Explore every episode of the podcast Business Excellence - TOP 5 Series
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| In Conversation - Sammi Jaeger Top Five Tips For Creating A Fueled-Up Life and Business | 19 Apr 2026 | 00:14:22 | |
“What gets celebrated, gets repeated. If there’s something you want more of, you shine a light and celebrate it.”
Sammi Jaeger Top Five Tips For Creating A Fueled-Up Life and Business 1. Clarity 2. Consistency 3. Connection 4. Celebration 5. Capacity
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:15 How lack of clarity can cause burn out 05:30 Who do you celebrate with 10:30 Celebrating the achievements 12:50 How can you build capacity
Where to find Sammi? Website https://www.sammijaeger.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammijaeger/ Book www.sammijaeger.com/fuelleduplife Sammi Jaeger Bio Sammi Jaeger is a Business and Life Strategist, Coach, Speaker, Podcaster and Author. After Sammi’s life hit a crossroad, she hit the wall, picked herself up again and began leaning into creating and living her own Fueled Up Life. This time by design. Sammi has sat in the employee, freelancer and founder seats and loves spending her time with business owners turning their dreams into plans. Sammi is deeply passionate about how our relationships impact the quality of our lives. She is an advocate for the UN Global Goals and knows that we all have a role to play in creating a better world. | |||
| In Conversation - Shivani Gupta Top Five Tips For Passion | 12 Apr 2026 | 00:20:49 | |
“Mindfulness means your mind is full of one thing, right? Be mindful of that one thing when you’re at work. Just be at work. Live that passion, work in it as much as you can. When you’re with your family, stop checking your email and not being present with your family.” Shivani Gupta Top Five Tips For Passion 1. Prioritize your passions 2. Create a clear hierarchy 3. Accept imperfection and drop the guilt 4. Stack goals for your top three passions 5. Make your goals visual
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:54 Impossible to be passionate about everything simultaneously 07:50 Narrowing down broad passions 14:50 Stacking goals 18:50 Find a method that works
Where to find Shivani? Website https://www.askshivani.com/ LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/askshivani
Shivani Gupta Bio The world’s only Engineer turned Entrepreneur turned Educator as the Passion Activator for Leaders. I support their Transformation through implementing the P.A.S.S.I.O.N. Model. This leads to Transformation when you can have more impact and create the life you wish. I deliver this work globally as a Speaker, Coach and Facilitator. Over the past 23 years, I’ve:
I am proud to be the first woman in my lineage to work and at age 11, I made the leap from India to Australia, building a life that bridges cultures and perspectives. My passion is to help leaders and entrepreneurs lead with heart, head and habit. I also want to help eliminate of child sexual abuse. Beyond my work, I’m a mum to two teenagers, married to Scott for 18 years, and I believe life’s best conversations happen over an excellent chai. | |||
| In Conversation - Jody Gerard Durand Top Five Tips For Gaining Influence | 30 Nov 2025 | 00:21:08 | |
"...a few seconds of bravery can really deliver results and as far as I know, no one's ever been killed for trying to close somebody on a sale. So you know your life's not in danger, your pride might be in danger and your hopes might get crushed, but you're not going to be killed.”
Jody Gerard Durand Top Five Tips for Gaining Influence 1. Be Productive 2. Plan and Prepare 3. Focus Your Time and Efforts 4. Overcome Objections 5. Close Sales
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:50 Concentrating on tasks that are most productive, while managing time effectively. 10:00 Importance of identifying productive days and planning tasks accordingly. 15:50 The importance of active listening and finding ways to solve problems. 17:20 The inability to close sales is often due to fear of hearing the word "no."
Where to find Jody? Website https://www.youtube.com/@CountryBoySoul-g9v LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jody-durand-61893650 Jody Durand Bio Jody Durand has been a successful salesperson and sales trainer in the agricultural industry in Canada for over twenty years as well as an accomplished speaker deeply involved in his farm, family and local community. He has a passion for agriculture and people and loves connecting the general population with the farmers who are responsible for growing and producing the food that makes it to your tables, every day. He is an accomplished Toastmaster, happy husband, proud father of four children and lucky grandfather of seven grandchildren. He lives in Scotland, Ontario with his wife Laura on a three-acre hobby farm where she owns and operates their home-based dog business called Birchview Dogs. | |||
| In Conversation - Dustin Bogle Top Five Tips To Get More Sales From Your Follow Up | 16 Jul 2023 | 00:20:18 | |
“Trust equals transactions. Essentially, if you have trust with a buyer, the sale is easy. Where you have got to kind of finagle and overcome objections and battle them, is really what they're saying is, I don't trust you, I don't trust your process. I don't trust you. I don't trust the company. And so, you need to build more trust.”
Dustin Bogle Top Five Tips To Get More Sales From Your Follow Up 1. How to get more leads to buy. 2. How to wake up your sleeping database. 3. How to create infinite referrals. 4. How to create the “next hill” for your clients. 5. How to use the 90-day echo in your favour.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:36 Slow down on going for the sale immediately 07:52 Train people the right way 14:22 The journey of innovation 18:36 What is it about 90 days?
Where to Find Dustin Website https://www.leadthewayfit.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-bogle-5b8a4b46/
Dustin Bogle Bio Dustin has a unique story. His family immigrated from Egypt in the 60s to chase the American Dream. As a young adult, he got into Professional Wrestling (yes, the elbow drop and dropkick kinda wrestling) where he learned how to sell tickets and organize a live event. From there, Dustin went on to open 6 gyms in 6 years in Southern California - the most competitive market in the industry. That's where he was forced to really grow as a leader and entrepreneur because it was extremely difficult and packed with learning lessons. But it's also where he learned how to grow and scale a business the right way. Today, Dustin helps Gym Owners to delegate their sales to his team so they can free up their time. His book "Reinforce Your Gym" is a collection of his golden strategies to help Gym Owners to build a massively profitable business. Although these lessons are written for Gym Owners, they can be easily transfer over to other business sectors too. | |||
| In Conversation - Travis Steffen Top Five Tips For Achieving Growth | 09 Jul 2023 | 00:21:34 | |
“Ensuring that you can also create an out of pattern, noteworthy experience through your message on that channel based on everything else at that channel exposes that prospective customer or existing customer to the right information. That kind of attention is currency at this stage in the game, something that's out of pattern, something that catalyses some sort of high arousal, emotion, could be elation, could be curiosity, controversy, fury, anger, polarity, all of those things that make you feel something deeply, but also create the clarity and the message that ensures you're able to target properly, are all parts of that process.” 1. Follow a systematic process to achieve the "5 Fits" to prime you for growth 2. Build a compounding growth model, which then yields your growth strategy 3. Use math, science, psychology, and speed as your four biggest growth assets 4. Realign your product and finance teams around your growth model and experimentation cadence 5. Build a culture of high growth within the organization
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:57 The 10 Combinations you need to know about. 04:58 How do you grow your product? 08:13 Taking advantage of the different concepts. 17:57 How the company ethics align with success.
Where to Find Travis? Website http://www.travissteffen.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsteffen
Travis Steffen Bio After personally starting, scaling, and selling eight of his companies in the past 14 years, Travis has now devoted his life to helping others do the same. He has gotten his companies onto the Inc 500, is a doctoral candidate in marketing, and is a growth mentor at Silicon Valley's top accelerator programs. He's a bestselling author and an avid speaker. | |||
| In Conversation - Erin Marcus Top Five Tips For Conquering Your Business | 02 Jul 2023 | 00:16:52 | |
“I have long ago embraced, and it came from a weird place, that most things don't work. Failure is actually really my goal…The goal when you compete for strength is absolute failure. You haven't tried hard enough until you failed…” Erin Marcus Top Five Tips For Conquering Your Business 1. Commit to being in charge and taking personal responsibility. 2. Take action. 3. Analyze and debrief everything. 4. Reverse engineer everything. 5. Have fun. 01:05 The concept of personal responsibility. 07:03 Over analysing, and how to think through decisions. 11:40 Entrepreneurs and the need for action and thought. 15:27 Don’t forget to have fun! Where to find Erin? Website http://conqueryourbusiness.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinmarcusconqueryourbusiness
Erin Marcus Bio Erin Marcus is the founder and CEO of Conquer Your Business, an international company helping driven entrepreneurs and small business owners get the financial and emotional freedom they need to build a business and a life they’re proud of. Having made the successful leap from corporate executive to entrepreneur, Erin uses that experience, along with her MBA education and street-smart upbringing to help her clients reach heights they never dreamed possible. And have fun doing it! | |||
| In Conversation - Wendy Nash Top Five Tips For Running A Business | 25 Jun 2023 | 00:28:07 | |
“The first word in a question is often the most important. So, if you ask, Why did you do that, then that comes across as accusatory. And then you're setting up a more aggressive space, but if you open instead with what was going on for you, or tell me what was going on for you? Or how did that arise? Or where did I go wrong? So those first questions, and those first words in those questions is really where it sets the tone. The way you start a conversation is where you end a conversation.” Wendy Nash Top Five Tips (Plus One!) For Running A Business 1. Be curious about your blind spots. 2. When a conversation goes awry, engage with the impact of what you said not your intention. 3. Be kind to yourself. 4. Nip problems in the bud. 5. Use tasks to ensure you don’t miss deadlines. 6. If you’re the CEO or leader, be conscious about the culture you want to create.
04:48 How to ignite the spark. 11:42 How you open up a conversation is important. 18:42 Nipping things in the bud. 24:20 Diversity is key. Website kindlycutthecrap.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-nash/
Wendy Nash helps ambitious high-tech startup founders improve productivity and decrease procrastination without increasing their workload to build a profitable business and not burn out. Unlike other life coaches, she works with knowing the mind, not just the mindset. It’s not just overcoming your limiting beliefs! Wendy created a process called Meditation Coaching where she guides people to set up and maintain a regular meditation practice that fits with their lifestyle and improves understanding themselves in order to understand others better. If you think loving-kindness meditation is only for the soft and weak, bring to mind someone who rejected your business idea or funding proposal and wish them kindness and care – it’s tough! This meditation process helps gain awareness with what you’re good at and where the gaps are so you grow a sound business. Wendy’s clients achieved financially strong businesses despite cofounder conflict, funding rejections, staff underperformance, almost burning out, investor negotiations, constant fear of failure and pivoting new directions in work and life. In other words, she focuses on turning negatives into supercharged positives.
