Free Style Podcast with my iPhone: Recent Episodes
Owen Jin
A personal passion project since November 2019. Interviewed over 50 strangers remotely and face to face around the globe to chat about personal journey and why you do what you do. Created over 90 episodes by my iPhone. Have listeners from 16 countries.
https://heylink.me/owen
Annamaria’s personal journey from Hungary to Australia. From personal sugar free consumption, health and fitness to distributing a popular European brand to Australia since 2017. Her website https://bolerodrinks.com.au/ achieved organic search top 3 ranking in first page under “sugar free powder”
私聊挖干货。打造中西合璧高端餐饮品牌，如何做市场和产品调研，细分赛道，创建本土团队。如何不断的创新和优化。“我认为中餐在澳大利亚的发展是需要几代人去做的。这里面有一种创业精神，不是以成败论英雄的。有这个初心就行了。”
I was testing my mic so ended up recorded this with my daughter Kim who will be 3yo next month. I was asking her what she was eating and she was explaining to me it was bread with chocolate topping. I consider this moment was priceless and we will cherish this little audio content in our own way for the rest of our lives. This original Anchor podcast platform will reach to an end soon in 2024 which makes this moment super special personally
My chat with National Director of https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/ “why is difficult to talk about domestic violence from male perspective”. This allowing me to understand his WHY and where his raw passion came from.
Sharing innovative approach and best practice to increase restaurant revenue via new technologies https://wizbutler.com/
Peter shared personal journey over my interview. Why giving back, sharing his experiences as a Southern Cross University Guest Lecturer. How and why he became the CEO of GPO Grand Group in Sydney for 18 years from a long term airline CFO and director of finance.
Conrad Dean, Paradise Gin Creator marked "celebrate every moment" on a special bottle.
What's your legacy?
A random chat got recorded on my phone while having a dinner with friends
I never read Our History from his website https://paradisedistillers.com.au/ until this moment
Interview part three - THE FUTURE
Data Farmers project
Building a decentralised data network that rewards our community for collecting data for a healthy environment.
https://datafarmers.io/
Telegram Community: https://t.me/+mVEeDQfOuTRmZjY1
Interview part two - HOW?
Data Farmers project
Building a decentralised data network that rewards our community for collecting data for a healthy environment.
https://datafarmers.io/
Telegram Community: https://t.me/+mVEeDQfOuTRmZjY1
Interview part one - WHY?
Data Farmers project
Building a decentralised data network that rewards our community for collecting data for a healthy environment.
https://datafarmers.io/
Telegram Community: https://t.me/+mVEeDQfOuTRmZjY1
You don't really need to spend much time to understand WHY Young Henrys Motto is 'serve the people'
Kempy is just one of cool dudes serve the people in Queensland Australia
https://younghenrys.com/
https://open.spotify.com/user/9kgcsnbngvru1p5g00pyrg0js?si=988fa0c700a44d75
Random "ambush" at the trade show https://ahgexpo.com/ when you need some food:)
Turned out Todd is a super nice guy so as Dan and Jackson who were kind to feed me some The Cookhouse tender ribs.
Why a butcher by trade was so passionated about solving front line chefs' problems and generating business demand for food service wholesalers?
https://www.rtcfoods-innovation.com.au/our-brands/
Digital technology is helping industries become more efficient, effective, and better at serving their customers.
You can now enjoy dumplings in Mac's style at this place.
https://www.instagram.com/impressivedumplings/
https://www.idumplings.com.au/
From a stranger to a "brother"
How to transfering the TRUST when referring to someone in the over commoditised market?
What you see is the validation of the TRUST.
I really didn't do much to help but sometime showing up was just enough during a brand new concept store soft opening.
Shout out to all the tech crew who were care enough to contribute their time over wechat and slack messaging.
It was just nice to know that you have people to back you outside of business hours when you might feel a bit helpless under the pump.
This is what you might missing out if you "shop" goods or service on price first.
