What's Your Why Podcast

Hosted by Colby Shaw

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Mar 2025

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Built on curiosity. Hosted by Colby Shaw. What's Your Why is a long-form interview podcast, exploring the deeper motivation behind ambitious people. Most success stories stop at the what and the how. This show goes further — into the why. The formative moments. The struggle. The meaning behind the work. Every week Colby sits down with founders, athletes and creators for the kind of conversation you won't hear anywhere else: real, founder-to-founder, no script. If you're building something — or trying to figure out why you should be — this is your show. New episodes every Monday 7am.

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11 recent

March 15, 2025Episode 111 hr 26 min

#11: If you are not using AI in 2025, you are falling behind - Adrian Smith

Adrian is a founder, a father, an educator and all around legend. Adrians story is a true testament to not limiting your identity, dreams or desires due to growing up in a small coastal town. Instead, taking each opportunity as it comes head on and dealing with the consequences of what follows after. Adrian's story is nothing short of inspiring, from having 35 jobs, to working alongside Alex Hormozi and completely innovating the way the sales world works with AI.Tune in as we speak all things, Ai, growing up in a small coastal town of nelson bay and having big ideas, the art of sales and of course, what's Adrian's why? Adrian is a founder, a father, an educator and all around legend. Adrians story is a true testament to not limiting your identity, dreams or desires due to growing up in a small coastal town. Instead, taking each opportunity as it comes head on and dealing with the consequences of what follows after. Adrian's story is nothing short of inspiring, from having 35 jobs, to working alongside Alex Hormozi and completely innovating the way the sales world works with AI.Tune in as we speak all things, Ai, growing up in a small coastal town of nelson bay and having big ideas, the art of sales and of course, what's Adrian's why? Follow Adrian on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/adriansmithbiz/Check out Adrian's business:https://rungopher.com/

February 10, 2025Episode 101 hr 10 min

#10: I quit my job and travelled all around the world, working with my dream clients - Mitch Evans

Mitch Evans is a very talented creative who's story will inspire anyone with ambition or a need of wanting more in this life. Within the last 18 months, Mitch has been able to quit his 9-5 job at a local gym and go all in on his passion of creating and filmmaking, which has lead to him working with some of his dream clients all around the world. This is an inspiring story and just shows that if you work hard and believe in yourself, your life can change very quickly. I hope you enjoy this months episode. Follow Mitch on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mitch.evanns/Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cognition.media/

January 19, 2025Episode 956 min

#9: I want to build a positive work environment for young men to thrive. - Jeremy Director of JedaBuild

Welcome back to to The What's Your Why Podcast, powered by Cognition Media. For our first episode of 2025 we sit down with Jeremy, the director of a local, reputable builder in the Newcastle region, Jedabuild. We talk all things about young men and mental health, how a bad experience under his boss as an apprentice made him want to create a company where young men could thrive instead instead of being mistreated. This is an amazing episode and we can't wait for you to listen.Jedabuilds socials: https://www.instagram.com/jedabuild/Follow us on Socials:https://www.instagram.com/cognition.media/

December 8, 2024Episode 81 hr 11 min

#8: Australia's Leading Educator In Emotional Intelligence - Nerida Bint

Nerida Bint is one of Australia's leading Emotional Intelligence Educators. Her mission is to educate and shine light on why we feel the way we feel and how to handle and navigate through our emotions. We talk all things mental health, relationships and how our parents greatly affect the way we feel and act which ultimately transitions into our adulthood. We discuss strategies and ways to navigate through life across all these topics. Nerida's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/neridabint/?hl=en

November 17, 2024Episode 746 min

#7 If you want success, you need to take action! - Jackson Sykes

In this episode we sit down with a good friend of mine, Jackson. Jackson has been in the car industry for over a decade and in that time he has built one of the biggest wholesale car dealerships in Newcastle. This is one of my favourite conversations so far, as we talk about grief, loss and purpose. We hope you enjoy it!

October 8, 2024Episode 658 min

#6 How to Build A Personal Brand In 2024 - Christie Swadling

Christie is a social media influencer known for her lifestyle and beauty content where she has amassed a very healthy following of just over two hundred and twenty six thousands followers across social media platforms. Today we speak about the importance of having a personal brand in 2024, with Christie breaking down step by step on how to build a personal brand.

August 4, 2024Episode 51 hr 16 min

#5 Turning Tides: Overcoming Life's Challenges And Using It As Fuel - Sean Fox

In today's episode we sit down with Sean Fox. Sean is a very genuine character who has faced many challenges in his earlier years. Channeling these challenges and looking for a positive as an outlet has pushed him towards the direction he is heading today. You may have seen his beautiful photography, or his inspirational short form pieces of content. Sean is on a journey to create a network and ecosystem for anyone starting out in business an easier journey so they don't have to make the same mistakes Sean did when starting out. Sit back and relax as we chat all things about life and it's challenges, mental health, sales and helping others.

June 30, 2024Episode 41 hr 47 min

#4 200 Consecutive Days Of Running Half Marathons To Business Advice From Alex Hormozi - Courtney Joyce

In this episode we dive deep with Courtney Joyce. From a coal miner to a leader and owner of multiple business's. With the right mindset and hard work, Courtney unveils the secrets to self improvement and business.We discuss his experiences in meeting Alex Hormozi, quitting alcohol and running over 200 consecutive days of half marathons.This episode is full of golden nuggets and one you will want to listen to the whole way through.

May 26, 2024Episode 31 hr 44 min

#3 The Art Of Stillness - Finpat

Finlay Patalano, is a 21 year old creative, born and raised in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland. For the longest time his love for film has been the centre of his life. Not only does Finlay, provide value to thousands of people through tailor-made digital products, but also through sharing his thoughts and experiences through beautifully crafted and story driven pieces of content that he shares online.In today's episode we dive deep into Finlay's craziest travel stories, all things mindset and growth and the art of stillness.

May 12, 2024Episode 21 hr 8 min

#2 Dialed In - Jesse Wilton

We sit down with one of Newcastle's best real estate agents Jesse Wilton. We dive deep into the importance of routine and health and the ability to stay on it at all times.