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| In Conversation - Gerard McCarthy Top Five Tips For A Brilliant You | 18 Jun 2023 | 00:24:04 | |
“And I guess the other thing that is that, to get clarity, a good question to ask is, are you winning from love? Or are you winning from fear? What's your modus operandi. And are you what are you sacrificing for your success? Because success without fulfilment is a pretty awful place to be” Gerard McCarthy Top Five Tips For a Brilliant You 1. Clarity Mindset 2. Connection Mindset 3. Purpose Mindset 4. Performance Mindset 5. Brilliant Mindset TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:39 The love story with yourself. 06:07 How often can you change your mindset. 13:18 How your background might shape your present. 19:08 Sometimes excellence is unachievable. Where to find Gerard? Website http://www.gmre.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardmccarthy1
Gerard McCarthy Bio Gerard is the rebel marketer of Brilliant You Pty Ltd the Rapid Results Coaching Company transforming willing business owners who are wondering - "is this all there is" to brilliant, happy, and successful people, even if they think it is impossible right now. Keeping it simple I work with – the 4 Anchors Heart, Head, Health, & Soul and all aspects of it. The 180 degree challenge helping people with Clarity, Connection, Purpose, Performance and Being Brilliant. Gerard was born in Cork Ireland. Moved to Sydney Australia in 1986. Currently the owner of Brilliant You Pty Ltd. Previously director of 3 different companies CAD group Australia Pty Ltd, Personal Development & McCarthy Estate Agents, Principal for 20 years. Gerard was 30 when his plan of work hard and play harder no longer worked. Crashed and burned – needed help. He has crashed and burned a few times and can share a few valuable lessons. Topics he is passionate about discussing: Real Stuff - The lonely seat of leadership, Heart love, vulnerability, shame, joy, play, gratitude, Relationships, infidelity, connection. Anger, Soul work, trauma, co-dependency. Mindset, self-esteem. Eating to help you heal. Football, fitness, bike riding, Dogs, passion, intimacy, depression, addiction, fear.
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| In Conversation - Scott Bywater Top Five Tips For AI Email Marketing Tips | 11 Jun 2023 | 00:20:20 | |
“I think the first tip is really using your email list to book your calendar solid. And because we're what we all basically need to need to look at is very similar to Stephen Covey's begin with the end in mind with everything, so it's all great to be able to go on to chat GPT and whip up an email quickly. But at the end of the day, I look at it as like, well, that's great, you've got a brick, but unless you structure the bricks in the right way, they're not going to build a house.” Scott Bywater’s Top Five Tips For AI Email Marketing Tips 1. How to use your email list to book your calendar solid 01:25 Why using AI to book your calendar is a MUST. 07:57 Making everything crystal clear. 11:13 Remove the ‘salesy’ nature in sales. 14:05 What the subject lines mean. Where to Find Scott? Website http://www.scottbywater.com.au/ LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/scottbywatercopywriter/ Scott Bywater Bio As a sought-after speaker Scott Bywater has spoken at important digital marketing events such as Breakthrough4Business, The Collective Digital Marketing Summit (see recordings of two of his presentations on this page) and many others. And he’s facilitated countless workshops and brainstorming session with clients and top CEO’s all over Australia. His keynotes and presentations have inspired business owners from all walks of life and given them critical strategies needed to get (and remain) competitive in the ever-changing marketing landscape. He’s worked directly with thousands of clients in over 167 different industries in both Australia and worldwide – including Knowledge Source, Bodytrim, Jim’s Mowing, Skin Physics, Mercola, and hundreds of others around the country. Many clients hold him on retainers as their virtual CMO (Chief marketing officer) and say, “the changes he’s made to their bottom line is astronomical.” Many more hire him regularly to orchestrate six-figure launches and seven-figure marketing campaigns. He’s an expert lead generator, email marketing strategist and world-class copywriter retained by many of the world’s best direct marketing companies. Unlike many marketing advisers and so-called experts, Scott has worked with nearly every category of businesses in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer including leading direct marketers throughout Australia, Canada, USA, and the United Kingdom. He’s spent his entire career solving complex marketing problems for business owners and generated thousands of leads for businesses performing below their potential. Scott is passionate about guiding others to achieve their own version of business success. He says “I’m passionate about giving people the truth, in what is a somewhat confusing marketplace. I love taking a business owner from total confusion about what to do to grow their business… to a space of knowing with certainty the steps involved, and that with each step they are moving towards their goals, objectives, and outcomes.” Scott lives with his wife Helen and son Ethan in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and serves clients across the U.S, Canada, UK, Australia, and the world at large. | |||
| In Conversation - Ben Lai Top Five Tips For Winning More Sales | 04 Jun 2023 | 00:18:07 | |
“ You need to align your purpose with your profession. So, what this essentially means is that if you want to be successful in sales, you really need to believe in what you do, people will assess you based on your level of conviction. So, if you don’t believe that what you’re doing is of great value to the people that you’re serving, then you’re not going to be very effective at giving that message.” 1. Align your purpose with your profession. 2. Be 100% client centric. 3. Understand what your clients care about. 4. Speak the language your clients understand. 5. Follow up and follow through. 01:28 Selling is more than just sales. 07:44 The principle of reciprocation. 11:06 The universal translator. 14:53 Good service, and the follow up.
Where to find Ben? Website http://www.salesethos.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-lai
Ben Lai Bio Ben Lai started Sales Ethos with one vision: to transform how we think – and approach – selling. Moving from nursing to sales, Ben was shocked to see the unethical practices of the sales profession. From lying and misleading clients to fabricating capabilities, Ben sadly saw it all. Determined to maintain his personal integrity, Ben focused on selling responsibly, ethically and truthfully. Unsurprisingly, this approach was not only successful but earned trust and respect with clients! Today, he uses his personal experience, and 15+ years of extensive research to help others sell (and build their businesses) with integrity and emotional intelligence, while aligning with their values. Ben and his team put people front and centre of the sales equation. | |||
| In Conversation - Douglas Brown Top Five Tips For Managers To Retain Their Employee Talent | 28 May 2023 | 00:22:08 | |
“Salary can only go so far in your work experience. And I have always been under the impression that there's always somebody out there that's going to pay more. But when you pay the house high salary, and they actually get in the job, this is where sometimes some of the disconnects, start to happen. And if you don't have strong relationships and level of trust and enjoy your experience, chances are you're not going to last that long with the, with the organisation you're with, even if you do have a higher salary, because people you know, especially I think we're seeing more of this in the younger generations, that you know, they're they'll move in the blink of an eye if they don't feel that they're enjoying the work that they're doing.” Douglas Brown’s Top Five Tips For Managers to Retain Their Employee Talent. 1. Successful Onboarding 2. Focus on cultivating employee engagement drivers. 3. Defining the desired employee experience 4. Helping employees to create a Career Development plan. 5. Learning and Development. TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:05 Why on boarding is crucial to retention. 06:17 How good management affects employee retention. 14:47 Creating valuable work experiences for employees. 18:42 Everyone needs to grow, including leaders.
Where to Find Douglas? Website http://www.manage2retain.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-brown-b3740825a
Douglas Brown Bio Doug is passionate about employee retention and believes strongly that employees who enjoy their careers and find fulfilment in their work are more likely to become loyal employees that remain with their organizations for extended tenures. In addition, when their needs and careers are supported, they become strong brand ambassadors advocating for the company and helping to build the team morale and strong relationships that have a positive impact on employee retention. Doug believes that there are three core focuses to strong employee retention: cultivating engagement drivers, creating rewarding work experiences, and building a career development plan for every employee. Ultimately, this also contributes to business success through employee growth and development as well as reduced turnover costs and loss of knowledge and skills. For the past 30 years, Doug has served in roles from Supervisor to President, overseeing production, quality control, sales and marketing, administration, distribution, and fulfilment. He has successfully overcome the many challenges involved in building loyal, high-performance teams. Doug believes that mid-level managers are the crucial link between the employee and the organization and in the strongest position to ensure the employees career needs and expectations are met. | |||
| In Conversation - Lisa Guglielmino Top Five Tips For Building Your Awesome Business and Still Having A Life | 21 May 2023 | 00:19:04 | |
“When was the last time you actually laughed and giggled until you had a sore stomach, or had a massive smile on your face, that your cheeks started to get sore. Probably when you were a child or when you went to Disneyland 20 years ago. So, it's really important, you know, especially since COVID, and since all the lockdowns we've had people have become very aware that they're actually haven't been having that much fun in their lives, especially in their business. So, time is ticking, and life is short, let's get out there and make sure you have a little bit of fun in your business every day.”
Lisa Guglielmino Top Five Tips For Building Your Awesome Business and Still Having A Life 1. Fun 2. Evolve 3. Engage 4. Delegate 5. Self-Awareness
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:25 Why Laughter is the best medicine. 08:30 The age of AI. 11:29 Why delegating is crucial. 14:35 Bringing it all together.
Where to Find Lisa? Website https://www.thebusinesschick.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagthebusinesschick
Lisa Guglielmino Bio Lisa G – The Business Chick is on a mission to give business owners and managers back the freedom that they crave for. It’s really about gaining a fresh perspective on where you are going and how to get there faster. After all … you work to live … not live to work. Lisa calls it the “F.R.E.E.D.O.M” Plan. Because that’s the number 1 thing her clients are struggling to find in their day. Time to do the most valuable things in your business, even space to stop and have lunch, or maybe finally plan a stress-free holiday. As an Aerobics Champion and adventurer of the 80’s & 90’s, Lisa still has a few fluro lycra memories and has lots of life lessons to share…from her workplace adventurers in unexpected places to (home) negotiations with teenagers. And lots about business too! She has presented and trained teams in Australia and internationally and worked in key communication roles in publishing, hospitality, sport & fitness, Fairfax news, retail marketing and entertainment. Clients say they like the down to earth language and Lisa’s ability to help decipher the detail into manageable plans. | |||
| In Conversation - Richard Phu Top Five Tips For Redesigning Your Business To Work Without You | 14 May 2023 | 00:19:40 | |
“When I first started, the very first meeting I ever had with my manager, he imparted to me this wisdom. He goes, Look, Richard, if you really want to go up the ladder really fast. Just do one thing. Just make your boss's life easier. Right? And I thought, okay, cool. Great. That's easy. And I was doing it for a few years at KPMG. And then I started getting juniors under me. And I'm like, hey, these juniors, how do I motivate them? You know? And I thought about, like, what if I applied the same thing, not just to my boss, but also the people below me? Right? And so, this is where number five comes in is about, like, I'm always trying to think about how do I make the lives of my team easier…”
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:20 What kind of people should you hire. 06:02 Why being busy is a trap. 12:59 How to get employees to speak up. 16:08 Making the work space easier for everyone.
Richard Phu Top Five Tips For Redesigning Your Business To Work Without You 1. Figure out your Genius Zone. 2. Stop being in "Busyness". 3. Automate with Make/Zapier. 4. No Naked Questions. 5. Think about how to make the lives of your team easier.
