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Dean Jackson coined the phrase “Who, not how,” which you might recognize as the title of a well-known entrepreneurial book. Well, Dean's friend and Strategic Coach founder, Dan Sullivan, resonated with the idea so hard that he and Dr. Benjamin Hardy wrote a book about it. (Who, Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy is dedicated to Dean.) For Dean, the idea is more of a concept by which to live his life. We discuss unique ability, abundance mentality, and the power of sticking with a community for the long run. He also breaks down the concept of a Who. The gist is this: we don't have to know.   Highlights from this Episode: No one can do it alone. A Who Hunter is always on the lookout for someone whose unique skill set matches what is missing in the organization. You're always looking for the person who was literally put on earth to do what you need them to do. Often people don't know their own unique abilities. While a unique ability is certainly something special about an individual, it is often an attribute they come by so naturally that they don't even notice it. Sometimes, the best way to find your unique abilities is to ask other people what they rely on you for. There are exercises to help you find your unique abilities in "Who, Not How. " Fast track to done. Dean explains how entrepreneurs usually excel at adaptive challenges where the answer is not known. We can figure it out or invent a solution, but we often get caught up in the technicalities of it, or in trying to teach other people how to do it. Whos are not always entrepreneurial, but they can be. They are the perfect Whos because they do the role so naturally, that they've never even thought of it as a skill.  A business owner and an entrepreneur are not the same thing. An entrepreneur is usually a business owner, but a business owner is not always an entrepreneur. What constitutes a Who is much more comprehensive than their unique ability alone. You have to look into their history, their track record, their personality, the gut feeling you have about them, what other people are saying about them, etc., and draw a full picture before determining whether they're your Who. You often learn more about your values when things don't go right. Often it's easier to identify your values when things go tragically wrong and then to reverse engineer them!   Connect with Steve and Dean: Steve Distante - https://stevedistante.com  Dean Jackson - http://deanjackson.com 

I've already had the pleasure of chatting with Larry and Joe from Havin' A Party, but in this episode we get to round out the trifecta and connect with Austin to hear about some exciting things coming next for this distributor family! First, Austin takes us through the moment he made the decision to jump into the family business and how they all quickly realized that roles needed to be assigned in order for the business to operate at its highest efficiency. Then you'll hear about the mastery they have within this industry when he tells us how they're able to supply customers' new retail stores with just the right amounts of product according to what's expected to sell in their particular region. And did you know they actually design products in house?! I am so excited to get my hands on some of the items Austin mentions are in development and are set to be released at FLOAT! Finally, we also talk about how they follow their values to determine which events to attend and what products to carry. This family is so genuine and it's obvious how much they want to take care of their customers. I've loved chatting with each of them and have so much respect for them all. And from the UGlu Hotline, we get a tip for making sure your sticky items are sticky enough!   RESOURCES MENTIONED: 17hats (get 50% off your 1st year)  Balloon Suite  Havin' A Party Wholesale (save 5% with code BRIGHT)  UGlu by Pro Tapes (save 5% at Havin' A Party with code BRIGHT)  Call into the UGlu Hotline to ask a question or leave advice! (262) 221-8514 ‬Balloon Boss Mastermind & Summit   PremiumConwin 2024 Bright Balloon Business Planner  ALOFT (save $10 with code BRIGHT) ____________________________  Join the book club  50 Ideas for Email Marketing | Join the Bright Balloon email list  courses | templates | planner  @thebrightballoon  The Bright Balloon on YouTube 

WANT THE FULL EPISODE?Check out Ep.116 I Brian Gray I Deciding to Integrate Faith and Work: WWJD in your company?, or download it directly using this link.Brian Gray joins Sanger and Shawn to explore faith integration, stewardship, and confession in business. KEY TOPICS What it looks like to integrate faith and work without becoming an HR liability.Putting stewardship into action in your work.Asking yourself, “WWJD if he was in my position at my company today?”Confession as a practice in business. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEEp.97 I Dr. David Daniels I Deciding with Biblical Principles: Embracing God's Guidance for a Thriving Life and Business CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith GRAB YOUR COPY OF SANGER'S BOOK A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAILCONNECT WITH BRIAN GRAYFaith and Work Non-Profit: denverinstitute.org Leadership and Vocational Development Program: 5280fellows.org National Network of Vocational Discipleship Organizational Leaders: citygate.com Brian is the Vice President of Formation at the Denver Institute of Faith and Work and leads the 5280 Fellowship program - a spiritual formation and professional development program for professionals. Prior to landing at the Institute of Faith and Work, he served in pastoral ministry for thirteen years and at Denver Seminary for four years. His vocation includes moving ideas into life through relationships and conversation.

Brian Gray joins Sanger and Shawn to explore faith integration, stewardship, and confession in business. KEY TOPICS What it looks like to integrate faith and work without becoming an HR liability.Putting stewardship into action in your work.Asking yourself, “WWJD if he was in my position at my company today?”Confession as a practice in business.DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 11-minute highlight clip, Ep.116 HIGHLIGHT I A Kingdom-based perspective of work, or download it directly using this link.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEEp.97 I Dr. David Daniels I Deciding with Biblical Principles: Embracing God's Guidance for a Thriving Life and Business CONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast Join us on FacebookShawn's Instagram: @shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: @sangersmith GRAB YOUR COPY OF SANGER'S BOOK A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAILCONNECT WITH BRIAN GRAYFaith and Work Non-Profit: denverinstitute.org Leadership and Vocational Development Program: 5280fellows.org National Network of Vocational Discipleship Organizational Leaders: citygate.com Brian is the Vice President of Formation at the Denver Institute of Faith and Work and leads the 5280 Fellowship program - a spiritual formation and professional development program for professionals. Prior to landing at the Institute of Faith and Work, he served in pastoral ministry for thirteen years and at Denver Seminary for four years. His vocation includes moving ideas into life through relationships and conversation.

Gaining a strong business traction can be a bit overwhelming, especially for startups. Laura McDowell is here to explain how to make this huge task somewhat manageable as a professional implementer of the Entrepreneurial Operating System. Joining Patrick Veroneau, she explains how they guide businesses to get stronger and healthier by breaking them down into six key components: vision, people, data, issues, process, and traction. Laura also explains the various tools they provide to business owners to help them keep track of their progress: the Vision Traction Organizer, a 20-Question Organizational Checkup, and the L-10 Meeting Agenda. If you want to bring your business to the next level, this episode has everything you need! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.emeryleadershipgroup.com

