One of the reasons I'm having lunch with 500 strangers is because I want to learn new things. My 20th lunch companion, Sandro Hogan, taught me a lot of new things – about cybersecurity. Sandro, who owns IT Awareness, knows cybersecurity inside out. His company protects clients from attacks from all over the world. Most originate [...]
It’s always nice to meet someone who’s making their community a better place. Enter Greg Twemlow, the 19th person I’ve met on my journey to have lunch with 500 strangers. Eleven months ago, Greg founded SEVENmile Venture Lab, a not-for-profit start-up accelerator in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. SEVENmile is the perfect project for someone who [...]
The wonderful thing about having lunch with a business coach is that you get free business tips as a side order. That was just one of the reasons why I so enjoyed dining with Julian White, the 18th person I’ve met on my journey to have lunch with 500 strangers. It also doesn’t hurt that Julian [...]
It never hurts to ask. That’s the mantra of Julie Trell, the 17th person I’ve met on my journey to have lunch with 500 strangers. You might be asking for help, Julie says, or you might be asking for business – but just ask. Getting into the asking habit not only increases your chances of hearing [...]
Carl Gough has revolutionised the world of corporate philanthropy. Carl – the 16th person I met as part of my journey to have lunch with 500 strangers – created an organisation in 2017 called Meetmagic that has changed the way businesspeople do charity. The traditional model involves companies being hounded for money, scattering some donations here [...]
Feeling unloved, unworthy or unsafe? You might not be feeling any of these emotions on a conscious level – but there’s a good chance you’re feeling at least one of them on an unconscious level, according to Greg Gillies, the 15th person I met as part of my journey to have lunch with 500 strangers. Greg [...]
“Do not try to become a person of success, but try to become a person of value,” Albert Einstein famously said. I thought of this quote as I was chatting with Aubrey Bent, the 14th person I’ve met as part of my journey to have lunch with 500 strangers. Aubrey has definitely achieved success in his [...]
Thomas Williams is from the town of Ballina. When he was 20, he went out one night, got back the next day, and found the family home was empty and his belongings had been boxed up. His father had left him a note telling him it was time to strike out on his own and make something [...]
One of the reasons I’m having lunch with 500 strangers is because I want to improve my interpersonal skills. Hence my meeting in Circular Quay with the wonderful Stephanie Poole, who was my 12th lunch. Stephanie is kind, smart and a great listener. We bonded over a couple of coincidences. First, Stephanie also wants to become [...]
I can’t believe how lucky I am to be able to have lunch with people like Chris Mikhael. Chris was the 11th person I’ve met on my journey to have lunch with 500 strangers. Chris has an incredible amount of sales and business knowledge – and he was so generous in sharing it that I felt [...]
