Podcast appearances and mentions of urban retreat

Nach langer Zeit habe ich mich wieder mit Gérard Lach getroffen. Dabei kam ein langes Video heraus, das mit ein paar Schnitten und technischen Hürden zu einem Random Talk wurde. Viel Spass dabei. Themen: - Urban Retreat - Übernachten im Fass - Sacred Gongs - Multi Gong in Stuttgart - Rebirthing Gong mit Gatka und Taiko - Hospitieren im Hospiz - Seelsorge-Ausbildung - Warum möchte jemand in Hospiz/Pflege/Seelsorge arbeiten? Urban Retreat: https://sapurana.org/urban-gong-retreat/ Sacred Gongs in Stuttgart: https://sapurana.org/sacred-gongs-mulit-gong-meditation-stuttgart/ Kontakt zu Gérard: https://www.gongnamo.com/

Every Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more. On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear responses from experienced Buddhist practitioners. You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Every Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more. On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear responses from experienced Buddhist practitioners. You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Every year in Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more.  On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear from experienced Buddhist practitioners on this theme.  You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Every Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more. On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear responses from experienced Buddhist practitioners. You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Every year in Autumn, the LBC offers The Urban Retreat: a week of free events exploring meditation, Buddhism and more.  On the Urban Retreat 2023, we explored the theme: What the World Needs Now. Hear from experienced Buddhist practitioners on this theme.  You can make a donation to the LBC here: https://www.londonbuddhistcentre.com/giving/donate

Today's episode is Part 2 which follows on from last week's episode with Tracey Woodward. In today's episode we delve into Tracey's career journey, starting from her transition into the hairdressing industry, her impactful time at Aveda and Urban Retreat, and the various roles she undertook.  Tracey opens up about overcoming personal challenges, imposter syndrome, and the transformative journey of taking control of her health.  The discussion touches on the importance of community, spirituality and resilience. In today's show amongst other things we discuss… ●      The importance of authenticity and determination in personal and professional growth.●      Taking control of your health●      Giving backAnd lots moreFor full show notes, links and resources mentioned visit: https://growmysalonbusiness.com/podcast/254 Thanks so much for joining me this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated!   They do matter in the rankings of the show and help other people find my podcast. I also love to hear what's been helpful and what you love about the podcast! Just click here to review, scroll to the bottom, tap “Ratings and Reviews” tap to rate with 5 stars and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you for your support!  Until next time!  Antony

Our lives are a journey, and like every journey, where you start out and where you end up is what makes life so interesting.  My guest on this episode is Tracey Woodward, who, like many people, didn't have the easiest start in life. However, unlike many people, she didn't let her past define her future.  Tracey shares her life story, starting with being born prematurely to a teenage mother in the 1960s to her struggle with illiteracy and surviving in an environment marked by crime and neglect.  Despite these challenges, Tracey's perseverance and determination saw her rise to senior positions in renowned beauty companies such as Aveda, Urban Retreat, and Donna Karan.  Tracey's story is a story of resilience and the power of transformation. It's a story of grit, street smarts, personal reinvention and a living example of "Your past does not equal your future."  So, on today's podcast, we discuss: ●      The importance of looking like you belong.●      Why you shouldn't be afraid of asking for help …and…●      Not being afraid of getting it wrong.   And lots more! In this Episode: 01:24 Introducing Tracey Woodward03:24 Tracy's early life and struggles 09:12 Stories of survival and street smarts16:19 Learning to read and write22:25 Choosing a different path in life27:37 Discovering support and an introduction to the beauty world37:52 Career milestones and mentorship41:37 Overcoming challenges and achieving success45:30 Reflecting on personal growth  Thanks so much for joining me this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show and help other people find my podcast. I also love to hear what's been helpful and what you love about the podcast! Just click here to review, scroll to the bottom, tap “Ratings and Reviews” tap to rate with 5 stars and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you for your support!Until next time! AntonyLinks and Resources: Grow My Salon Business Website | Facebook | Instagram Tracey Woodward  Instagram |

Your attitude can change your life. It shapes both your professional and personal success. Today, our special guest is the most incredible example of this. Many people lately have been overwhelmed by the world's challenges. While we can't control everything, we can control our reactions. This brings me to our special guest, Christine Tylee, an incredible business leader and an inspiration to many. Christine's story is nothing short of amazing, full of phenomenal courage and tenacity. She faced and overcame challenges that most people couldn't imagine, leading teams of thousands and becoming one of the top leaders in the Direct Selling industry. In the last year, Christine faced yet another tough challenge that would have made many people quit. But not Christine. Her unwavering attitude and resilience are why I had to bring her back on the podcast. Christine not only possesses a remarkable attitude, but she has also turned her experiences into a not-for-profit organization she runs with her daughter to help others too. As you listen to Christine and her story, it's hard not to feel more hopeful and excited. Head into this episode with an open mind and I promise that you will find even one small thing that will help you shift your attitude and make a big difference in your life. Get ready for an inspirational episode.   We'll be talking about:  ➡ [0:00] Introduction ➡ [3:08] Catching up with Christine Tylee ➡ [5:17] What is the Glitter Philosophy  ➡ [6:50 Fun facts about Christine ➡ [7:40] Having a stubborn streak ➡ [8:55] Why Karate ➡ [11:13] A bit of a journey ➡ [16:02] Having strategies in place ➡ [18:03] Brainstorming that made you feel like it was an achievement ➡ [24:32] Biggest asset you have: the right attitude ➡ [28:31] A balancing act  ➡ [34:30] Smashing your goals with an attitude of gratitude ➡ [38:30] Getting a small reminder  ➡ [39:00] Big believer in journaling ➡ [40:54] She schooled me  ➡ [45:57] Choosing what we focus on ➡ [47:15] Christine's favourite book ➡ [48:32] Christine's favourite quote ➡ [49:24] Christine's dream superpower ➡ [50:01] Christines' advice to her past self ➡ [51:22] Check Christine's Facebook Page and Website ➡ [51:36] Final thoughts   Resources:  Book Recommendations ➡ The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor: https://bit.ly/4b28nTi ➡ 10x is Easier than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Dr Benjamin Hardy: https://amzn.to/3KMfODd   Previous Direct Selling Accelerator Podcast Episodes with Christine Tylee: ➡ EP88: The Most Powerful Story I've Ever Heard with Christine Tylee - https://youtu.be/Hd4HggzGGYw ➡ EP162: How to master recruiting and overcome your fears - https://youtu.be/HmdgphDPLaw   Quote: ➡  “Celebrations are the oxygen of big potential” - Shawn Achor ➡  “I can and I will, watch me”   About our guest: Christine is an entrepreneur, an Executive Leader with Urban Retreat, a former teacher, a best-selling author, a world karate champion, a certified positivity coach AND a mum of three. On top of her multi-million dollar Direct-Sales business, Christine holds a Masters of Education and has also studied in the fields of Positive Psychology and Neuroscience.  Christine was awarded the Direct Sales Distributor of the Year for Australia in 2019 by the Direct Sales Association of Australia. She is lucky to be alive after a series of strokes and pseudo- aneurysms on the brain in 2018, being was told that she would never run or play sport again. BUT Christine is a BIG believer in the power of positivity and following your dreams, no matter what obstacles might be in your way. She has bounced back to become a karate champion on top of her personal success.  A self-described ‘woman of action', Christine loves empowering others to shine. She created the glitter philosophy to inspire others to unlock their potential and achieve their dreams.    Connect with Christine:  ➡ Christine Tylee's website: https://christinetylee.com/ ➡ Christine Tylee's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.tylee.5/ ➡ Christine Tylee's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-tylee-8a4b9a2/   Connect with Direct Selling Accelerator: ➡ Visit our website: https://www.auxano.global/ ➡ Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DirectSellingAccelerator ➡ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auxanomarketing/ ➡ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxanomarketing/ ➡ Email us at grow@auxanomarketing.com.au   If you have any podcast suggestions or things you'd like to learn about specifically, please send us an email at the address above. And if you liked this episode, please don't forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Berry and Jenny Storey co-own two businesses in one. The first is Urban Retreat, a hair and beauty salon that puts a strong emphasis on community, care and impeccable professional standards. The second, is The Academy. They provide Scotland's first private traineeship, in direct partnership with the most prestigious spa resorts all over Scotland. Whether it's someone just starting out in life, or a person who wants to take themselves in a different direction, they provide a clear pathway for those who want to empower themselves with an education that opens doors in exciting places.In this episode, you'll hear about Kate's time spent working alongside former Rangers Football Club owner David Holmes, forging a very robust and invaluable business experience, and where that then coincided with Jenny's years at the coalface of the beauty business…They explain how they educate and empower people to change the direction of their lives, through training, employment, mentorship and friendship, and why it matters so much to them…And Jenny lifts the lid on the industry, from funny mishaps, to the darker and more dangerous downsides that she's experienced.Urban RetreatThe AcademyContact: seanmcdonald.podcast@gmail.comInstagram: @seantmcdonaldTwitter: @seanmcdonald01 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO & Founder of The Delforge Group LTD, Valerie Delforge.Valerie Delforge is just the founder and CEO of The Delforge Group. She's a visionary who has carved a niche in the consulting world, guiding business owners toward exponential growth. Although rooted in the spa and beauty sector, her expertise transcends industries, offering a universal blueprint for entrepreneurial success.Valerie began her career immersed in the beauty industry, climbing the ranks to oversee spa operations for a leading corporation. Her experiences there sparked a realization: she had more to offer. This epiphany led to the birth of her consulting firm, where she now nurtures the growth of businesses, helping owners refine their strategies and mindsets.Valerie's book, "I'd Rather Do It Myself: From Micromanagement to Leadership," serves as a manifesto for entrepreneurs trapped in the cycle of micromanagement. She delved into the heart of this challenge—relinquishing control—and its profound effects on leadership dynamics and team morale.Through her work, Valerie has witnessed firsthand the destructive nature of micromanagement. It erodes trust, stifles creativity, and upsets the delicate work-life balance. She recounted stories of clients who, despite their best intentions, suffocated their teams under the weight of excessive oversight, leading to diminished business performance.Key Points from the Episode:Valerie Delforge's background in the beauty industry and her transition to founding The Delforge GroupChallenges entrepreneurs face in letting go of control as their businesses growImpact of micromanagement on leadership and team dynamicsImportance of understanding one's leadership style and its impact on the businessNegative consequences of micromanagement on trust, team culture, and work-life balanceExamples of clients who struggled with micromanagement and its effects on their businessesValerie's approach to helping leaders, focusing on soft skills of leadershipAbout Valerie Delforge:Valerie Delforge, an International Business Strategy Consultant since 2013, leverages her extensive experience in the beauty and wellness industry to guide entrepreneurs, owners, and CEOs towards success. With a remarkable career that includes roles at Clinique, Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane, Bliss Spa, and as Head of Spa Operation for Steiner Europe, Valerie founded The Delforge Group®. This online training hub offers a mix of one-to-one coaching and online training programs focusing on retail training for teams and managers, management to leadership, and reception. Valerie's mission is to boost her clients' profitability and cash flow while helping them achieve their dreams. She shares her vast knowledge and passion for coaching to empower businesses to reach new heights.About The Delforge Group LTD:Founded by Valerie Delforge in 2013, The Delforge Group® LTD specializes in bespoke programs designed to set businesses up for success. With a strong foundation in operational management, the company offers comprehensive support for various business needs, including launching new ventures, restructuring existing ones, or reviewing current performance. The inception of The Delforge Group® stemmed from Valerie's recruitment to support a large-scale project, showcasing her expertise and leading the company to flourish. Focused on achieving clients' goals, The...

