Ep. 73 - Future of Work Expert , Author, Speaker Kim Seeling Smith
IIn this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Kim Seeling Smith. She is a Future of Work expert, who helps organizations build and retain a future fit workforce to reach their commercial goals, create thriving cultures, and overcome challenges and seize opportunities presented by the post-pandemic world. She engages audiences as a master storyteller, passionate educator and trend translator.
Kim has literally had a seat at the table with Sir Richard Branson for the innovative work she does around the Future of Work, was named a Top 101 Global Influencer on Employee Engagement, wrote THE how to guide on 1:1 employee check-ins, Mind Reading for Managers, and co-wrote a Career Development Guide with mega author Brian Tracy.
You will frequently see Kim on Sunrise, The Today Show, in Forbes, Fast Company, SmartCompany, CEO Magazine, CNBC Online, the Australian Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald and many other print and radio media outlets.
Take the time to listen to Kim today.
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Ep. 72 - Cultural Transformation Expert, Author, Speaker with Yvette Bethel
In this episode of the Jane Anderson show, my special guest is Yvette Bethel. She is a cultural transformation expert, author, speaker, and advanced emotional intelligence practitioner, Yvette Bethel was recognized in 2020 and 2021 as one of the top 88 global thought leaders in trust by Trust Across America, Trust Around the World.
She understands the complexities of organizational ecosystems and how to effectively bring the corporate vision to life. From 2020 to 2022, she was recognized by Thinkers360 as the number one global thought leader in ecosystems and a top five thought leader in culture. She uses her deep insight into organizational ecosystems and transparent communication style to support her clients using the proprietary Interconnectivity, Flow, and Balance® methodology. According to Thinkers360 she is one of the Top 150 Women Thought Leaders to Watch in 2022.
Yvette shares how she helps leaders understand their organizations as ecosystems equipping them with fresh strategic approaches to traditional cultural challenges that impact profitability
Take the time to listen to Yvette today.
Ep. 71 - World-Class Virtual Presenter, Author Keith Abraham
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Keith Abraham. He is a best-selling author of five books, published in 12 languages. In his 23-year speaking career, he has presented to more than 1.6 million people across 30 countries.
What’s more telling is that 93% of his clients have used him more than once, 57% have asked him back more than six times and 34% of his clients have used him every year for more than ten years.
He shared in this episode about his GoalDriver Formula and how people can achieve what seems like the unimaginable, unreachable, and unattainable in their life.
Ep. 70 - Workplace Culture, Connection and Engagement Expert Jade Lee
In this episode of the Jane Anderson show my special guest is Jade Lee. She is workplace culture, connection, and engagement expert. She is a talented professional who advises on building connections in teams to increase productivity and value to the business. She has a focus on the attraction and retention of high performers.
Jade works with organisations to improve workplace culture, increase engagement, wellbeing, and in turn productivity of the organisation. She is obsessed with creating an environment where employees feel valued, enjoy coming to work, contribute meaningfully to a profitable organisation and connect with their colleagues in a meaningful way.
Jade shares how she improves workplace culture through her practice.
Ep. 69 - Global Expert on Mindsets & Women's Leadership, Author Cathy Burke
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Cathy Burke. Cathy Burke helps organisations and people develop the mindsets, leadership, and skills needed to address 21st century challenges.
She understands leadership. For 20 years, Cathy was the CEO of The Hunger Project Australia, and then Global Vice President, working to end hunger across South Asia and Africa.
Cathy was an integral member of a visionary team who developed leadership at scale in villages all over the world. Through her work, millions of the world’s poorest people stepped into their leadership and were able to feed themselves and their families.
Ep. 68 - Leadership Coach, Change Expert, Facilitator and Founder of Intact Teams Jessica Schubert
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Jessica Schubert. She is a Global Change Leadership Expert and sought-after international speaker. She is a published author of her book Lead The Future where she shares strategies on how to lead in a fast-changing & ambiguous world.
Jessica works globally with organisations across a wide range of industries. She designs and delivers transformational leadership & coaching programs and helps leaders to create workplace cultures where people are happy and productive. In a nutshell: She is in the business of developing leaders.
With over 25 years of corporate experience leading large teams across Europe and the Asia Pacific, Jessica understands all facets of leadership. She draws on her experience of dealing with power dynamics and organisational complexities and blends it with proven leadership models, coaching theories and proven adult learning principles.
Ep. 67 - Director, Author, Leadership & Business Coach Emma McQueen
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Emma McQueen. A true Go-Getter not only because she wrote the book, but because she does everything with energy, optimism and enthusiasm.
Emma has worked with thousands of people across the globe as an executive and business coach and facilitator, helping them tap into their potential and get paid what they are worth.
Her clients include Brotherhood of St Laurence, Vicinity, World Vision, Microsoft, Uniting Age Well, Accenture, IAG Insurance and REA Group to name a few. She loves finding out how people tick and interviews interesting GoGetters on her podcast “Tea with the Queen”
Emma’s most recent book is aimed at female entrepreneurs, to help them raise their mojo, shift their mindset and thrive.
Ep. 66 - Remote Leadership Expert, Author, Coach Cheryle Walker
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Cheryle Walker. She is a consultant, facilitator and instructional designer of LIVE online workshops, webinars and events. She works almost exclusively in the virtual world, connecting and creating impactful interactions, using technology to teach, communicate, design, curate, and influence with esprit!
As a learning and development professional, she's a perceptive value-creator with 20 years of experience in using web-conferencing software to hold and engage an audience live online. Almost 10 years of consulting within an appreciable kitchen sink of industries and sectors have given her the grip and insight to recommend and implement targeted approaches tailored for specific audiences.
Ep. 65 - Leadership & Communication Expert Renée Giarrusso
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Renée Giarrusso. She is a sought after communication, leadership and mindset expert, accomplished speaker, author, educator and coach. She works with leaders, teams and organisations to energise mindset and accelerate communication and leadership to lift culture and performance.
Since 2006 she has attracted thousands of clients from over 24 industries at all levels. She is obsessed with working with those seeking growth to help them realise and achieve their limitless potential which results in increased performance and success. She enables leaders & teams to move from “human doings” to “human beings." By taking a step back and becoming self-aware prevents the overwhelm of a management mindset and opens the space for an adaptive leadership mindset where leaders do the things that really matter & create future leaders.
Ep. 64 - Retail Leadership Expert Alison Crabb
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Alison Crabb. She spent 25 years working for one of Australia’s most recognized and successful retailers. She lead the largest division within the Flight Centre Travel Group, which delivered the companies most profit globally for 8 consecutive years. She is an expert in retail operations and leadership, leading teams and teaching others to create an environment of trust, purpose and inspired culture, where people work cohesively towards shared goals.
She was responsible for delivering profit from $18 million to $49 million in 8 years. Winner of the Flight Centre Director’s award for Global Outstanding Achievement and Finalist in Telstra’s Business Woman of the Year.
Ep. 63 - Business Coach for Bookkeepers Sharon Francisco
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Sharon Francisco. She has over 25 years of experience with a small business specializing in both Business Development and supporting business owners to achieve their goals.
She spent four years building a bookkeeping business from two bookkeepers to twelve using the Pure Bookkeeping System. She has a deep understanding of how impactful systems and processes can be.
Sharon shares her no-fuss approach in scaling her business.
Ep. 62 - Leadership Expert, Courageous Conversations Specialist, Speaker, Author Ally Nitschke
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Ally Nitschke. She is a leadership expert, courageous conversations specialist, speaker and author. Known as a High-Performance Leader, and driven toward success, Ally is on a mission to help organisations create and grow Courageous Leaders and sustain high performance without stress and burnout.
Her flagship program Courageous Leaders delivers a fresh, energetic and practical approach to achieving results through simple leadership strategies that actually work; leaning into tough conversations, setting a clear vision, and developing a road map to get there.
Ally shares how she started her own practice.
