Pauly Vandenbergh grew up on the West Coast of South Australia with a strong sense of cultural identity and connection to Country. He went on to play professional basketball in the NBL before building a career spanning sport, community, and enterprise. Today, Pauly wears many hats — from founding Munda Wines, to leading the Tjindu Foundation, establishing the Aboriginal Basketball Academy, running Wanna Mar seafood in Port Lincoln, and serving in leadership roles with Port Adelaide Football Club and the AFL. At the heart of it all is his mission to create opportunities for the next generation, shift the narrative around Indigenous voices, and build the kind of pathways he wished were there when he was growing up. He’s a passionate storyteller, a mentor, a father of four, and makes the time to take care of his health, with the help of his wife’s yoga and breathwork routines.