Podcasts about Telstra Business Awards

Guest: Gerard Murtagh, an EO Queensland member since 2005, CEO of MouldMen and a finalist in the Telstra Business Awards Host: Linh Podetti, an EO Sydney member since 2022, owner of Outsourcing Angel. In this episode, Gerard Murtagh shares his journey from leading Australia's top mould remediation company, MouldMen, to becoming a thought leader and a powerful advocate for personal growth. Gerard discusses how he has redefined mould remediation through innovative technology, client-first strategies, and a commitment to community impact, improving the health of thousands of homes across Australia. Beyond business, Gerard opens up about his "WAG" framework for handling crises, the importance of resilience in leadership, and how mental fitness and personal growth fuel his success. As a longtime EO member, Gerard's inspiring approach to business and life serves as a model for entrepreneurs aiming to make a difference in their industries and communities. Subscribe to stay updated on EO's insights into impactful leadership and sustainable growth. ABOUT GERARD MURTAGH Gerard Murtagh, CEO of MouldMen, is a visionary leader transforming Australia's mould remediation industry. Under his guidance, MouldMen has become a market leader, setting new standards for innovation, quality, and customer care. His client-focused approach has built strong partnerships with over 4000 real estate companies and earned the trust of 60,000+ clients. Beyond business, Gerard's dedication to personal growth and mental fitness shines. As a speaker and long-time EO member, he shares insights that inspire others to excel, and he's been recognised as a finalist in both the Telstra Business Awards and Business News Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Gerard's impact extends far beyond his industry, touching lives and improving indoor environments across Australia. CONNECT WITH GERARD Email: gm@gerardmurtagh.com Website: http://mouldmen.com Instagram: @gerardmurtagh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardmurtagh/ABOUT THE HOSTLinh Podetti is the CEO and Founder of Outsourcing Angel, a Sydney-based company that helps to create jobs for people in the Philippines while creating freedom for business owners around the world.--------------------ABOUT EO Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) is a global business network of 18,000 + influential business owners in over 220 chapters across 76 countries. We offer world-class events that encompass engaging entrepreneur and business stories, skills-specific workshops, and exciting social gatherings.Our mission is to drive both business and personal growth through peer-to-peer learning, providing support for the holistic entrepreneur experience covering business, family, community, and personal aspects. As a not-for-profit organization, all our funds directly contribute to member benefits.If you're a business owner with revenues ranging from US$250k to US$1m, you can join our Accelerator Program. If your revenues exceed US$1m, you can join the main EO Program in your nearest local chapter. To join or find out more about your nearest chapter, visit https://www.eonetwork.org/why-join/apply-for-membership-form.For further information, please contact:Podcast Host Linh Podetti: linh@outsourcingangel.com.au General Inquiries: support@eonetwork.org.au EO Sydney: www.eosydney.com.au EO Global: https://hub.eonetwork.org/

Susie Taaffe is the CEO and founder of Skanties, an adaptive fashion brand at the forefront of the anti-shapewear movement. With her decade experience working as an engineer and having designed and manufactured her own maternity clothing brand, Susie successfully launched Skanties in the Australian market in 2019 as a single mother of three young children. Having launched Skanties in the U.S. market in 2023, Susie continues to expand this global movement. She was the proud recipient of the 2022 Brisbane Lord Mayor's Women in Business Grant, State Finalist in the Telstra Business Awards in the category of Championing Health 2023, and was named one of the Top 30 Personalities Disrupting The Fashion Industry In 2022. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Susie Taaffe: Website: https://skanties.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skanties/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susie-taaffe-948a939a/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Skanties/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBAVSud35CL2-p8VkGNJvHQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skanties_  *E – explicit language may be used in this podcast.

When our guest posted a video on social media that was irking her in the industry of communications and marketing, we knew we had to get her back on the podcast. In her own words we can plan and construct posts that we hope to get attention, but it is often a personal message, rant almost on practices by others that will get the most attention. The awards Industry is making a lot of money out of naïve and susceptible people who are just looking to compete. What can you do to protect yourself and call out this disturbing trend. Well respected marketer and communications expert Mia Fileman of Campaign Del Mar called out the poor behaviour of the awards that multiple industries are involved in. It is in the same space as a pay to play model that Nic has been very passionate fighting in the ‘fake media' sites promoting businesses in a perceived earned media space. The same for Awards where you don't get a look in if you don't pay for the social media tiles, advertising or support in some way financially. The team aren't anti-Awards. The Telstra Business Awards and excellence Awards that are promoted by reputable associations are still what all businesses should be aspiring to win. It's the Awards that there are no disciplines, no quality control, no assessment and in some cases no application that we want to see phased out. Also, the behaviour of those that have paid for the Award to stop pretending and deceiving their audiences that they are Award winners. A full-on chat where we have tried not to name or call out anyone, but you will be the best judge of what a fake award is and what isn't. We at least give you some good parameters to work through this quite murky behaviour that is preying on the weak and maybe less deserved. All that said there are genuine and amazing Award winners, but potential recipients will have to do their homework to keep their reputation and their budgets in check.

Presenting a revolutionary anti-shapewear undergarment collection that celebrates the natural curves of femininity and beauty, Susie Taaffe joins us in an episode about self-love, confidence, and entrepreneurship. Check out her inspiring story, which stands as a powerful testament to the resilience and success achievable by single mothers today.     Key takeaways to listen for Starting your own business: Motivations and its impact on family quality time How to balance entrepreneurial growth and raising a family Why flexible rules and boundaries are advisable for growing children  Self-care ideas to try when decompressing from the stress Powerful affirmations in enabling self-love and body confidence     Resources Celeste Barber  Sara Blakely  Sex and the City       About Susie Taaffe Susie has been successfully redefining beauty standards in Australia with Pettipants Underwear since 2019. She was recognized for her work in Championing Health by The Best of Telstra Business Awards and awarded the Brisbane Lord Mayor's Women in Business Grant in 2023. With her company, Skanties, every woman can feel comfortable, confident, and beautiful in her skin. It's time to change the conversation about body image, and Skanties is leading the way.     Connect with Susie Taaffe  Website: Skanties  Instagram: @skanties     Connect with Us To learn more about us, visit our website at www.18summers.com or email us at info@18summers.com. To get a copy of our book “The Family Board Meeting”, click here.   Subscribe to 18 Summers Podcast and leave a rating and written review!     Social Media Channels Facebook Group: 18 Summers LinkedIn: Jimmy Sheils Instagram: @18summerstribe

The marketing world is changing faster than ever, and it's creating exciting opportunities for small business owners like you. Let me introduce you to Tim, the host of the popular "Small Business, Big Marketing" podcast. I've been a fan for years, and his insights are pure gold. Ideally, we'd connect with every potential customer over coffee. But we must find alternative ways to reach them. Real marketing gurus are helpful and engaging, using content to build genuine connections through blogs, podcasts, and social media. Brand marketing through emotional content creates strong attachments. With time and resources, content alone can turn a small business into a billion-dollar company. Create a knowledge center, answer all customer questions, and become their go-to resource. The marketing landscape is evolving, but the fundamentals remain solid. Stay focused on shiny objects. Tim's podcast offers practical tips, personal stories, and expert advice to elevate your small business marketing. Grab a cup of coffee and tune in! Remember, the best marketing is having a great product or service. Create something remarkable, and who knows? You could be the next big thing everyone's talking about. Good luck! Tune in to the Wild Goose Chase and unlock the keys to a life of unlimited possibilities! If you love this episode, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share this podcast! See you on the inside!    In this episode, we cover: 00:00 Coming up 04:48 Powerhouses of branding and content in business marketing! 09:06 The changing landscape: How marketing has evolved. 13:45 Gut instinct vs. planning: Marketing's inner conflict.  20:31 The boomerang effect: Be helpful, reap rewards. 23:53 Demystifying virality: Secrets of contagious content. 29:19 Building a like-minded community for success. 32:30 Happiness vs. fulfillment 38:08 Navigating mental illness in business: Advice for owners. 41:44 Bigger but not happier: The truth about success. 45:37 Starting fresh or forging a new path?   About Tim: Tim Reid is now the founder and host of Australia's #1 and longest running (13-years) and most awarded business marketing podcast – The Small Business Big Marketing Show, which can be found on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play or any third-party podcast app. Each week, Tim Reid shares marketing insights and tips to help business owners build that beautiful business of theirs into the empire it deserves to be. With over 630 episodes, five million downloads and listeners in over 100 countries, Tim Reid's highly informative weekly show was awarded Australia's Best Business & Marketing Podcast at the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards, and a finalist in the People's Choice Award. Tim Reid is also the author of The Boomerang Effect, a popular marketing text that's helped thousands of business owners take back control of their marketing in a way that produces effective results every time. Tim Reid is Australia's most practical business marketing keynote speaker, traveling the world showing business owners, marketers and their employees how to embrace the modern world of marketing – gaining success and increasing profits, without spending a fortune. He's also an engaging and entertaining emcee, having emceed the Telstra Business Awards around Australia, and is the emcee for the annual Australian Podcast Awards.   Connect with Tim: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast?fbclid=IwAR0IY4Ghk6sEKH_uG-aoAj-d4cGmI4mVlCDbO1Z3AheTsMwFW6kzhDIFMNk  LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/timothyjreid    Want daily insights? Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goosemcgrath/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@goosemcgrath Twitter: https://twitter.com/McgrathGoose TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goosemcgrath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-goose-mcgrath Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gooseface/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered what you need to include in business award submission to make it the winning submission? Awards are such an important trust point for your business, particularly if you are attempting to differentiate your brand in a crowded market, build credibility, give the media a reason to talk about you or to position your business as providing a premium offering. However, writing a winning award submission is not all together easy. In fact, it's a bit of a science.  One person who knows exactly how to write winning award submissions is Heather Marano from Green Door Co, a communications consultancy who specialise in exactly that. In this episode Heather shares: What makes a business award worthy Her top tips for writing a winning submission  A deep dive into what the Telstra Business Award (probably Australia's most revered business awards) process looks like How businesses can prepare for a business award submission and What mistakes to avoid when writing a business award submission If winning a business or industry award is one of your goals for this year, then this is an episode you can't miss. If you'd like to get Heather and her team to help you with your business or industry award submissions, you can find her at https://greendoorco.com.au/ or on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermarano/ About Jane Hillsdon I'm a passionate award-winning marketer dedicated to helping small business owners make good decisions about their marketing. I am the founder and CEO of a marketing agency called Dragonfly Marketing PLUS the founder of the How to do Marketing Academy.  I'm also the author of How To Do Marketing – A Comprehensive Guide For Small Business.  It's my mission to ensure that marketing is on the agenda for every regionally based small business in Australia. Why? Because I know that when marketing is done properly, it can help your business grow. On the marketing front, I am a Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM), a member of the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) NSW Committee and a head judge for the AMI Awards for Excellence. I was awarded the Small Budget Marketing Award at the AMI Awards for Marketing Excellence in 2017, 2018 and 2019.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Christina Ryan and I as we pull the threads of her extraordinary career and discuss how the focus on gender is impacting women with disability, how our natural leadership qualities get damaged, burn-out and how to drive change based on the 3 incredible things she learned from her mentors. Christina has been an active leader in the Australian disability community for over 20 years, working at an international, national and local level to change the diversity agenda. Christina is the CEO and Founder of Disability Leadership Institute, established in 2016 as a professional hub to build and support our disability leaders and recognised as a finalist in the 2018 Telstra Business Awards in the emerging and energised category.

