What's Your Why Podcast
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.
Episodes
11 episodes
#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...
#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 crea...
#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 ab...
#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 he...
#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 o...
#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 spe...
#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 he...
#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 experie...
#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 peop...
#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.
#1 Going That Extra Mile With Luke Morrison
Welcome to the What's Your Why Podcast - Powered by Cognition Media.To kick things off we sit down with one of Newcastle's best performing agents in the past 12 months - Luke Morrison. Where he unveils the secrets to his rise within the...