The Expansive

This is our 50th episode. Thank you for joining us on the journey. We have both been experiencing the Wilderness in its full force over the past couple of weeks. Listen as we unpack what this has felt like. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank...

In this episode, John and Erik talk about dealing with the exhaustion brought about by the chaos of our current lives and how understanding your physiology could help you to recharge. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank you for being apart of...

In this episode John and Erik discuss a few articles that Erik is busy writing. They cover topics such as resilience, your relationship with money, embracing chaos, high-performance, and more. John also sings :) Enjoy! Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners...

During the early days of lockdown Erik wrote a book called Instant Evolution. The idea was to share ideas on how people could instantly transform their thinking and behaviours to adapt to a new world. In this episode John and Erik go back over those principles to see how they have applied them in their own lives and businesses. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtub...

In this podcast episode, John and Erik touches on a topic suggested by a fellow listener, Jo Richardson. Specifically, they expand on some of the more practical tools you could use in the pursuit of self-development. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners an...

In this episode, John shares some insights from his upcoming Masterclass on how you can better prepare your kids (and yourself) for the future. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank you for being apart of our community!   Socials: Instagra...

There is a lot of talk about resilience. An important trait to cultivate indeed. But we should take care to foster resilience for the right things. It makes no sense to be resilient in things that are becoming redundant or to bounce back to what was previously mediocre. Some things are meant to stay broken. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please lik...

Consider the amount of content that is thrown in your direction. Are you taking the time to digest it and take action, or are you simply glancing at it and then moving on? I’m sure that you can agree that most of the time, you are simply thinking in glances. You think that learning has happened, but actually it hasn’t. Taking in information and actually learning from it is a skill, a skill that is...

Today’s topic is all about a list, a list of how to become more lucky. We are living in a world right now where a lot of momentum has ended for a lot of people. Do you feel you need to kick start this engine again? John shares his reflection on what makes new opportunities come into his own life, and what creates luck, connections, and magnetism for him. Erik highlights how most of the time we thi...

What do Naval, Bruce Lee and Walt Disney have in common? They’re all featured in this special episode from The Expansive Duo. John, who’s just celebrated his birthday, shares his reflections on the most profound lessons he’s learned so far on his life journey. When he was younger, John’s vision of success was completely different to what it is now. Now at 45 his idea of success has fundamentally c...

In this episode the Expansive duo offers practical advice on how to become aware of your current state of transition and implement the systems needed to make the necessary changes to move forward. All of us have been affected by the global challenges and many of us have seen our original plans and goals dissipate. You now have a decision to make. Do you indulge in your current state? Mourning the...

With the virtual world becoming an integral and important part of our lives, both personally and professionally, one of the questions being asked by many people at the moment is how to start increasing their online presence and gain more visibility. Both Erik and John have been in the virtual space for quite some time and between them have uploaded hundreds of videos, written thousands of posts, a...

In this episode the Expansive duo discuss the turbulence we are all going through and how to best navigate it. Not only organisations and countries, but everyone is experiencing a reboot. We have moved from a place of having clarity and confidence in our vision for the future to a place of complete absence of clarity. Without clarity we are using up far more energy and putting in more mental, phys...

John and Erik talk about how they have been reinventing what they do and about transformation. With the world being in a massive transformation, the news shows how the actions in America recently have sparked the protests and unrest and the lack of leadership at this time. This reminds us that the more examples we see of what we don’t want as leadership, gives us the chance of creating the leaders...

Erik and John share lessons, experimentation, trials and tribulations of success and failure in a changing world. As businesses find themselves trying to navigate the unknown, they have many questions on how to move past their current state of survival mode. The original philosophy and structure of businesses may need to be redesigned to be multi-adaptive. Not only businesses, but the individuals...

Erik discusses some of his thinking and research as it relates to the future of teams. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank you for being apart of our community!   Socials: Instagram: @theexpansivepodcast X: @theexpansivepod Linkedin: The...

A casual and friendly episode where we share what has been happening with and around us during Lockdown. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank you for being apart of our community!   Socials: Instagram: @theexpansivepodcast X: @theexpansiv...

You are in for a treat. We have decided to upload John's entire FutureNow keynote to the Expansive podcast. Enjoy. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank you for being apart of our community!   Socials: Instagram: @theexpansivepodcast X: @t...

In this episode Erik discusses his new eBook called Lockdown Leadership. He shares insights on what teams can do at a practical level to improve performance during this time. Remote work is totally different to offline work and should be approached like that. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a com...

And we are back to our regular programming. This means. Just John and I. We found a lot of value in interviewing a variety of CEO’s during this time. But have decided that it’s time to move forward again. And that means getting back to the roots of this podcast. COVID-19 has dealt a devastating blow to us all. It’s our hope that we can support you on this journey and through this podcast. Get soci...

Work shifted to digital in the beat of an eye when the Corona pandemic hit. Most organisations are woefully under prepared for dealing with a remote workforce. That’s where Peter comes in. His business, FutureWork IQ, teach people the skills needed to operate in the digital world of businesses. He kindly agreed to share a few tips and ideas with the Expansive audience. Get social with us on Instag...

Ian has an extensive background in the world of corporate. He was previously the CEO of BCX, South Africa's largest technology company. In this interview, Ian shares how the boards that he is currently on has gone about making decisions and preparing for the COVID crisis. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and l...

Guarav is involved with a snack manufacturing company in Kuwait. They have 800 employees. Listen to Guarav and how he compares what is going on in the world right now with the actual war's that he has lived through. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and...

Gerhard is in the hospitality industry and CEO of Apex Alliance Hotel Management. In this episode, he shares what they have done since the Corona crisis hit. http://www.apexalliancehm.eu/ Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank you for being apar...

Dillon is the CEO of Kilowatt AV. The events industry has been hard hit by the Corona crisis. Dillon takes us through the incredible steps they have taken to help their business survive and thrive. Get social with us on Instagram & Facebook . We are also on Youtube . Hello! Please like and subscribe to our channel and leave us a comment! We love hearing from our listeners and we thank you for...