How do I attract the audience? How do I make them trust and buy from me? These are the questions that are plaguing a lot of business owners. And the answer to that is MARKETING! But how do you make your marketing strategy work? Today's guest, Tim Reid, is a marketing expert who believes that giving valuable and helpful content will yield an unimaginable return to your business. Tim is Australia's most practical business marketing keynote speaker, traveling the world showing business owners, marketers and their employees how to embrace the modern world of marketing by gaining success and increasing profits without spending a fortune. He's also an engaging and entertaining emcee, having emceed the Telstra Business Awards around Australia, and is the emcee for the annual Australian Podcast Awards. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/353.

At some stage, we all have to navigate appropriate aged care for ourselves or a loved one, so in this episode we turned to aged care expert Grace Petherick to demystify it for us all. Many of us are in the sandwich generation, and are the support people for parents as well as young children. Some of us are also of an age where we're having to investigate aged care services for ourselves or our partner. This can be an overwhelming task because, let's face it, the aged care system in Australia is complex, unfamiliar and bureaucratic, and if your family member is suffering poor health or has had a health incident, it's all the more anxiety-triggering. About Grace Petherick Global experience in service industries and the shock of accessing aged care for her grandparents sparked Grace Petherick's passion to revolutionise an industry. It became clear for her that what her grandparents had suffered was unacceptable, and it was time to shake up 100 years of unchanged service standards in aged care.  Her visionary and innovative approach has attracted extensive investor and media attention, including placing as a finalist in the current Telstra Business Awards and winning a City of Melbourne Innovative Business Grant, for her business Age Up Health. Our recent survey revealed that one in three of our listeners is doing life admin for a parent or elderly relative and that often includes researching aged care services. In this episode we discuss: how the aged care system is very complex and waiting lists can create a lot of stress for families that you shouldn't wait until a crisis occurs to investigate aged care -  as soon as everyday things feel harder you should consider investigating options the preventive measures you can put in place - allied health to improve balance, ramps and handrails the differing roles for Residential Aged Care - including temporary respite and rehabilitation after a hospital stay how to fund aged care - the first step should be the government website - My Aged Care  you can also find information on aged care provider websites and there are paid aged care advisers you can access the range of services and products that Home Care Package funding can be used for including home modifications, cooking and meal delivery, supplements, companionship and social support - anything to keep you safe and well at home the assessment process for Home Care Packages - government assessors come to your home and consider what support/funding you are eligible for - a letter of support from a GP can be helpful after your Home Care Package is approved - means testing is conducted by Services Australia to determine what (if any) income tested fee you will need to pay (there is an income and asset test similar to that for the Aged pension - the maximum contribution you can make is $40 per day) after an assessment you receive a notification of your level of funding and estimated the waiting time until the funding will be available  the wait list for a Home Care Package can be up to 9 months - while you are waiting you may be able to access CHSP or other organisations that may provide support - Carers Gateway and some providers provide limited free support while you wait after the funding comes though you need to select from one of 900 providers within 56 days or you will lose the funding 3 months before your funding is allocated you will receive notification and this is a good time to start selecting a provider things to think about when selecting a provider include: what support you need, what level of admin you are willing to do, how they manage workforce, consistency of workforce, costs (care fee, administration fee, other fees including setup fee, exit fee, surcharges, travel fees) that the comparison websites for Aged Care that exist are commission based - however Aged Care Guide seems to be most representative of the market My Aged Care is an online application system and you don't need a power of attorney to represent your parents as long as your parent advises My Aged Care that you may act on their behalf.  My Aged Care is a paper based system so will receive a lot of letters which you need to keep! RESOURCES Government website - My Aged Care Age Up Health What to do about aged care when on the National Waitlist How to compare Home Care Package providers Surprising ways you can use you Home Care Package funds Free Seminar on understanding and more easily navigating the Home Care Package system 1hr Free Care per week for anyone on the National Waitlist Book an initial free 15-min consultation with Home Care specialist  Aged Care Guide Carer Gateway SHARE Please head to the Life Admin Life Hacks Facebook,  Insta or Linked In pages to connect with listeners and share your thoughts, questions or suggestions.

In April, 2022 Your Time Matters is running a business networking dinner where the focus of conversation is “Be Brave: protecting your most important business asset - you.In this episode, Kerryn Powell, The Network Catalyst speaks with Filipa Bellette is Co-Founder of award-winning health practice Chris & Filly Functional Medicine. She is an accredited Clinical Nutritionist & Functional Medicine Practitioner. She is also a PhD Scholar, writer & regularly featured in the media, and is the National finalist in the 2022 Telstra Business Awards for Tasmania in the Accelerating Women in Business category.Together with her husband Chris Bellette, Filipa has worked with over 2,000+ busy, burned-out clients in the past combined 20+ years. Their practice is best known for helping high-achieving parents with energy, mood and gut issues, end their body burnout…for good!Filipa's own passion for helping parents, especially mums, have more energy, productivity and connection, came from her own personal experience of Mummy Burnout, after having babies and juggling the demands of business, family, and her failing health.In this episode you will :learn about functional medicinehow to stop body burnoutand some tips you can implement today.Resources available here: :- Ending Body Burnout Scorecard - http://chrisandfilly.fm/scorecard- Free 10-Part Hormone & Gut Burnout Minicourse - https://www.chrisandfilly.fm/minicourse-pageContact:www.kerryn-powell.com.au

In today's episode, I invite Lorraine Murphy back onto the podcast to talk about a central theme of her new book, Step Into You, which is energy management. Needing to create her own 'soft place to land' to go on her own deep healing journey and get clear on what she wanted to create in her life, Lorraine's latest book is about that very journey and how she went about finding a more sustainable way to do business and life by really learning how to manage her energy. We talk about: - Lorraine's own perspective on what energy is and why learning to manage our energy over our time is important - The importance of creating a bespoke energy management plan and giving ourselves permission to follow it - Energy management filtered through both motherhood and a more feminine lens - The impact of using major and minor energy boosts for both major and minor energy leaks - The issues with trying to 'balance ' our lives - What it really looks like to be in alignment and be intentional about how can support ourself best - And what Lorraine came to understand about working with the mind and body and ourselves as unique energy beings, whilst we worked together at her Noosa retreat in 2021. If you've been feeling into (I am) The Remedy, then this conversation is going to be a beautiful opportunity for you to connect in with where your own energy is currently at and how you can step into yourself and your own medicine in a deeper way. Visit claireobeid.com/episode105 for more. Lorraine's bio: Lorraine Murphy is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author and speaker. She started her first business – The Remarkables Group – in her spare bedroom in 2012 and that business went on to secure multi-million dollars in turnover. During her time in that business, Lorraine and the company received several plaudits including being named as one of BRW's Fast Starters, Entrepreneur of the Year, Emerging Agency of the Year, Content Marketer of the Year and Australian Start-up of the Year – as well as being finalists for the Telstra Business Awards. Lorraine has featured frequently in media, including The Project, Sunrise, The Today Show, Sydney Morning Herald, Collective Hub, Marie Claire, Sky News, ABC News and The Australian. In December 2017, Lorraine sold The Remarkables Group in order to focus on her “soul on fire work” – writing, speaking and mentoring. As well as one-on-one mentoring, she has trained brands including Uber, Westpac, Woolworths and Unilever. She has published four books, all with Hachette Australia: Remarkability (2016) – an entertaining and practical account of the biggest lessons she has learned in her entrepreneurial and business journey Get Remarkably Organised (2018) – an infrastructure for both personal and professional success Baby, You're Remarkable (2019) – an honest account and passionate discussion of Lorraine's experience of becoming a mother and also running her own business Step Into You (2021) – the ultimate life guide for recharging, re-focusing and confidently striding into your best future. Lorraine lives in Sydney, Australia has been married to fellow entrepreneur Wade for nine years and is the ridiculously proud mother of their daughter Lexi and son Wilder. Show Notes: You can learn more about Lorraine and her new book here: https://lorrainemurphy.com.au/product/step-into-you-book/ You can join us in (I am)The Remedy before presale closes here: https://claireobeid.com/i-am-the-remedy-open/ Love + light, Claire

Vaccine mandates have questionable legitimacy and fly in the face of half a century of sound vaccination policy. The current ‘vaccines' on the market particularly the mRNA ones are experimental therapies with no long term safety data.That's not the view of a so-called “anti-vaxxer”, but Australian vaccine developer Professor Nikolai Petrovsky who outlines his concerns in episode 8 of Conservative One: Pandemic Unmasked.Prof. Petrovsky is the Director of Endocrinology at Flinders Medical Centre with a conjoint position as Professor of Medicine at Flinders University. He is also vice-president and secretary-general of the International Immunomics Society. Active in diabetes, endocrinology and vaccine research, he is the founder of Vaxine, a company funded by the US National Institutes of Health to develop novel vaccine technologies. In 2009 Vaxine won the AMP Innovation Award at the Telstra Business Awards and Australia's Coolest Company Award from Australian Anthill Magazine. Prof. Petrovsky has developed vaccines against Influenza, Hepatitis B, Sting Allergy, Malaria, Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies and HIV, has authored over 90 papers and chapters and is a regular invited speaker at international vaccine conferences.The podcast is now powered by The Good Sauce conservative news site which can be found at goodsauce.news More podcast episodes from Conservative One can be found at www.georgechristensen.com.au/podcast

Matt Alderton is the Owner and Founder of Bx, Alderton Enterprises, and the Founder of Integrated Workforce Solutions, as well as a number of 6 and 7 figure startups. Formerly the owner of multiple retail and hospitality businesses, as well as being a #1 best-selling author, Professional Speaker, Coach, and Small Business Expert, Matt was named Business Person of the Year in 2015, NSW Business Leader in 2016, and Finalist Australian Business Entrepreneur. BxNetworking was a Finalist in the Telstra Business Awards in 2018 and 2019, and Matt was named NSW Business Leader in the NSW Business Chamber Awards in 2019. Great at spotting gaps in the market and finding a solution to solve the problem, Matt is the guy you want to talk to about scaling your business, accelerated growth, valuation, and how to exit the right way. Having gone into business by first trying to solve a problem for himself (that clearly caught on), Matt sold his first business for a 10 times multiple worth over $16M. Agreeing that selling to a public company is a win-win situation for both the seller and the buyer, we chat about the ins and outs of valuing a business, the acquisition mindset, multiples, and what you can do to shape your story 1-2 years before you exit. If you've ever wondered how some sellers negotiate 10-20 times EBITDA when they go—and why multiples are one of the keys to selling success—this episode is for you. Connect with Matt Alderton Website: http://mattalderton.com.au/ Website: https://bxnetworking.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattalderton22/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattAldertonBx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattalderton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattAlderton22 Connect with Simon Bedard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/business-sales-sydney/ Website: https://buygrowsell.com/ Website: https://exitadvisory.com.au/

