On today’s episode I have the good fortune of interviewing my dear friend and business partner for the past 18 years, Sam Saggers. Without doubt one of our country’s brightest minds when it comes to real estate investing, Sam’s backstory and eventual “rags to riches” ascendence is truly inspiring.  After today’s episode, do yourself a favour - if you haven’t already - and listen to Sam’s podcast the Urban Property Investor. It’s the podcast the experts listen to - and savvy investors.

Dr Jodie Lowinger is the CEO and Founder of the Sydney Anxiety Clinic. Jodie is a Clinical Psychologist and has worked in organisational, hospital and community settings for more than 20 years. She holds a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a Master of Science (University of Sydney) and was awarded the University Medal for Psychology (UNSW). Jodie combines a compassionate and engaging personal style with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach. Jodie developed her skills in anxiety treatment at the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at St Vincent’s Hospital, the Boston Children’s Hospital, Sutherland Hospital, The Child Behaviour Research Clinic in Randwick and other community settings.  Jodie is also a Management Consultant and highly experienced Performance and Mindset Coach. Alongside her work at the Sydney Anxiety Clinic, she is the CEO and Founder of Mind Strength Consulting where she coaches CEOs and Executives and speaks in organisations and schools on topics including: cyber safety and managing digital distraction; building mind strength and resilience; emotional intelligence; establishing a growth mindset; assertiveness and influence; and building effective relationships. She is passionately committed to working with the media and speaking at global events to raise anxiety awareness and help individuals with the skills and strategies to conquer anxiety. The Mind Strength Method - https://www.mindstrength.com.au/

Cyndi O’Meara is a nutritionist, best selling author, documentary maker and founder of food company Changing Habits and education platform The Nutrition Academy.  Cyndi graduated with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Nutrition from Deakin University back in 1984 - with her almost 40 years in the industry making her the DOYEN of Nutrition in Australia.  Her groundbreaking book Changing Habits Changing Lives has been the seed of thousands of transformations for individuals and families alike right around the world, and her message now gets shared via her books, foods, online education programs with The Nutrition Academy and her groundbreaking documentary, What’s With Wheat.  Cyndi has grown Changing Habits from a book to a major player in nutrition and education today. She puts a lot of the success down to her decision to play a bigger game and follow a manifestation process. We discuss all of this and more on an engrossing episode of The Wealth Faculty.

Pam Brook is co-founder of Brookfarm, a family business based in Byron Bay, New South Wales. Together with her husband, Martin Brook, she has transformed a rundown, weed-infested dairy farm into a spectacularly beautiful patch of land that follows regenerative farming practices and produces premium nationally recognized macadamia products. She is a great believer in a nutritionally balanced diet and a healthy, sustainable food chain. In a previous career, she worked as a dentist.  Today - Pam is the author of the new book We Can All Eat That - a book all about raising healthy adventurous eaters and helping to prevent food allergies.

It’s been a bumper few months on The Wealth Faculty and we haven’t come up for her to process all the wisdom shared with my guests over the last few months.  Today is the day we do that! I bring on the show’s producer, Marcus Pearce, to discuss some of the big themes that have come up across a number of episodes. If you’ve listened to a lot of The Wealth Faculty, this episode will be a good “golden nugget” chat. If you’re new, you’ll get an idea of what comes up each week on the podcast.  I hope you enjoy!

A really interesting and inspiring chat for you today! From dealing with self doubt, balancing work and family, investing in property and even some acting tips, this conversation with Tim Robards has plenty to feast your ears on. Tim is a chiropractor, human biomechanics enthusiast, TV personality, speaker, inspired educator in health and wellbeing, all round fitness fanatic and founder of The Robards Method. Tim was initially inspired to health and wellbeing by his grandma through her practice of Chinese massage (hear about that in the interview). Already a successful Sydney Chiropractor with his own practice, it was through his lead role on the very first Australian version of popular format The Bachelor that launched Tim into the spotlight. This ratings winner on Network Ten was soon followed by guest appearances on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Dancing With The Stars and Australian Ninja Warrior. In 2018 Tim made his acting debut as the role of Peirce Greyson in the hit series Neighbours and continued on as a regular cast member until the end of 2020. 2021 will see Tim star in the upcoming Australian film Sherbrooke Down: The Road to Catarat Keep in touch with Tim on Instagram and you can get or stay fit with The Robards Method.

Have you ever wondered who the people are behind beautiful landmarks, buildings, townships and cities? Andy Hoyne is one such person, the Founding Principal of Hoyne. He has been working in and around the property sector for the last 25+ years, helping major Australian and international developers and Councils create recognisable landmarks across Australia.  This, coupled with Andrew’s travels around the world, mean he has seen how the power of effective placemaking can completely transform communities. Andy is passionate in his belief that we can do more to create meaningful places, and this led him to publish The Place Economy – a significant resource book that looks at best-practice placemaking around the globe and its social and economic impacts.

Money without meaning leads to debauchery and money with meaning leads to philanthropy.  - Dr John Demartini shares his wealth wisdom in part two of our interview on this latest episode of The Wealth Faculty.  Whether you’re new to Dr Demartini or an avid consumer of his genius, this episode will empower and inspire you to take the next step on your adventure in life.  On top of wealth we discuss mastering grief, creating a ritual of gratitude, and of course - the true meaning of wealth.  If you’ve never experienced Dr Demartini before I highly recommend you attend The Breakthrough Experience - which he presents online at the moment. The next Australian edition is coming up in May.

