The Hack and the Hero
The Hack and the Hero
Nick Dal Santo and Andrew Fitzpatrick
Two mates. 25 years of friendship. Two very different paths. Both are fathers, husbands and sons who love sport, but that’s where the common ground ends. One is a 322 game AFL veteran, media personality, corporate speaker, and coach with a decorated list of sporting achievements – who fully appreciates that he has never had a “real job”. The other is a Chief Financial Officer with twenty years of finance, business and leadership experience both in Australia and abroad. Despite his best efforts, a lack of athletic ability has meant he has a less than successful amateur sporting record. Nick Dal Santo has a comprehensive Wikipedia page. Andrew Fitzpatrick does not. When it comes to sport, business, relationships or any other topic - there's no holds barred. The Hack and the Hero: from average to excellence in sport, business and life.
Episode #19 - Sunny Boy
Fitzy has changed...for a day at least.  With life in lockdown (in Australia) moving into the past, the boys have a timely discussion on Fitzy's newly-found excitement for optimism.What is it, where does it come from, how do you manufacture it in...
Nov 4, 2020
39 min
Episode #18 - Reflectionary
Recorded the day before the 2020 AFL grand final, there's no better time to reflect on what makes grand final week great, and not many better to reflect with, than someone who's experienced it at the highest level multiple times. (read: not Fitzy).From...
Oct 28, 2020
46 min
Episode #17 - Soapbox
Dal and Fitzy discuss (listen to) some of their respective views on a few topical matters linked to Victoria's (Melbourne's) continuing lockdown situation, among other things.Victoria's Premier, and his supercomputer, Trump and Biden, financial...
Oct 21, 2020
36 min
Episode #16 - Shuttling to the Top: with Glenn Warfe
Glenn Warfe has represented Australia as a badminton player or coach at three Olympics and four Commonwealth Games.  Dal and Fitzy describe him as an enigma, but he's one of their best mates and his story is a compelling one.He's a multiple medal winner...
Oct 14, 2020
41 min
Episode #15 - Back to the Future
With COVID-19 restrictions dragging on in Melbourne and other parts of the world, many of us are watching more TV than ever.  In this episode Dal and Fitzy reminisce on some of their favourite shows and movies growing up, what inspired them and what...
Oct 7, 2020
39 min
Episode #14 - Two Whys Men
Dal and Fitzy take a leaf out of the children's playbook to ask why are some things the way they are?Typewriters, computers, cats, sport, work, titles and even water - broad topics with one focus - why?Status quo, look out.
Sep 30, 2020
39 min
Episode #13: Running is life - with Sarah Klein (Part 1)
Sarah Klein is an Australian marathon runner, educator and perhaps most importantly, super aunty to Dal's three kids.  Sarah represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, but it is arguably...
Sep 23, 2020
39 min
Episode #13: Running is life - with Sarah Klein (Part 2)
Sarah Klein is an Australian marathon runner, educator and perhaps most importantly, super aunty to Dal's three kids.  Sarah represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, but it is arguably...
Sep 23, 2020
34 min
Episode #12 - Resilient Me
Resilience is arguably the buzzword of 2020, particularly given the continuing challenges of living in a "Rona" world.  But this isn't another "10 steps to greater resilience" workshop.In this episode, Dal and Fitzy spend some time reflecting on some of...
Sep 16, 2020
41 min
Episode #11 - Don't Quote Me
The men catch-up (virtually) to table - and explain the meaning of - some of their favourite quotes.  Some they've used for inspiration or as philosophies of life to date, some they plan to in future, and some perhaps they won't.There's some healthy...
Sep 9, 2020
41 min
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