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Tom Cronin spent 26 years in finance markets as one of Sydney’s leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career, when the anxiety and chaos he was experiencing hit a crisis point. Meditation completely transformed his world, both personally and professionally. Today Tom is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people’s lives, and his mission is to inspire one billion people to meditate daily. His work in transformational leadership and cultivating inner peace through meditation takes him around the world as a speaker, presenting keynote talks, hosting retreats and teaching. Tom has appeared on national TV, and been featured in Vogue, Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, Business Review and Conde Nast Traveller. He is co-creator of The Portal film-book experience, author of six books.

My path hasn’t always been about being a Medium. I remember seeing a spirit as a young child and I was inconsolable. These incredible gifts were an inconvenience for me and they were not valued by society, my family or my social groups. These gifts made my life hard, so I denied my spirituality So I denied these gifts, I hid them from myself and the world. I hid these gifts by denying and discrediting any spiritual experiences that I had. This was the only way I knew to be safe in the world. Then I spent my whole adult life striving to become successful. I got near perfect high school grades, a Scholarship to University. I became a Chartered Accountant, then I went on to hold an MBA with Distinction. After leaving university, I climbed the corporate ladder to become a Chief Financial Officer of a global publishing house. When I first started studying my MBA, I just wasn’t coping. My anxiety was off the scale. I knew the only way to heal myself was to explore what spirituality offered. I have been meditating for well over a decade and I have utilised so many different spiritual and mindful techniques in the corporate world. I would ground myself before a Board Meeting. I would remotely clear the energy in the room before important discussions and I learnt to cleanse my auric field after conflict. These practices were not only important but essential tools for a corporate executive who was developing as a psychic medium. Analytical and logical, I knew integration of my two separate lives was needed. For 12 years I spiritualized my life. I cultivated my skills in Mediumship at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College in London. I studied mindfulness at Esalen with, Dr Shauna Shapiro and immersed myself in the Vedic teachings of Sri Kripalu Maharaj in Mangarh, India. I studied with world renowned Psychic Medium James Van Praagh at the Omega Institute. I started running intuitive workshops and did over a 1,000 client readings, whilst I was still working in the corporate world. During this time I broke through all of my limiting self beliefs and I found the courage to appear in regular Australian Television slots on Psychic TV and All About You, as a professional psychic medium. On this long journey, I learnt many spiritual tools, but the greatest teaching I received was the innate wisdom that resided within myself. Today, I have left the corporate world behind and I am a Spiritual Teacher, committed to empowering women to honour the truth of who they truly are. I coach women to make the transition into an expanded, authentic and fully lived life. This is not easy and that is why support is so important. Honouring my path and myself has been the hardest thing that I have done, but there really was no other path. It is the only path. It is your path too.

Identifying as an INFP on the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (i.e. a great big Introvert!), Naomi spent many years trying to find her place in the world of media, marketing and advertising agencies. Often feeling like an outsider in the more extroverted world of sales and marketing, it was only when she discovered her personality type and allowed herself to run her business her own way based on her strengths and core values that her career really started to thrive. Now, described by some as ‘Eat Pray Love Meets Mad Men’, Naomi is the founder of Brand Whisperers; a company that gives business owners the permission and the insight to tap into their own inner genius and unique way of doing business.

Lucy Good is the founder of Beanstalk, an online platform that inspires and supports Australian single mothers with a range of resources and a large interactive, inclusive community Her mission is to help single mums navigate the maze of separation and divorce and to confidently rebuild and embrace their new path in life. As well as having a blog and a podcast series, she is the creator of the “You’ve Got This” Single Mum eCourse which has already been downloaded and loved by 1.5K+ single mothers. She has appeared several times on national television, speaks regularly on national and local radio and writes articles for online and print parenting, news, lifestyle and business communities.

Maria Augustus-Dunn was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1961 and grew up in Reservoir, in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. She married Brad, the love of her life, in 1990. In 2011 both Maria and Brad retired at the age of 50 and opted for life as grey nomads, travelling the highways and byways of Australia, with no plans to stop. They have no children, but have plenty of nieces and nephews to dote on and even have great-nieces and great-nephews! Maria enjoys doing tarot card readings, travelling, reading, writing, bushwalking and trying things that are well out of her comfort zone. She loves spending time with family and friends, and can talk the leg off a chair!

