wisepreneurs: Recent Episodes
Nigel Rawlins
Wisepreneurs is a podcast for professional women, 50+ who are experts in their field. Three areas are covered: Foundations, Self Employment & Working in the business.
Interviews are with women who are running their own businesses and with trusted advisors and authors who have good advice to share.
Liz Micik shows independent professionals what AI agents see when they read a website, after 28 years fixing broken ones.
Her framework puts four questions to a site: can an agent find you, understand you, trust you, and use you.
The free Signal Check at lizmicik.com/signal-check asks ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini about your business three times each; Nigel scored +24, with 14 checkable facts from Perplexity and none from Claude.
Liz explains why schema now matters for a different reason, why Contact Form 7, CAPTCHAs and specs buried in PDFs stop an agent acting on your site, and why consistency across your website, LinkedIn and reviews is how a machine decides you are trustworthy.
She also runs her own practice through a named Claude assistant, and still checks its work by hand.
Wisepreneurs explores how experienced independent professionals position accumulated expertise and build sustainable practice.
Mentions and references
- Ann Handley on writing; Marie Haynes and The Search Bar; Nate B. Jones on the open brain method
- Imperva 2025 Bad Bot Report: automated traffic passed human traffic at 51 per cent
- Tools: Contact Form 7, Schema Pro, Cloudflare, Claude Code, Perplexity, Gemini
How to connect with Liz
Website and free Signal Check: lizmicik.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lizmicik
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Website: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Free assessments for independent professionals: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/field-guides/
The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Kay Sargent shows independent professionals how the space around them shapes their thinking, focus and recovery.
Kay leads neuroinclusive design at the global firm HOK and wrote Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces (Wiley), but her deeper argument is embodied cognition, the extended mind made concrete: the room is part of how you think, not a backdrop to it.
She explains her six modalities of work, why each needs a higher-stimulation and a lower-stimulation version, and the pureeing problem that makes open-plan offices fail.
For anyone working alone from home she offers a starting point: know thyself, test different spots, and protect movement and natural light.
Kay and Nigel also get into neuroaesthetics, the hidden energy and water cost of AI, and the verification bottleneck where AI generates cheaply but humans still judge what works.
Wisepreneurs explores how experienced independent professionals position accumulated expertise and build sustainable practice.
Mentions and references
Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces by Kay Sargent (Wiley)
Charles Handy, the Shamrock organisation
HOK; KPMG neuroinclusive headquarters; the Microsoft study of 60,000 workers
How to connect with Kay
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kay-sargent-53b2431
HOK and research: hok.com
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Website: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Free assessments for independent professionals: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/field-guides/
The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Valentine Gatard built 15 years of career independence in Paris as a speaker, coach and host of the Work Narratives podcast. She has just completed a master's in organisational studies at La Sorbonne and is writing a book on workplace narratives and agency.
Valentine explains why French professionals increasingly refuse management roles, how two colleagues fell out because collaboration meant respond immediately to one and think before answering to the other, and why human agency matters more as AI takes over routine work.
She describes building an agency assessment app on Lovable connected to Supabase, research on narrative agency from Finnish researcher Hanna Meretoja, and her work with the nonprofit Les Emergences on the quaternary economy, a model that recognises every form of societal contribution.
After 15 years self-employed, she names community as the most important resource an independent professional has.
Wisepreneurs explores how experienced independent professionals position accumulated expertise and build sustainable practice.
Mentions and references:
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Hanna Meretoja, Finnish researcher, narrative agency
Laetitia Vitaud, future of work author and Valentine's first podcast guest
Les Emergences, nonprofit promoting the quaternary economy
Connect with Valentine: Website | LinkedIn: Valentine Gitard
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Website: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Free assessments for independent professionals: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/field-guides/
The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Alisha Hook spent 25 years in talent acquisition and HR before founding Your Career Edge to coach professional reinvention. Her career coaching and fractional talent consultancy is based in Melbourne and works both sides of the hiring desk.
Alisha explains three trends reshaping the job market for experienced professionals: job hugging, where people hold onto roles out of fear rather than satisfaction; peek-a-boo jobs, where listings vanish within days under high applicant volumes; and anti-perks, the hidden downsides behind attractive job descriptions.
She covers how AI tools like Microsoft Copilot are changing hiring decisions, with employers pausing recruitment as AI-generated resumes start to look identical, and outlines how she coaches individuals on building professional reputation, mapping career advocates, and understanding what applicant tracking systems actually filter for. She is completing ICF coaching accreditation through Thought Conductor.
Wisepreneurs explores how experienced independent professionals position accumulated expertise and build sustainable practice.
Mentions and references:
Charles Handy, business philosopher, second curve concept
Ben Legg, Wisepreneurs Podcast episode 87, portfolio careers
International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Thought Conductor, coaching accreditation provider
Microsoft Copilot, AI workplace tool
Connect with Alisha: Website yourcareeredge.com.au LinkedIn Alisha Hook
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
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The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Johanna Rothman has worked as an independent consultant since 1994 and written 21 books on management, consulting, and professional writing, including Successful Independent Consulting.
Johanna uses the Consulting Role Grid from Champion, Kiel and McLendon (1990) to draw a distinction that matters for every experienced professional: hands-on experts who take no responsibility for client growth are really contractors, not consultants.
She explains the nine consulting roles from reflective observer to trusted advisor, why retainer agreements serve both consultant and client better than hourly billing, and how continual planning replaces rigid annual plans.
The conversation includes her reader journey mapping technique for nonfiction books, adapted from Jeff Patton's user story mapping, and her approach to time-boxing daily work.
For experienced independent professionals, this episode maps the practical mechanics of building consulting practice around deep expertise.
Mentions and references:
Successful Independent Consulting by Johanna Rothman
Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer by Johanna Rothman
Consulting Role Grid — Champion, Kiel & McLendon (1990)
Jeff Patton — user story mapping, adapted for reader journey mapping
Connect with Johanna: Website: jrothman.com | LinkedIn: Johanna Rothman
Wisepreneurs explores how independent professionals turn accumulated expertise into sustainable practice.
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Free assessments for independent professionals: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/field-guides/
The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Bex Thomas spent 20 years in recruitment before an intentional career break became the catalyst for a portfolio career as a career transition coach, sabbatical coach, and podcast host of Sabbatical Stories.
Bex explains her five-question framework for planning intentional career breaks: why you are taking the break, when to take it, where to go, who to spend time with, and who you want to become afterwards.
She covers the financial planning behind extended breaks, how to negotiate leave when your company has no sabbatical policy, and why the integration period after a break determines whether it changes your career or fades into memory.
Most mid-career transitions, she argues, turn out to be values realignment rather than seismic change.
Wisepreneurs explores how experienced independent professionals position accumulated expertise and build sustainable practice.
Mentions and references:
Ikigai by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X, author of Solve for Happy
BreakSpace, online community for career break planning
The Sabbatical Project, not-for-profit promoting sabbaticals
Connect with Bex: website: bexthomas.com | LinkedIn: Bex Thomas
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Website: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Free assessments for independent professionals: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/field-guides/
The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Margareta Křížová offers freelance advice for professional reinvention, sharing six questions that replace the business plan.
After co-founding a boutique M&A advisory firm in Prague in 1993, Margareta spent almost 30 years in dealmaking before selling her equity stake at 53 to rebuild as an independent freelancer.
She now combines selective advisory work with entrepreneurship mentoring and runs the NEWTON University Business Accelerator, now in its fifth year with 14 projects in acceleration.
Her six questions (what do you sell, who will buy it, why, what is your go-to market, what is your pricing strategy, and do you want to work alone or with partners) cut through the complexity that stops people from starting.
She describes the financial blind spot she calls invisible work, where freelancers fail to count their own hours and underprice as a result. The conversation covers why side hustles work as a low-risk transition from corporate employment and how Margareta uses ChatGPT with Keith Cunningham's The Road Less Stupid as a virtual thinking partner for business decisions.
Mentions and references: NEWTON University Business Accelerator, Keith Cunningham, The Road Less Stupid, Third Career (book by Margareta Krizova)
Connect with Margareta: website: margaretakrizova.com | LinkedIn Margareta Křížová
Wisepreneurs explores how independent professionals turn accumulated expertise into sustainable practice.
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Free assessments for independent professionals: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/field-guides/
The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Janine Garner helps women entrepreneurs over 50 turn accumulated expertise into independent consulting practices that charge what professional judgment is worth. After 20 years in corporate marketing, finishing as group marketing director for the Oroton Group overseeing Oroton and Ralph Lauren brands across Australia and Asia, Janine built a seven-figure mentoring business focused on expertise monetisation for experienced women leaving corporate careers.
In this conversation, Janine explains why experienced women consistently underprice themselves when starting independent practices, often earning less per hour than a fast-food worker despite decades of professional knowledge. She shares her days-down-dollars-up business strategy for restructuring consulting offers around value rather than time.
Janine breaks down the four-role network model from her book It's Who You Know: promoters who champion you, teachers who stretch your thinking, pit crew who keep you on track, and butt kickers who drive action. She explains why true collaboration requires curiosity rather than transaction, and how to codify implicit professional knowledge into saleable intellectual property.
The conversation also draws on Professor Ron Heifetz's work at Harvard Kennedy School on the professional, familial, and ancestral voices that shape career decisions. Janine describes building a business for a client in her sixties who wanted to work exclusively with CEOs from her caravan.
Mentions and references: It's Who You Know, Be Brilliant, and From Me to We by Janine Garner. Professor Ron Heifetz, Harvard Kennedy School. Melissa Liberman, executive coach.
Connect with Janine: janinegarner.com.au| LinkedIn: Janine Garner
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Ella Zhang helps experienced professionals monetise hard-won expertise through inner operating systems that rebuild leadership capability from the inside out.
From her Sydney consulting practice, she draws on neuroscience and Chinese medicine to design micro habits that make capability stick where one-off training programs fail.
Ella explains how four inner operating systems, mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical, shape sustainable performance for independent consultants. She covers diagnosing organisational issues by root cause rather than surface symptom, why micro habits outlast workshops, and how values alignment prevents burnout.
The conversation includes her own burnout recovery in 2007, her book Upgrade: How to Outperform Your Default Self to Gain Your Super Powers, her annual Vipassana meditation practice in the Blue Mountains, and why she has sacked only one client in ten years.
Mentions and references: Upgrade by Ella Zhang. Luc P Beaudoin, productive practice research. Vipassana meditation. Neuroscience research on burnout and recovery.
Connect with Ella: ellazhang.com.au | LinkedIn: Ella Zhang
Wisepreneurs explores how independent professionals turn accumulated expertise into sustainable practice.
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Ben Legg helps experienced professionals monetise expertise as co-founder of The Portfolio Collective, a 16,000-member community for portfolio careers.
Before that he was COO of Google Europe, led Coca-Cola's India turnaround, worked at McKinsey, and served in the British Army's Royal Engineers.
Ben explains why experienced professionals are leaving corporate careers for portfolio work, covering the practical mechanics of building advisory practices, keynote speaking, and consulting across multiple clients. He introduces the Designer vs Hamster framework for working on your career rather than inside it.
Ben shares how fractional work actually finds people: 20% through listings, 30% through online presence, and 50% through networking. He describes using Gemini to audit his personal brand and outlines the Catapult course for launching a portfolio career.
The conversation covers why thinking of yourself as a company of one with strategy, brand, products, and continuous improvement changes how you approach independent work. Ben also discusses cognitive vitality practices including walking meetings and intentional day design.
Mentions and references: Marketing for CEOs by Ben Legg. Charles Handy, Second Curve and Shamrock Organisation. Richard Susskind, AI and tasks. Filip Drimalka, The Future of No Work. Paul Jarvis, Company of One. Fiona Chorlton-Voong, co-founder of The Portfolio Collective.
Connect with Ben: The Portfolio Collective | LinkedIn: Ben Legg
Wisepreneurs explores how independent professionals turn accumulated expertise into sustainable practice.
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The Wisepreneur newsletter, practical thinking for experienced independent professionals, every Tuesday: https://wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter
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Michael Zipursky studied 1,300 coaching engagements to show how experienced consultants build expertise-driven practices.