Ep. 61 - Director & Executive Leadership Consultant, CFO Mentor, Chartered Accountant Author Alena Bennett
In this episode of The Jane Anderson Show, my special guest is Alena Bennett. She is a director, executive leadership consultant, CFO mentor, chartered accountant, and author of CFO of the future.
An experienced leadership professional who has more than twenty years of experience working with executives and their teams. Alena helps individuals and organizations open their hearts and minds to the opportunity for growth required to achieve excellence.
Alena shares how to build unique signature programs.
Ep. 60 - Multimedia Content Producer & Founder of Motivator Music LLC Chawn Bracey
In this episode of Shining the Light, my special guest is Chawn Bracey. Chawn Bracey is a multimedia content producer and founder of Motivator Music LLC.
He uses his remix process to develop speaking albums and videos for his clients. Helping his clients land commercial voice over deals and earn thousands of streams.
Chawn shares how to grow your digital footprint.
Ep. 59 - Accountant & Certified Money Coach Jessica Giles
In this episode of Shining the Light, my special guest is Jessica Giles. Jessica Giles is an accountant who evolved into a Certified Transformational Money and Mindset Coach for women.
She is the author of Financially Free Forever and the founder of Money Mastery Academy. She works with women who have felt disempowered or ill-equipped to be in control of their finances, to become confident in themselves.
Jessica shares how to master your growth and money.
Ep. 58 - The Leadership Excelerator Eddie Turner
In this episode of Shining the Light, my special guest is Eddie Turner. Eddie Turner is an in-demand expert in leadership development. Forbes called Eddie the preeminent authority on emerging leaders. He works as an executive coach for senior and emerging leaders. Eddie delivers keynote speeches and facilitates learning delivery and executive strategy sessions.
Eddie is a Certified Speaking Professional™ (CSP®) and ranked #6 on the "Top 30" list of Motivational Speakers by Global Gurus. He is also a certified trainer and master facilitator.
Eddie shares his expertise on how to put yourself out there.
Ep. 57 - Video Coach and Content Creation Expert Alan Howle
In this episode of Shining the Light, my special guest is Alan Howle. Alan is a video coach and content creation expert, founder of Triple Effect video agency.
Alan shares his insights and expertise on how to leverage your content and optimising your time. Unlocking your imagination and finding what beauty can be shared with your audience and bringing out the best of yourself during the process.
Ep. 56 - Leadership and Mindset Expert Renée Giarrusso
In this episode of Shining the Light, my special guest is Renée Giarusso. Renée is a highly sought-after communication and leadership expert, leading teams and working with leaders for over 22 years. She is a keynote speaker, a professional educator, a mentor and a professional certified coach (PCC) who works with leaders, organisations and teams to energise mindset, communication and leadership to lift performance.
She published her first book, Limitless Leadership, in 2016 and was a contributor to the Leaders of Influence anthology. In 2021 she published her 3rd book, Gift Mindset® – Unwrap the 12 gifts to lead and live a life of purpose, connection and contribution.
Renée shares how to set your mindset and identify your why.
Ep. 55 - Marketing Expert and Co-founder of Basic Bananas Franziska Iseli
In this episode of Courage in a Crisis, my special guest is Franziska Iseli. Franziska is a marketing expert and co-founder of Basic Bananas, founder of Business Hood, Ocean Lovers and Moments of Humanity. 2013 winner of Young Entrepreneur Year Award, a board member at the Entrepreneurs Organization and on the judging panel for Singularity University Australia.
Franziska shares her insights and expertise on how to build a brand in a way that is graceful, kind and generous. How to have clarity on what you stand for, what you believe in and standing by that no matter what.
Ep. 54 - The CEO Whisperer, Communications Expert Maz Farelly
Our special guest on this episode is the amazing Maz Farrelly. Maz is a superstar. She is an international speaker, author, and trainer who’s spent the last twenty years making TV & Movies and winning awards in London, LA, and Australia. She's worked on huge shows, everything from The X Factor to The Celebrity Apprentice, Dancing With The Stars to Big Brother, and helped created Q&A for the ABC.
Whilst working with everyone from Hollywood A-Listers to Astronauts, from Politicians to Popstars, Cyber Security Specialists, and CEOs, Maz recognised that the people who were world-class, charismatic, and utterly influential, all had one thing in common – The X Factor.
Maz shares her expertise on how you can create your X Factor in your communications right now, cut through, and engage your audience. We talk about everything from Zoom meetings to creating collaterals, and how that X-Factor will give you the point of difference that will help you put yourself out there.
Ep. 53 - Connection Expert Janine Garner
In this episode of Courage in a Crisis, my special guest is Janine Garner. Janine is a connection expert and highly sought-after keynote speaker, speaker, educator, and author.
As a connection expert at the organisational level (collaboration), interpersonal level (networking) and intrapersonal level (energy and intent), her whole world revolves around helping others reclaim and reignite their influence.
Ep. 52 - Behavioural Scientist and Founder of Pragmatic Thinking Darren Hill
In this episode of Courage in a Crisis, my special guest is Darren Hill. Darren is a behavioural scientist and co-founder of Pragmatic Thinking, Australia's premier Behaviour and Motivation Strategy company.
As an expert in human behaviour and motivation, he shares his expertise around how we can manage our response to this crisis practically and emotionally, to improve our health and wellbeing - and get back to building a successful practice or business.
His advice is invaluable.
Ep. 51 - Health and Wellbeing Expert Joan McEwan
In this episode of our special Courage in a Crisis series, Jane interviews the amazing Joan McEwan. Joan is a health and wellbeing expert who is passionate about mentoring her clients to reach their potential b connecting on an emotional and physical level. Her focus is to show her clients how they can create a balance between their mental and physical health to create a robust foundation.
Joan share's her insights and expertise on how we can take a holistic approach to caring for ourselves and our mental and physical health during a time of crisis and challenge.
If you are finding managing your personal health and wellbeing a challenge, this interview is essential listening.
Ep. 50 - Leader in People & Operations, Andrew Deering
In this episode of our special "Courage in a Crisis" series, we talk to our very special guest, Andrew Deering. Andrew is a Leader in Operations and People, a Coach, Facilitator and Author.
As leaders, we are often focused outward, on leading our tribes, our people, our businesses. But now more than ever, we need to look inward and be of service to ourselves, so that we can best serve others. Andrew helps leaders create a shift into being a better version of themselves. In this episode, he shares his expertise to help us all reflect on the impact of this crisis on ourselves.
This episode will help you focus on yourself, your leadership, and get ready to create your own shift as we emerge into the "new normal". If you want to work on being a better version of yourself, this is a must-listen.
Ep. 49 - Resilience Expert Michael Licenblat
If the Covid-19 crisis has been tough for your practice or business, then this episode is a must-listen.
In this episode, we continue our "Courage in a Crisis" series with our very special guest, Michael Licenblat. Michael is a resilience expert who helps people sell more in tough markets and achieve more in high-pressure environments by bouncing back from pressures and setbacks.
Ep.48 - High-Performance Expert Joanne Love
I'm thrilled to share with you today this interview. Joanne Love is one of the most extraordinary experts in her field in particular around high performance. Joanne's background was as a Paralympic coach. Her expertise is in helping people build resilience and achieve a winning mindset to attain their goals.
Take the time to listen to her today.
Ep.47 - Certified Influencer Coach Trinsa Hine
Trinsa Hine is one of our very first practitioners to be certified in the Expert to Influencer methodology and is a Certified Influencer Marketing Coach. She has worked extensively with Thought Leaders and some of the best in Australia and globally in helping them to be able to build a practice through their thought leadership and being able to implement systems and processes to build their practices.
COURAGE IN A CRISIS SERIES
Ep.46 - Chief Culture Officer at MAI Group Samantha Pearce
Join me on today's podcast where I interview my very special guest Samantha Pearce, the Chief Culture Officer for the MAI Group. The MAI Group are a group of companies based in Melbourne that are involved in property construction and investment. They are a unique company in that they have a fairly young team, and they made a lot of changes fairly early on in response to COVID-19 to set their teams up for remote working, and keeping them engaged.
