Talk with Trace: Recent Episodes
Tracey Thomas
Talk with Trace is a Podcast dedicated to interviewing extraordinary individuals, diving head first into today's relevant & interesting topics/issues sitting down with global organisations & foundations who are making a difference! Take a look behind the scenes to deconstruct, listen, laugh & learn what incredibly inspiring people do & apply to your own life. Trace shares a drink with each new guest, talks candidly about the things that matter, impact & takes us on a journey of discovery. These are stories for the soul, you'll belly laugh, cry and take something away from each episode!
We all grapple with, seek, desire or avoid intimacy depending on our relationship to it. We come to intimacy in different ways, our life experiences and upbringing often shape how we feel about intimacy, how we react to it and how it affects us. Romantic relationships to family dynamics, the relationship with ourselves and of course our friendships.
Trace talks with Chris Calderone about “intimacy in the grey” areas of life. They discuss self worth, setting boundaries, not feeling good enough, hurt, and how we show up in all relationships. They talk mistakes, past experiences, the lessons learnt plus the all consuming intimacy of attraction and romantic relationships. Listen in to hear real talk about something we can all relate to…..INTIMACY
Today on the pod, is the resplendent, hilarious and completely disarming, Taryn Delanie Smith. Taryn Is a content creator, comedian, TikToker with over 1.4 million followers, she's a writer, entrepreneur and the former Miss New York! Trace Talks with Taryn about how we are more than the sum of our parts or our resume, that we are all nuanced and wonderfully weird in our own way.
They talk about the inner monologue, the self talk and how we must do better in that department, they discuss friendships, earnestness, bolstering others, to stay open and curious. Trace and Taryn, both want to dedicate this episode to TEACHERS! They talk about her growing up years in West Seattle, feeling “other”, being bullied as a kid, the conversation covers her relationship with her mother, powerful woman around her growing up, how she sees her content as a licence to help others feel less alone, to make poeple feel good and joyful.
You are going to love this one! But first what is circling exactly? Circles are a place to experience simply by sitting in a circle, sharing your truth and being witnessed by your peers, and can provide a radical transformation in your life. Andrea is an actress best know for her roles in sitcoms like suddenly Susan good luck chuck, five, and most recently on the morning show
Andrea is also the Founder of - The Art of Circling in Los Angeles.When we sit in a circle, we are unplugged from our screens which allows connection to one another in a meaningful way. An ancient tradition bright into the 21st century. Circling enhances our intuition as we get to listen to our authentic inner voice. As we practice deeper listening to our inner guidance system, our awareness and ability to “read signs” and navigate real lasting change. Andrea is a renowned circle facilitator and people around the world have been drawn to her work. The Art of Circling can be experienced through retreats, private sessions, as well as workshops. Andreas circles attract a worldwide audience, including Fortune 500 companies and the Hollywood stars Andrea and the Art of Circling have been featured by publications such as People, the Hollywood Reporter, New York Times and Self Magazine.
Michael is a ICF certified professional coach and mindfulness teacher on a mission to create a calmer, kinder and more connected world. He is the host of the “Letting it Settle Podcast”, has a background in corporate leadership, childhood education and the creative arts. Michael found tremendous success through social media connecting directly with people all around the world, with over 800k followers checking in each day to find calm in the middle of chaos
Trace talks with Michael about loneliness, being in the storm of personal difficulties, quality leadership, finding meditation, of course his background & showing up for yourself! They discuss how to hold space for two things simultaneously when walking through something personal and that not everyone deserves full access to you and your life. Choose the people that you are vulnerable with, wisely
A striaght to the point episode with a lot of heart
KAILO, is a luxury wellness brand based in Brisbane, Australia and began with the opening of its award winning flagship Medi-spa in Brisbane’s premier lifestyle and fashion precinct of James street, located in the iconic Calile Hotel. KAILO has now expanded to include luxury wellness products and events, positioning the brand as Australia’s leading elevated luxury wellness brand.
With the swift success of Kailo in Australia kristy and the team have expanded their reach into the united states and this week had travelled to New York to launch their products, unveiling their first billboard in time square. An incredible and surreal moment for any business. Kristy and Trace talk entrepreneurship, that success is nothing without the team around you to build it, they talk about the harder more difficult aspects of business, the tears, the elation, what matters most and everything in between. An incredible conversation about how integrity can drive a successful business.
Today on the show is Jay Cardiello one of the most sought after and recognised motivational speakers mindfulness coaches, fitness and health professionals in the world. For 12-years he served as a professional coach in the American NFL and MLB, he serves as a strength and conditioning specialist to celebrities and professional athletes, television and radio personalities, is a regular contributor to leading media outlets and a strategic advisor to global brands. As mentioned he's worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment such as 50 Cent, JLO, Rami Malek, and Sofia Vergara. He is a TEDx speaker, has authored two best-selling wellness books, co-starred in the ABC Television production and most recently developed a 12-Week Behavioural Intervention Program designed to treat addiction, PTSD and obesity. Now…. all of that is extremely impressive but what really struck me about Jay's story is the unbelievable adversity in the making of the man we hear on this episode. From sexual abuse, to breaking his back, being told he would never walk again having over 16 surgeries, to his athletic career being a top athlete in long jump, he been through divorce, bankruptcy and homelessness and yet, his un wavered pursuit to serve others with their body and mind is commendable, noble and frankly …. inspiring!
Jesse is a digital creator who injects his particular style of storytelling genius into providing content for all of us around the topic of anxiety men tal health and wellness . His approach is through the universal launguage of humour that brings a deeper topic like anxiety to a place where we can feel just that little bit more open to the topic we can relate to the content and in turn be able to feel vulnerable enough to talk about the issues we might face in our daily lives.
Trace and Jesse talk, how he got into film and making content about anxiety, how he deals with it himself in his life, they talk social media and the guru stats that can be put upon him which was an interesting part of the conversation. So many good things in this conversation that even if you dont have anxiety, youll find somehting of interet.
Trace talks with Serena about her transistion from Harvard studying Sociology to her massive move to culinary school in France. They talk about the need for valadation and where that stemed from for Serena. They discuss anxiety, shame and guilt, panack attacks and how as a culture, anxiety can be very diffrently espesially on social media.
They get into the topic of chosing to have or not have children, a big and contriversial issue, but an important one to talk about. in a safe space, they talk compassion for yourself and others and so much more. ENJOY
David Steingard, CEO and Co-Founder of Laughing Man Coffee and the Laughing Man Foundation. Today’s conversation is all about the expansion of LM Studios. Trace talks with David about the expansion, the why behind it, “ALL BE HAPPY” as an ethos, the deeper root of why us humans struggle to connect like we use to and perhaps how the studio, through telling stories can bridge that gap.
A conversation about ego, entrepreneurship, life pursuits, holding ideas and swinging for the fences. A real conversation about business, friendship and not always getting it right but putting your best foot forward will never leave you regretful.
Today on the pod, is Mr Jules Horn. Athlete, model and breath coach.
Jules was famously tapped by none other than Karl Lagerfeld himself as one of Chanel’s leading men and has shot for Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, countless brands, ads, covers and was mentored by the ever prolific Brue Webber, one of the worlds most respected photographers.
Jules is un unassuming kind of guy, an observer, solftly spoken thinker. Trace and Jules talk ego, finding value, the constant internal re-evaluation of things in his life, relationships, how we treat our body, family and friends, and how we approach work.
A lot of this conversation is more about the man not the model and the strugle, plus the truths and revelations along tyhe way that have shaped him, from faith to his fiance. With over 184k instgram followers he isn’t shy about showing himself both physically and mentally but the heartbeat of the guy to is live sincerly and to help others.
Enjoy the conversation with Jules Horn
Brett Conti, a world renowned YouTuber, with millions of followers across all his multiple platforms, Talks with Trace about his start, from the poor college student with a dream, a passion and a vission board to a full time content creator that has been sent to shoot in over 70 countries. They talk, coming up through the blooming age of YouTube, to evolution of the hustler to the full time creative that gets paid to make content. They discuss the new business that Brett is embarking on to build a business from zero to 1 million dollars in one year. He may just be tenacious enough to make it happen
A beautiful human and a lot of fun, please enjoy, BRETT CONTI
Laurie’s work explores technology through the lens of the human nuanced perspective and experience. Her impressive background is extensive as CNN’s former senior technology correspondent and the editor-at-large for CNN Tech, she covered the intersection of technology and culture for more than a decade.