Before going to school I remember writing naive poetry for the spontaneous pleasure of forming words. Unfortunately for me this instinctive need to write was crushed by my teacher's seemingly obsessive need to humiliate children who struggled with 'correctly' written words. At my tiny 1960’s English village school we adhered rigidly to a curriculum based on the three 'Rs' and my inability to distinguish characters required for 'reading', 'writing' and 'arithmetic' (a play-on-words that went completely over my head for most of my life) made my teacher's very angry. Being a sensitive child I deflected their years of calling me lazy and stupid by creating a protective alter-ego who played me like a character on a stage until leaving my secondary school, with no qualifications, at the age of fifteen. After working as a Chef, Airport loader, Builder's labourer, and any other job that allowed me to hide my 'shameful weakness', I decided to harness my alter-ego's deflecting humour and verbal skills to become a salesman. Many unfulfilled years spent selling for companies like Xerox brought me to a financially successful career within the computer communications industry but the constant stress of pretending to be someone I was not, both professionally and socially, led to serious depression and my inevitable mental breakdown. During years of recovery the origins of my alter-ego had to be faced, fully explored and truly understood. This confronting healing process coupled with a lifetime of tumultuous relationships and calamitous conflicts with extraordinary characters is what I now call upon when writing my stories. From the age of five until my recovery I made it my mission to seek out artful ways of avoiding the written word, too afraid even to write a love or business letter, but after being diagnosed with Dyslexia I learned to use something as mundane as 'spell-check' to win a scholarship to The Film School in Seattle and a writing course at AFTRS Sydney. Now unable to contain the urge to write I have written four books, fifteen screenplays and, just as I could before attending school, I sense that there are many, many more characters and stories to come.

Focused on early intervention in mental health, The Banksia Project works together with mental health professionals, industry leaders and professional bodies across Australia to create best practices and practical solutions to drive community support, increase self-awareness, encourage positive lifestyle choices, and facilitate ongoing support groups. Our two key programs include our Growth Rooms – supportive mental health community networks and our Garden Rooms – quarterly events which invite the public to hear from respected profiles and leaders on a range of different mental health topics. All of The Banksia Project’s programs are supported by mental health professionals to ensure they are safe and effective.

George & Brett end of season wrap. Merry Christmas one and all. See you all in 2021 for season 7

Ivan is a published author and key spokesperson for the hospitality industry. He has over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, is an industry thought leader and profitability expert, and spinal cord injury survivor. Ivans latest adventure is launching Peiso, the Worlds first hospitality profitability software, www.peiso.com.au.

From being a wedding organist at the age of 13 to a 10-year career running a successful performing arts company and three reputable pop choirs in Melbourne to publishing her first #1 Amazon Best Seller, The Voice Factor, in 2013 a ‘how to sing’ basic book compressed in 5 easy steps, Dene has always worked on projects that connect people and that brings an element of technology into the mix. One of Dene's giveback projects brought together people from 24 different countries to sing virtually via smartphone for International Peace Day 2016. The song - which was her rewrite of Waltzing Matilda, revamped for a global message was led by multi-award winning artist Kate Ceberano, and the video was shared across social media hundreds of times and received beautiful comments from all around the world. Today, Dene is the Founder and Creative Director of Branthem®️ and a multi-award winning Sonic Brand Design Agency in Melbourne. With an authentic approach to amplifying visual brand recognition with music for audio inclusive channel reach as well as energised music-based team experiences, Branthem is a dynamic industry innovator in the brand engagement, employee engagement and marketing space, and a culmination of Dene's vision for innovation, her commitment to excellence and her belief in the 'magic' of music to connect deeply and authentically with the beauty in the human spirit.

With many hard lessons learned throughout his 30+ years in the stock market (including the 1987 crash), his expertise in global markets and future trends is renowned as being insightful and realistic. Despite leaving school at 15, by the age of 27, David Novac was the Financial Controller of a $6 billion Merchant Bank. With a solid background in Merchant Banking, Finance and Accounting David was well established in corporate financial circles. David’s passion for the dynamic world of the stock market led him to leave the corporate world. In 1997 David Novac and Kate Sheehan co-founded Wealthwise Education. David’s infectious passion for the markets means he keeps his finger on the pulse of global markets on a daily basis, ensuring the Wealthwise Education learning materials remain fresh and relevant. He shares this wealth of knowledge in a refreshing, simple and clear manner. David leads you, step by step, through how the stock market really works. He is skilled at taking seemingly complex ideas and explaining them in a way that is readily understood and can be applied with confidence.