Building a consulting practice through relationships and conversations rather than marketing systems requires a specific set of mindset shifts that corporate experience does not prepare you for.
For experienced independent professionals navigating this transition, Michael Zipursky maps the precise patterns he has observed across 1,300 coaching engagements in 75 industries at Consulting Success.
Michael Zipursky is the co-founder of Consulting Success and author of Consulting Success and The Elite Consulting Mind.
Before building Consulting Success into a global coaching practice, he built and sold multiple businesses, including Kankei Culture and Relagy Marketing, drawing on relationships forged during his immersion in Japanese business culture.
His coaching frameworks address the three distinct stages where independent consultants get stuck: unclear positioning, early wins without systems, and success without scalability.
- The conversation covers ideal client clarity as the foundation of effective marketing
- Why productive does not equal effective
- How value-based pricing transforms consulting revenue
- Three perspectives on AI every consultant needs, and
- Why Michael and host Nigel Rawlins both belilinkeve coaching is essential infrastructure for independent professionals
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Connect with Michael
Books: Consulting Success; The Elite Consulting Mind, Act Now, Productization Playbook
Website: consultingsuccess.com
LinkedIn: Michael Zipursky
Podcast: Consulting Success Podcast
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Experienced independent professionals building portfolio practices will find a practical operating model in this conversation with Dante St James.
For generalists juggling multiple ventures, this episode maps the daily discipline and systemisation that lets diverse expertise run without you at the centre.
Dante traces how a failed startup, a pandemic-era cafe purchase, and a digital marketing exit became a self-running portfolio spanning hospitality, executive education, and AI-powered software.
He explains his 20/20/60 daily structure for learning, self-marketing, and execution, his McDonald's-informed approach to systemising small operations, and why vibe coding lets solopreneurs build software products in hours.
His most distinctive argument is that professionals with diverse, synthesised experience are now more commercially valuable than narrow specialists.
A grounded perspective on networked entrepreneurship and cognitive vitality.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Tools and Products Mentioned
- Quotaroo
- Content Steps
- BrandSpark
- SpeakStarter
- ClickStarter Education
Wisepreneur Episodes Mentioned
- Episode 82: Melissa Liberman
- Episode 83: Darren Waldron
Connect with Dante St James
- clickstarter.com.au
- dantestjames.com
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantestjames/
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Dr Miklós Pohl OAM at 78 shows how expertise sustains professional longevity across medicine, chamber music, and publishing
His Wisepreneurs conversation explores how sustained creative engagement supports professional longevity and cognitive vitality for experienced professionals who have no intention of retiring.
A Melbourne-based plastic surgeon, violinist, and founder of the Australian Doctors Orchestra, Miklós Pohl arrived in Australia as a nine-year-old refugee from Hungary during the 1956 Revolution. Music has been a constant thread through seven decades of professional life, from childhood violin lessons to performing across the globe.
During COVID, he wrote Music Is Medicine, featuring interviews with 28 doctor-musicians alongside his own reflections on amateur music making. The book was self-published through community pre-orders, with all proceeds going to Motor Neuron Disease research.
At the Skin Health Institute in Carlton, Dr Miklós Pohl continues part-time clinical work while planning his next musical adventure at the Aldeburgh Festival in the UK.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Contact: mikipohl1@icloud.com
Book: Music Is Medicine by Dr Miklós Pohl OAM (Amazon, Booktopia, or direct from the author with proceeds to Motor Neuron Disease research)
People mentioned
Hazel Edwards OAM -- Author and writing mentor (Wisepreneurs Episode 43)
Dr Michael Best (Wisepreneurs Episode 76)
Laurie Smale (Wisepreneurs Episode 70)
Chris Martin -- Professional violist, first conductor of the Australian Doctor's Orchestra
Rowan Thomas -- Anaesthetist, concert master for 12 years
Professor Benny Friedman -- Professor of Medicine, Sydney University
Philip Griffin -- Plastic surgeon and violist (deceased)
Tom Samek -- Artist (Hobart), book proceeds dedicated in his memory
Organisations and places
Australian Doctor's Orchestra (founded 1993)
Skin Health Institute, Carlton, Melbourne
Mount Buller Chamber Summer School for Strings
Amateur Chamber Music Players (international network)
Aldeburgh Festival (Snape Maltings), UK
Leopold Auer Festival, Veszprém, Hungary
The Barge, Brooklyn Bridge, New York
Please Donate to Motor Neuron Disease, Victoria: MND Victoria
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Darren Waldron, a Zurich carpenter-turned-solopreneur, built an independent AI automation practice with no coding background.
A carpenter by trade, now based in Zurich, he developed AI-powered lead management systems after experiencing firsthand how slowly businesses follow up with potential customers.
His company DS Walden specialises in two services that independent professionals and small businesses can learn from. Database reactivation uses custom AI trained on a business's products, services, and brand voice, deployed via SMS or WhatsApp to reengage leads from previous marketing campaigns.
Speed to lead addresses the gap between when someone submits their details through an ad and when a salesperson makes contact, engaging new leads within minutes and qualifying them automatically.
Darren's path from trades to technology is a practical case study in leveraging transferable skills. He discusses the challenges of being taken seriously as a self-taught technologist in Switzerland's highly credentialed business environment, and how AI-assisted learning made the career pivot possible without formal qualifications.
For experienced professionals considering how AI tools might extend their own practice, this conversation offers both the strategic thinking and the practical mechanics.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Resources Mentioned:
- ChatGPT (AI assistant)
- Gemini (Google's AI)
- Claude Code (Anthropic's coding assistant)
- Notion (note-taking and database app)
- DS Walden website: www.dswaldron.ch
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dswaldrongmbh/
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Systematic business development for independent consultants who want predictable revenue without employees or feast-famine cycles. Melisa Liberman coaches experienced professionals to build consulting practices generating $500,000+ using quantifiable metrics rather than hope-based pipeline management.
A consultant for 13 years and now a coach for independent professionals, Melisa explains why consultants who think like CEOs rather than subject matter experts scale faster. Her Business Development Formula creates predictable pipeline through diagnostic conversations that eliminate adversarial selling.
The conversation covers six pathways for generating leads without cold outreach, how AI amplifies consulting capability while human judgment justifies premium rates, and why fractional support networks replace traditional hiring for solo consultants who want to grow without adding headcount.
For experienced professionals building an independent practice or considering the transition from corporate employment, Melisa provides strategic frameworks grounded in the mechanics of how consulting businesses actually develop.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Melisa's resources
Pipeline Scorecard Assessment: pipelinescorecard.com
IC Growth Podcast: icgrowthpodcast.com
Melisa's Website: melisaliberman.com
Consultant Sprint:consultantsprint.com
Melisa's Book: Available through her website, includes chapter on working "on the business" (WOB) vs "in the business" (WIB) to prevent feast-famine cycles
AI Tools Discussed:
ChatGPT, Gemini
Connect with Melisa: LinkedIn: Melisa Liberman
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Experienced professionals who think deeply often feel invisible in workplaces that reward rapid responses over considered insight. Now retired as a psychologist Meredith Fuller OAM, returns for her fourth Wisepreneurs conversation, drawing on over 45 years counselling professionals who don't quite fit to explain why this happens and what to do about it.
Meredith introduces the concept of liminal space, the uncomfortable transition between who you were and who you are becoming, and reframes it as productive territory rather than professional limbo. For independent professionals navigating career transitions, this distinction changes how you understand the discomfort of building something new.
The conversation covers practical strategies for making invisible work visible, including language for articulating pattern recognition capabilities and understanding how physical sensations function as legitimate business intelligence.
Meredith connects this to Jean Boulton's complexity science framework, showing how organisations function as adaptive systems rather than machines, and why your need for processing time produces insights others cannot generate.
For introverted experienced professionals who have spent decades contributing substantially while struggling to articulate their value, this episode provides both the framework and the practical vocabulary.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Books & Authors
- Jean Boulton - The Dao of Complexity (referenced in episode introduction regarding organizations as adaptive systems vs machines)
- Carl Jung - Referenced for work on shadow work, reflective self, and archetypal self
- Gabor Maté - Mentioned for work on addiction and the need for feeling loved and valued
Related Episodes
- Episode 78: Mayumi Kataoka on forest therapy and why your brain needs trees (complementary discussion of slowing down and attunement)
- Meredith Fuller's earlier appearances are on Episode 2, 4, and 24
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Thirty years of full-time independent practice, booked 18 months ahead, with no formal business training. Artist Mark Trinham offers one of the most practical case studies on the Wisepreneurs Podcast for how accumulated expertise becomes sustainable revenue when you learn to position it as premium capability.
Mark moved from illustration and graphic design into public art and large-scale sculpture, developing a business model through trial and decades of learning when to say yes and when to say no.
His collaboration company amplifies rather than dilutes his creative voice, and his positioning around environmental connection and place-based storytelling commands premium rates from clients who seek him out rather than the other way around.
The conversation covers pricing without business training, how collaboration creates revenue stability for independent practitioners, and why Mark is now creating space for fine art practice after 30 years of commissioned work.
This is not a motivational interview about following your passion. It is practical insight into what it takes to build recognised expertise, navigate pricing on your own terms, and sustain independent creative work across several decades.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Projects & Artworks:
- Torquay Mosaic Sundial (1995) - Mark's first public art project
- Diamantina Shire Land Art, near Betoota
- Wildlife Collector Cards Project (2009-2014)
Publications:
- Bush Tails, The Quest by Ali Cork, illustrated by Mark Trinham
Music:
- Moonah (band) 5th CD "Ghost Country"
- Lucy and The Night Sky - Mark & his Moonah bandmates as supporting musicians.
- Nightjar Independent Arts Festival
Contact & Portfolio:
- Instagram: @marktrinham - Mark's primary platform for current work updates and posts
- Facebook:
- Website: marktrinham.com.au (currently under development/updating
Mark also mentioned owning property in Northern New South Wales rainforest where he's building a dedicated art studio for fine art exploration and experimental work.
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Positioning accumulated professional judgment when younger consultants cost less and AI handles routine knowledge work. Jon Younger has spent five decades understanding how talent evolves — from HR executive to independent advisor on the future of work and AI.
At 73, he addresses the challenge experienced professionals rarely voice: how do you justify premium rates in an era of automation?
- Jon explains why diagnostic capabilities built over decades remain valuable despite AI
- How the traditional four-stage career model breaks down, and
- What business architecture independent practitioners actually need
You'll hear specific frameworks for using AI as cognitive amplification rather than content generator, and how to maintain intellectual engagement while managing finite energy. Wisepreneurs explores how independent professionals turn accumulated expertise into sustainable practice.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Resources Mentioned
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- RBL Group (Robert Baker Lawrence Group)
- Matt Mottola of Human Cloud on freelancing and future of work research
- Outlier AI (owned by Scale AI)
- Turing,
- Brain Trust
- Surge AI
- Kaklachra
- Mercor
- ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro
- Gleicher's Formula for Change
- Career Stages Model
- The Hamming Question
Contact Jon Younger
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-younger-phd-57a41455/
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Forest therapy as cognitive restoration for over-connected professionals who keep optimising when they need to stop. Mayumi Kataoka is a certified forest therapy guide in Sydney who takes professionals on three-hour walks covering barely 1.2 kilometres.
Participants consistently report losing track of time and finding clarity they did not know they were missing.
Mayumi's path from IT professional and martial arts instructor to nature photographer to forest therapy guide built the observational capacity she now brings to her practice.
She explains the science behind shinrin-yoku, why our genes expect natural environments, and how systematic sensory engagement creates measurable cognitive benefits.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Connect with Mayumi Kataoka
Website (Individual Practice): forestminds.com
Website (Collective): foresttherapycollectivensw.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/forestminds
Books discussed: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul, The Distracted Mind by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen
Key concepts: shinrin-yoku (Japanese forest bathing backed by 40 years of research), biophilia hypothesis (E.O. Wilson), 4E cognition (embodied, embedded, enacted, extended)
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Anna Burgess Yang helps experienced solopreneurs build automation systems that keep an independent practice running when the founder cannot work. Her FinTech writing business ran for two months while she recovered from brain tumour surgery, proving her operational frameworks worked under the hardest possible test.
Anna walks through the specific tools and workflows that made this possible, from Zapier automations generating social media content to the financial buffers that eliminated money stress during recovery.