Today we are joined by Eva Wathén, who works with family-owned businesses to help them navigate the inherent complexities and form a united company. Her firm works to create a solid organizational culture. Eva discusses techniques her team uses to support evolving businesses and provides examples of when a family-owned business may bring in a third party to help with strategy. She encourages companies to look at its values, vision, and past and future legacy. Tune in today to learn how to move your company forward with solid momentum.     IN THIS EPISODE    [1:48] Eva explains why she is crazy about “Organizational Culture.”  [3:16] What a healthy versus unhealthy family business culture looks like.  [6:12] What tools and techniques does Eva use to help businesses change their ways in order to succeed?  [8:06] What does it look like to view the family separately from the business, and how to identify where they intersect?  [10:05] How to deal with love, money, and power - how does this affect family businesses?   [11:23] When would a family system model be used instead of bringing in a third person?  [13:03] Eva describes the type of situation she would be brought in for.   [18:23] Eva tells us about her experience in her own family business.   [20:24] Eva shares the findings she gathered in her last dissertation about family businesses.     KEY TAKEAWAYS    There are four areas to look at in a business to ensure success—the first being the direction and mission of the company. Make sure clear values are in place. Improve involvement from all employees by getting them excited and defining roles. Lastly, review the external focus, customers, and partners.   Determine the legacy and the direction of the business. Uncovering why the business exists will help the next generation feel connected. To do this, the company often needs to review its mission when the business was created and then determine how it can be continued moving forward.   A family business is all about continuity. Problems usually arise when continuity is challenged. This is why values are so important.    RESOURCES:    Beyond the Balance Sheet Website    Bravemotion Website    BIO:    Eva Wathén is the co-founder of Bravemotion Oy and a third generation family business owner/board member and adviser (ACFBA, FFI). She aims to engage in meaningful interactions that support mutual growth and move ahead. Sustainable and resilient development of individuals and organizations is her passion and source of continuous learning.  Her special focus is on the promotion of family business, social and human capital. She also acts as a mediator to ensure smooth communication between family and business systems.  She is a certified executive coach (ICF) and holds an eMBA and an MSc in Applied Psychology.   She is married and has three adult daughters, and whenever she finds some time off, you will find her outside in nature or reading / listening to books. 

How can you reframe stress and use it to build your resilience? Dr. Deborah Gilboa is on a mission to transform how people think about stress and change so they can accomplish what they need to in the world. She is a resilience expert who works with families, educators, executives, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Known to many as Dr. G, she is a board-certified attending family physician and a leading media personality seen regularly on TODAY, Good Morning America and is the Resilience Expert for The Doctors. She is also featured frequently in the Washington Post, The New York Times, Huffington Post, and many other media outlets. Today we're going to discuss her new book, From Stressed To Resilient – the guide to handle more and feel it less. Why our brains hate change, the truth about stress, and eight key skills to build resilience in your life and career. Dr. G has used these principles with her patients and in helping turn around hundreds of organizations including a group of banks that were suffering from a high staff turnover and a major construction company that was imploding from a lack of loyalty. To replace one of your employees' costs 2-3 times their annual salary. Bleeding talent leads to bleeding cash.  Teaching your people to move from stressed to resilient stops this from happening and leads to greater productivity, happiness, loyalty and profitability. Listen as Dr. G shows us how! What We Discuss in this Episode What is stress Why we only need leaders when there is change Why change is so uncomfortable Reframing change for your employees Why adversity alone doesn't guarantee resilience 8 key skills for building resilience G's favorite skill that she would love everyone to know The good news about the resilience cycle Why the “just get through it” approach is not enough How building connections increases our resilience The importance of laughter in handling stress and change The #1 thing leaders can do when asking their team to make a decision Full Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/health/434-from-stressed-to-resilient-with-dr-deborah-gilboa/

@DavidBarnett trains, coaches and advises individuals on how to get better outcomes when buying or selling a small business. David has an extensive professional network and works with owners and advisers in major international markets including Canada, USA, and the United Kingdom. There are lessons to be learned for Australian small business owners and advisers and in this episode David talks about:the importance of owners keeping the sale process going because “once you decide to sell, it's never over” selling and market conditions and their impact on an owners decision to sell business valueswhy advertising a business to its potential buyer needs to be about more than just the story of the businesswhy it is important to be prepared and ready before a buyer comes on the scenewhat needs to be continued during the sale of a business and right up to closing a different model for buying and selling businesseswhy for business brokers you need to move away from the need to get a result in order to get a commissioffindings from the IBBA report the economic burden of COVID-19 and related regulations on business operationswhat is involved with better understanding business financials when preparing to sell your businesshow past and present business performances influence the outcome of a business sale  

Not having safety as a core value could be more detrimental than even trying to make it a core value to begin with. So, what are you waiting for?   A special thank you to the National Fire Protection Association. NFPA LiNK® is the information delivery platform set to revolutionize how you work. Put safety expertise at your fingertips with digital access to NFPA® codes and standards, plus exclusive enhanced content. Utilize dynamic search functionality, bookmarking, and the ability to share and collaborate with others to save time and get the job done right. With NFPA LiNK, you can go by the book without the book to get the job done right faster and more efficiently. Learn more at nfpa.org/link

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The world around us influences our thoughts, decisions, and patterns to the point where we struggle to remember who we are. But our core values and core beliefs often remain the same. Join me today to talk about the importance of your personal and business values. Stay tuned! Here are the things to expect in the episode: How do you find your core values to live a fulfilling life? Why are personal values necessary in the business? How do your values impact you at work or in your business? How do you value yourself as a human being? Why should you create value in your marketing that makes people happy? And much more! Listen every Monday for your Biz Bites: 10-minute bite-sized action step for the week. And every Wednesday for all things personal development, removing your self-imposed psychological glass ceiling, a little bit on relationships, mindset, confidence, business, entrepreneurship, money, and all the things needed to get out of mediocrity because….why choose average?  Let this podcast be your go-to, how-to for growing your business, to elevate your mind. Created for the woman who wants more. Are you a business owner, mama, entrepreneur, consultant, coach, speaker, author, or do you wish to have it all? Whether it's how-to have a 3-day work week to finally feeling like the badass you are, I've got you covered.  More resources: ***Ready for some personalized attention? Want to scale your business? Ready to have high-touch success coaching? Let's talk: marybicknell.com/callwithmary. ***Make sure to follow, download and leave a review right here. https://leadalifeuncommon.libsyn.com/ ***Grab your copy of The Guide to Your Hidden Thoughts About Money & Success, https://www.marybicknell.com/podcast/ ***Need help Closing the Deal? Grab your training: The Art of the Ask: How to have a sales conversation and enroll a new client without feeling pushy, sales, and asking for the big bucks. https://www.marybicknell.com/podcast/ Lead a Life Uncommon™:  Because You Deserve To Be A Woman You Are Proud Of.  Be, Do & Have Whatever the Hell You Want...Unapologetically & Guilt-Free.  Hey, It's Time for you & your future self to feel happy & proud every single day.  I'm Mary Bicknell, LCSW. My company SeeTheSigns, LLC, is a global consulting company that helps women Catapult out of their psychological limitations to become the go-to leaders in their industry.  I'm committed to waking you up, seeing you with new eyes, and fully embracing your power! Time and truth are the core values in the company. As a former psychotherapist turned Success & Leadership Mentor, I'm candid with you out of deep respect for your time. I have found telling the truth in the name of support has become a lost art in the world of bullshitters. Being truthful with all women, my clients, my daughter, and I is the catalyst for transformation so we can all Lead a Life Uncommon™, because why choose average?

