Welcome to the Jungle with Amberley Lobo

On today’s show, we are talking to the Head Coach of the West Coast Fever, Dan Ryan.

In 2022, Dan led the West Coast Fever to their maiden premiership win, becoming the first male head coach in Australia to claim a professional national-league title; and the journey he took to get there is absolutely incredible!!!

In this conversation, we find out how he went from a 27-game losing streak to a premiership-winning coach. This is hone...

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE BRIONY STEWART

“You know what I am just gonna try and do the thing I most want to do first, and if it doesn’t work and if I turn out to be really crappy at it, life is long and I’m sure I can pivot and find some other job I can do”

On today’s show we are talking to multi-award winning author and illustrator Briony Stewart.

With over 25 children's books to her name and a trophy shelf full of industry awards, Br...

From backyard batches to a national brand - Today we’re sitting down with Mason Bagios, the co-founder and CEO of Kommunity Brew.

Kommunity Brew began as two mates making kombucha in their shed. Today, the brand boasts over 36 products and is stocked in more than 1,200 stores across Australia. 

I have had the privilege of watching Mason and Jarred bring their beautiful vision to life, so this episode was an extra special one :)

In ...

“If you expect to get things out of your life that other people don’t get, you have to be prepared to do the things that other people won’t do” - Suzanne Dodds

Strap yourself in - today, we're chatting with a real-life superwoman!

Our guest on today’s show has built four businesses from the ground up, lived everywhere from South Korea to Barcelona, served in the Army Reserves, and somehow, in between it all, raised a beautiful fami...

Today, we are chatting with the Queen of Radio and the unmistakable Voice of Perth - Natalie Locke.

Nat has been waking up West Australians for over 20 years as a beloved breakfast radio host on Nova. Her journey into the media industry was anything but traditional - starting out as a chiropractor before eventually finding her way into radio.

For so many West Australians, Nat is THE voice that brightens their mornings. As a longtim...

Today we are sitting down with the Honourable Lord Mayor of Perth, Basil Zempilas, for what is hands down one of my favourite conversations of all time!

Basil Zempilas has an incredible work resume - sports commentator, television host, radio presenter, journalist, Lord Mayor of Perth …and now he's pivoting into politics.

In this conversation we cover success, imposter syndrome, the importance of leaving your comfort zone, dreaming...

Anya Brock is an iconic Australian painter and artist who has created a super successful (and super colourful) art empire. 

From a young age Anya was obsessed with creating different things and by the time she was 19 she had launched her own fashion label. She worked in the fashion industry for 11 years and it was only later in life that she found her way to painting.

Anya has painted murals across Australia, had her works featured...

In this episode we are getting a masterclass on how to create something from nothing with the founder of Yappy Group Kohen Grogan.

Kohen is living proof that you can have whatever you want as long as you want it more than anything else AND you are willing to put in the work!

Kohen created a multi-million dollar tech start-up out of his tiny garage in Perth. Today Yappy Group has secured billions of dollars in contracts for its clie...

Marty Wilson is an internationally awarded Australian film director and writer. His debut feature film Great White was released in 2021 through Universal Pictures, starring Katrina Bowden (30 Rock, Bold and the Beautiful) and Aaron Jakubenko (Tidelands, The Shannara Chronicles). 

It took Marty 25 years to turn his dream of becoming a feature film director into a reality. His story is a testament to the enduring power of persistence...

Brittany Garbutt is the mastermind behind the delicious, pink pretzel empire called Pretzel. Her story is a beautiful blend of passion, perseverance and of course plenty of pretzels!

In 2017, at the age of 23, she opened her first store out of a tiny sea container in Northbridge. Fast-forward to now, and Pretzel has grown into a big, pink, multi-million dollar salty-dough empire with stores across Australia.

In this conversation we...

This guy’s life resume is crazy!

David Genat is a highly successful model, actor, the winner of Australian Survivor All Stars, television host, podcaster, producer ... annnnd he is also a (very handsome) fountain of inspiration. 

In this conversation we cover the lifestyle of an international model, mindset, morning routines, diet, exercise, set backs, rejection, beauty, body image, discipline, visualisation, how to go all in on y...

Andrew Holder is the founder of the big, beautiful fitness empire known as Revo Fitness.

With a keen eye for opportunity and a relentless work ethic, Andrew has transformed a tiny hole in the wall gym in Perth into a national fitness empire with 41 locations across Australia.

In this conversation we find out how Revo grew up so fast PLUS he shares his keys to early success, the importance of creating closed feedback loops, how Re...

I am in love with this human being!!

Robyn Lambird is a non-binary Australian Paralympian, creator, advocate and all round incredible human being. Born in England and raised in Western Australia, Robyn was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of nine.

Despite only getting into para athletics later in life within a few years Robyn took home the bronze medal for the 100m T34 at the Tokyo Paralympics and became the first Australia...

For the very first episode of Welcome to the Jungle it was so much fun to sit down with my good friend Kav Temperley.

Kav Temperley is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of alternative rock band (and my fav band)  Eskimo Joe :)

Eskimo Joe have earnt a staggering 35 ARIA Award nominations over their career. To date the boys have won 8 ARIAs, including prestigious categories li...

Hey my name is Amberley, Welcome to the Jungle 🦁

Life is like a jungle full of mysteries, surprises, delicious fruit and the occasional thorny bush 🌵 On this podcast I am going to be taking a deep dive into this crazy jungle that we call life 

Each episode of the show I am going to be sitting down with a friend and we will hack our way through the dense foliage of life seeking to unearth meaningful wisdom or perhaps just savour s...