Think Differently

He grew up sleeping on bricks in a tent extension of a caravan — and turned that raw struggle into a life of building and exiting companies.From bankrupt parents filleting fish in New Zealand to bootstrapping a tech platform out of the printing business, this is the story of resilience, obsession, and choosing struggle as a way of life. In this conversation, the masks come off: money raised too early, founders eating tuna and rice for years, and the real cost of chasing KPIs.Key Episode Highlights:From signboards to tech platforms — how a “boring” problem created a powerful businessWhy bootstrapping teaches lessons no VC cheque ever couldThe brutal caravan childhood that forged founder resilienceStruggle meals, scams, and survival abroadHonouring family sacrifices while building something biggerWhy business becomes identity — and the richest version of lifeThe crossroads of raising VC vs. keeping controlWhy monetisation is the ultimate validation test100 true fans vs. 500,000 free usersTall poppy syndrome, Gen Z ambition, and thinking differently in AustraliaTimestamps:00:00 Intro – Business talk finally begins00:01 First Startup – From signboards to tech platform00:04 Bootstrapping – Hard lessons and discipline00:07 Market Validation – Data, pain points, and talking to users00:11 Struggle Story – Growing up in a caravan00:16 Chosen Struggle – Founders chasing hardship00:17 Struggle Meals – Scams, survival, and hunger in Germany00:18 Family Sacrifice – Honouring parents’ struggle00:20 Business Identity – Why founders keep building00:25 VC Crossroads – Deciding whether to take funding00:29 Monetisation – Paying users vs. free noise00:31 100 True Fans – Why depth beats scale00:36 Content Leverage – Documenting, building in public, and strategy00:40 Tall Poppy Syndrome – Thinking differently in AustraliaFollow Our Podcast Studio:Follow Our Podcast Studio:🎥 https://www.linkedin.com/company/candid-studios/Nick’s Apps:🧠 SCULPTED → https://sculpted.site📚 LivFree → https://livfree.live⚽️ B42 → https://b-42.comFollow Nick:🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-kratochvil/📸 https://www.instagram.com/nickratochvil/Meet The Team:🎬 Editor – https://www.instagram.com/jethropaco/🎨 Design – https://www.instagram.com/shanika.j11/🎙 Producer – https://www.instagram.com/_charlieslattery/📂 Podcast Manager – https://www.instagram.com/alfiogangemi_/

He lost in the first round at the Olympics, on camera, and cried. Now he’s chasing a medal with nothing left to lose.Josh Katz is no stranger to pain. After reconstructive knee surgery and ten months away from competition, he’s back, mentally sharper, emotionally lighter, and physically primed. But this episode isn't just about rehab and comeback. It’s a raw dive into what it really costs to pursue greatness. Josh opens up about missing life outside the mat, building a mentorship business with his brother, and why hard work isn’t enough to guarantee success. This isn’t inspiration. It’s reality.Key Episode Highlights:• Why losing early at the Olympics might’ve saved his career• How rehab forced him to face what he’d sacrificed, and what he wanted back• The brutal truth about effort: “Working hard is the bare minimum”• Inside the subjective politics of Olympic selection• Why some athletes thrive without goals, and others can’t survive without them• The surprising camaraderie inside an individual combat sport• What makes a coach actually credible (hint: not medals)• Why he avoids coaching elite athletes… for now• Starting a business to teach resilience, while still chasing his own• The most honest answer he gives students chasing “impossible” dreamsFollow Our Podcast Studio: 🎥 https://www.linkedin.com/company/candid-studios/Nick’s Apps: 🧠 SCULPTED → https://sculpted.site 📚 LivFree → https://livfree.live ⚽️ B42 → https://b-42.comFollow Nick: 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-kratochvil/ 📸 https://www.instagram.com/nickratochvil/Meet The Team: 🎬 Editor – https://www.instagram.com/jethropaco/ 🎨 Design – https://www.instagram.com/shanika.j11/ 🎙 Producer – https://www.instagram.com/_charlieslattery/ 📂 Podcast Manager – https://www.instagram.com/alfiogangemi_/

