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Today Tim sits down with John Capon from  Pinnacle Psychology and Consulting. John is  Psychologist and Workplace Mental Health Strategist with over 15 years' experience working with organisations, teams and individuals to help them to be well and thrive. In short, john with clients to co-design and implement solutions that drive performance by protecting and enhancing the psychological health and...

To say that we are going through a challenging time at the moment is probably a bit of an understatement. the theme of exhaustion keeps coming up in many conversations. This week  Backable host and Philotimo CEO Tim Krotiris sits down with  Philotimo Group COO Elana Harari to discuss just that. We look at what causes exhaustion, the steps, daily practices and filtering process you need to put in p...

Today Tim sits down with James McPherson, Managing Director of New Mac Video Agency, co-founder and commercial director of Never too Small the youtube channel that showcases small format architecture and design that has garnered over 1.3 million subscribers in recent times and if that isn’t enough he is also the chairman of the Biggest ever blokes lunch Melbourne, a charitable organisation that ha...

Today Philotimo Global and Backable power team  Tim Krotiris and Elana Harari sit down to ask the question “where are you playing the victim in your life?”. Whilst this can be a confronting question to ask it is also a very powerful one which if asked frequently and answered honestly can change your current trajectory. It’s a really important discussion, particularly in our current times.   Stay s...

Today Tim sits down with James Henderson the creator and host of the extremely successful  Hospopreneurs Podcast where he explores creativity and innovation in the hospitality industry by interviewing influential people right across the hospitality supply chain. They explore how James' lifelong love of economics has influenced his path and choices in the creative hospitality realm. The key moments...

On the back of our recent interview with Dr Ivan Misner Founder of BNI,  Tim Krotiris, CEO of Philotimo Global and Backable is once again joined by cohost and COO of the Philotimo group Elana Harari and we delve deeper into some of the key principles that Ivan used to grow his organisation into the worlds largest networking group breaking them down and showing how you can use them in your business...

Today Tim is joined by  Dr Ivan Misner, founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization which now has over 9,700 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world.  Last year alone, BNI generated almost 12.3 million referrals resulting in $16.7 billion dollars worth of business for its members. He is a New York Times Bestselling author who...

Overwhelm is not something that is particular to the current pandemic it is something all business leaders are intimately familiar with.  This week Tim and Philotimo Group COO, Elana Harari sit down to dissect overwhelm. What is it? How do we deal with it in the current environment? and what steps can we can to get us through the overwhelm when it hits us. Stay safe and enjoy.  Join the Backable c...

This week Tim is joined by cohost and COO of the Philotimo group Elana Harari and we are talking acquisitions or buying a business. In can be a great way to grow your business but there are risks involved. This week we talk about what red flags you should be looking for when buying, knowing the purpose you are acquiring for and the very real challenges that you should be aware of and plan for when...

This week Tim is joined, once again, by Philotimo Group COO Elana Harari. We discuss the added responsibility we now have as business owners during hard economic times, the importance of consistent sales during this period and the role that opinion and judgment play on our road to success.   Stay safe and Enjoy.

This week Tim is joined by cohost and COO of the Philotimo group Elana Harari to talk opportunity, money and spending. We discuss what opportunities should you say yes to and more importantly when to say no.  We also discuss what should you do with money when you do start freeing up some cash flow and something we get asked a lot, where is the balance in taking money out of the business to grow my...

At some point in your business career, I am sure you have been told to stay in your own lane, to not look and compare yourself to what others are doing or have achieved.   This is often sound advice if you are comparing from a place of negativity or jealousy but in a performance environment comparison can be a vital tool in progressing your company forward through gap or opportunity identification...

Lost, tired, alone. These are words that will resonate with many of you listening. The weight of leadership in your business can be a heavy one and this weight can often hold us back from growing our companies. but what if you could lighten that load. Today Tim sits down with Elana Harari COO of the Philotimo Group and discusses the mindset, the actions and the people you need to lift some of that...

Making decisions is the key responsibility of any leader. As we grow our business, the frequency and weight of these decisions increases and for many that weight can become crushing, particularly if we focus on how others may judge those choices... but do decisions have to be difficult? Tim sits down with Elana Harari, COO of Philotimo and talks decisions, Why they can seem difficult and how to cl...

  The concept of Minimal Viable Product or MVP was popularised in the early 2010s by Eric Ries in his book “The Lean Startup”. Put Simply an MVP is a low-risk way of introducing a new product or service to market. One which focuses on the core offering of the product and then uses consumer feedback to build and release the final product.   In today’s podcast, Tim sits down with Philotimo Group COO...

In today's episode, Tim sits down for a solo-cast to discuss a topic which may scare many business owners. Decisions! When to make them, how to make them and how to make them turn into massive action that will drive consistent business growth and create a high-performance team.   Stay safe and enjoy.

In this solo cast, Tim discusses something an issue all entrepreneurs have experience in, problems. Are you seeking out problems in your business? If not you may be missing the innovation opportunities they create and the growth they promote.   Stay safe and enjoy.

Do you ever feel like you are working harder and harder in your business but not seeing a correlation in your business growth? It may be that your activities or tactics are not lined up to an overarching strategy that's will allow you to reap the benefit of compounding outcomes. In this episode, Tim reflects on a conversation he had with one of his mentors around this topic early in his career tha...

In today's episode, we sit down to discuss the role "grit" plays in becoming successful. Made popular in the business world by the Angela Duckworth book of the same name, grit is an essential but often misapplied ingredient in any business. Those that get where, when and how to apply grit in their business can accelerate quickly and become unbeatable in their market.   Stay safe and enjoy 

Today we sit down and discuss the difference between self-awareness and self-improvement. Self-awareness is a vital step in any growth journey but without taking action on the lessons learned will we ever make that jump from awareness to improvement. We discuss the dangers of becoming addicted to your emotions, the importance of taking action and being aware of the community you build on your jour...

In today's episode, we sit down to discuss Negativity. Negativity is something that affects us all on some level. Some of these feelings and reactions can be hangovers from the conditioning we learnt as children and some can come from the accumulated lessons we learn as we grow but is negativity always a bad thing? Stay safe and enjoy.

In this Episode Tim sits down with Tony Nicholls, Founder and Director of Melbourne based PR and Media  Training Agency, Good Talent Media. Tony is an accomplished journalist with more than ten years’ experience with the ABC, SBS and Network Ten; covering thousands of news stories across Victoria, Australia and the international media. He brings that knowledge and experience to bear for his client...

In this solo-cast episode, Tim draws from a recent conversation which will resonate with many during these current times. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many business owners to re-evaluate their business, pivot their offering or in a lot of cases to hibernate as they are unable to trade but it has also created a raft of new opportunities in the marketplace as well, often outside the scope of our...

Selling your business? Are you looking to get the most out of the asset (your Business) that you may have spent a lifetime building? In this episode, we look at some of the numbers that are key when trying to sell your business, the story those numbers tell a knowledgeable investor and some of the pitfalls you may encounter on the road to sale.   Stay safe and enjoy.

Some of you might have heard the sentiment being thrown about at the moment of how now, due to the COVID-19 crisis, is the worst time to play it safe. Sure it sounds like...something but what does this statement actually mean and how do we as business owners take the first steps down a path that seems counterintuitive. In today's episode, we breakdown how we become the ones that are running toward...