She explains how three years of systematic business building, including strategic financial planning, emergency preparation, and operational architecture, transformed her independent practice from vulnerable to resilient.
Her approach treats automation not as a productivity hack but as the structural foundation that prevents a solo business from collapsing when the founder cannot work.
Wisepreneurs explores how women over 50 monetize expertise and build sustainable solopreneur practice.
Tools discussed: Zapier, Airtable, Trello, Buffer, ChatGPT Pro, Canva, Loom, Reflect, Obsidian
Connect with Anna:
- Website: start.annabyang.com (landing page with free resources and links to all platforms)
- LinkedIn: Anna Burgess Yang https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabyang/
- Newsletter: Available through her website
Previous Episode: https://www.wisepreneurs.au/mastering-tools-processes-anna-burgess-yang/
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At 74, a routine phone call during COVID changed everything for Dr. Michael Best. After 50 years practicing medicine, he discovered the endocannabinoid system—a biological network in every human body that he'd never learned about in medical school. Now 80, he's writing a scientific book on the topic while mastering AI tools, Obsidian, and Zotero, proving that intellectual challenge sustains cognitive vitality rather than diminishing it.
In this conversation, Michael reveals why mainstream medicine ignores what patients experience, how accumulated expertise transforms technology from threat to strategic advantage, and why serendipity combined with professional curiosity creates meaningful work beyond traditional retirement. This is essential listening for anyone questioning whether it's too late to learn something complex, pivot careers, or take on ambitious intellectual projects in later life.
Resources Mentioned
- Dr. Michael Best's upcoming book: The Science Beneath Medicinal Cannabis
- Obsidian note-taking app: https://obsidian.md
- Zotero reference manager: https://www.zotero.org
- Claude AI: https://claude.ai (AI research assistant Michael uses)
- ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com (Initial AI tool Michael explored)
- Dr. Michael Best on LinkedIn: [would add link if provided]
Names Mentioned on This Podcast
Hazel Edwards (author, publisher, and Michael's mentor—Michael describes himself as one of her "Hazelnuts"), Luc P. Beaudoin (Canadian cognitive scientist on LinkedIn who discusses "cognitively potent tools")
Key Concepts Discussed
Endocannabinoid system, homeostasis, medicinal cannabis vs recreational cannabis, CBD and THC, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis, TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration - Australia), FDA (Food and Drug Administration - USA), telehealth, PTSD treatment, chronic pain management, anxiety and sleep disorders, ketamine therapy, epilepsy and seizure management, cancer treatment and chemotherapy-related nausea, ADHD, crystallized intelligence, extended mind theory, embodied cognition
Connect With Dr Michael Best on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-best-2b588133b/
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Most career advice tells experienced professionals to modernize, rebrand, and compete with younger workers on their terms. Robert Vlach, who leads Europe's largest freelance community, says that's backwards.
In this three-hour deep dive—our longest episode ever—Robert explains why your "good name" built through decades of professional relationships is more valuable than any personal brand. This conversation fundamentally changed how I think about professional positioning for experienced professionals.
Key Topics Covered
- The "Good Name" vs Personal Branding: Why ancient reputation-building trumps modern marketing tactics
- The Independent Professional Identity: How to position yourself beyond freelancer labels
- Pattern Recognition Advantage: Why 20+ years of experience creates unbeatable market advantages
- Building Professional Reputation: From career capital to client magnet
- Pricing Your Expertise: Why experience commands premium rates
- The AI Advantage: How critical thinking separates you from younger competitors
- Essential Business Skills: What every independent professional must master
About Robert Vlach
Robert Vlach is the author of "The Freelance Way" and leader of Europe's largest freelance community, supporting over 250,000 Czech and Slovak professionals. He's built his expertise over 20+ years working with freelance communities and has become a leading voice on independent professional success in Europe.
Connect with Robert:
- Book: The Freelance Way (available via Harper Collins worldwide) https://freelanceway.eu/ or available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/9354893228/
- Community: Freelancing.eu - Europe's most comprehensive freelance resource directory
- Website: https://freelancing.eu/robertvlach/
We also have a YouTube version of this podcast found here: https://youtu.be/rvJfsV3nMBU?si=vA0uM2mG_7hHkLtb
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For many accomplished women, the sudden arrival of brain fog, fatigue, or memory loss can feel like a professional crisis, sparking fears of losing one's edge. But what if these challenges aren't a sign of burnout, but a solvable physiological issue? In this vital episode, Nigel Rawlins sits down with award-winning investigative science writer Amy Alkon, author of Going Menopostal. Amy pulls back the curtain on the shocking gap between medical science and practice in menopausal care. This is an essential guide to self-advocacy and a masterclass in managing menopause for cognitive vitality, empowering you to protect your most valuable asset—your mind—for a thriving career reinvention.
Resources Mentioned
- Amy Alkon's Book: Going Menopostal: What You and Your Doctor Need to Know About the Real Science of Menopause and Perimenopause
- Amy's website:https://www.amyalkon.net/
- Amy Alkon's subscriber list: Get updates from Amy at subscribers@amyalkon.net
- Amy Alkon on LinkedIin: https://www.linedin.com/in/amy-alkon-286691/
Names Mentioned on this podcast
Scott Alexander, Zoe Harcombe, Mike Eades, Mary Dan Eades, Albert Ellis, Catherine Eban, Richard Dawkins, Maryanne Demasi, Amy Dresner, Epictetus, Freud, Dr. Helen (Helen Smith), Stephen King, Jack London, Carrington McDuffy, Jerilynn Prior, David Buss, Gary Taubs, Nina Teicholz, Rudy Voldman
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If you’ve ever underlined a passage, bookmarked an idea, or highlighted something brilliant—only to forget it—this episode is for you.
In this thought-provoking conversation, Sönke Ahrens joins host Nigel Rawlins to show how to turn a lifetime of learning into real, shareable value.
Sönke, best known for his book How to Take Smart Notes, shares how digital tools like Obsidian and Readwise can help professionals externalise their thinking, clarify their voice, and build a foundation for thought leadership.
This episode speaks directly to Wisepreneurs navigating career reinvention, writing, and solo work later in life—without getting overwhelmed by technology.
Resources MentionedHow to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens
Obsidian – Free note-taking tool used by Sönke
Readwise – Imports highlights from Kindle, web, and more
Zotero – Citation tool for researchers and writers
Connnect With Sönke Ahrens
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/soenkeahrens/
Website https://www.soenkeahrens.de/
How to Take Smart Notes with Obsidian20% discount for Wisepreneurs listeners, which you can redeem with WISEPRENEURS (valid from now until the end of August, 2025) https://smartnotes.teachable.com/p/how-to-take-smart-notes-in-obsidian
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This episode is a masterclass in career reinvention after 60. For professional women considering entrepreneurship, the path can seem filled with challenges, from overcoming age discrimination to navigating financial uncertainty.
Nigel talks with LinkedIn expert and veteran solopreneur Sue Ellson to create a practical roadmap for success.
Sue defines her "Geekster" identity—using technology to build a flexible career and reveals why your relationships are the most powerful asset you have to combat ageism and thrive.
She offers actionable strategies for a resilient transition, including her "job for now" concept for financial security and how to launch your business with minimal cost using LinkedIn.
About Sue Ellson
Sue Ellson is a highly regarded Australian LinkedIn specialist, author, and career development practitioner known for her expertise in helping individuals and businesses leverage digital tools for growth.
An independent consultant since 1994, she joined LinkedIn in 2003 and is recognised internationally as a leading expert on the platform. Sue is the author of five non-fiction books, including "Gigsters" and "LinkedIn for me and my career or business", and is passionate about empowering people of any age to build meaningful, independent careers.
Resources Mentioned
- Sue Ellson's Website: sueellson.com
- Sue Ellson's LinkedIn Profile:
linkedin.com/in/sueellson - For Sue's books, see her website or researchgate.net
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Episode Overview
What if your 60s could be the launchpad for a thriving solo venture? In episode #71, feminist and work-revolution thinker Laetitia Vitaud returns for her third appearance to share how women over 60 can reinvent their careers using their relationships and wisdom.
From leveraging your 150 trusted connections to embracing seasonal work rhythms, Laetitia offers practical ideas for career reinvention for women over 60.
Her insights, like “The most important asset to start a business today isn’t cash—it’s the 150 relationships you’ve been nurturing your whole life,” inspire action and resilience.
Key Takeaways
- Networked Entrepreneurship: Your relationships are your greatest asset for starting a business. Laetitia emphasizes, “How varied is the network that you have so that it can help you find ideas or new clients?”
- Cognitive Vitality: Older professionals have a cognitive edge with AI. Laetitia notes, “Older workers will have the upper hand because they have been trained cognitively to think critically.”
- Resilient Transitions: Align work with life’s seasons for sustainability. Laetitia’s seasonal approach echoes her own insight: “There are seasons in our lives and sometimes we feel tired.”
- AI-Augmented Work: Use AI as a conversational tool. Laetitia advises, “As a 60-year-old woman, you have more skills to do this conversation [with AI] properly than someone younger.”
Resources Mentioned
- Laetitia’s Substack newsletter: laetitiaatwork.substack.com
- Laetitia's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/laetitia-vitaud-1058ba82/
- Website: https://laetitiavitaud.com/
- Book mentioned: The 100-Year Life by Andrew Scott and Lynda Gratton
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In this quietly remarkable episode, Laurie Smale—former dropout, junkyard worker, communication mentor, and now digital storyteller at 79—joins host Nigel Rawlins for a conversation that redefines what it means to start over late in life.
Laurie shares how he walked away from school at 13 after brutal treatment by a maths teacher and began working in a junkyard under the guidance of Old Bill, his first mentor. Decades later, he returned to education, graduating with honours at 37, and most recently, launching his Magic Minutes YouTube series at 78 with the support of digital mentor Sue Ellson.
From sleeping beside a furnace to building a personal brand online, Laurie’s journey illustrates how fear, when faced with humility and support, can be transmuted into wisdom and legacy. This episode is both a tribute to lived experience and a roadmap for anyone looking to pivot, adapt, and thrive.
Key Themes
- Confronting lifelong fear and self-doubt with small, intentional steps
- Reinvention in later life using digital tools and social media
- The enduring value of mentorship and human connection
- Lifelong learning as a mindset—not a timeline
- Legacy, storytelling, and the quiet power of older voices in business
Mentions
People & Mentors:
Sue Ellson (LinkedIn expert) https://sueellson.com/
Old Bill Menzies (junkyard mentor)
Dave Stokes (audio producer) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-stokes/
Systems & References:
Magic Minutes video series https://www.youtube.com/@lauriesmale
National Speakers Association https://www.professionalspeakers.org.au/
Grandma Moses (artist & reinvention symbol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma_Moses
Contact
Explore Laurie’s books, Magic Minutes videos, and speaking work at lauriesmale.com Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriesmale/
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In this Wisepreneurs Podcast episode, host Nigel Rawlins speaks with Czech publisher and technologist Tomáš Baránek about the enduring value of curated publishing in a world saturated by fast content and generative AI. Tomáš shares how his team at Melvil Publishing selects nonfiction titles with long-term value, from authors like Yuval Noah Harari and David Grann, and why translating a book well is just as much a craft as writing it.
They unpack the risks of over-relying on AI for writing, thinking, and decision-making, and how misinformation and loss of cognitive depth are very real challenges. Tomáš, now studying machine learning in his 50s, gives honest reflections on critical thinking, resisting digital overwhelm, and why slow, intentional reading still matters.
The conversation aligns with three Wisepreneurs categories:
• AI-Augmented Work – The limits of automation in creative publishing
• Cognitive Vitality & Longevity – The role of learning, deep reading, and continuing education
• Resilient Transitions & Support – Navigating knowledge work and reinvention in midlife and beyond
Topics Covered:
•Curated nonfiction publishing in Czechia
•Why Melvil limits its annual titles to focus on quality
•The dangers of AI hallucinations and misinformation
•The challenge of maintaining cognitive engagement in an automated world
•Going back to university at 53 to study machine learning
•Why book translation is about cultural resonance, not just language
Books Mentioned:
•Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
•Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari
•The Wager by David Grann
•End of Procrastination by Petr Ludwig
•The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow
Tools & Topics:
•Readwise, Roam Research, Logseq
•GPT models and AI assistants
•Translation workflows, agents, and AI hallucinations
Where to Find Tomáš:
•LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasbaranek/
•BlueSky Profile https://bsky.app/profile/tombarys.bsky.social
•Melvil Publishing: https://www.melvil.cz
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What happens when a distinguished accounting professor decides there's more to life than academia? In this captivating conversation, 66-year-old Kim Watty reveals her remarkable journey from emeritus professor to entrepreneur, co-founding The Main Act with her daughter Prue.
