48 min
Dr Max Bergmann - camel farmer, athlete, researcher, entrepreneur! Labelling The Disabling
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- Society & Culture
In this episode Carol and Ed meet with the amazingly interesting and entrepreneurial Max Bergmann. Max, a former Paralympic athlete, is a German Australian who is now living outside of Perth and founding operator of an ethical camel dairy farm, the DromeDairy, producing skin care products and taking care of hundreds of camels!
Max tells us about his fascinating life as a Paralympic athlete, becoming a doctor of Agricultural Science and how he got started on his surprising career as a camel farmer.
Max has a vision impairment and is legally blind and this has meant he has had to adapt his camel dairy with fascinating innovations that enable him to manage his farm and will have flow on benefits for other businesses around the country. For example he has come up with the world's first decentralized mobile camel dairy farm where he takes the dairy to the camels to milk them!
Max has great advice for people about how they should not deny their disability nor do they need to be defined by it either and how by letting your passions and interests guide you in life we can find fulfillment and success.
You can read about Max's "DromeDairy" here: Our Story - DromeDairy Body + Skin (thedromedairy.com)
ABC Article about Max: Technology, Lego, and innovation guide legally blind camel farmer - ABC News
Farm adaptations article link from Job Access: Max Bergmann | Job Access
In this episode Carol and Ed meet with the amazingly interesting and entrepreneurial Max Bergmann. Max, a former Paralympic athlete, is a German Australian who is now living outside of Perth and founding operator of an ethical camel dairy farm, the DromeDairy, producing skin care products and taking care of hundreds of camels!
Max tells us about his fascinating life as a Paralympic athlete, becoming a doctor of Agricultural Science and how he got started on his surprising career as a camel farmer.
Max has a vision impairment and is legally blind and this has meant he has had to adapt his camel dairy with fascinating innovations that enable him to manage his farm and will have flow on benefits for other businesses around the country. For example he has come up with the world's first decentralized mobile camel dairy farm where he takes the dairy to the camels to milk them!
Max has great advice for people about how they should not deny their disability nor do they need to be defined by it either and how by letting your passions and interests guide you in life we can find fulfillment and success.
You can read about Max's "DromeDairy" here: Our Story - DromeDairy Body + Skin (thedromedairy.com)
ABC Article about Max: Technology, Lego, and innovation guide legally blind camel farmer - ABC News
Farm adaptations article link from Job Access: Max Bergmann | Job Access
48 min