Mr Purple

Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Ian Westmoreland OAM for a remarkable conversation about facing stage 4 cancer, finding remission and using honest stories to make people feel less alone.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, now shared by Mr Purple.Watch the original recording on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRSQVdVXfh0

Dr Tom Hitchcock, Mr Purple, sits down with Michael Hasson to explore the road from 6AM shifts at McDonald’s to building a healthcare business, and the lessons picked up between the two.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared as part of the Mr Purple collection.Watch the original CUSP recording on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP_OWWP5gLs

A haircut can look ordinary. In the right hands, it becomes dignity, opportunity and a proper little ripple of change.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Hair Aid founder Selina Tomasich to explore how teaching people to cut hair can help families escape critical poverty, create micro-businesses and build a more hopeful future.This is an archived CUSP recording, now shared through the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpj9EQJ2B9o

Winning in business is rarely about trophies. It is about mindset, discipline and doing what you said you would do.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with leadership consultant Phillip Fernandez to explore accountability, resilience, personal growth and the mindset shifts that help leaders succeed without losing themselves along the way.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzDwM82YRs4

One cracking conversation about turning LinkedIn into a proper personal brand, rather than a digital CV gathering dust.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Kateesha Hembrow, founder of Be Your Own Academy, to unpack her move from a high-pressure mining role into entrepreneurship, and how professionals can use LinkedIn, content and personal branding to create genuine opportunities.This is an archived CUSP recording from the Mr Purple vault.Watch the original recording on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_bj60yxflc#investinyourself #PersonalBranding #LinkedIn

Ever wondered when data stopped being a spreadsheet and became currency?Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Trent Taylor of Kairos Strategies to explore his journey from HVAC tradesman to founder, why asset data shapes smarter decisions, and how partnerships can help a business scale.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared through The Mr Purple Podcast.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGmhWY9dK3M

What happens when the one thing you built your identity around no longer fits?Dr Tom Hitchcock, Mr Purple, sits down with former professional singer and technology leader Mary-Beth Hosking to explore career pivots, identity shifts and the courage it takes to reinvent yourself.Mary-Beth shares the emotional reality of leaving a familiar identity behind, moving into the corporate and technology world, and building a legacy that matters. They also unpack leadership, diversity, representation and why you cannot be what you cannot see.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, republished as part of the Mr Purple podcast archive...

A Plan B can be comforting. It can also quietly give Plan A permission to wobble.In this archived CUSP recording, Dr Tom Hitchcock chats with Rajan Durarajen about backing yourself, finding purpose through challenge and building a distinctive business in the NDIS sector.Watch the original conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Tx86NMyCs

Business is rarely a sprint. It is a long game built on resilience, relationships and the courage to keep showing up.In this archived CUSP recording, Dr Tom Hitchcock chats with Michael Phillips about recruitment, building a business and the lessons that only reveal themselves over time.Watch the original conversation on YouTube.

Life rarely follows the neat little plan we scribble in our heads. Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Kate Hughes to explore resilience, perspective and the surprising strength hidden inside life's curveballs.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording from the Mr Purple collection. Kate shares her lived experience of personal adversity, raising neurodivergent children, and founding Pure Wheelchairs to advocate for safer, more dignified wheelchair hygiene.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i0J_h4jA_8#investinyourself #Resilience #DisabilityAdvocacy

Fear is a funny old thing. It often arrives wearing a warning label, when it may actually be pointing at growth.

In this archived CUSP recording, Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Kthryn Bondoc to explore why fear can be a sign that you are stretching, learning and moving beyond the familiar.

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Dr Tom Hitchcock here. Welcome to another archived CUSP recording, now part of the Mr Purple Podcast.In this episode, I sit down with Tim Roberts to get inside the real challenges of Specialist Disability Accommodation. We unpack the realities behind SDA, the gaps worth questioning, and what better thinking can create for participants, providers and the wider sector.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, republished here on Mr Purple as part of our ongoing series.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8urWsQdvrGE#investinyourself #NDIS #SpecialistDisabilityAccommodation

What if adversity is not simply something to survive, but a strange sort of privilege?Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Amy Grey to explore what hard seasons can teach us, how challenge shapes perspective, and why our roughest chapters often leave the sharpest tools behind.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording from the Mr Purple vault.Watch the original conversation on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZRe7SsjwPYA Coach with Benefits.

Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Emanuel “Eggy” Gini for a candid look at what NDIS support coordination really involves, the gaps practitioners face and how better conversations can improve participant outcomes.

This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast collection.

