STRIVE Podcast

In this episode of STRIVE, we spoke to Michael ‘Lord’ Huxley, founder of the infamous Huxley School of Makeup as well as a multiple time recipient of entrepreneur of the year!

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In this episode of STRIVE, we spoke to the always inspiring, Tobi Pearce - former CEO and Co Founder of SWEAT about the realities of owning a business and what nobody talks about.

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In this episode of STRIVE, Sel and Miles sat down to chat about the importance of brand alignment, evolution and impact.

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In this episode of STRIVE, we sat down with Cam O’Neill, co-owner of Eternal MMA, the largest mixed martial arts promotion in Australia.

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In this episode of STRIVE, we sat down with Luke Mathers, a successful businessman turned author, performance coach and keynote speaker. Luke specialises in and transforms how people look at stress. Using neuroscience, ancient wisdom and the experience of 20+ years running successful businesses he coaches leaders, Olympians and elite athletes on how to harness the power of stress.

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In this episode of STRIVE, we sat down with Jesse Williams, the first Australian to win an NFL Super Bowl Championship with the Seattle Seahawks. Jesse is now working with Gridiron Australia to build a pathway that he never had, for the future generations of Australian NFL champions.

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In this episode of STRIVE, we sat down with Kevin Toonen, one of the elites in Strength & Conditioning in Australia. Kev spent 8 years as a Special Forces Performance Coach, the founder of Strength Elite, recently left a role at the Roosters Rugby League Club and now trains combat athletes at the highest level.

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In this episode of STRIVE, we sat down with 11 x World Muay Thai Champion & lifetime martial artist, Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett. We discussed philosophies of life, masculinity, integrity and living a life to the golden standard - not a life of being average.

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In this episode of the HYPECAST, Sel & Miles sat down with two of their co-partners, Ben Chester and Nadia Schilling in Sprout Organic, a new plant based nutrition brand for infants and children.

The brand was recently launched with a high level of excitement and HYPE - and this episode is all about the challenges that the team faced and the obstacles that they had to overcome to bring the world’s first plant based, certified organic infant formula to the market.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

To find out more about Sprout Organic or connect with Ben and Nadia, see below:

In this episode of the HYPECAST we took a trip down memory lane to chat all about how Hype Group Co, our product development and marketing agency came to fruition. This is something we feel like we haven't talked about much, but wanted to share. With a lot of friends, family and listeners wanting to start their own business or agency, we wanted to share our journey and some experience along the way, to help people not make some of the mistakes we made.

We hope you enjoy the episode! If you can relate, or if you got something out of the episode, drop us a line. We would love to hear from you.

Ryan Gambin is an Olympian, fitness professional and head Strength and Conditioning Coach at CMBT Training Centre.

Channelling the dedication of a lifelong athlete into his career as a Coach, Ryan quickly found himself at the forefront of his industry owning and coaching out of his own commercial gym on the Gold Coast, Australia and being recognised as one of Australia’s top 10 fitness professionals (Good Health Magazine, 2011).

Ryan has always had a passion for combat sports and has worked with athletes at every level, from local MMA and BJJ tournaments to athletes in the UFC. His passion for the sport drew him to CMBT Training Centre, knowing that he could produce his best results for our members and elite competition team athletes.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

Check out more about Ryan Gambin and his coaching services here:

Jarrad Bell is a pure-bred entrepreneur. With a background in graphic design and music, Jarrad went on to build Soda Pop Agency, a creative agency that assists some of the most influential hospitality restaurants in the country, as well as creating Mr Consistent, handcrafted Cocktail Mix products that are blowing up!

If you're looking for delicious, fresh and convenient cocktail mixes, check out Mr Consistent now:

In this episode we chatted with Joe Lopez, the coach behind Alex Volkanovski, the UFC Featherweight Champion and owner of Freestyle MMA in Windang, NSW. 

Not only is Joe the coach of one of our countries most successful combat sports athletes, but he has also achieved great business success himself, from running his own security company. Joe has always been a big supporter of ours and our brand CMBT and we really wanted to take the opportunity to sit with him and hear his story. 

We hope you enjoy the episode. This is the second collaboration episode we have done with Gypsy Tales Podcast and appreciate all of their support.

