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This Day in Legal History: The Indian Removal Act of 1830On this day May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the federal government to “negotiate” the relocation of Native American tribes east of the Mississippi to lands in what is now Oklahoma. On its face the statute framed displacement as voluntary, treaty-based, and compensated; in practice it became the legal scaffolding for the forced expulsion of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations, culminating in the Trail of Tears.The bill passed the House by just five votes, with Davy Crockett among its most prominent dissenters. The years that immediately followed produced the Marshall Court's foundational Indian law trilogy — Johnson v. M'Intosh, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, and Worcester v. Georgia — the last of which Jackson famously (and probably apocryphally) refused to enforce. The doctrinal residue of the Removal era is still in force today: tribes remain “domestic dependent nations,” Congress still claims a “plenary power” over them, and the Supreme Court is still relitigating what reservation boundaries actually mean — most recently in McGirt v. Oklahoma in 2020 and Haaland v. Brackeen in 2023. The 1830 Act was not the beginning of dispossession in North America, but it was the moment Congress took ownership of the policy and dressed it in the language of statute. Whatever else May 28 marks on the calendar, in legal history it marks the day removal became American law.Dutch coatings giant AkzoNobel, the maker of Dulux paint, told Sherwin-Williams and Nippon Paint Wednesday that their €12.5 billion ($14.6 billion) joint takeover proposal is not a “superior proposal” and that the board would stay the course on its already-agreed merger with Axalta Coating Systems. The rejected offer, made at €73 per share, would have carved AkzoNobel up — Nippon taking the decorative paints business, Sherwin-Williams taking industrial coatings — and was the second pass after an earlier bid that the board had swatted away in April.AkzoNobel's reasons read like a Dutch corporate-law primer: the offer “did not come close to adequately reflecting” long-term value, the deal-certainty risk around regulatory clearances was too high, and the “interests of AkzoNobel stakeholders” were not adequately safeguarded. That last word is the legal tell. Under Dutch law, a listed company's board is not bound by anything resembling Delaware's Revlon duty to maximize shareholder value in a sale; it answers to a stakeholder model that explicitly weighs employees, creditors, suppliers, and the long-term interests of the enterprise alongside the shareholders. That gives a Dutch board far more room to reject a premium cash bid than a comparable U.S. target would have, especially with a friendly all-stock merger of equals (the Axalta deal) already on the table.The combined AkzoNobel-Axalta entity, announced last November and worth roughly $25 billion, plans to list on the NYSE with dual HQs in Amsterdam and Philadelphia and Dutch tax residency — a structure that itself preserves the Dutch governance model post-close. The CMA in the U.K. has already opened a public comment period on the Axalta deal, and antitrust review is likely the live front to watch from here.AkzoNobel Snubs €12.5B Sherwin-Williams, Nippon Paint Bid | Law360The Trump administration is preparing to halt federal immigration and customs processing at airports located in jurisdictions it deems “sanctuary cities” or “sanctuary states,”, according to a report Reuters published. The mechanism, if implemented, would have Customs and Border Protection officers stop staffing inbound international arrival processing — meaning international passengers landing at, say, San Francisco, Boston, or Seattle would be unable to clear customs at those airports and would have to be diverted. The legal architecture here is unusual because CBP staffing decisions sit at the discretionary end of federal administrative law: the agency has wide latitude to deploy officers where it wants, and there is no statutory entitlement for any particular city to host a federal port of entry.That said, a decision to use that discretion as punishment for a state or municipality's refusal to honor ICE detainers would invite a familiar set of challenges — South Dakota v. Dole-style coercion arguments dressed up as preemption, anti-commandeering claims under Murphy v. NCAA and Printz v. United States, and APA challenges under State Farm to whatever administrative record the agency assembles. Several of the targeted jurisdictions have already won injunctions in earlier rounds of sanctuary-city funding fights, including against the prior conditioning of Byrne JAG grants on detainer compliance. The political move is obvious; the legal move is less so, and the administration will need to articulate a non-pretextual reason for the staffing change if it wants to survive arbitrary-and-capricious review. Whether airlines, airport authorities, or the states themselves will have standing to sue — and what kind of irreparable harm a redirected flight inflicts — is going to be the first set of questions a court has to answer.US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at ‘sanctuary city' airports | ReutersThe Supreme Court reversed and remanded the Fourth Circuit's decision reviving the National Association of Immigration Judges' First Amendment challenge to a federal rule restricting what sitting immigration judges may say publicly about the agency that employs them. The per curiam opinion's holding is narrow but striking: the Fourth Circuit, the justices said, committed an abuse of discretion by reviving the suit on a theory neither party briefed, a “drastic departure from the principle of party presentation” laid out in cases like United States v. Sineneng-Smith. The party-presentation principle is one of those background structural rules that doesn't get a lot of airtime — the basic idea is that federal courts are passive instruments that decide the cases the parties bring them, not the cases judges wish the parties had brought — but here it became outcome-determinative.Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, wrote separately to say the Fourth Circuit was also wrong on the merits because it ignored Elgin v. Department of the Treasury, the 2012 decision holding that the Civil Service Reform Act's administrative-channeling regime is the exclusive route for covered federal employees to challenge adverse employment actions, even constitutional ones. The practical effect is that the immigration judges' union now has to litigate its First Amendment claim through the Merit Systems Protection Board and then the Federal Circuit rather than in district court, and the case bounces back to the Fourth Circuit to redo the analysis on whatever ground the parties did actually raise. The Court also denied a cross-petition from the union. The case is Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges, No. 25-767; the merits cross-petition was No. 25-1009.Justices Order Redo In Immigration Judges' Free Speech Suit | Law360A Sixth Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of an attempt by Right to Life of Michigan and a group of parents to block enforcement of Proposal 3, the 2022 Michigan ballot initiative that wrote a fundamental right to reproductive freedom into Article I, Section 28 of the state constitution. The panel did not reach the merits — the case stopped at standing — and the opinion, written by Judge John K. Bush, is a clean illustration of how high the Article III standing bar is for pre-enforcement challenges of this kind. Standing requires the plaintiff to show an injury that is fairly traceable to the defendant's conduct and likely to be redressed by a favorable decision, and the parents here couldn't make the traceability link work: their theory was that the amendment might allow schools or other actors to help minors obtain contraception or abortion care without parental consent, but the complaint identified no specific enforcement action by Governor Whitmer, Attorney General Nessel, or Secretary of State Benson that was causing or threatening any such injury.The panel reiterated the Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife framework and quoted approvingly the rule that a “general allegation” that an executive officer is “generally responsible for executing” state law does not, by itself, establish standing to sue that officer. The court also rejected the plaintiffs' attempt to bootstrap standing off the AG's and governor's authority to enforce Michigan's consumer protection and civil rights statutes, calling those allegations too speculative. This is going to be the template for the next several rounds of post-Dobbs challenges to state constitutional reproductive-rights amendments: the merits questions about scope and federal preemption will keep coming, but plaintiffs are going to need a concrete enforcement target to even get a hearing.6th Circ. Rejects Mich. Reproductive Rights Challenge | Law360 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Episode Description: What would great marketing look like in Australia this year, especially when the rules are changing faster than most teams can keep up? In this episode, Rocket Agency's top experts unpack the biggest shifts shaping digital marketing in 2026, from AI search and zero-click behaviour to rising costs, evolving content expectations and the growing importance of creative.Host James Lawrence discusses marketers' most pressing questions with Mariano Di Lascio (Head of Digital), Joe Alder (Head of SEO), Leesa Mealing (Digital Creative Lead) and David Lawrence (MD). What follows is a practical, honest look at what's working, what's not and where marketers should be focusing next.Key Takeaways:Key trends shaping the Australian marketing landscape this yearIf zero-click search continues to grow, how should marketers measure SEO success differently?With AI-generated content flooding the internet, what does “good” content look like now?One AI use case that's genuinely delivering ROI?With CPCs rising and competition intensifying, what are the first three levers you'd pull before increasing budget?If you're leading marketing in 2026, what are you actually automating with AI, and what are you deliberately keeping human?LinkedIn for B2B: are most brands under-investing in creative, targeting, or measurement?Is the funnel broken or are marketers just running the same message at every stage?If you're a lean team with limited budget, what's the one channel and one capability you would prioritise this year?With Meta and Google controlling audience data, how much should brands invest in building owned channels right now?… and more pressing questions.Guests:Mariano Di Lascio leads a team of outstanding marketers at Rocket Agency across paid search and paid social channels. Together with the team, he has won some outstanding awards for client campaigns, including Best Integrated Campaign at APAC Search Awards, Best Integration of Search into Cross-Channel Marketing at Search Engine Land Awards and Best Integrated Campaign at Semrush Awards.Joe Alder is an award-winning SEO expert and has driven organic growth for global brands like Amazon, Coca-Cola, ANZ and Dulux through innovative strategies and data-driven insights. With over 20 industry award nominations, Joe is recognised as a leader in the field.Leesa Mealing is the Digital Creative Lead at Rocket, bringing over 15 years of experience across creative direction, art direction and design. She blends big-picture thinking with hands-on execution, shaping concepts while staying close to the work. Her background spans everything from branding and packaging to UI/UX, content and campaign production, and she's just as comfortable leading a shoot as she is refining the details on screen.David Lawrence is the MD and Co-Founder of Rocket, an award-winning Australian full-service digital marketing agency. He is also the co-author of the Amazon #1 best-selling marketing book, Smarter Marketer. David has presented at several events, including Inbound Boston, Search Marketing Summit, Mumbrella360, CEO Institute, and various seminars and in-house sessions.Find Us Online:James Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslawrenceoz/Smarter Marketer Website: https://rocketagency.com.au/smarter-marketer-podcastRocket Agency Website: https://rocketagency.com.au/Rocket Agency LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocket-agency-pty-ltd/Buy Smarter Marketer:Hardcover: https://amzn.to/30O63kgKindle: https://amzn.to/2ZqfCWmAbout the Podcast:This is the definitive podcast for Australian marketers. Join Rocket Agency Co-Founder and best-selling author, James Lawrence in conversation with marketers, leaders, and thinkers about what it takes to be a smarter and more successful marketer.