Ep. 45 - Marketing Strategist Sally Curtis
Known as the Connector & Marketing Problem Solver, Sally Curtis has been honing her skills and helping clients in the areas of Sales, Business Growth & Marketing for over 25 years now.
Sally is one of our first certified practitioners. I decided to interview her about being an Influencer Certified Coach, how she's built her practice and how the certification has helped her to build her brand.
Ep. 44 - Media Expert Nic Hayes
One of the most common questions I get asked is, "Is media really worth it?"
So what I say to people is "yes, absolutely, however it depends on the stage of your practice and how much it's growing and also depends on how clear you are around your message."
This is a very special interview with the Founder of Media Stable Nic Hayes who is a trusted advisor to a large number of experts in Australia and well respected within the speaking community.
Ep. 43 - Leadership Expert Melinda a.k.a Midja Fisher
In this episode, we talk about building Midja's personal brand as a leadership expert in the legal industry.
We talk about her books, why she uses the name Midja vs her name Melinda, the power of alter egos and the transition from corporate into building a consulting business.
Midja is an experienced mentor, facilitator and speaker, specialising in the areas of leadership development and company culture and values.
Ep. 42 - Research Translation Expert Dr. Richard Huysmans
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Richard Huysmans, an expert in research translation and the work he’s doing with researchers and academics in universities and research institutes to access opportunities building their personal brand and leveraging LinkedIn to open doors for those opportunities.
Dr. Richard Huysmans is a research strategist and an expert in helping researchers get the best out of their training, their research and their career.
Ep. 41 - Business Growth Expert Nick Barnsdall
In this podcast interview, Nick and I talk about his new book "Better Business, Better Life," and the challenges that small business owners have in growing their business.
Nick Barnsdall is a business growth expert, an experienced company director, business leader, professional investor, and sought-after business advisor. He has grown more than 34 businesses and is an investor and director of 12 across Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Ep. 40 - Interpersonal Safety Expert Dr. Amy Silver
In this podcast interview, Dr. Amy and I talked about trust, building psychological safety as part of business growth within teams to attract clients, and what experts and leaders need to do to increase psychological safety for high performance.
Dr. Amy Silver is a psychologist, speaker, author and mentor on building cultures of courageous collaboration for remarkable growth.
Ep. 39 - Commercial Creativity & Leadership Expert Kieran Flanagan
In this podcast interview with Kieran, we talk about the importance of creativity for the future of work especially on building your practice under yourname.com.
Kieran Flanagan is a Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of the Impossible Institute, a strategic think-tank that was created to Make Positive Change & Make Change Positive.
Ep. 38 - Leadership Expert Tarran Deane
Ep. 38 - Leadership Expert Tarran DeaneIn this podcast episode, Tarran and I discuss why speaking is important for building your expert practice, the benefit of joining something like Professional Speakers Association (PSA) and how to leverage speaking to grow your business.
Tarran Deane is an internationally recognised expert, author and executive coach in the areas of Leadership, Change, and Communication.
Ep. 37 - Systems Thinking Expert Dr. Richard Hodge
Ep. 37 - Systems Thinking Expert Dr. Richard HodgeIn this podcast episode, Dr. Richard and I talk about building your personal brand, and why trust, control and systems thinking are so valuable for building businesses and personal brands.
Dr. Richard Hodge researches, teaches and applies systems thinking to some of the hardest problems that people face today. He teaches us ways of thinking and gives us the tools to translate care into lasting change.
Ep. 36 - Marketing Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author Seth Godin
In this podcast interview with Seth, he shares what he defines as “This is Marketing” in his new book and not “that,” and the power of early adopters in your marketing and communication strategy...and a lot more
Seth Godin is the author of 19 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages.
Ep. 35 - Goal Achievement Expert Keith Abraham
Ep. 35 - Goal Achievement Expert Keith AbrahamIn this podcast episode, I have a wonderful chat with Keith about how he started his practice, what it takes to be an influencer and the challenges one faces in being an influencer. He also spoke about how his GoalDriverTM formula works.
Keith Abraham is the global authority on goal achievement and the creator of the GoalDriver Formula. A formula designed to accurately determine what energises and engages each individual, driving them to achieve their personal and professional goals with greater ease.
Ep. 34 - Productivity Expert Donna McGeorge
In this Podcast episode, I speak with Donna about her journey in building her personal brand, what makes her unique in a big category she’s playing in, and how important trust and influence are in building your tribe.
DONNA McGEORGE is a speaker, author, and mentor who helps people make their work work. Using a creative, practical approach, she improves workplace effectiveness while challenging thinking on leadership, productivity and virtual work.
Ep. 33 - Serial Entrepreneur Chris Ducker
Listen in as Chris and I talk things personal branding, the journey he has been through as an entrepreneur, and how personal branding has opened more doors for him.
Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, podcaster, blogger, who helps personal brands and business owners build successful profitable businesses.
Ep. 32 - Performance Expert Deborah Gardner
In this episode, Deborah and I talk about her journey, the work that she does and what led her to where she is today.
As a swimming champion turned author & competitive performance expert, Deborah Gardner helps organisations and their professionals advance to new levels of success with a unique competitive mentality – streamline your goals for maximum winning results.
Ep. 31 - Leadership Expert Rowdy McLean
Ep. 31 - Leadership Expert Rowdy McLeanThis Podcast is about helping inspire people to use their name as part of their business and business growth strategy because people buy from people at the end of the day.
Rowdy and I discuss how it is possible to play a big game even if you use yourname.com and the flexibility it gives you in doing that.
Get some tips from Rowdy as he shares his experiences and the things he wished he had done at the start of his business.
Ep. 30 - Trust Expert Deb Lange
In this episode, Deb and I talk things personal branding and how building trust is fundamental in an organisation. Deb talks about how being in the brand you business gets you that work-life balance.
Deb Lange is a keynote speaker who helps senior executives, experts, entrepreneurs make sense of complexity, foster relationships and culture in organisations where people's creativity flourishes.
Ep. 29 - Visibility Vs SPAM
In this episode, I look at visibility and everything around being seen and not allowing your pipeline to dry up. A recent conversation about content and marketing got me thinking about being visible and spam, as the constant flow of content is hard to manage and as more marketing material can cause people to turn off.I look at what to do and what to put out there.
Ep. 28 - Digital Transformation with Dr.Emily Verstege
In this episode, Dr. Emily and I look at personally branded businesses – making the transition to that from another business or previous company.
Dr. Emily Verstege is an expert on user experience and data analytics, author of how to build a digital revolution – It’s personal.
Helping businesses to be more humanised and on the forefront of digital data and making sure productivity is still there as technology happens fast and transformation doesn’t.
Ep. 27 - Creating a LinkedIn Company Page
Ep. 27 - Creating a LinkedIn Company PageThis episode is about LinkedIn in particular whether you need a business page or company page and how to manage it if you are creating one.
Your personal LinkedIn profile is an extension of your personal network and brand. It’s a way for you to connect on a personal level online. A business page is slightly different. While personal profiles have connections, company pages have followers.
Ep. 26 - The Role of LinkedIn for Different Levels in your Organisation
In this episode, I talk about LinkedIn profiles and how everybody has a slightly different role to play in their organisation. To be found on LinkedIn and stand out from the crowd, it is important that your organisation’s staff profiles have a clear purpose. A person makes a decision about someone within the first three to four seconds of landing on their profile, so it is vital that your company’s profiles align with your organisation’s LinkedIn strategy.
Ep. 25 - What Makes You Unique
In this episode, I discuss what makes you unique, what draws people to you and why your personality matters to help you stand out and help you grow your business, particularly if you have a personally branded business.
In a digitised world, the opportunity is there for you to stand out from the crowd. First and foremost, you need to maintain your ability to connect on a human level.
