Yura Min is an Olympic ice dancer whose grace, grit, and global stage presence have inspired millions.

From competing under the brightest lights to navigating identity, pressure, and purpose, Yura has carved a path defined by resilience and reinvention.

In this episode, we explore her Olympic journey, the mindset behind elite performance, and the powerful personal stories most people never get to hear.

If you’re chasing excellence—or rebuilding after setbacks—this one will move you.

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Tim Storey isn’t just a life coach, he’s the mentor trusted by Hollywood's icons.

From Charlie Sheen to Robert Downey Jr. to global entertainers and top CEOs, Tim has guided some of the world’s most influential people through reinvention, recovery, and breakthrough.

In this episode, we unpack the philosophies behind his work, the mindset shifts that change lives, and the wisdom he’s gained from decades of coaching at the highest level.

If you’re navigating a new chapter or chasing your next evolution... this one is unmissable.

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In this episode of The Secret Hustle Journal, we sit down with branding expert and founder of MCO Events - Mel Yu.

Mel Yu is one of Australia’s sharpest branding minds—entrepreneur, creator, and founder of MCO Events.

In this episode, we unpack her entrepreneurial philosophy, dive deep into branding and content, and talk openly about mental health and how we can all show up better for each other.

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In this episode of The Secret Hustle Journal, we sit down with the extraordinary Kishwar Chowdhury, chef, creator, and social advocate.

Born and raised in Melbourne, Kishwar’s journey takes us from her days running a printing business to placing 3rd in MasterChef Australia (Season 13). 

Together we explore the themes of Kishwar's past life before MasterChef, mental toughness and her advocacy for food security. 

Whether you’re a foodie, a hustler, or someone curious about the intersection of food, identity and impact, this conversation is for you. 

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Want to know how to dominate Linkedin? Start here. 

String is best known as the founder and CEO of Chubbiverse, a multi-million-dollar NFT brand, and a 4× LinkedIn Top Voice renowned for building communities around storytelling, tech, and Web3. 

A proud Vietnamese-Australian who transformed her early life in affordable housing in inner Melbourne into a powerhouse personal brand. She graduated university as the first in her family, launched her career in interior design, then pivoted out of the 9-to-5 to become an artist, marketer and entrepreneur.

She brings a blend of marketing strategy, creative authenticity and start-up grit and she’s on a mission to help others find their voice, build their tribe and own their narrative.

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Discover Wayne's perspective on personal development and the top business lessons he has learnt that allowed him to significantly scale his business. 

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Find insight into Australia's Top Table Tennis Player and Olympian, Heming Hu's mindset when training in high-school.

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Want to learn from one of today's top voices in nutrition and longevity? Start here. 

With almost 30 years of experience and leadership in life sciences, chemistry, biotechnology, and nutrition, Dr. Rob Sinnott has held numerous scientific and leadership roles in the nutrition industry. He holds degrees in biological science and natural science, and a doctoral degree in plant sciences from Arizona State University. 

In addition, he completed postgraduate work at Harvard Business School, Wharton, University of Chicago, London Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Brookings Institution which focused on business strategy, R&D management and leading product development. 

Dr. Sinnott has been a Chief Scientific Officer for over 20 years. He is married, lives in Park City, Utah, and has three sons. He has developed hundreds of health products and holds over two dozen US and international patents.

In this episode, I sit down with CEO turned CSO Dr. Rob Sinnott to talk life lessons of being a CEO, CSO as well as tackle some most googled health questions. 

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Danielle's work was first propelled to fame when she painted a mural of The Rock for Training Day Gym, which caught the attention of the Hollywood actor. Having met The Rock, Arnold Schwarzenegger and more, she continues to grow in her influence in the celebrity sphere. Today, Danielle's focus is to empower creatives and artists by building community and support through The D Collective. 

In this episode, Danielle talks about a lack of support for young artists, obstacles she needed to go through to meet The Rock as well as lessons and inspirations along the way. 

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Want to discover the life of Richard Kyle behind what you see on TV? Start here. 

Richard (Richo) is an entrepreneur, actor, model, TV presenter and social media personality. He is at the centre of the HBO Asia Original series, The Bachelor Indonesia.

In this episode, Richard talks about his early career as a model, his experience being on HBO Asia's The Bachelor Indonesia, his passion for conversation and protection of orangutans and much more. 

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Ever wondered what it takes to be a TOP NEUROSURGEON? Start here. 

Professor Kate Drummond, AM, MD, MBBS, FRACS, is Director of Neurosurgery at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Head of Central Nervous System Tumours for the VCCC Parkville Precinct. Her chief research and clinical interests are in the biology and clinical management of brain tumours. She has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, many book chapters and is frequently invited to speak nationally and internationally. She has received more than $23 million in grant funding from government and philanthropic sources. 

She is the former chair of the Neuro-oncology Committee of the Victorian Cooperative Oncology Group for the Cancer Council Victoria and serves on the committees of a number of national cancer and brain tumour groups, including the Neuro-Oncology Committee of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australasia and the Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology. She supports community groups and charities advocating for patients with brain tumours and their families.

She is Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurosurgery. She is past Chief Examiner in Neurosurgery for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), serves on the RACS Surgical Education and Training Board and has received the RACS Medal for Services to RACS. She is Chair of Pangea Global Health Education, a for-impact organisation specialising in health education in low resource settings and teaches in Africa yearly. She is Chair of the Education Committee for the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS) and serves on the Education Committee of the World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS), as well as WFNS 2nd Vice President for AASNS. She is President of Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica.

In 2019 she was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to medicine, particularly in the field of neuro-oncology and community health.

