To help and support people to make a difference with their business is the purpose-driven focus for marketing mentor Chantal Cornelius. Examining beneath the surface, essentially the WHY behind the WHY, revealed the source of Chantal’s inspiration, passion and positive energy. With a mission to change the face of marketing, Chantal has a clear motivation to understand what people are feeling and focuses on this emotional connection. KEY TAKEAWAY “We need better ways of standing out and showing h...
Mar 01, 2023•42 min•Ep. 327
Poor economic conditions in Italy were not enough to sustain her business so trusting her gut instinct and following joy as a compass led Silvia Del Corso to move her young family to London. Here she started a new life, a new business and surrounded herself in a new community. Understanding her purpose, the importance of placing family first and taking on board many learnings from her past Sylvia took a massive leap of faith! KEY TAKEAWAY “When there is something going on with their family, ther...
Feb 22, 2023•31 min•Ep. 326
Are you keeping yourself busy or are you busy on purpose? Despite being a great teacher who very much cared for her students and their outcomes, Nicole Baldinu felt that her creativity was being stifled and was living in a smaller world. Now as the co-founder of two businesses, Nicole makes the most of the time she has with the freedom to create and do the things that bring her joy. Now having expanded her world view, Nicole is living in a bigger world. What is it that you may need to change to ...
Feb 15, 2023•38 min•Ep. 325
Entrepreneurial at heart, always looking to create something different, Reena Khullar lives a life of no regrets, only learnings. Sharing how a lot of decisions were made for her early in her life, Reena reflects on her new trajectory of growth through new opportunities. Living with purpose and unconditional love has helped Reena to be authentic, to be vulnerable with herself and to know who she really is and what a difference she can make. Taking ownership of her own destination has ensured tha...
Feb 08, 2023•35 min•Ep. 324
Dedicated to the will to win as the world’s first Stage IV survivor of vocal cord cancer and now entering into his 27th year since diagnosis, Shrenik Shah is truly living a thrilling Life 2.0. Leveraging the loss of his natural speaking ability has ironically given him a voice which he uses to create many incredible opportunities. Adopting his ‘Do not quit’ mantra, Shrenik has delivered thousands of talks inspiring people globally. Building a legacy is close to his heart as surviving cancer has ...
Feb 01, 2023•31 min•Ep. 323
What are these Reflections with Actions’ episodes all about? After every five guest interviews, Amy Rowlinson reflects on each of the individual episodes and focuses in on specific topics pulling on different threads and diving deeper to explore elements that piqued her interest. In this episode, Amy shares her Reflections with Actions from these five recent podcast episodes: 317 Drive Change with Matt Black 318 Navigate that World with Stephen Whitton 319 Building the Present with Alexis Kingsb...
Jan 27, 2023•38 min•Ep. 322
A retired policewoman with a comprehensive understanding of the law sought to purchase investment property for some extra income however discovered that the property sourcing sector was in considerable need of regulation. Property Sourcing Expert, Tina Walsh, wrote a book on the industry, started a training company and has set up a National Association to govern it and now wants to aid others in the industry to invest and serve with confidence. With a keen eye for detail, Tina aims to raise awar...
Jan 25, 2023•33 min•Ep. 321
Anxiety and stress can feel like barriers that hold you back from experiencing or achieving what you desire in life. According to Anxiety Specialist Caroline Cavanagh, it doesn’t have to be that way. Caroline’s approach is to help you to take back control, understand your truth and to reframe judgement as opinion. This will lead to building greater resilience and a high level of control over your anxiety and stress. Ultimately it will help you to grow your comfort zone. KEY TAKEAWAY “Whatever yo...
Jan 18, 2023•41 min•Ep. 320
Are you conscious of being able to free up your time, reduce your stress and create greater impact in the world? This is the focus for award-winning entrepreneur and multiple business owner Alexis Kingsbury and for his clients. Through his work, Alexis has helped hundreds of business leaders save thousands of hours of their time each year enabling them to work more effectively and unlock their business’s growth. Creating a better balance, picking your purpose and knowing how to intentionally spe...
Jan 11, 2023•46 min•Ep. 319
Knowing from an early age that he was somehow different, Stephen Whitton carried a secret for decades as he didn’t know how to navigate that world. Now he does and his purpose is to help others who are struggling to navigate their worlds. As the founder of the global movement for mental health support in the automotive industry, [M]enable, Stephen is on a mission to remove mental health stigmas that exist in performance-driven and often male-dominated businesses. KEY TAKEAWAY “My superpower is I...
