The Real Life Buyer

Do you need help finding your ideal Clients, and turning them into highly profitable raving fans?  In this episode I interview digital marketing and automation expert Michelle Nedelec, to help you move your marketing to the next level and explore the importance and appropriateness of email marketing. ABOUT THE GUEST Michelle is the co-founder of Awareness Strategies Inc based in Calgary, formed in...

Finding that perfect audience and scaling it requires knowledge and expertise.  So where can you find this information?  Who can you trust?  What budget financially and in time commitment do you need to account for? What content do you need? Where do you share your message and how? These questions and many more are skillfully answered by todays guest Molly Ruland. ABOUT THE GUEST Molly specializes...

If you are struggling with conventional networking; are bored of "meet the Buyer" events; are fed up with watching and listening to webinar after webinar, from guru after guru, without getting the actual education needed to grow a thriving business and career, you are probably a member of a large community of like-minded, disillusioned entrepreneurs and business professionals.  Its time...

How do you price a product or service correctly to boost sales and revenue whilst meeting the expectations and demands of procurement professionals and buyers? ABOUT THE GUEST As a professional purchaser, my DNA has a built-in instruction to seek, evaluate and challenge prices, so when I came in contact with my next guest, Per Sjofors, AKA “The Price Whisperer”, I just had to connect and welcome h...

As the world continues to bubble in turmoil Purchasing and Supply Chains, and those responsible for them, struggle to hold on, pivot and re-organise to keep ones heads above water. It is in times such as this that we need solid grounding and purposeful advice and sage wisdom. Enter stage left, Janet Elaine Schmidt. ABOUT THE GUEST In May 2006 Janet became the creator and founder of “Reprogram for...

GUEST DETAILS Today I will discuss seven pillars of entrepreneurial wellness devised by Chandler Walker, where, through a 12-week curriculum, he is able to transform a client both mentally, and physically, to achieve lasting results for their long term. This program draws upon several tools including Cognitive Behaviour Coaching through journaling, micro habit actions, custom meal planning, and vi...

ABOUT THE GUEST Learn how to to choose a high performing supplier to develop and supply knock out promotional products for your next campaign. Then next work like a beast. My next guest is Swire Ho, host of a great podcast called “The Small Business Show” and the Director of Sales and Marketing at Garuda Promo and Branding Solutions, in LA. Swire was born and raised in Hong Kong but immigrated to...

ABOUT THE GUEST Learn out how to deliver knockout presentations time and time again with  Brenden Kumarasamy. Brenden started his YouTube channel MasterTalk, to share public speaking tips he had learned through coaching many of his university friends, for a business competition. This venture proved so successful that on the 25th May 2021 his YouTube channel hit 10,000 subscribers and then by June...

ABOUT THE GUEST  Today’s guest is David Edwards, the author of “New You, Who Knew”, winner of the Literary Titan, Gold Award in April 2022. David has a BA in Business and an MBA in Healthcare Administration and for 35 years has worked with doctors, dentists, counsellors, and community health workers to serve the people on lower incomes to get the help and support they need in life. It is through h...

ABOUT THE GUEST Kim Hamer, the author and podcast host of “100 Acts of Love” joins me to discuss one of the most difficult personal subjects, cancer. Kim has a most touching story that she shares with you and she has made it her life's mission to help businesses and the employees within, to become prepared for the worst of news, and be in a position to offer the maximum of support to all of t...

ABOUT THE GUEST Having worked for 14 years in a large global company, working her way up to Director of Operations for Service Excellence and earning an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute, Maggie is now a full-time international business and leadership coach. Maggie has created her own coaching model called “DREAM-PLAN-DO”, that helps her clients align their mindset, business skills and...

ABOUT THE GUEST Today I am pleased to introduce you to Dr. Victor Manzo from Knoxville, Tennessee, a Certified Pediatric Chiropractor who is also a highly successful business mindset coach. He is the author of 3 books, “Rediscover Your Greatness” released in April 2018, “A Walk in the Dark” released in October 2019 and "Decoding The Matrix," recently released in May 2022.  Dr. Vic is als...