In Folge 108 von Generation Hotelier sind die Gastgeber Alex Obertop und Zeev Rosenberg mit Dietmar Müller-Elmau zu Gast. Dietmar erzählt, dass er und seine Frau nach vielen Jahren endlich wieder Urlaub machen und deshalb in Südfrankreich sind. Die Gastgeber begrüßen ihn herzlich und sprechen über seine beiden Hotels: Schloss Elmau und das Orania Hotel in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Dietmar erklärt, dass die Idee für das Orania Hotel nicht von ihm kam, sondern von Aman Resorts. Ursprünglich sollte das Hotel in Amerika oder Japan entstehen, aber Dietmar wollte lieber ein Urban Retreat in New York oder Tokio machen. Die Idee, Elmau in der Stadt zu realisieren, war jedoch schon in seinem Kopf.Hört mal rein, was wir alles noch erfahren...

A weekend retreat on recovery in OA through using the Big Book. Led by Janet.

This month we talk about the process of developing your home's style with interior design expert Saphia Sheikh from Urban Retreat Interiors. We talk about Saphia's interior design service, how to trust yourself and avoid limiting beliefs. She also talks through the most important aspects to consider when engaging an interior designer to extend or renovate your home.  For more information on the retreats to Marrakech being run by Saphia and the team at Urban Retreat Interiors, please see her Instagram page. https://www.abigailhall.design https://saphiasheikh.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconstruction https://www.instagram.com/urbanretreatinteriors If you have enjoyed this episode please rate, review and subscribe as it helps other home owners Design their Happiness.

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10X your work when you change your environment! This weekend I am away for 3 days with Patrick and we're working on our businesses, lives, and ourselves. We are taking this time to work diligently on our work and create more in less time because of a state change.Create more for your life and business when you get away, rent an Airbnb, and take 3 full days to work “on your life”. Watch how much you can get done. It's amazing! I am now going to do one of these every quarter moving forward. Join me in this adventure!  IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:How having contrast in your life is so important! Changing up your environment can create more for your life, family and business!Rediscover you and your life when you get away! 10X your work when you change your environment!  If you loved this episode, it would mean the world to me if you SUBSCRIBED to the podcast on your favorite podcast app and give it a 5 star review. I would be forever grateful! Thank you!!  ✅  CLASSES:Check out my upcoming classes and workshops by DMing me the word: CLASSES on INSTAGRAM and get the latest notices when my classes open up! “UNSTUCK YOUR BUSINESS” In-Person Workshop in Los Angeles: SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH - SIGN UP by DMing me on Instagram @joannavargasofficial to get exclusive VIP access!  RESOURCES:Text: CREATE to 323-524-9857 to apply for my Get Up Girl Gang community If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Let's Connect:The Get Up GirlInstagramFacebookMonthly online fitness academy 

(4:15) Bucs def. Bills: Tom Brady gets the win, but he wasn't the best QB on the field.(20:45) 49ers def. Bengals: Chris wouldn't be surprised to see either of these teams Championship Sunday.(28:30) Browns def. Ravens: Ahmed and Chris debate whether John Harbaugh should have gone for two.(40:15) Cowboys def. Washington: Should Micah Parsons be the DPOY frontrunner? And what's up with Dak Prescott?(53:30) Packers def. Bears: Damn! Okay Aaron Rodgers! But will Green Bay's special teams be their undoing?(1:03:20) Chiefs def. Raiders: Las Vegas switched up their gameplan for Patrick Mahomes, but it didn't make a difference.(1:08:30) Chargers def. Giants: Justin Herbert is off the charts (literally). Is he the best deep thrower in the NFL?(1:11:20) Broncos def. Lions: A final Damn! Okay for Demaryius Thomas.(1:15:20) Saints def. Jets: Alvin Kamara is back in a big way. And does Chris still believe in Zach Wilson?(1:21:30) Titans def. Jaguars: "Urban Retreat" for the Jaguars. And does Chris still believe in Trevor Lawrence?(1:24:20) Falcons def. Panthers: "No Cam Do"(1:27:10) Seahawks def. Texans: "Penny Lockett (is that a real thing?)"(1:29:45) Requiem for a Team: Ahmed has written eulogies for the 2021 Texans, Jaguars, Jets, & Lions(1:32:45) MNF Preview: Can the Rams upset the Cardinals?

  Jeg har glædet mig så meget til at dele denne vidunderlige episode med dig. Glæd dig til at møde skønneste Luuna Lucinde og til denne inspirerende samtale vi havde for et par dage siden.   Luuna er Reiki healer, spaceholder og Vølva (hvilket hun forklarer nærmere om i episoden) Hun er en jeg har været meget inspireret af i de forgange år og fulgt flittigt med på hendes profil på Instagram. Jeg fulgte min intuition og tog kontakt til hende, og heldigvis sagde hun ja til en skøn snak omkring det som bevæger og inspirerer hende.   Vi kommer blandt andet ind på:   - Hendes introduktion i den spirituelle verden - Hendes første møde med den åndelige verden - At slippe sine gamle begrænsninger for at træde ind i sin autencitet - At se ud over sine egen usikkerhed, for at fokuserer på budskabet   Derudover kommer vi også ind på hvad denne intense tid vi lever i, også giver os af positive muligheder. Som hun fortæller i episoden, bringes kun det frem som vi er klar til at heale.   Plus, sååå meget mere...   Glæd dig til at lytte og del endelige episoden med dem du holder af og ville have glæde af den ♡   Her finder du Luuna: Instagram www.luunalucinde.com   Her kan du læse mere omkring Urban Retreat 11.-13. juni   www.cathrinelenor.com/urban-retreat   Musik/Jingle: Ingefred & Annemethea

  I denne episode af Hverdags Magi dykker jeg ned i emnet manifestation. Det er i virkeligheden et kæmpe emne, som ikke kan forklares på så kort tid. Så der kommer helt sikkert flere af denne slags episoder.   Jeg taler omkring den holistiske tilgang til manifestation. At skabe ud fra alle aspekter af dit liv. Ikke kun ud fra dine tanker, men et dybt og tillidsfuldt sammenarbejde, som styrkes for hver gang du praktiserer nye metoder og tilgange til det at være medskaber af dit liv.   Det er en dans mellem det feminine og maskuline. At lade sig vejlede af noget større, slippe kontrollen og sit ”hvordan” samtidig med at vi aktivt må tage handling på det som kalder på os. Møde op til os selv, sige ja til os selv og tage de modige spring der skal til for at vi tør slippe det gamle og træde ind i det nye.   Det handler om at aligne sin underbevidsthed med sin bevidsthed. Mærke ind på det som spænder ben for at du kan tage imod. De gamle overbevisninger og det som du bliver trigget af. Din tvivl, din frygt og usikkerhed…   Selve helings processen i det at gøre sine drømme til virkelighed er for mig den mest betydningsfulde del af rejsen. Oftest er det som kalder på os også det som trigger mest i os… Og det er ikke helt tilfældigt… For det er en invitation til at forløse det som venter på at blive healet igennem det at du tør sige 100% ja til dig selv og dine drømme…    At du tør stole 100% på at du er dine drømme værd, og at du allerede har alt det der skal til.   Du er allerede hel, og du er lige der hvor du skal være…   Hvad drømmer du om kæreste du? Hvad ønsker du at manifesterer? Tænk på følelsen, oplevelsen, energien omkring dine drømme. Se dine drømme som en holistisk ting. Der er en grund til at du har de drømme du har…    Musik: Ingefred & Annemethea   PS. På mit kommende Urban Retreat 11.-13. juni venter dig også en super fed 4 timers workshop i ”Klarhed, manifestation & skaberkraft”

My guest today is a London based Interior Designer who’s passionate about holistic design and the impact that interiors have on our wellbeing whether at work or at home.Home is where your heart is. Your family of one, two or more, gathers there to eat, sleep, play, relax and unwind. These days it’s possibly also your office and or classroom. That’s why it’s so important that you take the time to create the spaces you and your family need to thrive. This interior designer will not only show you how but will educate and empower you to create incredible memories and happy spaces for you and your loved ones.Please welcome founder of Urban Retreat Interiors.. Saphia Sheikhhttps://www.urbanretreatinteriors.co.ukhttps://instagram.com/urbanretreatinteriors?igshid=7z7nlc08llq2

In this episode in partnership with my partners in crime Curate Beauty, founder Sam and I get together to do the ultimate small, independent beauty brand Christmas gift countdown. (Try saying that with a mouthful of mince pie). I’ve chatted to so many people who have said that they want to support small businesses this year and each and every one of the brands mentioned is truly as special as it is small.As promised, I’m adding all the promo codes here in the notes so that if you are tempted, you can also get a bit of money off.For 15% off the Curate beauty X Urban Retreat store use code OUTSPOKEN15 https://www.urbanretreat.co.uk/curate/exclusive-to-urban-retreatOTOSelection of OTO products available at Urban Retreat, which can be bought at a 15% discount with OUTSPOKEN15 discount code. MONPURESet and individual products available at Urban Retreat which can be bought at a 15% discount with OUTSPOKEN15 discount code. SOFIA LATIF 15% discount code available on sofialatif.com only.Code: OUTSPOKEN15 - Valid on everything on their website until 31st DecemberSKIN SAPIENS All Skin Sapiens products are also available at Urban Retreat, which can be bought at a 15% discount with OUTSPOKEN15 discount code.VIRGINIA STONEhttps://virginiastone.com/£50.00 off all orders with code VSXCURATE SAINT FRAGRANCELate Night Fig Candle, £40 https://www.saintfragrance.com/shop3 for 2 discount - Buy 3 full price candles and receive one of the candles for free. Code: OUTSPOKEN3FOR2 - Valid until 31st December BY JOY ADENUGAwww.byjoyadenuga.comDiscount 25% off valid until 23rd DecemberCode: Outspoken FYG Wellbeing Pod, £75.00https://fyghome.com/product/fyg-wellbeing-pod/20% discount valid until 23rd December Code: curatebeauty20 NailKind All nail polishes, £9.50 https://www.urbanretreat.co.uk/curate/shop-by-brand/nailkindAll NailKind products are also available at Urban Retreat, which can be bought at a 15% discount with OUTSPOKEN15 discount code.The Hair Oil https://thehairoil.co.uk/ £23.50 (reduced from £55.00) Five Dot BotanicsGift Wrapped Serum Set https://www.urbanretreat.co.uk/curate/p/five-dot-botanics-gift-wrapped-serum-set£56.00All Five Dot Botanics individual products and gift sets are available at Urban Retreat, which can be bought at a 15% discount with OUTSPOKEN15 discount code.