We all love nice coffee but who you would buy from and why?
This is a random chat at https://ahgexpo.com/ with the Managing Director of https://www.thecoffeeplace.com.au/
I thoroughly enjoyed coffee made by Katie who is Gary's daughter with a big smile on her face as always.
Fernando Riggio is loud, genuie and passionate about food, family and friendships.
He is the face of his brand The Grumpy Italian http://www.thegrumpyitalian.com.au/
He has over 42 years industry experiece, 4 kids and 3 grandsons (another one on the way)
Yes Bec, we all heard about the great news, he was so proud!
Customers love to go to his restaurants because his “grumpiness”
Do you even need to ask about how good his food is ?
Meet the real dude behinds http://www.thegrumpyitalian.com.au/ who has been in the industry over 42 years with 4 kids and 3 grandsons (another one on the way) I meet him due to work meeting today. You won’t need to know his name as yet because you will know when he is in the restaurant. Customers love to go to his restaurants because his “grumpiness”
Natalie Sharpe provides first hand insights WHAT WHY HOW Prepit was created as Production Software to solve problems in food business
Dyson brand ambassador Bart is a 22yo Uni kid simply doing his job on the weekend at Harvey Norman. I gave him a little surprise when I came back made a purchase on the next day. One side bonus - he had pretty good influence on soft skills from family members who working in the real estate industry. I’m not been political here, simply from my personal shopping experience, I can really see why Harvey Norman delivered superior shoppers experience over competitors. I don’t think the real reason was lazy for no engagement from others. Other retail sales may possibly can’t be bothered knowing no margin for this particular product, so no point to make effort to close a sale.
Leisa Kompe from Lantmännen Unibake was my first new friend made in Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Foodservice Australia trade show. What else can be a perfect match to my first coffee on Monday morning? Fine food makes people happy and creates friendship.
Sophie Le Deunff is an extraordinary small business owner, wife and mother of two beautiful kids. What’s more extraordinary was what her and her husband, Richard do to pivot their business to survive under the difficult circumstances (business relocation and covid 19 disruptions). They consider for others before themselves including their long term supplier partners. This is their story.
Father and son unfiltered chat series. 2019 Facing reality after high school https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KNE55GxptZrRpBrVZ0DBj?si=c2lUtQYqS6uFEpW9g2rokA 2020 Facing reality after first year university https://open.spotify.com/episode/6boQttkcXhhLsC2X68OIGc?si=XIVhSswHSMehh9ExdHjCbg
A single mum of 4 running a rural business from a concept picked up from newspaper during overseas travel. The story continued on 9 years later.....you can find YouTube video produced by Kerry Anderson https://youtu.be/UDEI0Fkj9iM
CEO Travis Osborne was chatting with me like a mate over the weekend. We reviewed his 10 years journey to date and where he wants to go from 2021. He describes his business is a tech company without tyres and stores , a logistics business with online marketplace. The business has transformed from 2 staff to 60 today with 40 vans on the road. Expecting 80 vans on the road to continue scale by 2023. Travis rebuild his business website 5 times and continue open to invest into new technologies and people to ensure best customer experience. The market opportunity in the next two years is between $500m to $1b. “How do you eat an elephant?” “One step of the time.”
Monday night walking home from work in Sydney Australia and chat to Sally in London UK just started her Monday morning. She shared with me her 20 years Public Relations career and how and why starting her own agency 6 years ago. So what has been written so far for her own “Legacy”? Family, friendships, loyalty, trust and be positive are my takeaway.
Extraordinary life experience shared by Gina Longo from childhood horse loving passion to have a best office view from 28,000 feet above the ground. Her new adventures became https://www.britainunleashed.com/ stories of 3 years caravan life style travel with two rescued shelter dogs. Sometimes dreams come true in unexpected ways.
