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In the rush to do more, fix more, and be more, we often forget the simplest truth:Sometimes what we need isn't another push… It's a hand to hold. A moment to breathe. A reminder that we belong.When I sat down recently with Amanda Cooke—poet, writer, and creator of Reunion Songs—what unfolded wasn't just an interview. It was a reconnection. A weaving back into something ancient and alive. Something that felt less like conversation and more like song.A song that belongs to all of us.Amanda Cook is a writer, poet and songwriter who grew up wild on Yuggera Turrbal country (Brisbane) and spent much of her adult life in cities far from home. After 25 years away, including six years in the middle of nowhere, she found herself back near where she began—realising that living wildly is not about escaping, but about remembering and reclaiming the life she longs for.Her writing is rooted in everyday freedom, sacredness, mysticism and practical animism. Through poetry and personal essays, Amanda explores what it means to belong—to ourselves, to each other and to the greater web of life. When she is not writing, Amanda is close to home with her family, immersed in books, art, nature, music, poetry or dancing—anything that reconnects her inner and outer wildness.The Beauty of RememberingAmanda describes her book not in chapters, but in song cycles. Because the poems didn't arrive in a straight line, they emerged like ripples. Whispers. Threads in the greater tapestry of the natural world—the web of life—calling her back to herself.“The name Reunion Songs came from the joy of remembering. Remembering that I belong—not just to myself, but to the Earth, to others, to everything I thought I had lost.”This isn't just poetic language. It's a biological truth. We now know through neuroscience that connection rewires the brain. That being seen, supported, and attuned to can restore nervous system balance. Being in nature, or even just thinking about it promotes a sense of calm.Amanda's poem Restoration Song captures this beautifully:Take off your shoes now, you here in this body— the body of the Earth rising up to meet you, saying yes. This is where you belong. It's never too late to remember what you've been waiting for.What if healing is not something to achieve, but something to allow? What if it's already here—beneath your feet, within your breath, in the rhythm of your heartbeat?For Educators, Carers & Everyone Holding It TogetherIf you're someone working on the frontlines—whether in a classroom, clinic, kitchen, or courtroom—this message is for you. You don't need to push harder. You need a moment of grace. Amanda's work in youth justice and my own work in neuroscience agree: people are not machines. We are relational, rhythmic beings. And we heal through connection, not perfection. Let Amanda's words hold you, even if just for a moment:“You're doing a great job. What you do matters. Let yourself be held too.”If you're longing for a softer, wiser way to walk through this life, here's where to begin:Listen to Amanda's episode Read her poetry collection Reunion Songs (Amazon or ask your local shop) Subscribe to her Substack: Appetite for LivingStep outside. Take off your shoes. Let the Earth say yes to you again.Support the showSubscribe and support the podcast at https://www.buzzsprout.com/367319/supporters/newLearn more at www.profselenabartlett.com

Lions captain Lachie Neale reveals what he did to not be late to a game and Luttsy tips us off about the a big event in Brisbane this weekend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a companion podcast for this morning's mantra. Joy doesn’t only live in big moments—it’s woven through your everyday life. This gentle meditation helps you find beauty in simple things and remember that joy builds in the small, steady moments. Your Morning Mantra: I am present for the small, beautiful moments of my life. Jennifer Cray is a life coach, meditation teacher and yoga teacher for Living Lit Up, based in Brisbane. You can deepen your meditation practices with her on Insight Timer.Insight Timer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This man didn't just play footy... he reshaped it. But, before we get into the mind behind kicking 332 games and 915 goals, plus four flags with Hawthorn, coaching masterclasses at Collingwood and Brisbane, and even smashing point posts and records alike, indulge yourself with this sharp and funny player profile with.... LETHAL. This is the start of a very special Howie Games episode. *** Follow the Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehowiegamespod/ Follow the Howie Games on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehowiegamesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan Schmook and Michael Whiting bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily. Kozzie Pickett has been offered the biggest deal in footy, will he sign it to stay at the Demons or will he choose to head home to WA? Brisbane are likely to bring back premiership heroes as they meet the Giants for the first time since the 2024 semi-final comeback. North Melbourne are into week 2 of their "home-stay in WA" and a Giant defender is this weeks Thursday Great Man. Subscribe to AFL Daily and never miss an episode. Rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a companion podcast for this morning's mantra. Some things are meant to be let go. This meditation guides you to gently release old regrets, guilt, or pain—creating space for growth, peace, and new beginnings. Your Morning Mantra: I release what no longer serves me. Jennifer Cray is a life coach, meditation teacher and yoga teacher for Living Lit Up, based in Brisbane. You can deepen your meditation practices with her on Insight Timer.Insight TimerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joy doesn’t only live in big moments—it’s woven through your everyday life. This gentle meditation helps you find beauty in simple things and remember that joy builds in the small, steady moments. Your Morning Mantra: I am present for the small, beautiful moments of my life. Jennifer Cray is a life coach, meditation teacher and yoga teacher for Living Lit Up, based in Brisbane. You can deepen your meditation practices with her on Insight Timer.Insight TimerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Groove FM broadcasted in Sydney on 96.9FM in October 1999, then 94.5FM in May 2000, December 2000 to January 2001 & Brisbane on 97.3FM in August to September 2000, 2001 and 2002. Music Director Darren Leigh released A Selection Of Groove Vol 1 CD in May 2000 & August 2000 out through Universal Music Australia Groove FM proudly sponsored by Fez Lateef of Added Flava Productions & Central Starion Recorfs C/O Nobby Grooves of Hardwax.  Podcast Website: http://www.shakedownradio.com Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/chriscaggs Amazon Music Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3PhNuvZ Apple Podcasts / iTunes:  https://apple.co/3tfyyDP iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3ss7wr2 Tune In App: http://tun.in/pmkVI Castbox: https://bit.ly/3maXTcb You Tube: http://www.YouTube.com/@chriscaggs 4PLAY.fm Dance Radio programmer by JimmyZ from Wild FM, Nova FM, 2RDJ-TM & Club [V] at www.4Play.fm ShakeDown Radio wiith Chris Caggs on Oxx Mixx Dance Radio every Friday Night 7pm Melbourne Australia at https://ozzmixxradio.com/ Catch ShakeDown Radio with Chris Caggs on the Liquid Radio Network at http://www.liquidradio.au Music for this radio show courtesy of the labels based in Australia Play MPE, Global PR Pool, Inflyte App and Xelon Digital Please Donate to help with running costs of this podcast on Patreon and buy me a $5 dollars Australian coffee - http://www.patreon.com/ChrisCaggs Or donate via Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/67c7b653 Follow Chris Caggs on Social Media: Threads @ChrisCaggs Facebook Friend Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggs Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggsradio X www.twitter.com/chriscaggs Instagram www.instagram.com/chriscaggs Linkedin https://au.linkedin.com/in/chriscaggs TikTok @ChrisCaggs Hashtag #ChrisCaggs #ShakedownRadio Over the span of 25 Years across 15 Radio Stations - Chris Caggs has been on air at: Groove FM 96.9FM & 94.5FM - Sydney Groove FM 97.3FM - Brisbane DJ-FM 87.6FM - Sydney 2RDJ 88.1FM - Sydney 2NSB 99.3FM - Northside Radio Sydney Pump FM 99.3FM - Sydney 2ICR Radio - Sydney Mix It Up Radio - Brisbane STR8OUT Radio - Melbourne Mixxbosses Radio - Sydney Urban Movement Radio - Brisbane Liquid Radio - Snowy Mountains New South Wales - Dance Starter FM - Sydney - Dance Tune 1 Radio - Perth - Dance 4PLAY Radio - Queensland - Dance V1Radio - Melbourne - Dance Ozz Mixx Dance Radio - Melbourne - Dance  Tracklist Forest Claudette - 2AM Jessie Reyez feat 6LACK - Blessings 4Batz & Drake - Act II Date @ 8 (Remix) Khalid - Adore U Brent Fajyaz - All MINE Queen Naija feat Ella Mai - All Or Nothing Doechii - Anxiety Teddy Swims - Are You Even Real Fridayy - Back To You Keri Hilson - Bae Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue Plies feat Ne Yo - Bust It Baby Part 2 Chris Brown feat Wizkid - Call Me Every Day SAILORR - Cut Up PARTYNEXTDOOR - Deeper Eminem - Deja Vu Ella Mai - DFMU Mahalia feat Masiska - Different Type Of Love Kendrick Lemar feat Wallie the Sensei, Siete 7s & Roddy Rich - Dodger Blue PARTYNEXTDOOR - Dreamin Ciara - Ecstacy Beyonce - Ego Marshmello & Brent Fajyaz - Fell In Love Ciara feat Ll Baby - Forever The Notorious B.I.G - Going Back To Cali (2005 Remaster) Toosii & Muni Long - I Do DJ Nino Brown, Lee Monro feat Salamanca Beatz - Jules Winfield Ella Mai - Little Things T.I feat Rihanna - Live Your Life Keyshia Cole - Love Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B - No Love (Extended Love) Drake - Nokia Fridayy & Chris Brown - One Call Away

Groove FM broadcasted in Sydney on 96.9FM in October 1999, then 94.5FM in May 2000, December 2000 to January 2001 & Brisbane on 97.3FM in August to September 2000, 2001 and 2002. Music Director Darren Leigh released A Selection Of Groove Vol 1 CD in May 2000 & August 2000 out through Universal Music Australia Groove FM proudly sponsored by Fez Lateef of Added Flava Productions & Central Starion Recorfs C/O Nobby Grooves of Hardwax.  Podcast Website: http://www.shakedownradio.com Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/chriscaggs Amazon Music Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3PhNuvZ Apple Podcasts / iTunes:  https://apple.co/3tfyyDP iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3ss7wr2 Tune In App: http://tun.in/pmkVI Castbox: https://bit.ly/3maXTcb You Tube: http://www.YouTube.com/@chriscaggs 4PLAY.fm Dance Radio programmer by JimmyZ from Wild FM, Nova FM, 2RDJ-TM & Club [V] at www.4Play.fm ShakeDown Radio wiith Chris Caggs on Oxx Mixx Dance Radio every Friday Night 7pm Melbourne Australia at https://ozzmixxradio.com/ Catch ShakeDown Radio with Chris Caggs on the Liquid Radio Network at http://www.liquidradio.au Music for this radio show courtesy of the labels based in Australia Play MPE, Global PR Pool, Inflyte App and Xelon Digital Please Donate to help with running costs of this podcast on Patreon and buy me a $5 dollars Australian coffee - http://www.patreon.com/ChrisCaggs Or donate via Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/67c7b653 Follow Chris Caggs on Social Media: Threads @ChrisCaggs Facebook Friend Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggs Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggsradio X www.twitter.com/chriscaggs Instagram www.instagram.com/chriscaggs Linkedin https://au.linkedin.com/in/chriscaggs TikTok @ChrisCaggs Hashtag #ChrisCaggs #ShakedownRadio Over the span of 25 Years across 15 Radio Stations - Chris Caggs has been on air at: Groove FM 96.9FM & 94.5FM - Sydney Groove FM 97.3FM - Brisbane DJ-FM 87.6FM - Sydney 2RDJ 88.1FM - Sydney 2NSB 99.3FM - Northside Radio Sydney Pump FM 99.3FM - Sydney 2ICR Radio - Sydney Mix It Up Radio - Brisbane STR8OUT Radio - Melbourne Mixxbosses Radio - Sydney Urban Movement Radio - Brisbane Liquid Radio - Snowy Mountains New South Wales - Dance Starter FM - Sydney - Dance Tune 1 Radio - Perth - Dance 4PLAY Radio - Queensland - Dance V1Radio - Melbourne - Dance Ozz Mixx Dance Radio - Melbourne - Dance  Tracklist Forest Claudette - 2AM Jessie Reyez feat 6LACK - Blessings 4Batz & Drake - Act II Date @ 8 (Remix) Khalid - Adore U Brent Fajyaz - All MINE Queen Naija feat Ella Mai - All Or Nothing Doechii - Anxiety Teddy Swims - Are You Even Real Fridayy - Back To You Keri Hilson - Bae Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue Plies feat Ne Yo - Bust It Baby Part 2 Chris Brown feat Wizkid - Call Me Every Day SAILORR - Cut Up PARTYNEXTDOOR - Deeper Eminem - Deja Vu Ella Mai - DFMU Mahalia feat Masiska - Different Type Of Love Kendrick Lemar feat Wallie the Sensei, Siete 7s & Roddy Rich - Dodger Blue PARTYNEXTDOOR - Dreamin Ciara - Ecstacy Beyonce - Ego Marshmello & Brent Fajyaz - Fell In Love Ciara feat Ll Baby - Forever The Notorious B.I.G - Going Back To Cali (2005 Remaster) Toosii & Muni Long - I Do DJ Nino Brown, Lee Monro feat Salamanca Beatz - Jules Winfield Ella Mai - Little Things T.I feat Rihanna - Live Your Life Keyshia Cole - Love Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B - No Love (Extended Love) Drake - Nokia Fridayy & Chris Brown - One Call Away