@amyphillips from www.horizonmg.com.au is a #HumanResources specialist.Amy worked in HR for over a decade before taking over the Horizon Management Group, a #familybusiness her parents had started over 30 years ago, in 2018. At @horizonmg she works with clients to help them manage their people for the benefit of the people and for the business. Our real focus is on giving managers the skills to be able to manage their people well. We talk about;the importance of managing people who are in many cases the most important asset an owner has in their businesswhy people can be the most important asset in a business if they are the right peoplehow to get the right peoplehow do we then #manage, and #measure, and review their #performance and give them #feedbackhow to #motivate and #engage them to deliver on what they need to be doinghow to ensure they enjoy what they're doing, so they keep on coming back and delivering that for your business and get that personal #satisfaction from their role as wellrecognising that  rewarding for performance is not just about monetary things, it's about the need of recognition which every human being requires, whether we want to admit it or notthe costs of getting HR wrong and the benefits of actually investing some time and energy in managing that performance and satisfaction of their staff#productivitywhy HR as a business function often gets de-prioritised by more of those burning day to day issueswhen and how you might #outsource #HRwhy even when you outsource you are still responsible for it and making sure that it fits within what we're trying to achieve as an organizationthe move from #fulltimemployees to #subcontractor or #freelancer versus and the implicationswhy finding good people is currently a real challenge#hybridteamsthe complexities of managing staff with pandemic fuelled,  changing #businessgoals beyond the  basics people want to know where they're going ;what is the vision of the organization is and where that individual fits into achieving itGiving them some clear expectations and guidelines as to how you want somebody to behave. So that can be as simple as a position description and defining some company values or behaviors and they don't have to be over-engineeredthe Gallup research that found only about half of all workers strongly indicate that they know what's expected of them at work

Why is maverick leadership necessary right now and what makes it transformational? Our guest this week is Judith Germain – a Strategic Innovator, and Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She is the leading authority on Maverick Leadership, a C-Suite Mentor, consultant, speaker, and trainer, and author of The Maverick Paradox: The Secret Power Behind Successful Leaders. Judith is also the founder and editor of The Maverick Paradox Magazine which was recently ranked as a top 100 global Leadership blog to follow in 2022. She's the founder and host of The Maverick Paradox Podcast, which is ranked #12 of the best 35 leadership podcasts in the UK and in the top 5% of the most popular global podcasts. She is also the host of The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Development Radio. Her show is the joint most listened show on the station. Today we're going to discuss why maverick leadership is so necessary right now, how you can become a maverick leader in your arena, and entrepreneurial lessons that Judith has learned through building an international brand. What We Discuss with Judith Germain in This Episode What is Maverick Leadership and where it began Qualities of a Maverick Leader Differentiating between rogue and maverick Creating the environment for maverick leaders The importance of effective storytelling Breaking the resistance barrier to change Identifying the real issues and goals of an organization A case for customized solutions Choosing your own path as an entrepreneur Breaking out of conformity Keeping it simple Why we need Maverick Leadership now Innovating to transform Favorite Quote “Maverick Leadership is a philosophy – a way of being. It's not about putting on the leadership cloak when you get to work. It's the underwear you have on when you get up.” ~ Judith Germain Episode Notes and Resources: https://tinyurl.com/2mwc5ny4 

