The Arrive & Thrive Career Podcast Tyson Day & Daniel Lunardi

When you are a “successful entrepreneur”, people often see only the highs of your pursuits; they forget the many challenges and “not so successful” pursuits or the process to get to the big moment.

In this episode, Jake McKeon, the Founder of Coconut Bowls, shares the story of his career, which has been full of highs and lows, and how he discovered the concept of the ‘Coconut Bowl’, which to date has been his most successful business, offering him a life and lifestyle that he is truly grateful for.

You can follow his updates on through LinkedIn and explore Coconut Bowls through their website. 



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Developing a career between your two favourite things, surfing and photography, was Hayden ONeill's dream, and it is now a reality.

In this episode, Hayden ONeill shares his journey as a surf photographer and how he built his presence in the surf industry while also carving out other opportunities in photography for his business, including weddings and other freelance work. Hayden brings an honest, down-to-earth approach and shares some of his highlights, challenges of shooting from the water and insights into running a creative freelance business.

You can explore his amazing work on his website, and follow his instagram on @haydenoneill for your weekly dose of coastal & surf photography, not to mention his incredible wedding work as well at @weddingsbyhayden

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“What problems do you want to solve? Compared to following your passion.”

Trent Loader has been in the career space within Australia for 25 years; his views and opinions are well respected in the careers space, with many articles that he has written still relevant in recent career education forums and discussions.

Trent also brings a social worker's perspective to the career space as he spent significant time working with high-risk adolescents in youth development. This episode explores his experiences, research findings and opinions about modern career education in schools around Australia.

You can follow his updates and connect with him on LinkedIn.



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“Developing self-regulation is key to any healthy habit, especially with video games.”

In Australia, 65% of the population play video games (Digital Australia 2014), with many young people choosing this as a core hobby. Like anything in life, balance is key, and developing healthy habits is crucial. Meet Andrew Kinch he is the Founder of Game Aware a company with a mission to bridge the gap between gamers, parents and professionals through education and intelligent gaming strategies.

Andrew shares some helpful models and insights on supporting both young people and parents on either side of the gaming equation. He is down to earth and brings important points to the greater discussion of video games in our society, schools and beyond.

You can follow his updates on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube & X while also gaining some free resources on the Game Aware website.

"It's funny; we have never fought. We both understand our roles and knowledge areas and respect that."

Meet James and Luke Course, Directors and Founders of Gawk Outdoor, a Victorian-based advertisement company specialising in regional Victoria billboards, or as James would put it, a 'rectangle on the side of the road'.

Their story is pretty incredible: two brothers started a business back in 2017/2018 around the family dinner table, and they now have over 118 billboards in regional Victoria and 18 staff.

Both have been recognised for their incredible achievements with nominations for the B&T 30 under 30 awards, with James taking the award! Gawk has also been recognised by the Financial Review as a part of its Fast Starters List in 2023. In this episode, the boys talk candidly about their relationship, creating company culture, building a business they are proud of, and what they believe will be the future trends in advertising in regional spaces in Victoria.

They also unpack their favourite regional bakeries and recommend which pie you should have in which town! They are two classic examples of doing what they love, having fun while they are doing it and bringing others along for the ride with them. You can follow their individual LinkedIn updates (Luke Course & James Course) and explore the Gawk Outdoor website for more info.

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“If you said that I was going to be a bobsleigh athlete, I would have laughed in your face.”



Meet Dylan Sorensen; he is a qualified Osteopath, ex-professional bobsleigh athlete, powerlifter, coach and online business owner.

Dylan has a big lust for life and zagging when everyone is zigging. In this episode, Dylan shares his story around discovering his calling, life as a bobsleigh athlete and the journey of discovering what it is you want to do by surrounding yourself with like-minded people and jumping head first into your interests. 

Dylan demonstrates the importance of having people in your corner who know you well and have your best interest at heart, who will push you at the right time and tell you to chill in others. He shares his stories, learnings and insights from someone who has carved their own path and career.

On a side note, he probably provides one of the best 'roaring' segments I have heard. 

You can follow his updates on Instagram through @lifelonglifter_ @dylan.the.osteopath and his website https://www.lifelonglifter.au/



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