Groove FM broadcasted in Sydney on 96.9FM in October 1999, then 94.5FM in May 2000, December 2000 to January 2001 & Brisbane on 97.3FM in August to September 2000, 2001 and 2002. Music Director Darren Leigh released A Selection Of Groove Vol 1 CD in May 2000 & August 2000 out through Universal Music Australia Groove FM proudly sponsored by Fez Lateef of Added Flava Productions & Central Starion Recorfs C/O Nobby Grooves of Hardwax.  Podcast Website: http://www.shakedownradio.com Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/chriscaggs Amazon Music Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3PhNuvZ Apple Podcasts / iTunes:  https://apple.co/3tfyyDP iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3ss7wr2 Tune In App: http://tun.in/pmkVI Castbox: https://bit.ly/3maXTcb You Tube: http://www.YouTube.com/@chriscaggs 4PLAY.fm Dance Radio programmer by JimmyZ from Wild FM, Nova FM, 2RDJ-TM & Club [V] at www.4Play.fm ShakeDown Radio wiith Chris Caggs on Oxx Mixx Dance Radio every Friday Night 7pm Melbourne Australia at https://ozzmixxradio.com/ Catch ShakeDown Radio with Chris Caggs on the Liquid Radio Network at http://www.liquidradio.au Music for this radio show courtesy of the labels based in Australia Play MPE, Global PR Pool, Inflyte App and Xelon Digital Please Donate to help with running costs of this podcast on Patreon and buy me a $5 dollars Australian coffee - http://www.patreon.com/ChrisCaggs Or donate via Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/67c7b653 Follow Chris Caggs on Social Media: Threads @ChrisCaggs Facebook Friend Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggs Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggsradio X www.twitter.com/chriscaggs Instagram www.instagram.com/chriscaggs Linkedin https://au.linkedin.com/in/chriscaggs TikTok @ChrisCaggs Hashtag #ChrisCaggs #ShakedownRadio Over the span of 25 Years across 15 Radio Stations - Chris Caggs has been on air at: Groove FM 96.9FM & 94.5FM - Sydney Groove FM 97.3FM - Brisbane DJ-FM 87.6FM - Sydney 2RDJ 88.1FM - Sydney 2NSB 99.3FM - Northside Radio Sydney Pump FM 99.3FM - Sydney 2ICR Radio - Sydney Mix It Up Radio - Brisbane STR8OUT Radio - Melbourne Mixxbosses Radio - Sydney Urban Movement Radio - Brisbane Liquid Radio - Snowy Mountains New South Wales - Dance Starter FM - Sydney - Dance Tune 1 Radio - Perth - Dance 4PLAY Radio - Queensland - Dance V1Radio - Melbourne - Dance Ozz Mixx Dance Radio - Melbourne - Dance  Tracklist Forest Claudette - 2AM Jessie Reyez feat 6LACK - Blessings 4Batz & Drake - Act II Date @ 8 (Remix) Khalid - Adore U Brent Fajyaz - All MINE Queen Naija feat Ella Mai - All Or Nothing Doechii - Anxiety Teddy Swims - Are You Even Real Fridayy - Back To You Keri Hilson - Bae Mariah The Scientist - Burning Blue Plies feat Ne Yo - Bust It Baby Part 2 Chris Brown feat Wizkid - Call Me Every Day SAILORR - Cut Up PARTYNEXTDOOR - Deeper Eminem - Deja Vu Ella Mai - DFMU Mahalia feat Masiska - Different Type Of Love Kendrick Lemar feat Wallie the Sensei, Siete 7s & Roddy Rich - Dodger Blue PARTYNEXTDOOR - Dreamin Ciara - Ecstacy Beyonce - Ego Marshmello & Brent Fajyaz - Fell In Love Ciara feat Ll Baby - Forever The Notorious B.I.G - Going Back To Cali (2005 Remaster) Toosii & Muni Long - I Do DJ Nino Brown, Lee Monro feat Salamanca Beatz - Jules Winfield Ella Mai - Little Things T.I feat Rihanna - Live Your Life Keyshia Cole - Love Summer Walker, SZA & Cardi B - No Love (Extended Love) Drake - Nokia Fridayy & Chris Brown - One Call Away

It can feel frustrating (and confusing!) when your toddler suddenly starts refusing foods they used to love, especially when you've followed all the advice to raise an adventurous eater.In this episode, we're joined by paediatric occupational therapist Rachael Smith to explore the common (and completely normal) reasons for food refusal, as well as signs that it might be time to seek extra support. Whether your child is going through a phase or there's something deeper at play, this conversation is full of practical, compassionate advice to help bring more ease to your family's mealtimes.For those who don't know Rach, she is a mum to her daughter Olive and son Teddy, a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, and the owner of Therapy Time, a private practice based in Brisbane.Even before having her own family, she has always been passionate about taking a big picture approach to child development. Rach strongly believes that what we eat has a huge impact on everything and sees this everyday in her clinical practice (and at home).In this episode, we discuss:Why toddlers often start rejecting food around 12–18 monthsHow to tell the difference between typical fussy eating and a feeding difficultyWhat to do when your child suddenly stops liking a previously loved foodSigns your child may benefit from extra feeding supportHow to respond calmly to rejection without reinforcing itThe concept of food jagging and how to avoid itPractical strategies to get you through this stageWhat not to do ... and so much moreToday's episode was brought to you by Bio-First. Bio-First is an Australian Family brand, who wanted better options for their family and to help as many people as possible. All products are manufactured locally within Australia. Their products are genuinely natural with no nasties like phthalates, petrochemicals, synthetics or chemical solvents, as well as being free of irritants and designed for little, hypersensitive skin and dermatologist certified. We love BioFirst, especially their Ultra Sensitive Skin Rescue Lotion which is a staple in our homes during the cooler months. It's steroid-free, safe for kids, and packed with natural but active ingredients to soothe irritated, dry, or eczema-prone skin (including our own tired winter hands).You can use the code BOOBTOFOOD for 15% OFF the entire range. Visit www.bio-first.com.auFollow us on instagram @boobtofood to stay up to date with all the podcast news, recipes and other content that we bring to help make meal times and family life easier.Visit www.boobtofood.com for blogs and resources, to book an appointment with one of our amazing practitioners and more.Presented by Luka McCabe and Kate HolmTo get in touch please email podcast@boobtofood.com