He couldn’t speak, read, or believe in himself — now he’s rewiring minds for a living.Karim, once a stuttering, overweight kid with undiagnosed learning disorders, is now a world-class peak performance coach using advanced hypnosis to reprogram limiting beliefs. From working in high-pressure surgical sales to mentoring elite athletes and entrepreneurs, Karim’s transformation is staggering — and in this raw, live hypnotherapy session, he turns the mic on Nick for a confronting, breakthrough experience that redefines what it means to take radical responsibility.Key Episode Highlights:The belief that almost destroyed Karim’s life — and how he rewired it.What it really means to take radical responsibility (and why most people get it wrong).Why we unconsciously adopt limiting beliefs as kids — and how they shape our future.The moment Nick confronts his own transactional mindset live on air.Karim’s framework for spotting subconscious blind spots in 5 questions.Why the most successful people in the world all share one trait: they act.Timestamps: 00:00 Intro – “I can only take you where you want to go” 01:00 Meet Karim – Hypnosis, Performance & His Journey from Stutterer to Stage 05:30 Breaking Limiting Beliefs & Victim Mentality 09:00 Karim’s Rock Bottom: Quitting His Job, New Baby, No Plan 13:30 Radical Responsibility: The Mindset That Changed Everything 17:00 Helping vs. Distracting Yourself From Inner Work 21:00 The Deep Childhood Root of Anxiety 26:00 How Scarcity Shapes Our Adult Operating System 29:00 Why Successful People Think Differently 33:00 Live Blind Spot Analysis: Nick’s Transactional Mindset 36:00 Lone Wolf vs. King – The Real Cost of Control 40:00 The Hidden Voice Driving Nick’s Relentless Drive 44:00 Karim’s Hypnosis Begins — Visualising the Subconscious 50:00 Visiting the 13-Year-Old Version of Nick 54:00 Releasing Fear & Rewriting the Narrative 59:00 The Moment It All Changes: “I Am Enough” 1:02:00 A New Timeline: Letting Go of Scarcity, Embracing Abundance 1:06:00 Debrief – “My Head’s Spinning. That Was Real.” 1:10:00 Karim’s Final Message: Take Action. Think Differently.Follow Our Podcast Studio: 🎥 https://www.linkedin.com/company/candid-studios/Nick’s Apps: 🧠 SCULPTED → https://sculpted.site 📚 LivFree → https://livfree.live ⚽️ B42 → https://b-42.comFollow Nick: 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-kratochvil/ 📸 https://www.instagram.com/nickratochvil/Meet The Team: 🎬 Editor – https://www.instagram.com/jethropaco/ 🎨 Design – https://www.instagram.com/shanika.j11/ 🎙 Producer – https://www.instagram.com/_charlieslattery/ 📂 Podcast Manager – https://www.instagram.com/alfiogangemi_/

