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    Part of the solution

    By |2024-01-24T09:44:10+11:00January 19th, 2024|Categories: Lunches|

    Candice Van Doosselaere, the 364th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a citizen of the world. She was born in Mexico to Belgian parents, spent much of her childhood in America, finished her schooling in Belgium, did some of her university studies in Italy, and, later, worked in China [...]

      Who, not how

      By |2024-01-10T09:27:50+11:00January 9th, 2024|Categories: Lunches|

      There's a Helen Keller quote that Oksana Koriakova loves, which perfectly captures her outlook on life: “Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” Oksana, the 361st person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a peerless networker, who loves forming relationships and connecting people. Oksana grew [...]

        Wealth lessons from the Property Professor

        By |2023-12-27T07:39:35+11:00December 26th, 2023|Categories: Lunches|

        Peter Koulizos, the 360th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a legendary figure in the property investing community. Peter – or the Property Professor as he’s more commonly known – has spent years lecturing on property valuation, development and investing, while also building his own property investment portfolio and [...]

          Money and soul

          By |2023-12-20T15:19:38+11:00December 20th, 2023|Categories: Lunches|

          Jemi Jeng, the 358th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, became interested in the cause of female financial empowerment as a child. Even at that young age, Jemi recognised the link between financial independence and personal independence. Jemi has also had a long interest in entrepreneurship and social enterprise. So, [...]

            The path of most resistance

            By |2023-12-15T10:50:55+11:00December 13th, 2023|Categories: Lunches|

            Peter Fam, the 357th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, has a keen sense of right and wrong, and the power of flawed systems to corrupt good people. Peter owns a law firm, Maat’s Method, that specialises in human rights law. He represents clients against the government, the police and [...]

              Building a legacy

              By |2023-12-13T18:17:03+11:00December 12th, 2023|Categories: Lunches|

              Dominique Gill, the 356th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is changing the construction industry. As Dom explains, the industry is male-dominated and, due to the lack of diversity, can sometimes suffer from outdated thinking. By contrast, almost half the 50-plus staff in Dom’s construction company, Urban Core, are women. [...]

                Tragedy to triumph

                By |2023-12-11T09:02:14+11:00December 8th, 2023|Categories: Lunches|

                In 1983, doctors took blood samples from about 1000 men in the Sydney gay community, with plans to check the samples once it became possible to test for a new virus called HIV/AIDS. The following year, a test became available – and almost 400 men ended up testing positive, including David Polson, the 355th person I've [...]

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