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Get Off The Bench Podcast

Get Off The Bench podcast showcases people who have backed themselves and are having a go, in the hope that others will be inspired to ‘get off the bench’ and do the thing they’ve always wanted to do.

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1:09:54

Herb ‘Flight Time’ Lang - From globetrotting to...

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2022/08/25

Herbert Lang came from humble beginnings in Brinkley, Arkansas graduating from Centenary College of Louisiana in 1998. While there, he led the Trans-America Athletic Conference in scoring and won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Slam Dunk Contest. The Globetrotters invited him to their training camp in 1999, and he spent 18 years as a player and coach with the team.He traveled to nearly 100 countries and interacted with various influential dignitaries during that time. He also

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59:33

Jessie Ballantyne - Uncovering grants and all good...

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2022/08/18

Jessie Ballantyne is passionate about entrepreneurship, business and giving. Her motto for life is ‘Be Real, Take Risks, Dream Big, Give Generously’.Jessie’s entrepreneurial spark first came to life when she fell in love with France in Year 9. She had an inspirational French teacher who inspired her to become an exchange student and pursue her love of French. But her parents didn’t have the $8,000+ needed for the exchange back in 1997, so her launch into business began.At 14, Jessie would come home

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1:13:14

Simon Harvey - Walking from Brisbane to Melbourne for...

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2022/08/11

In 2008, Simon Harvey saw the world was slowly darkening, like a piece of fruit rotting slowly from the inside out. He resolved to become CAPTAIN AUSTRALIA, and stop this slow, insidious decline. His mission was three-fold and simple:Do Good Deeds: find positive and meaningful ways demonstrate kindnessFight Evil: stand up against cruelty and wrong-doingInspire Others: be funny, joyful, righteous, inspiring others to find their way to do the sameSimon states that he failed in his Quest. He retired

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1:02:36

Kerrie Atherton - Sharing Stories of HOPE

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2022/08/04

Kerrie Atherton Founder of Stories of HOPE Australia/Worldwide and EMPOWER Life Solutions is a Keynote Speaker, Author, Mental Health First Aid Training Presenter, Event Host, Trauma and Addictions Recovery Counsellor.After planning suicide at 18, Kerrie walked through the doors of a 12 step program and since that day 40 years ago, has remained clean and sober.Over the past 30 years, Kerrie has worked in the business and community sector helping those who are struggling with the issues of life find

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1:08:14

Jessica Evans - Speaking up for children with a...

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2022/07/28

Jessica Evans is the owner of The Makeup Hub in Gippsland, works full time at a radio station, and is the mother of twins, Karter and Chase.When Jessica was 27 she fell pregnant with the twins, but all didn’t go to plan.Her water broke at 28 weeks and she had the twins naturally at 30 weeks. Chase was born feet first with no issues, but Karter was born with the forceps which crushed his head and left him with a bleed on the brain.Karter was left with cerebral palsy, which was something Jessica spent

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54:38

David C. Lee - Dreaming and achieving beyond PTSD

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2022/07/21

David C. Lee is a coach, author, entrepreneur and speaker who has honed his skills as an operator, motivator, mentor and coach in a thirty year career in business, police, military and paramilitary organisations. He has built & managed million dollar businesses, has had his feet on the ground in many many high risk situations and has helped countless people move through their own fears and doubts.David has worked with numerous organisations and individuals and drills down to the core issues of

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1:03:30

Tanya Heaney-Voogt - Creating mentally healthy...

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2022/07/14

Tanya Heaney-Voogt is a mentally healthy workplaces expert, workplace change facilitator and certified leadership coach, helping leaders, teams and organisations to thrive in this rapidly changing and high demand world of work.With a 25-year career leading people, projects and change across the health sector Tanya now works primarily with public sector entities to develop mentally healthy work practices, strengthen workplace cultures; and develop safe, effective and high performing leaders and

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55:42

Donna McGeorge - Refunding precious time

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2022/07/07

Donna McGeorge is passionate about enhancing the large amount of time we spend in our workplace (too much, for many) to ensure it is effective and productive, as well as enjoyable.Donna believes that workplaces are complex, but not hard. More often than not it’s getting the simple things right, consistently, that has the greatest impact.She also knows that when we decide to be intentional, we can surprise ourselves with what we can achieve.Known as THE productivity coach, she has a range of

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59:30

Zac Jones - Driving home a strong safety message

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2022/06/30

Zac Jones was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1996 and is co-author of Why The Fallen?Having been expelled from most schools he attended, he completed Year 10 before refusing to continue his studies. He worked several jobs and manage a small family business while battling alcohol and substance abuse.In 2017, he crashed his car while under the influence of drugs and alcohol, seriously injuring himself and his four passengers. As a result, he wound up in jail, where he managed to turn his life around

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47:34

Elaina Domagala - Inspiring girls to follow their dream

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2022/06/23

Elaina Domagala is a 15 year old who is super passionate about football. She started playing football after 8 years of training and competing in Kyokushin Karate.Her karate journey led her to become 4 time Australian full contact champion, 5 time Victorian state champion, as well as other regional wins for her dojo.In 2019, a school round robin competition was the turning point, and after one game of football she was hooked, and joined local club, West End - where she played for 3 years with a mixed

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50:57

Riley Jarvis - Cracking the code to sleep nirvana

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2022/06/16

Riley is the Founder & CEO of The Sleep Consultant - an organization that helps CEOs, entrepreneurs, and high performers transform their sleep to significantly boost their productivity and energy levels.Riley started through his own health journey many years ago and discovered that sleep was the missing link that brought everything together.Since then, he's been helping others unlock their "biology code" and achieve "Sleep Nirvana" by getting to the root cause of the issue rather than putting a

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1:03:08

Susan Dean - Publishing stories of inspiration and...