After three decades teaching accounting at prestigious Australian universities, Kim felt pulled toward a different purpose. That calling materialized as a business helping women design purposeful retirements that transcend the typical financial focus. "Pop 'retirement for women' in your browser," Kim explains, "and nine out of ten references will be about finances." The Main Act fills this gap by addressing the emotional, social, and purpose-driven aspects of this major life transition.
Their flagship "Retirement by Design" program—built on Stanford Business School methodology—guides women through an eight-week journey of self-discovery and intention-setting. Participants create three "odyssey plans" for different possible futures, developing the tools and confidence to design their next chapter with purpose. The carefully curated small groups bring together women with similar mindsets around curiosity and action, creating powerful community connections.
Kim's personal transformation mirrors what she hopes to inspire in others. The former accounting professor now starts her days swimming in Melbourne Bay with the Icebergers (wetsuit-free, even in winter!), practices meditation and yoga, and has completely transformed her reading list from academic journals to books on mindfulness and life design. Working alongside her daughter brings the added dimension of cross-generational perspectives.
The statistics are striking—62% of women wish they'd planned better for retirement, with half wishing they'd started earlier. By reframing retirement not as an ending but as taking greater control of how you spend your time, The Main Act helps women see this transition as an opportunity rather than a loss. As Kim wisely observes, "Retirement isn't about finishing work; it's about taking more control of the different activities that make up your life."
Ready to design your next chapter with intention? Explore upcoming cohorts and connect with Kim through www.themainact.com.au to learn how you can join this movement of women creating purposeful, joy-filled retirements.
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Episode Summary
In this episode of Wisepreneurs, host Nigel Rawlins sits down with Filip Drimalka, an AI strategist, digital transformation expert, and author of The Future of No Work. Filip shares game-changing insights on AI-driven productivity, automation, and the evolving workplace.
Is AI replacing jobs—or redefining them? Filip challenges traditional ideas of expertise, explaining how entrepreneurs, freelancers, and independent professionals can leverage AI to stay competitive and unlock new opportunities.
They also explore the AI mindset, the rise of AI-powered generalists, and how automation is transforming industries. Plus, Filip introduces workations—blending work and travel to create a flexible, fulfilling career.
If you’re a knowledge worker, entrepreneur, or creative professional looking to optimize your work with AI, this episode is a must-listen.
Key Themes Discussed
- The AI Mindset – Why developing AI fluency is essential for career success.
- Automation & Job Evolution – How AI is transforming industries and redefining roles.
- Generalists vs. Specialists – Why will those integrating AI have a competitive advantage?
- AI & Work-Life Flexibility – How AI enables remote work, freelancing, and workations.
- AI as an Extension of Human Capability – Practical ways to enhance daily workflows and productivity.
Notable Mentions & Influences
People: Tim Ferriss (The 4-Hour Workweek), Ethan Mollick (AI & work expert), Sam Altman (OpenAI).
Companies & Tools: Klarna, OpenAI, NVIDIA, ChatGPT, Claude, NotebookLM, SavvyCal, Starlink.
Connect with Filip Drimalka
Website: drimalka.com
Book: The Future of No Work → nowork.ai
LinkedIn: Filip Drimalka’s Profile
Newsletter: Subscribe for AI, productivity, and future-of-work insights
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In this episode, we sit down with Michal Novotný, a distinguished physiotherapist and fitness coach who has worked with elite athletes such as Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, and Hollywood stars including Orlando Bloom and Chris Hemsworth.
Michal shares his journey from his early career in ATP tennis to developing groundbreaking approaches, and authoring Czech Republic bestsellers Sport is Pain and The Secret of Healthy Movement.
Listeners will learn about the transformative power of prevention, the role of personalized wellness strategies, and how holistic approaches to health can extend professional and personal longevity. Michal provides actionable insights into how movement, diet, and mindfulness intersect to support sustainable success for self-employed professionals and independent creators.
Key Themes Discussed:
• The importance of prevention in avoiding injuries and enhancing performance.
• Personalized health strategies tailored to individual needs.
• The interplay between physical wellness, career demands, and long-term resilience.
• Insights into maintaining fitness and health at different life stages.
• Lessons from working with global sports icons and Hollywood stars.
Mentions:
• Individuals: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Orlando Bloom, Chris Hemsworth, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Bukowski.
• Organizations: ATP Tennis, Real Madrid University, University of Murcia, Hollywood studios.
Contact Details:
• Michal Novotný’s books, Sport is Pain and The Secret of Healthy Movement (available in Czech, with plans for translation).
LinkedIn
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In this episode of The Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins speaks with Anna Burgess Yang, a former FinTech executive turned freelance content writer and solopreneur. Anna shares her journey from corporate to self-employment, balancing her career with raising three children. She highlights how she uses automation, lean thinking, and generative AI to stay organized, streamline workflows, and maintain a successful business.
Listeners will learn how Anna leverages tools like Airtable and Zapier to simplify repetitive tasks, builds a personal brand through authentic LinkedIn updates, and integrates work and family life with disciplined habits like starting her day at 4 a.m.
Whether you’re a self-employed professional looking for practical tips or an entrepreneur seeking fresh insights, Anna’s story offers valuable lessons on balancing priorities and enhancing productivity.
Key Themes Discussed:
• Leveraging automation tools for workflow optimization.
• Incorporating lean principles to refine processes and prioritize key tasks.
• Building a personal brand that authentically attracts clients.
• Balancing work, personal growth, and family responsibilities.
• Using generative AI to repurpose and expand creative output.
Mentions in the Episode:
Airtable, Trello, Zapier.
Guest Offers and Contact Information:
Anna Burgess Yang provides free resources and insights for solopreneurs and small business owners through her newsletter and blog. Explore her work and connect:
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• LinkedIn: Anna Burgess Yang
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins sits down with Krisna Hanks, a metabolic health expert, to discuss how prolonged sitting can undermine even the healthiest habits. With decades of experience and her role as Director of Employee Wellness Programs at Ovadia Heart Health, Krisna highlights the importance of small, frequent “metabolic sparks” to boost resilience and mental clarity. She introduces the concept of the “active couch potato”—people who work out yet still sit for long hours—and offers actionable tips to help professionals over 50 maintain physical and cognitive vitality.
Key Themes
- The Impact of Sedentary Behavior: Effects on metabolic markers, cognitive function, and overall health.
- Metabolic Health Essentials: Importance of core metabolic markers like blood pressure, glucose, and triglycerides.
- ‘Metabolic Sparks’ for Everyday Life: Short activity breaks can boost energy and mental clarity.
- Employee Wellness in the Workplace: Moving beyond disease management to proactive wellness.
- Aging with Independence: Ways to maintain physical and cognitive resilience as we age.
Mentions
- Individuals: Dr Philip Ovadia, Dr Neville Owen, Dr Georgia Ede, Dr Christopher Palmer
- Organizations: Ovadia Heart Health, Stanford Health Promotion Network, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
OffersOvadia Heart Health's—free whitepaper on the impacts of sedentary behaviour can be downloaded at ovadiahearthealth.com/wellness.
**Get in touch with Krisna
LinkedIn**https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisnahanks/
Director Employee Wellness Ovadia Heart Healthhttps://ovadiahearthealth.com/
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In this episode of The Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins speaks with Tonianne DeMaria, co-author of Personal Kanban, about her inspiring journey from fashion to becoming a productivity expert. Tonianne highlights how visual systems like Personal Kanban empower independent professionals and business owners to streamline their workflow, manage energy, and create sustainable habits for long-term success. The discussion also dives into the neuroscience of productivity, addressing cognitive biases and how to balance personal well-being while achieving business growth.
Tonianne introduces Dr. David Rock’s SCARF Model, a framework that helps professionals understand human needs in the workplace. It complements traditional models like Maslow’s hierarchy.
Key Themes:• Using Personal Kanban to visualize work and achieve effectiveness
• The SCARF Model by Dr. David Rock: Understanding Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness
• Managing energy and overcoming cognitive biases for better productivity
• Building resilience and creating humane systems for knowledge workers
• Importance of mentorship and creating trust in teams and collaborations
Mentions: • Personal Kanban: Mapping Work and Navigating Life (Book by Tonianne DeMaria and Jim Benson)
• Dr. David Rock and the SCARF Model: Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness, a cognitive framework similar to Maslow’s hierarchy
• Tools like Trello, Miro, and Kanban Zone for visualizing and managing work
• Francesco Cirillo and the Pomodoro Technique for time management
• Modus Institute – Training on productivity and visual management
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• Website: www.modusinstitute.com
• LinkedIn: Tonianne DeMaria on LinkedIn
• Twitter: https://x.co
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In this episode of The Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins interviews Peter Compo, author of The Emergent Approach to Strategy. Drawing on 25 years of experience at DuPont, Peter illustrates how businesses can adapt and thrive in unpredictable environments by employing an emergent thinking framework.
He emphasises that identifying key obstacles, eliminating bottlenecks, and guiding decision-making are crucial steps in maintaining progress, especially when a shift in direction becomes necessary.
Peter’s methodology offers a structured design framework to manage uncertainty, which is very relevant for independent professionals and consultants, especially those in their sixties. He underscores the value of remaining creative, continuously adapting, and tackling challenges with both discipline and flexibility. Peter’s insights deliver practical advice to help you survive, grow, and thrive in your business.
Key Themes:
- Emergent Strategy: How businesses can adapt to change and grow through emergent thinking.
- Overcoming Bottlenecks: Identifying and tackling the biggest obstacles to success.
- Adaptive Design: How strategic rules help guide decision-making in uncertain times.
- Creative Innovation: Applying concepts from music and science to business strategy.
- Navigating Uncertainty: Embracing agility and adaptability in a fast-changing market.
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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/petercompo/
Website https://emergentapproach.com/
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In this episode, my guest, Gail Greatorex, is a leading expert in product safety with over 25 years of experience. Gail shares her journey from working with the Australian government to becoming a self-employed consultant, where she helps businesses navigate consumer protection laws, compliance, and product recalls.
She reflects on the freedom and flexibility of working for herself, allowing her to choose projects that align with her values and passions.
We explore the rising challenges of e-commerce safety, particularly with third-party sellers, and the risks posed by everyday items like button batteries and toppling furniture.
Gail also discusses her role in shaping regulatory standards and her passion for advocacy, establishing herself as a key voice in ensuring safer products for consumers worldwide.
Additionally, she highlights her work as co-founder of ClimateWise Associations, which promotes addressing climate risks alongside product safety.
Key Themes:
• The importance of product safety and consumer protection
• Navigating the risks of e-commerce platforms and third-party sellers
• The complexities of product recall and business compliance
• Gail’s advocacy work and influence on government regulations
• Insights into emerging product risks like button batteries and unsafe toys
• Gail’s thoughts on the freedom of self-employment and choosing value-driven projects
• ClimateWise Associations and its connection between climate risks and product safety
Mentions:
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
- Button battery safety regulations
- ClimateWise Associations https://climatewise.org.au/
- Product recalls in e-commerce
- Cherry Blossom Footsteps https://gailholloway.com/
- Manager’s Checklist https://productsafetysolutions.com.au/downloadable-resources/
Contact Details:
Website: https://productsafetysolutions.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailgreatorex/
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In this episode, I talk with Eliška Šestáková, an academic and productivity expert from the Czech Republic, to explore the world of effective note-taking. Eliška shares her unique approach to organizing information and shows how note-taking can transform the work of professionals. Drawing from her background in computer science and personal knowledge management, Eliška discusses powerful systems like Zettelkasten and tools like Roam Research. These methods help independent professionals enhance their learning, creativity, and project management. Please listen to discover how you might improve your note-taking habits and boost your writing and research productivity.
