Before COVID-19, GIAN Group had 280 staff in Victoria and NSW, and turnover of $4.8m. The shutdown wiped out 90% of their overall business within 7 days, forcing them to lay off 240 staff. Founder Gilles Delord shares what happened next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2020•20 min•Ep. 247
In this episode of From Local to Global, Kochie chats with Sean Lues, managing director at Journeys Worldwide – a specialist tour company that provides exceptional travel experience all over the Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2020•16 min•Ep. 246
COVID life has given us all a new appreciation for the powers of technology but keeping up with the changes can be tough on small business owners. Sandy Young of Officeworks shares his tips for staying up to date and within budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2020•13 min•Ep. 245
It’s never been more important to provide a safe and healthy working environment for your team. Regular OH & S has been replaced by the COVID safe regulations for each state. And while we’re allreally eager to get back to business, we still need to be mindful of the changing regulations. Sandy Young, a representative of Officeworks joins us for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2020•13 min•Ep. 244
Women are the biggest growing demographic in the Australian small business space. Mandy Richards, founder of Global Sisters is committed to helping women launch their business idea and onto the road of financial independence and empowerment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2020•23 min•Ep. 243
Sean Lues grew up in Zimbabwe and has an absolute passion for wild life, conservation and the great outdoors and he brings this passion to his role at Journeys Worldwide. Sean’s shares with Kochie some of his best travel tales and gives listeners the rundown on how the travel industry is faring during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2020•16 min•Ep. 242
Nik Manukyan lives and breathes prestige cars and he’s spent the last 15 years building up a business that is renowned all over Melbourne for the quality of its service. Kochie gets the lowdown on how Nik keeps his customers coming back for more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2020•12 min•Ep. 241
As small business owners our jobs are often our passion. This means we don’t know when to stop working or ignore key aspects of our business by focussing on parts we enjoy the most. How do we overcome this? Author, podcaster and entrepreneur Steve Glaveski shares key productivity tips from new book, Time Rich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 08, 2020•26 min•Ep. 240
In this episode of our From Local to Global podcast, Don Robertson, cofounder of STAX – a global activewear sensation chats with Kochie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2020•19 min•Ep. 239
In this episode of From Local to Global. David Koch sits down with acclaimed chef, Nino Zoccali. Nino is the mastermind behind The Restaurant Pendolino in Sydney’s Strand Arcade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2020•14 min•Ep. 238
With three months to go until the end of 2020 cash flow is 100% front of mind for our small business community - as is planning for 2021. Jane Starkins, General Manager for Scot Pac in Victoria shares some key insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 01, 2020•25 min•Ep. 237
Lisa Corduff knows about challenging years. The business owner and solo mum of 3 lost her husband last year in tragic circumstances. Then COVID hit. As she’s based in Victoria that's meant 2 rounds of lockdown, 3 kids to homeschool and a successful business to run in just 3 hours a day. This is how she's managed it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2020•33 min•Ep. 236
In this episode of From Local to Global, Kochie chats with Jeff Parker. Jeff is the CEO of WorldFirst, a fintech that had its start in a London basement and has emerged as one of the leading players in global finance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2020•19 min•Ep. 235
COVID life has taught us the power (and urgency)of having an online platform for our small business. Tony Bond Media Strategist Manager VIC, SA & TAS for Yellow Online on how to maximise our presence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2020•13 min•Ep. 234
In this episode of From Local to Global, David Koch chats with Elke Pascoe, founder of LittleOak – a homegrown organic baby formula made with Goat’s milk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020•21 min•Ep. 233
Good at business but struggle with technology? In this podcast episode Anthony Sapountzis, co-founder of Aerion Technologies shares his insider tips on creating & understanding technology that best serves your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2020•19 min•Ep. 232
Insecurity coach Jaemin Frazer believes it's our uncertainty and fear about the people we really are that impedes our success in all areas of life and business. He says challenging these unhelpful beliefs will create a transformational shift towards success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 04, 2020•25 min•Ep. 231
COVID has forced thousands of small business owners to do an about turn when it comes to future planning, and for many this includes looking at different ways to fund a business. Peter Langham the CEO of Scottish Pacific and Tony Cohen a senior chartered accountant talk us through the steps we need to take to get this kind of planning underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2020•21 min•Ep. 230
Anne McKeown is a business coach who used social media to start her business for free. In this episode of the podcast she tells Flying Solo editor, Lucy Kippist how it's done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 18, 2020•32 min•Ep. 229
Sally Farrow from Para Mobility, a manufacturer of assistive technologies shares her unique experience of shifting a business model through COVID challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2020•31 min•Ep. 228
One of the lessons of being disrupted by COVID-19 has been a reminder of the power of running a truly flexible small business. Yellow Account Manager David Costi joins Flying Solo editor Lucy Kippist to discuss how we can create a marketing strategy that reflects this kind of “on all the time” mentality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 06, 2020•18 min•Ep. 227
Amber Daines is a PR professional who worked on two intense crisis communications projects: AMP during the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry and the NSW government during one of the worst drought on record. She joins our Flying Solo podcast to share some of these insights in the context of sole trader life coming through and out of a crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2020•20 min•Ep. 226
New research from MYOB shows 50% of our small business community are facing COVID-induced mental health challenges. Flying Solo editor Lucy Kippist speaks with Smiling Mind founder, Mike Hirst to discover how we can turn this statistic around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2020•28 min•Ep. 225
Jane Betschel, Head of Marketing for MYOB joins Flying Solo editor Lucy Kippist to discuss a range of digital marketing strategies to support small businesses post COVID. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 16, 2020•23 min•Ep. 224
Surviving as a small business can be tough at the best of times but thanks to COVID our everyday has become even more challenging. With so many of us slowly building our businesses back to life how can we put our best financial foot forward? In this episode Flying Solo editor Lucy Kippist is joined by Joann Chung, head of product and finance at MYOB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 09, 2020•21 min•Ep. 223
In this episode of the podcast Flying Solo editor Lucy Kippist speaks to Victor Dominello, the NSW Minister for Customer Service about COVID safe measures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 01, 2020•25 min•Ep. 222
Edwina Robertson is a country wedding photographer, turned social media expert from Northern NSW. She’s also a brilliant example of a rural small business owner forced to pivot during COVID. And she’s achieved incredible success in a very short space of time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 09, 2020•21 min•Ep. 221
In this episode Lucy Kippist speaks with Jules Brooke about the importance of doing your own PR in the wake of COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 29, 2020•19 min•Ep. 220
In this episode of the podcast, editor Lucy Kippist speaks with Insecurity coach, Jaemin Frazer about how (and why) we can core beliefs and the impact that has on our business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 22, 2020•32 min•Ep. 219
In this episode of the Flying Solo podcast, Lucy Kippist speaks with Karen Hollenbach, LinkedIn expert & founder of Think Bespoke about what we should be doing on LinkedIn right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2020•26 min•Ep. 218