Float Your Boat

Tulsi van de Graaff is delightfully honest and really smart, today we explore her passions, struggles and desire for change. Tulsi is truly a child of the 70s. Born to hippy parents, by the time she was 18 years old, she had been to 9 different schools, missed a year of school and moved 25 times. As a teenager, she made a choice to overcome her excruciating shyness and discovered change was possible. Now Tulsi is the founder of Lead Your Own Change.

We all have stories of our childhood, most of them are pretty normal. Joy Smithers childhood was anything but normal!! Joy had a very tough start, as she says "my upbringing was your garden variety abuse" but throughout today's interview what strikes us clearly is how amazingly positive Joy is about everything! Joy is an actor, a singer a business owner and most importantly a mother, not to mention all the charity work she does in her spare time (ha ha). Seriously folks you need to listen to today's episode it is truly an inspiring story....and Joy is a beautifully amazing woman

On this week's interview episode - 016 we are talking all things natural. Emmily Banks lives what she advocates, she is down to earth, funny and a natural beauty. we talk to her about her life living in the Bubble of the eastern suburbs and how she needs to escape from time to time. Emmily say's "It's a big part of my mission to remove the ego associated with people wanting to look and feel beautiful. I am hoping to represent beauty in a holistic way and elevate the reputation of natural beauty and its performance"

Joanna Ferrari is a vocal advocate for the transgender community. From high power executive living the life to her coming out and crashing with 79 cents in the bank, this episode is an epic journey of Struggle and determination Joanna has that never say die attitude. It's raw gritty and truly honest, as Joanna says "everyone has a secret" and hers was a big secret one she kept for many years one she kept from herself.... please do not miss this episode.​​

Stephen Doggett is the Director of the Department of Medical Entomology at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He has over 30 years’ experience in the field of medical entomology. Today we talk Bed Bugs a fascinating chap and a fascinating chat about all things bug related, this interview will have you Itching for more....get it....itching :)

Kilty has a rich and colourful background, she fights the good fight and does it with lots of grit, determination and integrity. Local communities need more people like Kilty.....her story is truly uplifting and inspiring. Her most recent project Kilty has Established (with others) a campaign to Save Bondi Pavilion from Council’s $38m plan to privatise this public building

Throughout her forty-something years, Vashti has lived, worked and breathed a life driven by her passion for exploring ALL that life has to offer. Her default mindset and overarching desire to provoke, disrupt and inspire by intuitively asking, ‘What is actually possible from any given situation?’ have her stand apart as a THOUGHT LEADER, STORM RIDER and CHANGE MAKER

During today’s podcast we laughed a lot, JJ (Janine) is funny, smart and motivated. We love her story and we think you will too. You have to listen right until the end where George and I secretly tape a great and funny story without JJ knowing…sorry JJ but it was too good to leave out . Janine started 100Mums in 2012 to try and solve the puzzle of bringing together highly skilled women with companies that desperately require their expertise. They now have a resource pool of over 5000 highly talented women available to companies to work on a part time or flexible full time basis. So far 100Mums has worked across infrastructure, defence, manufacturing, banking and even assisted smaller agile companies, proving no matter what your industry there are skilled women out there you just need the right approach to attract them!

Lena gets real on today’s Podcast you will be captivated with her story growing up in western Sydney as she says “I’m an Arab girl in fact a Muslim Arab girl” her heart felt story is the struggle she had growing up, torn between her Muslim culture and the desire to fit in with her piers….this is a compelling story that you must listen to Lena has over 25 years’ experience in Television post-production, photography, digital design, social media and print experience, before delving into the world of celebrity talent management.. Her impressive photography portfolio has a strong focus on lifestyle and portraiture. Lena has had a sea change and is now the co-owner of the Henrie Stride talent Agency. Lena also works as a volunteer photographer for the Heartfelt Organisation.

When we think about story tellers we think about sitting around a fire listening to an old grey haired lady with a softly comforting voice, well that’s a myth and Stu will prove that in this podcast. Stu is a former copper of 30 years and boy does he have some great stories. His love is contribution to community and he has proven over and over that he is the real deal. Stu tells us what floats his boat and why

This episode is really George & Brett summarising the first 7 interviews. It’s amazing how Float your Boat has evolved. Originally a small business Podcast Float your Boat has now really become A podcast about Peoples stories, journeys highs and lows and trying to find out what makes people happy. We all know that George & Brett are easily pleased….beer, whisky, food, laughing, family, friends and business…..well that’s what they think!! The Podcast has now flipped them on their big fat melons and is now asking them the big question “WHAT FLOATS YOUR BOAT”

Jane Thorpe: Jane has a story! and boy what a story….Jane has spent a good deal of her adult life in search of her inner peace. Jane, originally an actor/ singer who ended up married with kids and depression. After a failed suicide attempt Jane decided that it was time to find out who she really was. Author of Journey of Riches Jane has now gone onto transforming and re-inventing Jane Thorpe. This is a compelling interview leaving George spellbound and inspired….hop on board folks this is a must listen.

Brendan Torazzi is a local Bondi Larrikin, Surfer, meditator and Business dude. Brendan tells us his story from selling foreign language signs to sleep pods and then all things Training. His true passion is surfing, meditating and being with his family that is what really Floats his boat…so hop on board and have a listen.

Cindy is a serial entrepreneur, starting with Lukin & May cookies all the way to Luk Beautifood. Cindy's tells us her story and how she reach and found what floats her boat

Joining The Idea of North in February 2007 has given Sally the opportunity to combine two great loves – vocal jazz and a cappella music. From 2001-2006, as the lead vocalist and compere of The Band of the South Australia Police, Sally sang and played daily in many ensembles including a rock band, concert band, stage band, and small jazz combo and she also led a small vocal group within the band. Her versatility as an instrumentalist has served her well in the world of musical employment. Besides performing she also currently enjoys teaching and adjudicating engagements. In 1995 and 1996 Sally won the Adelaide Junior Vocal Championship two years running. As an Elder Conservatorium orchestral scholarship student for 1997 and 1998, Sally was able to further her skills as a saxophonist in conjunction with studying vocal jazz performance with the world renowned, Connaitre Miller. Sally was a founding member of the vocal group 'Pure Harmony' along with Naomi Crellin. They recorded and performed together for ten yea

Author Lee Holmes discovered supercharged foods after she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2006. Eager to find a drug-free solution, she became a keen food and health researcher and developed a diet regime that led to her full recovery. Lee is a regular columnist for WellBeing magazine and a writer for Miranda Kerr's Kora Organics blog. She is also the author of the popular website www.superchargedfood.com.

What floats your boat? We dig deep into people’s dreams, passions and desires in an effort get to the bottom of that age old question, a question that has initiated a world-wide phenomenon known as the Self-help industry. Float your boat is real people with real stories, from small business to rock n roll; from tragedy to success and back again. Your hosts George Sabados and Brett Pattinson take their uniquely laid back and humorous approach in this candid podcast…… to ask their guests the big question “What truly makes you happy” so hop on board and strap yourself in and find out “what floats your boat”.