The Blank Canvas Podcast Lee Rogers

Next up in our Best Of series: Entrepreneurs!

It's often said, people are either creatives or they're businessmen. But you know, to be a successful businessman, you've got to be pretty creative! These guests we've selected have that in spades!

LINDSAY FOX - Episode 036

From one man and a truck to a sophisticated multinational operation with more than 36,000 employees around the world, Lindsay Fox isn’t your average truckie, nor is he your average billionaire. Lindsay offers plenty of old-school pragmatic advice and his story offers plenty of hope for those who struggle at school: "I was lucky I was an academic failure”.

COLLETTE DINNIGAN - Episode 047

A creative force of nature with the business acumen to back it up. The clothes and imagery around Collette’s iconic brand exude an effortless glamour, but it took plenty of grit to build the brand.

MAURICE TERZINI - Episode 024

Revered restauranteur and entrepreneur. Maurice seems to thrive on dreaming up impossible visions in the field of hospitality and single-mindedly working until they are manifest.

ANNE MCKEVITT - Episode 003

Serial entrepreneur, global powerhouse business advisor and philanthropist, Anne shares her incredible story with candour, including the remarkable turn of events that led her to relocate from the UK to Australia.

REMO GUIFFRE - Episode 026

Entrepreneur. Retail merchant. Brand builder. Creative Strategist. That’s how the CV reads, but I reckon Remo is a creative spirit with a romantic heart. He’s always pushing for the smartest way into the future but he wants to take everyone with him!

SIMON P LOCK - Episode 033

The visionary entrepreneur who helped put Australian fashion on the map when he founded Mercedes Australian Fashion Week.

Ahead of the curve once again, Simon’s online platform Ordre, has helped facilitate the management of luxury wholesale networks globally through the presentation of designers seasonal collections via virtual showrooms.

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We’re back after an extended hiatus!First up some highlights from some of the stellar previous guests…EP 51 - those tenacious souls who have blazed a trail in the music business.

GLENN WHEATLEY - Episode 012The unexpected death of Glenn in Feb 2022, brought an outpouring appreciation for this true one of kind. 1970’s rock star with The Masters Apprentices, founded the first FM radio station in Australia, Glenn then moved across to artist management and worked with likes of Bowie, Little River Band and John Farnham, famously mortgaging his house to pay for Farnham’s ‘Whispering Jack’ album, to this day it’s the biggest selling Australian album in history. 

KATE CEBERANO - Episode 002The voice of a generation in Australia. A deeply personal insight into this unique artist, recorded during a strict Melbourne lockdown, discussing in detail the aptly titled The Dangerous Age album, which came out just before Covid became a thing.

COLIN HAY - Episode 015The legendary songwriter and front man from Grammy winning 80’s band Men At Work. This chat offers a phenomenal look into the challenges that come with great success and how Colin went back to basics and reinvented himself as a solo artist. 

JIMMY & JANE BARNES - Episode 044Jimmy is the beating heart of Australian rock’n roll. 20 Number 1 albums and 10,000 plus blistering live performances. This chat delivers plenty laughs and insights into the yin and yang that make these two legends tick.

MARK ISHAM - Episode 036Musician, electronic music pioneer and revered film and TV composer. Mark delivers some great insights as to how he approaches his craft, in particular his technique for addressing writers block.

SEAN SENNETT - Episode 041Sean Sennett is a musician, singer, songwriter and one of the leading music writers in the biz.  His story about bumping into the Bruce Springsteen on the street on a rainy Brisbane afternoon is a cracker.

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Episode 50 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Barton Lynch.

Barton Lynch is one right out of the box. A whole lot more than a World Champion surfer. Both a soul surfer and astute competitor. A rebel with a cause. A big mouth with the smarts to back it up. A leader. A big wave surfer and a big hearted humanitarian.

Winner of 17 major surf championships and winner of the 1988 World title in big barrels at Pipeline on the Oahu’s North Shore.

Barton helped blaze the trail of professional surfing and fought for surfers to have a rightful voice in their sport. His Accolades include, Australian Surfing Hall of Fame, Australian Sporting Hall of Fame, Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame.

He had the honour of commentating at the recent Tokyo Olympics, introducing surfing as an Olympic sport to the world.

Barton loves sharing his passion for the sport and has partnered with Go Pro in 2021 for the BL Blast Off, which goes global in a new online video format.

A leading coach of elite surfers, a champion for disabled sportspeople and his philanthropic work is legendary.

