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Next up in our Best Of series: Entrepreneurs! It's often said, people are either creatives or they're businessmen. But you know, to be a successful businessman, you've got to be pretty creative! These guests we've selected have that in spades! LINDSAY FOX - Episode 036 From one man and a truck to a sophisticated multinational operation with more than 36,000 employees around the world, Lindsay Fox isn’t your average truckie, nor is he your average billionaire. Lindsay offers plenty of old-school pragmatic advice and his story offers plenty of hope for those who struggle at school: "I was lucky I was an academic failure”. COLLETTE DINNIGAN - Episode 047 A creative force of nature with the business acumen to back it up. The clothes and imagery around Collette’s iconic brand exude an effortless glamour, but it took plenty of grit to build the brand. MAURICE TERZINI - Episode 024 Revered restauranteur and entrepreneur. Maurice seems to thrive on dreaming up impossible visions in the field of hospitality and single-mindedly working until they are manifest. ANNE MCKEVITT - Episode 003 Serial entrepreneur, global powerhouse business advisor and philanthropist, Anne shares her incredible story with candour, including the remarkable turn of events that led her to relocate from the UK to Australia. REMO GUIFFRE - Episode 026 Entrepreneur. Retail merchant. Brand builder. Creative Strategist. That’s how the CV reads, but I reckon Remo is a creative spirit with a romantic heart. He’s always pushing for the smartest way into the future but he wants to take everyone with him! SIMON P LOCK - Episode 033 The visionary entrepreneur who helped put Australian fashion on the map when he founded Mercedes Australian Fashion Week. Ahead of the curve once again, Simon’s online platform Ordre, has helped facilitate the management of luxury wholesale networks globally through the presentation of designers seasonal collections via virtual showrooms. W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/ SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald/RUKKUS Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re back after an extended hiatus!First up some highlights from some of the stellar previous guests…EP 51 - those tenacious souls who have blazed a trail in the music business. GLENN WHEATLEY - Episode 012The unexpected death of Glenn in Feb 2022, brought an outpouring appreciation for this true one of kind. 1970’s rock star with The Masters Apprentices, founded the first FM radio station in Australia, Glenn then moved across to artist management and worked with likes of Bowie, Little River Band and John Farnham, famously mortgaging his house to pay for Farnham’s ‘Whispering Jack’ album, to this day it’s the biggest selling Australian album in history.  KATE CEBERANO - Episode 002The voice of a generation in Australia. A deeply personal insight into this unique artist, recorded during a strict Melbourne lockdown, discussing in detail the aptly titled The Dangerous Age album, which came out just before Covid became a thing. COLIN HAY - Episode 015The legendary songwriter and front man from Grammy winning 80’s band Men At Work. This chat offers a phenomenal look into the challenges that come with great success and how Colin went back to basics and reinvented himself as a solo artist.  JIMMY & JANE BARNES - Episode 044Jimmy is the beating heart of Australian rock’n roll. 20 Number 1 albums and 10,000 plus blistering live performances. This chat delivers plenty laughs and insights into the yin and yang that make these two legends tick. MARK ISHAM - Episode 036Musician, electronic music pioneer and revered film and TV composer. Mark delivers some great insights as to how he approaches his craft, in particular his technique for addressing writers block. SEAN SENNETT - Episode 041Sean Sennett is a musician, singer, songwriter and one of the leading music writers in the biz.  His story about bumping into the Bruce Springsteen on the street on a rainy Brisbane afternoon is a cracker. W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald @ RUKKUS Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 50 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Barton Lynch. Barton Lynch is one right out of the box. A whole lot more than a World Champion surfer. Both a soul surfer and astute competitor. A rebel with a cause. A big mouth with the smarts to back it up. A leader. A big wave surfer and a big hearted humanitarian. Winner of 17 major surf championships and winner of the 1988 World title in big barrels at Pipeline on the Oahu’s North Shore. Barton helped blaze the trail of professional surfing and fought for surfers to have a rightful voice in their sport. His Accolades include, Australian Surfing Hall of Fame, Australian Sporting Hall of Fame, Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame. He had the honour of commentating at the recent Tokyo Olympics, introducing surfing as an Olympic sport to the world. Barton loves sharing his passion for the sport and has partnered with Go Pro in 2021 for the BL Blast Off, which goes global in a new online video format. A leading coach of elite surfers, a champion for disabled sportspeople and his philanthropic work is legendary. It takes plenty of guts to become a world champion and it takes guts to speak to your mind in this day and age. Oh and he’s still tackling 40 foot waves in Hawaii, just for fun. BartonLynch.Com https://blblastoff.