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Your Next Step with Mahdieh Rassafiani
Honest conversations with founders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers daring to do things differently.
Episodes
14 episodes
Ep 12: The Psychologist Who Forgot How to Cope || Ben Jepsen
Everyone knows the coping strategies. Ben Jepsen spent 6 years studying them, then forgot every single one when he burnt out.He's an organisational psychologist who completed 6 years of psychology training, hit a wall he didn't see comin...
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Ep 11: The Finance Expert: Most People Shouldn't Start A Business! Do This Instead || Stephen Mitchell
Everyone talks about finding your passion. Stephen Mitchell built his career by ignoring that advice completely.He grew up in Western Sydney, opened one of the first small group training gyms in Surry Hills, built a genetic testing start...
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Ep 10: This Is What It Actually Takes To Go All In || Olly Williams
Everyone romanticises walking away from the safe path.Olly actually did it. director title, nice car, the income he chased since his twenties. Then he hit rock bottom, got sober, and gave it all up to bootstrap a health and wellness bran...
Ep 9: Rewriting the Rules of the Beauty Industry || Sophie Sin Yu Auyeung
Sophie Sin Yu Auyeung is the founder of MYRRAR your AI-powered beauty bestie, the app helping every woman understand her skin, her undertone, and what actually works for her own unique face. But here's the thing... she's not technical. She pitc...
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Ep 8: Storyteller. Poet. Healing, Connection, and the Courage to Live Fully || Andrew Riis
Most people spend their whole lives running from the dark. Andrew ran toward it.A poet, storyteller, and farm kid from Canada, Andrew has walked through grief, darkness, and seasons of life that would break most people. And instead of ru...
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Ep 7: She Left Everything. Twice. Here's What She Learned || Behnaz Sahaf
This one's personal.This week I sat down with the most requested guest amongst my friends - my mum (Behnaz). She grew up in a small town in Iran, lived through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, became a doctor, rais...
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Ep 6: Why Being ‘Weird’ Might Be Your Biggest Advantage || Braith Leung
Everyone says "be authentic." Very few actually show you what that looks like.In this episode I sit down with Braith who has built across startups, content, and music and one thing stands out - he doesn't wait.
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Ep 5: Modern Dating Is Broken — Here’s What We’re Missing || May Ku
In this episode, I sit down with May Ku, founder of Reev, a dating app built to bring depth and real conversation back into modern dating.We talk about her journey growing up in a highly competitive environment in Korea, st...
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Ep 4: How She Built One of Australia’s Most Influential Communities || Vithyaa Thavapalan
In this episode, I sit down with Vithyaa Thavapalan to unpack the thinking and discipline behind her journey as an entrepreneur, fire investigator, community builder, and mother.We talk about leadership under pressure, building confidenc...
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Ep 3: What Founders Get Wrong About Wealth & Success || Parth Gulati
In this conversation, I sit down with Parth Galati, co-founder of Gather Wealth, to unpack the journey, mindset, and decisions that shaped his path from India to Australia. We explore what long-term success really looks like - beyond revenue an...
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Ep 2: Why Productivity Almost Cost Me My Health || Jessica Martin
In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Martin for a real conversation about the parts of growth and entrepreneurship that rarely get spoken about.We talk about how her upbringing shaped a relentless work ethic, the pressure that...
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28 - The Year of Delusion & Execution
SummaryIn this reflective bonus episode, I share my thoughts on turning 28, the importance of self-reflection, and the life-changing decision I made two years ago to stop drinking. I talk about how choosing an alcohol-free lifesty...
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Ep 1: How One Brave Choice Became the Start of Everything || Stephanie Nguyen
In this conversation, Stephanie and I dive deep into the messy, magical journey of growth, both personal and professional. Stephanie talks about what it really feels like to back yourself, to step away from the safety of a corporate jo...
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