Podcast appearances and mentions of Naomi Simson

I'm the author, ghostwriter and coauthor of 7 books about entrepreneurship. I've interviewed some of the biggest names in business. Ruslan Kogan from Kogan. Gabby Leibovich from Catch of the Day. Jane Lu from Show Po. Naomi Simson from Red Balloon. Simon Griffiths from Who Gives a Crap. And many more.  I'm often asked, ‘What have you learnt by interviewing over 100 of Australia's top entrepreneurs? Do they have anything in common? And if so, what? Did they all get lucky or did they do something others didn't? I've learnt a lot from these people about entrepreneurship so I thought I'd dedicate an episode to sharing with you what I have learned from them all. We'll cover how to: build a culture  use language to shape the mindset of a company make your own luck – there is a 3-step formulas use your weaknesses to create a super power strength compete with the big firms even when you're on a tiny budget level the management hierarchy so you are seen as being ‘one of the team' start a meeting and break the ice write a cultural statement that sets your company up for success – with examples from Swisse Vitamins that saw them win “Best Employer” over multiple years give feedback  create a content machine that delivers outstanding results Read the show notes This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre. WritersCentre.com.au Join our community of copywriters at CopyClub.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this interview with Naomi Simson (founder of Redballoon) we dove into all things ranging from personal health routines to how to growing your brand without losing your north star. I enjoyed this talk and I hope you do too.► 4 Ways I Can HelpWork With Us Directly: https://bodyreset.online/work-with-us/Top Giveaways: https://bodyreset.online/top-giveaways/Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/624778944323289YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OllyWoodMPInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ollywoodnz/

Naomi Simson is an Australian business owner and leader who's seen it all. From founding RedBalloon, an online marketplace for experiences in 2001, to being a judge on Shark Tank Australia, she's full of insights. In today's conversation, Kate Campbell chats to Naomi about her journey as a business owner in Australia over the past few decades, its impact on her finances, insights on work and how she thinks through big decisions.

In this Bite size from episode #28, entrepreneur Naomi Simson shares her passion for small business and the main motivator behind starting Red Balloon. Naomi gives some examples of the pressure small business owners are under daily and how she hopes to alleviate some of that through using Red Balloon as an experience marketplace.Naomi also talks about the book she thought of writing after seeing over 100 pitches as a part of the TV show Shark Tank and the impact she hopes it will have on people wanting to begin a new startup. Sign up for Naomi's newsletter: https://naomisimson.com/newsletter/Or browse her art store: https://www.naomisimsonart.com/Visit the Red Balloon website: https://www.redballoon.com.au/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://www.andrewmay.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Follow StriveStronger: https://www.instagram.com/strive.stronger/If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.

In this episode of Add To Cart, we are joined by Big Red Group CEO, David Anderson. If you don't know it, David and the Big Red Group is the largest experience marketplace in Australia and partners with over 3,000 experience providers across Australia through their brands Red Balloon, Adrenaline and Experience Oz. They've facilitated over 5 billion experiences since 2017. Today I sit down with David and discuss his vision for Big Red Group including how he started the group with Naomi Simson. We go into detail around what a $16m digital transformation program looks like and understand how he has established a workplace which sits in the top 25% engaged workplaces. Links from the episode:Big Red GroupShopify Plus (sponsored)Packleo (sponsored)Questions answered:How did it come to be that you formed BRG with Naomi Simson in 2017? What's the key to an engaged workplace?What's your approach to change management?This episode was brought to you by… Shopify PlusPackleoAbout your co-host: David Anderson from Big Red GroupWith a background in management consulting, David went on to build a large-scale global retail network, before founding Big Red Group in 2017 with the vision to create a multi-brand experience marketplace. Starting with the acquisition of RedBalloon, Big Red Group has since acquired adventure brand Adrenaline, domestic holiday experience provider, Experience Oz to become the largest experience marketplace across Australia and New Zealand. David has held the role of Group CEO since the business's inception, surrounded and supported by an exceptional senior leadership team, and high calibre talent at all levels of the business. Fast forward to today, David has his finger on the pulse of the tourism and experience economy, and still has a passion for memorable experiences over material things.You can contact David at LinkedInPlease contact us if you: Want to come on board as an Add To Cart sponsor Are interested in joining Add To Cart as a co-host Have any feedback or suggestions on how to make Add To Cart betterEmail hello@addtocart.com.au We look forward to hearing from you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RELOAD: Three Days with a Shark with Naomi Simson   Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I'm thrilled to bring back a conversation of the What's Next! Podcast with Naomi Simson.   Naomi has held corporate careers in marketing with Apple, IBM, Ansett and KPMG before founding RedBalloon, an online marketplace for experiences, in 2001. RedBalloon now sits within Big Red Group, which she co-founded in 2017.    Naomi is known as an entrepreneur and business leader, and media commentator for business owners. She's a regular panelist on ABC The Drum and is a best-selling author, podcaster, and speaker. You might recognize her from Shark Tank Australia, where she was the ‘Red Shark.'   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone who wants a peek at what Naomi's life is like. After spending three days with her, I know I had to invite her to the show!   TODAY'S MAIN MESSAGE… it's about doing your best work. It doesn't matter if you're starting a business in your 20s, in your 60s, or even if you're making a pivot in your current career. Naomi teaches how important it is that fear doesn't stop you. Look at the long journey ahead and take responsibility for the life you want.   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… Naomi's personal motto–if it's meant to be, it's up to me. This clearly spells out her work ethic, her personality, and the reason why she's a role model to so many.    Three days with a Shark taught me to continually question and re-assess my roles. What can she teach you?   Running Time: 34:47   Subscribe on iTunes    Find Tiffani on Social:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn    Find Naomi on Social:  LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram

What does it take to be an entrepreneur?Red Balloon founder Naomi Simson imparts on us a brilliant piece of advice she was given at the start of her entrepreneur journey by the founder of nudie juice: “being an entrepreneur is a bit like being a clown punching bag, everyday you get hit and you just have to keep getting back up”.She also shares the mindset that has allowed her to be successful and how she managed to tie her family life into her business so she was still able to be present when it mattered.Sign up for Naomi's newsletter or browse her art store.Visit the Red Balloon website: https://www.redballoon.com.au/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://www.andrewmay.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Follow StriveStronger: https://www.instagram.com/strive.stronger/If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.

Naomi Simson is an award-winning Australian entrepreneur and business leader who founded Red Balloon in 2001. She started the business with $25,000 of her own money and a unique idea to build a marketplace for experiences. Naomi and her team have since expanded to several businesses under the Big red Group umbrella, delivering over 6,500,000 experiences for customers. Naomi is a blogger, a best-selling author, a highly sought-after speaker, a philanthropist, Governor of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Director of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics, and an investor on Australia's Shark Tank. There are few people in this country who have done more to support small business Sign up for Naomi's newsletter: https://naomisimson.com/newsletter/Or browse her art store: https://www.naomisimsonart.com/Visit the Red Balloon website: https://www.redballoon.com.au/ Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://www.andrewmay.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Follow StriveStronger: https://www.instagram.com/strive.stronger/If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.