A hacker used an AI chatbot to break into 10 government agencies and steal records on 195 million people — without writing a single line of code. Meanwhile, Cognizant's TriZetto healthcare billing platform sat silently compromised for over a year while 3.4 million patients' data walked out the door. This week on Security Squawk, Bryan Hornung, Randy Bryan, and Reginald Andre break down four stories that will change how you think about cybersecurity risk in 2026. COGNIZANT TRIZETTO + UMMC TriZetto Provider Solutions — a Cognizant company that processes medical billing for thousands of doctors and hospitals — was breached in November 2024. The company didn't discover it until November 2025. One full year. In that time, 3,433,965 patients had their Social Security numbers, Medicare IDs, birth dates, and health insurance details exposed. And in parallel: UMMC was hit by ransomware in February 2026 — shutting down all 35 of its statewide clinics for nine days, canceling surgeries, and sending doctors back to pen and paper. AKZONOBEL AkzoNobel — the $12 billion paint giant behind Dulux — confirmed that the Anubis ransomware gang stole 170GB of data from one of its U.S. sites. Passport scans, private emails, confidential client agreements. They called it "contained." The data is already public. AI AND THE MEXICO GOVERNMENT HACK Fewer than five people used Claude Code AI to breach 10 Mexican government agencies. 150 GB stolen. 195 million identities exposed. The AI initially said no. The attacker talked it into cooperating anyway. The cost of entry for a sophisticated cyberattack just became the price of an AI subscription. [00:00] Intro [02:30] Cognizant TriZetto: 3.4M Patients, 1 Year of Silence [11:00] UMMC: 9-Day Clinic Shutdown Update [15:30] AkzoNobel: "Contained" Means Nothing When the Data Is Already Gone [21:00] Claude Code and the Mexico Hack: AI Just Became a Weapon Anyone Can Afford [27:00] Wrap-Up Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/securitysquawk

n this episode of Trade Legends, the team sits down with Russ and Kev to discuss the incredible evolution of their careers since their first appearances on the show. Russ shares the high-stakes journey of scaling his podcast, Talking Tradesmen, which grew from a nervous start in a small office to a professional high-street studio despite nearly reaching a financial breaking point with only £80 left in his business account. The conversation dives deep into the power of community and mental health awareness in the construction industry, highlighting how Russ has transitioned from simple advocacy to direct action through large-scale charity events and networking meetups, such as the upcoming boat party.The Trade Legends duo also catches up with Kev, who has seen massive success with his own brand of specialised painting tools and brushes now being stocked by major retailers like Dulux and Johnsons. Kev opens up about the grit required to juggle life on the tools with the gruelling demands of product development, including the emotional reality of building a legacy for his family while managing a serious heart condition. From the devastating blow of having a van's worth of tools stolen on Boxing Day to the triumph of launching the Golden Finish Awards, this episode serves as a masterclass in resilience, mindset shifts, and the relentless drive it takes to elevate the status of the trades.#PaintingAndDecorating #TheTalkingTradesmen #ToolTheft #TradeLegends

Sue and the famous Dulux dogs Jade, Orion and YoYo - Old English Sheepdogs who travel countrywide promoting Dulux were at the BBS Mica Build Store on Moffatt Drive. Radio Life & Style on Facebook · The Morning Show Sponsor: Excellerate Security

Send us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson speaks with Con Frantzeskos, a visionary marketing and technology leader who has generated billions in revenue for giants like Emirates, Coca-Cola, and ANZ. Con is the former founder of digital strategy consultancy Penso and is currently building AI-native ventures like SalesChef.ai and Ansett.Travel.Buckle up friends, this is a hard-hitting conversation that contrasts the short-termism often seen in Australia with the ambitious, long-term vision of the Middle East and the US. Con shares why 70% of ASX 200 companies fail to outperform a lump of gold, and what leaders must do to stop managing decline and start designing the future.In this episode, you'll hear about:"Strategy Karaoke": Why most companies are just reading lyrics off a screen rather than building genuine strategy.The Gold Standard Test: Con's analysis revealing that 70% of ASX 200 companies have underperformed against gold over the last 20 years.Legacy vs. Blank Canvas: A fascinating comparison between Delta Airlines (incumbent) and Riyadh Air (startup) on what they envy about each other.Ruthless Prioritisation: How Matt Comyn at CBA destroyed physical touchpoints during COVID to lead the mortgage market.The "Rattle" Test: A brilliant story from Emirates about service design—"If you shake an A380, anything that rattles is service."Why "The Lucky Country" is not a compliment, and how it breeds complacency in Australian business.The five determinants of companies that actually grow: R&D, long-term strategy, export bias, and governance.Key LinksSalesChef.ai: www.saleschef.ai Ansett.Travel: www.ansett.travel Con Frantzeskos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/confrantzeskos/ About our guestConstantine (Con) Frantzeskos is one of the world's most visionary marketing and technology leaders. He is currently building AI-native ventures such as SalesChef.ai and Ansett.Travel, while providing AI and digital strategy consulting to enterprises across Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. Previously, Con founded and exited the international digital strategy consultancy PENSO. He has held leadership positions at Edelman, DDB, and Ogilvy, designing campaigns and products that delivered billions in new revenue for brands like Emirates, Coca-Cola, ANZ, and Total Tools. Con is a regular columnist in the Australian Financial Review and a former Director of Victoria's startup agency, LaunchVic.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneurship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.Support the showFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson welcomes Jet Swain, design guru and founder of The Affection Economy, a transformative framework for how we lead, work, and measure success.Jet argues that the next great economy isn't built on logic alone, but on affection, defined as people, purpose, and values. Drawing on an incredible 35-year career spanning advertising, architecture, systems design, and policy, Jet has seen systems that have lost their soul and their care.She helps organisations move beyond quarterly targets to build cultures of courage, connection, and care. This conversation is a vital listen for intrapreneurs, examining why empathy is not enough and how to move to compassion (which she defines as action). We discuss everything from the need to dismantle 1950s childcare policies to the role of "meliorism", the idea that the world can be made better by human effort, to drive micro-movements of change within your business.In this episode, you'll hear about:Why the Affection Economy is "care as strategy" and not a soft skill.The difference between empathy (knowing how someone feels) and compassion (taking action).Why leaders must first "come home to your values" before trying to implement corporate values.A powerful example of systemic change: redesigning maternity leave (designed by men, for men ) into flexible parenting or carers leave.The concept of "meliorism" and why intrapreneurs are best positioned to enact those tiny, courageous acts that shape culture.How to achieve both profit and purpose instead of being forced to choose one.Key LinksJet Swain's Website: jetswain.com About our guestJet Swain is the Founder of The Affection Economy, a movement and methodology born from her 35-year career in advertising, architecture, systems design, and policy. As an executive leader, speaker, and author of the upcoming book The Affection Economy, Jet helps organisations build effective, ethical performance by centering their work around people, purpose, and values. She is driven by the conviction that human-hearted design, which leads with the heart, creates safety and healthier cultures.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneurship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.Support the showFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

This week on the Market Maker podcast, Anthony and Piers spotlight Goldman Sachs' standout year in M&A, exploring how the bank has pulled ahead of rivals with a $1.3 trillion deal volume and a 34% market share. They break down the strategy behind Goldman's dominance, from boardroom relationships to sector expertise. The episode also dives into the $25 billion all-stock "merger of equals" between AkzoNobel and Axalta, examining the rationale, synergies, and why the same deal failed back in 2017. Other stories include Apollo's failed Papa John's bid, Adobe's acquisition of Semrush, Total Energies' $6 billion European power play, and WPP's fall from grace amid takeover chatter and consolidation in the media space.*****Join a free M&A Finance Accelerator simulation