Transitions, such as those between services, localities and life stages, can cause significant disruption in some people's lives, and can increase their risk of housing insecurity and homelessness. This episode is the first of two parts focussing on the housing challenges that arise for people experiencing periods of transition.   In part one, we're talking about housing for young people leaving care. Too many care experienced people continue to find their most basic needs unmet by both the housing and care systems as they make the difficult transition to independence.Connie and Megan spoke to Katharine Sacks-Jones, CEO of Become, the charity for children in care and young care leavers as well as Henrietta Imoreh, a career consultant for people with experience of the care system, and a lifetime campaigner on tackling the over-representation of looked after children in the criminal justice system. Later on they also spoke to Iqra Saeed, who sits on East Midlands fostering panel The Adolescent and Children's Trust  or TACT, and is an advisor on their new alumni scheme for care experienced individuals.  Please be aware that this episode includes description of suicide and self-harm, as well as discussion of trauma, addiction and poor mental health. If you have been affected by these issues, please take care when listening to this episode. Details of support are available below:  If you need to talk right now: call Samaritans on 116 123 (UK-wide) text SHOUT to 85258 (UK-wide) Become's advice line for children in care and young care leavers: Freephone 0800 023 2033 or email advice@becomecharity.org.uk. Talk to Frank: https://www.talktofrank.com/  tel:03001236600  Contact Childline: 08001111 https://www.childline.org.uk/   Resources mentioned in this episode: Read the Locked Out anthology, available for free download at commonwealhousing.org.uk/lockedoutFollow Commonweal: @CommonwealTweet https://www.linkedin.com/company/commonweal-housing-limitedBecome: https://www.becomecharity.org.uk/ Twitter: @Become1992TACT: https://www.tactcare.org.uk/EY Foundation employability programme for young people in care: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/corporate-responsibility/ey-foundation/our-programmesLighthouse children's home: https://lighthousechildrenshomes.org.uk/Urban Retreat: http://urbanretreat.space/Norman Galloway lettings: https://www.normangalloway.co.uk/tenantsDrive Forward: https://driveforwardfoundation.org/Catch 22: https://www.catch-22.org.uk/Working Chance: https://workingchance.org/The Topé project: https://twitter.com/thetopeproject

Subhadramati explores the nature of impermanence as part of the London Buddhist Centre's week-long exploration of Mind Reactive / Mind Creative for the 2018 Urban Retreat. This talk is part of the series Mind Reactive / Mind Creative. *** Help keep FBA free for everyone! Become a supporter today.  Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast - bite-size pieces of Dharma inspiration, two times a week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud

Mahasraddha  shares how his relationship with the Buddha has been central to his life. Are we open to the teachings of the Buddha? What impact does impermanence have on your life? What does transformation look like in your life? From the talk entitled Spiritual Death given at Manchester Buddhist Centre as part of the Urban Retreat, February 2020. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud

Here we have Parami introducing the most archetypal of all the archetypal Bodhisattvas, the 1000-armed Avalokitesvara. At his heart he holds the chintamani, the jewel of human potential. All of us have this potential within us, just as the lotuses coming up out of the mud. When you find that which fills your heart, share the love! From the talk launching the 2015 Triratna International Urban Retreat live in Adelaide, Australia. Her theme - and the theme of the whole retreat - is Living In The Greater Mandala, and she brings this alive in the most human, poetic, and inspired of ways. Her range is broad as she evokes the mandala itself, and the profound, playful path of the Bodhisattva. Calling forth Rumi and Hafiz, the great Buddhist Perfection of Wisdom texts, Keats, Yeats, Robert Hass, and Kenneth White, she illustrates what it looks and feels like to live dedicated to the well being of all as the most natural thing in the world. As always with Parami, her great experience shines through in this talk - a terrific encouragement to anyone thinking of undertaking the Urban Retreat and integrating this perspective of joy into the challenge of everyday life... *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud

Having left school at 15 to work in a chemist then later moving on to the Clinique beauty counter in Debenhams in Croydon at 18, to recently stepping down as CEO for Aromatherapy Associates, Tracey Woodward’s career to date has been a story of sheer determination and passion. Rising above a challenging upbringing and being illiterate till almost 15 years old, Tracey’s approach to life and her career in the beauty and wellness industry is positive, uplifting and playful. Contributing to the development and success of many brands including Estée Lauder, Donna Karan and Marks & Spencer Beauty, Tracey is one lady who means business. At the age of 26, Tracey was in charge of - what was at the time the largest beauty hall in the world - Travel Retail at Heathrow Terminal 1, later increased Aveda’s sales from 800,000 to 10.8million in less than 4 years and delivered double-digit growth for Urban Retreat in Harrods year-on-year for 9 years. Turning her hand to a new opportunity alongside her ex-husband, Tracey opened East Dulwich Deli, then later put an East Dulwich Deli cafe in Harrods. She has also worked with the Prince’s Trust, Action for Children, Beanstalk Literacy Charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) and Eve Appeal to name but a few. Tracey is incredibly inspiring and practical and believes ‘If I can do it, anyone can do it. You’ve just got to have a plan.’ In our podcast Tracey Woodward and Jodi Muter-Hamilton discuss:   Tracey’s prolific career and passion for learning and evolving The importance of building strong relationships with yourself and others The art of being vulnerable and asking for help Mindfulness, empathy and kindness Tracey’s go-to beauty products Recently working on the UK’s first clean beauty store, Holland and Barrett in Birmingham www.blackneondigital.com

Having left school at 15 to work in a chemist then later moving on to the Clinique beauty counter in Debenhams in Croydon at 18, to recently stepping down as CEO for Aromatherapy Associates, Tracey Woodward’s career to date has been a story of sheer determination and passion. Rising above a challenging upbringing and being illiterate till almost 15 years old, Tracey’s approach to life and her career in the beauty and wellness industry is positive, uplifting and playful. Contributing to the development and success of many brands including Estée Lauder, Donna Karan and Marks & Spencer Beauty, Tracey is one lady who means business. At the age of 26, Tracey was in charge of - what was at the time the largest beauty hall in the world - Travel Retail at Heathrow Terminal 1, later increased Aveda’s sales from 800,000 to 10.8million in less than 4 years and delivered double-digit growth for Urban Retreat in Harrods year-on-year for 9 years. Turning her hand to a new opportunity alongside her ex-husband, Tracey opened East Dulwich Deli, then later put an East Dulwich Deli cafe in Harrods. She has also worked with the Prince’s Trust, Action for Children, Beanstalk Literacy Charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) and Eve Appeal to name but a few. Tracey is incredibly inspiring and practical and believes ‘If I can do it, anyone can do it. You’ve just got to have a plan.’ In our podcast Tracey Woodward and Jodi Muter-Hamilton discuss:   Tracey’s prolific career and passion for learning and evolving The importance of building strong relationships with yourself and others The art of being vulnerable and asking for help Mindfulness, empathy and kindness Tracey’s go-to beauty products Recently working on the UK’s first clean beauty store, Holland and Barrett in Birmingham www.blackneondigital.com

It's hard to talk about money. It's a taboo subject, and culturally, our society frowns upon people who say they want more of it. In this episode, we really go there. Liz & Vanessa (minus Tessa who is down South), talk about how they've moved past their own blocks with money, and share tips for how to bring more abundance and wealth into your life. Check out the Urban Retreat here. ----About our hosts:Tessa Forrest is the Creative Director at Reset, and a graphic designer & art director in New York City. Previously in-house at Outdoor Voices, she is now an independent designer and creator of @subliming.jpgVanessa Hardy is an astrologer and creative coach who uses mystical tools to help individuals and businesses define and achieve their goals through a cosmic lens. She can be found at Your Cosmic Goals.Liz Tran is an executive coach and the founder of Reset, a learning studio in NYC that has been featured by The New York Times, The New Yorker and Marie Claire. At Reset, Liz combines her professional background working in tech with her experience as a holistic healer to support clients like Outdoor Voices, Viacom and Facebook.

Usually, when we're overwhelmed, it's because we have lost some kind of control, which also explains why our emotions then creep over everything. Especially guilt — guilt for not doing, not being or not achieving enough. To get some control back and lower stress levels, you can work on two things: your numbers or budget and identifying your priorities time management. Click here for the written version of this blog. About the author Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Join Phorest Salon Software online! If you're looking for more content like this, check out our salon business knowledge bank at where you can access the written version of the Phorest Blog as well as our various guides, webinars and campaigns. Or, click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and/or subscribe to the Phorest FM Podcast!

