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Our next guest on Episode 4, Season 6 of the Welcome to Perth podcast is former West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui. Who's now kicking goals off field with his new drink venture ALTR with business partner Jack Redden & Darcy Wilkosz.This interview covers a lot of interesting content about life after football, Nic's foundation he's working on, what it's like being in the business world compared to the AFL world and he drops a heap of wisdom along the way.Join us for a fascinating chat with one...

In this short & sharp interview with the electronic dance king that rose to fame over 10 years ago with his tracks → Something about you, Just friends & Just a lover. He's now back with his latest album We could be love being released a week before HoopsFest!Hayden will be performing live at this inaugural festival of basketball being held at the RAC arena in Perth over the 19th - 22nd of September.For more info or to see Hayden perform live, click here → https://www.hoopsfest.c...

Welcome to Perth Catch Ups, the podcast where we dive deep into the Perth stories and unique journeys of remarkable individuals shaping Western Australia. In each episode, join us as we engage in lively conversations with influential figures from various industries including business, events and culture.In our latest episode, we sit down with someone shaping WA events in a big way! Anna Last, the Executive Director of Events at Tourism WA. Anna shares her captivating journey from growing up i...

We are back for our 6th season of the Welcome to Perth catchups podcast that brings you inspiring stories and in-depth conversations with remarkable individuals making a difference in our community. In this episode, we sit down with Craig Hollywood, the 2023 Australian of the Year for Western Australia, founder of the charity Short Back & Sidewalks, civil engineer, and Deputy Defense Lead. Craig shares his journey from Glasgow to Perth, his passion for helping those experiencing homelessn...

Join us in the latest episode as we dive into the dynamic world of Western Australian politics. Magenta, the vibrant and passionate Member for Rockingham, takes the mic to share her incredible journey from door-knocking to winning the hearts of her community.In this episode, Magenta's candid conversation with our host unveils the highs and lows of her intense six-week campaign, from mail drops to meaningful chats with residents. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as she discusses the s...

In this episode we dive into the fascinating world of real estate in Perth with guest Paul Glossop. Paul, a seasoned real estate expert with years of experience, shares his insights into the dynamic and ever-evolving property market in Western Australia's capital.Join us as we explore the ins and outs of Perth's real estate landscape, discussing topics ranging from property investment strategies to market trends and the impact of current economic conditions on housing. Paul Glossop's deep kno...

We sat down with Brendan on our WTP rooftop in Scarborough to talk through his new dating app about to launch in Sydney called Hello Darling. A very different approach to the other apps, as this one your bestie swipes for you & picks your dates! We also discuss Brendan's childhood growing up down south, his dream to play AFL footy which took him to East Perth & eventually lead him to playing for the Essendon Bombers under James Hird during the drugs scandal era. We discuss his ex...

This crazy man is running, jogging or walking 40km every day for 40 days in the hope to raise 40k for John Hunter's Children Hospital for his 40th birthday! He's over 3/4 the way through it & we discuss the pain he's been putting himself through. Juggling his injuries, managing his Newy Fried Chicken Business, being a father & husband - it has not been easy.We also wind the clock back to when he moved over to Perth in 2008 with his then fiancé. Going from bar tender to managing Gold B...

A fascinating chat with one hard working & driven individual, originally growing up working on his parents rabbit farm in country NSW. He's amassed a portfolio of over 40 properties in 14 years of investing.He's done this with no financial help from his parents and he stands testament to all Australians and proof that it is possible to achieve financial freedom on all levels regardless of low income scenarios, as Sam didn't earn much working on the rabbit farm in his teens & to his mi...

The Perth Corporate Rumble is back for it’s 10th event at Crown Towers Ballroom. Coaches Glen Austin (blue corner) & Craig Wilson (red corner) give us a run down on what the boxers should expect under the bright lights on April 22nd.We also discuss some classic PCR stories, including some boxers who have gone on to amateurs & the pro's! Get the inside word before these two team's do battle at the ultimate corporate boxing event in Australia. PCR is not only about the boxing, it a...

Breeana Smith's story is an inspiring one for the fashion industry here in Australia! She grew up in South Perth and didn't even finish her business degree, instead she worked in brand management. This is where she toiled away for years learning there was no substitute for hard work, how valuable relationships in the industry were and what would stand the test of time in a cut-throat industry.After building up the confidence, database and knowledge, her next career move was a big one......

Ceinwen is the Co-Founder & Director of the annual Port to Pub event in March. Which takes off from Leighton Beach & finishes on Rottnest Island. There are team races, duos, solos & the ultra marathon race for the real crazy people which is 25km! Ceinwen talks us through some stories, stresses & rewards of running such a large scale (logistical nightmare) event in open water. We also discuss where Ceinwen's love of swimming came from, her coaching career & her own imp...

