Leadership Is Changing

Peggy Smith is a skillful and transformative global leader with a keen eye for business trends, fresh concepts, and innovative solutions and how they align with the world's greatest asset – people.  Peggy's recent roles are Chief Strategy Officer for HR services/mobility leader CapRelo and technology influencer Shyft.  Previously, as President and CEO of Worldwide ERC®, the workforce mob...

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced upon us changes that we didn’t want and that we are not prepared for. Many people lost their jobs, businesses closed, industries struggling to stay afloat, people losing loved ones to the virus, and these are still happening a year later. With the uncertainty of when this will end and the ambiguities that still await us, how do we prepare and face these upcoming ch...

Phil is an experienced business professional with Chief Executive leadership experience over 18 years with organizations including Coffee Connection, The Lion Foundation, New Zealand Rugby League, Greyhound Racing New Zealand, Breadcraft, and Harness Racing New Zealand.  A member of the Institute of Directors, his governance and senior executive roles have been underpinned by his passion for...

Ryan Allen Bell is the host of The Home Based Business Podcast, ranked top 100 in the US for Education & Self-Improvement, where he interviews people who are building successful Home-Based Businesses.  Ryan has been building his own Home-Based Business focused in the health and wellness space for the last seven years, full-time for five years, and has built a business that has generated o...

In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the power of asking a question. Many people underestimate the power of questioning. Some even find it not necessary. But sometimes, when we face challenges, roadblocks, problems that are hard to answer – all we have to do is ask a question. Asking the right questions will more likely get the right responses, and asking bad/wrong questions will yi...

Julian studied politics at the University of Auckland before completing his first-class Honours degree at Victoria University of Wellington.  Julian started his career in the Australian foreign service before serving in the National-led Government as an advisor to MPs and Ministers, including in the offices of Nick Smith and Amy Adams.  He was a consultant at the public relations firm Ac...

Tamara is a self-taught digital marketing expert, having learned from the top digital marketers in the field both in her hometown of Rochester, NY, and the world. Her company is called NOW Digital Marketing. She has a specialized Niche for helping funeral homes and funeral directors be more human to stand out online above all the noise and to be the leaders of the community they are. While the fun...

In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how to finish the quarter strong. We’re now approaching the end of March, which marks the end of the first quarter of the year. Where are you now with your goals? Have you accomplished them, or are you making any progress? Do you have plans you need to finish within the last week of the quarter but is second-guessing if you’ll have enough time? W...

Anneliese Olson is Senior Vice President and General Manager for HP’s Print Category. In this role, she is responsible for global category management for Print, 4P execution, P&L management, and country management. With 25 years of experience at HP, she has a strong track record of driving transformation across different business roles. Prior to her current role, Anneliese was General Manager...

Simon is currently the CEO of Rowing New Zealand and has been in the role for 12 years. Simon was former CEO of Sport Auckland, where he worked for over nine years. Simon is the former Chairman of Paralympics NZ, where he was in the role for the Athens and Beijing Paralympics campaigns. During his time in that role, he was on the International Development Committee for the International Paralympic...

  In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the power of setting big goals. When we set a goal, big or small, we create a plan to achieve it, but the bigger the goal, the more resources you will put into it, which is the idea behind BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals). When we have massive goals, it forces us to break out of our boxes and stop thinking ‘small.’ It will force us to bec...

Stephanie worked for more than 15 years in the not-for-profit sector, promoting human rights and sustainable development causes. Stephanie is currently Global Co-CEO of Talent Beyond Boundaries, a non-profit on a mission to enable refugees and other displaced people to secure jobs overseas and migrate on the basis of their skills to secure their futures.  Prior to that, Stephanie led advocacy...

Ernest Azzam is the Regional Business Manager for HP, managing Large Format Printing in Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.  Ernest has been an HP employee for over 15 years, beginning in 2003 as the Large Format Printers Product Manager for the Middle East. In 2008, Ernest managed the Laser and Enterprise solutions Go-To-Market unit. He joined the Graphics Solutions Business Team...

In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why mindset matters for success. If you have ever listened to successful people talk, they always say something along the lines of without the right mindset; you will never reach your goals, and that by shifting their mindset to the right one, they were able to move the needle towards their goals. But does mindset really matter? Does it really pl...

Sean is a Pastor, Entrepreneur, and Keynote Speaker. Since 1998 he has been helping thousands of people become solid, strategic, and solutional leaders in life and business. He is launching The Oaks Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 4th, Easter Sunday.   On this episode: Listen to Sean talk about his journey to overcoming people’s expectations of him. Sean shares the story of how he...

Jacques Landry is the CEO of Cycling New Zealand. A High-Performance National Sporting Organization. His background has many international achievements and appointments. He started racing road bikes competitively at the age of 17 in Quebec City (Canada). He made the national cycling team (Canada) at age 20. He competed in his first Olympic Games for Canada in road cycling in 1992 at the age of 23...

In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why people do not understand the "strategy." When being part of an organization, it's essential to know its strategy. Still, many employees work for certain organizations but don't even know the cause they are a part of. So, why don't they understand the strategy? Why don't they know what the strategy is? Why don't they resonate with the strategy...

Dr. Rob McCleland is an internationally recognized expert in business strategy and organizational alignment.  Dr. McCleland serves as an M&A adviser to private companies. His work includes both buy-side and sale-side transactions with expertise in leading turnaround companies. He served as the President/CEO of a multinational organization with hospitals, schools, and clinics on five conti...

Ravin S. Papiah started his life by being doomed by doctors of early childhood death. Being born as a very weak child played into his favor, whereby he was introduced to reading by a teacher while his friends were enjoying their recreational time outside the class, playing. He has defied the doctors, and today, he stands as a father, reader, trainer, coach, public speaker, writer, politician, and...

In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how to handle chaos. When faced with uncertainties and ambiguities that start to get out of hand and become chaotic, many of us give up. Some give it a try in solving it, but when they can’t seem to figure things out, they quit halfway through. So, if you want help or advice to get through these situations, tune in as Denis gives the 5 steps to h...

Paul ter Wal is an internationally sought-after employability expert and workplace architect. For more than 25 years, he has been in the speaking, consulting, and training business for executives, HR directors, and employees. Paul is a former lawyer at a social benefits organization as well as Assistant Director of a Public Health Insurance company started his consulting career at Capgemini in the...

Russ Perry is the founder and CEO of Design Pickle, the leading flat-rate graphic design and creative services company. Under his leadership, Design Pickle has grown from 2 to over 600 team members globally, completing over 950,000 creative requests since its 2015 inception. Perry resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Mika, and their 3 daughters.   On this episode: Russ talks about h...

In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how to set yourself up for success. Have you ever wondered how successful people reached where they are now? How about their secrets, their strategies, the mindset, and many other factors involved? What are they doing that you aren’t? Tune in as Denis uncovers the secrets behind why people succeed so that you can do too. On this episode: Denis ta...

Mark Trafford is a self-confessed entrepreneur who currently owns 2 businesses in the property sector and also (TNG) The Networking Group that facilitates networking meetings for business owners. After 25 years fighting the corporate ladder in several high-level positions both in New Zealand and The United Kingdom, Mark decided to take on the world himself in 2007 and start his business. Now with...

Dave Greenberg was born in New York City, spent time in Buffalo, NY and Dallas Texas, before moving to New Zealand, for a one-year IT contract, in 1990 where he still resides today. From the time he was only eight years old, Dave says he knew that he wanted to be a fireman. He saved his first life, doing CPR, when he was only 13-years old. Although he pursued a professional IT career, his passion...