In this special episode, we link up with the legend, Jas McAlpine from Gypsey Tales podcast, to interview the UFC Featherweight Champion, Alex Volkanovski.

Whether you're interested in combat sports or not, seeing what guys like Alex have accomplished in his sport is ore inspiring. We got into the mind of the champion in this episode, days out from his next title defence on UFC251 against Max Holloway.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

To learn more about Alex, visit:

In this episode of the HYPECAST, we chatted with Joseph Coyne, the Director of Performance of the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China. If you're at all interested in combat sports, you would know the significance of this position Joseph holds, being at the pinnacle of combat sports performance. Joseph leads a team of technical and non-technical coaches that manage the day to day training regimes of some of the highest level UFC athletes China's emerging combat sports talent.

We discussed all things sports performance, with a focus on combat sports athletes and what it takes from going from being a contender to a champion.

We hope you enjoy the episode! We are sorry about a few technical issues we had throughout the episode.

In this episode of the HYPECAST, we were joined by former founding partner of Droga5 Australia, Partner and Head of Brand at KPMG, Dad, Sneakerhead and part time DJ, Sudeep Gohil.

With over 20 years in marketing for some of the biggest brands in the world, including brands like Qantas, Netflix, Nike, Under Armour, The Rock, Old Spice and so much more, Sudeep is a wealth of knowledge and is a mentor of Sel and Miles here at Hype Group.

In this episode we talked about the 101 of marketing for the biggest brands in the world.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

To connect with Sudeep, see his details below:

In this episode of the HYPECAST we had the please of interviewing the 2020 Australian of the Year, James Muecke.

James is one of those human beings who achieve more than you thought would be possible, all with the intention of providing more opportunity for those less fortunate. James is an eye surgeon based in Adelaide and a visiting consultant and senior lecturer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Dr Muecke has a special interest in blindness prevention, ophthalmic research and education in the developing world. He was a co-founder and Director of the Vision Myanmar Program.

Just to show you some of the achievements James has received we pulled the following excerpt from the Sight For All website:

Dr Muecke received an 'Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award' by the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology in 2011. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012 and received a South Australian Community Achievement Award. In 2015 Dr Muecke was the recipient of the Ernst Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award and he delivered the Hollows Lecture at the 2016 RANZCO Congress. In November 2019, Dr Muecke was announced SA Australian of the Year 2020 and was awarded Australian of the Year 2020 in Canberra on 25 January.

We hope you enjoy this episode. If you want to get in touch with James or contribute to the Sight For All foundation, please see the below details:

In this episode of the Hypecast we talked to Skye Nicolson, Commonwealth boxing gold medalist and recent qualifier for the Australian Olympic boxing team.

Skye was meant to fight in Wuhan, China for her Olympic qualifier, just days before the covid-19 crisis hit! She then went on to fight in Jordan and won her qualifying match to make the Olympic team. But it's been bitter sweet for Skye, with the Olympics being postponed until 2021. 

Hear what it has taken for Skye to get to where she is today, what impact covid-19 has had on her Olympic dreams and much more.

In this episode of the HYPECAST we talk to Daniel Graham, digital marketing OG and founder of Mint Marketing Agency, a leading digital growth agency based out of LA. 

From being one of the first employees at MySpace, to leading digital strategies for some of the biggest brands we know today, including Toyota and Adidas, Daniel has amassed a wealth of knowledge in leading brands to success using online platforms. He now uses this experience to drive incredible results for his own clients at Mint Marketing Agency.

We have been fortunate enough to connect with Daniel and now work with him on various projects of our own. We would recommend Daniel and his agency to anyone looking for a digital partner and anyone looking to expand into international markets.

In this episode, we talked all things digital. What the landscape looks like right now, how brands should be thinking about digital marketing and what the future holds for brands post COVID-19.

We hope you enjoy the episode! If you want to connect with Daniel, see his details below:

In this episode of the HYPECAST we were joined by co-owner of Blackboard, one of the Gold Coast's OG cafes, chef and hospitality master, Marc Kinvig. Marc has been a huge inspiration for us in hospitality and a guiding hand for some of our own ventures. He knows hospitality inside and out, and we wanted to hear his thoughts about the impact that COVID-19 has had on hospitality, how he has managed it, and what he expects to come next.