Ian originally from a small farm town in Oregon USA and now has been live in Sydney Australia for the last 10 years. It took me for a while to understand why he can be so humble and vulnerable to share with me his personal journey, and why he is so passionate about supporting others with ADHD like himself. My newborn baby daughter, Kimmie was crying from time to time as special sound effects🤣
Passionate Aussie country farmers, John and Nic from Cobram Victoria Australia made to their first trade show at Naturally Good expo 2021. Their apple chips is the bomb! www.mpharvestfoods.com.au
What a catch up with Murray at Naturally Good expo 2021 Sydney Australia! https://linktr.ee/calmandstormywater
This is a back story of a Branding Agency based in Jakarta, Indonesia. A young couple started with Art prints and Culinary Lifestyle in 2015. 6 years later, a successful business with 2 beautiful kids.
Insightful chat with Ophenia Liang about latest digital marketing trends towards Chinese consumers- unique key marketing events, Little Red Book social media app, influencers campaigns, livestreamingcommerce and upcoming audio only social media app
Insightful chat with Ken Freer about latest trends of Alipay Marketing, Wechat Marketing, Wechat Group Key Opinion Consumers...new opportunities in B2C cross border e-commerce and B2B in Australia and New Zealand
There is no shortage of video content online if you are curious what why how. This is a insightful chat with the creator of BeefLedger, Warwick Powell. You will be the judge.........Product Provenance, Fintech, Payment, supply chain innovation, cross border collaboration, blockchain, “data is the new oil”, remove Capriciousness, Consumer to Prodcucer
Rob Lancuba is my new friend who I wish I could meet 13 years ago. Our chat provides so much clarity I wish I had when I started my own business back in 2008. Well, you don’t have to wait for 13 years to find out if you are open to reach out https://roblancuba.com/
Sunday afternoon layback chat with Debby Lo-Dean about her upbringing, passion and family. Her personal stories resonated with me and explained so much why she is such a well respected community leader in Gold Coast Australia
TEDx Speaker, Entrepreneur coach Moatassem Moatez shared his personal stories, startup journey in a new country without business network and families. You can learn more about him from www.moatassem.com
YES I had one on one mentoring session with Ari Galper after binged over 12 hours of audio content from every podcast episode I could find on Spotify. Trust is the new currency. Would you be open mind to discover the contrarian mindset to Unlock The Game?
Jerome shared valuable insights about Coca-Cola and Centrapay joint venture to deployed 2,000 Crypto-ready vending machines in ANZ last year and what’s the future of digital currency looks like. I love his original episode at https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cLNwrhIhnbUobQpQ5OwMn?si=772edrxrTl6GHiXJyIBwMA We chat about what has happened in the recent years and exploring crazy concept such as “Playing poker machines with Crypto digital wallet at the local clubs and pubs in Australia” We covered VISA story, data monetisation by major player such as Apple, local players such as travelbybit, Qoin, Cryptospend are working on build up ecosystem for small businesses / merchants accepting Crypto within ANZ region. PayPal moving into instant conversion from Crypto to Fiat currency via Venmo, starting pilot in US in this year. ForumPay launched in last year. General public can now buying Crypto from local retailers and Australian Post Office. Building TRUST with public and Decentralisation to be FAIR for all within the ecosystem are still the up hill challenges. Everyone need to make contribution to support local businesses.
Open chat with Jason Greenwood from Auckland New Zealand and Antonina Grunska-Gokdeniz from Dubai United Arab Emirates Clubhouse Style via Anchor app. Our remote recording local time Dubai 11am, Sydney 6pm, Auckland 8pm. Poor Jason joined us with very an unstable internet service during local Covid lockdown.
