Darren Longbottom's guest appearances

Darren Longbottom

Terrible Happy Talks 

Dream Job Ready

Stephanie Smith

Michael Klim

Anna Lee

Stephen Ellis

Mark Baker

Aaron Cross

Fred Schebesta

Blake Johnson

Tim Silverwood

Josh Wilson

Kyle Parsons

Michelle Battersby

Lije Sarki

Peter Phillips

Elizabeth Koraca

OwlTail

Dane Sharp

Business owner, C7 quadriplegic, author and one heck of an inspiration - Darren Longbottom (Owner of Zink Surf) chats with Dane Sharp about life and leadership in a wheelchair | Dream Job Ready EP45Ready to be inspired, shocked, moved and motivated in one short interview?Darren 'Daz' Longbottom was born into the surfing industry. Growing up on the beach in Cronulla, Australia, he and his brother witnessed surf industry and business success first hand via their father, who was a surfboard manufacturing pioneer in the 70s and 80s. Coming of working age, it didn’t take Daz long to forge his own identity in the surf industry and business world, eventually becoming the owner of a surf shop in Kiama on NSW's south coast. The business was successful and enabled Daz to live a happy, easy-going and casual life, but all that was rocked in a split second by a freak surfing accident in the remote region of Mentawais, North Sumatra.The freak surfing accident broke Darren's neck and resulted in instant paralysis. Alone in the water and semi-unconscious, Daz fought to stay alive until he was rescued by his friends, returned to the boat and stabilized (by getting strapped to a surfboard). But that’s just the beginning... What follows is a 25+ hour ordeal (I stress the world ordeal) returning to the mainland and reaching the safety of a hospital... You're likely trying to guess or imagine what went wrong and what happened... Think worse and times it by x 2...Today, Daz still runs his successful surf store in Kiama, but now does it from a wheelchair because of his C7 quadriplegia and spinal cord injury. His co-authored book Beyond the Break explains his unbelievable, life-or-death escape to safety in impeccable detail and reading the book inspired me to interview Darren for Dream Job Ready. For it's not simply the inspiration, motivation or advice on mindset he shares, but the importance, reliance, and motivation he put on work, his job, and on his company, even in the hardest times of his recovery. His 'dream job' really meant (and continues to mean) something to him, personally and deep, and there's a beauty in that which I hoped he would share in this interview. He does.Be present for this episode, because it's worth it. Not because Daz is a quadriplegic and in a wheelchair, but because he shares thoughtful, truthful and humble leadership and business ownership insights and advice of the likes we all need to hear before we clock in or clock out of work for the day.Please note, I visited Darren at his home in Kiama for the interview (Covid-19 safe) and we had a small sound issue with my microphone. No biggie, you'll make out and understand everything I say, but I'm just calling out that the audio is not as crystal as it normally is or as Darren's microphone audio is, which is perfect.If you want this episode to be a deeper level of personal, check out the video version on YouTube.You can also connect with Dream Job Ready via our Socials:- YouTube / Search 'Dream Job Ready'- LinkedIn / https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamjobready- Facebook / @dreamjobready- Instagram / @dreamjobready- Twitter / @dreamjobready     We welcome your feedback and questions via Email dreamjobreadypodcast@gmail.comAnd if you'd like to financially support this podcast series, please make a contribution via https://supporter.acast.com/dream-job-ready-1 Music: ‘Funky Sunday’ composed and performed by Mark Matthews.   Copyright 2020 | RemarkableSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dreamjobready. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Business owner, C7 quadriplegic, author and one heck of an inspiration - Darren Longbottom (Owner of <a href="https://www.zinksurf.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Zink Surf</a>) chats with Dane Sharp about life and leadership in a wheelchair | Dream Job Ready EP45Ready to be inspired, shocked, moved and motivated in one short interview?Darren 'Daz' Longbottom was born into the surfing industry. Growing up on the beach in Cronulla, Australia, he and his brother witnessed surf industry and business success first hand via their father, who was a surfboard manufacturing pioneer in the 70s and 80s. Coming of working age, it didn’t take Daz long to forge his own identity in the surf industry and business world, eventually becoming the owner of a surf shop in Kiama on NSW's south coast. The business was successful and enabled Daz to live a happy, easy-going and casual life, but all that was rocked in a split second by a freak surfing accident in the remote region of Mentawais, North Sumatra.The freak surfing accident broke Darren's neck and resulted in instant paralysis. Alone in the water and semi-unconscious, Daz fought to stay alive until he was rescued by his friends, returned to the boat and stabilized (by getting strapped to a surfboard). But that’s just the beginning... What follows is a 25+ hour ordeal (I stress the world ordeal) returning to the mainland and reaching the safety of a hospital... You're likely trying to guess or imagine what went wrong and what happened... Think worse and times it by x 2...Today, Daz still runs his successful surf store in Kiama, but now does it from a wheelchair because of his C7 quadriplegia and spinal cord injury. His co-authored book <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/beyond-the-break-9780143787624" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond the Break</a> explains his unbelievable, life-or-death escape to safety in impeccable detail and reading the book inspired me to interview Darren for Dream Job Ready. For it's not simply the inspiration, motivation or advice on mindset he shares, but the importance, reliance, and motivation he put on work, his job, and on his company, even in the hardest times of his recovery. His 'dream job' really meant (and continues to mean) something to him, personally and deep, and there's a beauty in that which I hoped he would share in this interview. He does.Be present for this episode, because it's worth it. Not because Daz is a quadriplegic and in a wheelchair, but because he shares thoughtful, truthful and humble leadership and business ownership insights and advice of the likes we all need to hear before we clock in or clock out of work for the day.Please note, I visited Darren at his home in Kiama for the interview (Covid-19 safe) and we had a small sound issue with my microphone. No biggie, you'll make out and understand everything I say, but I'm just calling out that the audio is not as crystal as it normally is or as Darren's microphone audio is, which is perfect.If you want this episode to be a deeper level of personal, check out the video version on <a href="https://youtu.be/Lq52QkpW8ZI" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.You can also connect with Dream Job Ready via our Socials:- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1j6lj7s6oFzJBxMh3CUsXA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> / Search 'Dream Job Ready'- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamjobready" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> / <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamjobready" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamjobready</a>- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dreamjobready" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / @dreamjobready- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dreamjobready/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> / @dreamjobready- <a href="https://twitter.com/dreamjobready" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / @dreamjobready We welcome your feedback and questions via <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5e9477627a48fca11415cf7d/episodes/dreamjobreadypodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Email</a> dreamjobreadypodcast@gmail.comAnd if you'd like to financially support this podcast series, please make a contribution via <a href="https://supporter.acast.com/dream-job-ready-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://supporter.acast.com/dream-job-ready-1</a> Music: ‘Funky Sunday’ composed and performed by Mark Matthews. Copyright 2020 | RemarkableSupport this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/dreamjobready" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/dreamjobready</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Business owner, C7 quadriplegic, author and one heck of an inspiration - Darren Longbottom chats with Dane Sharp about life and leadership in a wheelchair | Dream Job Ready EP45