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/barton_lynch/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald/RUKKUS Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 49 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Ant Middleton. Ant Middleton joined the Army in UK at age 16, eventually achieving the ‘Holy Trinity’ of the UK’s Elite Forces; the Marines, 9 Parachute Squadron and Special Boat Service and seeing plenty of action with three tours of Afghanistan.  As with many high achievers, whether elite athletes or soldiers, life after the strict discipline and adrenalin charged action can be rather challenging. After leaving the military Ant’s fall from grace was swift and he wound up in prison and hit rock bottom. This lead to a major re-evaluation of his life and Ant set out to build a career and life that his wife Emilie and kids could be proud of. A decade later and Ant has become a much loved master of survival and endurance in the fields of television, publishing and motivational speaking.  Five seasons as chief instructor on UK hit TV series ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’, now shooting the second season of the hit series SAS AUSTRALIA. A trilogy  of memoirs, First Man In, The Fear Bubble and Zero Negativity - delivering 3 UK Sunday Times Number 1 Bestsellers with more than 1.5 million copies sold. Other adventures include climbing Everest and making the documentary Extreme Everest, his thrill-seeking road trip through Mexico with Rebel Wilson in his new series Straight Talking and the brutal re-enactment of ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ for the BBC series. We cover a lot of ground in this intimate conversation, including his forthcoming debut fiction thriller, Cold Justice and Mind Over Muscle, his live speaking tour which has been selling out across the UK, and is now coming to Australian in early 2022 – and much more.  Mind over Muscle tour: www.tegdainty.com Books & more: antmiddleton.com   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald/RUKKUS Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 48 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Alex Russell Alex Russell is one of those young actors who’s been quietly, or not so quietly racked up a dozen movie credits; both in Australia and the US. After starring in the acclaimed indie feature Wasted on the Young, he played the lead role in the US science fiction thriller Chronicle, grossing over $126 million. Then starred in re-make of Brian De Palma’s horror classic, Carrie alongside Julianne Moore & Chloe Grace Moretz, Andrew Niccol’s movie The Host, Cut Snake with director Tony Ayres, a role in Angelina Jolie's Academy Award nominated epic Unbroken, Greg McLean’s film Jungle opposite Daniel Radcliffe, Only The Brave with Josh Brolin, Goldstone, with Jacki Weaver. In television, Alex is into the 5th season of global hit drama SWAT, starring as the much loved Jim Street. This is all great but what impressed me most and prompted me to want to have a yak with Alex, is that rather than just cruising along as a successful working actor, he’s pro-actively producing his own projects. His latest micro-budget indie movie UNDER MY SKIN is punching well above it’s weight. Written and Directed by Alex’s regular collaborator Aussie David O’Donnell, and produced by Alex and Raynen O’Keefe. The story follows Denny, a free spirit and artist who falls for Ryan, a strait-laced lawyer, played by Alex. When Denny questions her gender their love is tested.  It’s a powerful film and just won the Alternative Spirit Award at the prestigious Rhode Island International Film Festival and is currently trending on Aussie streaming platform in STAN.  IMBD https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3887625/ IG https://www.instagram.com/alexrussell/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald/RUKKUS Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 47 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Collette Dinnigan. When I think of iconic fashion designers in Australia, one name jumps to mind. Collette Dinnigan. Collette cut the patterns of her first lingerie collection and sewed the pieces together at home. After knock backs from Australian stores, she went straight to the top, Barney’s NYC. Cindy Crawford was the first customer and before long the international fashion press and buyers were red hot for this new designer from down under. She became the first Australian fashion designer to mount a full-scale ready-to-wear collection in Paris and has shown within the prestigious Paris Fashion Week schedule, an impressive 