Ep. 24 - Sticky Content with Kath Walters
In this episode I speak with a fantastic guest who has been a business journalist, she's reached an audience of over 20 million people with an estimated 1.4 million words in her time, so she knows what it takes to produce high quality, sticky content.
Kath Walters has written for some of Australia's leading business publications including the BRW, The Financial Review, Smart Company, Boss, Crikey and Business Spectator. She's been responsible for producing great content that helps get customers excited on a regular basis and says "It's not just easy, it is really possible."
Ep. 23 - Creativity & Leadership Expert Mykel Dixon
Ep. 23 - Creativity & Leadership Expert Mykel DixonIn this episode, I have a discussion with creative genius Mykel Dixon about the work he does and his own personal branding in his industry. Listen as he relates his story on standing out.
Mykel Dixon is a keynote speaker and mentor who works in the field of artisan thinking and cultural architecture. He is an expert in unlocking business artistry. He helps senior executives, experts, entrepreneurs unleash their creativity and unlock their full self-expression.
Ep. 22 - Creating a LinkedIn Group
This episode is about LinkedIn Groups and how they can build your personal brand; but also are they really worth the time, energy and effort as they can take a bit of work?
Some of the questions I get asked about running a LinkedIn group include:
- Why would I do it?
- Are there any advantages?
- What are the disadvantages?
Ep. 21 - LinkedIn and Personal Branding for CEO's
Ep. 21 - LinkedIn and Personal Branding for CEO'sThis episode is all about LinkedIn and Personal Branding for CEOs. You might be the CEO or the rainmaker perhaps or a CEO who does have a strong personal brand that is part of the identity of the business. Today what I really want to do is to perhaps dispel a couple of myths about LinkedIn for CEOs.
The positioning that comes with being a CEO is a really powerful tool to be able to leverage that for business growth. I think CEOs are really missing a real opportunity to leverage their LinkedIn profile.
Ep. 20 - Thought Leadership on LinkedIn
Ep. 20 - Thought Leadership on LinkedInThis episode is all about Thought Leadership. You might start to be noticing that there are more people contributing on LinkedIn. Maybe you might subscribe to Pulse on LinkedIn. Pulse is a curation tool or the tool that captures the topics that you might be interested in. So LinkedIn is not just about your profile being up there but it's a way for you to position yourself as the expert in your field.
Ep. 19 - Organisational Agility Expert Patrick Hollingworth
Ep. 19 - Organisational Agility Expert Patrick HollingworthIn this episode, I have a great conversation with Patrick about his passion and the parallel between climbing mountains and the consulting work he's doing.
Patrick Hollingworth is a mountaineer, inspirational speaker, facilitator, author, CSP, TedX presenter who helps large organisations contend with uncertainty and adapt with changing circumstances.
Ep. 18 - Storytelling
This podcast is about storytelling and how it fits into your personally branded business and how it can help you stand out. One of my favourite things to do is travel and my favourite place in the world to go to is the US, I just love going there. I just find that it has so much vibrance, energy and I find generally Americans are very optimistic and are big-picture thinkers. They live in a world of possibility.
How does this relate to storytelling?
Ep. 17 - Likeability
Ep. 17 - LikeabilityLikeability is about not being the show pony and about telling people how amazing you are.
One of my favourite topics I wanted to talk about today is the subject of likeability! I think it's a really interesting one because it's intangible sometimes. What makes someone likeable?
Ep. 16 - Present with Impact
Ep. 16 - Present with ImpactI find that a lot of people think Personal Branding is this narcissistic "look at me" type of approach to building a business. But I don't think it's about that at all. I think it's about being able to connect, inspire and engage your audience.
Ep. 15 - Become a LinkedIn Rockstar
What type of user are you when it comes to your LinkedIn profile?
- Persister
- Avoider
- Attempter
- Rockstar
Ep. 14 - Sex & Relationship Expert Dr. Nikki Goldstein
Ep. 14 - Sex & Relationship Expert Dr. Nikki GoldsteinI interview an expert who is real, she's poised, self-assured and she is Australia's modern day expert on all things relating to sex, dating, relationships and everything in between. She has that incredible ability to normalise the subjects of sex and relationships and her fresh and balance counter views make them instantly relatable and approachable.
My guest is Dr. Nikki Goldstein and she speaks on the type of business she has and who she assists now.
Ep. 13 - Metrics that Matter
What are the LinkedIn metrics and what do they mean for you and your LinkedIn profile?
5 keystone Points I look at in this episode for your profile:
- SEO
- The first 4 seconds
- Original thought leadership and curation
- Action people take
- What you say to people
Ep. 12 - Social Selling Index – What & How
What is the Social Selling Index? Recently we have been fielding a lot of questions about this, as LinkedIn has introduced this and it can be found through your LinkedIn profile.
Ep. 11 - Don't Quit Your Day Job Yet!
Ep. 11 - Don't Quit Your Day Job Yet!In this episode, I talk about whether or not it is time to start your business and quit your day job. In particular, I look at Purpose and if you know your purpose.
Ep. 10 - The People Whisperer Anneli Blundell
Ep. 10 - The People Whisperer Anneli BlundellAnneli Blundell and I talk about the importance of making the decision to start a business and to have it branded in your own name – self-branding.
As a professional People Whisperer, Anneli has been working with leaders and teams to improve their communication and interpersonal intelligence for almost a decade. She brings to her clients a recognised expertise in the field of below conscious communication and motivation. She is obsessed with decoding people and performance dynamics for improved results.
Ep. 9 - Futurist Gihan Perera
I have a great conversation here with Gihan Perera about leveraging your thought leadership and how the internet has changed the world.
Gihan is considered by Forbes as in the top 5 influencers in the world in his field. He is a futurist and leader in helping companies use the internet which he has been using since 1987!! He was also one of the first people in Australia to have a web design business.
Ep. 8 - 3 Generations of Branding with Tracey Mathers
Ep. 8 - 3 Generations of Branding with Tracey MathersGrandfather Mathers’ love of shoes started as a shoe shine boy in Ipswich Qld. With borrowed money from friends to open his shoe store in 1923, Mathers shoes was born….
Tracey Mathers took the leap one day to take ownership of a gap that she could see, although still as ‘Tracey Mathers’ studio. To her, it was so obvious to maintain the name, especially after the family had spent so long nurturing the name.
Ep. 7 - Confidence Expert Lisa Phillips
Ep. 7 - Confidence Expert Lisa PhillipsI have a great conversation here with Lisa Phillips. Talk about high energy, passion and enthusiasm, Lisa has it! And that is a great indication of the person and what she in turn carries through in her business life. Lisa and I talk through marketing, branding and what has helped us in our business.
Lisa’s business – Amazing Coaching – is about coaching and helping people to gain confidence. She has been featured across Channel10, the SMH and the list goes on.
Ep. 6 - Your LinkedIn Profile
Ep. 6 - Your LinkedIn ProfileIn this episode, I walk you through on how to set up your LinkedIn profile. One of the most frequent questions I get asked about is how to get your profile right on LinkedIn.
Listen in to follow what I talk about.
Ep. 5 - Technology & Leadership Expert Simon Waller
I have a great conversation with Simon about taking yourself as a brand and taking your organisation forward with technology. Simon goes through how he can help both individually and corporations like he has with Rio Tinto.
Simon Waller makes technology productive by helping people identify the right opportunities, the right technology and show them how to use it the right way.
Ep. 4 - Coach Training Expert Stacey Ashley
Ep. 4 - Coach Training Expert Stacey AshleyI explore the advantages of having your name on the business such as ‘Ashley Consulting’. It allows people to be able to find you very easily. Building a personal connection and building rapport with people is so important with what Stacey does. So having the business name allows her to start building trust straight away.
Stacey Ashley helps people discover their potential and their capability through coaching. I talk with Stacey about her company and about positioning herself and her brand.
Ep. 3 - Create Powerful Positioning
This is a subject that I'm passionate about. Obsessed with!! This is I have been helping people with for over 10 years. You will learn about the 6 levels of Positioning.
