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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.

society & culture documentary

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57:30

Katie Dawson - Hand dyeing threads of happiness

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2021/07/01

Katie Dawson is the co-founder of Cottage Garden Threads, a boutique business nestled in the quiet hills of country Victoria, Australia.Mother-Daughter duo Pam and Katie along with their passionate team of local women, design, create and produce unique, hand dyed products one-by-one.The journey began many years ago when Pam dyed fabric in the family home. Katie, as a child, was given the job of tearing meterage from the rolls of homespun.Many years later, a family friend couldn’t source the threads

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1:07:42

Carmel Murphy - Marketing with precision and fun

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2021/06/24

Carmel Murphy is the ‘Communication Queen’ and is known for being an out-of-the-box thinker and an expert in human behaviour, marketing, and business strategies.She wholeheartedly knows that in Marketing it is vital to get the ‘Right message, to the right person, at the right time’.Her passion for people, curiosity, know-how, business acumen and background have come together to develop unique programs around marketing, copywriting and videos designed to create higher conversion and increase sales

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54:23

Thomas Sartor - Promoting heroic action

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2021/06/17

Thomas Sartor is an international speaker, partner/event director for the Hero Round Table series of conferences, and the Vice President of the Heroic Imagination Project.Formerly an owner of an asphalt and concrete paving company in Detroit, Thomas was unable to work in this industry for a while due to a back injury, which is when his journey took an unexpected turn into the world of heroism.After volunteering for some time with the Hero Round Table global conferences, Thomas was soon invited to

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1:12:17

Lisa Schermerhorn - Finding your WHY

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2021/06/10

Lisa Schermerhorn is a transformational leader, award winning speaker and expert in the fields of human behavior, leadership and personal development.She also trained in the “Winners Mindset” with Bob Reese, the former head trainer for the NY Jets and helped a professional golfer win Golfer of the Year!As a Certified Hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), she helps entrepreneurs and high performers get from where they are to where they want to be much faster

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1:05:00

Sarah Davidson - Seizing the Yay

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2021/06/03

Sarah began her working life as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at a leading international law firm. While she enjoyed several years building strong professional foundations, she found it increasingly challenging to reconcile the all-consuming corporate lifestyle with her personal passions for health, wellbeing, creativity and adventure.In pursuit of balance, Sarah and her partner startedMatcha Maidenclosing a gap they discovered in the health food market for matcha green tea powder. Matcha is now

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1:09:08

Mandy Horvath - Conquering limb loss, mountains and...

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2021/05/27

Mandy Horvath, is a bi-lateral above knee amputee, who in 2018, became the first female double amputee to ascend the Manitou Incline, raising awareness for limb loss. One month later, crawled all 13 miles of Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak, using only her arms, to raise funds for Operation Ward 57 & The Battle Buddy Foundation. These historic events garnished local, national and international press.But when the cameras were off, she struggled with alcoholism, and after a series of events,

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48:19

Belle Chapman - Creating Forevermore memories for...

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2021/05/20

Belle Chapman is a photographer, mum, wife, adventurer, and storyteller.When Belle had her first child in 2013, she decided to give up the 9-5 and try her hand as a work from home photographer, after falling in love with photography many years before at high school.At the age of 5, Belle lost her father to cancer - he was only 36 years old. Losing her Dad and growing up in the days where we didn’t have mobile phones with good cameras, meant she has limited images of him (especially looking

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54:50

Katie Underwood - Healing through music and sound

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2021/05/13

Katie Underwoodis a certifiedMeditation Teacher& registered Member ofMeditation Association Australia. Shehas also trained inRemedial & Relaxation Massage, Reiki, Sound Healing Therapy, Yoga of Sound & Traditional Tibetan Sound Healing.A multi-instrumentalist, Vocalist, ARIA-nominated and APRA Award winning Recording Artist. She has been working in the Wellnessindustry for 10 years and Music industry for over 35 years.Her current passion & purpose is empowering people to enhance

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1:07:11

Sophie Wilksch - Shedding fears and building curiosity

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2021/05/06

Sophie Wilksch is the founder and director of Shedding Community Workshop Inc. Sophie established Shedding as a not-for-profit organisation in 2018, through her own passion for carpentry and building… But most of all a passion for people and wellbeing!Shedding’s aim is to provide a unique, supportive and hands-on environment for all members of the community to come together and develop sustainable skills in carpentry, building and everything in between. It is a place to shed your fears and build

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56:19

Cody Byrns - Releasing the scars to bring hope

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2021/04/29

Cody Byrns is an award-winning speaker and performer with over 16 years of professional experience.Cody’s life underwent a major shift in 2013 after a horrific traffic accident left his body burned and scarred.After years of countless surgeries, and innumerable physical and emotional hurdles, Cody has since founded his own nonprofit Burn Foundation, and is on a mission to spread his story of inspiration, hope, and recovery to everyone he meets.Author of best selling book - Scar Release: Breaking

