Podcasts about 2ic

Chris Brennan served for 15 years in the Australian Army, 11 of which were as an operator within the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR).He fulfilled multiple team specialist roles, including as a JTAC and Tandem Bundle Master within a Freefall Assault Team, before progressing into leadership roles as a team 2IC and culminating his career as an SASR Team Leader.Chris deployed on multiple occasions and spent two years as a specialist trainer and assessor in the SASR's selection and training squadron.He assisted in the design and implementation of high-risk training for new members undergoing the SASR reinforcement cycle, as well as assisting in the delivery of team-leading packages tothose undergoing progression into tactical leadership functions.Upon transitioning from the Australian Defence Force, Chris completed his Master of Business degree through the University of New South Wales, which provided academic backing to his lived experiences within the SASR.As a result, Chris founded OMADA Performance Concepts, a high–performance team consultancy. Through OMADA, he now delivers specialised Team Development solutions, Team Leadership packages, and Instructor Development programs for critical response teams operating in high-risk environments.More about Chris:Website: www.omadapc.com.auInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/omada.performance.concepts/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-brennan-991215353/Timestamps:00:00:21 Introduction to Chris Brennan00:01:41 Brennan's Career in the Australian SAS00:04:05 Unit Supporters' Success in the U.S.00:05:39 Hardest Part of Selection00:07:16 Testing Standards00:09:17 Quick Note: Mental and Emotional Demands of Selection00:10:14 Freefall Rules00:11:19 Jumping Bundles00:12:24 Working as an Instructor00:13:21 What Makes a Student Stand Out in the Reinforcement Cycle?00:14:51 Evaluating Attributes00:21:24 Cultural Fit00:24:44 Team Gear, My Gear, Me00:25:25 Training Other Team Leaders00:26:03 What Makes an Effective Team Leader?00:31:02 Tom Satterly and the Hot Wash00:35:55 Staying Focused on Things You Can Change00:39:17 Founding Omada00:44:40 Applying Previous Experiences 00:51:37 Future Plans for Omada00:53:36 Working for Omada00:54:06 One Book that Everyone Should Read00:58:09 Best and Worst Advice Ever Received 00:59:48 Contact Chris Brennan01:00:37 Outro

Previously on Christine Lahti in Space: Reeling from the loss of her patient Antonio Sabato Jr, and feeling guilty for serving his head as afternoon tea, Space Nurse Alyssa Milano falls into a deep space depression until it's revealed that Antonio has left his body to the Church of Necrogenesis. It's up to The Boss to convince the church's leader, Di Ann Keaton, to sign off on cake head eating as an official practice, if only to avoid a lawsuit. Meanwhile Dr Christine Lahti is forced to work with fill-in Space Nurse (Tony Danza) who looks a lot like the 2IC (also played by Tony Danza.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you relax over Summer, the team at Savvy Dentist have created our Summer Podcast Series to ensure you are inspired and motivated and set to make this year your best ever, personally and professionally. This episode of The Savvy Dentist Podcast is part of our Summer Series. We've searched through our podcast archives and created snippets of different episodes, and stitched them together around a particular theme. Now of course, if you resonate with a particular person or topic and want to go back and listen to the full episode, we highly suggest that you do. The show notes below explain where to find the full episode. The theme for this episode is High Performance Teams.  We all understand the value of our team. We all understand that if we're going to grow and scale our practice, we need to learn to develop a high performance team. A lot of the frustrations and day to day headaches come from managing. So in this episode, we're going to unpack all of that and a whole lot more so that we can actually understand how to be the best managers, how to build and grow people, how to help them become the best version of themselves. How do we retain our best team members? How do we develop 2ICs so we can delegate more effectively and hand-off work to allow us to focus on the things that only we can do? Learning to have a high performance team ensures your patients have a wonderful patient experience ... every single time! Building a great practice, no matter what size, no matter what your ambitions are, then having a great team is a key asset for you.  [02:28] - 4 Crucial Steps to Retaining your best team members (episode #459) [08:39] - Michael Licenblat - High Performance in a fast paced world (episode #468) [11:59] - Kylie Denton - Build and Lead a High Performance Team (episode #417) [17:49] - Shirley Dalton - Developing your 2IC (episode #387)

The Government thinks it's getting all tough on it with local councils, but I think Christopher Luxon and Simeon Brown are just tinkering around the edges and they need to go harder. Instead of just telling the councils what they expect of them, they should be telling councils that, for some of them, their days are numbered. But essentially what the Government's doing is it's waving the stick on behalf of ratepayers, saying that legislation changes are on the way that will force councils to focus on “the basics” as the Government likes to call them. Which, on the face of it, most people who pay rates will love the sound of. And I'm no different. I look at the ratepayer money that seems to go out the door from all these councils in all different directions and wonder what happened to all those promises about “zero rates increases if you vote for me”. Not that I ever fall for that cheap talk. And I think we know what the basics are that the Government wants these councils to focus on. It's all the non-flashy things like making sure there's safe water coming out of the taps, fixing the pipes, fixing the roads, building new ones, picking up the rubbish. All the stuff that doesn't make council life all that exciting but is essential for every one of us, every day. As for the flashy stuff —or the nice-to-haves— that's what the Government wants councils to put the brakes on. One of the ways it's going to make that happen is it's going to make changes to the laws that councils operate under. A big change is going to be removing the need for councils to think about these so-called social, economic, environmental and cultural “pillars” – because the Government thinks they've got councils involved in all sorts of non-essential stuff. So, you know, “drop any big ideas about pouring ratepayer money into a big flash convention centre. Instead, stick in the ground, buy some new water pipes, get stuff done.” That's the message from Wellington. Which the 2IC at the outfit that represents most councils in New Zealand —Local Government New Zealand— was sounding pretty diplomatic about it when he spoke to Newstalk ZB this morning. Campbell Barry's his name. It seems to me that any concerns he does have centres around this idea the Government has of bench-marking all the councils - comparing them against each other to see which ones are doing things the way the Government wants them to and which ones aren't. But all this is going to do is it's going to create a truckload of dashboard reports, more admin and do you really think councils are going to be able to achieve what the Government wants? Of course they're not, because councils being councils, they get pulled in all sorts of directions by people demanding this and demanding that, and all your local councillors care about is not brassing people off so much that they stuff their chances of getting re-elected. 67 councils in a country the size of New Zealand is sometimes portrayed as a very good thing because it means you have people sitting around the council tables who really know their communities. But I don't see that as a virtue at all. In fact, I see that as an impediment. And the fact we have so many councils is something the Government should be doing something about. Forget about your benchmarking and dashboard reports and big sticks - we are overdue in this country for some serious amalgamations of local councils. Why do Napier and Hastings need their own councils? Answer: they don't. Why does Christchurch need three councils? Answer: it doesn't. In Auckland, maybe the super city model hasn't been everything it was cracked up to be, but it looks a much better option than a truckload of tinpot councils all being corralled by central government and told to get back to basics. The Government needs to show some fortitude and it needs to reduce the number of local councils we have in New Zealand, because 67 is way too many. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Military Family Life we are speaking with Sgt Valery Switzer.  Valery is a CAF Member, a military spouse, a mother of two, a part-time student and a word champion powerlifter. She was also recently named Canadian Armed Forces Female Athlete of the Year!   In our conversation we talk with Valery about power lifting training and competitions, the importance of balance and self-care when juggling so many roles, and her advice for those starting their career in the CAF.About out Guest:Sergeant Valery Switzer was born in Laval, Quebec and joined the Canadian Armed Forces as Regular Forces in March 2013 as a Mobile Support Equipment Operator. Her first posting was to 2SVC BN at Garrison Petawawa in January 2014. During this time, Valery actively participated in various exercises and maintained high readiness as a member of Transportation Coy, Bravo Platoon. In March 2015, she was deployed Poland with 3RCR on Op Reassurance, ROTO 0. Upon returning from deployment, Valery resumed duties within Bravo Platoon before being assigned as the Base Commander's Driver at 4CDSGIn August 2017, she was posted to 1 Canadian Field Hospital and served as the transport section's 2IC, before taking maternity leave following the birth of her daughter, Emily Elizabeth Switzer. Valery was promoted to Master Corporal in April 2020 and assumed responsibility for the training section within the transportation platoon, overseeing all transportation-related training for 1 Canadian Field Hospital.In March 2021, Valery and her husband, Major Zachary Switzer, welcomed their second child, Charles Alexander. Later that same year, the Switzer family moved to beautiful Kingston, Ontario where she took up the position of Base Advance Booker for the transportation platoon. In September 2021, she was appointed Chief Dispatcher, a role that is typically held by a Sergeant, despite being a MCpl.  She continued in that capacity until February 2022 when she transitioned into the position of GPV IC (General Purpose Vehicle) as a MCpl.  In August 2023, Sgt Switzer assumed the rank of Acting While so Employed at the rank of Sergeant while continuing as the GPV IC for CFB Kingston. That section consisted of 30 members both Military and Civilian. She was promoted to Sgt in April 2024.In June 2024, Sgt Switzer officially took over the CFB Kingston Road and Vehicle IC position. Despite a demanding schedule, Val provides unwavering support to her husband who is currently serving on imposed restrictions (IR) as the senior aide the camp to the Chief of Defense Staff.Sgt Switzer is the weekly primary caregiver for their two children while is pursuing an online Bachelor's in Business Administration with the University of Fredericton. But her passion does not stop there Valery is an accomplished competitive powerlifter.  She recently represented the Canadian Armed Forces, the Canadian Powerlifting League, and Canadian Forces Base Kingston at the International Powerlifting League in Coventry, UK.  At that competition she earned the title of World Champion in the 82.5kg open raw power division.This year Valery was awarded Canadian Army Female Athlete of the Year.  Since the recording of this podcast – Val attended the CAF Sport Gala where she was named CAF Female athlete of the year. Valery, her husband Zac and their two children live in Odessa, Ontario, with  their beloved pets-Nova, Shadow, and Tazz.Contact us: We would love to hear from you.  If you are a Military Family Member that wants to share your experiences and lessons learned, email us at Podcast.Feedback@PetawawaMFRC.com 

Join Moses, Skenny and Sound Guy Scotty as they are joined by studio guests and transmission building icons Paul Rogers Senior and Paul Rogers Junior. This was a great opportunity to celebrate Paul Senior's contributions not only to the modified car scene but also as a father working alongside his 2IC in Paul Junior. It was also fantastic to be able to get this duo's thoughts on what they felt was hot in October 2024 Street Machine Magazine amongst some other smooth flowing banter, enjoy.