7 months later follow up interview with Bae Juice Tim O’Sullivan. It captured his creative thinking and journey of launching a life style brand. Started from e-commerce to off-premise (retail) and later to on-premise. What is the meaning of stay cool and niche. For example, place a pink bathtub with full of Bae Juice at live event to be cheeky. My first chat with him was captured here https://open.spotify.com/episode/4x34Q6mms5E94lVlppanys?si=XR_Rt26CTpmbCs5RsRseJg
Chat with Founder, Mike Angell about future e-commerce and what he is building right now to enable instant access to millions merchants, sell any product anywhere online. This potentially can assist WeChat Pay to go global or a leg up to a 19 yo drop shopper in the future. You can apply for Beta Access via https://www.carted.com/
Sharing my personal experience and contribute content to thanking wonderful witnesses who helped me to making claim with my car insurance
Father and son chat to continue a conversation started a year ago which you can find at https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KNE55GxptZrRpBrVZ0DBj?si=IgZS0fRxSKGD4CyCuRNYDA
Giles bought a successful business, Quad Bike King and he was kind enough to share some great insights and his strategic mindset when come to buying a business. His daily Facebook ad spending is $700 and business is doing very well after survived Covid lockdown. Highly recommend you to listen his previous podcast recording at https://open.spotify.com/episode/7syIZ4KUUOE5r2QHxv3wkC?si=wghye_pJQQqg-gR4yXnR6w
Chocolate Johnny is social media legend with more practical livestreaming experiences than anyone I know in Australia. Enjoy this episode and find out more and consume his content via this link https://linktr.ee/chocolatejohnny
There was no holding back from Mark in this episode to share his journey of developing a new product over 18 months. You can reaching out to him via Instagram to try an upcoming new product https://instagram.com/savvybeverages?igshid=1lef7wiepmxlh
This was edited from remote recording with Hala Taha and Andy Mai back in August 2020. One of my favourite pieces to help me to stay true to myself.
Founder of Savvy Beverage, Mark Curry shares his journey of Nootropics discovery WHY WHAT HOW and the back story is important if you are keen to listen his chat with Toby Yo https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ulewRY5eaVCUnSkkierDm?si=L4D1cOiQTiyofDi9QTzRQA
Meru Miso https://merumiso.com/ investor, Adam Gregory Goern shared valuable insights from his perspective and why he started Milk Road Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5HCpMzjyFBBzVkmGYycK4y?si=1b9hKxubSzikYSxe6U-rZA and https://www.themilkroad.com/
My Podcast new milestone - did 3 ways remote recording with podcast celebrity, Hala Taha https://instagram.com/yapwithhala?igshid=cmt7eagfmkz9 and 7 figure online entrepreneur, Andy Mai https://instagram.com/andyqmai?igshid=1r2rem91kvzsn
Dien shared valuable insights of managing a private Facebook group with 8300+ members and ongoing challenges faced each day
Checking in with a mate during VIC lockdown this month and learn about the story of Humans of Finance https://www.humansoffinance.com.au/
This is the story of how this podcast came about. This podcast channel gives voice of a community and tones of values https://open.spotify.com/show/2N9TLKXmcCdx9SWevNd7Y0?si=irswK945T1e_78a1LlI44g
iRise Drink’s humble beginning from 2 years ago https://www.irisedrink.com/ I highly recommend you to listen a longer version episode produced by Ben Whyatt https://open.spotify.com/episode/394wIQ63PJ0lv2aZkAFJ8p?si=B7aiNyyIT9a9v0zVlhaOYw
Steven Devlin, funder of iRise Drink shares his personal experience as 130km Mountain Race runner. It was fascinating to learn how physical training / extreme sports such as ultra marathon built the mental resilience required to startup business, to do whatever it takes to conceptualise an idea.
My good mate, Steven Devlin, funder of iRise Drink came up a new concept to support his local community during covid quarantine period https://www.sociallyenhance.com/ This is part one of mini series of our podcast recording
A raw interview with Marx, an artist who I remember as a teenager 12 years ago and now who I have tremendous respect for his music creation. This interview inspired me to making more effort on my Podcast editing. YouTube https://youtu.be/fMW4nbpk2Tg Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3YlZF4tzbHj9wwRg2JlI1X?si=0zeaQcuFQ3OxML7Nml1-kQ
A quick chat with Olga Oleinikova, CEO of Persollo about a latest product release to solve problems for 216,000 Persollo customers for FREE. I recorded this in the car remotely during a heavy rainstorm 😄
Varun is such a cool kid - sharing his 6 yrs Instagram journey What Why How https://instagram.com/shortthicboi?igshid=1s8wocg2ifdw0 We didn’t have chance to chat about YouTube, his channel is actually pretty impressive https://m.youtube.com/user/vmbrazilianjj I found his view is very refreshing and 12 years BJJ training made him calm and relax during our chat.