Guest: Benny Gould - Global Head, Business Influencer Program @Facebook (Formerly @LinkedIn) Guest Background: Ben Gould leads the Business Influencer Program at Facebook ($517B Valuation, 2.37B MAU). With over 15 years international experience working across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America, Ben has been instrumental in the growth of SaaS technology startups and silicon valley companies like LinkedIn ($27B Acquisition by Microsoft, successful IPO in 2011) and Facebook. Currently, he is focused on giving executives the tools, tactics and best practice to share their authentic voice across Facebook's family of apps. Guest Links: LinkedIn | Facebook Episode Summary: In this episode, we cover: - Building New and Emerging Markets at Hypergrowth SaaS Companies - Great Culture Proliferation at Facebook and LinkedIn  - Global Strategic Deal Orchestration - Selling to Executives and Power Full Interview Transcript: Naber:  Hello friends around the world. My name is Brandon Naber. Welcome to the Naberhood, where we have switched on, fun discussions with some of the most brilliant, successful, experienced, talented and highly skilled Sales and Marketing minds on the planet, from the world's fastest growing companies. Enjoy! Naber:  Hey, hey. What do ya' say there team? We've got Benny Gold on the show today. Ben Leads the Business Influencer Program at Facebook. Maybe you've heard of them - $517 billion valuation, 2.37 billion monthly active users. I would love to see the rounding error in millions on those monthly active users. With over 15 years of international experience working across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America, Ben has been instrumental in the growth of SaaS technology startups in Silicon Valley. Companies like LinkedIn, who was acquired by Microsoft for $27 billion after a very successful IPO in 2011, and companies like Facebook, which he works for now. Currently, Ben is focused on giving executives the tools, tactics, and best practices to share their authentic voice across Facebook's family of apps. Here we go. Naber:  Benny! Awesome to have you on the show man, thanks so much for joining us. Benny Gould:    Thanks for having me. Naber:  All the way from London town. I've got so much that I want to talk about and explore with you today. Tons of stuff personally, tons of stuff professionally. We've known each other for a bit of time now, which I feel lucky to say, but I want to help the audience grow and get to know you a little bit more I do. So what I want to do is go through a little bit about you personally. I know you grew up in Melbourne, going through your childhood with interests like mountain biking, and playing football on the weekends, and you got into DJ'ing. And then you were at school, and you left school so you'd go into hospitality, and explore, and also do a bunch more DJ'ing. And you've lived all over the world and explored all over the world. Melbourne, London, a couple times backpacking, world traveling. So why don't we take a step back from all that and give us maybe a five minute synopsis or journey of what it was growing up in the life of Ben Gould? Benny Gould:    Yeah, thanks very much. And yeah, appreciate having me on the show again. I grew up in Melbourne, only child, Melbourne in the southern part of Australia, for those that don't know, comprises of mainly inland living. So we have a bay, but we also have the mountains. And so I grew up in the mountains as an only child, quite far from school and friends that I went to school with. So hobbies became a part of what I did. So Mountain biking, given the area that I lived in was something that I was really drawn to, and something you can do on your own and makes you buddies as well. So when I wasn't mountain biking, my dad would give me these chores that I absolutely hated. And that would be, packing the woodshed or picking up sticks on the weekend, which I still have nightmares about and fearful of doing any manual labor. Benny Gould:    Growing up was an awesome childhood, amazing family. Came from a family that ran their own business. My Dad had an entertainment company for 35 years managing initially original artists, and then went on to manage cover bands for the best part of 30 plus years. Wow. What are Australia's best well known, musicians and bands for many of which are probably over the age of 60. Naber:  Very cool. Benny Gould:    But yes, I grew up in a family where dad was very much entrepreneur and very much a sales guy, and mom was very much helping out in the business for the first 20 years of my life, and then went on to sort of support the family build houses and all those sorts of things around us. But yeah, amazing childhood. And then left Melbourne, the hills, to go and hit the big city really just prior to turning 18, actually decided that I wasn't going to go to college and finished actually high school a little earlier than, than completion. And then went to do I a apprenticeship in hospitality and was thrown straight into the kitchen for a stint working for a head chef. I learned very quickly not to any smart remarks or adolescent without being thrown something from across the other side of the kitchen. But it was the great start of a 3 year journey in hospitality in different parts of the hotel and hospitality business Naber:  The stories you have when you work in hospitality are just unbelievable, unmatched almost. Benny Gould:    Yeah, absolutely. The key learning from that was customer service, I think. Today that's purely embedded in the way I personally approach things and professionally approach things. But yeah, customer service was definitely the last skill that I learned through that journey. Naber:  Very good. And, since you moved to Sydney, well, even before you moved to Sydney, you've probably had travel in your blood for a long time. You've been all over the shop. I know that you have lived in Melbourne, you lived in London before. I think you went backpacking around Europe for six months. you've told me a little bit of story of stories about those, but tell us a little bit about your travel experiences and when that started for you, and ultimately what it means to you, up to this point. Benny Gould:    Yeah, so again, going back to family, my mom actually traveled at a very young age in the late seventies to Europe. That was sort of, consider 1977-78 you wouldn't get on a plane and have a short flight to Europe, she would take a number of stops. And so backpacking was a part of her life really when she was only 18-19 years old. So, when I was growing up, she'd always really throwing me into the direction of going to travel. And academia wasn't really front and center of our family growing up either. Neither mum or dad had gone to University. So they said, look, life skills are better learned, and the best way to do that is to get over to the other side of the world outside of your comfort zone. And so when I was 22 and had worked a couple of jobs in order to save enough money to go to London, I got my visa and settled in London working in a pub to begin with. Funny story - first job in London, obviously I was relatively nervous as a 22 year old going to a job interview...But strangely dressed in a suit, to go and work at a pub. And I think that she felt bad for me, to be honest. She gave me the job on the spot and was like, don't wear the suit to work tomorrow. You're living upstairs earning adding five pounds an hour. Naber:  It reminds me of the scene from Step Brothers. Benny Gould:    Ha, exactly. So, that was the start of the travel journey. And really, I lasted only one year in London / Europe traveling. It's probably partly the reason I'm back. It's just a proof to myself that I can last more than 12 months...So that was about life experience, and then I spent the best part of four or five months traveling throughout Europe and meeting a whole bunch of interesting people, and then landing a job in real estate - which was my first sales job, which was brutal. The worst and the best part of my life experience for sure, when it comes to work, but learned a bunch from that experience, for sure. And then found myself, after a year, bringing back to Australia a whole bunch of interesting personal life experiences and professional life experiences. And then, having a desire to definitely travel the world for the future was something that was going to be not too far around the horizon. Naber:  Awesome. I think that brings us to, does that bring us to Hays? Or were you the Acendre before that? Benny Gould:    Yeah, 2005 - Hays Naber:  So let's walk through for maybe three to four minutes a journey of your professional jumps, let's call them. Hays, Ascendre, LinkedIn, Bondi Yoga house - if you don't throw that in there I will, and then Facebook. So walk us through the journey and the steps that you took and why you went to each one, why you jumped companies as well as jumped roles - not jumping as in the negative way of jumping as a positive way, took advantage of the opportunities. And then we'll dive into a few of the things you've learned at each one of those places and talk about some of your super powers you've gained along the way and, and some frameworks that you've learned from both those companies as well as your experiences. Benny Gould:    Yeah, definitely. And, the saying that always runs through my mind when I talk through these examples - It's the man of many talents, master of none. And it completely applies to me. I'm sure in the dictionary if you had that, I would probably pop-up... Naber:  Your beard would pop up as a silhouette. Benny Gould:    There would be two photos - one pre-beard and one post-beard. Naber:  Haha, I prefer the post-beard, but I do like to pre-beard though - underrated. Benny Gould:    Yeah, probably another story we'll to when we get to the Yoga portion. Benny Gould:    So yes, I landed back in Australia, and for the first few months tried to find work as a 23 year old, having spent a year in London. Probably a little bit of the confidence out of London - oh year, it'll be easy to get a job back in Australia with the UK experience. But it wasn't the case. I think it was a very candidate heavy market, and not a job heavy market. So it was very reliant on skills, and particularly university qualifications, and all the things that I didn't necessarily carry. But I did have enough confidence, I guess, in being able to present myself in a way that I thought I could add value. And so I applied to a job, actually Hays were advertising at the time in FMCG. I think from memory, it was a sales rep for an alcohol company. And I thought this would be fun, young 20s working for big company, going and doing all the promotional nights and selling the product, that'd be fun. And some buddies that had been doing that, and I thought, great, you get a car with the job and you get a phone and all these fancy things you want in your late twenties. So I applied for the job, and then pretty much within a day, Hays the recruiting company had actually replied and said, "Hey, look, you're not of interest to the job." And so I ended up getting in touch with that particular manager that messaged me, and I ended up managing to get them on the phone and saying, "Hey, you guys are recruiting I see at the moment - I'd to apply. I have no experience. But it clearly sounds you either have no experience either because you don't understand the candidates that you're...I was probably too cocky to be honest, but called them out on the way that they were recruiting and said, well, I'm gonna apply for the Hays job, and I'll show you that when I'm, hopefully successful, that I can look at candidates in a different way. And so they said, well, fair pitch. And so within three weeks I got the job and I started my first day at Hays. So I probably talked that manager into giving me a job. Naber:  Ha, that's alright - he probably appreciated the candor. That's good. Benny Gould:    Yeah, that's right. And it was amazing because I think once I got to do the job, I really did understand the person on the other side of the conversation. And I think, being a candidate in a candidate-heavy market where it's competitive and there wasn't a lot of jobs around, I was able to, I think at that time, position with candidates that your experience on your CV isn't necessarily the most important thing. That culture and values is really important when it comes to who you are and how you represent yourself. So I felt that was sort of something that I started to learn and started to build on that muscle as part of the recruiting business. And in four years working for that company was really lucky and fortunate to have grown from a junior consultant on a very, very low wage to manage a team of seven people towards the end of my tenure. and have incredible life and professional experience meeting some of the most amazing people that I'm still friends with, more than 15 years later, today. Naber:  Awesome. We'll get back to culture and culture building in a little bit because I want to talk about that. I know that that's something that you're both passionate about and have a lot to say about. So let's go from Hays, through to Acendre, through LinkedIn. There's a few things I'm want to talk about with your experiences, both from Hays through Acendre, through LinkedIn that I think people want to hear about those key continue. So, why the jump from Hays, and so on. Benny Gould:    Yeah, so a buddy of mine now, that I worked with at Hays, he moved to this company called NGA.net, which now is called Acendre. It was a SaaS company, and the SaaS company was focused on applicant tracking systems. So the same ways in which candidates would apply for job in the recruiting business, this company built software. And they were a Melbourne-based startup. So my buddy that I worked with in the banking team at Hays moved across to this organization and said, "Hey, you should come join". And before you know it, I ended up working at NGA. What was amazing about that business, in a a short summary, was it was a small startup company in tech, in cloud. They were probably turning over a few million dollars a year, for such a small business. Had a list of clients in the government space that would blow your mind, from the Department of Defense, to the Australian Tax Office, to many authors. I suddenly learned that there was a really interesting way to learn from others that were outside of sales. And I mean that in the sense of the startup had everything from development, to engineers, to product, to customer success. A proper SaaS business as we know today. But coming from a service oriented organization, and the experience that I'd had for real estate and through recruiting, had meant that it was really taking lean in quite a different direction. And then also, the last thing about Acendre, was one of the most talented people I've ever worked with in my career, I worked with him, very closely with him at that company, and he taught me so much about presenting to a public audience, and to doing your research, and knowing your product, and a lot of things that are really about preparation and being ready to walk on stage and be your best. And so yeah, forever to this day, thankful to him, for coaching me in that way. But yeah, that was a great experience. Naber:  Let's pause there for a minute. Because you made the jump from a people services business to a software business. A lot of the sales and marketing leaders that are bringing people in and hiring from people services or non-software backgrounds, or salespeople going into software sales businesses, they're going to have to make that jump. And that is something that is either one scary for the person or too scary for the hiring manager, or the leader that's hiring those groups of individuals. Especially as I need to start diversifying, as I start tapping out some of the talent pools that are in the SaaS or software businesses that they've been recruiting from. So how does one keep the 1.) appropriate mindset and 2.) what are some of the principles or things that people should keep in mind as they're making the move from a people services business into software - as far as how you sell, and what your mindset should be while you're selling to those businesses? Benny Gould:    Yeah, for sure. So essentially for me, I look at it in a very different way. So I think, largely what we're doing business is all part of a supply chain. So when we think about process and how that works, if I'm in a service business that's a recruiting company, and I moved to a SaaS business that sells recruiting software. As part of the same supply chain, we're delivering to an end user or end customer. So instead of talking about the process to recruit talent, I'd be talking about the technology to recruit talent. So yes, they have upskilling in terms of product. Naturally, that came to me early when I was a teenager, early when I was building websites to make a few bucks here or there. So tech and internet technologies was of interest to me. So naturally learning a product coming from service business was something that I was passionate about. But fundamentally it's actually relatively similar. And ultimately I think it's more about aligning with the persona that you're working with, or managing the conversation. So if you're a people person, you're going back to the customer service experience I talked about, it's about understanding who your audience is and what resonates with that audience, whether you're selling a service or selling a product. I don't think it matters in my opinion. One of my most amazing managers gave me some advice, and he said, people buy from people they like. And that's resonated. Whether you're selling jeans at a retail store, through to know selling software, I think it exactly is the same thing. at the end of the day. And the transition seems a lot for many, but I think when you put your mind to it and you put, some of the basic fundamentals that we know growing up and the kind circles that we were working, I think that it's quite simple to make a transition, that seems quite different. Benny Gould:    Very good. Nice one. Keep going. Let's move on to LinkedIn. Benny Gould:    So one day, at Acendre, I got an email from LinkedIn. And strangely I used, well not strangely, I was in sales. I used LinkedIn a lot for business development. Strangely, I got an email from LinkedIn, and the recruiter was saying that the company at that point was only 800 employees, that they were building their SaaS business in the world of talent, and that he'd seen my background and that there was a nice balance between both service recruiting and understanding what it takes to recruit someone, also through to the technology and how to have a conversation about recruiting software. And so I was almost the perfect mix for them in terms of what they were looking for for what they call LinkedIn Talent Solutions. So, the role was to open up the office in Melbourne, back in 2011. At that point, they about 6 employees in total in Sydney - well there's, there's an argument between me and the second guy that joined, whether we're six or seven, call it...either way around, I say number six, he say number six. So when we have these arguments, when you have in a hypergrowth startup, and it's so early in the the chain, you do have a laugh about the number which means absolutely nother. Naber:  The conversations you have internally about tenure, I found, at software businesses, especially high growth software businesses, it's amazing. Someone will come in and be amazed by your tenure, if you've been there for a year, two years, three years, and it presents so much personal brand equity internally that someone's been there for x number of years. I've always found it fascinating how fascinated people are by tenure. And then putting that on the pedestal. I think there's gotta be a little a lot of good comedy sketches you can put on SNL about those conversations. Anyways... Benny Gould:    Exactly. Yeah. So I, got this email from LinkedIn. And I see myself, when I was back at his prior company as a bit of a Meerkat. I would look up around and I was hey, I think it's my time to go. And I was probably such a millennial at that point. So yeah, I'm, I've been here four years. I've done my tenure, which is absolutely no time at a company, for anyone. But, nevertheless I took the opportunity, which was incredible to move to LinkedIn. Brief story about day one, when I walked into this serviced office in Melbourne with my boss, at the time that hired me. And, in fact, another colleague started the same day as I did, and she and I walked in with a new boss, and it was a small two room office in the IBM tower, in Southbank in Melbourne. And this office looked it was from the 60s, like Madmen, but just without the liquor cart, and without all the people walking around. And we're like...is this really LinkedIn? Are we in the right office? Naber:  So all the bad stuff, and none of the good stuff from that particular scene. Got It. Benny Gould:    Yeah, exactly. And it was so bizarre, and anyway, so we walked in and we actually had no internet. So our boss had to take us in a cab to Costco, this is no joke, with a trolley, and load-up the trolley with a modem, a printer, a whole bunch of snacks, for our pretty miserable front room, within what would be our office. Although we did buy a mini fridge, we had some soft drinks. It was probably luxurious compared to the things I get offered in prior employment, but the Silicon Valley business that was... Naber:  Oh, the perks, the