What about all the weasel words we've been hearing from the Government about Andrew Coster? Who's stepping down from the job of Police Commissioner to head the Government's new Social Investment Agency.   He's leaving the police force a bit earlier than expected. He was due to stand down in April and, if I was a suspicious person, I'd see this as a win-win for him and the Government. Because, despite all the platitudes coming from the Beehive, the Government is going to be delighted that he's moving on. But, unlike the Government, I'm not going to be so kind.  Coster himself is describing the move as going from the bottom of the cliff in the police force to the top of the cliff running this new government agency, which is all about investing in people and supporting people to try and help them avoid getting into a life of crime in the first place.  And I think “Cuddles Coster” —as some people like to refer to him as— is the perfect person to run this new agency. He's been a lawyer, he was 2IC at the Ministry of Justice for a couple of years, he's been a cop and, since 2020, he's been commissioner.  So he knows how the justice system works. He's seen and understands some of the things that lead people into crime, he's worked for a government minister, and he's felt the heat when things haven't gone right.  So, hands down, he's the best person for the new job.     But, listening to Police Minister Mark Mitchell and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, you would think they reckon he's the best person to be Police Commissioner, as well.  Let's start with the Prime Minister. Here's what he said yesterday about Andrew Coster: “He has done a really good job. Since we came to power, we made a really clear set of expectations, and laid that out really clearly. He has done an exceptionally good job.”  The PM got a bit brassed-off when reporters reminded him that his predecessor Simon Bridges had described Andrew Coster once as a “wokester”, but Luxon wasn't having a bar of that.  And then there's Mark Mitchell, who's saying that the only reason he gave Coster a hard time was because the commissioner was working for a wishy-washy government back when Labour was in charge.  But we all know that the reason they're being so uncharacteristically kind about Andrew Coster is that, even though he's leaving the Police, he's still going to be working for them. And you can't bag one of your honchos in public, because, if you did, you might get slapped with some HR legal action. And why would you make anything other than glowing comments about someone who's still going to be working for you.  In this new role Coster will still report to a government minister. Instead of Mark Mitchell it'll be Nicola Willis, who is the Minister for Social Investment. But let me say what the Government isn't saying. When it comes to Andrew Coster's performance as Police Commissioner, I can't let him away with the shambolic way he handled the anti-vax, anti-everything protest at Parliament back in February/March 2022.  That was when we all started to learn about “policing by consent”, which Andrew Coster was big on. Which, in a nutshell, is about the police working in a way that encourages people to co-operate with them - instead of waving the big stick at them.  Andrew Coster's leadership of the police response to the Parliamentary protest two years ago was a shambles. There were all the shallow threats about seizing all the vehicles that were clogging up the streets.  “If you don't move those vehicles, we're going to move them. We mean it. We mean it. Aww…maybe we don't mean it.”   What it meant is that by the time the Police did finally flush out the muppets who reckoned they were there for a genuine protest, the battle was lost.  His policing by consent was in tatters and it was the beginning of the end for Andrew Coster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major-General Chapman joined the British Army in September 1980. He joined 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) and fought in the Falklands campaign, including the Battle of Goose Green. He stayed with 2 PARA until May 1985 which included his first Northern Ireland tour. In 1994 he returned to 2 PARA as a company commander for an 18 month operational tour in Belfast, prior to becoming 2IC 1 PARA and was promoted to Lt Col in March 1996. In July 1998 he became SO1 Operations in NI, and went on to command 2 PARA from August 1999-December 2001. His tour as CO included a NI reinforcement tour and the weapons collection mission (OP BESSEMER) in Macedonia. He was promoted to Colonel in December 2001 and appointed Colonel Military Operations 2 in the MoD (dealing with Counter Terrorism). As a Brigadier, he commanded 19 Mech Bde from 2003-2005, prior to becoming the last COS in NI (his fifth NI tour). He was Head of Counter Terrorism and UK Operations in the MoD from 2007-2010. In 2010, he became the Senior British Military Advisor to US Central Command. His post military career has involved writing a successful book, Notes From A Small Military .Major-General Chip Chapman is guest number 424 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Buy Chip Chapman's book, Notes From A Small Military, here -  https://amzn.eu/d/h81Wi53Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sara Gon and John Endres discuss the possible ramifications of Floyd Shivambu, Julius Malema's 2IC resigning from the EFF to go over to MK; and big business's reiteration of cooperation with the government on infrastructure, Eskom and crime but will not agree to a health compact over the NHI. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

This episode features three longer stories, starting with Pilgorepax's tale about his great-great-grandfather from Ontario, Canada. His ancestor was pulled out of a Montana state prison in 1916 for accessory to murder and enlisted in the 113th Lethbridge Highlander battalion in Alberta. Despite numerous challenges, including injury and frequent infractions, he served bravely in WWI. After recovering from his injuries in England, he married and settled back in Ontario, leading a stable life post-war. Pilgorepax is working on a book about his ancestor's life, aiming to honor his legacy. The second story by Sharlin648 revolves around a humorous and chaotic training exercise in the British Army. The narrator was attached to an Engineering Workshop in an Air Defence Regiment and served as the 2IC's driver. During a TESEX exercise, they had to attack a battery at night, leading to a series of comical misadventures involving getting lost with a satnav and a dramatic encounter with a Challenger II MBT. The story highlights the unpredictable and often amusing nature of military exercises. The final story, "16 Days in Gaza," by Every_Comfort_3129, details a harrowing experience during the 2014 Gaza conflict. The narrator, a young private first class in a squad leader course, describes intense training and the anticipation of crossing into Gaza. The story captures the chaos and fear of urban combat, the loss of comrades, and the resilience required to endure such a demanding environment. Despite the extreme conditions, the narrator reflects on the surreal nature of war and the impact it had on him and his fellow soldiers. But please, send your own stories into us at storiesaboutkevinpodcast@gmail.com

Joshua Taylor has made his transition from Entrepreneur to Intrapreneur and back again several times across his career. Joshua is the Integrator/General Manager at Business Blueprint a world leading business training and education company who support business owners to create the business and life of their dreams.   Joshua realized he has a unique superpower as an integrator and that he loves being the person who makes ideas a reality, turning a visionaries chaos into calm. Joshua shares lessons from his own journey to becoming a truly outstanding 2IC.   Joshua Taylor shared in this episode: His experience of building a business and realizing that he is not the visionary, but rather someone who can execute a vision The visionary/integrator relationship, what it is, why it's so important for any business. What it means to have operations excellence in a business. The difference between intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship and what they mean The difficulties he faced when deciding to step away from his business and the impact it had on his ego How he works inside a entrepreneurial business Why he is driven to help business owners The importance of alignment in both personal and professional life, asking oneself if they are in alignment with their goals and aspirations How it is important to be aligned to the business purpose. What operational excellence means – delivering seamless systems intentionally for every element of the business The meanings of visionary and integrator which he originally learned from Michael Gerber in eMyth Revisited The importance of the purpose and intention…. operating with excellence How to systematise the business - identify the steps, and fine-tune them / systemise them. A tough challenge he had to overcome How he built a business with 15 team members, 300 customers. How during his Mothers breast cancer, he had to leave the business. An important lesson “The business didn't fail, I did”… and how it was a great teaching moment for him, but helped him realise he was the integrator not a visionary. An important thought “This didn't work… what will?” How his super power is in delivering His life changing question: Alignment:  Am I in alignment with where I am going? And much more… Resources Mentioned In The Show: Recommendation of books: Traction By Geno Wickman: https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MDM3CEK3ABTJ&keywords=traction+by+gino+wickman&qid=1700718803&s=books&sprefix=traction+by+geno+wickman%2Cstripbooks%2C381&sr=1-1 Rocket Fuel: https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Fuel-audiobook/dp/B012HJOBRY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XKAVRK08MN5Y&keywords=rocket+fuel&qid=1700718541&s=books&sprefix=rocket+fuel%2Cstripbooks%2C254&sr=1-1 eMyth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280 www.businessblueprint.com Instagram - joshtaylortalks   If you would like more insights on profit maximization for your business, visit www.ProfitHive.com.au  

