Doing Epic Stuff

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan.
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Seeking soul nourishment outside of her primary vocation as a gun Strategy and Operations exec, in 2019 Kerry Boys made the radical decision to #SwitchGrooves. Successfully applying for a government assisted program to assist Not-For-Profit leadership teams in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, she packed her bags and boarded a flight into the unknown...
#SomeWayfindingRequired #DoingMakesMeFeelGood

A year later, her Cambodia Quest unexpectedly scuttled by a pandemic, Kerry found herself back in Sydney, Australia. Armed with a re-affirmed fervour for being the change she wanted to see in the world and the knowledge that such great positive impact was possible with extremely limited resources - from this spark burst a flame…   #BeYourEpic

Kerry (with biz partner; Phil Cross)  is Co-Founder of Leaders For Good; a business (and podcast) which, in essence, exists to unlock the TREMENDOUS POWER of organisations as forces for good in the world, not just their own financial profit. A mission which, as we learn from Kerry, doesn’t just make sense from a social responsibility viewpoint but can ALSO make sense for their bottom line...

A proven system to turn these big business dogs into good business dogs? #LicenseToThrill

Join Kerry and I as we explore the keys to starting and continuing organisational change, the pivot that led to Leaders For Good finding its feet, and much more on this episode of the Doing Epic Stuff Podcast. 

Show notes

• The Leaders For Good website/podcast: https://leadersforgood.org/podcast/
• Australian Volunteers (the service Kerry worked with to get posted to Cambodia): https://www.australianvolunteers.com/
• The Japanese process of ‘Ikigai’ (note: A Western interpretation of the meaning): https://savvytokyo.com/ikigai-japanese-concept-finding-purpose-life
• ‘Alchemy One’: the media agency Kerry mentions who promote collective responsibility values: https://www.alchemyone.co/about-us/

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#LvlUp
#Startup
#Podcast
#LeadersForGood

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
 
 My next guest has needed to be somewhat of a cultural chameleon in order to survive and thrive away from her native homeland of Versailles, France.

Upon finishing her High School studies, at a crossroads of realising a childhood passion for produce or pursuing a profit-led pathway; Isabelle chose the latter. Business studies with a one-year overseas visa baked in. Travel, adventure and the unknown her only guarantee – a big call for a young French native for whom family and culture were everything...

#SomeWayfindingRequired

Fast forward to the current and we are speaking with the leadership level Digital Marketing Executive, wife and mother of two (based in Sydney Australia) who has recently launch PreppedFRESH: a start-up which, in-effect, champions the very French traditions of delicious healthy food, prepared at home with the family.

So where did Isabelle get the confidence and know-how to sever the imaginary umbilical cord between comfortable career and calling? Was this seemingly full-circle relationship with food and tradition a conscious path followed or a compelling case for serendipity?

Join Isabelle and I as we explore decision making, building and maintaining momentum for following your passions, Australian insensitivities, overworking and much more on this episode of the Doing Epic Stuff Podcast.  

 Show notes:

 Books Isabelle recommends:

• https://www.amazon.com.au/Becoming-Supernatural-Common-People-Uncommon-ebook/dp/B0746RN3G7
• https://www.kikki-k.com/au/shop-by/your-dream-life-starts-here-by-kristina-karlsson-11144001.html

PreppedFRESH
Check out the PreppedFRESH website , sign up to their newsletter for updates on their upcoming launch, and keep in touch on Instagram @preppedfresh_au and LinkedIn @preppedfresh

 
Footage of Fete de la musique celebrations, mentioned by Isabelle during the podcast

• Video 1 (Paris) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpWKBc8eCdg
• Video 2 (Paris) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMDPYelPQVA
• Video 3 (Versailles – Isabelle’s home town!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtHjMrg4kqw

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic
#Startup
#Podcast
#PreppedFresh

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
 
 My next guest has needed to be somewhat of a cultural chameleon in order to survive and thrive away from her native homeland of Versailles, France.

