Life Changing Questions Podcast

Kate's journey from overcoming meth addiction in her early 20s to becoming one of Australia's leading voices in Business and Personal Mastery is a testament to her resilience and determination. Her transformative path saw her establish a successful 6-figure fitness empire and a 7-figure retreat and coaching business. In 2021, her achievements were recognized globally when Yahoo Finance named her one of the "Top 10 CEOs to Watch," alongside renowned figures like Grant Cardone and Tai Lopez.   In 2023, Kate founded an outbound outreach agency, leveraging the power of Chat GPT and AI to revolutionize its operations.  This innovation transformed her agency into an AI-enhanced outbound lead generation powerhouse.The Growth Impact Group, partners with businesses generating 1 million a year in revenue to become the plug and play outbound lead generation department.   Kate's influence extends globally as a speaker, sharing stages with icons like Forbes Riley, Eric Thomas, Robin Sharma, Deepak Chopra, and Tony Robbins

Christina Chen is a distinguished figure in the AI and technology sphere, renowned for her groundbreaking work in developing AI talent and her unwavering commitment to diversity. As the Founder and CEO of AI First Talent, the UK's first Generative AI graduate program, Christina has pioneered a unique approach to fostering skilled AI professionals. Christina's visionary leadership and dedication to cultivating a new generation of AI specialists has firmly established her as a key expert in shaping the future of AI, AI Talent, and AI for optimised Business operations.   Christina Chen shared in this episode: Her experience in computer science as a software engineer from Cambridge Her experience in private equity where she learnt the lifecycle of a tech company, and how to scale a team Her skill for recruiting and developing highly technical people and how that lead to AI First Talent Details about her business AI First Talent and how she addresses the shortage of AI talent Why businesses need AI to st

Peter Sage is expert on human behavior and widely recognised as a leading authority on effective personal transformation. His book ‘Inside Track’ has sold over 150k copies.  He's shared the stage with people like Sir Richard Brandon, Kopfi Anan, Bill Clinton and many more global gurus top 30 motivational speakers, and he has spoken for UN, NASA, Google, Royalty and many blue chip companies   Peter Sage shared in this episode: His perspective on asking better questions to steer one's mind in the right direction He emphasizes the importance of identity and accepting circumstances rather than resisting them His experience of being unexpectedly sentenced to prison and how he shifted his mindset to become a secret agent of change during that time He emphasizes that one should focus on who they are becoming rather than what is happening around them. A discussion about meditation as a tool for achieving desired outcomes and accessing the quantum field or universal consciousness The concept of living a "t

Brett Story has 20 years specializing in arming business owners, management teams and boards with the information they need to decide when to sell a business or raise capital, and then his team skillfully executes those transformative and often life-changing transactions. Brett Story shared in this episode: How M&A can help us realise a life changing sum when we exit our business How to find the right strategic buyer for your business How to value your business, and achieve the valuation in the sale process Definitions of key terms such as contingent purchase price, earn-out and, role-to-equity How to set up earn-out arrangements successfully The importance of being realistic with expectations The importance of carefully selecting the buyer who you will be partnering with going forward and how to do so. The mistakes that people make doing deals, and how to avoid them How to maintain some control post sale His life-changing question:  “What is the life I want to build?”  And how v

Todays guest is Natalia Nutting and shes spent the last 30 years studying the art of storytelling while performing on stages, anchoring TV news, and training experts around the world to tell stories that captivate.    Natalia used to dread speaking in public; she was timid, quiet, introverted, and plagued by self-doubt. But all of that changed when she discovered the art of storytelling...     Natalia Nutting shared in this episode: Why an altercation with a teacher at 9 years old led her on a path to become a story teller Why story telling helps us ‘get it’ and helps people understand the message we are delivering Why business owners are leaders and teachers and why story telling is an important asset How to be comfortable & authentic in front of the camera Why it is so important to focus on who you are speaking for (and not how you look or sound) to humanize what you are saying How to create meaningful personal stories to share Various tips on story telling  What the hero story bank is a