If you're in hospitality, you would want to listen to this! Or even if you aren't, this was just a highly engaging chat with an incredible intellectual businessman with some incredibly wise words for all of us in business. 

See more about Marc's business Blackboard here:

Shannon Ross is the #1 flyweight MMA fighter in Australia. He holds the Eternal MMA and Nitro titles and has built himself into a local legend, while supporting his family, working full time and assisting other fighters with the same dream. We were excited to chat with Shannon, leading into his next title defence on Eternal MMA 52 on March 7th...

Some of the topics we discussed included:

• What it really takes to become a champion
  
• How to get ahead in life and still chase your dreams
  
• How coming from a hard background shouldn't shape your future success
  
• The next chapter in his career...the UFC
  

Keep up with Shannon on the following online platforms:

Instagram

The HYPECAST is back for 2020 and we couldn’t be more excited! Our first guest for the year is Clayton Musumeci, the General Manager of one of the world's top transformation programs, Bodies By Rachel (BBR). Clayton is a pioneer in digital marketing for the fitness industry, helping scale and grow some of the world's largest sports nutrition and fitness brands.

His focus is now on taking the BBR brand to new heights and helping women! We were excited to delve into topics that included:

• Scaling a brand the right way
• The importance of work culture
• Empowering and improving those around him
• The continual journey of self-improvement

Keep up with the BBR journey on the following online platforms:

Instagram

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we chatted with Mohammed Mustafa ("Big Mo"), a doctor, mixed martial artists and former professional rugby player.

Mo's story could easily be a movie. Being a refugee from Palestine, he has gone through a lifetime of struggle. Yet he continues to improve the lives of those around him and better himself as a person.

Our chat included topics such as

- Life as a refugee

- Finding your unbreakable spirit

- The hustle & grind of a professional athlete

- Plus so much more

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Mo:

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we chatted to John Templeton ("JT"), a personal growth specialist, author, a world record holder in the Guiness Book of World Records, athlete and strength & conditioning expert. 

Our chat included topics such as

- Discovering your purpose

- Health and longevity hacks

- Overcoming fears that are holding you back

- Plus so much more

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about JT:

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we chatted with a man that has led more groups across the Kokoda Track or the Black Cat Track than any other individual or organisation. Aiden Grimes is the man behind Our Spirit Adventures. He has consulted for, and taken some of the world's most elite CEO's and business owners, government officials, military and sporting teams on life changing treks to elicit and encourage self discovery, personal development and leadership, as well as help Australians understand their history - the untold story of Kokoda. 

Our chat included topics such as

- Setting a personal standard and always referring back to the standard when life gets tough

- How to build an effective and efficient tribe and community

- The history of Kokoda we should all know as Australian's

- So much self discovery, development and leadership pieces of gold 

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Aiden and Our Spirit Adventure Tours:

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we chatted with the man behind your favourite healthy clean treats Mike Kellet more commonly known as Macro Mike.

Macro Mike range of treats, bars and proteins have been a game-changer to the health food industry changing the way people perceive vegan and gluten-free treats.

Mike has a contagious hustle that saw him go from selling pub crawls in the streets of surfers to a competitive bodybuilder on a quest to provide something unseen in the health and fitness industry.

Our chat included topics such as

- How hard the journey really is

- Understanding your why and purpose

- The process of growth and development in business

- Being a disruptor within your industry

- The importance of resilience

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Meer and ethos performance:

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we chatted with the OG in Strength and Conditioning; Meer Awny the owner of Ethos performance, Australia's leading S&C gym for combat athletes. Not only is Meer a good friend of ours he is someone we constantly draw inspiration from due to his uncompromising work ethic and values as a human. This podcast was one of our favourites as it was an honest raw chat about what it takes to get to the top of your chosen industry.

Meer laid down the blueprint for not only strength and conditioning coaches looking to make a mark but anybody looking to break through to the next level.

Our chat included topics such

- Leading by example

- Holding yourself accountable

- Friendships, family and business

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Meer and ethos performance:

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we sat down with Montana the Farrah-Seaton. Writing a bio on Montana is super hard for the simple reason she literally does everything. Model, Boxer, Basketball player, Trainer, Nike ambassador and most importantly just a legendary person that we have the pleasure of calling our friend.

