Reclaiming the JOY of Business

In this Episode Tony Hillary sold his UK based business after 30 years and when Tony said “That by the time I sold the business I wasn’t needed”. And isn’t that how it should be? There were a few things that struck me about this conversation with Tony Hillary. First was Tony’s approach to solving problems. Not overthinking things and using his common sense. We could all do with a dose of that. I k...

Over the past three decades the conversation around Emotional Intelligence has gone from rarely discussed and only in small circles of Management thought leaders, to today being a common agenda item amongst Leaders and increasingly in Boardroom meeting agenda. At the core of the subject is feelings and Angela Heise brings a simple and practical approach to what can be difficult and awkward convers...

Steve Finn is the Head of the Finn Group and was established in 2004 with a simple and clear mission to help business owners to successfully buy or sell their business.  Steve had a number of iterations of his business from being a self employed person with a few staff, to changing the model to having 20 plus employees, and finally settling on a Licensing Model that allows him to do what he loves...

Rupert Evill is the head of the Singapore based Ethics Insight and believes that prevention is better than cure. Rupert raises some really important points about how SME’s see Risk Management and how these issues could impact on your business operation. Having a Business Continuity plan in place is not just necessary, it’s smart business. I know that few thought we would have a world-wide pandemic...

Tim Jack Adams at a relatively young age has created a business and lifestyle that he has intentionally created to serve his passion to make this world a better place and to help us live a happy, healthy and fulfilling life. Tim says that when we care for ourselves and we are happy it infects those around us and so on it goes. Taking the time to recharge your battery becomes an essential part of p...

Greg Smith speaks of building relationships at all levels. Personally and professionally and he has created a business culture, products and a client base where relationships are at the heart of his crusade. He also has a fascination with Frogs and this has a greater meaning and with Greg, life has a purpose. He asks the question of how can we leave behind the planet in a better condition than we...

Rael Bricker is based in Perth Australia and has a very diverse working life from being 6000ft underground to being involved in listing companies on two international stock exchanges. Rael also holds two Masters degrees, and MBA and a degree in Software Engineering. Rael is also the first Inspirationist in Australia with Integrus Global and has worked with “ Mentored with Mark Bouris” and the Mast...

Hasan Sharif has an impressive background in consulting and helps others improve the quality of their lives by creating more time, energy and wealth so that they can focus on what's most important to them.   Over the last 30 years, Hasan has delivered large programs transforming businesses across multiple industries and countries. Hasan is a passionate Servant Leader and People Developer; cre...

Michael Field from EvettField Partners offered a telling statistic that only 5% of your ideal clients are ready to buy at any moment in time. By offering valuable information across the whole buying cycle from awareness to consideration that aligns with their problem and your USP puts you in the front stalls. Sales are only a reflection of whether your USP aligns with your client. Michael also dro...

The Leaders has to have a clear Vision of where they want to take the team. Lindsay found his passion was people not numbers and successfully transitioned from a Job in the Australian Public Service to a successful career as a Key Not Speaker and Leadership trainer for over 20 years and his wealth of knowledge shines through as he breaks down the principles of leadership into 3 simple areas. There...

Graham Barkus is the founder and Managing Director of the Hong Kong based Workplace health and performance business, The Human Factor. As you might gather from the business name people are at the centre of Graham’s world. Graham says that he started the business on the desire to help make people better at work and as you will hear from the interview Graham is passionate about how to create an envi...

If you haven't had any exposure to the concept of reading faces it’s a little different to other, let’s say the more frequently or traditional profiling methods. I’d say the value of this method is you are able to do homework on an individual and find out the most appropriate way to communicate so that the exchange is valuable for you both. By using Alan’s Human Pattern Recognition program yo...

Gary Weis has had a diverse background that has taken him from the music industry in the 80’s to running a hotel and restaurant where putting ‘bums on seats’ was the name of the game. Fast forward to the digital age and Gary applies the same principles to driving quality leads to your sales funnel. As Gary says, a business can not survive without sales and marketing is the precursor to that. The c...

