Latest Catapult Podcast Episodes
Harvesting Healthy Minds: Preventive Psychology for Farmers
Pass the Baton - May 02, 2023 04:30 - 33 minutesFarming can be a challenging and stressful occupation. In fact, studies have shown that farmers are at higher risk of experiencing mental health issues like depression and anxiety. But what if there was a way to prevent these problems from arising in the first place? Join us as we chat with Tom...
THE CHEQUE BOOK PLAN – INTERVIEW WITH A BANKER
Pass the Baton - July 24, 2022 23:30 - 37 minutesDo bankers regularly get involved in succession planning discussions? Yes! With over 25 years’ experience working in finance, and a life spent living and working on farms, Deb Purvis is not your average commercial finance broker. Deb has worked alongside generational farmers, accountants, and ...
FAMILY CONFLICT (PART 4)
Pass the Baton - June 01, 2022 05:30 - 40 minutesTony Catt chats to David Westbrook, Head Accountability Coach at Farm Owners Academy. David grew up on a cropping farm midway between Maitland and Kadina on the Yorke Peninsula. Then, in 2010, he and his wife Becky decided to branch out on their own and acquired a farm on Kangaroo Island. In 2...
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NFT / Blockchain Live Panel Discussion
Startup Stories [Catapult Lakeland] - March 10, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn episode 25 we go "live" to the Assembly Room at Catapult Lakeland! With the rapid evolution of technology, conversations surrounding currency and business tech are constantly evolving as well. New terms such as NFT, Crypto, and Blockchain have been introduced into our everyday vocabulary. To...
THE CHEQUE BOOK PLAN – WHAT’S INVOLVED?
Pass the Baton - December 19, 2021 22:30 - 39 minutesIn this episode, Tony is joined by Shaun Moroney, Director of Letcher Moroney Chartered Accountants. Shaun’s background started on a farm on the West Coast of South Australia in Streaky Bay. With over three decades of experience, discover how Shaun’s personal experience in farming, understandi...
FAMILY CONFLICT (PART 3)
Pass the Baton - November 14, 2021 22:30 - 45 minutesAndrew has many years of experience advising families with businesses and farms on how to successfully pass their wealth between generations in a controlled manner. Most people spend a lot of time working and saving with the aim of providing for their family. But few spend enough time putting i...
FOSSILISED LEADERS
Pass the Baton - October 17, 2021 22:30 - 40 minutesAndrew Mattner comes from a farming family himself, 4 generation grape grower and has been working with rural families within South Australia for over 20 years. There has been a lot of changes within the farming industry over generations, especially with leadership. In This episode, Tony chats ...
FAMILY CONFLICT (PART 2)
Pass the Baton - September 19, 2021 23:30 - 33 minutesIn this episode, we continue to discuss family conflict. We interview Kate Russell, Director of The Huddle. Kate works with leaders and teams to assist them to build high levels of trust, communicate effectively and reduce stress (both personal and team stress) to create safe and dynamic workp...
FAMILY CONFLICT (PART 1)
Pass the Baton - August 22, 2021 23:30 - 45 minutesOccasional conflict is part of family life, however, ongoing conflict can be stressful and damaging to relationships. In this episode, Tony is joined by Jeanette Long, a Facilitator, Trainer and Coach for Ag Consulting Co. Jeanette's passion is engaging people and influencing positive change...
NEXT GEN FARMER
Pass the Baton - July 25, 2021 23:30 - 30 minutesTony is joined by next gen farmer Chris Rowe. They discuss Chris’ real life experience of what next gen farmers go through and what roadblocks are faced during the journey of farming succession. Succession planning can look different for many people, but the importance is still the same. Take...
CROPS PEOPLE MONEY & YOU
Pass the Baton - June 20, 2021 23:30 - 44 minutesIn this episode, Tony Catt interviews Dr Kate Burke, Author of ‘Crops People Money & You’ Dr Kate Burke’s practical and pragmatic approach to farming is based on thirty years of experience as an agricultural scientist in the dryland cropping sector. She knows how to connect the dots of science...
CTOPS PEOPLE MONEY & YOU
Pass the Baton - June 20, 2021 23:30 - 44 minutesIn this episode, Tony Catt interviews Dr Kate Burke, Author of ‘Crops People Money & You’ Dr Kate Burke’s practical and pragmatic approach to farming is based on thirty years of experience as an agricultural scientist in the dryland cropping sector. She knows how to connect the dots of science...
COMMUNICATION IS KEY
Pass the Baton - May 23, 2021 23:30 - 46 minutesCommunication is key, especially when it comes to succession planning within family businesses. Tony Catt interviews farm family facilitator, Judy Wilkinson. Judy talks through her process of transition and succession planning for farming families and consults on business continuance issues. ...
SPECIAL EDITION: Catapult Wealth 10 Year Anniversary
Pass the Baton - April 22, 2021 00:30 - 14 minutesTo continue the celebrations of Catapult Wealth's 10 year anniversary, Tony Catt interviewers his first employee, Theresa Soroka. 10 years later, Theresa and Tony are still working together and a lot has changed since the beginning!
LAND OWNERSHIP & TRANSFER
Pass the Baton - April 11, 2021 23:30 - 37 minutesIn this episode, we bring back Jarrad Newbold from Van Dyk Newbold & Co to discuss land ownership and the transfer of land between generations. Families who have owned, managed and farmed properties for generations, should have a succession plan for the transfer of the property to the next gen...
