Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet

Exciting Bondi Beach Radio show for Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! this week as we catch-up with Bec Scott, co-founder & CEO of STREAT, a social enterprise set-up to stop youth homelessness.   With what started as an idea on the streets of Vietnam, STREAT has rapidly evolved from their very 1st food cart in Melbourne’s iconic tourist destination Federation Square in 2010 to multiple STREAT cafes/venues around Melbourne, a Friends of STREAT cookbook and designer coffee all available for purchase online with funds going back to training and providing jobs for our homeless youth.   It's wonderful to be able to share the STREAT story with my Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet and Bondi Beach Radio audience!    To experience the outlook of a human like Bec Scott who's not only making a selfless, positive impact on the world around her, but a self-sustaining and ever-growing one.    I only hope this show can inspire you to do the same! Let’s get into it!   Connect with Bec Scott, Founder & CEO of

Excited to catch-up with Two Space co-founder and social entrepreneur, Tashi Dorjee!   Indirectly, my connection with Tashi is actually the reason Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! is now a weekly show on Bondi Beach Radio.   Tashi and I met at the Two Space co-working space for start-ups and entrepreneurs at the Kings Cross Hotel a few weeks back and I just had to get him on the show to tell his story.   Partnering with Optus and Amazon, TwoSpace connects underutilised spaces with a community of entrepreneurs, creating unique spaces that help businesses start, connect and grow.   We also chat about his work with Carbon Conservation, a business dedicated to conserving the rainforests of Indonesia and current protects 1 million hectares of rainforest and the introduction of Himalayan Chai into the Australian market back in the day by his grandmother, which went on to be adopted by Gloria Jeans and more.   Vast-ranging and fascinating chats and I just love meeting new people whom I feel like I’ve known for

This week’s guest on Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! is a wonderful exploration of the life of Australian comedian, media personality and writer, Mikey Robins.   The former triple j national radio breakfast host and Good News Week TV show team leader shares intimate memories of his early days as a creative and performer, about landing the triple j gig at age 29 and what it’s like to start a stand-up comedy career later in life.   From there we journey into his life and long-term relationship with his best friend and wife, Laura, Australia Day and #changethedate, choosing radio partners and advice for those who might have a dream and have no idea where to begin.   What started as a chance meeting between Mikey and I at the Bucketlist Bondi, turned into this hilarious and insightful show with one of the funniest guys I know. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do! 

Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! podcast with head brewer & co-founder of Newstead Brewing Company, Mark Howes.   As one of the pioneers of the burgeoning Brisbane craft beer scene, molecular bioscientist Mark Howes and the partners of Newstead Brewing Co founded their brewery in December 2013 and Mark had to make the rapid transition from 40 litre home-brewer to head brewer of Newstead Brewing Company.   With a 2nd Newstead brewery, bar and restaurant set to launch shortly across the road from Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, the brainchild of the Howes clan (Peter, Heather and Mark) and Michael Conrad has gone from strength-to-strength.   Super 1-on-1 podcast about taking the leap of faith from the safety of a 9-5 to running your own successful business. Bite off more than you can chew and then chew like hell. Very exciting! Let’s get into it!   Connect with Newstead Brewing Co online: https://twitter.com/NewsteadBrewing https://www.instagram.com/newsteadbrewingco/ https://www.facebook.com/NewsteadB

113 Colonial Brewing Co - Grady Patching (National Operations Manager)   Craft beer comes to Bondi Beach Radio!    In this week’s fascinating insight into Colonial Brewing Co, we chat with National Operations Manager, Grady Patching about growing up in Papua New Guinea, the Colonial Brewing Co history, from founding the brewery in 2004 to setting up in Port Melbourne to enable the company to continue to be able produce and preservative-free beer on the east coast and scale the business, launching their core range beers in cans and the innovation of a 360 lid, so that you can drink straight out the can like it’s a glass, leadership and empowering your employees, Colonial Leisure Group venues such as Lucky Coq, Bimbo Deluxe and the Newtown Hotel and their brand new menu.   Awesome chat and we headed straight off to the Newtown Hotel afterwards to sample some of their delicious beers on tap and get a taste of the new menu. Giddy up!   Let’s get into it!   Connect with Colonial Brewing Co online: http://www.