Website http://www.outsourcingangel.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-phu
Hey! Rich here, I call myself the ‘Geek Master’ to my team because I geek out over systems, processes, and apps! Being in business shouldn’t mean having less freedom in life. That’s why I’ve been obsessed with creating systems and processes with entrepreneurs and business owners to create freedom for the owner, but also their virtual teams to work flexible times and wherever they want. I’ve been designing, building, implementing, and reviewing processes and systems for well over 8 years working with clients like Deutsche Bank, Nestle and Macquarie Bank. However, after countless hours pouring my heart and soul into projects with little fulfilment, I left my corporate career to start an online men’s coaching business. It ran itself allowing me to travel the world, spend time with my family and even to move to Singapore to call home for some time. All of this was possible through building the right systems in place so that I’m not chained to my business. After being asked by so many other entrepreneurs to systemise their business’s (including a company of 40+ remote employees). I created the Freedom Systems with the sole-aim to help entrepreneurs who are trapped in their business get their freedom back… So, they can spend more time with their family and do what matters most... | |||
| In Conversation - Justin Kuyper Top Five Tips For Execution | 23 Nov 2025 | 00:19:30 | |
“If the task is too big, it feels like climbing Mount Everest, most people won't even start. The small steps that you can master each day are ultimately what's going to win the war.” Justin Kuyper Top Five Tips For Execution 1. One-page weekly plan 2. Pain → Proof → Playbook. 3. Track 3 pipeline metrics 4. Lead with trust 5. Land the plane with checklists
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:20 Importance of staying focused on key action items to avoid getting overwhelmed by multiple tasks. 07:10 Creating a feedback loop to avoid wasting time on unviable products or services. 10:50 Focusing on what drives revenue and ignoring other distractions. 15:10 Attention to detail and transparency in delivering investment strategies to customers.
Where to find Justin? Website https://openvest.co/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/openvest1/ Justin Kuyper Justin Kuyper is the Co-Founder & CEO of Openvest, a fintech platform making top 1% hedge-fund and private-equity–style investing accessible to everyone. A former full-time professional fund manager with an MBA from Columbia Business School, Justin is focused on simple, transparent products that help people build wealth without high fees such as 2-and-20. Openvest partners with top-tier custodians such as Interactive Brokers (100B Market, S&P 500 company) and emphasizes clarity, trust, and execution. | |||
| In Conversation - Zoe Fragou Top Five Tips For Fighting Toxic Work Cultures | 07 May 2023 | 00:18:44 | |
“When I say about expressing your needs verbally, it also goes for positive behaviours. But then when it goes to setting clear boundaries, it's extremely important, specifically for behaviours that cause problem for us or behaviours that might be violating. Therefore, if someone is expressing a kind of behaviour, that creates issue for us, setting the boundary very clearly, is the most crucial thing. And the funny thing about these kinds of behaviours, the pathogenic ones, as we psychologists like to call them, is that you need to basically burn them from the root.” Zoe Fragou Top Five Tips For Fighting Toxic Work Cultures 1. Express your needs verbally 2. Set clear boundaries (and respect others') 3. Choose conflict resolution over conflict management 4. Embrace negotiations as a healthy part of life 5. Know when to let go
00:55 The need to express yourself. 06:55 Why it is important to set boundaries. 11:43 Don’t argue, negotiate. 16:45 Let go of your ego.
Website http://www.fragouzoe.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/fragouzoe/
Zoe Fragou Bio Mrs Fragou is an Organisational Psychologist with an MSc in Human Resources Management, a clinical psychologist license, a diploma in Business Coaching & Mentorship and a Certificate in Agile Leadership. At the moment, she is a PhD Candidate at Panteion University, and her research is mainly focused on the psychometrics of the corporate culture. Alongside her academic interests, she is operating professionally in the full spectrum of her science, taking over projects of culture transformation, employee training and development, business coaching, personal branding, public speaking, and writing, for both private and corporate clients globally. She is a mentor for Women on Top, a feministic organization trying to bring equality in the workspace, a senior member of the Hellenic Institute of Coaching, and was voted best career coach in the Global Coaching Conference of 2021. | |||
| In Conversation - Ken Stearns Top Five Tips For Trading It All In | 30 Apr 2023 | 00:17:27 | |
“Delegate, delegate, delegate, I've got a lot of stuff written around this one as well…For me, the first one that comes to mind is like an IT person, you know, they're supposed to approve something, and that just freezes 100 people until that's approved or reviewed or having a conference call about it. So, getting those decisions structurally out of your hands, into the people who can make them is critically important. Making sure you don't have centres, you know, gravitational centres of decision making that slow down the momentum and execution. And I'm a huge fan of starting as a leader, if you're not, if you're not putting your feet up on the desk and staring out the window one hour a day, you're headed for disaster.” Ken Stearns Top Five Tips For Trading It All In 1. Strategy, Structure, People – Perfect your organization. 2. Tom Yum Team Building – A balanced approach. 3. Rule of Momentum – You can’t stop things in motion. 4. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate – Leverage your leadership. 5. Buffalo Theory - Let the Wolves loose.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:45 How the people on your team affect the success of your organisation. 04:31 The key is in the soup! 10:07 The need for delegation in leadership. 13:17 The Buffalo Theory.
Where to Find Ken Website https://www.thejar.live/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-stearns-b104167
Ken Stearns Bio For 20 years, Ken Stearns lived and worked in 15 countries across Asia, immersing himself in new cultures, languages, and experiences. Along the way, he found himself consumed by the thoughts inside himself, as they fought to be heard. Writing became his outlet, his way of processing the world around him and sharing his ideas with others. And with a lot of time on his hands in cars, planes, and airports it poured out of him. As he embraced change and pursued his passion for writing, he discovered new depths of growth and transformation. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, but taking chances and trying new things can lead to unimaginable opportunities and personal fulfillment.
Ken’s Rules are a collection of life and business strategies that are an amalgamation of his life and business experiences. Ideas he picked up here and there, he looked at them as analogies for certain situations, theories to use, to learn from, thoughts, concepts, trials and personal experiments, presented to used here and there in your own life and business. In his early fifties, he decided to replace his habit of reading with writing while traveling. Little did he know that this simple change would lead him on a transformative journey of self-discovery and creativity. | |||
| In Conversation - Gary Garth Top Five Tips For B2B to go from Zero to 100 Million in Sales | 16 Apr 2023 | 00:18:13 | |
“The best thing you can do as a founder is, either to learn the basics or to understand the key metrics. In my book, for instance, I have a whole chapter devoted to that, the top 25 sales metrics you should have and know down to a tee and have locked down. So, whether you're building out a sales team, or when you're hiring a marketing team and want to make sure there's full alignment, then you keep your eyes on the prize at all times.” Gary Garth’s Top Five Tips For B2B to go from Zero to 100 Million in Sales 2. The Importance of a Sales Plan. 3. Importance of Research and Defining Ideal Customer Profiles. 4. Building a Strong Sales Team. 5. Aligning Sales and Marketing.
00:47 What it means to place sales first. 04:22 Entering the market carefully. 10:45 The process of sales 15:30 Taking notes of patterns that work
Where to find Gary Website https://garygarth.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygarth Gary has an inspiring story to tell of interest to startup founders, sales leaders and marketing execs. Gary is the Founder and CEO of Great Dane Ventures, The Accelerator Platform and elev8.io Media. Author of 'The Zero to 100 Million Sales Blueprint' book and 'The Goals, Grit & Greatness' planner. He also leverages his resources as a sales leader and angel investor, helping high-potential startups go-to-market, scale, and become profitable via 360 degrees sales and marketing support, incubator programs, advisory services and proprietary technology, engineered with the purpose of empowering entrepreneurs. He has been featured in Inc., Forbes, Success, and many other prominent publications. A serial entrepreneur since 2002, Gary has started and successfully exited six companies, including large outbound sales call centres, radio advertising networks, and an award-winning, eight-figure digital marketing agency. Born in Denmark, Gary now lives in Medellín, Colombia. | |||
| In Conversation - Jonathan Price Top Five Tips For Turning Your Youtube Channel Into A Client Acquisition Channel | 02 Apr 2023 | 00:23:53 | |
“So I was enjoying going to the shows, I was documenting it, and I was putting it on YouTube, and people would see they would go after the show and see themselves own the videos, and they would like it, they would comment, and it just turned into a snowball. But the thing was, I wasn't selling anything at that time. So that made it where people, they really were building this more personable relationship with me like, Oh, this guy is not trying to force a sale on me of anything. He's just sharing these videos. And sometimes there's videos of them getting. We call it a demo. Like if we demonstrate the vehicle to the person and they hear it, they feel it, they have a crazy reaction to it, they get to see themselves on the video. So that was the important thing to grow the YouTube channel fast was I wasn't selling anything to people initially. So, I think that's a good thing to do.”
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:28 The beginning of using YouTube as a forum. 09:09 Listening to the audience’s needs. 13:23 Building organic relationships. 18:34 Invest in social media, it is worth it.
Where to find Jonathan? Website https://www.down4soundshop.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/THELIFEOFPRICE/
Jonathan Price Bio Johnathan Price is the Founder of Down 4 Sound Shop. In the span of just five years, he went from working out of his parents attic to 20 million in sales annually in the car audio industry – a milestone unheard of in that sector. Now, JP has a thriving YouTube community of fellow “Bassheads” with 500k subscribers and coaches others on creating their passion business. | |||
| In Conversation - Eugenia Oganova Top Five Tips For Mastering Your Profit Potential | 26 Mar 2023 | 00:21:45 | |
"It has to be connected to market research and understanding your client's need, so that you can deliver what they need. But I would always start with my clients from that inner place as to what is aligned for you to offer, not just what is it that you can sell, because we all have many, many, many skills, but whatever is aligned might be one thing you truly passionate about. And that means energetically you are going to embody it. And the more you embody, the more you can actually promote it." 1. Understand your Soul Design. 2. Market from Expertise. 3. Offer only what is aligned. 4. Use linear and non-linear creation. 5. Expand your Wealth Container. 01:22 Following your natural rhythm. 06:38 Focusing on your unique methodology. 14:48 The role of a clairvoyant. 20:18 How to connect with Eugenia.