Breaking Through Barriers  Design, Branding, and Business Growth with Ram Castillo If you're looking for real estate investing advice and want to learn how to find the motivation and capitalize on this opportunity, look no further. Ram Castillo is here to teach you everything he knows about real estate branding, business growth, and more!Ram is an award-winning Design Director, 2 x Author, Speaker, CreativeLive Instructor, Decision-making Coach, Certified Chair, and Approved Advisor based in Sydney. Specializing in digital spaces, human-centered design, branding, and creative strategy.For 16 years he's been working for global agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, JWT, McCann, and Saatchi & Saatchi on clients such as Audi, McDonald's, Qantas, Telstra, Google, AMEX, and The Louis Vuitton Group.He's been featured in Apple, news.com.au, GE, Communication Arts, HOW magazine, CreativeLive, Herman Miller, VIVID festival, and The American Institute of Design.Ram is commonly known for his Podcast; Giant Thinkers – which has hit #3 on iTunes in over 5 countries and currently has 250,000 active listeners, having interviewed the likes of Kelly Slater, Naomi Simson, Janine Allis, Reynold Poernomo, Stephanie Rice, Chase Jarvis, and Prince Ea. His podcast is part of an initiative to provide advice for designers and creatives to navigate toward their desired outcomes via GiantThinkers.com.His focus now is to help decision-makers, business owners, leaders, and organizations get unstuck, lightning-fast through coaching, consulting, and advisory.HAVE A VIDEO IDEA? TELL ME!

Breaking Through Barriers  Design, Branding, and Business Growth with Ram Castillo If you're looking for real estate investing advice and want to learn how to find the motivated and capitalize on this opportunity, look no further. Ram Castillo is here to teach you everything he knows about real estate branding, business growth, and more!Ram is an award-winning Design Director, 2 x Author, Speaker, CreativeLive Instructor, Decision-making Coach, Certified Chair, and Approved Advisor based in Sydney. Specializing in digital spaces, human-centered design, branding, and creative strategy.For 16 years he's been working for global agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, JWT, McCann, and Saatchi & Saatchi on clients such as Audi, McDonald's, Qantas, Telstra, Google, AMEX, and The Louis Vuitton Group.He's been featured in Apple, news.com.au, GE, Communication Arts, HOW magazine, CreativeLive, Herman Miller, VIVID festival, and The American Institute of Design.Ram is commonly known for his Podcast; Giant Thinkers – which has hit #3 on iTunes in over 5 countries and currently has 250,000 active listeners, having interviewed the likes of Kelly Slater, Naomi Simson, Janine Allis, Reynold Poernomo, Stephanie Rice, Chase Jarvis, and Prince Ea. His podcast is part of an initiative to provide advice for designers and creatives to navigate toward their desired outcomes via GiantThinkers.com.His focus now is to help decision-makers, business owners, leaders, and organizations get unstuck, lightning-fast through coaching, consulting, and advisory.HAVE A VIDEO IDEA? TELL ME!

TV viewers may remember her as the red-jacketed judge on Shark Tank. But long before she landed on TV screens, crushing or uplifting the dreams of the nation's entrepreneurs, Naomi Simson founded online success story, RedBalloon. From humble beginnings in Naomi's Balmain backyard, RedBalloon has grown to become a multimillion-dollar enterprise and is just one of the many strings to her bow. Today, Naomi is renowned as one of Australia's most inspirational business leaders and philanthropists. She has nearly 2.8 million followers on LinkedIn; she's an accomplished author and has one of the most popular business podcasts in Australia. Plus, she continues to play an active role at BigRedGroup. She joins us today on First Act to dive into the genesis of RedBalloon, why you need to back yourself and how having a singular vision can help you succeed.

TV viewers may remember her as the red-jacketed judge on Shark Tank. But long before she landed on TV screens, crushing or uplifting the dreams of the nation's entrepreneurs, Naomi Simson founded online success story, RedBalloon.From humble beginnings in Naomi's Balmain backyard, RedBalloon has grown to become a multimillion-dollar enterprise and is just one of the many strings to her bow. Today, Naomi is renowned as one of Australia's most inspirational business leaders and philanthropists. She has nearly 2.8 million followers on LinkedIn; she's an accomplished author and has one of the most popular business podcasts in Australia. Plus, she continues to play an active role at BigRedGroup.She joins us today on First Act to dive into the genesis of RedBalloon, why you need to back yourself and how having a singular vision can help you succeed.

Ram Castillo is an award-winning Design Director, two-time Author, Speaker, CreativeLive Instructor, Decision-making Coach and Approved Advisor based in Sydney. Specialising in digital spaces, human-centred design, branding and creative strategy.For 16 years he's been working for global agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, JWT, McCann and Saatchi & Saatchi on clients such as Audi, McDonald's, Qantas, Telstra, Google, AMEX and The Louis Vuitton Group.He's been featured in Apple, news.com.au, GE, Communication Arts, HOW magazine, CreativeLive, Herman Miller, VIVID festival and The American Institute of Design.Ram is commonly known by his Podcast; Giant Thinkers – which has hit #3 on iTunes in over 5 countries and currently has 250,000 active listeners, having interviewed the likes of Kelly Slater, Naomi Simson, Janine Allis, Reynold Poernomo, Stephanie Rice, Chase Jarvis and Prince Ea. His podcast is part of an initiative to provide advice for designers and creatives to navigate towards their desired outcomes via GiantThinkers.com.His focus now is to help decision-makers, business owners, leaders and organisations get unstuck, lightning fast through coaching, consulting and advisory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zen-success/message

47. NAOMI SIMSON: Success Mindset and Perspectives by Kate Maree O'Brien

Naomi Simson is a force to be reckoned with. She's the co-founder of Big Red Group, a Shark on Shark Tank and a passionate leader influencing the future of business. She doesn't just talk the talk. She walks the walk and breaks new ground for others to do the same. When Naomi agreed to be a part of SHE 2019, I was ecstatic. The conversations she brought to the table were perspective shifting and packed an absolute punch.If you're eager to hear from someone who is the definition of leadership in action, this is for you.Here's just some of what Naomi covered:How to maximise the power of your unique giftsWhat defines the outcomes we experience in lifeThe power of passion, positivity, and purposeThe moment she decided to overcome her fear of failure and join Shark TankAn alternative to the conventional method of measuring successThe importance of surrounding yourself with energy-uplifting peopleWhy strong role models matterThe power of putting yourself in someone else's shoesHow to turn weaknesses into strengths for creating what you're uniquely here to create in the worldCONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/katerubyaroha I'm also on Facebook over at www.facebook.com/katerubyaroha Or you can check out my website: www.katerubyaroha.com WANT TO CHECK OUT SHE LEADS LIVE??? Our SHE LEADS LIVE Instagram page is www.instagram.com/sheleadslive Flick us a DM there if you want to get on the waitlist for our next event