33 times. Collette’s work has appeared in film and television and has been worn by fashion icons worldwide including Madonna, J Lo, Duchess of Cambridge, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock and Beyoncé. Accolades include Australian Designer of the Year Award, Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World Award, Louis Vuitton Business Award in 97 and in 2017 was awarded the Order of Australia, for her services to fashion. Over the past decade, Collette has broadened her design work to interior spaces for herself, private clients and hotels, and she has maintained collaborator and ambassador roles with a handful of prestigious brands. Most recently Collette has jumped out of her comfort zone, with Network 10’s Celebrity Masterchef. This an opportunity for Collette to showcase her passion for cooking and entertaining, and I can tell you, her talent definitely extends to the culinary world! Articulate and insightful, this long-form conversation offers a rare insight into a genuine creative force of nature. https://collettedinnigan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/collettedinnigan/ https://www.facebook.com/ColletteDinnigan   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald/RUKKUS Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 46 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Keith Code. Keith Code is a writer, inventor and coach who has dedicated himself to understanding and teaching the art of riding motorcycles. Achieving success in California in the 70’s riding for the legendary Yoshimura team, Keith found he had an aptitude for analysing and communicating the techniques required to carry speed through a corner. Under Keith’s instruction, many a racer dramatically reduced their lap times. Encouraged by this success, Keith began his pioneering one-on-one courses in 1976. Distilling his theories onto paper and creating a numerous practical drills, Keith wrote his first book, Twist of the Wrist, to this day it’s the world's number one instruction manual for the motorcycle rider. In 1980, Keith established a school to offer his unique training to anyone with a motorcycle license. Four decades later, California Superbike School has become synonymous with sport-bike training, with schools in the USA, UK and Australia. As of 2021, riders who have been trained either at his schools or by Keith personally have won 65 world and national racing championships. His schools have operated at over 90 tracks worldwide in 15 countries and have trained more than 150,000 riders. Keith is an old friend and a unique character, our chat covers lots of ground and offers many humorous insights into this trail blazer. SuperbikeSchool.Com   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald/RUKKUS Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 45 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Tim Olsen. The first episode to kick off the 2nd year of The Blank Canvas, offers a remarkable insiders view of the art world. Tim Olsen is one of Australia's most respected art identities and successful gallery owners. As the son of Australia’s greatest living painter, John Olsen, Tim has lead a fascinating life. His recent best selling memoir SON OF A BRUSH is a revelation, it sheds extraordinary light on one of our most acclaimed artistic families. Growing up in the shadow of the great John Olsen came with many challenges, but rather than play the victim, Tim’s smart enough to realise what a privilege it’s been and eventually found his own voice and broad way of contributing to the art world. Through his galleries and other philanthropic work, Tim has nurtured and supported the careers of many of Australia's leading artists. This is a broad ranging chat and Tim recounts great stories of his time with likes of Brett Whitely and Robert Hughes, the revered author and art critic. Life can be pretty turbulent and grim at times but when you spend time with someone like Tim, you come away with fresh insights and awareness of art and appreciation as to the gifts that great artists contribute to our culture. https://www.olsengallery.com/ https://www.sonofthebrush.com/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 44 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Jane & Jimmy Barnes. The Blank Canvas Podcast racks up the one-year milestone this week with not one but two special guests - Jane & Jimmy Barnes. Jimmy Barnes probably needs no introduction, he is quite simply the heart and the soul of Australian rock n' roll. Born in Scotland, raised in Adelaide, Australia, Jimmy was 16 when he joined the band Cold Chisel in 1973, quickly becoming the most powerful live act in the heyday of Australian pub rock. He went solo in the 80’s and since that time has been through it all and lived to tell the tales, selling more records in Australia than any other local rock & roll artist and has enjoyed EIGHTEEN #1 albums. Barnesy has found peace with his demons of late, and we’ve come to know that Jane is Jimmy’s rock, his angel, his guiding light. Jimmy’s output for 40 years has been prolific to say the least, about the only thing he hasn’t done is write a cookbook. Well, actually he can tick that off too, he and Jane have been cooking up a storm in lockdown and their cookbook ‘Where The River Bends’ is out in November.    