The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. But what if we not only acknowledged the unknown, we investigated it and spoke with those in the know? That’s what co-hosts Scott & Forrest, and their producer Tess Pfeifle do at Astonishing Legends. With the power of the well-vetted Astonishing Research Corps, they have access to information that most folks couldn’t find. Over 75 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of listeners have shown that exploring and embracing the wonders of our world can be not only enlightening but exciting. Welcome to Astonishing Legends!We’ve been friends a long time, and although it didn’t come up at first, sooner or later, we must have had that first conversation about Dyatlov Pass, Black Eyed Kids or some other story of equivalent mystery. After that, I think we were both amazed to have found someone with similar unusual interests, not just in Fortean events, but paranormal events, and mysteries of a wide variety across the passages of time. Eventually hanging out together evolved or devolved, depending on how you look at it, into long rambling discussions of every story imaginable, both of us not only having knowledge in common but having details that the other hadn’t heard. As a former TV commercial editor with a passion for broadcasting and the skill set to put a podcast together or at least the ability to guess his way through it, Scott proposed to Forrest that they do their own show. The idea of a show restricted to just the paranormal was too limited, but it was hard for us to quantify all the other areas we wanted to cover, so we just went for it and here we are working through a file cabinet of over a thousand strange tales and interviewing people with stories of their own along the way. Thanks for listening.

The story of Arthur Leggett, a young man growing up in Australia's developing years, patriotically serving his country in World War II, and surviving four and a half years in the hands of the Germans as a Prisoner of War. Australian larrikanism shines throughout Arthur's journey from boyhood to manhood, through his war ordeals and on into his senior years. But Life is never over and Arthur plunges headlong into a series of new challenges and adventures, proving Life begins after 60. This wonderfully exciting celebration of Life will entertain, inspire, and reveal how an 'ordinary' man can indeed achieve extra-ordinary things.

Chickin’ Lickin’ was Lindsay Holliday’s first reading memory that started a life-long love for funny characters and good stories. Reading kept her company through boarding school and backpacking through-out Asia. She read War and Peace and Shantaram while solo trekking the Annapurna circuit in Nepal in flips flops! Her travels from England ended in Australia. Lindsay fell in love with the country and its people and determined to settle. Bills had to be paid and she pushed her writing to an enjoyable hobby while she pursued a fun and interesting career as a media & entertainment lawyer. Her legal career reached a high as the legal director for Yahoo! Europe, in London during the heady days of the internet explosion in the late 1990s. Determined to return to Sydney she left Yahoo! to volunteer and consult until 2014 when she had an epiphany. Writing was her true passion. Lindsay set to work in earnest to pursue her dream. A few draft manuscripts later, courses with the Faber Writing Academy; Writing NSW; and University of Sydney (which had to fit in with a young family) she finally wrote the first of the Danger series, Danger Versus the Ranger. Lindsay has taken much of her inspiration from the world around her and that of her children. She had so much fun writing this first Danger story – she wrote the next four books. She doodled some drawings for a prototype book to entice children to read her first Danger book and get feedback. Kids liked the characters, the stories and, to her surprise, the illustrations too. COVID has been, in some ways, a positive for Lindsay as the frenetic pace of the modern family life slowed and a period of self-isolation gave her more time to concentrate on drawing over 250 illustrations and working out how to self-publish. She is committed to writing more Danger stories and other stories for children.

A prominent figure in the Australian music industry, Andrew McManus has garnered attention both locally and internationally as an enduring music promoter and his name is synonymous with some of the biggest tours to have come through Australia and New Zealand over the past 25 years. Andrew’s foray into the music industry began in Sydney where he managed the iconic band The Divynls, delivering the band onto the world stage and making them a household name around the globe. With Andrew McManus at the helm, One World Entertainment has had a fundamental role in entertaining Australians and New Zealanders for more than two decades. Touring artists include KISS, Fleetwood Mac, Motley Crue, Guns n Roses, Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Blondie, Simple Minds, Stevie Nicks to name a few, plus the festival brands Raggamuffin and Under The Southern Stars.

