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Episode 24: Josh Reid - The 19-year-old courting a tennis career
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Episode 23: Kosi Stobbs - Life investments from the ground up
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Episode 22: Samuel Diamond - From law suits to tailored suits
Host Sam Bashiry talks to Samuel Diamond about the surprising effects of Catholic schools, finding your purpose and the value of a good suit.
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Samuel Diamond loved dressing up as a kid. For his twelfth birthday, he wanted a blazer, but fate took him elsewhere first. He studied communications, then financial markets and law before a trip to Milan re-ignited his love for well-tailored suits.
Through his influence as Instagram’s Dapper Melbourne Man
he collaborated with UK brand Paul Smith and GQ Australia before a former high school acquaintance – who had started a made-to-measure label – approached him to form a partnership. While they never went into business together, Samuel was inspired to pursue a career as a tailor, launching his custom suit enterprise Samuel Diamond Tailors, located at the business end of Melbourne’s famous Collins Street.
Hear how Samuel discovered the magic of a good suit and why he is proud his profession isa call-back to an older era.
Episode 21: Luke Trewin - High school drop out learns to print money
Entrepreneur Sam Bashiry talks to self-confessed nerd Luke Trewin about building a business out of experience and opportunity.
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Luke Trewin grew up in various towns around Australia, learning to make friends wherever he found himself. Discovering he had a knack for computing and Linux, he started his own server aged 13 and started making money from online advertising and reselling Jackass merchandise he’d bought on eBay to schoolmates.
By 16, his mum had kicked him out of home and he dropped out of school; at 26, he founded Modern Visual (modernvisual.com.au), a website design and development business which has now been going for more than six years.
Learn the secret to Luke’s success, from his trade apprenticeship to the opportunity that saw him start his business.
Episode 20: On the Rise - Silvia Kramska takes on the world
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Episode 19: Brent Thompson - Success wasn't built in a day
Host Sam Bashiry combines his two passions – entrepreneurship and property development – in a chat with Brent Thompson of Siera Group, a property business levelling up in Brisbane.
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Brent Thompson grew up with a builder for a dad but was repeatedly discouraged from following in his footsteps. Now, as the founder of Siera Group (www.sieragroup.com.au), Brent is on the up and up – both as an entrepreneur and as a builder who has grown from developing 10-townhouse blocks to 30-unit buildings.
Find out how Brent broke the news to his dad that he was going into the construction industry with Sam Bashiry in Episode 18.
Episode 18: Tolga Kumova - The poker bluff that changed Tolga Kumova’s life
Entrepreneur Sam Bashiry talks to expert investor Tolga Kumova about the importance of family and having someone believe in you.
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In a now-famous story, during the global financial crisis he lost his parents’ life savings. While trying to earn it back for them, he struck gold – literally – by handling the IPO of Doray Minerals in Western Australia, one of the richest gold mines in recent history. Find out how a strategic poker bluff helped Tolga secure his first stockbroking job and what happens when he goes running in Episode 20, with host Sam Bashiry.
Episode 17: Joe Salantiri - When laughter is the best solution
Salesian College alumni Sam Bashiry and Joe Salanitri reminisce about growing up in a multicultural high school environment and how it has shaped their drive, career paths and sense of humour. Joe Salanitri tells host Sam Bashiry why they called the group Sooshi Mango and what happens if you say ‘St Albans’ in a comedy gig in Episode 17.
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Episode 16: Sam Founda - The ripple effect of investing in yourself
Host Sam Bashiry speaks to digital marketing expert Sam Founda of Social Connection about the value of investing in yourself through education and experience. Tune in to hear Sam Bashiry and Sam Founda discuss how to get an education outside of school and why you should share your knowledge.
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Episode 15: Johnny Gradi - The right base for all the toppings
Entrepreneur and host Sam Bashiry gets Johnny Di Francesco to open up about the business failures that helped him succeed with 400 Gradi. Tune in to hear Sam and Johnny discuss the benefit of having fresh eyes, how resilience leads to success and what to do with 10,000 hours.