You've got THE big idea. Now what? Join entrepreneurs Pete Horsley and Naomi Simson for an idea-sparking conversation about the importance of invention and bringing great ideas to life. Are we investing enough and willing enoughto try, fail and then have another go? How can you become a great innovator and how did a solar power wheelchair come to be? Pete Horsley is the founder of Remarkable, an organisation that's harnessing the power of technology to drive inclusion for people living with disabilities. Pete and his team accelerate disability tech start ups and help founders and ideators fuel their vision, develop tech, gain seed funding and build their businesses. Check out Pete's work at remarkable.org.au Naomi Simson is an entrepreneur, blogger, business leader and the founder of Red Balloon. Building businesses, working with teams and solving problems are all key to Naomi's work, the heart of which is bringing people together and shifting the way we experience life. Learn more at naomisimson.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conversations have always been great drivers of change. That's why we are so excited to launch a new CPA podcast that features conversations between some great minds, thinking differently about how we change expectations, attitudes and culture around some of today's biggest disability issues: ableism, accessibility, visibility, and inclusion. Season one features Nadia Badawi, Iona Novak, Bronya Metherall, Pete Horsley and Alistair McEwan chatting with Tracey Spicer, Tara Moss, Naomi Simson, and Rae Johnston. We've also asked some wonderful Australians with lived experience of cerebral palsy to share their stories with us, including Hannah Diviney, Emily Dash, Lia Sintras, Arran Keith, Joe Darcy, and  Marley Lyras-Hull! Cerebral Conversations is coming soon! Tell your friends, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ram Castillo is a Design Director, two-time Author, Speaker, and Decision-making Coach who specializes in digital spaces, human-centered design, branding, and creative strategy. He's been featured in Apple, GE, Communication Arts,  CreativeLive, Herman Miller, and The American Institute of Design.  His Podcast; Giant Thinkers  hit #3 on Apple Podcast and has 250,000 active listeners.His interviews include Kelly Slater, Naomi Simson, Chase Jarvis, Kevin O'Leary, and Prince Ea.  He is on a mission to decision-makers, business owners, leaders, and organizations get unstuck.In this episode, we explore why he believes design has made him better at asking questions, he shares how to find the right mentors, and why he believes fear is false constructs based on untested assumptions.  You can learn more from Ram: https://ramcastillo.com/Books:How to Get a Job as a Designer, GuaranteedHow to Get a Mentor as a Designer, GuaranteedSocial Media:https://www.facebook.com/TheGiantThinkerhttps://twitter.com/thegiantthinkerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-castillo-39a39923/https://www.instagram.com/thegiantthinker/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=23010497)

Handpicked with Naomi Simson is a short podcast delivered each Monday which is just like having a mentoring session with one of Australia's most successful entrepreneurs. In this podcast Naomi takes questions from business owners that might need help growing starting or saving their business. Each guest is handpicked by Naomi as she shares stories, ideas and advice that might help them and anyone that has ever wanted to start a business. Naomi Simson is an entrepreneur who founded RedBalloon in 2001. She has been blogging for a decade at NaomiSimson.com, is a professional speaker, author of Live What You Love & Ready To Soar, and a “Shark” on business reality show Shark Tank Australia. For more information about our Sponsor - HummPro, check out the link www.hummpro.com/au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ram Castillo is a Design Director, two-time Author, Speaker, CreativeLive Instructor, Decision-making Coach and Approved Advisor based in Sydney.  It's an honour to have Ram share his career journey on Your Career Podcast.Ram's current focus is to help business owners, entrepreneurs, leaders and organisations get unstuck, lightning fast through coaching, consulting and advisory. He specialises in digital spaces, human centred design, branding and creative strategy.For 16 years Ram has been working for global agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, JWT, McCann and Saatchi & Saatchi on clients such as Audi, McDonald’s, Qantas, Telstra, Google, AMEX, CBA, Toyota and The Louis Vuitton Group.He's been featured in Apple, news.com.au, GE, Communication Arts, HOW magazine, CreativeLive, Herman Miller, VIVID festival and The American Institute of Design.Some may know Ram from his Podcast; Giant Thinkers – which has hit #3 on iTunes in over 5 countries and currently has 250,000 active listeners.Previous interviews include Kelly Slater, Naomi Simson, Janine Allis, Reynold Poernomo, Stephanie Rice, Jules Lund, Chase Jarvis, Kevin O’Leary, Prince Ea, Lewis Howes and Debbie Millman.His podcast is part of an initiative to provide advice for designers and creatives to navigate towards their desired outcomes via GiantThinkers.com If you want to create a career that will be satisfying and rewarding too, visit JaneJacksonCoach.com

Naomi Simson is the co-founder of Australia's largest experiences marketplace, Big Red Group and RedBalloon.  During the end of the dot-com era, while working in freelance marketing, Naomi found it difficult to attract clients who were willing to pay for her service. She realised a gap in the market for a digital marketplace for experiences. The idea for RedBalloon was born.  Over 2200 small businesses in Australia and New Zealand use RedBalloon, now part of Simson's parent company Big Red Group.  I want to hear from Naomi how she brought BRG to scale, how it benefits Australian small businesses and what makes it the third-largest experiences marketplace? Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube. Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses. Got a question or comment for Mark? Send an email.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A true business leader and influencer, Naomi Simson is Australia’s most followed person on the business networking platform. She has authored two best-selling books Live What You Love, and Ready to Soar, and appeared as the #RedShark in four seasons of Shark Tank Australia. In this podcast we discuss: -       The importance of purpose in a business -       What leaders need to do today to lead in to tomorrow -       The importance of uniting people to a cause and holding them accountable -       Naomi’s passion for small business -       And why emotional resilience needs to be strengthened in all of us. Following the growth of Red Balloon and the experience economy Naomi co-founded the Big Red Group (BRG) with business partner David Anderson in 2017. With the shared purpose to ‘shift the way people experience life’, BRG  serves ‘activities’ to different audiences through its various marketplaces: RedBalloon, Adrenaline, Lime&Tonic, Redii.com. A proudly Australian owned and operated business its goal is to serve an experience sustainably every second by 2030. Enjoy

Peter Switzer interviews Damian Scattini, a partner at law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, plus RedBalloon founder Naomi Simson and Hazer Group CEO Geoff Ward. | RedBalloon Experience of work white paper: https://www.redballoon.com.au/business/the-experience-of-work-framework/

This week’s guest is also this month’s Book Club author - Naomi Simson. She’s the founder of Red Balloon and one of the shark’s on Australia’s Shark Tank. She’s motivated, she’s tough and she doesn’t take any bullshit. She wrote Live What You Love which is a book that helps people to do exactly that - live what they love. It’s for entrepreneurs and employees who truly want to nail their work-life balance.  Naomi gives excellent honest advice in this episode on how to manage work and family life, raising resilient kids and being valuable in your own business as well as other peoples. She also answers a few curly listener questions and shares a fairly unpopular opinion.  We chat about switching off, concentrating, battling phone addiction and truly (truly) finding that elusive work-life balance.  If you’re interested in anything you heard about on today’s show just click here for the show notes.  If you love the show, consider becoming a Patreon supporter - even $5 a month would be a huge help in covering production, editing, equipment, promotion and guest wrangling. Visit Patreon.com/poductivity See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Naomi Simson is an award-winning Australian entrepreneur and business leader who started her own business with just $25,000 of her own money and has now delivered 6,500,000 experiences to customers. Naomi founded Red Balloon in 2001 with the unique idea - to build a marketplace for experiences. This has since expanded to several small businesses under her umbrella company, Big Red Group. Naomi is a blogger, a best-selling author, a highly sought-after speaker and a philanthropist. She's Governor of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Director of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics and was a popular investor on Australia's Shark Tank. Naomi has won numerous awards throughout her career including the 2005 Westpac NSW Entrepreneur of the Year. As of 2017, Naomi is one of 10 business executives in Australia, to hold a "Power Profile" on LinkedIn. In October 2018 Naomi was named in The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence awards in the Business and Entrepreneur category. Naomi is a best-selling author with Ready to Soar, 2016 and Live What you Love: When Passion and Purpose Change Your Life, 2015. https://www.redballoon.com.au/business/the-experience-of-work-framework/ https://naomisimson.com/newsletter/ https://naomisimson.com/paints/ https://naomisimson.com/shop/ Go to NAB Business Fit for more Follow Andrew May Follow StriveStronger Follow Naomi's: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Website YouTube If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.

