Damien Fitzpatrick is a Former NSW Waratah (72 games), he also played in France, and he was the Head of the Rugby Union Players Association 2019-20.

Damien is described as “A hard worker who leads by example”.

Damien is famous for coming back from injuries that most players never recover from, and he has been described as the embodiment of “Grit”. Damien underwent three knee reconstructions. He was advised against playing rugby again, however he fought his way back into the Australian system after rebuilding his career in Lyon, France.

Following retirement, Damien is the Founder of PILLAR Performance. Where, considering his history of injuries, a lot of the company’s products focus on joint health, flexibility, and longevity.

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Damien continues to grow and develop PILLAR Performance. He is driven by the need to help educate people on the need for micronutrition in high-performance with the help of his team of experts. His desire is to have this element of sports nutrition become as highly regarded as its macro counterpart.

As an athlete, Damien had been using supplements of all sorts from a young age. After several knee surgeries, turning to fish oil was extremely beneficial, allowing him to play much longer than his body should have allowed. Damien came to see that macro-nutrition (protein powder etc) was developed and packaged for elite use, while micro-nutrition was not. It gave him the inspiration to address this gap in the market.

Damien’s major injuries in the early stages of his career taught him hard personal lessons. As an athlete, you're only as good as your body allows you to be and unfortunately for a long time, Damien’s was failing him. The disappointment of back-to-back Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears is difficult to put into words, Damien has learned a lot about himself.

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Damien retired last year after playing 73 matches for the Waratahs and is now doing some very innovative things in the clean sport space which has seen him partner with the likes of the Broncos, Roosters and GWS Giants already.

His sports micronutrients range PILLAR Performance is not only getting recognition for being HASTA certified, but also for their innovations. Their MOTION ARMOUR product for example uses a patented eggshell membrane formula to help protect and defend joints.

His career for the Waratahs alone spanned over a decade, with stints in France for both Stade Francais and Lyon.  

He is also infamous for a series of injuries and subsequent comebacks – including three ACL tears. He may also be the only professional rugby player to have come back from a tibial osteotomy – a six hour surgical procedure with an eccentric French surgeon that left him with metal in his leg and no idea as to whether he would be able to play again. Damien returned and played for seven years following this procedure.

Damien Fitzpatrick’s Book recommendation

The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky – “Finding your way through the most crucial part of any bold project or new venture”

Fiona is the founder of Skinstitut and she developed the company to become one of the most successful professional skincare brands in Australian history. Skinstitut was subsequently sold in 2017, along with sister company, Laser Clinics Australia to KKR, one of the world’s largest private equity groups. Fiona then went on to launch Vita-sol in 2018.

Fiona Tuck is known as the “myth buster” of the health and beauty world, Fiona is an Author, Nutritional Medicine Practitioner, Skincare Expert, member of the British Dermatological Nursing Group and an accredited member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society.

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Fiona’s extensive experience in the professional skincare industry includes roles as International Training Manager for Dermalogica, Corporate Trainer for Aspect and Cosmedix Cosmeceuticals, Managing Director of Skinstitut and founder of Vita-sol prebiotic beauty food. Her experience ranges from nutritionist, clinic owner, industry educator to skincare product innovation and development culminating in both brand and company development.

Fiona’s smart, savvy and intuitive approach to business led her to launch and successfully grow Skinstitut, an Australian professional corrective skincare range. The Skinstitut concept of using therapeutic dosages of active ingredients minus the misleading marketing claims and astronomical mark up of regular professional skincare was an industry first, causing major disruption within the skincare arena. This resulted in a call for ingredient transparency, lower professional skincare prices and rapid consumer growth.

Fiona launched Vita-sol in 2018 with a mission to support skin health and well-being with the highest quality natural ingredients without the use of synthetic vitamin supplements, fillers or excipients. Fiona believes in a no-nonsense approach to health and well-being and is passionate about bringing transparency and integrity into the skincare and wellness industry. She devotes the majority of her time presenting on skincare and nutrition, media commentary, TV and running her beauty food range Vita–sol www.vita-sol.com

Fiona Tuck’s Book recommendation

Fiber Fuelled by Doctor Will Bulsiewicz - The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome

Yen Japney is a Melbourne based entrepreneur who launched her third business, Curves Sculpting while in the midst of Melbourne lockdown and her business has been regularly doubling its turnover.

Yen Japney took everything she learned from her previous entrepreneurial business experiences to create Curves Sculpting and she focuses on giving maximum value whilst constantly improving the business to make a difference.

Yen works in the highly competitive world of fashion and constantly strives to help make women feel their best through using the Curves Sculpting Products.

