The Matt J Hanham Show

I was the favourite to win my school cross country. I'd beaten the kid beside me dozens of times, always by running my own race. Then the gun went, he shot out too hard, I got scared, and I chased him. Burned out early. Came second by ten metres. I didn't lose because he was faster. I lost because I ran his race instead of mine.

You get judged on what you do next.

Not the mistake.

Not the slip-up.

Not the imperfect launch.

In this episode, I share a story from my first customer in business — a job that went wrong, a difficult conversation, and a lesson that's shaped how I've lead ever since.

Mistakes are inevitable when you're building and growing.

Wh...

The real risk in business isn't failure.

It's drift.

In this bite-sized Inside Out episode, I explore why most founders don't stall because they try and fail — they stall because they stay safe.

Planning feels responsible. Tweaking feels productive. Research feels strategic.

But often, it's hesitation disguised as preparation.

Growth requires...

A cold call on my personal mobile this week turned into a useful reminder.

The call wasn't malicious. The pitch wasn't terrible.

But within a minute it became clear we were in the same line of work.

In this short Inside Out episode, I unpack how cold calls and outreach can go wrong not because the execution is bad, but because the context is missing.

Marketing an...

In this Inside Out episode, I read a short parable often referred to as The Mexican Fisherman and the Banker and share a few reflections it brings up for me.

It's a simple story about ambition, success, and the idea of "someday." How easily we can postpone the very freedom we say we're chasing.

This episode isn't against ambition or rejecting growth. It's about pausing to ask a better quest...

How many times have you said you're trying to get fit, start a business, create content, or make a change?

The truth is, "trying" isn't effort. It's a delay tactic.

In this Inside Out solo episode, I unpack why the word trying keeps us stuck in limbo, how it lets us avoid real responsibility, and why a simple decision can change everything.

Inspired by the famous Yoda quote "T...

AI isn't coming for your job.

Someone who's willing to learn faster than you is.

In this Inside Out episode, I explore a simple but confronting idea: in times of massive change, it's not the experts who win — it's the learners.

Inspired by Eric Hoffer's quote about learners inheriting the earth, this episode looks at how AI is accelerating the gap between people who sta...

Most leaders get stuck competing on better.

Better service. Better price. Better results.

But "better" puts you in the same box as everyone else.

In this episode, I break down why different always beats better — and how the two-word brand concept helped me simplify and clarify my entire identity.

Inside this episode:

If you keep putting off a decision, you're already making one, and it's probably the wrong one.

In this Inside Out episode, I unpack the Paradox of Choice. Why indecision keeps us stuck, how perfectionism disguises itself as "thinking it through," and a simple way to force clarity, fast.

Ironically, I recorded this episode months ago… and then delayed publishing it. I told myself I n...

Is AI coming for your job? And what should you do about it?

If you think it's not going to happen to my job, I'm not at risk, you might just be the most vulnerable.

One message I'm seeing a bit is an ad from Jack Delosa from the Entourage, who said "If you're a business owner, AI is not going to take your business, but a competitor with AI will."

In thi...