Send us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson speaks with James Fitzjohn, founder and director of Brew Consulting. James is a certified "agency nomad," having spent over 20 years with advertising heavyweights like Ogilvy, AKQA, and DDB across London, Dubai, Melbourne, and Perth.James shares the epiphany that led him to ditch the corporate life for the independent hustle. He realised that brilliant brands were happily spending fortunes on "shiny new websites" and "truckloads of performance marketing" without ever addressing the fundamental business strategy underneath.This frank conversation delves into the raw, human reality of making that leap. The fear, the vulnerability, and the exhilarating freedom of building your own thing. It's a must-listen for anyone who's ever considered trading their office chair for a blank page and a new purpose.In this episode, you'll hear about:The epiphany moment that showed James the massive disconnect between marketing tactics and core business strategy.The reality of the "agency nomad" life and the universal lessons learned from 20 years inside the world's biggest ad agencies.The fear and vulnerability of the first 6 to 12 months after leaving the corporate safety net.Why strategy must be a foundational element before any budget is spent on "shiny marketing."The shift in mindset required to go from being a big agency intrapreneur to a solo entrepreneur.James's generous offer to listeners who are considering their own career leap.Key LinksBrew Consulting: brewconsulting.com.auJames Fitzjohn's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfitzjohn/ About our guestJames Fitzjohn is the Founder and Director of Brew Consulting. With over 20 years of experience, James has held senior leadership roles at globally renowned advertising firms, including Ogilvy, AKQA, and DDB, spanning four continents. His consultancy was founded on the belief that too many businesses confuse brilliant marketing tactics with core business strategy. James helps clients stop faffing about with the superficial and focus on getting their foundational strategy right, delivering better, more honest marketing as a result.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneurship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.Support the showFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

En la última entrega de Ferrolanos por el Mundo, Alfonso Jurado nos cuenta su experiencia viviendo en Luxemburgo, donde combina su carrera en finanzas con su pasión por la moda. Nacido en Ferrol, Alfonso estudió Derecho y Empresariales y comenzó su trayectoria internacional con un Erasmus en Vilna, Lituania, antes de establecerse en Luxemburgo en 2021. Allí trabaja en un fondo de inversión y ha fundado Dulux, una marca de ropa que refleja su visión moderna y cosmopolita con raíces gallegas. Durante la entrevista, Alfonso comparte los retos de adaptarse a un país multilingüe y multicultural, la importancia de la familia en su vida, y la riqueza cultural y turística de Luxemburgo, destacando su cercanía con otras ciudades europeas. También anima a jóvenes y familias a descubrir este pequeño pero fascinante país, combinando oportunidades profesionales con calidad de vida y creatividad.

Send us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson dives into the heart of organisational success with Dane Maddams, Director of Product at Culture Amp and Amplitude Product 50 leader.Dane specialises in the "messy middle": the ambiguous, unspoken tensions, and trust gaps that quietly hold firms back. Drawing on a fascinatingly diverse background from Toyota to the world of gaming, Dane shares his unique perspective on making high performance more human, actionable, and scalable. The chat explores the hidden costs of ignoring workplace psychology, the true nature of organisational change (spoiler: it's not a mere slogan), and how we can leverage AI to augment human connection, not replace it.This is a must-listen for product leaders, managers, and anyone keen to learn about the subtle shifts that differentiate a good company from a truly exceptional one.In this episode, you'll hear about:The definition of the "messy middle" (trust gaps, unspoken tension) and why it's the single biggest blocker to company success.Why real organisational change is slow, deliberate work—not just a slogan or a major re-org.How to balance the power of AI in performance tools (like 1:1s and goals) with the essential need for human connectionLessons in efficiency, process, and human-centred design learned from Dane's time at Toyota and in the VFX/Gaming industry.The critical importance of the "oxygen mask analogy" for leaders to prevent burnout and ensure sustained high performance.How to build performance tools that are truly human-centred and actionable.Key LinksDane Maddams' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danemaddams/ Culture Amp: https://www.cultureamp.com/About our guestDane Maddams is Director of Product at Culture Amp and one of Amplitude's Product 50 leaders. He spends his time in the messy middle of product, culture, and psychology, building tools that power performance, 1-on-1s, goals, and development. Dane is passionate about making high performance more human, actionable, and scalable. Drawing on his background in structured environments like Toyota and fast-paced industries like Gaming/VFX, he is deeply curious about the intersection of empathy, AI, and sustainable high performance.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneurship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.Support the showFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

“In order to connect with authentic self, we need to be doing more of what is aligned to who we are, and that is doing more of the things that you love doing.”Anthony David Hartcher Top Five Tips For Mental Health1. Connection with self2. Connected with nature3. Connected with others4. Contribution to society 5. Challenge yourselfTIME STAMP SUMMARY01:33 Understanding oneself helps in developing better relationships with others and the world.05:10  Reconnecting with nature by spending time outdoors11:31 Finding commonality as a starting point and growing through differences.19:10 The importance of understanding one's own capacity and not overloading oneself. Where to find Anthony? Website                          http://www.meandmywellness.com.au/LinkedIn                         https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-hartcher Free Resources can be found on Anthony's site. Please feel free to reach out directly to him mailto:anthony@meandmywellness.com.au Bio Anthony David HartcherMeet Anthony Hartcher, a dynamic international speaker and a trusted authority in the realm of Holistic Health consulting, mental health advisory, clinical nutrition, and holistic health podcasting. With his comprehensive knowledge and infectious enthusiasm, Anthony has been transforming lives across the globe.His expertise spans a broad spectrum, from sleep and mental health to nutrition and lifestyle medicine. As a holistic health consultant, he doesn't just advise; he revolutionizes habits, empowering individuals to achieve superior health and overall well-being.Anthony's academic credentials are equally impressive. He holds three bachelor's degrees in nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Chemical Engineering, each completed with distinction or honours. His academic prowess earned him the University Medal for academic excellence from Endeavour College of Natural Health and recognition as the most highly commended Student of the Year by The Australian Traditional Medicine Society.But what truly sets Anthony apart is his personal journey and commitment to mental health advocacy. Sparked by a personal tragedy at the age of eighteen, Anthony has dedicated his life to supporting community mental health initiatives. His podcast, 'me&my health up', serves as a platform for mental and holistic health education, reaching listeners worldwide.Despite his professional and academic accomplishments, Anthony cherishes his family. His weekends are spent making memories with his wife Adriana and their two children, Sofia and Ollie, on family adventures.Anthony's wellness sessions have been lauded by clients such as BCA Certifiers Australia Pty Ltd and WeWork. His ability to tailor sessions to meet specific needs has made him a sought-after speaker in the corporate world, with clients including JP Morgan, Dulux, Amazon, and more.

It’s a jam-packed Monday with Leisel, Liam and Spida and things go from morbid to marvelous pretty quickly! The team kick off with the world’s most pointless debate: are there more doors or tyres in the world? (Spoiler: Lego changes everything) Then Liam reveals the worst golf day prize ever a 20-metre retractable hose and listeners call in to share their own truly terrible wins, from terry-toweling tracksuits to stuffed Dulux dogs. Plus Bathurst legend Garth Tander joins the show fresh off his sixth win to relive the chaos, rain and glory of one of the wildest races ever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson and Amy Grilli, co-founder of the Five Hour Club, dive deep into why the traditional 9-to-5 workday is fundamentally broken for parents and families.Amy shares the incredible personal story behind her viral LinkedIn post that reached 14 million people and proved this wasn't just a personal struggle, but a global crisis for working parents. The conversation explores the radical, effective solution: the Five Hour Workday. This model is championed not just as reduced hours, but as a system built on hyper-focused, high performance that eliminates time-wasting and prioritizes results.In this episode, you'll hear about:The raw, personal story behind Amy's viral LinkedIn post that sparked a global movement.The definition of the Five Hour Workday and how it guarantees hyper-focused, high performance that benefits both the employee and the business.The shocking truth about the Motherhood Penalty and why it often proves to be worse than the Gender Pay Gap.How employers can redesign roles to attract high-caliber, talented parents who simply "don't have time to faff around."Practical advice for professionals who want to advocate for flexible work within their current role.The role of the Five Hour Club in driving diversity and closing the gender pay gap through radical flexibility.Key LinksFive Hour Club Job Board: www.fivehourclub.comAmy Grilli's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/amygrilliFive Hour Club Community (Instagram): www.instagram.com/fivehourclubAbout our guestAmy Grilli is the co-founder of Five Hour Club, a global job board championing the concept of the Five Hour Workday to help parents maintain their careers within school hours. After stepping back from her own career to care for her two young boys, Amy experienced firsthand the challenges many parents face in balancing work and family. Determined to create change, she is now partnering with employers worldwide to redesign the working day in a way that truly works for parents.Five Hour Club was born after Amy's personal story went viral on LinkedIn, reaching 14 million impressions in just 14 days. Amy is also a speaker and advocate for flexible working and parental leave, passionate about increasing diversity, reducing the gender pay gap and shaping the future of work.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneurship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.Support the showFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

In this episode, hosts Nicole Eadie and Daniel Moore speak with award-winning architect Anna Maskiell, co-founder of Public Realm Lab, a Melbourne-based practice dedicated to creating places that foster culture, community, and connection. Anna's career has taken her from Brisbane to China and now Melbourne, where her fascination with human behaviour and patterns of occupation has shaped a practice that translates strategy and culture into built form. Anna reflects on the experiences that led her to establish Public Realm Lab, including her time in large practices, her years in China's dense urban environments, and the impact of prestigious grants such as the Dulux Study Tour and the Marten Bequest Scholarship. She shares how these opportunities sharpened her focus on strategic planning and the social role of architecture, culminating in a practice that balances rigorous research with human-centred design. The conversation explores the studio's landmark project Powerhouse Place in Mildura, the most-awarded project at the 2024 Victorian Architecture Awards, and how strategic thinking, grant funding, and deep community engagement helped transform a modestly funded tender into a celebrated civic space. Anna also unpacks how Public Realm Lab's unique approach to strategic planning extends architecture beyond traditional project phases, offering lessons in adaptability and advocacy for anyone seeking to design places that genuinely value the people who use them. Our sponsor Brickworks also produces architecture podcasts hosted by Tim Ross. You can find ‘The Art of Living', ‘Architects Abroad, and ‘The Power of Two', at brickworks.com.au or your favourite podcast platform. If you'd like to show your support please rate, review, and subscribe to Hearing Architecture in your favourite podcast app. If you want to know more about what the Australian Institute of Architects is doing to support architects and the community please visit architecture.com.au This is a production by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. The Institute production team was Katie Katos, Claudia McCarthy, and Mark Broadhead, and the EmAGN production team was Nicole Eadie and Daniel Moore. This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia where this podcast was produced, as the first storytellers, the first communities and the first creators of Australian culture. I extend that respect to the Traditional Custodians of country throughout the multiple places abroad where this podcast was recorded.  We thank Traditional Custodians for caring for Country for thousands of generations.  and recognise their profound connection to land, water, and skies.

