Driven Young

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69. How & Why to Get Into The Property Market When You Have No Money Jun 20, 2021

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Sponsored by: https://www.kingdomdevelopments.com.au/
MASTER LINK: https://lu.ma/byrondempsey
Welcome back to the Driven Young podcast and today we are talking real estate and property. Is it possible for young people to get into the market? And why should we?

To discuss this I am joined by Andrew Bodnar, co-founder of Kingdom Development. With over 16 years of experience, Andrew is a veteran of property investment. His ability to spot new market opportunities lead him to start (and sell) his own real estate company and financial consulting firm, before applying his expertise to property development.

Last year alone, Andrew and his team purchased over 111 properties, they now have over half a billion dollars worth of real estate in Kingdom Development and the company has been evaluated at $75 million dollars.

So point is, Andrew knows what he is talking about, and best of all he is super passionate about helping young people get into the market, they do this by offering a crowdsourcing solution where people can purchase shares of property without needing a massive unattainable deposit, but we will discuss that in the episode.

In this episode we cover:

How Andrew got started in property
Is it possible for young people to get into the market?
The three steps to get started
Developing the right mindset
His crowdsourcing strategy
Our favorite investment books

and much more.

This podcast is sponsored by Kingdom Development and I really hope you get some value out of this conversation. I learned so much from Andrew and as you will hear at the end if you are in Australia and want to begin your property journey he is more than happy to help you, he even gives out his personal phone number and email at the end of the show.
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68. 34 ATAR | Why Do We Define ourselves by Marks? Jun 13, 2021

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Welcome back to the Driven Young podcast and today I am joined by Martin La.

Martin reached out to me sharing a bit about his story, he is just an everyday guy like you or I who has overcome a lot and I thought his story would be very relatable to you guys.

In this episode, we talk about how Martin

Had suicidal thoughts after getting a 34.4 atar.
Taught himself how to read and write
Got a Scholarship in Plumbing. Never Touched a tool in life.
Got the Encouragement award of the year in plumbing
Ran a Marathon and did the David Goggins 4 mile x every 4 hours x 48 hours
Started a podcast about mindset and motivation
How he overcame adversity

and much much more.
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67. Suicide Jump off Building at 16... But No Regrets | Matt Caruana Jun 06, 2021

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Welcome back to the Driven Young podcast and today I am joined by Matt Caruana.

Now.... In this episode I am interviewing Matt Caruana. As you will hear in the episode, at 16 years old Matt attempted suicide, 2 weeks later he woke up from a coma to realise that he was still alive. Today he speaks at schools to share his message and works with young people to help prevent anyone else going through what he did.

So if you are sensitive to this stuff I wanted to preframe that before you listened, however, he doesn't go into too much detail.

In this episode Matt shares his story, how he overcame his struggles, he talks about mental health and what he went through, we talk about self-awareness, the importance of a coach and so much more.
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66. Climate Change is What Young People are Most Scared of? May 30, 2021

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Taylor is a passionate entrepreneur with a focus on social impact, innovation, and inclusion. Taylor is Founder & Strategy Director for Future Frontiers Group, a consultancy with the mission to support and grow purpose-led businesses, and serves as Managing Director of Foundations for Tomorrow.

She is also the Curator of the Sydney Global Shapers Hub, a director of the Board of the Global Shapers Community Australia, A FYA Young Social Pioneers program alumni, and a Climate Reality Leader.

So she does A LOT. And in this conversation, we talk about

Importance of failing
What she did right after high school
How she fell in love with rejection
Getting caught in your echo chamber
Climate change and other problems young people are worried about
The education system and how it failed her, even though she got the highest possible mark

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Website: https://www.foundationsfortomorrow.org/
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65. A Musicians Story to Imperfection | with Pace Randolph May 24, 2021

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Welcome back to the Driven Young Podcast and today I am joined by a really good friend of mine, Pace Randolph.

Pace is a super talented musician and artist who has build a following over 100,000 followers online. Even though we only met about 5 months ago, he has become a really close friend of mine and I am so excited for this episode.

This is a really interesting episode, to date it is my longest episode and the majority of it is Pace sharing his story. He shares his story of becoming a musician, moving to Europe, learning a new language, having a fresh restart, dealing with self-doubt, and struggling with imperfection. through this story I point out many lessons we can take away and I just find it really fascinating if I am being honest.

We then shift gears and start talking about growing on TikTok. Pace has been and still is one of the only people I know personally who has been grinding on TikTok to grow his brand and reach new people, as a result, we often bounce ideas and workshop together. He shares an incredible inititive he created, how he approached the platform, his new series that is getting millions of views and how he was able to get in contact with Adam Levine from Maroon 5 and then have Adam invite him to perform with the band.
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64. Leaving School at 15 to Running a Top Radio Show By 19 May 16, 2021

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Welcome back to the Driven Young Podcast and today I am joined by 19-year-old Ryleigh Geddes.