Key Themes
- The importance of note-taking for independent professionals
- Overview of the Zettelkasten method for organizing knowledge
- Balancing digital and paper note-taking systems
- How Roam Research supports better learning and information retrieval
- Tips for professionals embracing new technology after 60
Mentions
- Zettelkasten method
- Roam Research https://roamresearch.com/
- How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens
- Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
- How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
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- Website: https://eliskasestakova.cz/
- Newsletter: Strange New Notes
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sestaeli/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/sestaeli
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins chats with Leanne Shelton, a ten-year veteran copywriter and content marketer who has transitioned into AI training. Based in Sydney, Australia, Leanne shares her shift from traditional copywriting to founding Human Edge AI Training, a company that helps businesses integrate AI while preserving the crucial human touch. The discussion explores AI’s growing impact on the creative industry, the significance of prompt engineering, and the challenge of balancing technology with human-centric values. Leanne offers invaluable advice for professionals adapting to the evolving AI landscape, highlighting the importance of continuous learning and strategic thinking.
Key Themes:
- The transition from copywriting to AI training
- The importance of balancing AI with human elements
- Overcoming the fear of AI in the workplace
- The role of prompt engineering in content creation
- The future of copywriting in the age of AI
Mentions:
- Human Edge AI Training
- ChatGPT and other generative AI tools
- Prompt engineering techniques
- AI DIY Club for practical, hands-on AI learning
- Microsoft Copilot for secure AI integration
Contact Details:
- LinkedIn: Leanne Shelton on LinkedIn
- Website: Human Edge AI
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, I spoke with Cedric Chin, the founder of Commoncog, to explore his unique approach to accelerating business expertise.
Cedric shares his journey from leading a startup in Vietnam to establishing Commoncog, a platform that rigorously tests business ideas against real-world scenarios.
The discussion delves into key concepts like cognitive agility, Lia DiBello's triad model of business expertise, and the challenges of mastering business skills quickly.
Cedric also draws parallels between his experiences in Judo and business, offering valuable lessons on mental strength and strategic thinking.
Key Themes:
- Testing Business Ideas Against Reality: Cedric’s approach to validating business concepts through real-world application.
- Cognitive Agility: The importance of adapting to new information and changing market conditions.
- The Triad Model: Understanding the three essential legs of business—Operations, Market, and Capital.
- Lessons from Judo: How Cedric’s intense training regimen influenced his business approach.
- Expertise Acceleration: Strategies for speeding up the acquisition of business skills.
Mentions:
- Commoncog: Cedric's platform focused on practical business education.
- Leo DiBello’s Triad Model: A framework for evaluating business expertise.
- Naturalistic Decision Making: A method Cedric discusses for extracting tacit knowledge from experts.
- Deliberate Practice: The limitations of this method in business contexts.
Guest Offers:
Cedric invites listeners to explore the resources available on Commoncog, where they can find in-depth articles, case studies, and a wealth of knowledge on business expertise. Sign up for his newsletter for regular updates and access to free content, including articles on expertise acceleration and case studies that ground theory in real-world examples.
Contact Details:
- Website: https://commoncog.com/
- Newsletter Sign-Up: https://commoncog.com/subscribe-to-the-commonplace-newsletter/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedchin/
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In this episode of The Wisepreneurs Podcast, Karen Wickre returns after 50 episodes. Karen is a skilled communicator, freelance editor, and networking expert. She shares her insights on building meaningful professional relationships, the benefits of freelance editing, and how to empower yourself through continuous growth. Drawing from her extensive experience in Silicon Valley, Karen provides practical advice for professionals, entrepreneurs, and independent consultants looking to enhance their careers and confidently navigate the freelance landscape.
Key Themes:
- Authentic Networking: Building genuine, mutually beneficial relationships.
- Freelance Editing: Embracing the freedom and flexibility of freelance work.
- Continuous Professional Growth: The importance of lifelong learning and adaptability.
- Empowerment: Leveraging experience and confidence in your professional journey.
Mentions:
- LinkedIn: Strategies for effective networking and personal branding.
- Continuous Learning: Embracing new tools and staying updated with industry trends.
Guest Offers:
- Book: “Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count” by Karen Wickre.
- LinkedIn: Connect with Karen on LinkedIn for ongoing networking and professional development insights, especially Wickre Wednesdays.
Contact Details:
- Website https://karenwickre.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenwickre/
Previous Episode #7 featuring Karen Wickre
https://www.wisepreneurs.au/karen-wickre-on-taking-the-work-out-of-networking/
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins interviews Danielle Joworski, a visibility expert and entrepreneur, about the challenges and strategies for breaking the invisibility barrier in business.
Danielle shares her journey from corporate life to entrepreneurship, addressing women's fears and obstacles in becoming more visible and successful in their businesses.
She offers practical tips and insights on building confidence, leveraging community support, and strategically managing business activities to enhance visibility and achieve success.
Key Themes
- Overcoming visibility fears and boosting confidence
- The impact of ageism and sexism on women entrepreneurs
- The importance of community support and asking for help
- Strategic delegation and operational management in business
- Tailoring visibility strategies to align with personal values and goals
Mentions
Rocket Fuel, The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business, by Gino Wickman
Hopscotch - Metaphor used by Danielle for breaking down goals
TV Show - Danielle’s experience in hosting a local TV show
Danielle Joworski’s Offer
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How to Contact Danielle Joworski
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejoworski/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@daniellejoworski
Website: https://daniellejoworski.com
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In this special episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, I'm catching up with Jane Hudson, a Learning and Development (L&D) consultant specializing in regulatory training. Jane was guest number five on the podcast, and now, 50 episodes later, she returns to share her journey from corporate employment to running her own successful L&D consultancy. Jane discusses the intricacies of managing remote teams, effective pricing strategies, and the evolution of L&D post-COVID. The episode is packed with practical advice and insights for independent professionals, especially those in the L&D field.
Themes Covered:
- Transitioning from corporate life to self-employment
- Managing remote teams in learning and development
- Effective pricing strategies for L&D consultants
- Creating impactful regulatory training programs
- Balancing work and personal life as an independent professional
- Evolution of Learning and Development post-COVID
- Importance of finding and defining a niche in L&D
Mentions
- Articulate Storyline and RISE 360 (e-learning software)
- Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD)
- Institute for Learning Professionals (ILP)
- WorkSafe Victoria (one of Jane’s past clients)
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Website https://www.jbasslearning.com.au/ LinkedIn** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-hudson/
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In this episode, Nigel Rawlins speaks with Peter Hatherley about the transformative power of AI in digital marketing and business optimization. Important points include the difference between generative and interactive AI, advanced SEO techniques using semantic entities, and the practical applications of AI tools for independent professionals.
Key Topics Discussed:
- Peter Hatherley’s journey from digital marketing to AI
- The development and impact of semantic entities in SEO
- Generative AI vs. interactive AI: Definitions and applications
- Overview of Authored Intelligence products like Semantic Author and Conceptuality
- Practical uses of AI tools for content creation and business strategy
- Overcoming fears and misconceptions about AI
- Future advancements in AI technology and their implications
Mentions
- ExxonMobil
- BNZ
- Pricewaterhouse
- Ethan Mollick
- Authored Intelligence
- Frase
- Gemini 1.5 Pro
- ChatGPT
- Google Bard
- Conceptuality (Authored Intelligence)
- Semantic Author (Authored Intelligence)
- All-In-One Editor (Authored Intelligence)
- Storyline Author GPT (Authored Intelligence)
- Prompt Tag Author
- Suno
Products/Websites Mentioned:
- Authored Intelligence https://authoredintelligence.com/
- ChatGPT https://openai.com/
- Gemini 1.5 Pro https://gemini.google.com/
- Suno https://suno.com/
- Luma https://lumalabs.ai/dream-machine
- Frase https://www.frase.io/
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In this episode, Dr. Holly Whelan shares her fascinating journey from academia to the corporate world and eventually to entrepreneurship. She discusses her transition from working in the laboratory to managing global brands at Unilever and how her passion for behaviour change and health led her to co-found Habit Partners® and Younger Lives.
Holly emphasises the importance of sustainable habits, starting a business, and maintaining physical and mental well-being.
She also touches on her collaboration with major organizations like Movember and Weight Watchers and offers practical advice for older professionals looking to stay healthy and engaged in their work.
Key Topics Discussed:
- Holly’s academic background in Biology and Neuroscience
- Transition from academia to Unilever and managing global brands
- Founding Habit Partners® and Younger Lives
- Importance of sustainable habits for well-being and longevity
- Challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship
- Addressing physical and mental health for aging professionals
- Collaborations with organizations like Movember and Weight Watchers
Resources Mentioned:
- Books: Atomic Habits by James Clear
- People: Dr. Mark Cobain, Seth Godin, Joan (Train With Joan)
- Concepts: Life Age Test, Heart Age, Diabetes Age, behaviour change, habit stacking, behavioural activation
Connect with the Holly:
- Website: Younger Lives Group
- LinkedIn: Holly Whelan, PhD
- Programs:
- Life Age Test
- Heart Age
- Diabetes Age
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, my special guest is Debbie Jenkins, an accomplished author and publisher with a rich background in engineering. Debbie shares her thoughts on making a significant impact by writing short, valuable books to build credibility.
Our discussion revolves around the themes presented in her books, "Stop the Credibility Crisis" and "Stop Writing Books Nobody Reads," and how embracing authenticity and using technology can drive business growth.
Debbie’s unique approach emphasises the importance of credibility and how writing concise, impactful books can generate passive income and establish professional authority.
Episode Highlights:
•Debbie’s transition from engineering to publishing
•Key insights from “Stop the Credibility Crisis”
•Strategies for writing short, impactful books
•The role of credibility in professional success
•Using books as tools for business growth
•Maintaining authenticity in the digital age
•The influence of technology and AI in publishing
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
•“Stop the Credibility Crisis” by Debbie Jenkins
•“Stop Writing Books Nobody Reads” by Debbie Jenkins
•“The Emergent Approach to Strategy” by Peter Compo
Mentioned Names:
•Ann Latham, author of “The Power of Clarity”
•Liz Bywater, PhD, strategic CEO advisor
Connect with Debbie Jenkins:
•Website: Debbie Jenkins
•LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debsjenkins/
•Programs: Writing & Publishing Cohorts, Only Authors Club, The Asset Path® Weekly Strategy Calls—see Debbie's website for details
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Discover how Natasha Ginnivan, a researcher from the Blue Mountains and Sydney, reshapes perceptions of ageing and longevity.
In this episode, Natasha reveals the cultural attitudes towards aging, the impact of stereotypes, and the importance of lifelong learning.
She shares her journey from fashion design to psychology, emphasizing the need for societal shifts in how we view aging.
Listen as she discusses the intersection of health, social connections, and cognitive wellness, offering valuable insights for anyone interested in aging, longevity, and positive aging practices.
- Names Mentioned: Lynda Gratton, Andrew Scott, Gloria Steinem, Hazel Edwards
- Books and Authors: "The 100-Year Life" by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott
Other Mentions: University of Third Age, Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of Queensland, Distinguished Career Institute at Stanford University, Bunnings
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Read her blog http://mobilisingwisdom.com/
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Join host Nigel Rawlins on the Wisepreneurs podcast as he chats with Emma Williams, a former academic turned business owner. Emma shares her journey from a career in physics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging research to starting her own coaching business.
She discusses the challenges academics face when transitioning to industry, the importance of understanding personal values, and her approach to coaching highly skilled STEM professionals.
Emma also touches on the impact of student debt, the evolving job market, and her insights into using AI.
In this packed episode, Emma provides valuable advice for academics contemplating a career change and those navigating professional transitions.