Entrepreneur Naomi Simson, aka the Red Shark from tv's Shark Tank show, took her early vision for RedBalloon gifting website she'd created, and blew it sky high – the vision blossomed along with the hard goal of global sales. She and  new biz partner David Anderson built Big Red Group into a clutch of brands  all offering experiences to customers on their e-commerce marketplaces - be they extreme sport, or lifestyle and luxury experiences. Naomi and her team proudly boast they have now built RedBalloon and Big Red Group into the 3rd-largest experience provider in the world! And that means they have helped grow the small businesses of their 2,000 experience suppliers. But along with the positive side of this journey, there are always the bad days as well. In Part 2 of our chat, Naomi is candid about both, and in particular she reveals how she dealt with tough times as she was growing her business; and why Australia needs great start-ups. How to connect with Naomi Simson : Three LinkedIn Learning Courses Two books One newsletter   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After grinding away as a freelancer creating marketing plans for household brand names, Naomi Simson decided she wanted to re-set when her own children came along. So she created an idea for an overarching brand that would help market small business operators to much wider markets and audiences. She founded and set about building, with lots of ups and downs along that way, a website around that brand she called RedBalloon. But her genius was in setting that brand around gifting. You could say Naomi Simson was a trailblazer in this space and her RedBalloon website became a mushrooming marketplace for experiences, long before the first world hunger for “experiences” became a massive worldwide trend.  How to connect with Naomi Simson : Three LinkedIn Learning Courses Two books One newsletter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zahrina Robertson is the number one photographer / videographer To speakers and leaders.She is an expert personal branding strategist, speaker and author of 10 books.Zahrina has successfully worked with and photographed Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Branson, Simon Sinek, Naomi Simson, Carla Zampatti just to name a few. In this podcast we talk about branding, personal brand, what makes good photograph and how your brand image must align to your marketing strategy and purpose and be authentic in order for you to stand out in today's content rich, crowded market place.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's no shortage of Business Plan templates available online, many of them free. They range from very basic to extremely complex. But the most concise and arguably most impactful might just be this... WHO - WHAT - WHEN WHO is going to do WHAT and by WHEN? The Three W's of Business. NB: Credit to Naomi Simson of Shark Tank Australia for that little gem. #businessplan #template #actionplan

Finding yourself the right mentor is more critical than ever before to get through these tough and uncertain times at work. But how do you find the right mentoring relationship? And do men and women need different things out of it? In this episode:  * Bobbi Mahlab from Mentor Walks explains and how walking and talking helps develop a safe and trusting environment for sharing for women. * Miles Protter of pro bono mentoring program Men’s Business tells why having a mentor is so critical for men. * Writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law and entrepreneurs Naomi Simson (Red Balloon and TV series The Shark Tank), Kietah Martens-Shaw and Julie Demsey tell how mentoring has helped them in their careers. (This episode was first broadcast on Radio National on 15 July, 2020.) Producer: Maria Tickle

Finding yourself the right mentor is more critical than ever before to get through these tough and uncertain times at work. But how do you find the right mentoring relationship? And do men and women need different things out of it? In this episode:  * Bobbi Mahlab from Mentor Walks explains and how walking and talking helps develop a safe and trusting environment for sharing for women. * Miles Protter of pro bono mentoring program Men’s Business tells why having a mentor is so critical for men. * Writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law and entrepreneurs Naomi Simson (Red Balloon and TV series The Shark Tank), Kietah Martens-Shaw and Julie Demsey tell how mentoring has helped them in their careers. (This episode was first broadcast on Radio National on 15 July, 2020.) Producer: Maria Tickle

Naomi Simson founded Red Balloon in 2001 and it's not the third largest experience marketplace of its type in the world. She was on four seasons of Channel 10's Shark Tank and is a passionate supporter of female founders. We talk about supporting local business to fuel Australia's recovery, using this period to reflect on what is important to you, Rushing Women's Syndrome, and finding your passion. An inspiring, personal I hope you enjoy it.

Peter Switzer speaks to Naomi Simson about her experience founding RedBalloon and other businesses, plus interviews with author and motivational speaker Catherine DeVrye, First State Super CEO Deanne Stewart and ATO Assistant Commissioner Karen Foat.

Finding yourself the right mentor is more critical than ever before to get through these tough and uncertain times at work. But how do you find the right mentoring relationship? And do men and women need different things out of it? In this episode:  * Bobbi Mahlab from Mentor Walks explains and how walking and talking helps develop a safe and trusting environment for sharing for women. * Miles Protter of pro bono mentoring program Men’s Business tells why having a mentor is so critical for men. * Writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law and entrepreneurs Naomi Simson (Red Balloon and TV series The Shark Tank), Kietah Martens-Shaw and Julie Demsey tell how mentoring has helped them in their careers. Producer: Maria Tickle

Finding yourself the right mentor is more critical than ever before to get through these tough and uncertain times at work. But how do you find the right mentoring relationship? And do men and women need different things out of it? In this episode:  * Bobbi Mahlab from Mentor Walks explains and how walking and talking helps develop a safe and trusting environment for sharing for women. * Miles Protter of pro bono mentoring program Men’s Business tells why having a mentor is so critical for men. * Writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law and entrepreneurs Naomi Simson (Red Balloon and TV series The Shark Tank), Kietah Martens-Shaw and Julie Demsey tell how mentoring has helped them in their careers. Producer: Maria Tickle

In Episode 39, “Challenge to Greatness”, Blenheim Partners' Gregory Robinson is delighted to speak to Naomi Simson, Founder of the leading online experience retailer RedBalloon and Co-Founder of The Big Red Group. She is also a Member of The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics Board and a Governor of The Research Foundation of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Naomi is the author of the best-selling books Live What You Love and Ready to Soar and was one of the Sharks in the television program Shark Tank Australia.Naomi talks us through beginnings of her business and brand, after biding her time in the corporate world, she started RedBalloon at home with a second hand computer and eventually became a household name and media personality. Last year, the Big Red Group delivered $850m worth of economic value to the community and looking forward, aims to serve an experience every second, somewhere on earth, by 2030.Greg and Naomi discuss the changes we are going through, from the evolution of technology to new working arrangements. In these times, Naomi presents us with the challenge to greatness: how we, as one community, can rally and support one another to bounce back stronger than ever.

"Who are we in this? Are we going to be passengers or are we going to be participants?"In this week's episode of the Change Happens podcast hosted by Jenelle McMaster, Naomi Simson founder of Red Balloon and co-founder of Big Red Group discusses leading courageously and creating adaptable strategies during these unique and challenging times. Listen now:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOr where ever you get your favourite podcasts. Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EYGuest: Naomi Simson https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomisimson/founder of https://www.linkedin.com/company/redballoon/and co founder of https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-big-red-group/