Who knows the meaning of the term “Business Continuity management” without looking it up? Our guest this week, Alex Fullick, is intimately familiar with the term and its ramifications. I first met Alex when we were connected as participants in a conference in London this past October sponsored by Business Continuity International. The people involved with “Business Continuity management” were described to me as the “what if people”. They are the people no one pays attention to, but who plan for emergency and unexpected situations and events that especially can cause interruptions with the flow or continuity of business. Of course, everyone wants the services of the business continuity experts once something unforeseen or horrific occurs. Alex was assigned to introduce me at the conference. Since the conference I have even had the pleasure to appear on his podcast and now, he agreed to reciprocate.   Our conversation covers many topics related to emergencies, business continuity and the mindsets people really have concerning business flow and even fear. Needless to say, this topic interests me since I directly participated in the greatest business interruption event we have faced in the world, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.   Alex freely discusses fear, emergency planning and how we all can improve our chances of dealing with any kind of emergency, personal or business related, by developing the proper mindset. He points out how so often people may well plan for emergencies at work and sometimes they even take the step of developing their own business continuity mindset, but they rarely do the same for their personal lives.   Alex is the author of eight books on the subject and he now is working on book 9. You can learn more about them in our podcast show notes. I think you will gain a lot of insight from what Alex has to say and I hope his thoughts and comments will help you as you think more now about the whole idea of business continuity.       About the Guest:   Alex Fullick has been working in the Business Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery, and Operational Resilience industries as a consultant/contractor for just over 28 years. Alex is also the founder and Managing Director of StoneRoad, a consulting and training firm specializing in BCM and Resilience and is the author of eight books…and working on number nine.   He has numerous industry certifications and has presented at prestigious conferences around the globe including Manila, Seoul, Bucharest, Brisbane, Toronto, and London (to name a few). In July of 2017 he created the highly successful and top-rated podcast focusing on Business Continuity and Resilience ‘Preparing for the Unexpected'. The show aims to touch on any subject that directly or indirectly touches on the world of disasters, crises, well-being, continuity management, and resilience. The first of its kind in the BCM and Resilience world and is still going strong after thirty plus seasons, reaching an audience around the globe. Alex was born in England but now calls the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, his home. Ways to connect Alex:   www.linkedin.com/in/alex-fullick-826a694   About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset .   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.       Transcription Notes:   Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hello, everyone, wherever you happen to be, welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet and unexpected is anything that has nothing to do with inclusion or diversity. As I've said many times today, our guest is someone I got to meet last year, and we'll talk about that. His name is Alex Bullock, and Alex and I met because we both attended a conference in London in October about business continuity. And I'm going to let Alex define that and describe what that is all about. But Alex introduced me at the conference, and among other things, I convinced him that he had to come on unstoppable mindset. And so we get to do that today. He says he's nervous. So you know, all I gotta say is just keep staring at your screens and your speakers and and just keep him nervous. Keep him on edge. Alex, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're   Alex Fullick ** 02:19 here. Thanks, Michael. I really appreciate the invite, and I'm glad to be here today. And yeah, a little nervous, because usually it's me on the other side of the microphone interviewing people. So I don't fit in this chair too often   Michael Hingson ** 02:33 I've been there and done that as I recall, yes,   Alex Fullick ** 02:37 yes, you were a guest of mine. Oh, I guess when did we do that show? A month and a half, two months ago? Or something, at least,   Michael Hingson ** 02:45 I forget, yeah. And I said the only charge for me coming on your podcast was you had to come on this one. So there you go. Here I am. Yeah, several people ask me, Is there a charge for coming on your podcast? And I have just never done that. I've never felt that I should charge somebody to come on the podcast, other than we do have the one rule, which is, you gotta have fun. If you can't have fun, then there's no sense being on the podcast. So, you know, that works out. Well, tell us about the early Alex, growing up and, you know, all that sort of stuff, so that people get to know you a little bit.   Alex Fullick ** 03:16 Oh, the early Alex, sure. The early Alex, okay, well, a lot of people don't know I was actually born in England myself, uh, Farnam Surrey, southwest of London, so until I was about eight, and then we came to Canada. Grew up in Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, and then moved to the Greater Toronto Area, and I've lived all around here, north of the city, right downtown in the city, and now I live an hour west of it, in a city called Guelph. So that's how I got here. Younger me was typical, I guess, nothing   Michael Hingson ** 03:56 special. Went to school, high school and all that sort of stuff. Yeah, yeah, no.   Alex Fullick ** 04:02 Brainiac. I was working my first job was in hospitality, and I thought that's where I was going to be for a long time, because I worked my way up to I did all the positions, kitchen manager, Assistant Manager, cooks, bartender, server, did everything in there was even a company trainer at one point for a restaurant chain, and then did some general managing. But I got to a point where computers were going to start coming in to the industry, and I thought, well, I guess I should learn how to use these things, shouldn't I? And I went to school, learned how to use them, basic using, I'm not talking about building computers and networks and things like that, just the user side of things. And that was, did that for six months, and then I thought I was going back into the industry. And no fate had. Something different for me. What happened? Well, my best friend, who is still my best friend, 30 years later, he was working for a large financial institution, and he said, Hey, we need some help on this big program to build some call trees. When you're finished, he goes, get your foot in the door, and you could find something else within the bank. So I went, Okay, fine. Well, they called the position business recovery planner, and I knew absolutely nothing about business recovery or business continuity. Not a single thing. I'd never even heard the term yeah and but for some reason, I just took to it. I don't know what it was at the time, but I just went, this is kind of neat. And I think it was the fact that I was learning something different, you know, I wasn't memorizing a recipe for Alfredo sauce or something like that, you know, it was completely different. And I was meeting and working with people at every level, sitting in meetings with senior vice presidents and CEOs and giving them updates, and, you know, a data analyst, data entry clerk, and just talking. And I went, This is so much fun, you know, and that's I've been doing that now for over 28 years.   Michael Hingson ** 06:14 Well, I I had not really heard much of the term business continuity, although I understand emergency preparedness and such things, because I did that, of course, going into the World Trade Center, and I did it for, well, partly to be prepared for an emergency, but also partly because I was a leader of an office, and I felt that I needed to know What to do if there were ever an emergency, and how to behave, because I couldn't necessarily rely on other people, and also, in reality, I might even be the only person in the office. So it was a survival issue to a degree, but I learned what to do. And of course, we know the history of September 11 and me and all that, but the reality is that what I realized many years later was that the knowledge that I learned and gained that helped me on September 11 really created a mindset that allowed me to be able to function and not be as I Put it to people blinded or paralyzed by fear, the fear was there. I would be dumb to say I wasn't concerned, but the fear helped me focus, as opposed to being something that overwhelmed and completely blocked me from being capable and being able to function. So I know what you're saying. Well, what exactly is business continuity?   Alex Fullick ** 07:44 You know, there are people who are going to watch this and listen and they're going to want me to give a really perfect definition, but depending on the organization, depending on leadership, depending on the guiding industry organization out there, business continuity, Institute, Disaster Recovery Institute, ISO NIST and so many other groups out there. I'm not going to quote any of them as a definition, because if I if I say one the others, are going to be mad at me, yell at you, yeah, yeah. Or if I quote it wrong, they'll get mad at me. So I'm going to explain it the way I usually do it to people when I'm talking in the dog park, yeah, when they ask what I'm doing, I'll say Business Continuity Management is, how do you keep your business going? What do you need? Who do you need the resources when you've been hit by an event and and with the least impact to your customers and your delivery of services, yeah, and it's simple, they all get it. They all understand it. So if anyone doesn't like that, please feel free send me an email. I can hit the delete key just as fast as you can write it. So you know, but that's what a lot of people understand, and that's really what business continuity management is, right from the very beginning when you identify something, all the way to why we made it through, we're done. The incident's over.   Michael Hingson ** 09:16 Both worked with at the Business Continuity international hybrid convention in October was Sergio Garcia, who kind of coordinated things. And I think it was he who I asked, what, what is it that you do? What's the purpose of all of the people getting together and having this conference? And he said, I think it was he who said it not you, that the the best way to think about it is that the people who go to this conference are the what if people, they're the ones who have to think about having an event, and what happens if there's an event, and how do you deal with it? But so the what if people, they're the people that nobody ever pays any attention to until such time as there is something that. Happens, and then they're in high demand.   Alex Fullick ** 10:03 Yeah, that that's especially that being ignored part until something happened. Yeah, yeah. Well, well, the nice thing, one of the things I love about this position, and I've been doing it like I said, for 28 years, written books, podcasts, you've been on my show, YouTube channel, etc, etc, is that I do get to learn and from so many people and show the value of what we do, and I'm in a position to reach out and talk to so many different people, like I mentioned earlier. You know, CEOs. I can sit in front of the CEO and tell them you're not ready. If something happens, you're not ready because you haven't attended any training, or your team hasn't attended training, or nobody's contributing to crisis management or the business continuity or whatever you want to talk about. And I find that empowering, and it's amazing to sit there and not tell a CEO to their face, you know you're screwed. Not. You know, you don't say those kinds of things. No, but being able to sit there and just have a moment with them to to say that, however you term it, you might have a good relationship with them where you can't say that for all I know, but it being able to sit in front of a CEO or a vice president and say, hey, you know, this is where things are. This is where I need your help. You know, I don't think a lot of people get that luxury to be able to do it. And I'm lucky enough that I've worked with a lot of clients where I can't. This is where I need your help. You know. What's your expectation? Let's make it happen, you know, and having that behind you is it's kind of empowering,   Michael Hingson ** 11:47 yeah, well, one of the things that I have start talking a little bit about with people when talk about emergency preparedness is, if you're really going to talk about being prepared for an emergency. One of the things that you need to do is recognize that probably the biggest part of emergency preparedness, or business continuity, however you want to term, it, isn't physical it's the mental preparation that you need to make that people generally don't make. You know, I've been watching for the last now, five or six weeks, all the flyers and things down here in California, which have been so horrible, and people talk about being prepared physically. You should have a go bag so that you can grab it and go. You should do this. You should do that. But the problem is nobody ever talks about or or helps people really deal with the mental preparation for something unexpected. And I'm going to, I'm going to put it that way, as opposed to saying something negative, because it could be a positive thing. But the bottom line is, we don't really learn to prepare ourselves for unexpected things that happen in our lives and how to react to them, and so especially when it's a negative thing, the fear just completely overwhelms us.   Alex Fullick ** 13:09 Yeah, I agree with you. You know, fear can be what's that to fight, flight or freeze? Yeah, and a lot of people don't know how to respond when an event happens. And I think I'm going to take a step back, and I think that goes back to when we're young as well, because we have our parents, our grandparents, our teachers, our principals. You know, you can go achieve your goals, like everything is positive. You can go do that. Go do that. They don't teach you that, yeah, to achieve those goals, you're going to hit some roadblocks, and you need to understand how to deal with that when things occur. And use your example with the fires in California. If you don't know how to prepare for some of those small things, then when a big fire like that occurs, you're even less prepared. I have no idea how to deal with that, and it is. It's a really change in mindset and understanding that not everything is rosy. And unfortunately, a lot of people get told, or they get told, Oh, don't worry about it. It'll never happen. So great when it does happen. Well, then was that advice?   Michael Hingson ** 14:25 Yeah, I remember after September 11, a couple of months after, I called somebody who had expressed an interest in purchasing some tape backup products for from us at Quantum. And I hadn't heard from them, and so I reached out, and I said, So what's going on? How would you guys like to proceed? And this was an IT guy, and he said, Oh, well, the president of the company said September 11 happened, and so since they did, we're not going to have to worry about that anymore. So we're not going to go forward. Or worth doing anything to back up our data, and I'm sitting there going, you missed the whole point of what backup is all about. I didn't dare say that to him, but it isn't just about an emergency, but it's also about, what if you accidentally delete a file? Do you have a way to go back and get it? I mean, there's so many other parts to it, but this guy's boss just basically said, Well, it happened, so it's not going to happen now we don't have to worry about it. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 15:27 like you hear on the news. Well, it feels like daily, oh, once in 100 year storm, once in 100 year event, once in 100 year this. Well, take a look at the news. It's happening weekly, daily, yeah, yeah. One in 100   Michael Hingson ** 15:44 years thing, yeah. Nowadays, absolutely, there's so many things that are happening. California is going through a couple of major atmospheric rivers right now, as they're now calling it. And so Southern California is getting a lot of rain because of of one of the rivers, and of course, it has all the burn areas from the fires. So I don't know what we'll see in the way of mudslides, but the rain is picking up. Even here, where I live, we're going to get an inch or more of rain, and usually we don't get the rain that a lot of other places get. The clouds have to go over a lot of mountains to get to us, and they lose their moisture before they do that. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 16:23 yeah. We just had a whole pile of snow here. So we had a snowstorm yesterday. So we've got about 20 centimeters of snow out there that hasn't been plowed yet. So bit of   Michael Hingson ** 16:36 a mess. There you go. Well, you know, go out and play on the snow. Well,   Alex Fullick ** 16:41 the dog loves it, that's for sure. Like troubling it, but, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 16:46 I don't think my cat would like it, but the animal would like it. He'd go out and play in it. If it were here, we don't get much snow here, but Yeah, he'd play it. But, but it is. It is so interesting to really talk about this whole issue of of business continuity, emergency preparedness, whatever you want to consider it, because it's it's more than anything. It's a mindset, and it is something that people should learn to do in their lives in general, because it would help people be a lot more prepared. If people really created a mindset in themselves about dealing with unexpected things, probably they'd be a little bit more prepared physically for an emergency, but they would certainly be in a lot better shape to deal with something as like the fires are approaching, but they don't, but we don't do that. We don't teach that.   Alex Fullick ** 17:43 No, we it's interesting too, that a lot of those people, they'll work on projects in their organization, you know, and they will look at things well, what can go wrong, you know, and try to mitigate it and fix, you know, whatever issues are in the way or remove roadblocks. They're actually doing that as part of their project. But when it comes to themselves, and they have to think about fires or something like that, is now that won't happen, you know. And wait a minute, how come you've got the right mindset when it comes to your projects at work, but you don't have that same mindset when it comes to your own well being, or your families, or whatever the case may be. How come it's different? You go from one side to the other and it I've noticed that a few times with people and like, I don't get it. Why? Why are you so you have the right mindset under one circumstance and the other circumstance, you completely ignore it and don't have the mindset,   Michael Hingson ** 18:45 yeah, which, which makes you wonder, how much of a mindset Do you really have when it comes to work in all aspects of it? And so one of the things that I remember after September 11, people constantly asked me is, who helped you down the stairs, or was there somebody who was responsible for coming to get you, to take you downstairs and and the reality is, as I said, I was the leader. I was helping other people go downstairs. But by the same token, I'm of the opinion that in buildings like the World Trade Center towers, there is people talk about the buddy system. So if somebody is is in the building, you should have a buddy. And it doesn't even need to be necessarily, in the same office, but there should be an arrangement so that there is somebody looking out for each each other person. So everybody should have a buddy. I'm of the opinion it isn't a buddy. There should be two buddies, and at least one of them has to be outside of the office, so that you have three people who have to communicate and develop those lines of communications and work through it. And by that way, you you have a. Better chance of making sure that more people get whatever communications are necessary.   Alex Fullick ** 20:06 Yeah, you create your like a support network, absolutely,   Michael Hingson ** 20:10 and I think at least a triumvirate makes a lot more sense than just a buddy. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 20:14 you you might be freaked out, you know, nervous shaking, but with a couple of people standing there, you know, talking to you, you're going to come right back hopefully. You know, with that, the calmer, you know, stop shaking when a couple of people are there. Yeah, you a lot of times when you have the same one person doing it, usually, oh, you're just saying that because you have to. But when you two people doing it, it's like, okay, thank thanks team. You know, like you're really helping. You know, this is much better.   Michael Hingson ** 20:48 Yeah, I think it makes a lot more sense, and especially if one of them isn't necessarily a person who's normally in your work pattern that brings somebody in from someone with the outside who approaches things differently because they don't necessarily know you or as well or in the same way as your buddy who's maybe next door to you in the office, right across the hall or next door, or whatever. Yeah, yeah. I agree. I think it makes sense well, the conference that we were at a lot to well, to a large degree, and at least for my presentation, was all about resilience. What is resilience to you? How's that for a general question that   Alex Fullick ** 21:31 has become such a buzzword, I know it   Michael Hingson ** 21:35 really is, and it's unfortunate, because when, when we start hearing, you know, resilience, or I hear all the time amazing and so many times we get all these buzzwords, and they they really lose a lot of their value when that happens. But still, that's a fair question. I   Alex Fullick ** 21:53 do think the word resilience is overused, and it's losing its meaning. You know, dictionary meaning, because it's just used for everything these days. Yeah, you know, my neighbor left her keys. Sorry. Her daughter took her house keys this morning by accident. She couldn't get into her house when she got him back, and she had a comment where she said, you know, oh, well, I'm resilient, but really, you just went and got some Keith, how was that so? So I'm, I'm starting to get to the point now, when people ask me, you know, what's resilience to you? What's it mean to you? I just, I start to say, Now, does it matter? Yeah, my definition is fine for me, if you have a definition of it for yourself that you understand you you know what it means, or your organization has a definition, we'll take it and run. Yeah, you know what it means. You're all behind that. Meaning. We don't need a vendor or some other guiding industry organization to say this is, this must be your definition of resilience. It's like, well, no, you're just wordsmithing and making it sound fancy. You know, do it means what it means to you? You know, how, how do you define it? If that's how you define it, that's what it means, and that's all that matters. My definition doesn't matter. Nobody else's definition matters, you know, because, and it's become that way because the term used, you know, for everything these days. Yeah, I   Michael Hingson ** 23:30 think that there's a lot of value in if a person is, if we use the dictionary definition, resilient, they they Well, again, from my definition, it gets back to the mindset you establish. You establish a mindset where you can be flexible, where you can adapt, and where you can sometimes think outside the box that you would normally think out of, but you don't panic to do that. You've learned how to address different things and be able to focus, to develop what you need to do to accomplish, whatever you need to accomplish at any unexpected time.   Alex Fullick ** 24:06 Yeah, and you're calm, level headed, you know, you've got that right mindset. You don't freak out over the small things, you know, you see the bigger picture. You understand it. You know, I'm here. That's where I need to go, and that's where you focus and, you know, sweat all those little things, you know. And I think, I think it's, it's kind of reminds me that the definitions that are being thrown out there now reminds me of some of those mission and vision statements that leadership comes up with in their organizations, with all this, oh, that, you know, you read the sentence and it makes no sense whatsoever, yeah, you know, like, what?   Michael Hingson ** 24:45 What's so, what's the wackiest definition of resilience that you can think of that you've heard?   Alex Fullick ** 24:51 Um, I don't know if there's a wacky one or an unusual one. Um, oh, geez. I. I know I've heard definitions of bounce forward, bounce back, you know, agility, adaptability. Well, your   Michael Hingson ** 25:07 car keys, lady this morning, your house key, your house key, lady this morning, the same thing, yeah, yeah. I don't resilient just because she got her keys back. Yeah, really, yeah. Well,   Alex Fullick ** 25:17 that's kind of a wacky example. Yeah, of one, but I don't think there's, I've heard any weird definitions yet. I'm sure that's probably some out there coming. Yeah, we'll get to the point where, how the heck did are you defining resilience with that? Yeah? And if you're looking at from that way, then yeah, my neighbor with the keys that would fit in right there. That's not resilient. You just went and picked up some keys.   Michael Hingson ** 25:45 Yeah. Where's the resilience? How did you adapt? You the resilience might be if you didn't, the resilience might be if you didn't panic, although I'm sure that didn't happen. But that would, that would lean toward the concept of resilience. If you didn't panic and just went, Well, I I'll go get them. Everything will be fine, but that's not what people do,   Alex Fullick ** 26:08 yeah? Well, that that is what she did, actually. She just as I was shoveling snow this morning, she goes, Oh, well, I'll just go get her, get them, okay, yeah. Does that really mean resilience, or Does that just mean you went to pick up the keys that your daughter accidentally took   Michael Hingson ** 26:24 and and you stayed reasonably level headed about it,   Alex Fullick ** 26:28 you know, you know. So, you know, I don't know, yeah, if, if I would count that as a definition of resilience, but, or even I agree resilience, it's more of okay, yeah, yeah. If, if it's something like that, then that must mean I'm resilient when I forget to pull the laundry out after the buzzer. Oh yeah, I gotta pull the laundry out. Did that make me resilient? Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 26:52 absolutely, once you pulled it out, you weren't resilient, not until then,   Alex Fullick ** 26:57 you know. So, so I guess it's you know, how people but then it comes down to how people want to define it too. Yeah, if they're happy with that definition, well, if it makes you happy, I'm not going to tell you to change   Michael Hingson ** 27:11 it. Yeah, has but, but I think ultimately there are some some basic standards that get back to what we talked about earlier, which is establishing a mindset and being able to deal with things that come out of the ordinary well, and you're in an industry that, by and large, is probably viewed as pretty negative, you're always anticipating the emergencies and and all the unexpected horrible things that can happen, the what if people again, but that's that's got to be, from a mindset standpoint, a little bit tough to deal with it. You're always dealing with this negative industry. How do you do that? You're resilient, I know. But anyway, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 27:56 really, I just look at it from a risk perspective. Oh, could that happen to us? You know, no, it wouldn't, you know, we're we're in the middle of a Canadian Shield, or at least where I am. We're in the middle of Canadian Shield. There's not going to be two plates rubbing against each other and having an earthquake. So I just look at it from risk where we are, snowstorms, yep, that could hit us and has. What do we do? Okay, well, we close our facility, we have everyone work from home, you know, etc, etc. So I don't look at it from the perspective of doom and gloom. I look at it more of opportunity to make us better at what we do and how we prepare and how we respond and how we overcome, you know, situations that happen out there, and I don't look at it from the oh, here comes, you know, the disaster guy you know, always pointing out everything that's wrong. You know, I'd rather point out opportunities that we have to become as a team, organization or a person stronger. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 29:01 I guess it's not necessarily a disaster. And as I said earlier, it could very well be that some unexpected thing will happen that could be a very positive thing. But again, if we don't have the mindset to deal with that, then we don't and the reality is, the more that we work to develop a mindset to deal with unexpected things, the more quickly we can make a correct analysis of whatever is going on and move forward from it, as opposed to letting fear again overwhelm us, we can if we practice creating This mindset that says we really understand how to deal with unexpected situations, then we are in a position to be able to the more we practice it, deal with it, and move forward in a positive way. So it doesn't need to be a disaster. September 11 was a disaster by any standard, but as I tell people. People. While I am still convinced that no matter what anyone might think, we couldn't figure out that September 11 was going to happen, I'm not convinced that even if all the agencies communicated, they would have gotten it because and I talk about trust and teamwork a lot, as I point out, a team of 19 people kept their mouth shut, or a few more who were helping in the planning of it, and they pulled off something that basically brought the world to its knees. So I'm not convinced that we could have stopped September 11 from happening. At least I haven't heard something that convinces me of that yet. But what each of us has the ability to do is to determine how we deal with September 11. So we couldn't prevent it, but we can certainly all deal with or address the issue of, how do we deal with it going forward? Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 30:52 I agree. I I was actually in a conversation with my niece a couple of months ago. We were up at the cottage, and she was talking about school, and, you know, some of the people that she goes to school with, and I said, Well, you're never going to be able to change other people. You know, what they think or what they do. I said, what you can control is your response. You know, if, if they're always picking on you, the reason they're picking on you is because they know they can get a rise out of you. They know they it. Whatever they're saying or doing is getting to you, so they're going to keep doing it because it's empowering for them. But you can take away that empowerment if you make the right choices on how you respond, if you just shrug and walk away. I'm simplifying it, of course, yeah, if you just shrug and walk away. Well, after a while, they're going to realize nothing I'm saying is getting through, and they'll move away from you. They'll they won't bug you anymore, because they can't get a rise out. They can't get a rise out of you. So the only thing you can control is how you respond, you know. And as you keep saying, it's the mindset. Change your mindset from response to, you know, I'm prepared for what this person's going to say, and I'm not going to let it bother me. Yeah?   Michael Hingson ** 32:08 Well, bullying is really all about that. Yeah, people can't bully if you don't let yourself be bullied. Yep, and whether it's social media and so many other things, you can't be bullied if you don't allow it and if you ignore it or move on or get help to deal with the issue if it gets serious enough, but you don't need to approach it from a shame or fear standpoint, or you or you shouldn't anyway, but that's unfortunately, again, all too often. What happens when we see a lot of teenage suicides and so on, because people are letting the bullies get a rise out of them, and the bullies win.   Alex Fullick ** 32:51 Yep, yep. And as I told her, I said, you just mentioned it too. If it gets out of hand or becomes physical, I said, then you have to take action. I don't mean turning around and swinging back. I said, No, step up. Go get someone who is has authority and can do something about it. Yeah, don't, don't run away. Just deal with it differently, you know. And don't, don't start the fight, because then you're just confirming that I'm the bully. I can do this again. Yeah, you're, you're giving them license to do what they want. Yeah, but stand up to them, or tell, depending on the situation, tell someone higher up in authority that can do something and make make a change, but you have to be calm when you do it.   Michael Hingson ** 33:39 I remember when I was at UC Irvine, when I was going to college, my had my first guide dog, Squire. He was a golden retriever, 64 pounds, the most gentle, wonderful dog you could ever imagine. And unfortunately, other students on campus would bring their dogs. It was a very big campus, pretty, in a sense, rural, and there were only about 2700 students. And a bunch of students would bring their dogs to school, and they would just turn the dogs loose, and they go off to class, and then they find their dogs at the end of the day. Unfortunately, some of the dogs developed into a pack, and one day, they decided they were going to come after my guide dog. I think I've told this story a couple times on on this podcast, but what happened was we were walking down a sidewalk, and the dogs were coming up from behind, and they were growling and so on. And squire, my guide dog, jerked away from me. I still held his leash, but he jerked out of his harness, out of my hand, and literally jumped up in the air, turned around and came down on all fours, hunkered down and growled at these dogs all in this the well, about a two second time frame, totally shocked the dogs. They just slunked away. Somebody was describing it to me later, and you know, the dog was very deliberate about what he did. Of course, after they left, he comes over and He's wagging his tail. Did I do good or what? But, but he was very deliberate, and it's a lesson to to deal with things. And he never attacked any of the dogs, but he wasn't going to let anything happen to him or me, and that's what loyalty is really all about. But if something had happened and that hadn't worked out the way expected, then I would have had to have gone off and and I, in fact, I did talk to school officials about the fact that these dogs were doing that. And I don't even remember whether anybody did anything, but I know I was also a day or so later going into one of the the buildings. Before he got inside, there was a guy I knew who was in a wheelchair, and another dog did come up and started to try to attack squire, this guy with in the wheelchair, pulled one of the arms off his chair and just lambasted the dog right across the head, made him back up. Yeah, you know. But it was that people shouldn't be doing what they allowed their dog. You know, shouldn't be doing that, but. But the bottom line is, it's still a lesson that you don't let yourself be bullied. Yeah, yep, and there's no need to do that, but it is a it's a pretty fascinating thing to to see and to deal with, but it's all about preparation. And again, if we teach ourselves to think strategically and develop that skill, it becomes just second nature to do it, which is, unfortunately, what we don't learn.   Alex Fullick ** 36:48 Yeah, I didn't know that as a kid, because when I was a little kid and first came to Canada, especially, I was bullied because, well, I had a funny voice.   Michael Hingson ** 36:57 You did? You don't have that anymore, by the way, no,   Alex Fullick ** 37:01 if I, if I'm with my mom or relatives, especially when I'm back in England, words will start coming back. Yeah, there are words that I do say differently, garage or garage, yeah. You know, I hate garage, but garage, yeah, I still say some words like that,   Michael Hingson ** 37:18 or process, as opposed to process.   Alex Fullick ** 37:21 Yeah, so, you know, there's something like that, but as a kid, I was bullied and I there was, was no talk of mindset or how to deal with it. It's either put up with it or, you know, you really couldn't turn to anybody back then, because nobody really knew themselves how to deal with it. Yeah, bullies had always been around. They were always in the playground. So the the mechanisms to deal with it weren't there either. It wasn't till much later that I'm able to to deal with that if someone said some of the things now, right away, I can turn around because I've trained myself to have a different mindset and say that, no, that's unacceptable. You can't talk to that person, or you can't talk to me that way. Yeah, you know, if you say it again, I will, you know, call the police or whatever. Never anything where I'm going to punch you in the chin, you know, or something like that. Never. That doesn't solve anything. No, stand up saying, you know, no, I'm not going to accept that. You know, which is easier now, and maybe that just comes with age or something, I don't know, but back then, no, it was, you know, that that kind of mechanism to deal with it, or finding that inner strength and mindset to do that wasn't there,   Michael Hingson ** 38:43 right? But when you started to work on developing that mindset, the more you worked on it, the easier it became to make it happen. Yep, agreed. And so now it's a way of life, and it's something that I think we all really could learn and should learn. And my book live like a guide dog is really all about that developing that mindset to control fear. And I just think it's so important that we really deal with it. And you know, in this country right now, we've got a government administration that's all about chaos and fear, and unfortunately, not nearly enough people have learned how to deal with that, which is too bad, yep, although,   Alex Fullick ** 39:30 go ahead, I was going to say it's a shame that, you know, some a lot of people haven't learned how to deal with that. Part of it, again, is we don't teach that as well. So sometimes the only thing some people know is fear and bullying, because that's all they've experienced, yeah, either as the bully or being bullied. So they they don't see anything different. So when it happens on a scale, what we see right now it. It's, well, that's normal, yeah, it's not normal, actually. You know, it's not something we should be doing. You know, you should be able to stand up to your bully, or stand up when you see something wrong, you know, and help because it's human nature to want to help other people. You know, there's been so many accidents people falling, or you'll need their snow removed, where I am, and people jump in and help, yeah? You know, without sometimes, a lot of times, they don't even ask. It's like, oh, let me give you a hand,   Michael Hingson ** 40:33 yeah. And we had that when we lived in New Jersey, like snow removal. We had a Boy Scout who started a business, and every year he'd come around and clear everybody's snow. He cleared our snow. He said, I am absolutely happy to do it. We we wanted to pay him for it, but he was, he was great, and we always had a nice, clean driveway. But you know, the other side of this whole issue with the mindset is if we take it in a more positive direction, look at people like Sully Sullenberger, the pilot and the airplane on the Hudson, how he stayed focused. He had developed the mindset and stayed focused so that he could deal with that airplane. That doesn't mean that he wasn't afraid and had concerns, but he was able to do something that was was definitely pretty fantastic, because he kept his cool, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 41:23 I think he knew, and others in other situations know that if you're freaking out yourself, you're not going to fix the issue, you're going to make it worse. We see that in Hollywood tends to do that a lot. In their movies, there's always a character who's flipping out, you know, panicking, going crazy and making everything worse. Well, that does happen, you know, if you act that way, you're not going to resolve your situation, whatever you find yourself in, you know. And I tell people that in business continuity when we're having meetings, well, we'll figure it out when it happens. No, you don't know how you'll behave. You don't know how you'll respond when, oh, I don't know an active shooter or something. You have no idea when you hear that someone you know just got shot down in the lobby. Are you going to tell me you're going to be calm? You sorry? You know you're going to be calm and just okay, yeah, we can deal with it. No, you're going to get a wave of panic, yeah, or other emotions coming over you, you know. And you have to have that mindset. You can still be panicked and upset and freaked out, or however you want to describe that, but you know, I have to stay in control. I can't let that fear take over, or I'm going to get myself in that situation as well. Yeah, I have to be able to manage it. Okay, what do I have to do? I gotta go hide. You know, I'm not saying you're not sweating, you know, with nervousness like that, but you understand, gotta think beyond this if I want to get out of this situation. You know, I'm going to take these people that are sitting with me, we're going to go lock ourselves in the storage closet, or, you know, whatever, right? But have that wherewithal to be able to understand that and, you know, be be safe, you know, but freaking out, you're only contributing to the situation, and then you end up freaking out other people and getting them panicked. Course, you do. They're not, you know, they don't have the right mindset to deal with issues. And then you've got everyone going in every direction, nobody's helping each other. And then you're creating, you know, bigger issues, and   Michael Hingson ** 43:37 you lose more lives, and you create more catastrophes all the way around. I remember when I was going down the stairs at the World Trade Center, I kept telling Roselle what a good job she was doing, good girl. And I did that for a couple of reasons. The main reason was I wanted her to know that I was okay and I'm not going to be influenced by fear. But I wanted her to feel comfortable what what happened, though, as a result of that, and was a lesson for me. I got contacted several years later one time, specifically when I went to Kansas City to do a speech, and a woman said she wanted to come and hear me because she had come into the stairwell just after, or as we were passing her floor, which was, I think, the 54th floor. Then she said, I heard you just praising your dog and being very calm. And she said, I and other people just decided we're going to follow you down the stairs. And it was, it was a great lesson to understand that staying focused, no matter what the fear level was, really otherwise, staying focused and encouraging was a much more positive thing to do, and today, people still don't imagine how, in a sense, comet was going down the stairs, which doesn't mean that people weren't afraid. But several of us worked to really keep panic out of the stairwell as we were going down. My friend David did he panicked, but then he. He walked a floor below me and started shouting up to me whatever he saw on the stairwell, and that was really for his benefit. He said to have something to do other than thinking about what was going on, because he was getting pretty scared about it. But what David did by shouting up to me was he acted as a focal point for anyone on the stairs who could hear him, and they would hear him say things like, Hey, Mike, I'm at the 43rd floor. All's good here. Everyone who could hear him had someone on the stairs who was focused, sounded calm, and that they could listen to to know that everybody was okay, which was so cool, and   Alex Fullick ** 45:38 that that probably helped them realize, okay, we're in the right direction. We're going the right way. Someone is, you know, sending a positive comments. So if, if we've got, you know, three, if he's three floors below us, we know at least on the next three floors, everything is okay.   Michael Hingson ** 45:56 Well, even if they didn't know where he wasn't right, but even if he they didn't know where he was in relation to them, the fact is, they heard somebody on the stairs saying, I'm okay, yeah, whether he felt it, he did sound it all the way down the stairs. Yeah, and I know that he was panicking, because he did it originally, but he got over that. I snapped at him. I just said, Stop it, David, if Rosell and I can go down these stairs, so can you. And then he did. He focused, and I'm sure that he had to have helped 1000s of people going down the stairs, and helped with his words, keeping them calm.   Alex Fullick ** 46:32 Yeah, yeah. It makes a difference, you know. Like I said earlier, you doesn't mean you're still not afraid. Doesn't mean that, you know, you're not aware of the negative situation around you. It's and you can't change it, but you can change, like I said earlier, you can change how you respond to it. You can be in control that way, right? And that's eventually what, what he did, and you you were, you know, you were controlled going downstairs, you know, with with your guide dog, and with all these people following you, and because of the way you were, like, then they were following you, yeah, and they remained calm. It's like there's someone calling up from below who's safe. I can hear that. I'm listening to Michael. He'll tell his dog how well behaved they are. And he's going down calmly. Okay, you know, I can do this. And they start calming down,   Michael Hingson ** 47:28 yeah, what's the riskiest thing you've ever done? Oh, word. Must have taken a risk somewhere in the world, other than public speaking. Oh, yeah, public speaking.   Alex Fullick ** 47:40 I still get nervous the first minute. I'm still nervous when I go up, but you get used to it after a while. But that first minute, yeah, I'm nervous. Oh, that there's, I have a fear of heights and the so the the two, two things that still surprised me that I did is I climbed the Sydney bridge, Harbor Bridge, and, oh, there's another bridge. Where is it? Is it a Brisbane? They're both in Australia. Anyway. Climb them both and have a fear of heights. But I thought, no, I gotta, I gotta do this. You know, I can't be afraid of this my entire life. And I kept seeing all these people go up there in groups, you know, on tours. And so I said, Okay, I'm going to do this. And I was shaking nervous like crazy, and went, What if I fall off, you know, and there's so many different measures in place for to keep you safe. But that that was risky, you know, for me, it felt risky. I was exhilarated when I did it. Though, would you do it again? Oh, yeah, in a heartbeat. Now, there you go. I'm still afraid of heights, but I would do that again because I just felt fantastic. The other I guess going out and being self employed years ago was another risky thing. I had no idea, you know about incorporating myself, and, you know, submitting taxes, you know, business taxes, and, you know, government documents and all this and that, and invoicing and things like that. I had no idea about that. So that was kind of risky, because I had no idea how long I'd be doing it. Well, I started in what 2007, 2007, I think so, 18 years, yeah, so now it's like, I can't imagine myself not doing it, you know, so I'm but I'm always willing to try something new these days. You know, even starting the podcast seven and a half years ago was risky, right? I had no idea. Nobody was talking about my industry or resilience or business continuity or anything back then, I was the first one doing it, and I'm the longest one doing it. Um, I've outlived a lot of people who thought they could do it. I'm still going. So that started out risky, but now I. Imagine not doing it, yeah, you know. And you know, it's, you know, I guess it's, it's just fun to keep trying new things. You know, I keep growing and, you know, I've got other plans in the works. I can't give anything away, but, you know, I've got other plans to try. And they'll, they'll be risky as well. But it's like,   Michael Hingson ** 50:21 no, let's go for it. Have you ever done skydiving or anything like that? No, I haven't done that. I haven't either. I know some blind people who have, but I just, I've never done that. I wouldn't   Alex Fullick ** 50:32 mind it. It's that might be one of those lines where should I? I'm not sure about this one, you know, but it is something that I I think I wouldn't do it on my own. I think I would have to be one of those people who's connected with someone else, with someone   Michael Hingson ** 50:51 else, and that's usually the way blind people do it, needless to say, but, and that's fine, I just have never done it. I haven't ever had a need to do it, but I know I can sit here and say, I'm not afraid to do it. That is, I could do it if it came along, if there was a need to do it, but I don't. I don't have a great need to make that happen. But you know, I've had enough challenges in my life. As I tell people, I think I learned how to deal with surprises pretty early, because I've been to a lot of cities and like, like Boston used to have a rep of being a very accident prone city. Just the way people drive, I could start to cross the street and suddenly I hear a car coming around the corner, and I have to move one way or the other and draw a conclusion very quickly. Do I back up or do I go forward? Because the car is not doing what it's supposed to do, which is to stop, and I have to deal with that. So I think those kinds of experiences have helped me learn to deal with surprise a little bit too.   Alex Fullick ** 51:52 Yeah, well, with the skydiving, I don't think I'd go out of my way to do it, but exactly came along, I think I would, you know, just for the thrill of saying, I did it,   Michael Hingson ** 52:03 I did it, yeah, I went ice skating once, and I sprained my ankle as we were coming off the ice after being on the ice for three hours. And I haven't gone ice skating again since. I'm not really afraid to, but I don't need to do it. I've done it. I understand what it feels like. Yeah, yeah. So it's okay. Have you had any really significant aha moments in your life, things that just suddenly, something happened and went, Ah, that's that's what that is, or whatever.   Alex Fullick ** 52:30 Well, it does happen at work a lot, dealing with clients and people provide different perspectives, and you just, Oh, that's interesting, though, that happens all the time. Aha moments. Sometimes they're not always good. Aha moments, yeah, like the one I always remember that the most is when I wrote my first book, heads in the sand. I was so proud of it, and, you know, excited and sent off all these letters and marketing material to all the chambers of commerce across Canada, you know, thinking that, you know, everyone's going to want me to speak or present or buy my book. Well, ah, it doesn't happen that way. You know, I got no responses. But that didn't stop me from writing seven more books and working on nine. Now, there you go, but it was that was kind of a negative aha moment so, but I just learned, okay, that's not the way I should be doing that.   Michael Hingson ** 53:34 Put you in your place, but that's fair. I kind   Alex Fullick ** 53:37 of, I laugh at it now, a joke, but you know, aha, things you know, I You never know when they're going to happen.   Michael Hingson ** 53:47 No, that's why they're Aha, yeah.   Alex Fullick ** 53:51 And one of one, I guess another one would have been when I worked out first went out on my own. I had a manager who kept pushing me like, go, go work for yourself. You know this better than a lot of other people. Go, go do this. And I was too nervous. And then I got a phone call from a recruiting agency who was offering me a role to do where I wanted to take this company, but that I was working for full time for that weren't ready to go. They weren't ready yet. And it was kind of an aha moment of, do I stay where I am and maybe not be happy? Or have I just been given an opportunity to go forward? So when I looked at it that way, it did become an aha moment, like, Ah, here's my path forward. Yeah, so, you know. And that was way back in 2007 or or so somewhere around there, you know. So the aha moments can be good. They can be bad, and, you know, but as long as you learn from them, that's exactly   Michael Hingson ** 54:57 right. The that's the neat thing about. Aha moments. You don't expect them, but they're some of the best learning opportunities that you'll ever get.   Alex Fullick ** 55:06 Yeah, yeah, I agree completely, because you never know that. That's the nice thing, and I think that's also part of what I do when I'm working with so many different people of different levels is they all have different experiences. They all have different backgrounds. You they can all be CEOs, but they all come from a different direction and different backgrounds. So they're all going to be offering something new that's going to make you sit there and go, Oh, yeah. And thought of that before,   Michael Hingson ** 55:38 yeah. So that's, that's so cool, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 55:42 but you have to, you know, be able to listen and pick up on those kind of things.   Michael Hingson ** 55:46 But you've been very successful. What are some of the secrets of success that that that you've discovered, or that you put to use?   Alex Fullick ** 55:55 For me, I'll put it bluntly, shut up and listen.   Michael Hingson ** 55:59 There you are. Yeah. Well, that is so true. That's true. Yeah.   Alex Fullick ** 56:03 I think I've learned more by just using my two ears rather than my one mouth, instead of telling people everything they you should be doing. And you know, this is what I think you should do. And like talking at people, it's so much better just talk with people, and then they'll, even if you're trying to, you know, really, really, really, get them to see your side, they will come onto your side easier and probably better if you let them realize it themselves. So you just listen, and you ask the odd probing question, and eventually comes around, goes, Oh, yeah, I get it. What you mean now by doing this and going, Yeah, that's where I was going. I guess I just wasn't saying it right, you know. And have being humble enough to, you know, even though I, I know I did say it right, maybe I just wasn't saying it right to that person, to that person, yeah, right way. So listening to them, and, you know, I think, is one of the big keys to success for me, it has, you know, and I've learned twice as much that way. And maybe that's why I enjoy answering people on the podcast, is because I ask a couple of questions and then just let people talk,   Michael Hingson ** 57:18 which is what makes it fun. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 57:21 yeah. It's sometimes it's fun to just sit there, not say anything, just let someone else do all the talking.   Michael Hingson ** 57:29 What you know your industry is, I would assume, evolved and changed over the years. What are some of the major changes, some of the ways that the industry has evolved. You've been in it a long time, and certainly, business continuity, disaster recovery, whatever you want to call it, has, in some sense, has become a little bit more of a visible thing, although I think people, as both said earlier, ignore it a lot. But how's the industry changed over time?   Alex Fullick ** 57:54 Well, when I started, it was before y 2k, yes, 96 and back then, when I first started, everything was it focused. If your mainframe went down, your computer broke. That's the direction everyone came from. And then it was you added business continuity on top of that. Okay, now, what do we do with our business operations. You know, other things we can do manually while they fix the computer or rebuild the mainframe. And then it went to, okay, well, let's bring in, you know, our help desk. You know, who people call I've got a problem with a computer, and here's our priority and severity. Okay, so we'll get, we'll respond to your query in 12 hours, because it's only one person, but if there's 10 people who have the issue, now it becomes six hours and bringing in those different aspects. So we went from it disaster recovery to business continuity to then bringing in other disciplines and linking to them, like emergency management, crisis management, business continuity, incident management, cyber, information security. Now we've got business continuity management, you know, bringing all these different teams together and now, or at least on some level, not really integrating very well with each other, but just having an awareness of each other, then we've moved to operational resilience, and again, that buzzword where all these teams do have to work together and understand what each other is delivering and the value of each of them. And so it just keeps growing in that direction where it started off with rebuild a mainframe to getting everybody working together to keep your operations going, to keep your partners happy, to keep your customers happy. You know, ensuring life safety is priority number one. When, when I started, life safety was, wasn't really thrown into the business continuity realm that much. It was always the focus on the business. So the these. The sky, the size and scope has gotten a lot bigger and more encompassing of other areas. And I wouldn't necessarily all call that business continuity, you know it, but it is. I see business continuity as a the hub and a wheel, rather than a spoke, to bring all the different teams together to help them understand, you know, hey, here's, here's how you've Incident Management, you know, help desk, service desk, here's how you help the Disaster Recovery Team. Here's how you can help the cyber team. Cyber, here's how you can actually help this team, you know, and being able to understand. And that's where the biggest change of things is going is now, more and more people are understanding how they really need to work together, rather than a silo, which you know, a lot of organizations still do, but it's those walls are starting to come down, because they can understand no One can do it alone. You have to work together with your internal departments, leadership, data analysts, who have to be able to figure out how to rebuild data, or your third parties. We need to talk with them. We have to have a relationship with them our supply chain, and understand where they're going, what they have in place, if we or they experience something. So it's definitely grown in size and scope   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:27 well, and we're seeing enough challenges that I think some people are catching on to the fact that they have to learn to work together, and they have to think in a broader base than they have in the past, and that's probably a good thing. Yeah, well, if, if you had the opportunity, what would you tell the younger Alex?   Alex Fullick ** 1:01:50 Run, run for the hills. Yeah, really, no, seriously, I kind of mentioned a couple of them already. Don't sweat the small things. You know, sometimes, yeah, and I think that comes down to our mindset thing as well. You know, understand your priorities and what's important. If it's not a priority or important, don't sweat it. Don't be afraid to take risks if you if you do your planning, whether it be jumping out of a plane or whatever, you know the first thing you want to do is what safety measures are in place to ensure that my jump will be successful. You know, those kind of things. Once you understand that, then you can make knowledgeable decisions. Don't be afraid to take those risks. And it's one of the big things. It's it's okay to fail, like I said about the book thing where you all those that marketing material I sent out, it's okay to fail. Learn from it. Move on. I can laugh at those kind of things now. You know, for years, I couldn't I was really like, oh my god, what I do wrong? It's like, No, I didn't do anything wrong. It just wasn't the right time. Didn't do it the right way. Okay, fine, move on. You know, you know, don't be afraid to fail. If, if you, if you fail and get up, well then is it really a failure? You learned, you got back up and you kept going. And that's the part of resilience too, right? Yeah, if you trip and fall, you get up and keep going. But if you trip and fall and stay down, well then maybe you are   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:30 failing. That's the failure. I mean, the reality is that it isn't failure if you learn from it and move on. It was something that set you back, but that's okay, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 1:03:41 my my favorite band, Marillion, has a line in one of their songs rich. Failure isn't about falling down. Failure is staying down. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:50 I would agree with that. Completely agree   Alex Fullick ** 1:03:53 with it. He'll stand by it. W