Books by Emma Williams
- Leaving Academia: Ditch the blanket, take the skills (Creatively Empowering Researchers in their Careers) https://geni.us/academia
- The UNIque Guide for Women: Confidently embracing your career in research and beyond (Creatively Empowering Researchers in their Careers)
Coauthored with Liz Elvidge and Carol Spencely: What Every Postdoc Needs To Know
Courses by Emma Williams https://ejwsolutions.teachable.com/
- Leveraging LinkedIn for Researchers
- The Successful Researcher Roadmap
- How to write a fellowship
- I'm a postdoc ... get me out of here
Mentions
Sharon Gaskin https://thetrainerstrainingcompany.co.uk/
Debbie Jenkins https://debbiejenkins.com/
Nether Hall Archers, Cambridge
Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Connect with Emma Williams
Website: https://ejwsolutions.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmawilliamstraining/
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Join host Nigel Rawlins as he interviews Michael Greenberg, a leading expert in digital operations. In this episode, they dive into the transformative power of AI and automation in business, discussing practical strategies for optimizing workflows, the best note-taking tools, and the benefits of outsourcing.
Tune in to understand how AI, automation, and useful apps enhance productivity to survive, grow, and thrive.
How to connect with Michael Greenberg
Business Website https://www.3rdbrain.co
Personal Website https://gentof.tech/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gentoftech/
**Mentioned on the podcast
Books2 Second Lean Apps**
- Obsidian
- Tana
- Roam Research
- ClickUp
- Notion
- Snipd
- ReadWise
- Trello
- Zapier
- make.com
- Swell.ai
- Google Sheets
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Join us on the Wisepreneurs podcast as host Nigel Rawlins interviews Annette Densham, co-founder of the Audacious Agency. Annette shares her storytelling and personal branding expertise, discussing how these skills can help business owners and independent professionals enhance their visibility and influence, especially with Business Awards. Learn how resilience and effective networking play crucial roles in professional success, and gain insights from Annette’s journey from journalism to entrepreneurship.
Offers
Award Winning Free Training
https://montavi.thrivecart.com/award-winning-free-tranining/
Mentions
- Stevie Awards https://stevieawards.com/
- Telstra Best of Business Award
- Sale of the Century (TV Show)
- Crikey (Online Journalism Platform)
- Kochie ( Kochie Business Builders) https://www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au/
Connect with Annette DenshamThe Audacious Agency https://theaudaciousagency.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/annettedensham/
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Join host Nigel Rawlins as he chats with Kate Toon, an Australian digital marketing coach and business mentor, about the essentials of building a successful online presence. In this episode, Kate shares her expertise in SEO, copywriting, running a business, and the importance of personal branding. She provides actionable advice on balancing work and life, outsourcing tasks, and generating passive income. Whether you're an experienced independent professional or just starting, this episode is packed with valuable insights to help you navigate the digital landscape and achieve your business aspirations.
Mentioned on the podcast
- Magai · All the World's Best AI Models in One Subscription
- This American Life and the host Ira Glass This American Life
- Rand Fishkin
- Neil Patel
- Robert Vlach https://www.wisepreneurs.au/s1e38
- Mark Goulston https://www.wisepreneurs.au/s1e8
Connect with Kate Toon
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katetoon/
- Website Business mentor & digital marketing coach for humans
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kateToon
- Instagram (@kateToon)
- YouTube Kate Toon
- Kate Toon (@KateToon) on X
Kate Toon's Online Programs
https://therecipeforseosuccess.com/seo-courses/ecourse/
Kate Toon Copywriter | Clever, creative copywriting
https://www.clevercopywritingschool.com/
Books By Kate Toon
Six Figures While You Sleep
Six Figures in School Hours
The Confessions of a Misfit Entrepreneur
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Join host Nigel Rawlins in a captivating conversation with Gill Andrews, a conversion copywriter and website consultant, on the Wisepreneurs Podcast. Gill offers valuable insights into what makes the copy on your website truly effective in generating business, discussing topics like user-centric design, SEO, content marketing, and common pitfalls to avoid. Whether you want to revamp your site or start from scratch, this episode provides practical advice and frameworks to help you succeed online.
Mentioned on the podcast
- Book: Making Your Website Work, 100 Copy and Design Tweaks for Smart Business Owners by Gill Andrews
- Freelancer Homepage Checklist: Turn Your Visitors into Paying Clients https://gillandrews.com/freelancer-homepage-checklist-template/
- Business Soul Searching Self-Paced Course https://gillandrews.com/online-course-find-unique-value-proposition/
- The Emergent Approach To Strategy by Peter Compo
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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gill-andrews/
Website https://gillandrews.com/
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In this episode of Wisepreneurs, host Nigel Rawlins welcomes Fiona Allman-Treen, an expert in website strategy and author of "Website Mastery for Business Owners Who Don't Speak Tech."
During our conversation, Fiona generously shared her wealth of experience and insights on creating strategic, valuable websites with powerful business tools. She underscores the significance of understanding your ideal client, making smart investments, harnessing technology, and upholding authenticity in branding. Please listen for practical advice and actionable strategies to enhance your online presence and business.
Fiona's Book & Course
Website Mastery for Business Owners Who Don't Speak Tech by Fiona Allman-TreenDownload a free chapter here: http://www.websitemasterybook.com
Publishing Mastery: from Ink to Impact http://www.publishingmastery.co.ukWhere you can connect with Fiona Allman-Treen
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fatpromotions
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fatpromotions
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatpromotions-website-design/
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Nigel Rawlins talks with Dr Debra Zahay-Blatz, a marketing professor and industry expert, to explore practical strategies for leveraging data and technology to drive better marketing decisions and career growth as an independent professional.
Leveraging her extensive customer information management and digital marketing background, Debra provides actionable advice on personal branding, data-driven marketing strategies, staying innovative, and maintaining a competitive edge, all of which are directly relevant to your professional growth as independent marketing and digital marketing professionals.
As mentioned in this podcast
- Digital Marketing Management: A Handbook for the Current (or Future) CEO by Debra Zahay-Blatz
- Arriving Today by Christopher Mims
- The Emergent Approach to Strategy by Peter Compo https://emergentapproach.com/
- Works by William Arruda on personal branding https://williamarruda.com/
Connect with Dr Debra Zahay-Blatz
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WIsqcQMAAAAJ&hl=en
St. Edwards University https://www.stedwards.edu/directory/employees/blatz-debra-z
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drzahay/
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Hazel Edwards OAM*, an authorpreneur, shares her extraordinary journey from teaching to becoming a prolific author with an impressive portfolio of over 200 books.
Hazel shares her unique perspective as a children's author, recounting her journey through the ever-evolving publishing industry and her challenges in balancing her career, family life, and adventurous writing career.
Listening to Hazel's experiences will give you valuable insights into building a fulfilling writing career while embracing wisdom and experience as an older entrepreneur. Discover the crucial importance of adaptability and the transformative power of supportive relationships, hallmarks of a true wise@work professional and wisepreneur.
Her stories of mentorship, risk-taking, and maintaining a rich personal life while embracing change will inspire aspiring writers and independent professionals.
Connect with Hazel Edwards OAMHazel Edwards' official website: HazelEdwards.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazel-edwards-oam-0b4543a/
Mentioned on the podcast
- Judith Rodriguez
- Meredith Fuller https://meredithfuller.com.au/
- George Pappas
- Aileen Hall
- Ryan Kennedy
- Dag Hammarskjöld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Hammarskjold
- Toorak Teachers College
- Holmes Glen Tafe
- Penguin Publishing
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Amba Press (Alicia Cohen) https://ambapress.com.au/
- Untapped Project of Melbourne University https://untapped.org.au/
Books
- There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake by Hazel Edwards
https://hazeledwards.com/picture-books/ - Not Just a Piece of Cake: Being an Author by Hazel Edwards
https://hazeledwards.com/book/not-just-a-piece-of-cake-being-an-author/ - Antarctic Dad by Hazel Edwards
- F2M: The Boy Within by Hazel Edwards and Ryan Kennedy
- Cleaved by Jane Cafarella (Hazel's student) https://janec
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs podcast, host Nigel Rawlins welcomes Anna Molnár, a business coach specializing in helping women entrepreneurs flourish. Anna shares her insights on women entrepreneurs' challenges, particularly undercharging and lack of confidence. She emphasizes the importance of developing a strong money mindset, charging what you're worth, and embracing lifelong learning to grow personally and professionally. With her background in learning multiple languages and her passion for dance and fitness, Anna provides valuable perspectives on how diverse experiences can shape one's entrepreneurial journey.
Mentioned on the podcast
Denise Duffield Thomas https://www.linkedin.com/in/deniseduffieldthomas/
Connect With Anna MolnárWebsite https://www.blossomempoweringevents.nl/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-molnár-bee/
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Tomáš Baránek, a successful Czech publisher, shares his journey from burnout to adopting effective strategies for health, knowledge management, and work-life balance in the digital age.
Drawing from his experience translating notable English-language books on personal development, productivity, and science, Tomáš discusses practical tools like Readwise and Roam Research for building a "second brain" and the importance of selective information curation.
He emphasizes the significance of self-care and seeking help when needed, sharing his experience with burnout. Listeners will gain valuable insights and actionable advice for navigating the challenges of working as independent professionals while prioritizing their health and well-being in an increasingly digital world.
Mentioned In This Podcast
- Peter Attia, Outlive Website: https://peterattiamd.com/
- Robert Vlach Episode 38 Wisepreneurs Podcast
https://www.wisepreneurs.au/robert-vlach-freelance-pricing-and-financial-mastery/ - Charlotta Darnell Episode 33 Wisepreneurs Podcast
https://www.wisepreneurs.au/charlotta-darnell-psychological-strength-trainer/ - Readwise (reading and note-taking app)
Website: https://readwise.io/ - Matthew Walker Why We Sleep"
- James ClearAtomic Habits
Website: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits - Zettelkasten (note-taking and knowledge management method)
- Sönke Ahrens How to Take Smart Notes
- Niklas Luhmann (German sociologist, creator of the Zettelkasten method)
- Roam Research (note-taking and knowledge management software)
Website: https://roamresearch.com/ - Obsidian (note-taking and knowledge management software)
Website: https://obsidian.md/ - Apple Notes (note-taking app by Apple)
Website: https://support.apple.com/guide/notes/welcome/mac - Clojure (programming language)
- ChatGPT (AI language model by OpenAI, used by Tomáš for learning Clojure)
Website: https://chat.openai.com/ - Kindle (e-reader device by Amazon)
- DeepL (AI-based language translation service)
Website: https://www.deepl.com/ - The second brain is a personal knowledge management system that helps individuals organize and access information effectively.
- To learn more about building a second brain, readers can explore resources like Tiago Forte's "Building a Second Brain" course (https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/),
- Sönke Ahrens' book, mentioned above, How to Take Smart Notes" (https://takesmartnotes.com/), and
- The Zettelkasten method (https://zettelkasten.de/).
Connect With Tomáš BaránekArticles on Medium https://lifehacky.net/About Tomáš Pagehttps://barys.me/
Twitter https://twitter.com/tombarys
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasbaranek/
Publishing Website in Czech https://www.melvil.cz/
In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Project, Nigel Rawlins explores Úna Herlihy's transition from a successful advertising career to co-founding The Indie List. Una shares her challenges in the advertising world, her move to freelancing, and how The Indie List emerged during COVID-19 as a crucial platform for freelancers in Ireland. Discover how this community supports freelancers to earn, learn, and connect, shaping the future of freelance work.
**Mentioned On the Podcast
Peter McPartlin, Cofounder of The Indie List
Amanda Morey**, Community Manager
Faye Goldstein on How To Create Winning Portfolios
Guests on both the Indie List and Wisepreneurs Podcast
Tash Menon
Melisa Liberman
Jon Younger
Robert Vlach
**Connect with Úna Herlihy & The Indie List
Úna Herlihy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%BAna-herlihy-698b606/
The Indie List**
The Indie List Website https://indielist.ie/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndieListHQ
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCyDKJnk0X46CxeTeowEQ1Q
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-indie-list/
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs podcast, host Nigel Rawlins welcomes Melisa Liberman, a former corporate executive turned successful independent consultant. Melisa shares her experience transitioning from the corporate world to running her own consulting business. She offers insights on the challenges and opportunities of managing, pricing, and growing a consulting practice. Drawing on her expertise as a coach for independent consultants, Melisa provides actionable strategies and advice for navigating the journey from corporate to consulting and achieving work-life balance while building a thriving business.