Her original reporting champions the underdog and reveals the untold stories of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and their human impact. If that wasn’t impressive enough Laurie was also a correspondent at 60 Minutes, focusing her on extremism in the United States which we briefly touch on in our conversation
I wanted to talk to Laurie today about AI, where we came from, where we are now to where we are going. Deepfakes, the giants of indistry she has interviewed, her background and draw to jounalism, her perspective on tech. A rounded and needed conversation
AND WE ARE BACK!!
After 14 months, Talk with Trace the Podcast is finally back in your earbuds. With the anticipation of the returning pod, we are kicking it off with episode 170 to bring you the conversation with the most wonderful human, the benevolent, Mr Julian Shapiro-Barnum, of the wildly successful show “Recess Therapy!”
With 5 million followers+ across all platforms, Recess Therapy is only growing stronger. Trace talks with Julian about the success of the show, how and why it garnered such a cult following, the kids, the fame and what that looks like for him, his projects, comedy giants he loves, they touch on his personal life and talk about how our childhood informs our adulthood. It’s a sweet way to return to TALK WITH TRACE
Join me to hear the best of the best, 17 snippets and close out out the year with a bang. It is a privilege and honour to bring you this podcast, let's jump in!
ENJOY, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2023
Trace
Fabio Kotinda returns to the podcast to talk about minimalism. We open the discussion up around our reactions to life occurrences, friendships and relationships, how we treat others, journaling, healthy boundaries with people, practicing compassion for others but also for ourselves. We talk about our direction in life and where we focus our attention. It's one of those episodes that are fun and relatable in some way or another.
Fernanda is a Brazilian ultra runner, climber, adventurer and world record breaker being the first woman to run up and down the highest mountain in South America, Aconcagua 6.962m in just 22h52min, also the first Female world Record holder for running up and down the highest mountain of Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro at 5895m in only 10h06min. She’s a Brazilian Jujitsu and Capoeira fighting champion who was also a dynamic gymnast, then started trail racing as a teenager. Fernanda is not just a spectacular athlete she is also a nutritionist and an environmental lawyer, combining her love for nature into her work to help protect our natural environment
Today on the podcast we explore her background into Journalism, how she started out and her peculiar but interesting choice in Japanese literature, which lead her to study it at Cambridge. From growing up on a farm, this line of progression or trajectory wasn’t exactly the standard. Megan and I discuss her time in Japan, what she learnt from the people, culture, way of life and of course how the literature connected to her. We discuss coming up through the ranks and finding her way to journalism through reporting on world events and humanitarian work. Megan is a climate correspondent and editor for (TRF), based in Barcelona as mentioned but with an international beat. She runs a small team of reporters covering the ins and outs of securing a green and just transition to a decarbonised world, especially in developing countries. She has worked on topics ranging from finance to humanitarian news throughout her career as a journalist, with stints at Reuters and the BBC.
Tim Christophersen, Vice President, Climate Action Salesforce Tim and discuss corporate responsibility, the initiatives they are leading the way on, innovations, optimism, their staff, and the direction of global business from a climate perspective. The sustainability revolution is here! Hopefully just in time. We must scale up existing and new climate solutions across the world, and that is something that the private sector can do at the scale and speed we need which I talk to Tim about.
Simone is one of those rare extraordinary women who are beyond impressive. She has been an Ambassador, a Diplomat, CEO of both the Humanitarian sector and NGO's.She loves to work at the intersection of public-private-non governmental sectors. She is a believer in social impact & sustainability as co-drivers of future business & sustainable socioeconomic development. I wanted to speak to Simone about our world, the behaviours we are witnessing from our leaders and politicians, why it feels so disconnected and polarising from her perspective. We talk Politics today & the psychological warfare seemingly spreading across all nations, leadership & Governance. We discuss things like, humility, ego, great leadership, where we are at as the human race and the hope of change.
No Talk with Tarce episdoe today, instead we are gearing up for our first ever climate podcast series launching tomorrow. So with this in mind we wanted to release the promo episode for you to hear here in getting ready for tomorrow Tuesday the 8th of Novembers very first epsidoe drop. 22 guests over 12 weeks to help break down climate change into understandable elements to remove ambiguity and explain basic principles. Available on all podcasting platforms to subscribe to NOW, social media platforms instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn plus a dedicated website www.roncic.com
Bonus episode, short 30mins crossing to Mike in Egypt, where the team have pulled tons of rubbish and plastic bottles out of the River Nile and piled it up into a plastic pyramid where Mike has been sleeping for 3 nights in the desert. It's unbelievable and we wanted to support them in their mission. A quick short episode to let you know how its going, where it started and why then what they are focusing on for the future! A great quick chat don't miss it
Bonus episode, short 30mins crossing to Mike in Egypt, where the team have pulled tons of rubbish and plastic bottles out of the River Nile and piled it up into a plastic pyramid where Mike has been sleeping for 3 nights in the desert. It's unbelievable and we wanted to support them in their mission. A quick short episode to let you know how its going, where it started and why then what they are focusing on for the future! A great quick chat don't miss it
This is a repeat episode in preperation of this weeks special bonus episode with Mike in Eygpt, picking up plastic on the River Nile for Zero Co's 100 year project. We have cut out some things but for those new to the podcast they may not have heard the founding story from Mike so before this saturdays special episode crossing to Mike who will be camping at the bottom of the pyramids, we wanted people to know who they are all over agin. ENJOY, this is a bsuiness birthed out of witnessing horrible plastic polution while traveling overseas, dumping life savings into the project and seeing it flourish. Unbelieveable!
Disruption, Gary Vee, depression and failure, global business sucsess, legacy trauma and letting it go. This conversation has EVERYTHING. Deep guttural experiences and repeatability to how we are living our life.
Do not miss this episode, its late but its coming we had some technical issues.
Today I spoke with return guest, a crowd favourite the traveling nomad photographer Ben Glassco. Ben was on the show over 2 years ago and we went through his amazing story of leaving his corporate job, selling everything he owned and heading to Asia on a motorbike for six months honing his craft to be a photographer. Today is not has hundreds of thousands of followers on his Tik Tok and instagram pages and makes living from his photography. We talk travel, soul searching, sitting still, sibling bonds, feeling low and why he still loves what he does and so much more!
NAKIE are now a B corp certified brand who crafted The Worlds First 100% recycled hammock made from 37 plastic bottles. Best quality money can buy with a Lifetime warranty, in a range of colours and takes 1 min max to set up. Nakie are the number one selling recycled hammock company in the world and have made the bigger adventure wear companies stand up, take notice which has inadvertently called them to action, look at their own materials used in their hammocks and other products. A rising tide rates all boats.I talk about their humble start with the guys, the mistakes made, the manufacturing, the support from family, wearing multiple hats and what the future holds!
You may have heard of my next guest, with over 4.5 million fans spread across her social media platforms, New York Times best-selling author and James Beard Award Winner, the lovely Joanne Molinaro, a.k.a The Korean Vegan. She has crashed into our worlds through her genius pairing of delectable Korean food and her personal, episodic, anecdotal and throught provoking insights! Joanne is a rare find, a partner at a prodigious law firm by day and creative content creator by night. Her insights into the human soul are not only relatable but inspiring. This episode is as you’d expect, candid, personal and all about the food. We talk parents, law school, creative content, connecting with people around the world through food, becoming a vegan and so much more.Joanne is courageous, brilliant and just the salt of the earth kind of person you’d love to catch up with over coffee, or in her case, decaf!
Xylon van Eyck is an entrepreneur , 2x Ironman, cancer survivor, speaker, advocator, coach and marketing guru. He wears many hats but his life experiences are nothing short of inspiring.Xylon about his cancer battle at 26 when he was seemingly onto of the world, the things we tell ourselves to get us through a moment in time and what happens 2 years later, when we are dealing with the issue at its core. We talk family, touch briefly on his growing up with fiercely independent woman in his life. Taking the cancer experience into his business career now and wanting to flip the cycling world on its head.