Jason Greenwood, a digital specialist of 20 years was kind enough to share business digital enablement trends, insights and give advice relate to small businesses in Australia. You really need to watch https://youtu.be/LGTNcSPAmBg to understand why you should consume his content and save your time if you wish to acquire more customers and improve their experiences via digital enhancement. This episode also gives me tremendous encouragement and validation of why I do what I do for passion. Hope this might resonate with you.....so enjoy!
Andy has been consistently producing video content via his YouTube channel over the past 2 years to share his Dropshipping proven success. You can simply look him up by Google. His YouTube channel has a playlist like free online video courses by categories which covers a good range of topics like Facebook ads, Google Shopping, Google AdWords, real case studies and step by step guide for targeted ads campaigns. It’s great FREE value that should not be missed if you like learning step by step and following his journey to pickup new trends. This was what he said back in 2018 via a Podcast episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yDr57110aeINjfPDB7Vaq?si=6kcTSJI2TgSByCTdXsIQ7A and check out what he has been doing since via his YouTube channel. I like him because he is practitioner and very much still in the game with tremendous patience and persistence.
It was incredible to have a remote recording chat with Navine who is so passionate about helping others and building a network of community. She started Coffee with an expat social group more than 2 years ago. https://www.facebook.com/groups/844199272602912/?ref=share This episode captured some highlights of her journey as an expat, wife and mum in the past 19 years and why she was so passionated about active networking, stepping out of her comfort zone to support others. She has moved to 8 different countries with 4 beautiful kids, each was born from a different country.
Tim made many mistakes just like every other startup founders. His milestone achievements are evident of his endless raw passion and be persistent. Tim is genuine and a natural story teller, sometimes not afraid to be vulnerable. He shared some great insights of LinkedIn networking strategies and recent content creation successes. One of best stories was what and how to range his product into Dan Murphy in Australia
This is follow up chat with Mike Angell from https://www.getvop.com/ since end of April. He is building bridges to connect e-commerce websites with social media platforms such as TikTok. Average 5 to 10 online merchants / brands are on-boarding getvop each day. It usually takes a few minutes and a few clicks to complete. This episode provides the latest insights why and what’s “shop TikTok”. Here are some pain points were addressed via getvop - Content creation, SEO, Social proof to increase sales conversion. Of course, more to come in the next few months.....