In this episode Kate talks to one of her favourite people- ubersobersister, sober shero and bonefide girls'girl, author, coach and speaker, Bex Weller,  about her new book 'Chameleon - Confessions of a People Pleaser.' This memoir is funny and ouch-making and looks at how approval seeking and people-pleasing underlies so much of our drinking and comes at a high price. We talk about how to recover from people pleasing and set healthy boundaries for ourselves with a modicum grace diplomacy and self-compassion in our sobriety. As always Bex is funny, relatable and tells it how it is. It's a goodun' people- grab a cuppa and let's chat. Love Kate & Mandy x  About Bex: Rebecca Weller is a Health & Life Coach, Author and Speaker. Named ‘one of Perth's leading Healthpreneurs' by The Sunday Times Magazine, Rebecca helps women from around the world to get their sparkle back and create a life they love. Author of the bestselling sobriety memoir, A Happier Hour, creativity memoir, Up All Day, and her newest book, Chameleon: Confessions of a Former People-Pleaser, Rebecca writes about love, life, and the strength and potential of the human spirit. Her work has been featured by The Telstra Business Awards, The Australian, Fast Company, Sydney Morning Herald, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Better Homes & Gardens USA, SBS Food, Good Health Magazine, Marie Claire Australia, and Elle Quebec. Learn more at BexWeller.com and https://sexysobriety.com.au/  

In this episode of the How to be Successful with Money podcast, I chat with David Dougan. He is the Founder and Head Coach at an amazing business community called Abundance Global, where they help small businesses to create better businesses so that they can build intergenerational wealth. We unpack some of the key tips and mistakes that people make business owners in particular, but also people with their finances more generally the top three drivers that David talks about that people need to do to create the business outcomes that they wanted, the business financial outcomes that they want. Then, we talk a bit about the good Doctor's journey, some of the things that he learned along the way and tips. Dr David Dugan has spent over 20 years mentoring high-performance individuals. He served in the Navy as a Commander and was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Medal for his work during the 2004 Tsumai. His innate desire to serve led him to be the founder of 'Abundance Global' which supports small and medium businesses and entrepreneurs from around the world.  Abundance Global has been a two times Telstra Business Awards finalist and our clients have experienced over 253% net profit increase, 6 years running. David operates from the 'Business Owner Joy' model which inspires clients to not only achieve success in their business and personal lives but in turn, ensuring everyone is giving back as much as possible to their community.   Personal LinkedIn profile link https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-dugan-business-coach-mentor-brisbane/ Company LinkedIn profile link https://au.linkedin.com/company/abundance-global Company and Personal (if you want to be tagged) Facebook links https://www.facebook.com/davidduganbusinessmentor Twitter handles you'd like included in promotion https://twitter.com/drdaviddugan Instagram handles you'd like included in promotion https://www.instagram.com/drdaviddugan/     Want to keep making the right money moves with complete confidence?   Upcoming online training events: https://bit.ly/PivotEvents   Book a Money Breakthrough Session with a Pivot Adviser:  https://calendly.com/ben-nash-pivot/breakthrough-podcast   Free download of my Amazon best-selling book ‘Get Unstuck': https://bit.ly/PivotGUSPod Pivot Blog for other money tips, tools and hacks: https://bit.ly/PivotBlog    

If there was one thing you think society should talk more about, what would it be? “Your genius is what comes naturally to you.”   “I was once driven by the idea that you should strive to learn new skills and improve on the things that haven't come naturally. After some time, I have learnt that although you can do anything, you can't do everything at the same time. Do the things you're good at."     Valerie Khoo is a writer, artist and business owner based in Sydney. She is CEO of the Australian Writers' Centre, the country's leading centre for writing courses which has helped more than 75,000 students. She's also owner of Story Art Studios, where she creates original art, sculptures and designs that are licensed all over the world on products such as stationery, wallpaper, fabric, upholstery, art prints and more.   Valerie hosts two weekly podcasts, ‘So you want to be a writer' and ‘So you want to be a photographer', is author of several books including ‘Power Stories: The 8 Stories You MUST Tell to Build an Epic Business' and ‘So you want to be a writer'. She started her career in finance with PwC before transitioning in to publishing and journalism where she was deputy editor of CLEO magazine and a writer for Fairfax for 15 years. She founded the Australian Writers' Centre in 2005.   Valerie is a winner of the Telstra Business Awards and was recently the City of Sydney's Curator of the Sydney Lunar Festival for 2019 and 2020, a 10-day event featuring artists, galleries, and events all over the city. She is one dynamic lady and I felt so lucky to get to sit down (in person over a cuppa) and have a great chat. Please enjoy this wonderful conversation with the incredibly multi-talented Valerie Khoo. ____ Connect and find out more about Valerie here;- For those interested in writing, they have a great newsletter at the Australian Writers' Centre. You can find it at https://www.writerscentre.com.au/   For those interested in art and creativity, follow Valerie on Instagram: @valeriekhoo Website: valeriekhoo.com Social handles: Twitter: @valeriekhoo instagram: @valeriekhoo Check out her Podcasts: So you want to be a writer:- -https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/category/podcasts/so-you-want-to-be-a-writer-podcast/ So you want to be a photographer:- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/so-you-want-to-be-photographer-transform-your-skills/id957592464 And for more information about the Wabi Sabi Series, please find us here:- https://wabisabiseries.com/ Connect with us on Instagram here:- @thewabisabiseries Connect with us on Facebook here - @thewabisabiseries If you have a burning topic you'd love society to talk more about, or know someone who'd be great to come on our podcast, drop us a line at hello@wabisabiseries.com

This interview is brought to you by the Enabled Disabled Project. Meet the gardener of leaders. Christina Ryan is the CEO and Founder of the Disability Leadership Institute. She has been an active leader in the Australian disability community for over 20 years, working at an international, national and local level to change the diversity agenda, while mentoring and supporting numerous people with disabilities to their own leadership success. Christina pioneered the use of mainstream forums by women with disabilities at the United Nations, and now mentors and teaches effective use of the UN for rights activists globally, while working as a leadership coach for people with disabilities. She recently developed Represent, an online course in how to be an effective representative. After 20 years working in community sector management, Christina realized that the levels of violence and marginalization experienced by people with disabilities were the direct outcome of inequality, and that to address this we need a growth in disability leadership right across the public domain. So, Christina established the Disability Leadership Institute in 2016 as a professional hub for leaders with disabilities to build & support our disability leaders. It is the first organization of its kind globally, run by and for disability leaders. The DLI aims to grow the presence and recognition of disability leaders across all sections of our community. Christina is also a regular keynote speaker and commentator. In 2013 Christina was acknowledged as one of 100 women of the Canberra Centenary. She was a finalist in the 2014 ACT Telstra Businesswomen's Awards, and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement in Inclusion at the 2015 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards. Christina was a 2017 Westpac Social Change Fellow. The Disability Leadership Institute was a finalist in the 2018 Telstra Business Awards emerging and energized category. ------------ The Enabled Disabled Podcast is created for adults and children with disabilities, families and friends who care for them, professionals who treat and help people with disabilities, as well as people and companies who want to learn more. Ways to support us: Subscribe to this podcast Share your story: https://www.enableddisabled.com/share Become a corporate sponsor: https://www.enableddisabled.com/sponsorship Make a personal contribution of any amount: https://www.enableddisabled.com/contribute --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/enableddisabled/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/enableddisabled/support

Welcome to Episode 74 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.  In this episode, our guest is Suzanne Hopman, Chief Executive Officer of Dignity. She talks about what Dignity provides, how the team responds to a homelessness crisis call, how the charity found its beginnings and achieved its growth, the charity's experiencing winning a number of prestigious Telstra Business Awards, and how Suzanne has developed her reliable team under strong leadership through one simple realisation.  Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Welcome to Episode 74 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.  In this episode, our guest is Suzanne Hopman, Chief Executive Officer of Dignity. She talks about what Dignity provides, how the team responds to a homelessness crisis call, how the charity found its beginnings and achieved its growth, the charity's experiencing winning a number of prestigious Telstra Business Awards, and how Suzanne has developed her reliable team under strong leadership through one simple realisation.  Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Dave Thompson is the founder and CEO of Inspirational Book Writers. He is a 5-time best-selling author, #1 podcast co-host and was nominated for the Telstra Business Awards in 2019. In today's episode Nicole and Dave share why telling your story is the most uncomfortable and important thing you can do for yourself. Learn how Dave has supported over 200 books in the last 7 years to make it to number one on Amazon and how simple the process can be for you too. Dave runs week-long book writing intensives, head to https://inspirationalbookwriters.com to learn more and connect with Dave @inspirationalbookwriters! My Aligned Purpose is all about empowering women entrepreneurs through coaching + courses. To further fine tune your mindset, amplify your voice and increase your assets, check out the free Millionaire Mindset Shift training (https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/millionaire-mindset-shift) and the best dang membership community on the planet, Coffee Club (https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/coffeeclub). Connect with us! IG and Facebook: @myalignedpurpose Email: myalignedpurpose@gmail.com www.myalignedpurpose.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/myalignedpurpose/message

Rebecca (Bex) Weller is one of my favorite people to talk with about why life without alcohol is awesome.  Bex is a Health & Life Coach from Perth, Australia. She's the founder of Sexy Sobriety and the author of two books, A Happier Hour and Up All Day.  The work Bex does is centered around helping women discover how much they gain once they put down the wine glass. She works with women to get their sparkle back after it's been dulled by drinking and hangovers. In our conversation today Bex and I talk about how life without alcohol can be fun and sexy, adventurous, joyful and (most of all) carefree. Bex says the biggest benefit she's found in sobriety is the feeling of freedom.   Bex discovered that after (finally) saying “I'm not drinking at all anymore” she suddenly had the headspace, heart space, courage and energy to reach her potential and build the life she really wanted. She felt free for the first time.  So if you're holding on to drinking because you're afraid that life without alcohol will be boring or dull, this is the episode for you!  In this episode, Bex and I dive into: Why to make a list of “10 Things Better Than Booze” (and then all the other lists!) Tips on how to make alcohol-free life more exciting and fun Why to focus on everything you're gaining by not drinking, not what you're giving up How to coach yourself through triggers and cravings and nurture yourself from the inside out Why sobriety is better than moderation (spoiler: it's the freedom) Why to not focus on the concept of ‘forever' “You know what's a hell of a lot more glamorous than champagne and cocktails? ⁠Self-worth, empowerment, creativity, connection, and SOUL.”⁠ - Bex Weller About Rebecca Weller Rebecca is the Creator of SexySobriety.com, she leads one-on-one and group coaching programs, hosts live events, and is the author of the best-selling memoir, A Happier Hour, and the long-awaited follow-up, Up All Day. Rebecca writes about love, life, and the strength and potential of the human spirit. Her work has been featured by The Telstra Business Awards, The Australian, Fast Company, Sydney Morning Herald, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Better Homes & Gardens USA, SBS Food, Good Health Magazine, Marie Claire Australia, and Elle Quebec. Learn more at BexWeller.com. Follow Rebecca on Instagram @BexWeller Connect on Facebook at Bex Weller, SS - Home Find out more about Rebecca and Sexy Sobriety, head over to www.SexySobriety.com.au/ Support, resources and tools to help you go alcohol-free   Drink Less + Live More today with The Sobriety Starter Kit. The private, on-demand coaching course you need to break out of the drinking cycle - without white-knuckling it or hating the process.   Grab your  Free Sober Girls Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First 30 Days   Find My Favorite Sober Facebook Groups, The BFB “Booze Free Brigade” and She Recovers Together   Connect with Casey Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com Take a screenshot of your favorite episode, post it on your Instagram and tag me @caseymdavidson and tell me your biggest takeaway!  