John Ruffolo, Founder & Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity, joins Bold Founder Caleb Parker for the second episode of Season 6 to discuss what fast-growing companies need from office real estate, and how office assets can support companies throughout their entire life cycle. They talk through the important of asking the users what they want, how changes in real estate have accelerated since the start of the pandemic, and what the most important things are for spaces to consider when building brand and community.  John shares his insights on hybrid working and back to the office and how there is space for more disruptive and bold companies to change the future of work conversation.  Connect with John Ruffolo on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joruffolo/  Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Value Bombs:   And throughout history, if you look back at the major innovations that's moved the world forward, it's been during times of crisis. This pandemic is no different. - Caleb Parker   Traditional real estate, particularly during the pandemic, probably has the most visibility of an industry that's in need of massive change. - John Ruffolo [Real estate owners are] really trying to shoe horn a client opportunity to fit their buildings. - John Ruffolo The real estate industry didn't look at their customer as a customer. They looked at it as a tenant in that particular building, based on a geographic location. - John Ruffolo [Real estate] was one of the last industries, or maybe the last industry that was supply side focused as opposed to demand side. - John Ruffolo You are a deep expert in real estate at what was the last time that somebody was looking for space asked who the building owner was? - John Ruffolo In order to build loyalty and trust with that person you have to deliver a consistent experience. And that consistent experience is what becomes known as the brand. - Caleb Parker You use the term space as a service. I actually don't use that term. I actually use community as a service. - John Ruffalo Disruption always comes from the bottom, never from the top down. - John Ruffolo I think if you're a landlord right now, you have to be looking at as a service and figuring out how to get into your building in some capacity. - Caleb Parker I know these CEOs were led to believe that a transformation for them to work out of the home would have taken three years. It [only] took them three weeks. - John Ruffalo We haven't learned how to be as efficient using technology as we would have with those small conversations in the office. And that's really just because of our adoption. And I still think I love physically seeing people, that's who I am. - John Ruffalo Blackberry was the first time that I was personally untethered from my desk. So the hybrid work arrangement is a shrug in our office and it's a shrug for a lot of folks. - John Ruffalo Resources:   TSK's agile/flexible/hybrid article Maverix Private Equity Website OMERS Ventures Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat Podcast  10 x Podcast The David Suzuki Podcast    Shout Outs: Dave Cairns One Eleven Matthew Lombardi Michael Kravshik LumiQ Basil Demeroutis Bruce Daisley Richard Pickering About Our Guests: John Ruffolo  Follow John on Twitter  John is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity.  John's focus is on guiding the strategy of the firm, Chair of the Investment Committee and is deeply involved with sourcing and leading opportunities particularly within the technology industry. John is also the Founder of OMERS Ventures. Through John's leadership as Chief Executive Officer, OMERS Ventures had invested over $500 million of capital in over 40 disruptive technology companies across North America, including growth investments in Shopify, Wattpad, Wave, Hootsuite, Rover, Desire 2 Learn, Hopper, DuckDuckGo, TouchBistro and League. During his tenure at OMERS, John also formed OMERS Platform Investments as its Executive Managing Director. He has led investments in Purpose Financial, PointNorth Capital, District Ventures, Xanadu, OneEleven and ArcTern Ventures. John is also the Co-founder and Vice-Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping high-growth Canadian technology firms scale up globally. Further, John sits on a number of boards of leading innovative organizations in both the profit and non-for-profit sector.  Fun fact: John and his wife named each of their children after their favorite bottle of wine. About Our Host: Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications.   Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. Fortune Favours the Bold Bold merges property management & Space-as-a-Service to drive asset value and help office customers grow faster. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co)  Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. 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Stephen Shedletzky, Speaker, Executive Coach & Advisor, joins Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, for our Season 6 debut to discuss why leadership is so important in unprecedented times, and why infinite mindsets are what's needed in commercial real estate to support office customers as we navigate the new ways of working. They talk through why values, beliefs and behaviour should be placed at the centre of the universe, and how leadership will make all the difference to organisations embracing the Future of Work.  Stephen shares his insights on the changes in work culture and how these are impacted by flexible working, and shares interesting research on the motivators that influence employee engagement and performance.  PLUS tune in for a surprise "behind the scenes" chat at the end of this podcast... Connect with Stephen Shedletzky on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenshedletzky/  Connect with Caleb Parker on LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co   Value Bombs: You've often heard me say we need to put people at the centre of the universe. Well, Stephen says we should be putting values at the centre of the universe in commercial real estate. - Caleb Parker I think that we often position doing right by people, and doing right by your bottom line as opposing forces. And they are not. - Stephen Shedletzky Organisations exist to serve their end user. Leaders exist to serve their people. When leaders serve their people, people serve each other. - Stephen Shedletzky I think the responsibility of businesses to advance a purpose, to protect people and to generate profit in that order. - Stephen Shedletzky My favourite equation for culture is culture = values x behavior. - Stephen Shedletzky  Integrity is doing what's right, even if it's hard, even if no one's looking. - Stephen Shedletzky Company culture is a bigger threat to commercial real estate and the office then COVID-19 has been, because returning to the office sucks if your company culture sucks. - Caleb Parker The pandemic has pulled the covers off of these bad company cultures that exist in our buildings. - Caleb Parker The very utterance of return to work is offensive. And leaders need to know that their language matters and they ought to strike that from their vernacular. - Stephen Shedletzky  If you give people a higher ceiling and you leave with more trust, you'll let people surprise you for the better. - Stephen Shedletzky Work-life balance is about loving who we are at work and loving who we are at home. - Stephen Shedletzky Our relationship with our boss is more of an impact on our health than that of our relationship with our family doctor. - Stephen Shedletzky Play is the most powerful motivator, two times more powerful than purpose, which is mind blowing for a guy who spent the last 13 years dedicated to purpose. - Stephen Shedletzky I believe that the leaders who are leaning into this flexible working, and have flexible mindsets are assets for their organisations... When the competition is embracing hybrid working, do you think that the leaders who aren't become a liability to their shareholders? - Caleb Parker If leaders themselves aren't doing well, how can you expect their people to do well? - Stephen Shedletzky As leaders, you need to help your people get out of their own way. - Stephen Shedletzky I define a humble leader is someone who knows that there are at least a part of problems they experience and a part of the solutions. - Stephen Shedletzky Resources: LinkedIn Live – The Future of Work with Stephen and Caleb Adam Grants Work Life Podcast Brene Brown Podcasts Checking In with Susan David Podcast Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History Podcast EvolveOrDie.co Shout Outs: Dave Cairns Liane Davey Michael Kalles Keywords: leadership, teams, culture, values, motivation, return to the office, work, purpose, play About Stephen Shedletzky: Follow Stephen on Twitter and Instagram Every day Stephen wakes up to engage with people in meaningful ways, so that we connect with depth and live in a more fulfilled world. He supports humble leaders – those who know they are both a part of the problems they experience and a part of the solutions they can create – who intend to put their people and purpose first.  Feeling stifled on his own corporate track, Shedletzky was introduced to Simon Sinek's work and was immediately inspired by it. He met Simon in 2010 and became the fourth person to join his team. He began answering fan email and became the first person outside of Simon to lead his social media efforts. He moved on to hold the roles of Chief of Staff, and Head of Brand Experience, Training & Development. Leading a global team of speakers and facilitators at Simon Sinek, Inc., Stephen worked to ensure the team's culture, products and communications authentically reflected the organization's most deeply held values and beliefs. He also had the opportunity to narrate the audiobook for Simon Sinek's book, Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team.  Stephen has led hundreds of keynote presentations, workshops and leadership development programs. Though Stephen still works to share Simon's message, helping to create a more inspired, safe and fulfilled world, he also works to advance his own thought leadership on leadership, culture and psychological safety through keynotes, writing, coaching and advising.  Stephen has worked with leaders and organizations around the world and serves clients in any industry where human beings work. Stephen graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business with a focus in leadership, communication and strategy and received his coaching certification from The Coaches Training Institute.  Stephen lives in Toronto with his wife and two young children. About Caleb Parker https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebparker/ Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by Newable/NewFlex in 2019).He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work.Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator.Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies.Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the flexible working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications. Timestamps [00:00] Caleb introduces the episode and gives an introduction to Stephen. [05:38] Stephen explains how great leaders serve their people and shareholders, and the order in which that needs to happen for organisations to be effective. [07:59] Caleb talks about putting customers at the centre of the universe, and Stephen counters the notion with putting values and beliefs at the centre of the universe instead of the customers themselves. [10:13] Caleb shares his thoughts on company culture and how the pandemic has exposed some of the more challenging aspects of returning to the office. [11:33] Stephen shares his views on what bad values, beliefs and behaviours are in company culture. He also shares his thoughts on remote working and return to the office. [14:47] Caleb talks about the future opportunity for remote work as a result of the pandemic and how some companies are not embracing the flexible opportunity that exists by mandating return to the office policies. [16:38] Stephen explains the importance of trust, control and fear in employees producing outputs outside of the office. He also quotes research on health and the relationships with our boss. Stephen explains our motivators within work which include play, purpose and potential, and the indirect motivators of pressure, fear, shame and guilt.   [24:35] Caleb asks whether those leaders who aren't adopting flexible working are a liability to their shareholders and Stephen gives his insights on this. [25:55] Caleb asks how we can lean into the future when a lot of money is invested in returning to the past, and Stephen explains how change occurs like a flywheel effect and how business models get outdated over time. [27:30] Caleb asks how business leaders in real estate can support their customers in a post pandemic world. Stephen gives advice on embracing work life balance, trust in employees and leader burnout. Stephen talks about what real estate companies can do to make change for the future. [29:46] Caleb suggests they should start a new hashtag #skatetowardsthepuck. Caleb talks about putting boundaries in with his remote work on vacation. [30:39] Stephen shares his take on boundaries and how to put them in place with his work, team and family.  [33:01] Stephen explains his approach to coaching humble leaders and team members. [35:07] Stephen shares some shoutouts and podcast recommendations which can be found in the show notes. [37:15] Surprise interview with special guest Sponsors Headline Sponsor: TSK TSK creates inspiring workplaces for some of the world's biggest brands across the UK and Ireland, They've been working for 25 years to deliver the best employee experiences and the vision of their clients. Not only do they create great places to work, TSK share workplace content every week from the latest data to inspiring spaces they've designed and built. You can read their latest insights at www.tskgroup.co.uk or check out their LinkedIn and Instagram pages to become a follower, fan and friend. 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In this episode, Frances makes an exciting announcement about the partnership with B1G1 and White Pebble Interiors. She outlines her goal to use her business as a vehicle to help others around the globe (not just through creating amazing homes for her clients).   She explains how working with B1G1 aligns with the values of the business, the team and her own personal values, by contributing to the livelihood of others and providing an impact around the world. The particular focus where she wants the business to make an impact is through providing education to those where it's not always available.  SHOWNOTES White Pebble Interiors is now in partnership with B1G1- Business for good. Through her extensive travels, Frances has seen and heard stories about inequalities and other challenges, particularly in developing countries.   Frances wants to use her business as a vehicle to help others around the globe by providing access to education and opportunities.   What is B1G1?  B1G1 is a social enterprise whose mission is to create a world full of giving through its alignment with UN sustainable goals. There are 17 goals that represent global communities' next step in ending poverty, fighting inequality and injustices, and tackling climate change by 2030.  How does it work?  With your support, White Pebble Interiors has the power to change lives by integrating giving into our everyday activities to positively impact worthy causes worldwide.  For every new proposal signed, we will provide business training program for a month in Malawi.   For every initial consultation, we will give school supplies to 5 children in Nepal.   For every review we received (positive or negative), we will provide a week of vocational training to women in the Philippines.   Every month we will do a reconciliation and donate directly to those mentioned above. The full amount that's donated will then go to these causes as a business. An administrative fee has been given to B1G1 to help the organisation which means that every single dollar that we donate goes directly to the cause.     Links mentioned in the podcast  White Pebble Interiors with B1G1  https://www.whitepebbleinteriors.com.au/b1g1givingback/  B1G1  https://b1g1.com/ 