Darren Longbottom is a surfer, father, businessmen and author. Darren has grown up living near the beach, and is born into a family with a rich surfing history. In fact, a family that has pioneered surfboard manufacturing, surfboard shaping and his father was even a key contributor to the establishment of professional surf competition formats, which have evolved into what we know today as the World Surf League (WSL). Darren was a successful competitive surfer in his younger years before moving into the surf industry and eventually owning a surf shop in which he still owns and operates to this very day. I believe that everyone’s life journey is unique and Darren’s is definitely no exception.In his book, “Beyond the Break”, Darren recounts a significant direction-change that occurred in his life after having a freak accident occurred while surfing in a remote area of the Indonesian Archipelago. In this week's episode, Darren is with me to share his journey, experiences, challenges and hopes for the future.Darren's Surf Shop:https://www.zinksurf.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/zinksurf/Darren's Book- Beyond the Break: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/beyond-the-break-9780143787624https://www.amazon.com.au/Beyond-Break-Darren-Longbottom/dp/0143787624Darren advocates for:BUYING LOCALhttps://www.well.org/conscious-consumers/10-advantages-of-buying-local/THIS IS 52 (WEEKLY) EPISODES!Yep, 52 episodes in 52 weeks. I've been doing this podcast while working full-time at the Green School in Bali and raising two small children.  The podcast has given my life a different type of (and unexpected) purpose. Connecting with guests and hearing their story has been more enriching than I could ever imagine. Every single episode has had its own flavour, setting, sound quality (literally) and message. What continues to resonate for me is this equation of people sharing, listening, identifying and, it seems to equal healing. If you are someone who has been listening regularly (I know you are out there). I thank you and I hope you have heard what you needed to hear, I hope this has eased feelings of isolation or at the very least, I hope you’ve been entertained...I'd like to thank my wife Jade for her support, Christina Scarborough (or Christina the photographer) for shooting, filming and video editing clips, the Green School, Alex Brindell for composing and recording the intro music with me, friends, the guys at Indosole for believing in me and most importantly all of the guests for being brave enough to go on record, open up, make themselves vulnerable, and share their experiences, challenges and hopes for the future.SUPPORTHarapan Projecthttps://proyectoharapan.org/Stitches Upholstery Creationshttps://www.facebook.com/stitchesUpholsteryCreations/Use Code: THTAnd you'll get 40% of the best CBD oil at Krush Organics. Boom.https://krushorganics.com/Support the showBecome a SUBSCRIBER of THT. Only pay what you feel the show is worth to you!Follow on Instagram: @terriblehappytalksCheckout the website: terriblehappytalks.com

