The Bumper Blueprint: AI Systems & Operational Growth for SMBs

Are you happy with your existing website? Is it bringing you sales? In today's episode, one of our long time favourite website designers, Johannah Barton from Confetti Designs shares her tips on high converting website designs that are focused on generating sales. Whether you're an ecommerce store looking to switch platforms (from Shopify to WooCommerce, or Magento) or a small business owner who i...

Do you run paid ads? Do you send email marketing campaigns? If so, then you'd be well aware of the Big Tech forcing marketers to rethink their strategies so they don't rely on "third-party" data. In this episode, we discuss the upcoming iOS15 planned upgrades that is going to change how email marketing is tracked; and a soon-to-be introduced removal of Google cookie tracking, these actions will le...

Are you ready to take your brand from invisible to inspirational? Whether you're starting out building your website for the first time or revamping your online presence, in today's episode, we break down why it's important to invest in professional photoshoots. After all, you could just take some pictures yourself. Or use stock photos. Wrong! If you're serious about building an online presence, yo...

Do you want to know how to grow your business on Tik Tok? Or one of the 'old school' platforms like Facebook? :p Businesses, large and small who are seeking to carve out their market share in the revolutionary age of social media have a powerful ally - Kylie Bartlett. The self-driven businesswoman, international public speaker and author of Facebook Friends with Benefits, thrives on sharing her un...

Are you one of the many business owners who are trying to brave the pandemic? Today, Milena and I are interviewing one of our special clients - Nellie Kerrison owner and founder of Relish Mama. Nellie's business of 12 years was negatively impacted by the pandemic which continues to rage on. From being extremely busy, her business was thrown into disarray overnight, when the Australian government e...

Do you find it hard to hire the best marketing consultants for your business? If you're looking to increase revenue or sales, this episode is for you. Milena and I explore how to hire the best marketing consultant or an agency to help you grow your business. Here at Bumper Leads, we are a bit unique. We focus on one area of digital marketing called marketing automation. But the field of digital ma...

Good marketing takes time. And just like in sport, good things come to those who are determined and persistent. Athletes don't become Olympic Gold Medallists overnight. Likewise, short term marketing tactics won't help you grow bigger faster! In today's episode, I'm sharing my thoughts on how to launch new products and services, without wasting time and money on ideas that will never work. Let's g...

If you're someone who wants to sell more but you feel stressed and overwhelmed a lot of the time - then tune into our episode today! We are sharing our own unique process on how you can achieve this if you have a smart marketing growth system that works for you not just once, but every time you need to generate sales. A smart marketing growth system will help you: •Capture more prospects and conve...

Last year has been very tough for many business owners. So how do you continue to feel inspired to keep going? In today's episode I talk about Stoicisim and how to use the virtues of the ancient Stoics and apply it in business and in your life. It's a quick episode...something the Stoics would be very proud of! In this show I mention Ryan Holiday and his book - The Obstacle is The Way (https://rya...

Do you admire brands like Tesla or Virgin? Wouldn't you like to know how to become one? Today, we are talking with Jodie de Vries and Emma Scott from The Brand Brigade - https://thebrandbrigade.com/ The Brand Brigade is an education platform designed to empower businesses to build their own 'big' brand, to create the future they imagine. The Brand Brigade helps SME business owners and entrepreneur...

Are you thinking of starting fresh in the New Year? Jovana and Milena from Bumper Leads meet again to take us through Part 2 of the rebranding experience that we went through in the last 2 months. It's time to dust off our old brand and start fresh in the new year! In the episode you'll learn: - How we transition from our old brand to the new brand. We share our old logos with you! - How to find t...

I know there's been radio silence from my end, but I'm back! We used this opportunity to review our direction for the business, hence the delay. I've decided to record my chat with Milena, our Automation Specialist, where we talk about rebranding and why we did it, and why businesses need to rebrand during this time of crisis. We've decided to reassess our marketing, sales and product strategy whi...