Upon finishing her High School studies, at a crossroads of realising a childhood passion for produce or pursuing a profit-led pathway; Isabelle chose the latter. Business studies with a one-year overseas visa baked in. Travel, adventure and the unknown her only guarantee – a big call for a young French native for whom family and culture were everything...

#SomeWayfindingRequired

Fast forward to the current and we are speaking with the leadership level Digital Marketing Executive, wife and mother of two (based in Sydney Australia) who has recently launch PreppedFRESH: a start-up which, in-effect, champions the very French traditions of delicious healthy food, prepared at home with the family.

So where did Isabelle get the confidence and know-how to sever the imaginary umbilical cord between comfortable career and calling? Was this seemingly full-circle relationship with food and tradition a conscious path followed or a compelling case for serendipity?

Join Isabelle and I as we explore decision making, building and maintaining momentum for following your passions, Australian insensitivities, overworking and much more on this episode of the Doing Epic Stuff Podcast.  

 Show notes:

 Books Isabelle recommends:

• https://www.amazon.com.au/Becoming-Supernatural-Common-People-Uncommon-ebook/dp/B0746RN3G7
• https://www.kikki-k.com/au/shop-by/your-dream-life-starts-here-by-kristina-karlsson-11144001.html

PreppedFRESH
Check out the PreppedFRESH website , sign up to their newsletter for updates on their upcoming launch, and keep in touch on Instagram @preppedfresh_au and LinkedIn @preppedfresh

 
Footage of Fete de la musique celebrations, mentioned by Isabelle during the podcast

• Video 1 (Paris) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpWKBc8eCdg
• Video 2 (Paris) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMDPYelPQVA
• Video 3 (Versailles – Isabelle’s home town!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtHjMrg4kqw

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic
#Startup
#Podcast
#PreppedFresh

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan.
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Perspective.

Some days it’s hard enough to get into first gear, let alone take conscious strides towards achieving big picture aims and goals.

Sometimes it can all just seem too hard...

Even with the best of intentions, we’re continually being given compelling reasons NOT to pursue our passions: work deadline, hangover, that complete series of Fargo on NetFlix to name but a few…

My next guest really puts the word ‘excuse’ into perspective.

With a growing résumé of successful music and sporting events to his name, Jamie Santilli developed a reputation as a self-made booking agent and events manager who delivered on his word and cared about his act’s wellbeing, first – rare qualities in a game often plagued by shady operators and slippery talent managers.

A routine health check-up in 2014, just a week out from a 6 week trip to the USA with his fiancé, changed Jamie’s entire world.

Join Jamie and I as we discuss the mental game to rehabilitation, overzealous Dads at freestyle scooter events, getting hustled by talent managers and more on this episode of The Doing Epic Stuff Podcast.   

Show notes:
Jamie’s Mountain 1000 initiative: https://mountainthousand.com.au/

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SomeWayfindingRequired
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic
#CoWorking
#Startup
#Bootstrap
#Podcast
#HodgkinsLymphoma

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan.
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Perspective.

Some days it’s hard enough to get into first gear, let alone take conscious strides towards achieving big picture aims and goals.

Sometimes it can all just seem too hard...

Even with the best of intentions, we’re continually being given compelling reasons NOT to pursue our passions: work deadline, hangover, that complete series of Fargo on NetFlix to name but a few…

My next guest really puts the word ‘excuse’ into perspective.

With a growing résumé of successful music and sporting events to his name, Jamie Santilli developed a reputation as a self-made booking agent and events manager who delivered on his word and cared about his act’s wellbeing, first – rare qualities in a game often plagued by shady operators and slippery talent managers.

A routine health check-up in 2014, just a week out from a 6 week trip to the USA with his fiancé, changed Jamie’s entire world.

