Built In The Bush
Built In The Bush
Podcast Description
Built in the Bush is a heartfelt and inspiring podcast that celebrates resilience, adaptability, and success stories shaped by life in rural Australia. Hosted by Tanya Atkinson, the podcast explores the unique journeys of individuals who have built careers and businesses of their dreams and how their experiences growing up in the bush prepared them for it. Each episode dives deep into candid conversations with guests from diverse industries, uncovering their most successful failures and other challenges that were pivotal in redefining their paths. From tales of perseverance and career breakthroughs to reflections on family, mental health, and the importance of community, Built in the Bush offers listeners valuable insights and uplifting stories about finding purpose and thriving against the odds.You don't have to have grown up in the bush, to be inspired by the authentic and personal stories from those that arriving their dreams.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of resilience, adaptability, and success, with episodes covering personal stories of career transitions and challenges. Specific topics include the shift from corporate life to entrepreneurship, the journey of professionals in rural Australia, and mental health implications tied to community and career aspirations. Episodes like Jess Galvin’s transition from burnout to business ownership and Glen Young’s experiences in professional bull riding showcase the unique paths shaped by bush life.
Built in the Bush is a heartfelt and inspiring podcast that celebrates resilience, adaptability, and success stories shaped by life in regional Australia. Hosted by Tanya Atkinson, the podcast explores the unique journeys of individuals who have built the careers and businesses of their dreams and how their experiences growing up in the bush prepared them for it.
Each episode dives deep into candid conversations with guests from diverse industries, uncovering their most successful failures and other challenges that were pivotal in redefining their paths. From tales of perseverance and career breakthroughs to reflections on family, mental health, and the importance of community, Built in the Bush offers listeners valuable insights and uplifting stories about finding purpose and thriving against the odds.
You don’t have to have grown up in the bush, to be inspired by the authentic and personal stories from those that are living their dreams.
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S2, E3 — James Hamilton | Cultivate Advisory
In this episode of Built in the Bush, Tanya sits down with James Hamilton, a farmer from Narromine in central New South Wales and the founder of Cultivate Advisory.
James wears two important hats: he operates a farming enterprise with his wife, Amanda, and he travels across Australia helping farming families and family businesses navigate succession planning. His approach is deeply grounded in people, relationships, communication, and long-term family outcomes — not just structures, numbers, or transactions.
Throughout the episode, James shares how his own family experience shaped his understanding of succession, why he believes successful succession must protect both opportunity and relationships, and why families need a safe environment where everyone can be heard and understood. His perspective is clear: succession is not about one person “winning”; it is about helping the family reach an in-principle agreement that feels fair, workable, and future-focused.
James also reflects on systems thinking, rural leadership, the value of strong relationships, the mentors who shaped his work, and why regional Australia needs a broader national conversation about succession and the future of family farms.
If your family or business is feeling stuck around succession, this conversation is a grounded and practical starting point.
Contact James Hamilton — Cultivate Advisory
Website: https://www.cultivateadvisory.com.au
Phone: 0428 890 151
Email: [email protected]
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