Meet Deanna Ezzy, the brains behind Canberra broking firm, More Than Mortgages. She’s been named the top female broker in the ACT for an impressive six consecutive years but also on the national scene with a Top 100 ranking for eight straight years.

De’s been helping her clients get the keys to their dream homes without selling a kidney for over 14 years. I’ve seen her eyes light up when she finds a way to make home ownership more accessible, or save someone thousands of dollars on their mortgage so they can take a trip and make memories.

I first met De at the gym when I was a personal trainer. She was driven and loved a good challenge, which is still true to this day as she hikes the Himalayas and helps educate young girls in Nepal. She loves salsa dancing, golf, and belting out a ballad at karaoke, and from the moment I heard that she once gave her nail lady extra money to send to her family, I’ve seen De’s generous spirit shine in everything she does. She’s also a great friend of our studio, and we love working with someone who will let us put Beyonce lyrics on her front windows.

In this episode we chat about how her recent long service leave helped her reset on life and work prioroties. She told me about the way she’s continually evolving processes in the business, and how she embraces failure. Better yet, how it allows her to be authentically herself.

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Dr John Bartholomew is a Senior Lecturer in Quantum Science and Director of the Quantum Integration Laboratory at the University of Sydney. His team is engineering next generation technology for computing, communication and metrology using single atoms that absorb and emit light. Prior to joining the School of Physics at USYD he held research positions at Caltech, Chimie Paristech and the Australian National University where he did his PhD. John helped establish the Sydney Quantum Academy, and is currently the Deputy Director of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems.

The first time I met John, well actually… saw John, I was peaking around the church hall door, where myself and the other girls had heard that the two new ministers had moved into town with their three sons. I’d go on to call John a great friend through high school, uni and beyond, where I saw him succeed at literally everything he put his mind to. Whether he was the captain of the school or the hockey team, singing, playing music, working towards his PhD, or being a reliable and kind friend who was always the calmest person in the room.

John and I spoke about how a flexible concept like creativity helps him in his work with precise measurements and absolutes, as well as the role of flexibility in designing scientific experiments. I feel particularly spoilt to say I spent the morning shooting the breeze about atoms and lasers and quantum mechanics with my good friend Johnny B. As with all my guests, I started by asking him what he’d do with his days after winning $100M. Please enjoy my chat with John.

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Dr Maria Zuschmann (affectionately known as Dr M), is an Integrative Chiropractor, Speaker, Podcaster, Author, and Stress Adaptation and Alignment Coach, and is based in Alexandria in Sydney. She’s been a part of the Health and Wellness industry for over 27 years.

Outside of her hands on work in her Chiropractic practice, she is a sought after speaker and has facilitated 100s workshops over the last 19 years focusing on Stress Adaptation, Personal talents and Strengths and Peak Performance at work, home and play.

I first heard Dr M speak at a corporate lunch event, where after some dismal news about the state of the market and the effect of the war in Ukraine on stock prices, she spoke on her experience with stress and how we can manage it through our mindset and breath.

I connected with her message because of my own experience with Chiropractic, but I wanted to sit down with her for an insight into the brain/body connection and hear how stress and misalignment can effect our ability to think creatively.

We spoke about the benefits of having an awareness of which brain wave state you’re in, the effect of rest and how going with the flow allows ideas to drop in. I was really excited to extend our broader conversation about creativity into something a little more neurological, and I really hope you enjoy my chat with Dr M.

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