In this episode, prof. Kate talks about her journey in becoming a surgeon, how we can improve female representation in surgical professionals, work-life balance and much more. 

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Looking for inspiration to overcome adversity? Start here. 

Eric is the author of 4 best selling books, John Maxwell accredited leadership coach, previous a nominee for the Young Victorian of the year for his work with youth and most recently, he was awarded with the 2022 African Australian Achievement award.

Eric and his team are on a mission to reach, inspire and transform 1 million Youth by 2031. 

Whether it’s his captivating story of resilience or developing students leadership skills or his signature Boys to Noble Men program, Eric has been a great support to Wellbeing teams in Schools across Australia. 

In this episode, Eric shares his struggles as an immigrant child, dealing with bullying and racism on a daily basis. Learn how Eric managed to overcome his adversity and is using his life experience as lessons for inspiring today's youth. 

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Looking to get a look at the reality of scaling a social enterprise? Start here. 

Determined and resourceful, Daniel Flynn is the co-founder and managing director of one of Australia’s most successful start-ups, Thankyou.

He co-founded Thankyou at the age of 19, and today 12 years later, Thankyou’s products are stocked by major retailers in Australia, with every product contributing to helping end global poverty. 

Daniel is also the author of best-selling book Chapter One, a story that generated $1.4 million in sales in its first month using an unorthodox ‘pay-what-you-want’ model. He is known for his disruptive marketing and has received widespread media coverage for some truly unconventional and highly successful campaigns that led to Thankyou products being stocked by some of Australia’s biggest retailers.

Daniel’s achievements as an entrepreneur have also been widely celebrated. In 2014, he was named an honoree in JCI’s Ten Outstanding Young People of the World, and in 2015 Daniel won EY Entrepreneur of the Year (for the Southern Region). In 2016 Daniel was named in the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship.

In this episode, Daniel goes through his motivations, personal struggles and how he finds the strength to innovate and grow his business to a position of raising more than $18m to charitable initiatives around the world. 

Timestamps
0:00 Trailer
1:22 Intro
2:02 What is Thankyou
2:40 Upbringing
6:15 Finding Purpose
7:57 Start of Thankyou
13:27 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
21:56 Keys to Innovation
25:56 Hardest Years of Thankyou
34:34 Innovative Capital Raising
39:20 Dealing with Failure
43:10 Thankyou's Impact
47:06 Personal Cost
50:28 Feedback from Team
53:05 Journal Advice

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this journey of creating a podcast. 8 episodes in, I feel like I've learnt a thing or two. Actually, probably more than 2. 

There are too many lessons to put into just one video, but I sit down and summarise the top 3 lessons I learnt from Season 1 of Secret Hustle Journal. 

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Want a masterclass on lessons learnt from a successful entrepreneur? Start here. 

Wayne Zhou is the founder and partner of Training Day Gyms, one of the highest rated gym chains in Australia, averaging a solid 5.0 Stars on Google Reviews with more than 3000 reviews across 3 gyms currently. 

In this episode, Wayne gives a bit more context into his upbringing and reflects upon dad's life since his passing. 

We will also dive into Wayne's lessons from reading 30 books during his darkest time and how he applied these lessons to x5 the growth of his business. We talk about discipline, comfort and how you can also achieve an average of 5.0 stars on Google Reviews for your business. 

**For further context about Wayne's upbringing and relationship with dad, watch Wayne Zhou Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/F1nwv2sjNes 

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Ever wondered how you can build wealth from nothing? Start here.

Wayne Zhou is the founder and partner of Training Day Gyms, one of the highest rated gym chains in Australia.

Join Louie and Wayne in a deep and unfiltered conversation about Wayne's challenging early years and how that has shaped him into the man he is today. From facing domestic abuse to learning to find positive drive through school fights, Wayne shares the intimate details that defined his journey and how he got Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to post about his gym on Instagram. This is a raw and authentic success story of a self-made millionaire.

**Please note this episode was filmed in late 2022. Since this conversation was recorded, Wayne's father has unfortunately passed away and we ask that you show respect and put timing of what has been said into context when listening to this episode.

Wayne will be back in Part 2.

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Some parts of this episode involve suicide themes.

Wondering how you can overcome imposter syndrome and needing to have multiple personalities? Start here.

Jamie Zhu is a social media influencer, with almost 10 million followers across Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

In this episode, we have a confronting conversation about mental health challenges and a inspirational journey of transformation from prank content to personal development videos.
Discover how Jamie started from nothing and used his journey of navigating insecurities to result in international fame and influence.

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Wondering how to build your own successful businesses from the ground up? Start here.

Allen Fu is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of CheekyGlo, The Fluid Project, The FU Agency and many other companies.

In this episode, we explore Allen's upbringing, business journey and how pages of his view on entrepreneurship and his generation. We explore Allen's early years, overcoming adversity, dealing with pressure, the where to find mentorship.

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Want to know how to become an Olympian? Start here.

Heming Hu is an Australian table tennis player, who previously ranked No.1 in Oceania and at his peak, ranked No.63 in the world.

In this episode of Secret Hustle Journal, we go on an inspiring journey as we unravel the pages of Heming's secret journal, exploring the mental challenges of professional athletes, dealing with losing and what it's like to be the best in the country at something.

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Want to know how to become an start-up investor and entrepreneur? Start here. 

Ivan Tandyo is the CEO of Navanti, a boutique venture capital firm based in Melbourne with holdings in multiple start ups, real estate, restaurants and more. 

We open the pages of Ivan's secret journal, revealing the untold stories that shaped his extraordinary path to success. We explore Ivan's troubled young adult years, early business failures that we can all relate to, and his long journey of climbing back to the top. 

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