The Inside Stylists Podcast: Episode 168  Behind the Scenes of Interior Styling with Maxine Brady & Gemma Gear  Show notes for today's episode are here   Today's guests are Maxine Brady and Gemma Gear -  the colourful duo behind the How to Home podcast. Maxine is an award‑winning interior stylist, creative director and TV presenter with over 20 years of styling for House Beautiful, Elle, Home Magazine and brands like IKEA, Dulux and Homesense and previous guest of The Inside Stylists Podcast. Gemma is a TV art director, shoot producer and interior stylist celebrated for her colourful DIY hacks, behind‑the‑scenes brilliance on shoots, and dynamic on-camera presence. Since February 2024, they've co- hosted ‘The How to Home Podcast', now in its fourth series, offering expert advice on design dilemmas, trends and home transformations to tens of thousands of listeners. I'm thrilled to be talking with Maxine Brady and Gemma Gear today, The Inside Stylist's Interior Styling Course     Find us here InsideStylists.com Instagram: Instagram.com/InsideStylists  Facebook: Facebook.com/InsideStylists Podcasts : Insidestylists.com/podcast/ Blogs : Insidestylists.com/inside-stylists-blog/

Send us a textIn this episode of the Company Road podcast, Chris Hudson and Dr. Jackie King delve into the transformative concept of empathy, emphasizing the importance of self-empathy as a foundational step. Dr. King shares her personal journey, highlighting how her experiences shaped her understanding of otherness and the necessity of self-discovery in leadership. The conversation explores the application of design thinking to personal growth, the complexities of identity, and the role of empathy in enhancing workplace dynamics and social cohesion. We encourage listeners to embark on their own journeys of self-exploration to unlock their potential and foster better relationships.In this episode you'll hear aboutThe importance of self-empathy as a foundation for empathy towards others.Dr. Jackie King's personal journey of self-discovery and overcoming feelings of otherness.The role of design thinking in personal growth and self-awareness.Challenges of maintaining authenticity and aligning personal values in professional settings.Embracing unique identities to enhance leadership and team dynamics.Strategies for intrapreneurs to leverage self-awareness for innovative leadership.The impact of empathy on social cohesion and organizational success.Key linksDr. Jackie King's Website  www.drjackieking.com.auThe Ultimate Other, Jackie's book https://www.amazon.com.au/Ultimate-Other-Woman-Divorced-Jew/dp/1998756963 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiedking/ About our guest Jackie offers a rare blend of academic rigour, professional expertise and lived insight to empower individuals, teams and organisations. She uses her professional expertise and academic theory grounded in real‑world empathy practice, which she shares to support individuals and organisations to navigate change with empathy though the ultimate Leadership Framework.Jackie believes that it is only once you have empathy for yourself, that you can be open to having empathy for others. She explores this through a design thinking process that she applied to her personal life, with a gender and cultural lens after her divorce, and has shared in her award winning book, The Ultimate Other. Jackie has a PhD in public policy and EMBA in organisational leadership and strategy. About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneurship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.Support the showFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a text"There's two parts of your career. There's the part that you do and then there's the part that people see you do. And the second one is equally important to the first one." - In this episode, you'll hear about:Making your work visible beyond just doing it wellBuilding influence through strategic relationships and social capitalLeveraging introvert strengths in leadership and facilitation rolesTesting if difficult colleagues are misaligned or genuinely toxicHandling workplace bullies with specific tactical approachesRecognizing when manager advocacy is absent and exit strategies are neededKey linksAnna Findlay LinkedIn Book: "Surrounded by Idiots" 10 types of workplace bullies | Anna Findlay

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Send us a text"Actually 90% of the change you're trying to create comes through systemic changes to the environment rather than training." - Charlie KneenCharlie Kneen is the founder of Solvd Together, a learning and development transformation consultancy that reimagines how global brands approach their people strategy. Formerly the L&D lead at BP in the UK, Charlie brings together expertise in marketing, coaching, leadership, and human-centred design.If you're tired of engagement surveys and hoping for the best, this episode offers tangible alternatives that focus on business performance rather than content delivery. In this episode, you'll hear about:The broken model of corporate learningHuman-centred design in L&DHow to handle difficult conversations when research reveals uncomfortable truths about leadership and systemsMoving from order-takers to strategic partnersUsing nudges and contextual cues to drive behaviour change without formal trainingSetting up proper research methodologies with control groups to prove ROI and business impactKey linksSolvd Together WebsiteCharlie Kneen LinkedInSolvd Together LinkedInHow People Learn: Designing Education and Training that Works to Improve Performance"The Empty Brain" article by Robert Epstein (former editor of Psychology Today) Nick Shackleton-Jones Bp WebsiteAbout our guest Charlie Kneen is the founder of Solvd Together, a Learning & Development and Transformation consultancy that partners with global brands to reimagine how organisations engage, retain, and upskill their people. Drawing on a background in marketing, coaching, and leadership roles across both in-house teams and start-ups, Charlie brings a unique perspective on the psychology of work. His passion lies in applying human-centred design to learning and change, helping businesses achieve real impact and commercial value while creating better experiences for their people.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.For weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a text"Communicate to involve, not to tell, so that you can make the change stick." - Lana NorthLana North is a change communication specialist and founder of the Communication Exchange who has spent two decades managing complex transformation programmes across industries from banking to logistics. After working through major changes including the aftermath of the European financial crisis, she now helps leaders navigate organisational transformation with clarity and humanity. In this episode, you'll hear about:The psychology of change resistanceTwo-way communication vs. one-way instructionStakeholder engagement and timingManaging conflict and building consensusPractical communication strategiesKey linksLana North LinkedInThe Communication ExchangePodcast with Andreas MoellmannPROSCIAbout our guest Lana North is a change communication specialist and founder of The Communication Exchange.After two decades of leading communication efforts across complex change programs in Australia and Europe, Lana now helps professional leaders to drive sustainable change by mastering their communication and team engagement skills.Lana works with those leaders- the ones who care deeply, but feel overwhelmed by the pace, unsure how to say the hard things, and uncertain about how to truly engage their teams when they're still finding their own footing.Her focus is on making change doable, not daunting -with less jargon, more humanity, and a real plan for making change stick so that the benefits can be realised.When she's not helping professional leaders to drive sustainable change, Lana's juggling life with three kids, a Labrador, and the occasional fence-jumping cow.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.For weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

You don't have to choose between consulting, content creation and campaign strategy. But if you're going to do it all, you'll need more than a polished elevator pitch. You'll need a strong sense of who you are, how you work, and the value you bring because the messier your job titles, the clearer your positioning needs to be. This week, Mia is joined by Nicole Sherwin, a fractional CMO, content creator, strategist and former Head of Marketing at Typo and Dulux. Four months into full-time entrepreneurship, Nicole is building a portfolio career that blends consulting, brand campaigns, TikToks (36K followers, by the way) and UGC, without boxing herself into one niche or vertical. Together, Mia and Nicole get honest about the complexity of being multi-passionate marketers in a world that wants you to "just pick a lane." From navigating redundancy and the emotional whiplash of self-employment to content creation ethics and storytelling that actually cuts through, this episode is full of spicy takes and practical insights. If you've ever struggled to explain what you do, felt pressure to niche, or wondered how to turn a viral moment into brand equity, this one's for you.

