This episode is for you if you need to be reminded of why giving up is not an option. Sam is the absolute embodiment of resilience, passion, mission and grit. This is an incredibly inspiring journey and yet it is only the beginning for Sam and her Skin Clinic Empire!

In this episode we discuss:
- Sam's incredible story of why The Skin Bar exists
- How her Childhood shaped her passion to help women and men be empowered with their skin and move away
from the injectables culture to smarter, safer, more incredible skin for long term and lifelong results.
- Bullying and resiliance
- The Grit and dedication it takes to run a small business as a single mother and turn that into an empire
- Hiring and Firing, and finding the right partners in business and all the mistakes and lessons along the way
- When success brings the wrong kind of people into your business, and how to navigate that.
- Claiming your authenticity and being a thought leader in your industry
- Leading with purpose
- Why you should never give up
- and so much more!

On this episode, I am joined by the inspiring Dandapani, who is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and a former monk of 10 years. After graduating university with a degree in Electrical Engineering he left it all behind to become an ordained Hindu monk under the guidance of one of Hinduism’s foremost spiritual leaders of our time, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. For 10 years he lived a life of serious personal discipline and training at his guru’s cloistered monastery in Hawaii.

When his vows expired, he chose to venture out into the world making New York City his home. He works with entrepreneurs and some of the top athletes in the world in helping them understand and leverage their mind so that they can be the best at what they do. He does this by empowering them with tools and teachings that have been used by Hindu monks of his tradition for thousands of years. Among his clients are companies such as Fortress Investment Group, ICONIQ, McKinsey, American Express, Bloomberg LP, Sprinklr, Nike, Ribbit Capital, Red Ventures, and more.

His book, The Power of Unwavering Focus, published by Portfolio and Penguin Random House is being translated into 23 languages. And his TEDx talk has over 6.5 million views. He currently lives in Nosara, Costa Rica, where he and his wife are passionately creating a 33-acre Hindu spiritual sanctuary and botanical gardens to further their mission.

In this episode we discussed:
- Dandapani's incredible childhood and life story and what led him to become a Monk
- The Power of Unwavering Focus
- Happiness
- Holding on to curiosity from childhood = a successful entrepreneur
- True reflection and awareness and what i means to actually do the work.
- The first step to living a fulfilling life is buying into your own happiness
- How to be of service
- How to remain teachable - Stop being the expert of everything.
- Your environment and the people in that environment matters
- Ask yourself how everyday can you push the ball forward just a little bit.
- Ask yourself, are you truly happy? Are you truly focused? What are you going to do about it?

Trudi’s multifaceted skills have taken her around the world - working in Sydney, New York and now, in the beautiful Byron Bay Hinterland innovating with her co-founder the late Olivia Newton-John.

Here, among many things, Trudi has been the driving force behind the formulation, branding and fast growing success of the Retreatment Botanics skincare range.

Trudi practices daily the philosophy ‘Beauty from the Inside Out’. She firmly believes in the youth-generating benefits of super nutritious foods and high performance natural and organic skincare. Trudi also adores the healing and restorative properties of pure essential oils, therefore having the perfect balance & combination to create that true sensory journey in every Retreatment Botanics product was a huge part of the development process.

In this episode we discuss:
- Navigating a partnership with a celebrity
- The back story of why this formulation of skincare was so important
- Being the first global 100% palm oil free brand and what that actually means
- the risks it takes to be a thought leader in your industry in a controversial topic
- Navigating the highs and lows of a business
- How relentless curiosity guides us to success
- Inspiring others to question everything will lead to a more sustainable future for everyone
- Navigating Olivia Newton Johns cancer battle and passing and what that means for the business moving forward.
- Leading with love and ensuring quality always comes first in any product based business.