Nathan Hogan, the 434th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, has a surprising piece of advice: if your employer ever offers you a redundancy – take it. Once you’re forced to reassess your life and career, you might decide to keep doing the same thing; or you might realise you’d [...]
Anf Chans, the 433rd person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a marketer and a writer – but, above all, a guide. Anf has found that he does his best work when he helps others succeed, through a combination of teaching and supporting others. During his career, Anf has worked [...]
Edwin Guarin, the 432nd person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is an entrepreneurial Colombian who wanted to learn the two most important languages in the business world. English and numbers. Edwin knew that while he could study numbers from anywhere, the best place to master English was in an English-speaking [...]
Jon Owen, the 431st person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, told me there’s a proverb he’s been thinking deeply about recently – where you stand determines what you see. As a pastor at, and the CEO of, the Wayside Chapel, Jon mixes with a wide cross-section of society, from homeless [...]
Brady Yoshia, the 430th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, has had a diverse career with one throughline – employing her natural people skills. Brady began her career as a corporate trainer, where she travelled to different offices, meeting new people and training them on new products and services. With [...]
Arkadiusz Bryl, the 429th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, promised me a different lunch experience – and he delivered. For our entree, he purchased food from one restaurant and then found us a quiet spot on the pavement, where we sat on milk crates he’d brought with him; for [...]
If you enjoy watching, reading or listening to news about the property market, there’s a good chance you’ve consumed expert commentary from Dr Diaswati (Asti) Mardiasmo. Asti, the 428th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is the chief economist of PRD Real Estate, and therefore a regular media commentator and [...]
Reece Barnes, the 427th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is an experienced carpenter and serial entrepreneur who had a very good idea. Two years ago, Reece formed a start-up called Wediate, which offers escrow services to builders and tradies on the one hand and homeowners on the other. For [...]
Rodney Marks, the 425th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a comedian who specialises in “hoaxes and jokeses”. Rodney does a mix of stand-up comedy gigs, humorous keynote speeches and comic hoaxes. His hoaxes range from the simple – delivering a speech as one of his 350-plus characters – [...]
Rebecca Pinkstone, the 424th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, has been fascinated with housing since she was a university student. That’s because housing is central to our lives and the economy, Bec says. People who have safe, secure and affordable housing find it easier to hold down a job, [...]