From Pro Football to a Health setback, that launched an entirely new life.In this raw solo episode, Nicholas Kratochvil sits down in the brand new Linfield Studios to unpack the origin story behind SCULPTED, LivFree, and his rapid rise in Australia’s startup scene. From living alone in Germany at 15 chasing football, to facing a potential cancer diagnosis at 18, Nick details the real moments that reshaped his path—forever.What starts as a studio update quickly turns into one of the most personal deep dives into mindset, struggle, stress, and self-belief you’ll ever hear. This episode marks a new era of Think Differently: The SCULPTED Podcast.Highlights from this episode:The cancer scare that ended his football dream—and started a new oneWhy he believes most people misunderstand stress and burnoutThe hidden privilege of self-improvement—and what most people get wrongHow he used LinkedIn alone to get trials with Bayern Munich and FrankfurtHis unfiltered views on success, money, and betting on yourselfWhy systems - motivation—and how he uses struggle as a toolTimestamps: 00:00 Welcome to Season 2 in the new Linfield studio 01:00 Podcast, tech, and company updates 02:30 Who is Nick really? Producer Charles takes over 04:10 Nick’s definition of success (and why he hates the word) 06:10 Ideology behind SCULPTED, LivFree, and Candid Studios 08:00 Why improving yourself is a privilege—and school kills it 09:00 Self-imposed struggle vs. real struggle 10:45 The cancer scare that ended football 12:00 How it led to founding SCULPTED 13:00 Going all in on tech with zero background 14:30 LinkedIn to Pro: The insane football journey 16:30 Does Nick overwork himself? And how he thinks about burnout 18:30 Why stress is a mindset (not a curse) 20:00 What happens when stress isn’t self-imposed? 21:30 The exact moment everything changed 23:00 Long-term vision: Can all these companies work? 25:00 The only real variable: time 26:30 Betting on yourself like you’d bet on Bill Gates 28:00 Why he always builds fallback skills—and how 30:00 Final thoughts: Is this all just arrogant or honest?Follow Our Podcast Studio: 🎥 https://www.linkedin.com/company/candid-studios/Nick’s Apps: 🧠 SCULPTED → https://sculpted.site 📚 LivFree → https://livfree.live ⚽️ B42 → https://b-42.comFollow Nick: 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-kratochvil/ 📸 https://www.instagram.com/nickratochvil/Meet The Team: 🎬 Editor – https://www.instagram.com/jethropaco/ 🎨 Design – https://www.instagram.com/shanika.j11/ 🎙 Producer – https://www.instagram.com/_charlieslattery/ 📂 Podcast Manager – https://www.instagram.com/alfiogangemi_/

If you constantly worry about your choices or the path you’re on, you’re not alone.The truth is — fear comes from the unknown. But once you’re in motion, it’s not as scary as it seemed.Nick 🎓 and Jack 🧠 share real-time insights into the thoughts and philosophies they have to navigate the modern world. Subscribe our channel to follow along with this journey.It's time to SCULPT yourself into the best version of you. 💪🌟 Sign up to SCULPTED App Waitlist here: https://sculpted.site/app 📸 Stay connected with us on Instagram @The_Sculpted_Podcast for exciting behind-the-scenes moments and updates! 🎙📰 Don't miss out on our latest updates and insights – subscribe to our newsletter on LinkedIn! 🚀🌐 Explore our new landing page at www.sculpted.site and discover more about the SCULPTED journey! ✨Follow Jack & Nick's journey on Linkedin & Instagram Jack Mcloughlin & @Nickratochvil 🏃‍♂️🌟Chapters: 00:00 - 02:52 - Introduction & Today's Topic 02:53 - 10:11 - Pain Tolerance Is Relative 10:12 - 15:08 - Muscle Memory vs Mental Fear 15:09 - 22:03 - Motivation, Incentives & Time Pressure 22:04 - 25:37 - Beliefs Should Be Malleable, Not Fragile 25:37 - 29:48 - Frameworks Aren’t the Skill — Action Is 29:49 - 39:56 - Overthinking Kills Action: Just Begin#Motivation #FearControl #TakeAction

If you use your subjective success as an excuse for your lack of objective success, that's probably because you never get there. This is a smart victim card, but you should stop playing this game.Nick 🎓 and Jack 🧠 share real-time insights into the thoughts and philosophies they have to navigate the modern world. Subscribe our channel to follow along with this journey.It's time to SCULPT yourself into the best version of you. 💪🌟 Sign up to SCULPTED App Waitlist here: https://sculpted.site/app Chapters: 00:00 - 01:54 - How Victims will try & Win Either Way 01:54 - 04:08 - Topic of Today04:09 - 08:46 - Subjective success08:47 - 11:04 - Objective success11:05 - 13:20 - Money is relatively objective, but not a true measurement13:21 - 14:59 - Excusing Ambition with Subjective Success15:00 - 18:41 - Don’t Use Subjective Success As An Excuse For Your Lack Of Objective Success.18:42 - 21:39 - Let me know your rebuttal, otherwise, FOLLOW US!!!21:40 - 25:09 - Delayed Gratification is Valuable With Progress25:10 - 29:33 - Solitude (Isolation) & Delayed Gratification29:34 - 34:28 - The Majority Owns the Objective System📸 Stay connected with us on Instagram @The_Sculpted_Podcast for exciting behind-the-scenes moments and updates! 🎙📰 Don't miss out on our latest updates and insights – subscribe to our newsletter on LinkedIn! 🚀🌐 Explore our new landing page at www.sculpted.site and discover more about the SCULPTED journey! ✨Follow Jack & Nick's journey on Linkedin & Instagram Jack Mcloughlin & @Nickratochvil 🏃‍♂️🌟#successstory #excuses #ambitiongaming #perspective

