161 – Embracing Change is the secret to 33 years of success!

161  – Embracing Change is the secret to 33 years of success! You just heard a snippet from Andrew Ford. Andrew was born Sydney Australia, and now lives in Perth WA. He started his first company at age 19 with $500.00 in his pocket.    Ford & Doonan Air Conditioning was launched with current business partner […]

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160 – It takes 20 years to make an overnight success

160 - It takes 20 years to make an overnight success How long does it take to create an overnight success?  I attended a networking event hosted by Business Chicks here in Australia. Carolyn Creswell from Carman’s was the key note speaker shared her story.  For those of you who may not know or have […]

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159 – Are you between a rock and a hard place?

159 Are you between a rock and a hard place? Welcome to episode 158 where we share a story from the founder of Trello Joel Spolsky; Regardless if you are a start-up company or seasoned Entrepreneurs and small business owner we all have up’s and down’s the roller coaster of business. I love my business, […]

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158 – Is your To-do List too long?

158 Is your To-do List too long Welcome to episode 158 where we share a story from the founder of Trello Joel Spolsky; This story caught my attention one my guests on this podcast have recommend Trello several times as their favourite tech tool. Secondly because it’s about doing things different not better. Is your […]

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157 Courage Vs Comfortable

157 Courage Vs Comfortable Last week I interviewed Nathan Chan from Foundr and he spoke passionately about  - leaders need to courageous. You can listen to Nathan full interview on episode 156 Today’s episode we will dive into what is the difference between being courageous and comfortable.  I have a quote on my mirror that […]

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156 Nathan Chan – Great Leaders need to be Courageous

156 Nathan Chan - Great Leaders need to be Courageous Foundr is a global media and education company that connects millions of people with some of the most successful living entrepreneurs of our generation such as Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Mark Cuban, Tim Ferriss and many more. Foundr breaks down their strategies and experiences into […]

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155 The key to overcoming anything

155 The key to overcoming anything Last week I interviewed Jellaine Dee from Luxx Divine on episode 154.  In the interview she spoke passionately about as leaders what’s most important is to know yourself.  Know what you want, what do you want to create.  Stop doing what everyone else expects of you.  When you truly […]

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154 - Trusting Entrepreneurial Instinct

154 Jellaine Dee on Trusting Entrepreneurial Instinct

154 Jellaine Dee on Trusting Entrepreneurial Instinct Jellaine Dee is the Founder of Luxx Divine and created this platform to showcase the trending, must-have products she’s known to intuitively spot before they become mainstream. Her passion for designing and curating products is what made her first business; Cherry Blooms Cosmetics become a global beauty phenomenon.  Within […]

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153 – Inspiring story from Brian Acton – Whatsapp

153 Inspiring story from Brian Acton - Whatsapp Last week’s episode was about are we born with entrepreneurial genes or do we learn the traits? What’s the difference between Employees and entrepreneurs. Have you ever been rejected or fired from a job?  I was fired from my very 1st job cleaning a auto-body shop for […]

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152 – Are You Born With Entrepreneurial Genes or Are They Learned Traits?

152 – Are You Born With Entrepreneurial Genes or Are They Learned Traits? Are you born with entrepreneurial genes or are they learned traits?   In my opinion the word Entrepreneur is overused and used incorrectly!  The other morning, I was having coffee with a friend and at the table beside us was a guy on […]

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151 – Fight Mediocracy

151 – Fight Mediocracy   Last week we highlighted how to prioritized in order to achieve your someday goals and achieve extraordinary results by breaking down your priorities into Annual, Quarterly and the 13 week sprint.  I have had such a response from that episode for people asking if I could share more details.   I […]

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150 – Focus on Success not Busy

150 – Focus on Success not Busy Success is about doing the right things not about doing everything right. Today is about asking yourself the right question to get extraordinary results in your life. What if you just had to focus on one thing and everything would fall into place?  Think of a table of […]

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149 – How to Grow your Business using 10-point Checklist

149 - How to grow your business using 10-point Checklist Today we will cover insights into who was the richest man whom ever lived, how he got there and give you the checklist to grow and scale your business so it runs more smoothly. The richest man whom ever lived was John D. Rockefeller.  If he […]

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148 – $2500.00 Contest Winner is……

148 - $2500.00 Contest Winner is...... On last week’s episode we spoke about the importance of your customer and how you can build a great business that is grounded in customer loyalty by creating an intense focus on doing what’s right for your clients and for your people.  Today is a short episode announcing the […]

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147 – How to Thrive in a Customer Driven World

147 - How to Thrive in a Customer Driven World Last week we touched on how to ensure the strategic planning gets implemented and your company see results.      Today is about the importance of your customer and how you can build a great business that is grounded in customer loyalty by creating an intense […]

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146 – Get Results from Strategic Planning

146 - Get Results from Strategic Planning   Last week we touched on how why annual planning sessions are important what’s the purpose, and the components or structure of a successful business retreat.  This week we will focus on how to ensure the strategic planning gets implemented and your company see results.    If you are […]

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145 – How to plan your company annual strategy retreat

145 - How to plan your company annual strategy retreat Welcome to episode 145 Corporate Strategy planning Today is the part 4 and the final session on our series of Meeting Rhythms.  If you are listening to this podcast for the 1st time welcome.  You may find it helpful to go back to episode 142 […]

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144 – Great Companies Have Monthly Management Meetings

144 - Great Companies Have Monthly Management Meetings Happy Easter to all my friends listening to around the world. I hope everyone had the time to take a day or few off and enjoyed a chocolate Easter bunny or a few chocolate eggs. Well I'm back from a very exciting week of travel and training. […]

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143 – Great Companies Have Weekly Meetings

143 - Great Companies Have Weekly Meetings Greatness is not a function of circumstance,  Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline” said Jim Collins  Collins and his team of researchers used strict benchmarks to identify a group of eleven elite companies that made the leap from good to great […]

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142 – Communication is Critical Start with a Morning Huddle

142 – Communication is Critical Start with a Morning HuddleAre you sick of walking out of an hour-long meeting thinking, “What was the point?”  Cameron Herold even wrote a book called “Meetings SUCK” I agree meeting do suck if they are not run properly, they have no agenda, they don’t start on time or finish on […]

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