Anne Therese Gennari is a speaker & communications strategist entrepreneur, author, podcaster, environmental activist & is Shifting the narrative on climate change. Her story is unique in that she came to find her climate platform through modelling. in 2017 Anne co-founded “Role Models Management”, an ethical modelling agency that represents mission-driven models. Brands who want their products and services to be represented by humans with a strong voice and point of view. Her & I talk about her activism, perhaps where that stems from, her modelling platform, the modelling industry, the #MeToo movement, climate, the messaging of climate and correlation from the Me Too movement and climate change, which I found fascinating. We talk about her rather stoic resolve when it comes to making a difference and being loud in this space.
Dr shanna Mcclain is the Disasters Program Manager for NASA Earth Sciences Applied Sciences Division. We talked about being an academic, being the first in her family to go to college and to travel outside of America. We have an open discussion around woman in science and the societal pressure on woman, its really fascinating. We of course talk about NASA, her role there and her story from growing up in Florida to studying her PhD, suffering from depression, living abroad and climate change. A wide ranging conversation indeed!
She’s brilliant obviously, but she is also a tenacious, resilient, fantastic person to sit and share a wine with.
Dr shanna Mcclain is the Disasters Program Manager for NASA Earth Sciences Applied Sciences Division. We talked about being an academic, being the first in her family to go to college and to travel outside of America. We have an open discussion around woman in science and the societal pressure on woman, its really fascinating. We of course talk about NASA, her role there and her story from growing up in Florida to studying her PhD, suffering from depression, living abroad and climate change. A wide ranging conversation indeed!
She’s brilliant obviously, but she is also a tenacious, resilient, fantastic person to sit and share a wine with.
My next guest, Nigel Marsh is a guest I've wanted on the podcast for years. He is a masterful and soulful speaker that make your cheeks hurt from laughter and in the same sitting, make you rethink how you construct your entire life choices. So you can see the draw, wanting to have him on the show. Nigel is best known for his creative pursuits. As well as the author of four books – "Fat, Forty and Fired" (my personal fav, the one that introduced him to me) "Overworked and Underlaid", "Fit, Fifty and Fired-Up" and "Smart, Stupid and Sixty" – he is also the co-founder of Earth Hour, the founder of the Sydney Skinny and host of award-winning podcast The Five Of My Life. With 6 million views on his work life balance TED Talk
There has been a resurgence of people looking at the philosophers like Plato, Socrates, Marcus aralias, Aristotle and its gaining traction in mainstream media. So naturally, it sparked my curiosity as to why we are finding such an affinity to the old philosophers and how they are still so relevant today in the 21st century.
So to help my understand the resurgence I sat down with Dr Matthew Sharpe. Matthew is a Professor and Researcher in social theory, critical thinking, and the history of ideas as well as an independent author. He is a professor at Deacan university and Think Inc
Dr Branch is a International researcher, teacher, trainer, consultant, speaker, and educational administrator. He’s an Expert in consumer behaviour, marketing research, international marketing and much more. Experience in more than 100 universities, government agencies, and both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We discuss his life, growing up, living and visiting in over 84 countries! We discuss his engineering career that lead him into marketing, a completely different career and a PhD. We talk meeting his wife, moving to America and where he views himself and his skill as “Mr International” in both marketing and business.
We discuss what’s changed (spoiler alert, if anything in fact has changed) and if we as the human beings consuming marketing how we are responding to it!
It is with a sad and heavy heart, that we re-release episode 54 on Monday as a remastered version into episode 151. We do this in tribute and to honour the incredible woman, Anna Mussi, who tragically passed away in a car accident late June of 2022. Anna, who was the manager of Rhino Revolution, has a lasting legacy that we at the Media company wanted to remember and celebrate.
Dr Ayesha and I talk about her childhood, her parents and grandparents being giants in the medical profession, how watching them surfing from Alzheimer’s was a contributing factor to the desire to study the brain. It certainly was a point of interest for her personally on how the brain works, the functionality and if we can do anything about cognitive decline or if hereditary contributors meant if a person was to eventually suffer from the same fate or not. This is a personal conversation and a good look at the why behind a medical professional
This episode is a meaning FILLED conversation! I live for discussions like this, real, tangible, heartfelt and full of realities, actions, thoughts of change and inspiration. Conversations around the messiness of life, the vulnerabilities, uncomfortability and of course the incredible lessons we learn.
She is known for her focus on culture, empathy and authenticity to continuously help others be their most authentic selves. Vera is also an advocate for mental health and runs 'State of Mind', a podcast to normalise mental health conversations and my god, she does it with gumption. Vera and I discuss vulnerability within the workplace, leadership, her story, humility, her Podcast and so much more.
Masculinity, parenthood, being your authentic self, sports culture, expectation, not caring what people think of you, arrogance and confidence. If you can relate to any of these topics, my conversation with my next guest Max Dimarco is for you. Max married a fantastic woman who had an 18month year old when they met, we talk about that time in his life, leaving professinal sport and the mental health of shifting out of that. We talk about culture for young men and his blueprint from his parents in chaging into the man he is today.
Episode 147 is all about grief, loss and love. A powerful conversation complete with real emotion, lived experience, joy, loss, hope, resilience. It’s got it all. Join Dr Anita and I as we navigate this most recent painful loss of her beloved husband James at just age 40.
Anita is open, candid and doesn’t shy away from the harder elements of this time in a beautiful expression of love and that her story might help someone else.
For weeks we have been teasing the “Ready or not, Change is Coming” global climate podcast series. Today I speak with my co-producer and director of the project the incredible Katiuscia Fara
We discuss the why behind this mission, the details of the series and of course the exciting documentary that will start filming next year! This project is unbelievably exciting and has collaborations with some of the worlds largest most prolific leaders on the subject!
Dr Anika Molesworth is a farmer, scientist and storyteller. She is widely recognised for her work in agriculture and food systems and generating climate change awareness, and is author of Our Sunburnt Country.
Anika is a recognised thought-leader of agro-ecological systems resilience and international farming development. With a passion for rural communities and healthy ecosystems, she is committed to help create sustainable and vibrant rural landscapes now and for the future.
Suzi started Think Inc at 22 years of age, touring intellectual giants like Neil Degrase Tyson, Dr Jane Goodall, Steve Wozniak, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins to name a quick few.
Suzi saw a niche in the market, borrowed some money from a friend & birthed THINK INC! 9 years later, through a pandemic where no one was going out to events or traveling overseas, she is still standing strong. Suzi is set to expand the business to a global scale & she's only in her early 30’s. A sneaker head, a driven eternal optimist, Suzi talks openly about becoming an atheist, growing up with conflicting religious families, intellectual pursuit, why she started Think Inc, her outstanding guests & so much more!
Mags is a Journalist, a Meteorologist, Food Writer and Cook Book Author. There is so much that could be said about Mags, it's endless. As always though I wanted to get behind scences and find out about her story. Her Polish and Russian background, moving to Australia and what drew her to Journalism, travel and food!? She is a fascinating human and one I find lives her life authentically. We talk socail media, connection, living fulfilled, so much more!
We talk about the mind, where we go from here with a divided world, a global pandemic, job loss, war, climate change, all these gloomy contributors that can cause our minds to wonder, to feel completely overwhelmed and how we can possibly change and work on that.
It’s a discussion about philosophy and real world colliding. More video, images and information coming out during the week. Available on all podcast platforms tomorrow!
We loved this chat with Dan he is always a pleasure to talk to.
Fabio was recently asked to visit the Ukraine to capture whats happening in the streets, the hospitals and talk to people affected by the invasion. He and I talk about what he witnesses, the pain and grief, his experience, what he saw, felt, the dangers and we pose some interesting questions about photography in a war zone. It hits you right between the eyes.
Fabio is a photographer, a nomad and a minimalist. He is a humble human and we talk all things his story not just his trip to Ukraine. We talk attachment, change and his philosophy on life
Her story is of adventure, discovery, travel and entrepreneurship. Feeling like she wanted to create a space for women like her that wanted to be active, try new and thrilling things. She's a renowned French Canadian voice of female empowerment and entrepreneurship.