Join Jamie and I as we discuss the mental game to rehabilitation, overzealous Dads at freestyle scooter events, getting hustled by talent managers and more on this episode of The Doing Epic Stuff Podcast.   

Show notes:
Jamie’s Mountain 1000 initiative: https://mountainthousand.com.au/

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SomeWayfindingRequired
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic
#CoWorking
#Startup
#Bootstrap
#Podcast
#HodgkinsLymphoma

“The future is bright and we can shape it – let’s try our best!”
– CoWork Surf co-founder, Pier Stein

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan.
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Pier Stein is living his free life.

Currently based in Bali, Indonesia, Pier is part of a growing movement toward long-term remote work; people choosing to play, stay and work from paradise.
#BeYourEpic

Earning Dollars and spending Rupiah.
Surfing during the day and working late into the night with a tribe of likeminded Digital Nomads - as Pier himself puts it:  “Is not just a fun move, it’s a smart move.”

But it hasn’t all been fun in the sun...

Pier is effectively the last man standing from the original trio of founders behind the bootstrapped start-up; CoWork Surf - think a kind of fusion between aggregated Surf Hostel / Co-working spaces or a kind of AirBNB for digital-surf-nomads, if you will.

Join me as we delve into the story of this University Grad-come-Co-founder, with salt in his veins, chasing his epic in The Land of The Gods & heavy wave breaks.

Tasty topics include:

• The value in defining and knowing your audience niche when launching a start-up
• The most important ingredients needed to create great co-founder chemistry
• What it’s like to live and work in paradise and how Pier makes it financially viable

Show notes:

• CoWork Surf homepage: https://www.coworksurf.com/
• Bingin Beach, Indonesia on a 'good' day... (note this is where I personally scared the hell out of myself by paddling too deep into the break, because I was wave hungry, then getting caught on the inside by a set of rogue waves, with nowhere to run...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAaiK5MeuQc
• The Uluwatu cave paddle out is not for the faint hearted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9lYpxm4L64&t=11s

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SomeWayfindingRequired
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic
#CoWorking
#RemoteWork
#Startup
#Bootstrap
#Bali
#Indonesia
#DigitalNomad  
#Podcast

“The future is bright and we can shape it – let’s try our best!”
– CoWork Surf co-founder, Pier Stein

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan.
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Pier Stein is living his free life.

Currently based in Bali, Indonesia, Pier is part of a growing movement toward long-term remote work; people choosing to play, stay and work from paradise.
#BeYourEpic

Earning Dollars and spending Rupiah.
Surfing during the day and working late into the night with a tribe of likeminded Digital Nomads - as Pier himself puts it:  “Is not just a fun move, it’s a smart move.”

But it hasn’t all been fun in the sun...

Pier is effectively the last man standing from the original trio of founders behind the bootstrapped start-up; CoWork Surf - think a kind of fusion between aggregated Surf Hostel / Co-working spaces or a kind of AirBNB for digital-surf-nomads, if you will.

Join me as we delve into the story of this University Grad-come-Co-founder, with salt in his veins, chasing his epic in The Land of The Gods & heavy wave breaks.

Tasty topics include:

• The value in defining and knowing your audience niche when launching a start-up
• The most important ingredients needed to create great co-founder chemistry
• What it’s like to live and work in paradise and how Pier makes it financially viable

Show notes:

• CoWork Surf homepage: https://www.coworksurf.com/
• Bingin Beach, Indonesia on a 'good' day... (note this is where I personally scared the hell out of myself by paddling too deep into the break, because I was wave hungry, then getting caught on the inside by a set of rogue waves, with nowhere to run...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAaiK5MeuQc
• The Uluwatu cave paddle out is not for the faint hearted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9lYpxm4L64&t=11s

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SomeWayfindingRequired
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic
#CoWorking
#RemoteWork
#Startup
#Bootstrap
#Bali
#Indonesia
#DigitalNomad  
#Podcast

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Life.