In this week's podcast episode, Marni will be speaking with Jess Van Zeil, an eye-patch wearing, 26-year-old business owner, best-selling author and resilience expert. Jess had lost her eye at the age of 22 due to an extremely rare form of cancer- conjunctival ocular melanoma. Conjunctival malignant melanoma is a pigmented lesion of the ocular surface. It is an uncommon but potentially devastating tumour that may invade the local tissues of the eye, spread systemically through lymphatic drainage and hematogenous spread, and recur in spite of treatment. Despite its severity, the rarity of available cases has limited the evidence for diagnosis and management. With her battle with cancer, Jess learned a lot about resilience and the art of bouncing back. She realised she didn’t want anyone to face life’s challenges unarmed. The art and science of building resilience have become her passion. That is why Jess developed the PATCH system which will give the skills and tools to grow and thrive when someone is faced with change. She has shared her story and the PATCH methodology on stages across Australia including the NAC in 2018 alongside Tony Robbins, Turia Pitt, Michelle Bridges and Naomi Simson. In 2019 Jess’ book “Eye Won” was published internationally. Join us in a special interview with Jess about the cause, treatments and misconceptions about conjunctival ocular melanoma. And hear Jess's incredible journey of courage, mindset and resilience. Learn more about Jess Van Zeil here: Website: http://jessvanzeil.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessvanzeil Instagram: @jessvanzeil Buy Jess’s award-winning book here: http://jessvanzeil.com/eye-won-book/ Download Jess’s gratitude journal for free here: https://mailchi.mp/6bf66332d24b/gratitude Be sure to subscribe to the podcast! And follow us on Instagram @dermhealth.co or visit us online at https://www.dermhealth.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dermhealthco/message

We have a brilliant episode for you this week with the renown entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Naomi Simson. Given these unprecedented times, this is just the tonic we needed and we think you will love her too. On the topic of COVID-19, wherever you’re listening to us from, we hope you’re safe and well and not doing it too tough. Please know that you are not alone, #weareinthistogether . As you’ll hear in this episode, Naomi has some great thoughts for what leaders and businesses need to be thinking about. Nearly 20 years ago, Naomi took her savings and founded her online business ‘RedBalloon’ when she was a Mum of two small children. The site she built is an aggregator of a vast variety of experiences that people can buy vouchers for from thousands of tourism and adventure operators around Australia and NZ, and they’re expanding internationally as well. Today the ‘Big Red Group’ has 5 separate businesses under its umbrella with revenue over $70 million and literally millions of experiences sold to date. Thousands of small businesses rely on her company to deliver them customers, a big deal normally and an even bigger one now with COVID-19. Naomi is also well known for sharing her positivity and business wisdom as a keynote speaker and author or two books. In this episode you’ll hear Naomi talk about:How she’s feeling in these uncertain times and how she’s coping with COVID 19 consequencesHer experience of stepping out of her business after splitting from her husband, only to later secretly buy back the companyWhat Naomi looks for when startups are pitching to her for investment Why you’ll always see her wearing something red, andHer advice to you in these times of uncertainty.So stay safe, get comfy, and enjoy this episode with the super positive and impressive Naomi Simson. One final note from us, given our leadership development business has understandably lost revenue, we’ve decided it’s timely to trial one or two ads at the beginning or end of each episode whilst taking great care not to damage your listening experience. This is a way to help us with all the hours we spend on bringing each episode to you. Thank you for being part of our community. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A rare insight into the life an entrepreneur is the way Naomi Simson, Red Balloon & Big Red Group, Shark Tank Australia describes Tina in her recently launched book One Life. Tina built the National Begin Bright franchise from an idea, to a little suburban tutoring centre, to a franchise network with 33 sites throughout the country. She’s won multiple top business awards including the My Business Magazine awards, the Australian Small Business Champions and the 2014 Telstra Australian Young Business Woman of the Year. Having started businesses solo and having done everything from marketing, accounting, curriculum design, training, human resources & team management, contract negotiations, teaching, customer service, event planning, business coaching and product development, Tina brings a wealth of knowledge to share with you in my podcast today. Tina’s businesses have been operating at over 7 figures a year for a decade and so she knows her stuff to help businesses scale. Tina shares with us her wisdom, tips and how to enjoy the business journey and our lives.  We only have “One Life”. Don’t forget to download your Marketing Planner for 2020.  It’s all there you only have to fill in the spaces. https://www.tinatower.com/ https://www.tinatower.com/2020 Fun Link to make you laugh:  Check out the Instagram page for Doggy Day Care Farm Trips. https://www.instagram.com/doggydaycarefarmtrips/  

In the interview, I speak with Naomi Simson — Australian entrepreneur, blogger, business investor, founder of RedBalloon, co-founder of the Big Red Group and... my old boss! Naomi is fast paced, big vision and a forcefield on energy. Working alongside her was a trip - every day was different and that is what's so invigorating about Naomi's life. She's a Pisces, constantly on the go, always evolving and not looking to slow down any time soon. I really think you'll enjoy this conversation and I hope you get to know a side of Naomi that perhaps you may not have expected, and one that I had a lot of fun with during my time working with her.  Catch up on all things Naomi Simson at naomisimson.com and The Big Red Group or follow her on Insta @naomisimson __________________

A rare insight into the life an entrepreneur is the way Naomi Simson, Red Balloon & Big Red Group, Shark Tank Australia describes Tina in her recently launched book One Life. Tina built the National Begin Bright franchise from an idea, to a little suburban tutoring centre, to a franchise network with 33 sites throughout the country. She's won multiple top business awards including the My Business Magazine awards, the Australian Small Business Champions and the 2014 Telstra Australian Young Business Woman of the Year. Having started businesses solo and having done everything from marketing, accounting, curriculum design, training, human resources & team management, contract negotiations, teaching, customer service, event planning, business coaching and product development, Tina brings a wealth of knowledge to share with you in my podcast today. Tina's businesses have been operating at over 7 figures a year for a decade and so she knows her stuff to help businesses scale. Tina shares with us her wisdom, tips and how to enjoy the business journey and our lives.  We only have “One Life”. Don't forget to download your Marketing Planner for 2020.  It's all there you only have to fill in the spaces. https://www.tinatower.com/ https://www.tinatower.com/2020 Fun Link to make you laugh:  Check out the Instagram page for Doggy Day Care Farm Trips. https://www.instagram.com/doggydaycarefarmtrips/

In this episode Geoff is joined by the amazing Naomi Simson to talk about technology in her life. We start the show though with some insight into the technology behind the SailGP, hear about a $150 smartphone and discuss the Suunto 7 fitness watchYou can follow Geoff Quattromani on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/gquattromanior Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gquattromaniand on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GeoffQuattromani

This ep we got to sit down with entrepreneur and RedBalloon founder Naomi Simson. We chatted about some of the leadership challenges she faced early in her career, her childhood aspirations, how businesses must respond to the modern consumer and just a whole bunch of great points for anyone thinking about their customers.Follow us on instagram at @lets_talk_pod to stay up to date, and follow Naomi at @naomisimson. Learn more about Naomi: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/naomi-simson

In just under twenty years, Janine Allis has turned a single juice bar in Adelaide, into an international brand with hundreds of stores - Boost Juice. Her holding company, Retail Zoo, now also houses three other strong brands and demonstrates her abilities as a franchise powerhouse. Janine is recognised for her position on Channel Ten's Shark Tank, alongside successful investors like Andrew Banks and Naomi Simson - but more importantly, she's a role model for Australians, young and old. 

Getting more done in less time sounds like nirvana for us all and often the biggest barrier to getting more done is that our work lives are filled with meetings. Margie talks to one of Australia’s most successful business people, Naomi Simson about how to achieve more in less time. Naomi Simson is the Co-Founder of the Big Red Group, Founder Red Balloon, Shark on Channel 10 Shark Tank, speaker, author, blogger, entrepreneur, innovator and influencer.

