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Simon Ramadi is the co-founder of Slyletica, Australia’s leading agency for athleisure brands. They work with influencers and entrepreneurs looking to turn their creative vision into a world-class fashion label.  In today’s episode, Simon shares his business journey, and how Slyetica came to be the brand it is today. We explore the world of e-commerce, and influencers, and discuss...

Mike Ehrenstein is a named partner of Ehrenstein Sager, a business law firm in South Florida in the United States. As a trial lawyer, Mike prides himself on being a fighter in the courtroom and has represented clients across the globe. In this episode, you'll learn everything you need to know about the legality of business on an international scale, including the common mistakes business owners ma...

Celin Gelgec is a clinical psychologist and founder and director of the Melbourne Wellbeing Group, an allied health company that focuses on treating people living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. In the episode, Celin shares how she started her own business, before discussing stress, perfectionism and decision fatigue, emotions that are often felt when running a business. She’ll provide t...

Carol Fox is the founder of Carol Fox & Co and the co-author of Confident Communication for Leaders. Known as the Confident Communication Expert, Carol has helped thousands of people to be confident in their interactions at work. In the episode, Carol talks about confident communication and why it’s important for all leaders at work too. She shares the four common communication styles, h...

Mark Wildi is a Tax Partner at Baxter and Co, an accounting firm based in Kent, England. If you're thinking about expanding overseas, then this episode has everything you need to know. In the episode, Mark discusses setting up business in the UK and everything that comes with it. He dives into the nitty gritty – setting up bank accounts, tax reporting requirements and as well as the GST requ...

This is part 2 of a two-part series with Victoria Pyatt, Director at Launchtwo People. As well as being a specialist recruitment company, Launchtwo People is a certified DISC Consultancy firm. In today’s episode, Victoria continues to unpack the concepts that make up DISC Personality Profiling. You’ll also learn about what personality types work well together in a team, how to alter yo...

This is part 1 of a two-part series with Victoria Pyatt, Director at Launchtwo People. As well as being a specialist recruitment company, Launchtwo People is a certified DISC Consultancy firm. Today, Victoria is here to discuss the concept of DISC Profiling and how it can help you make better hiring decisions. In the episode, you’ll learn about your DISC Personality Profile and how to use th...

Today we’re speaking with Warrick Cramer, the Global Director Innovation Strategy at Kyndryl. Throughout his career, Warrick has been an innovator, entrepreneur and strategist. He is the former CEO of Tomorrow Street, Vodafone’s Global Innovation centre. It is here he negotiated the formation of the first partnership between Vodafone and the Luxembourg Government In today’s episo...

Tony Giacobbe is the Senior Account Executive at Wilson White Insurance Brokers, a boutique general insurance broking firm here in Melbourne. Tony’s extensive knowledge of all insurance products enables him to identify the very best solution for his clients at competitive pricing without compromising coverage and service. In today's episode, Tony goes on a deep dive into the world of general...

Denise Zumpe is the Founder & Principal of SafeSense and Workplace Safety Founder & Director of CoR Comply. Denise is a highly experienced workplace safety professional, having worked in the field for over 17 years. In today’s episode, Denise discusses Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace and WorkCover. She outlines the process one must take when a workplace injury occurs,...

Tim Ling is a Director at Launch Two Consulting, a business advisory firm that helps clients achieve their goals. In our conversation, we dive deep into the benefits of establishing KPIs and Incentive Schemes in your business.  In today's episode, you’ll discover the first thing to do when creating KPIs and Incentive Schemes, how they can benefit staff performance and what can go wrong...

This is part 2 of our chat with Karim El Bache, Founder and Director of Discovery Group, a health, wellness and fitness brand, committed to inspiring and educating people to be their best, with thousands of successful transformations all over the world.  In the last episode, we covered nutrition, sleep and recovery and supplementation. In this episode, Karim discusses all things exercise, min...