@richardthomas is #cofounder of @wormlovers where he is a #wormfarmer #breedingworms and the business supplies, services and educates on everything to do with #composting #nutrientcycling #soil #worms. He also co-founded @Boogiefestival #musicfestival (after being integrally involved with another iconic festival @bigdayout ) and @treecredsRichard went to #Artschool @sydneycollegeofthearts in Sydney and evolved an #artpractice, which was around very much focused on #ecology #conservation #sustainability #environmentalism. The businesses were also built, ground up, on the same  foundational principles. It's a ripping chat with someone who does care, you'll hear it the way he speaks and see it in what has done - in the episode Richard talks about;#lovetheworklovetheworldhis self described 'accidental but sort of interesting journey'modestly exhibiting his art in 15 countriesthe profound experience of #livingofftheland in #Tasmania as a teenagerstarting new businesses with great friends on #enviromental #sustainable values  #homecompostingwhy #earthworms #soilhealthare just so fundamentally important to all of us the #Covid19 induced struggles for #smallbusinessownerstrying to find #balance between home and workwy it's time to #exit  #businesssale  @wormlovers the support he feels when talking to other #businessownersA full transcript is below.@kerrcapitalWelcome to another edition of Small Business Banter. This morning, I've got in Richard Thomas. Richard has a really diverse business background. We're going to chat to him about these businesses. He's a founder of @Wormlovers which is-- he's a worm farmer, and we'll talk about recycling, environmentalism. He's also co-founder of the @BoogieMusicFestival and a founder of another @Treecreds, which is a carbon reduction project. It's a really interesting mix, but firstly, welcome in Richard Thomas. Great to have you in our studio.Richard Thomas: Thanks, Michael. Great to be here. Michael: Perhaps you just want to expand a little bit on those three ventures that you've been involved in, and then we can pick up a couple of conversations around them.Richard: I guess, starting off with the Wormlovers, really, it's been something I've been doing for about 20 years I was a sole trader until around 8 years ago, and then we established it as a Pty Ltd business. But, nearly 20 years of #breedingworms and doing everything to do with #composting and #nutrientcycling and #soil and #worms, from that perspective. #Boogiefestival started about 15 years ago, and that came out of my experience. I worked for 20 years on the #BigDayOut festival as a kind of art coordinator and then, that evolved into running a part of the festival with a stage and various other activities, working in the core team of the Big Day Out from its inception, right through until when it finished, I think about 6 or 7 years ago. And through that... what my journey has very much been things have just come up. I don't know how much planning has gone into it. It's just sort of like being somehow an accidental but sort of interesting journey. Originally, I went to #Artschool in Sydney and then evolved an art practice, which was around very much focused on #ecology and #conservation, #sustainability, #environmentalism. So, these other projects that are being involved in have always been related to that sort of foundational, sort of vocation, I guess, as an #artist. And I had a quite long career as a practicing artist and showed in my work in probably about 15 different countries and had commercial galleries and was pretty much active in that world for 20, probably nearly 30 years. Michael: Wow.Richard: The Big Day Out was a gig that provided me with enough income to sort of subsidize my art practice. So, that was what was going on for most of those years. And then, I've always had a really strong interest in, I guess, #nature and #naturalprocesses. When I was a teenager after I left school, I went live with my uncle down in #Tasmania. This is in the late 70s, early 80s. He was #livingofftheland there, I guess you'd call him a-- he's not a sort of a hippie-ish looking guy, but I guess some of his values are very much about #backtoearth, you know, #growinghisownfood and he and his family had #drafthorses, they had their own #sheep, they're making their own clothes at a huge #veggiegarden, they would make #beehives, they were #makingtheirownbooze and generally living off the land. So that was a really influential experience for me.Michael: You lived there as a teenager, or?Richard: Yeah. I think when I was about 17, for a couple of years I lived down there. So that was a really profound experience for me. At that time, there were a lot of people, maybe similar to what's going on at the moment. It was a lot of people who were just fed up with the mainstream world, and people moving down to Tasmania, a lot of young people, people from different parts of the world. You know, the land was cheap and there were a lot of people who were building their own house, going #offgrid, and stuff, which is now sort of becoming again. It's coming back into the mainstream a bit more, but at that time, there was a real kind of sense of movement happening.Michael: Yeah.Richard: So that's the kind of background.Michael: So, you talked about-- it's not opportunistic, but you know, there were things that piqued your interest, say, you'd go after it?Richard: Yeah, that's right. And so, when I went to Art school in Sydney, I'd already had that experience, living in the country and being really connected to all these natural processes. So, that's sort of carried on into my developing art practice. Michael: What art were you producing, Richard? Richard: Well, I went to @SydneyCollegeoftheArts, which is an incredible place and an incredible time to be doing that. The '80s were a really incredible time to be an artist. So many ideas and so many different streams going on. Painting sort of returned. There were also a lot of conceptual ideas around and it gave me the opportunity to try out a whole lot of different media and different approaches, but always around sort of nature, somehow connected to nature. So, initially, I went to do photography, and then I jumped into the painting department, and then I moved on later to more installation work, even some video work. But mostly, painting and installation work, and often using natural materials or landscape paintings, photography, yeah.Michael: It really does sound like that experience living off the grid in Tazi[?] was quite formative for you because I think Wormlovers is a recycling environmental business wholly, but I think Boogie Fest was really differentiated itself based on its environmentalism credentials. Is that right?Richard: Yeah.Michael: You know, you were really looking hard to tread lightly on the earth.Richard: Yeah, absolutely. And I think... you know, I started Boogie Festival with some really great friends who are-- a lot of those relationships that evolved out of the Big Day Out, and we used to go to a lot of festivals together, and so, we just came up with this idea of doing a festival. But it's always been a passion of mine to consider the environmental impact of everything you're doing, to me, that's a sort of fundamental principle that I think everyone should adopt, really. So, it's not just a sort of sense of going. We've got this guy; he's doing a bit of green stuff on the side. And then we'll just keep doing what we're doing because we're sort of taking care of the environmental stuff. I think that sort of attitude often with some businesses, I think, with some corporations, in particular, can be a bit of a problem because it's just the sideline, the guys that are doing the sustainability stuff. But with Boogie, we tried to really embed that with things, like we introduced--- We got rid of #disposablecups, so we had plastic pots for all the beers. We brought in #onsitecomposting, we'd set up a whole sorting operation site and[?] all of that to increase our recycling. And we did a carbon offset, I think that that was through Treecreds, which is another enterprise that I'd started. And the idea of that was that when you came to the festival as a punter, you would be able to purchase a #carbonoffset for your #travelemissions to the festival.Michael: Yeah. So rather than paying not lip service, necessarily, but like as you say, the bigger groups, bigger companies might have sustainability area. Richard: Yes.Michael: Boogie Festival is ground up. The whole thing is built around a few core values, one of them which is environmentalism. So, you mentioned, people-- and as we've interviewed on this program, quite a few people involved in, I guess, activating #regionalareas and more people are moving to the regions. But do you think environmentalism is at risk at the moment? Or do you think it's the best opportunity it has ever been for people to reconsider how they treat the environment? It's strange times we're in.Richard: Yes, it's certainly strange times. And I think it's a complex question because there's so much that is going on, and there's so much that isn't going on that needs to happen, really. I feel like these certain parts of the world that-- or sectors of the economy or demographics or whatever you want to call it, people who are really moving ahead quickly with this stuff. And I feel like there's a big lag there as well. So, it's hard to put your finger on it and generalize about it because there's so much activity, but I still feel a little bit like, you know, sustainability is something that people are talking about, generally more than they're actually doing. And I think part of the problem is that we've fundamentally lived in a world, which is all of the systems were built up in the structure of the global economy. And the way that the industrialized world works is it's heading in one direction, which is unsustainable. So, it's like turning around a gigantic supertanker, you know?Michael: Yes.Richard: Yeah, it's a long process, and we have to change people's attitudes as well as their behavior.Michael: [crosstalk] And you've had a really good crack at doing that, and as a businessperson as well, right? Through Boogie Festival, which I think, sadly, that we've had the last Boogie Festival we're going to have, are we? Is-- Richard: Yeah. Well, there might be another festival but we're just not sure this time, obviously, stating the obvious. But you know, a situation with events is so uncertain. It's already become-- the game's changed a lot from the days when something like the Big Day was happening. Anyway, it's much harder to sell tickets that the costs are going up in the event industry. There are a lot more #compliance and #hurdles and complexity and cost that goes into putting on these events while, you know,-- and it's harder to sell tickets so it's a much more difficult #businessmodel to maintain. So--Michael: It seems like there's maybe a move to these micro[?] owner, it's like called micro festivals, but smaller, more niche festivals, I mean, plenty of people are getting to the regions. But, look on today's episode of Small Business Banter, we're talking right now with Richard Thomas.Richard, another way you've kind of lived out and your sort of core personal values, I think, is through Wormlovers. Do you just want to kind of give us a snapshot of what Wormlovers does right now?Richard: Yes. So, we started Wormlovers, as I was saying, about 8 years ago, and really, there were a number of reasons for setting