This a candid chat which illustrates the unique, loving and hilarious dynamic at play between these two national treasures. jimmybarnes.com Booktopia - Where The River Bends Pre-Order Dymocks - Rosie the Rhinoceros Pre-Order https://smarturl.it/JBFleshAndBlood   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Instagram: @theblankcanvaspodcast Facebook: The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 43 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Stacy Rukeyser Stacy Rukeyser is behind current Netflix hit series SEX LIFE, which in its first 10 days was in their “Top 10 List” in 92 countries. A month later and it’s still lighting up social media with likes of the Kim Kardashian tweeting about it just before this chat. The last year has presented plenty of challenges to make TV drama, but the upside for the likes of Netflix has been huge captive audiences locked in at home and binging on escapist entertainment. Stacy is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of SEX/LIFE, which was inspired by BB Easton’s book, 44 Chapters About 4 Men. Prior to this series, Stacy served as the showrunner & EP of the acclaimed series UnREAL, which scored a 2016 Primetime Emmy Award nom for ‘Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series’ and won an AFI Award for ‘TV Program of the Year’. Her previous TV writing credits include the Golden Globe winning WITHOUT A TRACE, CRASH, ONE TREE HILL, OCTOBER ROAD, STANDOFF, GREEK and THE LYING GAME. Stacy’s an old mate of mine from when I lived in LA 20 years ago, I watched her transition from frustrated actor to aspiring writer. I vividly remember reading her first spec scripts and thinking, yup, she’s the real deal. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0749993/ https://www.instagram.com/littleruke/ https://twitter.com/littleruke    W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 42 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Hugh Stewart. Hugh Stewart is an acclaimed portrait photographer, probably the closest thing downunder to Annie Liebovitz. Grew up on a diary farm in New Zealand. Left For Europe straight out of school and was living in a notorious London squat in the early 80s when he first picked up a camera and started taking portraits of his friends. Hugh’s a down to earth and unassuming guy, however his intimate portraits have lead to an incredible body of iconic images with a roll call of the biggest names in arts and culture; Johnny Cash, Michael Caine, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Paul Newman, Ed Harris, Kenneth Branagh, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Catherine Deneuve, Clint Eastwood, Naomi Watts, Julian Schnabel, Rod Stewart, Ian Mckellen, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Robert Redford, Emma Thompson and Five Australian Prime Ministers. He’s shot for mags like Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, The Face, I-D, British, French and American Vogue. Commercial Clients; Australian Tourism, HBO, Netflix, Warner Bros and Chanel No.5 Hugh is a long time collaborator with Baz Luhrman; Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge and his forthcoming film About Elvis. Currently based in Sydney, Hugh’s creative output hasn’t waned, his lockdown video call portraits have connected broadly across the globe, with more than 300 thus far. Hugh shares some great stories, which bring home the fact that there’s no rule book when it comes to creativity and often the barriers bring out the best you in you. Just keep creating. hughstewart.com https://hallslane.com.au/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 41 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Sean Sennett. Sean Sennett is one of talented and curious characters you find in the music business. He studied history and literature at university but spent most of his time poring over every issue of American Rolling Stones magazine penning gig reviews for Brisbane music mag, Time Off. He bought the magazine a few years later, taking it out if receivership. Ran it for twenty years and published over 1000 issues. Today Sean is one of the go-to music writers for many of the biggest acts in the world; Springsteen, U2, Bowie, McCartney…literally 1000’s of interviews. As a singer/songwriter Sean’s released three indie solo records. He’s written songs with the likes of Ross Wilson, Mark Seymour and Sean joined Midnight Oil co-founder Rob Hirst to create the indie-rock album Crashing The Same Car Twice. In 2020 Sean teamed up with iconic musicians Kate Ceberano and Steve Kilbey and released one of the most acclaimed albums of the year The Dangerous Age, achieving Album of Week in The Australian, The Herald Sun, The Music and more. Sean is wonderful story-teller with a turn