My favourite tip from my chat with Red Balloon founder and Shark Tank shark Naomi Simson is on her daily and weekly rituals.You can find the full interview here.If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.coVisit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen if: You’re ready to build your empire, one sale at a time.In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down with the founder of experience marketplace RedBalloon, co-founder of the Big Red Group, the “Red Shark” from Shark Tank Australia, and all around powerhouse, Naomi Simson.Jess and Stef chat with Naomi about what it was like making waves in an industry dominated by men, and how she’s inspiring other women to not view their gender as a hurdle. They discuss Naomi’s initial struggles to find customers, and the secrets she’s discovered along her journey on how to create lasting connections with them. Plus the sisters find out just how many pieces of red are hanging in Naomi’s closet, and Naomi reveals some of her favourite stories from her time on Shark Tank.You can find Naomi on Instagram at @naomisimson and her impressive suite of businesses at @bigredgroup @redballoon @getredii @ifonlyau @adrenaline_au.You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.Subscribe now, new episodes coming every Monday.To get in touch, email contact@howtwolive.com.CREDITSAudio by: Giddy HeineProduced by: Simone PolanenMusic by: KausyCoordinated by: Bianca Wittner See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Since starting the show almost exactly 3 years, we've done 199 episodes. Today is Number 200! In June 2016, we literally hit 'record' on the laptop, talked crap for 20 minutes, then published it. As more and more people started listening, we gradually increased the time and effort we invested into the show.  In this episode, we recap some short snippets from 20 of our favourite guest interviews that we've conducted with international best-selling authors over the years (in chronological order): 1. Matthew Michalewicz [starts from the 5min 15sec mark] 2. Timber Hawkeye [9:50] 3. JP Sears [14:28] 4. Seth Godin [18:33] 5. Frans Johansson [25:10] 6. Naomi Simson [30:27] 7. Dan Ariely [33:00] 8. Dan Pink [37:40] 9. Dan Heath [42:43] 10. Annie Duke [46:50] 11. Kevin Kelly [51:52] 12. Peter Singer [57:15] 13. Tom Peters [1:01:44] 14. Rachel Botsman [1:08:44] 15. Robert Cialdini [1:11:39] 16. Mia Freedman [1:15:55] 17. Dr Karl [1:20:29] 18. Cal Newport [1:25:25] 19. Gretchen Rubin [1:29:44] 20. Robert Greene [1:31:22]   Thanks to everyone who's listened and supported us through this journey. We've loved the last 200 episodes, and we're looking forward to the next 200 and beyond!   We want to hear from you - who do you want on the show next? https://whatyouwilllearn.com/survey/

Today Brett & George have the pleasure of interviewing Entrepreneur and Business Leader Naomi Simson!! Naomi co-founded the Big Red Group with business partner David Anderson in 2017. BRG is all about serving experiences to different audiences through its various brands: RedBalloon, Adrenaline, Redii.com. BRG also includes Marketics AI the exclusive distributor of Albert AI in ANZ. The experience economy is gathering momentum, and Naomi will share how she and CEO David Anderson have transformed the business and platforms to harness this opportunity. Her enthusiasm is infectious. She is a prolific blogger and author, and as a true business influencer with more than 2.7 million LinkedIn followers, she’s Australia’s most followed person on the business networking platform. She’s the author of two bestselling books, Live What You Love, and Ready to Soar. Before founding RedBalloon, she worked for big businesses including IBM, Apple, KPMG and Ansett Airlines – all of which influenced her views on workplaces.

My guest today is Naomi Simson. Naomi is one of Australia’s most well known entrepreneurs. She is the founder of RedBalloon and co-founder of the Big Red Group, which turns over more than $100m. Naomi is also the shark that wears red on Shark Tank, and happens to be the most followed Australian on LinkedIn, with over 2.7 million followers.I caught up with Naomi at her office in Sydney to chat about her approach to work, which she clearly has thought a lot about. One of the things that I loved about her philosophy is that structure and rhythm will set you free. We talk about the different structures she has built into her working week and a bunch of other really practical stuff.Topics we cover include:Naomi’s morning routineWhy Naomi doesn’t have meetings on FridaysHow Naomi finds time to writeWhy Naomi sees everywhere as an officeHow Naomi decides what to say no toHow Naomi wrote a book in 14 daysNaomi’s approach to social mediaWhen Naomi’s best ideas come to herThe role Naomi’s blog plays in her lifeWhy Naomi unpublished 500 blog posts over the summerYou can find out more about Naomi at Naomisimson.com and sign up to Naomi’s Monday espresso for weekly inspiration. You can also follow Naomi on LinkedIn.Get in touch with me at amantha@inventium.com.auIf you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Naomi Simson is an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Founding director of Red Ballon and Co-Founder of the Big Red Group. She’s written three books - Live What you Love, Ready to Soar and "I Want What She’s Having”. She also featured for a number of years on Shark Tank as one of the investors. This is the second time Naomi’s been on the show and so much has happened since then. We do give our conversation some context but if you’d like to get the full story of her background we cover that extensively in the first chat back in episode 95. It doesn’t matter if you never think you’re ever going to start a business, this conversation is important to hear because Naomi’s outlook on life, leadership and what’s really important in this world are really worth the listen. If you resonate with this conversation - please reach out to Naomi and let her know @naomisimson on IG and Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Naomi Simson is an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Founding director of Red Ballon and Co-Founder of the Big Red Group. She’s written three books - Live What you Love, Ready to Soar and "I Want What She’s Having”. She also featured for a number of years on Shark Tank as one of the investors. This is the second time Naomi’s been on the show and so much has happened since then. We do give our conversation some context but if you’d like to get the full story of her background we cover that extensively in the first chat back in episode 95. It doesn’t matter if you never think you’re ever going to start a business, this conversation is important to hear because Naomi’s outlook on life, leadership and what’s really important in this world are really worth the listen. If you resonate with this conversation - please reach out to Naomi and let her know @naomisimson on IG and Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Giants, this is episode #64! Our guest today is one of Shark Tank Australia’s well-known investors on the hit TV show Shark Tank. She’s also the Founder of the online experience gift retailer; RedBalloon, plus Co-Founder of the parent company Big Red Group.   With only $25K in 2001 she started RedBalloon with a second-hand computer in her front room. Prior to that, she worked for massive brands including IBM, Apple and KPMG. If you follow her you may have even read her top-selling books; ‘Live What You Love’ is one, ‘Ready To Soar’ is another – or have read her blog posts … on LinkedIn alone – where she writes a ton of high value articles, she has over 2.7 million followers. As she continues to pioneer the gifting experiences of Australia and NZ, she stands true to her motto “if it’s meant to be, it’s up to me”. Awards to her name include 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Silver Stevie Award.   Some of the topics we spoke about include: What makes a standout pitch The impact of speaking clearly, simply and directly How Shark Tank spreads innovation Why blockchain technology and AI will be the main digital disruptors over the next few years.   So if you’re thinking about setting up a business, or at a crossroads on your entrepreneurial journey, then this is for you as we uncover what makes a business owner truly thrive. I present to you … the highly driven, powerful and passionate … Naomi Simson!     More on Naomi can be found via the links below: NaomiSimson.comRedBalloon.comLinkedIn: Naomi SimsonNaomi’s Facebook PageTwitter: @NaomiSimsonInstagram: @NaomiSimsonReady to SoarLive What You Love Subscribe to The Giant Thinkers Podcast on iTunes.     Want to know the most productive tool that has helped me accelerate my progress? It’s the Five-Minute Journal; the simplest, most effective thing you can do everyday to be happier. It’s a physical journal that gives you a positive quote, followed by three questions you answer in the morning and two questions to answer in the evening before bed. It basically anchors your mind in a positively focused, intentional and grateful mindset, in less than 5 minutes a day. Grab yours here: GiantThinkers.com/fiveminutejournal  