ABOUT THE GUEST Today I am looking to discuss catalytic leadership, introverts as leaders, and how leadership skills may influence the outcome of supplier relationships and negotiations. My next guest is William Attaway is a Leadership Coach for Catalytic Leadership LLC, a company he founded to help leaders to intentionally grow and thrive.  You may have heard of William through his books; the lat...

ABOUT THE GUEST My next guest is Dave Combs. Hear how Dave utilises his extensive knowledge of business, supply chain and logistics and applies this into the manufacture, marketing, selling and distribution of his music. Dave shares his incredible story of reaching one of the highest  academic qualilifications and a very senior management position in the corporate world of professional purchasing,...

ABOUT THE GUEST My next guest is Steve Fredlund from Minnesota.  Steve gained 30 years of corporate experience with the likes of Allianz, Medtronic, Thrivent and 3M with an overlapping 20 years of non-profit leadership experience including bringing transformation to a community in northern Rwanda. Steve has served on a number of non-profit boards, is a professional public speaker, a Fellow of the...

ABOUT THE GUEST My next guest founded, scaled and sold his landscaping business, Peachtree Inc for an incredible 10 million dollars. As a serial entrepreneur he then decided not to sit back and relax but to apply his business acumen and drive, to co-found a new online business to help unite homeowner and lawnmowing service providers, through an app called GreenPal. Today I am delighted to introduc...

ABOUT THE GUEST On today’s podcast I am very pleased to introduce you to John Rossman. In April 2002 John joined Amazon as Director of Merchant Integration before taking the post of Director of Enterprise Services in June 2004. Fast forward to January 2018 John formed Rossman Partners. As a former Amazon Executive John was responsible for launching and scaling the Amazon Marketplace business, whic...

ABOUT THE GUEST Procuring Talent by the recruitment fraternity has significantly developed over the past years and in particular more  thought is applied to consider such matters such as diversity hiring and gender balance. To help us understand these developments and explain the considerations, tools and tips that must be used and are available, I am delighted to introduce Nilianjana Bhowmick, Ex...

ABOUT THE GUEST Do you want to develop and scale your ventures into successful and profitable businesses and go on to generate lucrative passive income streams? Todays guest Paul Halme went from working as a stockbroker for a major Wall Street firm to running a martial arts gym for 15 years. He has since launched a consulting business, is a 2 x bestselling book author, an international speaker, an...

GUEST DETAILS Discover the benefits business leaders may gain from redefining and re-aligning the matter of accountability in their organisations.  In this week’s episode I am joined by Jeff Cohen. Jeff is the author of “Count-On-Able”. A Practical Guide to Lift, Shift and Empower you and your team.  Website:     https://www.countonable.com/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jeffcohen123 Instagr...

PODCAST GUEST This week we unpack the considerations, opportunities, methods and systems to get you thinking, acting and achieving the success and development you deserve in your career. This week guest is Daniel Alfon, the author of “Build a LinkedIn Profile for Business Success” who can explain to you how to optimise your LinkedIn profile as a CEO; Director;  Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chai...

ABOUT THE GUEST My next guest is Mario Bekes.  Mario has an incredible story of how he transitioned from being in the military, serving as an intelligence officer for the Croatian Government to becoming the Founder and Managing Director of the Insight Intelligence Group. Mario is an expert in fraud detection, prevention and much more and today he shares incredible insights, tips and techniques to...

ABOUT THE GUEST My next guest is Rachel stone from East Sussex, England, and is a business coach that supports and guides SME business owners and decision makers to become inspirational leaders. Her purpose is to make an impact in the world of work by delivering expert business coaching, and leadership training. Rachel believes in the power of transformational leadership, which means all the leade...

ABOUT THE GUEST The understanding, use and development of emotional intelligent at home and in the workplace is becoming ever more important. The measurement of this competence is possible and may even be surpassing "IQ" in its value. Today Daniel Tolson, an expert on this subject, joins me to discuss how this skill may be utilised to great effect in the world of Purchasing / Procurement...

ABOUT THE GUEST Aurora Dawn Benton is the Founder of Astrapto which means to illuminate and her mission is to shed light on social and environmental issues in the workplace and supply chains. She is passionate about helping people find practical ways to go from awareness, to impact. Aurora guides organizations in a wide range of sustainability initiatives, including food & beverage sourcing, g...