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WHAT FLOATS YOUR BOAT? We dig deep into people’s dreams, passions and desires in an effort get to the bottom of that age old question; a question that has initiated a world-wide phenomenon known as the Self-help industry. On Float your Boat you will hear real people sharing their phenomenal stories of tragedy and success and back again. We interview the well known and the not so well known. Anyone with a great story really! Your hosts George Sabados and Brett Pattinson use their uniquely lai ...
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Tom Cronin spent 26 years in finance markets as one of Sydney’s leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career, when the anxiety and chaos he was experiencing hit a crisis point. Meditation completely transformed his world, both personally and professionally.Today Tom is passionate about reducing stress an…
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My path hasn’t always been about being a Medium. I remember seeing a spirit as a young child and I was inconsolable. These incredible gifts were an inconvenience for me and they were not valued by society, my family or my social groups. These gifts made my life hard, so I denied my spiritualitySo I denied these gifts, I hid them from myself and the…
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Identifying as an INFP on the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (i.e. a great big Introvert!), Naomi spent many years trying to find her place in the world of media, marketing and advertising agencies. Often feeling like an outsider in the more extroverted world of sales and marketing, it was only when she discovered her personality type and …
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Lucy Good is the founder of Beanstalk, an online platform that inspires and supports Australian single mothers with a range of resources and a large interactive, inclusive communityHer mission is to help single mums navigate the maze of separation and divorce and to confidently rebuild and embrace their new path in life. As well as having a blog an…
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Before going to school I remember writing naive poetry for the spontaneous pleasure of forming words. Unfortunately for me this instinctive need to write was crushed by my teacher's seemingly obsessive need to humiliate children who struggled with 'correctly' written words.At my tiny 1960’s English village school we adhered rigidly to a curriculum …
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Focused on early intervention in mental health, The Banksia Project works together with mental health professionals, industry leaders and professional bodies across Australia to create best practices and practical solutions to drive community support, increase self-awareness, encourage positive lifestyle choices, and facilitate ongoing support grou…
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Ivan is a published author and key spokesperson for the hospitality industry. He has over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, is an industry thought leader and profitability expert, and spinal cord injury survivor. Ivans latest adventure is launching Peiso, the Worlds first hospitality profitability software, www.peiso.com.au.…
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From being a wedding organist at the age of 13 to a 10-year career running a successful performing arts company and three reputable pop choirs in Melbourne to publishing her first #1 Amazon Best Seller, The Voice Factor, in 2013 a ‘how to sing’ basic book compressed in 5 easy steps, Dene has always worked on projects that connect people and that br…
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With many hard lessons learned throughout his 30+ years in the stock market (including the 1987 crash), his expertise in global markets and future trends is renowned as being insightful and realistic.Despite leaving school at 15, by the age of 27, David Novac was the Financial Controller of a $6 billion Merchant Bank. With a solid background in Mer…
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The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. But what if we not only acknowledged the unknown, we investigated it and spoke with those in the know? That’s what co-hosts Scott …
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The story of Arthur Leggett, a young man growing up in Australia's developing years, patriotically serving his country in World War II, and surviving four and a half years in the hands of the Germans as a Prisoner of War.Australian larrikanism shines throughout Arthur's journey from boyhood to manhood, through his war ordeals and on into his senior…
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A prominent figure in the Australian music industry, Andrew McManus has garnered attention both locally and internationally as an enduring music promoter and his name is synonymous with some of the biggest tours to have come through Australia and New Zealand over the past 25 years. Andrew’s foray into the music industry began in Sydney where he man…
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Michael Adams, a Sydney-based journalist, author and television producer.Michael got the idea for the podcast while writing the biography Australia’s Sweetheart, about a forgotten movie star who went from Sydney to Hollywood and London in the 1930s. During his research he kept finding this amazing stories that no one had ever heard of, like an Auss…
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Steve Plarre is the CEO of the century old Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses retail bakery chain. He is a 4th generation Aussie retailer in a business that has navigated two World Wars, The Great Depression and his own multi-generational family challenges…and now a global pandemic! His forefathers count the Queen of England and the President of the USA as…
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Duncan McNab is an award-winning and bestselling investigative journalist, television producer/documentary maker and author of 11 books sold in Australia, UK and North America including the best selling Dead Man Running (Allen & Unwin 2007; Atlantic Books UK 2010), Roger Rogerson (Hachette 2016), and the 2017 Ned Kelly Award winner Getting Away Wit…