Connect with Melisa Liberman
Grow Your Independent Consulting Business Podcast
https://www.melisaliberman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
YouTube Channel
Your Free eBook —Grow Your Consulting Business: The 14-Step Roadmap to Make Your Independent Consulting Goals a Reality https://www.melisaliberman.com/book
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisa-liberman/
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LinkedIn
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In this episode, Robert Vlach, author of "The Freelance Way" and founder of http://Freelancing.eu , joins host Nigel Rawlins to discuss the challenges and opportunities freelancers and independent professionals face in defining their roles, navigating industry-specific norms, developing effective pricing strategies, and embracing the potential for lifelong careers. Drawing upon his extensive experience and deep understanding of the freelance economy, Robert offers invaluable insights and practical advice to help listeners thrive in their chosen fields.
Mentioned In This Podcast
Books and Articles
- Peter Attia, Outlive
- Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
- Steven Pressfield, The Number One Amateur Mistake
Writing Wednesdays: The #1 Amateur Mistake - David Sinclair, Lifespan
- Robert Vlach, The Freelance Way www.FreelanceWay.eu
Devices
- Oura Ring https://ouraring.com/
- European Freelancers Talk European Freelancers & Where to Find Them — Robert Vlach’s talk at WebExpo 2021
Websites
- First Open Directory of European Freelancers, world-class freelance news and resources freelancing.eu
- Support and promote Czech independent professionals' https://navolnenoze.cz/
Connect With Robert Vlach
Find out more about Robert https://freelancing.eu/robertvlach/
Connect with Robert on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertvlach/
Twitter https://twitter.com/robertvlach
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/robertvlach/
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In this episode, Marleen Deleu, founder of the online knowledge platform Nextconomy, joins host Nigel Rawlins to discuss the growing freelance economy and its impact on talent management.
Marleen shares her insights on how freelancing is transforming the world of work across various industries and age groups and how organizations can adapt to manage their entire workforce, including contingent talent, effectively. S
he also explores the opportunities for older professionals, especially women, to transition into freelancing later in their careers, leveraging their financial stability and rich experience to pursue entrepreneurship and better work-life balance.
**Mentioned In the Podcast
Hugo-Jan Ruts Exploring the future of work and the freelance economy and co-initiator of the NextConomy platform https://hugojanruts.nl/
Ransted** specializes in solutions for flexible work and human resources services. https://www.randstad.be/en/
Connect with Marleen DeleuNextconomy https://www.nextconomy.be/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marleendeleu/
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Michelle Kvello, founder of Lantern Partners and creator of the "Corporate to Consultant" course, shares her insights on the critical role of a CFO in driving SME growth and the key factors for successfully transitioning from a corporate career to consulting. Drawing from her experience, Michelle discusses the importance of understanding business finances, defining your purpose, financial planning, pricing strategies, and building a strong support network when making the leap to running your own consulting business.
As mentioned in this episode
Cedric Chin https://commoncog.com/
Lia DiBello https://www.linkedin.com/in/liadibello/
Connect with Michelle Kvello
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellekvellocfo/
Website
www.lanternpartners.com.au
Corporate to Consultant
corporatetoconsultant.com.au
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins
The Wisepreneurs Project Website
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Sue Ellson embodies the "gigster" lifestyle - a self-employed, multi-talented professional who has embraced the gig economy with gusto. In this insightful interview, Sue shares her inspiring journey from a corporate banking career to becoming an independent LinkedIn specialist, author, and lifelong learner.
With candid wisdom and practical tips, she unveils strategies for staying employable, building a solid online presence, and thriving in the ever-evolving world of work. Whether you're considering a career pivot or seeking to future-proof your professional life, Sue's experiences and insights offer a refreshing perspective on embracing the opportunities of the modern workforce.
Connect With Sue
Sue Ellson GK BBus MPC PCDAA ASA WV SPN MEdPlus
Independent LinkedIn Specialist, Author, Educator, Career Development Practitioner, Consultant, Founder, Gigster, Trainer, Poet
Publications, Presentations, Podcasts, Poems, Pricing
https://sueellson.com
Connect on LinkedIn
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My five non-fiction books
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, Sandra McGuire, a certified money coach and financial educator, joins me. With a rich financial advising and accounting history, Sandra brings a wealth of knowledge. She shares her journey from corporate roles to founding her business, Money Wellness.
She is passionate about helping others. She discusses the importance of financial literacy, understanding personal finance, and using money to achieve life goals. Sandra's unique approach demystifies finance, making it accessible and manageable for everyone.
Mentioned In The Podcast
Afterpay, a popular buy-now-pay-later service (BPNL), offers a flexible payment option that allows consumers to purchase products immediately while spreading the costs over time.
Superannuation in Australia represents a cornerstone of financial security for retirement, serving as a mandatory savings system that enables individuals to accumulate funds throughout their working life. This essential financial framework supports Australians in building a substantial nest egg, ensuring a more comfortable and secure retirement.
Connecting with Sandra
Website www.moneywellness.com.au with a free ebook— Three steps to achieve your financial goals
Take the money quiz
https://moneywellness.com.au/take-money-type-quiz/
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/sjmcguire
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SandraMoneyWellness
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/money.wellness/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins
Website for articles
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Charlotta Segerlund-Darnell is a psychological strength trainer.
Her mission is to help as many people as possible to start seeing psychological well-being as a part of health, something to maintain throughout life.
Charlotta combines coaching and therapy to help individuals build mental resilience, stressing the importance of proactive mental health care.
She provides:
- Insight into managing stress
- Lifestyle and mental health
- The impact of digital distractions
- The significance of self-leadership for freelancers
Listening to Charlotta offers strategies for enhancing personal resilience and a guide to maintaining mental well-being in our fast-paced world. Please take advantage of her invaluable advice on nurturing a robust and healthy mind.
Mentioned In This Podcast
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Connect with Charlotta
LinkedIn
Website: https://charlottasegerlunddarnell.se/
Connect with Nigel Rawlins
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins
Podcast Website
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs podcast, Paula Ronan, an experienced marketing consultant based in Ireland, shares her valuable insights about her journey and the marketing landscape. We speak about her transition from corporate marketing in London to freelancing in rural Ireland, the distinct business cultures, and her experiences adapting to them.
She elaborates on the importance of understanding your target market, maintaining brand values, and effectively utilising marketing strategy. Paula advises on the discipline required to work efficiently from home, continuous learning, and work-life balance.
Mentioned in the Podcast
Mini MBA in Marketing with Mark Ritson
https://mba.marketingweek.com/marketing/
Mini MBA in Brand Management
https://mba.marketingweek.com/brand-management/
Connect with Paula RoninLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paularonan/Websitehttps://ronanmarketing.ie/Twitter https://twitter.com/paularonan
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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins
Website https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
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Connie Malamed, an e-learning coach and instructional designer with 25 years of experience, shares her knowledge on the significance of instructional design and online learning in enhancing workplace learning and performance.
She stresses the importance of aligning learning solutions, like e-learning and interactive activities, with learners' needs and using user experience tools to boost engagement and effectiveness.
**As mentioned in this podcast
AITD Australian Institute of Training and Development https://www.aitd.com.au/ ASTD** American Society for Training & Development
Books
- Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel
- Visual Design Solutions, Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals by Connie Malamed
- Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand by Connie Malamed
Courses
Mastering Instructional Design is where Connie helps people build, learn, and grow instructional design skills.
- Mastering Instructional Design masteringid.com
- The eLearning Coach theelearningcoach.com
Get in touch with Connie
- X (Twitter) https://twitter.com/elearningcoach
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniemalamed/
Connect with Nigel Rawlins
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins
Wisepreneurs Website https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
Wisepreneurs Podcast Website https://www.wisepreneurs.au/
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Tash Menon Verheul is the visionary behind Mash, a Melbourne-based creative agency revolutionizing branding. Tash shares her unique approach to assembling freelance teams over traditional agencies, leveraging her international experience to offer fresh perspectives on engaging affluent Southeast Asian consumers and beyond.
Themes Covered in Episode
- Innovative Branding Strategies
- Creative Agency Leadership
- Global Branding and Marketing
- Freelancing and Independent Consulting
- Entrepreneurial Journey and Challenges
- Cultural Effectiveness in Branding
- Creative Workforce Empowerment
- Networking and Building Client Relationships
**Connect With Tash Menon Verheul
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tash-menon/
Website https://thisismash.com/
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Podcast Website https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
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Valentine Gatard discusses her multifaceted career as a coach, speaker, podcast host, and musician.
She delves into how her musical background, especially in jazz, intertwines with her professional life, offering insights into the evolving relationship between personal and professional selves.
The episode focuses on the changing dynamics of work, the impact of freelancing, and the necessity of aligning work with personal values.
Valentine emphasises the importance of human-centric approaches in the workplace and draws parallels between musical improvisation and teamwork/coaching.
Themes
- The evolving dynamics of the relationship with work.
- The role of music, particularly jazz, in personal and professional life.
- The concept of work narratives and their influence on personal identity.
- The shift towards a more human-centric approach in workplaces.
- The parallels between music, particularly jazz improvisation, and aspects of coaching and teamwork.
- The transformation of the world of work touches on topics like freelancing, personal values, and work-life balance.
- The importance of crafting one's job and the rise of multiple career paths.
Mentioned in the podcast
Teal Paradigm or Organisations
Connect with Valentine Gatard
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentinegatard/
Website: https://www.valentinegatard.com/
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In this engaging Wisepreneurs Podcast episode, host Nigel Rawlins converses with Andrea Chase, a prominent Canadian entrepreneur and advocate for women in business and tech.
Andrea reflects on her journey, intertwining psychology with her marketing prowess, shaping her entrepreneurial spirit.
She shares her experiences from teaching in South Korea to navigating diverse industries, leading to her success in digital marketing.
This episode is a must-listen for insights on business growth and women's empowerment in business.
Time Stamps
[00:01:27] Psychology and marketing correlation.
[00:03:47] Performing arts in business.
[00:10:52] Starting a business amidst uncertainty.
[00:13:09] Precarious nature of work.
[00:17:07] Public Relations for Small Businesses.
[00:22:47] Mental stamina in business.
[00:23:28] Balancing entrepreneurship and health.
[00:27:18] Government contracting process.
[00:32:17] Encouraging professional women to start their businesses.
[00:35:19] Mentoring and support in entrepreneurship.
[00:39:05] Freelance business during COVID.
[00:43:09] Freelancing and Misconceptions.
[00:48:23] Professional voiceover services.
[00:51:02] Marketing on social media.
Mentioned in the podcast
https://buyandsell.gc.ca/
Connect with Andrea
linkedin.com/in/chaseandrea
Websites
tmv.baitsglobal.com (Company)
linktr.ee/truemarketingverse (Company)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins
https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
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Join us on the Wisepreneurs podcast with Tracy Enos, a renowned LinkedIn expert, as she shares her journey from San Jose to a leading LinkedIn consultancy. Tracy offers valuable insights on leveraging LinkedIn for effective networking and business growth. Her practical strategies, from profile optimization to utilizing LinkedIn's advanced features, are a treasure trove for anyone looking to excel in digital marketing.
Time Stamp
00:00:42 - Tracy Unos' Background and LinkedIn Expertise
00:01:29 - Tracy's Journey from California to Kansas City
00:02:55 - Transitioning to LinkedIn Strategy
00:04:10 - Starting a Business as a Single Mom
00:05:47 - Networking and Finding Clients on LinkedIn
00:06:45 - Tracy's First LinkedIn Client
00:08:03 - Flexibility and Passion for LinkedIn
00:09:07 - LinkedIn as a B2B Platform
00:12:09 - Advice for Starting on LinkedIn
00:14:16 - Importance of a Well-Crafted LinkedIn Profile
00:17:35 - Tracy's Approach to Building Connections
00:19:07 - LinkedIn's Social Selling Index
00:21:07 - Dealing with LinkedIn Spam and InMail
00:22:32 - The Value of LinkedIn Followers
00:24:07 - Bob Lovely's Success Story on LinkedIn
00:25:06 - Tracy's Strategy for LinkedIn Engagement
00:27:27 - LinkedIn Articles and SEO
00:29:10 - LinkedIn as a Marketing Tool
00:30:00 - The Future of LinkedIn Marketing
00:31:29 - Tracy's Approach to LinkedIn Messaging
00:34:42 - Building a Network and Starting Conversations
00:37:00 - Converting Profile Viewers into Connections
00:39:56 - Handling Sales Pitches on LinkedIn
00:41:29 - Tracy's Sales Process on LinkedIn
00:44:21 - Scaling LinkedIn Activities
00:46:03 - Getting Started on LinkedIn
00:48:41 - Quick Tips to Grow Your LinkedIn Network
00:50:18 - Accessing Second and Third-Degree Connections
Services/Products Mentioned
- Sales Navigator: A LinkedIn tool designed for advanced prospecting and relationship building.