In this GASB Podcast episode, James Henderson from DSEG, a seasoned small business owner, based in Australia. Shares invaluable advice on business growth. Henderson stresses the need for a multifaceted focus in business, advocating for a balanced approach and emphasizing the importance of strong corporate governance. He underscores the value of relationships, particularly with bankers, and reflects on the significance of learning from sports analogies for effective business management. Overall, Henderson's insights revolve around holistic management, team importance, and continual learning for sustained small business growth. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Michael delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, industry reconsideration, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: James Henderson identifies the most challenging aspect in growing a small business as ensuring a comprehensive focus. He emphasizes the necessity to not get distracted by a couple of things a business might excel at, but rather to maintain attention across revenue generation, service delivery, people management, governance, and other critical business facets. James Henderson mentions "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie as his favorite business book. He acknowledges the significant impact this book has had on him, having read it multiple times since the late 80s. Surprisingly, James admits to having little time for podcasts and online learning tools, expressing a bit of regret about this. However, he acknowledges the potential benefits and suggests that becoming an avid listener of growth-focused podcasts could be a positive habit. James Henderson highlighted the importance of having a strong relationship with a reliable banker as an essential tool for business growth.  On day one, starting out, James Henderson would advise getting a top-notch right-hand person. Reflecting on his journey, he stressed the importance of finding a dedicated and capable second-in-command (2IC) who understands the business intricacies and can effectively support its growth and operations. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights!   Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.     Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: A good banker is crucial, build and maintain a strong relationship even when you don't need help — James Henderson Listening more than speaking will be the game changer, it impacts interactions with employees and customers — James Henderson Don't take your eye off every aspect of what you need to do to be a successful business – James Henderson      

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Labour's self aggrandising press release on police came through late in the show yesterday, so we didn't really get a chance to get our teeth into it.   The press release came from Chris Hipkins, well his office. A Labour Government will deliver a further increase of 300 additional frontline police officers, new ways to crack down on gangs, and strengthen legal protections against stalking and harassment, we will also continue to crack down on gangs.   Recently, we've seen communities disrupted and intimidated by dangerous gang convoys. “This is intolerable,” said the press release. Labour will introduce laws to punish this behaviour and develop new ways to target gang leaders and break their international links.   Seriously?   How can their speech writers deliver this stuff? How? Given the attitude that this administration has shown towards the gang since they first arrived, thanks to Winston Peters on the scene. How can Chris Hipkins, in all honesty, face New Zealanders and say, “Labour's been tough on gangs”?   This government's attitude towards gangs, towards working with gangs, towards giving gangs a seat at the table without them earning one, has resulted in the gang members and the gang leaders thinking they can have it both ways. That many of their members can grow fat off criminal activity and they get to be treated with respect, as respected members of the community.   Remember Paul? You might remember Paul from the show, hard working Paul, who rang me as he was heading off for a day's work on the farm in Opotiki. He rang because the topic was home detention and he said he himself had a bracelet, he was articulate, he was clearly hard working. Halfway through the conversation, he reveals he's a mobster for life and he had an extraordinary attitude about where gangs sit in the pantheon of New Zealanders.  So here you've got somebody who is who is articulate, hardworkin,  mobster for life and truly believes that because prime ministers have roads closed for them, a long standing member of the mob in Opotiki should have the same respect accorded to him.   Where did that sense of entitlement come from? Do you and I expect roads to close, towns to shut down, and people to be inconvenienced because one of our family members died? It's happened all over the country. It's not just Opotiki. The gangs do, They truly think that when one of their members, who they respect and they think is the man, when one of their members dies, everybody has to down tools. Everybody has to be inconvenienced. Everybody has to wait while they do what they need to do to show their respect.   Where has that attitude come from? It has come from Government contracts being awarded to gangs and gang sympathisers. From police, turning a blind eye to gang convoys. All the way through Covid we saw the gangsters hanging out of cars, gathering in far more numbers than rules allowed. I mean the rules were stupid, they were dumb, but the only way we were going to get through it is if we obeyed them.   To gangs, appointing PR personnel to argue their case on mainstream media. Good morning Louise Hutchinson. To orthodox members of the community turning up to Waikato Kingdom Mob hui, giving the event the sheen of respectability. While members of that same gang, senior members, the 2IC for God's sake, were still dealing drugs on an industrial level. Don Brash, Madama Davidson, respected academics all turning up saying, “oh yes, let's help give mob members a steer on alternative ways of being.”   I'm all for that, you know, giving people another chance. If people truly want to commit to being productive, hardworking members of the community and not make their living out of crime, afford them every possibility. But how can you stand there and say, oh, you know we're anti-drugs while your 2IC's being sent away for 10 years for dealing meth and GHB.   Seriously, you've got management issue problems if your 2IC thinks it's okay to be dealing drugs on that level. Enough, enough, enough. If gangs want to keep what they're doing, raking in millions while peddling misery. Can we at least make it hard for them? I mean, at the moment we're closing roads to allow them to do what they do. Can we make it clear that most of us would rather work honestly than live the BS, chrome- flashy, “I've got my bitches at home working for me” kind of thing that these gangsters just seem to be so proud of. They do not deserve a seat at the table until they have earned it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ultimate goal of every business owner should be to create a profitable, sustainable, growing enterprise. Unfortunately, that result proves elusive for most business owners because of the challenges associated with developing the right leadership team. I'll be talking with Neil Livingstone about how to create a sustainable Business That can run without you and why a 2iC is the Key. Neil Livingstone, a coach, mentor, CFO, and author has been building high-performing teams for over 30 years with great success. He specializes in helping business owners who struggle to attract and keep great employees build a 5-Star team of high performers. He also delivers outsourced CFO services and weekly Accountability coaching calls that cover all aspects of the business. Neil founded CFO Advisory in 2008 after spending his childhood working in his parents' toyshop, then 10 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, followed by 5 years in large corporations in financial services. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nwlivingstone/ Every Tuesday evening on Leadership LIVE @ 8:05! - Talking Small Business, your host Andrew Frazier is joined by experienced entrepreneurs and business owners who share their secrets to success via Livestream. You will learn about developing your business leadership skills from our roster of high-performing guest experts. Leadership LIVE is one of the many valuable resources provided through the Small Business Pro University empowering business owners to learn, profit, and grow. www.SBProU.com

After a huge week of footy news, Tom Browne gave us all the latest on everything from Hawthorn to the mid-season draft. TIMECODES: 1:00 – Hawthorn – Human Rights claim could be lodged about the Hawthorn racism investigation as soon as tomorrow 2:50 – Phil Egan refutes claims he leaked the report and says the independent panel's findings “defy logic” 5:15 – Why is the AFL angry at Hawthorn? 7:00 – Brendon Gale linked to a 2IC role to Andrew Dillon at the AFL 8:30 – Mid-season draft 10:30 – Injuries/Selection – Sidebottom, Jamie Elliott, Peter Wright, Clayton Oliver, Tom Jonas 11:30 – The PricewaterhouseCoopers issues won't affect Luke Sayers' presidency 12:15 – Andrew Dillon meeting clubsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's it like coming into the dairy sector with no experience? How can farm employers make it a softer landing for newbies and increase our chances of them succeeding and remaining in farming? What can we learn from seeing dairy farming through the eyes of a new employee? Step on up John Gibson, who's in his second season and has just taken on a 2IC role in Te Pahu, west of Hamilton. Hear John's story of leaving behind Government and retail work in Wellington for a new career in dairy farming. You'll hear the good, the bad and the funny, as well as why he decided to make the lifestyle change. He shares his views on how we can make it a smoother transition for other newcomers. NotesRecruitment - DairyNZGoDairy - DairyNZChapters1.33 – John's non-farming background2.33 – Persuaded to go dairy farming3.55 – First impressions, early mistakes, ‘farm common sense'7.37 – Discovering a love for farming9.03 – Biggest challenges: physical demands, new lifestyle, internet12.04 – Why he stayed14.59 – Thoughts on rural internet connectivity16.53 – Another ‘newbie' moment18.18 – Goals, upskilling, working towards herd ownership20.17 – Advice for farm employers23.19 – Advice for people starting out in dairy farming 

Developing your loyal lieutenant. Four words that can send a shudder through any leader. You know it's important but do you know how vital it is to your own health and well-being and of your practise?  If you're not working on this now, you need to be and this episode will show you the how and why.  We're on the search for that brilliant 2IC  In this episode we discuss: [2:50] - Why you need to identify your 2IC. Vision vs. Implementation  [6:49] - A special relationship. It's lonely at the top you need someone to talk with confidentially [8:45] - How to identify that person. Cream rises to the top. What values are needed [19:46] - What's the pay-off? [21:00] - Explore delegated authority  Find out more: Shirley Dalton website Shirley Daltan Instagram Shirley Dalton facebook Book A Strategy Call  Savvy Dentist Facebook Group Access FREE Video Series: Earn More, Work Less Savvy Dentist App - Download Now

Steve Sandor has a very different approach to working with his clients. He's had a career being the 2IC to business owners and managers in corporates so he brings this unique approach to the world of small and medium business advice. Steve's clients are wanting to shift from a Business Owner with a Job to a Manager of an Enterprise and he works with them to achieve that outcome. Thanks, Steve for sharing your story ============================== Share with a friend if that benefited you! Join our Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/growandscaleonlinecommunity Follow us: Website: www.themindbug.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLCNxnsCPnOKnVCU4odbDQ Instagram: www.instagram.com/matteoandrenata Facebook: www.facebook.com/matteoandrenata If you would like to reach us via email: hello@themindbug.com Be Relentless & See you in the next episode!

