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Tony Angus Chat Time is a podcast for the listener who is curious about life. In each episode I'll be chatting with a guest about the way we live and what really matters to us. From education to health, politics to martial arts, climate science to psychology, Chat Time is an easy listening experience and an enjoyable way to learn.
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John is the Managing Director of ProCom Consulting Pty Ltd, a training and consultancy that helps frontline workers manage situations where they are confronted by people in crisis or otherwise struggling. John has a long police career and was one of the premier negotiators for Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). It was during his time at AFP that he developed the training packages that he and his team now teach to organisations right across Australasia. ...
Benny "The Jet" is one of the best known fighters of all time. Growing up in a fighting family, Benny had his first fight at 5 years of age and won his first title at 14. He would go on to represent the US as a member of Elvis Presley's international fight team, pioneer the sport of kickboxing and win six world titles in 5 weight divisions, fighting allcomers. To this day Benny teaches Ukidokan from his world famous Jet Centre, which is about to open a brand new facili...
Mick Pope is a fascinating blend of academia (he has a PhD in Meteorology), religion (he is a devout Anglican and hosts a podcast, entitled "The Natural Philosopher) and martial arts (Mick is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). Mick researches and teaches climate-related matters and, in this episode we discuss the central issues around human-induced climate change. If you don't believe that humans have any responsibility in creating changes to our climate, then THIS IS the episode for...
Growing up in New Jersey in the early 1980's, Clarence Harvin was a tiny guy, but he wanted to join the army. So, to put on some size he joined a gym and, as luck would have it, he would find himself at Dynamic Fitness, a true bodybuilder gym where some of his contemporaries would go on to great bodybuilding heights. Clarence would become to go-to guy for problem solving with a lot of people turning to him to help them break through the plateaus they felt they had reached. Clarence has ...
Following a baker’s apprenticeship, Tom went to work for a bloke trying to make his way in the pastry business world. Learning from this guy's failures and successes, Tom, at the tender age of just 23, decided to launch his own business. On the way he created a multi-national, multi-million dollar empire. That business ... Eagle Boys Pizza. Watching Eagle Boys peak, Tom turned his attention to the bakery business and created "Crusty Devils Bakeries", which also ...
Eshan Sachin Arya has been a busy young man. Only 35-years old, Eshan holds a bachelor's in Physics and Economics, a master's degree with honours in International Relations and is close to completing a PhD in Social Sciences. He is an expert in South Asian politics and economics, which is of interest to Australia, given the political and economic ties we have with India. Eshan currently works as a sessional lecturer at LaTrobe University. Eshan also has a long history with the mar...
Today Sean O'Gorman is a high performance and mindset coach with a no-bullshit approach. But once upon a time, not so long ago, he was deciding how to end it all, such was the profound nature of his PTSD. A former Queensland (Australia) cop, in the K9 Unit, Sean has seen much conflict and violence. This contributed to his debilitating disorder. His battled let him to an extremely low point, which he openly discusses with anyone who asks. From there he worked and...
Recruited from Kyneton, Nathan made his debut for the Hawthorn Football Club in 1998, as a mere 20-year old. He would go on to run third in the club's best and fairest in 2001 and be their leading goal kicker for seasons 2003 and 2004. Nathan would then move to North Melbourne where he would, again, leading the club's scoring for the 2005 season. A ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament put paid to Nathan's 2007 and he retired from the AFL in 2008, returning to the VFL, playing...
Dan is a personal trainer from Santa Monica, California, specialising in a ramped-up version of pilates that he simply calls "Shaolin". Dan has trained movie stars and celebrities and has an awesome knowledge of the body, of functional movement and of health in general. You'll also notice that Dan practices what he preaches, adhering to a reasonably strict physical and nutritional regimen, which is obviously the reason for his age-defying appearance. Dan be contacted via email on...
Having come through a domestic violence situation of her own, Anita Bentata went on to become a trained therapist, specialising in providing help to both parties of relationships where domestic violence has become a feature. Anita has also authored several books on the subject of DV, included the successful "The Wolf in a Suit". In this episode Anita shares with us her insights into the ways DV is brought about and some of the things victims of DV can do to protect themselves. I hope y...