Interesting chat with Arnold in freestyle Podcast. It was fascinating that he was able to re- gain his Chinese culture roots after adapt UK lifestyle from age of 9. Qumin is a China-focused digital creative agency, first and largest in its kind in Europe.You can learn more by listening https://open.spotify.com/episode/26np6vr8pqJxkGDrzBmbE4?si=SHPcdVm_SCq8VQWuHYGMcQ and https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vYbyzUiPtNAdYT4IcnINs?si=HmckhrcXTXyVUULfac6CMA Arnold shared his view of social commerce trends from China to western world and some social media marketing tips for Australia SMEs. Drinking song from my cousin’s band wraps up this episode https://open.spotify.com/track/10UdGlPNDTpFUQlKn2E9DZ?si=4Pb7G6KCQVmBzCHE1Hca8g
This episode uncovered some latest development by Persollo, a young, innovative Fin Tech startup. Please listen Olga’s interviews podcast before dive into this one for better insights https://open.spotify.com/episode/35xzmQztAMVZ55ofEiiPk7?si=KUCfNcFiTYG9Fv_s1YdG9w even the one from 2018 Asia Tech Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xHfcZtuSGm1TmA0wpEDHE?si=kbR1pl2vRMWX7u84ba4PvQ Instant Checkout, social media analytics, influencers discovery, sampling / lead generation
I listened his podcast episode with Mark Bouris twice before this recording as I was really able to resonate with his resilience in life, constantly seeking why from others to self improve and not afraid to have a go! Scott drove half hour today to get 4G mobile reception, so we can do remote recording. He was kind enough to share some of his route trade in store sales techniques - be genuine with a passion. Sometimes, simply push the boundaries without seeking permission to fostering relationships to expand his trade network. Amazingly, he was able to secure so much great advices and support in his journey because he was so genuine. I personally found he has such great ability to listen and learn from others, implement changes quickly to continue make refinement in his business. In his own summary - he is an Accidental Guru ( yes he made a high quality podcast / video channel under this name:) Please listen to this episode if you haven’t https://open.spotify.com/episode/7h7qb6mfrD5uJjCl2oT2IC?si=REdzl0DhRdm7BtMg-XDG_Q
This episode tells stories of Troy and why he loves what he does for over 30 years. There are a lot more going on psychologically for anyone to make a buying decision for a custom made jewellery. However, it not hard to get attracted to a genuine intention for a meaningful emotional sentiment.
Ad revenue, sponsored posts, Affiliate programs are some solutions for influencers to monetise their passion. What’s 7 weeks new from Vop ( https://www.getvop.com/) Mike Angell shares the latest development and some cool features now in BETA and for FREE
A real Aussie Cowboy living in the outback Australia sharing his experiences and insights about social media WHY, WHAT and HOW I found his intentions are truly genuine. You can Google his name to learn more about him including a podcast done previously https://www.vetchloe.com/on-the-road/013-life-as-a-ringer-in-the-kimberley-with-navarone-salerno/
Despite 6 hours time difference, had a great opportunity to chat with Antonina who based in Dubai, speaks fluently in 4 languages and alway willing to learn new ways to collaborate and build personal branding across new social media platforms. The sharing about her passion, experiences and attitude in life was so genuine and authentic. Please enjoy this episode and feel free to Google her or following her for more inspiration.
Tan and Dan are two good mates love Japanese animation, wagyu and whisky. A few years ago, they took risk quit their banking jobs of 15 years and started their own business of selling the products they enjoy themselves. They didn’t have much ideas what to do and barely able to break even in their first year’s operations. Fast forward to April 2020, they are now struggling to keep up with demands. What’s their secret of success? Here is their story. http://www.wagyuwhisky.com.au/
Here is a story of an extraordinary athlete started his own gym 11 years ago for a very different reason - to create an environment for anyone to be the best they can be through strength and conditioning training
Growing trend of natural sports drinks from USA to Australia - coconut water and fruit juice based with sea salt and honey with reduced sugar - good examples are USA based product like https://instagram.com/drinkkra?igshid=1768wl9mg6y8 and current imported to Australia https://instagram.com/roarorganicaustralia?igshid=13x0uempgm054 and a new product to be launched https://instagram.com/drinkbfitau?igshid=ks68fmnp7yma please watch this category
Learn about WHAT, WHY, HOW about this small business. Chat to clinic staff to understand business pain points, identify new opportunities to improve lead generation and sales conversion.
Visiting another cool southern Chinese hotpot restaurant In Sydney CBD. Taking advantage of 50% off discount via Groupon digital platform.
This is as random as you can get - walking through mid city Sydney CBD and been given a promotional sample product. The interesting bit is to see first hand how Emina, the promo girl free style the elevated product sales pitch and feel her passion towards Podcast and her acting career. You can not FAKE the true passion and mojo beverage is definitely get a great value from her to be a great product ambassador today
4th visit to this place to eat this week, taking me to my happy place for so many reasons.....