With only 2 weeks before we welcome our newest addition to the family, this isn't quite the podcast episode that I had planned to be sharing with you back in January when I was mapping out this season's episodes! I had planned to share with you how I'd snagged myself a Unicorn GM enabling me to sail off into babyland with my business baby in the best of hands, however that dream didn't come to reality, despite the best of intentions…  When I found out I was pregnant, I jumped into action mode, tuning into podcasts to hear how others before me had restructured their business's to accommodate a 2IC, the planning and training to feel like they could “let go” and enjoy those precious early months with their baby and I wanted that!  But alas, this episode is to give you a behind the scenes look into another scenario that can and did play out for me in my business, because I'm all about sharing the highs and the lows of business and what can and does happen.  To round out Season 4 of the podcast, as I take a break to enjoy those newborn cuddles, I want to leave with you a real account of preparing a business for a baby. We cover: The planning, recruitment, and promotion in the search of our Unicorn, including the challenges of finding “the right person” How remaining aligned to my intentions for this year and for this addition to our family set me on a different course to the one I would “normally” have embarked on How a shift in my own mindset created a gap in the business and shifted the goal posts How despite what we hear in the media, not everyone wants to step into that gap The opportunity that comes with change and vulnerable, honest conversations can lead to a new and improved business model The importance of taking a step back to reflect rather than diving into “fix it” mode The plan moving forward… This episode is a reminder that whilst not everything is always rainbows and unicorns, sometimes a situation, that on face value isn't living up to the expectations you set, can turn out to be far more aligned with your bigger vision than you realised. Insta |
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This week: new Mysterines and Hoodoo Gurus, and near-new Durand Jones & The Indications with Aaron Frazer. Also: machine gun drive-bys, Kim K's kitchen nightmares, the worst possible reason to have to retire a bit, Dave's 2IC, a week behind, parasitic preachers, biting the bullet, too loud for the golf club, unwise departures, electric chairs, contradictory opinions, something everybody can enjoy, ineligble for your consideration, Silk Sonic slander, Triple J heartland, the worst possible time to release a slasher movie about killing off the Foo Fighters, what you've come to expect, thirty years too early for the weed boom and Cosby sweating. Next week: new albums from Denzel Curry, Charger and Cypress Hill.  Those and previous weeks' review albums can be found on our album review playlist on Spotify - along with our 2022 tripping balls mixtape, featuring our favourite tracks from new albums we've reviewed this year, and our 2021 review archive and mixtape. The full list of all the albums we've ever featured on the show (including our top 5s from previous years) and Beeso's playlist for his boys are also available elsewhere on the internet. BALLS and tripping balls are available on their own RSS feeds, as well as being found together on Omny Studio,Spotify and Apple Podcasts (feel free to subscribe, rate and review) - and we welcome your reckons via Twitter, Facebook and email. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Baker is the 2IC of customer support at Swyftx and joins us today to unpack a topic you've all requested a few times now!We uncover what are layer one and layer two solutions and how are they impacting the cryptoworld both now and in the future. We Chat:How Layer One & Layer Two Differ The pros AND cons of using a layer two solution Whether ETH will ever solve the issue of gas fees What it really looks like if you opt to use Layer Two solutions. …. And a whole lot more! Ready to start? Get $10 of FREE Bitcoin on Swyftx when you Sign up & Verify - https://trade.swyftx.com.au/register/?promoRef=tappingintocrypto10btc To get the latest updates hit subscribe and follow us over on the gram @tappingintocrypto - https://www.instagram.com/tappingintocrypto/ If you can't wait to learn more check out these blogs from our friends over at Swyftx - https://swyftx.com/learn/ The Tapping into Crypto podcast is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions on this podcast belong to individuals and are not affiliated with any companies mentioned. Any advice is general in nature and does not take into account your personal situation, if you're looking to get advice, please seek out a licensed financial advisor.

This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have Jack Devlin, 2IC of Bonavaree, Marlborough NZ.Jack spent several years working around New Zealand working on several notable stations after completing his degree- and putting it into practice was something he really enjoyed. In 2020 he headed over to Japan to work as a ski instructor, which Covid quickly put a halt to.Jack decided to give Fraser Avery a ring to see if he could help with tailing for a while. Roll forward two years and Jack is now working as 2IC on the Bonavaree station.Bon Avery runs up to 20,000 stock units on 2,500ha of 530ml of rainfall a year. Farming next to one of the largest salt flats in New Zealand has led to a concise farming system with lots of calculated decisions. The mix of sheep and beef breeding/finishing, bull beef and dairy grazing allows for flexibility through the seasons. They currently have around 350ha of lucerne at the moment, and put in around 60ha of new Lucerne in a year. This crop is what transformed the Bonavaree farm and is a huge driver to their system, using it year round. Mark and Jack met through the Growing Ewe Masterclass. Jacks commitment to the course, questions and his "little book of numbers", really stood out. The industry is lucky to have such passionate and enthusiastic individuals working in the sector and this really shows in the way Jack discusses his career and his future. We will be running our third cohort of the Growing Ewe Masterclass in March, 2022. If you would like to find out more, contact us on info@nextgenagri.comCheck out The Hubthehub.nextgenagri.comOur community where our members have the opportunity to keep up to date with everything we are working on.Allflex Livestock Intelligence is the leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of animal monitoring, identification, and traceability solutions. Their data-driven solutions are used by farmers to manage animals. By putting intelligent, actionable information into farmers' hands, their solutions empower them to act in a timely manner for optimal outcomes.A big thank you to our sponsors, Allflex Livestock Intelligence and MSD Animal Health Intelligence www.allflex.global/nz/

Are you stuck and you just can't steer yourself in the right direction? I'm Lynn McLaughlin, host of the podcast – Taking the Helm That's just what we do on Wednesdays and we are thrilled to be entering our third year. My courageous guests and I get into the harsh realities of facing the most challenging times of our lives through real experiences, passion and courage. They each have found a way to move forward to new and exciting possibilities, and you can too! From a 2IC stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars to life-threatening illness, unjust imprisonment, and even attempted murder. You name it, we're talking about it! Check out Taking the Helm and let us know what you think. We're on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts, even in video on Youtube Whatever you're going through, one of my guests just might be the change agent you need to help you catch that wind! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taking-the-helm/support

Ben McCarthy joins us on Barrelled Surf Podcast to give us a deep dive on wave pools, pool technology and where it is all going. Ben was the 2IC at the successful Melbourne project Urbn Surf and here he breaks down the various systems around the world, what works, what doesn't and how we will enjoy our waves into the future. It is a fascinating topic, and if you reckon you wouldnt love to have a go, you're flta out kidding yourself!

What would you do if you discovered your 2IC had stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from your company? Deirdre Tshien became a serial entrepreneur. She's the Co-Founder and CEO of Capsho which helps us each find our own remarkability and attract our ideal customers. She's also an author, key speaker at an upcoming summit and offers a free web class. How can you get leads and sales? What's Your Remarkability? 00:25 We're back from an amazing vacation with family! Who is Deirdre? 00:35 How can this be happening? 05:48 It's not only a couple of thousand dollars! 13:49 A catalyst to move overseas and make changes 16:30 Fashion technology and pulling the plug 18:20 The start of Growth Box - creating content is hard! 20:20 Capsho! From a blank page to limitless story ideas and emails 24:00 What's your remarkability? No more excuses. 25:00 Upcoming Summit with 30 great minds - how to get leads and sales - Viralocity Marketing 26:30 A published author! The Traffic Formula https://www.amazon.com/Traffic-Formula-Commerce-Business-Spending/dp/B091WFG854 28:12 Algorithms and organic connections Free webclass: https://www.capshounlocked.com/register50606922 The Remarkable Entrepreneur FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremarkableentrepreneur Capsho: https://capsho.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taking-the-helm/support

Episode 34 is out today with guest Jon Lee! Jon Lee is the Regional Manager for Western Canada at the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada located in Edmonton, Alberta. He has worked for the Board since 1999 as an aircraft accident investigator and has been the Manager at the Edmonton office since 2004. He has been involved in over 50 investigations as Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) or 2IC where the Board has issued a report with findings as to cause and contributing factors. Jon has had the fortunate opportunity to support the TSB mandate by participating in foreign investigations that involve Canadian aerospace products and has worked with the NTSB (USA), ASC (Taiwan), AAIRB (Korea), AAIB (Singapore), AAIB (Mongolia), BFU (Switzerland), and AAIB (Finland). Prior to accident investigation, Jon gained industry experience as a pilot in various types of operations from regional airlines to transcontinental cargo to MEDEVAC and flight instruction. He has flown over 35 types of aircraft and has accumulated 6500 flight hours. He maintains a valid and current Airline Transport Pilot License. Jon can be found on LinkedIn. The TSB can be found on their website (www.tsb.gc.ca) as well as social media including Linkedin, and Facebook.