Christopher M. Duncan is a New Zealander who lives in the Gold Coast, Australia, with his wife, Harriet. After a near-death experience in 2009, he dedicated his life to understanding how to create success and find meaning in the laws of the universe.   What he discovered was that most people have been misled about the fundamental ways in which manifestation really works. After studying one-on-one with some of the most transformational minds in the world, Chris created the magnetic mind method, teaching others how to become Superconscious and create anything they desire.     Christopher Duncan shared in this episode: How Christopher nearly died after a skateboarding incident that broke his femur and causes a blood clot in the lung and plumbery embolism. How this life-changing incident helpef him realise the importance of building a life with meaning and focusing on creating emotions he wanted in life. Important questions to ask ourselves such as: What feelings do I want to have? What causes you to f

Daniel Tolson is regarded as Asia’s #1 business coach specializing in Emotional Intelligence and a former Australian Champion Athlete. Daniel will show us how  to become successful by providing scientific and evidence-based methods on how to catapult your influence, accelerate your impact and unleash new income levels.   Daniel Tolson shared in this episode: His experience living  in Taiwan since 2012, after being inspired by the 4 hour work week What he learnt starting a Wake boarding business in Dubai How law of attraction took him from two dollars to “my belonging place” How he co-lead 17,000 cabin crew, and met his partner/wife usin these principles How he became Australian Champion and what you can learn from this How do develop a motivation towards winning How to get through setbacks, and be persistent How he realised that all his perceived weaknesses were his strengths How in 1 year he acquired 1,300 coaching clients  How in 6 months his sales went up $240k Has completed 10,000 of

Steve Hui, CEO and founder of iFLYflat, is a leading expert in assisting Australian business owners to utilize their points for Business Class travel. Since 2011, Steve has mastered the use of credit card points, enabling clients to access Business Class flights at nearly half the standard prices.   Affectionately known as 'The Points Whisperer,' Steve is a highly respected authority in the travel industry. His insights are regularly sought by major Australian media outlets, including TV channels 7, 9, and 10, SBS, ABC, 2GB radio, and main newspapers across the nation.   Steve Hui shared in this episode: How using points to fly business class for the price of economy opens up new possibilities in life The importance of attaching memories to items when it comes to travel How everyone has points but few know how to use them effectively How frequent flier programs work and how to use points to access free flights How you can access spare seats on flights at a lower cost than buying the ticket outright

Gary Ng has truly transformed the marketing world by pioneering the concept of Profit-Driven Marketing. Along the way, he has emerged as one of the top entrepreneurial and marketing experts. He is the "mastermind" behind some of the biggest brands, sought after for guidance in creating Profit On Tap.   Yet, what truly sets Gary apart is his unwavering commitment to spreading Happiness, Success, and Fun (HSF) to all those he encounters. This dedication led to his marketing agency receiving recognition as the #2 Best Place to Work in Australia. Gary frequently advises other businesses on cultivating high-performing teams, fostering purpose-driven workplace cultures, and building purpose-driven businesses.   25 years of running his marketing agency, and home-schooling kids How after retiring early he asked: “What do I want to do?”   How to grow a service-based business from 6-7 figure businesses Why most service-based business owners are good a fulfilling their service, but lacking in skills to generate leads a

Will is the Founder and CEO of Growth Labz - a results focused marketing agency that specializes in helping B2B companies get qualified leads and “dream clients”.Will is a copywriter who regularly creates email outreach campaigns that get 75%+ open rates and 25%+ reply rates - which ultimately leads to his clients closing 6 and 7 figure deals.   When he isn’t hunched over his keyboard, fussing over copy, you’ll find him at the beach, surfing, diving, and swimming (or just trying to have fun without drowning).   Will Wang shared in this episode: The importance of asking quality questions to improve one's life How he transitioned from corporate IT into creating his own business How his business started as a side hustle, and he took a leap of faith which was unsuccessful at the beginning How to increase the likelihood of customers reading through an entire email by wrapping up a story and focusing on the benefits for them. The importance of being concise and having one clear call to action at the end o

