How to Spark Success

How open are you about your story? If you've ever doubted the power of your brand story, then you've got to listen to this episode. I'm joined by Vee Roberts - Multi award winning Brand & Marketing strategist, speaker, trainer, author and founder of Insight2Marketing.  Vee helps clients feeling stuck or overwhelmed with how to brand or promote their businesses. In this episode, we chat about the i...

Tried everything to win new clients but nothing's working? You've got to listen to this episode. I'm joined by Claire Sewell - Sales & Mindset Coach - After 20 years in sales, three years studying sales psychology, energy and how the mind works and a lifetime of observing human behaviour, Claire has found the missing link between consistent sales performance is understanding the four pillars of sa...

  My guest for this episode of the How to Spark Success podcast knows a thing or two about wine… and business!   Aubrey Terrazas is an 18-year hospitality professional, Master Sommelier candidate, and e-commerce entrepreneur who co-founded the digital wine service, Palate Club.   Beyond leading the international wine buying for the team, Aubrey used her experience of tasting 100s of wines each yea...

What's the trick to getting featured in the press? How can you be seen an expert in your industry? This episode I'm joined by Simone Sauter, PR & Publicity Coach – no stranger to being featured in the press worldwide. Simone is a certified PR Consultant with 19 years of experience in the media and PR world. She walked the talk and has built an entire coaching business solely by getting media atten...

What do people say about you when you've left the room?   A much better indication of your impact as a leader than what they say when you're IN the room. This episode I'm joined by Joris Cuesta - no stranger to conquering plateaus of his own. He literally had to re-learn how to walk in his mid-20s. Over the past 15 years, he started his own businesses, worked in the private sector, and has helped...

Adapt and thrive? – Think what one of Australia's leading survival instructors could teach you and your organisation about building resilience in times of duress. My next #HowToSparkSuccess podcast guest shares some of his success secrets that he's learnt over his career as a survival instructor and now expert speaker and facilitator. Mike House worked for 20 years as one of Australia's leading su...

What does success mean for you?   In this episode I speak to Keith Bird (Head of UK Sales at Telecoms World) about the importance of focusing on the customer, continually learning and being clear on what success means to you.   Listen in to find out: Why it's important to KISS (Keep it simple stupid! It's held Keith in good stead and he's determined to ensure all his clients receive the simplest s...

My guest on this episode grew up as a shy and introverted kid – absolutely terrified of public speaking.   Yet now he gets up on stage (both in person and online) to speak in front of huge crowds as an International keynote speaker.   Raj Subrameyer is a tech career strategist focusing on helping people to land their dream job and become successful leaders. He is passionate about guiding professio...

Are you a #ThinkerAtWork? In this episode, I chat to JARIS TUCKER ,  Author, Founder of Real One on One Consulting, Helping you market yourself, your brand & your business. Listen in to this episode of the #HowToSparkSuccess podcast find out more about: Why persistence is key in building your career and business How to find out other routes than just the front door! Learning from everyone and anyo...

If you're a Pro Golfer – how does it prepare you for life as an entrepreneur?   I chatted to my next podcast guest Thane Marcus Ringler , former Pro Golfer who after injury, took that leap, writing his first book and now coaching and mentoring clients helping them live and work better.   Listen in to this episode of the #HowToSparkSuccess podcast find out more about:   Taking mindset, habits and d...

How exactly do you go from jumping on classroom tables and getting detention for wanting attention to impacting millions of people in your underwear?   Now there is a question!   My next podcast guest DANIEL GEFEN did just that - going from being completely invisible with no online following to growing his top rated podcast to over 250,000 downloads, interviewing billionaires and world class leade...

You're fighting to survive after being shot and paralysed from the neck down.   How do you rehabilitate yourself?   How does this change your outlook? For this episode's #HowToSparkSuccess podcast guest, Eric Patrick Thomas, his experience of spinal cord injury has driven his passion for business, changing the way people view disabilities and sparked his advocacy voice.   Eric (a.k.a. Mr Inspire)...

Imagine sitting down over a cup of coffee with an award winning CEO, founder, mentor and speaker, who has grown 5 businesses. What would you want to know about their career journey? In this episode of the #HowtoSparkSuccess podcast, I sit down with Scott Russell, Founder - Mentor - Speaker - Creating little cups of ambition. Founder & CEO of Paddy & Scott's. Just some of the things we chat about:...