Erika left her motherland in 2014, travelling the world as a nomad Yogi and absolutely fell in love with surfing, extending her knowledge in Yoga but still had the pull towards creating something for herself. To build a business she could facilitate and incorporate her loves together.
Narelle Anderson, is the founder and CEO of ENVIROBANK. This discussion is personal, we talk about the wise words from her mother that still resinates with her today, we discuss leadership, core values driving the business and we discuss the industry of recycling in Australia. Join me Monday to hear the conversation. Narelle is an accomplished business leader, recognised indigenous mentor and speaker.
She is passionate about the role recycling can play in cleaning up our environment. A born entrepreneur, Narelle grew an inner-Sydney waste management business, CBD Enviro Services, twenty-fold before selling it to a public company. Narelle then set her sights on rewarding Australia’s recyclers and founded Envirobank.
This week is all about the some of the best snippet compilations from over 18 past guests. We could have done so many of these but just not enough room in a 1 hour episode. This was the most fun to put together and we hope you like it.
Enjoy!
Em is an entrepreneur, martial artists, dancer, podcast producer and host of her show “Tacking Minds”. She is the creator of “Mental Muscle Co” for mental fortitude, she’s founder of “Creative Erotism” for empowering women in their expression of their sexuality, she’s a fitness coach, speaks 5 languages, is a leukaemia cancer survivor and a women I have labeled a true lioness.
Episode is 136 is wonder woman herself, the great Hana Robinson, co-founder of kgari fraser island adventures. She’s a eco warrior, entrepreneur, innovator, sustainability advocate and her organisation runs breach clean ups on K’gai every couple of months to pull plastic and other rubbish off the island. I invited Hana back on the show because we have witnessed one of the biggest flooding situations that both South East Queensland and Northern NSW have seen in years. Due to this flooding, k’gari has had oodles of waste dumped on the island and Hana was at the core of facilitating the clean up.
Claudia Colgate is a critical care flight paramedic and teaches advanced cardiac, paramedic, trauma and wilderness life skills.
She is am an international expedition leader and guide on small tourist expedition ships, focusing on the polar regions, with more than 70 voyages to the Antarctic alone. While working on the ships Claudia lectures in weather, climate change, geology, glaciology, ornithology and marine biology. Shes an incredible knowledge but her life story and her thoughts on climate change is utterly fantastic and inspirational
Dr Sarah Woodhouse returns! Her episode was the most listened to episode of all time for Talk with Trace the Podcast and we are excited to have her back on to talk about the release of her book in the UK. We catch up what has happened since we spoke last, the sensational sucsess of the book in Australia and around the world. This week it gets rolled out in the UK. We talk about autobiographical trauma, more of Sarahs personal story and so much more
Eric broke the world marathon record while pushing a wheelchair. This particular wheelchair contained his amazing mother who is battling Multiple Sclerosis. He did it all to raise awareness an money for Multiple Sclerosis research to help get rid of this awful disease. An inspiration and one not to be missed.
Safi is a Dutch filmmaker who is known for striking the right balance between understanding behaviour and powerful story telling of culture. With a degree and Masters in Earth Science, Safi has a unique perspective and voice to throw out into the world. He recently spoke at COP26 and was director of his dream project, filming for National Geographic entittled "The Grand African Green Up" for AFR 100.
Safi is humble, dynamic, interesting and balanced a great conversation about the essence of a person and why we are driven into what we end up doing.
Dr Nate Klemp is a New York Times best selling author, philosopher, founder, he is a meditation junky, an entrepreneur and an anthropologist of modern marriage.
We talk about his book The 80/80 marriage, how he and his wife Kaley came to the premise of writing the booking together. We discuss resentment, fairness or what we think is fair, sex, communication and so much more!
I talk with Marcus about Cultral Contaigion, marketing, psychology, identity and culture. It's the basic phyisics of human behaviour and understanding what drives it, through our values. Marcus is a professor, has working with brands such as Nike, Apple and Jeep plus was the digital strategist for the one and only BEYONCE.
He's a dymanic guy with facinating insight.
Julie Piatt is a force of nature, a thoughtful speaker, Yogi, chef, spiritual guide, singer songwriter, entrepreneur, podcaster and best selling author.
We discuss the elusive word "happiness" and what that looks like in our lives. Do we have expectations on it, does it look like wealth and money, is it love, family? Plus we talk about her coupledome with Rich Roll and their worldwide empire while staying grounded and humble
He is 21, Alex Dekker is already a young Australian of the year nominee for 2022, a Founder and entrepreur. The story of feeding front line workers started with his sister who is a Doctor through the pandemic and continued through to today as a registered charity, has a CEO and board. Alex has made waves, made headlines and has learnt so many things in 2 short years. We talk homelessness, systemic issues, where it started and so much more
Jana Pittman, Olympic Athlete, mother of 6 come April, public speaker, Doctor and Author. But with most people with a profile, there is so much more behind the celebrity. There is substance, resilience, heartbreak, ups and downs, highs and lows. This is a women who has endured back lash, financial strain, puplic divorces, loss of babies and the media labelling her. She lives authentically and its to be admired
For the first episode back for 2022, I wanted to focus on the ever present or rather, dreaded New Years Resolutions. Why we make them, why we break them, the getting rid of the guilts if we do break them, the intrinsic drivers of change, behaviour and knowing yourself for when you really do want to make a change.
These two Italian/Australian creative, fashionistas, artists, tour guides & ultimate foodies are my next guests!
Lisa and Toni grew up in Australia but in their late teens, early twenties, became more and more interested in exploring their Italian roots and cultural background. Both women have built an empire of food, flavour, fashion and adventure with public profiles that exploded, due to their raw talent, skill and authentic and personable natures.
Jorge is an Emmy Award-winning freelance Video Journalist, Fixer/Field Producer & Camera Operator. He was born & raised in Mexico but now lives in Australia & manages his team in Mexico where they cover stories related to Mexico and the USA. We discuss El Chapo, the underground tunnels, being held at gunpoint, what its like to be a journalist on the boarder & so much more!!
Alen is a creative director, photographer & YouTube genius, but more than that, he’s an incredible person.
Alen has done work for massive brands such Lamborghini, Mercedes & Lexus to name a quick few. He’s traveled the world, now has 800K following. His business is booming & after his appearance on the podcast over a year ago, a lot has changed!
We discuss life, lessons learnt, political views & sharing your thoughts as a profiled person. We talk travel, family, business & all that's happened since our last chat.
Since 2019 SunButter has expanded from handmade sunblock to launching Australia's first reef safe sunscreen packaged in reusable and recyclable tins and Australia's first vegan surf zinc. All our products are listed with the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration and comply with Australia's world leading sunscreen standards. Their teams passion to grow a socially and environmentally ethical skincare company is driven by their mantra, "Protecting People & The Planet".
Talking about your anxiety, depression & battling the people pleaser within can take it's toll. Listen to the episode with Rhiannon on Monday, Founder & owner of the Plant Lounge for this personal & relatable conversation!
We all have our proclivities & idiosyncrasies, what is important is your support network, your people, your community & giving credence to those that deserve it rather than the faceless keyboard warriors out there.
Introducing James Bartle, Founder & CEO of Outland Denim.
They started as an avenue for victims of sexual exploitation to engage in safe, dignified employment as they rebuilt their lives, and have since widened our doors to accept employees from varying backgrounds of vulnerability and exploitation. This episode touches on 2 important issues for us, combating trafficking and being sustainable in business. This is a conversation not to be missed
Doing business sustainably & creatively, a conversation about the urgency of environmental awareness, the future of business & not being perfect but striving for better a better way, always! A great human, a good conversation
How do we fair in our relationships when in lock down? The proclivities, the annoyances, the fun stuff, it’s all relevant!
Trace talks with Stav Davidson about covid, the impact throughout this time on friendships & his relationship!
It’s hilarious, the conversation is broad & you can’t miss it, it’s jam packed full of interesting thoughts!