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As always the boys kick it off with their top headlines from the week - as things go very south between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Chief puts Howie in his Slaughterhouse for daring to take time off during the season, and Browny made a massive snafu in the Sunday Rub's Whatsapp Group Chat. Howie needs fashion advice after some pointed comments from his daughter, and Chief puts the crew through a music quiz. Howie's Hot Topics looks at the best Big Freeze Sliders, and Browny needs some help with his kids and their mobile phone use. Triple M Boss Jay Mueller struts into the studio to offer Browny some advice on his Health Hotline segment, before Browny ignores all of it and goes with the segment anyway. Then the boys have some Hot Tips to make your life better. We move into full footy mode with a recap of the Hawks win over the Doggies, and Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks joins the show before tonight's game against Brisbane. Browny's Top 5 looks at the longest kicks in VFL/AFL history - and he's promised to go after one of the most famous kicks of all time. Brisbane coach Chris Fagan joins the show, then Chief has another crack at Howie for his tardiness. Triple M's Friday Huddle is Mark Howard, Jason Dunstall, Nathan Brown, and Damian Barrett.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam and Max dial in with Brisbane band Dopamine off the back of the release of their latest single, "Someone". On a dusty Sunday afternoon, they cover how the band were experimenting with some fresh sounds, how the junkies in the Fortitude Valley shaped them as musicians, and when they'll get back to their Stevie Ray Vaughn roots.Connect with Dopamine on Instagram and TikTok, and listen to their latest single "Someone" on Spotify and Apple Music.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram and TikTok.

