What happens when you’re told university probably isn\u2019t realistic for you? Maybe it comes from a teacher, a report card, careers counsellor, or from someone who thinks they\u2019re being helpful. In this episode of More Than a Score, we sit down with Cade Witnish \u2014 co-founder of digital marketing agency Loud & Clear and sports technology platform PlayHQ \u2014 who heard exactly that just months before his final exams. Growing up in regional New South Wales, Cade was labelled as someone with \u201cpotential\u201d who didn\u2019t quite apply himself. He was advised to consider alternative plans because he was not seen as likely to achieve the score required for university. Then his ATAR surprised everyone. But this conversation is not about proving people wrong. It is about something deeper. It is about how low expectations can shape who we think we are, the influence of a determined mum who believed finishing Year 12 and \u201cgetting a ticket\u201d to opportunity mattered, and the teacher who saw something in Cade before he saw it in himself. And it is about discovering that you are far more capable than any label placed on you. Today, as a successful entrepreneur and business leader, Cade reflects on growing up first-generation tertiary educated, navigating comparison and self-doubt, and why growth is often uncomfortable but necessary. What You\u2019ll Hear in This Episode \u2022 What to do if you or your child has ever been told university may not be realistic \u2022 How to navigate the label \u201chas potential but doesn\u2019t apply themselves\u201d without letting it define identity \u2022 Why finishing Year 12 and \u201cgetting a ticket\u201d can mean more than just a score \u2022 What first-generation tertiary education looks like in real life \u2022 How one teacher\u2019s belief can shift a student\u2019s entire trajectory \u2022 Why exam pressure can sometimes reveal strengths you didn\u2019t know you had \u2022 The difference between surviving school and truly understanding how you grow \u2022 How to help young people build resilience without comparison \u2022 Why confidence rarely arrives all at once and often develops years later \u2022 How choosing growth and challenge over comfort builds long-term success This episode is a powerful reminder that potential is often misread in the moment, and that the trajectory of a life is rarely defined at 18. One score does not define you, but one sentence of belief can change your whole trajectory.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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