Michelle Bowden knows just about everything there is to know about speaking with confidence. When it comes to public speaking, Michelle is a master. She’s an authority on persuasive presentation skills, with over 23 years of experience. She’s a multi-million-dollar pitch coach and her client list reads like a who’s who of international business: She is the creator of the Persuasion Smart Profile®, a world-first psychological assessment tool that reports on your persuasive strengths and weaknesse...
Jun 23, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 337
Liz Fleming is a business mentor and accountant who knows a thing or two about creating efficiencies. She previously worked for many years as a chartered accountant in the corporate world before ditching the C-suite life to go out on her own as an efficiency coach. She has a knack for helping small businesses understand how to streamline their processes and scale for growth and she hates wasting time. She joins me today to share some of the productivity hacks that will help you thrive. Learn mor...
Jun 16, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 336
Today’s guest is Tom Willis. When it comes to marketing, Tom’s a legend – apart from founding Marketing Trends – an agency that specialises in keeping the industry informed on the latest fads - he’s spent most of the past decade helping upskill Australia’s marketers and business owners on digital marketing as a lecturer at General Assembly. Along the way, he also had time to cofound Lawpath where he spends his day to day as its chief marketing officer. He joins us on Flying Today to share some o...
Jun 09, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 335
Today’s guest is Helen Baker. Helen is an experienced financial adviser, speaker and author who is absolutely passionate about helping people become financially literate and find financial freedom. She’s the spokesperson for online finance platform Money.com.au and joins us today to share some of her top tips for taking back control of your finances – including some timely advice around Tax Time for our small business listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 02, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 334
If you want to know anything about selling online Paul Waddy should be your go-to - He literally wrote the book on it. Paul is the author of Selling Online for Dummies, He’s an Advisory Board Member at the National Online Retailers Association and a Strategic Advisor at Wayflyer. He cut his teeth as the Head of Operations at super popular online fashion store Showpo and has founded serval businesses over the years. He's an eCommerce expert and he’s here to share some tips for small business owne...
May 26, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 333
Simone Milasas is a serial entrepreneur and self-made millionaire. She drops by to chat business bravery. She talks about self-limiting beliefs, why you shouldn’t let your ‘I can’t’ hold you back and how to get back to the joy of business. (She's even written a book about it!). Drawing upon her own experience as a business owner, author and life coach she explains how you can take action and discover opportunities even during challenging times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
May 19, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 332
Today’s guest is Rowena Millward. Rowena is a personal growth and business expert. And when she’s not busy working with Fortune 500 companies she’s helping business owners learn to reframe their fears to thrive in work and life. With a background in psychology and neuroscience, Rowena has some great advice for what to do when life throws you a curveball – and she‘s here today to share how we can navigate challenges and change as an opportunity for growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
May 12, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 331
Today’s guest is Chelsea Pottenger. Chelsea is an international motivational speaker, mindfulness and meditation coach and the founder of EQ Minds. Over the past few years, she’s worked with some of the world’s leading brands helping their teams build resilience and maximise their potential. She joins us today to share some actionable insights on how to invest in your mental and physical wellbeing and we chat about her new book The Mindful High Performer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
May 05, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 330
Professor Elaine Fox is one of the world's leading psychologists and performance coaches, and a renowned researcher in the area of resilience and mental wellbeing, she’s recently released a book Switchcraft, which shows you how to break out from rigid mindsets to restore your fulfilment, curiosity and zest for life. If you’d like to learn to be more agile and positive in your thinking and develop a mindset that will see you moving forward - then stay listening as Elaine has some great advice. Le...
Apr 28, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 329
Today’s guest is Dr Ali Young. Ali is the author of Work Mamma Life, a new book that aims to unpack the chaos and calm, the joys and frustrations of life as a working mum. For most women motherhood involves a huge shift in their identity and work and life become a daily juggle. Ali reveals her recipe for having it all and delivers some fantastic tips on how we can avoid burnout, regain our passion and purpose and get back to doing what we love…. If you’re looking for a way to rediscover your joy...
Apr 21, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 328
Today’s guest is Cynthia Dearin. If you’re thinking of expanding your business internationally – Cythnia should be your go-to for advice. She’s one of Australia’s foremost experts on international markets and she’s recently put all her knowledge into a book: Business Beyond Borders to show Aussie business owners how they can take advantage of the international marketplace and carve out a place in the international stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 327
Today’s guest is Milton Collins. Milton is a man of many talents. He’s the former CEO of Federation Square, where he spent his days running the Transport Hotel Group. He’s headed up an importing and distribution business and even spent time as the owner of a horse and cattle stud. He’s renowned for his business nous and is a sought after and award-winning business coach. Most recently he’s turned his hand to writing – and his new book Delight, Disrupt , Deliver is chock full of great advice for ...
Mar 31, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 326
Margie Ireland is an executive coach and psychologist and she absolutely loves what she does – encouraging people to be more resilient, confident and reach their full potential. She joins us today – to chat about her new book Happy Healthy Leaders, and explains how purpose and passion go hand in hand with success and why we all need to show a little more compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 325
Today's guest is Fleur Heazlewood. Fleur is the founder of the Blueberry Institute and a leadership expert in healthy, high performance. She’s passionate about workplace wellbeing and helps people from all walks of life find work-life balance without the burn out. She joins us today to talk about her new book, and shares her top tips for developing resiliency, increasing mindfulness and mental flexibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 17, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 324
George Kazma is the cofounder of WAVES – the online retail destination for all the latest drops on hype sneakers and streetwear. George started the business as a side hustle from the family's spare room with just 5K of stock and in a few short years, WAVES has become the go-to destination for Aussie lovers of sneakers and streetwear. WAVES is a valuable lesson in how far you can go in business by sticking to your niche. George joins us to share the journey from spare room to warehouse and explai...