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Yen’s ethos is “Complexity is the enemy of execution, keep it simple”. Hiring high quality staff has helped Jen learn to confidently delegate tasks so she can focus on the bigger picture. When developing, promoting and market testing products her aim is to keep it simple, and avoid the temptation to over complicate a product or an idea.

Yen focusses on having the correct mindset and the “Get It Done” attitude. She has developed a capable team of supportive people around her and appreciates people who challenge her ideas to strive and improve the products and processes. She believes in never giving up and in developing true resilience.

Yen Japney’s Book recommendation

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Fred is the co-founder of Finder, a global personal finance comparison website, which attracts over 10 million visitors each month. Fred has over 400 staff across six offices, and Finder operates in over 80 countries, worldwide.

Fred Schebesta is an international speaker, serial entrepreneur, advisor, award-winning digital marketer, author, media commentator and mentor.

In addition to the success of Finder.com, Fred led the launch of cryptocurrency brokerage HiveEx.com in 2018, which traded over $100 million in its first year.

In this episode of the Human Potential Podcast, Fred Shebesta talks with our host, Oliver Freer, about his unique work ethic, thinking outside the box, segmented sleeping, developing discipline and the drive to constantly innovate and reinvent himself and his business.

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As one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, Fred has countless accolades to his name, including

• Entrepreneur of the Year by Blockchain Australia Industry Awards 2019,
• Blockchain Australia Fellow 2019,
• three prestigious awards in 2017 by global professional services company, EY,
  • including Entrepreneur of the Year,

• Fred Schebesta was also awarded ADMA Australian Young Direct Marketer of the Year back in 2006.

Fred does things differently and has been on a journey of self-discovery. He is a natural disrupter to his core. He talks about the power of disruption as well as the potential danger that faces the disruptor.

Fred Schebesta’s Book recommendations

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

Zero to One by Peter Thiel

Brianne West is the founder of the world’s most sustainable beauty brand, Ethique. She is on a mission to rid the world of plastic waste.

Brianne is a qualified biologist; she started her business by creating solid beauty bars in her kitchen in 2012. She has built Ethique from the ground up, with the global brand now valued at more than $100 million, and 20% of its net profit is donated to worthy causes each year.

In this episode of the Human Potential Podcast, Brianne West talks with our host, Oliver Freer, about how she created her business from the ground up. She talks of the frustration that led her to develop unique products, get noticed by the likes of Britney Spears and Ashton Kutcher and fund growth through successful crowdfunding.

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Brianne West is one of the most principled and single-minded businesspeople in the Southern Hemisphere. Her non-negotiable, personal value system, and intensity of purpose has led to her incredible success.

Brianne has always been clear about wanting Ethique to be sustainable in every possible meaning of the word. She is one of those rare people who ‘walks the talk’ in both her personal and business life. Her personal ethics and priorities are embedded within every aspect of the Ethique brand.

Last year Brianne and her brand Ethique won five major awards, including Ernst & Young’s ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’

Ethique has prevented more than 8 million plastic bottles from being made and disposed of in landfill since it began operating in 2012 – this is a recent milestone achievement.

Brianne has a goal to see Ethique be “sustainable from every possible definition of the word and an inspiration to other businesses that you can be environmentally proactive while being financially sustainable.” 

Ethique’s future goal is to prevent the use of 50 million plastic bottles by 2025.

She believes sustainable business makes for better business, as she continues to be a shining example to other companies that you can be environmentally proactive, while being financially sustainable.

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Ethique manufactures beauty products with a twist. Unique in the world, all products are made in solid form, including shampoos, conditioners, moisturisers, and face, body and bath
products.

Why solid? As the bars contain no water, they are free from preservatives, formaldehyde, sodium lauryl sulphate and other undesirable ingredients. Solid also means there are no wasteful jars or
bottles – bars are sold in water-soluble paper making them 100% waste-free. The result is biodegradable, concentrated products that are truly sustainable. The range is also made with organic ingredients, certified cruelty-free and climate neutral and made from ethically sourced ingredients.

Ethique bars last for several months each, but most importantly, produce excellent results. This is proven by their strong brand and social media following, loyal customers, and outstanding reviews.