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2022/06/09

Susan Dean is the founder and owner of Dean Publishing. She was always destined to help others flourish. Beginning her career as a youth worker, Susan became a qualified business and life coach in 2003 – an early adopter of the industry.Making a difference has always been her passion. Susan has always listened to peoples’ stories, using her tremendous empathy to empower others toward success. This has become her signature trait.In 2014, Susan’s expertise in hearing and delivering heartfelt stories

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56:16

Dan Frkic - Gifting kids development through Prezent Box

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2022/06/02

Dan Frkic is a regular Dad with 3 young kids who had an early mid life crisis. After working for major global corporates over the past 12 years, Dan decided to quit his job late last year, and has taken a punt to follow a new path and has launched an exciting initiative called PrezentBox.PrezentBox is for parents who are sick & tired of receiving gifts their kids don't need. PrezentBox is an online gifting platform that enables family & friends to contribute funds that go toward a child's

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1:01:17

Jocelyn Chong - Cracking magnetic abundance codes

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2022/05/26

Jocelyn Chong is a Certified online Business and Life Coach, and CEO & Founder of Seed to Sequoia, who’s calling is to help people tap into their soul, and create a life that is uniquely tailored to you and your purpose. That is, a life built on deep alignment with who you are at your core, where your talents are not only recognized but optimized to attract abundance.Breaking free from the shackles of the corporate world, being free to go wherever we want, whenever we want—these are things most

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Liz Fleming - Maximising business efficiency

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2022/05/19

Liz Fleming The Efficiency Coach is a business mentor and accountant, based in Gippsland, who knows a thing or two about creating efficiencies in your business, that is making it work better, do better and produce better. She has an eye for optimising businesses to operate and grow from her many years in the corporate space and she's not your typical accountant. Harnessed with a Masters in Forensic Accounting and Chartered Accountant qualifications, her ability to review business operations and

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1:14:43

Mark MacManus - Restoring hope after drug addiction

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2022/05/12

The Restoration Project is a Mental Health awareness and Drug and Alcohol Education and Prevention Service specialising in lived experience, keynote speaking, family support, rehabilitation referral, and intervention guidance.Mark Macmanus (founder) share’s his personal harrowing story and path to recovery. Some of the topics covered include anxiety, self-esteem, depression, alcohol, narcotics, gambling, resilience, determination, and rehabilitation. Mark launched The Restoration Project to help

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1:00:36

Gina Balarin - Building pride through stories

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2022/05/05

Gina Balarin is a communicator at heart. While contemplating how to make a living from writing, marketing found her, and she never looked back.It hasn’t always been an easy ride, though. Relatively early in her career she discovered that she doesn’t see things the way most people do. She gets frustrated when the rules are illogical and when things don't make sense. So she started her own company instead.Now she’s an entrepreneur, helping marketers around the world do marketing they're proud of. Oh,

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50:29

Raheen Fatima - Activating global peace

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2022/04/28

Raheen Fatima is a 14 year old girl from Pakistan, who is also a Peace & Climate Change Activist, Standup comedian, Theatre Actor, Aspiring Entrepreneur, SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Ambassador and Interviewer. Over the course of the pandemic, she has conducted over 500 interviews and sessions to foster global peace and achievements of the SDGs.When her younger brother was diagnosed with cancer, she realized one is never too young or old to die. She embarked on her journey with a passion

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1:05:43

Matt Runnalls - Advocating mindful mental health

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2022/04/21

Matt Runnalls works tirelessly as a mental health advocate to create awareness, acceptance, education and connection within communities to overcome the stigma and effects of suicide on a global scale. Utilizing his own lived-experience of mental illness, surviving suicide attempts, and losing far too many friends to suicide, Matt is continuously creating more platforms of communication to encourage everyone to feel comfortable to talk about and manage their well-being just as he continues to

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51:00

Michael Whitehouse - Networking with the Guy Who...

Get Off The Bench Podcast ·

2022/04/14

Michael Whitehouse is The Guy Who Knows a Guy. In 2014, he came to Groton, Connecticut knowing no one at all. A year later, after diving into networking with both feet, he was a major connector in the local community. In 2020, he went global and began connecting entrepreneurs, investors, speakers and others around the world to people they need to know.He offers his services as a networking concierge, making connections and building strategic alliances around the world. He is the host of the daily

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