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#investinyourself #NDIS #SupportCoordination

What does it take to move from rugby league strength coaching to mentoring leaders and athletes?Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with John Ram for a real conversation about resilience, discipline, trust and the quiet art of listening. John shares how failure shaped his growth, why strong relationships drive real change, and what construction, sport and mentorship taught him about helping people succeed.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast collection.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OhSM-lhkU4

Ideas are lovely. Action is where they earn their keep.Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Dr Yasser Zaki to explore why ideas alone do not make success, and what turns thinking into real progress.This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared through Mr Purple.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sgEclIMNYU

Curiosity changes the way we see people, problems and possibility. Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Sarah Heriot to explore how asking better questions can transform support work, strengthen human connection and create better outcomes.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original CUSP episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoA3lBtn6vM

Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Henry Vila to unpack the leap from corporate executive to financial freedom, the mindset behind it, and what changes when you decide to build on your own terms.

This is an archived CUSP recording from the Mr Purple vault.

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Dr Tom Hitchcock sits down with Matthias Wessel to explore the difference between box checkers and catalysts, and why most people never truly change.This is an archived CUSP recording, now shared as part of the Mr Purple podcast collection.Watch the original recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_YoEVkuoA

Dr Tom Hitchcock — Mr Purple — sits down with Vanja Simic to reframe mental health, challenge the labels we inherit, and explore what changes when curiosity enters the room.This is an archived CUSP recording, republished as part of the Mr Purple podcast archive.Watch the original conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu30233fNLg

Dr Tom Hitchcock — Mr Purple, a Coach with Benefits — sits down with Salam Akhnoukh to unpack why your CV may not be working, and what candidates can do differently. This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording from the Mr Purple vault. Watch the original episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95A-Ww-kzdo

Dr Tom Hitchcock — Mr Purple — sits down with Brad Krauskopf to pull apart a curious idea: perhaps the office is not actually where the best work happens.

This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, now shared as part of the Mr Purple archive.

Watch the original CUSP episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ReXXCltn4

#investinyourself #FutureOfWork #BusinessCoaching

Dr Tom Hitchcock — Mr Purple — sits down with Rakz to explore what it means to exist to give people the tools to move forward, think differently and invest in themselves.This is an archived recording from The CUSP Podcast, now shared as part of the Mr Purple archive.Watch the original CUSP episode on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSGaEM_ora4#investinyourself #BusinessCoaching #PersonalDevelopment

Calm seas don't make skilled sailors.

Tom Hitchcock is joined by Iain Copeland for Mr Purple Episode 127.

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#investinyourself

Dr Tom Hitchcock - Mr Purple - explores why science is not a conspiracy with Gregory Austin, and what curious business leaders can learn when evidence, belief and better questions collide.

This is an archived CUSP Podcast recording, now shared as part of the Mr Purple collection.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZbDttAG9s

Dr Tom Hitchcock explores how habits become a genuine superpower with Bartosz Cybulski. A practical conversation about building better routines, creating lasting change and investing in yourself.Originally recorded for The CUSP Podcast and now part of the Mr Purple archive.Watch the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ8fGPLowBo

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In this episode, Luke shares his journey from aspiring footballer to impactful community leader. Discover how his passion for sports evolved into a career in sports management and social services. Luke's story highlights the power of persistence and the joy of giving back, offering inspiration for anyone looking to make a difference.

In this episode, Tom Hitchcock sits down with Sagar Shah, a UK-born engineer whose path took him from aerospace ambitions to a career in software and innovation. Sagar shares his story growing up in Stoke-on-Trent, studying aerospace engineering at Sheffield, spending time abroad at UNSW in Australia, and how the challenges of COVID-19 reshaped his journey. Now working in tech, he talks about switching from aerospace to software, his drive to build something world-changing, and the lessons he’s picked up along the way.

Tom Hitchock meets with Josh Parke to delve into his transformative journey from aspiring rugby league player to passionate advocate in the disability sector. Discover how Parke's experiences in the NDIS space are reshaping perceptions and creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Tom Hitchcock discusses with Michael Grey, the director of MKG Events about what allows him to thrive in event management and personal experiences that have shaped him to become who he is today, as well as memorable events within event managing.

Tom Hitchcock and Jaldip Upadhyay discussed Stein Solutions, which Jaldip Upadhyay co-founded to enhance digital marketing, particularly email marketing, through technology and data attribution solutions. Jaldip Upadhyay explained their focus on providing a unified view of the marketing funnel with their new SAS platform, Status Ei, and their aim to automate high-impact, error-prone tasks to achieve significant ARR by December 2026. Jaldip Upadhyay also shared his motivation for starting the company and his philosophy on understanding different perspectives in business.

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