Karim El Bache is the Founder and Director of Discovery Group, a health, wellness and fitness brand. Discovery Group is committed to inspiring and educating people to be their best, with thousands of successful transformations all over the world. In today’s episode, Karim explains the various areas of health and wellbeing and how they each relate to performance in the workplace, as well as t...

Emily Wallace is the owner of Emily Wallace Buyer’s Advocate, The Buying Coach, EW Education and the Co-host of My Millennial Property Podcast. As a buyer's advocate, Emily provides an end-to-end service to help level the playing field for buyers and help people purchase their property. From sourcing, inspecting, shortlisting, negotiating and bidding at auction, she does it all! In today&rsq...

This is part two of our conversation with Sabri Suby, the Founder & Head of Growth at King Kong, the fastest growing digital marketing agency in Australia. This serial entrepreneur has generated $1.33 billion in client revenue and has over 100,000 customers in 135 different countries. In this episode, Sabri explains why you should view your marketing spend as an investment, what digital market...

Sabri Suby is the Founder & Head of Growth at King Kong, the fastest growing digital marketing agency in Australia. This serial entrepreneur has generated $1.33 billion in client revenue and has over 100,000 customers in 135 different countries. In the episode, we discuss what makes a kick-ass marketing agency. You’ll learn about the common mistakes business owners make when engaging in...

James Lee-Tet is the Managing Director of AS Mortgage Partners, a mortgage broking firm that assists clients with their personal, commercial and business lending needs. James has over a decade of experience in the banking sector after spending the past ten years in various commercial banking roles. Bringing a wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm and passion to AS Mortgage Partners, he works closely wit...

Raoul Salter is a partner at Gross Waddell ICR, a commercial real estate company, who specialise in commercial property sales, leasing and management.   With over 21 years in the industry, you could say he knows a thing or two about the property market.  In today’s episode, Raoul shares the journey of leasing a commercial premise, explains lease terminology that is thrown arou...

Barry Lehrer is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DiffuzeHR and ChildHR, an HR legally compliant software system that manages the entire employee life cycle. This is something we utilise here at Alexander Spencer, and we love it. In today’s episode, Barry discusses the importance of HR documentation and why it's so important for a business to get right. He also shares his insights o...

Malcolm Ebb is the Founder and Managing Director of FeeSynergy. FeeSynergy is Australasia’s leading provider of automated debtor management software and finance solutions to the accounting and legal sectors. In today’s episode, Malcolm shares his best practice debtor management processes, from credit checks to tax invoices, trade terms to payment methods. He also discusses common mista...

Sharon Piening is an award-winning Asset Finance Specialist and Director at The 500 Group, a group of finance professionals that assist clients in financing their equipment and motor vehicle purchases. In today’s episode, you’ll find out what asset finance actually is, we’ll break down the process of purchasing and financing equipment, and you’ll hear how structuring your a...

Christopher Angrakian is the Managing Director at Managed Services Australia, one of Australia’s fastest-growing Managed IT Service providers. Managed Services work around the clock — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — proactively monitoring businesses' networking and infrastructure to ensure they are always secure. In today’s episode, you’ll hear about cybersecurity a...

Dennis Danaher is a Director at Danaher Moulton, a law firm specialising in commercial, private, property and litigation matters. In today’s episode, Dennis discusses why it's important for business owners to have a shareholder agreement set in place from the beginning. He also unpacks the various sections of shareholder agreements and how they work with multiple shareholders, such as when g...

Adam Jelic is the Founder and Managing Director of MiGoals, a stationery brand that produces diaries, planners and journals which are specifically focused on goal setting. Now, MiGoals is not your average stationery brand! What started as a simple idea, became the company’s mission: to create products that help people turn their goals from dreams into reality. In today’s episode, you&r...

Victoria Pyatt is a Director at Launchtwo People, a specialist recruitment company that helps find top accounting talent for firms across Australia and abroad. With over 18 years of experience in recruitment, Victoria now uses her extensive knowledge to coach businesses on how to acquire top talent candidates. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to hire the right candidate for your bu...