This episode concludes the 3 part series on International Day of Rural Women, which recognises the crucial role that women and girls play in agriculture, food security and nutrition. I was grateful to sit across from Rushini Perera, Head of Resilience, Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR), and Social Protection, Sri Lanka to discuss such matters and why humanitarian aid is important to encourage the younger generations to get involved with
Katiuscia Fara, is the Senior Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor for WFP’s regional bureau for the Asia Pacific, in Bangkok. She has been with WFP for over 6 years, and the broad scope of her roles includes climate risk management, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, sustainable development, urban risk, food security and building resilient communities.
Part one of this series coincides with International Day of the Girl Child, which focuses on the need to address the particular challenges girls face, as well as promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
In this episode I spoke with Neera Sharma, the School Meals Programme Manager from WFP Nepal. We discussed WFP's work and initiatives that support children, including those positively impacting young girls and women. For example, the school meals program she manages helps serve meals to 250,000 girls and boys living in food insecure districts throughout Nepal. Neera’s team is driven by Zero Hunger targets that include ensuring access by all people, especially infants, poor and vulnerable people, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
We asked you which episode you wanted us to repeat for this week, it was a resounding node for the amazing actress and activist KATHY NAJIMY! Well chosen dear listeners, this was a riveting conversation from beginning to end. Please listen, comment and share with your family and friends, follow us on Instagram is you don't already! Also on Facebook and Twitter, available on all podcasting platforms
Listen in as Craig and I laugh, share a drink, get personal and discover what I imagine a lot of us feel, when striving for something important to us. We talk the inner critic, life experiences, lessons learnt, personality traits and so much more.
It's a conversation I appreciated because Craig is engaging, thoughtful, circumspect and despite his huge following, so incredibly down to earth. Listen in and share with your family and friends.
Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love.
Trace talks with Chris about his growing up years, moving to America, his family, work ethic, staying grounded throughout sucsess and knowing yourself.
This story is an enthralling tale including romance, adventure and an unrelenting passion to do good for the planet. Zero Co was birthed after Mike and Alyssa were traveling through the worlds most remote locations and STILL seeing plastic rubbish in these parts. It became obvious very quickly that it was a problem. Trace talks with Mike about his travel, about the humble beginnings of, dumping life savings into the dream to make it happen, COVID reality, the green washing of an industry, taking a positive stance rather than a doom and gloom one and learning as he goes. They discuss social media, the plastic problem, paving a way in this recycling space and the walk they have been on trying to make it happen.
Sarah is on one the most passionate and articulate speakers on child development that I have ever come across. Her and I discussed programmes, the Foundation itself and it's humble beginnings. We spoke about Covid and the impact globally on them as a Foundation and what she has seen personally throughout this time.
We discuss learning through play, what exactly the Foundation does and how they execute and facilitate. We talk collaborations and partnerships, the hundreds of organisations the Foundation works alongside and supports, it really is an extraordinary Foundation to learn more about.
I was lucky enough to sit down with Kate & talk all things business, her journey to the most delicious gluten free donuts in existence & the founding of a business that now has 5 cafes, 120 staff & a gluten free product line!
So amazing so, inspiring & down to earth! We talk family, staring out, her obsession to product, wearing multiple hats as a leader & trusting the people around you to take your business to the next level with you
The ladies who have swept the nation with their whit, laughter & down to earth, heartwarming Podcast, Too Peas Pod.
They have written & released a fabulous book entitled “The invisible life of us!” We share a drink & discuss their friendship, where this all started, having children with additional needs, loneliness, people pleasing & finding your people.
Lyn and I talk about galvinisation of young people around the world for social justice, why is this SO important to them, what are the societal and culture drivers.
We talk about her career, why she felt a desire to pursue humanitarian causes and why the personal IS political. We talk about large NGO's re-calibrating looking inward on how and what they can do better from diversity, transparency and the way they function.
Ian Whitworth, is a self professed reformed branding and advertising creative director turned entrepreneur and is a co-founder of national corporate audiovisual company Scene Change. We talk his new book UNDISRUPTABLE, its not extemporaneous, its methodically written and riddled with hysterical snort/laugh out loud relatable experiences with real world applications from someone who has actually made money in business!
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organisation saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
Stream to regreen the planet! Trace Talks with Wessel Van Eden from Just Digg It for the second time around on the podcast. This time to discuss their revolutionary idea of streaming music in collaboration with the worlds biggest music & DJ sensations to fund the re-greening of the planet! A great conversation!
Dr Daniel Siegel, MD is the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organisation—based on his concept of “Mindsight”. I spoke with Dr Dan about his method, how he came to psychology & what drew him to create interpersonal Neurobiology. It’s a fascinating story of a Med student learning who he was as a young man, learning empathy, was compelled & fascinated by how the mind works & challenging stereotypical thinking. We talk scientifically & personally! Of course we talk Chelsea Handler too!
Damion talks with Trace about his career, childhood, his mother’s passion for decorating & how that coupled with oodles of natural talent & flare, he caught the bug for design. He talks about the struggle years, his very first gig designing a stage at a club & realising then, that design is what he wanted to peruse.
Interior design, architecture, finding himself in front of the camera venturing out to start his own business after working in one of London’s most prestigious architectural firms.
We talk leadership, diversity and why he is doing it all different to the stock standard! He’s a laugh, he inspiring, magnanimous, kind and an interesting soul.
Trace talks with Jimmy about his story, HalfCut is a widely known social movement that engages people of all cultures, ages & sexes to raise awareness & raise funds for forest conservation & regeneration. Why?
Over 50% of the world’s forests are destroyed. To encourage people to be a visual distribution, starting conversations about conservation. Hence the look of the half shaven beard!! It’s a talking point for sure!
For our 100th episode it had to be something inspiring, something that galvanised & was making a difference in tangible ways, even if controversial.
I was so proud & honoured to sit down with Daud from March For Our Lives the impactful grassroots organisation started by young people who no longer wanted to stand by & allow gun violence to perpetually occur without action being demanded.
To truly do what you love, what you’re passionate about, you have to fully commit! That is the message from Ben the nomad creative who literally sold everything to travel 8 counties in 8 months on a motorcycle!
Does he earn millions, no, does he have work that he loves & can pay the bills, absolutely! Does he get to climb mountains, explore the world, stretch himself as a human & change his life for the betterment?! YES!
Trace Talks with Scott about his childhood, career, reliable & consistent voice in the behind the scenes Hollywood interviews!
They talk Harvey Weinstein reality for the industry & how it’s changed the culture, they talk what makes a person successful, the magic of cinema & if streaming is a positive thing moving forward. The art of conversation, substance over celebrity,
understand a persons character behind the world wide famous names of Hollywood
Physiotherapist, Nutritionist, Author & Podcaster, Simon Talks with Trace about his new book. They discuss a plant based lifestyle, scientific evidence, his personal walk to a plant base lifestyle & the benefits of choosing to do so.
They talk climate change, masculinity, deficiencies, dispel some of the myths & absolutely not compromising on taste & flavour.
A kind & gently spoken man with a passion to genuinely help people to a healthy fulfilling life! Don’t miss it, available on all podcasting platforms!
Katharine Hayhoe is a renowned climate scientists, Astrophysicist & Professor! She has authored over 125 peer reviews, written in countless publications, has influenced National & state legislature & speaks on climate change around the globe.
Trace goes through the typical hoax questions, defines climate change, greenhouse gasses & together look at the hard hitting factual data.
The resplendent & always hilarious Kathy Najimy! Kathy needs no introduction being a beloved actress, producer, writer & activist! Kathy Najimy is a delicious human inside & out, was so gracious & endearing! This episode was a therapy session mixed in with belly laughs & yes there is bad singing..... by Tracey not Kathy! Talking career, childhood, activism, Sister Act, mentors and so so much more!
Helen Durham is my next guest, an international humanitarian lawyer & is the Director of International Law & Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross
in Geneva Switzerland! (ICRC) Trace talks with Helen about the New Nuclear Treaty signed in January of 2021, why its important to know about, what this means going forward and why its relevant
“Radical Humility,” just take a moment & think on both of these words. Not two words we often hear much in our fast paced society, even less do we see these words together! This new book entitled Radical Humility, is a collation of 25 essays written by various professionals describing their take on humility!