Back for the 8th Perth Corporate Rumble event at The Crown Towers on September 3rd 2022. We sit down to discuss this event's boxing match ups with head coaches & PCR Directors.Get the inside word before these two team's do battle at the ultimate corporate boxing event in Australia. PCR is not only about the boxing, it also raises money for the Saba Rose Button Foundation with a live auction, enjoy a three course meal, live performances & the official PCR after party + so m...

We sat down with Andrew who owns The Quarter Acre Hotel in Applecross, Ruinbar in Northbridge, Jetty Bar & Eats in Freo. He also has 2 new venues in the works, one coming to Subiaco (Bottom of the Blackburn development) & the other down south in Dunsborough with business partner Miles.He's also the managing director of Merchant Group which is a boutique financial services firm delivering four distinct services - corporate advisory, financial planning, funds management and invest...

David is well known for his footballing career with AFL team the Essendon Bombers. We do speak about his sporting journey however the gold in this interview is his experience of- field. He has wisdom beyond his years, partly due to the amount of injuries and set backs he had to overcome, but primarily the self development & self reflection he went through in his 20s. Dave speaks about his role at Lever Property & his thoughts on the Perth commercial market, along with his future ...

Sam shares with us his experience of having coaches turn their chairs during his live audition on the voice & what it was like to be on the show. We also spoke about his other love, surfing! Sam tells us some of his highlights which included surfing with the top WSL guys in the world down in Margs recently along with some funny stories... one hilarious/bad injury moment!This young singer songwriter also talks about his childhood growing up & his life goals, which includes a simpl...

Fresh off the back of a clean sweep victory in the NBL finals. Fleur recounts what it's been like partying with the team this week & some highlights from the season. Making history as the first female to win a NBL championship ring. We also discuss Fleur's back story and how much hard work went into getting that opportunity when Luc Longley called her last year, asking her to apply for the job. Her career CV is something pretty impressive with a Bachelor of science at UWA , then a PH...

Under Andrew’s leadership, and the auspices of Andrew and Nicola Forrest, Minderoo Foundation has expanded its work in solving some of the world’s most intractable problems – including ridding the ocean of plastic waste, developing a Blueprint to make Australia a fire and flood disaster resilience leader by 2025 and holding the world’s largest tech companies, such as Facebook and Google, to account. Andrew has also overseen the growth of Tattarang, which now comprises six business divisi...

In season 4, episode 2 we sat down with Coach Keam. An impressive man with wisdom beyond his years, Ben Keam shares his journey from growing up in Tasmania to his passion for the health and fitness industry which led him to the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Bali and finally to settling here in Perth. But it has been a tough ride at times. After a scooter crash, termite-infested villa and difficulty securing jobs, he and his now fiancé, Bernadette, almost gave it all up whilst in Bali. A ch...

We're back with season 4! Not only is "Kitch" the GM of Dimattina Coffee, Leigh is also the captain of the Subiaco Football Club and the proud owner of The Handsome Stranger caravan bar. We follow Leigh's journey, from growing up on the East Coast, his decision between footy and basketball and his move to WA. Who knows, maybe that decision will even put him in a Dockers jersey later this season as COVID wreaks havoc in the 2022 AFL season. A catch up with a great human being (...

David's voice & skill on a guitar is unbelievable. It's taken him around the world from South Africa to the US to playing on global cruises to South East Asia, where he started his own business running bar tours on beautiful islands. He's a storyteller by nature & this interview doesn't disappoint as he shares his adventourous story with us. ‘Bette Davis Eyes’ (Tropical House Mix) release → https://linktr.ee/davidlazarusmusic or check him out on instagram @davidlazarusmusic1

Back for the 6th Perth Corporate Rumble event at new venue The Crown Towers on October 2nd. We sit down to discuss this event's boxing match ups with head coaches & PCR Directors.Get the inside word before these two team's do battle at the ultimate corporate boxing event in Australia.In the blue corner we have Glen Austin owner of Anarchy Training Centre & in the red corner we have the official promoter at the Combat Sports commission Nigel Groves. We discuss previou...

In this episode we sit down & chat with the managing director of Total Containers. Kevin Cooper discusses how he got rejected from becoming a policeman & then tried to go to university before the Port's of Fremantle grabbed him. It was only suppose to be work during the summer break for a bit of extra cash but instead he worked his way from the bottom to the top of the Shipping industry in a few short years. Which lead him to moving overseas to become a Country Manager for the second ...