perks. Benny Gould:    Exactly. Though we did have a river view. So to be fair, we had windows. So, started there and the amazing thing was when I was given my laptop and my phone, plugging into the Internet and with that Costco Modem that we purchased, and having LinkedIn go live in Melbourne on day one, that was quite incredible. But starting off building a business for this Talent Solutions SaaS business in Melbourne, had no database of people that we'd worked with prior. It was purely the most fundamental baseline business development you can imagine. Right? In Sydney, same sort of team. There were a couple more, but they were pounding the pavement, getting out there meeting and networking with folks who had we done business with prior and and building a network of conversations in order to start selling this SaaS product that no one knew about. And so the other thing was, I guess back in 2011, the internet was very new to companies in terms of LinkedIn selling a SaaS product. They weren't used to bringing social media into organizations where social was going to be a part of how your employees and how your executives would show up. And so it was quite scary because they knew that social media was for social life. It wasn't for professional life. So we were building a business around a licensing model and building a successful hypergrowth business that, probably with selling one of the best products I've ever seen because no one had a competitive product. It was hugely impactful for an organization and it would save companies a hell of a lot of money. Naber:  So, this is a common theme. You've done this at multiple businesses, software businesses now. You were earlier stage at LinkedIn, you're a little bit later, proportionally, stage when you joined Facebook. You're coming in and positioning something that is on the, one of the polar ends of the scale of disruption - in that people are trying to think about using the same thing for a completely different purpose and using something that's personal, or in their professional-personal life or their personal life - and then using that in the business. Or said another way, they don't necessarily even know that they have the problem that you're trying to solve, let alone that the solution exists to solve it. How do you go in and sell differently when you were on that end of the polar side of this disruption spectrum? A lot of businesses are selling way before the time of the general adoption. So they're on the really early part of the curve. Benny Gould:    Yup. For sure. So I think the narrative that I was carrying into the LinkedIn role was just another chapter in the book. If you think about the recruiting chapter and then the SaaS recruiting chapter - when I go to LinkedIn, and I was sitting in front of HR managers, and they were saying, so you want me to buy this particular product off you, why should I buy it? And I would share with them, well I've spent four years working for recruiting company, charging companies yours tens of thousands of dollars to find talent. And then you're using technology in order to determine which talent is most important to you and then to prioritize of thousands of applicants, how you can determine which is important. And then still you haven't got a result on great candidates. So sitting here today and you still can't find a solution to the problem for the jobs you're trying to fill. So it was the narrative that was easily flowing, and I fairly passionate about it because that's what I believed in, right? It was my purpose. And I hate to say I like to help people find jobs, because helping people isn't really the direction...people already have the capability, the experience, the knowledge, and the purpose - it's just about unlocking that. So when I would be talking to HR leaders about purchasing the software, it was more a case of well do you want to personally have access to the best talent out there? Let me show you how you use this thing. If you think it's an interest then let's talk about it. But if not, then there's plenty of recruiting companies that will take your money. There are plenty of applicant tracking system companies that will tell you their software's better to find the right people. So at the end of the day, this is your decision. And not making a decision is a decision. Naber:  Yeah. So do you stripline like that? So striplining on any being that you say, you can do this if you want to. You don't need to do this one too. Or maybe you're not ready for this. Do you actually do that in your conversations with executives, and with buyers, and budget holders as you're having these discussions? Or are you more generalizing informally about how you had the discussion? Benny Gould:    So, I do now and I'll tell you when that changed. At that point in time, and I was probably, in that LinkedIn role, I probably wasn't as open and honest and as thoughtful. I probably was focused more on sales targets. You've got x dollars to meet before the end of the month, and you need to sell these licenses, so you would sell the licenses, right? Otherwise you wouldn't hit your target, and you wouldn't be successful, and you wouldn't have a job. So there was that pressure of the hypergrowth company, which, going into four years, I've been super fortunate it was an amazing business, going through that growth. But when I was the 6th employee through to the 356th employee, where it didn't matter what number you were, or what your tenure was, or essentially how loyal you had been to the company, to some it was really about what your number was. And I think that's fundamentally when I started to think differently and my behavior started to change. But yeah, we can you talk a bit more about sort of today my thinking. Towards the end of the LinkedIn stint, I was burning out and I was starting to see my purpose change, and that sort of shift in understanding between why you show up to work and the narrative that you're writing the book for, and the book starting to take a different direction, and when you start to lose control of the narrative. And so that happened more towards the end of 2014, and the opportunity that presented itself, at that point, was to take some time off, and to enjoy some of the time that I'd had at LinkedIn - putting some savings aside to go and travel. Benny Gould:    Awesome, so we're going to get into traveling in Yogi Ben for a minute here, in about three minutes. And I'm very excited about that because it's a really good jump in you taking advantage of an amazing enlightenment opportunity that you saw for yourself, both and your your partner, which is awesome - who's also amazing, Amanda...Quick step back, when you're thinking about...One of thene of the superpowers that I see you having, many, but one of them I see is that multiple times over you have built satellite markets and satellite offices from the ground up for businesses that have a relatively established either brand or entity, in let's call it America or their hub. So how do you think about the framework of building out that satellite market and building out those satellite offices for a hub that does have a brand in their local market at home, but doesn't necessarily - maybe especially as American businesses - doesn't necessarily understand that you don't have the same brand equity, you don't have the same product equity in the marketplace. What's the framework you think about or the principles that you think about as you want to build out those satellite markets and satellite offices? Benny Gould:    So, I'll talk about mainly the approach on mindset. Let's call it the mindset first, and then I'll talk about the practicality of that framework. Going into the job or any role - I think of taking a job - you need to align with your purpose. And I'll come back to this a bit later on when we talk about the other journey, but your purpose is how you show up, why you jump out of bed every day. You need to also understand the company that you're going to be working for and the role you're going to do and how you believe in that purpose - if you truly want to have impact. If you just want to take a job, and work nine to five, and rock up, and go home feeling accomplished, then there's plenty of jobs to do that, don't get me wrong. But if you want to have a super impactful career with a company that is there to support you and help you grow and push yourself into a direction that I focus on, is really life changing. So that alignment on purpose and values really then matters to how you build out your approach to build the market because you're the face of the brand at that point. So when I started at LinkedIn and I plugged my computer in and there's no, there's access to a CRM with no people in it. It's going back in the 70s where you would pull out a yellow pages and you would go through almost one by one and start calling people. But of course we had the network LinkedIn, and I'd been in the industry, and so you generally start hitting the phones. So the people that you use to have relationships with and networks with, you would call them and say, "Hey, I'm now on LinkedIn, and this is what we do and I need to talk to you about this amazing platform that we have. I think it'd be very much an interest. Let's grab a coffee." Now what's amazing, and super fortunate with the companies I've worked for, is that people know the brand. So you can easily get a meeting. So that's a huge advantage if you work for a smaller business that you don't have any brand equity, it's very challenging to get a meeting. The good side to that is that everyone wants to meet with you, and those that actually want to buy from you, can be very limited. So you end up spending lots of money, drinking lots of coffee, and having really nice lunches, but actually not getting much cut-through. So if you're focused on the framework, you've got the value proposition on where your product fits to market, you're focused on the purpose, and you're passionately aligned with the purpose. Then it's a case of, okay, how do you then go to market? And then how do you start to build a network and start to sell the product? And then you start to think about, okay, well who's the customer? Who's the actual buyer of the product that I'm going to be talking to? Who signs the check? Who's the key decision makers? How long does it take to sell the products? How can we speed up the sale of the products? All these things...deal velocity, and sales cycle, and conversion, how many meetings do I need to have in order to sell the product? How many proposals do I need out? These are all fundamental sales things, which you want to, as a sales person, you want to have the basics - for forecasting and all those things that are important. But once you fundamentally understand the basics, then it's a case level, and how do I influence the sale. And that comes down to you, and that comes down to your understanding, your research that you do with the customer, how you show up, how you present yourself, how you articulate yourself, all those sorts of things. Because at the end of the day, people buy from people they like. So you can read all the sales books in the world and, and believe me, I've got buddies that just don't put sells books down, and they're successful salespeople. and that's fantastic. So there's two ways, but I think fundamentally for me, at the end of the day, what I found successful in helping these satellite businesses grow from the ground up, is just getting the basics right, getting some wins on the board. The other thing is testimonials. So, very early when you win your first two or three deals in any market, whether you have zero customers or a thousand customers, get really close to those testimonials and have them tell 10 people they know in their industry to buy your product, or the reasons why, or the impact that it's had to date on their business. Because those testimonials will fundamentally help you scale your business. And the other we can talk about is channel partners, which I've more recently come to know. Naber:  On testimonials, do you feel it's more important to have them written down and documented, or do you think that just that they're out there with happy voices in the market - that's enough? Benny Gould:    Definitely note them, for sure. Anecdotal - I heard a comment, or a line here, or they said this particular thing. So anecdotal feedback we can provide in a verbal way, nothing that you couldn't put on the front of the newspaper. Of course, it doesn't have their approval. But generally speaking, people are comfortable, if they've said at a conference or over a dinner table, "What you've done for our company has been 10x valuable", then you can share that story. So those are the stories about the things that really matter. And storytelling is another incredible skill in people that I've come to learn do very well in terms of being able to sell a product or a service. Naber:  All right, let's make the jump. You're at the end of your tenure at LinkedIn. Benny Gould:    I'm on a beach, yeah. So burned out and wondering what's next, Amanda and I decided to go and take a journey overseas, starting with a yoga retreat in Nicaragua, in a tree house with no power, no Internet, and no running hot water for a month. And also becoming yoga teachers which I had no intention of whatsoever. Amanda says, "I thought it would be really cool. I thought you'd really enjoy it." Whereas I had no choice once we go to Nicaragua. Benny Gould:    What was the best part about living in a tree house in Nicaragua? And what was the worst part about living in a tree house in Nicaragua? Benny Gould:    The best part is living three feet from the ocean, jumping out of the tree house and being in the water. Worst part was not showering properly for a month, without bees and a whole bunch of other creatures. Benny Gould:    Nice. Okay. So that was the start of your journey. Keep going. Benny Gould:    Yeah. The four weeks, 200 hour teacher training, for me was not to become a yoga teacher. It was to really clear the mindset of a previous 10 years, 15 years in personal life, professional life, just to wipe the slate clean of all the different things that are blowing up in my mind and also bringing me back to the person that I probably was when I was back in working in a hotel, and and learning is an adolescent I guess. And being playful and all those sorts of things. So, yeah, kicked off the journey and then it basically became a 9-10 month journey of just knocking around the world backpacking, and just meeting amazing people, and cultures, and really being out of your comfort zone, a lot, practicing yoga along the way, which was a great opportunity to stay fit, but also to get yourself in a good mindset. We did amazing things climb Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, as well as a whole bunch of other adventures, crazy stuff diving with the sharks in South Africa, and hiking through jungles, and all these sorts of amazing things that many of us do through a midlife crisis. Benny Gould:    Midlife excitement, midlife crisis. So let's break down some of the personal side of that. What has yoga brought for you to your business world? You're building sales and marketing engines, your sales mentality. What has it brought to work for you that has given back to you the most? Benny Gould:    Yeah. The Yoga Journey teaches you a lot about your internal voice, what I refer to as the way that you internally interpret yourself. And it unlocks that within you to then have an impact on your external self. So, we did philosophy for yoga. I didn't pay that much attention to it. So those that are listening are probably like that's the worst explanation Ben could probably give after 200 hours of teaching. That's how I would articulate that. The practice, the physical practice itself, gives you no other choice than to focus on present moment. And that present moment is incredibly important in personal life and professional life. But, when you then sit around a table for the next four weeks with people where there's no internet, you have genuine conversations and you get to meet people in ways that you get to understand who they are and the relationships that they've been through. And everyone at the table had been through some sort of traumatic experience. Whether it was a personal or professional thing or they were about to go through a big life changing moment. So it was quite interesting that everyone took this amazing journey to go and get out of their comfort zone to learn something completely new, in which, definitely changed the personal direction for me in the way that I thought about business afterwards. So what I shifted from in the last four prior years was this real business mindset around sort of numbers, And performance, and success. Opposed to what's important to you? What are your goals? How are you achieving them in your life? I think that that's the shit that that particular 12 months taught me. Benny Gould:    Awesome. So, one more thing on taking this journey. Because I think there's a lot of nose to the grindstone, hardworking, extremely savvy, elite sales and marketing leaders or future sales and marketing leaders that are on the grind right now trying to get to that next step, next two steps, next three steps in their career. Always telling themselves - it's a deferred happiness or a deferred mindset mentality - I'll be happy later when I can be. What would you say to them about what it's to take that break, have that mindset reset, and how that's helped you become even better than when you were before you took that mindset break? Because there's so many talented people that want to do that, but they do not. You have done that. What would you say that gives you when you come back, what's the reset like? Benny Gould:    So the reset - one thing that I learned out of the year off was vulnerability. So vulnerability is something in which people see in business as a weakness. The truth is, I see it completely the opposite, as a strength. When in business your told to sell a certain way, to be in business in a certain way, to show up in a way that in many ways is actually an authentic, and to present a mask of who you are isn't necessarily showing your true self. And so what the year out with the Yoga really started to teach me is to unlock that vulnerability. And the vulnerability when you come out of that, looking back into business, is then focused on actually authenticity, connection, mindset, love, compassion. So those sorts of things then play into - "Well, okay, this is an interesting direction. Now I've opened myself up to be more transparent. What actually do I want?" And so the second thing that we learned from our trip is Amanda and I were sitting somewhere on a beach, around seven or eight months into the trip - so towards the back third. And we were sitting on a beach somewhere, and I said to Amanda randomly, "Hey, what are the five things, three to five things that you're passionate about in life? That you could jump out of bed for and, and go and do a yoga class? Or you could go to work and do this job? What are the five things? She told me her five things and I shared my five things. And so we argued about you copied my five things, and you wouldn't have had those unless I said them. But we had our own five things. So specifically out of that, they all resonated from when I was a kid all the way through to where I was today. We both said to ourselves that we'd make this commitment that of these five things, professionally where we'd go and take the next job that would encompass one of those five things. Because we've just made this commitment to ourselves that you would jump out of bed and do this job without any problem. And yes, you have your good days and your bad days, and all that sort of stuff. But fundamentally, if you agree on this purpose, and this passion around what's most important to me, the individual, then that's going to be a commitment, and that's going to be something that is going to be easy for me to do, and something that I'll have no problem doing. So, the next step, and I'm not sure if you're ready to get into the Bondi Yoga House. But, what the next step for us was getting back to Sydney, and after we'd done this yoga journey, we wanted to take a punt into a startup. And so that was on one of my five things was, in my life I want to launch a startup. Going into all the odds that you hear about - nine out of 10 aren't successful, etc - we thought, well, let's give it a chance. We've been out of our comfort zone. Well, let's continue to go on that journey. So we launched a business called Bondi Yoga House, and we had no business plan. We had no financial plan, but it was bootstraped and it was mad, Crazy now that I look back on it. There were plenty of lessons, which is another way to say what stupid decision. But no, it wasn't, it was one of the best life decisions we've had. But we launched a business, which was essentially a boutique hotel in Bondi Beach. And what we wanted to do is recreate what we call an urban retreat, which is instead of going to Ubud in Bali, or in Mexico, or Costa Rica for a yoga retreat, you could go to what feels a yoga retreat in a city, but close enough to the great things that the city could offer. So you could still feel you're in Bali, but you could go and visit the Opera House, and you can visit Bondi Beach, and all those sorts of things. So we recreated this interesting concept of Urban Retreat, and it was a five bedroom house. And, we went and bought a whole bunch of really awesome furniture and really yogi stuff to fill