Joshua Taylor has made his transition from Entrepreneur to Intrapreneur and back again several times across his career. Joshua is the Integrator/General Manager at Business Blueprint a world leading business training and education company who support business owners to create the business and life of their dreams.   Joshua realized he has a unique superpower as an integrator and that he loves being the person who makes ideas a reality, turning a visionaries chaos into calm. Joshua shares lessons from his own journey to becoming a truly outstanding 2IC.   Joshua Taylor shared in this episode: His experience of building a business and realizing that he is not the visionary, but rather someone who can execute a vision The visionary/integrator relationship, what it is, why it's so important for any business. What it means to have operations excellence in a business. The difference between intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship and what they mean The difficulties he faced when deciding to step away from h

Kody Thompson is a dynamic entrepreneur and visionary leader with a track record of success. In 2023 Kody was able to transition out of the day-to-day operations of Lightning Sites, when it was acquired by US technology company Sites At Scale.   With an unwavering commitment to growth and innovation, Kody has now shifted his focus to his latest venture, WrkPod. As the Co-Founder of WrkPod, he has spearheaded its rapid ascent to a thriving $4M business in just two short years. WrkPod specialises in helping companies build teams in the Philippines, offering comprehensive services that include talent recruitment, state-of-the-art co-working spaces, and extensive training and support for both clients and Filipino talent. In his quest to empower businesses, Kody has facilitated the placement of over 600 remote staff for WrkPod clients, enabling them to achieve greater efficiency, reduce operational costs, and strengthen their enterprises.   Beyond his business endeavours, Kody is a devoted husband and father of tw

Todays guest is the Founder and CEO at zencastr.com where he helps podcasters create and successfully find and grow their audience. Josh bootstrapped Zencastr to profitability while traveling the world.   Josh is now a father of two amazing girls. His personal interests are gardening, woodworking, snowboarding, guitar, synthesizers.   Josh Nielsen shared in this episode: His journey as a founder, emphasizing geographic independence as a driving factor due to visa restrictions and family circumstances The power of Zencastr for podcast hosts Zen.ai helps you find an audience for your podcast. Demonstration of Zen.ai and how to make content quickly How Josh turned Zencaster into a successful business without raising external funds initially but focusing on achieving financial goals instead The need for geographic independence and quicker route to revenue was a driving force to start the business and resolve issues for podcasters. Why he gave the tool for free for 2 years and then added a paid funct

Dr. Harvey Castro, celebrated as "Best Doctor" by D Magazine for nine straight years, is an esteemed physician, healthcare innovator, and author. Overcoming a challenging upbringing, he's now a leading medical voice, known for his book "Success Reinvention" and for founding Trusted Medical. His career spans roles from an Army dental assistant to an emergency room physician and medical director. A serial entrepreneur, Dr. Castro has also developed numerous medical apps and serves as a sought-after medical advisor and correspondent   Harvey Castro shared in this episode: His use of AI in healthcare  Details on his book on success and reinvention How he taught himself how to program and created a successful app called IV Meds How life is like a ladder to infinity…. keep going up that ladder. His philosophy of patient-centered care attracted healthcare professionals who wanted better medicine experiences for themselves as well How living below your means creates freedom in your life. To be 100% inte

Chief Revenue Officer for Domain, one of the leading property destinations in the southern hemisphere, John am responsible for driving the growth of Domain’s marketplace portfolio spanning Residential, Commercial, Developer and Media, Agent Solutions, and Corporate Sales and Go-to-Market, Sales Operations, and Customer Experience. He leads a team of over 500 amazing team members and serve on Domain’s executive leadership team, working with every facet of the business. And for the last 2 and a half decades he has also been a real estate investor, and has past held senior roles with Google and Uber, and holds an MBA from Standford University   John Foong shared in this episode: What is a CRO? How to drive revenue Lessons he learnt whilst leading UBERs market development The importance of bringing together a supply of services with an audience of buyers How the volume of houses being sold affects their revenue The significance of measuring leadership performance through mechanisms like performance ma