Eugenia is a Business Strategist, Personal Transformation expert, and Messaging Energetics Coach for 20+ years, as well as being a best-selling author of 3 books, she has been featured in over 100 publications. She specializes in helping spiritual coaches sustainably scale past 6-figures, without forcing themselves to work harder, by weaving Masculine Business Strategy to Feminine Quantum Energetics, and customizing with their unique Soul Design & Mission. Eugenia is not a typical business coach: she is clairvoyant and uses her abilities to support her clients in addition to solid business strategies.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EugeniaOganovaCoach Fb Group: “High-Ticket Clients Energetics for Spiritual Coaches”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wealthenergetics/ Free Gift: “How Coaches Get Sustainable $10k Months and Find High-Ticket Clients”: http://www.soulstrategywebinar.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eugeniaoganova/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugeniaoganova/ Podcast: “Conscious Coaches on a Mission” https://transcensiongate.com/podcast/ Website: Transcension Gate https://transcensiongate.com/ YouTube: Eugenia Oganova Wealth Energetics https://www.youtube.com/c/EugeniaOganovaWealthEnergetics | |||
| In Conversation - Victoria Pelletier Top Five Tips For Living An Unstoppable Career and Life | 19 Mar 2023 | 00:19:36 | |
I've learned from making mistakes, you know, I learned in my 20s, my nickname was the Iron Maiden. And that's because I've been through massive restructuring, 18, mergers and acquisitions, lots of really difficult decisions to be made. But I didn't show up. I didn't get to know all the individuals in part because one, I had a bit of impostor syndrome, myself, the youngest in the room, the only woman often at the boardroom table, it's there's a lot of reasons I showed up the way I did. And so I didn't take the time to build really like authentic relationships with the team, were number one. And number two, I never showed my own vulnerability to them, to build that and get trust. And so those that authenticity and building this real trusted connection with people, and to learning how to be really vulnerable. Those are, I say, simple. Not everyone's comfortable with that, and you'll need to lean into the discomfort to be successful at it. But that is what builds these kinds of relationships where your employees feel that you they can trust you and that you ultimately have their back in the workplace.
Victoria Pelletier’s Top Five Tips For Living an Unstoppable Career and Life 1. Develop resilience. 2. Take control of your personal brand. 3. Curate your personal brand. 4. Lead with heart. 5. Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:07 How Victoria overcame adversity, even as a child. 05:59 The importance of not limiting yourself to ‘New Years Resolutions’. 14:23 How being ‘The Iron Maiden’ inspired Victoria. 15:31 Being an advocate for the voiceless.
Where to find Victoria? Website http://www.victoria-pelletier.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriapelletier
Bio Victoria Pelletier Victoria has never let circumstances stand in her way. Growing up in an abusive home until she was removed and later adopted, Victoria’s childhood was filled with abuse, sexual assault, and physical violence. But none of that has stopped her. Victoria has overcome tremendous odds to pursue a life of corporate success and leadership. It’s easy to let our circumstances stand in our way. But we don’t have to. Circumstances of our past only rob us of our future if we let them. Victoria chose not to let her circumstances be her excuses. By age 24, Victoria was offered her first executive role with a large, dynamic, and fast paced organization. Yes, that’s dreadfully young to have such accountability and responsibility. It was her tenacity of spirit, her confidence that she could do the job, and her grit to see that she could rise to the occasion, empowered by the leaders around her that led to her success. As a member of the LGBTQ community, Victoria knows about diversity and inclusion, and why one without the other is of little value. It’s not enough to have other voices at the table when those opinions aren’t being heard. Victoria’s messages have stemmed from her struggle, and success, in being accepted as a woman in the male dominated board room, and as a member of the LGBTQ community | |||
| In Conversation - Howard Sambol Top Five Tips For Launching Your Ideal Business | 12 Mar 2023 | 00:29:38 | |
“Most human beings are so unaware of their own internal patterns, their own internal beliefs and patterns emotionally, that they are in effect, an emotional pinball machine. In other words, they are living their lives and React, React, React, React, React, wherever the wind blows are, this person does this, or this is out there, in a in a perpetual reactive mechanism, rather than being deliberate and a choice with how they're living their life. And the only way to break free of that is to begin to gain awareness and mastery of oneself. And that begins with beliefs, with understanding, not only being able to recognize the beliefs that are hindering you, that are holding you back, but also beginning to have a way to shift the patterns with limiting beliefs.”
Howard Sambol Top Five Tips For Launching Your Ideal Business 1. Make sure your cash flow is sufficient to cover basic living expenses and you have some reserves. 2. Clarify your purpose, passion and unique genius. 3. Determine how you can add value to quality of life for others with your gifts 4. Gain the skills for identifying and shifting your limiting beliefs and building unshakable confidence 5. Create or join a dynamic mastermind environment for consistent support.
00:07 Transitioning from the corporate world to entrepreneurship. 06:42 Using what you love to contribute in the world. 16:38 Removing imposter syndrome. 21:34 An insight into Astro Dice.
Where to Find Howard Website http://lifecraftingprogram.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lifecrafting
Howard Sambol is the founder and director of the Life Crafting Program. He has devoted over 3 decades guiding individuals to clarify their purpose, passion, gifts and make money doing what they LOVE. | |||
| In Conversation - Mia Maria Smithson Top Five Tips To Negotiate Without Leaving Money On The Table | 05 Mar 2023 | 00:20:51 | |
“I did about 5000 interviews, I'd say about 3000 of those, the person has told me what they're currently making, which we call in recruiting terms spilling the candy, which you do not want to do. And it's actually illegal for anyone in HR, or a hiring manager to ask what they're making. So instead, what I recommend doing is something called reverse.” Mia Maria Smithson Top Five Tips To Negotiate Without Leaving Money on the Table 1. Spilling the candy 2. The Reversal 3. The Double Reversal 4. BATNA 5. Land the Plane
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:07 How Maria empowers women to advocate for themselves. 07:44 Why Maria specifically works with uplifting women. 12:40 How the new generation operate in the current market. 16:47 Having an effective strategy. Where to find Mia Maria? Website https://www.the30kprogram.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/smithson Mia Maria Smithson Bio Mia Maria is the CEO and Founder of The $30K Program. The aim of the program is to empower women to get higher-paying jobs they ADORE by teaching them how to effectively package skills and strategically negotiate with confidence. The results? Women in our program increase their income by $30K+ on average within 12 months. She has vast experience in the corporate sector, having been a Global Director of Talent Management overseeing hiring and leadership for 400+ employees and 450+ contractors in 7 countries. As well as having trained 100+ hiring managers and interviewed 5,000+ professionals for companies like Disney, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Microsoft. In terms of professional development Mia has accomplished a great deal, having undertaken several courses such as, Yale’s Science Of Well-Being and Harvard Business School’s Advanced Certification In Negotiation (2023, Q1 Completion). In her spare time, Mia loves to salsa dance! On the odd occasion that you find yourself in San Francisco contact her, and she will take you for the best cauliflower rice. Mia’s passionate about helping people get their dream jobs and effectively negotiate WITHOUT leaving money on the table. | |||
| In Conversation - Matt Alderton Top Five Tips For Growing Your Business Exponentially | 26 Feb 2023 | 00:23:08 | |
“I believe networking is an inclusive activity. So, the more networking you do, the more opportunities you're going to create for yourself. So never think of networking as I should only ever do one and give that everything. Because what you're doing is you're limiting the opportunities that you can bring into that that particular room of people, you want to create opportunities for people in the room, that's your role in the networking room. And everybody's thinking that way, everyone's creating opportunities for each other. So, the more networking we do, the more opportunities we can create for other people.” Matt Alderton’s Top Five Tips For Growing Your Business Exponentially 1. Networking is a marketing activity 2. Don't sell 3. Build Partnerships 4. Commitment 5. Discipline
00:57 What exactly is networking? 07:38 The importance of looking out for others. 13:48 How community ties in with networking 18:02 Sticking to it.
Matt is a serial entrepreneur and business expert, with over 40 industry awards, including Business Person of the Year and winner of the Australian Business Champion Awards 2 years running. Over the past decade, Matt has founded and grown a dozen, six and seven-figure businesses, generating OVER a HUNDRED Million dollars in revenue and runs the fastest growing business networking organisation in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, and the Baltic Region! | |||
| In Conversation - Kevin Humphreys Top Five Tips For Building Resilience (plus one!) | 19 Feb 2023 | 00:20:48 | |
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WEEKS EPISODE CONTAINS MATERIAL RELATING TO SENSITIVE ISSUES. THERE WILL BE MENTION OF SUICIDE. PLEASE BE ADVISED. Kevin Humphrey’s Top Five Tips For Building Resilience (with a special bonus Tip!) “It's just that when we take our problems on ourselves, and we don't seek a different point of view or a different reference point, they can absolutely become all-consuming because we only have the benefit of our own experiences. And we only have the benefits of our own limited knowledge, education and understanding. But when you get the benefit of being able to look at a particular problem, from the perspective of the person that you might have a problem with or the issue that you might have.” Kevin Humphrey’s Top Five Tips For Building Resilience (with a special bonus Tip!) 1. Storytelling 2. Perspective 3. Circle of Control 4. Sleep 5. Physiology – Breathwork, Nutrition & Exercise 6. (Bonus – Pareto Principle) 00:07 Kevin’s journey, and how it led him here. 07:51 Finding the strength to get up. 15:14 Why sleep is so important. 18:30 The 80/20 rule. Website https://www.kevinhumphreys.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinhumphreys-keynotespeaker
Kevin Humphrey’s Bio Kevin served in the Army for 20 years flying Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters. He deployed on numerous overseas operations and towards the peak of his career, contemplated suicide and suffered a breakdown due to PTSD, anxiety, and depression; but it wasn’t the warzone that tore him apart. He not only got back on his feet, but also back in the air again, spending the next 10 years as a Search and Rescue helicopter pilot, flight instructor and examiner. Today, his personal mission is to lift humanity by inspiring people to have their own courageous and compassionate conversations. He is the Mental Health Ambassador for AIRBUS Australia Pacific, a Community Ambassador for Mates4Mates and the creator of COR INFINITUS which gives dignity and respect to the families of those who’ve served our nation and were overwhelmed by their battle within.
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| In Conversation - Philippe Bouissou Top Five Tips To Grow Your Business | 16 Nov 2025 | 00:19:50 | |
"There is one and only one business. Everybody's in the exact same business. And that unique business is the manufacturing and delivery of delight."
