On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Karan, director of Monitor Deloitte. We discuss the 5 key strategic questions every business owners should ask, how to approach problem solving and finding the core problem and how to develop your own strategic thinking. Also discover: How Karan's deeper understanding of identity led him to strategy consulting The impact of Karan's work in the community The story they (YSPN) want to tell in Australia and the legacy they ...
Aug 18, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 80
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, you'll hear from Darcy Smyth, co-director of Why Bravo and the Sales Game. Learn how Sales has changed over the last 30 years, how your buyers make decisions and what role "Play" has in Business. Topics How Darcy got into psychology What prompted Darcy to combine psychology and sales Using selling to solve someone elses problem Sales as a service How the world of sales has evolved over the last 5 years Adapting to the ability to sell socially How soci...
Jul 20, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 79
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, you'll hear from a Facebook marketer and best selling author Kim Barrett who is the CEO of Your Social Voice and has helped business grow to 7 figures. We discuss where the opportunities are in the marketing world right now, the 3 key advertising cycles and which to focus on first and how not to fall into this common marketing mistake. Also discover How an interest in tropical fish catapulted Kim into the world of Marketing Common mistakes when advert...
Jun 22, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 78
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, you'll hear from Social Media marketing expert Mireille who is the CEO of the Social Media Marketing Institue. We discuss how to break through to you ideal audience, how to resonate with your followers and what the future of Social Media looks like. Also learn How Mireille grew her fitness business internationally with social media How Mireille transitioned from fitness to social media marketing Leveraging your ability to talk to your ideal audience t...
Jun 08, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 77
On this episode of stories behind the grind, listen to my conversation with Don Mackenzie, managing director of Adizes. You'll learn how to effectively manage accelerating change in your business, the 4 key working styles that every business needs to harness and how to build mutual trust and respect How Don's entrepreneurial journey began Lessons Don learned and carried through in his career How to achieve your vision, mission and implement strategy When to restructuring where you are at versus ...
May 12, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 76
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to the conversation with Carrie co-founder of Tandem Consulting. Carrie's lifestyle has afforded both her and her husband and to be full-time stay at home parents by choice & part-time entrepreneurs. What started out as side hustles, & an adventure into the world of entrepreneurship has enabled Carrie to speak to tens of thousands of people annually through keynotes in the U.S., Caribbean, Australian & European markets over the last...
Apr 20, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 75
On this episode of stories behind the grind, listen to my conversation with Josh Lewis, founder of Dorks delivered, one of Australia's fastest growing IT companies. We discuss how to stop trading time for money, whether to build your brand or build your business first and how to start automating your business whether you're well established, or just starting out. Also discover What approach Josh used to begin being an entrepreneur at a young age (and still uses it to this day) The key lessons Jo...
Apr 06, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 74
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind listen to my conversation with Yaz, founder of the World's Biggest Garage Sale who have diverted over 3.3 million kilograms of goods from Landfill. We discuss why leading with authenticity builds stronger connections, the power of transparency in business and how you can get involved with the circular economy. Also discover What prompted Yaz to leave a lucrative corporate job to start the World's Biggest Garage Sale. Lessons learnt from failing multipl...
Mar 23, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 73
This episode is the final installment of a 3-part special on the Future of Work. Once again, I was accompanied by Tim Walmsley of BenchOn, Damian Walsh of Sidekicker and Justin Falk of TalentVine. We discuss How Benchon helps to bridge the peaks and troughs in business How TalentVine allows businesses to leverage the time and cost of recruiters to fill positions quickly and efficiently How Sidekicker helps connect future employees in the Hospitality, office support and warehousing industries The...
Mar 09, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 72
This episode is the second part of a special 3-part series on the future of work and I talked to Tim Walmsley of BenchOn and Damian Walsh of Sidekicker. We focus on individuals and what they can do right now to make the most of the Future of Work BenchOn and Sidekicker are both platforms that deal with the workforce of the future and enables individuals to harness their skillsets to adapt to industry changes. BenchOn is an online platform that matches a business's idle staff to short-term contra...