Talking to Wendy in this episode is ex-marine Jem Hills who you might find it hard to believe was affected by bullying and a lack of confidence. As a release, Jem discovered Northern dancing and practiced as a bedroom activity that later led to an accidental release of freestyle dancing at a competition. The dancing-built resilience and the foundations for the training to complete the Mud Run and onto his Elite Special Forces career. The unity comes from being part of a privileged bunch of people who walk the talk, make sacrifices and put their lives on the line for Queen and country. Some stories are classified! Listen to Jem, his experiences as a Marine, and the moment he recognized his life was going to change forever following a series of conversations… Visit Jem's website here. Connect with Jem on LinkedIn. #military #antibullying #personalgrowth #classified Your host, Wendy Harris, runs a training business and has been Making Conversations Count for over 30 years. She has a best selling book on Amazon and loves nothing better than helping others find the right people to have the right conversations with. You can find out more on her website www.wagassociates.com INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT Making Conversations Count - Episode 17 February 11th 2021 Wendy Harris & Jem Hills    Timestamps 00:00:00: Introduction 00:04:36: No expectations 00:06:00: Marines training 00:07:33: Commando elite level training 00:08:57: Communication during training 00:10:07: Importance of building a culture within your company 00:10:29: Jem's time in the Forces 00:13:20: Jem's pivotal moment 00:17:20: Stepping out of your comfort zone 00:19:21: Madonna or Claudia Schiffer! 00:21:39: Mental and physical performance coaching 00:23:48: Final thoughts   Wendy Harris: Welcome to making conversations count, the podcast show that brings you business leaders to share their pivotal moments; a conversation that really caused a turning point in their life or career.  Now, today joining me, Wendy Harris, your host, I have Jem Hills, ex-special forces, now turned performance team coach.  I've had the pleasure of having a conversation with Jem before, I know that his pivotal moment is going to be inspirational and I'll just allow Jem to introduce himself.  Jem? Jem Hill: Hi Wendy, and thank you for inviting me on here.  Just to give everybody a little bit of my background, slightly different to most.  The starting point, I was really badly bullied so a lot of people actually go through that, it was at that time where I completely lost all of my self-confidence and the worst thing was losing your self-worth.  I couldn't communicate, I couldn't hardly go out, unfortunately for me. I managed to find my confidence again through dance.  That dance was something called Northern Soul, it was a bit of a street dance and urban culture at the time, quite a few years ago, but I saw these guys doing this dance.  I had no confidence at the time but I knew I wanted to do it.   So, I ended up going back to my safe haven which was my bedroom at the time, getting hold of some of this music and practising and practising and practising, and slowly getting better at this dance. That gave me the confidence to go onto a dance hall and start dancing it and then on one occasion, you look back in your life as you say, pivotal moments and my earliest one, it was a Northern Soul event.  They announced a dance competition, I would not have normally gone into a dance competition, but everybody seemed to get off it, it was a really great song, everybody was on the dance floor and I just thought, "Why not?"  So, got on the dance floor, started dancing and noticed that the judges were walking around the dance floor and tapping people on the shoulder.  As they were tapping people on the shoulder the space around me started to grow.Northern Soul is a bit of a freestyle dance and I started to start to think, for the first time in my life, I might be good at something and I probably exaggerated my movements a little bit, but I got into this zone and I got into an amazing place.  Unfortunately, just before the record ended I was tapped on the shoulder and I was asked to sit down, but that two minutes, two and a half minutes changed my life because it was the first time I'd ever felt that I could do something.  I wanted more of that feeling so I found out where other dance competitions were, I went home, my little safe haven, practised what they had been doing and started going for dance competitions.  I got into the top 20, top 10 and somehow I actually managed to win some of these dance competitions.  There are two things that gave me.  It gave me back the confidence that I didn't have, because I was getting good at something and I had a passion.  My life just revolved at that stage around Northern Soul and about finding where these other venues were, so I could go and practice and do more dancing.  It was also giving me a fitness which I hadn't realised.   Those two combined, when somebody showed me a picture of Royal Marines and I didn't really have any aspirations for going anywhere, I just saw this poster and it excited me and it became a dream to go and join the Royal Marines.  So, I volunteered and I applied to join the Royal Marines and then I passed.  It's a bit of a difficult course, 36 weeks, probably one of the hardest military training courses on the planet, so I enrolled in this with 49 other guys and we went through this Royal Marine Commando training. The great thing, well the fortunate thing about Royal Marine Command training for me, is that it's designed to help people pass.  It's not actually designed to make you fail, as long as you stick with it and you stay the course and you do what's asked.  I started that course as a fairly weak individual; it grows you, it grows your body and it grows your mind and it teaches you lots of things including determination and about resilience.  So, I passed out as a Royal Marine and I joined 45 Commando which is the Arctic War Zone Commando and spends quite a bit of time up in the Arctic Circle down to minus 35.  Operating in those conditions it taught me to how to ski, it taught me how to climb mountains and what we call yomping mountains.  We'd spend a lot of the time in the mountains and that was, again, building my fitness and helping my mindset grow to achieving great things. Four years on, I then took the option of going for Special Forces, which is taking that bar to the extreme level. Wendy Harris: So, to take you back to the dancing, there's a couple of things that sort of strike me that I'm sure the listeners will agree as well is that, by chance really, a love of doing something in your bedroom privately without letting people know about it, and just by chance getting up and joining in with something, with no expectation, that first pivotal moment that showed you that actually by chance leading you there, that you were actually better than you thought.  It's not just about you being your own critic.  Other people were judging you on that dancefloor, to the point where you very nearly were the last one standing. Jem Hills: With that it's like if I look back, I really when it started, I had no confidence.  So, it was a case of watching something from afar.  I was watching these guys doing this dance initially but I dare not participate.  I had never seen it before and it was taking that idea, absolutely not knowing if I was going to be any good or not, I just wanted to do it.  I didn't know it was going to transform or develop into something that became a real passion in my life.  I didn't have anything else in my life and I started practising it in my bedroom, just by memory of what they were doing, and it was after we started to go to different clubs in different places it actually then started to get better. Wendy Harris: But that journey of dance and going and entering other competitions and finally going on to win one, when you saw that poster boy of the Marines, in effect the dance had kind of given you that inner resilience if you like to go, "Well, why can't I do that?  I'm sure I could give that a go".  So, that natural resilience and fitness that you'd got through the dance was kind of just -- it's like sowing the seeds and the foundation of what you were going to need as that next step up.  That 36-week programme, is it as close to the programme that we see the SAS: Who Dares, is it close to that or is that just television? Jem Hill: When we talk about Forces, we've got sort of normal forces and then we have a different level which is what we call Special Forces.  The Royal Marine Commandos are infantry, they're higher end of the infantry level and it's a tough course it is a long course, but for military basic training that 36 weeks, it's designed to take somebody who is a total civilian at one end and push them out as a very effective fighting machine at the other end.  In the process of doing that, because they want such a high skilled soldier at the end or Royal Marine, the process is quite long because there's a lot of training that has to go in there to build your mindset up, and your body.  I think nearly everybody starts off not as fit as they would like and so it's a traumatic change, those first few weeks, and to the amount of physical activity that you do.  That is sort of basic military training. Four years later, I volunteered to go to the elite level which is taking that training to a subsonic level.  It's a different type of training; they're looking for different types of people.  They're looking for people who have gone through military training, but are willing to operate on their own and actually ask questions.  So, there's a whole different sort of process and push yourself further, and I think that's one of the things about military training.  You get taught resilience, and it doesn't matter which unit you are joining, you get taught to push yourself further than you probably imagined.  If I look back to some of the hardest that we do in the basic Royal Marine training, one of the hardest things is the mud run.  You wouldn't do it in your first week; you have to build up to be at a good physical standard to actually go on a mud run.  You think you're probably about to die because they're pushing you, your body is not working but your mind is trying to give up.  The whole time you're pushing your mind to keep going, keep going, keep going.  They know when your body can't take it anymore and they will stop you, they will pull you back and then take you back again and build you up, so it's a gradual build-up programme to be able to complete the Commando training which is right at the end of the course.  And, it's all about that mindset, it's overcoming what our mind is telling us that we can't do this, you actually can do it, so we can all do a lot more than what we think we can.  Sometimes we need to have somebody to help us do that. Wendy Harris: Would you say that a key part of the success for that training being set up for success is the communication that goes on between the trainers and those going through the training, because it's a no-man-left-behind kind of attitude, isn't it as well, that you've got to really pull together as a team, strengths, weaknesses and have that kind of bond as a unit? Jem Hills: Absolutely, and I think that's one of the things I've learned.  I mean now, as you mentioned, I'm an inspirational speaker and performance coach.  One of the main things that you've got is that culture that you have in the Royal Marines and you have in Special Forces, it's like rocket dust.  If you could bottle it and actually sell it, it'd be worth a fortune, because guys will do anything for each other, guys end up putting their lives on the line for each other. It's like, "Why do they do that?"  It's because they have such a belief in what they do, they believe in the organisation and they have a belief in each other; that's taught from culture.  In the Marines we have a special term for it, but if you take that into industry it's having that culture and making sure the culture works. I've worked with lots of different companies and some have an amazing culture within it, and some don't and you know the ones that don't have a great culture, people will leave.  It will implode and it just doesn't have the vision to get where they want to go.  So, it's so important to be able to transform that culture when you're starting a company to make sure it comes with you and everybody believes in that culture. Wendy Harris: I'm guessing the transition then from Marine to Special Forces, where you are expected to be on your own and independent of that corps, you've got to really have the best interests of the corps, if you like, at heart in all of those things that you are undertaking as a representative of it.  I know that you can't talk about what you were doing as Special Forces, but how long were you in the Special Forces for, Jem? Jem Hill: I had four years in the Marines and then I had very fortunately 20 years in UK Special Forces.  I look back at that and it was such an amazing time.  Where they have gone now, I mean the organisation that I joined was quite small and it has grown into this massive elite organisation. I'm extremely privileged to work with some amazing people.  I just can't describe some of those people, books are written about those people.  They're some of the most amazing people that walk this planet.  