Professor Nikolai Petrovsky is the Director of Endocrinology at Flinders Medical Centre with a conjoint position as Professor of Medicine at Flinders University. He is Vice-President and Secretary-General of the International Immunomics Society. Nikolai is the founder of Vaxine, a company funded by the US National Institutes of Health to develop novel vaccine technologies. in 2009 Vaxine won the Amp Innovation Award at the Telstra Business Awards and Australia's Coolest Company award from Australian Anthill Magazine. During his career Nikolai has developed vaccines against influenza, hepatitis b, sting allergy, malaria, Japanese Encephalitis, rabies and HIV, and has authored over 90 papers and academic chapters. ------------------------------------------ Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/42Z2rztT_Es Nikolai's company Vaxine which developed COVAX-19: https://vaxine.net/ ------------------------------------------ 00:11 Summary of interview 04:00 Zoom starts 05:30 Vaccines can treat almost anything 07:55 How vaccines work against non-infectious diseases 09:40 Human bio engineering and evolution 11:47 Experimental vaccine rollout worldwide 16:07 Making vaccines mandatory is highly inappropriate right now 18:21 Are the mRNA vaccines a true vaccine or simply a ‘therapy'? 19:54 Vaxine has developed a much safer vaccine called COVAX-19 23:52 The side effect profiles of mRNA and viral vector vaccines (Pfizer and AstraZeneca) 28:35 Adjuvents in vaccines like aluminium 29:44 When will COVAX-19 be available? 33:14 Other companies making ‘protein' vaccines 34:05 Sterilising immunity (preventing infection) vs reducing symptoms 35:20 How influenza vaccines will improve 36:27 The eradication of influenza 37:46 Why does social distancing, masks etc prevent Influenza but not COVID-19? 40:23 Cross reactivity between influenza and COVID-19 42:43 Getting a vaccine is better than the getting the infection 46:18 mRNA vaccines are being used to lessen symptoms, not prevent infectivity 48:35 Legal indemnity for vaccine developers

Chantal Gerardy is passionate about helping business owners gain Facebook skills to succeed in their business.  She has a diploma in social media marketing and is an award-winning Facebook strategist who empowers business owners with the skills and strategy to grow their business using Facebook.  Facebook saved her business.  She went from a broke business owner in a new country, with 3 kids under 5 years old, to now abundant in business using Facebook.  She now empowers business owners, who have no marketing budget, to create an income-producing strategy using Facebook. Chantal was voted Top 100 Coolest Companies in Australia 2018, received 2 international business awards for Out of the box marketing for startups, a finalist in Telstra Business Awards and has been featured on Channel 9 news.  Chantal is passionate about helping business owners gain Facebook skills to succeed in their business.  Take a listen to her 8 fundamentals you need for your business on Facebook. www.chantalgerardy.com.au

Chantal Gerardy is passionate about helping business owners gain Facebook skills to succeed in their business.  She has a diploma in social media marketing and is an award-winning Facebook strategist who empowers business owners with the skills and strategy to grow their business using Facebook.  Facebook saved her business.  She went from a broke business owner in a new country, with 3 kids under 5 years old, to now abundant in business using Facebook.  She now empowers business owners, who have no marketing budget, to create an income-producing strategy using Facebook. Chantal was voted Top 100 Coolest Companies in Australia 2018, received 2 international business awards for Out of the box marketing for startups, a finalist in Telstra Business Awards and has been featured on Channel 9 news.  Chantal is passionate about helping business owners gain Facebook skills to succeed in their business.  Take a listen to her 8 fundamentals you need for your business on Facebook. www.chantalgerardy.com.au

Heather Catchpole from Careers with STEM joins us to talk about the variety of STEM careers out there and gives valuable advice for students interested in learning more about STEM career pathways. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About Heather Catchpole Heather co-founded STEM-specialist media company Refraction Media in 2013 with a view to creating a smarter future – one in which everyone has access to the skills they need to make a better planet. Heather previously worked for over a decade as an editor, science news journalist and producer at the ABC, Cosmos and CSIRO. Refraction Media have distributed over 1.75 million magazines to students across the USA, Australia and New Zealand through the Careers with STEM brand. In 2015 the company was awarded as Publish Australia's best small publisher and was twice shortlisted best startup in the Telstra Business Awards. Further links Free copies of 2019 Careers with STEM (whilst stocks last): 2020 Educator survey Past interview with co-founder Karen Taylor-Brown About the FizzicsEd Podcast Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practise & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON ) http://www.aeon.net.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Nash joins us on CEO Crossing to share his amazing success story, turning $10/day in marketing into $175 Million per year in revenue. Tony Nash started his first internet business in 1996. In 2004 Tony founded Booktopia, an online bookstore, with an allocated budget of $10 a day. The company’s first book sold in 3 days. Fast track 16 years and Booktopia now sells one book every six seconds, with an annual turnover of over $175 million a year. It was listed in AFR/BRW’s Fast 100 eight times, the only company to achieve this feat, and was voted Book Retailer of the Year for the 3rd time in 2019 at the Australian Book Industry Awards. One of the defining aspects of the business is its philanthropic program. So far Booktopia has donated well over $1 million in books and cash to literacy based projects in Australia including indigenous literacy, writers festivals, readers conferences, library fundraising projects and book industry awards. After being a finalist for 7 years, Booktopia finally took out the top award as the 2018 NSW Business of the Year at the Telstra Business Awards as well as the National People's Choice Award in the same year. In July 2018 Booktopia also won Best Pureplay Online Retailer at the Online Retail Industry Awards and Tony was acknowledged with the Industry Recognition Award. Booktopia launched a book wholesale distribution business called Booktopia Publisher Services (BPS) in 2016. In 2019 it also launched its own publishing imprint Booktopia Editions so the business can own the whole value chain from publishing right through to distribution as well as retailing. In 2015 Booktopia bought Angus & Robertson, an iconic Australian book retail brand established in 1886. In 2020, Booktopia also bought The Co-op Bookshop established in 1958 after it went into administration. Tony is an entrepreneur, Founder & CEO in online retail. With a background in recruitment, programming, business development, selling, SEO and internet marketing, Tony has developed outstanding negotiation and leadership skills with a thorough understanding of sales, forecasting, bootstrapping, PR, empowerment and managing an executive team. Learn more about Booktopia at booktopia.com.au Learn about CEO Crossing at CEOCrossing.com, where you can cross over to success.

Today Alex and Lisa talk to Rebecca Weller about life before sobriety, getting creative and about how life in sobriety can change so much in the first 12 months. Rebecca Weller is a Health & Life Coach, Author and Speaker. Named ‘one of Perth’s leading Healthpreneurs’ by The Sunday Times Magazine, Rebecca helps women from around the world to get their sparkle back and create a life they love. Creator of SexySobriety.com, she leads one-on-one and group coaching programs, hosts live events, and is the author of the best-selling memoir, A Happier Hour, and the long-awaited follow-up, Up All Day. Rebecca writes about love, life, and the strength and potential of the human spirit. Her work has been featured by The Telstra Business Awards, The Australian, Fast Company, Sydney Morning Herald, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Better Homes & Gardens USA, SBS Food, Good Health Magazine, Marie Claire Australia, and Elle Quebec. Learn more at BexWeller.com. You can find Bex on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BexWellerOfficial/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bexweller/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-weller/ Click on the following link to find out more of what we are up to, you can sign up to our newsletter, join our Facebook group and subscribe to our YouTube channel - linktr.ee/soberexperiment Additional links: Luna Courses: https://www.lunacourses.com/ Tired of thinking about drinking https://www.tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com/ AA https://aa.org/ Al Anon https://al-anon.org/ Nacoa: https://www.nacoa.org.uk/ 15% off Nocktail use BEESOBER at checkout https://www.nocktail.com 10% off Noughty AF wine use BEESOBER10 at checkout https://thomsonandscott.com/products/noughty-alcohol-free-sparkling-wine Buy a range of AF drinks from The Dry Drinker https://scripts.affiliatefuture.com/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=348247&merchantID=7264&programmeID=26735&mediaID=-1&tracking=&url=

Hey Guys! You’re listening to #GrowGetters – the future skills podcast for smart women in business. We exist for one simple reason: we are here to help you GROW! Each week, we drop a brand new ep that covers the latest trends, tools, tips to make sure your business or career is future-ready!Today we are hosting an awesome Masterclass with one of Australia’s leading experts on Influencer Marketing, and a hugely successful female founder herself - Jess Williamson!We are simply so impressed by how much Jess has achieved in her young life already. In 2016, at just 22 years old, Jess founded the Perth-based swimwear label Ete - targeted to the Feminine Adventurer - which generated almost instantaneous, unbelievable success.Jess was invited to showcase Ete at New York Fashion Week just ONE WEEK after launching...how freaking amazing is that?! And Since then, Jess has grown Ete Swimwear to over 58,000 social media followers, has customers in over 46 countries, and turned over more than 6 figures in her first year of business!This multi-talented woman is also the founder of the Travel Influencer Agency Somewear Elsewear which connects top influencers with brands, resorts, and destinations. With her digital marketing and branding expertise, she helps other brands build their presence online using the power and influence of social media and its superstars.This business babe has been recognised by some of Australia’s top organisations for her power moves and entrepreneurial prowess. She’s been named a finalist in the Western Australia 2017 Telstra Business Women’s Awards in the Young Business Women’s category, a Westpac Business of Tomorrow 2018 winner, and a WA finalist in the Telstra Business Awards in 2018.Jess has also been featured in Forbes and on Channel Nine Australia, as a highly regarded businesswoman of influence.We absolutely loved learning from this amazing lady. So if you’re looking to grow your business footprint by collaborating with influencers, or perhaps bolster your own influence on social media - then this masterclass is a must-listen!!Plus…If you want to stay in contact with Jess - you can follow her on:Instagram @jess.williamson8, @eteswimwear, and @somewear_elsewhere. She also has an amazing podcast called ‘Couch Chats with Jess’ (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/couch-chats-with-jess/id1509586969), and via her business website (https://eteswimwear.com/) and her personal website too (https://www.jessicawilliamson.com.au/).SO...if you want some more sweet, sweet inspo, check out our Insta page, and please follow us at @growgetterspodcast !! :)And if you’re still hungry for more, our #GrowGetters GROWTH HACKS NEWSLETTER is designed to keep you up-skilled and up-to-date on all the latest tips, models, and trends - so sign up at www.growgetterspodcast.com/newsletterYour hosts are:Award-winning brand strategist and writer, Tanya Garma (@tanyagarma)Forbes-listed startup founder and entrepreneur, Tiffany Hart (@tiffanyclairehart)