of phrase that reels you in and has you gagging to hear more. Enjoy. The Dangerous Age - Listen/Download: https://usm.lnk.to/ThDaAg Time To Talk: https://tinyurl.com/t6p29jc2 IG: https://www.instagram.com/seansennett/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 40 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Hunter Leonard. Many people and businesses have been smashed over the last few years. There’s millions of people out there trying to reinvent themselves to survive this brave new world. Also, as a population we're living longer, there’s more and more mature age people looking for work and needing to be productive for longer. This weeks guest is business coach, author and ageism activist - Hunter Leonard. Hunter has written seven books including two Amazon Bestsellers, Generation Experience and The Experience Equation. In a common sense manner, Hunter lays out his vision to end ageism and gives practical steps everyone can follow to reinvent themselves, whether starting a new business, getting a new job or helping to overcome age discrimination. It’s a mile-high goal, but Hunter is a man on a mission for the mature age worker. And let’s face it, none of us are getting any younger, this is coming down the line for us all! As Founder & CEO of Silver & Wise - Hunter delivers business coaching to everything from small and large businesses to various government agencies . He has surveyed more than 10,000 businesses owners in the course of developing his coaching strategies, has delivered over 700 seminars and presentations and contributed to over 2 billion dollars in sales growth for more than 500 clients. In fact, I’m one of Hunter’s success stories. Over a coffee a few years ago, I shared a career crisis and that I needed to reinvent myself. I left with a copy of Hunter’s book Generation Experience, not long after I had the idea of to create a Podcast. The rest as they say is history! www.silverandwise.com.au https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-leonard/ W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 39 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Kathrin Longhurst. There’s an elfin and puckish energy to artist Kathrin Longhurst, she looks into the heart and soul of each subject and has the technical ability to draw that out of the eyes of every portrait she paints, making her canvas’s feel as though they have come to life. None more so than her dynamic portrait of Kate Ceberano, which is a finalist and won the Packing Room Prize for this years 2021 Archibald Prize, Australia’s premier art prize, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Kathrin is a child of the cold-war era, growing up behind the iron curtain in East Germany. Much of her work captures the contrast between war propaganda imagery and the glamorous promises of the other side of the wall. However in place of the fearsome male figures of power are female warriors. The current phase of the digital revolution is delivering a chilling new wave of censorship and propaganda, making Kathrin’s style and work all the more compelling and relevant. The Berlin Wall came down and Kathrin left East Germany. She fell in love with an Aussie sailor and lives with her husband and two teenage children in Sydney, where she is well-respected member of the Sydney arts community. She served as vice president for Portrait Artists Australia and was the founder and director of the innovative Project 504. Kathrin’s work is highly sought after and is collected across the globe. She completed her 18th solo show in 2021 and has been a finalist in numerous awards including the Archibald Prize, the Doug Moran, the Darling Prize, the Sulman Prize, the Percival Portrait Award, the Mosman Art Prize, the Portia Geach Award, the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize and the WA Black Swan Prize. http://kathrinlonghurst.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kathrinlonghurst/ https://www.facebook.com/kathrinlonghurst https://twitter.com/katlonghurst https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrinlonghurst/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part B of the two part conversation with master filmmaker Fred Schepisi AO.  See episode 037 for Part A for the beginning of the conversation with Fred. https://fredschepisi.com/ W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 37 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Fred Schepisi. One of all time great filmmakers. Fred Schepisi steered Meryl Streep to an Oscar nomination for A Cry In The Dark, so too for Stockard Channing in Six Degrees of Separation. In fact, the worlds finest actors have been clamouring to work with Fred for 45 years; Helen Mirren. Donald Sutherland. Kirk Douglas. Michael Douglas. Will Smith. Meg Ryan. Michael Caine. Geoffrey Rush. Sir John Gielgud. Ian McLennan. Ray Winston. John Cleese. Jamie Lee Curtis. Kevin Cline. Tim Robbins, and the list goes on. Fred started out in the advertising world in Melbourne, directing both commercials and documentaries. His first feature-length movie was the semi-autobiographical The Devil’s Playground which won 6 AFI awards including Best Film. