Your career IS your business. If you think a company’s going to hold on to you because they’re just nice people, that ain’t gonna happen. Please welcome personal branding expert, author and my good friend, Andrew Ford of Social Star to the podcast this week! Did you know I've had clients approach me and want to work with me simply from looking at my LinkedIn profile? This is what Andrew calls "attraction marketing" - drawing people TO you through your strong personal brand, instead of having … [Read more...]

If you’re making sequentially good decisions, they compound. And they grow very quickly. And they can compound into outstanding results. And there’s a process to it. Have you ever made a bad decision? And do you ever wish that you knew how to make good decisions, over and over again? Well I have good news for you! My guest this week is an expert on decision making, and is here to show you the step-by-step process for making the right decision when the stakes are high. Basil Nuredini is a … [Read more...]

Selling is a dirty word for helping people get what they wanted in the first place. Being successful as a creative isn’t easy. Competition is high, clients often don’t see the value in your work, and it’s hard to differentiate yourself from everyone else. But not for portrait photographer Arek Rainzcuk of Five Castles Photography. Arek is an expert at creating a remarkable customer experience for his clients, from the moment they meet him to the delivery of the photographs. As a … [Read more...]

“Even though people often resist this idea, I think we are all in the business of selling ourselves, selling our ideas, selling our contribution, and unless you’ve got strong presenting and communication skills, it’s really hard to sell that." Think you can sit in your corner at work with your headphones plugged in AND achieve great things in your company? Think again! I believe that strong communication and presentation skills are CRITICAL if you want to be successful at work and in … [Read more...]

We THINK we’re busy…but the reality is…we really only put in a couple of quality hours of work per day. Do you ever feel like you have a million and one things to do, yet at the end of the day feel like you've achieved...nothing? Getting more done in less time is something many of us (me included) fantasise about. Perhaps this is why this conversation I had with productivity expert and keynote speaker Hugh Culver was one of the most popular episodes from my first podcast! So I'm … [Read more...]

You have to give your soul to be truly successful. Wise words of advice from my amazing interview guest this week, the lovely Janine Allis! Janine is an incredibly successful entrepreneur. She founded Boost Juice in 2000 after visiting the US and realising there weren’t any healthy and delicious fast food options in Australia. Boost Juice now has over 400 stores in 13 countries, and has generated $2 billion in sales. That’s a lot of bananas! (3 million bananas, to be specific) You may … [Read more...]

Wanna be a kick-ass speaker? If so, this episode's for you! Yes, practice is important, but by implementing a few simple tricks, you can also increase your effectiveness and confidence. This is the last in this 3-part series on public speaking. Missed the last 2 episodes? Find them here and here. Over the last 18 months or so, I've had the privilege to have met and/or interviewed some amazing speakers, from whom I've learned many valuable lessons - some of which I haven't heard or read … [Read more...]