Show Notes
This ep the focus gets thrown on Scott. Mike asks him about his own life story - starting off from early days, going through a door-to-door sales grind to building his production company Blacklime - and how therapy, kindness and self-knowledge that got him there. It's the most personal episode yet.
Drinking beer from: Urbanaught - Atlanta Bright IPA (4.6%) Eating a pie from: Gold Star Bakery - Mac n Cheese and Chicken
You'll learn: -Why door-to-door sales taught Scott lessons - attitude, the law of averages, resilience - that still show up in how he runs a business today; -How a season on the dole and a near miss in retail led him into a media career shooting Motorway Patrol and Police Ten 7; -Why he treats therapy like a coach for life, and the moment in 2016 that sent him back to it; -The pivotal risk of buying his own camera on credit to land an 18-week trial, and how that launched his career in the production industry; -and his three closing pieces of advice: know yourself first, be kind, and don't live by someone else's definition of success.
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