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith , in 1978, won a few more AFI awards and was nominated for Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Fred then began working internationally, highlights include; Plenty (again with Meryl Streep), Roxanne (starring Steve Martin & Darryl Hannah) The Russia House (with Sean Connery & Michelle Pfeiffer), Last Orders, Eye of the Storm, and Words & Pictures starring Juliette Binoche & Clive Owen. The HBO movie Empire Falls, starring Paul Newman, Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Robin Wright, won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture made for Television. Fred has worked across most genres and is a master at adapting books to screen. Appropriately, he was awarded the Order of Australia for his service to the Australian film industry as a director, producer and screenwriter. Fred is a real character and a great conversationalist, he delivers a veritable master-class in film-making in this podcast, so much so, I’m releasing this chat over two episodes. https://fredschepisi.com/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 36 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Mark Isham. Classically trained. Pioneer of electronic music. One of the jazz greats. Combine this with his willingness to create new musical worlds, working in virtually any medium or genre, well, it’s the perfect alchemy for a film and television music composer. Originally from NY City, Mark Isham studied piano and violin, but the trumpet captured his imagination and became his signature instrument. By the age 15 was playing in jazz clubs, while performing San Francisco symphony. In the early 80’s Mark began experimenting with electronic music and quickly gained notoriety for his work in the new age genre, the self titled Mark Isham album won a Grammy award and Grammy nominations for the follow up albums Castalia and Tibet. Mark collaborated with the likes of Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock; his Blue Sun album and Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project and the ARIA award nominated Bittersweet album with Kate Ceberano, are regarded with awe in the jazz world. Mark Isham’s signature trumpet sound is heard on albums of music icons including Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison. Mark has scored films for the most acclaimed directors; Robert Altman, Robert Redford, Jodi Foster, Sydney Lumet, Frank Darabont, John Ridley, Gavin O’Conner and Brain De Palma Movie highlights include Oscar-winning movies Crash, A River Runs Through It, Warrior, Judas and the Black Messiah. Along with Golden Globe winning Bobby and The Black Dahlia. Recent TV highlights include Once Upon a Time, American Crime, Little Fires Everywhere (which he garnered Mark's sixth Emmy nomination), Godfather of Harlem and HBO’s The Nevers. Prolific doesn’t even begin to describe Mark’s creative output; Over 400 movies & television series scored, 4 billion $ box office gross of movies scored, created over 200 albums, over 200 nominations and 57 major awards. This is an insight into the mind and process of a musical genius. Mark shares his experience working with Robert Redford, Jodi Foster and Aussie directors Gillian Armstrong & Scott Hicks - and we get to play some of his music! ISHAM.COM The Nevers - Binge / Foxtel (Australia) Godfather of Harlem - Stan (Australia) Bittersweet - Mark Isham / Kate Ceberano (all major music platforms)   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 35 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Lindsay Fox. From one man and a truck to a sophisticated multinational operation, Lindsay Fox isn’t your average truckie. In 1956 Melbourne hosted the Olympics Games and in that same year, 19 year old Lindsay Fox purchased his first truck - for 400 Pounds. He began carting coal in the winter and soft drinks in summer. He purchased his second truck the following year and the now iconic slogan, ‘You are passing another FOX’ was born. In 1958 a contract with soft drink manufacturer Schweppes saw him expand his fleet to ten trucks and hang up his boots from playing AFL for St Kilda. More than 60 years later, Linfox has grown to become Asia Pacific’s largest privately-owned logistics company, involving more than 24,000 people across 12 countries with more than 5000 vehicles, operating 3.8 million square metres of warehousing and with 3 Billion annual revenue. It sounds like a fairy tale, from truckie to billionaire entrepreneur, but the trucking biz is no picnic. Lindsay is known as being tough but loyal and true to his word. He’s also a big hearted bloke and his philanthropic work is legendary, most of it is done on the quiet, without seeking the self-congratulatory PR. Plenty of milestones in this blokes life, including being awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2008. Family is clearly important to Lindsay, he and his wife Paula