I am really excited about this episode because Wendy El-Khoury is on The Story Box!  Wendy's Bio:Wendy El-Khoury, Founder and Director of Wedded Wonderland and Wonderland Media, is one of the World's leading Digital and Social Media pioneers specializing in Wedding, Event, and Lifestyle industries.She is credited for growing twenty million+ followers across client social channels, driving lead generation, event engagement, brand awareness, sourcing talent, and amplifying sales for small businesses across the globe. A marketing, events, and content expert, Wendy has appeared on and been interviewed by news.com.au, Daily Mail, Cosmo Bride, Mornings 9, Studio 10, and 2GB radio, to name a few. She is often credited with the elevation and re-invigoration of the wedding and special events industry in Australia.She has also presented at a number of local and internationally renowned conferences as a keynote in this space, including DWP and Engage! Luxury Wedding Business Summits.​This episode of The Story Box we speak about:  Success  Growing up around entrepreneurs  Background in Education and wanting to help people  What is an entrepreneur  Managing stress levels being a mum and the founder of several major companies  Beginning Wedded Wonderland - Doing what hadn't been done before, Knowing what to do.  Coping through Pressure of clients and the market Challenges  3 pieces of advice you all need to hear  Favourite film, actor and the last film Wendy watched. Follow Wendy on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendydelkhoury/https://www.instagram.com/weddedwonderland/https://www.instagram.com/wonderlandmedia_/Website: https://weddedwonderland.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeddedWonderland/Follow The Story Box on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/?ref=bookmarksFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow the founder and host Jay FantomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to Apple Podcasts, and leave a positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Let's start changing people's lives through powerful stories, like this one.Take a photo of this episode and post it to Instagram and tag @TheStoryBox and @wendyelkhoury Let us know what you think.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 2 of Reflection Fridays. This week it's men's mental health week, which is such an important topic and issue that needs to be promoted. At the beginning of this episode, Jay reflects on how gratitude can be one of the factors to help overcome depression, anxiety, and stress. The next section is a special one as Lee Liston interviews Jay Fantom the founder of The Story Box regarding mental toughness, resilience, persistence, and how The Story Box began. Plus loads more stories reflecting on the week that's been. Follow The Story Box on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/?ref=bookmarksFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow the founder and host Jay FantomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to Apple Podcasts, and leave a positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Let's start changing people's lives through powerful stories, like this one.Take a photo of this episode and post it to Instagram and tag @TheStoryBox and @leeliston Let us know what you think.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Story Box we dive in and hear Matt Purcell's story. Matt Purcell is one of Australia's leading life coaches, presenters, a successful businessman with Mentored Media, and an Accomplished Musician and Song Writer. What's more is that Matt also founded and hosts iTunes No.1 Podcast called The Examined Life where he interviews high profile people such as Lisa Messenger, Chef Pete Evans, DJ Tiger Lily, Chris Green, Michael Lane, Dave Rubin, Dami IM, Janine Allis, Mark Bouris, Osher Gunsberg to name but a few. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to Apple Podcasts, and leave a positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Let's start changing peoples lives through powerful stories, like this one. If you did get something from this episode please take a photo and post it on Instagram tagging @TheStoryBox and @mattpurcellofficial Let us know what you think.On this episode we unbox the following:  Matt's Definition of success  Growing up as an adopted kid and not knowing his birth parents  Music and how that has played a crucial role in his life  Faith - How his relationship in God affects his whole life Perfection - What is it and can we overcome it?  Learning to set your aim and holding to a high standard Judgements - what to do when they come  Defining purpose and why we need it?  What do you really want in life? and loads more interesting and exciting golden nuggets on this episode! Follow Matt Purcell on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattpurcellofficial/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialmattpurcell/Website: https://www.mattpurcell.com/aboutThe Examined Life Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-examined-life-with-matt-purcell/id1044782648 Follow The Story Box on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/?ref=bookmarksFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow the founder and host Jay FantomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Story Box we have Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author and TV presence, Jack Delosa. Jack Delosa is the founder and CEO of The Entourage Australia's Largest education institution for entrepreneurs, The Entourage has a community of over 350,000 members. Under Jack's Leadership, The Entourage was awarded the 4th Best Place to work in Australia by BRW magazine. Jack has been featured in GQ, SkyNews Business, EyeWitness News, FORBES, The Australian, Financial Review, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Nine, TEDx, BRW, CEO Magazine, and Channel 7. Jack is also a Best-Selling author of 2 books. His first book 'Unprofessional', was highly acclaimed, reaching Best-Seller status within 3 weeks. His latest book, 'Unwritten' reached Best-Seller Status within 1 week. Jack's passion for education inspired him to launch his popular online segment #askjackD and Podcast The Jack Delosa Podcast. His Podcast was listed as iTunes No.1 business Podcast within 24hrs of launching. He's interviewed high profile guests including: Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple) Gary Vaynerchuk, and Gerard Adams (Founder of Elite Daily). On this episode we unbox:  Jack's Definition of success - How this looks for him in business and life  What does it take to get over your failures  Why it's good to fail in business  How to succeed in your own business  How the Entourage began and why he started it at the age of just 23.  