Send us a text"I think there are three things that are really valued in organizations from consultants. The first is consultants come without a legacy bias. So the challenges, the roadblocks, the cultural norms within an organization, consultants are able to sidestep those. So are able to kind of come in and observe those with a bit of a neutral gaze." - Steph FoxworthySteph Foxworthy brings over 25 years of experience spanning customer experience, digital strategy, product innovation, sales, and marketing. He was recently managing director at Accenture Song in Melbourne and has driven results for major organisations including Coles and Telstra.If you've ever wondered how consultants drive change or how to apply that mindset from within this episode is for you.In this episode, you'll hear about:The differences between employee, agency, and consultant mindsetsHow consultants build trust and get repeat business through expertiseThe role of pattern recognition in consultant successWhy consultants can ask "dumb questions" that employees cannotHow AI is changing the consulting landscape and democratising expertiseThe importance of asking the right questions in an AI-powered worldThree key things consultants bring: no legacy bias, pattern recognition, storytellingThe relationship between consultants and organisational politicsHow to know when to be directive versus exploratory as an intrapreneurThe therapeutic role consultants often play in organisationsWhy design education teaches valuable enquiry skillsThe changing pathways for learning consulting skillsHow AI agents might change business negotiations in the futureKey linksSteph Foxworthy LinkedInAccenture Song ReactiveAbout our guest Steph is a customer experience, digital strategy and marketing professional with over 25 years' experience.He's an advocate for the power of technology to augment human creativity and to help drive growth and impact for customers, businesses and society.After many years working in digital agencies and consulting, Steph is now Director of Managed Services at Our Community, a social enterprise dedicated to building stronger communities through software, education and services for the not-for-profit and grant-making sector.Steph is also a non-executive director at Minus18 Foundation, a queer youth charity with a mission to improve the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth.Steph is married with three high-school aged kids and lives bayside on Boonwurrung country in Naarm, Melbourne.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors manFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a text“The longer the tenure, the more things become, you know, this is the way we've always done it. And so an entrepreneur is someone that can go in and see that pretty quickly. What are the bits that are stale? Where are the potentials and opportunities for improvement?” - Dave GregurkeIn this episode, you'll hear about:Aligning stakeholders with different prioritiesBalancing innovation with security in high-risk settingsWorking around resistance to changeThe importance of customer research and involving executivesMethods for breaking habitual behaviours in large organisationsUsing simple tools to collaborate across tech stacksBuilding trust in risk-conscious culturesShifting from waterfall to iterative design practicesFuture-proofing change and sustaining momentumKey linksDave Gregurke LinkedInDave Gregurke WebsiteAmazonNational Australia BankUniversity of MelbourneAbout our guest Dave Gregurke is a designer of many things, born in Texas, USA where fell in love with baseball. From there the family moved to Yeosu, South Korea where he almost got kidnapped with his dog. Now long settled in Melbourne, Australia gave him a new home and accent.For over 20 years across brand and customer experience, Dave has been a trusted end-to-end designer for Services, Product and Go-to-market.He has deep experience in complex environments across startups, government & enterprise. Kicking-off in corporate design, he quickly fell in love with the interactive world and all its possibilities. Dave has big brands like Amazon, University of Melbourne, NAB and State Governments among his collaborators.After founding two businesses, Dave currently focuses on complex problem spaces, including fintech payments. He'll run your innovation and design sprints, as well as coach and train your team to develop that knowledge internally.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.For weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a text“I realised, I'm just an arrogant tw@t that believes I know how to do things, but actually other people know how to do things as well, maybe even much better than I do. And that many solutions are based on context, on history, on future, on vision, on motivation, on setups, on ability, on all kinds of things. So there's no one solution to a problem. There are many, many solutions to a problem.” Andreas MoellmannIn this episode, you'll hear about:How different cultures approach change and innovationWhy companies get stuck repeating past successesThe horse race illusion of believing you have a winning methodThe innovator's dilemma between milking existing profitable models versus investing in new technologiesThe gap between developing solutions and getting organisations to accept and implement themHow company size, systems, and hierarchies impact flexibility and innovation capacityKey linksAndreas Moellmann on LinkedInBooks: Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDentsuPublicisDDBSaatchi & SaatchiSapientDerren Brown on horse racingAbout our guest Andreas helps brands and businesses get future-ready. A seasoned brand and marketing strategist with over 30 years experience in transformative roles from strategic planner to Chief Experience Officer at network agencies (Publicis, BBDO, DDB, Saatchi & Saatchi) and digital agencies (SapientNitro, Isobar) in Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. His experience stretches from automotive, FMCG, consumer electronics and telecommunications to banking and insurance where he worked on Berliner Bank and Gothaer Versicherungen. Andreas' focus lies in connecting brand and marketing thinking with technology to help brands and businesses succeed. His work has been recognised at global, European, and local effectiveness awards, as well as creative competitions such as Cannes. He serves as a judge at the APAC Effectiveness award and local competitions in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Pakistan. Today, Andreas provides his experience as an independent brand and marketing consultant across APAC. He currently lives in Bangkok.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.For weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a text“I believe that everyone is a CEO of culture. Every interaction is either a deposit or withdrawal from culture. You can have the most amazing culture within the team, and you can put someone in there that doesn't do the right thing and doesn't treat people in the right way. And if they're in a leadership position, the shadow they leave is even bigger.” — Beth HallIn this episode, you'll hear about:Why culture isn't something you can “initiative” your way out ofThe impact of incivility versus workload on burnoutWhat emotional intelligence has to do with team performanceCultural “fit” versus cultural “add”How generational expectations are reshaping what is tolerated at workThe power of onboarding and moments that matterStartup culture: speed, messiness and who thrives in itThe role of trust in hybrid workWhy feedback cultures matter and how to make hard conversations easierWhat leaders should actually look for in their people dataKey linksBeth's consultancy: www.culturedge.comBeth Hall on LinkedInDaniel Goleman's book on Emotional IntelligenceMichael Leiter's research on burnout and incivilityJim Collins' concept of “freedom within a framework”Saville Wave psychometric testNetflix's public culture deckAbout our guest Beth Hall is a highly regarded leader in People and Culture, with over 15 years of experience in shaping high-performing cultures across diverse industries. Holding a Master's in Organisational Psychology from the University of London, Beth combines scientific evidence with lived experience, making her a trusted advisor to complex, dynamic organisations. Her career includes roles such as Global Head of Organisational Development at Cotton On Group, where she led transformational initiatives across a global workforce, and General Manager of Standards and Capability at AHRI, where she set the national benchmark for HR standards and Certification in Australia. Beth's deep understanding of the people experience at work enables her to design and implement strategies that enable high performing individuals, teams, and cultures. Beth's approach is grounded in the belief that sustainable, inclusive cultures are the foundation of business success.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leadFor weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a text"People are using AI Tools whether they're being allowed to or not. More and more of large organisations' ways of working are starting to operate out of these things organically."Ben Le RalphListen to the full episode for an in-depth look at how AI is changing the way teams work and why strategy may soon become the next big challenge in the age of AI.In this episode, you'll hear about:What Ben means by the “strategy execution gap”Why AI adoption is messy, fragmented, and very realThe comparison between AI and Excel in organisational usageHow teams are using AI tools unofficially to move fasterThe personal vs organisational use of AI - what's working and what's notThe shift from AI hype to quiet productivityWhy grey user insight can still be usefulThe risks (and benefits) of AI hallucinationsWhy AI won't replace jobs - but will shift how we workHow delivery bottlenecks are giving way to deeper strategy workThe future of AI as a practical, democratic tool for decision-makingThe emerging value of strategy work in the wake of AI adoptionHow AI is revealing deeper patterns that drive decision-making, even if not perfectly accurateKey linksAI for Busy PeopleMeet & Gather B Corp CertificationBen Le Ralph's TikTokBen Le Ralph's LinkedIn About our guest Ben Le Ralph is the founder of AI For Busy People and runs a small co-working space in Richmond called Meet and Gather.Over the past 15 years, he has helped small teams, often within larger organisations, to achieve big things.He specialises in supporting business owners and team leaders to align their teams on the right strategy and implement practical systems that supercharge delivery. Ben is passionate about helping teams work smarter and build things that actually move the needle and make an impact.Before launching AI For Busy People, Ben co-founded and scaled a B-Corp certified consultancy, growing it to a team of 15+ and $6 million in revenue. His company partnered with some of Australia's most recognisable organisations and government departments to help them rethink how they tackle complex social challenges.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.For weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

Send us a text“It's not that you are not creative, you just haven't worked a little more on developing your capacity. We can all be creative.”  Dr. Maria CamachoDr. Maria Camacho is a global leader in design thinking and innovation. With over 30 years of experience across academia, consulting, and industry, she has helped shape the way organisations think about creativity and collaboration.In this episode, Maria talks about how design thinking can help people and companies navigate uncertainty.In this episode, you'll hear about:Why Design Thinking matters now more than everHow creative resilience is built through practiceThe emotional highs and lows of the innovation processWhy organisations still struggle to value designTips to support introverts and quieter voices in ideationHow to run a “dark horse” prototype that uncovers unexpected solutionsThe role of play and experimentation at workHelping teams fall in love with the process, not just the ideaWhen to introduce creativity in education and leadershipWhat it means to make creativity part of everyone's roleKey linksDr. Maria Camacho LinkedInRecommended Book: The Design Thinking Toolbox: A Guide to Mastering the Most Popular and Valuable Innovation Methods (Design Thinking Series)Stanford UniversityFrogSwinburne University of TechnologyAbout our guest Dr. Maria Camacho is a globally recognised expert in design thinking and strategic innovation with over 30 years of experience across academia, industry, and consulting. With a PhD in Design Thinking and a decade-long partnership with Stanford University's flagship programs, Maria has helped shape innovation practices at global companies and institutions, including Frog, the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, Westpac, Swinburne University, and global European group Sonae.Maria's career spans founding and directing award-winning academic programs, mentoring teams to embrace human-centred approaches, and delivering impactful workshops and keynote speeches around the world. Known for her evidence-based methods, she empowers leaders and teams to tackle complexity with creativity, empathy, and humanity.Today, Maria runs her independent practice as a speaker, corporate trainer, and advisor, inspiring organisations to foster cultures of innovation and collaborative problem-solving.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking For weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

