The Real Biz Life Chronicles
Unedited stories of Business, Branding and Life.
Banish boring as Tracy Fryer and her guests take a ride on the rollercoaster of being a business owner - or of simply being human! Get ready to learn exactly what it takes to grow with distinction and show mediocrity the middle finger. In this podcast Tracy interview’s authentic business owners, who share their story of building a successful business, their strategies behind their success and leading the way.
RAW. Honest. Unedited.
Episodes
104 episodes
#103 Donna Martin on Choosing YOU
What do you do when your life feels like it’s breaking apart, and you realise the only way forward is to choose yourself?Donna Martin spent 15 years nursing hundreds of people in their final days. What she learned at the bedside is what ...
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Episode 103
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#102 Mark Birkinshaw: Doing Business Without the BS
What happens when you’ve ticked all the “right” boxes only to realise you never wanted the life they lead to?Mark Birkinshaw qualified as a Chartered Accountant, walked away from it, and threw himself into the wild early days of the IBM ...
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Episode 102
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#101 Lino Giangiordano: The Power of Branding
What does it take to build a brand that outlasts trends, tech shifts, and “quick fixes”?Lino Giangiordano has spent over 40 years shaping the visual identities of brands across Australia and Asia. Formally trained and globally experience...
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Episode 101
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#100 Tracy Unscripted on Life & Business
For 99 episodes, I’ve been the one asking the questions. But for this milestone 100th episode, the mic is turned on me.I asked my business advisor, Paul Claessen, to take over as host. Paul has a way of cutting straight to the heart of t...
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Episode 100
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#099 Relentless Mission & Meaning With Jim Penman
What happens when you build a billion-dollar business but say you’ve failed more than you’ve succeeded?Jim Penman never set out to be a mogul. He just needed to fund his PhD in history. That $24 mowing gig became Jim’s Group, now Austral...
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Episode 99
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#098 Dave Meney: Failing Forward After 30 Years in Business
What happens when your biggest business milestone almost doesn’t happen at all?Dave Meney was meant to be celebrating 30 years of Yenem Engineering. Instead, he was navigating redundancies, restructuring, and the raw reality of nearly cl...
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Episode 98
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#097 Darren Bowles on Leading with Humility
He moved his young family across the world with nothing but a suitcase and a gut instinct that life could be different.Darren Bowles didn’t set out to build a business. He started as an apprentice in a cereal factory. Today, he leads bil...
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Episode 97
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#096 Rebecca Antonucci: Sex, Love & Money
A Somatic Master Coach, nervous system specialist, and feminine embodiment mentor, Rebecca Antonucci built her business from rock bottom during the pandemic, sold everything she owned, packed a suitcase, a laptop, and a podcast mic, and started...
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Episode 96
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51:40
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#095 Money Truths with Andreas Kettemann
What does financial freedom really look like, and why do so few ever get there?Andreas Kettemann didn’t just move to a new country. He built a life and a business from the ground up, no network, no shortcuts. Today, he runs 3D Wealth, a ...
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Episode 95
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#094 Structure & Soul: The Waikari Way with Paratene and Mary Waikari
Paratene Waikari was 29 when he was told he had stage 3 bowel cancer. His wife, Mary, was one week from giving birth. That moment changed everything, their plans, their priorities, and ultimately, their path.What started as a side hustle...
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Episode 94
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#093 Living With Purpose with Bill Scanlan
What if stepping away from your career was the most strategic move you could make?Bill Scanlan left a secure job, packed a bike and a belief, and moved to France to chase his dream of becoming a pro triathlete. No French. No plan. Just p...
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Episode 93
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#092 Michael Kerr on Exit Planning
What does it mean to truly exit your business? And what happens when you do?Michael Kerr doesn’t just talk about exit planning. He walks with owners through one of the most emotional transitions of their lives. After 23 years at Kerr Cap...
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Episode 92
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58:30
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#091 Risk & Real Talk with Matt Birney
From parliament to Perth’s airwaves, Matt Birney’s story is anything but linear.In this episode, I sit down with the former WA Opposition Leader turned serial entrepreneur and founder of Bulls N’ Bears, a media empire connecting ASX-list...
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Episode 91
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#090 Redefining Recruitment with Chaleen Botha
What if your strength in business isn’t your CV, but your courage to start again?In this episode, I chat with Chaleen Botha, founder of Chaleen Botha Recruitment. From restarting her career after migrating from South Africa to China, and...
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Episode 90
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#089 Decoding Opportunity with Justin Maxwell
In this episode of The Real Biz Life Chronicles, I speak with Justin Maxwell, founder of Qmark Solutions and a man whose story defies the conventional path to success. After losing his first business to betrayal, Justin didn’t just start again;...
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Episode 89
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55:18
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#088 The Fiore Forte with Lidio Fiore
In this episode of The Real Biz Life Chronicles, I sit down with Lidio Fiore, the quietly driven founder of Panorama Club and second-generation business owner behind one of Perth’s best-known camera stores.After leaving school in Year 11...
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Episode 88
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56:54
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#087 The Chad Standard with Chad Robinson
At 41 years old, Chad Robinson decided it was time for a career change into an industry he had never been in before. He didn’t grow up in tech. He wasn’t trained in web design. He simply couldn’t afford a website, so he learned how ...
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Episode 87
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#086 Soul, Soil, & Sustainability with Brad Wisewould
What if the most powerful way to change the world starts with what we throw away?In this episode of The Real Biz Life Chronicles, I speak with Brad Wisewould, a former concrete trucking business owner who risked everything to answer a de...
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Episode 86
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#085 Mental Performance with Tony Silvio
What if the reason you’re stuck isn’t strategy, but the not-so-silent story running rampant in your head?In this episode of The Real Biz Life Chronicles, I sit down with Tony Silvio, performance coach and founder of Midas Mindset, to unp...
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Episode 85
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1:11:02
#084 Scaling Rock Bottom with Luke Cook
What if your most painful moments weren’t setbacks, but signposts?In this episode, I sit down with Luke Cook, founder of Cuppa.TV, former media exec, and passionate human-connector on a mission to bring meaning back to the conversations ...
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Episode 84
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#083 Wisdom Without the Ego: John Dawson
What if the best leaders don’t stand in the spotlight, but lift others into it?In this episode, I sit down with John Dawson, Seven West Media’s resident advertising trainer, whose career spans over 25 years across radio, TV, digital, pre...
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Episode 83
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#082 Owning Your Voice & Story with Jacqui Maloney
What if the power of your personal story isn't in the trauma you’ve endured, but in the way you choose to tell it?In this episode, I sit down with Jacqui Maloney, an actress, speaking coach, and founder of Jacqui Maloney Coaching, who he...
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Episode 82
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1:17:47
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#081 Fearless Reinvention with Candy Spalding
What if the biggest transformation of your life didn’t happen in your 20s or 30s, but after 50?In this episode of The Real Biz Life Chronicles, I sit down with Candy Spalding, whose career journey is truly extraordinary. From modelling r...
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Episode 81
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1:22:40
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#080 Taking Stock of Truths with Stephen Moore
In this episode of The Real Biz Life Chronicles, I sit down with Stephen Moore, the fierce voice behind Associated Stock Taking. From small-town Scotland to building one of Australia's most respected inventory management firms, Stephen’s story ...
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Episode 80
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#079 Community, Connection & Conversations with Steve Archibald
Ever met someone whose presence quietly lifts the room, and whose follow-through is louder than their voice? Meet Steve Archibald.In this episode of The Real Biz Life Chronicles, I sat down with the man behind the scenes of some of Perth...
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Episode 79
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