EP. 01Listen now
The Health Scare That Changed Everything
Luke Zeaiter
At 30, fit and healthy, Luke was told all three major arteries were 99% blocked. He faced emergency triple bypass surgery and the fear of never seeing his family again.
A podcast by Matt Curle
BYDESIGN
"The stories behind the businesses, property and wealth people build, and what it took to get there."
Hosted by Matt Curle · Sydney
The Show
For anyone who wants more out of life.
By Design is a podcast about the people behind successful businesses, property journeys and financial decisions.
Hosted by mortgage broker and former builder Matt Curle, each episode goes beyond the outcome to uncover where the journey began, the risks taken, the setbacks faced and the decisions that changed everything.
Not the polished version. The real story of what it took, and what success looks like once you get there.
"I interview people who backed themselves, so you don't have to figure it out alone."
No scripts. No PR prep. No highlight reels.
Every guest I bring on has made a decision that changed the course of their life. My job is to get to the real version, the moment before it was made, when staying put was still an option. What made you back yourself? What did it cost? That answer is the most useful thing one person can give another.
Matt Curle
The Pillars
Three places the conversation lives.
01
Business & Entrepreneurship
How people started, survived, scaled and learned to lead.
02
Property, Finance & Wealth
The decisions, strategies and mistakes behind building wealth and financial freedom.
03
The Life Behind the Success
Family, health, sacrifice, identity and what the journey actually cost.
The Host
Matt Curle.
Matt Curle began his working life as a carpenter, building luxury homes across Sydney and becoming increasingly curious about the people behind them. How they built their businesses, created wealth and designed their lives.
That curiosity eventually took him from construction into finance, where he now works as a mortgage broker at Shore Financial. Having been self employed since nineteen, changed industries and built a career from scratch, Matt understands both the ambition to create something and the uncertainty that comes before the decision.
By Design is his opportunity to uncover that journey in others.
Episodes
The conversations.
EP. 02Listen now
What Going All In Takes
Kerrod Holland
Kerrod Holland went from working as a sparky to playing in the NRL, then built a financial advice business from scratch. He talks about what going all in actually takes, and why backing yourself rarely looks clean.
EP. 03Listen now
From 4AM Starts in Europe to 2,000 Property Deals
Steve Palise
Steve Palise built Palise Property while working 4am shifts across Europe, travelling through 20 countries. He walked away from engineering, took a pay cut, and learned to build systems that didn't depend on him. Today his business has been involved in more than 2,000 property acquisitions.
Be a Guest
Want to be part of it?
- Format
- Relaxed, long-form conversation. Unscripted. No prep required.
- Length
- Approximately 60 minutes.
- Location
- North Sydney studio, or remote, whatever suits you.
- Focus
- Your story, your decision, and what it actually took.
- Promotion
- Full episode distributed across all podcast platforms and social media.
- Approval
- You receive the episode before it goes live.
Think you'd be a good fit?
If your story fits, I'd love to hear from you. Drop a short note below, no formal pitch needed.