out what was a studio of about 12 mats, which we didn't teach any local Yoga. It was mainly for particular events or for people that are staying. And we built a program over 12 months of people coming for these packages, and people coming to meet one another from around the world. Naber:  You must have met some really interesting people. Benny Gould:    Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, really interesting people. Different people around the world - one weekend to a girl getting married and hosting her fellow bridesmaids and her mom, and all these amazing different types of life experiences, to then hosting the community. One of the things that wasn't out on our radar but ended up becoming fundamentally the DNA of what Bondi Yoga House was all about, was the community that we bought into the space. So we found that there were a lot of people, entrepreneurs in the local Bondi Beach area, that wanted a space to be able to showcase their talent. And so for some it was a Reiki Master, for others it was Lunar Nights, where one lady would come in and talk about the particular moon - Lunar Nights. And it would be part meditation, part storytelling, in a really amazing inclusive experience. And so, we were just amazed by the fact that people wanting to come into our particular property and run these events. And so we were running them at no cost. We would literally lose on these events. But that wasn't the point of the business. And by this point we realized this was a more of a short term pop up, than it was really a long term real estate investment or, or a brand that we were looking at building. Just after buying multiple domains, London Yoga House, and LA Yoga House, and I probably need to get a refund on those at some point. Ambition and ideas had always outweighed my ability to probably execute completely, when it came to this concept of a startup. But the key learning out of this was, we didn't have the experience in running financial plans, in PR, or marketing. But, we did manage to be featured on CNBC Global Documentary, that featured 180 countries, alongside a seven star resort. The Virgin Australia magazine on in flight entertainment. All of these amazing publications ended up picking up this unique brand, so we knew we were onto something. But we realized that we were probably popping the idea too early. And I think that sometimes some of the best startup ideas, you're either really, really early or really, really late and, those that are right in the middle of are those that are probably relatively successful. But since then, it's actually become quite an interesting phenomenon. And there's many, many businesses that I've seen globally since we've launched that business, that have gone on to do much bigger and better things in that way. But, for whatever it's worth, we were that that small piece of the puzzle that, curated, hopefully an idea that we think is something that's valuable and worth sharing, and also had an impact to people in the community, which is the biggest takeaway for that business. Naber:  Love it. Very, very cool. All right. So, let's hop into that jump to Facebook. How did that decision work? And let's go through what you're up to. Benny Gould:    Yeah, so going out there looking for jobs - I talked about the five things that were important - those five things also focused on a few different aspects. So for me it was tech, that there was music, community was one of those, and a couple of others I've shared. So for me it had to be a tech company. My dad had been involved in music industry, so that was something of interest, and I DJ'd , through the late parts of my teens, early twenties - failed DJ by the way, in many ways. DJ Swift is somewhat retired. But we can get to that story another time... Naber:  What was the DJ name again? Benny Gould:    DJ Swift. I had a Suzuki Swift as my first car, for lack of a better DJ name, and then there was DJ Suzuki from Japan that was incredibly successful, and I couldn't steal his name. So I went with DJ Swift. Naber:  I don't know if there's a better or worse story out there about picking a DJ name then your first car's name. Benny Gould:    And it's not a great car, let's be honest. The range of Swift's, they haven't changed much in 20 something years. But yes, the short lived DJ career. So music was important. But then looking for a job, specifically having been a recruiter, I think backwards a little bit. So I would then focus on, okay, what are the companies that represent these five things that I focused on, and let's target 20 companies. And then I would reach out to the 20 companies, if they didn't have live jobs, and then I would reach out, introduce myself, and then start to hustle to get a conversation. Now I thought I would be relatively comfortable in doing that with the approach, but then I looked back on the last three years, I left LinkedIn pretty much three years to the day. So I've been doing the startup for three years and travel with the yoga journey. And then I'd realize, well no recruiter really wants to speak to me because I basically been schlepping it for three days with a backpack. Living with no shoes on. So they were probably wondering why in my professional experience? Naber:  Well, luckily Facebook and several of the businesses were smart enough to have that conversation. Benny Gould:    Yeah, so Facebook advertised a job, this job based in Sydney, called a Growth Manager for Workplace by Facebook, which is a product that they've built from within their company about companies better connecting internally with employees. And so it was a way to build a more connected company bottom up, and top down. And so I had applied for this job a couple of times, and the reason I applied for it was because I truly believed in the purpose and believe in the purpose. And the purpose was that they fundamentally want to change the way that employees can share their voice. Because companies, many companies have today still have traditional means of communication, and it's still very controlled in the way that employees can share their thoughts. And I think from the journey that I've been on, I've seen it so many other people have great stories to tell. And so if there was potentially a way that culturally we can shift the mindset to allow people bottom up to share their voice, and create ideation, and to be doing that at scale, and for executives in their companies to hear the amazing ideas and their contribution and their recognition, that would be something magical. And so that was what I'd read pretty much in the job description. I was like this is amazing. This is something I need to be a part of. The fact of building it is something else. So I applied three times. The first two times I didn't get an application response other than thanks, but you're not of interest, after four weeks. The third time, through my network, a guy that I used to work with at LinkedIn, was close buddies with someone that worked at Facebook, and so he referred me as, "Hey, I think you should chat to this guy. He's got this amazing journey, I think is be quite a fit. And then within 10 days, I had a few interviews and managed to land a role. And so yes, hugely thankful, for landing the opportunity at that point. And so for the past 18 months I've been focused on, on exactly the Workplace business. And so helping companies realize and, educate actually in many ways, that the importance of sharing your voice as an employee is important. And going back to the examples and anecdotes that other companies that adopted the platform, would share, it would blow your mind in the fact that - a particular supermarket in New Zealand uses the platform, and they've been using it for some time, but they've got stories about a lady in her sixties, actually saved somebody's life by running across from the supermarket to the gym across the street and this guy and having having a heart attack. And she was able to, based on first aid experience, able to put him in a good enough state until the ambulance arrived. Then shared that particular story on the platform, which then other people in the company we're sharing similar stories about how it's impacted their life, how it's been such a supportive network for people that have lost in their family, and it just opened up this can of worms, in a positive way, for people within the business to create commonality and connection amongst one another. That was something that I thought was, wow, this is fundamentally, phenomenally changing the way people work, and actually show up to work in a positive way. So, that's been sort of an incredible journey. And then, as you know, I've recently moved from Sydney to London in a different role. Naber:  Yeah. Very, very solid, abrupt quick summary that I'm going to have you expand on a second there, to end that. So this is a good pause point. When you're, when you're talking to businesses in your first role at Facebook and your last role as a Global Account Manager at LinkedIn, these businesses you're talking to are global, massive businesses. One of your other super powers that I think a lot of people - first of all, so many people love Ben Gould. There a seven degrees, you know seven degrees of Kevin Bacon, seven degrees of people who love Ben Gold. You can find someone, that can find someone, that can find someone, like tons of people just love you. But one of those groups of people that just love you is your customers, and not just people that have managed you, and not just people that have worked with - your customers love you, adore you. I'm going to guess that's part of this answer, but one of the super powers you have is doing global deal orchestration and decentralize deal orchestration, and working with companies that are very, very big on either local budgets or global budgets and orchestrating the entire thing. Do you have a mindset or a method that you use, or go about, in order to orchestrate and put together these amazingly successful, global deals? And is customers absolutely loving you, part of the ground up of you doing them? Benny Gould:    Thanks very much for the compliment. I also send that $50 later. I appreciate it, very kind of you. So I think that, in terms of the complexity in the way of selling, I think that you can't do it alone, first of all. So it's not down to me, it's down to the team. Down to the people that you work with, and also really just navigating the relationship and navigating the complexity in which people buy, the way people purchase. So in terms of these global companies, for others that are working in similar complex environments, there's so many stakeholders that get involved in deals. You never really have one central buyer, at least my experience, I've not had one central by that's has the wallet and they're able to just pay you for that product there and then. There is other influences when goes into any deal. So whether it's a huge, large multinational - it's procurement, it's the actual CIO, it's the CEO in many instances depending on your product. So from my experience, maybe the lack of a super power, but maybe the skill that I've tried to refine is, is just networking. Just the ability to build a relationship with people in your business and externally in the client business to better understand how to navigate your path through this sort of crazy, maze in many ways. So those relationships really matter because then you can start to, and naturally and authentically those relationships matter, because then once you start building that relationship, then you can help each other grow. Whether that's empowering somebody to be a champion to help them be promoted, or to help them gain a skillset. So one of the most important things that I've really focused on is how is this going to impact their career? Because that's important to them in many ways. Or how is it going to impact them personally? Maybe they've learned something out of it. That sometimes is more than enough. So provided that you can empower others to be their best selves and to show up as best they can, then I think we're all in it to win together. And then if there's not a commonality in that, then going back to the vulnerability example, there's a problem in the connection. There's the mask that someone's wearing, all this stress, or the pressure, or the anxiety that is overwhelming who they really are. So I think the better conversation to have sometimes, is just getting to know them better. The best leaders that I've ever had, have been those that talk less about the day to day more often, and more about the non work day to day. Because the closer relationship you can have with that leader, and they really understand you as a person, you are more than happy to show up and jump out of bed every single day to fight for their team. So I think that's one of the main key things. And I think going back to your point around navigating these complex businesses and multinational companies, the same applies. When I today meet with executive of some huge global companies, they are humans too. And quite frankly, they don't get treated humans, they get traded as big egotistical CEOs. Some of them are, don't get me wrong. but arguably at the end of the day they are humans too. And so it's just finding a commonality and a connection with them that you can appreciate where they're coming from. Benny Gould:    Nice one. Okay. That's a good segue into what you're doing now. And the global program, it's fascinating, that you're running right now and getting into. Why don't you give a bit of a summary of the program that you're running right now, and then I'll get into a couple things that I think people would want to ask you about this. Benny Gould:    Yeah, for sure. So really fortunate to be offered an opportunity to lead at Facebook globally, what we call Facebook for Business Influencers. So it's a program that was launched about four years ago, from an idea that Sheryl Sandberg, presented in terms of the same way that we would represent and manage partners - like athletes, celebrities, musicians - we also have a desire to support business leaders that want to be able to share their voice and share their story at scale. So for the last four years we've been running this program and launched over 400+ business leaders - like Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington Bill Gates, Sara Blakely, others as well Naber:  Small names, small names. Benny Gould:    Ha, yeah, some relatively small names, right?...with some of the amazing talent that the program support. So fundamentally, what the program's about is, is coaching these executives on really what social is. Because many of them use social media in their personal life, probably to connect with children, or grandchildren, or friends, but they're not so familiar with how they solve this in business. And so it goes back to the LinkedIn example, years ago, when I was talking about LinkedIn, when I brought it to companies, they weren't used to how social media would impact their business. It's kind of similar, but this is more from a Facebook and an Instagram perspective. So, today I look after a range of Global CEOs and coach them on why they should have a social profile, and the meaning behind and then the purpose behind connected leaders. And so when you look at some of the research, recently, Brunswick Group over here in Europe, brought out some research that two in one employees want to see their CEO on social media. And more than half of them actually use social media to research whether they want to work for a company. When you think about the demographic of the types of people that are joining their company, they're millennials mainly. The first time in history that we have five generations of people in the workforce. And so there's a different mindset to the way that we perceive information and the way that we see relevance in information. So there's different channels in which we are able to articulate that. So there's traditional media, there's of course professional media, and then there's social media. And so the benefit that we have with social media is, particularly with Facebook and Instagram, we have billions of people who are using our products every day. And so executive leaders either have two types of personalities - they have a very shy personality and not used to being a voice of their company, they're used to the PR engine or the communications engine and the teams that would support them in getting that message out; And then we have executives or startup founders that are the voice of their brand and that are passionate about leading change for their business, societal change, and having a real dent in the world. And so many of those leaders today, if you look at Jeff Weiner from LinkedIn, he does a fantastic job with that. Mark Zuckerberg does a fantastic job, of course, at Facebook. And then you've got other startup executives, Sara Blakely for example, from Spanx. Amazing founders that are so devil in the detail in of the importance of growing a business and want to go out there and have a huge impact on the world. And so that is more than just running a company, that is more about being able to empower other business leaders or, or women in tech is another example. And so the role that I'm doing is expanding on that, not only just to support their external presence, but also to coach them on their internal presence. And so when we're showing up with Workplace in some of the greatest companies in the world like Walmart, and Starbucks, and Virgin Atlantic, and National Australia Bank, and many others to name a few, use the internal platform to communicate and have a better connected company, but the executives also don't know what best practice looks in order to have an internal brand. So coaching them on what an internal brand looks at scale and giving them the framework around how to do that effectively. Naber:  Really interesting. Really interesting. It's just sounds like...I'm going to guess that it was a relatively smooth transition for you talking about this particular product and coaching and supporting executives to solve one of the internal challenges, as it was when you were selling to them in general, other products, or not even similar products, but just selling to power and selling to executives. Do you feel like...What is similarity between having those conversations you're having right now with executives at some of the best and biggest companies in the world, and the way that you should sell the power and sell to executives in the way that you structure those conversations? Benny Gould:    Yeah, definitely. So again, putting yourself in their shoes, that they're running a big company, they are busy, that they have no time for anything else. All those things are completely understandable given the roles that they do. So firstly you've got to understand in a very short amount of time what the business priorities are. Now you would have done your research and understand how to tackle that question, but from a framework perspective, understanding the business priorities and what's important. Then what's going to maximize their business value, but then also understand their personal impact. What is the contribution or the legacy that you wish to have on the company. And so we can understand that. Naber:  Are you asking that question explicitly or you navigating through and ask a couple of questions to get there? Benny Gould:    Sometimes. It would depend on who the person is. If they're a leader of a Fortune 500 company, some may be offended with the approach of the legacy you wish to live in the company. Some people you need to frame your questions with in the right way, for them the business priorities may be so important to them that their personal viewpoint is less important. Or their personal path is less important. So it depends on who you're talking to. But yeah, once you understand the what's in it for them or why should they be interested, is more the question, then we need to align on, well, if these are the true business priorities and important aspects that you're looking to elevate and to scale, then here's how I can help you. This is why you should be interested. And you've gotta be really clear on exactly what that value proposition is, so you're not wasting that time. And then for those that you're having to I guess, educate and influence. That's the approach I take. Others that are probably over enthusiastic with, more interested in learning the how, it's the opposite in me understanding why do they want to show up on social, what I refer to as their social purpose statement. So what is your social purpose statement or your purpose that you wish to articulate as to why this is important? Because having x amount of followers isn't necessarily, as an executive of running a business, the most important goal that you should have. It's aligning on the most important goals that you should align to and the objectives to reach them. And the objectives to reach them are focused on some of the key themes. So objectives could be, I generally break it into three, three themes. So company, self and world. So how would you articulate your storytelling when it comes to your company and what are the key things that are important? With self, how do you want to articulate what's important to you? Is it family time? Is it the books you're reading, or the podcast you're listening to? And then impact on the world - so is it sustainability or social impact? One in five millennials, won't stay at a company for more than two years, unless I have a social purpose. So unles