Professors, lawyers, journalists, philosophers, librarians & psychologists look at these words & how they apply in our everyday! Trace talks with Rebekah & Jamie on the why & the journey
Trace and Sonya talk about the movement, share stories, get real about our culture and how we feel about ourselves within these constructs, she bridges the gap on her work and social justice, the movement itself and so much more! Today, TBINAA is a digital media enterprise reaching nearly 1 million people per month from over 140 countries, focused on radical self-love, social justice and personal and global transformation.
Trace talks with Dr Sarah Woodhouse a research psychologist specifically spending the past 15 years on studying trauma.
Excellent conversation with a real & open discussion around the truths & triumphs over trauma both large & small because it all affects us in different ways!
A truly penetrating chat, one of the best on the podcast ever!
Trace & Chris talk about the founding of the legendary Lonely Planet & their new pivot into the digital world.
Trace talks with Chris about the travel industry taking such a huge hit throughout covid, the classic book itself and its humble beginnings to almost 50 years on and going strong! The Lonely Planet is the classic, reliable trust worthy travel buddy that we have all grown up with.
Do you LOVE the Three Blue Ducks? Their restaurants, their cook books, the farm perhaps? Trace talks with Celebrity Chef Darren Robertson about covid, the hospitality industry, his hobbies, family life, the ethos of the company & how he wants to live his life! They discuss the Three Blue Ducks new adventure, the "Eat Trip" of their brand new 6 part series on channel 10! A genuine laid back conversation, don't miss it
Trace talks with Dom about presence, curiosity, relinquishing ego, learning true inner strength, all while undertaking the gruelling trek from Melbourne to Brisbane. Domenic is an inquisitive Aussie fellow who shared the life lessons learnt along the way of his 74 day journey. Regaling stories of the wonderful community spirit of the local people, the best views on the east coast and the foundation he did it all for!
Ryan is unashamedly honest about his story, “Hi are you single” is a smart, challenging, humorous and delightfully provocative play that will make you squirm, pay attention, question your ideas all while somehow finding yourself relating to a young man, who wants what all of us want as humans to love and be loved in return, find connection and he does in such a sassy way that you can’t help but laugh out loud of his willingness to go there.
Trace Talks with the amazing Craig Miller Randle, Australia's very own interior designer and plant expert! They talked about the phenomenon of the indoor plant exploding onto the market and how it is back in vogue! The second half of the conversation dives into a more personal look at life lessons, anxiety & depression, gratitude & of course the infamous 1st Instagram images that set off 185,000 followers to adore plants!
Entrepreneur, business man, investor, founder Mr Malenga Machel! Trace talks with Malenga about growing up within an iconic family, the pressure he felt, his childhood, his extraordinary work ethic & why he chose to stay out of the spotlight.
Trace talks with Malenga about the feeling one gets when building something from the ground up, the life lessons gained, his powerhouse mother, sister & wife & why he is so naturally humble & laid back.
A fantastic conversation!
Trace talks with George Bullard, legendary world record breaking explorer, motivational speaker & all round larrikin talks mental health, re-wilding humans & takes us through some of the details on his adventures, what he has learned and the tool kit that allows him to have gratitude!
Trace talks with Duku, a gentle inspirational guest for the podcast with an unyielding personal drive.
He is an internationally renowned inspirational speaker, Entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, UN Youth Delegate, author and LinkedIn Youth Editor. Trace talks with Duku about his story, being born into a Ugandan refugee camp to speaking at the UN!
On Wednesday the the 6th of January 2021,
The congressional certification of the electoral collage was convened to vote, to confirm president elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in what should have been a routine event. Donald Trump urged his supporters multiple times to descend on Washington over the past week saying quote: ‘Be there, it will be wild." Trace talks with Farai about white supremacy, the divide in America, what next and is there hope?
Today we look back over the year that was 2020! Some incredible episodes that have made us think, questioned why, made laugh, and perhaps left us thought induced. A short episode to celebrate the year of epic roller coaster proportions, the good the bad and in between!
Dana R. Fisher is an American sociologist, professor of sociology, public speaker and author of 6 books. Dana has featured on CNN, PBS, business insider, has authored over 60 research papers, and co authored text books with oxford faculty. She speaks with Trace about tribal and identity politics, a fascinating conversation looking at the research and perhaps what the data tells us going forward.
Trace talks with Safi about film, life lessons, they talk about curiosity, challenging the paradigm of culture, ethnicity, storytelling, identity, social norms shining the light on the “why” we do things as humans. We talk about his ascent in career, the loss of his mother, whats next and all the projects he is involved with.
Stephanie Betts is a founder, lawyer, entrepreneur, textile homeware expert & sustainability advocate! Stephanie Betts spent almost 20 years working for the biggest companies in the world including JP Morgan, Wall Street, Citi Bank, & Lehman Brothers.
In 2006 she decided to switch lanes and create the fabulous homeware's company "Josephine Home". Stephanie talks with Trace about sustainability, where its really going, about her textiles company and the "why" BEHIND IT ALL
Dance, the ballet, it is an art form! Li Cunxin's bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer, made headlines around the world and eventually turned into a beloved motion picture.
Today, the highly anticipated memoir of Australian ballerina Mary Li – and the long-awaited sequel to her husband Li Cunxin's bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer is now out and available! Trace sat down to speak with her!
Going plastic free can sound daunting and an impossible task! Anita Vandyke is a 2 time author of the books entitled “A zero waste life” and “A zero waste family!”
She is also a Medical Doctor and an Aeronautical Space Engineer! So.... she’s pretty talented! Listen to this insightful conversation!
If you loves movies, then you would have no doubt seen or heard of the multi academy award nominated film, "LION" starring Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel. This is the story of Sue Brierley, mother of Saroon, the boy they call Lion. Sue, talks with Trace about her book "Lioness" and goes deep into her life, adoption, childhood, the love of her life and the global sucsess of Lion to her family
Philanthropy within global business is now exponentially on the rise, asking the question “how can we be a force for good, make profit & give back?”
This is a compelling conversation & a topic I wanted to have, with one of the worlds very best CEO’s who knows, lives & breathes it!
An intellectual thought provoking content creator, a Photographer & social media consultant in New York!
Dave Krugman is the genius behind the lens. Dave is a massive influence on the world stage of stunning ad campaigns, street & portrait photography mixing old style with new dynamic imagery! Talking dark side of social media, his career and so much more!
A powerhouse producer with 25 years experience in media. She has worked internationally on iconic shows & productions with a BBC background in news journalism, she has worked extensively on lifestyle, features, documentary & reality shows.
If you love to travel, coffee, great writing, connection with amazing people, business, communication & photography, then this episode is jam packed full of pearls of inspiration! Brodie is a coffee consultant, living in Spain helping businesses better communicate their brand! Talking about his story, his passion and why its important to be authentic!
Wessel talks with Trace about Just dig it, Its history, its global impact & its mission. Just Dig It have a unique & restorative approach to biodiversity, conservation, migration, suffering climate, water & food security & helping to generate livelihoods for the local community in South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya.
The brutally hilarious, stand up comic and titan of radio breakfast shows, the whip smart Stav Davidson!
Trace talks with Stave about his early childhood, moving to Australia, the family dynamics and addiction for both himself and his father. They dissect comedy, where its been, where its going and the culture landscape. They talk about his brilliant and uber talented wife who was an past guest on the podcast, their daughter and how his childhood affected his parenting.
Trace talks with Rosie Wheen, CEO of WaterAid Australia and In country co-director of WaterAid Papua New Guinea, Navara. This candid conversation looks at Water Aids reach globally, how and why they were founded, the important work they do and as a follow on episode from the "Who gives a crap" pod as a trusted partner. Amazing work, brilliant people making a difference
Alen Palander is a Toronto-based Creative Director and Photographer. Amassing a fan base in the hundreds of thousands worldwide, Alen's brand and social media platforms grew, new and exciting opportunities began to unfold, and he quickly realised that his hobby had become his livelihood. Alen now works with some of the world’s largest brands while also running his production company, Palander Studios Inc.