Michael Adams, a Sydney-based journalist, author and television producer. Michael got the idea for the podcast while writing the biography Australia’s Sweetheart, about a forgotten movie star who went from Sydney to Hollywood and London in the 1930s. During his research he kept finding this amazing stories that no one had ever heard of, like an Aussie who had an unlikely role on the Titanic, the disappearance of a Brisbane socialite, unknown serial killers. He figured podcasts were the best way to be able to tell these stories and taught himself how to record, edit and publish podcasts. Michael Adams is an author, journalist, TV producer and screenwriter with a broad and deep knowledge of film. His memoir SHOWGIRLS, TEEN WOLVES AND ASTRO ZOMBIES is about a year-long search for the worst movie ever made. His book SHINING LIGHTS is a profile of Australian Oscar winners, based on interviews with Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Rush. Michael also contributed to THE 100 GREATEST FILMS OF AUSTRALIAN CINEMA, edited the AFI yearbook, and hosted Showtime's MOVIE CLUB and SBS's THE MOVIE SHOW. For a decade Michael was reviews editor of the Australian edition of EMPIRE and has written extensively on film and pop culture for MEN'S STYLE, YEN, ROLLING STONE, Rottentomatoes.com and Movieline.com. He most recently worked as a writer and researcher for a TV show about Australian inventors for the History Channel.

Steve Plarre is the CEO of the century old Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses retail bakery chain. He is a 4th generation Aussie retailer in a business that has navigated two World Wars, The Great Depression and his own multi-generational family challenges…and now a global pandemic! His forefathers count the Queen of England and the President of the USA as past customers. Ferguson Plarre is still very much family owned & operated with 80 stores and a large bakery that crafts over 100,000 cakes & savouries daily. Steve is married with 2 beautiful young girls Felicity and Elizabeth. He’s recently turned to social media during the COVID lockdown to deliver the Ferguson Plarre “Baking You Happy” brand

Duncan McNab is an award-winning and bestselling investigative journalist, television producer/documentary maker and author of 11 books sold in Australia, UK and North America including the best selling Dead Man Running (Allen & Unwin 2007; Atlantic Books UK 2010), Roger Rogerson (Hachette 2016), and the 2017 Ned Kelly Award winner Getting Away With Murder (Random House 2017. He was the supervising producer of and appeared in the 7 Network’s blockbuster true-crime series Murder Uncovered (winner of the 2017 Kennedy Award and Clarion Award for best long-form documentary), 9 Network’s Murder Lies and Alibis and as a consultant to numerous productions. He also works as a media adviser specializing in crisis/issues management and In a former life, Duncan was a detective in the NSW Police a private investigator in the corporate world and major criminal defence.

Born in a London taxi in 1958, Charles Staunton emigrated to Sydney with his family in 1965. He joined NSW Police in 1978 but was drummed out in 1987 after refusing to 'grass' on colleagues. Charles built a career as a private investigator and Mr Fix-It in Sydney and then a globetrotting money smuggler for the Pacific Mariner Cartel. In 1997 in Montreal Charles was arrested by the DEA for trafficking 25 tonnes of hashish worth over one billion dollars. He served three and a half years in a supermax prison before moving to London. He has two sons, four grandchildren and lives in London.

Tony Wilson has had a successful and varied creative career. He’s written twenty books for children, ranging from bestselling picture books like The Cow Tripped Ove the Moon and Hickory Dickory Dash, to middle-grade titles such as The Selwood Boy and A Boy Called Bob, to books for adults, including his most recent, a sports history on a footballing epic, ‘1989: The Great Grand Final’. http://tonywilson.com.au/1989-the-great-grand-final-signed-copies He’s written memoir, non fiction, fiction, and rhymes for kids. He’s written animations for children (Kitty is Not a Cat) and co-produced and directed a feature-length sports history documentary (‘The Galahs’) He’s penned magazine features, ads for the AFL and speeches for CEOs and politicians. His love for speeches encouraged him to embark upon his Speakola project (https://speakola.com/#/sport/), a website and podcast dedicated to great speeches, both famous and otherwise. On Richard Fidler’s Conversations show, Tony told the story of how he became ‘The Speech Collector’. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/tony-wilson/12191158 His Speakola site now has more than 2000 speeches and attracts more than 1.3 million hits per year. His break into the media came through the ABC travel documentary show, Race Around the World’, which he won in 1998. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5O1LvWhUMc