Philippe Bouissou Top Five Tips To Grow Your Business 1. Aligning the pain of your customer with your business’s claim 2. Align your message with customer perception 3. Make buying frictionless 4. Expected Delight and Offering (what the business delivers) 5. Internal team alignment
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:30 Growth is the only way to create sustainable shareholder value. 03:51 Difference is crucial for standing out in a competitive market. 12:10 Clear expectations and ensure they are met or exceeded to maintain customer satisfaction. 17:10 Internal alignment for external success
Where to find Philippe? Website https://philippebouissou.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/phbouissou
Philippe Bouissou Bio Dr. Philippe Bouissou is a name that resonates through the heart of Silicon Valley. For over three decades, he has danced on the cutting edge, donning the hats of an entrepreneur, a CEO, and venture capitalist. Philippe has served on the boards of 23 companies. He is a growth expert and bestselling author of Aligning the Dots. He pioneered a revolutionary methodology called A4 Precision Alignment™ that's lighting the fires of faster, sustainable revenue growth across the business world. It is brilliantly illuminated in his landmark TED talk, The Secret to Grow Any Business, that received over one million views. Philippe’s groundbreaking work and innovative concept of market alignment is encapsulated in Blue Dots Partners, LLC, the firm he founded in 2014 in Palo Alto, California. Philippe and his team of highly accomplished CEOs and business builders diligently apply the Blue Dots data-driven analytical methodology to advise CEOs on how to grow their business and soar above their competitors across many industries. Philippe's groundbreaking work has earned him a spot on the cover of The Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs magazine in 2024. Philippe's storied career includes launching and scaling Apple’s eCommerce business from zero to $350 million, under Steve Jobs. He steered over 240 management consulting projects. As a venture capitalist, he invested $44 million generating double-digit cash-on-cash returns. With an illustrious background that boasts a BS in Mathematics, an MS in Physics, and a PhD in non-linear physics and chaos theory from the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris, Philippe brings a scientific precision to the business world | |||
| In Conversation - Le-an Lai Lacaba Top Five Tips For Succeeding With a Virtual Assistant | 12 Feb 2023 | 00:21:11 | |
“…where we tend to be amazing problem solvers, but that also means that whenever we're stuck, we don't say anything, because we want to wait until we can find that solution. So when you do these daily things, you can just then just ask, Oh, yeah, where are you at on this, and there'll be like, because the shyness, it's all part of our culture, it's very much true, but it is, there's different ways we can get them out of it. But when you do the daily syncs, or if you do it weekly, you can then ask, like, Hey, where's this app? Do you need any help on this? Just that small nudge of like, Yeah, I've been stuck on this for like, a billion days. Now, I've been doing this doing that. And then you guys can problem solve together.” 1. Clarity on tasks - most people would delegate whatever was the hardest or most boring task on their list and why they'll fail. 2. Clear One Thing - most people would think their assistant is a unicorn and can do everything. 3. Document the work - get the system out of your head and into a written down system to repeat results. 4. Have check-ins - communicate with your assistant to make sure nothing falls into a communication mishap. 5. Give resources - the VA doesn't have all the context, and it's your responsibility to give them some.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:34 The perks of having a virtual assistant. 06:03 Versatility is key in being an assistant. 14:05 Sharing is caring. 18:54 Don’t short change your assistants.
Website https://2xyou.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanlailacaba
Le-an Lai Lacaba Bio Le-an Lai Lacaba is the CEO and Co-Founder of 2xYou, winner of the Stevie Award 2021 Employer Of The Year, an outsourcing company that specializes in hiring, managing, and growing remote executive assistants for solopreneurs and small business owners. She has been working from home since she was 15, published her own book at 18, became CEO at 20, and partnered up with her boss to start 2xYou Executive Services at 23 and aims to help 10,000 entrepreneurs grow remotely, and 1 Million Filipinos to work from home. She also has a coaching brand on Youtube, where she trains Virtual Assistants on how to work from home. She is also an international speaker, and a content creation monster who has a blog, a Youtube channel, and an upcoming book, Scale You. | |||
| In Conversation - John Hubbard's Top Five Tips To Get The Best Testimonial Videos | 05 Feb 2023 | 00:22:30 | |
“So obviously, we're asking for our own selfish needs, you know, for promotional purposes, and our clients aren't silly, they understand that we're using their testimonial for our promotional purposes. But we can also point out the fact that it's suddenly going to help others in the community, and subtly are going to help others that are looking for this solution. So, if, for instance, you've got a community of people, like you know, if you've got a course or your coach or something like that, you'd be saying something along the lines of I'd love to share your story with others, because I think it'll help a lot of other people in the community, that kind of thing. So just framing it as there's a community or a contribution or a larger contribution benefit to it as well.” John Hubbard’s Top Five Tips To Get The Best Testimonial Videos 1. What’s the best way to ask for a video testimonial? 2. What makes a great video testimonial? 3. What question should you ask me a testimonial interview? 4. What are the most effective ways to use customer testimonials? 5. Which video editing software do you use? TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:11 How to reach out the clients for testimonials. 06:33 What will constitute as a good testimonial? 15:16 Ensuring the testimonial is credible. 20:49 How powerful testimonials are. Website https://www.successstoryfilms.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkhubbard
John Hubbard is a video marketing expert who has been producing client success story films and video testimonials for companies including Nike, Ford and BHP and dozens of others around the world for more than 20 years. | |||
| In Conversation - Nicole Baldinu's Top Five Tips To Reinvent Yourself and Take Your Life and Business To The Next Level | 29 Jan 2023 | 00:17:04 | |
“I set my expectations, so I'm not going to be charging hundreds and hundreds of dollars. My first project was only $500. And they were bossing me around it was these guys of quantum physics firm in New York, and they were, you know, bossing me around. I was like, okay, that's fine. I'll accept that, you know, I'll take you know because I'm really learning. And I just had a learner's mindset. And then, you know, my competence came from just looking back at one win. And, and I think that's how I approach life" 1. Get a taste / create or access an MVP version of what you're after 2. Change your environment (get out of your space and surround yourself with the right people) 3. Just-in-time learning (learn by doing and put it into practice) 4. Accept the discomfort 5. Consistency and commitment 01:10 Having an MBA isn’t always the answer 05:18 Being passionate about something 12:06 Sticking to the plan 15:11 Understanding the hybrid model in webinars Where to Find Nicole? Nicole Baldinu Bio Nicole is co-founder and COO of WebinarNinja, an independent SaaS company that has served over a million webinar attendees and hosts. She is also co-founder and producer of The $100 MBA Show, a “Best of iTunes” podcast with 3 million monthly downloads. Nicole is also the co-host of Nicole & Kate Can Relate podcast. | |||
| In Conversation- Kate McKay Top Five Tips To Master Your Body, Master Your Life | 04 Dec 2022 | 00:20:56 | |
“I have a mission statement. And it is to live powerfully with courage and enthusiasm. And you better believe that if that was my mission statement, I was going to figure out a way to do grief like that. To do it powerfully with courage and enthusiasm. Now the word enthusiasm what does it mean? It means to live in the divine in God, live in your divinity. Because of that, because if it means I'm living on purpose, and I'm connected to the light, thankfully, my son is the one that shining the next big beacon on me, I can live into my sense of meaning because there's such thing as the power of transformation through grief.” Kate McKay Top Five Tips To Master Your Body, Master Your Life TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:00 Looking at what you truly want 06:42 What keeps Kate going 13:49 How to achieve transformation 19:20 Owning your inner warrior Kate McKay’s Bio Kate McKay, CEO of Siena Strategy Partners, is a Certified High Performance Success Coach and Business Strategist. Kate is an international best-selling author, transformational speaker, athlete, podcaster, and multi-million-dollar business owner, whose passion to help others achieve a life of greater confidence, courage, and clarity of purpose. Kate has been interviewed on Bloomberg, Fox Business News, NASDAQ, and PBS. She has written for Entrepreneur, Family Circle and was also a monthly columnist for the Daily News for 8 years. She has been in numerous podcasts, as well as Kate has just published her newest book “Claim Your Inner Warrior”, which joins her best seller “Claim Your Inner Badass” which will be re-released next month. | |||
| In Conversation - Devin Miller Top Five Tips For Protecting and Growing Your Business | 27 Nov 2022 | 00:21:33 | |
"You may have something, either a unique video, picture, or book that you are making a lot of money off, then you want to protect it. That makes up the third portion of the trifecta. Depending on what you have created, and it adds value to your business, you are gonna want to protect it using a copyright..{patent, trademark}. "
1. Having a solid business formation 2. Figuring out your brand 3. Importance of Patents 4. Importance of Trademarks 5. Importance of Copyrights
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:53 The need to structure the business 06:00 How intellectual property can be protected 16:30 Copyrights and protection 20:05 Assistance in intellectual property
Where to find Devin Miller? Website https://milleripl.com/blogs/milleriplaw/meet-devin- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/millerip/
Who is Devin Miller? I love start-ups. I run my own patent and trademark law firm to help start-ups and small businesses. I also founded my first start-up while earning my Law & MBA degrees. Since then, I have founded several 7 & 8 figure start-ups and enjoyed every minute of it. Miller IP Law was founded by Devin Miller, a patent attorney that lives in Utah. As Devin worked for a large law firm helping fortune 100 clients with their intellectual property, he realized that there was not a good resource out there to help start-ups and small businesses understand intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights. As a small business owner, Devin wanted to provide a resource for start-ups and small businesses where they could learn about patents, trademarks, and copyrights and how they relate to business to help small business owners like himself build value into their business and protect their assets. Greatest Professional Mentor His dad has been his greatest professional mentor. Growing up, he was heavily involved in multiple start-ups. He grew up watching him experience the joy of success and the downsides of failure. He taught him everything he knows and has fostered his passion for helping people like him with their intellectual property. Devin was raised in Utah. He went to BYU (Provo, Utah) to get a double major in Electrical Engineering (EE) and Mandarin Chinese. He then went to Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) to get dual degrees, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and a law degree (JD). Devin now lives in the small town of Mountain Green, Utah. Devin is also a father of 4 children and has been married to his college sweetheart for 10 years. | |||
| In Conversation- Jim Penman Top Five Tips For Running A Successful Business | 20 Nov 2022 | 00:22:47 | |
“And that's our first priority in in Jim's group, our first priority is the welfare of our franchisees because the point of it is you want to look after customers, you've got to have great people, and you got to keep them. So, everything is designed back. Even customer service is designed to say how can I keep my people busy with great customer service to keep the work flowing in.” Jim’s Top Five Tips For Running A Successful Business 1. Look after your own people 2. Be obsessive about customers and be close to customers 3. Think long term 4. Technology, take advantage of it. 5. Constant innovation
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:08 The man behind Jim’s Franchises 02:19 Customer service flowing into staff support 07:56 Going beyond one franchise, to the next 15:25 Why technology is the most important tool
Where to find Jim? Website https://jims.net/who-is-jim/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejimpenman Who is Jim Penman? Jim Penman started a part-time gardening business while earning his PhD in history at Latrobe University. He launched a full-time mowing business in 1982 with a $24 investment. He originally aimed only at taking on subcontractors, but his business grew, and he gradually began to specialise in the building up and selling of lawn mowing rounds. By 1989 he franchised his business, and since then Jim’s Mowing has become the largest franchise chain in Australian and the largest and best-known lawn mowing business in the world.