A highly successful marketing and brand communications professional who has worked with a number of high profile businesses, today’s guest on Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet on Bondi Beach Radio, Rebecca Coomes, is a friend of mine whom I’ve known for about 20 years and is now the owner and founder of The Healthy Gut and author of the new series of SIBO Cookbooks.   Before we get into the thick of things of show I wanted provide people with context as to the subject matter today and what SIBO is for those of you who haven’t heard of it before. I must admit to feeling a little confronted bringing this topic to radio as it is not easy subject matter to bring up in a public sphere, but that in itself is exactly why I decided that it was important to do it.    Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is caused when excess number of bacteria enter the small intestine. Some of the symptoms associated with SIBO include abdominal cramping, bloating, food sensitivities and diarrhoea and/or constipation.    T

Damian Costin has been in the music industry for over 20 years. Starting out as the drummer of Australian rock band Motor Ace in the late 90’s performing shows with bands including the Foo Fighters, Oasis and Blink 182, Damo switched to the other side of the fence and hit the ground running as one of the top bookers in the Australian industry and a few years back founded his own artist booking agency and corporate business called 123 Agency.    123 Agency boasts an super impressive artist roster that is testament to the hard work of Damo and his 123 Agency team. There’s a whole BUNCH of my favourite Australian artists and bands including Kingswood, Tash Sultana, Ash Grunwald, Harts, Pierce Brothers, Clairy Browne, The Delta Riggs and shitloads more.   He’s also back behind the kit in Aussie band Nighthawk. We have SUCH much to talk about and get through including the evolution of 123 Agency, some of your artists including Kingswood and Tash Sultana… so let’s get into it.    Enjoy the show!   Connect with Damo

Founder of WINK Models and Co-founder/CEO THERIGHT.FIT, Taryn Williams, is truly an inspiration! . Have you ever left a conversation with someone you’ve just met and you’re literally buzzing for hours afterwards? Well, this is one of these. . We chat about the excitement of raising $750,000 in seed funding from AirTree Ventures to help further develop TheRight.Fit influencer platform, getting a pilot’s licence & learning to fly at a young age, starting her first company at 21, being an female influencer & inspiration in the tech industry, Taryn’s favourite project management tools to keep both companies humming, the patterns & differences that enable entrepreneurs to thrive and much, much more. . If you’ve ever wanted to start-up your own business, but don’t know where to begin, then this podcast with Taryn Williams is the chat for you.    Energy +++. Let’s get into it!   Connect with Taryn Williams (Founder Wink Models + TheRight.Fit) online: Wink Models https://twitter.com/winkmodelsaus http:

109 Lisa Clark - Lifestyle Commentator, Blogger & Social Media Influencer   My life is well past more than a little surreal...   Studying biochemistry the 1st time around at university, travelling the world over for Emirates Airline for 6.5 years as a flight attendant based in Dubai, putting a 900 square metre ice rink on the sands of Bondi Beach, creating a role music supervisor on Ballistyx Snowboard Show music supervisor and a swag other roles in the music industry and now I have a business and career in an field that didn’t even exist 15 years ago… Finger on the pulse and yep, I’m making it all up as I go along!   And this is a MASSIVE part of why I’m filled with the most amazing energy when I catch-up with self-starters like Australian lifestyle commentator, blogger, social media strategist & influencer, Lisa Clark. Very much like myself, Lisa Clark has created a career for herself that she loves by following a #ChooseYourOwnAdventure-style approach to life - choosing to pursue roles based on gut

108 Meredith Music Festival JammoCast - Bondi Beach Radio   SUPER excited to announce my brand new radio show!   Yes,  Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! is now a weekly show on Bondi Beach Radio where we interview inspiring, influential individuals and entrepreneurs across a range of industries about what makes them tick as people and drives their hunger for success.    For those of you who have not heard of Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! before, the show has already had over 100 episodes in podcast format (available for download on iTunes) with guests including Australian comedian & TV presenter, Wil Anderson, Jules Lund, Gotye & The Basics, Aussie actor Daniel McPherson, Nazeem Hussein Blue King Brown, Thank You Group founder Daniel Flynn, Young Henrys craft brewery founder, Oscar McMahon & many, many more.     I would like to thank Bondi Beach Radio GM Chris Williams, Station Manager DeeJay Caraz, Bondi Beach Breakfast’s Boston Rodriguez, Jimmy Bosmans, Julian & Bondi Local