“I started Ethique out of frustration for the abhorrent amount of waste created by the cosmetics industry, and in particular, the amount of plastic and waste created by our bathroom essentials. I figured out that up to 95% of your bottle of conditioner is made up of water - which is just ridiculous considering you have water in your bathroom! I have always been deeply passionate about the environment and science and so I set about learning cosmetic chemistry (I was completing my Bachelor of Science at university at the time) and looked to formulate a solid shampoo. I figured that switching to a solid product would be the answer not only to the water waste issue, but also plastic waste”. Brianne West

Ethique are now in over 2500 retailers in sixteen countries across the world, from Japan and Australia, to the USA and Hong Kong.

https://ethique.com

Brianne West’s Book recommendations

Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvellous Materials That shape our Man -Made World by Mark Miodownik

Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow through Our Lives by Mark Miodownik

Jon Gregory is a high-frequency trader, physicist and father of three from Perth, West Australia. Jon is an expert who writes algorithms for financial markets. In his downtime he trained weights. While doing so, he developed an algorithm on weight training which has led to the creation of the ultimate smart exercise device, the V FORM Trainer from Vitruvian FORM.

In this episode of the Human Potential Podcast Jon Gregory talks with our host, Oliver Freer, about how Jon came up with the idea for Vitruvian FORM; the technology behind it and what it does; the challenges of developing and creating a physical product and the importance of resistance training, particularly for the over 35’s to reverse aging-induced loss of muscle mass and to prevent injuries.

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Jon decided to get into the fitness space because he saw an opportunity to combine hardware and elements of the software that he had spent years developing in his role in the financial markets developing specialised algorithms. Jon has used his unique skill set to solve problems and create a solution that is more effective and so less time consuming for busy people.

The V FORM Trainer works with an algorithm that knows your strength and automatically adapts to it. This way it challenges you to always do your best and makes you work harder and more efficient while working out for a shorter term.

Jon has overcome challenges to get his product to where it is today. Jon tells the story of one of his first demonstrations that did not go quite as planned. Now, having overcome early stage production challenges, the next phase is to launch Vitruvian FORM internationally.

*Vitruvian means “perfect form”

https://vitruvian.me

Jon Gregory’s book recommendations

The Bible

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Pauline Nguyen is one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs. Pauline has a high-performing Western business background combined with touch of Eastern spirituality. She has a unique story; she escaped Vietnam on a boat and survived a Thai refugee camp. Pauline has overcome a tough start to transform to success by re-engineering her beliefs, questioning the status quo and tackling cultural norms.

Pauline is the founder and owner of Red Lantern, the most awarded Vietnamese restaurant in the world. She is the Author of the bestsellers, Secrets of the Red Lantern and The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur and in 2012, Pauline and Red Lantern won the Australian Telstra Business Award.

In this episode of the Human Potential Podcast Pauline Nguyen talks with our host, Oliver Freer, about her latest book, The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur - The 7 Secrets to Becoming Fearless, Stress Free and Unshakable in Business and In Life. They also talk about Pauline’s unique ability to get her clients fast results through the Semantic, Somatic, Soul-matic processes.

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Pauline Nguyen is regularly called an Outlier, Maverick and Disruptor. She is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling memoir, Secrets of the Red Lantern. Pauline is a sought after also a speaker, with the skills to connect wither audience and her clients in a profound way, she is inspiration with substance.

Pauline has a genuine desire to see more people activate their true human potential to help alleviate suffering. To assist people to find their power.

Pauline is a woman who will change the way you see the world.

Pauline Nguyen’s book recommendations

The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur by Pauline Nguyen.

Thick Face Black Heart by Ching Ning Chu

Christy Whitman is a Transformational Leader, Celebrity Coach and the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All. Christy has appeared on "Today" and The Morning Show and her work has been featured in People Magazine, Seventeen, Woman’s Day, Hollywood Life and Teen Vogue, among others.

Christy is the CEO and founder of the Quantum Success Learning Academy & the Quantum Success Coaching Academy, a 12-month Law of Attraction coaching certification program.

In this episode of the Human Potential Podcast Christy Whitman talks with our host, Oliver Freer, about the three habitual emotions that block us from creating what we want. Christy describes how to get clear in our goals and the keys to manifesting what we want.

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Christy wants to bring her message to millions of people! www.christywhitman.com

Christy believes that many people argue for their limitations and it is truly from our beliefs that we create our future. Christy has helped thousands of people worldwide to achieve their goals through her empowerment seminars, speeches, coaching sessions and products.

Christy’s life-changing message reaches over 200,000 people a month and her work has been promoted by and featured with esteemed authors and luminaries such as Marianne Williamson, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Marci Shimoff, Brian Tracy, Neale Donald Walsch, Abraham-Hicks, and Louise Hay. She currently lives in Arizona with her husband, Frederic, and their two boys, Alexander and Maxim.

Christy Whitman’s book recommendation

Ask and it is Given, by Esther and Jerry Hicks

The Art of Having It All, by Christy Whitman