We hope you enjoy our podcast! To help us grow, subscribe to our podcast and follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and/or LinkedIn. ***This episode, we have an amazing interview with Mat Stillone. Mat is an award-winning Gen Y entrepreneur at the helm of a number of successful companies, including Protein Supplies Australia (PSA), a supplements start-up whose mantra is ‘natural nutrition without the crap'. Profitable from its first year, PSA has grown into a multi-million dollar business, whose range of health conscious supplements are sold online and in 1500 outlets nationwide. In addition to producing and formulating PSA's own products, Mat has diversified into manufacturing and developing products for global supermarket giants, specialty retailers and other well known brands, via another start-up venture, Integrity Food Co.Mat's ability to diversify saw another business Botanika Blends launch nationally in February 2018 with a focus on plant based nutrition.In May 2020, Mat launched his latest business “Flexible Foods” which offers plant based meat alternatives and quick and easy vegan meals.Mat was awarded Business News Australia's Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Wholesaling, Manufacturing and Distribution, in 2015, 2016, and 2019. He was shortlisted for the Optus & Telstra Business Awards 2016.SPECIAL PROMOTIONGET 20% off ALL Protein Supplies Australia, Botanika Blends and Flexible Foods products with promo code DRINK20. THIS EPISODE:How Mat started his career from being a single dad on government support to become the founder of a global empireHow to grow a successful protein business from nothingThe importance of honesty Integrity in businessGetting rid of people who hold you backJackfruitLaunching a plant-based business, Flexible FoodsMarketing protein in a highly competitive industryAdvice on influencer marketingIs vegan protein ‘not as good' as standard whey protein?TODAY WE'RE DRINKINGJohnnie Walker Black LabelSobah non-alcoholic beerRed wine spritzer MENTIONS:Protein Supplies AustraliaBotanika BlendsFlexible Foods CoMat Stillone's LinkedInPROMOTION:Listeners of Business Over Drinks can get 10% of David's latest book, Everyday A**holes, using the promo code BOD at checkout. Get a copy at everydayassholes.net.GET 20% off ALL Protein Supplies Australia, Botanika Blends and Flexible Foods products with promo code DRINK20.This podcast was created with Buzzsprout. Interested in making your own podcast? Use this link to sign up and we all get a $20 Amazon gift card when you upgrade. 

In the Music Real E86, and my guest is Jo Thomas Creative Director and CEO for Metro Arts in Brisbane. JFK said “The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the centre of a nation's purpose – and is a test to the quality of a nation's civilization.” Metro Arts plays an important role in the culture of our city as it champions contemporary art forms. It offers development programs as well as co presenting opportunities. In addition to the artistic programs Metro Arts also supports the wider artistic community by offering incredibly cool artistic spaces around the city for the use of creative businesses. Jo also Won the Telstra Business Awards Queensland Businesswomen of the Year for 2020. We hear about Metro Arts in lockdown, opportunities that have emerged as a result and plans to accommodate this new Arts ecosystem in the post COVID world. A big shot out to anyone wishing to join the Art Starters Donor Group who generously support the Metro Arts Creative Development Program. https://themusicreal.com.au/2020/07/18/jo-thomas-metro-arts-telstra-business-awards-queensland-businesswomen-of-the-year-for-2020

Hey you wild woman! Today's guest, Rebecca Weller, hails all the way from the land down under. She is a Health & Life Coach, Author, and Speaker. Named ‘one of Perth's leading Healthpreneurs' by The Sunday Times Magazine, she helps women from around the world to get their sparkle back and create a life they love. Creator of ​SexySobriety.com​, Rebecca leads one-on-one and group coaching programs, hosts live events and is the author of the best-selling memoir, ​A Happier Hour​, and the long-awaited follow-up, ​Up All Day.​ Rebecca's work has been featured by the Telstra Business Awards, The Australian, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, SBS Food, Good Health Magazine, Marie Claire Australia, and Elle Quebec. In this episode, you will learn: If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you How to listen to your gut so that you hire the right people How we often surround ourselves with people who to do the things we want, this can provoke drinking How Rebecca identified the breaking point in her journey to sobriety She never poured her heart into something before, so when she started her business she knew it was time for a change The importance of utilizing your time for learning and knowledge application when starting a business Why you should outsource your legal and accounting needs How everything is “figureoutable” How to listen to your gut instincts when it comes to hiring The head, heart and gut approach to decision making Seeing your inbox as other people's tasks for you: The importance of actions that move you forward instead of reactions that keep you in place How Rebecca identified the breaking point in her sobriety Fixing yourself to fix others: How Rebecca learned to put her whole heart into her actions to live intentionally Discovering other people's stories so that she could discover her own The culture of fear and stigma that exists towards sobriety Changing your approach to challenges: Curiosity and introspection for forward momentum and internal pride How to focus on what you are gaining and not starting your sobriety from a place of loss Habit-forming and re-wiring Building yourself up instead of tearing yourself down Resources: Website: ​Sexy Sobriety About: ​Rebecca Weller Programs: ​Courses Books: ​A Happier Hour​, and ​Up All Day Instagram: ​Bex Weller -------- Renée Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, a 7-figure business starter, and the founder of We Wild Women, a business dedicated to helping women launch their dream business. She previously founded an industry-recognized PR agency that worked with funded technology startups from South Africa to San Diego. She's a mom to Irish Twins, a published author, and a drummer. Rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcast "I love Into The Wild, and think it's the best thing since sliced bread."

Nicole Ashby always dreamed of being a teacher. In 2005, she obtained her Grad.Dip.Ed in Secondary Teaching and for the next 3 years worked in across 3 schools in WA.In 2010, Nicole began working with a mentor who opened her eyes to the possibility of financial freedom and business.At the time, Nicole's husband, Joe was working offshore on an oil rig working 28 days away and 28 days home, otherwise known as Fly-In-Fly-Out. The couple's three children were young, 6 months, 2 and 4 when Nicole decided she would start her first business, FIFO Families and began connecting, supporting and educating the 100,000 workers and families across the country who were living the FIFO lifestyle.Nicole was a passionate advocate for FIFO families and a first mover in this space. Over a 5 year period, she participated in over 300 media interviews such as The Project, 7.30, Today, The Australian, 7, 9, 10 and SBS news, ABC and BBC radio to name a few.Nicole sold FIFO Families in 2015 and started another business called High-Profit Media. Once again, Nicole leveraged her teaching skills and began teaching small business owners how to generate free media interviews across TV, radio, print, and podcasts.A finalist in both the Telstra Business Awards and Telstra Business Woman awards, Nicole mentors business owners and shares her marketing skills focussing on copy and publicity.To work with Nicole, email nicole@high-profitmedia.com, or visit high-profitmedia.com

If you’ve ever believed that you needed to be perfect in order to start a successful business, this episode is for you. After hitting rock bottom in his high school days, Ali Terai never thought he would be accepted into university, let alone start a successful business. But, through his determination to prove others wrong and a series of imperfect actions later, Ali became the founder of Future Golf and winner of the 2019 Telstra Business Awards. Tune in to hear Ali’s riveting journey, the steps he took to start Future Golf, and his biggest takeaways from his entrepreneurial journey.Discover More: Learn more about Future Golf: https://futuregolf.com.au/-Connect with Ali on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ali-terai-Listen to The RED Tales by Red by Modibodi: http://bit.ly/ModiREDIt - See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stacey Morgan is a Telstra Business Awards finalist. Woohoo! In this episode of Miss Bossy Boots, she answers all the questions about the application process, the work she put in and what this now means for her business. She shares some brilliant tips around how to complete an award submission of this calibre - it's definitely a science. And as always, if you would like to ask Stacey any additional questions about winning this award, jump into the Miss Bossy Boots Facebook group.

Rebecca Weller is a Health & Life Coach, Author, and Speaker. Named ‘one of Perth’s leading Healthpreneurs’ by The Sunday Times Magazine, Rebecca helps women from around the world to get their sparkle back and create a life they love. Creator of SexySobriety.com, she leads one-on-one and group coaching programs, hosts live events, and is the author of the best-selling memoir, A Happier Hour, and the long-awaited follow-up, Up All Day. Rebecca’s work has been featured by the Telstra Business Awards, The Australian, The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, SBS Food, Good Health Magazine, Marie Claire Australia, and Elle Quebec. Learn more at BexWeller.com. Social Media: Bex Weller – Instagram :: Facebook :: LinkedIn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coldturkey/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coldturkey/support

Tony Nash - Founder & CEO of BooktopiaTony founded online book retailer Booktopia and Booktopia Publisher Services.Booktopia was established in Australia in 2004. Now, turning over more than $130 million a year, Booktopia has been listed in the BRW's Fast 100 eight times and has been a finalist 7 times in the Telstra Business Awards for the Medium-Sized Business Category, winning in 2014 and 2018.Booktopia was ranked as the 15th e-Commerce website in Australia in the 2020 Power Retail All-Star Bash. Tony personally won the Industry Legend Award alongside Kate Morris from Adore Beauty.On today's episode of The Daily Talk Show, we discuss: - Where Booktopia sits in the market- Why people buy books- Starting Booktopia- Separating yourself from the business- Reconciling the old with the new- Knowing when customers are ready- Investment & acquiring businesses- Book charts and best sellersTony Nash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nashtony/Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/Watch and listen to this episode of The Daily Talk Show at https://thedailytalkshow.com/618Email us: hi@thedailytalkshow.comSend us mail: PO BOX 400, Abbotsford VIC 3067The Daily Talk Show is an Australian talk show and daily podcast by Tommy Jackett and Josh Janssen. Tommy and Josh chat about life, creativity, business, and relationships — big questions and banter. Regularly visited by guests and gronks! If you watch the show or listen to the podcast, you're part of the Gronk Squad.This podcast is produced by BIG MEDIA COMPANY. Find out more at https://bigmediacompany.com/