It's tough to get in it but it's an extreme privilege to actually be and walk with these -- what I consider they're legends, they're gods, they're amazing people doing a job that is really tough at the end of the day. Wendy Harris: Jem, I think you need to be reminded that you walked with them too, so you're equally remarkable for the things that you've done and gone through.  I'm pretty sure that a 24-year military career, that's nothing to be sniffed at, I'm guessing that there's been some fairly significant sacrifices too along the way.  As a country, I'm sure we owe you quite a debt that we don't even realise. Jem Hills: Yeah, I know there are always sacrifices.  Still, when I look back, it's making the most of it and you mentioned a couple of things.  I was chatting to one of the guys I actually went through Special Forces training with last night.  Very rarely do we get together or anything like that and I got a call.  We never brag about what we've done because when you're in it, you don't boast, you just get on and do the job.  It's like in the centre of excellence, you have to be better or as good as the person next to you, and the calibre of people you are working with, and we just don't shout about what we've done.  We don't shout about how great you were.  We actually -- that calibre of people it was amazing and sometimes you forget that you've been working with people like that.  The conversation was like that last night, and we're just chatting that we don't talk; we don't shout out somewhere that this is what we've done.  I mean I'm on a podcast now talking about it, but we have done it, we have been there. Wendy Harris: It's private, yeah. Jem Hills: Yeah. Wendy Harris: To be fair, I have pressed you on it so I'm sure it wasn't in your mind to come on and say anything along those lines but I think it's important, you know, recognition goes a long way to keep your confidence, as well, in what it is that you're doing because sometimes you forget how brilliant you are as an individual.  I know self-doubt creeps in and it takes, sometimes, for somebody to remind you just how brilliant you are; so, thank you for that. So, Jem, everybody that comes on the show, I invite them to think about a pivotal moment.  With 24 years behind you in the military, I'm pretty sure there's got to be more than one; but, I ask you to share that one moment with the listeners now and with me. Jem Hills: When you asked about those different questions, you always look back and you go, "What did change my life?" and having served for 24 years, you come out and it's like, "What's next?"  My mum had actually -- she was going through -- she'd got cancer and it was terminal, so I'd gone home and I was helping here out.  My mum died and the first call I got after that was from the 2IC of the unit I was in saying, "Jem, I'm really sorry to hear about your mum.  Would you like to come back?" which was a bit of a shock.  I was like, "I need a bit of time to think about this", but I'd been out for two years.  I called him back two days later and said, "No, my mindset is coming out".  I wanted to get into business; I wanted to get a much better understanding of life on the outside, and so I didn't go back in. But, shortly after that, I got a second call.  In fact, I got a third call; I'm going to come back to the second call.  But, the third call, which was a pivotal moment, was that conversation and it was, "Is that Jem Hills; are you available?"  We have a thing, when you leave Special Forces, there is a thing called "The Circuit" and everybody knows who's on the Circuit.  It's not written down; you just know who's left Special Forces and that they're available.  Somebody will know somebody who's available and they'll just give you a call when there's a certain job, and I got this call and it was, "Are you available?" But, there's three things you need to know and you need to know them quite quickly, and it was job description; how long; how much.  When I asked the job description, it was flying around the world looking out for somebody wealthy.  How long was initially, "We'll give you a three-month contract, but in close protection, as a bodyguard, if you get on, it could be for life; if you don't get on, it will be a day; but, we'll give you an initial contract for three months and see how you go". And then, the third question is how much, and the answer to that question, nobody had ever offered me that much money before.  I was like, "We need to meet", and he said, "Okay, tomorrow morning, 10.00 am in London".  I met the guy and a week later, I was on an aircraft to Brunei.  I arrived in Brunei at 11.00 at night.  When you get off a long-haul flight, a little bit disorientated, it was so hot, 30 degrees; the humidity was incredible.  Walking just off the aircraft, you're sweating everything and I hadn't come prepared for that!  So, I had a nice coat on, and I was looking quite smart at 11.00 at night.  I was there to meet my new boss and the sweat just started to pour off me! I met this guy and he said, "Jem, I know you're probably knackered now.  Here are the keys to your new Range Rover.  Follow me; we'll drive down to your new accommodation", which happened to be the guesthouse at Palace Hall.  He said, "Have a good night's sleep; I'll meet you at this hotel at 10.00 in the morning and we'll discuss the job". I took over as Head of Security for one of the richest guys on the planet, Prince Jefri of Brunei, and I had an amazing two-year period.  I ended up having a whole team of people helping me look after this guy. Wendy Harris: Did you ever expect that that was going to be something that you would end up doing when you left the military? Jem Hills: No; having said that, I came top of my bodyguarding course, so I had that skillset.  I hadn't planned to come out and become a bodyguard; I had a place at Henley Business School to do an MBA; but, with my mum getting terminal cancer, I cancelled that and went home, so that sort of changed everything.  Then, I got the offer of this job and you just take it when you need it.  So, I took the job; it was an opportunity. During the military, as a bodyguard, you do it with a massive amount of backup; but, what I wanted to do was actually do it as a civilian with no backup, just to see what it was like to put myself in that position.  So, I've done it, it's on my CV and it is different. Wendy Harris: It's that competitive edge in you, I think, Jem, isn't it, to just prove one more, push the boundary just a little bit further.  You could have walked away after three months; that was the initial offer; but two years mustn't have been too bad? Jem Hills: It was amazing!  It completely opened my eyes to a different world when you're dealing with that amount of wealth.  But, doing that job for two years, or a continuous amount of time, you suddenly realise you don't have your life anymore.  You're working for something, and I wanted more than that; I wanted to be me.  Although I was doing a great job, I didn't really have a purpose and I was just doing what was necessary to make sure that everybody in the team was safe.  The principal is always safe, so you're constantly working that. I went for a run on one of the beaches, and it's the white sands to die for, and I just ran and I was sat on this log and I was like, "Now what?  What do I want?" and I didn't know what I wanted.  I teach this stuff a lot.  We get so comfortable in our comfort zone that the excitement happens just over there, and you've got to take those steps.  You've got to take them on a regular basis to challenge ourselves, otherwise we do lose our purpose and we do lose, you know, what are we here for. Life is not a dress-rehearsal.  I do not want to be sitting at my graveside, or waiting in God's waiting room thinking, "What are the regrets?"  Don't have any regrets. Wendy Harris: No; time's too short.  Certainly this year has taught us all that time is too short and to make the most and best of the time that we have.  I so understand where you're coming from that you're serving somebody else, that you kind of lose who Jem is; what does Jem want; what is Jem getting out of this?  But, sometimes you have to have that headspace, like a run, to let those thoughts in for you to actually listen to yourself as well and give yourself that room to have the conversation with yourself. So, going back to the second call? Jem Hills: That was the second call.  It was the first call; the first call was pretty similar, but it was a friend of mine.  The second call, I'd never heard from him before.  The actual second call was a guy I'd worked for; he'd been one of my bosses and this is the one that actual set the seeds in motion.  He was saying, "I've got a couple of contracts that might interest you.  Come and have a coffee". He'd recently set his own global security company up and he'd got these two contracts.  One was for Madonna and the other one was for Claudia Schiffer and I was like, "Wow!"  You've gone through the best bodyguarding school in the world; people want you because of that; you've got a skillset that is required. I was thinking now, the option of these two; which one?  And he was like, "Jem, you can have either one of these.  Which one would you like to do?" and I'm thinking, "Well, there's no way I could control Madonna", and to be a bodyguard, you know, as a security PA, you manage their lives. Wendy Harris: Yeah, I think I'd be with you.  I'd be on the flight to Brunei than trying to keep up with Madonna; definitely! Jem Hills: Yeah!  I was like, "I'll take Claudia".  I'd see the films, and it was six months in LA and six months in London.  But, he turned around and he went, "Jem, don't take both of those because I need an operations officer in my new office and you'd be great at doing that".  "No, I want Claudia!"  He said, "Okay, have a week to think about it". So, that was the first call I got, and it was during that week that I got the second call, which was the one that after the how much, I was like, "We need to chat".  And then, during the interview of that process, in that café in London, when he started to talk about the principal, the guy I'd be looking after ultimately, it blew me away. You don't see these opportunities coming, but when they do happen, jump in with both feet, get in there, do it!  I had no idea what that was going to lead to but when I'm coaching, I think it's very important that we can be walking down a corridor and we can come to a door.  If you're lucky enough, you can have an option of looking through the door and taking a peak and do you want to go through it; or, sometimes we don't get a choice to go see what's on the other side of the door.  We have to take that leap of faith and just go. Wendy Harris: And sometimes, what you see through the door isn't necessarily what you're going to get when you open it; that's also important to know? Jem Hills: Absolutely. Wendy Harris: Jem, what an incredible story.  Thank you so much for bringing that to share with us today; I really appreciate that.  If people want to pick up the conversation with you, any Claudia fans, how do they get in touch with you, Jem; where's the best place for them to find you? Jem Hills: My website's pretty easy, jem@jemhills.com.  I'm on Facebook, jemhills, and LinkedIn. Wendy Harris: You're jemhills there as well? Jem Hills: Yeah, I'm just jemhills; I mean, that's it.  Yeah, so if anybody wants to have a conversation, I am a performance coach.  I love taking people to that next level.  We all need some help every now and again. Wendy Harris: Yeah, and by performance now, Jem, we're talking of a mental variety as opposed to a physical variety; correct? Jem Hills: It depends.  But, it starts in the mind; whatever it is, it starts in the mind.  And I think for me, just going out and doing a walk is really important.  We have to have exercise.  To perform at an optimum level, we've got to make sure our body and our mind are working together and we need to have a fit body and we need to have a fit mind.  It's both of those; it's personal development upstairs and downstairs; and if you're not exercising, then you're not giving your body a chance.  It doesn't have to be extreme.  I've done exercise to the extreme and I'm not telling you that that's what you have to go and do, but just doing something gets the heart going, it gets the circulation going and as you said earlier, when you do something like that, it gives you a chance to think.  It's a bit of space, and that is really important as well.  I have a great morning routine.  It's exercise; there's some mindset stuff in there; there's a bit of mediation.  I have to do yoga. I didn't mention it, but I broke my back in service; I had a parachute accident and it took me a while, physically and mentally, to get over that.  I'm pretty much okay, some people would disagree with that, but I'm fairly okay.  It's just a case of having a routine, and part of that is that exercise.  If I don't do it in the morning, it won't happen in the rest of the day because other stuff, you know how much other stuff there is out there? Wendy Harris: Yeah, there'd be no room for it.  Well, Jem, you've shared some great tips there as well on helping start the day.  Get yourself in the right mindset.  If anybody wants more help, please do reach out to Jem on all the platforms.  We'll pop the details into the show notes for you as well.  All I can say is, thank you for joining me, Jem; thank you for listening.  Please remember to subscribe on the website, which is www.makingconversationscount.studio/podcast; you'll never miss an episode then.  Thanks so much for listening, see you next time.