Exploring Chinese culture and learn about spicy hot pot trend and why this brand has been so successful with a humble beginning 25 years ago
Did social experiment by my self ended with 20% conversion rate to secure a Podcast episode. I randomly walking into retail shops aiming to connect , introduce, qualify and maybe to pitch a CVP. I have gained some great insights of human behaviours and psychology, most importantly learn a lot more about Grindhouse 59 Expresso & Sandwich
Chat about social media and content marketing trending and why and how to engage audiences via digital platforms
Discovered Chinese Digital Groupon 48hrs promotion 50% off Fresh Lobster by requesting a Podcast interview at Sydney Fish Market. Very interesting consumer engagement strategy deployed in Wechat
Chat with Beijing Impression restaurant Market City Sydney. How this restaurant came about? Meaning of restaurant name “CI QI”. How they facing the challenge of losing business as result of Coronavirus panic caused by digital social media “fake news and rumours” https://amp.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/food-and-drink/article/beijing-impression-serves-peking-duck-and-north-eastern-chinese-specialities-you-cant-find-elsewhere
Wechat red envelope - chat about how physical red envelope (with $ inside) transformed into the digital era within Asian culture. How digital currency like Wechat red envelope has been used as consumer engagement tool. This Podcast recording location is so cool! Please check out on insta “meditela” 172 St Johns Rd, Glebe, Sydney Australia
Chat with Brandon about Plant based diet post watching The Game Changer at Sydney Vegan Market
Chat about Uber Eats with Brandon and examine online acquisition strategies, affiliate marketing and nurture consumers. Episode bonus - random stranger asked me to give up my parking spot during our recording 😎
Remote interview with G&B Patios project manager, Gerritt Wilson who started as Concreter 10 years ago still have great passions to be hands on, build great Patios for his clients. Technology advancement such as 3D drawing enables him to give more values to clients nowadays
Mark is a childhood friend worked with me at Royal Hotel Randwick 20 years ago. I was able to reconnect with him recently due to a random search via LinkedIn. I found him very genuine and helpful over our chat. It validated so much why he was successful and well regarded in his local market. Most importantly, he was a mate named my son Brandon 18 years ago.
Remote recording with my new microphone plug to iPhone in the car. Chat about first few days impressions about using LinkedIn. Our last episode was ranked 5th when searching “LinkedIn tips” in Spotify.
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Clean social media profile, Fact check
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Any work is good work! It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what you want to do at that age, You can always pivot as you learn more about yourself and what you want to do.
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Don’t be afraid to get a shit job to start, opportunity to thrive is far more important than landing a fancy job
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Nobody has all the answers. Listen, absorb and find your own level, but know only activity breeds results.
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Do grades really matter? Or what can I do if they are not great.
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Experience matters more than pay (considering unpaid opportunities such as Internships and volunteering)
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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”
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Who knows you. LinkedIn Profile (Profile picture, About section – where you going?, 500+ connection, regular posts to market yourself and give values)
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Apply, apply, apply!! The more applications you do, the more interviews you’ll get, the more chance you have of getting that job. You won’t able to learn How To job seeking without practice.
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ok to ask people for advice, be vulnerable, best way to build relationships with people whom you’d like to with (or for)
Having some decent rolls and pizza for lunch at Manoosh Enmore was such a great cultural experience. Meet some random first time visitors from out west just gave an instant validation because it was the same food from the neighbor hood. How about it?
I never knew the dude name until today, but Dong remembers my coffee for almost 5 years. I respect him a lot more now because knowing his 15+ years of coffee roasting experience. He loves long distance running because his childhood bonding experience with his dad since he was 5 years old. He loves his wife so much and works with her in the cafe. 5% annual rent increase makes tough for the business. Local commercial landlord don’t give shit about the local construction impact to his business. Dong simply tough it out and still put a smile on his face to all his customers. I seriously don’t know how he manage that and had no price increase to his customers for all these years.
Experimenting podcast: Chat about vaping with my 17 yo son at public gym during our bench press session