Your Story Ep 6 : Juan Mann, Free Hugs & Oprah is a Career

29 01 2008

Welcome To Episode Six of Your Story.

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Today we talk with Juan Mann of Free Hugs fame. You have probably seen the video, if not here it is.

A runaway viral success that has lead onto things greater than anyone could have imagined

It all started for me when I saw on Twitter that Richard Giles had gone to visit Juan and I thought well there is a story in that! So I found his Welcome To My Home site and asked if I could drop in, seeing how I was in Sydney. Generously, he agreed.

Juan & Ian

We talk about the runaway success that the video has become for him and what it has lead on to, including appearing on Oprah and Andrew Dentons Enough Rope along with opportunities that you would never write into a business plan.
Surprisingly this has lead to him developing a career as a public speaker enabling him to continue to get his message out there and to motivate others to follow their passion. Read the rest of this entry »





Your Story Ep. 1 : Shannon, the film industry and achieving a goal early in life.

13 11 2007

Welcome To Episode One of Your Story.  To listen to the podcast go to Your Story.In this episode I chat with a young lady I’ve worked with who decided at school to get into the film industry and has achieved it in only three years and now has to consider her future.I also bring you up to speed on how it’s been going for me to get this podcast up and running and some of the frustrations that I’ve faced.Hope you enjoy.To automatically receive this podcast freely to you, click on one of the links to the left or search in iTunes for “Your Story.”Subscribe freely in iTunes by Clicking here.If you use another Podcast software Get the feed here.