Handpicked with Naomi Simson

In this short extra of Handpicked, Naomi shares some productivity hacks that might just help you gain the most important commodity, time! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vegepod has flourished in recent times as people are spending more time at home – and gardening is increasingly popular. The founders have come a long way since I met them in season two of Shark Tank. Now in 19 countries with a team of 40, Simon as head of sales and marketing is challenged by the perpetual change of digital marketing channels. He wants to know how to stay on top of ever-chan...

In this special extra series of Handpicked Naomi wants to help small business not just thrive but survive this pandemic.   In this epsiode Noami talks life crafting, goals and adjusting your expectations around success.   Don't forget to rate, review and refer Handpicked.  Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered by TYRO, see the link below&...

Co Founder of Finder.com the globally successful comparison website has a new book – Go Live, how to launch… anything. Fred wants to know about my life as an author, how did I write, who did I write for and most importantly why did I write a book. He asks about promotion after the launch and I share with him that a book is not dissimilar to launching any product. I talk through what I...

Season 2 of Handpicked is out this Monday 16th of August. Right now more than ever business needs all the help they can get and in this series, Naomi gets to speak to business owners and founders about not only growing their business but surviving this pandemic.  Don't forget to rate, review and refer Handpicked.  Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered b...

In this short extra, Naomi explores finding your "why" in business and in life. Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered by TYRO, see the link below  https://www.bendigobank.com.au/business/payments-and-merchant-services/tyro/ You can check out the links below for more info.  https://naomisimson.com/live-what-you-love-purpose/ https://naomisimson.com/findi...

Andrew Fleming is passionate about people's financial health. He understands the connection between mental health and financial security. He has built and app and has ready for market, but Andrew is seeking some insight in the best way to build the brand and find customers. This is a great episode full of warmth and discovery. It is so wonderful to be profiling such great Australian businesses. Th...

In this short extra, Naomi shares some tips and strategies on knowing when to quit.  Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered by TYRO, see the link below  https://www.bendigobank.com.au/business/payments-and-merchant-services/tyro/ For more tips see the links below.  https://naomisimson.com/product/ready-to-soar/ https://naomisimson.com/leadership-fra...

I met Vanessa from Celle Skin on the first episode of series one of Shark Tank Australia – her journey is exciting and this episode we have a discussion on personal strategy for growth. What does a founder need to do to have a successful business? When do you stop doing everything yourself and get ‘experts’ to help? Scaling a business using outsourcing, not just employees can del...

Business language is often confusing, so in this short episode of Handpicked extra, Naomi explains some of it.  For more head to these links.  https://business.gov.au/finance/accounting/key-financial-terms https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2019/05/20/b2b-vs-b2c Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered by TYRO, see the link below  https://www.bendigob...

In this episode, Naomi sits down face to face with Tony from Youngster.co Youngster is wonderful business that provides great job opportunities for our youngsters and empowering our elders to use technology better. In this episode they chat about wellbeing in business, business in regional Australia and Tony's  work with helping our elders use technology. Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendig...

In this short extra of Handpicked, Naomi talks about the importance of having a great relationship with your bank and other stakeholder to help you along your business journey.     Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered by TYRO, see the link below  https://www.bendigobank.com.au/business/payments-and-merchant-services/tyro/   See omnystudio.com...

In this episode Naomi talks with Jacqui who wants to know how to grow her business when she can't actually travel.  Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered by TYRO, see the link below  https://www.bendigobank.com.au/business/payments-and-merchant-services/tyro/     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this short extra of Handpicked Naomi gives a few handy tips on when to hire and a tool to help you decide who to hire.  Thanks to our season sponsor - Bendigo Bank EFTPOS and Ecommerce powered by TYRO, see the link below  https://www.bendigobank.com.au/business/payments-and-merchant-services/tyro/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Handpicked we talk to Harry Sanders who is the Director and Founder of StudioHawk. StudioHawk | Award-winning Specialist SEO Agency Harry has some excellent questions for Naomi which include, do you hire for passion or experience? Is there a reason Naomi wouldn't back someone in business? And how does Australia shape up for entrepreneurs in comparison to other countries? &n...

It's that 'S' word that we hear so much in business but how important is it and how do you build one.  Here's a few quick tips in this extra of Handpicked.  Thanks to our sponsor www.hummpro.com/au/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sasha is keen to get started with her new business, but she seems to be stuck. “When is the best time to launch?” she asks. I give her a lot of insight into what customers are looking for, where they might be found and I also coach her on ‘there is no perfect’. This episode speaks to those in business about staying relevant to customers, and those who one day dream of start...

In this episode of Handpicked Extra Naomi talks all about Marketing on a shoestring How do you get more customers? Maybe this short extra might help. Thanks to our sponsor www.hummpro.com/au/ For more info on marketing see this links https://naomisimson.com/five-top-marketing-rules/ https://naomisimson.com/product/facebook-ads-authority/     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

In this Episode I sit down with Rebekah Campbell from www.zambesi.com Rebekah is a serial entrepreneur, author and commentator who thinks she has too much on her plate. She asks me the question about how do I find the time to do all the things I need to do? How do you get a sense a calm when life is chaotic as a business owner, And where does personal brand fit into the marketing mix? Should you u...

In this extra episode of Handpicked, Naomi explores if your idea is a good idea, how you can protect it and the importance of your purpose and story.  You can find out more about protecting your idea here  https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ Learn more about your purpose here  https://linkedin-learning.pxf.io/y6qqb Thanks to our Sponsor - HummPro https://www.hummpro.com/au/   See o...

Sally Obermeder (TV personality) is the co-founder of SWIISH.com together with her sister they have grown their business to a material size. In this episode Sally asks the challenging questions on behalf of business owners and entrepreneurs. How much should you tell your team about the finances of the business? These questions are about leadership, transparency, building culture and influence. Gro...

For many business owners raising money to get started can be a challenge. Whilst bank finance (debt) seems the first place to start there are a number of options.  For more information about our Sponsor - HummPro, check out the link www.hummpro.com/au/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition Saxon Phipps Co-Founder Year 13 reflects on its growth but asks “What’s the best way to start a business?”, “How do you weed out the ‘sharks’ and find advisors and investors who will help you build the brand?” How do you keep the brand building central to the business culture?” “As a business owner who is working relentlessly Ho...

Each Wednesday on Handpicked, Naomi offers short tips and tricks to grow or start your business. In this episode find out how to find a mentor and how they can help anyone .  For more information about our Sponsor - HummPro, check out the link www.hummpro.com/au/ You can find out more info here: https://naomisimson.com/product/shark-tank-building-your-business/ https://www.mentorwalks.com.au/...

In this first episode of Handpicked, Naomi sits down to chat with Kerrie from Merino Country. Passionate about Australian manufacturing, yet facing the challenges of growing because finding skilled team members is increasingly difficult. After nearly three decades this can be exhausting for any owner. Kerrie and her husband manufacture garments using Australian Merino textiles in regional Queensla...