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1:08:35

Dani Holloway - Building a very merry gumboot company

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2021/04/22

Dani Holloway is the CEO & Founder of Merry People.Merry People is a gumboot company that Dani founded in 2014 and has bootstrapped the business (literally) to where it is today.Born and raised in Leongatha, South Gippsland, Dani moved to Melbourne for University and work. Seeking a city appropriate gumboot and unable to find any she loved - Dani decided to have a go at creating her own.Dani is trying to change the perception of the humble gumboot, from a daggy occasional product, to an everyday

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1:03:42

Yolunda Elam - Trading alcohol for authenticity

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2021/04/15

Yolunda Elam aka Yo, has taught in public schools for over twenty years, is an inspirational speaker with an infectious smile and contagious energy, and known for her compassionate spirit, ambitious mind, and being unapologetically herself. Yolunda currently teaches Spanish to eighth graders in her local school district. She has held multiple titles in her twenty-year tenure including Teacher of the Year, Department chair, and Campus cheerleader.She is a Marvel fan, loves to laugh, tell lame jokes,

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1:03:14

Danielle McAlpine Johnson - Directing change for...

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2021/04/08

Danielle McAlpine Johnson is a Writer, Director,Producer, devoted to using film & TV as a catalystfor change in the social justice landscape. With an innate desire to see the next generation rise up in their own identity, Danielle believes that every human being on the planethas a unique purpose and that relentless love & passion we can overflow in our lives if we choose to pursue that purpose.Along with her husband, singer/songwriter Chico Johnson, Danielle runs boutique production house

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1:10:45

Victoria Lioznyansky - Bringing the joy to public...

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2021/04/01

Victoria Lioznyansky teaches introverted entrepreneurs and business professionals how to overcome their fear of public speaking and become confident, compelling, captivating speakers.After moving to the US from Russia more than 25 years ago with limited English, Victoria overcame her own crippling fear of public speaking to build several businesses, teach in a variety of industries, and speak in front of small and large audiences.She appeared on Fox Morning News and has been featured in numerous

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58:24

Patti Dobrowolski - Drawing your future

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2021/03/25

Patti Dobrowolski is a nationally acclaimed comic performer, high performance business consultant, and 4-time TEDx speaker.She is also the author of two books:9 Tips to Up Your Creative GeniusDrawing Solutions: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your LifePatti works with teams at all levels to up their creative genius and capture their vision and strategy into huge, beautiful visuals with everyone from small/medium business owners to global clients Nike, Starbucks, Microsoft, amazon and the Gates

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1:11:32

Monika Krimendahl & Rick Hayhurst - Blitzing the...

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2021/03/18

Monika Krimendahl & Rick Hayhurst, are the co-founders of BlitzBe, a Digital Media Company helping Entrepreneurs make the world better by creating currency through traffic and connections.BlitzBe, the umbrella brand, is simply the experience we’re all having each and everyday.The Blitz: hurrying, racing, deadlines, etc. and the Be: rest, balance, breath, centering.BlitzBe comprises 3 main areas:BlitzBe Integrative Lifestyle Directorywith over 20,000 members, ShopBlitzBe, which provides a variety

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57:59

Jane Sahhar - Turning a tiny gadget into an empire

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2021/03/11

Jane Sahhar started as a Secondary school English teacher, who noticed how many teenagers wore headphones as the ultimate accessory. Her move to co-founding ‘Friendie’ with her husband Phil, came after a realisation that 2 children and just 1 iPad is not great math!It all started with an audio splitter so the kids could connect two headphones to one iPad and share music and movies on the go. After purchasing a splitter for an exorbitant price, Jane and Phil looked at it and thought, “We could do

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1:09:00

Tommy Walker - Reprogramming the mind for success

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2021/03/04

Tommy Walker is a Mindset, Business and Life Coach, and better known as ‘The Mind Engineer’.He started his entrepreneurial journey more than 21 years ago, and has endured many struggles, but the past 10 years has seen Tommy’s success transform as a result of studying and working on the mind.He has created 2 successful businesses, focusing mainly on the mindset and has reached more than 120 thousand people and has been invited to offer lectures around the world.He has combined the best practices in

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1:12:24

Aisha Alim - Showing it's all within you

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2021/02/25

Aisha Alim is an empowerment coach, speaker, consultant, mentor, facilitator and now a published author.Born in country Victoria, Aisha was raised in a domestically violent home, experiencing multiple forms of abuse and leading to a life of anxiety and severe depression. Aisha has also endured more than 40 surgeries.A mother, former primary school teacher, Aisha became trained in life coaching including Meta Dynamics, NLP, and Mental Health First Aid. Aisha is also trained in body language, learning

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1:19:04

Victoria Reeves - Sharing creative stories from the soul

Get Off The Bench Podcast ·

2021/02/18

Victoria Reeves is a Writer, Storyteller, Producer and the Host of SOUL STORIES LIVE.Victoria loves to channel her parents and other wild characters into her stories, and is well known for her stage appearances at Soul Stories Live, This Much is True, Inspired Live Lit, and Louder than a Mom.Her one woman show “BRASSY + INTREPID: Fighting to Be Me” was selected for Lifeline Theatre’s 23rd Annual Filet of Solo Festival and the Elgin Fringe Festival.A passionate Creativity/Career Coach, Victoria is

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