Australian sweetheart & iconic triple threat crazy talented
Trace talks with Christine about her career, staying relevant, the eternal demand on looking & being a certain way & it’s affect on her. Christine talks to Trace about her start in the industry, the frocks, the films, the dances, the musical theater, the 2000 Olympic games.
ELLIOT REEVES is a popular figure in Scotland known best for his Inspire Edinburgh show that encapsulates the essence of powerful conversation.
He is a founder, broadcaster & public speaker
His vision, a world where people and businesses utilise the full potential of digital technology to create positive global change & leave a lasting legacy.
His mission, is to inspire & elevate the conscious awareness of humanity all based in the principles of compassion, humility, authenticity, integrity & respect.
Trace talks with the charismatic, million dollar smile delight! This outstanding human you may know from Netflix as a makeover guest on Queer Eye. Wesley’s story is a triumph over circumstances, was shot 3 times in the abdomen on the brink of death. The incident rendered him paralysed.
8 years later, has founded a non for profit called disabled but not really! He speaks all over the States on mindfulness, strength, positivity and living authentically.
Kathrine is a running legend, the first women to run the Boston Marathon, an integral voice behind the entry of women's marathons into the 1984 Olympic Games, she is a public speaker & activist for women all over the globe & SO SO MUCH MORE.
Athletes all around the world, stand on the shoulders of trailblazers like Kathrine!
Trace talks with Simon about the 2.3 billion people across the world who do NOT have access to a toilet. That's roughly 40% of the global population & means 289,000 children under the age of 5 die every year from diarrhea due to contaminated water & poor sanitation. Who gives a crap donate 50% of their profit to combat this to build safe & sanitary toilets in developing countries!
Janelle Weissman talks with Trace about the UN Women history & 10th year anniversary, the continual fight for education for girls around the globe, protection for violence against women, they talk about leadership, implementing innovative programs, policy, healthcare & of course human rights to safety.
A conversation that was needed to be had & an important one at that! Listen in to hear this wonderful conversation!
Trace talks with James about the founding & humble beginnings of Stone & Wood. They talk philanthropic ventures, their "green feet" program, the "ingrained" initiative and the "brew life" equity share hold for the employees. James tells Trace about the sustainability the Stone & Wood implement & discuss big business moving towards sustainable ventures globally. A fascinating look at the brewing world, Check it out!
Poaching, big game hunting, killing of the the majestic Rhino for their horn, is a real & present danger!
Trace talks with Anna from Rhino Revolution in South Africa about the dire situation they face, the not for profit organisation itself, the local programs, reserve owners, education piece & government interaction.
They discuss the laws around hunting, some of the stats & important awareness that we can all learn about & in turn share with friends & family.
Trace talks with Diana about founding Costa Rican health retreat, family expectation, divorce, heartbreak & finding a passion for food & education! They talk about personal journey through health, stepping into her own power unleashing freedom, joy & raw energy!
Trace talks with Dan about understanding Parkour, why its so popular & enjoying huge expansion around the world. They talk Hollywood, coaching, classes, mindfulness, overcoming fear, unlocking a persons potential & being instrumental in having he UK Government recognise Parkour as a sport in 2016!
Trace talks with Kate about her illustrious career, studying at Cambridge, moving to New York at 24, her thirst for the challenge & going the extra mile! They talk about being personable, strong leadership, women in business & most importantly, taking the opportunity with both hands when they come your way.
Trace talks with William, head of partnerships, about the the world class photography, its reach, its impact on people, how travel gives you the gift of perspective, increases empathy within you & bolsters a silent mental fortitude. They talk personal experiences, business degrees, gap years, romantic & spiritual places to visit & bucket list items
Trace talks with Christian about his career, his family, coming out, being an introvert, being authentic, learning the power of NO in his business and in turn, valuing what he as to offer as an artist!
Ever wondered about how serial entrepreneurs have the energy, the know how or the inner monologue that seems to drive not only financial health but a sense of gratitude?
Adam Hudson is a man who can shed some light. Amazon guru, owner of multiple companies globally, speaker, coach all mixed in with a tangible humbleness. That is one way to describe our next guest. Although there is often, as in so many cases, more to the man then his achievements.
Trace Talks to David about the leap from communications into following dream, living overseas & founding his very own food, wine and tour consultancy business, North Italy. Trace talks life, this Covid time with David, whats next for him to finish of the Covid special episodes
Naomi returns to Talk with Trace about sex & relationships within the confines of isolation. All of us may be experiencing different reactions, challenging behaviour, bickering, anxiety, frustration & just want some advise or little tricks up your sleeve to help deal with it all, tune in to hear this conversation
James Hill is back on the Podcast talking all things mental health in isolation. Join Trace as she talks with James about coping tips & tricks to keep from going down rabbit holes & finding structure, hope & coping throughout this uncertain time we are facing
Trace talks to Courtney about indigenous culture, dispels the misconceptions, discuss the difficult realities & talks about, Australian sport, Australian cricket and the strides they are making for inclusion & diversity. They talk, controversy, they talk women in sport, the closing pay gap & so much more. An interesting discussion indeed!
Trace sots down to Talk with Lauren, about her story. Growing up through apartheid, death, alcoholism, striving for a different life, control, workaholic life style & finally finding happiness. Truly inspiring!
Trace Talks teachers with Kate & Maggie, looking at their profession as to what it is teachers deal with on a daily basis. The highs & lows, complexity involved, the long hours, the personalities, the parents, school curriculum, discipline, Political correctness & so much more!!
Trace sits down with 13 young people embarking on their high school adventure for 2020. She talks to them about who they are, what it is they are passionate about, what a good friend looks like, their apprehension, their excitement & of course how they view the world. A refreshing look at our future
Trace talks with Lorelle about Foodbank being the charity to charities, the farmers relief of resent times, animal aid, the alarming statistics of 1 in 5 Australia's go more than a day without food regularly . Trace asks about the transparency, her personal reason for taking the job & so much more!
Brookies GIN is an Australian Gin that in 2018 won world best Gin at the San Fransisco Spirit competition. Since 2014 Australia has seen a massive serge in Gin distilleries and reason, Australias unique environment and plants. Learn on the pod the history of Gin, the whys and hows plus understand the boom globally!
From the Naked Magicians, to writing, producing and traveling the world, our next guest has done it all. Trace talks with Christopher Wayne, Australia's first magician to ever have a TV series, a residency in Vegas, the price of fame, dating, getting naked, comedy, the controversy and so much more, LISTEN TO THIS!
Fraser Island or K'gari as the locals call it, is a beautiful island off of Queensland, Australia's East Coast. Trace sits down with the incredible organisers to discuss plastic in our water ways, the island, why its a global issues and an important one at that. Hear some of the volunteers talk about their reasons for participating in the event and a whole heap more! Check it out now!
Trace talks with Legendary world wide sensation Mr Laurie Lawrence. Known for is vibrant personality, his tough love coaching style and his thirst for the win. He has taken swimmers to 8 Olympic Games, is a family man and has created the 5 alive swim initiative in Australia thats used around the world. Laurie's next gold medal is ensuring no child dies of drowning. A powerful message. Inspiration, what it takes to be a champion, life skills, doing your best, communication, preparation and having fun!
Trace talks with Naomi for the second time on the pod about the messiness & complexities of love, sensuality, sexuality, intamacy, communication & a much more. Due to popular demand Naomi is returning to talk about this topic because of you the dear listeners.
Hear Trace talk with Justine about women in Business. They discuss the power of the word no, taking your seat at the table, motherhood and being a partner in a law firm, communication styles, leadership and much more
Trace talks with Dominique about her career, leadership, her younger wild days, travel, relationships, business, being driven, needing mentors and finding your own path. PLUS her Italian food and wine tours! So amazing
Trace sits down with Channel 9's very own Andrew Lofthouse. Daily News presenter for the evenings, a wonderful down to earth human who still, after all these years loves journalism. Over a whiskey, they talk PTSD, becoming a teacher before making the jump to media, bikes, running, his band and much much more!
In this BONUS SHORT episode, Trace talks with the wonderful co-owners of the Gyu bar AKA the fridge door, Niseko Japan. The whiskey will blow your mind, the bar tenders are international, the jazz DJ's make it cozy and home like. Nothing like this place, hot cocktails and a great vibe. Hear Trace talk to the owners about why they opened it int he first place!
