About this episode

Tom Nash, a quadruple amputee, shares his inspiring journey from adversity to success in the music industry.

Quadruple amputee, Tom Nash, is one of the funniest and most inspirational people we've met. So it was an absolute delight to welcome him as our guest on this episode of The One Way Ticket Show. In our conversation, Tom shares how he lost all four of his limbs after a devastating brush with a deadly disease over twenty years ago. Coming as close to death as one ever can, he spent over 18 months in hospital, surviving a coma, life support and having to re-learn to walk using prosthetics. He then had to learn to navigate life with prosthetic hooks for hands. None of that stopped Tom. He launched a career as a musical artist, first as a guitarist in a band, later as a nightclub DJ. Tom subsequently went on to enjoy remarkable success in the music industry, starting his own nightclub brand in 2006, curating music as DJ Hookie and producing numerous records. He has since gone on to become one of the most in-demand DJs in his native Australia, playing sell-out shows across various countries and playing host to some of Australia's biggest music festivals. He is the co-owner of a successful Entertainment company, and a platinum-producing record label. The nightclub brand he started…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Shalowitz

Guest: Tom Nash

Topics covered

• inspiration
• music industry
• adversity
• resilience
• keynote speaking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Entertainment company, platinum-producing record label, nightclub brand

Places: Australia

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