Your Insights

TJ Hendy 

Andy interviews Tj at StoreLocal's new flagship site at Hendra, Brisbane, Australia. Tj is a professional ironman who grew up in his 'spiritual bath' - the ocean. Son of Trevor Hendy, Australian SurfLife Saving and Sports Hall of Fame legend, Tj is finding his own path. His wisdom and insights are not to be missed.

Mahir Momand

Mahir Momand is an Afghan national, 3 time refugee who was ambushed and shot in Kabul for the incredible work he was doing to help rural farmers and women looking to start and grow a small business. He is quietly spoken but full of courage, resilience, tenacity and a passion for his homeland and its people.

Mahir shares his life story to date, his views on how you develop such incredible personal and leadership characteristics. He will also talk about his current not for profit projects and what we can and should be doing to help the people of Afghanistan.

Grant Hackett, OAM

Grant is the CEO and MD of Generation Life. Prior to that he represented and captained Australia in Swimming winning 58 major medals of which 36 were gold. He broke 16 world records and was world swimmer of the year in 2005.

Grant’s one top tip for success: ’the number of thing is to have the discipline to be consistent in all you do.’

Steve Smith

Olympic medallist and entrepreneur Steve Smith, founder of Raise the Bar gets interviewed by FutureYou member Phil McVeigh

Steve's Top Tip: Play the long game. 

Richard West

With a lifetime of formula 1 and commercial business experience to his credit, Richard is a highly acclaimed international speaker and business author with an unparralled understanding of the need for teamwork. He challenges and encourages individuals and organisations to ensure that their focus and communication is absolute across all disciplines whilst ensuring that a genuine culture of care for fellow colleagues and customers is nurtured

Richard's Top Tip for Success: focus and communication!

 Duku Fore

Duku is an internationally renowned inspirational speaker, Entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, UN Youth Delegate and Author.

Duku's One Tip for Success: Relationships are the foundation of everything.

Graham Arnold

Former professional footballer Graham Arnold earned 54 caps for Australia  before becoming a highly successful club coach at teams such as Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Vegalta Sendai. In 2018 he became head coach of the Socceroos and the Olyroos (U23 Aus Olympic side). 

Arnie's top tip: Enjoyment first - everything else follows. 

Prof. Damian Hughes

Professor Damian Hughes is an international speaker and best-selling author.
He combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisational development and change psychology, to help organisations and teams to create a high-performing culture.

Damian's top tip for success: Be kind, to yourself first and then you have the capacity to offer kindness to others.

Andy Fell - Founder, GiFT631

After 20 years in corporate leadership roles, Andy founded GiFT631 to pursue his passion and help others reach their potential.

Andy's one tip for success: "Develop your own series of winning habits and routines to ensure your attitude and mindset are positive and resilient."

Lisa Sthalekar

Lisa Sthalekar was born into an orphanage in Pune, India and became a multiple cricket world cup winner and was inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame in 2020. She is now a successful tv commentator.

Lisa's one tip for success: "Be proactive"

Phil Moss

A former professional football player with Northern Spirit in the National Soccer League (now known as the Hyundai A-League) who moved into coaching, media & now corporate Leadership. Coached at Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC & the Australian Men’s Olympic (U23) team with sustained success in Head & Assistant Coach roles. Joined NAB in 2018 as a People Leader before being promoted to Head of Mobile Banking 12 months after joining the banking industry.

Phil's one tip for success: "Enjoy what you do, who you do it with & leave your ego at the door!"

Bill McFarlan

Bill McFarlan is an author, training business owner and former BBC TV presenter. He's passionate about building self-belief to realise potential.

Bill's one tip for success: "predict success - then work hard until you achieve it!"

John Curtis

Ex-Professional Footballer, and now founder of the NCE Soccer coaching schools, John shares his experiences on great managers, overcoming setbacks and disappointments, as well as leadership and coaching.

John's one tip for success: "People come first. Hire character and personality. Value and reward staff who buy into your vision and work tirelessly towards it. Avoid social projects and experiments."

Jim Brandon

Jim Brandon had a successful career in pro basketball on both the court and as a coach - his journey from the South Bronx to sporting prowess is an amazing example of how far hard work and a great attitude can carry you. 

Jim's one tip for success: "To help your teams succeed and excel, be a Super Star in your role"

Manny Martinez

During a 30-year military Air Force career, Manny Martinez developed leaders and grew organizations to reach their highest potential, a passion he continues today as President of Relentless Leadership LLC – Crestcom. In this Interview, Andy and Manny talk about their leadership mistakes, and how to learn from them! 

Manny's one tip for success: "Discipline - Your daily routines and positive habits will nurture the discipline needed for success in any aspect of life."

Royston Guest

Royston Guest is an outstanding leader, presenter and coach, inspiring leaders, teams and individuals to take action, unlock their potential and deliver breakthrough results.

Royston's one tip for success: Success is 80% mindset and will and 20% strategy and skill…

Matt Levy! 

Matthew Levy OAM is an Australian four times Paralympic swimmer, twice Gold Medallist - he has cerebral palsy and is vision impaired. He holds a Bachelors degree in business and an MBA in leadership and innovation. Matt has 11 years experience within corporate Australia, currently working for Westpac, a leading financial services company.

Del Irani

Los Angeles based Del Irani was born in Mumbai, grew up in Sydney and has enjoyed a highly successful and varied media career working with many of the biggest global companies like Fox, BBC, Reuters, CBS and the ABC. Del shares her journey to date and lessons from mindset to optimism to persistence and self-belief.

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