Symmone’s gift is as a clairvoyant combining her skills as a counsellor and psychological astrologer to identify what beliefs are pressing pause on dreams, what unique evolutionary cycles are being activated and guiding the transformational process from an inner and outer level. She’s been an entrepreneur all her life, creating several businesses from the ground up across several industries, before taking on the incredible opportunity to work with the Cotton On Foundation and the University of Atlanta in food and water security, community development and other key humanitarian and sustainability projects. She’s has travelled the world learning about spiritual principals and energy from well-respected monks, nuns, shamans, healers and spiritual teachers to unlock a person’s potential and learn about herself. She now delivers a unique blend of intuitive guidance and spiritual teachings seamlessly blending it with a hands-on practical advice and strategic ideas to help women create a soul centred roadmap - moving from limited to limitless, their way.

Murray James Cook, AM (born 30 June 1960) is an Australian vocalist, songwriter, musician, guitarist and actor. He is best known as one of the founding members of the children's band The Wiggles. Cook was also a regular guest on the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks, with his good friend, host Adam Hills. Cook was born in Cowra, New South Wales. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2010 for service to the arts, particularly children's entertainment, and to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a range of charities. After his retirement from The Wiggles, Cook continued to be heavily involved in the Sydney music scene; in addition to playing for Bang Shang A Lang and Marlene Cummins, he was the guitarist for Luke Russell and The Proposition and was involved in the production of the play Sons of Sun, which was about American music producer Sam Phillips, and regularly played in pubs to small audiences. "The other thing I find really rewarding," he stated, "is when guys like one of the members from Regular John will come up to you and say that The Wiggles were the first band they got into".

Julie Mason is regarded as one of the top 25 LinkedIn Experts worldwide by her peers, has been featured on the cover of Social Media Success Magazine Australia, and is the LinkedIn Tutor for the University Of Sydney and Recruiter.com (one of the largest job websites in the world). Julie is an in-demand speaker and founder and creator of Linked Sales Formula - one of the most comprehensive and supportive LinkedIn training programs for businesses in the world today.

Tara Hurster is the director and principal psychologist of The TARA Clinic, a private psychology practice based in Bondi Junction, NSW and currently providing services online. Tara and the team help busy and successful people to regain control over substance abuse and addiction while leaving the guilt and shame behind. With over a decade of experience helping thousands of people manage mental health and substance abuse-related problems, Tara provides holistic and practical tools and strategies to practice and build confidence in your own skills.

Over the last twenty years, Vashti has lived, worked, and breathed a life driven by her passion to provoke, inspire, and facilitate the transformation and development of human potential. Vashti marries her vast professional experience as an executive and performance coach, transformational facilitator, teacher and international speaker, with her poignant decision to convert her own tragic loss into a catalyst to educate and inspire millions of people around the world. Vashti now collaborates and consults with organizations, businesses, high-performance individuals and the ever-growing global community on the importance of harnessing human potential through personal and organizational legacy driven leadership

In this episode, we interview Mr AVI (pseudonym) about his life growing up in the tough streets of Melbourne, being on the wrong side of the tracks with the law, the success and pains experienced dealing with hits, jobs and the main characters seen in the 'Underbelly' series. This is a story of a man who paid the price in order to take the 'road to redemption' and discover the sensitive side which was lost for many years. Now reformed and helping men to overcome fear, emotional trauma and find love and peace.

Debt Angels founder Kitty Thomas is utterly committed to changing the conversation around debt; committed to removing the alienation, shame and isolation that debt distress can cause and committed to showing people that talking about debt is not only OK, it is the first vital step to taking back control and regaining a positive financial outlook. At twenty something, fresh-faced and passionate and a social entrepreneur to her core, Kitty took a gamble with a business venture, overnight ending up with $150K worth of unsecured debt. Her initial response was a typical one, she buried her head in the sand and hoped it would go away. Of course it didn’t. Five years later, Kitty decided enough was enough and took steps to resolve her situation. This is a must-listen episode, especially in our current times. If you are finding it hard at the moment financially Kitty gives us the tools needed to navigate through these tough times.... so jump on and have a listen

A husband, father, son, brother and mate aiming to leave the world in a better place than when I arrived. Originally from Wellington, New Zealand I moved to Sydney in early 2000 and bar a 5+ year stint in Dubai from 2008, Sydney, and specifically Bondi Beach, has been home ever since. I love nothing better than spending time on the beach - in and out of the water - with my friends and family (I've been married for 16 years, have a 10 year old son and 14 year old daughter). About 5 years ago I started questioning my definition of success which started me on a journey into entrepreneurship (and finding a few answers to my questions along the way!). Over the past 3 years, along with my brother-in-law, I’ve developed Thriverapp which is a life-design app providing you with a single destination for the tools, techniques, habits and life-systems of hyper-successful people. It’s an AI life-coach in your pocket, making the life lessons of high performers like Tim Ferriss, Gretchen Rubin and Rob Moore your own. The beta version is live on the App Store and Google Play, and our Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) is to become one of the most trusted and effective wellness and self-development communities globally!