  "Becoming a single parent is one of the most daunting and overwhelming life changes someone will ever go through. Whether you are pregnant or have teenagers, you will most likely be confused and struggling with what to do next."    Julia Hasche, founder of Single Mother Survival Guide blog & podcast, became a single mum in 2013 when her daughter was just a few months old and this episode of the Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! podcast is the story of Julia Hasche's journey from mining industry engineer to the creation of a business and community now called Single Mother Survival Guide, that in just a short space of time since its launch, is already helping hundreds of single parents, both female AND male, in Australia and around the world.   Julia shares her experiences & relates to us the challenges of relocating across the country, juggling a full-time job, a small child under 5 and starting her own small business, the techniques that she uses to motivate herself on the tough days, what prom

The beautiful and hilarious wedding day podcast in Burleigh (Queensland) with my close friend and Pacific Traveller co-founder, Shane Downey, about the perfect, paradise proposal, the not-so-perfect first encounter with your future wife, marrying your best friend and making the jigsaw complete.   Connect with Shane Downey (Pacific Traveller co-founder) online: https://twitter.com/shanedromat https://www.instagram.com/shanedromat/ https://www.facebook.com/pacifictraveller/ https://twitter.com/pacifictravellr http://www.pacifictraveller.com.au/   Hit Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet up on social media here: Twitter https://twitter.com/hotndelicious Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hotndelicious/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotnDelicious Hot & Delicious YouTube - Ballistyx Snowboard Show, interviews & more. https://www.youtube.com/user/HotnDeliciousRecords 'Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet’ entertainment, travel, photography & lifestyle blog: http://hotndelicious.com/

105 Green Beacon Brewing Co - Adrian Slaughter (co-founder)   From Wall St financial trader to Green Beacon Brewing Co co-founder, Adrian Slaughter is blazing a trail in Brisbane’s craft beer industry.   A few weeks back Adrian & I sat down over a pint of the latest Green Beacon creation, their seasonal Half Mast India Session Ale and explored a range of amazing topics from how India Pale Ale earned its name back in the Indian colonial days, his mother-in-law Penny Coles, who was the founder one of the first female commercial real ale breweries in the UK, being in New York when shit hit the fan during the GFC, the new Green Beacon brewery, falling in love and cutting his teeth in the Brooklyn and New York craft beer scene.   Let’s get into the podcast!   Connect with Green Beacon Brewing Co online: https://twitter.com/GreenBeaconBrew https://www.instagram.com/greenbeacon/ https://www.facebook.com/greenbeaconbrewingco http://greenbeacon.com.au/ https://untappd.com/GBBC   Hit Hot & Delicious: R

Beard Season is a yearly event dedicated to Jimmy Niggles' close friend, Wes Bonny, who died in 2009 of cancer just three months after being diagnosed with melanoma.    The following winter Jimmy Niggles and his mates played what is now an annual footie game in memory of Wes and in 2011 grew their beards in his honour through the winter, in an event they dubbed Beard Season.   Beard Season evolved has over the past 5-6 years into an ongoing campaign to spread the word about how important it is to check your skin for abnormalities that might lead to cancer only a yearly and to raise awareness of what to look for, particularly as most people, myself included, don’t know that the most people at risk from melanoma are blokes aged 18-45.    On Wednesday night just gone, Jimmy and I sat down at for a Bronte Beach sunset of red wine, cheese and dips and recorded a podcast about skin cancer, Richard Branson, Graham Norton, the #MillionDollarBeard, dreams with dates & much much more.    It’s inspiring to think

Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! creator Dan Wilkinson talks about the challenges of discovering you have 2 brain tumours at the age of 25 and not being sure if you’re going to be alive in 6 months, going deaf in one ear, learning how to walk again and how you as a family member should treat someone who’s going through something so epic and a life-changing as a brain tumour, what to say and what not to say. Frank, open and honest.   Hit Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! up on social media here: Twitter https://twitter.com/hotndelicious Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hotndelicious/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotnDelicious Hot & Delicious YouTube - Ballistyx Snowboard Show, interviews & more. https://www.youtube.com/user/HotnDeliciousRecords 'Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet’ entertainment, travel, photography & lifestyle blog: http://hotndelicious.com/   For social media, photography & influencer business enquiries contact:info@hotndelicious.com