Trent, like many other graduates of a UWA commerce degree went straight into work along St Georges terrace in his early 20s. Working in the corporate world as an advisor & analyst for big businesses, helping increase their profits however despite earning good money... something was missing. He went through a quarter life crisis which saw him quit the rat race & go solo travelling the world for 18 months, using the income he'd created from developing his own properties to fund his...

Greg Packer aka Dr Packer has had quite the musical journey! To collecting hundreds of records as a young kid in the UK, to winning a DJ mixing competition at the Berlin Nightclub that put a spotlight on him in 1991 as a 19 year old. Which gave him his first weekly residency playing to over 1,000 people each week!Greg discusses playing jungle & breakbeats at illegal raves in the UK & Perth in the 90s. To making producing & performing his full time career following summer festivals...

In this interview we sit down with global DJ superstars Carl Cox & Eric Powell.We discuss Carl's biggest DJ highlight of playing at Love Parade in Berlin to 1.8 million people live in the 90's. Eric discusses how he went from being a resident DJ in Manchester & Brighton clubs. To then touring the world playing in front of thousands (Including NYE on Bondi beach in 1999 to 16,000 party goers) & later touring other bands, including selling out the Opera House.We also discuss how the...

Back for the 5th Perth Corporate Rumble event at the Perth Convention Centre on June 12th. We sit down to discuss this years match ups with head coaches & PCR Directors.In the blue corner we have Glen Austin owner of Anarchy Training Centre & in the red corner we have the official promoter at the Combat Sports commission Nigel Groves. Both coaches give us an insight into the funny moments, the lockdown & the highlights of training camp. We also discuss prev...

In this episode we sit down & discuss how Kara overcame injuries to be named the inaugural captain of the Fremantle Dockers. Now into her 5th season as skipper we talk through the highs & lows of her career at the top level. The hunger she has for securing Fremantle's first premiership & her current boxing training schedule, where she'll face off against West Coast's Courtney Guard in the ring for a charity boxing event.

You've seen Soulsby playing the main sets at festivals such as Wine Machine, Origin Fields & Pineapple Club. In this interview we discuss why he started deejaying & how he got the opportunity to play those main sets that every DJ in Perth wants. Kyle is also barber by trade & we talk through his journey from begging to do after school clean up shifts at a barber shop in his local neighbourhood. To working at Westons & building his own clientele to opening up his own shop...

Clint is the sole owner of Henry Summer, Sneaky Tony's, Alabama Song, Joes Juice Joint & La Cholita! Impressive list of venues that take us to a different part of the world as soon as you walk in. Originally a head chef, Clint's ethos is all about the customer & their experience. We talk through his hospitality story & touch on the difficulties he's faced this year with Covid19 temporarily closing his venues. He also lets us in on a little secret about his next venue that's o...

It's been a really challenging year. Mental health issues & suicide rates are on the rise. It can sometimes be hard for people to open up & be vulnerable to their mates about how they are really going. Our latest guest on the podcast Lockie has created an app being used all over Australia called iyarn. Which allows you to properly check in with your mates, looking at different areas of life & how they are actually doing. Lockie who has already been the CEO of the ICEA Founda...

Our latest guest was none other than media personality & Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.Basil discusses the media, his life, sport, family & Roger Federer. A fascinating discussion with one of Perth's most influential people & his vision for our beautiful city.

You may know Ben as the producer Get More or the DJ Jus Haus? Chances are if you've been out on a night on the town in Perth from 2009 to 2018 you've danced to his tunes as he's been mixing behind the decks. Ben thought he had his partying & lifestyle all under control but a few major life events sent Ben down a dark rabbit hole which made him wonder at his darkest moments if he'd ever get out. Ben chats with us openly about his mental health challenges he faced as a mid 20s guy...

Have you ever been to Jack Rabbit Slims, Lucy's love shack or a Metric Halloween party? Fraser shares how he got started in loose uni events, which eventually lead to Metric Events being the biggest local promoter in WA employing over 50 staff. They brought Flume, What So Not, Alison Wonderland to name a few over to Perth for the first time & created huge festivals such as Circo. Young guys living the dream until a mixture of rainy summer festival days & spending today's tax money on ...

After missing out on the ultimate success that she so wanted as a leader in the Hockeyroos squad in the Olympics. Her body was no longer cut out to play at the highest level after world cups & the commonwealth games. Jayde retired in Amsterdam & eventually made her way back to Perth for the next phase of her life. No longer having a purpose & drive to get out of bed early for training she went through some dark days like many athletes do post their professional careers. ...

Zack talks about his time at the Western Force & the Brumbies, before making the huge decision to move his life over to France. He had to learn how to train, play & live the way the French do. One thing you always do as a French rugby player is never lose at home... first game he played & his team got belted at home! However as his whole life story goes, his perseverance & belief in his ability gets him through... even when his coaches didn't. Listen to this young Aquinas Coll...