it up. And I guess the core, the main sort of motivation was really #my passion and my #businesspartner, Gail Davidson's passion for what we were doing. And the sort of-- and also, the sense that there was a time, it felt like it was the right time to do this. I'd had this idea in the back of my mind for a long time of sort of specializing in worm farming and home composting and developing an enterprise which would kind of be part education but part commercial. So, the vision part of it is really important. We do, you know, we have to educate-- we feel like part of what we're doing in Wormlovers is kind of inspiring people to change the world with a worm farm. Michael: I think, one that your tagline or motto is "Love the worm, love the world"?Richard: Yes. And you know, I feel like there's this fascinating thing happening that maybe a lot of people are not aware of, you know, that the species like the worm, the #compostworm, or the #earthworm is so fundamental to our lives. We wouldn't be here without soil, without healthy soil because all of our food comes and all the higher creatures on earth really are dependent on the ecology of the soil. It regulates climate, it's connected to water - the water cycle, it's connected to the nutrient cycle in particular, of cycling nutrients from food and #organicwaste back into the soil, being replenished or back into a worm farm or a compost bin and turning back into healthy nutrients to create more food and more plants and more wellbeing. So, we see ourselves as a vehicle to provide the ability for individuals, both in a home, but also across the board of anyone who eats food. From schools to cafes to councils to, you know, you name it, anywhere where there's food waste produced is a potential site to engage in this process, this incredible process of setting up a worm farm and cycling your organics on the spot, so--Michael: I can hear the purpose of the connection with that core purpose and in the way you talk, but it's taking on a lot to-- You know, when you talk about having a business that is commercial and also educational, it's a big task, isn't it?Richard: Yeah.Michael: To educate through your business, a very honorable one. Wormlovers operates out of a precinct, currently where you've got. It's in... is it Werri...?Richard: Yeah, Werribee.Michael: Werribee, yeah. And so, as part of a complex of a few #environmentalbusinesses down there, but you are farming worms and you're reselling related equipment for households and for small businesses, I guess?Richard: Yeah, that's right. So just to sort of summarize that, these different aspects of the business. And I guess our core business is really our #onlineshop. The operations yard is really there to support the online sales, but also, any commercial work we're doing. We leased some land from @MelbWater out of the #Westerntreatmentplant, and that's where we actually breed our worms, and there are some byproducts from that process. We have big beds that where we breed the worms and we feed them on a mixture of different #feedstocks, #manures, and #coffeegrounds, and #organicwaste. And then, we package those worms up. We also store our inventory of composting products worm farms, such as we import a worm farm from #NewZealand in container loads, called the @hungrybin, which had been probably the best design worm farm that we've ever come across. We have a range of accessories and things that we sell as well. So that yard, basically, supports our online part of the business through online sales. And then, we also do sort of outreach work where we-- and sadly, with the lockdown, this has been one of our struggles as it is for so many small businesses. There's a lot of that work that involved us going out on site. You say got going into a restaurant or a school or a council to set up worm farms and educate people on site.Michael: You just haven't had the opportunities? Richard: No, we just did-- All of those big facilities have just been shut down or so restricted. So, what's happened there is that immediately, people are not eating food because they're not at all on-site. So, there's almost no food right on those sites. There's no--Michael: Everyone's at home. Richard: Yeah, so that's been a real struggle for us because part of what we would do is going out-- Well, particularly around, obviously around Melbourne, and help people set up and troubleshoot their worm farms. We also had a number of contracts; our biggest client was the @cityofMelbourne. With the lockdown, they had to shut down all of their sites and so we lost that contract to actually help. We had about half a dozen sites, and we do monthly or regular visits to work with the staff and just keep the worm farms in good health. We also had gardens that we're managing, so often, we'd set up really high yield #containergardens and some of these gardens are on #rooftops and in schools and in line-wise around Melbourne and community centers and things like that. So anyway, all of that work was lost with the lockdown sadly so that's been one of our struggles.Michael: Yeah, as you said, it's affected so many businesses and so many people and really forces you to rethink the way you do business. And, you know, we all need that inspiration when things are particularly tough, so personally, with Wormlovers, you're probably getting to the point where that's seen natural cycle, you move on...?Richard: Yeah. I think after 8 years of just eating, sleeping, as is for almost small business owners, you know, it just takes over your life.Michael: It can completely dominate, particularly, when someone like you who is so connected, enthusiastic, with the reason the businesses is there.Richard: Yeah. [crosstalk] No, you're absolutely right. And I think there are positives and negatives about that, being so connected to what you're doing because you've got to have a passion, you've got to have belief, and you've got to really get your up in the morning and believe in what you're doing. But at the same time, I think it's probably healthy to be able to maintain some kind of distance as well from what you're doing. And that's, I think, one of the struggles, I think that trying to find that balance can be difficult.Michael: I don't know in the work I do that that many people get that right. You know, that maybe you get it right for a period of time and it's certainly not to say you shouldn't be aiming to find that a bit of a boundary between the two but, you know, sometimes, you can't help yourself.Richard: That's right, yeah. And I'm sure I'm not alone. I'm sure these small business owners all over the country that have the same struggle of sort of, you know, they're still thinking about it late at night, you wake up in the morning, it's the first thing you think about, and just the ongoing, you know, it just doesn't stop, does it? So--Michael: It doesn't stop and I think there comes a time-- you know, for you, there's a time when you start to think about perhaps a #newventure, a new pathway. So, in your case, I think you're looking at a venture in Tasmania?Richard: Yeah, that's right. So, what I'm looking to do over the next couple of years is to basically work towards, maybe exiting Wormlovers or looking for a joint venture or reconfiguring it in some way or another. And obviously, putting a lot of thought into how that might manifest.Michael: Yeah.Richard: And then, looking at this project, down in Tassie, so I've had a share in a beautiful spot down on the #MerseyRiver in northern Tasmania, an old farm. And we're looking at sort of developing that as a sort of #sanctuary or #retreat. It'll be a multipurpose, sort of location for potentially-- It's got incredible #fishing there[?], so for as a fishing lodge, but also making it available for sort of events of one sort or another. We've had a couple of weddings. We've had some sort of parties down there, like 50th birthday or whatever. But also, for things like, maybe meditation, yoga, retreats, maybe somewhere for, you know, any kind of group to really go and be in this really beautiful natural environment surrounded by wilderness on this river. It's got a really incredible sort of vibe. So that's sort of what I'm looking at next, it's working on that. And that part of that will also be probably incorporating a lot of these sustainable, environmental kind of themes that I've been working on.Michael: They're not going to go away from you, right? Those--Richard: No [laughing]Michael: It sounds like, also Tazi, you spent some formative time there, and you're kind of going back there. Richard: Yeah, it's like a full cycle. Yes. Nice. Michael: Yeah. Just in closing, Richard, it's so wonderful to talk to business owners, that's what we're about on Small Business Banter, and sharing that. There's a pathway for you to move on from Wormlovers and on to something else, but I'm just keen in the last minute to kind of if you got some sort of tips or ideas or people that influenced you heavily in the way you go about running your day-to-day business that other owners could come[?] refer to.Richard: Yeah. Well, I'm probably not the-- I probably don't-- maybe I'm not having a very clear way that I look at this., but I do tend to talk to other business owners. I think that's probably my main source of sort of understanding, and I'm always intrigued by how other businesses work. So, I'm always trying to find out, "How does that thing work?" You know, you see something that you've never heard of, and you go, "That's a business? That's fascinating. How did someone get that turn into a business?" I think that's part of the-- but I'm kind of inspired by people like @David Holmglen who started the #Permaculture movement. Obviously, not from a business perspective, but I guess I'm interested in the philosophy of working with nature and how sustainability works, so I do a lot of research in that area. So yeah, I guess it's--Michael: I think the, you know, talking to other business owners-- as long as you're talking to somebody, right?Richard: Yeah.Michael: Ideally, some [inaudible] can kind of, you know, because it is a battle, and it's been hard, through the last 12, 18 months, especially. And sharing with other owners, which is kind of like this program, we often get on owners and they talk about their successes and their challenges. So, I think that's as good as any, you know, for other people listening in, talk to owners, like other owners like Richard does.Richard, we're out of time. I just wanted to say thank you very much for sharing that fascinating background, that crossing over environmentalism, music, business. It's wonderful to hear. I really appreciate your time and I wish you well as you kind of move down to that next venture in Tazi and maybe pass on Wormlovers to somebody else to take up the fight. Richard: Yeah, great. Thanks, Michael. I really appreciate it, it's great to talk to you. Michael: Alright. Thanks, Richard. Richard: Thanks. Bye-bye. See you.Michael: So that's all for today's episode of Small Business Banter. I continue to be inspired, bringing new small business experts and other small business owners and hearing their stories and their experiences. For any of the links, resources, or information we've talked about on the show today, or just to contact me, please head over to smallbusinessbanter.com or find Small Business Banter on Facebook or Instagram. It'd be really great to have you tune in at the same time next week for another episode of Small Business Banter.[End]