📸 Stay connected with us on Instagram @The_Sculpted_Podcast for exciting behind-the-scenes moments and updates! 🎙📰 Don't miss out on our latest updates and insights – subscribe to our newsletter on LinkedIn! 🚀🌐 Explore our new landing page at www.sculpted.site and discover more about the SCULPTED journey! ✨Follow Jack & Nick's journey on Linkedin & Instagram Jack Mcloughlin & @Nickratochvil 🏃‍♂️🌟#successmindset #solitude #confidencebuilding #KnowYourselfBetter

People often see money as the ultimate measure of success and social life as the path to get there. But Nick thinks differently, because money can sometimes be your compensation not your value. Watch this podcast to find out why character matters more than wealth, and how solitude became a powerful tool for personal growth.Nick 🎓 and Jack 🧠 are here to share real-time insights into the thoughts and philosophies they have to navigate the modern world. Subscribe our channel to follow along with this journey.It's also the right time to SCULPT yourself into the best version of you. 💪🌟 Sign up to SCULPTED App Waitlist here: https://sculpted.site/app Chapters:00:00 - 04:05 - Life Update04:46 - 10:54 - Taking Opinions On Board (Not “I Don’t Care”)10:55 - 18:09 - Money Isn't a Good Measurement Of Success18:10 - 22:58 - Money = Value + Stress + Compensation ≠ Success 22:59 - 30:54 - How Solitude Boosts Growth30:55 - 33:46 - Words About the Future 📸 Stay connected with us on Instagram @The_Sculpted_Podcast for exciting behind-the-scenes moments and updates! 🎙📰 Don't miss out on our latest updates and insights – subscribe to our newsletter on LinkedIn! 🚀🌐 Explore our new landing page at www.sculpted.site and discover more about the SCULPTED journey! ✨Follow Jack & Nick's journey on Linkedin & Instagram Jack Mcloughlin & @Nickratochvil 🏃‍♂️🌟#successmindset #solitude #confidencebuilding #KnowYourselfBetter

In this episode, Nick shares his thoughts on using social media, drawing from his experiences with YouTube and Snapchat. Everyone’s worldview is different, and teenagers’ perspectives can be easily shaken by news on social media. Watch this episode to learn why Nick is still on social media and dive deep into this insightful conversation.Nick 🎓 and Jack 🧠 share real-time insights into the thoughts and philosophies they have to navigate the modern world. Subscribe our channel to follow along with this journey.It's time to SCULPT yourself into the best version of you. 💪🌟 Sign up to SCULPTED App Waitlist here: https://sculpted.site/app Chapters:00:00 - 03:54 - Intro 03:55 - 06:11 - Social media dilute our creative mind 06:12 - 06:59 - Navigate the world through social media 07:00 - 08:44 - Use 2 phones to get untied from social media08:45 - 11:30 - Why I still use social media11:31 - 16:55 - Social media depersonalise things in life16:56 - 23:18 - Snapchat does not build strong relationship23:19 - 25:07 - Summary📸 Stay connected with us on Instagram @The_Sculpted_Podcast for exciting behind-the-scenes moments and updates! 🎙📰 Don't miss out on our latest updates and insights – subscribe to our newsletter on LinkedIn! 🚀🌐 Explore our new landing page at www.sculpted.site and discover more about the SCULPTED journey! ✨Follow Jack & Nick's journey on Linkedin & Instagram Jack Mcloughlin & @Nickratochvil 🏃‍♂️🌟#socialmedia #selfcontrol #selfaware #perspective #teenagerbehaviour