Australian Olympian on the rise, to being kicked off the team a couple years later for partying while injured. Luke discusses his career as a professional volleyball player that's spanned over 11 years in different European leagues. He's lived & played all over from starting in Sweden to now being on Frankfurt's team. We discuss his early downfalls to meeting his now wife which has lead him to living in the Czech Republic. A fascinating look behind the scenes of the professional world of ...

Mitch was mucking around playing flag football with mates in Perth after giving up on Aussie rules due to dodgy shoulders. He got a call after a Bali trip telling him to stop partying & fly over to Melbourne to have a crack at punting seriously at an academy called Pro Kick Australia. He quit his job as a glazier & slept on a mates couch the first night over there. His second night he was about to sleep in a 24 hour gym's toilet as he had no where else to go.... fast forward & Mit...

After thinking his dream was over, Warwick had an outstanding season for the Perth Heat in 2012 as a 21 year old. He was tapped on the shoulder in the dug out at the end of that season & offered a contract with the Detroit Tigers in the Major League Baseball competition in the US. Motivated to give it his all for his late grandfather, Warwick has ridden the highs & lows of what it's been like as a professional baseballer since. We delve into his mindset before his first pitch at the h...

We chat with Elliot about his thoughts on the season starting back up again on June 11th. What the current plans are for the AFL & how it will work for players in a bubble over in the Gold Coast. Then we rewind into Elliot's childhood in the backyard with older brother Corey & how losing to him made him into a competitive skinny kid. Onto his first AFL game for the Brisbane Lions where he his body blew up before half time & he had to hide from the ball in the 2nd half.

We sit down & discuss Crooked Colours rise from Mandurah backyards to trips up to Perth on weekends playing dingy venues like The Causeway. To needing to pick between Europe or America as their target market for their music. Covid19 stopped their tour they were currently doing with RUFUS & we discuss what's next for the Grapevine headliners.

We chat with Danny about his new album out, how it all started for him playing bass in a band to then going solo in electronic music releasing "given a chance " & being flown around the country for the first time performing by himself to crowds of a couple hundred to then playing to 30,000 people at splendour in the grass!

"Pro9 Perth Corporate Rumble 2020” is back for another year of white-collar boxing. The event organiser's/trainer's sit down with us to run through the 13 matchups of this highly anticipated event at the Perth Convention Centre, which will be held on the 28th March.

From apprentice plumber being told he partied too much & wasn’t good enough to play AFL, to a double premiership player in the Richmond Tigers history-making club turn around. Nathan takes us on the crazy ride that has been his adult life. Listen in as he gives us insight into the 4 walls at Tigerland & how much things have changed there.

Habitat Garden Parties are a staple part of our summer calendars & this is the story behind the first local boutique Perth brand to throw day parties in our city. Director Flex talks us through the beginning of Habitat, the journey from start-up nightclub events to showcasing fully loaded events, bringing big named artists such as Claptone, Dom Dolla and The Presets to Perth. Moments of nearly going bankrupt to turning the whole company around to be what it is today.

His teachers told him he'd never amount to anything if he continued fighting... he's proven them wrong. He's had his ups & downs in the sport he loves. Rubbing shoulders with legends of the game like Whitaker, Horn & Jake Matthews. Glen's story is one of persistence, challenging himself by going into the unknown & swan draught.

Todd's story is one of persistence, work rate & overcoming adversity to chase his dream of riding all over the world as a professional BMX rider. His determination and success has seen him perform in front of a vast amount of international audiences, including riding across venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York, the O2 arena in London, and our very own Optus Stadium.

A personal look into the story behind an immigrant family who moved to Australia with nothing & are now the owners of some of Perth’s best venues : Market Grounds, Generous Squire, The Peach Pit, The Duke, Scarborough Beach Bar, Dirty Nelly’s & a secret new venue they have under construction in Scarborough ready for Summer 2019.

Ever wondered what it takes to create one of Perth's leading event companies and large scale pop-up bar experiences? 6 years ago, planted as the Urban Orchard, Bar Pop was born and was one of Perth's first and biggest pop-up bars. With a growing team that includes a full-service creative agency alongside a highly skilled operations and management team, Bar Pop has made organic progression from putting together intimate gatherings to producing branded experiential marketing campaigns and progr...

Fraser McInnes is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. From Perth, McInnes attended Trinity College before being drafted by West Coast with the twenty-eighth pick in the 2011 national draft. From backyard footy games with his mates, to a rising commitment within the WAFL, to then making his AFL debut for West Coast in round four of the 2015, Mcinnes is a humble yet well-respected footy player with some great insight in...