Feb 24, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 71
In this part 1 of a special 3-part series on the future of work, I talked to Tim Walmsley of BenchOn and Justin Falk of TalentVine. BenchOn and TalentVine are bot platforms designed for the workforce of the future. Both enable businesses (both large and small) to take advantage of future changes in the workforce. BenchOn is an online platform that matches a business's idle staff to short-term contracts from reputable companies and government agencies. TalentVine provides employers and recruiters...
Feb 10, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Launching a product and going viral on Kickstarter with Tammy Rant Tammy Rant - Founder of TushBaby Topics: Tammy's life growing up and the start of her entrepreneurial journey What a TushBaby is How Tammy got the idea to start TushBaby On starting her Kickstarter campaign On having a successful appearance on Shark Tank Changes after Tammy's appearance on Shark Tank Dealing with the competition Importance of branding The growth and evolution of TushBaby after Shark Tank Advice on making an appea...
Jan 27, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 69
After a full collapse of his paraglider 300 feet above the ocean, David sees life differently. He has been best described as “playful and deep,” and believes life is the best game there is. David left life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies, to build the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and serving 150,000 coaches around the world. He now coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams to play the best game they possibly can, de...
Jan 06, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 68
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Melissa Yu, founder of Australia's largest streetware and lifestyle expo. We discuss how to develop self-awareness in yourself and your team, how to foster positivity as an entrepreneur and the importance of speaking up about mental health. Also discover How Melissa started her entrepreneurship journey How to develop awareness of your strengths and weaknesses Collaboration vs Competition - which approach is better? What ...
Dec 23, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 67
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Eleanor Carey, a two times world record holder having rowed 5,000km across the Pacific Ocean and cycled over 3,000km across England. We discuss overcoming other people's expectations and judgement, what to look for in a support network, how to keep going when you're physically depleted and lessons learnt from running her own startup hub. What Eleanor learned about resilience in preparing for and completing 2 World Record...
Dec 09, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Aaron activates and enhances community ecosystems and organisations by developing the human capital and talent for high performance, enabling them to grow high-performing teams, who in-turn build high growth ventures. Aaron’s background includes over two decades as a successful startup founder and ecosystem community leader, culminating as the 2016 Entrepreneur Of The Year, plus more recently as a public speaker, hackathon facilitator, corporate innovation advisor, cultural-transformation leader...
Nov 25, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 65
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Adam Houlahan, founder of Prominence Global and a true leader when it comes to LinkedIn. We discuss what microniching and why it's so important, the fundamentals of creating high quality content, and how to optimise your time to build your prominence on LinkedIn Also discover: Adam’s pivotal moments that led him to where he is today Dealing with the naysayers during the early days of LinkedIn Significant changes in the L...
Nov 11, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 64
On this episode of Stories Behind The Grind, listen to my conversation with Dr. Karen Sutherland, who currently leads the social media and public relations disciplines at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and brings with her over 20 years marketing experience. We discuss how to build trust and integrity in your business to develop long term customer relationships, how to best deal with negative feedback from online and in person reviews, and how to build engagement with your audience Also di...
Oct 28, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 63
On this episode of stories behind the grind listen to my conversation with Renat, founder of Prometheus and Lifestyle engineering, we discuss how to start building compounding habits, how to remain on top of your game and accelerating personal growth through the ADI method. We discuss: Renat's life mission of eradicating suffering and increasing quality of life Dealing with higher order problems How Renat found his life's mission Future technologies that Renat is excited about The benefits of in...
Oct 14, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Daniel is a Powerful John Maxwell Certified Speaker with 14 years experience in the arena of Leadership Development & Team Building, Sales Mastery, and Confidence Coaching. He is the International Best Selling Author of "You Were Born to Fly", a book written to inspire and give people the high-performance habits and confidence needed to be the leaders of their own destiny. Daniel is not just a motivational keynote speaker, he gives your organization the principles, skills, and mindset to dev...