“What they told me I was not destined to do became the very thing I was blessed to do.” Dr John Demartini has had more “setbacks” than most. Which is why he’s supremely qualified to discuss how we can all turn out setbacks into comebacks.  This episode is the first of two parts. Today we discuss how to turn past events - particularly the hardest ones - into blessings and gifts.  Dr Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behavior and personal development. He is the founder of the Demartini Institute, a private research and education organization with a curriculum of over 72 courses covering multiple aspects of human development.

What if the answers to the problems of the world weren’t as unachievable as you thought? In this episode, we discuss some of the simple, yet powerful ways in which we can do our bit to regenerate and heal the planet. Big claims, I know, but Charlie Arnott is not one to play the small game.  Charlie is an award-winning Grazier from Boorowa, New South Wales, an educator and passionate advocate for Regenerative Farming practices. In 2018 Charlie won the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Australia Award, and it wasn’t a one hit wonder. Charlie’s been awarded Conversation Farmer of the year ... the National Carbon Cocky award for Outstanding Leadership and has been featured in a host of magazines and articles around Australia about the work he does.  Having reinvented his own life and practices, Charlie shares with compassion what it takes to create a healthier, more sustainable planet for ourselves, our children and future generations.

Dr Arne is an expert on Rites of Passage and adolescent development, with 30 years experience as a medical doctor, counsellor, mentor, speaker and workshop facilitator. The programs, seminars and programs he’s helped to develop have been attended by over 100,000 people globally and are designed to support boys and girls to successfully make a safe, healthy transition to adulthood, with a particular focus on creating coming of age Rites of Passage. Dr Arne is the proud father of two wonderful young men and a mentor to many others.

Amelia Lee - also known as the Undercover Architect - joins me today to discuss two topics that everyone wants to get right - but not many do - home design and renovation.  With more than two decades of residential design, renovating and building experience, Amelia knows how important the right advice and information is - and how costly poor advice can be.  Having worked professional on over 250 projects and performed multiple renovations in her own life, Amelia joins me to share her wisdom on home design and renovation.  To find out more about Amelia, the HOME Method program, and her podcast, go to https://undercoverarchitect.com/

Kari Sutton is an educator, speaker and author who has helped over 25,000 children, parents, and educators with evidence- based strategies, tools and approaches to foster children's positive mental health. She deconstructs the research, so you don’t have to and provides practical, easy to use tools and strategies that plant the seeds of resilience, and emotional wellbeing in our children. Kari’s second book “Raising a Mentally Fit Generation” is an incredible read.   You can find the book at www.mentallyfitgeneration.com or where all good books are sold.

My guest today is Guy Lawrence - host of the Let It In podcast ... speaker, retreat leader, breathwork guru, meditation master, ice-bath junkie ... and so much more. I had the privilege of doing some breathwork with Guy recently when he led my leadership team at Positive Real Estate at our annual conference.  On this episode we talk health, wealth and business, and really get stuck into the power of creating life consciously through the power of awareness, acceptance and action.

Trav Bell is The Worldʼs #1 Bucket List Expert and the author of the amazon bestseller My Bucketlist Blueprint. Trav is a self-appointed ʻBucket Listologistʼ (funny story which he shares in the episode), helping people live their Bucket List before it’s too late!  We’re not just talking travel and fun stuff. Trav’s message is helping people face their fears, feed their curiosity and even save people from suicide (some tears in this episode).

What does it take to live an exceptional life instead of a mediocre one? Is it creating wealth? Is it creating health? Is it an impeccable family life? On this episode Marcus Pearce shares his insights from interviewing and researching some of the planet’s most exceptional human beings. From centenarian war survivors to China’s hottest grandpa, The Exceptionals share a common blueprint for living that Marcus dives into on this episode of The Wealth Faculty.

This week I bring one of my faculty members on for a chat. My accountant David Kenney joined me to discuss future-proofing your wealth after what was a tumultuous 2020 for many.  David has 25 years’ experience working creatively and strategically with entrepreneurs, family groups, public and private businesses, directors and public figures to help them surpass their own expectations. David has assisted an array of family businesses, top 1000 companies and start-ups. Helping to improve their own growth strategies in understandable ways.

Happy New Year! What an episode we have lined up to kick start 2021 :) Kerwin Rae is one of Australia’s leading business strategists helping business owners succeed for over a decade, he has consulted in 11 countries and over 154 different industries and taught over 100,000 people the world over through his seminars and workshops.

Happy New Year to you! I hope you’ve had a great time over the break.  It’s been an awesome ride so far on The Wealth Faculty - I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have loved bringing you some inspiring people.  My good friend and producer of the podcast, Marcus Pearce, joins me on this episode to discuss the key findings from the first 12 episodes.

No topic is off the menu this week as my wife Shay and I get asked the hard-hitting questions by Marcus Pearce on this edition of The Wealth Faculty. From marriage to business, conflict to children and a lot in between … including my past as a wind chime manufacturer!