Spanian is an unsuspecting social media influencer. 

The former criminal, now hip-hop artist, influencer, and media personality, is telling his stories from the hood, and people love it. 

Mark and Spanian discuss what it's like to experience the whiplash of prison life, to now attracting big-name sponsors who all want a piece of the controversial Spanian. 

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Spanian is an unsuspecting social media influencer. The former criminal, now hip-hop artist, influencer, and media personality, is telling his stories from the hood, and people love it. Mark and Spanian discuss what it's like to experience the whiplash of prison life, to now attracting big-name sponsors who all want a piece of the controversial Spanian. –––––––––<a href="https://youtu.be/nn4_Vku0-40"></a>VOTE FOR STRAIGHT TALK PODCAST<a href="https://australianpodcastawards.com/vote">https://australianpodcastawards.com/vote</a>BUY TICKETS TO RESET AND RISE TOURhttps://bit.ly/3Sftjgl <a href="https://youtu.be/nn4_Vku0-40">Watch the full chat on YouTube here</a>Follow Mark Bouris on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mark_bouris/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/markbouris">LinkedIn</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPX01K1JgNS5pyzUtwtCtsQ">YouTube.</a>Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? <a href="https://mentored.com.au/homepage/learn/masterclasses/">Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses</a>.   See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.<hr>

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#42 Spanian: How a former criminal is now becoming a social media influencer

So thankful to speak to all these legends this year. There were so many great Straight Talk episodes. Who would you love to see on next year? Check out some highlights and let me know which was your favourite in the comments!

00:00:00 — John Howard
00:16:09 — Dana White & Premier Minns
00:23:54 — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 
00:34:03 — Delvene Delaney 
00:44:00 — Mick Fanning
00:56:59 — Ricky Ponting

So thankful to speak to all these legends this year. There were so many great Straight Talk episodes. Who would you love to see on next year? Check out some highlights and let me know which was your favourite in the comments!
00:00:00 &mdash; John Howard 00:16:09 &mdash; Dana White &amp; Premier Minns 00:23:54 &mdash; Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 00:34:03 &mdash; Delvene Delaney 00:44:00 &mdash; Mick Fanning 00:56:59 &mdash; Ricky Ponting

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Richard de Crespigny is the former Qantas A380 captain who was pilot-in-command of Qantas Flight 32, which suffered a catastrophic uncontained engine failure shortly after take-off from Singapore in 2010 with 440 people on board.

In this episode, Richard takes us inside the cockpit to explain how leadership, teamwork and disciplined decision-making prevented disaster when the aircraft experienced cascading system failures. Beyond aviation, he shares powerful lessons on risk, resilience and leading under pressure when there is no margin for error.

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Richard de Crespigny is the former Qantas A380 captain who was pilot-in-command of Qantas Flight 32, which suffered a catastrophic uncontained engine failure shortly after take-off from Singapore in 2010 with 440 people on board.
In this episode, Richard takes us inside the cockpit to explain how leadership, teamwork and disciplined decision-making prevented disaster when the aircraft experienced cascading system failures. Beyond aviation, he shares powerful lessons on risk, resilience and leading under pressure when there is no margin for error.
Check out his new podcast here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/fly-with-richard-de-crespigny/id1832400848">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/fly-with-richard-de-crespigny/id1832400848</a>
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#222 Richard de Crespigny: The Pilot Who Saved 440 Qantas Passengers

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Greg Norman changed the game of professional golf forever, both on and off the course.

Greg is Australia’s most iconic golfer, who has disrupted the game of golf with LIV. Greg was world No.1 for 331 weeks through the 80s and 90s, and used his nickname to create the Shark brand, which has gone on to become an extremely lucrative global business.

We spoke about:
• Disrupting golf forever with LIV
• Why he started LIV
• His early life, mindset & becoming a businessman
• What he learnt from Bob Hawke and Kerry Packer
• Becoming mates with Presidents and Prime Ministers
• The 2032 Olympics and his business plays today
• Untold stories from his wild experiences around the world
• And much more

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Greg Norman changed the game of professional golf forever, both on and off the course.
Greg is Australia&rsquo;s most iconic golfer, who has disrupted the game of golf with LIV. Greg was world No.1 for 331 weeks through the 80s and 90s, and used his nickname to create the Shark brand, which has gone on to become an extremely lucrative global business.
We spoke about: &bull; Disrupting golf forever with LIV &bull; Why he started LIV &bull; His early life, mindset &amp; becoming a businessman &bull; What he learnt from Bob Hawke and Kerry Packer &bull; Becoming mates with Presidents and Prime Ministers &bull; The 2032 Olympics and his business plays today &bull; Untold stories from his wild experiences around the world &bull; And much more
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#221: Greg Norman on LIV Golf, disruption, playing with US Presidents & Australia’s Best PM

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#42 Spanian: How a former criminal is now becoming a social media influencer

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