What lesson did he learn when he earned his first million. Plus loads more! Follow Jack on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delosa/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackdelosa/Website: https://www.the-entourage.com/jack-delosaFollow The Story Box on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/?ref=bookmarksFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow the founder and host Jay FantomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to Apple Podcasts, and leave a positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Let's start changing people's lives through powerful stories, like this one. Take a photo of this episode and post it to Instagram and tag @TheStoryBox and @jackdelosa Let us know what you think.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Friday everyone! Today I have a very special episode for you all. James Dutton is the founder & CEO of Nutricare a company that provides natural innovative health care products to millions of consumers around the globe. Short Story about Nutricare: We make natural innovative health care products because we care. It’s in our name, it’s in our DNA. When founder James Dutton uncovered that his young son Charlie was reacting to common wound dressings he was motivated to find an alternative solution - only there weren’t any. What was uncovered was a staggering number of people that experienced the same problem - 25% of the world’s population.Fast forward to 2017 after months of research and discovering how many chemicals lurk in common wound care, Nutricare, and award-winning flagship brand ‘PATCH’ was born - a natural, 100% natural bamboo fiber wound dressing with the added goodness of activated charcoal, aloe vera, and coconut oil. We are known for our quality, sustainable and ecological credentials. From the materials and packaging, to the 20,000+ trees planted to offset carbon, everything is considered when we create. As we continue to expand and develop, our future is clear. And we’ve only just begun.Nutricare has been featured on VOGUE, Channel 7, Channel 9, Onya Magazine, Nourished Life, 1 Million Women, and many more! Special Thank you to Brittany from RomanoBeck for putting James and I in contact. On this episode of The Story Box we speak about:   Jame's definition of success   How Nutricare began   What struggles did he have to face with starting the company Jame's why Uncovering the natural remedy to health care products Plus loads more!!Follow James and Nutricare on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutricareco/Website: https://nutricare.co/pages/about-usFollow Romanobeck on social media: Website: http://romanobeck.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/romanobeck/Follow The Story Box on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/?ref=bookmarksFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow the founder and host Jay FantomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to Apple Podcasts, and leave a positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Let's start changing people's lives through powerful stories, like this one.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to another episode of The Story Box. This week we dive into the Story of Mick Teasdale or better known as The Hungry Diner and The Hungry Diner show. Mick and I go deep into his back story and I mean deep! We speak about how he left school at a young age, worked in many different jobs, ended up joining the Australian NAVY before teaching himself marketing. Mick was kind enough to open up about his darkest moments and really shed light on depression, anxiety, and Toxic Masculinity. If you get something from this episode please show your support by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Take a screenshot and post it on your social media platforms tagging @thestoryboxpodcast and @hungry_diner let us know what you think! On this episode we speak about: Definition of Success for Mick  Why he left school at a young age  Why he went into the NAVY What lessons he learned from the NAVY How The Hungry Diner Began Dealing with Depression  Dealing with passive and aggressive suicidal ideations - the importance of family and friends   Toxic Masculinity - How do we combat it Plus SOO MUCH MORE!  Follow The Hungry Diner on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hungry_diner/https://www.instagram.com/hungrydinershow/Website: https://hungrydiner.com.au/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-hungry-diner-show/id1511705102https://open.spotify.com/show/7ELGEycAXYeiNHgDx5qSqF?si=Rs-vq3vdS9Cv_WYHrnIO_QFollow The Story Box on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ladies and gentlemen this week on The Story Box we have the Best Selling Author and Keynote Speaker Jon Gordon on the show. Jon's Bio: Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 22 books including 8 best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership, The Power of a Positive Team, The Coffee Bean and his latest The Garden Jon and his tips have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, The Golf Channel, Fox and Friends, and in numerous magazines and newspapers. His clients include The Los Angeles Dodgers, Campbell’s Soup, Dell, Publix, Southwest Airlines, Miami Heat, The Los Angeles Rams, Snapchat, BB&T Bank, Clemson Football, Northwestern Mutual, West Point Academy and more. Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations, and teams.On This Episode with Jon:  Definition of Success  What is positivity and how can we be more positive  How he almost lost his marriage  Overcoming self-doubt and depression  How to improve your relationships  The 5 D's that evil uses to sabotage our joy and positivity  The Legacy Plan  3 Pieces of advice everyone needs to hear. Plus loads more other stories on this episode! Make sure to take a screenshot of this episode and share it on Instagram tagging Jon and The Story Box, leave a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts as well. Send this to a friend or family member that needs to hear this. Enjoy the episode! Follow Jon on social media and Buy Jon's Books: Website: https://jongordon.com/about-jon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jongordon11/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jongordonpageTwitter: https://twitter.com/jongordon11YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JonGordonSelects/featured Follow The Story Box on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow Host Jay on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first-ever Story Box Podcast episode of Reflection Friday's. A new series every Friday (hopefully) hosted by Jay Fantom and maybe a special guest at some points through the series. The aim is to focus on all the things that we are grateful for during the past week. We often get so busy in our life that it's easy to forget to just stop, reflect, and be grateful for what we have. Gratitude is the key to living a successful and joy-filled life. What are somethings you are thankful for from this past week? This episode host Jay reflects on:  The loss of his good friend on the 30/05/2020  Friends and family  Work and the ability to pay for things  A tooth-brush, Yes it can be something so small! If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to The Story Box on Apple Podcasts, and leave a positive rating and review. Share it around with your friends and family. Help change someone's life today through this powerful message of gratitude. \Take a photo of this episode and post it to your story tagging @TheStoryBoxpodcast. Let us know what you think.Follow The Story Box on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/?ref=bookmarksFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow the founder and host Jay FantomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WARNING COARSE LANGUAGE AND THIS EPISODE WILL ALSO MAKE YOU HUNGRY! This week we have the iconic Mister Gee on The Story Box sharing how the Iconic Mister Gee burger Truck all began and how he built it to becoming the food place we all love. Mister Gee is a man of many talents, and he's also the founder and owner of Happy Ending Burgers and The Daily Operation. If you enjoy this episode make sure to support Mister Gee by tagging him and The Story Box on Instagram, share this episode around to your friends and family, and leave a nice rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mister Gee on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistergeeburgertruck/https://www.instagram.com/p/B92-CwNgR-Q/https://www.instagram.com/happyendingburger/https://www.instagram.com/THE_DAILY_OPERATION/Follow The Story Box on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Follow the founder and host Jay: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week as we dive into The Story Box you will hear just a small portion of Bobby Holland Hanton's story. Bobby is a Hollywood Stuntman and legend within the industry having worked on projects like "Thor Ragnarok", "Avengers Infinity War part 1 and part 2", "Mission Impossible 6" and "Solo: A Star Wars Story". Bobby has performed in such blockbuster action films as "Wonder Woman", "Stars Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens", "Skyfall", "Avengers: Age of Ultron", "Spectre", "Thor", hit tv show "Game of Thrones", "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", "Quantum of Solace", "Harry Potter", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Captain America" and the Oscar-winning "Inception", to name but a few.  This has involved Bobby as being the stunt double for the likes of Henry Cavill, Chris Pine, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Daniel Craig, Ryan Reynolds, Channing Tatum, Jake Gyllenhaal, and David Beckham's football double.He has an even larger Resume from The Batman 2021, Black Widow, Bad Times at the El Royale, In the Heart of the sea, and loads more! Bobby shares a personal journey through mental health and how he got out of it recently, strategies you can implement to overcome depression. He also speaks about Battle Cancer a Fitness Fundraising and Event movement to help spread awareness for people battling cancer. Plus LOADS more stories on The Story Box. There will be a part 2 & maybe something special you never know. Bobby and I had such a great time talking we went way over the initial scheduled time so I know you will get a lot out of this one. On this episode you will learn: Definition of success  Stunt work and gymnastics and why Bobby went down that road  Starting out his career - what that was like for a young man to learn  Hi first film role as a stuntman  Going through major back surgery and how that impacted his mental health  Strategies to improve upon your own mental health  Why we need to be mindful of our health as men  Battle Cancer and why he's apart of that  What is happiness?Plus soooo much more! Make sure to support Bobby by taking a screenshot of this episode tag Bobby & myself (The Story Box) on Instagram, let us know what you thought and what you would like to hear for part 2. Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help spread this Story Box to as many people as possible.  Enjoy this episode! Follow Bobby Hanton on Social Media: Website: https://www.bobbyhollandhanton.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbydazzler84/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3479192/ Battle Cancer: https://www.battlecancer.com/Follow The Story Box on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125781678801513/Host Jay Fantom: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dj_directorjay/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.