How to Become a National Award-Winning Trade Business Guest: Tom Martin, director of Water Tight Canberra It's not uncommon to have a polarised vision of what your business is and the potential it has. It might feel daunting to be up against other businesses in your niche. However, there is always a chance of coming out on top. So how can you, as a tradesperson, become an award-winning business? In this episode, we're talking with Tom Martin of Water Tight Canberra, which won the ‘Small and Succeeding' category of the 2019 ACT Telstra Business Awards. Today, we'll cover the right mindset and foundation behind this win. We'll also talk about the role of education and being agile in business and how building to scale looks like. If you want to know what it's like to be a national award-winning trade business, then this episode is for you. Don't miss this episode and tune in as we guide you towards that path. For other stories of success, check these podcast episodes: TSS191 – Become A Home Service Millionaire – [LINK] TSS219 – Zero to a Million in Four Years – [LINK] TSS223 – From 2 Staff to 300 in 9 Years – [LINK] About this podcast, ‘How to Become a National Award-Winning Trade Business' Podcast Highlights: 08:56 – Beginnings in the industry—the apprenticeship model 14:29 – Specializing in maintenance as opposed to the construction mode 16:16 – Education is the key 19:06 – The importance of getting online reviews 23:43 – Starting and managing a business 26:19 – The influence of networking groups to your personal development 29:50 – Creating systems and policies for a more organized job and better-managed staff and teams 38:02 – Winning the Small Business Award in the Telstra Business Awards 46:33 – Finding and retaining staff This episode highlighted the role of systems and tools in managing teams in businesses. He also talked about networking groups and online reviews. Having these two is vital to know how and where you will steer your business. Tom also gave us a rundown of the importance of education and apprenticeships. These play an essential role in building an entrepreneurial mindset early on. Finally, he shared the aftermath of winning a national award in the industry and how it has helped them in their vision. About Our Guest Tom Martin is a licensed Canberra plumber and is the founder and director of Water Tight Canberra. Water Tight Canberra offers reliable plumbing, draining, and gasfitting services. In 2019, Water Tight Canberra won in the Small & Succeeding category of Telstra Business Awards for their commitment to social and environmentally conscious practices. The company's strongest points are their re-engineering of the plumbing industry and their approach to business and customer service.  Check out Virtual Trade Assistant and Water Tight Canberra's website. You can also reach Tom directly at tom@watertightcanberra.com.au.  If you enjoyed this podcast, please take 5 to leave us a review: Google Facebook  iTunes – Apple Stitcher – Android See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All too often, we believe that we’ll be happy once we start a thriving business. Yet, as our next guest Anna Ross reveals, behind the scenes there is often a bubbling storm of insecurity. In this episode, Anna is refreshingly honest about the start behind Kester Black, how she felt after winning the Telstra Business Awards, and why we shouldn’t compare our success to others. Anna Ross is the founder and CEO of Kester Black and co-founder of Arné SkincareDiscover:Follow Anna Ross on InstagramLearn more about Kester Black Learn more about Arné Skincare See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.  In this episode, we meet Ali Terai, Founder & CEO of Future Golf on turning lemons into lemonade, business gestation and value exchange. Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/138 Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card Ali founded Future Golf, a passion-driven business launched with less than $200 and a Facebook post, which is now one of Australia's fastest growing startups He also founded The Inspire Project, teaching young people Entrepreneurship, and has authored, crowdfunded and published a children's book called A Little Penguin's Guide to Life. If that's not enough, Ali has founded and launched a wallet, travel blog, pop-up burger restaurant, pub-crawl company, professional preparation program and number of smaller golf ventures. He was a winner at the 2019 Telstra Business Awards and has been nominated for various other awards. In this episode we talk about:  How an eager young Ali found a loophole in the system of selling The AFL's matchday program, The Record, and how he “turned lemons into lemonade”; How he has built passion-based businesses and loves speaking to young people about transformation; Why he spent a long time on the sidelines waiting for the businesses to gestate before jumping in full-time; and The value-exchange business models he has devised and how they have evolved. Connecting with Ali Terai You can reach Ali on LinkedIn and through his websites, Future Golf and AliTerai.com. Books and resources mentioned in the episode The Lean Startup - by Eric Ries The E-Myth Contractor - by Michael Gerber The 4-Hour Workweek - by Tim Ferriss A Little Penguin's Guide to Life - by Ali Terai

Louise is the owner of Lollypotz, a hamper business offering a wide range of gifts for all manner of occasion and type of person. Louise has been in business since 1999, so, at time of recording, that’s 20 years. The interesting thing about that is that, when you look at a hamper business, it doesn’t have low barriers to entry and it is very easy for competitors to browse other’s sites and copy product offerings and even price them lower. That’s an important point and really does go to underline the abilities of Louise and her success in growing her business including being either a finalist or winner in various categories of the Telstra Business Awards, over numerous years, including being named as the winner in the Business Owner category of the 2013 Telstra ACT Business Women's Awards. You can find out more at www.lollypotz.com.au or on Facebook

This episode is brought to you by BLUblox. Head to www.BLUblox.com now and enter the code MELISSA for 15% off your order.How do you navigate motherhood like a boss when you ARE a boss?! Today’s podcast guest, Lorraine Murphy, knows all about growing a successful business while also growing a family. And in this episode, she’s pulling out her playbook to prove that it IS possible to rock at both at the same time...Head to https://melissaambrosini.com/255 for full episode resources and more inspiring weekly episodes.Lorraine Murphy is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker, and mama. She started her first business — The Remarkables Group — in her spare bedroom in 2012, and went on to secure multi-million dollars in turnover. Lorraine and the company received a raft of awards, including being named as one of BRW’s Fast Starters, Entrepreneur of the Year, Emerging Agency of the Year, Content Marketer of the Year and Australian Start-up of the Year, as well as being a finalist in the Telstra Business Awards.In December 2017, Lorraine sold The Remarkables Group in order to focus on her ‘soul on fire’ work – writing, speaking and mentoring. These days she spends her time helping women get out of their own way, get SUPER organised, and create the life they want.Lorraine drops a motherlode of advice in this episode, that will have you asking ‘Why haven’t I thought of that before?!’ I just KNOW you’re going to get so much value (and so much inspiration) out of her practical, no-BS approach to blending business and babies...So if you want to learn how to ditch the juggle, reduce your mental load, and become the best biz-owning mama you can be, press download right now… this one’s for you.In this episode we chat about: How to blend babies and business (05:03)Why you need to be more mindful of your words (08:18)The power of organisation and having a support network (10:51) The truth about ‘mum guilt’ and how to let it go (15:33)What is your ‘soul on fire’ work? (21:15)How to surround yourself with high vibe people (and why this is so essential) (29:54)How to make a relationship thrive (all her top tips) (39:52)What she attributes her success to (54:20)Plus so much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we meet Ali Terai, Founder & CEO of Future Golf on turning lemons into lemonade, business gestation and value exchange.   Go to: www.chiefmaker.com.au/138   Complete your FREE Career Scorecard: www.chiefmaker.com.au/score-card   Ali founded Future Golf, a passion-driven business launched with less than $200 and a Facebook post, which is now one of Australia's fastest growing startups   He also founded The Inspire Project, teaching young people Entrepreneurship, and has authored, crowdfunded and published a children's book called A Little Penguin's Guide to Life.   If that's not enough, Ali has founded and launched a wallet, travel blog, pop-up burger restaurant, pub-crawl company, professional preparation program and number of smaller golf ventures.   He was a winner at the 2019 Telstra Business Awards and has been nominated for various other awards.   In this episode we talk about:  How an eager young Ali found a loophole in the system of selling The AFL's matchday program, The Record, and how he “turned lemons into lemonade”; How he has built passion-based businesses and loves speaking to young people about transformation; Why he spent a long time on the sidelines waiting for the businesses to gestate before jumping in full-time; and The value-exchange business models he has devised and how they have evolved.   Connecting with Ali Terai You can reach Ali on LinkedIn and through his websites, Future Golf and AliTerai.com.   Books and resources mentioned in the episode The Lean Startup - by Eric Ries The E-Myth Contractor - by Michael Gerber The 4-Hour Workweek - by Tim Ferriss A Little Penguin's Guide to Life - by Ali Terai

In episode 17 of The C-Word we chat with Jessica Williamson, the Founder of Ete Swimwear and Influencer travel agency Somewear Elsewhere. Hailing from a background in digital marketing and advertising, and with no formal training in in fashion, Jessica launched Ete at just 22 years of age. With Ete receiving almost instantaneous success, having been invited to showcase at New York Fashion Week just one week after launching making its fashion week debut in September 2016. And that was just week one! Since launching Jess has grown Ete Swimwear to over 55,000 social media followers, has customers in over 46 countries and turned over more than 6 figures in her first year of business! At just 25 years of age, this Perth–based local continues to prove she's one-to-watch – with her smart business moves putting her brand in competition with long-established companies. A fact that's not gone unnoticed – with Jessica recently named a finalist in the WA Telstra Business Women's Awards 2017 in the Young Business Women's category, a Westpac Business of Tomorrow 2018 winner and a WA finalist in the Telstra Business Awards 2018. Jess now also runs an online mentoring program sharing exactly how she has grown her businesses online and hopes to inspire other young women to chase their dreams too.

In this episode Jake chats to Adam from Shift Property Styling, located in Hobart. They get into many interesting topics including: How an experience with dirty laundry was the catalyst for Shift Adam’s roll in the business An App that Shift have in development What winning the Telstra Business Awards meant for their business Why growth for growth’s sake can be dangerous Let us know what you took away from this episode with Adam. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you back here next week with another episode.

We first met Julia as a part of the 2018 Telstra Business Awards. She was heading up the PR team and we were blown away with the quality of communications around the whole awards and events. We were lucky enough to sit down with her whilst we were podcasting LIVE from Pausefest 2019. We chatted about what it means to be a marketer in 2019, how small business can benefit from PR and the importance of strategy in telling stories. Julia has 10 years experience delivering strategic communications and public relations for some of Australia's largest and most recognisable brands, including Telstra, ExxonMobil, Commonwealth Bank, Western Union and AGL. She understands - and is passionate about sharing - how PR, marketing and communications sit within the broader context of a business and their role in driving the health of a brand, and therefore long-term commercial success You can find more about Julie and Echomakers @ https://www.echomakers.com.au/ She also has her own podcast - https://www.echomakers.com.au/podcast

We kick off season two of the Drinks Adventures podcast with a in-depth look at the brewery founded in Byron Bay, Australia in 2008, Stone & Wood Brewing Company.Stone and Wood celebrated its tenth anniversary last year and I started covering drinks as a journalist not long after Stone & Wood started brewing.As such, I've followed their evolution very closely over the years, reporting on their key milestones along the way, which has given me a lot of insight into their business and some excellent resources to draw upon in putting this story together.But in fact, this story isn't only about Stone & Wood, it's also a bit of a look at the current state of play in Australian independent brewing, an industry sector that is in the midst of an unprecedented boom that is not without its challenges.The Drinks Adventures podcast is proudly supported by our friends at Bintani, Australia’s leading supplier of ingredients for the brewing and distilling industries.Bintani has all the ingredients you need, and they have experts in all categories on the team, so they understand how ingredients work together like no one else in Australia.NB: Since recording this documentary earlier this year, Alexis Roitman has departed her role as CEO of the Independent Brewers Association. We wish her the best of luck.This episode would not have been possible without the generosity of the organisations that gave me permission to use their audio.Thank you to the Telstra Business Awards, Finance News Network and Matt Kirkegaard at Australian Brews News.Thanks also to the wonderful music acts that cleared their tracks for use on the show: From London, Asad Rizvi AKA Silverlining; From New York City, No Regular Play and from my home town of Sydney, We Lost The Sea.If you watched the recent Ricky Gervais series After Life on Netflix, you may have heard We Lost The Sea's tune A Gallant Gentleman feature on the soundtrack.Ricky is a big We Lost The Sea fan and I'm privileged to be able to use that same track on this episode of the podcast.And thank you to Dave Robertson for his massive efforts in mixing and editing this episode and all episodes in Season Two.If you enjoyed this episode on Stone & Wood, go back to Season One, Episode Three and check out my interview with Janice McDonald, who was the first head brewer at Little Creatures. It'll give you some fantastic insights into Australian independent brewing in the decades prior to Stone & Wood's arrival.Thank you to the companies that have sponsored the Drinks Adventures podcast as of this year. The support of our major partner Bintani Australia and other brands makes the show viable, so I'm very grateful for it and I'm sure our listeners are too.I know some listeners enjoyed the weekly giveaways we had throughout season one. We're still going to be doing those whenever we can but you'll have to keep an eye on my Facebook page for announcements of those competitions.Tracklisting:Wayne Jones – Under CoverJosh Lippi & The Overtimers – St. FrancisNo Regular Play – Where They LaySilverlining – Sticky SnailsSilverlining – DevocionWe Lost The Sea – A Gallant GentlemanThe 126ers – End of SummerFollow James Atkinson on Facebook here, Instagram here and Twitter here.Theme music ‘Sandbox’ by Rudists.

