Steve Davis
S06E05 – The Trouble With Toying Around in Archetypes and Branding
From action figures as vanity projects to archetypes as marketing shortcuts, we explore why being recognisable isn’t the same as being authentic (and why your time might be better spent collaborating than creating AI versions of yourself in blister packs).…
ANZAC Day and Business: What War Teaches Us About Adapting to Disruption
When wars reshape nations, they transform business landscapes too. As we reflect on the sacrifice of those who served, there are surprising insights for today’s business owners in how companies survived or didn’t during times of profound disruption. I explored…
S06E04 – You’re Just Too Good To Be True
From childhood epiphanies to intentional plate placement, we explore how the way you do one thing becomes the way you do everything—and why that matters more than you might think. Will Guidara’s journey from awestruck 12-year-old at the Four Seasons…
Gather Round: When Times Are Changing
Right now, South Australia is buzzing. People have converged from everywhere to watch a complete round of AFL games in Adelaide and regional areas. Gather round, they say. Come together. Connection matters (thank you for the invitation, Belle Baker, pictured).…
S06E03 – The Book About Careless People That Thoughtful People Should Read
From a Kiwi diplomat’s disillusionment at Facebook to a poignant look at our digital social contracts, we explore how the platforms that promised connection became architects of division—and what thoughtful users can do in response. Willie Nelson once said you…
S06E02 – Bitter Truths and False Sweeteners: Embracing Failure and Contradiction the Healthy Way
From the liberating power of giving up a PhD to the cynical domain name ‘gifts’ that become tomorrow’s unexpected bills, we explore why failure might just be your most generous teacher (and why David Duchovny agrees). David Duchovny reveals why…
The Unexpected Brotherhood of Failure: What David Duchovny Can Teach Us About Taking Our Ls
There’s something peculiarly Australian about our approach to failure. We’re simultaneously proud of our ability to “have a go” while being quick to “take the piss” out of tall poppies who crash and burn. It’s a cultural paradox that doesn’t…
Why I’m Launching “Website in a Week” (And Why Your Business Might Need It Too)
Recently I chatted with Richard Pascoe on FIVEaa about a new approach to website development I’ve been quietly perfecting. Here’s why it matters for your business. The moment of clarity arrived after years of watching the same pattern repeat itself…
S06E01 – Fire Walk With Me: When Personal Responsibility Outshines Regulation
From Rick Caruso’s masterclass in protective foresight to David Lynch’s brilliance in crafting characters we care about, we explore why taking responsibility for what matters might just be the new normal in a world where systems increasingly shrug at our…
The Non-Influencer’s Guide to Professional Smartphone Content (No Ring Light Required)
“Photography, in my experience, has the miraculous power of transferring wine into water.” — Oscar Wilde Oscar got it backwards (deliberately, I suspect), but there’s something rather magical about capturing moments that transform the ordinary into something worth sharing. And…