Meet Dave Gilbert
The Journey from Shaving his Head in the 70’s to Politics.
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Dave is our Senate Candidate for NSW and Heston & Sam sat down with Dave to find out more about him, his background, his past, his passion and drive. Dave’s lived experience is pretty impressive. He is a man that won’t die wondering… have a listen and you’ll see what we mean.
In this episode we we discuss:
2:00 Who is David Gilbert?
2:54 Politics and Push up’s… literally
3:30 His background
4:40 Experiencing low self esteem
6:00 Joining the navy – including cutting my hair off in the 70’s
“I knew things I shouldn’t have known”
Dave Gilbert
10:00 Untapped leadership qualities he didn’t know he had
10:50 Brotherhood
14:00 Speaking Vietnamese and becoming a translator
16:00 Top secret security clearance
19:00 The challenge of not being about to talk about top secret missions
20:65 Compartmentalising and dealing with traumatic experiences
22:30 Highlights of military career
26:00 3 big things that happened, all at once.
28:00 Leadership in action
30:00 After 19 years, taking a leap, leaving the military, moving into Defence and then onto Attorney General’s Department
“I’ve never felt comfortable, being comfortable – If I’m not doing something and pushing boundaries or challenging myself intellectually or physically, I just wonder why…what am I doing”
36:00 Additional academics, qualifications and interests
49:00 Becoming a lawyer
51:00 The purpose and fuel that keeps him going
#TeamGilbert
“The mark of a true leader is you bring everybody with you and achieve fantastic things”.
Dave Gilbert
59:00 Stepping out and becoming a candidate with AVP and the challenges of doing so.
“I don’t want to die wondering…”
1:02:00 The creative side of Dave
1:12:00 The covid experience and living on the QLD/NSW border
1:14:00 Quick Fire Round
“Our greatest gift, is our intuition. It’s not scientific”
Follow Dave on Socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.gilbert4NswSenate
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davegilbert4nswsenate/
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Great interview Great candidate