Adib Nagui is a young man with one hell of a story. All of us have a story, some stories are happy some are not, Adib's is both. Adib grew up in war-torn Lebanon where Adib dreamt of a better life with a better future, and so did his parents. So they packed him up when he was a teenager and shipped him to Australia to study medicine in hope of a better and safer life... he has a remarkably happy take on his life and is looking forward to the rest of his story playing out here in Australia...

Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith An American oceanographer, marine biologist, and the Co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association. ‘Edie’, as she likes to be known is the world’s leading expert on bioluminescence and has captured a great variety of creatures from the deep which generate their own light. She also developed groundbreaking techniques for luring in and capturing on film the legendary ‘Kraken’ (giant squid) for the first time in history. She has made over 250 dives in the JOHNSON SEA LINK submersibles ‘farting in the dark’. Her research involving submersibles has been featured in BBC, PBS, Discovery Channel and National Geographic television productions. In 2006, Edie was Awarded the MacArthur Fellowship for her efforts (the USA version of the NOBEL) for her efforts in protecting aquatic ecosystems. Born: 11 June 1951 (age 68 years), Arlington, Massachusetts, United States Residence: Florida, United States Books: The Bioluminescence Coloring Book

James Stewart is the startup guru/entrepreneur. In his spare time, he spends his weekends as a Patrol captain at the legendary Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club. Today's chat is all about James and his Journey from Devon in the UK to the fair shores of Australia. So pop on the headphones and go for a stroll and have a listen to James story.

That's right folks the boys are back in town, after an eight-month sabbatical Brett Pattinson & George Sabados will take you on a roller coaster of human emotions all done with a smile, a wink, and a nod. The boys love to hear people's amazing life stories and this season will be bigger and better than ever before.

Well that's all Folks.. the last episode of FYB.... Elvis, Brett & George have left the building. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in Float Your Boat. A special thanks to Donovan Janks & Stevie Mac for their sound and editing, you guys are awesome. Thank you to everyone who has listened to our humble show and a big thank you to all of our Guests! Float Your Boat would never have happened without your amazing stories. It is sad for us to say goodbye but it's time.... be kind to each other and keep writing your own amazing stories. Much Love to all of you

On the last episode of Float Your Boat we talk to Australian adventurer Matthew Sweeney. This guy has an adventurous spirit that very few possess. He has walked, trekked, cycle and toured his way to some of the hardest and most wonderful treks on the planet. Once a corporate high flyer Matt chucked it all away to find out what his life really meant and we think he has found it. Matt has faced terrible depression and other mental issues, he has flirted with death on more than one occasion and has had the highest of highs and the lowest of lows over many years .This is remarkable story of courage and resilience and Matt does it in a very matter of fact sort of way. He has a wicked sense of humour and a big belief in his faith...... so sit back and enjoy this terrific story.

Today we speak with Miriam Hechtman..... and in Miriams own words here is her story I am a writer, journalist, poet, feminist, mother and world traveller. From methane digesters in San Francisco and lake salt discovery in Western Australia, to the inspiring tales of Holocaust survivors all over the world, I have had the privilege to give voice to a kaleidoscope of issues. An avid traveller, I have spent much time abroad on trains, planes and buses, meeting fascinating people with extraordinary stories. My intention is to enquire into my subject matter with depth, curiosity and insight. I am interested in bringing about change, drawing attention to matters that might have gone under the radar and questioning the status quo. I believe everyone has a story and I am first the listener and then the messenger. I feel privileged to be Australian and having travelled all over the world I am grateful to be living in such a beautiful, multicultural and mostly peaceful country. I feel that when given the opportunity people are eager to be educated and this is best communicated through people’s stories. We are living in very precarious times and we have so much opportunity to learn from history and from our current status. Every day is an opportunity for evolution. What’s with the trains? Trains have always been a favourite form of transport for me. I like the idea that something is on the move and is progressing forward. Travelling by train allows you to appreciate the landscape, feel the rhythm of the wheels in motion, inhale the aroma of places discovered and stay grounded. Riding on trains has given me the opportunity to write, listen, engage, watch and be in the world.

