054- CROWDFUNDING – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

054 - CROWDFUNDINGDid you know in 2015 it was estimated that worldwide over US$34 billion was raised by crowdfunding?  This is a game changer for Entrepreneurs! Crowdfunding is a phenomenon that employs a concept known as ‘the wisdom of the crowd’, whereby the general population is consulted to validate an idea. In the case of crowdfunding, their validation is […]

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053 STUART ANDERSON – FROM INVENTOR TO ENTREPRENEUR

053  FROM INVENTOR TO ENTREPRENEURStuart Anderson is the co-inventor of the Flow™ Hive, a unique Australian product that makes harvesting honey as simple as turning a tap. Flow™ Hive has established itself as a true Australian innovator, developing the most significant advance in beekeeping in over 150 years and running one of the most successful […]

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052 – EMPLOYEE BENEFITS – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

052 - Employee BenefitsWhile you may not be able to give all of your employees a pay rise, you can make them feel like you did. I have a fantastic opportunity for the Inspiring Greatness community. Not only will you be able to deliver a fantastic employee benefit plan for your staff you will also […]

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051 JANE ANDERSON – THE PERSONAL BRANDING EXPERT

051  THE PERSONAL BRANDING EXPERTJane Anderson is a personal branding expert, author,  executive career coach and key note speaker with over 20 years’ experience. Jane is one of Australia’s leading thought leaders on influence using personal branding and author of IMPACT: How to Build Your Personal Brand for the Connection Economy.   Jane is obsessed with helping people survive through […]

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050 – JANINE ALLIS – FROM THE ‘BURBS TO BOWIE TO BOOST

Janine’s love for travel inspired her what is now the largest Juice bar in the world.  While in USA she noticed the juice and smoothie category was booming. And yet there was hardly a juice bar to be found in Australia. Janine returned to Australia and founded Boost which is now operating in 20 countries […]

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049 – MANDI GUNSBERGER – BABYOLOGY & WORK/LIFE BALANCE

Mandi is the Founder and Managing Editor of Babyology, Australia's largest digital media company for parents. With a social media following of almost one million Facebook fans, Babyology knows how to reach their audience of 20-45 year-old women. An entrepreneur who just happens to be a mum-of-three, Mandi launched the business alone in her living […]

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048 – TOP TECH TOOLS – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

Tech ToolsIf you’re a start-up or already growing your business, you recognize the importance and value of tools especially technology tools. The fact is, as entrepreneurs we can’t do it all on our own—no matter how savvy we are. In order to build or grow  your Business you need to invest in tools that can help […]

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047 – BEHIND THE URBAN LIST WITH SUSANNAH GEORGE

Susannah George is an experienced marketer and a fifth generation entrepreneur with a passion for fine food and design. Susannah founded The Urban List in 2011 and established one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s most influential and fastest growing lifestyle platforms. The Urban List now attracts an audience of more than 2 million readers each […]

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046 – TOP RECOMMENDED BOOKS – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

No one ever said it was easy being an entrepreneur. Whether you're in the early stages of your startup or running an established business, we all face many hurdles along the way and at times you may ask yourself- if this whole entrepreneur thing is worth it? This is one of the reasons I ask […]

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045 – AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDREA CULLIGAN: A LOBSTER RENAISSANCE

With 17 years in the entrepreneur game, Andrea Culligan has grown 7 different businesses. In 2009, Andrea was awarded the Telstra Young Businesses woman of the Year and in the same Year, her company was awarded the Telstra Small Business of the Year. With Andrea’s unique approach of working abroad as she pleases, Culligan focuses […]

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044 – SALESFORCE – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

This Golden Nugget Friday episode was inspired not only by this week’s Guest Donovan Reese but also my guest from a few weeks ago Jeff Gayle. Both Donovan and Jeff recommended Salesforce and spoke about how this cloud based software has helped streamline their business functions and enhanced the sales processes.Salesforce has become the worlds […]

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043 – CATCHING LIGHTENING IN A BOTTLE WITH DONOVAN REESE

Since 2009, Donovan has been the designated broker with Renters Warehouse Arizona, holding his broker's license from Arizona School of Real Estate and Business. Having rented more than $1 Billion worth of residential real estate and currently managing more than 200 million worth of property across the United States, Donovan is dedicated to continually improving […]

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042 – HR SOLUTIONS – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

Let me ask a few questions to see if you can relate to a few of my worst entrepreneurial moments?Do you struggle with finding & retaining awesome staff? What about onboarding and training them?  Then knowing the rules regulations in each state or country, payroll deductions, workers compensation, superannuation’s or retirement savings plans?  Then the […]

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041 – FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD TO SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR- WITH SAMANTHA DIGENNARO

Sam is a communications strategist, she is the founder and CEO of DGC that specializes in representing the marketing, media and advertising industries. Opening the agency in 2006 with consistent year-over-year growth now has locations in New York LA, Austin Texas, Miami Florida, Australia, UK and India. DGC has been awarded, The New York Observer's PR […]

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040 – ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

On average 49% of companies are currently using Marketing automation. With more than half of B2B companies (55%) adopting the technology.Welcome to Golden Nugget Friday, where we will talk about exactly what is it Marketing automation, provide a tool to find the right software provider for your company.  highlight a case study from “Me Undies” […]

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039 – MARKETING AUTOMATION A GAME CHANGER – WITH JEFF GALE

Self-taught software developer and businessman, Jeff Gale graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Drama, Theatre and Arts comladay.Co-founding “Nylon Designs” in Brooklyn, he went on to create the successful “Ticket Biscuit”, one of the worlds smartest and most user friendly ticketing program. Ticket biscuit continued to grow and expanded with the launching of […]

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038 – WHY A SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY IS CRUCIAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

"Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. We do this by giving people the power to share whatever they want and be connected to whoever they want, no matter where they are." Mark ZuckerbergConsider these statistics:One billion people actively use Facebook every month500,000 people use Twitter every monthGoogle’s +1 button is used […]

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037 – DISRUPTING THE HR BOAT – WITH SUE-ELLEN WATTS

Sue Ellen Watts is the CEO and founder of wattsnext, a leading firm in human resources and consultation company in Australia. With 17 years’ experience across a range of industries and businesses, Sue Ellen is known as the disrupter of the HR industry. With clients in Australia, the UK and the United Sates, she has […]

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036 – RICHARD BRANSON’S TAKE ON WORK LIFE BALANCE – GOLDEN NUGGET FRIDAY WITH SHELLEY ROGERS

"Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and it’s about getting a balance.” – Richard BransonWelcome to Golden nugget Friday on The […]

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035 – RUFUS & COCO, AND WOOLWORTHS – WITH ANNEKE VAN DEN BROEK

In 2008 Anneke Ven Dan Broek began the extraordinary journey of founding the pet care brand, “Rufus & Coco”. The journey has since instilled her into the Australian Businesswoman Hall of fame and earnt her the award of Australia’s Fastest Growing Pet Brand. With her eyes set on growth and ambition, Rufus & Coco now […]

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