Jan 04, 2023•39 min•Ep. 318
Born and raised in the Australian outback, Matt Black left home aged 14 and put himself through college whilst sofa surfing. Working several jobs around the clock simply to put meals on the table, Matt set up a business which made him a millionaire teenager before he’d even graduated. With no formal qualifications, Matt went on to build and sell several successful companies to become a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, feminist, environmentalist, changemaker and futurist. Purpose-driv...
Dec 28, 2022•52 min•Ep. 317
What are these Reflections with Actions’ episodes all about? After every five guest interviews, Amy Rowlinson reflects on each of the individual episodes and focuses in on specific topics pulling on different threads and diving deeper to explore elements that piqued her interest. In this episode, Amy shares her Reflections with Actions from these five recent podcast episodes: 311 Pure Conversation with James Dean 312 Build with Purpose with Karen Skidmore 313 Inclusive Leadership with Anita Phag...
Dec 23, 2022•34 min•Ep. 316
IVF, divorce, job loss, two house moves and a diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma each took their toll on Diane Andrew. Losing sense of who she was, Diane spent all her energy on treatment and recovery and felt exhausted. Fortunate to have a new and supportive partner, Diane found her deep inner strength and her ‘you can do this’ attitude. However it was only when Diane went to see a motivational speaker that she experienced her light-bulb moment. KEY TAKEAWAY “A lot of people were telling me abou...
Dec 21, 2022•36 min•Ep. 315
A connector, healer and midwife who gives birth to things that didn’t exist that should exist, Nadine Hack is healing the world. Distilling lessons learned over decades about the vital importance of being connected to one's own core purpose and values and being able to connect to others more deeply, Nadine longs for, creates and sustains meaningful connections. Paving the way for others to follow, Nadine keeps hope alive. Creating incredible ripple effects in the process, Nadine’s work shines br...
Dec 14, 2022•48 min•Ep. 314
A series of microagressions in the workplace knocked Anita Phagura’s confidence and ambition. Motherhood, post-natal depression, redundancy and training to be a Samaritan all helped Anita to understand what was important to her. With a new focus of making a change in the working environment, Anita now supports leaders to change their ways of thinking, upskilling their understanding of inclusion, and translating this into courageous action with the intention to embed equitable inclusive structure...
Dec 07, 2022•37 min•Ep. 313
How much white space is in your diary? Fire breaks prevent burnout. How often do you take them? Business mentor, strategist and author, Karen Skidmore has been running various businesses for 18 years now and understands how to build sustainable momentum in business. For Karen, white space and fire breaks in business and life are essential. Motivated by people potential, Karen is focusing the time that she has left on the planet to contribute economically and commercially to help people to build ...
Nov 30, 2022•43 min•Ep. 312
What’s important to you? This is the question that Life Coach and Podcaster, James Dean, has now made his mission to ask as many people as possible on his own podcast. James feels that once you know what’s important, you can then design and build a life with purpose and meaning and ultimately be yourself. With his guests and coaching clients, this purposeful question also creates pure conversation. KEY TAKEAWAY “There's always an opportunity to ask yourself, what's really important to you? And t...
Nov 23, 2022•44 min•Ep. 311
What are these Reflections with Actions' episodes all about? After every five guest interviews, Amy Rowlinson reflects on each of the individual episodes and focuses in on specific topics pulling on different threads and diving deeper to explore elements that piqued her interest. In this episode, Amy shares her Reflections with Actions from these five recent podcast episodes: 305 Focus on Introversion with Jon Baker 306 Random Conversations with Sarah Dennis 307 Back to Nature with Simon Hague 3...
Nov 18, 2022•31 min•Ep. 310
You don’t know what you don’t know. So if you don’t know what you don’t know, how do you know if you need healing? Licensed Biblical prayer minister, teacher, mentor and non-profit ministry founder, Dana Grindal didn't know that life could be better. She didn't know that she could be more fulfilled, more peaceful, a better mum, a better volunteer and a better wife. She had found herself really good at doing but not so good at being. It took a neck injury to stop her in her tracks. After trying m...
Nov 16, 2022•34 min•Ep. 309
Why did you choose to be here? For what purpose? What is it that your soul wants to experience in the world, express in the world and perhaps even change in the world? What's your light that you're here to shine? These are the key questions that, architect and accelerator of change, Dr Joanna Martin first asked herself and now she encourages women leaders globally to answer. Joanna is passionate about the potential of a new kind of leadership grounded in compassion, connection, courage, clarity ...
