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Catherine Kaputa, author of Breakthrough Branding explains why promote your self even if you dislike self-promotion, how to brand your small business using big-brand tactics, how to expand your network and why a focus on growth should be a priority, even for startups.

Heather Smith, a sought after small business expert who provides education and support to help small businesses maximize their productivity and profitability, shares tips from her book "Learn Small Business StartUp in 7 Days.

Ruby Pseudo heads up her own London-based agency which conducts youth research on behalf of brands. She explains where big brands get it wrong when marketing to youth and shares her business advice to startups.

Felicity Stewart, codirector of award-winning design firm, Stewart Hollenstein explains how design principles apply to the creation of any product and service and the questions to ask during the design process.,

Sally Hill, cofounder of Wildwon.com.au is one of the creative thinkers speaking at the 2013 Vivid Sydney festival. In this interview she explains what it takes to create experiences that change behaviour and thinking, all the while changing the world.

Roma Gaster of leadership consultancy, The Leadership Circle, explains the five proven traits of successful leaders, why perfectionism holds us back and why today's economy demands that women step into leadership roles.

Lauren Brown, Managing Director of Pulse marketing explains why networking is less important than your network, the opportunities your small business can take advantage of, four areas of marketing essential to small business marketing strategy and provides tips for young businesswomen.

Jane Cay, founder of birdsnest.com.au is based in regional Australia. She shares tips for successful online business, how being in regional Australia is a bonus for her business and tips on how any small business can grow successfully.

Yvette Blount of Macquarie University is Research Coordinator for the Australia Anywhere Working Research Network. In this interview we discuss the benefits of adopting a telework model, how small businesses will reap the rewards of teleworking and what it takes to manage a team you cannot see.

Darlene Price is the author of Well Said - Presentations and Conversations that Get Results. In this interview we look at how to get over presentation stage fright, the mistake that will destroy your presentation, how to master virtual conversations and why connection is more important than perfection.

World Champion surfer Layne Beachley established the Aim for the Stars Foundation in 2003 to inspire girls and women across Australia to dream and achieve. In this interview we talk about goals, achievement and never giving up.

Emanuel Perdis, Managing Director of Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics discusses the power of values and how they can underpin your business direction and messaging and provides tips on how businesses owners can keep their values and alive and well in business.

Emily Chantiri, author of The Savvy Girl's Guide to Money explains why women should start investing for their future as early as possible, offers tips for managing cash-flow in your business and reveals three money mistakes most businessowners make.

Carmel Molloy, CEO at the World Society for the Protection of Animals Australia speaks about partnerships - what makes a great partner, how to maintain partnerships and the role partnerships can play in spreading your story.

Angela Ferguson of futurespace explains how the workplace has changed and how environment has lead this change, the benefits that businesses can obtain from looking at alternative work strategies and the tools required to implement a successful alternative work environment.

Kate Ward, author of Personality Style at Work explains how your personality can be your competitive advantage if you understand how it works and how to use it.

Alison Hill, co-author of "Dealing with the Tough Stuff, - How to Achieve Results from Crucial Conversations" explains ways to have more productive discussions in the workplace, and less conflict, tools for depersonalising tough feedback and strategies for overcoming resistance and defensiveness.

Amantha Imber, author of The Creativity Formula provides creativity boosters for work and for life and tips on how to fire up your own creativity, avoid time-wasting brainstorming meetings and explains why our emotional state and what we do before we sit down to be creative, matters.

Mariette Rups-Donnelly, Director of Powerhouse Presentation explains How to maximise you presence when your presenting, networking and in meetings, what it takes to create a confident and strong physical and vocal presence, how to structure you message so that it's clear and provides tips for going beyond presenting to inspiring, empowering and influencing those you communicate with.

The Imposter Syndrome - the reason why many talented women don't step up when it comes to leadership and the workplace. And how the types of goals we set can set us up for failure. Guest: Suzanne Mercier, Managing Director of Liberate Leadership

Anita Simon, co-author of Conversation Transformation - Recognise and overcome the six most destructive communication patterns. In this interview we identify ways that communication breaks down and how to turn things around so that you can turn your communications into productive dialogues.

Mandy Holloway, author of Inspiring Courageous Leaders challenges that as our personal and business environments continue to change so we need more people inspired to be courageous leaders, to speak out for what they believe in and to be more authentic.

Carolyn Dufton, author of The F World. Franchising The Best, the Worst and the Scary explains why franchising is not about great ideas, why entrepreneurs should not buy franchises and who should, and she provides tips for starting or buying a franchise.

Anneke Seley,is coauthor of Sales 2.0 - Improve business results using innovative sales practices and technology. In this interview we look at sales 2.0, a new way to build relationships and drive sales using technology, the role your website can play in sales, and what it takes to develop a predictable, measurable, repeatable and scalable business.

Margie Warrell, author of Find Your Courage -12 Acts for Becoming Fearless at Work and in Life. In this interview we look at having courageous conversations, taking action the presence of fear, making requests for what we want and speaking up.