James Wildish from XOX Coatings joins Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel to discuss his career in the trade. James talks about how he got his start as a ‘chancer' and quickly became the director of a successful business, employing nearly 20 decorators. James tells the shocking story of how getting knocked for six figures on a commercial job changed his life and led him into the world of spraying. James talks about his work as a UPVC spraying trainer for Dulux and where he thinks the future of the trade is heading

Send us a text"You cannot control how anyone's going to respond to what comes out of your mouth. I think you just have to do it with an open heart and with positive intent and then just let it land. " – Fiona WalshFiona Walsh specialises in guiding people through this kind of deep self-inquiry. She is a mindset coach, change adviser, and host of the Limitless: Unlocking Your True Potential Podcast. With over 20 years of experience, Fiona has helped business leaders and entrepreneurs shift their perspectives and align their careers with their true selves.In this episode, you'll hear about:How self-awareness impacts leadership and career growthThe role of inner critics and how to manage themStrategies to overcome fear of failure and judgementThe importance of mindfulness and breathwork in stress managementHow to navigate difficult workplace conversations with confidenceUnderstanding workplace dynamics and setting boundariesThe power of gratitude and reflection in personal developmentManaging uncertainty in career transitionsThe neuroscience behind stress responses and decision-makingHow leaders can support teams through organisational changeKey linksFiona Walsh's Limitless PodcastWork with FionaFiona Walsh's InstagramFiona Walsh's LinkedInEmail: fiona@fionawalshconsulting.comAbout our guest Fiona Walsh is a mindset coach, change adviser and Podcast Host, who helps entrepreneurs and senior leaders unlock their true potential to create a life of alignment, fulfilment, and expansion. She believes in the power of deep self-discovery to tackle self-doubt and uncover blind spots: when your inner world expands, your external world transforms exponentially.With over 20 years of experience leading and advising on transformational change programs, including digital and culture transformations, customer experience strategy, and coaching high performers worldwide. Fiona brings a unique blend of strategic insight, personal growth expertise, intuition, and a lifelong curiosity about how humans, teams, and organisations evolve and thrive.About our hostOur host, Chris Hudson, is an Intrapreneuship Coach, Teacher, Experience Designer and Founder of business transformation coaching and consultancy Company Road.Company Road was founded by Chris Hudson, who saw over-niching and specialisation within corporates as a significant barrier to change.Chris considers himself incredibly fortunate to have worked with some of the world's most ambitious and successful companies, including Google, Mercedes-Benz, Accenture (Fjord) and Dulux, to name a small few. He continues to teach with University of Melbourne in Innovation, and Academy Xi in CX, Product Management, Design Thinking and Service Design and mentors many business leaders internationally.For weekly updates and to hear about the latest episodes, please subscribe to The Company Road Podcast at https://companyroad.co/podcast/

—Đừng quên có thể xem bản video của podcast này tại: YouTubeVà đọc những bài viết thú vị tại website: Vietcetera—2025 đang đến rất gần với những tín hiệu Khởi Sắc.Hãy cùng Dulux với Màu Của Năm 2025 True Joy™ - Vàng Khởi Sắc biến không gian trở thành nguồn năng lượng giúp bạn sẵn sàng bước ra khỏi vùng an toàn, dấn thân hết mình cho nhiều điều thú vị đang chờ đợi phía trước.—Nếu có bất cứ góp ý, phản hồi hay mong muốn hợp tác, bạn có thể gửi email về địa chỉ  team@vietcetera.com—Yêu thích tập podcast này, bạn có thể donate cho Have A Sip tại:● Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vietcetera● Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vietcetera#HaveASip #Vietcetera_Podcast #Vietcetera #HAS205

Mastering Colour: Insights from Dulux's Creative Director | Interior Design PodcastIn this vibrant episode of The Interior Design Podcast, host Hayley Roy sits down with Marianne Shillingford, the Creative Director of Dulux, to explore the transformative role of colour in interior design. Packed with professional insights, this conversation unveils the science, psychology, and practical applications of colour, offering tips and inspiration for both residential and commercial spaces.Marianne provides an insider's view of Dulux's Colour of the Year 2025: True Joy, explaining how trends are influenced by environmental and societal shifts. From understanding warm and cool tones to designing for neurodivergence, this episode will elevate your colour knowledge and help you avoid common pitfalls in paint selection. Whether you're a design professional or a colour enthusiast, you'll leave inspired and informed.Key Takeaways:The role of a Creative Director and how Dulux shapes its iconic colour palettes.Tips for choosing the right paint for aesthetics and longevity.Insights into colour theory, sustainability in paint formulation, and design trends for 2025.How colour can transform moods, behaviours, and spaces—with real-life examples.Designing for neurodiversity and exploring migraine-friendly palettes for well-being.Tools and resources from Dulux to support your design projects.Full Chapter Breakdown:00:00 - Marianne Shillingford, Creative Director of Dulux, Talks Colour 00:10 - Introduction to the Podcast 01:40 - Meet Marianne Shillingford from Dulux 02:00 - The Role of a Creative Director 03:32 - The Importance of Choosing the Right Paint 06:53 - Dulux's Colour of the Year 2025: True Joy 11:59 - The Power of Colour in Design 13:04 - Exploring Colour Theory and Trends 28:38 - Warm vs. Cool Colours 31:02 - Transforming Spaces with Colour 35:07 - Sustainability in Paint Formulation 35:30 - Choosing the Right Paint for Longevity 36:25 - Commercial vs. Residential Paint Choices 39:16 - Impact of Social and Environmental Factors on Colour Trends 40:38 - The Science and Emotion of Colour 42:11 - Using Colour to Influence Mood and Behaviour 46:00 - Designing for Neurodiversity 50:00 - Real-Life Examples of Colour Impact 58:54 - Common Mistakes in Colour and Paint Selection 01:00:54 - Dulux Tools and Sustainability Initiatives 01:08:51 - Final Thoughts and AdviceExplore more, including migraine-friendly colour palettes, on Dulux's website: here.The Colour Story and more about Marianne can be found in the Harp Design Blog here.This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about using colour as a design tool to create impactful, sustainable, and inclusive spaces.

—Đừng quên có thể xem bản video của podcast này tại: YouTubeVà đọc những bài viết thú vị tại website: Vietcetera—2025 đang đến rất gần với những tín hiệu Khởi Sắc.Hãy cùng Dulux với Màu Của Năm 2025 True Joy™ - Vàng Khởi Sắc biến không gian trở thành nguồn năng lượng giúp bạn sẵn sàng bước ra khỏi vùng an toàn, dấn thân hết mình cho nhiều điều thú vị đang chờ đợi phía trước.—Nếu có bất cứ góp ý, phản hồi hay mong muốn hợp tác, bạn có thể gửi email về địa chỉ  team@vietcetera.com—Yêu thích tập podcast này, bạn có thể donate cho Have A Sip tại:● Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vietcetera● Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vietcetera#HaveASip #Vietcetera_Podcast #Vietcetera #HAS202

Kerris Bright is the Chief Customer Officer at the BBC. She was previously Chief Marketing Officer at Virgin Media.She is a highly experienced leader, bringing a customer-centred, data driven approach to setting marketing strategy and executing with creative flair. Before Virgin, she held senior marketing positions at British Airways, ICI Paints and Unilever. While at British Airways, she spearheaded the development of ‘To Fly: To Serve', a new purpose for the organisation and a multi-platform campaign and at ICI Paints she transformed the company from a ‘multi-local' to global brand building organisation. After gaining a PhD in molecular neuroscience from the University of Sussex, she began her career in marketing as a graduate trainee at Unilever.Timestamps00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Why Kerris has a PHD in molecular neuroscience00:04:04 - Getting marketing training at Unilever00:09:56 - From Unilever to joining Dulux in crisis00:18:33 - How marketers can work closely with commercial teams00:22:12 - Purpose led campaigns00:31:36 - Lessons from Kerris' time in Private Equity00:42:06 - From British Airways to Virgin00:48:42 - Kerris' role at the BBC00:58:32 - The power of the BBC's editorial independence01:01:05 - Marketing the BBC01:05:20 - How the BBC makes engaging content01:08:13 - Kerris' advice to aspiring marketers

HR practitioners are often tasked with 'fixing' cultural issues, but as Siobhan McHale, Executive General Manager of People, Culture and Change at Dulux, asserts, they are actually the culture leaders. They set the stage and equip leaders and managers with the tools needed to authentically and effectively embody organisational values. In this episode, you'll discover: * How to frame HR roles for greater impact at the executive level * Ways to embrace group intelligence within organisations * Insights into her seven-year culture transformation project at ANZ Bank, turning it from Australia's worst-performing financial institution to one of the best SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK: Take our 2-minute survey to share your thoughts on seasons one and two of AHRI: https://bit.ly/3BjN5Ey SHOW NOTES TRANSCRIPT