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Born in a London taxi in 1958, Charles Staunton emigrated to Sydney with his family in 1965. He joined NSW Police in 1978 but was drummed out in 1987 after refusing to 'grass' on colleagues. Charles built a career as a private investigator and Mr Fix-It in Sydney and then a globetrotting money smuggler for the Pacific Mariner Cartel. In 1997 in Mon…
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Tony Wilson has had a successful and varied creative career.He’s written twenty books for children, ranging from bestselling picture books like The Cow Tripped Ove the Moon and Hickory Dickory Dash, to middle-grade titles such as The Selwood Boy and A Boy Called Bob, to books for adults, including his most recent, a sports history on a footballing …
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Symmone’s gift is as a clairvoyant combining her skills as a counsellor and psychological astrologer to identify what beliefs are pressing pause on dreams, what unique evolutionary cycles are being activated and guiding the transformational process from an inner and outer level.She’s been an entrepreneur all her life, creating several businesses fr…
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Murray James Cook, AM (born 30 June 1960) is an Australian vocalist, songwriter, musician, guitarist and actor. He is best known as one of the founding members of the children's band The Wiggles. Cook was also a regular guest on the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks, with his good friend, host Adam Hills.Cook was born in Cowra, New South Wales. …
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Julie Mason is regarded as one of the top 25 LinkedIn Experts worldwide by her peers, has been featured on the cover of Social Media Success Magazine Australia, and is the LinkedIn Tutor for the University Of Sydney and Recruiter.com (one of the largest job websites in the world). Julie is an in-demand speaker and founder and creator of Linked Sale…
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Tara Hurster is the director and principal psychologist of The TARA Clinic, a private psychology practice based in Bondi Junction, NSW and currently providing services online. Tara and the team help busy and successful people to regain control over substance abuse and addiction while leaving the guilt and shame behind. With over a decade of experie…
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Over the last twenty years, Vashti has lived, worked, and breathed a life driven by her passion to provoke, inspire, and facilitate the transformation and development of human potential. Vashti marries her vast professional experience as an executive and performance coach, transformational facilitator, teacher and international speaker, with her po…
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In this episode, we interview Mr AVI (pseudonym) about his life growing up in the tough streets of Melbourne, being on the wrong side of the tracks with the law, the success and pains experienced dealing with hits, jobs and the main characters seen in the 'Underbelly' series. This is a story of a man who paid the price in order to take the 'road to…
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Debt Angels founder Kitty Thomas is utterly committed to changing the conversation around debt; committed to removing the alienation, shame and isolation that debt distress can cause and committed to showing people that talking about debt is not only OK, it is the first vital step to taking back control and regaining a positive financial outlook. A…
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A husband, father, son, brother and mate aiming to leave the world in a better place than when I arrived. Originally from Wellington, New Zealand I moved to Sydney in early 2000 and bar a 5+ year stint in Dubai from 2008, Sydney, and specifically Bondi Beach, has been home ever since. I love nothing better than spending time on the beach - in and o…
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Adib Nagui is a young man with one hell of a story. All of us have a story, some stories are happy some are not, Adib's is both. Adib grew up in war-torn Lebanon where Adib dreamt of a better life with a better future, and so did his parents. So they packed him up when he was a teenager and shipped him to Australia to study medicine in hope of a be…
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Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith An American oceanographer, marine biologist, and the Co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association. ‘Edie’, as she likes to be known is the world’s leading expert on bioluminescence and has captured a great variety of creatures from the deep which generate their own light. She a…
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James Stewart is the startup guru/entrepreneur. In his spare time, he spends his weekends as a Patrol captain at the legendary Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club. Today's chat is all about James and his Journey from Devon in the UK to the fair shores of Australia. So pop on the headphones and go for a stroll and have a listen to James story.…
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That's right folks the boys are back in town, after an eight-month sabbatical Brett Pattinson & George Sabados will take you on a roller coaster of human emotions all done with a smile, a wink, and a nod. The boys love to hear people's amazing life stories and this season will be bigger and better than ever before.…
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Well that's all Folks.. the last episode of FYB.... Elvis, Brett & George have left the building.Thank you to everyone who has been involved in Float Your Boat.A special thanks to Donovan Janks & Stevie Mac for their sound and editing, you guys are awesome.Thank you to everyone who has listened to our humble show and a big thank you to all of our G…
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On the last episode of Float Your Boat we talk to Australian adventurer Matthew Sweeney. This guy has an adventurous spirit that very few possess. He has walked, trekked, cycle and toured his way to some of the hardest and most wonderful treks on the planet. Once a corporate high flyer Matt chucked it all away to find out what his life really meant…
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Today we speak with Miriam Hechtman..... and in Miriams own words here is her story I am a writer, journalist, poet, feminist, mother and world traveller. From methane digesters in San Francisco and lake salt discovery in Western Australia, to the inspiring tales of Holocaust survivors all over the world, I have had the privilege to give voice to a…