Trace sits down with Chris, Sam & Darren from the 3 Blue Ducks, talking all things humble beginnings, passion for sustainability, farm to fork concept & running a business based on what works within the group of 6 guys. Surfers, chef's, best friends making hospitality look fun & exciting!
Tina May, Co-Founder of the institute of Code, talking entrepreneurship, the brutal slugging of losing an equity share from a trusted mentor that kicked her out last minute of a huge 9month deal. How she got through that awful time, picking her self up and creating something bigger and better! She is innovative, smart and relatable.
Hear Trace Talk with Naomi, Australia's Sexologist about communication, regularity of sex, developmental years, why sex is so "Taboo", love languages, being curious about your partner still, how to be intimate after not being for so long, what happens when you feel like roommates plus so much more!
Trace talks with Co-Founders from the Jack Reed Foundation, the lovely Danielle & Teresa. Over a cheeky scotch, they discuss dignity through transformation, the homeless, events, their education program & apprenticeships, what the future holds PLUS Trace pledges to aid in the next Homeless Connect Event!
Bianca BAM BAM Elmir, the incredible and ever inspiring Australia's Featherweight Boxing Champion speaks to Trace about her career, her studies, what it means to be a strong, powerful and authentic women in this crazy male dominated world of boxing. A FANTASTIC personal conversation about where she derives her strength, women and being proud to be YOU!
Understanding mediation can sometimes be overwhelming, so Trace sat down with expert Greg Bantick on the topic. Instead they found a deep conversation about our inner critic, our intentioned thoughts, philosophy, challenging the norms in culture & society plus SO MUCH MORE.
Trace talks to Jarrad from IFLY about his journey to finding extreme sports such as base jumping, skydiving and how he fell into the tunnel world of Indoor skydiving! They talk, experiences, thrilling moments, travel, the global sensation that is IFLY & why after all these years he still loves what he does!
"Don't let perfect get in the way of good!" Trace talks with My Food Religion creator Shannon Cooper. They talk over a hot herbal tea about the pitfalls & saturation of frustrating & conflicting information out their about food, nutrition, health & wellness. A down to earth discussion about real people, what tastes good but works for YOU as the individual. A candid REAL TALK! Dont miss it
Kat talks to Trace about her illustrious career in the ups & downs & experiences in this fast changing comedy climate, the smarter comedy is getting the better. We talk life, sex, awkward moments, her take on ego, vulnerability, teaching, improv, acting, her husband & being in the public eye together plus some touching and soulful moments Kat shares about her father! A hilarious & brilliant women this chat is NOT to be missed.
Trace talks with the engaging & articulate CEO Mr Paul Ronalds from Save the Children Australia. They talk 100 years of legacy, the daily & extraordinary work they do both here & overseas. Save the children are making a massive difference, we shine the light on all the behind the scenes projects, involvement, where the money goes, the productivity, transparency & most importantly the integrity of one of the worlds largest NGO's. Enjoy
Adventurer, writer, author, filmmaker, Tim & Trace discuss life on the explorer trails. Life lessons, culture, finding out what you're made of, travel, constructs to which we are brought up in, breaking down stigma, stretching yourself, having no fear & the people you meet along the journey. This epic human takes us on a descriptive path through what he has done & we learn about how others live through his eyes.
Davina Donovan, expert, author & psychologist on addiction, talks with Trace about the depths of addiction, connection, social & psychology core needs & much much more. Tune in to listen to a real heartfelt conversation on a heavy topic all over a cup of tea.
The brilliant Nicolle Edwards, CEO of RizeUp Australia sits down over a cup of tea with Trace to talk DV and making a house a home through their work. A follow on episode from the wonderful Simone O'Brien episode, this non for profit organisation hits home runs and makes a massive difference in peoples lives. The conversation is very in depth and some curve ball questions pop up. Thought provoking and a meaningful conversation, please enjoy.
The wonderful Vanessa Gibson talks with Trace about journalism, getting her start, dealing with society & culture while on air with decorum & dignity. Political correctness, the muffin break scandal, kids, career, personal views, having the respect for others in debate & much much more. This women is a tremendous talent!
Depression & anxiety is something that touches us all, either personally, or within our friendships or family circle. It's one of those relevant topics that can be difficult, awkward & can come with stigma. Trace sits down with James Hill from Beyond Blue to deep dive into the subject & talk about it in a real & open way. A must hear!!
Trace talks with Hana Robinson on the highly successful tour company, the ethos, innovation, creativity and their gold standard of customer service. They talk environment, what it takes to follow a passion, incredible work ethic and an unwatered commitment to what you believe in. A follow on episode from last week with Ocean Crusaders! Impactful and inspiring
Trace talks with world record holder, for solo circumnavigating Australia Mr Ian Thomson, owner director of Ocean Crusaders. Ian used his public profile to start Ocean Crusaders Foundation in order to get plastic out of our oceans and waterways. His educational programs are used in Europe, Africa and South America, this company is not letting up! Inspiring story, one to get involved with!
Trace Talks with Oliver Milliner, Kathmandue's sustainability expert. They talk all things NZ & Aus market, the founding of the company, growth, expansion, the ethos of the company that runs through into environmental issues and sustainability. Famously know for "It's not just sustainability, it's a way of life", Oliver is a young dynamic & interesting guy, TUNE IN to hear the conversation.
Trace talks with the incomparable Simone O'Brien. After 50 blows to her left arm & Skull with a baseball bat, Simone is lucky to be alive. Trace talks to her about her story, the horrific night, red flags, why people stay in bad situations, who is helping in this space & her triumphant recovery. She now travels the country talking on Domestic Violence & has just completed the NYC marathon. What a women
Trace talks with Chris over a cup of coffee, to explore the beginnings of Primal Thenics. Challenging the paradigms of thinking, mobility & movement. Chris has applied his 5 degrees & 16 years experiences into creating Primal Thenics. Rebuilding his life twice from debilitating neurological issues & multiple reconstructions, he is coach to Olympians & weekend warriors alike, a warm and gracious man, WORTH THE LISTEN!
Trace Talks with Amy Richards, American writer, author, activist, lecturer, event organiser & most recently EMMY Nominated Producer. Amy is the president of Soapbox Inc, additionally she consults to organisations & initiatives including being a consulting producer of the HBO documentary "Gloria Steinem: In her own words" & an advisor to PBS, on the womens movement MAKERS: Women making America.
Buckle up, the talk is candid, real & exactly what we should hear.
Trace talks with David Lipman, Doctor & Ultra Marathon Runner. The conversation dives into the importance of choices in our lives, Dave's personal story going to medical school & truly being a man that is a doer not a dreamer. Trace talks with Dave about how people often see "busy" as productive & changing the mindset on that misconception. A great & thought provoking episode leading into 2019
The Scooter Phenomenon has hit an all-time high! In the last 2 years, LIME Scooters have mobilized into 4 continents & over 12 countries.
Here in Australia, they have just hit our shores in the last month, now they are looking to venture into other cities throughout Australia & New Zealand as they grow in both popularity & use!
Trace sits down with LIME to get the history, facts & all that's in between!
Trace talks with Peter Nester, Human Rights Director of BSR. BSR is a nonprofit organisation that works with its network of more than 250 member companies, to build a just and sustainable world.
These companies include, Nike, Levi, Facebook, IBM, Google, Ralph Lauren, Pay Pal, Nissan and the list goes on. Trace talks, civil rights, what Peter and his team are doing now with Tech against Trafficking, climate change and the extraordinary things BSR do. Join Trace as she dives into these fascinating issues and talks candidly with Peter about his experience in it all.
Trace Talks with CEO and Co-Founder of the Launching Man Coffee Company and Laughing Man Foundation. They discuss Fair Trade Coffee, the other Co-Founder HUGH JACKMAN, Entrepreneurialship, leadership, making a successful business, Columbia, Ethiopia, meditation, this episode has it all!
David is inspiring, sagacious and has oodles of intellect and a great spirit. Trace shares a coffee with David as they talk all things makingrence.