. Dr Wood a researcher and plastic surgeon conceived the idea for this life changing inve…
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FISH Philosophy Founder John Christensen. Finding a profitable idea, NO ONE Else Can See! This is an incredible journey of how to pay attention a profitable idea from someone who has done exactly that! On a visit to Seattle, John Christensen, observed fish sellers at Pike Place Fish Market tossing trout and salmon through the air of the market, pro…
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A.C.T (Canberra) Opposition Leader: Elizabeth Lee The opposition leader talks about Canberra (why others call it boring?), her vision for Canberra if she became Chief Minister, being a female in politics and the leader of the opposition and her story coming to Australia... I also ask Elizabeth the same questions I posed to Chief Minister, like supp…
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Canberra (A.C.T.) Chief Minister Andrew Barr interview on why Canberra is known as the boring city, the upcoming election, why support and lighting up landmarks in Canberra, for one country (Ukraine), is preferred over other countries who need the support, we talk on education and relieving teacher burn out and the Chief Minister's future ambitions…
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Psychology of The Voice with Tracy Goodwin. In this eye opening episode you will hear from Voice Coach Tracy Goodwin what your VOICE reveals about you when you speak. If your work requires you to talk THIS episode is for you. In it you'll learn: What your Voice Says About You? What The Sound of Your Voice REVEALS about You…. The Mask of People Plea…
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Finding Passion After Retirement with CEO Disaster Aid Australia. Brian Ashworth, CEO (honorary) of Disaster Aid, found his passion to provide safe water after 40years as an engineer. It's not to say he didn't enjoy being an engineer, but he found a cause that moved him and when something moves you, and you can do it for a living, you're in the zon…
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Cut Learning In Half with (Speed Learning Expert)with Dr Raman K Attri If you ever thought there's TOO many books to read or too much to learn, this podcast will how you how to cut LEARNING in HALF In this podcast we discuss: The 3 Steps to Cut The Time is Takes to Learn in Half Why Motivation and Inspiration is OVER-rated Hardest part about Turnin…
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How to Raise Money for your Idea ($10million worth), with Hitesh Mehta How do you raise money for an idea - that isn't event yet made into a product. That takes talent, an idea that ignites interest and some major selling skills, and so in this interview Hitesh Mehta, the co-Founder of Nutromics. is on his way to create a life saving. He has manage…
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To Dine For with Kate Sullivan It's taken me some time to introduce you to Kate. Kate is the Host and Executive Producer of the tv Show on PBS called To Dine For. She interviews movers and shakers at their favourite restaurant about what it takes to pursue the American dream. Here's why thats important for you... Because someone didn't hand her the…
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From Chief Reporter to Taliban Captive, How America's 911 Became Afghanistan's 24/7: Yvonne Ridley. The emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2021 is making headlines all around the world. Yvonne Ridley was Chief Reporter of a London newspaper when she went to Afghanistan illegally (without paperwork) to cover the American invasion of Afghanis…
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How to Turn A Passion Into a Charity: Afghanistan Edition with Samea Zarifi Samea started a grass root charity from her home in Sydney, Australia, helping with food packs, medical supplies, and sewing school in Afghanistan. The sudden and recent withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan caused a lot of panic but the small and humble charity …
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Tik Tok, The New Job Board with Greg Langstaff Greg Langstaff is a Certified Resume Strategist who took his small resume writing business to new heights when he started sharing job search advice in TikTok (@greglangstaff) in October 2020. Since then, Greg has amassed 147,000 followers and his income has increased 5X. He's also started a second TikT…
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The Process of Self-Discovery: With Gavin McCormack. Gavin is a teacher. But he has taken a profession like teaching and moulded it in to his own DNA. He has made it his own. He is on the speaking circuit, he's an author, a TEDx Speaker, a futurist AND a school teacher. This is the definition of unboxing ones gift. Taking a passion and turning it i…
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Passion TO Profession Remix This is just some of the bite sized nuggets I've shared on social - remixed together for your hearing pleasure:) If we're not already connected on social - make sure you do connect because I share the nuggets above and MORE in visual form that would add to learning and having ah ha moments.In this remix we have nuggets o…
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Guided Journal Method (for the busy person). If you can't journal THIS is for you. This episode explores the most effective method of journalling without needing to spend even 30 min on. it. This method captures everything you need to see your own patterns, to build character, habits and ultimately your destiny. Link to the print journal on amazon …
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You Feel You Should Be Further Ahead Than Where You Are, Right? This simple exercise will show you how to make up for time AND build your selfawareness so you know how your own unique operating software (your mind) works. Once you know how it works with this exercise you can then control your software (your mind) so just like an arrow against a bow…
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Episode Emotional Intelligence: How income is directly related to your emotional In this keynote I delivered during the midst of COVID learn: 3 reasons why emotional intelligence is important to you How your income is directly related to your emotional intelligence How emotional intelligence works How to make your emotions work for you instead of a…
