
Driven Young
I started the Driven Young Podcast as a way to help educate and inspire the younger generation. There are plenty of amazing podcasts out there but I find very few tailors their content to those in high-school and uni. Even the ones that claim they do seem to go off track and fail to keep their message clear and simple for the younger generation to understand.I believe our world is changing so fast, the current education system can’t keep up and is left teaching us old and outdated skills no longer relevant in the workplace.This podcast explores what I believe should have been taught in school and aims to help people realise the world is different from when their parents grew up and we must make relevant decisions based on the world we live in currently not the world people used to live in
Latest episodes

Jan 23, 2022 • 57min
97. The Struggles of COVID Learning + What we Should Have Learnt at School
MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/Daphne reached out to me via email after seeing some clips on TikTok, she really impressed me and I decided to get her on the show.She is 18 years old and currently studying her first year Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Politics and International Relations) student at the University of New South Wales, with a particular interest in youth advocacy and human rights.She is also involved with unicef, volunteering her time and was heavily invovled in leadership roles throughout highschool.In this conversation we talk about how COVID has affected her uni experience, online learning and the dangers of it, we talk about consent and what other skills we should have been taught in school, how young people can make more of an impact, cancel culture and much much more.Follow Daphne:Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphnefong/Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/daphnefong_/Byron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byron__dempsey/D.Y Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivenyoungpodcast/Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J8a8hS3/Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 2022 • 1h 44min
96. How To Face Adversity & Overcome Your Challenges
Find out more about Monty: https://watchwell.com.au/MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/Today I am joined by David Montgomery or better known as Monty. We actually recorded this episode a while ago but there was a chainsaw in the background so I decided to get him back in for a re-record. The new one ended up being even better and my longest episode yet.So who is Monty? Well outside of being an incredible and genuine human being he has built a multi-million dollar business and worked with many other companies to help grow their business.This has allowed him to take the entire past year off to spend time with his kids and launch a new project focused on helping and guiding young people in business. This is called Watchwell and I highly highly recommend you all check it out, if you enjoy the episode and Monty you can book in to have a chat with him or even grab a coffee for free.Monty is one of the most connected people I have meet so I would definitely take up this offer.This episode is jam-packed with advice and conversations focused on young people, we cover so much and it seems to fly.Find Monty: https://watchwell.com.au/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwmontgomery/Byron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byron__dempsey/D.Y Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivenyoungpodcast/Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J8a8hS3/Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 9, 2022 • 31min
95. How I Set Goals at The Beginning of Each Year
Goal Setting template: https://drivenyoung.com/goalsMASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/How I set my goals and how you can too!In this episode I share how I set my goals, why you should set goals and a simple step by step strategy to follow!Grab the template here: https://drivenyoung.com/goalsByron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byron__dempsey/D.Y Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivenyoungpodcast/Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J8a8hS3/Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 19, 2021 • 49min
93. The Public Speaking Coach with a Stutter
MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/Shil is a Perth based speaker coach, speaker, MC and storyteller. He is also the first speaker coach in Perth to introduce Virtual Reality as a groundbreaking tool to develop your presentation skills.Public Speaking has always been Shil’s greatest fear – so he knows exactly what it feels like when your body goes numb, your heart starts racing and your mind goes into overdrive! Despite living with a stutter, Shil trained himself to become a professional speaker and developed an intimate understanding of how to harness and control the fear of speaking.In this episode, we talk about why communication skills are so important, how to start developing these skills, the importance of the little things, first impressions and the three ways we communicate as human beings.A shoutout to Student Edge for sponsoring this episode, Shil has a course on Student Edge plus, where he breaks down a lot of what we discuss in this episode in far more detail. Go to www.Studentedge.org to sign up for free!Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 5, 2021 • 1h 4min
92. My Business Coach Interviews Me
MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/This episode is from the "win the day" podcast with James whittika as he interviews me!Find James: https://jameswhitt.com/Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 28, 2021 • 1h 25min
91. Corporate Job to Flying Around Australia with GoPro & Redbull
MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/Today I am joined by a good friend of mine Fabio or known online as Fabreezy. Fabio is an FPV drone pilot which stands for First Person View. He flys drones professionally as a full-time content creator, working with brands like Redbull and go pro.But he only got into this over a year ago. Before that, he was working in corporate as a manager. In this episode, Fabio and I discuss life after school, what he did and how he felt like he needed to be a manager. He shares some really deep stories and we bounce of each other throughout the episode.I apologise if we speak a little fast, but this was such a fun episode and I know you will get so much value out of it.As per usual please DM me or Fabio on Instagram if you enjoyed the episode, make sure you leave a review for the podcast, that really helps me out and all my links to everything I do are in the show notes below.Follow Fabio:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/fabreezy_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fabreezy_?lang=enByron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byron__dempsey/D.Y Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivenyoungpodcast/Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J8a8hS3/Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 21, 2021 • 50min
90. The 3 Secrets To Financial Freedom
MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/The number one skill people wish they were taught at school, how to manage their money. I love doing episodes like this as it is such an important skill and this episode is such a great all-rounder.If you are bad with money, this episode is for you because today I am joined by Lacey Filipich. Saving half of every dollar she received from the age of 10. She bought her first property at 19 years old while in her second year of chemical engineering. She continued investing throughout her 20’s, adding shares and more properties to her portfolio to reach financial independence in her early 30’s.This isn't rocket science guys. She didn't earn any more money than anyone you know. She didn't invest in crypto or anything fancy. This was done using simple habits, investing long term into relatively safe assets and understanding delayed gratification.Lacey runs a company called Moneyschool.org if you want to check out her free stuff and she also has a fantastic workshop on Student Edge plus who is the sponsor of this episode. Go to Studentedge.org to get access to that.Follow Lacey: https://www.moneyschool.org.au/Byron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byron__dempsey/D.Y Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivenyoungpodcast/Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J8a8hS3/Join Student Edge: https://studentedge.org/auSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 2021 • 50min
89. SOLO | My Biggest Project Yet + What I have been up to
MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyIn-person meetups: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sydney-18-meet-greet-intentional-gap-year-workshop-tickets-210786687657Join the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/What I have been up too recently and my new project I'd love to invite you to!Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 8, 2021 • 51min
88. Let's talk Finding Your Purpose | Does it Even Exist?
MASTER LINK: https://solo.to/byrondempseyJoin the gap year: https://drivenyoung.com/igy/Get my Book!: https://www.drivenyoung.com/bookAre you ready for uni quiz: https://drivenyoung.scoreapp.com/Welcome back to the Driven Young podcast and today I am joined by Elizabeth Knight.When Elizabeth graduated from high school, the world was her oyster - or so it seemed. She had a 99.85 ATAR, a full scholarship to the university, and was an all-rounded student. The opportunities for Liz’s future were endless!But she was directionless and without a purpose. Liz had absolutely no idea what she wanted to do with her life, or who she wanted to become.Ever since she’s been on a mission to transform the way that we educate young people about their careers, and transform our education system into one that is relevant, empowering and purposeful.Liz founded Purposeful all the way back in 2018, touching hundreds of lives and building a community bigger and stronger than she could have ever imagined!And today we go into her story, the frameworks and processes she uses to help young people figure out what they want to do.Thanks to Student Edge for helping set up this interview, they have created a new online program that teaches all the practical life skills we should have learnt in school, skills I teach on this program but in a more structured format and awesome mentors. check them out at Studentedge.org.As per usual please DM me on Instagram if you enjoy this episode and if you are in Sydney make sure you come along to my information night and check out my upcoming program. Now over to ElizabethFind Elizabeth: Website: https://www.purposeful.org.au/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-knight-009757149/Byron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byron__dempsey/D.Y Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivenyoungpodcast/Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/J8a8hS3/Join Student Edge: https://studentedge.org/auSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 2021 • 1h 26min
87. The Mysterious Philosophy of TikTok and Storytelling with AmericanBaron
The conversation dives into the art of storytelling on TikTok, showcasing unique content that blends comedy and philosophy. Insightful discussions explore the evolution of education, the importance of non-traditional learning, and bridging generational divides. They dissect modern storytelling challenges, the significance of pursuing passions over societal status, and the enriching power of fiction versus self-help. The duo also critiques character depth in superhero narratives while encouraging experimentation and the acceptance of imperfections in relationships.