Our FBA Dharmabyte today, Deeply Deluded, is by Mahamani from a talk entitled Mind Creates World given as part of the London Buddhist Centre's week-long series exploring Mind Reactive / Mind Creative for the 2018 Urban Retreat. There is a way to work with our mental states that takes us out of the reactive mode of being into progressive spiritual development. Our minds clouded by aversion, craving and delusion take us away from reality.  *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud

It's down to you to be constant in your attitude and vision to improve salon team morale and overall success. But how? In this episode, Valerie Delforge highlights five of her expert tips. Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/5-tips-salon-team-morale/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

Salon staff room wars aren't uncommon. Often, they reveal leadership & culture issues. Learn how to handle them with Valerie Delforge's latest story. Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/managing-salon-staff-room-wars/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

In this podcast Laura Maginess catches up with Jennifer Storey and Kate Berry, who are the brilliant duo behind the Urban Retreat and The Academy of Clinical Training. As a GGC partner we wanted to find out more that is on offer at this beauty Narnia, extract both the girls beauty and business tips and also find out more about what beauty professionals need to beware of when it comes to their training in the industry. Have you always wondered about the difference between Cosmegrade and Pharma Grade products? Are you thinking about a change of career and stepping into the beauty industry or are you looking to add to your current treatment list? This is the podcast for you! As a partner of the GGC personal members can enjoy 25% off a mesotherapy therapy nappage treatment at The Urban Retreat (normally £99) and the platinum pen mesotherapy treatment (normally £135) and this is a treatment we chat about on the podcast after Laura experiences it and reviews it with the girls Business members to the GGC enjoy both the above treatments and also 20% off all courses at The Academy (does not include SPMU and Package deals). Join the GGC web club at www.glasglowgirlsclub.com Find out more about The Urban Retreat Website: www.scottishbeautyacademy.co.uk Instagram:@urbanretreatattheacademy Facebook: @urbanretreatattheacademy Find out more about The Academy of Clinical Training: Website - www.theactuk.com Facebook - @TheAcademyofClinicalTraining Instagram - @theactuk

The good hard truth about leadership and management styles is that really, methods vary from one manager to another. Would you know what those styles are and what various results they can deliver? Which style do you have the most in common with? Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/management-styles-salons-spas/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

Well prepared, diversifying your salon service offerings will add a powerful & lucrative dimension to your business. But one thing it's not, is easy. Your understanding of what the beauty industry has to offer will be crucial. Beauty is a different way of working altogether. Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/diversifying-salon-service-offerings/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

Look at your desk right now; what does it represent? How many things do you have on it? Are they all necessary? Can you see a way to make your retail space work hand-in-hand with your salon reception? Can your receptionist become more of a retail coordinator? To increase your salon's revenue, you must start encouraging retail & customer experience culture. Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/salon-reception-areas/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

How we find jobs has changed. Plus, there's often a discrepancy between the skills hair and beauty courses teach, and the skills salon owners look for in a candidate. It's tough. This episode explores the avenues available to advertise salon job openings in the digital age. Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/recruitment-salon-job-openings/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

In this show Jen is chatting with Jenny Storey from the Urban Retreat Academy in Cumbernauld, Glasgow. Jenny is one half of the business and in this conversation we chat about the beauty industry, the potential hazards of overuse of non pharma grade cosmetics and skin care products, education, the importance of researching the education facility you are training through. Check out https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishBeautyAcademy The 5th May 2019 event https://www.facebook.com/events/255393268746676/ https://www.instagram.com/theactuk/ Remember to check out www.helpyourcell.com for the Heal Scotland events over April. May & June 2019 Follow Jen www.instagram.com/iam.jenwilson www.instagram.com/warriorwomanproject www.facebook.com/warriorwomanproject www.iamjenwilson.com www.warriorwomanproject.com

Creating a salon staff rota can be a difficult task. Not only do you have to consider your customer's needs, but you also need to ensure your staff are satisfied with their work/life balance. All in all, rotas require a strong understanding of your business figures. And if you review your systems every year, you will have put all the chances on your side to ensure your salon grows with happy staff! Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/efficient-salon-staff-rota/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

A play by A. Zell Williams at the Lorraine Hansberry theatre...