Sep 30, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 61
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Nicholas Bayerle, founder of the Billion Dollar Body. We discuss the 3 key steps to ultimate health, wealth and relationships, taking 100% responsibility and one of the key foundational truths of life. Also discover What life was like for Nicholas' growing up Where the idea of Billion Dollar Body came from Where to start first? How to get results now by using this unique way of learning How Nicholas made the switch and r...
Sep 16, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 60
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Julio, social media director at Perfect Daily grind, the world’s leading online coffee publication. We discuss how Perfect Daily grind grew into the powerhouse publication it is today, what steps you should take to plan releasing content and skills needed to stay ahead of social media changes. Also discover How Julio got interested in social entrepreneurship and social media The 3 main projects for Perfect Daily Grind Wh...
Sep 02, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 59
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Danielle, Author, Consultant and TedX speaker. We discuss the 3 key digital voices and how these can show up, 7 ways to pre-promote your content and how to know when you’ve found more of your authentic voice. Also Discover Why Danielle started to study anthropology but didn’t choose the traditional path Key principles that Danielle relies upon on a daily basis How to find your authentic voice and to express it digitally ...
Aug 19, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 58
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Luke Burrows, founder of Grow2gether. We discuss how the path forward for millennials is more varied than ever, how reflection can show you the way and the importance of uncovering your purpose for clarity and direction. Also discover Luke's early side hustles Where the idea of Grow2Gether came from Feeling pressure to fit in with his social circle How Luke grew apart from some of his friends as he went on his personal d...
Aug 05, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 57
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Sasa Sestic, 2015 World Barista Champion. We discuss, how café owners can boost profits, how to foster collaboration in a team and how a visit to India, sparked the beginnings of Project Origin. Also discover What motivated Sasa while growing up How Sasa feels about the success he is enjoying today Sasa's definition of sustainability How baristas can communicate to customers the story of where coffee comes from Importanc...
Jul 22, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 56
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with String, a top 20 content creator in all of Australia on LinkedIn. We discuss String’s 7 layers to building a personal brand, how to overcome your fear of appearing on video and how to break through the noise on LinkedIn. Also discover: Why String chose LinkedIn as a platform to grow How String's 9 to 5 job killed her creativity and pushed her to start her journey as an artist The need to learn business to enhance creativ...
Jul 08, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 55
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Paul Dunn, chairman of B1G1. What started out as just an idea has now had over 176 million impacts worldwide with more than 2,100 businesses involved. We discuss where this literally life-changing idea came from, how businesses can start giving back from as little as 1c a day and how the power of small can lead to momumental change. Also Discover The transition Paul made from an engineering background to becoming the Cha...
Jun 24, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 54
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Tim Walmsley, founder of BenchOn. We discuss what the future of work could look like, lessons learnt from scaling from a startup and managing both the supply and demand sides of a two sided marketplace. Also discover Where the idea of BenchOn came from The importance of understanding both the supply and demand of the industry you’re in How a $1 million investment forced Tim to look elsewhere to get BenchOn up and running...
Jun 10, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 53
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Anastasia Button, an author, speaker and coach who helps early stage startups accelerate their growth to $100k revenue. We discuss, how to deal with constant rejection, how to craft an attractive offer that will make clients want to buy and how to begin to discover your purpose. Also discover How Anastasia found her calling Helping people in a more intimate way How pain helped Anastasia find her purpose How to overcome r...
Jun 04, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 52
On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Michael Dunne, founder of Epic Sales Group. We discuss why not having a sales system can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars and prevent you from growing your business, what to look for when hiring Sales staff and what the 300% rule is. Also discover How Michael's transitioned from working in the Navy to Sales How to pivot from bankruptcy Why having this one skill allowed Michael to connect with people and overcome...
May 27, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 51