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Spooked Kooks’ mission is to make the best performing and most durable softboards containing as much recycled plastic waste as possible. “100% of all high-density polyethylene used in our boards is recycled post-consumer plastic waste. This includes the entire “slick” (underside of the boards), leash plug, fin boxes, fins and fin key.”The Australia…
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Well we made it! it's the end of the year and the end of this season of Float Your Boat, Brett & George want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for listening in all through the year. 2018 has been a big year at Float Your Boat, our numbers have grown and we are now heard in 15 countries around the world. This episode Brett & George talk abo…
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Well here we are again! our Penultimate episode for the year. Michael Delaney is a working class fellow from Blacktown in the outer suburbs of Sydney. Today we chat about Mikes life and his journey to where he finds himself today. If you love the beach and you love a good yarn this episode is the one for you. So sit back with your eggnog, mistletoe…
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Having met on the school run many moons ago, Nick Newey and Pat McInerney bonded over a mutual love of fishing and boating, which eventually led the pair to tinkering in homebrewing together. After years of experimentation, and with neither satisfied in their 9-5, they decided to turn their passion into profession. And so, Willie the Boatman was bo…
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Today we pick up where we left off last week. Part 2 of the Dori Miller story, we speak with Dori herself. If we were to describe Dori to the world the word that springs to mind is "Humble". To Dori these amazing achievements are just apart of what she does as a matter of course, to us it's simply awe inspiring. So let us take you on a journey, a j…
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Today we talk to Nick Nezval. Nick is a local Bondi bloke and a proud member of Bondi Surf Club. This story isn't about Nick it's about Dori Miller, but Nick played a big part in the puzzle. We dig deep today and try to get to the bottom of what makes Dori tick...what compels someone to push themselves to the brink. What Dori went through to achiev…
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What started as a cheeky challenge has grown into a global movement. We have ambassadors in over 24 countries, amassed a community of over 90,000 people and gained millions in earned media. But by far our proudest achievement is that we now save an average of a life a week. People who might not be here if it weren't for our friendly, furry advice.N…
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What a treat we have in store for you all this week! Stacey June from the Thinker Girls popped in for a chat. Stacey is a complete surprise package we weren't sure what we would get? Stacey is delightful,funny and has a wickedly rude sense of humour and we suspect she drinks beer!!! So she fit right in with Brett Pattinson and George Sabados.You ha…
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Today we chat with Jacqueline Bosscher. Jacqueline is a remarkably talented lady who is passionate about saving our reefs,oceans and waterways 1 piece of rubbish at a time. in her local area many people think she is a crazy bag lady,even her kids aren't sure! Jacqueline heads up Live The Difference Now and The Design Commission. So let's dive in an…
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There's a buzz about today's episode! To Bee Or Not To Bee that is the question.... Backpacker bees may save us and the planet. Professor Paulo De-Souza tells us how he has created Backpacks for bees, yes you heard correctly! we can now track our honey bees in the hope we can find answers to our declining Honey Bee populations around the world....t…
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Sharnie Connell is the dedicated Sydney Marine Park Campaigner in a joint role between Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Nature Conservation Council NSW. She joins us to champion our campaign for a Marine Park for Sydney – a beautiful region in which less than 1% of our waters are protected.Sharnie has a background in Science majoring …
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Well that's it folks, it's a wrap, it's done, finito..... Hi folks today's episode is a quick wrap up of season three of Float Your Boat, We would like to thank all of you wonderful listeners for listening to our humble podcast. A big thank you to all of our tremendous special guests and our massive production team......well (Donovan Janks). But do…
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John O'Hare is a Journeyman, an actors actor on the long and winding road of life!John's list of accomplishments is massive far to long to list on several pages, to be as good an actor takes many years of crafting and honing your skill but John has managed to achieve this lofty goal. John was dragged kicking and screaming from his beloved Mancheste…
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Today we chat with Malin Frick on all things environmental!!Malin is a super super Activist, over the year Malin has been in Indonesia helping to save orangutans, been part of polar bear research in the Arctic, saving whales and trying to stop illegal whaling with Sea Shepherd in Antarctica. Malin has worked with elephant rescue in Thailand, run a …
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Tessa Lunney is a novelist, poet, and occasional academic. Her debut novel April in Paris, 1921 is published by Harper Collins Australia and Pegasus Books USA. In 2016 she won the prestigious Griffith University Josephine Ulrick Prize for Literature for her story Chess and Dragonflies and the A Room Of Her Own Foundation Orlando Prize for Fiction f…
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Ryan loves plastic and the environment. That is why he founded Globelet. Ryan spends a lot of time looking for shortcuts and Hacks, this guy is a deep thinker who loves to find proactive solutions to complex problems.Globelet is disrupting the disposable plastics industry. We help 1000's of events and venues save money, reduce waste and create bett…
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