Kylie Sturday, the 335th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is a textbook example of the virtues of having a growth mindset and stepping outside your comfort zone. During an earlier phase of her career, Kylie was suddenly asked to give a training presentation at work, because she’d developed a [...]
Claudia Brooks, the 334th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, loved property from an early age. For most children, attending a property inspection would be the height of boredom. But when Claudia’s family was in the market for a property, she loved joining them at the open homes. So when [...]
Lou Pollard, the 333rd person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is part performer, part medical aide and part (to use her words) “quack”. Lou works as a clown doctor, which involves distracting and entertaining sick patients (generally children) with jokes, music and art. To do her job well, Lou (who [...]
If you want to know whether somebody is lying, look at their feet. That was one of the gems I learned from Ray Ramsay, the 332nd person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers. Ray has spent almost three decades working in risk management and fraud detection, which has given him an [...]
Therese Tarlinton, the 331st person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is one of those shining stars you encounter from time to time – someone with a compelling story, a sharp business brain and a sparkling personality. When Therese was in her twenties, and thinking about making the switch from corporate [...]
Rachel Ng, the 330th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is on her way to building an Australia-wide beauty empire. Rachel launched her beauty group in 2017, when she opened a high-end salon, Wonderlab Beauty. At the time, Rachel had a full-time marketing job, so her sister, who had 20 [...]
Jo Martin, the 329th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, is someone who prides herself on stepping out of her comfort zone and living a rich, varied life. Jo owns an aged care and disability care business, Senior Helpers Sydney Northern Suburbs and Northern Beaches, and lives in the Northern [...]
Most people think about winding down when they approach 60 years old, but Rauhena Chase, the 328th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, decided to start a new chapter in her life and take her career to the next level. When Rauhena was 58, she did an MBA, which exposed [...]
What were you doing this time last year? Ranald Hall, the 327th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, had just bought a house in his native Edinburgh, and was planning to live in Scotland for the rest of his life. But then a plot twist occurred. Unexpectedly, Ranny was offered [...]
Megan North, the 326th person I've met on my quest to have lunch with 500 strangers, has a beautiful dream. She’s going to give keynote speeches about mental health to audiences throughout the world. The best thing about Megan’s dream is that she’s actively working to make it a reality, by doing speaking training and crewing [...]