Finey with the post mortem after Adelaide came from behind to defeat Brisbane at the Adelaide Oval and took your calls plus the world famous quiz

Groove FM broadcasted in Sydney on 96.9FM in October 1999, then 94.5FM in May 2000, December 2000 to January 2001 & Brisbane in August to September 2000, 2001 and 2002. Music Director Darren Leigh released A Selection Of Groove Vol 1 CD in May 2000 & August 2000 out through Universal Music Australia Groove FM proudly sponsored by Fez Lateef of Added Flava Productions & Central Starion Recorfs C/O Nobby Grooves of Hardwax.  Podcast Website: http://www.shakedownradio.com Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/chriscaggs Amazon Music Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3PhNuvZ Apple Podcasts / iTunes:  https://apple.co/3tfyyDP iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3ss7wr2 Tune In App: http://tun.in/pmkVI Castbox: https://bit.ly/3maXTcb You Tube: http://www.YouTube.com/@chriscaggs 4PLAY.fm Dance Radio programmer by JimmyZ from Wild FM, Nova FM, 2RDJ-TM & Club [V] at www.4Play.fm ShakeDown Radio wiith Chris Caggs on Oxx Mixx Dance Radio every Friday Night 7pm Melbourne Australia at https://ozzmixxradio.com/ Catch ShakeDown Radio with Chris Caggs on the Liquid Radio Network at http://www.liquidradio.au Music for this radio show courtesy of the labels based in Australia Play MPE, Global PR Pool, Inflyte App and Xelon Digital Please Donate to help with running costs of this podcast on Patreon and buy me a $5 dollars Australian coffee - http://www.patreon.com/ChrisCaggs Or donate via Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/67c7b653 Follow Chris Caggs on Social Media: Threads @ChrisCaggs Facebook Friend Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggs Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggsradio X www.twitter.com/chriscaggs Instagram www.instagram.com/chriscaggs Linkedin https://au.linkedin.com/in/chriscaggs TikTok @ChrisCaggs Hashtag #ChrisCaggs #ShakedownRadio Over the span of 25 Years across 15 Radio Stations - Chris Caggs has been on air at: Groove FM 96.9FM & 94.5FM - Sydney Groove FM 97.3FM - Brisbane DJ-FM 87.6FM - Sydney 2RDJ 88.1FM - Sydney 2NSB 99.3FM - Northside Radio Sydney Pump FM 99.3FM - Sydney 2ICR Radio - Sydney Mix It Up Radio - Brisbane STR8OUT Radio - Melbourne Mixxbosses Radio - Sydney Urban Movement Radio - Brisbane Liquid Radio - Snowy Mountains New South Wales - Dance Starter FM - Sydney - Dance Tune 1 Radio - Perth - Dance 4PLAY Radio - Queensland - Dance V1Radio - Melbourne - Dance Ozz Mixx Dance Radio - Melbourne - Dance  Tracklist Chic - I Want Your Love Shalamar - A Night To Remember LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Loose Ends - Hanging On A String (Contemplating) Guy - Groove Me Zapp - Computer Love Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do It (2015 Remastered) Dennis Edwards feat Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further  Shannon - Let The Music Play New Edition - Cool It Now Maze feat Frankie Beverly - Before I Let Go