Guest: Whitney Dailey, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Research Insights, Porter Novelli We know the idea that companies should address and contribute to social change has taken hold. But this responsibility has put a new kind of stress on business leaders — the threat of getting canceled. As companies uphold their values and wade into difficult conversations, they are bound to be faced with backlash from consumers, activist groups, and even their own employees. On this week's episode, we're joined by Whitney Dailey, who has spent years studying how brands can and should respond to being canceled, and maybe even avoid cancel culture in the first place.

With over 20 years as a producer, leader in higher education, and powerhouse mentor, Cristin Downs inspires women to break free from structural and traditional bonds and build the world they dream of. Whether focused on a movement, community, business, or family, Cristin shares practical skills to go from inspiration to activation alongside the insight and experiences of extraordinary women so that all women can work through their daily challenges and towards a stronger, brighter, and more inclusive female future. Cristin specializes in voice, values, vision, and visibility. In 2016, Cristin founded The Notable Woman, a global community of over 20K with an NPR-featured podcast, online community, expert summits, and more. Cristin believes that we are each notable women, just as we are, and it is with women's leadership that we remake the world. The Notable Woman is here to let conversation and community lead us to the catalyst we've been waiting for - hint - it's us.TAKEAWAYS:+ Sharing your values, beliefs, and philosophies on current events and how the world operates is important as a business owner because it attracts the right clients to you, and repels those who are not ideal from you.+ Values and voice are important in business because it backs up how you operate your business and why you do what you do in the way you do it. It makes the action items, intentional, purposeful, and in alignment with how you want to show up in your business.+ The myth that you're “just a small business” and that you'll “share your values when you're more profitable” is just that, a myth. It's the foundation of your business and needs to be shared outright in the beginning, as you start to grow and scale your business.+ It can be scary to share your values and voice at times. Educate yourself so that you can share more intelligently and firmly about the topic. Or if you don't have the words, but do have an opinion, send your audience to experts in the topic you are discussing.RESOURCES: To visit the blog post that accompanies this episode go here: http://www.allisonhardy.com/blog1/episode232Join Cristin's Facebook Group to participate in conversations that matter: https://www.thenotablewoman.com/groupListen to The Notable Woman Podcast:https://www.thenotablewoman.com/podcastGet registered for the 5 Components of a Highly Profitable Email Funnel Webinar:http://www.allisonhardy.com/5componentsCONNECT WITH ALLISON:Follow Allison on Instagram: www.instagram.com/allison_hardy_Join the 6-Figure Mompreneur Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/themompreneurcommunityARE YOU A FAN OF THE PODCAST?If you found value from today's episode, head to iTunes and spread some love through giving the podcast a rating and a review. This helps us to reach more busy mompreneurs who are chasing down their first 6-figure year. Music courtesy of www.bensound.com

