You usually see the finished product. Rarely the path it took to get there.
Every business has a starting point. This is ours.
In the very first episode of Rebel Radio, Founder Chris Antartis pulls back the curtain on the road that led to building Rebel Recruitment. From navigating early adulthood and figuring things out in real time, to an unexpected entry into Allied Health recruitment, Chris shares the moments that shaped his thinking, his standards, and the way he shows up in business today.
Episode 2 of Rebel Radio features Serena Jones, an Occupational Therapist, business owner, and the founder of the Allied Health Awards, one of the most recognised celebrations of clinicians across Australia. In this episode, Serena shares how her career in Occupational Therapy evolved while balancing parenting, travel, and building multiple businesses that support the Allied Health community. We dive into the story behind the Allied Health Awards and how a simple idea born from a gap in the industry grew into a national community that celebrates everyday clinicians doing incredible work. Serena also shares her perspective on professional development, breaking down barriers between disciplines, and why recognition, connection, and community matter more than ever in Allied Health today.
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Episode 3 of Rebel Radio features Lauren Hart, Occupational Therapist, founder of Optimal Living Therapy and OTuition. In this episode, Lauren shares her “conventional” journey into Occupational Therapy and how that foundation led her to discover a niche working in the SDA and home modifications space. We explore how she identified an opportunity within the market, built a service around it, and what it’s taken to grow a business and team from the ground up. Lauren also opens up about the transition from therapist to business owner, the realities of leadership, and the weight that comes with it. She shares the tools that have helped her navigate growth, along with honest reflections on what it really looks like behind the scenes of building a business in Allied Health today.Ask
Episode 4 of Rebel Radio features Dr Oz, Clinical Psychologist and Director of ANIMA Health Network. In this episode, Dr Oz shares his journey from immigrating to Australia as a child and growing up in some of Sydney’s tougher areas, to completely rebuilding his life after taking a chance on himself and moving to Perth alone at 25. We explore the path that led him from a career in hospitality into university as a mature age student, the financial pressures and uncertainty that came with it, and how trusting his instincts opened doors he never expected - including studying abroad in Canada, achieving First Class Honours, and securing a last-minute place in the Clinical Psychology program.
Episode 5 of Rebel Radio features Kennedy Lay, Founder and Owner of Fly2Health. In this episode Kennedy opens up about his early adult years and what success meant to him back then, a definition shaped heavily by his cultural influences and a relentless, goal-driven mindset. We explore how that
drive showed up at university, where a focus on networking landed him his first physiotherapy role a full eleven months before he had even graduated.
Episode 6 of Rebel Radio features Lauren Haskins, Founder and Owner of A Growing Understanding and Board Director at Speech Pathology Australia. In this episode Lauren shares her unconventional path into speech pathology, one that began with not getting the marks required for the course and refusing to let that be the end of the story. We explore her early career running a modelling agency, and the business and leadership skills she built there that still shape the way she works today.
Episode 7 of Rebel Radio features Trystan Conway, Physiotherapist, business owner and one of the leading voices in Allied Health reform. In this episode, Trystan shares his journey from dropping out of Computer Science to finding his way into physiotherapy, why life experience matters just as much as grades, and how a regional graduate role fast-tracked his career into leadership.
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