Leading The Leader

Sally is a business advisor and branding strategist specialising in the fields of digital influence and communications. With a career spanning the depths of small business, franchising and food retail she has a proven ability to navigate through competitive landscapes. Boasting a profound capability to coach others to remain agile and take action, Sally is globally recognised for her energetic approach to education.As one of Australia's leading LinkedIn media personalities Sally has amassed over 12M content views on LinkedIn alone in 12 months. Arguably, the 59th most powerful and influential person in the Northern Territory, Sally has a unique ability to leverage the power of digital public relations to build presence and generate influence. Features Include: QSR Media, News.com.au, Franchise Business Australia, Awards Australia, NT News, SA News, Territory Taste, Darwin Life Magazine, Courier Mail.

In this Episode (and in under 30 minutes) you'll learn some awesome techniques from the doyenne of elegant sales success, Sharon Grant. Sharon is the antithesis of the Hardcore Closer and as a leading Sales Coach and Mentor believes you have to first lead yourself if you're to lead others. She reveals how to pay attention to the person in front of you and how to tap into your superpower - plus she shares her 3 proven lead generation strategies (including one I'd not heard of) AND the trick to closing elegantly! It's a powerful, info-packed episode of Leading The Leader worth every minute. Jump in now!Here is her LinkedIn profile

Is your inner critic a Doormat or a pair of Ballet Shoes? Do you think leaders need to be liked? And are you trained to "just take the hit" like an NRL player? Robin Elliott is the Founder of Quickbites, a coaching business that breaks down successful leadership into easily digestible chunks of workplace wisdom. A former HR professional (who still has a sense of humour!), she helps you follow the breadcrumbs to develop your career, take advantage of creative abrasion and avoid "clone tendency". I loved speaking with Robin and I hope you enjoy listening to her welcome antidotes to corporate cynicism. Don't forget to look out for her upcoming book "Elevate".

From acting and opera to executive coaching, Arabella Macpherson helps leaders overcome what's holding them back. She's an expert trainer who doesn't stop learning new modalities and provides practical skills to make leaders mentally prepared, present and powerful communicators. Her strengths include mindfulness, positive psychology and the evidence-based Process Communication Model. Learn how to chip away at the elements of self-belief that say "you're not good enough", unlock the key to internal validation, and find out why, sometimes, vulnerability "just is".

Laura helps innovators, idealists, and iconoclasts get “unstuck” — and achieve extraordinary results. She was a Presidential Appointee in the Clinton White House and now she collaborates with entrepreneurs and investors to push past the doubt and indecision that consign great ideas to limbo. Laura delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and catalytic perspective informed by decades of navigating change across the start-up, nonprofit, political, and philanthropic landscapes. Laura channels the very essence of what Dolly Parton said: "Find out who you are, then do it on purpose." Laura's assessment can be found at www.limitlessassessment.com. Listeners can find Laura at www.lauragassnerotting.com. Her book, Limitless, will be released on April 2nd and it is available for pre-order on Amazon

Shelley Flett is a leadership coach and team facilitator who achieves results through authenticity – authentic relationships, challenging conversations, and driving change through influence not authority. However, Shelley tackles workplace empowerment from a unique perspective. By her own admission she was a bully, but didn’t know it, and had to face that fact and alter her approach to others. Her story is touching and incredibly empowering. Listen as she divulges all on the latest episode of Leading the Leader. Find out more at https://shelleyflett.com/

What’s the one thing the former MD of FaceBook advises CEO’s to do? And what is Amazon doing to reduce consumer friction that Australian retailers aren’t? Find out in Part 2 of my interview with the supremely articulate and forward-thinking Stephen Scheeler, The Digital CEO.

Felicity Waterford, the Head Chef in The Leadership Kitchen, serves up a her special recipe for leadership success using the power of authenticity and vulnerability. She talks about categories of personality, dealing with fear, MQ plus the latest data on what’s getting in the way of results! It was a truly delightful time recording this episode in The Garden Room with this most generous guest. She shares her talent for creating a safe environment to inspire organisational change.We also learned why she’s so deeply motivated to help others, as you’ll hear in a wee bonus at the end of the podcast.

Stephen Scheeler is the former Facebook MD of Australia & NZ. He's been at the forefront of digital disruption, has unique insights into Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership style and now partners with Australia's business leaders to help them master digital strategy, culture & leadership, and build innovative, global, billion-dollar businesses."Something I really learned from Mark and some other Facebook leaders...he really says things that matter, and he doesn't say things that don't matter... and therefore everything that comes out of his mouth people pay attention to."

Army sniper. ABC cameraman. Magician. YouTube star and now The Courage Guy. Julian Mather chats with Paul about the 4th Industrial Revolution, accepting responsibility to unlock opportunity, using video for personal promotion, the footpath university and becoming your own authority."Work as we know it is changing. A job for life is over. There's a new game and you won't win if you insist on playing by the old rules. The ability to reinvent yourself over and over will be amongst the most sought after 21st century career skills.The choices you make now will affect how you and your family live in the immediate decades. Don't sleep through this extraordinary opportunity." - Julian Mather

Listen and learn how to achieve more with less effort thanks to Kate’s use of neuroscience and the sustainable high performance coaching systems at Next Evolution Performance: "Leadership now requires you to lead not just for performance, but high performance without burnout. Neuroscience, sports psychology, positive psychology and sports training principles are constantly evolving and provide us with great insights into how to achieve this."

Learn from the experts -- the executive coaches, advisors and facilitators who help today's leaders. Subscribe now to hear from people like Stephen Scheeler former MD of Facebook ANZ & now The Digital CEO, Kate McKenna of Next Evolution Performance, Julian Mather The Courage Guy and Felicity Waterford of The Leadership Kitchen.Presented by Paul Alexander Creative Outsource and Philip Muscatello The Podcast Maker.