Catherine is here today with Naomi Simson. As one of Australia's most prominent entrepreneurs, Naomi Simson is known as the founder of online experience retailer RedBalloon and the co-founder of the Big Red Group. The Big Red Group houses a number of brands with its purpose being to shift the way people experience life. Before founding RedBalloon, Naomi worked for big businesses including IBM, Apple, KPMG and Ansett Airlines – all of which influenced her views on workplaces. She is an investor on Network Ten's popular television series Shark Tank, a business blogger, much sought after keynote speaker and author of two bestseller books Live What You Love and Ready to Soar. A true business influencer and leader, with more than 2.6 million LinkedIn followers, she's Australia's most followed person on the business networking platform. Naomi is also a Governor of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance and a member of the Board for the University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics. Naomi's received a number of high-profile awards including the 2008 National Telstra Business Women Awards for Innovation, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Industry category winner 2011, and Lifetime Achievement Silver Stevie Award 2013. And in early February 2017, she commenced her role as a member of the University of Melbourne's Faculty's Business and Economics Board. Find Out More About Naomi Simson Visit The Big Red Group - Website Visit her Website Follow Naomi Simson on Facebook Connect with Naomi on Twitter @naomisimson Follow Naomi Simson on Instagram @naomisimson It's now time to tune into this very inspirational woman. Enjoy!

Catherine is here today with Naomi Simson. As one of Australia's most prominent entrepreneurs, Naomi Simson is known as the founder of online experience retailer RedBalloon and the co-founder of the Big Red Group. The Big Red Group houses a number of...

Naomi Simson is known as the founder of online experience retailer RedBalloon and the co-founder of the Big Red Group. The Big Red Group houses a number of brands with its purpose being to shift the way people experience life.

Shark Tank's Naomi Simson and Ivan Lim on why getting back to basics is still the most effective form of entrepreneurship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shark Tank’s Naomi Simson and Ivan Lim on why getting back to basics is still the most effective form of entrepreneurship.

Expert Hack​ is a new podcast from the University of Melbourne about the changing world of work, and how industry experts are finding clever solutions to tricky problems. Everyone starts somewhere, but in today’s world, starting out is harder than ever. So learn from the experts who are already preparing for the rapidly changing workplace.

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Naomi Simson is the founder of RedBalloon, a 'shark' on Shark Tank Australia, Australia #1 LinkedIn profile with over 2.4m followers, and the author of the books 'Ready To Soar' and 'Live What You Love'.   In this episode, we talk about:  - The skills you'll learn as a corporate employee  - How employees, no matter their seniority, can contribute something meaningful to customers and to the organisation  - The best approach to transitioning from employee to entrepreneur  - Who SHOULDN'T try to become an entrepreneur  - The importance of listening to your customers (but also knowing when to ignore them)  - The difference between 'persistence' and 'pigheadedness'  - The difference between 'this is not working' and 'this is not working YET'  - The fine line between optimism and reality  - 'Red Flags' and instant turn-offs for investors  - The importance of constantly learning and reading, as well as some of Naomi's favourite books and authors   Links: http://join.naomisimson.com/ - 'The Huddle' - you can get an invite to join Naomi's private Facebook community here. https://naomisimson.com/ - website https://education.naomisimson.com/ - Naomi's online course titled 'Building Your Business Brand'.   Naomi's social channels: Facebook: @naomi.simson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomisimson/ Instagram: @naomisimson Twitter: @NaomiSimson

Ready To Soar - by Naomi Simson 'Turn your brilliants idea into a business you love'   Naomi Simson is the founder of Red Balloon, a 'shark' on Shark Tank Australia, and Australia's #1 LinkedIn profile with over 2.4 million followers. This book is all about getting started in business, with chapters such as 'the dream' 'the first steps', 'funding' and 'what you need to survive'.    Become a Patron and join us as an Innovator: www.patreon.com/whatyouwilllearn  

Follow: @naomisimson Engage: www.naomisimson.com Naomi Simson is an award-winning entrepreneur, best selling author, judge on Channel Ten's 'Shark Tank' and the most followed Australian on Linkedin. She began Red Balloon in the front room of her house with $25,000... nowadays it has 3.6 million customers and is one of six business subsidiaries of The Big Red Group that Naomi co-founded. She's won awards from Telstra Businesswoman of the Year to EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Australia, and this chat is packed with advice on starting and building businesses, social influence and more!   Click here to read the Transcript See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My amazing guest is Naomi Simson. Naomi is the founding director of Australian online tech success story RedBalloon and Redii. She’s been blogging for a decade at Naomi Simson and is one of 5 Sharks on Network 10’s business reality show Shark Tank in Australia. You can join Naomi’s private online community at www.joinnaomisimson.com.   After spending 3 Days with a Shark, Tiffani shares her favorite lessons learned:   Naomi is committed: to her people and nurturing her staff Naomi admits that she’s better at leadership than management; she wants people to be aligned to the values and working toward the greater good.   Even though she’s successful, Naomi pushes herself every day. She’s still very hungry. She works so hard because want to be an equal with the people on her team and the community she serves. She doesn’t forget where she came from.   Personal motto: if it’s meant to be, it’s up to me. I don’t expect anything and I’m happy to keep sharing and being a role model to others.   It’s not about the budget, its what you do with them that makes the difference. Knowledge and reputation aren't just attached to businesses. You get focused on the return dollars and time. I can never buy another hour.   Time for reflection is equally important as productive time. If you know what the tasks are the people loathe, you can potentially find solutions to make their lives easier and create a better place to work.   Take the criticism that you’ll inevitably receive, and celebrate the greatness too. Everything is transparent with social media, so you have to really listen to the concerns.   In this episode: 5:07 – Commitment to people and nurturing the staff 6:18 – Management vs. Leadership 8:07 – Know your weaknesses (or non-strengths) 8:36 – Why you should surround yourself with the right talent 11:31 – Don’t forget where you came from 11:48 – Naomi’s personal motto 13:49 – Challenges small businesses face 16:55 – How to think about your time in a strategic way 17:32 – How Naomi’s book writing process took 14 hours a day but saved time in other areas 18:44 – How do I choose what is the one thing to focus on? 19:12 – If you’re relying on your phone, you are not in control of your life 21:15 – Why you should track your time 22:23 – What is RedBalloon? 26:44 – Why it’s about the experience of the experience 29:06 – How to take constructive criticism   Running time: 34:05   Subscribe on iTunes   Find Tiffani on social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Find Naomi on social: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