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How do you know who and why to collab with...? Clients are always asking me how to connect with other businesses to work together to help grow one another's businesses through referrals. Well, here's a little business motivation along with my own personal business values. I hope this helps to grow your biz! Please enjoy. xox Join us in the MOM FLAILS CLUB Facebook Group www.momflails.com.  Want to share your voice and start a podcast? Now you can for only $27! Head to www.cleverfoxpodcaststudio.com for your kit to go live in 7 days today. 

In this insightful episode, Caterina invites all women entrepreneurs to embrace seven key values for business success. From integrity to love to efficiency, Caterina’s list will have you not only blissing more, it will have your clients blissing more, too. These insights will allow you to continue to grow, scale and thrive. When you love what you do and run your business based on your values, you can serve more, sell more, and most importantly, positively impact and uplift more lives.

You may know what your values are, but do they align with your business values? Every entrepreneur has a core reason why they began their business and that reason should shine in their marketing strategy and plan. Dana Magnus of the MKTG Brand (and one of the fabulous speakers at Fab Fempreneur Fest 2021)  helps entrepreneurs with their daily plan and marketing strategy by building a strong, evergreen community of fans, followers, and frequent customers starting with Mission-Driven Marketing. In college, Dana discovered the unethical nature of advertising and marketing and how it has destroyed much of the values of our current society- this is why she is set out to help people reconnect to their true human side. As an Ethical Leader, her goal is to unite the community first and be a like-hearted unifyer of people who are looking to use communication to make an impact. To learn more about Mission-Driven Marketing, connect with her on Facebook at Your Ethical Business group.

Andrea Miyares is a graphic/web designer and a brand strategy expert. She helps the corporate and professional service industries create visual brands and collateral that communicates your message, attracts your ideal clients, and authentically sets your brand apart in the marketplace so you can showcase your authority, fill your client roster, and hit your revenue goals.Andrea is the owner of Iconic Design Group, LLC. She is also a mom to a very active preschooler, a huge nature lover, and a Top Chef fanatic!TAKEAWAYS::Branding is NOT your logo, colors, fonts, messaging, or visuals. These are tools that support your brand's position. Branding is perception. It's how your brand is represented in who you are and how your audience sees you and your business. Loyalty around a brand occurs when the interests, values, and feelings of your brand are similar to your audience's interests, values, and feelings.We often hear that we need an authentic brand. To be authentic in the online space you need to show up in an honest way, sharing your core values, and being vulnerable at times, What this does is attract the right people to you, who are loyal to your and your brand in the long run.RESOURCES:Check out the blog post that goes along with this episode: http://www.allisonhardy.com/blog1/episode195Join Andrea's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/createiconicFriend request Andrea on Facebook and send me a PM: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.miyaresVisit Andrea on her website: https://createiconic.comCONNECT WITH ME:Join my absolutely FREE Facebook group, The 6-Figure Mompreneur Community: www.facebook.com/groups/themompreneurcommunityFollow me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/allisonhardy2015Follow me on Instagram (I especially LOVE InstaStories!): www.instagram.com/allison_hardy_Find me on Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/allison_hardy_ARE YOU A FAN OF THE PODCAST?If you loved today's episode I'd love for you to head to your favorite podcast app and leave us a rating and a review! The more ratings and reviews the podcast gets, the more mompreneurs it can help chase down their first 6-figure year!Music courtesy of www.bensound.com

Values are one of those things we need to be sure of to move our businesses (and lives) forward - they are the foundation of most businesses. We hear companies talk about their values all the time.   But how do you identify what you values are?   You look inward and ask the questions - What do I believe in? What gets me out of bed in the morning? How and why am I helping others? What do I want to be remembered for -and why is that important?   My latest podcast explores part 3 of the big things that moved my business forward - this episode was the hardest one of the series to verbalise - we all know in theory what 'values' means, but how do we put it into practice everyday to ensure we are living up to those beliefs and standards that we hold dear?   This episode will explore the 3 types of values we adhere to at different times in our lives, and the questions we must ask to keep them in check for our clients and for ourselves.   If you want to grab your copy of my Future You Goal Setting Planner to help you get the most from your year, check it out on the website here:   https://www.lynseyhanratty.com/business-coaching-freebies   and you can also grab your FREE 30 minute Clarity Call to get clear on the next steps in your business here:    https://www.lynseyhanratty.com/book-a-free-call

We are so eager to keep pushing and pushing, doing the next thing and the next thing, without taking the time to consider if it is truly important to us. As we grow our businesses, we can get so caught up doing the things we're told we "should" be doing without stopping to see if it is in alignment with our values.If you want to build a business that is not only successful but actually fulfills you as a person as well, then uncovering your values and finding ways to live into those values will set you up to do this. So let's uncover our values, and find out how to use them to support us in creating a fulfilling and satisfying business that we love.To work on uncovering your business values – become part of Elevate Intensive – Waitlist now open - https://christinecorcoran.com.au/elevate/