Living our business and personal lives on Zoom, it's even more important to present yourself with power and presence. Listen in to absolutely crush it on every Zoom meeting – EVERY. SINGLE. TIME I'm joined by award-winning TV producer, media trainer, and television stylist Kim Foley . Nobody can deny that image matters and with 2020's widespread shift to a home-based workforce, presentation has ne...

As 2020 comes to an end  (and what a year it's been!), I've recorded this BONUS episode reflecting back over the first year as the How to Spark Success podcast host. Celebrating the podcast's 6 month birthday - as well as the end of a year that will go down in history. I talk about the success themes that have come up, the privilege of sharing success secrets of my fantastic guests, and what succe...

Looking to shift your focus in your career? Always loved the idea of a portfolio career?   This is the episode for you! In this episode of the How to Spark Success podcast, I'm joined by Ashley Pollak – Co-founder of Cyber Alarm, ETIO video agency and Lockdown Gardener, who talks about a recent shift in focus in his career – taking his skill at creating and connecting people to build and grow busi...

This is a must-listen for anyone interested in mental health, self care and brain fitness! Having experienced burnout herself when in General Practice, Dr Jenny Brockis has harnessed this as an opportunity to think outside the box to help now leaders and teams create thriving environments. Learning how to speak publicly, when she is naturally quite introverted, initially she didn't share her exper...

How inclusive is your organisation really? How about trans-inclusive? The stats speak for themselves – Diversity is good for business! In this episode of the How to Spark Success podcast, I'm joined by Joanne Lockwood – Inclusion & Belonging Specialist, Keynote speaker, providing transgender awareness support to businesses, founder of See Change Happen. Joanne believes that we are all different an...

Just how can you leave people that "little bit better" in your interactions? How can you be more humble and give more to others? Listen in to this episode to hear about the role of mentors from different backgrounds in our business and careers, the importance of the right focus.  Find out how a focus solely on money and income can be dangerous, and how to materialise your dreams through having tha...

What's the secret to moving from stressed to success? In this episode of the How to Spark Success podcast, I'm joined by Shim Ravalia – Founder of the Gut Intuition, Self Care Coach, Speaker and Mentor. Shim helps highly driven women in business go from stressed to success by giving them the tools to be healthy, have a better work life balance so that they can get sh!t done, feel amazing & make mo...

What advice would you give to yourself at the start of your career? In this episode of the #HowToSparkSuccess podcast, I speak to Pat Hedley – Author of "Meet 100 people", Investor and Advisor to innovative growth companies. We talk about the power of connecting. In fact, Pat's book "Meet 100 people" was written for exactly that purpose – to provide that advice she wished she had received when at...

How are you closing the gap between the life you're living day by day, and the unleashed potential inside of you? In this episode of the #HowToSparkSuccess podcast, I speak to the fantastic Shane Hatton -  Leadership Communication Expert, Author of "Lead the Room", Speaker, Trainer and Podcast host of "Phone Calls with Clever People". I could have talked to Shane for hours – so many gems of wisdom...

Does public speaking bring you out in a cold sweat? Performing in front of thousands on the West End stage and around the world has well equipped this podcast episode's guest, Jane Quinn, to coach public speaking. As a public speaking consultant and founder of The Speaker's Toolkit, Jane works with people from all business sectors to perfect the art of public speaking. Jane shares her experience o...

Imagine starting your first job in TV aged 12 and first presenting job at 16! Well that's exactly where this podcast episode's guest Tiffany Hardy 's career in TV started. Founder of V!TSOL Media, TV Presenter, MC/Event Host, Voiceover artist and On-camera coach, Tiffany is well equipped to coach you to deliver your best in front of the camera. We talk about the importance of celebrating little su...

Marketing doesn't have to cost you a penny! This episode's guest is Nick Bendel - MD at Hunter & Scribe, former journalist, now helping small businesses to make sales with content marketing. Video host of Daily 60 second marketing tips - building trust and brand recognition through marketing tips that can be used to improve your small business and make sales. Nick talks about how it is much harder...