He is funding a research program into the epigenetics of social behaviour, a continuation of his PhD work, which he believes could help in the treatment of mental illness and addictive disorders. His books ‘Biohistory’, Biohistory: decline of the West’, and ‘Every Customer a Fan’ are available on Amazon and from his web site www.biohistory.org | |||
| In Conversation- Neil Twa Top Five Tips All Sellers Need to 10X Their Business | 13 Nov 2022 | 00:20:15 | |
“So, we put 2000 units of belt buddies into Amazon Marketplace, and sold them out in eight days, zero marketing, zero research, zero everything and went straight out to 2000 units. And we said, Well, I think we got something going here. So, we didn't marry the product. But we tried something similar. And we ethically stole the marketing of their infomercial because people were coming to Amazon to buy the product or look for it. But we were just a little bit better at the marketing than they were and so they saw our product first and we were actually a higher retail price point” Neil Twa Top Five Tips That All Sellers Need to 10x Business 1. Have a product (What the heck to sell??) 2. Go by the numbers 3. Don’t marry your product, steal someone else’s girlfriend instead 4. Identify opportunities, tweak and innovate 5. Going into the virtual marketplace with physical inventory
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 07:36 Launching brands fast and large 10:18 Getting your product to be seen 16:48 Improving the product
Where to find Neil? Website https://voltagedm.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/neiltwa
Neil Twa Bio Mr. Twa is the co-founder and CEO of Voltage Digital Marketing. He has been launching, operating, and growing private label e-commerce businesses for the last 9+ years. As of today, he and his clients have sold over $100 million+ in physical products primarily through the Amazon FBA sales channel. Neil shares his blueprint for how to build an online business that can generate a passive “almost automated” six-figure income in just 12 to 18 months. And how to set up the business for potentially millions in sales within 18-24 months through a 'pay as you profit' skin in the game model of consulting + performance driven business mentoring. | |||
| In Conversation- Hank Van Der Merwe Top Five Tips for Resilience | 06 Nov 2022 | 00:22:00 | |
“So, need to have an accountability partner. I have somebody I speak to almost daily, just to say, Hey, this is what's happening, you know, I share the ups and the downs. Otherwise, all you do is carry everything on your shoulder. And eventually, the pressure gets too much.” TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:50 Figuring it out 1. A purpose, guided by valued Where to find Hank? Website hankvdm.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hankvandermerwe Contact +61 421 725 142
Who is Hank Van Der Merwe Hank is an internationally recognised leadership development strategist, facilitator, keynote speaker, consultant, coach, and author on the subject of Business Leadership and High Performing Teams. With a comprehensive background in the ICT industry and 16 years of experience, Hank is one of the highest-rated consultants in his field internationally. Hank has worked “C” level clients in over 26 countries from various industries including Mobile Telecommunications, ICT, Finance, Engineering, Mining, Pharmaceutical, Recruitment, FMCG, Manufacturing and Banking. He has the ability to simplify complex problems and align organisational activity at all levels to ensure they operate at an optimal level. Hank has completed the Management Advancement Programme from the University of the Witwatersrand, and Business & Life Skills Coaching (cum laude) from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His books have been endorsed by Ken Blanchard. Jesse Stoner, Martyn Newman and Fons Trompenaars, all leaders in their field. | |||
| In Conversation- Kevin Bees Top Five Tips To Maximize Your Profitability | 30 Oct 2022 | 00:21:00 | |
"Do you know your conversion rate? If you don't let's start there as to find out what it is this guy we dug into it, he had a 20% conversion rate. So, for every five people his team spoke with, he would get you know one of those become a client. And I asked him when he was doing the sales and selling how many how much would he convert? And he said he would convert 80% of the time, right? So, he would get four out of five. So, there's big disparity there. So, we set to work and identify what were the gaps? How could we get that sales up to 50%? Could we get the teams to be moving that way? Now we set that as a standard. And we put in some small steps and processes along the way. Now within three to six months, his team were up to 40%. So, they're going from 20% to 40%, just by focusing on making a few small tweaks and changes. So, if his conversion double, then of course his whole business doubled."
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:02 Why isn’t the business working? 06:45 Better to ask a question, than not to. 16:00 Ensuring the value matches the price 18:16 Knowing your conversion rate is important
Kevin Bees Top Five To Maximize Your Profitability. 1. Mindset first
Where to find Kevin? Website http://profithive.com.au/ https://profithive.com.au/gifts/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-bees-profit-maximisation-expert-6797872
Who is Kevin Bees? Kevin Bees is Australia’s leading Profit Maximisation Expert. With almost 2 decades of experience as a senior leader, financial strategist and international speaker, Kevin has worked with organizations like Airbus, Intel Corporation, Qantas Business Travel, Hills Hoist, and thousands of small to medium sized business owners to improve their results. Kevin quickly improves business profit, cash flow and net worth using his skills in financial strategy, sales, marketing, and operations. His clients enjoy the benefits of his mastery in human behaviour and change to make lasting differences in the performance of them, their teams, and their organization. Kevin has been trusted by Tony Robbins to speak at several of his events, and to coach his top-level clients, including world champion athletes, and senior leaders from organizations such as Amazon, Nike, Walmart, BCG and many more. Kevin has made it a mission to learn from the world’s best in human performance and business, and he shares this wisdom, and interviews through his podcast, ‘Life Changing Questions’ has received more than 40,000+downloads. Kevin lives in Australia with his wife Jodie and their two children. | |||
| In Conversation - Michaell Magrutsche Top Five Tips For How Will Human Consciousness Change the Way We Work for Money | 23 Oct 2022 | 00:19:46 | |
“What I'm saying is, how much does the work environment, fulfil you? Versus it fulfils the system, right? Relevance meaning you could be very successful and make billions of dollars. And you be unfulfilled and unhappy, which we see day by day with all the stars that have everything. So, what are our systems? And then I say what are the systems? They are manmade, manmade corporations, religions, states, to make us feel safe and secure and allow us to expand human potential, like a tribe, that is the essential task of a system is to create a tribe.” Top Five Tips for How Will Human Consciousness Change the Way We Work for Money? 1. Laziness is a system definition to get us to do work for money. 2. How does our work environment satisfy our human fulfilment 3. Its about money. 4. Humans love to tinker. 5. Art is the only tool dealing with AI.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:56 There is no such thing as laziness 05:30 How systems affect us 12:47 Moving beyond the need for money 15:37 How Artificial Intelligence will affect our systems
Where to find Michaell? Website https://www.michaellm.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellart
Bio Michaell Magrutsche Michaell Magrutsche is an Austrian/Californian multidisciplinary artist, speaker, educator, and author. He works on raising the awareness of our limitless human potential and its wisdom. My main goal in life is to find more of myself. This is what I apply in every part of my life, especially in all my artistic expressions. I found art is the most effective tool to achieve this. I live my life to be the best me that I can be in every life situation. For this my first interest is to discover how I, things, and reality works. My research of how art works helps discovering me and allows me to grow exponentially. If this resonates with others, it turns out to be the cherry on the cake.
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| In Conversation - Allan Kelly Top Five Tips For Working With Objectives and Key Results | 09 Nov 2025 | 00:20:07 | |
"OKRs are really a feedback mechanism… it's a two-way street rather than a command-and-control mechanism.” Allan Kelly Top Five Tips For Working With Objectives and Key Results 1. Feedback mechanism: OKRs are a feedback mechanism rather than a order giving mechanism 2. Involve as many people as possible in setting OKRs 3. OKRs are not a to-do list, they describe a desired outcome 4. Decide where Business as Usual fits in 5. Ambition or predictable? TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:36 Setting OKRs based on proximity to the customer and understanding of the technology. 10: 50 Success measured in tangible changes 12: 24 Balancing new products while maintaining existing products 17:00 Clear communication manages expectations Where to find Allan? LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/allankellynet Website https://www.allankelly.net/ Book Link https://amzn.to/3EK08kO Allan Kelly Bio Welcome to Allan Kelly’s home on the internet. Home to Allan and his company, Software Strategy Ltd. Let him take up the story: Once upon a time I was a programmer, people I worked with thought I was quite a good one. I was part of a team building a hand-held PC, which was a big deal in 1991. I worked on electricity modelling, I wrote programs for railway timetables, software for banks and real-time data feeds for Reuters. I built secure e-mail systems and mobile phone network diagnostic tools. The code was not the problem, the problem was the way the team was set up, the problem was the way we were asked to work, or the way work reached us. To fix that problem I needed to become a manager… but I didn’t want to be a foolish manager like all the ones I’d worked for before, so I got myself a management qualification. And while I was getting that qualification, I discovered that modern management thinking was very close to the then newly emerging field of “agile software development.” When I look back at my experiences so much of the good times matched the thing, we call agile. I still love software, I love coding, but I don’t code any more. (Actually, I do code a little, for love.) I devote my time to helping make software better. In my mind when I’m teaching, advising, coaching, consulting I’m helping the person I used to be. When I see programmers at work I see my younger self. And I want them to do a great job, I want them to be able to do a better job than I ever did. Today I call myself an Agile Guide – I guide people and organizations to greater agility. I provide coaching and direct advice on agile working to leaders and teams creating digital products (software!). The companies I work with come from many fields as different as healthcare and surveying. However, they all depend on software to deliver for their customers. Without software they are nothing. Yesterday… I started coding in 1982 on a Sinclair ZX81. By 1986 I was earning money as a regular contributor to BBC Telesoftware – PDP, PDR, Eclipse, Fonts, Demon’s Tomb, EMACS (no, not that emacs), Snapshot and Femcoms to name a few, mostly in 6502 assembler. In 1989 I was a system administrator with Nixdorf Computer. In 1991 I was a software tester at DIP in Guildford building the Sharp PC-3000. Even as an undergraduate I was hired by the University to help teach other undergraduates and occasionally post-graduates. | |||
| In Conversation - Craig Shim Top Five Cross Cultural Tips For Doing Business in Asia | 16 Oct 2022 | 00:24:54 | |
“The temptation in Western cultures to quickly move from relationship building, to securing and then close the deal. However, from an Asian perspective, the emphasis is on establishing a quality and a long-term relationship first, and I call this the 20-year rule. So, here's what I mean, if I don't get the impression from you that we will continue having a solid relationship in 20 years’ time, I'm less likely to invest in the relationship right now. Now, this emphasis on relationship building is a prerequisite for building trust and negotiating a fair deal in Asia. And that's not the same, in a lot of other countries are certainly not to the same degree. So, I guess what I'm trying to say to warn here in a way is that if you appear too preoccupied with just the short-term contracts at hand, this could cause alarm for your Asian partner, who in turn may decide to choose a competitor whose values align more closely with theirs.”
Top Five Cross-Cultural Tips for Doing Business in Asia 1. Understand differences in the Asian business mindset 2. Avoid setting unrealistic timeframes 3. Pre-empt the need for flexibility 4. Beware of communication gaps and loss of face 5. Cultural curiosity: suspend your common sense!