Mar 10, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 323
Tracy Sheen has worked in the tech space since the 1990s and is passionate about helping business owners understand and embrace tech. She’s known for delivering down to earth practical advice and for the past twenty years has helped Aussie businesses use tech to start, grow and prosper. She joins us today to explain how businesses can ditch their technophobia and make digital solutions work for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 03, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 322
Katrina McCarter is a best-selling author, an international speaker and award-winning business owner and Australia’s number one expert on marketing with no money She’s the CEO and founder of marketing and research consultancy Marketing to Mums, and quite frankly she wears so many hats I’m surprised she’s not exhausted. She joins us to share some secrets and strategies for how to get the word out about your business without it costing you the earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Feb 24, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 321
Hayley De Angelis is a Melbourne based entrepreneur and self-confessed crystal queen. Hayley is the brains behind Cleanse and Co. She took her business from a loungeroom side hustle to seven figures in a few short years and has used her personal experience of the healing powers of crystals to develop a successful business. She joins us today to share a little of her journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 320
Entrepreneur Carolina Giraldo had a successful fashion and lifestyle brand with multiple brick and mortar stores around the country. All that changed when COVID-19 hit in 2020. Eight months pregnant and dealing with massive outgoings and zero sales Carolina was almost overwhelmed by the stress, but she knew she had to come up with a plan and pronto! The previously shy founder turned to Insta and began building her brand online - successfully pivoting to an eCommerce model. She joins us today to ...
Feb 10, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 319
From building a seven-figure eCommerce business from his garage to coaching aspiring entrepreneurs, Alen Fu, co-founder of Cheeky Glo gives us the lowdown on how he's started multiple businesses, what it's like working with a friend and how TikTok has helped his brand become aneCommerce sensation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 04, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 318
Not everyone has the courage to leave their day job behind to start a business but that's exactly what Geoff Bannister did, leaving behind a six-figure salary to make the leap. Six years later Geoff's business is going gangbuster offering Sydney and Melbourne customers a home delivery gist service that sees 1000s of delivering balloons, bears, booze, DIY Packs and donuts landing on doorsteps every day. Geoff shares how he made the leap from employee to employer and grew his business from scratch...
Jan 28, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 317
In this last episode of our summer season sessions, we revisit our conversation with Natasha McNamara, a vocal coach who addresses how personal communication skills can impact your business. Natasha has worked with some of the nation's most prominent actors, politicians and business leaders, and she gives us the lowdown on the communication tools you need to set your voice free and let your presence shine through. Whether you're pitching a new product, presenting to a board or simply meeting wit...
Jan 21, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 316
In this episode of our summer season sessions, we revisit our conversation with Ian Whitworth, serial entrepreneur, former brand creative director and author of the new book, Undisruptable, stops by to talk risk, entrepreneurship and why we should all think about going into business for ourselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 315
In this episode of our summer series, we revisit an interview with the co-founders of Project Optimism, Noirin Mosley and Jenny Boymal. Together they are on a mission to make the world a more optimistic place. Noirin and Jenny believe approaching life through rose-coloured-glasses is not only good for your mental health, it’s great for your business too. They are on a quest to introduce the power of optimism to more Aussies, and they have the science to back up their claims. So, If you’re someon...
Jan 06, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 314
In this episode of our summer season highlights, we revisit our inspiring conversation with PR agent Annette Densham. Annette is an expert at making lemonade out of lemons. In her 50 years on the planet, she's faced some major setbacks but has always managed to come through smiling. Her extraordinary resilience and humour have helped her face a life of challenges and in this podcast, she shares her story and tips for bouncing back from lives knocks and charting a path forward to success.You'll a...
Dec 30, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 313
In this episode of Flying Solo's summer season sessions, we revisit Lucy Kippist's chat with Alan Stevens, Alan is the founder of The Science & Art of Reading People. In this episode, you'll discover how you recognise how to speak to people, in the way they want to be spoken to, even before the conversation begins. It's an art that can help you win customers and influence people. And guess what it all starts with what's written on their face, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Dec 23, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 312
Michael Zipursky is the co-founder of Consulting Success. For the better part of the last 20 years, Michael's been helping people make the leap from employees to business owners. And having piloted several ventures of his own along the way, he knows exactly what it takes to succeed in business. As the leader of Consulting Success, he's helped over 500 consultants develop their businesses to six and seven figures and he has some great advice for anyone considering entrepreneurship. Today he share...
Dec 10, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 311
Six years ago Geoff Bannister left the corporate world behind abandoning his role as Operations Manager at McDonald's to launch a business. The grand plan: to open a retro café with his wife Kristy. High on the list for the developing menu was custom doughnuts. It was while waiting for the café to be completed the couple cottoned on to the idea of a doughnut delivery service and Dr Dough Donuts was born. Those humble beginnings have spawned a seven-figure business that now delivers delicious swe...
Dec 02, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 310
Today’s guest is Natasha McNamara. In her role as a vocal coach, Tash assists everyone from actors to doctors to lawyers and business owners with how to speak with confidence. Whether you're preparing for a pitch or presenting to a board, there are skills and techniques you can learn to become a more confident presenter. Tash joins me today to reveal some of the secrets behind delivering a speech worth listening to – and how to speak with more clarity and purpose in your business and everyday li...
Nov 25, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 309
Today’s guest is Simone Simone Milasas, author of The Joy of Business and Getting Yourself out of Debt, Joyfully. Simone is a self-made millionaire, she runs several successful enterprises and has helped grow the mindfulness movement, Access Consciousness, to a global phenomenon. Simone’s passionate about helping people free themselves from negativity and limitations and she joins me today to share a little advice and some of her recent business journey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Nov 19, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 308