One day you’re making the OK bucks in the advertising agency grind, the next you’re shovelling chicken sh*t. 🐔🐔

This isn’t some sort of witticism but LITERALLY the path my next guest followed in order to realise HIS passion for helping those who help others, and ultimately; realising a vision of revolutionising the volunteering industry,

#LicenseToThrill

Matthew Boyd is the founder and CEO of Vollie; an online marketplace which connects the needs of non-profit organizations with the wants of the altruistic modern-day professional, potentially solving the advertiser’s paradox in the process: ‘Infinite potential awareness. Zero awareness’.

Join me as I delve into the psyche of this self-made Software-as-a-service-soothsayer (try saying that ten times) who revolutionised the skilled giving game.

Tasty topics include:

• Finding the resilience to keep moving forward when nobody believes in your idea
• The next best step you can take when you realise your career is killing you
• The one thing any and EVERY successful start-up begins with.

Without further ado, this is the Doing Epic Stuff podcast featuring Matthew Boyd, founder and CEO of Vollie; the Skilled Online Volunteering platform.

You can check out Vollie here: https://www.vollie.com.au/

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SomeWayfindingRequired
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic  

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Life.

One day you’re making the OK bucks in the advertising agency grind, the next you’re shovelling chicken sh*t. 🐔🐔

This isn’t some sort of witticism but LITERALLY the path my next guest followed in order to realise HIS passion for helping those who help others, and ultimately; realising a vision of revolutionising the volunteering industry,

#LicenseToThrill

Matthew Boyd is the founder and CEO of Vollie; an online marketplace which connects the needs of non-profit organizations with the wants of the altruistic modern-day professional, potentially solving the advertiser’s paradox in the process: ‘Infinite potential awareness. Zero awareness’.

Join me as I delve into the psyche of this self-made Software-as-a-service-soothsayer (try saying that ten times) who revolutionised the skilled giving game.

Tasty topics include:

• Finding the resilience to keep moving forward when nobody believes in your idea
• The next best step you can take when you realise your career is killing you
• The one thing any and EVERY successful start-up begins with.

Without further ado, this is the Doing Epic Stuff podcast featuring Matthew Boyd, founder and CEO of Vollie; the Skilled Online Volunteering platform.

You can check out Vollie here: https://www.vollie.com.au/

#DoingEpicStuff
#LvlUp
#SomeWayfindingRequired
#SwitchGrooves
#BeYourEpic  

Welcome to the Doing Epic Stuff podcast with your host; Mike Drohan
Together we’ll explore the stories and journeys of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

“When people talk about fight or flight I’m definitely in the latter category. I don’t even like verbal confrontations.”
*Insert record screeching sound*
Wait, what?!

THAT wasn’t the narrative I expected from the sort of person who quit their day job to travel half-way across the world in order to engage in one of THE most brutal and dangerous combat sports in the world!

What could POSSIBLY make this seemingly mild mannered, intelligent and articulate design professional #SwitchGrooves, quit his job, fly to Thailand and step onto the hallowed canvas at Chiang Mai Boxing Stadium?

A stoppage in the third round, 13 stiches to his face later and Martin was ready to give me HIS account of this crazy, barn-burner of a fight with an opponent who appeared dead-set on giving him a lobotomy with slicing elbows and lightning fast head kicks…

Watch the full fight here!

Did I mention it was Martin's first ever full Muay Thai rules fight and he took it on 2 WEEKS NOTICE?!!!

#LicenseToThrill
#BeYourEpic

I first met Martin Bort whilst training at the Hong Thong Muay Thai gym in Chiang Mai, Thailand, during a 13-month international Digital Nomad Journey/Spirit Quest I was on at the time... During my time in Chiang Mai, it was my privilege to train, befriend and share firsthand the stunning victories and crushing defeats of the Hong Thong gym inhabitants. Men and women regularly stepping over the ropes and into the unknown for the epic of it.

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#LvlUp
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#BeYourEpic