Anahi goes in depth about her transition from Argentina to the U.S., learning english in 3 months and dodging corporate America to now becoming owner of her 4th restaurant   Insight from this episode:    Anahi is from Argentina and is the owner of Angel of Harlem and Corner Social She learned the english language in 3 months Anahi is a graduate of Berkely college in NYC with a major in International Business  Her first restaurant was a 10,000 square foot restaurant called Galway Hooker Anahi believes in having a partnership with employees to let them do their dream career of being an actor or actress if they give 150% while at work Anahi made her restaurants successful by learning the community, going to block association meetings every month, shopping local, eating local and exercising local. Walking the community Anahi believes that you are nothing without your tribe she discusses her favorite foods at each restaurant Anahi always asks herself what can she do to challenge herself Transcedental meditation has changed her life by calming her down and silencing the noise in her head Anahi’s favorite quote is “If It’s meant to be, it’s up to me” - Naomi Simson  Anahi Angelone's 3 keys to Create Your Life: Figure out your motive (a cause bigger than you), gather your tribe and keep it real, Enjoy the ride   Stay Connected: Kevin: www.kevinybrown.com www.instagram.com/kevinybrown www.twitter.com/kevinybrown www.facebook.com/kevbrown001    Anahi: https://twitter.com/anahiangelone https://www.instagram.com/anahiangelone  www.cornersocialnyc.com www.angelofharlemnyc.com   Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on  itunes, google play, stitcher and www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast      

many highly successful entrepreneurs who gave me their best productivity and time-management advice were Mark Cuban, Kevin Harrington, James Altucher, Grant Cardone, Lewis Howes, Tom Ziglar, Ryan Holmes, Naomi Simson, Verne Harnish, Dan Miller, Chris Ducker, Pat Flynn, and David Meerman Scott. 1. They Have A Sacred Morning Ritual Highly successful people know that a productive day is built on the foundation of a strong morning. 2. They Identify Their Most Import Task (MIT), Based On Their Values And Goals The millionaires I interviewed were crystal clear on their values and their life goals; they were clear on them long before they became wealthy 3. They Work On Their MIT Early In The Morning Without Interruptions Highly successful people schedule one to two hours every morning to focus on their MIT. 4. They Eliminate Meetings (Or Keep Them As Short As Possible) Mark Cuban’s advice to me was short and direct, “Never do meetings unless someone is writing a check.” Highly successful people know that meetings are inefficient time wasters, and time is our most valuable resource They Schedule Email Processing Times Highly successful people don’t “check” their email throughout the day; they don’t respond to every buzz of their smartphone to see what landed in their inbox.

How does the RedBalloon founder do it all? By being a shark - at the top of Australia's business food chain. She's a entrepreneur, author, mentor, judge on Channel 10's Shark Tank, blogger, speaker an influencer with more than 1.5 million Linked In followers and a mother. Notoriously private about her home life, the Red Shark provides a glimpse into the early days of RedBalloon when she had 9 employees sandwiched in her front room and the kids at work blowing up balloons. She shares why she doesn't get mum guilt and why she doesn't care if her children are happy. It sounds harsh, but it makes perfect sense. Show Notes Your host is Holly Wainwright. Thanks to Naomi Simson. This podcast was produced by Rachel Wagner. Please give this show a rating on iTunes and leave a review; it helps more people to find it! If you want to or subscribe to I Don't Know How She Does It go to apple.co/mamamia, where you will find all of Mamamia’s podcasts, as well as any book we ever talk about on any of our shows in one place. CONTACT US Tell us something or suggest another guest via email podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts Call us on the pod phone 02 8999 93 86 or join the conversation on facebook.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does the RedBalloon founder do it all? By being a shark - at the top of Australia's business food chain. She's a entrepreneur, author, mentor, judge on Channel 10's Shark Tank, blogger, speaker an influencer with more than 1.5 million Linked In followers and a mother. Notoriously private about her home life, the Red Shark provides a glimpse into the early days of RedBalloon when she had 9 employees sandwiched in her front room and the kids at work blowing up balloons. She shares why she doesn't get mum guilt and why she doesn't care if her children are happy. It sounds harsh, but it makes perfect sense.  Show Notes Your host is Holly Wainwright. Thanks to Naomi Simson.  This podcast was produced by Rachel Wagner.  Please give this show a rating on iTunes and leave a review; it helps more people to find it! If you want to or subscribe to I Don't Know How She Does It go to apple.co/mamamia, where you will find all of Mamamia’s podcasts, as well as any book we ever talk about on any of our shows in one place. CONTACT US Tell us something or suggest another guest via email podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts Call us on the pod phone 02 8999 93 86 or join the conversation on facebook.

I was very lucky last week, to be gifted a ticket to the total summit event, here in Sydney, by my friend, the product-prenur expert, Catherine Langman. It was a 2 day event, culminating in a mammoth 3 hour session by Tony Robbins. I was excited that there were 3 women on the speaking buill, that I was super excited to hear from. Carolyn Creswell, founder of Carman’s muesli, Naomi Simson, the founder of Red Balloon and a shark on Australia’s Shark Tank, and Melanie Perkins, the founder of Canva. Plus, Megan Quinn, the founder of net-a-porter also popped in for an amazing session. I often forget about how important it is to go to events like these. We get so busy, wrapped up in fwork, family and the eleventy billion other decisions that we have to make on a weekly basis. Taking time out to meet new people, in an inspirational environment, just does something to your brain, and your energy. You come away renewed, with so many fresh ideas. You have clarity of what you want, and you may just meet someone who can change the whole course of your business, or even your life. So I urge you to find some events that you think will light you up. Write them in your diary and commit to making them happen.   For more, visit:  https://salenaknight.com/podcast/bbtr49-why-culture-eats-strategy

Michelle Bridges, Mia Freedman, Naomi Simson & Karen Jacobsen are just some of the amazing and successful business women who I've been lucky enough to interview over the past few years. And boy, have they shared some marketing gold. So, in today's episode of Australia's #1 marketing podcast, we take a trip down memory lane to revisit some highlights from these fireside chats. Enough talk. Let's do this! The post 260 – Four successful business women share their marketing & business tips appeared first on Small Business Big Marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussie Entrepreneur Naomi Simson (Red Balloon/Shark Tank) on Passion & Purpose, modern leadership and life on Wall St. in the 1980's. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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You’ve seen her on Shark Tank, listen to her now. Naomi shares the the core fundamentals on how to build a multi-million dollar business.

You’ve seen her on Shark Tank, listen to her now. Naomi shares the the core fundamentals on how to build a multi-million dollar business.

Naomi is the Founder of the Australian online experience retailer RedBalloon.com.au, which launched in 2001. The company recently sold its 2 millionth experience. Naomi is an Entrepreneur, speaker, mother, author, blogger, innovator and truly passionate individual. She is the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

In this episode, Colin returns from the confines of a Panda (long story) to join Brett and Steve on the Courtesy Bus to memories of a great Adelaidean who died this week in her 100th year - Lillian Field AKA Steve's Grandma. Through her life we pick up on some interesting things from Adelaide's Yesterdays. Naomi Simson from RedBalloon drops inserts her quick thoughts about Adelaide while communicators, Cindy and Steve Crescenzo share some thoughts about the Adelaide Visa Council during their stay in the Barossa Valley for the Public Relations Institute of Australia national conference. The South Australian Drink Of The Week is courtesy of The Hills Cider Company - some Apple, Pear, and Apple and Ginger ciders to really twist the tastebuds. Plus the usual bits and pieces, Adelaide Visa Council, stories without notice and music from The Saucermen Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine running a business based on happiness – that's what Naomi Simson decided to try when she left a serious corporate career to set up online experience retailer RedBalloon in 2001. Since then RedBalloon has sold 1.8 million experiences and has been named a BRW Great Place to Work four times running. Naomi received the 2008 National Telstra Business Women's Awards for Innovation and the 2011 Ernst and Young Industry Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Not a bad little effort, huh?! PLUS in this episode of the Small Business Big Marketing show, I have a whinge about three things that annoy me with email etiquete, share the hot topics that are being talked about in the Small Business Big Marketing Forum and read some listener feedback (there's plenty coming in, let me tall you!). Enjoy! The post Red Balloon's Naomi Simson talks happiness. appeared first on Small Business Big Marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.