“We're essentially just replacing the form of which they're getting a lift or a boost, and we're not allowing that lift or boost to be so high that then it crashes.”Anthony David Hartcher Top Five Tips For Breaking Addictions1.          Live by your values 2.          Seek to understand what is driving your addictive behaviour3.          What are more resourceful ways you can achieve the desired outcome4.          Understanding how the addictive behaviour is not serving your values5.         Understanding how the more resourceful way is better serving your values TIME STAMP SUMMARY01:32 What are your values saying about you? 05:30 The affects of dopamine on our behaviour13:20 Finding new forms of help20:45 Looking at the bigger picture Where to find Anthony? Website             http://www.meandmywellness.com.au/ LinkedIn             https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-hartcher  Free Resources can be found on Anthony's site. Please feel free to reach out directly to him mailto:anthony@meandmywellness.com.auBio Anthony David HartcherMeet Anthony Hartcher, a dynamic international speaker and a trusted authority in the realm of Holistic Health consulting, mental health advisory, clinical nutrition, and holistic health podcasting. With his comprehensive knowledge and infectious enthusiasm, Anthony has been transforming lives across the globe.His expertise spans a broad spectrum, from sleep and mental health to nutrition and lifestyle medicine. As a holistic health consultant, he doesn't just advise; he revolutionizes habits, empowering individuals to achieve superior health and overall well-being.Anthony's academic credentials are equally impressive. He holds three bachelor's degrees in nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Chemical Engineering, each completed with distinction or honours. His academic prowess earned him the University Medal for academic excellence from Endeavour College of Natural Health and recognition as the most highly commended Student of the Year by The Australian Traditional Medicine Society.But what truly sets Anthony apart is his personal journey and commitment to mental health advocacy. Sparked by a personal tragedy at the age of eighteen, Anthony has dedicated his life to supporting community mental health initiatives. His podcast, 'me&my health up', serves as a platform for mental and holistic health education, reaching listeners worldwide.Despite his professional and academic accomplishments, Anthony cherishes his family. His weekends are spent making memories with his wife Adriana and their two children, Sofia and Ollie, on family adventures.Anthony's wellness sessions have been lauded by clients such as BCA Certifiers Australia Pty Ltd and WeWork. His ability to tailor sessions to meet specific needs has made him a sought-after speaker in the corporate world, with clients including JP Morgan, Dulux, Amazon, and more.

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TUNE IN TO OUR CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTINA GERAKITEYS:    BIO:  Christina Gerakiteys is a catalyst for change.    She is on a mission to enable the enablers and to empower and inspire leaders and emerging leaders to converge minds, technology and fields, to have maximum impact. In a world where there is so much noise, Christina enables change-makers to create their own playbook.    Christina is CEO of UtopiaX, author of Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time, and Founder of IdeaSparx, an innovation platform.    She is a sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, and program designer, creating interactive educational experiences driven by design thinking, purpose, engagement, and play.     The programs disrupt current mindsets to Moonshot thinking, exploring what is possible, rather than what is acceptable or limited. Christina has created highly customised programs for clients including Deloitte, IAG, Employment Hero, Fragomen, Austrade, Bupa, Investa and Dulux. Christina also coaches and mentors entrepreneurs.    HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR CONVERSATION:  “An entrepreneur who wants something to work will make it work”    How to believe in the possibility of the impossible and actually make it happen, make it into a business;    How to discover your sense of purpose, your WHY;  Why your WHY is so essential for your resilience, grit and motivation as an entrepreneur;    Perfectionism: is it useful?  How to get over perfectionism when it's stopping you from taking action and “shipping” your work.    What's stopping your growth, creativity and innovation?    Overcoming fear of failure to unlock your most creative, innovative ideas, your fullest life and the most extraordinary successes;    Celebrating success one failure at a time – how to transform failures into BIG successes;    The most useful and inspiring definition of failure -  how you think about things will change how you deal with them;    An exercise to prove yourself the power of your mindset;    The best exercises to deal with self-paralyzing failure;    Why it's useful to engage with other people for personal growth, to change your beliefs and mindset;    How to we start changing our mindset – the operating system of our life;    And a lot more to empower your mind, open your heart to the possibility of the impossible to build everything you can imagine!    TUNE IN!    Connect with and learn more about Christina Gerakiteys:    Website: https://hub.utopiax.global/  Book: "Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time"  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinagerakiteys/  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/christina_gerakiteys/  Support the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina EXECUTIVE HEALTH AND OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE COACH Change in days - not in years!

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Hot off the press of Dulux's annual Colour of the year announcement, Sophie and Kate talk all things colour trends with Creative Director of Dulux, Marianne Shillingford. The colour all our walls will be wearing next year is Sweet embrace, a delicate pink, with a tinge of lilac nudging towards a cool grey. It's a response to continued pressures stresses and starins we are all suffering under. It's not quite the optimistic party colour Kate and Sophie were hoping for, but that's coming Marianne assures us, but the masses aren't quite ready for it yet. A jewel of an episode bursting with insights into the art of colour forecasting, the emotions of colour and why a soft pink is what we all need right now. To view Dulux's Colour of the Year head over to https://www.dulux.co.uk/en/dulux-colour- of-the-year-2024 Thanks to our sponsors Naturalmat for supporting the podcast. To learn more about Naturalmat's organic beds and mattresses or pick up some fabric samples, head to their website at naturalmat.co.uk, or visit one of their showrooms in London, Devon and the Cotswolds. Listeners can receive 10% off their first order with Naturalmat, either online, in- store or over the phone, by using the code TGI10, valid until 1st November 2023.   For daily updates follow Kate and Sophie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mad_about_the_house/ https://www.instagram.com/sophierobinsoninteriors/ Join our private facebook group and let us know what you think of the show here https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegreatindoorspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's Sloppy Seconds, Danny & Billy share more of your OUT & About suggestions for making new friends in the LGBTQ+ Community, help a listener who's looking for gay friendly housing and Billy is under the microscope as one listener has a theory on how to work out the colour of someones... helmet.For more from Danny & Billy and to watch some of the shows highlights, follow us on Instagram & TikTok: @gossipgayspodYou can send your dilemmas and questions to: letters@gossipgayspod.comAnd you can get in touch via Whatsapp! Texts/ voice notes, go wild! If you wish to remain anon, just say. We will never out you and can even disguise your voice. Whatsapp the show on: +447822010049 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The conversation with Christina Gerakiteys continues to unchartered waters… Sharing insights and experiences on pursuing ambitious goals, overcoming failures and defining success. Explaining the power of dreaming big and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. As Co-CEO of WAVIA, Christina is on a mission to enable the enablers and to empower and inspire leaders to converge minds, technology and fields, to have maximum impact and solve humanity's grand challenges. She believes the key to our future is to open hearts and minds, shifting impossible to possible, and to strategize ideation to execution. Christina believes Innovation is Anyone's Business and is the founder of the Upward Spiral Innovation Strategy. Her programs disrupt current mindsets to Moonshot thinking, exploring what is possible, rather than what is acceptable or limited. Christina has created highly customised programs for clients including Deloitte, IAG, Employment Hero, Entrepreneurs Organisation, Austrade, Bupa, Investa and Dulux. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and of course SHARE! And above all, reflect and enjoy!

Chatting with Christina brings up a lot of good vibes and a sense of commitment to oneself and others. Discussing life journey and how key experiences and people along the way have shaped her purpose and beliefs. From being a Greek minority in school to attending a transformational leadership program at 19, Christina has learned the importance of empowerment, finding one's unique gift, and leaving a positive imprint on others. As Co-CEO of WAVIA, Christina is on a mission to enable the enablers and to empower and inspire leaders to converge minds, technology and fields, to have maximum impact and solve humanity's grand challenges. She believes the key to our future is to open hearts and minds, shifting impossible to possible, and to strategize ideation to execution. Christina believes Innovation is Anyone's Business and is the founder of the Upward Spiral Innovation Strategy. Her programs disrupt current mindsets to Moonshot thinking, exploring what is possible, rather than what is acceptable or limited. Christina has created highly customised programs for clients including Deloitte, IAG, Employment Hero, Entrepreneurs Organisation, Austrade, Bupa, Investa and Dulux.Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and of course SHARE!And above all, reflect and enjoy!