Ep. 2 - Soft Power
Soft power is a military term around getting an opponent to do what you want them to do without actually telling them. This is also a term and method used in Australia as a way of getting around ‘tall poppy syndrome.’ That is cutting down those we think are getting ‘too big.’
I talk about how to use soft power and why it is good for you and your business.
Ep. 1 - Corporation U
In this Podcast episode, I provide a blueprint as your guide to building your personal presence. Where and how do you start and in what sequence?
There are 6 elements to building your own presence.
Listen in as I walk you through each element, what you need to do in order to keep focused and what is going to happen if you don't do it.
Ep.48 - High-Performance Expert Joanne Love
I'm thrilled to share with you today this interview. Joanne Love is one of the most extraordinary experts in her field in particular around high performance. Joanne's background was as a Paralympic coach. Her expertise is in helping people build resilience and achieve a winning mindset to attain their goals.
Take the time to listen to her today.
Ep.47 - Certified Influencer Coach Trinsa Hine
Trinsa Hine is one of our very first practitioners to be certified in the Expert to Influencer methodology and is a Certified Influencer Marketing Coach. She has worked extensively with Thought Leaders and some of the best in Australia and globally in helping them to be able to build a practice through their thought leadership and being able to implement systems and processes to build their practices.
COURAGE IN A CRISIS SERIES
Ep.46 - Chief Culture Officer at MAI Group Samantha Pearce
Join me on today's podcast where I interview my very special guest Samantha Pearce, the Chief Culture Officer for the MAI Group. The MAI Group are a group of companies based in Melbourne that are involved in property construction and investment. They are a unique company in that they have a fairly young team, and they made a lot of changes fairly early on in response to COVID-19 to set their teams up for remote working, and keeping them engaged.
Ep. 45 - Marketing Strategist Sally Curtis
Known as the Connector & Marketing Problem Solver, Sally Curtis has been honing her skills and helping clients in the areas of Sales, Business Growth & Marketing for over 25 years now.
Sally is one of our first certified practitioners. I decided to interview her about being an Influencer Certified Coach, how she's built her practice and how the certification has helped her to build her brand.
Ep. 44 - Media Expert Nic Hayes
One of the most common questions I get asked is, "Is media really worth it?"
So what I say to people is "yes, absolutely, however it depends on the stage of your practice and how much it's growing and also depends on how clear you are around your message."
This is a very special interview with the Founder of Media Stable Nic Hayes who is a trusted advisor to a large number of experts in Australia and well respected within the speaking community.
Ep. 43 - Leadership Expert Melinda a.k.a Midja Fisher
In this episode, we talk about building Midja's personal brand as a leadership expert in the legal industry.
We talk about her books, why she uses the name Midja vs her name Melinda, the power of alter egos and the transition from corporate into building a consulting business.
Midja is an experienced mentor, facilitator and speaker, specialising in the areas of leadership development and company culture and values.
Ep. 42 - Research Translation Expert Dr. Richard Huysmans
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Richard Huysmans, an expert in research translation and the work he’s doing with researchers and academics in universities and research institutes to access opportunities building their personal brand and leveraging LinkedIn to open doors for those opportunities.
Dr. Richard Huysmans is a research strategist and an expert in helping researchers get the best out of their training, their research and their career.
Ep. 41 - Business Growth Expert Nick Barnsdall
In this podcast interview, Nick and I talk about his new book "Better Business, Better Life," and the challenges that small business owners have in growing their business.
Nick Barnsdall is a business growth expert, an experienced company director, business leader, professional investor, and sought-after business advisor. He has grown more than 34 businesses and is an investor and director of 12 across Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Ep. 40 - Interpersonal Safety Expert Dr. Amy Silver
In this podcast interview, Dr. Amy and I talked about trust, building psychological safety as part of business growth within teams to attract clients, and what experts and leaders need to do to increase psychological safety for high performance.
Dr. Amy Silver is a psychologist, speaker, author and mentor on building cultures of courageous collaboration for remarkable growth.
Ep. 39 - Commercial Creativity & Leadership Expert Kieran Flanagan
In this podcast interview with Kieran, we talk about the importance of creativity for the future of work especially on building your practice under yourname.com.
Kieran Flanagan is a Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of the Impossible Institute, a strategic think-tank that was created to Make Positive Change & Make Change Positive.
Ep. 38 - Leadership Expert Tarran Deane
In this podcast episode, Tarran and I discuss why speaking is important for building your expert practice, the benefit of joining something like Professional Speakers Association (PSA) and how to leverage speaking to grow your business.
Tarran Deane is an internationally recognised expert, author and executive coach in the areas of Leadership, Change, and Communication.
Ep. 37 - Systems Thinking Expert Dr. Richard Hodge
In this podcast episode, Dr. Richard and I talk about building your personal brand, and why trust, control and systems thinking are so valuable for building businesses and personal brands.
Dr. Richard Hodge researches, teaches and applies systems thinking to some of the hardest problems that people face today. He teaches us ways of thinking and gives us the tools to translate care into lasting change.
Ep. 36 - Marketing Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author Seth Godin
In this podcast interview with Seth, he shares what he defines as “This is Marketing” in his new book and not “that,” and the power of early adopters in your marketing and communication strategy...and a lot more
Seth Godin is the author of 19 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages.
Ep. 35 - Goal Achievement Expert Keith Abraham
In this podcast episode, I have a wonderful chat with Keith about how he started his practice, what it takes to be an influencer and the challenges one faces in being an influencer. He also spoke about how his GoalDriverTM formula works.
Keith Abraham is the global authority on goal achievement and the creator of the GoalDriver Formula. A formula designed to accurately determine what energises and engages each individual, driving them to achieve their personal and professional goals with greater ease.
Ep. 34 - Productivity Expert Donna McGeorge
In this Podcast episode, I speak with Donna about her journey in building her personal brand, what makes her unique in a big category she’s playing in, and how important trust and influence are in building your tribe.
DONNA McGEORGE is a speaker, author, and mentor who helps people make their work work. Using a creative, practical approach, she improves workplace effectiveness while challenging thinking on leadership, productivity and virtual work.
Ep. 33 - Serial Entrepreneur Chris Ducker
Listen in as Chris and I talk things personal branding, the journey he has been through as an entrepreneur, and how personal branding has opened more doors for him.
Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, podcaster, blogger, who helps personal brands and business owners build successful profitable businesses.
Ep. 32 - Performance Expert Deborah Gardner
In this episode, Deborah and I talk about her journey, the work that she does and what led her to where she is today.
As a swimming champion turned author & competitive performance expert, Deborah Gardner helps organisations and their professionals advance to new levels of success with a unique competitive mentality – streamline your goals for maximum winning results.
Ep. 31 - Leadership Expert Rowdy McLean
This Podcast is about helping inspire people to use their name as part of their business and business growth strategy because people buy from people at the end of the day.
Rowdy and I discuss how it is possible to play a big game even if you use yourname.com and the flexibility it gives you in doing that.
Get some tips from Rowdy as he shares his experiences and the things he wished he had done at the start of his business.
Ep. 30 - Trust Expert Deb Lange
In this episode, Deb and I talk things personal branding and how building trust is fundamental in an organisation. Deb talks about how being in the brand you business gets you that work-life balance.
Deb Lange is a keynote speaker who helps senior executives, experts, entrepreneurs make sense of complexity, foster relationships and culture in organisations where people's creativity flourishes.
Ep. 29 - Visibility Vs SPAM
In this episode, I look at visibility and everything around being seen and not allowing your pipeline to dry up. A recent conversation about content and marketing got me thinking about being visible and spam, as the constant flow of content is hard to manage and as more marketing material can cause people to turn off.I look at what to do and what to put out there.
Ep. 28 - Digital Transformation with Dr.Emily Verstege
In this episode, Dr. Emily and I look at personally branded businesses – making the transition to that from another business or previous company.
