A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist

On this episode, I chatted with business powerhouse, Simone Douglas who shared her many years of business wisdom and dropped a ton of golden nuggets! Simone is the Publican & Licensee of the Duke of Brunswick Hotel & The Port Admiral, Executive Director for BNI Adelaide North, CEO of Digital Marketing AOK, Owner of the cafe -  dob on King William and a best-selling author with her books &q...

AI, Artificial Intelligence is taking the world by storm!  Whether we like it or not, it is here to stay and grow.   It's evolving at a  geometric rate.   So how is it affecting business and how can we use it to our advantage.  On this episode, I chatted with IT expert,  Dave Demczuk, founder of Atria Systems.  Dave is a seasoned IT professional with over 25 years of experience in the industr...

In this powerful and entertaining episode, Eli Scheier shared his fascinating journey of self discovery from being an institutional day trader on Wall St to a jail cell to being a shepherd in the Middle East to studying Yoga and Meditation in India to eventually finding his way to Tulum, Mexico where he established 'I Am Love' Meditation and Workshop Retreats. Eli has a master's Deg...

WHEN YOU USE THE POWER OF THE MIND, YOU CONTROL THE EXPERIENCE.  Heather Sasaki experienced intense personal growth through surviving torture, child abuse and school bullying and Conny Cruz was on her own healing journey after many years in the jungle which is the New York Corporate Real Estate and Construction market.  Through their own personal journeys, both found Hypnotherapy and a deep desire...

"WE ARE A COLLECTION OF PATTERNS AND HABITS" Dr Gail Crossley-Craven, known as Dr CC, has an established and successful career. Gail is expert in leadership, human performance and professional development; the pillars on which she has built her career and by which she lives her life.  Gail is founder of Crossley-Craven Consulting and has instructed and inspired people through writing, te...

ARE YOU STRUGGLING  TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GREAT LIES WE ARE SOLD AROUND DIETING AND NUTRITION? On this episode of 'A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist', Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Fitness and Wellness expert Leslie Urbas shared the truth, lies and other fun facts about nutrition, fitness  and wellness in a world that seems to worship 'bad apple...

THE WAY WE FEEL COMES DOWN TO 2 THINGS. The words we say to ourselves  The pictures we make in our head. After the death of her alcoholic and abusive husband, Diane Konkin went on to establish her business, Advanced Mind Health, a Rapid Transformational Therapy TM,   specializing in intrusive emotions and addictions On this episode of ‘A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist’,  Diane shared her story...

Sarah Reimann was a high school dropout at 15, overcame domestic violence, depression, divorce and drug abuse all by the time she was 20. and has gone  on to forge a professional career and is now a sought after business advisor, financial expert and speaker. On this episode of A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist, Sarah shares her inspiring story. After 15 years as a qualified tax accountant and b...

Mike Gregga has been conducting training of all kinds for over 20 years and more than 10 years training Intelligence Analysts for the US Military.   Mike has extensive experience with accredited courses, certifications and formal curriculum models. With this extensive experience and combined with his 'superpower' of creating completable course and coaching content at the speed of simplic...

"CREATE CONTENT YOUR AUDIENCE WILL FIND EASY TO CONSUME ON THEIR WORST DAY" After turning her 45 minute video and a training manual into 2 books and helping a client turn 3 hours of Zoom calls into 32 videos and 2 years worth of social media assets,  Sally A Curtis saw a opportunity to help other businesses. Sally helps turn existing content and collateral into new profitable brand asset...

Odell Bizzell's entrepreneurial career started in 1999 when Odell and his best friend started a small candy company that earned them over $75,000 while earning an academic scholarship to a top university. Odell is a business coach that teaches entrepreneurs and small business owners how to double their income with public speaking and has been featured in the USA Today, Yahoo Finance, CNBC.com...

Sally Carruthers  confessed to being a 'hot mess' in her 20's.  Organisation was not her strong suite and nor was it top of the list of priorities but after more than 5 years in the Royal Australian Airforce which included overseas deployment, all that changed. Being forced into a strict regime of personal organisation whilst in the military,  Sally saw the benefits and soon was a c...

"BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU GET GOOD AT" Kristen Miller On this episode of 'A Cuppa with The Conversationalist', I chatted with the delightful and inspirational Kristen Miller. Kristen is an internationally acclaimed business mentor, strategist and personal power alchemist. She specializes in personal brands and small companies with teams of under 20. She works with her clients to hav...

Sue Giacobbe and Dan Kuss are on a mission to help people and teams flourish at work–with professional development programs that enable them to be more effective and successful. They believe that when you develop your individuals to strengthen your teams, your organisation will flourish along with the individuals. Specifically, administration teams, who sometimes fall between the gaps when it come...

PARENTING IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS ON THE PLANET! and to make it even tougher, no training manual is provided when our little bundles of joy arrive.  You somehow think you have it worked out until the next one arrives and the confronting reality sets in that you don't! On this episode of A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist' I spoke with Holly Nunan,  mother of 3, an international best...

ANNETTE  FOUND REFUGE FROM THE BULLYING IN HER SCHOOL LIBRARY. With a Kindle called ‘her best mate’ and borderline obsession for reading, Annette Densham, writer, journalist, storyteller was destined to have a career centered around delicious, wonderful words. From hiding in the school library as a 10-year-old determined to fill more reading cards than her classmates (her record is three in one te...

Does your business run you or do you run your business?  Can your business run without you?  How many hours do you work in your business? In this episode of 'A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist, successful CEO and Businesswoman turned elite business coach and mentor, Tammy Edwards shared her success steps and strategies. on how, from very humble beginnings, she built and sold a multi-million...

11 YEARS SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE CANCER, DESIREE FRASER CONTINUES HER BATTLE.   Only about 80 people a year are diagnosed with ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA, a rare cancer with no cure.   Many other cancers demonstrate a higher probability of survival as the period of remission and being cancer-free increases. Where patients with ACC are not classified as 'being in remission'  but w...

WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE UNDUE INFLUENCE AND COERCIVE CONTROL? Christopher Karvountzis was born into the secretive religion know as the Jehovah's Witnesses and spent his first 30 years a part of this group. In this episode of 'A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist', Christopher shared his compelling and emotional journey from experiencing control of every aspect of his life to his attempte...

HOW IS THE MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUR WORKPLACE? The current pandemic has created an environment no one could have ever imagined.  Lockdowns and working from home have become the new norm and the toll on our mental health is high. On this episode of 'A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist' I chatted with Sophie Bretag, experienced People, Culture and HR Leader, Founder of Metta Leaders and Kindn...

HOW DO YOU DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF AND STAND OUT ABOVE THE SOCIAL MEDIA NOISE? On this episode of  'A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist', I chatted with Samantha Riley, Authority Positioning Strategist, Best Selling Author, Speaker, and host of 'The Thought Leaders Business Lab' podcast. What was the one constant in marketing she had seen over her 27 years? How do you build &apo...

ARE YOU USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO BUILD A BRAND AND BE KNOW AS AN EXPERT IN YOUR AREA OR JUST TRYING TO SELL?  How adept are you to change?  How is your customer experience? On this very early episode, before it was an official podcast, I had a cuppa with Kym McGuinness State Manager  realestate.com.au .  Whilst this was recorded at the outset of COVID, the content is still relevant to all businesses...

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS A FORMER LITIGATION LAWYER, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATE MAGICIAN, AND A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER? You get Gary Edwards!   On this episode of 'A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist' I shared a cuppa with this talented, articulate, and all-around great guy!  He was kind enough to share parts of his journey, life's lessons, and his battle with depression. Gary'...

WOULD YOU GO TO JAIL TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION SOURCE? On this episode of 'A Cuppa with The Con Versationalist', I chatted with former investigative ABC journalist, Chris Nicholls.  After receiving credible information from an informant on the condition of anonymity, Chris broke a story about corruption around gaming legislation at the ministerial level.  After being 'hung out to...

Social Media is a minefield for many small businesses but it is a vital part of marketing in today's digital world. Do you struggle to post regular content?  Are you freaked out by Instagram Reels? What to post, where to post it, and how often to post are just some of the questions  we posed to Natalie Paraskevopoulos, Director of Digitale, Social Media and Creative Agency on this episode of ...