Resilient Entrepreneurs

Reyna is a Fantasy Fiction author, leadership coach, and a business development strategist who teaches dynamic growth. Reyna’s business, Lead & Thrive is based in the Gold Coast, Australia. Her website is  https://ikighai.com.au/     In this episode Reyna shares: What resilience means to her - having indomitable will, that you’re unbreakable, so even when you collapse, you’re ab...

Christina Flach talks about the grief and tragedy she has faced with the death of her mother, son, husband and business partner. She now speaks publicly on overcoming grief and how to live your best life.  In this episode she talks to us about the career she’s shaped as a Celebrity Makeup Artist which she’s been doing for 20 years… working with every major network, ABC, NBC, Fox, Gucci, Giorg...

We don’t know if you’ve been naughty or nice, but we do know you’ve been resilient! As entrepreneurs this year, we reckon we all showed a little (or a lot) of resilience - including you!  Every week we’ve talked with entrepreneurs about resilience, from Bermuda, Brisbane, Singapore and New Zealand and they’ve shared stories from the heart about business.  Here’s your gift - 25 minutes of...

As an early-stage entrepreneur you’ve probably tried to do your accounting yourself, at least once. Not surprisingly, it’s one of the first things that you’ll outsource to a third-party provider because you quickly realise your business will be better off with the guidance of a professional.  A member from our entrepreneur community, The Level-Up League, is an accountant and tutor and in this...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to lead an organisation that is values and purpose driven, while also commercially strong? Virginia Walker is a mentor, author, and speaker with a passion for enabling workplaces where people learn, grow, and thrive. This passion was ignited at the age of 16 when her first job as a trainee accountant transformed her life. She now has 30 years of senior leadersh...

Samantha will soon be a Dr in decision-making, for real!  You might sometimes wish you were a decision-making expert, especially when it comes to doing something for the first time. Decision-making and entrepreneurship go hand in hand and Samantha Rush helps small businesses do this every day. She’s particularly interested in how to make team decision making easier. This year Samantha produce...

Daniel Edwards, of PosterBoy Printing is an award-winning leader in the print industry with fascinating twists and turns in his journey as an entrepreneur. Once a chef and for the last 20 years, a printer - where he's been recognised since 2017 winning the Word of Mouth Gold Service Award, and now an author of the book: The Power of Print. In this episode, Daniel shares a marketing strategy that w...

Do you struggle with calling yourself an "Entrepreneur?" This episode's podcast guest admits he struggles with it - he calls himself a consultant. We start this episode with a fun and spirited debate! Hey if we're not having fun in business, we're taking it all too seriously. Martin Lewis founded Orb Services, a Brisbane business consulting firm that specialises in supporting small business owners...

In this episode you'll take a leadership journey with the Founder and L eadership Development Consultant  of Phenomenal People, Felicity Lerouge. Felicity has worked with corporate clients such as British Airways, Guinness World Records, Costa Coffee, Royal Bank of Scotland as well as startups, some small to medium enterprises and non-profits. Specialising in heart-centred leadership, sh...

Sandra DeSilva is the Founder, CEO and Chief Software Architect of Nova Ltd, a software engineering and consulting firm she started in 2006. Nova provides bespoke software development solutions primarily to the reinsurance and capital markets sectors worldwide. She has worked with billion dollar reinsurance startups and has driven the innovation and execution of large enterprise software systems i...

Dr. Dionne Payn is a speaker and author of E.T.H.I.C.A.L Property Investing , the Busy Professionals Guide to Double-Digit Returns from Affordable and Sustainable Homes. Tune in to Episode 14 to hear Dionne’s thoughts on:   The importance of leaning in to personal development when building a business   How business growth invites personal growth   The power of community and how...

Michelle White, owner of Executemps shares examples in this episode how opportunity presents itself everywhere, when we're ready to see it and say yes! She bought the business just weeks before the 2020 global pandemic shutdown and has gone from strength to strength. Tune in to hear Michelle's views on business, she talks about.. Acknowledging all the little skills that you've learned along t...