Dr. Emily Verstege is an expert on user experience and data analytics, author of how to build a digital revolution – It’s personal.
Helping businesses to be more humanised and on the forefront of digital data and making sure productivity is still there as technology happens fast and transformation doesn’t.
Ep. 27 - Creating a LinkedIn Company Page
This episode is about LinkedIn in particular whether you need a business page or company page and how to manage it if you are creating one.
Your personal LinkedIn profile is an extension of your personal network and brand. It’s a way for you to connect on a personal level online. A business page is slightly different. While personal profiles have connections, company pages have followers.
Ep. 26 - The Role of LinkedIn for Different Levels in your Organisation
In this episode, I talk about LinkedIn profiles and how everybody has a slightly different role to play in their organisation. To be found on LinkedIn and stand out from the crowd, it is important that your organisation’s staff profiles have a clear purpose. A person makes a decision about someone within the first three to four seconds of landing on their profile, so it is vital that your company’s profiles align with your organisation’s LinkedIn strategy.
Ep. 25 - What Makes You Unique
In this episode, I discuss what makes you unique, what draws people to you and why your personality matters to help you stand out and help you grow your business, particularly if you have a personally branded business.
In a digitised world, the opportunity is there for you to stand out from the crowd. First and foremost, you need to maintain your ability to connect on a human level.
Ep. 24 - Sticky Content with Kath Walters
In this episode I speak with a fantastic guest who has been a business journalist, she's reached an audience of over 20 million people with an estimated 1.4 million words in her time, so she knows what it takes to produce high quality, sticky content.
Kath Walters has written for some of Australia's leading business publications including the BRW, The Financial Review, Smart Company, Boss, Crikey and Business Spectator. She's been responsible for producing great content that helps get customers excited on a regular basis and says "It's not just easy, it is really possible."
Ep. 23 - Creativity & Leadership Expert Mykel Dixon
In this episode, I have a discussion with creative genius Mykel Dixon about the work he does and his own personal branding in his industry. Listen as he relates his story on standing out.
Mykel Dixon is a keynote speaker and mentor who works in the field of artisan thinking and cultural architecture. He is an expert in unlocking business artistry. He helps senior executives, experts, entrepreneurs unleash their creativity and unlock their full self-expression.
Ep. 22 - Creating a LinkedIn Group
This episode is about LinkedIn Groups and how they can build your personal brand; but also are they really worth the time, energy and effort as they can take a bit of work?
Some of the questions I get asked about running a LinkedIn group include:
- Why would I do it?
- Are there any advantages?
- What are the disadvantages?
Ep. 21 - LinkedIn and Personal Branding for CEO's
This episode is all about LinkedIn and Personal Branding for CEOs. You might be the CEO or the rainmaker perhaps or a CEO who does have a strong personal brand that is part of the identity of the business. Today what I really want to do is to perhaps dispel a couple of myths about LinkedIn for CEOs.
The positioning that comes with being a CEO is a really powerful tool to be able to leverage that for business growth. I think CEOs are really missing a real opportunity to leverage their LinkedIn profile.
Ep. 20 - Thought Leadership on LinkedIn
This episode is all about Thought Leadership. You might start to be noticing that there are more people contributing on LinkedIn. Maybe you might subscribe to Pulse on LinkedIn. Pulse is a curation tool or the tool that captures the topics that you might be interested in. So LinkedIn is not just about your profile being up there but it's a way for you to position yourself as the expert in your field.
Ep. 19 - Organisational Agility Expert Patrick Hollingworth
In this episode, I have a great conversation with Patrick about his passion and the parallel between climbing mountains and the consulting work he's doing.
Patrick Hollingworth is a mountaineer, inspirational speaker, facilitator, author, CSP, TedX presenter who helps large organisations contend with uncertainty and adapt with changing circumstances.
Ep. 18 - Storytelling
This podcast is about storytelling and how it fits into your personally branded business and how it can help you stand out. One of my favourite things to do is travel and my favourite place in the world to go to is the US, I just love going there. I just find that it has so much vibrance, energy and I find generally Americans are very optimistic and are big-picture thinkers. They live in a world of possibility.
How does this relate to storytelling?
Ep. 17 - Likeability
Likeability is about not being the show pony and about telling people how amazing you are.
One of my favourite topics I wanted to talk about today is the subject of likeability! I think it's a really interesting one because it's intangible sometimes. What makes someone likeable?
Ep. 16 - Present with Impact
I find that a lot of people think Personal Branding is this narcissistic "look at me" type of approach to building a business. But I don't think it's about that at all. I think it's about being able to connect, inspire and engage your audience.
Ep. 15 - Become a LinkedIn Rockstar
What type of user are you when it comes to your LinkedIn profile?
- Persister
- Avoider
- Attempter
- Rockstar
Ep. 14 - Sex & Relationship Expert Dr. Nikki Goldstein
I interview an expert who is real, she's poised, self-assured and she is Australia's modern day expert on all things relating to sex, dating, relationships and everything in between. She has that incredible ability to normalise the subjects of sex and relationships and her fresh and balance counter views make them instantly relatable and approachable.
My guest is Dr. Nikki Goldstein and she speaks on the type of business she has and who she assists now.
Ep. 13 - Metrics that Matter
What are the LinkedIn metrics and what do they mean for you and your LinkedIn profile?
5 keystone Points I look at in this episode for your profile:
- SEO
- The first 4 seconds
- Original thought leadership and curation
- Action people take
- What you say to people
Ep. 12 - Social Selling Index – What & How
What is the Social Selling Index? Recently we have been fielding a lot of questions about this, as LinkedIn has introduced this and it can be found through your LinkedIn profile.
Ep. 11 - Don't Quit Your Day Job Yet!
In this episode, I talk about whether or not it is time to start your business and quit your day job. In particular, I look at Purpose and if you know your purpose.
Ep. 10 - The People Whisperer Anneli Blundell
Anneli Blundell and I talk about the importance of making the decision to start a business and to have it branded in your own name – self-branding.
As a professional People Whisperer, Anneli has been working with leaders and teams to improve their communication and interpersonal intelligence for almost a decade. She brings to her clients a recognised expertise in the field of below conscious communication and motivation. She is obsessed with decoding people and performance dynamics for improved results.
Ep. 9 - Futurist Gihan Perera
I have a great conversation here with Gihan Perera about leveraging your thought leadership and how the internet has changed the world.
Gihan is considered by Forbes as in the top 5 influencers in the world in his field. He is a futurist and leader in helping companies use the internet which he has been using since 1987!! He was also one of the first people in Australia to have a web design business.
Ep. 8 - 3 Generations of Branding with Tracey Mathers
Grandfather Mathers’ love of shoes started as a shoe shine boy in Ipswich Qld. With borrowed money from friends to open his shoe store in 1923, Mathers shoes was born….
Tracey Mathers took the leap one day to take ownership of a gap that she could see, although still as ‘Tracey Mathers’ studio. To her, it was so obvious to maintain the name, especially after the family had spent so long nurturing the name.
Ep. 7 - Confidence Expert Lisa Phillips
I have a great conversation here with Lisa Phillips. Talk about high energy, passion and enthusiasm, Lisa has it! And that is a great indication of the person and what she in turn carries through in her business life. Lisa and I talk through marketing, branding and what has helped us in our business.
Lisa’s business – Amazing Coaching – is about coaching and helping people to gain confidence. She has been featured across Channel10, the SMH and the list goes on.
Ep. 6 - Your LinkedIn Profile
In this episode, I walk you through on how to set up your LinkedIn profile. One of the most frequent questions I get asked about is how to get your profile right on LinkedIn.
Listen in to follow what I talk about.
Ep. 5 - Technology & Leadership Expert Simon Waller
I have a great conversation with Simon about taking yourself as a brand and taking your organisation forward with technology. Simon goes through how he can help both individually and corporations like he has with Rio Tinto.
Simon Waller makes technology productive by helping people identify the right opportunities, the right technology and show them how to use it the right way.