have been married for 62 years and have 5 living children (Michael deceased), 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Lindsay’s story is fascinating and offers plenty of hope for those who struggle at school: "I was lucky I was an academic failure. I would say of the supposedly top 20 richest people in Australia, 14 of them never graduated (high school), but they learned their skills and honed in on them by practical experience.” Lindsay Fox https://www.linfox.com/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 34 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Mandy Walker. The first cinematographer to appear on The Blank Canvas, Mandy Walker was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. She started out as a clapper loader and worked her way up through the camera department on documentaries, feature films, commercials and music videos, and shot her first feature film, Return Home, at the age of twenty-five. Mandy has since notched up 20 feature film credits as director of photography and has filmed over a hundred high end international commercials, including the commercial-films for Chanel No. 5 which were directed by Baz Luhrmann and feature Nicole Kidman, and more recently with supermodel Gisele. Mandy is a sitting Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the American Society of Cinematographers. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Australian Cinematographers Society. She was the Kodak Artist in Residence at UCLA film school and in 2015 she received the Kodak Cinematography Mentor of the Year Award. There’s no doubt Mandy is very talented but I believe what makes her so sought after by the top directors is her strength as a storyteller, of course being a joy to collaborate counts for a lot too! She works across a broad array of genres in everything from small character based ‘art films’ to the the 200 million dollar Disney epic MULAN. Other credits include Academy Award nominated Hidden Figures, The Mountain Between Us (Kate Winslet, Idris Elba) Truth (Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford), Red Riding Hood (Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman), Jane Got A Gun (Natalie Portman), the Aussie classic Lantana, Baz’s Lurhman’s movie Australia and Mandy is currently shooting Baz’s latest movie “Untitled Elvis Presley Project”, which stars Tom Hanks. https://www.mandywalkerdp.com/   W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 33 of The Blank Canvas Podcast with Simon P Lock. Simon P Lock is the visionary entrepreneur who put Australian fashion on the map when he founded Mercedes Australian Fashion Week. He was the champion of Australian designers, well before it was fashionable and he showed the world that that sophisticated fashion could come out of Australia. The success of this event lead to Simon holding senior management positions in a number of other international fashion weeks that sprung up following the Australian success; Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Pakistan, India and the long established - New York Fashion Week. When the GFC hit in 2008, and Australia’s Fashion Week experienced a dramatic decline in attendance of international retail buyers, Simon embraced new technology to deliver fashion week digitally; this included the world’s first live stream fashion show, the first website for a fashion week and early adoption of bloggers ands social media channels The impact of the digital revolution and other global economic factors disrupted to traditional business channels and the Fashion week schedules. Ahead of the curve once again, Simon, along with his wife Kirstin, created ORDRE - an online platform to facilitate the management of luxury wholesale networks globally through the presentation of designers seasonal collections via virtual showrooms. Simon developed 360° data capture technology as the cornerstone of the platform. They knocked on doors for 4 years, slowly building the platform and clientele, then once Covid hit in 2020, the phone hasn’t stopped ringing - pretty well all the major luxury designers have come on board - Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Chloe, Loewe, Balmain, Gucci, Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and many more. Simon says the company is on track to generate revenues of around $13M Aussie $ annually and contribute to generating hundreds of millions of dollars of wholesale orders for its clients. The fashion world is a fickle one but Simon has certainly navigated path a successful path and take a lot of other people with him. https://www.ordre.com/en https://www.instagram.com/simonplock/ https://www.instagram.com/ordreofficial/ W: https://theblankcanvaspodcast.com.au/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/leerogers12/   SOCIALS Insta: @theblankcanvaspodcast FB - The Blank Canvas Podcast Twitter: @blankcanvaspod THE BLANK CANVAS TEAM Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald. Audio support by Jason Murphy/GASinc Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.