He is a Global Nomad, Leadership Coach, Professional Speaker, Author. For over 40 years, Kevin has choreographed, inspired, coached, and guided, world and Olympic figure skating champions and directed the 1988 Olympic Closing Ceremonies as well as multi-million-dollar touring figure skating productions. He has lived and worked on 4 continents, in 15 major cities and over 60 countries.   Author of the iconic leadership book, The Nomadic Mindset: Never Settle…for Too Long, he integrates his nomadic research of wisdom, mobility, principles of nomads, nature and sustainability practices with contemporary leadership. This fresh knowledge, approach and methods, he shares with global coaching and speaking clients like Novartis, OCBC, Givaudan, the European Union Institutions and Agencies.   People say, Kevin, is ‘not a business as usual/out of the box’ coach or speaker. His authentic quiet supportive graceful authority, powerful and inspiring presence, and refreshing unique ability to dare, adapt and draw out the be

Elizabeth Anne Walker, visionary and Founder of EAWTC, is transforming lives worldwide through her groundbreaking personal development company. As Australia's top integrated NLP trainer, she shared stages with renowned leaders like Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, and worked alongside people like Gary Vaynerchuk, Elena Cardone, Kerwin Rae, and more. With 25+ years of experience and her life-changing Emotional Change Technique has impacted over 100,000 lives, Elizabeth empowers individuals to unlock their potential for profound growth.   In today’s episode Elizabeth and Kevin discuss: -Why “If you are in your head your dead” -Why it is important to check on your feelings & spirit, not just mindset. -So many people do ‘shelf help’ ie buy books and put them on the shelf. - Why every piece of growth and change feels uncomfortable, and it is important to go beyond your comfort zone, into your panic zone, to get into growth zone. - How you need to establish a core belief that you will reach your

Mike Powrie has 25 years of experience in delivering complex unified communications and contact center solutions from leading tier-one vendors and, more recently, as CEO of CloudWave. CloudWave is an Australian-based, cloud-first organisation with strong core expertise and specialty in the Amazon, Twilio, Google and Serenova platforms. Mike is a Cloud contact center and SAAS expert, passionate about customer service, post-sales support, and long-term customer relationships. In today's episode Mike Powrie shares: - Mike's journey from his first computer (a commodore 16) to Deloitte Fast 50 - Australia's fastest growing companies list. - How he got interested in writing basic code, computer logic and then moving into IT - What is happening in the rapidly evolving world of cloud computing - The gap he saw in the experience given by large contact centers and the negative impact that has on customers, employees, and organizational results - Why existing contact centers/call centers are expensive, have no integrati

Nellie Cohen is the Director of Circular Revenue Models at Anthesis. Nellie holds over 15 years’ of sustainability experience and is widely recognized as a leading figure within the circular economy movement.  She spent nearly a decade at Patagonia as the architect of the brand’s precedent-setting and award-winning circularity program, Worn Wear.   Prior to joining Anthesis, Nellie founded Baleen. There she consulted with notable apparel brands to develop circular business models, product systems and related marketing and communications. A former lecturer in Industrial Ecology at UC Santa Barbara, she holds a BA in Environmental Systems from UC San Diego and a MS in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.   In this episode Nellie shares: - What is the circular economy? - What are the benefits of engaging in the circular economy? - How we can keep our resources and products in use for as long as possible. - Why ride-sharing/carpooling is better for the environment than Uber-ing. - Gre

Our guest today knows a lot about resilience, in fact 7 times world surfing champion Layne Beachley dubbed her the “Queen of Resilience.”  David Goggins, arguably the world’s toughest man, calls her a “badass.” Whatever you call her, Stacey COPAS is resilient. Left a quadriplegic and needing a wheelchair after a devastating accident when she was 12, she did not let this tragic accident slow her down. She has used her life experience to help organisations (such as Viacom, GM Holden and Flight Centre)  & their people be more engaged, mentally resilient and productive.   Stacey Copas shared in this episode: How To Be Resilient How she got her life back on track after becoming a quadriplegic at aged 12 How change is getting faster. How building resilience is about building capacity, so when something challenging happens you can take it on, and grow and become stronger. Don’t ‘Go through’ challenges, ‘Grow Through’ challenges. Rituals you can put in place to build resilience and capacity to deal w