I'm about to say one of the scariest (and I think) most exciting words in business. Are you ready? Creativity. You see, when you spend quality time thinking differently about your business, amazing things happen, the least of which is that you create a solid point-of-difference. But don't take my word for it … Let's hear from one of Sydney's leading new restaurateurs for whom creativity is his super power. It's a scary episode 619 of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast with Tim Reid.A little more about Sydney restaurateur Howin Chui … Firstly, a quick rant on creativity. Having spent the first half of my career in the Account Service department of large advertising agencies looking after big brands like Gillette, Yellow Pages & Dulux, I quickly learnt about the power of creative thinking. About the power a big idea can have on a business's growth and success. In fact, sitting at the top of every client invoice was a cost centre titled Concept Development. This was the amount the client paid for their Creative Team to sit around and come up with ideas in response to a brief. And despite working in agencies where there were entire floors dedicated to Creative folk - art directors, copywriters, graphic designers - I also learnt that every single one of us is creative. You don't need to be in the Arts to be creative.  Whether you're an accountant, a builder, or you run an eCommerce store, you just need to find the time, regularly, to think differently about all aspects of your business. How you market it. How you employ. How you entertain. How you manage the finances. Make this part of how you do business, and you'll be in the successful minority of business owners who've cracked the creative code to standing out from the crowd, and creating a business people love to deal with. Entrepreneur Howin Chui is in this club. He's the quirky restaurateur behind Ni Hao Bar, Kowloon Cafe and Stir Fry King … very hip, very sought after Sydney-based eateries. As Howin says, ““The food world isn't just about the food quality; you need to create a feeling, a sensory experience .. you need to think differently. It's about your customers wanting to be a part of an experience they can talk about to friends and share online.” Now, Howin's slightly nervous at the start of our chat, but trust me when I say persevere, as he shares some absolute gold about his respect for creativity in business, and most importantly, how he does it. And just when you think he's nothing more to share, near the end he shares his next business venture, which is absolutely genius! Resources mentioned in this episode of your favourite marketing podcast Interview with Melbourne restaurateur Guy Grossi Interview with Killer Innovations founder Phil McKinney Interview with music producer turned real estate agent Peter Lorimer   Services every business owner needs that Timbo recommends How to generate organic traffic to your website(without spending anything on advertising) High converting website designers(They built this website - take this simple quiz and see where yours needs improving) DIY SEO training - The most cost-effective way to get on page 1 of Google(20% off with discount code Timbo20) Proven customer attraction strategy(and ridiculously cheap)    Businesses that made this podcast possible (please support them) DELL Technologies - Small business solutions Book host Tim Reid to speak at your next event or conference   Thanks for tuning in. May your marketing be the best marketing. Timbo Reid0480 015 150See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Emma Glover, founder of Victress Digital, a social and paid media agency to talk about all the amazing stuff she does in digital marketing and social media.KEY TAKEAWAYSAll I wanted to do was do an ethical business. I'd been in an agency for a long time and I always wanted to try and be the boss that I never had. It's my goal to have a team – not necessarily a big team – I like to refer to us as a micro-agency, bridging the gap between a freelancer and a 60-80-man agency. It's quite personal in that regard, but I like managing people and being around people.From the minute I started freelancing I never referred to the business as me, it's always been Victress throughout, which made an easier transition between me as an entity on my own and growing the team. Always in the back of my mind I wanted to grow it at some point and that would be an easier transition. The need to grow the team came from the demands of my clients, they were asking things of me I couldn't deliver on my own. I created the agency around what the clients were asking for.Naming the company Victress future proofed me. I wanted to work very hard, but I wanted to allow the time and freedom that comes with working for yourself. If clients didn't meet other people they would always rely on me being the only person they could talk to which puts you in the position of not having a holiday or a break, which is problematic when you're the only person people can rely onWe predominantly focus on social media and paid media, but with the freelancers we have we can service other types of marketing. We focus predominantly on SaaS brands and B2B brands, not a lot with eCommerce brands because they need to be serviced by people with that specialism. We're more numbers people, getting into data and getting into strategy. Predominantly we look at lead generation, so if you're a business that needs to get more leads down into your sales pipeline or you've got a sales team that needs to have more leads to handle, we look at creating those leads from a combination of either organic or paid media. It tends to be LinkedIn focussed and PPC – Google search, Microsoft search – though we handle a little bit of Facebook and Instagram for a couple of brands. BEST MOMENTS‘There's a lot going on in the world, especially with Gen Z where you need to have a work/life balance, which I completely appreciate and, if I'm honest, I don't want my team to have to think about work when they're not at work. But it's what I signed up for and chose, so if I need to work on a weekend that's fine.'‘Previously people wanted to go into shops and wanted things they could hold, now in a digital marketing space, the world has become more obsessive about how we make everything digital now.'‘A lot of the brands we work with are not doing something no one else is doing, they're doing something that 10-12 other people are doing, but they're marketing it slightly differently and they've found a gap they can get in with.'‘I wanted to set the standard that this is a female-owned company that is going to give heavy weight to females at director level. I had a vision of female founder female led company. It wasn't and isn't something I've seen before in this industry, so I'm flying the flag for that.'ABOUT THE GUESTEmma Glover is a social media specialist with more than a decade of digital marketing experience. She's managed the accounts of Kellogg's South Africa, Dulux, and Barclays Africa, and worked as the lead social advertising strategist on multi-million dollar SaaS brands.Website: https://victressdigital.co.uk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmakglover/ABOUT THE HOSTDanielle Clarke is a Brand and Marketing Consultant, University Lecturer and Business Owner.Since 2006 Danielle has provided brand design and marketing support for clients including Škoda, Gtech, UK Biocentre, UK Mail and GIRLvsCANCER Danielle is committed to helping brands that want to have a positive impact on people's lives. She spends her time consulting and working with business owners to help them attract and retain their best customers.The Build Better Brands Podcast is a labour of love created each fortnight by our small team of committed editors and producers. If you love the show, we hope you'll consider supporting our work – for just the cost of a cup of coffee (or tea): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danielleclarkeInsta - @danielleclarkecreative | [https://www.instagram.com/danielleclarkecreative/]LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-clarke-creative/]Twitter - @D4nielleCl4rke |  [https://twitter.com/D4nielleCl4rke]Email - hello@danielleclarkecreative.comWebsite: www.danielleclarkecreative.comThis show was brought to you by Progressive Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is a kitchen island a design crime? Is hot pink a timeless classic? Will Kate ever escape from under a mountain of packing boxes? Sophie and Kate tackle all the big questions. There's downsizing, decluttering and ditching your O level coursework (but what if you need it?) There are sexy new paint colours from the likes of Dulux and Farrow and Ball. And there's a very controversial candidate for Design Crimes... is this the end for the kitchen island? Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie's blogs madaboutthehouse.com and sophierobinson.co.uk or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors    To sign up to Sophies online course and get the 30% off until the end of October follow this link   And for behind the scenes footage of Sophie and Kate uncut, unplugged and unrestrained, do have a look at YouTube .

We're on something of a hiatus this week but a few months ago Dan and I watched something a little bit different... I'm probably not going out on a limb when I suggest that Chilean surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973) is not for everyone. Here is the plot as regurgitated using excerpts from my notes: Twin girls in white are undressed and have their heads shaved while the drums on the soundtrack try to break my skull. Stuffed goats adorn a throne room that's painted like a Dulux colour chart. A hippo is in the bath. Jesus who was stoned to death by children has been revived by a man who has no arms or legs who then rolls a spliff for him. The conquest of Mexico is re-enacted using Toads and Iguanas. In a factory, artists produce masterpieces by using their naked painted asses. A mechanical penis and vagina about 2 metres tall does sexy things. A well-dressed woman leading the military explains that a computer is fed data about wars and revolutions which in turn tells the government what to do, for example creating toys to condition children from birth to hate Peru and become machines of war. An alchemist can turn faeces into gold by vaporising it and breathing in the fumes. A man in silk pyjamas with a face mask is being spanked by a chubby woman riding a mechanical horse. Children dressed as mickey mouse in a house like Swiss cheese; a man like a jedi, bearded, the kids celebrate him. They make purposefully shitty condos; at a huge meeting, the jedi speaks of conditioning people to work while an ice sculpture of a penis is brought in. An old lady wielding a bloody soaked sword in a tree made of chickens, she castrates a man. Another man is covered in tarantulas and screams.Under a tarpaulin a naked hermaphrodite jizzes milk from his tiger tits.  That's really just a snapshot of this experimental film which relies heavily on symbolism, a great deal of which flew way over my head. A loose narrative does emerge from the chaos which sees a group of people representing the planets - or perhaps the actual planets themselves, that seems equally plausible - ascend to the summit of the Holy Mountain in order to kill the Immortals and steal their secrets. An insane and often quite beautiful movie, when it's not completely and overwhelmingly oppressive that is, there's often incredible creativity and imagination on screen as we veer from one darkly comic scene of psychedelia to the next. Unforgettable. In an alternate universe somewhere, Jodorowsky made a version of DUNE. I would love to see that!

Strategize and plan for future growth. In this week's Bobcast I got a chance to sit down and catch up with a good friend of mine. TPY is better known as Tony Pearson young. all-around legend, nice guy, and Dulux academy instructor, where we cover such topics as Yts training schemes (you'll remember if you are old enough), teaching business practice and selling yourself (not in that way). So you know the drill by now, get a brew, pin back your lugs and give it a listen and give us (@ brothers of the brush insta and Tony) your feedback by hash-tagging # brothers of the brush podcast or # bobcast on Instagram, and well give you a shout-out back! Brothers of the Brush is the first international show to arrive at PCA. Hosted by the English Master Decorator, Chris Kerfoot, this show consists of interviews with numerous decorators from across the world to acquire real-life business experiences and guidance from the source. This could be the next step in your globalization journey! Don't miss out on each episode made by decorators for decorators. Who is Chris? Since 1989, Chris Kerfoot has been a reliable and consistent Painter and Decorator. His company, which is based in East Yorkshire, England, provides top-notch painting, decorating, and spraying services for both residential and commercial clients. Chris is always interested in hearing what you have to say! Please contact him at info@brothersofthebrushpodcast.co.uk if there are any topics you'd want to hear more about, or if there's someone you'd like us to approach to feature on future podcasts (including yourself!). Watch the episode on PCA Overdrive PCA Overdrive is free for members. Not a member? Try our 30-day, free trial; $5.99/mo after. Download the app on the Apple Store or Google Play. Become a PCA member