Shari Alyse - TV star, Best-Selling Author & TEDx Speaker

Known as “America’s Joy Magnet”, Shari Alyse is the Host of top-rated US TV Talk Show 'Good Morning Joy!' Shari’s deep commitment to others is motivated by her own journey through childhood sexual abuse and other childhood traumas. But she wants to communicate how a troubled past does not mean yo…

Tom Boyd - Former AFL champion and mental health advocate

Tom Boyd kicked the goal that sealed the 2016 AFL Grand Final, giving the Western Bulldogs their first AFL Premiership since 1954. But despite this crowning glory on his prestigious sporting career, Tom's physical and mental health was suffering and only a year later admitted to suffering from clin…

Wallis Day - Star of 'Batwoman'

How do you keep your self esteem when rejection is 90% of your job? Wallis knows this as well as any actor. Originally from the UK, she is best known as Kate Kane in the second season of the TV series Batwoman.

Sam Bashiry, Broadband Solutions Founder

Born in Iran, at the age of 10 Sam came to Australia with his family and spent 2 years living in a detention centre. After studying computer science at University, he co-founded Broadband Solutions in 2005, with an initial investment of $1,000. Within ten years Broadband Solutions was a multi milli…

Kara Goldin, founder of healthy soft drink Hint

Kara has built her company Hint Water into the largest non-alcohol private beverage company in the USA. Hear how she started the company after a health crisis, and how she keeps her mental health in check while running a company worth over $200 million.

Faddy Zouky, founder of Zouki cafes

His company operates 60 restaurants and cafes, inside hospitals, across the country with plans to expand to the Middle East and the United States. He's also a senior commerical lawyer and an Honorary Lebanese Consul General to Tasmania. Hear how the former refugee has balanced all this and how he k…

Greg Louganis - Gold Olympian & HIV survivor

How do you recover from adversity? Greg has more experience than most. Imagine being a diver at the Olympic games. And competeing for the gold medal, after hitting your head on a diving board in practice. Then imagine contracting HIV and then surviving. 

Helen Kapolos, TV journalist and documentary maker

Helen Kapalos is known to millions of Australians for her work on the 7,9 and 10 Networks. She's also the Executive Producer of a documentary film called 'A Life of its Own' all about medical marijuana and different countries' approach to using it for countering chronic pain.

Adam Smith, US congressman on how to fix chronic pain

For much of the recent past he hassuffered from anxiety and chronic pain. Despite this, Adam is a long standing member of the US Congress. He has been on the powerful House Armed Services Committee and chaired the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces. Hear how he addressed both conditions and now li…

Manu Fieldel - TV Star, chef and restauranteur

Nick talks to the French-Australian chef, restaurateur and television presenter. He trained in England and is best known as one of the judges of the Channel 7 cooking show My Kitchen Rules.