Today Brett & George have the pleasure of interviewing Entrepreneur and Business Leader Naomi Simson!! Naomi co-founded the Big Red Group with business partner David Anderson in 2017. BRG is all about serving experiences to different audiences through its various brands: RedBalloon, Adrenaline, Redii.com. BRG also includes Marketics AI the exclusive distributor of Albert AI in ANZ. The experience economy is gathering momentum, and Naomi will share how she and CEO David Anderson have transformed the business and platforms to harness this opportunity. Her enthusiasm is infectious. She is a prolific blogger and author, and as a true business influencer with more than 2.7 million LinkedIn followers, she’s Australia’s most followed person on the business networking platform. She’s the author of two bestselling books, Live What You Love, and Ready to Soar. Before founding RedBalloon, she worked for big businesses including IBM, Apple, KPMG and Ansett Airlines – all of which influenced her views on workplaces.

Spooked Kooks’ mission is to make the best performing and most durable softboards containing as much recycled plastic waste as possible. “100% of all high-density polyethylene used in our boards is recycled post-consumer plastic waste. This includes the entire “slick” (underside of the boards), leash plug, fin boxes, fins and fin key.” The Australian startup is looking at ways to integrate other recycled materials and sustainable non-plastic materials into their foamies. They aim at improving the manufacturing process, as well as packaging, to minimize the amount of new plastic used and waste created.

Well we made it! it's the end of the year and the end of this season of Float Your Boat, Brett & George want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for listening in all through the year. 2018 has been a big year at Float Your Boat, our numbers have grown and we are now heard in 15 countries around the world. This episode Brett & George talk about the year and the great guests. They also share a funny and embarrassing story from their youth so check it out. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy NewYear.... be safe and travel carefully over the silly season and we will see you in 2019

Well here we are again! our Penultimate episode for the year. Michael Delaney is a working class fellow from Blacktown in the outer suburbs of Sydney. Today we chat about Mikes life and his journey to where he finds himself today. If you love the beach and you love a good yarn this episode is the one for you. So sit back with your eggnog, mistletoe and a bag of prawns and have a listen to Mikes cracking story

Having met on the school run many moons ago, Nick Newey and Pat McInerney bonded over a mutual love of fishing and boating, which eventually led the pair to tinkering in homebrewing together. After years of experimentation, and with neither satisfied in their 9-5, they decided to turn their passion into profession. And so, Willie the Boatman was born. With no experience in running, let alone building a brewery, Nick and Pat started from scratch with little else to keep them going other than a belief in their beer, a belief in their brand, and an unwavering support from their local community. Countless buckets of blood, sweat and tears (not to mention many a late night beer) later, the brewery finally opened its doors to the public in 2015, and we haven’t looked back since. With community at the core of our business model, Willie the Boatman have stayed true to our original homebrewing ethos and remain dedicated to producing good, clean beer using an uncomplicated approach.

Today we pick up where we left off last week. Part 2 of the Dori Miller story, we speak with Dori herself. If we were to describe Dori to the world the word that springs to mind is "Humble". To Dori these amazing achievements are just apart of what she does as a matter of course, to us it's simply awe inspiring. So let us take you on a journey, a journey of Grit, toughness and sheer determination. This is a story that will inspire you to take a challenge and a journey of your own. So just keep swimming swimming swimming

Today we talk to Nick Nezval. Nick is a local Bondi bloke and a proud member of Bondi Surf Club. This story isn't about Nick it's about Dori Miller, but Nick played a big part in the puzzle. We dig deep today and try to get to the bottom of what makes Dori tick...what compels someone to push themselves to the brink. What Dori went through to achieve her goal will amaze you. Very few have achieved this goal and we take our hats off to Dori and Nick for his support in this remarkable feat. So grab your hat because we are in for a big ride

What started as a cheeky challenge has grown into a global movement. We have ambassadors in over 24 countries, amassed a community of over 90,000 people and gained millions in earned media. But by far our proudest achievement is that we now save an average of a life a week. People who might not be here if it weren't for our friendly, furry advice. Not a bad excuse to unleash a majestic neck mane right? Well, if you're keen to get involved, save some lives and help make a massive difference - it'd be an honour to have you aboard.