Montana breaks the belief that you can only do one thing well and we chatted about how at such a young age she has managed to achieve everything she has and what is next for her.

We got to chatting about everything including

- Authenticity and the importance of being yourself

- Finding yourself from within

- How to juggle multiple things at one time

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Montana and the billion and one things she is up to check out the following links:

In this episode of the HYPECAST, we spoke to Joe Tamburrino, the Co-Founder of Australia's biggest and coolest limited edition sneaker brand ATHLETIKAN.

What Joe and the team at ATHLETIKAN have been able to do in a short period of time has been remarkable producing limited edition sneakers that can be worn from the street to the gym. The shoes are sold on a first in, first served basis and the brand has received global media coverage after working with some big celebrities and social influencers. These include UFC stars Francis Ngannou, TJ Dillshaw and Paige VanZant. As well as fitness influencers such as Laura Henshaw and Kali Burns.

We were excited to chat with Joe about all things business and shoes including:

- The value of supporting friends in the business

- The relentless process of re-investing back into your business

- How to create real hype

- The power of email marketing

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we sat down with Ben Mahoney, a good friend of ours and a boxing world champion in the making. Benny is also a CMBT athlete, PT and a promoter of all things positive and living life to the fullest.

One thing we admired about Benny was his authenticity and how he was building a personal brand both inside and outside of the ring. Being local to us on the Gold Coast it has been amazing to see the rise of a local and he dropped a big announcement about an upcoming fight of his that you can find out more about during the podcast.

We also discussed:

- The boxing grind and what makes a champion

- The mindset of a champion

- Chasing your dreams and stopping at nothing

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Benny and his rise to the top of the boxing world:

In this week’s episode of HYPECAST, we sat down with Alpha Babes sisters Hannah and Meah who are revolutionising the PT game. Through a combination of mindset training and physical coaching, Alpha Babes delivers an online program to women that helps them overcome any barriers that stand in the way of a fit and healthy lifestyle and allows them to achieve their full potential.

In this episode of the HYPECAST, we spoke to Brett Campbell, a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of multi award-winning digital agency, Claxon.

We were excited to pick the brains of one of the leaders in the digital marketing game and explore where the industry is going and how it impacts all of us.

Brett shared his inspirational story along with detailing some of his secrets to success which included:

- How to find your passion

- The importance of a business mentor

- The value of persistence

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

In this episode of the HYPECAST, we chatted to a true pioneer in the podcast game; Jase Macalpine. Jase is the man behind the Gypsy Tales Podcast and an all-round badass that came up from humble beginnings in North Queensland to become one of the most well-respected videographers in Motorcross and extreme sports.

Listening to his hustle and amazing life story made us wish we could have spent all day in the studio. Some of the topics we touched on included:

- Being comfortable & uncomfortable

- The pursuit of excellence

- Embracing the grind

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! To find out more about Jase and to join the gypsy gang revolution check out his website and Instagram

In this episode of the HYPECAST, we spoke to a legitimate #girlboss, Revie Jane. Revie is a women empowerment activist, lifestyle influencer, brand strategist, former owner of the famous CrossFit Babes gym, public speaker and mother - to mention only a few!

The hour flew by as we discussed topics such as:

- How Revie created one of the fastest growing CrossFit affiliates, being CrossFit Babes

- Using influence to create a positive impact

- How she has created such a successful personal brand

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit!

We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Revie and her awesome businesses below:

In this episode of the HYPECAST, we spoke to Nick Pearce, one of the original pioneers of the hospitality scene on the Gold Coast. Nick is the founder of two of our favourite cafes Blackboard and Tucker and is responsible for keeping us caffeinated with his wholesale coffee business Blackboard Coffee Roasters. 

The hour flew by as we discussed topics such as: 

- How he changed the hospitality game on the Gold Coast 

- His passions and ethos around food and coffee 

- The current landscape of the food and beverage game in Australia 

- Plus a heap more. 

Everyone loves coffee and everyone loves food so this is an episode you don’t want to miss.! We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did, please let us know, share with your friends or anyone you think would benefit! We appreciate your support and all who subscribe to our channel and continue to join us for the HYPECAST! Find out more about Nick and his awesome businesses below: 

Instagram: @nicholaspearce