Entrepreneur Jessica Williamson is the brains behind cult Aussie swimwear label Ete and Australia’s first influencer travel agency Somewear Elsewhere. At 25 years of age, this Perth-based local continues to prove she’s one-to-watch, with her smart business acumen putting her brand in competition with long-established companies. Jessica’s success hasn’t gone unnoticed, being recently named a finalist in the WA Telstra Business Women’s Awards 2017 in the Young Business Women’s category, a Westpac Business of Tomorrow 2018 winner and a WA finalist in the Telstra Business Awards 2018.Website: https://www.jessicawilliamson.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess.williamson8/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Cooperwaite, co-founder of Kiandra IT (kiandra.com.au), shares the story of starting and growing his award-winning company, along with providing top advice for business owners implementing digital strategies in their business. Martin‘s IT story started over 30 years ago when he wrote adventure computer games for his 2nd grade primary school friends. He's come a long way since, co-founding the award winning Melbourne-based software development and IT company 20 years ago. Martin‘s drive and passion for custom software has been instrumental in developing Kiandra‘s reputation as one of Australia‘s top custom software development houses. Kiandra has become one of Australia‘s top custom software development houses and has received a significant number of awards, including Medium-sized Business of the Year at the 2012 Telstra Business Awards, Best SMB Reseller at the ARN Awards, Best Overall Business at the Asia Pacific Business Excellence Awards, and awarded a BRW Best Place to Work seven years running. Business owners will be interested to hear Martin discuss the importance of investing in digital, his “5 stages of stickiness” strategy, why it’s important to track and measure every possible aspect of your business, and how to effectively implement digital strategies in any size business. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Need a business coach? Visit businessbenchmarkgroup.com.au. Email info@businessbenchmarkgroup.com.au Subscribe to our podcast: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/business-benchmark-group-podcast/id1372652118?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/businessbenchmarkgroup iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Business-Benchmark-29372537/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/business-benchmark-group-podcast PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/yi4rd-6bc65/Business-Benchmark-Group-Podcast ACast: https://acast.com/businessbenchmarkgroup Our Website: http://businessbenchmarkgroup.com.au/resources/podcasts/

Steve talks the 2018 Telstra Business Awards.

Mat Stillone is an award-winning Gen Y entrepreneur who runs several businesses. His story starts off rather bumpy and it will make you question yourself and your ability to deal with what he had to go through, but don’t worry it’s not all bad, just a boat load to deal with as a young bloke.Mat made it onto the other side of his challenges and has achieved incredible success in a relatively short period of time, and as you will see, that it is no accident at all. His dedication to excellence and to providing his customers with the absolute highest quality products has been critical to the growth of his business.Mat was awarded Business News Australia’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Wholesaling, Manufacturing and Distribution, in both 2015 and 2016, and was shortlisted for the Optus & Telstra Business Awards in 2016, in the Queensland micro-business category.Mat’s enthusiasm for life and his dedication to business and providing the very best for his customers is infectious and I know you are going to learn a lot from his GO ALL IN story. Please help me in welcoming Mat Stillone.

Today we are joined by Barry Magliarditi. Barry is the Founder and Director of The Game Changers. He has been recognized for his work in Thought Leadership by The 30 Under 30 and the 2015 Telstra Business Awards. He was most recently selected as the 2016 winner of the Inbia Innovation of Excellence in Business Coaching.But before all the awards and recognition he launched his first business in the Kitchen and Renovation sector. The business scaled up quickly from the ‘home garage' stage right to a staff of 15 people and multiple millions in annual revenue. This was what success, looked like. Or so he thought.. As he diligently managed cash flow, maximised profits, and minimized expenses by setting clear KPIs for both the business and the team, the emotional and time investment required quickly led him to exhaustion and burnout. He was a father and a partner and there was no time left over to invest in those relationships. When he saw what was happening, he shifted his focus but now the business suffered. Without the heavy personal and financial supports that Barry had been providing, the business started to dissolve. And so Barry turned to education and personal development to get his business and his life back on track without letting either suffer. Soon life started to come back into balance. Through examining his ‘inner game,' Barry was able to achieve tangible results to his ‘outer game.' This trial by fire became the backbone for The Game Changers and, since it's founding, has been helping business owners have experience exponential growth in their businesses while watching their personal lives blossom.I've asked him to join us here today so we can all improve our inner game so our outer game does better. Enjoy!!! ---  My mission is to create 200 new multi-millionaire business owners. How? You'll do better when you know better.   Would it help you to have a mentor who can cut your learning curve by sharing their mistakes with you so you could avoid them?   Would it help you to talk to that mentor and learn how they shifted their mindset to allow success to happen in the first place?   Would it help you to hear them talk to other high-level entrepreneurs about their journeys, their mistakes and how they overcame their challenges to create the lives and financial success they desire?   The Best Business Podcast was created for you to have all this in one place. If you like it, please subscribe, give an honest review and share with a friend you think will benefit so I may serve you both together.   "Your success is my success." -- Daryl Urbanski  

Catherine is here today with Shevonne Joyce. Shevonne is a business mentor working with female entrepreneurs and an accomplished business speaker. Her work is sprinkled with many successful projects on the go at once, including a global podcast and being published in many well-known business publications. By nature, she is a dreamer, yet pragmatic. Strong willed, yet gentle. Savvy, yet heart centred. A deep thinker, yet quick to make decisions. Intelligent, yet still struggles to figure out … courageous, yet conservative. Outspoken, yet introverted. Serious, yet loves a good laugh. And a recovering perfectionist, yet organised chaos… Because she loves biting off more than she can chew in life. Prior to leaping into the world of entrepreneurship she invested 12 years in the corporate world working for a range of organisations, from start-ups to global enterprises on developing their human capital. Shevonne thinks big and has built a global brand in 50 countries and was named in the Top 10 lists of Australian Women Entrepreneurs for 2017 by My Entrepreneur Magazine and has been appointed as a judge for both the Telstra Business Awards and the Women's Business Awards. As she puts it in he owns words, she is essentially a business geek who is all about changing thinking and thus, changing the world. Find Out More About Shevonne Joyce Shevonne's Website Shevonne Joyce on Facebook Follow Shevonne on Twitter @shevonnejoyce Shevonne on Instagram @shevonnejoyce Time to tune into Shevonne Joyce, enjoy! Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS

Dr Troye Wallett and Dr Sebastian Rees are changing with way GPs do business through their company, GenWise. As GPs themselves, Troye and Sebastian built GenWise to solve their own problems around practice management in the aged care sector. Now the platform is being embraced by doctors and patients Australia wide. GenWise was recently crowned Australian Business of the Year at the prestigious Telstra Business Awards. GenWise is a virtual practice with no bricks and mortar clinic, boosting efficiencies and lowering costs with its innovative "practice in your pocket". Troye and Sebastian talk about the future of health and improving the disconnect between patients and the health system. We also had a fascinating and philosophical discussion about ageing and death, and how our fear of talking about these issues is holding us back. There's this and so much more, as Troye Wallett and Sebastien Rees share their stories and insights. More: http://www.genwisehealth.com.au Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley. We talk to interesting people doing amazing things. If you like what we're doing, you can now support the show with a few dollars (we really appreciate it): https://www.patreon.com/roosterradio Also please subscribe and review on iTunes or your favourite podcast player. Connect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list and join our Facebook community: http://roosterradio.biz http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit: http://apiropodcasts.com For other content and marketing services, visit: http://www.apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi) For leadership and and high performance services, visit: http://www.jamesbegley.com.au (James Begley)

Michelle is a talented business professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and a leadership skill for bringing people together to achieve the ‘aspirational state'. With over 25 years of international business experience, she has a passion for technology, people and change. As Co-Founder and Executive Director at Intelledox - a Canberra-based global software vendor that enables the digitalisation of complex business processes - Michelle has worked on innovative technology transformation projects in countries all around the world. As well as Co-Founding Intelledox, Michelle started a highly successful technology, communications and logistics company in 1998 – The Communication Link - working on behalf of corporate and government VIPs from around the world. This included arranging official government visits to Australia by Madeleine Albright (US Secretary of State) and William Cohen (US Secretary of Defense), and the management of various Sydney Olympic and Paralympic projects. Michelle is a past winner in the Telstra and ACT Government's Businesswoman of the Year Awards, and her business Intelledox is a multiple winner in the Telstra Business Awards, in the AIIA iAwards, in the Australian Exporter of the Year Awards, in both the Deloitte Fast 100 and the BRW's Fast 100 list, and in the Anthill Cool Company Awards.

Marie Persson is a former Telstra Businesswoman of the year and long time judge of the Telstra Business Awards. She has read countless submissions and joins our show to tell us exactly what she looks for in a winning entry. Structure, consistency, staying on topic, and clearly addressing the questions are all essential attributes of a great entry. But what else are Awards judges looking for? What sets one entry apart from all the others? What exactly do you need to include in your submission to ensure your entry stands out from the crowd?  Listen to our interview with Marie and find out!

