From Fairfield Station to Sydney’s Biggest Stages (S3 Episode 8 Joe Carbone)

From training parkour under Fairfield Station to performing on major stages and building a Sydney entertainment company, Joe Carbone's journey has been anything but ordinary. In this episode of Stories Unlocked, Ari George sits down with the founder of Dauntless and XS Events to discuss how he turned a passion for parkour, breakdancing and live performance into a growing events business. Joe shares how he started teaching outdoor parkour classes across Western Sydney, performed on Australia’s Got Talent, toured Australia with an award-winning theatre production and rebuilt after losing the original crew and business brand he helped create. He also opens up about the impact of COVID on Sydney’s entertainment industry, managing a team of performers and what it took to launch XS Events from zero. This episode covers: • Growing up in Fairfield • Discovering parkour and breakdancing • Building Dauntless • Performing on major Sydney stages • Surviving setbacks and COVID • Launching XS Events • The reality of Sydney’s events industry Watch the full episode and subscribe to Stories Unlocked for more conversations with Sydney entrepreneurs, creatives and business owners. #storiesunlocked #JoeCarbone #XSEvents #dauntless #sydneyevents #westernsydney #Fairfield #SydneyEntertainment #australianbusiness #SydneyPodcast