Groove FM broadcasted in Sydney on 96.9FM in October 1999, then 94.5FM in May 2000, December 2000 to January 2001 & Brisbane in August to September 2000, 2001 and 2002. Music Director Darren Leigh released A Selection Of Groove Vol 1 CD in May 2000 & August 2000 out through Universal Music Australia Groove FM proudly sponsored by Fez Lateef of Added Flava Productions & Central Starion Recorfs C/O Nobby Grooves of Hardwax.  Podcast Website: http://www.shakedownradio.com Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/chriscaggs Amazon Music Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3PhNuvZ Apple Podcasts / iTunes:  https://apple.co/3tfyyDP iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3ss7wr2 Tune In App: http://tun.in/pmkVI Castbox: https://bit.ly/3maXTcb You Tube: http://www.YouTube.com/@chriscaggs 4PLAY.fm Dance Radio programmer by JimmyZ from Wild FM, Nova FM, 2RDJ-TM & Club [V] at www.4Play.fm ShakeDown Radio wiith Chris Caggs on Oxx Mixx Dance Radio every Friday Night 7pm Melbourne Australia at https://ozzmixxradio.com/ Catch ShakeDown Radio with Chris Caggs on the Liquid Radio Network at http://www.liquidradio.au Music for this radio show courtesy of the labels based in Australia Play MPE, Global PR Pool, Inflyte App and Xelon Digital Please Donate to help with running costs of this podcast on Patreon and buy me a $5 dollars Australian coffee - http://www.patreon.com/ChrisCaggs Or donate via Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/67c7b653 Follow Chris Caggs on Social Media: Threads @ChrisCaggs Facebook Friend Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggs Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggsradio X www.twitter.com/chriscaggs Instagram www.instagram.com/chriscaggs Linkedin https://au.linkedin.com/in/chriscaggs TikTok @ChrisCaggs Hashtag #ChrisCaggs #ShakedownRadio Over the span of 25 Years across 15 Radio Stations - Chris Caggs has been on air at: Groove FM 96.9FM & 94.5FM - Sydney Groove FM 97.3FM - Brisbane DJ-FM 87.6FM - Sydney 2RDJ 88.1FM - Sydney 2NSB 99.3FM - Northside Radio Sydney Pump FM 99.3FM - Sydney 2ICR Radio - Sydney Mix It Up Radio - Brisbane STR8OUT Radio - Melbourne Mixxbosses Radio - Sydney Urban Movement Radio - Brisbane Liquid Radio - Snowy Mountains New South Wales - Dance Starter FM - Sydney - Dance Tune 1 Radio - Perth - Dance 4PLAY Radio - Queensland - Dance V1Radio - Melbourne - Dance Ozz Mixx Dance Radio - Melbourne - Dance  Tracklist Chic - I Want Your Love Shalamar - A Night To Remember LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Loose Ends - Hanging On A String (Contemplating) Guy - Groove Me Zapp - Computer Love Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do It (2015 Remastered) Dennis Edwards feat Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further  Shannon - Let The Music Play New Edition - Cool It Now Maze feat Frankie Beverly - Before I Let Go

Groove FM broadcasted in Sydney on 96.9FM in October 1999, then 94.5FM in May 2000, December 2000 to January 2001 & Brisbane in August to September 2000, 2001 and 2002. Music Director Darren Leigh released A Selection Of Groove Vol 1 CD in May 2000 & August 2000 out through Universal Music Australia Groove FM proudly sponsored by Fez Lateef of Added Flava Productions & Central Starion Recorfs C/O Nobby Grooves of Hardwax.  Podcast Website: http://www.shakedownradio.com Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/chriscaggs Amazon Music Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3PhNuvZ Apple Podcasts / iTunes:  https://apple.co/3tfyyDP iHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/3ss7wr2 Tune In App: http://tun.in/pmkVI Castbox: https://bit.ly/3maXTcb You Tube: http://www.YouTube.com/@chriscaggs 4PLAY.fm Dance Radio programmer by JimmyZ from Wild FM, Nova FM, 2RDJ-TM & Club [V] at www.4Play.fm ShakeDown Radio wiith Chris Caggs on Oxx Mixx Dance Radio every Friday Night 7pm Melbourne Australia at https://ozzmixxradio.com/ Catch ShakeDown Radio with Chris Caggs on the Liquid Radio Network at http://www.liquidradio.au Music for this radio show courtesy of the labels based in Australia Play MPE, Global PR Pool, Inflyte App and Xelon Digital Please Donate to help with running costs of this podcast on Patreon and buy me a $5 dollars Australian coffee - http://www.patreon.com/ChrisCaggs Or donate via Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/67c7b653 Follow Chris Caggs on Social Media: Threads @ChrisCaggs Facebook Friend Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggs Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/chriscaggsradio X www.twitter.com/chriscaggs Instagram www.instagram.com/chriscaggs Linkedin https://au.linkedin.com/in/chriscaggs TikTok @ChrisCaggs Hashtag #ChrisCaggs #ShakedownRadio Over the span of 25 Years across 15 Radio Stations - Chris Caggs has been on air at: Groove FM 96.9FM & 94.5FM - Sydney Groove FM 97.3FM - Brisbane DJ-FM 87.6FM - Sydney 2RDJ 88.1FM - Sydney 2NSB 99.3FM - Northside Radio Sydney Pump FM 99.3FM - Sydney 2ICR Radio - Sydney Mix It Up Radio - Brisbane STR8OUT Radio - Melbourne Mixxbosses Radio - Sydney Urban Movement Radio - Brisbane Liquid Radio - Snowy Mountains New South Wales - Dance Starter FM - Sydney - Dance Tune 1 Radio - Perth - Dance 4PLAY Radio - Queensland - Dance V1Radio - Melbourne - Dance Ozz Mixx Dance Radio - Melbourne - Dance  Tracklist Chic - I Want Your Love Shalamar - A Night To Remember LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Loose Ends - Hanging On A String (Contemplating) Guy - Groove Me Zapp - Computer Love Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do It (2015 Remastered) Dennis Edwards feat Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further  Shannon - Let The Music Play New Edition - Cool It Now Maze feat Frankie Beverly - Before I Let Go

Damian Barrett and Joe Pignataro bring you the latest footy news on AFL Daily. Mabior Chol put together his best performance of his 97 game career last night to propel the Hawks deeper into the 8 leaving question marks on the Bulldogs. Brisbane head to Adelaide tonight with no fears taking to the skies, can they stop the #1 forward line team in the competition? Does the vote of no-confidence in Tasmania stop the dream of the 19th team coming into the League. Subscribe to AFL Daily and never miss an episode. Rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Dobbin and Kevin Walters are back to look at the aftermath of Origin I. What changes would former Queensland coach Kevvie make? Big Red in? DCE out? Ahead of Adam Reynolds' 300th game, we look at the Broncos' strife and the ongoing contract situation between Adam and Brisbane. Plus, rumours are swirling around the Trbojevic brothers - will they stay at Manly? We also preview Round 14 of the NRL, get the best tips of the round from Dobbo and Kev, and ask the listener question: If you could bring back any ex-Queensland player for Game 2, who would it be?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's one simple question ... one really difficult answer, WHO'S YOUR GOAT? Blake tells us his, and tells us why.With thanks to the Legends @betr - The fastest & easiest betting app in Australia!

With Western Sydney International Airport still a year and a half from opening, an unexpected alternative might be about to hit the congested NSW market: Newcastle Airport, a couple of hours north of Sydney, will soon have flights to Perth and Bali with more routes potentially on the way. The news will not only allow Hunter Region residents to travel further afield without having to make the trek down to Sydney, it could also give Sydneysiders an alternative to the city's own crowded airport while WSI finishes construction, providing to Sydney what Gold Coast Airport does to Brisbane. As Newcastle Airport nears completion on its ambitious international terminal redevelopment, Adam and Jake look at what it might do for commercial aviation on the east coast. Plus, after the tumult of the last few years, is Qantas finally climbing its way out of a massive public trust deficit?

Matty & Cooper with their Origin Review, Broncos In Crisis, Advice For Galvin & Possible Bears Targets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Join Adrian and Lauren as they get up close and personal, literally, and discuss games they have been playing that deserve a merry mention. Then they join together in a shared sizzle fresh off a play of the 2-player GMT release, A Gest of Robin Hood. That, plus the regular question of the pod and what has us fired up. Timestamps: What we've been playing [02:30] A Gest of Robin Hood [30:48] Question of the Pod Recap [57:05] New Question of the Pod [1:00:17] Fired Up [1:07:25] New Question of the Pod: What are some of the barriers you've had to getting your games played, and what game was it? Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483 Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed: Circadians Chaos Order - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329226/circadians-chaos-order Ready Set Bet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351040/ready-set-bet Gravity Superstar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254088/gravity-superstar Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/the-castles-of-burgundy No Thanks! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12942/no-thanks Flip 7 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7 Bear Raid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/333981/bear-raid Flatiron - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/409693/flatiron The Anarchy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408637/the-anarchy A Gest of Robin Hood - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338376/a-gest-of-robin-hood PODCAST SPONSORS Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games and More Than Meeples.  Advent Games is an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW.  http://www.adventgames.com.au/ More Than Meeples is an Australian retail and online game store based in Brisbane, QLD. https://morethanmeeples.com.au/   PLAY CON SPONSORS Behold Games https://beholdgames.com.au/ Leder Games https://ledergames.com/   PATREON Hey there, BBQ fans! Guess what? We've got a Patreon! By joining, you'll unlock exclusive content, gain access to a members-only section of our Discord where you can help shape the show, and so much more. At the Board Game BBQ Podcast, we're passionate about what we do and promise to keep the fun and shenanigans rolling. We're so grateful for your support! But if you'd like to chip in from just USD$5 a month, click the link to check out our Patreon page. We're committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community, and you all make it special.  https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ   SOCIALS Support the podcast and join the community! https://linktr.ee/BoardGameBBQ    LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-board-game-bbq-podcast/id1515192971 LISTEN ON SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/4VZjYJV1E3AWND62urWlP9  

Send us a textIn this episode of Art Wank, we dive into the dynamic and prolific career of Australian artist Ann Thomson, whose expressive, abstract works have made her a vital force in Australian contemporary art for over five decades. Born in 1933 in Brisbane and trained at the National Art School in Sydney, Thomson's practice has always defied easy categorisation. Her paintings and sculptures are known for their vibrant energy, lyrical abstraction, and a deep, intuitive connection to material and process.We explore Thomson's early influences, including her time in Europe during the 1960s, and how her work evolved through an engagement with both landscape and gesture. Her ability to balance spontaneity with formal rigour creates works that feel both immediate and timeless. Whether working in paint, paper, or three-dimensional forms, Thomson consistently brings a bold sense of freedom and exploration to her practice.Over the years, Ann has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including the prestigious Wynne Prize for landscape painting. She has exhibited extensively across Australia and internationally, and her work is held in major public and private collections.In our conversation, we reflect on her fearless approach to art-making, her thoughts on abstraction, and her commitment to making work that resists constraints and expectations. Ann Thomson's career is a testament to the power of following intuition and embracing the unknown.We really appreciate your time, thanks Ann. 