Ep. 4 - Coach Training Expert Stacey Ashley
I explore the advantages of having your name on the business such as ‘Ashley Consulting’. It allows people to be able to find you very easily. Building a personal connection and building rapport with people is so important with what Stacey does. So having the business name allows her to start building trust straight away.
Stacey Ashley helps people discover their potential and their capability through coaching. I talk with Stacey about her company and about positioning herself and her brand.
Ep. 3 - Create Powerful Positioning
This is a subject that I'm passionate about. Obsessed with!! This is I have been helping people with for over 10 years. You will learn about the 6 levels of Positioning.
Ep. 2 - Soft Power
Soft power is a military term around getting an opponent to do what you want them to do without actually telling them. This is also a term and method used in Australia as a way of getting around ‘tall poppy syndrome.’ That is cutting down those we think are getting ‘too big.’
I talk about how to use soft power and why it is good for you and your business.
Ep. 1 - Corporation U
In this Podcast episode, I provide a blueprint as your guide to building your personal presence. Where and how do you start and in what sequence?
There are 6 elements to building your own presence.
Listen in as I walk you through each element, what you need to do in order to keep focused and what is going to happen if you don't do it.
Ep.48 - High-Performance Expert Joanne Love
I'm thrilled to share with you today this interview. Joanne Love is one of the most extraordinary experts in her field in particular around high performance. Joanne's background was as a Paralympic coach. Her expertise is in helping people build resilience and achieve a winning mindset to attain their goals.
Take the time to listen to her today.
Ep.47 - Certified Influencer Coach Trinsa Hine
Trinsa Hine is one of our very first practitioners to be certified in the Expert to Influencer methodology and is a Certified Influencer Marketing Coach. She has worked extensively with Thought Leaders and some of the best in Australia and globally in helping them to be able to build a practice through their thought leadership and being able to implement systems and processes to build their practices.
COURAGE IN A CRISIS SERIES
Ep.46 - Chief Culture Officer at MAI Group Samantha Pearce
Join me on today's podcast where I interview my very special guest Samantha Pearce, the Chief Culture Officer for the MAI Group. The MAI Group are a group of companies based in Melbourne that are involved in property construction and investment. They are a unique company in that they have a fairly young team, and they made a lot of changes fairly early on in response to COVID-19 to set their teams up for remote working, and keeping them engaged.
Ep. 45 - Marketing Strategist Sally Curtis
Known as the Connector & Marketing Problem Solver, Sally Curtis has been honing her skills and helping clients in the areas of Sales, Business Growth & Marketing for over 25 years now.
Sally is one of our first certified practitioners. I decided to interview her about being an Influencer Certified Coach, how she's built her practice and how the certification has helped her to build her brand.
Ep. 44 - Media Expert Nic Hayes
One of the most common questions I get asked is, "Is media really worth it?"
So what I say to people is "yes, absolutely, however it depends on the stage of your practice and how much it's growing and also depends on how clear you are around your message."
This is a very special interview with the Founder of Media Stable Nic Hayes who is a trusted advisor to a large number of experts in Australia and well respected within the speaking community.
Ep. 43 - Leadership Expert Melinda a.k.a Midja Fisher
In this episode, we talk about building Midja's personal brand as a leadership expert in the legal industry.
We talk about her books, why she uses the name Midja vs her name Melinda, the power of alter egos and the transition from corporate into building a consulting business.
Midja is an experienced mentor, facilitator and speaker, specialising in the areas of leadership development and company culture and values.
Ep. 42 - Research Translation Expert Dr. Richard Huysmans
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Richard Huysmans, an expert in research translation and the work he’s doing with researchers and academics in universities and research institutes to access opportunities building their personal brand and leveraging LinkedIn to open doors for those opportunities.
Dr. Richard Huysmans is a research strategist and an expert in helping researchers get the best out of their training, their research and their career.
Ep. 41 - Business Growth Expert Nick Barnsdall
In this podcast interview, Nick and I talk about his new book "Better Business, Better Life," and the challenges that small business owners have in growing their business.
Nick Barnsdall is a business growth expert, an experienced company director, business leader, professional investor, and sought-after business advisor. He has grown more than 34 businesses and is an investor and director of 12 across Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Ep. 40 - Interpersonal Safety Expert Dr. Amy Silver
In this podcast interview, Dr. Amy and I talked about trust, building psychological safety as part of business growth within teams to attract clients, and what experts and leaders need to do to increase psychological safety for high performance.
Dr. Amy Silver is a psychologist, speaker, author and mentor on building cultures of courageous collaboration for remarkable growth.
Ep. 39 - Commercial Creativity & Leadership Expert Kieran Flanagan
In this podcast interview with Kieran, we talk about the importance of creativity for the future of work especially on building your practice under yourname.com.
Kieran Flanagan is a Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of the Impossible Institute, a strategic think-tank that was created to Make Positive Change & Make Change Positive.
Ep. 38 - Leadership Expert Tarran Deane
In this podcast episode, Tarran and I discuss why speaking is important for building your expert practice, the benefit of joining something like Professional Speakers Association (PSA) and how to leverage speaking to grow your business.
Tarran Deane is an internationally recognised expert, author and executive coach in the areas of Leadership, Change, and Communication.
Ep. 37 - Systems Thinking Expert Dr. Richard Hodge
In this podcast episode, Dr. Richard and I talk about building your personal brand, and why trust, control and systems thinking are so valuable for building businesses and personal brands.
Dr. Richard Hodge researches, teaches and applies systems thinking to some of the hardest problems that people face today. He teaches us ways of thinking and gives us the tools to translate care into lasting change.
Ep. 36 - Marketing Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author Seth Godin
In this podcast interview with Seth, he shares what he defines as “This is Marketing” in his new book and not “that,” and the power of early adopters in your marketing and communication strategy...and a lot more
Seth Godin is the author of 19 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages.
Ep. 35 - Goal Achievement Expert Keith Abraham
In this podcast episode, I have a wonderful chat with Keith about how he started his practice, what it takes to be an influencer and the challenges one faces in being an influencer. He also spoke about how his GoalDriverTM formula works.
Keith Abraham is the global authority on goal achievement and the creator of the GoalDriver Formula. A formula designed to accurately determine what energises and engages each individual, driving them to achieve their personal and professional goals with greater ease.
Ep. 34 - Productivity Expert Donna McGeorge
In this Podcast episode, I speak with Donna about her journey in building her personal brand, what makes her unique in a big category she’s playing in, and how important trust and influence are in building your tribe.
DONNA McGEORGE is a speaker, author, and mentor who helps people make their work work. Using a creative, practical approach, she improves workplace effectiveness while challenging thinking on leadership, productivity and virtual work.
Ep. 33 - Serial Entrepreneur Chris Ducker
Listen in as Chris and I talk things personal branding, the journey he has been through as an entrepreneur, and how personal branding has opened more doors for him.
Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, podcaster, blogger, who helps personal brands and business owners build successful profitable businesses.
Ep. 32 - Performance Expert Deborah Gardner
In this episode, Deborah and I talk about her journey, the work that she does and what led her to where she is today.
As a swimming champion turned author & competitive performance expert, Deborah Gardner helps organisations and their professionals advance to new levels of success with a unique competitive mentality – streamline your goals for maximum winning results.
Ep. 31 - Leadership Expert Rowdy McLean
This Podcast is about helping inspire people to use their name as part of their business and business growth strategy because people buy from people at the end of the day.
Rowdy and I discuss how it is possible to play a big game even if you use yourname.com and the flexibility it gives you in doing that.
Get some tips from Rowdy as he shares his experiences and the things he wished he had done at the start of his business.
Ep. 30 - Trust Expert Deb Lange
In this episode, Deb and I talk things personal branding and how building trust is fundamental in an organisation. Deb talks about how being in the brand you business gets you that work-life balance.
Deb Lange is a keynote speaker who helps senior executives, experts, entrepreneurs make sense of complexity, foster relationships and culture in organisations where people's creativity flourishes.
