SHFT POD

Conversations with founders, leaders and high performing individuals that have made a shift in their life that's put them on the path they're on today. We unpack there leadership style, values and belief systems to inspire you to make that shift.

SHFT POD is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 26 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts SHFT POD, a business show with 26 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Episode #25

  The Wine Industry Is Dying, So She Built the Fix

  Aug 16, 20261 hourS1

  Dan and Erin sit down with Katharina Cser-Mostyn, the powerhouse behind Wine Not - the feminine wine brand that started with a Tinder date and ended up on Shark Tank. Kata takes us right back to her network marketing days, unpacking the good, the bad and the genuinely toxic sides of that world. She opens up about the lessons the industry taught her, and expresses gratitude for the lifelong skills she walked away with. From there it's straight into the wine world, where Kata is proving that a good idea (and a lot of resilience) can crack open one of the world's most old-school industries. We're talking pouches versus bottles, the very real double standard of walking into a bar as a woman with a pitch versus sending her husband in instead, and her very spicy take that the traditional wine industry is dying and nobody wants to admit it. SHFT POD is sponsored by Flockd and Smelly Balls. T&Cs: 20% off applies to new Flockd customers only for your first hot desk booking. Must be redeemed by 30 December 2026. Quote the code SHFT when booking. Not valid with any other offer. Connect With Us Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SHFT.Pod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠shftpod.com⁠⁠⁠ Submit a Question ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Submit a Guest ⁠⁠⁠here

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #24

  The Truth About High Performance Teams

  Aug 9, 202643 minS1

  Dan and Erin are tackling high performance culture this week, and it has nothing to do with ping pong tables and free lunches. They dig into what actually separates a genuinely high-performing team from one that just looks good on the surface, from the energy you feel walking into a business to the way leaders handle things when they go wrong. Along the way they get into some eye-opening stats on global engagement (spoiler: it's not pretty), why engaged teams are dramatically more productive and profitable, and how hustle culture is quietly burning people out. The conversation also goes deep on incentives: team vs individual bonuses, high salary vs high commission, and what happens when businesses chase results at the expense of their values (yep, the Wells Fargo scandal gets a mention). Dan and Erin wrap things up with a practical look at how leaders can turn workplace perks into a genuine wellbeing strategy, and where to start if your culture isn't where you want it to be. SHFT POD is sponsored by Flockd and Smelly Balls. T&Cs: 20% off applies to new Flockd customers only for your first hot desk booking. Must be redeemed by 30 December 2026. Quote the code SHFT when booking. Not valid with any other offer. Connect With Us Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@SHFT.Pod⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠shftpod.com⁠⁠ Submit a Question ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Submit a Guest ⁠⁠here

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #23

  The Peptide Boom: What Your Pharmacist Wishes You Knew

  Aug 2, 202654 minS1

  Dan and Erin sit down for a second episode with Matt Bellgrove from National Custom Compounding to unpack one of the biggest health trends right now: peptides. Matt breaks down what a peptide actually is, how they differ from things like testosterone therapy, and why products like BPC-157, TB-500 and semaglutide have gone from niche biohacking tools to mainstream conversation. They delve into the science of longevity, muscle and joint regeneration, and why the line between "cosmetic," "therapeutic" and "research only" is much blurrier than most people realise.The conversation also digs into the boom's messier side—the risks of buying unregulated peptides online, the patent battles playing out between pharma giants, and why Matt believes the biggest danger right now isn't the peptides themselves but where people are sourcing them from. SHFT POD is sponsored by Flockd and Smelly Balls.T&Cs: 20% off applies to new Flockd customers only for your first hot desk booking. Must be redeemed by 30 December 2026. Quote the code SHFT when booking. Not valid with any other offer. Connect With Us Instagram: ⁠⁠@SHFT.Pod⁠⁠ Website: ⁠ ⁠shftpod.com⁠ Submit a Question ⁠here⁠ Submit a Guest ⁠here⁠

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #21

  Behind the Mic: Dan on Grit, Grief and Getting His Identity Back

  Jul 19, 202647 minS1

  This week, Erin turns the mic on Dan for a deep dive into his story. They cover everything from leaving school at 14 to chase a professional basketball career, to landing his first corporate gig at Coca-Cola at 20, to becoming the youngest ever Sales Manager of the Year at 24. Dan also shares some wild stories from managing vending machines inside Queensland prisons, including one particularly chaotic tale involving stolen tokens and a very patient warden. The conversation shifts to how Dan built his unbreakable glassware business from the ground up with his late business partner Simon, and the incredibly hard two years that followed Simon's sudden passing while trying to hold the company together. Dan opens up about how much of his identity became wrapped up in the business, what it took to rebuild himself afterward, and how that experience shaped the work he does now helping others avoid burn out while chasing success at the cost of everything else. SHFT POD is sponsored by Flockd and Smelly Balls. T&Cs: 20% off applies to new Flockd customers only for your first hot desk booking. Must be redeemed by 30 December 2026. Quote the code SHFT when booking. Not valid with any other offer. Connect With Us Instagram: ⁠@SHFT.Pod⁠ Website: shftpod.com Submit a Question here Submit a Guest here

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #20

  Behind the Mic: Erin's Story of Resilience, Reinvention & Building Holystone

  Jul 12, 202654 minS1

  This week, Dan turns the mic on his co-host, unpacking Erin's story for the first time. From a childhood move from Geelong to Darwin, to leaving school early and working everything from Domino's to a government job, media sales and eventually chasing an entirely different life on super yachts around the world, Erin's path has been anything but predictable. She also opens up about her teenage years and how those years shaped who she is today.The conversation moves through her years as a chief stewardess, meeting her husband on board, and the decision to come home to the Gold Coast to build Holystone , her customer experience business born out of frustration with declining service standards. TW: This episode of SHFT POD discusses sensitive topics. Listener discretion is advised. SHFT POD is sponsored by Flockd and Smelly Balls . T&Cs: 20% off applies to new Flockd customers only for your first hot desk booking. Must be redeemed by 30 December 2026. Quote the code SHFT when booking. Not valid with any other offer. Connect With Us Instagram: ⁠@SHFT.Pod⁠ Website: shftpod.com Submit a Question here Submit a Guest here

  ListenShow Notes

Recent guests on SHFT POD. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.