Fascinating chats with 4 Pines Brewing Co founder & entrepreneur Jaron Mitchell!   From the minute I walk in through the front door of 4 Pines Brewing Co HQ on the shores of the Northern Beaches of Sydney, the whole planned landscape and direction of today's podcast interview changes markedly as I observe Jaron walk through the office saying hello to and addressing each and every individual staff member in the 4 Pines office by name as he makes his way towards me.   Throughout our time together I feel like one of those individuals who’s ever spent one-on-one time in a room with the likes of Bill Clinton or Tom Cruise... when the individual sitting before you is so clearly present and engaged in the conversation and the moment.    We enjoy vast ranging chats around the evolution of 4 Pines from a 500L brewpub in Manly to being the first beer in space, learning about sour beers & different set-ups from the best in the business at Russian River Brewery in California, challenging the status quo from a you

101 Comedian Greta Lee Jackson - Skit Box   Love love LOVE that more and more influencers and creators are reaching out via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and email to join me as guests on the Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! podcast. I’ve been hearing from fans that I previously didn’t even know existed and it’s rather exciting to feel like I'm making a positive impact and see my world expanding.   3 weeks ago Sydney-based sketch and stand-up comedian, writer and director Greta Lee Jackson of Skit Box internet fame dropped me an email and Facebook message via Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! about catching-up and the next thing you know I’m setting up to record the first ever Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! podcast at national broadcaster ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation for you overseas peeps).   It's fantastic to be catching up with Greta Lee at a time when her career has reach that tipping point where things are really starting to hum with Skit Box’s ‘Activewear’ clip reaching 

Wow! 100 episodes of the Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet!   Each & every week on Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet!, we interview inspiring individuals and entrepreneurs across a range of industries about what makes them tick as people and drives their hunger for success.    Our show guests this far include Australian comedian & TV presenter, Wil Anderson, Twitter Australia Managing Director, Karen Stocks, Thank You Group founder Daniel Flynn, Aussie actor Daniel McPherson, Nazeem Hussein, Gotye, Jules Lund (tribe app founder), Sydney Craft Beer Week, Andrew Hansen (The Chasers War On Everything), Oscar McMahon (Young Henrys founder)& so many more.   If you harbour dreams of greatness pursuing what you love for a living then this is the show for you!     This 100th episode is with Australian comedian, podcaster & businessman, Steele Saunders of the Steele Wars Star Wars and the I Love Green Guide Letters podcasts, who has built a business through the online space of podcasti

Founded in by Sydneysider Will Edwards, Archie Rose Distilling Co was inspired by both the distilling industry of Tasmania and the urban distilleries that call New York and London home.   In March 2015, Archie Rose Distilling Co. became the very first multi-spirit distillery in Sydney in over 160 years, with a mission to honour Sydney’s rich, spirit-making past by producing handcrafted, premium and unique spirits, including gin, vodka and whisky.    In today’s podcast we chat about leaving a job you hate to pursue your passions, what it takes, Luke’s fascinating journey of discovery from the urban distilleries of Brooklyn to farmer distillers in Tasmania, Archie Rose Distillery’s world first Tailored Spirits range, which allows customers to create their very own gin, vodka or whisky (including their name on the bottle) and the brand new Archie Rose Launches Distiller’s Strength Gin - launched last month and packed with fifteen individually distilled botanicals, including fresh pears from Orange, NSW (Will’s f

I can’t believe that in just 2 weeks, the Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! podcast is going to hit 100 episodes and in fact in 2 weeks, from Friday 21st October to Sunday 30 October, Sydney Craft Beer Week, Sydney’s largest celebration of craft beer is back for its sixth year. Co-incidence? I am a mad craft beer fan and so this week, I reached out to a friend of mine, Sydney Craft Beer Week General Manager Yvette Myhill, about having both her and Festival Director Joel Connolly join us as guests on the Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! podcast to chat about the impact that Sydney Craft Beer Week is having on the way Australians consider their beer choices and the 137 Sydney Craft Beer Week events happening at 80 different venues all around harbour town in October. On today’s podcast we announce the Sydney Craft Beer Week App iTunes and Google Play launch, tease the Frankie’s + The Grifter Brew Co + Sydney Craft Beer Week collaboration to create the official #SCBW2016 beer, we discuss the amazing gr