Mark Squirrel has had a fascinating journey, from college student to special forces soldier to part of the United Nations Rescue Mission in the Solomon Islands and UN Food worker in the Himalayas and Jerusalem. He is now a high-impact team-building and critical decision-making trainer operating out of the hills north of Melbourne. In this episode we follow Squiz as he takes on some wild rides through his careers so far. I also get to ride a quad bike with him down into the p...
Ron Brown-Sarre is the Co-Director of Barton Buckle Casting Agency, providing actors and extras for the film and television industry. He provides some interesting insights into the screen world from over 32 years experience, where he has worked closely with casting directors and producers on some of the most well-known local productions, from The Man From Snowy River II to Ghost Rider, Charlotte's Web, Preacher and Bloom. Ron can be contacted through the Barton Buckle website at www.ba...
Joe Saunders is a violence management expert, lifelong martial artist and conflict management consultant. He has a degree in psychology and is the host of the Managing Violence Podcast and the Presilience Podcast. He has written articles for several security and martial arts magazines, as well as a memoir of his early years as a young martial artist entering the nightclub security industry. In this episode Joe and talk broadly about conflict, communication and training and then diverge off a...
Lesley has a degree in psychology and a long work history in the area of organisational psychology. She is now the owner and principal consultant of Edge Consulting and has a high level of expertise in delivering a range of training programs, such as Effective Conflict Management, Therapeutic Interventions in Conflict & Crisis Situations, Managing Challenging Behaviours, Preventing Occupational Violence and Advanced Aggression Management. In this episode we discuss Lesley's history...
Ian’s interest in leadership and teamwork was sparked many years ago, with his involvement in the Scouts, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Rotary Youth Leadership Award programs. His early professional life focused on delivering effective Information Services to consulting clients, as a member of what is now Accenture, then as the leader of Information Services functions in both Mobil Oil and Phillip Morris. During his career with Mobil, Ian served as a member of the internat...
Master Jeff Speakman is a 9th degree Kenpo black belt and the star of over a dozen martial arts-based movies, including the 1990 classic, The Perfect Weapon. A former private student of the founder of Kenpo, the "Father of American Karate", Ed Parker, Mr Speakman now runs the largest Kenpo organisation in the world, Kenpo 5.0, with schools across 22 countries worldwide. Each year Mr Speakman hosts the Annual Kenpo 5.0 Training Camp in Las Vegas, where Kenpo 5.0 is headquartered. ...
Patrick Veitch has had a very diverse and interesting law enforcement career with Victoria Police weapons and tactics training unit and water police, Australian Federal Police's International Deployment Group trainer in the Solomon islands, privately contracted police initiation trainer for the Iraqi National Guard and inaugural member of the newly formed Marine Unit. He now lives the quiet life in central Victoria where he runs a successful handyman business and basketball academy. Pat...
Paul is an ex-police member with Victoria Police. His final role within the police department was as a program developer within the Operational Safety and Tactics Training Unit (OSTTU), where he was one of the members responsible for researching, designing and developing weapons and tactics training programs for operational members. Paul is the owner/operator of the highly successful Kando Martial Arts group in south-eastern Melbourne, where he oversees 6 schools and approximately...
Mark is the Head of Profit Protection for JD Sports APAC and is responsible for implementing the Profit Protection Strategy within the APAC Region. Mark has been the industry for 25 plus years and has held Senior Loss Prevention Roles in major blue-chip businesses in the UK, Middle East, New Zealand and Australia. In this episode we discuss the principals of profit protection and touch on the effects of COVID-19 on retail. We also chat about what it is that makes JD Sports Fashio...
In this episode I chat with Shelley about her journey to becoming a leadership guru and we delve into some of the wonderful teachings from her book The Dynamic Leader. Shelley Flett is an expert in leadership development and team performance. She has successfully operated her consulting practice since 2015 after more than 13 years working as a leader herself in various roles across customer service and operations. Shelley is passionate about maximising efficiency and building high per...
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