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Drugs and Alcohol: What Is the Real Problem Here?

Drugs and Alcohol: What Is the Real Problem Here?

‧ 82m 53s

Today I am joined by Tom Reynolds, he is the founder of Independent Drug Education Australia.

IDEA is Australia’s leading and most trusted provider of independent drug education and training. We provide innovative and engaging workshops of the highest quality for the community on all alcohol and other drug issues.

Tom Reynolds is the Founder of IDEA and is passionate about reducing drug-related harm to the community through the provision of up to date evidence and science-based information.

Tom was introduced to me via Brent Sanders who did an episodes on consent and together him and I started an entire...

Career Advice You Should Have Got Earlier

Career Advice You Should Have Got Earlier

‧ 52m 59s

Welcome back to the Driven Young Podcast and today I am joined by Student Edge co founder Jeremy Chetty.

Student Edge was started in 2003 by four students from Willetton Senior High School in Perth who recognised the gap between the school curriculum and essential life skills not taught in classrooms.

Of particular concern was the pressure placed on students to choose the subjects that would determine their career pathway—at 15—with little support besides a 600-page career profile book.

Student Edge helps students stretch their allowances further in the face of rising costs of living We help students navigate their...

The Struggles of COVID Learning + What We Should Have Learnt at School

The Struggles of COVID Learning + What We Should Have Learnt at School

‧ 57m 4s

Daphne reached out to me via email after seeing some clips on TikTok, she really impressed me and I decided to get her on the show.

She is 18 years old and currently studying her first year Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Politics and International Relations) student at the University of New South Wales, with a particular interest in youth advocacy and human rights.

She is also involved with unicef, volunteering her time and was heavily invovled in leadership roles throughout highschool.

In this conversation we talk about how COVID has affected her uni experience, online learning and...

How to Face Adversity & Overcome Your Challenges

How to Face Adversity & Overcome Your Challenges

‧ 104m 28s

Today I am joined by David Montgomery or better known as Monty. We actually recorded this episode a while ago but there was a chainsaw in the background so I decided to get him back in for a re-record. The new one ended up being even better and my longest episode yet.

So who is Monty? Well outside of being an incredible and genuine human being he has built a multi-million dollar business and worked with many other companies to help grow their business.

This has allowed him to take the entire past year off to spend time with his...

How I Set Goals at the Beginning of Each Year

How I Set Goals at the Beginning of Each Year

‧ 31m 26s

How I set my goals and how you can too!

In this episode I share how I set my goals, why you should set goals and a simple step by step strategy to follow!

Hosted by Byron Dempsey. Every episode: drivenyoung.com/podcast

The Public Speaking Coach with a Stutter

The Public Speaking Coach with a Stutter

‧ 48m 52s

Shil is a Perth based speaker coach, speaker, MC and storyteller. He is also the first speaker coach in Perth to introduce Virtual Reality as a groundbreaking tool to develop your presentation skills.

Public Speaking has always been Shil’s greatest fear – so he knows exactly what it feels like when your body goes numb, your heart starts racing and your mind goes into overdrive! Despite living with a stutter, Shil trained himself to become a professional speaker and developed an intimate understanding of how to harness and control the fear of speaking.

In this episode, we talk about why...

My Business Coach Interviews Me

My Business Coach Interviews Me

‧ 63m 39s

This episode is from the "win the day" podcast with James whittika as he interviews me!

Hosted by Byron Dempsey. Every episode: drivenyoung.com/podcast

Corporate Job to Flying Around Australia with GoPro & Red Bull

Corporate Job to Flying Around Australia with GoPro & Red Bull

‧ 84m 38s

Today I am joined by a good friend of mine Fabio or known online as Fabreezy. Fabio is an FPV drone pilot which stands for First Person View. He flys drones professionally as a full-time content creator, working with brands like Redbull and go pro.

But he only got into this over a year ago. Before that, he was working in corporate as a manager. In this episode, Fabio and I discuss life after school, what he did and how he felt like he needed to be a manager. He shares some really deep stories and we bounce of each...

The 3 Secrets to Financial Freedom

The 3 Secrets to Financial Freedom

‧ 49m 55s

The number one skill people wish they were taught at school, how to manage their money. I love doing episodes like this as it is such an important skill and this episode is such a great all-rounder.

If you are bad with money, this episode is for you because today I am joined by Lacey Filipich. Saving half of every dollar she received from the age of 10. She bought her first property at 19 years old while in her second year of chemical engineering. She continued investing throughout her 20’s, adding shares and more properties to her portfolio to...