What a treat we have in store for you all this week! Stacey June from the Thinker Girls popped in for a chat. Stacey is a complete surprise package we weren't sure what we would get? Stacey is delightful,funny and has a wickedly rude sense of humour and we suspect she drinks beer!!! So she fit right in with Brett Pattinson and George Sabados. You have to admire the passion of Stacey June. Her tenacious and loyal interest in women's conversations leaves no stone unturned. Where others fear to broach, Stacey dives in head first, with honesty, wit and humour, making her one of the most exciting broadcasters, writers and actors of her generation.

Today we chat with Jacqueline Bosscher. Jacqueline is a remarkably talented lady who is passionate about saving our reefs,oceans and waterways 1 piece of rubbish at a time. in her local area many people think she is a crazy bag lady,even her kids aren't sure! Jacqueline heads up Live The Difference Now and The Design Commission. So let's dive in and hear what she is up to.

There's a buzz about today's episode! To Bee Or Not To Bee that is the question.... Backpacker bees may save us and the planet. Professor Paulo De-Souza tells us how he has created Backpacks for bees, yes you heard correctly! we can now track our honey bees in the hope we can find answers to our declining Honey Bee populations around the world....this is crucial for the survival of the human race! Professor de Souza is a Physicist with PhD in Natural Sciences from Uni-Mainz, Germany. He has 20+ years of international experience in industrial innovation and consultancy. He is recognised for his work in miniaturised sensor development in fields including space exploration, environmental sciences, animal behaviour monitoring, and industrial process control. Paulo has 200+ peer-reviewed publications, patents and books. He is co-author of a series of papers identified as the Breakthrough of the Year 2004 by the prestigious journal Science. He is an Officer of the Chief Executive Science Leader at CSIRO | Data61, and is leading CSIRO’s research efforts in the field of micro-sensing technologies, including implantable devices for brain monitoring.

Sharnie Connell is the dedicated Sydney Marine Park Campaigner in a joint role between Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Nature Conservation Council NSW. She joins us to champion our campaign for a Marine Park for Sydney – a beautiful region in which less than 1% of our waters are protected. Sharnie has a background in Science majoring in Psychology, she is fascinated by animal / human behaviour and interaction and how we can engage people in the protection of the marine environment. Sharnie is passionate about the ocean and spends much of her time underwater. She is a qualified dive master and regular long distance ocean swimmer. She brings a wealth of knowledge of experience previously working on the National No Shark Cull campaign. She has a great deal of hands on experience with working directly to rehabilitate sick and injured marine life and educating others about the importance of marine protection at her time working at SEALIFE Sanctuary.

Well that's it folks, it's a wrap, it's done, finito..... Hi folks today's episode is a quick wrap up of season three of Float Your Boat, We would like to thank all of you wonderful listeners for listening to our humble podcast. A big thank you to all of our tremendous special guests and our massive production team......well (Donovan Janks). But don't be alarmed, we will be back for season four in about a month.....We know you will all be lost at sea without us, but hang in we will (as Arnie says), We'll Be Back .... see ya's

John O'Hare is a Journeyman, an actors actor on the long and winding road of life! John's list of accomplishments is massive far to long to list on several pages, to be as good an actor takes many years of crafting and honing your skill but John has managed to achieve this lofty goal. John was dragged kicking and screaming from his beloved Manchester to the heat and dust of Fremantle Western Australia in the early 1970's. This is a story worth listening to, John is a storyteller from a long line of storytellers and performers. So pop on your earbuds and have a listen to John and what it takes to perfect your chosen craft.

Today we chat with Malin Frick on all things environmental!! Malin is a super super Activist, over the year Malin has been in Indonesia helping to save orangutans, been part of polar bear research in the Arctic, saving whales and trying to stop illegal whaling with Sea Shepherd in Antarctica. Malin has worked with elephant rescue in Thailand, run a shark saving campaign and has her own environmental education business called WildAware where Malin educates people about conservation and how to save this planet.If that isn't enough she has also started a community based beach clean up crew called "Northern beaches clean up crew" to get the local community together to pick up rubbish and educate others about what we can do to change our plastic footprint. Last but not least Malin is an environmental educator in schools.