It's the end of an era, with Greg Swann announcing that his time in Brisbane will come to an end as he moves into a new role at AFL HQ. This week on the show, we reflect on Swanny's legacy at the Lions, while also reviewing a largely forgettable match against the Bombers. Now, a red-hot Adelaide await, with the fixture suddenly getting quite a lot harder. It's top-eight sides all the way through to the bye from here, with not much respite left between now and September. We talk through the possible team changes ahead of Friday night's Crows clash, and explore what the Lions will need to do to shut down the competition's most dangerous forward line. Also this week:-How do we get in on the Fages/Leigh dinners?-More wizard hat hate -Dom's idea for a new Noah Answerth merch lineAnd much more!

To celebrate the new Bluey LEGO sets that are now in stores, Brisbane's biggest export has teamed up with the Danish powerhouse, with a new pop-up ice creamery with a difference.Set in the heart of South Bank, the setting for the Bluey episode ‘Ice Cream', the pop-up will give Bluey fans of all ages the chance to recreate some of the ‘Ice Cream' episode's iconic scenes, and get their hands on some free LEGO ice cream.If you're in Brisbane get down to South Bank Parklands this week (activation closes at 6pm, Sunday June 8th) for some Bluey and LEGO fun!In this episode we speak to Australian five-time Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, who has also had a Bluey voice role, about why he and his family love Bluey.We also hear from Justine McKenny, Senior Director, Head of Marketing at LEGO Australia and New Zealand and Scott Modra, Director of Brands and Licensing at BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand.What: Bluey x LEGO pop-up ice creamery.Where: Riverside Green, South Bank ParklandsWhen: Tuesday, 3rd June: 8am – 4pm, Wednesday, 4th June: 10am – 2pm, Thursday, 5th June – Sunday 8th June: 10am – 6pmCost: Free, but you will need to scan a QR code on arrival to get in the virtual line.Five LEGO sets are in stores now; LEGO DUPLO Bluey Ice Cream Trip with Bluey, LEGO DUPLO Bluey: Bluey's Family House with Memory Game, LEGO Bluey: Bluey's Family House, LEGO Bluey: Bluey's Beach & Family Car Trip and LEGO Bluey Playground Fun with Bluey and Chloe.*Episode title and pun credit goes to Mary Bolling of the Gotta Be Done podcast.Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

Alternative business models in mineral exploration and mining can build value for communities, benefit resource companies and influence perceptions in our industry. This episode highlights two innovative companies who are changing the business of mining:  Nations Royalty and VRIFY. Nations Royalty, a TSXV-listed royalty company, is focused on creating royalty diversification for indigenous people. Kody Penner, VP of Corporate Development at Nations Royalty, joined host Halley Keevil to explain the background and the business model.  First, he tells his own story as an indigenous person growing up surrounded by British Columbia's mining industry. The company,  Nations Royalty, is the first indigenous-owned mining royalty company, and their indigenous ownership and management make them unique. He elaborates on how they balance corporate goals with indigenous goals and values, how they are creating wealth for indigenous groups, and what is next for the company in the future. Next, Steve de Jong, CEO of VRIFY, talks about the company's history and how they came to their current business model as an AI-focused mineral exploration and software service provider. Launching at PDAC in 2024 with just 4 clients, VRIFY now has 30 clients and gains 5-7 new clients per month. Steve discusses how their team of geoscientists and machine learning experts utilize every scrap of data from a company in order to build predictive models that deliver targets to their clients. He reviews the many ways in which VRIFY is unique in the industry, including the symbiotic relationship they have with clients, enabling them to use their proprietary software alongside the VRIFY team. He hints at some exciting current and future successes that the listener should stay tuned for. Steve believes we are about to enter into a period where AI will be ubiquitous in the mining industry, and VRIFY will be ahead of the game.   Theme music is  Confluence by Eastwindseastwindsmusic.com Come join us in Brisbane, Australia for SEG 2025, September 26-29th. This will be a dynamic conference with cutting edge science, new discoveries, technology and more. Opportunities for networking and learning include several workshops and field trips before and after the event, relaxed social events and of course the conference itself. See you there!

Topics:In this episode, hosts Trevor (Iron Fist), Scott (Velvet Glove), and Joe (Tech Guy) discuss recent events and pressing issues. They begin with a review of the recent election, where Albanese was unexpectedly returned with an increased majority, the implosion of the Greens' vote, and the prolonged impacts on political dynamics including coalition balance and the future of the Liberal Party. The conversation shifts to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, describing the Israeli government's brutal actions and the global community's response. The team also delves into superannuation tax changes, emphasizing the impact on balances exceeding $3 million and addressing concerns about taxing unrealized gains. Additional discussions touch on the inequitable distribution of wealth exacerbated by policies during the COVID lockdowns and the call for higher taxes on the rich. The episode rounds out with reflections on the media's portrayal of these issues and a plea for more active and just policies.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:59 Election Wrap-Up and Analysis20:07 Superannuation Tax Discussion29:44 Taxing the Wealthy: A Socialist Perspective30:11 The Gaza Conflict: A Deep Dive36:04 Media Bias and Public Perception42:22 International Reactions and Sanctions55:46 Advocacy and Interviews: Voices from the Ground01:01:33 Economic Inequality and COVID-1901:04:38 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsTo financially support the Podcast you can make:a per-episode donation via Patreon or one-off donation via credit card; orone-off or regular donations via Paypal orif you are into Cryptocurrency you can send Satoshis. We Livestream every Monday night at 7:30 pm Brisbane time. Follow us on Facebook or YouTube. Watch us live and join the discussion in the chat room.We have a website. www.ironfistvelvetglove.com.auYou can email us. The address is trevor@ironfistvelvetglove.com.au

Smart Property Investment's Phil Tarrant and Pure Property Investment's Paul Glossop return with a fresh edition of the FAST 50 report, revealing the top suburbs for property investment in 2026. Victoria is making a strong comeback in the property market, with 13 suburbs included in the 2026 FAST 50 report, up from just one last year. While recent performance in Victoria has been sluggish, signs of momentum are emerging, with Melbourne recording four straight months of capital growth.  Suburbs in Ballarat and Geelong, like Wendouree, Corio, and Alfredton, are showing promise due to affordability and proximity to Melbourne.  Despite low cash flow returns and median rents averaging under $500, the long-term fundamentals, including population growth and migration, support a positive outlook. Paul acknowledges the risk of entering early but stresses that the long-term upside could be significant. He also notes the unusual trend of Melbourne prices lagging behind Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide – a signal of future correction.  Download your FREE copy of the FAST 50 2026 report here. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

This week we learned Cal Ward is a legend, Patrick Voss still has a very big chest and Melbourne players experience some difficult with KICKING IT THROUGH THE MIDDLE POSTS Brought to you by AAMI, When Clangers Happen, Lucky You're With AAMI. 00:00 - Round The Grounds 03:15 - Brisbane vs Essendon 06:40 - Goals! 10:10 - St Kilda vs Melbourne 14:22 - Raising Footy Families 23:09 - Sydney vs Adelaide 32:20 - Collingwood vs Hawthorn 35:40 - The Rev Up with Broden, brought to you by AAMI Insurance 40:45 - NBA Finals 43:52 - Richmond VS GWS 49:31 - Free To Air 52:51 - Gold Coast vs Freo 58:19 - Headlines! 62:42 - Malaka Of The Week

Welcome to Citipointe Church Online. We love that you're joining us for our online experience.To Be Or Not To Be Involved | Ps Mark RamseyJune 1st - 10:15am ServiceTo connect with or contact us, visit https://citipointechurch.com/connectTo GIVE online, visit https://citipointechurch.com/givingIf you have made a decision today to follow Jesus, please let us know by filling out the form found here: https://citipointechurch.com/i-have-decided/Citipointe Church exists to unmistakably influence our world for good and for God.

Welcome to Citipointe Church Online. We love that you're joining us for our online experience.To Be Or Not To Be Involved | Ps Chris EnsbeyJune 1st - 5:00pm ServiceTo connect with or contact us, visit https://citipointechurch.com/connectTo GIVE online, visit https://citipointechurch.com/givingIf you have made a decision today to follow Jesus, please let us know by filling out the form found here: https://citipointechurch.com/i-have-decided/Citipointe Church exists to unmistakably influence our world for good and for God.

Analizamos los resultados de las legislativas en Venezuela en medio de una cuestionada elección, retomamos una entrevista a Cachicamo Latin Harp Family, una agrupación musical de origen colombiano que mezcla sonidos típicos de los llanos colombo-venezolanos en Brisbane, te contamos sobre la primera elección popular del Poder Judicial de México, y te traemos la información deportiva de la jornada.

We visit major museum projects unveiled this week in London and New York: Ben Luke takes a tour of V&A East Storehouse in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which offers unprecedented access to the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection. He meets the deputy director of the V&A, Tim Reeve, and speaks to key members of the team that are making this radical museological vision for London a reality: the museum's lead technician, Matt Clarke, its senior curator Georgia Haseldine, and Kate Parsons, the director of collections care and access. The Art Newspaper's editor-in-chief, Americas, Ben Sutton, visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which this week unveiled its revamped Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. The wing holds the Met's collections of work from Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania. Ben talks to Alisa LaGamma, the curator of African art who is in charge of the Rockefeller Wing, and the Papua New Guinea-born, Brisbane-based artist Taloi Havini, one of a number of contemporary artists who created new works for the the project. And this episode's Work of the Week is Down and Up (2024-25) by Rachel Whiteread. It features in a new show of Whiteread's work, the first at the Goodwood Art Foundation, a not-for-profit contemporary art gallery and sculpture park in West Sussex, UK. Ben Luke talks to Rachel about the work.V&A East Storehouse, London, opens 31 May.The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art New York, reopens 31 May.Rachel Whiteread, Goodwood Art Foundation, West Sussex, UK, 31 May-2 November.Summer subscription offer: get up to 50% off an annual print & digital subscription to The Art Newspaper. Link here: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/subscriptions-SUMMER25P&D?promocode=SUMMER25&utm_source=special+offer+banner&utm_campaign=SUMMER25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you take a pet sitting business from one city to two, grow a team of 30+, and develop a thriving brand? In this episode, Natalie Durack of Happy Hounds Pet Services shares how she expanded from the Gold Coast to Brisbane, navigating market differences and competition. She discusses the importance of client communication, onboarding team members, and building a recognizable brand. Natalie also explains how she introduced wedding pet attendance and proposal services, creating new ways for pet parents to include their furry friends in big life moments. Tune in to learn how she sets herself apart in an industry filled with hobby sitters and temporary dog walkers. Main Topics: Expanding from Gold Coast to Brisbane – Challenges and market differences. Standing Out from Hobby Sitters – Competing with backpackers and low-cost providers. Wedding & Proposal Pet Services – How Happy Hounds includes pets in special events. Client Communication & Onboarding – Setting expectations and ensuring quality service. Hiring & Training a Team – Finding reliable staff and maintaining high standards. Main Takeaway: It's more than just a dog walk. It's about communication, reliability, and making sure our team provides a truly professional service. When you trust someone with your pets, you deserve more than just a warm body holding the leash. Professional pet sitters bring experience, training, and a commitment to high standards. At Happy Hounds, every dog walk, pet sit, or wedding service is handled with care, attention to detail, and a focus on your pet's happiness. Because great pet care isn't just about showing up—it's about showing up the right way.