Curveball

By Deadset Studios

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Episodes: 104

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The human experience is all about adapting. Whether it’s a CEO trying to ride out an international travel crisis, a surfer struggling against a monster wave while his floatation vest fails, or a media star whose whole life changes in an instant, rarely do you get to glimpse what’s really going on during a someone's darkest hour. In these revealing, personal conversations with a range of successful people, Curveball host Kellie Riordan gets the lowdown on how people grow in extraordinary times.  Keep up to date with Curveball by following @_deadsetstudios.com on Twitter and @deadsetsetstudios on Instagram. Find out more about the show or suggest a guest by going to www.curveballshow.com Curveball is also now a LinkedIn newsletter! It's a weekly top-up of the best advice our guests have to help set you on the right path. Subscribing is totally free.

Episode Date
Test your instincts — Richard Harris on embracing risk to rescue teens trapped in a Thai cave
Nov 20, 2023
Hoodie economics — How Indigenous systems-thinking could unlock your business potential, with Jack Manning Bancroft
Oct 09, 2023
Alan Rusbridger on spies, spooks, and the Assange saga
Sep 28, 2023
Twists and tumble-turns – Bronte Campbell’s road to Olympic glory has been anything but a straight line
Aug 28, 2023
Ratbag millionaire — Graeme Wood’s adventures with Wotif, tree huggers, and pirates
Jul 31, 2023
Lips are sealed - Poppy King reveals she's back to conquer Australia
Jul 03, 2023
Breaking tradition — Shivani Gopal’s ride from arranged marriage to mentoring mogul
May 29, 2023
Boy-like wonder — Trent Dalton sees the humanity where there's none
May 01, 2023
Advertising oracle — Dee Madigan makes the message matter
Apr 03, 2023
What if everything changed in an instant? Curveball returns
Mar 28, 2023
Keen to make your own podcast?
Mar 22, 2023
Going nuclear – King of the airwaves Richard Fidler on lightning strikes and falling for history
Dec 05, 2022
New buckaroo – Tanya Van Der Water redefines success for her family business
Nov 28, 2022
Sweat and tears – How Michelle Bridges built an empire based on grit
Nov 21, 2022
Settling scores – Brandon Jack uncovers a darker side of Australian sport
Nov 14, 2022
What would happen if you were a little bit vulnerable?
Nov 07, 2022
Military might - Kirstin Ferguson's long march to equality in leadership
Oct 31, 2022
Still fighting — Kath Koschel crosses Australia in search of kindness PART 2
Oct 24, 2022
Empathy wins - How Kath Koschel turned a string of personal tragedies into an empire of kindness PART 1
Oct 24, 2022
Tech titan — Dom Pym’s near-death experiences in life and business
Oct 17, 2022
Finish lines – Jana Pittman on the biggest hurdles of her life
Oct 10, 2022
We’re back after some Curveballs close to home
Oct 02, 2022
New directions – A personal crisis changes Gaven Morris’ outlook as he brings news into the future PART 2
Nov 22, 2021
And we’re live – Why Gaven Morris launched a 24-hour news channel before it was ready PART 1
Nov 22, 2021
Pirouette power — Greta Thomas leaps gracefully from ballet to Bono
Nov 15, 2021
Doing it on purpose — Start cultivating your why
Nov 01, 2021
From Tigerland to Ivy League — Peggy O’Neal graduates from football president to University Chancellor
Oct 25, 2021
Soft swerves — Declan Lee scoops himself up from failure to create an ice-cream empire
Oct 18, 2021
Tech visionary — Kate Vale on running Google, Spotify, and now a VC fund
Oct 11, 2021
BONUS — Fable Food takes on more investment as mushroom meat makes it into fast food chains
Oct 04, 2021
Selling down but not out — How Olivia Humphrey scaled all the way to a sale PART 2
Sep 28, 2021
The Queen of Stream — Olivia Humphrey on creating streaming platform Kanopy PART 1
Sep 28, 2021
Pep talk — A salary dispute catapults Meggie Palmer into tech solutions for the gender pay gap
Sep 20, 2021
Pushing beyond the limits — Simon Griffiths on pain, purpose, and profit
Sep 13, 2021
The life changing magic of a mentor — Do you need one, how to get one, and what do they do anyway
Sep 06, 2021
Know when to fold them — How to call time on your dream
Aug 30, 2021
Challenge accepted — Liz Broderick on stepping into your power
Aug 23, 2021
Shutting up shop – When closing the door leads to the open road
Aug 16, 2021
Bold blend — How Justin Dry lost the lot and came back full bodied
Aug 09, 2021
Rise up — Dwayne Good’s voyage from tragedy to travel empire
Aug 02, 2021
Kicking goals — Peggy O’Neal stares down the competition
Jul 26, 2021
A new season of thrills and spills from top leaders
Jul 18, 2021
INTRODUCING — How I Work, a podcast where leaders talk about how they structure their day
Mar 29, 2021
Tough calls — How good leaders make the right decisions when everyone’s a critic
Mar 22, 2021
Forged in fire — how great leaders use personal adversity to become even stronger
Mar 15, 2021
Crazy brave — How to channel your inner warrior
Mar 08, 2021
Think again — Adam Grant wants to change your mind about leadership
Mar 01, 2021
Dropping in — Andrew Stark rescues a world surf tour in record time
Feb 23, 2021
Turning the tide — How Andrew Stark transformed a crushing wave into the ride of his life
Feb 23, 2021
Staging a comeback — Jeremy Fleming’s show-stopping pivot from sets to desks
Feb 15, 2021
You beauty — Kate Morris on taking her online cosmetic company from her garage to stock market float
Feb 08, 2021
Testing times — Justin Langer on truth, tough love and making cricket great again
Feb 01, 2021
Lead your team like a MOFO
Jan 25, 2021
I get knocked down, but I get up again!
Jan 18, 2021
Mind games, set and match
Jan 12, 2021
If you didn’t pivot did you even 2020?
Dec 21, 2020
Start-up rollercoaster — Michael Fox on winning and then failing with women’s shoes, and re-emerging with a vegetarian VC success story
Dec 14, 2020
School of hard knocks – Dr Briony Scott on shutting down schools and firing up online classrooms
Dec 07, 2020
That’s Entertainment — Comedy boss Kevin Whyte on going broke, bouncing back, and shifting the laughs from stages to zoom screens
Nov 30, 2020
Cereal-ising success — setbacks, comebacks and taking risks with Carman’s muesli mogul Carolyn Creswell
Nov 23, 2020
Hard landing — Outgoing Virgin Australia CEO Paul Scurrah mans the evacuation slide
Nov 16, 2020
Turbulent times — the moment Paul Scurrah knew his company was grounded
Nov 16, 2020
Freaked out and phoning a friend
Nov 02, 2020