Lcpl Jake 'Wardy' Ward is a section 2IC in A Coy, 1 Rifles. He gives a brief overview of his unique career and an insight into some mental health struggles that he has had to deal with in his life. Wardy is a Recon soldier with experience as a mortarman and an artillery gunner. This episode is very poignant and timely as the men's mental health epidemic throughout the world is at an all-time height. His courage to talk openly and in detail about his mental health struggles serves only to help others who are also silently struggling. If you or anyone you know would be suitable for the podcast email; leadwaspspodcast@gmail.com for consideration.

Podcast Episode – Rohan Taylor Welcome to another episode of the Aquatic Mentors podcast. I am your host, Katrina van Eyk. In this episode I interview an industry professional who has been involved with swimming in some way since his childhood covering many roles from swimmer, swim teacher, swim school owner, coach, state coach and now the acclaimed role of the Australia Dolphins Head Coach. So, please extend a big welcome to the podcast for Rohan Taylor. Rohan has experienced the life of swimming in many different countries including Hong Kong, USA and Australia and while competing in a local swim meet in San Jose, California Rohan completed against the 1984 Australian Olympic Swim Team. During this meet Rohan's father introduced him to the coaching staff of the Australian Swim team who noticed his swimming talent and invited him to train at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra where he made several great connections with other swimmers. After returning to the USA to finish school Rohan took on a coaching role with a local swim team. He enjoyed coaching and wanted to continue to coach after finishing school but realised to be able to support himself he needed to work in the learn to swim environment. This time in learn to swim and coaching consecutively showed Rohan the importance learn to swim has on making a great competitive swimmer. This is a value he still believes now and he shares inspiration on this topic during his interview. With this knowledge Rohan moved back to Australia where he took on a few jobs in swim schools and clubs in both NSW and Victoria. He moved into the high-performance role with Nunawading Swimming Club in Victoria where he coached several Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games swimmers. Rohan's experience being involved with state and nation teams gave him the opportunity to take on the role as head state coach for Victoria and Tasmanian. While working in this role Rohan took the opportunity to work with Australia's than head coach Jacco Verhaeren as his 2IC. Earlier this year Jacco made the decision to move back to Holland with is family and Rohan accepted the role of head coach for the Australian Dolphins Swimming Team and is now working towards the team's success at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In today's episode Rohan shares some great insights into his work as well as his thoughts on swimming in Australia and where he see's swimming moving to in the future. He also offers his inspiring thoughts for those swim schools and clubs still effected by Covid. Please share the point's in Rohan's interview which resonated with you on our Facebook page, Aquatic Mentors and you will find contact details listed at the end of the show notes. If you want to share your aquatic story, please contact me via my email: regionalswimclinics@outlook.com So, let's dive in and find out more about Rohan's journey in swimming. Rohan Taylor's Contact Information: Email: rohan.taylor@swimming.org.au LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-taylor-b3705454/ Katrina van Eyk's Contact Information: Aquatic Mentors - https://www.aquaticmentors.com.au/ Facebook - Aquatic Mentors Regional Swim Clinics - www.regionalswimclinics.com.au Email – regionalswimclinics@outlook.com Facebook - Regional Swim Clinics

This week on the Podcast I catch up with the 2IC of the Hit Network and Head of Talent Development at SCA Adrian Brine. We talk about the future of radio for up and coming talent and reflect on where it all started for Adrian in a small Community Radio Station in Whyalla in South Australia.

Sergeant Brigitte O'Driscoll is a Reservist with The Royal Montreal Regiment. For the past three weeks, she hasn't been at her civilian job with the Hudson, Quebec Fire Department. Instead, she's been working in one of Montreal's long-term care facilities. Sgt O'Driscoll is one of more than one thousand Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members deployed on Operation LASER in the province of Quebec.She talks with host Lieutenant Adam Orton about her role as 2IC of a team working in a long-term care facility. Topics covered include the team's tasks and duties, working with civilian and other CAF staff, protective measures and unit communications and morale.You can find out more about the Canadian Army's response to the coronavirus emergency here.Send us your feedback and your suggestions for podcast topics!E-mail: armyconnect-connectionarmee@forces.gc.caAll music used under license from artlist.ioCopyright Information

Honestly, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED this episode!!! I dare you not to smile after you listen. Jeremy Fleming along with wife Tabitha ran a hugely successful staging company called Stage King. Designing, engineering and building elaborate stages for major arts and sporting events such as the Edinburgh Tattoo. The company was hugely successful in a relatively short time… Then in early March the Sydney-based company were in Melbourne, where they had created and incredible and intricate stage at the Grand Prix for Robbie Williams and Miley Cyrus to perform on. Then COVID-19 struck… Lock down rules and group gatherings banned meant the events industry had literally been stopped in its tracks. Thanks to some quick thinking, and Mick Glossop the companies 2IC (who designs and makes furniture in his spare time as a hobby – love you Mick) a new business was created almost overnight. The company are now making working from home furniture – and it is bloody lovely and super stylish to boot! Not only have they pivoted like a ballerina saving jobs and creating others they are also giving a part of each sale to charity! At a time we can all do with some ‘good news’ I am sure you’ll enjoy listening – get your ears around this one! xx www.stageking.com.auFacebook StagekingsInstagram @stagekingshttps://supportact.org.auDarcy Milne my ace producer and general good human can be found at www.propodcastproduction.comCheck out my dear friend and candle sender – such a beautiful Instagram feed and online loveliness check him out! Instagram Harolds_finishing_touches www.haroldsfinishingtouches.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the longest ever episodes of the podcast to date, this week I was joined by David Etherington, the Founder of the Saltwater and the former COO of NP Group. Not the founder but the 2IC to the Founder, David was the ‘glue' that knitted everything together to achieve a massive growth plan over 7 yrs with the business. I loved this episode so much because David wasn't the founder! I believe there are so many recruiters out there who aren't necessarily destined to be the founder of a start-up agency but can still enjoy huge success and financial exit rewards as the No.2 or 3 working with a founding leadership team. David goes into huge detail about his role as COO and how his skills complimented that of the visionary founder. He likes to ‘get stuff done' and free others up to achieve their potential. One for those people who may not be sure they want to start an agency, or have already done so without the support of an operationally savvy business partner!

As we transition to look at some vignettes of Leadership in Malaya, we pause to look at the composition of the 8th Division. The Commander, Bennett, was a CMF soldier, as were the 3 BDE COMDs.  In Malaya, only LT COL Boyes, CO of the 2/26th Bn was PMF.   The 8th had more regular officers than the 6th Division, which was the first 2 AIF Division to be raised. We look at Walter Brown VC.  He was awarded his VC at Villers-Bretonneux and rejoined the Army to serve in WW2. We discuss the 8 Bn COs to look at the differences between the COs and how that effected each of the Bns.  We ponder the difference between authority and leadership.  LT COL Black Jack Galleghan was given command of the 2/30th after 4 previous attempts to get a Bn to command.  Was it a case of 5th time lucky or was there a dearth of talent in the officer pool? Was he a martinet?  How did he deal with a mutiny across the entire Battalion? He expected unwavering loyalty from below, but was scant in offering to his superiors. The role of the 2IC, Gentleman George Ramsay and the role he played in managing Galleghan. We moved onto the conduct of the ambush at Gemas.  How were the Japanese shaped into playing into the ambush? B Coy was chosen by lot to conduct the ambush.  What actions did Galleghan take that minimised the impact of the ambush? Was Galleghan hamstrung by the lack of training in combined arms? We look at his moral courage in his inability to engage the Japanese with Artillery at Gemas.  Why was this and is it fair? Galleghan had abandoned his wireless equipment!  Why did he do this? He certainly was a colourful character.  When he 'requisitioned' telephone cable from a passing Indian Signals SGT, he told the SGT that it had been taken by 'Colonel Ned Kelly of Australia.' Galleghan came into his own as the Commander of Australian troops at Changi.  This is an interesting example of how a leadership styles effectiveness is set in the context of the situation of where it is exercised. Check out the show notes for the podcast for images and more details for this and other podcast episodes.  