Alexandra Andre who is based in Melbourne. Alexandra is an accomplished Marketing professional with over 20 years experience in Australia and in the UK and founded her own business in 2015. Alexandra ran her first Marathon in 2008 and then in 2015 competed in the gruelling Ironman race in Melbourne and dedicated that to her good friend, Mads. Alexandra says “I've developed such a passion for...

Beth is a Stress Recovery Specialist who coaches professionals towards performance and productivity, away from stress, overwhelm, the brink of burn out & feeling overworked.  Beth combines Metadynamics TM, coaching methodologies, positive psychology and her medical science background, to facilitate her clients individually or in workshops, to gain clarity on their purpose, disrupt and transfor...

Oksana Koriakova heads the Impero a Sydney, Australia based Marketing specialist who designs marketing strategies that creates loyal and rusted on clients.  Oksana is passionate about developing a thoughtful marketing strategy and uses promotions and merchandising to build your brand presence, but not in a vanilla way. Oksana believes that by being intentional with your questions and caring about...

Alister McDonald is an internationally recognised Business Breakthrough Strategist and an Associate Contributor to The Six Figure Coach magazine, based in Melbourne, Australia he is the CEO of the Empirical Business Alister has had a successful career with tech start-ups in 2006 to his involvement in a world class Expert Management Agency. Alister says that he has succeeded and failed at business...

Karen Lindsay is a Partner in the award winning Brisbane based accounting firm Aegis Business Services.  The name Aegis comes from Greek mythology. The Aegis was the shield or breastplate of Athena and Zeus, famously bearing Medusa’s head. The modern concept of Aegis is a knowledgeable, supportive, guiding and protective source.  This is what Aegis Business Services strives to be, a source of know...

There is so much value in Amber’s story. How growing up in PNG has given her cultural awareness and acceptance of diversity. Not surprisingly Amber values relationships and was drawn to Human Resources as a career. This has morphed into a career as a Lecturer and eventually running her international online business. In all of this Amber and her husband Bundy are raising their 8 year old daughter....

Floris Blok is the head of Blok Business Consulting, based in Brisbane and offers strategic marketing, focusing on the customer experience and developing digital transformation strategies to improve the overall marketing performance of his clients. Floris has worked with some well know brands like Canon, Nikon, Targus, Samsung, Baxi Heating UK in executive management positions Floris has some fant...

Melissa Donnelly heads up Affinity Communications, based on the Gold Coast has worked with some household names like MTV, Microsoft, ESPN and Telstra.   Melissa uses her over 30 years of experience, knowledge and skill to help use branding, marketing and communication to support and realise her client’s strategies for growth and transformation.  Melisa spoke about being strategic about everything...

Melisa Cohen is a New Zealand based high performance coach trained in NLP and has used her experienced in the high pressure world of television production.      Melisa spoke about business owners embracing the difference and diversity of their staff and by learning from those differences that it’s possible to grow a strong and positive culture.  You'll find all the links to Melisa’s website a...

Charles Kovess has directly impacted the lives of many people around the globe as a celebrated international author with his best selling books, public speaking engagements and live appearances Helping you unharness passion, develop leadership skills and clarify strategic thinking. Australia's Passion Provocateur. As you will here in the interview Charles believes that business owners are dut...

Dave Shillington played one of the physically toughest sports in the world, Rugby League. Dave’s role as a 6’ 5” 105 Kg forward is to terrorise the opposition. Dave’s coach noticed that he was not himself and offered some advice to seek mental health support. This helped provide a foundation for Dave that led to him representing his state and country and once he retired has made this his purpose a...

Mike Irving is the Managing Director of the Western Australian based Advanced Business Abilities who help Business Owners to uncover the resistance that is holding them back from being effective in their communication.  With a focus on authentic sales communication Mike reveals how his personal experience as a young entrepreneur shaped how he evolved and came to, first be exposed to the science an...