Are you trying to figure out what steps to take in this new normal? I'm chatting with Tristan Wright and Shannyn Merlo, who are both amazing business coaches and they are sharing their wisdom as we try to answer these questions: 1 How to pivot and adapt 2 What are the biggest mistakes business owners are making during these uncertain times? And we share examples of businesses who have successfully...

As business owners, we always need to be quick to pivot; and sometimes it's hard to do this if you don't have all the information available to you (at once) to make the right decisions. On our show today, Jovana is interviewing Anna Siljama from www.annasiljama.com.au - a hypnotherapist who has worked with business owners helping them navigate through the most complex problems they face in their b...

Most business owners have so much to do and so little time to do it, which is why creating systems within a business is crucial. And at the time of publishing this episode, we are operating in the COVID-19 recession, so systems are more important than ever! By streamlining your operations and creating automated workflows, you'll have more time to spend working on your business, rather than working...

Have you ever felt a bit out of whack? Tune into my show to hear how you can turn everything around with our Strengths Coach, Debra Russell. I'm excited to share with you my interview with Debra Russell. She is a Board Certified Coach and author of the book "I Almost Missed My Life...Don't Miss Yours:...Clever title! Is this what millennials call FOMO? (fear of missing out). Debra has spent over 3...

Do you feel stuck in your business? Are your struggling to come up with creative concepts or clever strategies to take your business to new heights? This is a sign that it maybe time to stop and review....you may need to consider outsourcing some tasks so you get your freedom back! On the show, I'm talking with Linh Podetti, one of the Co-Founders at Outsourcing Angel - an Australian based offshor...

In this episode, I want to talk about how we go about planning for 2020, and I hope this inspires you to also get started, in putting something in place for the month of December. So that when you greet 2020, you'll be ready to go and you're hindsight will be 20/20. Well in this context, it'll be the end of 2020, right? Tune in to find out what fun framework we use to plan our next 12 months! ****...

I'm excited to be going back to the future with my guest today. His name is Leland Russell and he is well known for his work with GEO Group, helping entrepreneurs, non-profits and Fortune 500 companies with mission critical teams survive in times of rapid change. Leland saw how the world transformed through the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000's. Today, he comes out of retirement to share his thoug...

Decide, Believe, Begin, Become Do you have the courage to breakthrough? My guest today is Jill McIntyre a Life, Business and Property Coach. I first met Jill at a webinar workshop that we both attended, a number of years ago. Since then, we have supported each other in the growth and development of our respective businesses. I'm so excited to be chatting with Jill. Every time I find myself fearing...

Hey guys After a mini long pause, I'm back with more content. In today's episode we are talking killer content with a former actor who played a serial killer......If you were a fan of Sensing Murder, you might know what I'm on about. Luke is the Founder of Story League where he helps business owners, of any size, drum up interesting content that generates leads. If you're looking to grow your busi...

In today's episode, I am excited to chat to Rachel Klaver, who runs Identify Marketing in New Zealand, who has gone through some serious ups and downs; She was basically ready to shut the business down ....until she did this ONE thing that changed it all for her.....without hiring a business coach! Like me, Rachel works with other businesses helping them create their marketing plan and then focuse...

I'm sharing behind the scenes of Bumper Leads, with an impromptu team meeting/podcast interview. We wanted to share with you how we keep ourselves engaged with various "challenges", such as our video content challenge that we re-branded to "WeTube challenge". The idea is to produce 5 pieces of content over 5 days among us, and whoever reaches their goal the fastest, will need to get a prize.....we...

Would you climb the Mount Everest all by yourself? My guest today is Tristan Wright from Evolve 2 Grow (https://www.evolvetogrow.com.au/) and he likes to consider himself as your Business Sherpa, helping you reach the top of the mountain, one step at a time. Tune into this episode to learn how a clear vision helps you climb your Mount Everest aka your Business. And why having fun is important when...

Do you find that you're constantly using "busy" as an excuse? My guest today is Shannyn Merlo from Inspired Outcomes consulting (https://www.inspired-outcomes.com/) and she breaks down her wicked morning routine that keeps her on track to achieving her goals whilst also helping others do the same. My key takeaways from this interview are: •recording your own affirmations and listening to it every...