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Emily Smith is a Sydney-based Sports Podiatrist with over 14 years clinical experience nested in human mechanics and women's footwear. Emily's mission is to pioneer the outdated insole industry with scientifically-orientated innovation and female-focused products, that support healthy body alignment and pain-free mobility without compromising style…
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The Confidence to Interrupt an Industry, on your own: Gene Corbett Founder Total Driver This is an interview on how to interrupt an old industry and the challenge and innovation it takes to re-write establishes rules. Gene founded Total Driver, which teaches Performance and Race driving, for the worlds leading vehicle manufacturers, designed and de…
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The secret to speaking your clients' language Every Tuesday till December I'll be delivering bite size pieces on HOW to use speaking as a marketing tool for your service or product. Especially now during a global pandemic, where face to face events have come to a halt BUT online events have taken off. SO you can be in the comfort of your own home a…
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Teaching with Online memberships with Matthew Harding. Matthew loves the Saxophone. How do you take a passion your love and turn it into a membership site based business model? Matthew is right in the thick of it, and he'll tell you what it takes. Matthew is a husband, father, musician, performer, lover of ice cream and a passionate saxophonist. He…
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BIG names like Mel Robbins and Gary Vee have spoken about how they had VERY successful speaking businesses BUT once COVID hit, it no longer exists, overnight. BUT speaking and making offers for people to come and work with you, online - has taken off, in the new COVID market. SO while keynote speaking has suffered... Using speaking as a marketing t…
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How to Become a Prime Minister's Chief of Staff and Ambassador with Public Servant: Allan Hawke.Look, whether you want to work for yourself or someone else you need to DEAL with the unknown, you still need to communicate and LEARN to get along and work with people and get past doubt and being let down...Right?Do you think you can learn some gems fr…
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Humanise your brand with Copywriting and Story Telling with Dianne Ward. In 2010 Dianne Ward developed an on- line business selling and distributing Egyptian Cotton Bed Linen. She sold this business in 2018 to focus teaching copywriting and storytelling to emerging entrepreneurs. This is an interview on how and when to pivot from one passion to ano…
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Creating experiences that Aren't limited by Imagination with Tom Allwright Tom founded Adventure Abroad because, for a long time, adventure travel had been associated with roughing it through cold, wet and uncomfortable conditions. We were always told that was just part of the experience and was sold as ‘character building’. After a career in the A…
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How a Shy Girl Arranged 100 Linkedin Lunches to Become The Ultimate People Connector If you are shy or know someone who's shy...meet Kaley Chu. Not shy anymore after doing this experiment . But in this interview, listen to HOW she did this experiment to not only find her confidence BUT how this pursuit of confidence via this experiment, opened the …
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How a passion for entering competitions turned into a Biz Solving Challenging Problems: with Adam Amos Adam founded a company called "robotic systems" an engineering consultancy, creating electronics, software and hardware to solve some of the most challenging problems in mining and agriculture. AND it ALL began by entering competitions... This is …
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How to Start up an Agency while travelling with Jesse Mullins: If you've thought about providing a service through an agency model - THIS is the interview to listen to... If you are multi-passionate, Jesse is the same, listen to how Jesse, built a full service agency AND made space for another 2 business ideas....now you dont need to have 3 busines…
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Mind hacking Happiness: With Matt Hale. Comedy Hypnotist, Matt Hale discusses he changed careers as a radio host and became a Comedy Hypnotist. He discusses the PROCESS of HOW he turned his passion into a profession and wrote a book to tell the tale called Mind hacking Happiness. If you're in a career or a job that isn't working out and you've toye…
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Start with $70 and build your dream of a Healing Centre: Kate Reardon Starting with $70 and a one way ticket in Bali 10 years ago, Kate built an award winning and world renowned healing centre. She's worked with Royal family members, celebrities and hostage negotiators to homeless children to mothers and everyone in between. Remarkable stories . Re…
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Turning down a Shark Tank Offer To Keep Your Dream Alive; The Party People with Dean Salakas. Party People started out as "patches the clown", catering for kids' parties. Fast forward a few years and they have transformed to become the LEADING retailer for party supplies online as well operating the largest party store in Australia. Party People ap…
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How to make a deep social impact in literacy AND be the fastest growing independent Australian book publisher: with Alison Green This is the interview on how to dive deep in making BIG social change in your community AND finding a sustaining business model to see it through. Alison Green talks frankly about starting the publishing house, how Panter…
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How to Help the world beyond your own mortality: Click a Tree with Chris Kaiser. If you've ever wanted to help create jobs, heal climate change AND create food / habitat for God's creation - Chris Kaiser from Click a Tree has found. way. Through a click you can plant trees in vulnerable parts of the world. Trees are a source of food, shelter, heali…
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