Monica Rosenfeld, the 346th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is building an incredible movement that I'm convinced will go global. Last year, Monica launched an event series called Stories that Stir, where six people are each given 10 minutes to share their stories. These stories are not only fascinating, [...]
When Chrissy Trueman, the 345th person I’ve met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, was growing up in Hobart, she made the news for a strange reason. The family’s pet wombat had been loaned to a breeding program, run away, wandered off to the nearby casino, somehow made its way across the River [...]
Nick Donnelly, the 344th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a financial adviser, so he knows you build wealth through long-term compounding rather than get-rich-quick schemes. The same rule applies in so many areas in life. Nick has a policy of meeting at least one potential business partner – [...]
Michelle Huntington, the 342nd person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, lives her life with an anti-fragile mindset. As Michelle explains, rather than responding to setbacks or challenges with resilience, which involves returning to a previous state, she prefers anti-fragility, which involves making yourself stronger and emerging in a better place [...]
Melissa Neighbour, the 341st person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a free thinker who believes in pushing her boundaries, embracing new experiences and campaigning for causes that are dear to her heart. When Melissa was 18, she was working odd jobs, with no idea what she wanted to do [...]
Julian (Jolly) Day, the 340th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a consummate networker, an inveterate entrepreneur and a man who makes things happen. On the professional front, Jolly is one of Australia’s leading IT professionals, having founded a technology awards business, Consensus, and an industry association, the Australian [...]
Adeel Rizvi, the 339th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is someone whose life revolves around relationships, numbers and property. Back in 2011, Adeel moved from Pakistan to Australia with dreams of building a better life. Within two years, thanks to their hard work and diligent saving, Adeel and his [...]
Oliver Essex, the 338th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, feels blessed to now call Sydney home. Oliver arrived earlier this year, courtesy of a change of career, several changes of location and a marriage. Oliver grew up in England. He excelled in sprinting when he was younger and loved [...]
Diana Olsberg, the 337th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is proud that almost all workers are now covered by Australia’s superannuation system. Diana was one of the architects of our super system and has since advised different governments on how to set up their own retirement savings schemes. One [...]
Death, taxes … and repressing our emotions. Sherrie Laryse, the 336th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, says all of us repress emotions over the course of our life – which affects us not only mentally but also physically. Repressed emotions can seek a physical outlet, she says, which might [...]