In Episode 33 of Datebook podcast, Lily Janiak talks to Darryl V. Jones, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's new acting artistic director. She asks about his vision for the black theater company — a Bay Area institution, but one that's faced setback after setback in the last decade — as well as the show he's directing for it, "The Urban Retreat," which runs March 22-April 6 at the African American Art and Culture Complex. This episode produced by Lily Janiak. Music by Steven Boyle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Implementing a salon employee of the month program might stem from a desire to inspire motivation, but be wary, it can quickly undervalue hard work. Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/salon-employee-of-the-month-program/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

You can't be in your salon 24/7... that's why mystery shopping visits exist! How do you go about them? Who do you get in? What should you expect from them? Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/salon-mystery-shopping-visits/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

Common underperformance issues, how they affect the salon & the team, and how to work with a salon employee that just keeps on getting away with everything! Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/salon-employee-getting-away-with-it/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

Successful teams are the ones that make time for regular salon meetings. Understand why they're crucial to your business and get some of the best practices!  Who wrote the article? Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L'Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com. Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/salon-meetings-motivate-team/ Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources Who is Phorest Salon Software? Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more. Join Phorest Salon Software online! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Phorest FM Podcast

Stephen Hurley is joined by Margaret Boersma and Carrie Rubel who, along with Marise Foster are inviting Toronto-area residents to an Urban Retreat. It's a way to Shift your Stress in today's busy world. The event is on November 3, 2018, but the power of this conversation can't be put on an calendar.

Today I'm joined with hairdressing ROYALTY! The world renowned, former British Hairdresser Of The Year, owner of his own internationally acclaimed haircare line and Creative Director of the hugely successful salon group Headmasters... ANDREW BARTON! Andrew shares his story of small village salon beginnings to leading the team at the biggest salon in the world as Creative Director of Urban Retreat at Harrods. He shares what he feels makes a great Creative Director and also what EVERY client is looking for yet most stylists FAIL to deliver! Sit back and enjoy the knowledge of one of the most successful and nicest guys in hairdressing!

The quality of training a student receives is crucial for them having a successful and fulfilling career in the hair industry. That's why I've invited Andrew Barton back on to the show today. We're about to dive into the ABLE (Andrew Barton London Education) training programme thats been created by Andrew, and which is all about being inspirational, motivational and empowering for both students and training providers alike. One of the UK's most celebrated hairdressing names, Andrew is committed to hair education. He works tirelessly to promote its export, success and cares passionately about the industry and nurturing the next generation of hairdressers. That's why the next chapter in Andrews hairdressing story would naturally see him move further towards enhancing the training that Further Education colleges gives to it's students. Andrew is to share on the show today why he's created the ABLE programme, and how it's providing a series of support tools that is equipping the student with extended learning and broadens their skills set with industry inspired standards and practices. And since our last interview with Andrew – back in Episode 3, we'll also be learning about his move as Creative Director at Urban Retreat to now heading up this role for the highly acclaimed Headmasters salon group. Never one to stand still, Andrew is a hairdressing figurehead who has – and continues – to give so much to the hair industry. Now with improving the standard of training in the hair industry at the forefront of his future plans, we can feel confident that he will be elevating hairdressing training standards. This episode is crucial listening for those of you who want to join his crusade, too. That should include you, let's dive in! To help out the show: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe by Email Special thanks to Andrew Barton for joining me today. Until next time, Peace, Love and Smiles all the way... Goodbye!

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, entitled Faith, Subhadramati explores what Buddhism means by faith, pointing us to what exactly we need to have faith in if we are to deepen into life. From the talk of the same name, Faith, given on the Urban Retreat 2016.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is brought to you by Maitreyabandhu, called:I want to be happy. You want to be happy. We yearn to be happy, yet we don’t know where to find happiness. The central problem of human life and#8211; we try all sorts of things, it’s like a koan we are all born with. From the talk The Happiness Problem by Maitreyabandhu given as part of the LBCand#8217;s Urban Retreat in June 2009.

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast is a short talk by Nityabodha given as part of the LBCand#8217;s Urban Retreat in June 2009 entitled and#8220;Glimpses of Visionand#8221;.

Today we celebrated sangha day and the 25th anniversary of the Valencia Buddhist Centre; and the end of the international urban retreat. #valencia #urbanretreat

A short conversation with Silamani on his impressions on today's evening program at the Valencia Buddhist centre, that involved a talk by Parami and puja. www.thebuddhistcentre./urbanretreat #valencia #urbanretreat #Budismo #Buddhism #Budista #Buddhist #Buda #Buddha #Dharma

Ivan reporting from the Urban Retreat in valencia, Spain! En Inglés y Español. www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat #urbanretreat #triratna #valencia #espana #espanol #Buddhism #Buddhist #Buddha #Budismo #Budista #Buda #Dharma

Munisha introduces the Urban Retreat on Sangha Day, Stockholm Buddhist Centre 21 November 2015. The music is "Erbarme Dich", from the St Matthew Passion by JS Bach, with mezzo soprano Janet Baker. The poem is A High Blue Day on Scalpay, by Kenneth White. Here it is, with Viryabodhi's translation into Swedish. *A High Blue Day on Scalpay* This is the summit of contemplation, and no art can touch it Blue, so blue, the far-out archipelago and the sea shimmering, shimmering No art can touch it, the mind can only try to become attuned to it To become quiet, and space itself out, to become open and still, unworlded Knowing itself in the diamond country, in the ultimate unlettered light. Kenneth White *En blåhimmelsdag på Scalpay* Det här är kontemplationens höjdpunkt, och ingen konst kan fånga den; blå, så blå, skärgården långt därute och det skimrande havet, skimrande, ingen konst kan fånga det, sinnet kan bara försöka stämma in med det: att bli stilla, vidga sig utåt, att bli öppen och stilla, bortomvärldslig och fånga sig själv i Diamantlandet, i det yttersta ordlösa ljuset. Kenneth White, translated into Swedish by Viryabodhi

Hello and welcome! This is a Hatha Flow practice - a bit of a departure from the usual classes that I publish. It was recorded at the Monday night Arnos Vale Spielman Centre class in Bristol. It's suitable for Level 1 practitioners but it's a little more dynamic than the usual gentle yoga classes in this series. We flow through poses using the basic Sun Salutation as a basis for the practice.  There's no audio introduction as I am in between recording devices at the moment and my attempts to convert files of recordings on my phone ended in nada. So you may be pleased to hear that you don't have to listen to me nattering at the beginning and you can go straight into the class! Spaces on the January 4th Urban Retreat are filling up, so if you are nearabouts Bristol and you fancy a day of yoga to get you reenergised and lithe for the new year then come along. It's at Wildgoose Space and you can read more about it here.  If you fancy an even bigger boost into 2014 then come to Dahab, Egypt for a week of yoga, sunshine and desert. We'll be doing twice-daily yoga, sunning ourselves, exploring desert and beach and perusing the markets. A fascinating culture to discover whilst getting in shape for all that 2014 may bring. Read more... Enjoy your practice! Morven x

Hello and welcome! This is a Hatha Flow practice - a bit of a departure from the usual classes that I publish. It was recorded at the Monday night Arnos Vale Spielman Centre class in Bristol. It's suitable for Level 1 practitioners but it's a little more dynamic than the usual gentle yoga classes in this series. We flow through poses using the basic Sun Salutation as a basis for the practice.  There's no audio introduction as I am in between recording devices at the moment and my attempts to convert files of recordings on my phone ended in nada. So you may be pleased to hear that you don't have to listen to me nattering at the beginning and you can go straight into the class! Spaces on the January 4th Urban Retreat are filling up, so if you are nearabouts Bristol and you fancy a day of yoga to get you reenergised and lithe for the new year then come along. It's at Wildgoose Space and you can read more about it here.  If you fancy an even bigger boost into 2014 then come to Dahab, Egypt for a week of yoga, sunshine and desert. We'll be doing twice-daily yoga, sunning ourselves, exploring desert and beach and perusing the markets. A fascinating culture to discover whilst getting in shape for all that 2014 may bring. Read more... Enjoy your practice! Morven x

Here's a beautiful recording of the Karaniya Metta Sutta, the classic Buddhist source-text for Metta, or Loving-Kindness - and the theme of the upcoming Triratna Urban Retreat. It was chanted in Pali by Joe Richardson at the end of Triratna's 2012 International Retreat, as the Buddhafield team gathered under canvas at the end of the retreat. We've remastered it here and are reposting the improved audio to mark the Urban Retreat and, well, because it's lovely! Join the retreat: www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat Subscribe to our podcast: itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-budd…line/id498033013 #metta #Pali #Triratna #love #kindness #chanting #chant #compassion #Buddhism #Buddhist #scripture #sacred #sutta #sutra #Dhamma #Dharma #Buddha

Vajragupta talks about the possibilities for connection when people all around the world are practising kindness together, evoking the radically transformative nature of community and of love. Take part in the Urban Retreat, November 9-17th 2013: www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013

Triratna Buddhist Centres across the world will be running the urban retreat in the same week as the online event... How does the online urban retreat fit with what is happening locally? This is a three-and-a-half minute talk from Vajragupta on how the two can complement each other... Join us for the Urban Retreat online, November 9-17! www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013

Vajragupta introduces the Triratna Urban Retreat 2013 on the theme of loving kindness - 'Blazing Like the Sun'. The Buddha spoke of it like this: "Loving kindness, which is freedom of heart, it glows, it shines, it blazes forth." Loving kindness ('metta') is a quality that can be cultivated towards yourself and others as a new way to respond to the ups and downs of everyday life. Each day we'll go further into this quietly beautiful, radical practice. Join us for the Urban Retreat online, November 9-17! www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013

Vajragupta introduces the meditation aspect of the Triratna Urban Retreat 2013 on the theme of loving kindness - 'Blazing Like the Sun'. The Buddha spoke of it like this: "Loving kindness, which is freedom of heart, it glows, it shines, it blazes forth." Loving kindness ('metta') is a quality that can be cultivated towards yourself and others as a new way to respond to the ups and downs of everyday life. Each day we'll go further into this quietly beautiful, radical practice. Join us for the Urban Retreat online, November 9-17! thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013

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In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Living the Buddhist Life: Community Lifeand#8221; is an excerpt from a conversation between Maitreyabandhu and Subhadramati as part of an evening entitled and#8216;The Dakini of Friendshipand#8217; which took place during the LBCand#8217;s Urban Retreat in 2010.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Living The Buddhist Life: Upping the Ante,and#8221; is an excerpt from a conversation between Maitreyabandhu and Subhadramati as part of an evening entitled and#8216;The Dakini of Friendshipand#8217; which took place during the LBCand#8217;s Urban Retreat in 2010.

Today’s FBA Podcast is titled “Life with Full Attention”. In this half-hour talk, Maitreyabandhu (a teacher at the London Buddhist Centre) gives you a witty, practical, real-life look at how mindfulness makes us more alive and free. His book ‘Life With Full Attention’ will be published by Windhorse Publications in July 2009. Click here for more talks from the 2009 International Urban Retreat. For more information on this years Urban Retreat see: www.theurbanretreat.org

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us again into the lives and practices of members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Here Lokabhandhu shares and#8220;My Life, Work and Practiceand#8221; from the series of short talks given for the and#8220;Triratna (FWBO) International Urban Retreat of 2009. In his talk he reviews his daily meditation practice, the challenges thrown up by working on his own at home, and his fascination with other spiritual teachers and paths. Lokabandhu lives in Glastonbury, UK, where he works for the Triratna Buddhist Communityand#8217;s and#8216;Development Teamand#8217;. Join us for the 2011 International Urban Retreat: www.theurbanretreat.org

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us back to the first Triratna International Urban Retreat held in 2009. Shantidevi shares and#8220;A Day in My Lifeand#8221; one of a series of short talks where Order Members from around the world speak about their life and practice. Shantidevi speaks about a day in her life in Melbourne, Australia as part of the 2009 International Urban Retreat. For more information on this years Urban Retreat see: www.theurbanretreat.org