Daniel Gibbs is the director of Posture Podiatry. He has developed a method of care that has benefited thousands of clients including Olympic Athletes and the Australian Dance Theatre. Although he's no longer consulting with clients, he continues to works closely with the team of practitioners at Posture Podiatry to ensure the highest level of care for every guest of the clinic. Daniel also is the founding director of clinicmastery.com which is an education company for health professionals. He is also a winner of the Telstra Business Awards. Daniel has been invited to give keynote presentations to health professionals and business owners in various fields, and works with clinics of all sizes sharing his mantra of creating great experiences for all clients. In this episode, we chat about: Creating great customer experiences in the clinic Why patients judge you on their experience, not how technically good you are How to get off the tools How to put systems in place to train your team Cultivating a purposeful team culture The 4 STEP process to clinic mastery Staying ahead of the changes in the health profession

I remember my days working for Australia's biggest travel agent - I absolutely dreaded wearing their corporate uniform. I felt like such a dag. Polyester shirt, navy slacks. In fact, I think the tie was even on a bit of elastic! Where was today's guest when I needed her?! She runs a very disruptive uniform business - that even Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow loves! Her name is Felicity Rogers and she started Cargo Crew. I met her a couple of months ago at the Telstra Business Awards where I was the emcee. In fact, the year before, Cargo Crew actually won the National Small Business Award! So, what's Cargo Crew. Well, as Felicity says “She's building a brand that crews (that's her funky word for workers) around the world love to wear”.  She goes on to say “Cargo Crew creates original, design led uniforms that enhance and compliment a business' visual identity and brand language.” Cargo Crew now exports to over 30 countries with 12,000 crews around the world wearing their uniforms. Their clients include Renault, Hoyts & Freedom Furniture, artisan coffee roasters Seven Seeds and even Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop skin care business.  Felicity shares: The power of a good corporate uniform Why your  business's visual language is important How she got a massive international contract by advertising in a little magazine How Gwyneth Paltrow came to wearing a Cargo Crew apron Plus we talk pricing, photography, retail vs online and plenty more BTW, during the interview, Felicity forgot to tell us about another big win, which I'll share with you after the interview.  Plus I have some feedback from a listener who's been inspired to create a podcast herself. And we revisit a past episode in which Australia's voice of online retail shares some gold. Yep, another big epsidoe of your favourite Marketing podcast, so let's get stuck right in.   EPISODE TIMELINE 00:00  Two marketing insights 00:44  Episode teaser 01:24  Welcome & overview 02:41  Today's guest introduction - Felicity Rogers of Cargo Crew 03:57  Today's guest introduction - Felicity Rogers of Cargo Crew 05:54  Interview with Felicity Rogers of Cargo Crew 43:37  Insights into DesignCrowd & WebCentral 45:45  My Top 3 Attention Grabbers from my chat with Felicity Rogers of Cargo Crew 48:19  Listener feedback 49:44  Wrap-up and an insight in to both a past guest & next week's guest   RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED Create Freedom Through Outsourcing Tour #3 The Cargo Crew story Interview with online retailing guru Paul Greenberg The Direct Selling Podcast   MY TOP 3 ATTENTION GRABBERS Briefing. Become proficient in how you brief creative people. I think many small business owners undervalue creativity, as it's often hard to measure its ROI. However, when you have a logo you love, or a corporate uniform that people constantly comment on, or a website that really pops, then you'll understand the power of great design. If you want to understand the breifing process more, then join the Small Business Big Marketing Forum and I'd be happy to help you out. The Crew Review. I do love an old school marketing idea. And I particularly love the fact that Felicity had her team identify key industries and the key players within them, and mail them directly. This is a great job to outsource to a VA. Easy and simplicity. Everything about the Cargo Crew brand smells of ease and simplicity. Easy to buy products. A simple website to find your way around. An easy return policy. The key here is to remove as many blockages as you can to make it easy for people to buy from you.   EPISODE SPONSORS WebCentral - Exclusive listener offers Get your online marketing sorted with these exclusive listener offers. DesignCrowd - The world's #1 custom design marketplace Save $100 off your first design.  OVER TO YOU … What was your biggest marketing learning or ah-ha moment from this episode? Leave your comment below. My guest and I respond to each and every comment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Reid is the co-founder of cider brand Willie Smiths. I meet Sam at the recent Telstra Business Awards in Tasmania. Now, one of my jobs as the emcee was to announce the finalists for each category and read out a short bio about their business. Each business always got a round of applause … although some got a bigger applause than others. Willie Smith's Cider got the biggest by far …. Quite heartfelt, it was! So, in kicked my marketing brain. What are they doing that other businesses aren't? What makes them so special? Basically … Why all the love?! At the end of the night I suggested he come on the show and reveal his secret sauce. “Hell yeah!” was his measured response. So, here's Sam Reid, co-founder of Willie Smith's Cider. Also in this episode of your favourite marketing podcast, I share my top 10 ice-breaker questions that I use during pre-interview chats, and in general when meeting people for the first time. They get past the surface and fast-track getting to know someone at a much deeper level. And I even give you my answers to each of the questions. Yep … it gets personal! Let's do this!  EPISODE TIMELINE 02:12  Welcome & overview 04:36  Today's guest introduction - Sam Reid of Willie Smiths 05:53  Interview with Sam Reid of Willie Smiths 46:07 Insights in to WebCentral & Designcrowd 48:02  My Top 3 Attention Grabbers from my chat with Sam Reid of Willie Smiths 50:50  My Top 10 Ice-Breaker Questions 57:40  Wrap-up and insights in to next week's guest  EPISODE SPONSORS WebCentral - Exclusive listener offers Get your online marketing sorted with these exclusive listener offers. Designcrowd - Save up to $100 on your first design. The world's #1 custom design marketplace - beautifully simple & cheap. We love cheap!RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED Willie Smith's official website Joshua Nichols on how to create an amazing customer experience Arthur Greeno on why a business should break Guinness World Records Dave Munson on how to create engaging business stories that sell My Top 10 Ice-Breaker Questions blog post (add your own questions here) How to outsource to The Philippines Cornerstone Business Solutions official website   MY TOP 3 MARKETING ATTENTION GRABBERS Sam's tip on how to attract and retain great staff - Let people add themselves and their personality to your culture. Have them solves problems in their own way, in their own style. It's incredibly empowering for them. The bottomline - stop trying to micro manage everyone. Free yourself up so you can create new things - I love Sam's passion for creativity and innovation. The Festival wouldn't have happened if he hadn't created space between the day-to-day running of the business, and time to think. Who's guilty of not doing this? I am. But when I do find time to sit and think; or walk and think; it's bloody beautiful. So … here's a couple of ways to create that time - 1. Be less controlling, and trust that your staff will solve problems in their own way; 2. Offshore process-driven tasks - Identify all those tasks that are taking up your precious time and money, and send them to places like The Philippines. We've covered this at length in past episodes - but if you want to cut to the chase, check out Cornerstone Business Solutions - an off-shoring business that I have an interest in, I believe in it so much. “We're all about being memorable” - Are you? If not, why not? I'm guessing as a listener of this show you are constantly looking for ways to stay on your customers' shopping list. Whether it be through offering an amazing customer experience (like past guest Joshua Nichols of Platinum Electrics); or breaking Guinness World Records like past guest Arthur Greeno of Chick Filay; or creating amazing stories that emotionally engage your customers like Dave Munson does of Saddleback Leather. There's no shortage of ways to do it, so just choose one and get on with it!  OVER TO YOU … What was your biggest marketing learning or ah-ha moment from this episode? Leave your comment below. My guest and I respond to each and every comment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every industry is ripe for disruption. That's the view of today's guest, 29 year-old Dominic Holland of tow.com.au. Launched just two years ago, tow.com.au has completely disrupted the long-established and tightly held towing industry. The business did 7-figure revenues in year one and grew in year two by 350%. Listen in as Dom explains how to disrupt any industry. [Tweet "This business did 7-figure revenues in year one. And grew by 350% in year two! Here's how."] [Tweet "'We've found something that clients are demanding and begging us for.' @dommholland"] The amazing thing is, software engineer Dom, knew nothing about towing. What he did understand was that technology is shaking the foundations of every industry. That every industry has massive potential, and it's just about working up the right model that delivers customers what they want, and makes it incredibly easy for them to use you. [Tweet "'Everyone coming to your site looks for the same thing – give it to them immediately'@dommholland"] Dom himself was last year awarded Queensland's Young Entrepreneur of the year, and recently won the New Business Category at the 2016 Telstra Business Awards. I gotta tell ya, this chat is dripping with marketing gold, as Dom explains: How and why to disrupt your industry A pro-tip for ensuring your website converts visitors to buyers A simple hack to automating those annoying tasks in your business Why Google Adwords is better than trying to rank organically And so much more…. Seriously, hit pause and grab your journal. You know, there was so many learnings in this interview that I've captured them all in this blog post How a very disruptive business did 7-figure revenues in year one – with Dominic Holland of Tow.com.au. Plus I share a voicemail I received from a listener and very motivated business owner who read The Boomerang Effect recently, and has seen some outstanding results in his business. Enjoy this one … and remember, there's magic in taking action.  EPISODE TIMELINE 01:42  Welcome & overview 03:04  Check in 04:37  Listener case study 06:30  Today's guest introduction - Dom Holland of tow.com.au 08:03  Interview with Dom Holland 46:51 Insights in to WebCentral & Designcrowd 48:52  My top 3 attention grabbers from my chat with Dom Holland 51:05  Wrap-up and insights in to next week's guest  EPISODE SPONSORS WebCentral Get your online marketing sorted with these exclusive listener offers. Designcrowd.com - Save up to $100 on your first design. The world's #1 custom design marketplace - beautifully simple & cheap. We love cheap!  MY TOP 3 MARKETING ATTENTION GRABBERS FROM THIS EPISODE   Don't think disrupting your industry is only for the big players - the Ubers and Virgins and Tesla's of the world. Look for ways to disrupt your own industry. As Dom said "Every industry has massive potential for disruption. It's just about finding the best model for delivering the best customer experience." "All your website visitors are looking for the same thing. Give it to them immediately." So get crystal clear on what that thing is for your business, and make sure your website delivers on it upfront. And if you need help, contact WebCentral. Embrace change. The marketing world has changed so much in the past month, the past 6-months and certainly the past twelve months. And the changes we're seeing are playing right in to the hands of you and I ... small business owners with modest marketing budgets. So embrace this change, instead of letting it freak you out.  OVER TO YOU … What was your biggest marketing learning or ah-ha moment from this episode? Leave your comment below. My guest and I respond to each and every comment.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Valerie Khoo is the founder and national director of the Australian Writers’ Centre, Australia’s leading centre for writing courses, a journalist, small business commentator and author of the best selling book “Power Stories: The 8 Stories You MUST Tell to Build an Epic Business”. Over 25,000 students have learnt at the Australian Writers’ Centre and the centre has campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth - as well as a huge online learning community enrolling from all over the world. The centre helps students get published, score book deals, change careers and improve their job prospects. It was a previous winner in the Telstra Business Awards and was named by Dell as one of the 10 most innovative small businesses in Australia. Follow Valerie’s fascinating career path from gaining an economics and accounting degree, becoming a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse Coopers before transitioning into communications and focusing on corporate Public Relations and then following her true passion – journalism and writing. Valerie has been a successful women’s magazine editor and business owner. She also started her own fashion and homewares label, which is a social enterprise to benefit Cambodian orphanages. This talented and community minded businesswoman shares her stories and tells us how the Australian Writers’ Centre now benefits all those who dream of becoming a journalist, a writer and author. Follow Valerie on Twitter @valeriekhoo Valerie blogs at www.ValerieKhoo.com Find out more about the Australian Writers’ Centre at www.WritersCentre.com.au

Cover reveal for Allison Tait’s latest instalment of The Mapmaker Chronicles, brutally honest writing advice from brutally honest writers, US bookshop offers refunds for Go Set a Watchman, an author sends out manuscripts out under a masculine pseudonym, how women authors were told to promote their books in the 1960s, the Young Writers Award, “tie you over” vs “tide you over”, congrats to Nikki Parkinson from StylingYou.com on her win in the Telstra Business Awards, Writer in Residence John Tesarsch, finding work as a newbie content writer, and more! Read the show notes.  Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com