Time Stamp Summary 01:10 Understanding it is a different playing field 08:06 Experiencing the culture difference in real time 14:58 Maintaining group harmony with relationships 23:05 A quiz on cross cultural relatability
Where to find Craig? Website https://alphacrane.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigshim
Craig Shim is a qualified intercultural business consultant who owns two companies dedicated to helping people hone their cross-cultural business and relational skills. He is the Director of Alphacrane Intercultural Specialists, and the co-founder of Project Global Citizen. Previously based in Asia for 14 years (China, Singapore, Myanmar, and Indonesia), Craig was an intercultural advisor to multinational corporations, foreign embassies, and various agencies of the United Nations. Since returning to Australia in 2015, Craig provides cross-cultural advice and intercultural executive coaching to organisations including Air New Zealand, Biogen, Boeing, BP, Nike, PepsiCo and Mastercard. | |||
| In Conversation- Lavinia Thanapathy Top Five Tips To Rock LinkedIn | 02 Oct 2022 | 00:23:20 | |
“This is absolutely the wrong question. The first thing you should be doing is deciding what your purpose is on LinkedIn, because your purpose educates everything else that you do on the platform.” Lavinia’s Top Five Tips to Rock LinkedIn TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:41 The benefits of using search engine optimization 09:17 Being viral shouldn’t be the goal 13:28 Hello Hashtags actually work! 19:18 Purpose over numbers
Where to find Lavinia Website http://www.laviniathanapathy.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniathanapathy
Who is Lavinia Thanapathy Lavinia is a sought-after motivational speaker and media commentator on change leadership, public speaking and overcoming imposter syndrome. With Covid-19 shaking up businesses around the world, Lavinia’s “Embrace the Crazy” Keynote and TEDx is helping people in organisations around the world to develop habits to turn resistance to resilience. She was named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices 2020 for her thought leadership on change during the Corona Pandemic. A lawyer by training and a branding expert by profession, Lavinia is the co-editor and co-author of the bestseller “Unleash Your Voice: Powerful Public Speaking for Every Woman.” Her “Unleash” Keynote helps to unlock the internal barriers that prevent people from achieving their full potential. Lavinia has served with distinction on several non-profit Boards. She was a three-term President at PrimeTime Business & Professional Women’s Association and has served as Honorary Secretary at HCA Hospice Care. She is the founding chair for Inspiring Girls in Singapore and regularly also speaks on topics around raising girls. She most recently stepped down as Vice President at the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO) where she represented Singapore on the world stage at ASEAN and APEC meetings. She has received numerous awards for her work on creating an equal future. Originally from Singapore, educated in Australia and the UK, she is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Lavinia is married to a senior German diplomat, and together they have 5 children ranging in ages from 10 to 30. Lavinia embodies the power of Embracing the Crazy! | |||
| In Conversation- Renee Hasseldine Top Five Tips for Pitching Your Expert Services | 25 Sep 2022 | 00:19:16 | |
“It just takes away that guesswork and the panic. When those exciting opportunities come to you, you just know, it's like, great. I've got this thing ready to go. I can tweak it slightly for this client if I need to. But I've got this stuff, and I know it works. It's got everything they'll need to make a decision.” Renee’s Top Five Tips for Pitching Your Expert Services. 1. Get Visual. 2. Focus on the Audience. 3. Make your solution tangible. 4. Craft a Compelling Message. 5. Create Key Assets.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:40 Let’s get technical: Think Rapt 05:26 Audience is key 09:19 The Results Model 15:41 A message that captures everything perfectly
Where to find Renee Website http://thinkrapt.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneehasseldine
Who is Renee Hasseldine? Renée Hasseldine is the founder and CEO of Think RAPT. Think RAPT enables small businesses, consultants, experts & thought leaders to wrap up complex thoughts and ideas into powerful visual models so that they can streamline, stand out and scale their businesses. Her knack for extracting and unpacking thoughts and turning them into clear, must-have solutions is sheer genius.
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| In Conversation- Rashmi Watel Top Five Tips on Public Speaking for Non-Native English Speakers | 18 Sep 2022 | 00:18:54 | |
“Ask for that time, practice vulnerability, and accept that you need a bit more help.” Rashmi Watel Top Five Tips on Public Speaking for non-native English speakers 1. My accent is my super power. 2. Knowing more than language is a super cool thing. 3. Have you experienced that you tend to start to use some of the words from your native language. 4. Do you know that you think in your native language? 5. Do you sometimes struggle to find exact words in your second & third language?
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:53 The beauty in having an accent 03:39 The more you know, the better 12:01 Being aware of code switching 15:53 Trust in yourself
Where to find Rashmi Website http://www.rashmiwatel.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashmiwatel
Who is Rashimi Watel? Rashmi immigrated to Perth, Australia in 2002 from India. She arrived here as a qualified Electronics & Telecommunications Engineer with over a decade of commercial experience. She brings her career growth experience that saw her progress from an onsite engineer to becoming head of department that worked with CXO level in the organisations worked. These organisations included the top multinationals in the telecom industry and required extensive travel in Asia & Europe. Soon after arriving in Australia, she realised, that her experience needed to be made Australia friendly. In order to achieve this transition, she completed her project management certification (PMI), and started working part time as a Project Coordinator. She took her ambitions to the next level by graduating with an MBA from the Curtin Graduate School of Business. Her personal journey and rich experience in moving into a vastly different cultural environment, has guided her decision to pursue her passion for public speaking. All this passion, experience and insight are brought to life through her presentation” Presenting Confidently at work. Embrace your culture : fast track your career – the importance of mental health and raising confident, resilient multi-lingual children”. Currently working on her book titled “The complete guide to Story-Telling”, she is also a presenter and speaker with the renowned TEDx Speaker circuit. | |||
| In Conversation-John Follis Top Five Tips on Being The Best in Your Profession | 11 Sep 2022 | 00:12:48 | |
“You have to realise that you succeed in direct proportion to the amount that you help others succeed. So, it's not all about you and your success and how much money you're making. At the end of the day. It's going to be about how much you can help the guy who's sitting across the desk deciding whether he should give you a job.”
John’s Top Five Tips for Being the Best in Your Profession 1. It starts with a decision to WANT to be the best. 2. Then you must put yourself in a position to learn from the best. (the best schools, cities, work environment, etc) 3. Determination and persistence is key. 4. Relatedly, you must be able to rebound, as quick as possible, from setbacks. 5. Lastly, you cannot let your ambition cloud your methods. Lying, cheating, and deceiving
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:51 Surrounding yourself with the best 05:27 Do not get discouraged 09:45 Helping others 11:04 The definition of success differs
Where to find John Website http://www.follisinc.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfollis
Who is John Follis? John Follis is a creative Madison Ave adman who worked for the top NY agencies on accounts including Coke, VW, and Pizza Hut. He then co-founded his own agency, Follis & Verdi, which became one of the most awarded in the US. His successful campaigns were covered in USA Today, Forbes, NYT, the Harvard Business Review and a marketing textbook. John then focused on helping small business owners across the US via one of the first online marketing consulting models (via Skype) which he started in 2004. As a result of his career success, he's been invited to write for ADWEEK and speak at venues including The World Business Academy and Yale University. And, for a successful public service campaign that he spearheaded, he was honored at The White House.
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| In Conversation- Maz Farrelly Top Five Tips For Having The X Factor! | 04 Sep 2022 | 00:20:14 | |
“ I think I would say to everyone who's listening to this, really do think about why you are unique, why you are different. Because if you are, you will get my attention. And I say my attention, I mean, the attention of whoever it is that you're interested in, in getting. So, you know, if it's an event organiser, or if it's your CEO, or you know, whoever it is, if you offer something different to the marketplace, something unique, you can never be replaced. If you're the person in the office, who has a unique view, they can never replace you. Because there's everyone else. And then there's you. And that's a very, very powerful position.”
Top Five Tips for Having the X Factor 1. How to be noticed and remembered for all the right reasons 2. How to enter a room and own it 3. How to cut through the noise 4. How to be different. 5. What’s your one line?
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:15 Having the X Factor 08:19 Welcome to Can of Worms 15:11 How to stand out 18:09 You need to be interesting
Where to find Maz Website https://absolutelyfarrelly.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maz-speaks
Who is Maz Farrelly? Maz has been to more showbiz parties than Kim Kardashian’s Spanx and down more red carpets than a Dyson vacuum. Her contacts contain bigger names than the toilet queue at the Oscars and if you can stick a name plate on it and hand it over to loud applause, she’s won it – BAFTAs, Logies, ASTRAS, Royal Television Society Awards, UK Comedy Awards, Bronze Rose De Montreux. If you’ve watched it, Maz probably made it – here in Australia, LA and London - the biggest shows in the world, with the biggest teams, the biggest budgets, the biggest audiences and the biggest stars. Her content has been watched more than eight billion times worldwide. Maz deals in the most precious commodity on earth – ATTENTION. Attention is everything. In her TV and film career, Maz engaged huge audiences making her shows the No 1 shows every time. Maz understands that if a show doesn’t grab your attention in the first thirty seconds, you’re gone and you’re not coming back. Millions down the drain. It’s the same in business. It doesn’t matter if you have the best service, product, idea, or concept in the world, if no one is paying attention to you, you’re dead in the water. As Director of Television Content at Fremantle Media Australia, Executive Editor of Format Entertainment at BBC UK and Creative Strategist for BBC World-Wide, Maz has been pitched more than 10,000 times and interviewed more than 12,000 hopeful contestants. ATTENTION – your business depends on it | |||
| In Conversation- Candice Mama Top Five Tips for Harnessing in Power | 28 Aug 2022 | 00:17:23 | |
“ So many people are afraid of taking risks. And they are so afraid of betting on themselves just in case they fail. But I've come to realise that people aren't afraid of failure, people are afraid of failing in front of other people. And I think once you take that out of the equation, and you're like, you know what, even if I do fail, I would rather be the person in the ring, fighting for what I want, and falling a few times and stumbling, then be the person in the audience judging and pointing and saying how that person could have done it better. So, I think when you take a risk on yourself, you realise it's really about choosing you and choosing the life you were destined to live. ” 1. Overcoming difficulties 2. Using pain as fuel 3. Taking a risk on yourself 4. Listening to your intuition 5. Choosing you
01:07 How trauma shapes us 02:51 The story of forgiveness 11:32 Failure is a lesson 16:15 Summary of the Top Five Tips LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/candice-mama Website http://www.candicemama.com/
Who is Candice Mama? My name is Candice Mama, I was born in 1991 in South Africa a country that was gripped by the grossly violent and oppressive system of Apartheid and this is my story. In September 2014 , The National Prosecuting Authority reached out to my family to enquire about whether or not we would like to meet Eugene de Kock ( a former South African Police colonel, torturer, and assassin, active under the apartheid government. Nicknamed “ Prime Evil” and sentenced to 212 years in prison under 89 charges). As many would imagine, it wasn’t a decision we came to without many dinner-table discussions and some trepidation from members of the family. We agreed to schedule our meeting for the following Tuesday. In the days to come, a sense of self-reflection enveloped me. My dad, Glenack Masilo Mama, was brutally killed in a vicious and unjust time in our country’s history. My memories of him were nothing but compilations of different people’s stories and pictures we collected over time. However, the one thing I knew for sure about my father was that he had been tortured and then burnt to death by a man named Eugene de Kock. I went on to read numerous articles and books about the man dubbed Prime Evil and his legacy, which was that of being the face and embodiment of an unjustifiable system of hate and oppression. Growing up in a house where reading and introspection were encouraged allowed me to be able to contextualise my dad’s killing. Which, in my mind, made his death mean something. He died fighting a system and wanting a different country for my brother and myself, which we are extremely fortunate to now be living in. This made me realise I couldn’t hate De Kock because love and hate cannot operate in the same space. If I wanted to resent him, I would never be able to fully enjoy the life my dad and so many others willingly or unwillingly died | |||
| In Conversation- Shelby Dash and Kristina Clifford Top Five Tips For Creating a Successful Comedic Social Media Ad | 21 Aug 2022 | 00:15:25 | |
“Tip number one we always say is you want to do a lot of listening, whether it's with the client you're making the video content for, or the target customer of your product or service, you want to really understand what their problem, and figure out which product can solve it.” Top Five Tips for Creating a Successful Comedic Social Media Ad 1. Comedy lives in the unexpected 2. Listen to the client of target customer 3. Have options (the importance of multiple hooks etc.) 4. Build a great team (how to find your tribe, how to treat those who work for you/ be a good leader 5. Learn from your results (the importance of data and feedback) TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:42 Brainstorming for an ad 06:22 Navigating the social network 09:40 Editing is crucial 13:47 Learning what works and what doesn’t
Where to find Shelby and Kristina? Website http://take2content.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-dash https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinaclifford
Who are Shelby Dash and Kristina Clifford? Shelby & Kristina, both professionally trained comedic actresses, started making comedy videos "just for fun" in 2015. What started out as a passion project turned into a career, when various brands & businesses started approaching them for custom video content. Although content creation is no longer just a hobby, Shelby & Kristina still bring that same sense of fun to every project they tackle, leaving their clients with something truly unique. They handle every aspect of production from ideation to editing; a one-stop shop for your all of your video content needs.