Darren Longbottom is a surfer, father, businessmen and author. Darren has grown up living near the beach, and is born into a family with a rich surfing history. In fact, a family that has pioneered surfboard manufacturing, surfboard shaping and his father was even a key contributor to the establishment of professional surf competition formats, which have evolved into what we know today as the World Surf League (WSL). Darren was a successful competitive surfer in his younger years before moving into the surf industry and eventually owning a surf shop in which he still owns and operates to this very day. I believe that everyone’s life journey is unique and Darren’s is definitely no exception.In his book, “Beyond the Break”, Darren recounts a significant direction-change that occurred in his life after having a freak accident occurred while surfing in a remote area of the Indonesian Archipelago. In this week's episode, Darren is with me to share his journey, experiences, challenges and hopes for the future. Darren's Surf Shop: <a href="https://www.zinksurf.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.zinksurf.com.au/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zinksurf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/zinksurf/</a> Darren's Book- Beyond the Break: <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/beyond-the-break-9780143787624" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguin.com.au/books/beyond-the-break-9780143787624</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Beyond-Break-Darren-Longbottom/dp/0143787624" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com.au/Beyond-Break-Darren-Longbottom/dp/0143787624</a> Darren advocates for: BUYING LOCAL <a href="https://www.well.org/conscious-consumers/10-advantages-of-buying-local/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.well.org/conscious-consumers/10-advantages-of-buying-local/</a> THIS IS 52 (WEEKLY) EPISODES! Yep, 52 episodes in 52 weeks. I've been doing this podcast while working full-time at the Green School in Bali and raising two small children.  The podcast has given my life a different type of (and unexpected) purpose. Connecting with guests and hearing their story has been more enriching than I could ever imagine. Every single episode has had its own flavour, setting, sound quality (literally) and message. What continues to resonate for me is this equation of people sharing, listening, identifying and, it seems to equal healing. If you are someone who has been listening regularly (I know you are out there). I thank you and I hope you have heard what you needed to hear, I hope this has eased feelings of isolation or at the very least, I hope you’ve been entertained...I'd like to thank my wife Jade for her support, Christina Scarborough (or Christina the photographer) for shooting, filming and video editing clips, the Green School, Alex Brindell for composing and recording the intro music with me, friends, the guys at Indosole for believing in me and most importantly all of the guests for being brave enough to go on record, open up, make themselves vulnerable, and share their experiences, challenges and hopes for the future. SUPPORT Harapan Project <a href="https://proyectoharapan.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://proyectoharapan.org/</a> Stitches Upholstery Creations <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stitchesUpholsteryCreations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/stitchesUpholsteryCreations/</a> Use Code: THT And you'll get 40% of the best CBD oil at Krush Organics. Boom.<a href="https://krushorganics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://krushorganics.com/</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/326282/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Become a <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/326282/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SUBSCRIBER</a> of THT. Only pay what you feel the show is worth to you! Follow on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/terriblehappytalks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@terriblehappytalks</a> Checkout the website: <a href="https://terriblehappytalks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">terriblehappytalks.com</a>

#52 - Darren Longbottom:  The Sun.