I mention her age because it is crazy what she has been able to achieve, all before her 20th birthday.

Having left school at 15 Ryleigh got a job in radio and has been moving her way up to the point where she is managing one of Sydney's most popular breakfast shows. She is super driven and has a crazy work ethic, she very much embodies what I talk about on this show which is why I am so excited to have her on today.

In this episode we cover:

Leaving school at 15 and what her parents though
The importance of a work ethic
How she got her foot in the door
The importance of building relationships
Are followers the new currency
The good and bad of uni
The importance of enjoying the journey

And so much more.

As per usual, please DM me or Ryleigh on Instagram if you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts if you are enjoying the show and all the links you need on the top link in the show notes, including if you want to book me to come to speak at your school, just reach out to me or click the link in the show notes.
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63. Sexual Assault Survivor Shares Her Advice To The Younger Generation (TW) May 09, 2021

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Welcome back to the Driven Young Podcast and today we are discussing a very serious topic.

In this episode, I am joined by Maddie Heather, a sexual assault survivor, and host of the Reclaim me podcast. In this episode, Maddie and I discuss all things around sexual crimes relating it to young people in an easy-to-understand way.

This is a topic I am passionate about covering, so much so I actually have an entirely new podcast dedicated to sexual assault education with Brent Sanders. He was also episode 43 of the Driven Young podcast so feel free to check that out, called "Consent and Consequences".

However, this is a similar conversation but Maddie is a survivor herself and brings a younger female point of view which I think is very important. I hope you enjoy this episode, this conversation can be confronting but is very important for people to hear.

As per usual, please DM me or Maddie on Instagram if you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts if you are enjoying the show and all the links you need on the top link in the show notes.

Now, over to Maddie.
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62. Women's Empowerment Coach Teaches Fear, Excuses and Grief while living in Bali May 02, 2021

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Jess is a female empowerment coach and qualified personal trainer who works one on one with women to help them build up their self-confidence and remove self-doubt. Before COVID she lived in Bali working from her laptop running her business but now she joins me in Sydney to share her story and advice with you guys.

Today we discuss:

Grappling with what to do after school
How HECS debt is good and bad
Struggling with the impostor monster
Living in Bali
How to find your passion
Being true to yourself
dealing with grief

And so much more.

As per usual, if you enjoy the show please DM me or DM Jess if you want, she would love that. Please consider leaving a rating or review on apple podcasts, anything else just click the top link in the show notes and that will send you to everything!
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61. Online Dating | Finding The Right Partner | Why Being Alone and Lonely are Two Different Things Apr 25, 2021

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Welcome back to the Driven Young podcast and today we are talking all things romantic relationships, specifically for the younger generation.

Today I am joined, again by Alisdair Barrie. He has built a following as the relationships dude who has over 750,000 followers online where he shares his opinions, stories and advice on relationships among other topics.

This is actually my second episode with Alisdair, we did one a while back, episode 56 on personal development and right after that we decided to do another one on relationships so here we are.

In this episode we cover:

Alisdair's relationship history
Why we are often forced into friendships
The dangers of emotional abuse
Online dating, tinder and catfishing
The goal of a relationship
The difference between lonely and alone

and so much more. This episode is really great and a little different to my usual style so I would love to know what you think.

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60. Gen Z Money Talk | Simple & Easy Money Hacks To Set You Up For Your 20's with Uncle Nathan Apr 18, 2021

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MASTER LINK: https://lu.ma/byrondempsey
Welcome back to the Driven Young podcast and today is another great episode specifically targeting those of you in Gen z who are feeling a bit lost in life.

Today I am joined by Uncle Nathan. Nathan is a 19-year-old business student with a passion to help young people with what we should be learning in school, specifically mental health and financial literacy.

He has created the brand uncle Nathan and shares blog posts, graphics and his podcast to his audience of young people wanting to learn more.

Nathan got ahold of my phone number, sent me a video message, we grabbed a coffee and now here we are.

In this episode we cover:

Nathans schooling experience
How he felt like his identity was wrapped up in his marks
The only decision is the wrong decision
why getting control of your finance is so important
The strategies we both use
Inflation, compound interest, long term investing, ETFs

and so much more.

This episode definitely turned into a money and finance episode but there is still so much gold around mindset, comparison, impostor monster and more.

As per usual, if you enjoy this episode please DM me or go find Nathan and DM him letting him know what you think, he is more than happy to have a chat and answer any questions. Please consider leaving a review on Apple podcasts, that really helps me out and you can help support the show by buying me a coffee with the link at the bottom of the show notes.
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