Regular listeners and readers know by now that Financial Autonomy is about gaining choice. Maybe that choice is retiring early (eg. the FIRE goal that’s popular in the US), but it could just as easily be the choice to work in a different career, start your own business, work fewer hours or days, or the choice to take a job closer to home, even though that means taking a paying cut. So whatever your Financial Autonomy goals is, what are the common strategy options that you could use to make progress from where you are today, to where you want to be in the future? I should mention at the outset that there's no need to take mental or physical notes, you can grab that checklist by clicking on the image below. If you are to gain choice in life, a prerequisite is that you not be under financial stress. The more easily you can meet your and your families living costs, the more options you have. 1  Pay down debt A good strategy option to start with is to pay down debt, and avoid most new debt. Start with your most expensive debt – perhaps a credit card or a personal loan, and focus your energy on getting this cleared. Then move onto the next. If you have a home loan, this is not likely to be something you can have paid off in a year or two. But if you have paid off your other debts, it does make a lot of sense to then focus on reducing this debt as quickly as you are able to. This will result in you building up equity in your home, which then gives you several options that will help in pursuing your Financial Autonomy goal. For instance let’s say you want to re-train in a new career and need to go back to school for a year. If you’re well ahead on your mortgage repayments, you may be able to reduce repayments to the minimum for 12 months, or go interest only, to reduce your ongoing expenses. You may even have re-draw capacity that you could live off if need be. Or what about if your Financial Autonomy goal is to start your own business? Through a focus on paying down your home loan, and building up equity in your home, you have financing options to get your new business off the ground. 2  Can you reduce your housing costs? In most households, putting a roof over your head is the largest expense. Whether you are renting or paying off a mortgage, it’s not uncommon for 30% of income to go towards housing, and I’ve had people come into the office who spend over 50% of their income just on having somewhere to live. Given the size of this expense, even minor savings here are likely to be more impactful than many other savings measures that are more in the “penny pinching” realm. With an awareness that housing is a major expense item, can you think of any way to bring this cost down? When I bought my first home, a small 2 bedroom flat, I rented out the spare room. That rent was really helpful for me in being able to make the budget work, and it came with the bonus of having someone around to talk to. I heard of someone just recently who was able to buy a fairly low cost house that was in need of some love. He spent a few months fixing it up, then moved into the smallest room and rented out the other 2 rooms. The rent he received from his two housemates was almost enough to cover his mortgage repayments, and so the cost of putting a roof over his head with close to zero. Plus he could share the utility bills with his housemates, further reducing his expenses. If you’re renting, could you move to a lower cost option? Could you share with others? 3  Could you reduce your transport costs? If housing is the biggest expense, transport costs often come in at number 2 or 3. The last car I bought was a year old and still had 4 years of warranty left on it. In comparison to buying the same car new, I saved a third, about $10,000, of the new car price. So as a starting point I’d suggest you never buy a brand new car. Most of your transport expense is getting to and from work. Is there any ability to negotiate with your employer to work from home some times? I know that won’t work for a nurse and many other professions, but there are some roles where that is possible. Could you change to a role closer to home? Or if you’re renting or about to buy, is it possible to live closer to work? Maybe you could get close enough to walk or ride your bike to work and do away with a car altogether. For the annual cost of registration, insurance, fuel, maintenance, and depreciation, you could afford to pay for plenty of Uber trips. 4   Save and invest – generate passive income The first three strategy options are I guess the foundations for you gaining Financial Autonomy. Now let’s assume you’ve done all that you can on those fronts, what next? It’s time to build some passive income. Passive income is income to flows to you without you having to get out of bed. There are 3 typical sources – interest on your bank deposits, dividends from your shares, and rental income from an investment property. Now it’d be great to have a bit of all 3, but I’d suggest initially you focus on the second option – share dividends, and then perhaps move to property investment as your financial position strengthens. I talked about my thoughts on shares vs property back in episode 35, so I won’t repeat myself here. Suffice to say property investment involves bigger numbers and bigger risk. In order to invest you need savings and that’s where the first 3 strategy options are so important. The lower your living costs, the more potential that you have to save. To explore this area more, I recommend you take a look at: The Sharemarket – a beginner’s guide – ep 15 Early Retirement – the multi-phase approach – ep 23 I can’t buy a home, am I financially doomed? – ep 19 5  Develop a Side Hustle into something that can support you So if one strategy option to achieve Financial Autonomy is to build up passive income through investment, an alternative way to go is to build up a business on the side that generates additional income in the first instance, and perhaps in the medium to long term delivers your Financial Autonomy dream. For instance if your Financial Autonomy goal is to be able spend the bulk of you time involved in music, something that you are passionate about, then if you could start up a small side hustle business in this space, perhaps in time you could develop that into a full time gig that gives you the life you seek and deserve. Even if that isn’t where your Side Hustle leads, it could produce the extra income to pay down debt or build passive income through investments, and it could be something that is saleable down the track to provide you with more options. Check out episode 21 – The side Hustle – your ticket to Financial Autonomy? for a deeper look at this strategy option. 6  Re-train Perhaps the choice in life that you seek requires a change in occupation. Think about what re-training you could do to position yourself for a new phase in your working life. In some cases there might be training with your current employer that you can undertake to make this possible. In other cases a clean break is needed. I caught up with some friends last week who have both made significant career changes. Tony had worked in a bank in a 2IC type role for many years and was deeply unhappy. But with 3 children and a mortgage, simply pulling the pin wasn’t an option. So he stuck at it until eventually an opportunity came to get a redundancy package. That redundancy money, in combination with his wife’s income, made it possible for him to go back to school and study to become a primary school teacher, a role he was perfect for. He graduated last year and did some fill in work. This year he has his first permanent class, and whilst he’s finding it exhausting, he’s the happiest I’ve ever seen him. Then I spoke to his wife, Jane, who, after seeing the change in her husband, decided she’d leave her role in the defence force and move into the police force instead. She’s currently going through all the basic training and starting right back as a junior – a big drop in pay. But they were able to do it because they’d done things like paying down debt in past years, and I’ve no doubt she’ll have an incredibly successful and impactful career in the police force in phase 2 of her working life. Along these line, you might also be interested in episode 10 – Is your ladder against the wrong wall. And before I wrap this one up, just a final thought – get clear on your goals. What prevents most people from achieving Financial Autonomy is buying the Jet Ski, the $300 pair of shoes, or the brand new car. If you have clarity around where you’re trying to get to in the medium to longer term, you can avoid these missteps and keep your eye on the prize.

In this episode Andrew chats with Elle Warner. Elle started her journey with Brazilian Beauty as a Beauty Therapist and has performed every clinic roll on her way to overseeing 5 company owned clinics playing the roll of a Franchisee.  Hear the lessons Elle took away from her years as a Therapist, 2IC and Coordinator and how she approaches her current roll being responsible for 5 Brazilian Beauty Clinics. 

How did the party that won the most vote lose it’s leader so soon. Surely he had a mandate, surely he had support. Why did it happen?It begs the question whether the National Party has lost its way.And, of course, the big question is who is next.But I want to take this moment to congratulate Bill English for his service. There is no shame in today’s developments. He has been the 2IC impeccably. As the second most important person in government for nine years he steered the economy as well as anyone could hope for. His has had a very competent political career.As a former Treasury official, as a man who spent 27 years in parliament, as a Minister of Finance, and as Prime Minister, his CV is fantastic and there will be no end of governance jobs offered to him as he begins his third age, where he will spend his time pursuing his own personal goals, and spending time with his familiy. Who he thanked, and in that thanking of his family, he was close to tears. Politician's families make enormous sacrifices, and it is fair to say that Bill English's family has been supremely supportive.Again, I’d like to thank Bill English, I'd like to thank Bill English's family, for his service to this nation. He has done extremely well, and I think we all wish him well.It now lies to the National Party to demonstrate that they also have a vision for the future.  Because a misstep here just as we saw from the Labour Party a decade ago could result in a long time in opposition.I'll take you back 10 years ago to when Helen Clark resigned on the election night, taking everyone by surprise. Back then we felt that leaders stayed in the position a long time, but Clark resigned on election night. She lost, she resigned, bang.I think what happened then for the Labour Party is a lesson for the National Party.They put in Goff, the sure hand, but he proved to be yesterday's man.They went for Shearer, the underdone and the underprepared. He had promise, but it was too soon.They put in Cunliffe, the mongrel, at the same time too philosophically driven, too red, too angry. Andrew Little, again, the angry man.Until they finally found Jacinda Ardern, the new hope. The person who took the philosophy that the Labour Party believed in and made it aspirational as opposed to being an oppositional leader always against the incumbent Government. My feeling is that the next National Party Prime Minister will be found further down the list. Think about the names that we already have. The list is 75 people long. Who there could be the next National Party Prime Minister, because, at the end of the day, that's the game that all politicians play. 

How did the party that won the most vote lose it’s leader so soon. Surely he had a mandate, surely he had support. Why did it happen?It begs the question whether the National Party has lost its way.And, of course, the big question is who is next.But I want to take this moment to congratulate Bill English for his service. There is no shame in today’s developments. He has been the 2IC impeccably. As the second most important person in government for nine years he steered the economy as well as anyone could hope for. His has had a very competent political career.As a former Treasury official, as a man who spent 27 years in parliament, as a Minister of Finance, and as Prime Minister, his CV is fantastic and there will be no end of governance jobs offered to him as he begins his third age, where he will spend his time pursuing his own personal goals, and spending time with his familiy. Who he thanked, and in that thanking of his family, he was close to tears. Politician's families make enormous sacrifices, and it is fair to say that Bill English's family has been supremely supportive.Again, I’d like to thank Bill English, I'd like to thank Bill English's family, for his service to this nation. He has done extremely well, and I think we all wish him well.It now lies to the National Party to demonstrate that they also have a vision for the future.  Because a misstep here just as we saw from the Labour Party a decade ago could result in a long time in opposition.I'll take you back 10 years ago to when Helen Clark resigned on the election night, taking everyone by surprise. Back then we felt that leaders stayed in the position a long time, but Clark resigned on election night. She lost, she resigned, bang.I think what happened then for the Labour Party is a lesson for the National Party.They put in Goff, the sure hand, but he proved to be yesterday's man.They went for Shearer, the underdone and the underprepared. He had promise, but it was too soon.They put in Cunliffe, the mongrel, at the same time too philosophically driven, too red, too angry. Andrew Little, again, the angry man.Until they finally found Jacinda Ardern, the new hope. The person who took the philosophy that the Labour Party believed in and made it aspirational as opposed to being an oppositional leader always against the incumbent Government. My feeling is that the next National Party Prime Minister will be found further down the list. Think about the names that we already have. The list is 75 people long. Who there could be the next National Party Prime Minister, because, at the end of the day, that's the game that all politicians play. 

Recorded in partnership with Global Front Room, Show 60 discusses how to prepare for an investment pitch to successfully raise money in the UK. Russell Goldsmith was joined by the Global Front Room's CEO, Laura Mercurio and three successful entrepreneurs: Ben Corrigan, Co-Founder and Marketing Director of Pouch, who have developed an extension for your browser to automatically source the best available voucher codes for you. Ben also took his business onto Dragons' Den and was only the third person in 15 series of the show to attract investment offers from all five Dragons. Alongside Ben was May Al-Karooni, CEO & Founder of Globechain, an online reuse platform that connects businesses, charities and people, and finally we were joined by Graham Booth, CEO & Co-founder of 2iC, whose technology business' clients include the Ministry of Defence. For more information on Global Front Room, visit https://www.globalfrontroom.com/