Nov 09, 2022•45 min•Ep. 308
Have you ever been on a holiday that changes the way going forward you think, work and live forever? Following a recent ‘Back to Nature’ canoe trip and reflecting on the mirror-like qualities of the crystal clear waters in Algonquin Provincial Park, Simon Hague has rekindled his interest in the environment and sustainability and is linking this into how he does business. Growth, curiosity, betterness, enablement, evolution and progression all feature highly in his agenda, however as an eclectic ...
Nov 02, 2022•42 min•Ep. 307
Cast your mind back, was your careers advice useful? Did it tap straight into your passions and purpose or did you get channelled straight into the rat race? After a re-evaluation whilst travelling the world and after losing her father to pancreatic cancer, Sarah Dennis felt ready to take a massive leap from the world of corporate banking to become a bookshop owner. Using the process of elimination and her own funnelling technique, Sarah took a calculated risk to scratch the itch that would lead...
Oct 25, 2022•39 min•Ep. 306
Living in a society which is often more tailored to the extrovert, as a proud introvert, Jon Baker is on a mission to expose the talent of quieter businesspeople and activate introverts. Jon believes that balanced teams allow introverts and extroverts to flourish individually and as a team, improving productivity, creativity and diversity of thought. This is why Jon has a determined focus on introversion. KEY TAKEAWAY “Introverts will typically think to talk, whereas an extrovert will typically ...
Oct 18, 2022•37 min•Ep. 305
What are these reflections with actions episodes all about? After every five guest interviews, Amy Rowlinson reflects on each of the individual episodes and focuses in on specific topics pulling on different threads and diving deeper to explore elements that piqued her interest. In this episode, Amy shares her Reflections with Actions from these five recent podcast episodes: 299 The You Factor with Denise Fay 300 The Strength of Purpose with Amy Rowlinson and Guests 301 Just Like You with Mandy ...
Oct 16, 2022•32 min•Ep. 304
Are you every day in every way in everything you think, do or say constantly getting better all the time? Do you want to be remembered, referred and recommended for your work? After a successful career in the accounting and tax profession, Mark Lee is now a widely connected mentor, speaker and debunker. Mark believes that it's not enough to simply stand out in your industry, he says that your target audience has got to understand that you're relevant, reliable and appropriate for their needs. To...
Oct 11, 2022•44 min•Ep. 303
Energising audiences and helping sales organisations reimagine revenue growth through customer excellence and sales, Founder of Scale Your Sales Podcast and Framework, Janice B Gordon is known as The Customer Growth Expert. Janice uses more than 20 years of business, sales, customer experience and leadership to unleash hidden potential and accelerate revenue growth by investing in customer alignment and buyer engagement. When it comes to purpose, Janice recommends complete focus on your non-nego...
Oct 04, 2022•35 min•Ep. 302
Joining the Royal Air Force back in 1994 and becoming the second woman to ever fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line operating in hostile environments, Mandy Hickson had no idea that three words spoken by a young cadet would serve as the foundation for her overriding purpose in her second career. Now serving as Aviation Ambassador for the Department for Transport, Mandy is also in high demand as a keynote speaker across a range of business and education sectors. Sharing her inspirational journey...
Sep 27, 2022•36 min•Ep. 301
What is purpose and why do you need it? What is it you get up every morning to do? What do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime? Are you living someone else’s purpose or your own? Do you know what your strengths and values are? These are all key questions but do you know the answers to them? In this celebratory 300th episode of Focus on WHY, Amy Rowlinson invites 11 guests to share their answers and insights on their strength of purpose. KEY TAKEAWAY “Your strength of purpose is the dete...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 300
Have you ever stopped to focus on what makes you you? Do you know what your ‘You Factor’ is? Award-winning marketing mentor, Denise Fay helps businesses owners who want to make both impact and income to become more visible, whether that’s world domination or simply to become more famous in their niche. To find fulfilment in life and to achieve your goals, Denise encourages you to maximise the life you lead by focusing on the You Factor. KEY TAKEAWAY “I encourage everybody to just step into their...
Sep 13, 2022•37 min•Ep. 299
What are these Reflections with Actions' episodes all about? After every five guest interviews, Amy Rowlinson reflects on each of the individual episodes and focuses in on specific topics pulling on different threads and diving deeper to explore elements that piqued her interest. In this episode, Amy shares her Reflections with Actions from these five recent podcast episodes: 293 Never Lose Focus with Cyril Mannion 294 Unstoppable Force for Good with Andy Green 295 Calm Confidence with Jo Mosele...
Sep 12, 2022•41 min•Ep. 298