FAMILIES & TEAMWORK
Pass the Baton - March 15, 2021 22:30 - 32 minutesCollaboration within a group can help solve difficult problems. It is the same with families who work together. Family teamwork builds trust, opens lines of communication and helps each person be accountable to other members of the family. Tony Catt interviews Daniel Healy, Director of Leading...
WHAT ABOUT THE OFF FARM CHILDREN?
Pass the Baton - February 22, 2021 22:30 - 18 minutesSome considerations which complicate the process, are providing an income for several generations whilst wanting to provide an inheritance to off-farm children. So what about the off-farm children? Generally, there's an understanding that the on-farm sibling gets the farm, the off-farm childr...
CENTRELINK
Pass the Baton - January 03, 2021 22:30 - 35 minutesThis episode we are talking all things Centrelink, social security and how this affects the farming community. Tony interviews Julie Steed, Senior Technical Services Manager from IOOF and Christina Tran from Catapult Wealth. Julie has extensive experience in assisting trustees, employers and...
CENTRELINK
Pass the Baton - January 03, 2021 22:30 - 35 minutesThis episode we are talking all things Centrelink, social security and how this affects the farming community. Tony interviews Julie Steed, Senior Technical Services Manager from IOOF and Christina Tran from Catapult Wealth. Julie has extensive experience in assisting trustees, employers and...
THE RETIREMENT PLAN
Pass the Baton - December 14, 2020 23:30 - 43 minutesSaving for retirement can help you prepare financially for the future. You may have spent your whole life with a strong work ethic continually working on the farm. So we ask the question, do you have a clear and concise plan that allows you to transition and step away to retire? Tony chats t...
WHAT IS THE DEAD PLAN?
Pass the Baton - November 22, 2020 22:30 - 26 minutesFirst things first - What is the dead plan? Creating a dead plan - if something were to happen to you today, what would happen to the operation of your farm? Would someone be able to keep it going? It's a grim topic, but Death is a part of life and we need to be able to have an open and honest...
SUCCESSION PLANNING: From a Legal Perspective
Pass the Baton - November 01, 2020 21:30 - 33 minutesJoin us in this insightful episode of our podcast as Tony Catt sits down with Matt Dorman, an expert from Mellor Olsson Lawyers, to delve into the intricate world of succession planning. This discussion shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by farming families and explores the common pitf...
SUCCESSION PLANNING: An Accountant's Perspective
Pass the Baton - October 12, 2020 00:30 - 42 minutesThis episode Tony is joined by Jarrad Newbold from Van Dyk Newbold & Co. Jarrad has a growing client base in McLaren Vale and Yorke Peninsula where he services farmers and rural support businesses. Jarrad's has developed a knowledge in rural issues allowing him to give advice on succession pla...
INTRODUCTION
Pass the Baton - September 21, 2020 00:30 - 23 minutesWhat is the background to generational transfer of farms? Why is it important? Why is it emotional? Why do it?! Tony Catt answers the important questions on Succession Planning and the generational transfer of farms.
PILOT
Pass the Baton - August 11, 2020 00:30 - 1 minuteThe team at Catapult Wealth have been working on something new! We are really excited to announce that Catapult Wealth will start a podcast entitled – Pass the Baton – in August this year. The purpose of the podcast is to educate agricultural businesses (farmers) on how to work through generati...
Startup Stories: Paul Arbuthnot of Cereal
Startup Stories [Catapult Lakeland] - September 27, 2019 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsConnor sits down with Paul, owner of the web development company Cereal, and learns about the culture shift Paul experienced as he moved from LA to Lakeland, how Paul went from large agency life to small business ownership, and how it all started with MySpace (Thanks, Tom). Tune in for A+ banter...
Startup Stories: Benjamin Vickers of Honeycomb Bread Bakers
Startup Stories [Catapult Lakeland] - August 02, 2019 15:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBenjamin Vickers of Honeycomb Bread Bakers joins Connor to discuss his love for baking, how he relates to (and eventually fell in love with) the process, and his excitement of the impending opening of his shared Brick + Mortar space! Support the show (http://catapultlakeland.com/membership)
Startup Stories: Dave Pappas - Owner/Manager of DPCreativeStudio.com, Co-Founder of Masons.Market
Startup Stories [Catapult Lakeland] - July 01, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsConnor chats with "creative guy" Dave Pappas about Dave's journey through the marketing world, his transition from New York to Florida, and how he stumbled upon and into the world of craft meats. Support the show (http://catapultlakeland.com/membership)
Startup Stories: Amanda Jusino of The Academy of Branding
Startup Stories [Catapult Lakeland] - May 23, 2019 14:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn our second-ever episode of Startup Stories, Connor chats with Amanda Jusino of The Academy of Branding. They talk about Amanda's transition from Puerto Rico to Lakeland, her professional experience, the ups and downs, and why Catapult has been a family to her since her move to the States. S...
Startup Stories: David Young of Drone Launch Academy
Startup Stories [Catapult Lakeland] - March 21, 2019 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCatapult Lakeland, a coworking space in Lakeland, FL, hosts David Young of Drone Launch Academy in their very first episode of the Catapult Lakeland Podcast. David, a Catapult member, shares his experience in getting started as a business owner and the challenges he ran into while turning his si...