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Episode 14: Danny Kennedy - Recovery & Resilience
Host Sam Bashiry chats to his personal trainer (and the original advocate of this very podcast) Danny Kennedy about the joy of sharing, how to build resilience and his top three rules for success.
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Episode 13: Mark Orval - The truth about Angry Dad
Host Sam Bashiry talks about the hidden side of dealing with success and failure with 'Angry Dad' Mark Orval. Mark Orval entered the public eye as an AFL player with Collingwood in the 1980s, but it was not until his sons Dylan and Mitchell started filming his rants and posting them on YouTube that he gained fame as the titular Angry Dad.
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Episode 12: Sasha Karabut - The GOAT of the Gold Coast
Entrepreneur and property developer Sam Bashiry speaks with fellow entrepreneur and property investor Sasha Karabut about growing up poor, making mistakes and making it big.
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Episode 11: Ft Herbert Appleroth - Former Ferrari CEO talks fast cars, family and philanthropy
There is no denying entrepreneur and property developer Sam Bashiry’s love of fast cars, and in particular, Ferrari’s. So you can imagine there was plenty to speak about in Episode 11 with his guest Herbert Appleroth, the former CEO of Ferrari Australasia.
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Episode 10: Ft Nick McGrath - From IT Support to the CEO of MoneyTech
Sam Bashiry sat down with good friend Nick McGrath, CEO of MoneyTech. Sam and Nick actually share the same building here in Melbourne and have never sat down to have a proper conversation and learn more about each other's story.
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Episode 9: Ft Shaun Byrnes - Revolutionising The Fitness Industry With Shredded
Sam Bashiry sat down with entrepreneur Shaun Byrnes, who began his career from nothing. Sam and Shaun talk all things from growing up in many cities around the world and finding school just wasn't for him.
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Episode 8: Ft Adam D'Sylva from Butcher to top Chef
Entrepreneur and gourmand Sam Bashiry has a laugh with friend and chef Adam D'Sylvaabout growing up in multicultural Australia and how being terrible at school doesn't meanyou'll never be successful.
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Episode 7: Ft Peter Tri on building a 8 figure company
Peter Tri is, without doubt, one of the most passionate and expressive individuals you'll ever meet. From starting his business life driving around his Ford Transit trying to scrape every dollar he could trying to sell his now famous 8 Food products.
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Episode 6: Ft Tony & Mick Folly on Social Media
Tony and Mick Folly are two Melbourne entrepreneurs who have over the last 8 years, created a social empire through multiple Instagram and Facebook pages. Using the leverage of these pages they have started many successful companies using the power of social media.
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Episode 5: Ft Alborz from Car Advice
Host Sam Bashiry talks cultivating entrepreneurialism, being a car lover and dealing with Iranian parents with his friend Alborz Fallah.
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Episode 4: Ft Travis Gretch now hosting Ultra Festival
Our guest today is Travis Grech, Sam Bashiry talks with Travis about his journey into the entertainment and club scene all over Australia, also how he ended up finding music and entertainment industry was the thing for him.
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Episode 3: Ft AJ Celebrity Barber for Nelly & Jon Jones
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sam Bashiry on how putting yourself out there encourages more opportunities to come your way with mobile barber AJ.
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Episode 2: Ft Glenn Wilson Director of Simplify
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sam Bashiry talks big life changes, from career switching to industry disruption, with special guest and former boss Glenn Wilson.
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Episode 1: Ft Jack Bloomfield & Matteo Charles
Jack Bloomfield is a 17-year-old serial entrepreneur who started his first business aged 12. Although he can’t officially register for an ABN, he already has years of experience starting and running multiple businesses. He talks about appearance versus reality, taking challenges as they come and learning to play the long game.
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