Presented by Marcus Probert and Produced by John Valentan: A podcast series where we interview exceptional people and find out what makes them tick.
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This week we’re diving into a different pool as we talk business, taking risks, self improvement and getting after it with our friend, Mr. Steve Warton. A late bloomer in the world of academia and business in general, Steve’s path was far from a straight line to success. Without a clear vision of what he wanted to do and far from a natural stude…
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Our next guest not only currently boasts near on 100,000 followers across his football Facebook Pages, NT Football and Local Footy Classics, but is also recognised across the country for one amazing football pilgrimage for mental health in 2017, we welcome Mr. Jackson Clark. Born and raised in Darwin, the Northern Territory native was born a footba…
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This week we welcome former Essendon Bomber Mr. Kyle Reimers, as we find out little more about the man behind the boots and bravado, and a professional AFL career beyond his wildest imagination. Through a challenging childhood in Bunbury, WA, Kyle found solace in sport, especially Aussie Rules. Overcoming crushing self-doubt to participate at the h…
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For many of our regional listeners, you might welcome our next guests into your home on a weekly basis, but for those not as familiar we'd like to introduce, and welcome, Mr. Bruce Roberts. A graduate of the esteemed and internationally-recognised NIDA acting school, Bruce broke onto the scene playing as Officer Nick Parish on Home and Away duri…
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A pioneer for women in sports administration and leadership, Leigh may best be known for her for her time as CEO of Swimming Australia but has blazed a trial across elite sports in the country with the Essendon Football Club, Gold Coast Suns and the Melbourne Vixens. You may have also seen her on FOX Footy's "The Recruit". An accomplished author, c…
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While he may not be a household name in Australia, our next guest is a world-class cricketing talent who has played, coached and worked with some of the games biggest names. He’s also one of the nicest and most positive guys you could meet, Mr Dulip Samaresekera. Despite a challenging childhood in Sri Lanka, losing his father at just 4, Dulip becam…
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Well, Christmas is upon us and we've managed to score some time with a very special guest - ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, please welcome Santa! It's a very busy time for everyone, especially old Saint Nick, so we're very grateful for his generosity in joining us on the podcast. Whatever you're doing this festive season, please take a moment…
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Listeners will be more than familiar with this week's guests, the soundtrack to our podcast and rocking brothers, Brett and Greg Dunbar of These Things. Together with drummer Adrian Jones, the band formed over a decade ago under their original moniker, The Yard Apes, although the seeds were planted long before as youngsters after discovering Meta…
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We couldn’t be more excited to present this week’s guest, Aria Award winner, tongue-in-cheek Best-Selling Author, and soundtrack to countless memories, Lior. After bursting onto the Australian music scene with the hauntingly beautiful “This Old Love”, Lior became an overnight success, years in the making. Not so much the gifted child prodigy as you…
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Coming up this week, we change gears for a Drive Into The Mind (see what we did there) of former V8 Supercar driver and 15-time Bathurst racer, Mark Noske. Although having a father in competitive racing, it wasn't until 14 that he discovered his uncle's Go-kart and his own need for speed. Mark shares his passionate pursuit, quickly climbing thr…
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This week we're diving into the uncharted waters (for us anyway) of hospitality and the art of making fine wine – we welcome Craig Mitchell & John Harris of the award-winning Mitchel Harris Wines. An intriguing tale of how it all started, from dipping their toes to becoming one of the region's finest winemakers and eateries. The passion, the pr…
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We're extremely excited to present our next guest. A former member of the coveted Royal Ballet School and English National Ballet, it's the incredibly talented, graceful and intelligent Lisa Marie Probert. From 7 years at the world’s number-one ballet school to a lengthy career in some of Europe’s finest dance companies, Lisa takes us behind the cu…
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This week we proudly present Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games marathon runner, Kate Smyth. Discovering her passion for distance running late in her 20s, Kate wasted little time and was soon competing with the world's best on the sport’s biggest stages, culminating in a personal best of 2:28:51 at the 2008 Nagano Olympic Commemorative Mara…
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This week we welcome Baby Bomber, Mr. David Calthorpe. A decorated AFL player over 9 seasons, David almost pursued a different sporting dream before going on to achieve the ultimate success with Essendon in 1993. David takes us through his early years of school football, his playing days across 3 clubs and then life after playing including his retu…
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Greg Chappell is an Australian Cricket legend. He was a dominant batsmen in world cricket with a career test batting average of 53.86. He is an Australian cricket Hall of Fame member, a Sport Australia Hall of Fame member, and genuine sporting icon. Here he chats about his young years leading into his international career. We discuss how his compet…
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Greg Chappell is an Australian Cricket legend. He was a dominant batsmen in world cricket with a career test batting average of 53.86. He is an Australian cricket Hall of Fame member, a Sport Australia Hall of Fame member, and genuine sporting icon. In this episode we discuss his international career and how he had to evolve as a batsman early on t…
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In this episode we chat to Brent Macaffer - Former Collingwood Premiership player. Brent's Key Career Moments: Drafted to Collingwood FC in the 2006 National Draft Debuted in the 2009 ANZAC game against Essendon FC Played 77 games in a career plagued by injury 2010 Premiership Player Awarded Collingwood Life Membership in 2019 You can check out Tam…
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In this Episode we chat to Bianca Chatfield - Gold medal winning Netballer, media personality, keynote speaker, mentor, and business owner. Her sporting accomplishments are impressive: 59 Australian Diamonds Test Caps 245 Melbourne Vixens / Phoenix games 6 Premierships ( 2000, 2002-2003, 2005, 2009, 2014) 1 World Championship (Auckland 2007) 1 Silv…
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