It takes plenty of guts to become a world champion and it takes guts to speak to your mind in this day and age. Oh and he’s still tackling 40 foot waves in Hawaii, just for fun.

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Episode 49 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Ant Middleton.

Ant Middleton joined the Army in UK at age 16, eventually achieving the ‘Holy Trinity’ of the UK’s Elite Forces; the Marines, 9 Parachute Squadron and Special Boat Service and seeing plenty of action with three tours of Afghanistan. 

As with many high achievers, whether elite athletes or soldiers, life after the strict discipline and adrenalin charged action can be rather challenging. After leaving the military Ant’s fall from grace was swift and he wound up in prison and hit rock bottom. This lead to a major re-evaluation of his life and Ant set out to build a career and life that his wife Emilie and kids could be proud of.

A decade later and Ant has become a much loved master of survival and endurance in the fields of television, publishing and motivational speaking. 

Five seasons as chief instructor on UK hit TV series ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’, now shooting the second season of the hit series SAS AUSTRALIA. A trilogy  of memoirs, First Man In, The Fear Bubble and Zero Negativity - delivering 3 UK Sunday Times Number 1 Bestsellers with more than 1.5 million copies sold.

Other adventures include climbing Everest and making the documentary Extreme Everest, his thrill-seeking road trip through Mexico with Rebel Wilson in his new series Straight Talking and the brutal re-enactment of ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ for the BBC series.

We cover a lot of ground in this intimate conversation, including his forthcoming debut fiction thriller, Cold Justice and Mind Over Muscle, his live speaking tour which has been selling out across the UK, and is now coming to Australian in early 2022 – and much more. 

Mind over Muscle tour: www.tegdainty.com

Books & more: antmiddleton.com

 

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Episode 48 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Alex Russell

Alex Russell is one of those young actors who’s been quietly, or not so quietly racked up a dozen movie credits; both in Australia and the US.

After starring in the acclaimed indie feature Wasted on the Young, he played the lead role in the US science fiction thriller Chronicle, grossing over $126 million. Then starred in re-make of Brian De Palma’s horror classic, Carrie alongside Julianne Moore & Chloe Grace Moretz, Andrew Niccol’s movie The Host, Cut Snake with director Tony Ayres, a role in Angelina Jolie's Academy Award nominated epic Unbroken, Greg McLean’s film Jungle opposite Daniel Radcliffe, Only The Brave with Josh Brolin, Goldstone, with Jacki Weaver.

In television, Alex is into the 5th season of global hit drama SWAT, starring as the much loved Jim Street.

This is all great but what impressed me most and prompted me to want to have a yak with Alex, is that rather than just cruising along as a successful working actor, he’s pro-actively producing his own projects. His latest micro-budget indie movie UNDER MY SKIN is punching well above it’s weight. Written and Directed by Alex’s regular collaborator Aussie David O’Donnell, and produced by Alex and Raynen O’Keefe.

The story follows Denny, a free spirit and artist who falls for Ryan, a strait-laced lawyer, played by Alex. When Denny questions her gender their love is tested. 

It’s a powerful film and just won the Alternative Spirit Award at the prestigious Rhode Island International Film Festival and is currently trending on Aussie streaming platform in STAN. 

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Episode 47 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Collette Dinnigan.

When I think of iconic fashion designers in Australia, one name jumps to mind. Collette Dinnigan.

Collette cut the patterns of her first lingerie collection and sewed the pieces together at home. After knock backs from Australian stores, she went straight to the top, Barney’s NYC. Cindy Crawford was the first customer and before long the international fashion press and buyers were red hot for this new designer from down under.

She became the first Australian fashion designer to mount a full-scale ready-to-wear collection in Paris and has shown within the prestigious Paris Fashion Week schedule, an impressive 33 times.

Collette’s work has appeared in film and television and has been worn by fashion icons worldwide including Madonna, J Lo, Duchess of Cambridge, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock and Beyoncé.

Accolades include Australian Designer of the Year Award, Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World Award, Louis Vuitton Business Award in 97 and in 2017 was awarded the Order of Australia, for her services to fashion.

Over the past decade, Collette has broadened her design work to interior spaces for herself, private clients and hotels, and she has maintained collaborator and ambassador roles with a handful of prestigious brands.

Most recently Collette has jumped out of her comfort zone, with Network 10’s Celebrity Masterchef. This an opportunity for Collette to showcase her passion for cooking and entertaining, and I can tell you, her talent definitely extends to the culinary world!

Articulate and insightful, this long-form conversation offers a rare insight into a genuine creative force of nature.

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