It’s not unusual for an entrepreneur to start many different businesses, some grow and others don’t, it’s all part of the process. Abigail Chee’s story is a great example of that; a secondary school teacher by profession, she has tried her hand at many businesses while also raising her children. What makes Abigail’s current business as a Parent Coach different, is that she’s finally found the...

By all accounts in the news we're heading for a global recession - which is why right now is the best time to be an entrepreneur! While everyone else is tightening their belt and contracting as a small business owner (or side hustler), we have a window of opportunity to build and prepare for the inevitable growth spurt that will come immediately after this downturn. We're not economists but we hav...

In this episode you'll hear from  award-winning Coral Wells, crowned Woman of the Year and the Most Inspiring Woman in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) by the Bermuda Government. She is also Executive Director of the Technology Leadership Forum, owns a  software development company and a cybersecurity company, and she describes her day job as the charity she founded,...

When you think of business as a well-seasoned traveller, you are resilient! Being on standby in an airport means you'll get to your planned destination, even if it's not the way you expected. In this podcast Michelle Viera reveals her success secrets from her years of experience as an entrepreneur. Owner of a retail store and a fitness instructor, she thrived through the pandemic - here's how!

Nico’s secrets to success as he juggles his business and his schoolwork at 14-years-old, is probably his keen time management, his superpower of being organised and his interest in long-term planning. This young art-repreneur is creating unique works of art, managing his marketing, attracting media attention, setting up sales distribution channels and creating Instagram reels that ‘go viral’! He e...

Without resilience, we’d all quit! What’s interesting about resilience is that everyone defines it differently. Does resilience mean pushing through the tough times or easing up when you need to? Both! In this episode we share the 5 keys to resilience as we see it - and as we’ve experienced it in our lives and in our business. These 5 things are what we work on every day to keep building our own r...

Our guest today is Kidist Pinky Emery, owner of the award-winning salon pink and a speaker and leadership mentor for team-based businesses. In this episode, we talked about how she managed through the pandemic and how it changed her business model for the better. We talked about how to keep your confidence when you're in business for yourself. We also talked about how she brings her 50% to the tab...

Entrepreneurship is a roller coaster, sometimes you're riding high and the clients are coming in, and the money's coming in, and everything is booming and then there's other times that It can be a struggle. In this episode, let's connect on how Vicki and Laura surpass those trying times as entrepreneurs and how to move forward from those around you that's still wasn't convinced on what you're doin...

Mia Munro is the Founder at The Human Reinvention Academy, and a Mentor & Business Strategist. Mia is a three-time Amazon Best-Selling Author, and an International Speaker. She has created leading edge methodologies for the reinvention of humanity. We go into some of that in this episode… We also spoke with Mia about tangible ways to be resilient.. including how to thrive on every level. Her b...

From the darkest depths of a deeply personal business failure to co-founding a successful marketing company, Two Four One, Vicki Abraham has lived a life of constant change. In Bermuda Vicki is a well-known TV and radio news anchor and producer and for the last 15 years has worked for herself as an entrepreneur in Bermuda, Australia, South Africa and the UK.  In this episode, Vicki talks...

While most kids mow their neighbours' lawns for pocket money, Laura Ann Bell, the brilliant graphic designer and brand strategist of Two Four One, as a kid she would make her cash by fixing lawnmowers for the neighbours! Laura, who is celebrating ten years as an entrepreneur, explains what true independence is like. Through this Resilient Entrepreneurs audio series, we'll be interviewing busi...

Rose Zuill was fired from her first job… and you’ll never guess why! She later built a career in corporate HR and took the plunge to quit her job and go full time in her own business. Now she’s celebrating her 10th anniversary as co-founder of a leading luxury jewellery studio, DavidRose, based in Bermuda, and doing business internationally. Rose, like many small business owners was hit...