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| In Conversation - Monica Rosenfeld Top Five Tips For Changing Self Talk to Cure Imposter Syndrome | 14 Aug 2022 | 00:15:07 | |
"Instead of all that worrying and worrying self-talk it actually filling your brain and your mind and your body with feelings of all the things you're grateful for. Feelings of love and kindness and all the amazing things in the world. And things that you're grateful for about yourself as well you know, your health, your job, or the things that you're happy about in your life. And suddenly, instead of getting out of bed in a rotten mood exhausted and barking at your kids or your partner, you get out of bed filled with love and joy and happiness. And then you can try and maintain that” Top Five Tips For Changing Self Talk to Cure Imposter Syndrome 1. Meditate as soon as you wake up.
02:17 Set the tone of the day, first thing in the morning. 06:56 Pushing the fear away 12:50 Appreciate yourself the most 13:46 Summary of the top five tips
Where to find Monica? Website http://www.monicarosenfeld.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-rosenfeld
Who is Monica Rosenfeld? Monica is a former Producer for Australia’s top rating ‘A Current Affair’ Program. When she wasn’t chasing fraudsters down the street, she helped thousands of people communicate their story, to an audience of millions. She has worked in the media industry for over 25 years both in Europe and Australia, helping to shine the spotlight on dynamic change makers across the globe. Monica is the communication whisperer behind global corporations, government sectors, fast growth start-ups and individuals who are creating positive change in the world. She is also a stand-up comedian, performing in the Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide Comedy Festivals. Monica is on a mission to unleash the true potential of leaders, business owners and individuals through the power of inCredible Communication. She helps people tap into their unique gifts and express these to the world at large in an authentic and powerful way. As a Professional Speaker, she brings over two decades of trade secrets to the table, providing insights and practical strategies to help delegates move from a feeling of depletion, fear, and uncertainty to feeling confident, passionate, and focused. As a comedian, she knows how to get your audience laughing, so that her messages land and are remembered long after everyone goes home. Her message will create a massive impact for your people at your in-person, virtual or hybrid event. | |||
| In Conversation - Caleb DeLon Top Five Tips for Creating Your Book (Without writing a word) | 07 Aug 2022 | 00:15:01 | |
Summary of Caleb DeLon “Unless you're one of the rare individuals who actually thrives in that environment, it's going to be best for you to write your book in community. And especially when we're talking about content creation, to bring in someone to ask you questions. In this, this takes speaking your content to the next level. It's one thing to hit record on your phone and just begin to talk. It's another to have a friend sitting across from you asking you questions that you then respond to, because what that friend can do is by the questions they ask, help you to remember stories that you forgotten and come up with insights that you would never have done simply monologuing.”
The Top 5 Tips for Creating Your Book (without Writing a Word) TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:40 Get out of your head about writing 00:45 You aren’t alone, don’t write alone 09:22 A matter of quality versus quantity 14:10 Summary of the top five tips Website https://paperbackexpert.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-delon
Who is Caleb DeLon? Caleb DeLon is the COO of Paperback Expert, a book publishing firm for small business owners. He helps business owners create books without writing a word—by speaking their content instead of writing it. | |||
| In Conversation - Jane Langof Top Five Tips For Feng Shui Home | 26 Oct 2025 | 00:22:13 | |
“Clear clutter to create space to allow more opportunities to enter your life and to create that sort of peaceful, harmonious environment.”
Jane Langof Top Five Tips For A Feng Shui Home 1. Clear clutter to create flow 2. Make your front entrance inviting 3. Position your bed for positive energy 4. Connect to nature 5. Manage the energy around you
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:15 starting small, focusing on key 08:50 Placement of your bed 13:00 Using real plants for better indoor air 18:40 Meaningful objects, uplifting people, and practicing affirmations and gratitude.
Where to find Jane? Website www.fengshuiconcepts.com.au LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelangof
Jane Langof Bio Jane Langof is an internationally accredited, award-winning Feng Shui Master and designer who loves helping property owners create beautiful spaces with positive energy. With over 16 years of practice as the founder of Feng Shui Concepts, Jane transforms homes, commercial properties, and community spaces by integrating traditional Feng Shui with modern design principles. Jane specialises in consultations for new buildings, renovations, and refurbishment projects across Australia and overseas. Jane shares her passion for creating spaces that inspire abundance through media and speaking engagements at property, well-being, and lifestyle events. And she is the author of a book called Feng Shui – A Homeowners Guide to Abundance. In her spare time, she enjoys running around a netball court with her two daughters. | |||
| In Conversation - Lindsay Adams Top Five Tips to Use Disc To Drive Sales | 31 Jul 2022 | 00:18:51 | |
“The key is the fact that each of the four styles has a slightly different buying preference”
TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:42 The history of using disc 04:29 Looking at the different styles 14:02 Adapting to different patterns 16:25 Know when to use a hard close
Where to find Lindsay? Website https://24x7assessments.com.au/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayadams
Who is Lindsay Adams? Lindsay Adams, commonly known as “The Relationships Guy”, is a relationship marketing specialist and author of “The DNA of Business Relationships”. He is also a well-respected business coach and high-profile professional speaker. with over 20 years of relationship marketing experience, Lindsay’s focus is on helping organisations build effective relationships and generate more business in less time. Lindsay has worked with executive teams, individuals, entrepreneurs and business owners across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States. He is a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming and holds numerous management and training accreditation. He utilises these in his presentations and consulting work with a diverse range of 24×7 Assessment clients. | |||
| In Conversation- Nick Mautone Top Five Tips For Hospitality Professionals | 24 Jul 2022 | 00:19:00 | |
“It goes back to leadership, but on a more tactical measure than leading with your core values are leading for excellence as opposed to profitability.” 1. Lead and manage through core values to create a common mission TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:45 How Nick came into hospitality 05:21 Leading beyond profitability 11:10 Different cultures would have different approaches 17:42 Summary of the Top Five Tips
Website https://www.mautone-enterprises.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickmautone
With 40 years of hospitality industry experience, Nick Mautone believes in the power of mentorship, leadership, collaboration, and possibility. Nick is the architect of an inventive process called “Hospitality Sabermetrics” — think Moneyball for Hospitality and has a sixth sense when it comes to foreseeing trends. He is known for nurturing sustained success, streamlining operations, and aligning core values in every sort of hospitality business. For Nick Mautone, the spark came as a young kid growing up in Mt. Vernon, NY where he spent weekends making cheese and handmade pasta for his dad’s specialty food business. While he dreamed of becoming a NASA scientist (and still loves looking up at the stars), he worked his way through school in restaurants—bussing tables and backing bars. Eventually he and his siblings opened an innovative pizzeria, American Pie, on the Upper West Side. Science became a hobby, and restaurants became his life. Since then, Nick has worked with some of the most iconic and influential restaurants in the world including Gotham Bar & Grill, Hudson River Club, and most notably, Gramercy Tavern where he was managing partner alongside Danny Meyer and Tom Colicchio for seven years and helped define and nurture a fledgling idea Danny and the group coined called “Enlightened Hospitality.” With decades of experience behind him, in 2003, Nick founded his management and consulting business, Mautone Enterprises. The business was born of a desire to share his process, experience, mentorship, and leadership. Whether building a strong foundation for a first-time restaurateur, or turning around a big ship on the wrong course, for Nick the process is about grass roots collaboration, helping chefs and owners come together, developing systems for success, and digging deep into the numbers and the P&L, to uncover what needs to be tweaked, edited, or completely uprooted, delivering holistic success—including profitability, streamlined and efficient operations, a sense of community, harmony, and growth among all staff, and sustainability of concept. | |||
| In Conversation - Drew Jackson Top Five Tips For Executive Leaders | 17 Jul 2022 | 00:19:00 | |
“And so, if that is more effective with one of my team members, then that's the approach I'm going to take if I'm trying to communicate something to them, and I would hope that they reciprocate with me. “ 1. Overcoming obstacles in business 2. Communication Skills 3. Vision Buy-in 4. Lead Effective Meetings 5. Failure TIME STAMP SUMMARY 00:37 Overcoming obstacles in business 05:42 Looking at the communication route 12:48 Taking failure as a lesson 16:26 Using the book in real life
Where to find Drew? Website https://drewtjackson.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewtjackson
Who is Drew Jackson? WHAT I DO: I help leaders and managers at small businesses with 50-400 employees create leaders team members love to follow. As a John C. Maxwell certified coach, I’m able to utilize tools and training that help increase revenue, boost morale, and retain top talent. I am also the author of The Executive Leader's Handbook: A Guide for the Daily Challenges of Leadership. Pick up a FREE copy of my book at https://drewjackson.pages.ontraport.net/free-leadership-book
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