Ep. 29 - Visibility Vs SPAM
In this episode, I look at visibility and everything around being seen and not allowing your pipeline to dry up. A recent conversation about content and marketing got me thinking about being visible and spam, as the constant flow of content is hard to manage and as more marketing material can cause people to turn off.I look at what to do and what to put out there.
Ep. 28 - Digital Transformation with Dr.Emily Verstege
In this episode, Dr. Emily and I look at personally branded businesses – making the transition to that from another business or previous company.
Dr. Emily Verstege is an expert on user experience and data analytics, author of how to build a digital revolution – It’s personal.
Helping businesses to be more humanised and on the forefront of digital data and making sure productivity is still there as technology happens fast and transformation doesn’t.
Ep. 27 - Creating a LinkedIn Company Page
This episode is about LinkedIn in particular whether you need a business page or company page and how to manage it if you are creating one.
Your personal LinkedIn profile is an extension of your personal network and brand. It’s a way for you to connect on a personal level online. A business page is slightly different. While personal profiles have connections, company pages have followers.
Ep. 26 - The Role of LinkedIn for Different Levels in your Organisation
In this episode, I talk about LinkedIn profiles and how everybody has a slightly different role to play in their organisation. To be found on LinkedIn and stand out from the crowd, it is important that your organisation’s staff profiles have a clear purpose. A person makes a decision about someone within the first three to four seconds of landing on their profile, so it is vital that your company’s profiles align with your organisation’s LinkedIn strategy.
Ep. 25 - What Makes You Unique
In this episode, I discuss what makes you unique, what draws people to you and why your personality matters to help you stand out and help you grow your business, particularly if you have a personally branded business.
In a digitised world, the opportunity is there for you to stand out from the crowd. First and foremost, you need to maintain your ability to connect on a human level.
Ep. 24 - Sticky Content with Kath Walters
In this episode I speak with a fantastic guest who has been a business journalist, she's reached an audience of over 20 million people with an estimated 1.4 million words in her time, so she knows what it takes to produce high quality, sticky content.
Kath Walters has written for some of Australia's leading business publications including the BRW, The Financial Review, Smart Company, Boss, Crikey and Business Spectator. She's been responsible for producing great content that helps get customers excited on a regular basis and says "It's not just easy, it is really possible."
Ep. 23 - Creativity & Leadership Expert Mykel Dixon
In this episode, I have a discussion with creative genius Mykel Dixon about the work he does and his own personal branding in his industry. Listen as he relates his story on standing out.
Mykel Dixon is a keynote speaker and mentor who works in the field of artisan thinking and cultural architecture. He is an expert in unlocking business artistry. He helps senior executives, experts, entrepreneurs unleash their creativity and unlock their full self-expression.
Ep. 22 - Creating a LinkedIn Group
This episode is about LinkedIn Groups and how they can build your personal brand; but also are they really worth the time, energy and effort as they can take a bit of work?
Some of the questions I get asked about running a LinkedIn group include:
- Why would I do it?
- Are there any advantages?
- What are the disadvantages?
Ep. 21 - LinkedIn and Personal Branding for CEO's
This episode is all about LinkedIn and Personal Branding for CEOs. You might be the CEO or the rainmaker perhaps or a CEO who does have a strong personal brand that is part of the identity of the business. Today what I really want to do is to perhaps dispel a couple of myths about LinkedIn for CEOs.
The positioning that comes with being a CEO is a really powerful tool to be able to leverage that for business growth. I think CEOs are really missing a real opportunity to leverage their LinkedIn profile.
Ep. 20 - Thought Leadership on LinkedIn
This episode is all about Thought Leadership. You might start to be noticing that there are more people contributing on LinkedIn. Maybe you might subscribe to Pulse on LinkedIn. Pulse is a curation tool or the tool that captures the topics that you might be interested in. So LinkedIn is not just about your profile being up there but it's a way for you to position yourself as the expert in your field.
Ep. 19 - Organisational Agility Expert Patrick Hollingworth
In this episode, I have a great conversation with Patrick about his passion and the parallel between climbing mountains and the consulting work he's doing.
Patrick Hollingworth is a mountaineer, inspirational speaker, facilitator, author, CSP, TedX presenter who helps large organisations contend with uncertainty and adapt with changing circumstances.
Ep. 18 - Storytelling
This podcast is about storytelling and how it fits into your personally branded business and how it can help you stand out. One of my favourite things to do is travel and my favourite place in the world to go to is the US, I just love going there. I just find that it has so much vibrance, energy and I find generally Americans are very optimistic and are big-picture thinkers. They live in a world of possibility.
How does this relate to storytelling?
Ep. 17 - Likeability
Likeability is about not being the show pony and about telling people how amazing you are.
One of my favourite topics I wanted to talk about today is the subject of likeability! I think it's a really interesting one because it's intangible sometimes. What makes someone likeable?
Ep. 16 - Present with Impact
I find that a lot of people think Personal Branding is this narcissistic "look at me" type of approach to building a business. But I don't think it's about that at all. I think it's about being able to connect, inspire and engage your audience.
Ep. 15 - Become a LinkedIn Rockstar
What type of user are you when it comes to your LinkedIn profile?
- Persister
- Avoider
- Attempter
- Rockstar
Ep. 14 - Sex & Relationship Expert Dr. Nikki Goldstein
I interview an expert who is real, she's poised, self-assured and she is Australia's modern day expert on all things relating to sex, dating, relationships and everything in between. She has that incredible ability to normalise the subjects of sex and relationships and her fresh and balance counter views make them instantly relatable and approachable.
My guest is Dr. Nikki Goldstein and she speaks on the type of business she has and who she assists now.
Ep. 13 - Metrics that Matter
What are the LinkedIn metrics and what do they mean for you and your LinkedIn profile?
5 keystone Points I look at in this episode for your profile:
- SEO
- The first 4 seconds
- Original thought leadership and curation
- Action people take
- What you say to people
Ep. 12 - Social Selling Index – What & How
What is the Social Selling Index? Recently we have been fielding a lot of questions about this, as LinkedIn has introduced this and it can be found through your LinkedIn profile.
Ep. 11 - Don't Quit Your Day Job Yet!
In this episode, I talk about whether or not it is time to start your business and quit your day job. In particular, I look at Purpose and if you know your purpose.
Ep. 10 - The People Whisperer Anneli Blundell
Anneli Blundell and I talk about the importance of making the decision to start a business and to have it branded in your own name – self-branding.
As a professional People Whisperer, Anneli has been working with leaders and teams to improve their communication and interpersonal intelligence for almost a decade. She brings to her clients a recognised expertise in the field of below conscious communication and motivation. She is obsessed with decoding people and performance dynamics for improved results.
Ep. 9 - Futurist Gihan Perera
I have a great conversation here with Gihan Perera about leveraging your thought leadership and how the internet has changed the world.
Gihan is considered by Forbes as in the top 5 influencers in the world in his field. He is a futurist and leader in helping companies use the internet which he has been using since 1987!! He was also one of the first people in Australia to have a web design business.
Ep. 8 - 3 Generations of Branding with Tracey Mathers
Grandfather Mathers’ love of shoes started as a shoe shine boy in Ipswich Qld. With borrowed money from friends to open his shoe store in 1923, Mathers shoes was born….
Tracey Mathers took the leap one day to take ownership of a gap that she could see, although still as ‘Tracey Mathers’ studio. To her, it was so obvious to maintain the name, especially after the family had spent so long nurturing the name.
Ep. 7 - Confidence Expert Lisa Phillips
I have a great conversation here with Lisa Phillips. Talk about high energy, passion and enthusiasm, Lisa has it! And that is a great indication of the person and what she in turn carries through in her business life. Lisa and I talk through marketing, branding and what has helped us in our business.
Lisa’s business – Amazing Coaching – is about coaching and helping people to gain confidence. She has been featured across Channel10, the SMH and the list goes on.