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Introducing Mike Byard from Pretty Little.

Pretty little is a communal dining project conceived from Mike Byard’s love of entertaining, meeting and engaging with fellow humans. Mike believes that everyone has a story to tell and Pretty Little aims to connect people with a shared love of food via unique dining experience. 
Pretty Little: https://www.prettylittle.com.au/
Pretty Little Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettylittle3183/
Mike Byard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikebyard/

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Australia’s newest IFBB professional bodybuilder Brad Dwight

Brad earned his pro status by winning the overall at this years IFBB national titles in Brisbane in February 
Age-27
From- Queanbeyan NSW Australia/ Canberra 
Occupation- full time tradesman (concreter) and for the last 12 months been learning the refrigeration trade. And I guess now I can add professional bodybuilder to the list haha
Sporting history/ background- club rugby league age 10-16, athletics (100m sprint mostly) ran for ACT/Aus at pacific school games in 2008, started training with some weights in my last couple of years of foot ball (just a home weight set) started training in a real gym when I started at Erindale college in 2010 didn’t start training with the intention to compete until I was out of school around 2012
Bodybuilding history:
- Inba ACT titles (teen division)September 2013 (4th) 
- Inba NSW titles (teen division) October 2013 (4th)
- Ifbb Australasian titles (junior division) March 2015 (? Not well) 
- Ifbb NSW & AUS titles (novice division) October 2017 (1st nsw, 3rd national) 
- Ifbb NSW Titles (u100/heavyweight) September 2018 (3rd) 
- Ifbb AUS titles (u100/ heavyweight) October 2018 (7th-8th) 
- Ifbb Nsw Arnold classic qualifier (u100/heavyweight) March 2020 (1st) 
- Ifbb Arnold Classic Australia (u100/heavyweight) March 2020 (1st)- then 2nd in the overall for the pro card 
- Ifbb NSW titles (u100/heavyweight) February 2021 (2nd)
- Ifbb AUS titles (u100/heavyweight) March 2021 (1st) and (1st overall to win the pro card) 
Years competing: 7

Brads Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bathroomrave/
Brads Coaches: https://www.instagram.com/aussie_transformation_coach/
https://www.instagram.com/schembript/

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Part 2 is out now! We were fortunate enough to sit down with Kaine Sheppard and discuss all things football and opportunities.

Kaine shared a lot during this interview, starting with his back story, where football began for him, sacrifices made, the impact it had on his family and how he progressed whilst making sure he took every opportunity.

Great insight from semi professional football to professional football.

Many take homes for young aspiring players and parents.

Kaines website & Information: https://linktr.ee/kainesheppard14
Kaine's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kainesheppard/

Oxidate’s Website: https://www.oxidate.com.au
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We were fortunate enough to sit down with Kaine Sheppard and discuss all things football and opportunities.

Kaine shared a lot during this interview, starting with his back story, where football began for him, sacrifices made, the impact it had on his family and how he progressed whilst making sure he took every opportunity.

Great insight from semi professional football to professional football.

Many take homes for young aspiring players and parents.

Kaines website & Information: https://linktr.ee/kainesheppard14
Kaine's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kainesheppard/

Oxidate’s Website: https://www.oxidate.com.au
Oxidate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oxidate_performance/
Oxidate Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2iQXkX28ZiZHbHSV-91eLQ/

This was a very insightful conversation on all things coaching. Revealing some big truths in the industry towards work placement, internships and what makes a good coach.

We love real world people, coaches who're committed to sharing truth and factual information without branded endorsement or jaded views. We need more coaches like Lincoln, humble humans committed to their craft and proper athlete development (without all the noise).

On today's episode we welcome Lincoln Shrubb, Director of Nexor Sports Performance.

Nexor is a Canberra based coaching company,  specialising in athlete development, strength & conditioning and injury rehabilitation. Check Lincoln and his team out below

Nexor Website: https://www.nexorsportsperformance.com/
Nexor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nexor_sp/

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A great insight towards the back story of our head coach, Steph.

Not many people know what it’s like to come through uni, be promised jobs in elite/professional sport, then graduate and find out that we haven’t learnt any where near enough. Or that the industry/field is already over saturated with hundreds of students graduating each year and minimal paid positions available.

Listen to find out what we go through to earn our stripes. Countless work placement hours to "learn our craft" and the lack of what we both consider knowledge or real world experience and application.
Great conversation, following this weeks theme as we introduce a special partnership with Sterling Institute of Australia. Working closely with their students to help bridge the gap between theory and application.
Watch this space as we set out to create opportunities for students, like Steph, to enter the work force confident and able to deliver #bridgingthegap
Steph Website: https://myostrengthperformance.com/
Steph Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myostrengthperformance/

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