252: Natalia Perez

09/16/18 • 80 min

Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

Today I’m joined by LA Radio Superstar Natalia Perez.

She’s an announcer on the super-important radio show Big Boy's Neighborhood on Real 92.3 in LA.

To give you an idea about how important this show is, the reason you first heard a Kendrick Lamar track on Australian radio is because Big Boy played it on his show first. He’s the one that breaks records to market. His endorsement gives music directors the world over permission to also start playing these songs.

He’s a true legend of the industry and by legitimising artists on his show has helped create more music superstars the I’ve had hot dinners.

Natalia worked together for three years on a radio show called The Hot Hits Live from LA, and as soon as I met her I knew she was something special.

The way Natalia has crafted her career path, how she’s worked, and learned, and worked some more, and used a combination of super-hard work, willingness to learn more skills and a kindness that will knock you out of the park - this one will leave you so inspired about what’s possible in life, and indeed how you might be able to level up your own career.

Next to my wife, Natalia is the kindest person I know.

She’s also one of the most hard working people I’ve ever come across.

If you’re at all interested in a career in media, or a career in an area that has a high barrier to entry - this conversation is a masterclass in how to achieve what you dreamed of achieving.

I can’t thank Natalia enough for staying up super late to talk to me on this one - late being 4pm which for breakfast radio announcers is essentially midnight.

You can find Natalia at @heynatalia on instagram, let her know you heard her here.

This woman is one of the most dear people I know, and that I can share this conversation with you, and indeed give you a glimpse into the kind of person she is and that incredible career success can be yours through hard work and kindness - well it’s pretty special.

Enjoy this conversation with the wonderful Natalia Perez.

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Today I’m joined by LA Radio Superstar Natalia Perez.

She’s an announcer on the super-important radio show Big Boy's Neighborhood on Real 92.3 in LA.

He’s a true legend of the industry and by legitimising artists on his show has helped create more music superstars the I’ve had hot dinners.

Natalia worked together for three years on a radio show called The Hot Hits Live from LA, and as soon as I met her I knew she was something special.

Next to my wife, Natalia is the kindest person I know.

She’s also one of the most hard working people I’ve ever come across.

If you’re at all interested in a career in media, or a career in an area that has a high barrier to entry - this conversation is a masterclass in how to achieve what you dreamed of achieving.

I can’t thank Natalia enough for staying up super late to talk to me on this one - late being 4pm which for breakfast radio announcers is essentially midnight.

You can find Natalia at @heynatalia on instagram, let her know you heard her here.

Enjoy this conversation with the wonderful Natalia Perez.

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251: Jarrod McKenna

My guest today is Jarrod McKenna.

Jarrod McKenna the is the Teaching Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Perth, he is the co-founder of "First Home Project", a community welcoming housing and “giving a hand up not a hand-out” to recently arrived refugees, and is a peace award winning nonviolent social change trainer.

Jarrod obviously a very smart and charismatic man - not many pastors are anything less - but Jarrod is also a man who is voracious in his drive to campaign for positive social change when it comes to asylum seekers and refugees.

Not many folks are willing to risk their lives for a cause - and Jarrod did just that, when he was smuggled onto Manus Island to spend time with and speak with people that our Australian government has detained.

Among those people - are 107 children.

Children like your kids and mine.

Kids who are far from home, scared and needing care and support.

When I pay my taxes, that money gets used for many things that I’m happy about.

Roads, hospitals, infrastructure and social services.

That money is also being used to detain children who had no choice in their situation.

That’s my money. Your money.

Personally - I’m not too happy about it.

Do I have an answer to people arriving to Australia by boat?

Nope.

Is locking up children the answer?

Not as far as I’m concerned.

Jarrod belongs to a church that I have had a few things to do with over the years - and not all of those experiences were positive, but as you’ll hear me say to him - I’ve learned to be quick to see where religious people are right.

Just because I have a different idea of what might be ‘god’ or a ‘higher power’ doesn’t mean that I can’t powerfully share values of kindness, compassion and caring for others in our community that a man like Jarrod does.

Jarrod is a good man, a kind man, and I’m very proud to support him and bring this conversation to you.

If you’d like to support Jarrod and his work - www.kidsoffnauru.com is where to start.

We do talk about some pretty heavy stuff here - including talk about suicide. If you or anyone you know needs support - please take control and call lifeline on 13 11 14.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Jarrod McKenna.

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253: LIVE with Marcus Engman

Marcus Engman is the head of Design at Ikea of Sweden.

With one billion customers on this planet - I’d be surprised if you have never lived with a piece of Ikea furniture.

This podcast was recorded as a part of a special Ikea event in Sydney, and they’d invited me to interview Marcus on the night and have a conversation about design.

But don’t worry this is not a conversation about furniture.

Because for a moment - just think about the importance of design.

A phrase I’m hung on at the moment around my book is ‘thoughts become things’. Look around you right now - every single object that is non-organic or non-geological in origin was once a thought in someone’s head. It was conceived in totality by someone, existing only in a mesh of neurones in their brains until it was created into being out of raw materials and now is something you can hold, touch, or use.

This is true for every object around you.

That chair, that rug, your car, your undies, every single object around you was once a thought.

And thoughts, as we know - become things.

This is true for both positive and negative thoughts, with enough deliberate and inspired action, they manifest into reality.

And as Marcus describes that object can be designed not only for you to use, and hopefully make your life better - but perhaps be designed to change the way you behave, as a way of influencing you in a way that words or actions cannot.

Marcus is a fascinating man, we get into his story in this chat so I won’t repeat it here - however I was absolutely thrilled to speak with him in front of a sold-out crowd of about two hundred people at the MCA in Sydney.

I’d love your thoughts on this one - so please email me [email protected]

Enjoy this conversation with Marcus Engman

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