- InMail: LinkedIn's messaging feature that allows you to contact anyone on LinkedIn without a prior connection.
- Linked Influence: A LinkedIn course mentioned as Tracy's starting point in mastering LinkedIn.
- Evernote: A note-taking app mentioned in context with LinkedIn for productivity.
- BHuman: An AI tool used for personalizing video messages on LinkedIn.
- Go High Level: A marketing platform mentioned for its utility in creating landing pages and conducting multi-channel marketing campaigns.
- Constant Contact and MailChimp: Email marketing platforms mentioned in the context of compliance with GDPR when using LinkedIn contacts.
Transcript available
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Connect With Tracy Enos
linkedin.com/in/tracyenos
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Discover the unseen world of professional administrative support with me as I delve into the exceptional services Amanda Reeves provides to her clients.
Trusted for her dedication and skill, Amanda is an invaluable asset behind the scenes, expertly tailoring her services to meet the unique needs of her clients.
Our conversation explores the significant, often unseen impact a proficient administrative professional can have on a business.
Amanda's personal stories highlight the essence of trust and tailored support, showcasing why she's highly regarded in her field.
Please tune in to uncover the transformative power of effective administrative assistance with my friend, Amanda.
Show Notes
[00:02:01] Changing careers and freelancing.
[00:08:10] Work and technological advancements.
[00:13:34] Admin and organizing systems.
[00:17:03] A typical week scheduling.
[00:21:01] Website and business name origins.
[00:25:35] Conferences and website visitors.
As mentioned in this podcast
Instapaper https://www.instapaper.com/
Connect With Amanda Reeves
website https://manderey.com.au/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandareevesmanderey/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mandereyadminservices
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
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Discovering Wholehearted Self-Leadership in Life's Transitions: A Conversation with Terri Connellan
In this episode, we sit down with Terri Connellan, a life transition coach and author, who shares her insights on navigating significant life changes, especially in midlife.
With her background in vocational education and personal journey through career transition, Terri offers a unique perspective on wholehearted living and self-leadership.
Explore how psychological type and self-awareness play crucial roles in understanding life choices. Terri discusses the challenges and triumphs of shifting careers, the impact of caring for a loved one with a serious illness, and how these experiences shaped her approach to coaching and writing.
Delve into Terri's strategies for creative living and her commitment to helping women embrace transformation.
This episode is not just an exploration of personal development but a guide to thriving through life's transitions.
Listen now to gain valuable insights on creating a life aligned with your passions and potential!
Mentioned In This Podcast
Wholehearted: Self-leadership for women in transition and the companion workbook is available at Amazon, Booktopia, Kobo, iBooks
Agnes Callard's book Aspiration, The Agency of Becoming
MBTI, or Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, is a self-report questionnaire designed to categorize psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.
A tarot is a set of cards used for divination, offering symbolic imagery and narrative archetypes to explore personal intuition, insight, and understanding of various life aspects.
Time Stamp
[00:01:14] Terri's career transition journey.
[00:05:10] Women stepping into caring roles.
[00:06:07] Transition and uncertainty.
[00:09:34] Finding meaning in life transitions.
[00:14:13] Identity and self-discovery.
[00:17:02] The power of writing for self-reflection.
[00:22:17] Tarot as a tool for self-awareness.
[00:24:35] Life coaching and training.
[00:27:02] Life coaching and setting goals.
[00:31:39] Transitioning to retirement and identity shifts.
[00:35:57] Mid-career transition advice.
[00:38:14] Being wholehearted.
Connect with Terri Connellan
website: https://www.quietwriting.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terri-connellan-7377b829/
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https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
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In this Wisepreneurs Podcast episode, I talk with Meredith Fuller, OAM Psychologist, about the award-winning documentary, 'Home Truths', which focuses on domestic violence and is co-produced by Lesley Coleman & Rod Winning.
She shares helpful tips on dealing with this issue. Meredith also talks about women in their 50s struggling in their careers and advises them to explore new directions.
Join me, Nigel, and Meredith as we explore these topics and motivate you to chase your future dreams.
Show Notes
Mentioned
Home Truths
www.home-truths.com.au
Isabel Davies is a Melbourne-based Australian artist
https://www.isabeldavies.com.au/
Time Stamps
1:32 Overcoming domestic violence and finding new paths at 50.
4:53 Preventative work and education.
9:27 Taking self-responsibility.
12:58 The importance of staying curious.
17:23 Women redefining progress and success.
23:09 Making the future happen.
24:01 Genealogy and self-discovery.
45:53 Women's productivity and aging.
48:23 Collaboration and networking opportunities.
Connect with Meredith Fuller, OAM Psychologist
website: https://meredithfuller.com.au/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-fuller-oam-2132695/
Connect with Nigel Rawlins
https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, I’m excited to feature Elina Jutelyte, a dynamic force in freelancing and event organisation.
Based in Belgium, Elina has spent over two decades mastering the creation of meaningful connections and events. Her journey from the structured realm of corporate event management to the liberating and challenging world of freelancing is inspiring and a testament to her resilience and adaptability.
Elina is the brain behind the Freelance Business Community, a platform that has become a cornerstone for freelancers seeking guidance, opportunities, and a sense of community.
Her passion for understanding different cultures and her commitment to fostering a supportive network for freelancers make her story compelling.
Join us as we delve into Elina's experiences, insights, and her impactful role in reshaping the freelance landscape.
Time Stamps
00:01:00 Transitioning to freelancing can be challenging but rewarding.
00:08:38 Freelance business community empowers freelancers.
00:11:06. Understanding the challenges faced by freelancers in corporate structures.
00:15:50 Options for freelancers to educate themselves.
00:22:12. Freelancers need to think ahead.
00:26:49 Importance of personal networks
00:31:58 Build your network deliberately and feature others.
00:41:07 Invest in educating young populations.
00:42:09 Freelancing is the future.
00:49:49 Shift from full-time to part-time freelancing.
00:51:23 Establish a system for higher earnings.
Connect with Elina Jutelyte
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/elina-jutelyte/
Website https://freelancebusiness.eu/
Connect with Nigel Rawlins
Website https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
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Professor Martin Hyde from the University of Leicester shares his rich knowledge of the evolving concept of aging employment and retirement. We delve deep into the challenges of aging in the workforce, the concept of the 100-Year Life, the impact of ageism on late employment, the role of ongoing education, and health in professional longevity. He also shares some of his studies and works in the field of aging.
Topics Discussed
- Introduction
- Martin Hyde on Aging and Employment
- Exploring Gerontology and Quality of Life
- Aging and Nature of Work
- Reflection on The 100 Year Life and Future Planning
- Advising Future Planners and Addressing Ageism
- Conclusion
Time Stamp
- 00:00:16 Changing nature of work and retirement.
- 00:05:00 Aging is interconnected with everything.
- 00:12:31 Combat ageism in the workplace.
- 00:17:47 Integration of work and education.
- 00:20:09 Government must prioritize time redistribution. 00:24:22 Supportive policies for childbirth and aging.
- 00:31:11 Support and resources for older entrepreneurs
- 00:35:46 Harnessing the skills of older workers.
- 00:38:45 Improve work longevity through change.
- 00:44:05 Age is an asset.
Contacting Professor Martin Hydehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-hyde-5815ab42/
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Gabrielle Sun, originally from China, moved to the United States to pursue a Master's degree in Educational Technology. She currently works remotely as an instructional designer for a large corporation, creating training programs. She is well-versed in AI tools such as ChatGPT and continuously educates herself on new technologies. The episode delves into how AI is transforming knowledge work and education, and the necessary skills for individuals and organizations to harness its potential.
Show Notes
00:05:35 Remote work is possible and effective.
00:06:19 Time is fluid and flexible.
00:14:36 Importance of alignment in education.
00:21:58 AI is transforming workflow.
00:28:00 AI has potential in instruction design.
00:35:15 AI tools are transforming knowledge work.
00:35:23 Proactive learning is essential.
00:41:43 Cross-age communication is valuable.
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Our guest on this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast is Alison Grade, a freelancing expert and author of The Freelance Bible. She shares her insights and tips on starting and running a freelance business and talks about her background in film and TV production and her experience running her own motorbike training company.
Penguin publishes Alison's book, The Freelance Bible, available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
Timeline
[00:01:55] Freelancing in film and TV.
[00:04:15] Non-traditional career as MBA.
[00:08:01] What to call freelancers?
[00:11:39] Shifting to freelancing.
[00:15:06] Identifying valuable skills.
[00:19:44] Understanding the client's journey.
[00:23:29] Leaving money on the table.
[00:26:55] Starting small and adding value.
[00:29:02] Networking before quitting a job.
[00:33:12] Different ways of freelancing.
[00:37:06] Creative blocks and productivity.
[00:41:40] Freelancing in education policies.
[00:43:11] Freelancing and globalization of opportunity.
[00:46:28] Building relationships.
[00:50:00] Understanding the evolving freelance ecosystem.
Get in touch with Alison
https://alisongrade.com https://www.mission.guru/https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisongrade/https://www.instagram.com/freelancebible/https://www.facebook.com/freelancebiblehttps://twitter.com/alisongrade
Connect with Nigel Rawlins
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins interviews Laetitia Vitaud, a French writer and expert on the future of work from a feminist perspective. Laetitia shares insights from her latest book, discussing our obsession with productivity and advocating for a more humane approach to work. They also delve into the rise of entrepreneurship among older professional women and the importance of care work in the future of work. Join them for a thought-provoking conversation on envisioning better futures of work.
Show Notes
[00:02:05] Germans and French culture clash
[00:05:47] The future of globalisation
[00:10:14] Situational awareness and digital usage
[00:12:17] Flaws in measuring productivity
[00:16:02] Unpaid work in the home
[00:21:07] Ancient brains and modern tech
[00:25:13] AI and content creation
[00:29:07] Women entrepreneurs in Europe
[00:33:20] Talking openly about money
[00:39:05] The future of care work
[00:41:17] Building Bridges podcast
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Connect with Laetitia Vitaud
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/laetitia-vitaud-1058ba82/
Substack laetitiaatwork.substack.com
Connect with Nigel Rawlins
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, host Nigel Rawlins interviews Salina Yeung, a LinkedIn strategy expert.
Salina shares her insights and proven framework for standing out on LinkedIn and turning profiles into powerful lead generators.
She emphasises the importance of just 15 minutes of focused effort daily to amplify and boost your LinkedIn presence.
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Find Salina
https://www.linkedin.com/in/salinayeung/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8bw3uzTcdnc0KO35kZ6ctQ
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In this conversation with business coach Mark Elliott, he offers tips for entrepreneurs over 50 starting new ventures.
He outlines the unique challenges they face in learning technology and finding passion.
Mark advises focusing on lifestyle desires, tracking spending, outsourcing tasks, and self-care for energy.
He co-founded Startup School for Seniors with Suzanne Noble, a previous podcast guest, to support older entrepreneurs with coaching and community.
Mark encourages older entrepreneurs to believe in themselves, try new things, and find meaning.
Time Stamp
00:00:30 Starting a business after 50.
00:06:51 Starting a business requires clarity.
00:14:47. Budgeting is essential for success.
00:22:43 Over 50s can start businesses.
00:27:44 Starting a business later in life can be challenging.
00:33:14 Age is not a barrier.
00:46:26 Inclusion for diverse startup founders.
00:49:01 Supportive environment for entrepreneurial learning.
The Startup School for Seniors https://www.startupschoolforseniors.com/self-directed
Mark's website ww.arrestedart.com
If you would like a conversation with Mark about coaching
https://www.arrestedart.com/bookme
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Meet Lisa Ross-Marcus, a seasoned executive coach from Amsterdam who empowers women leaders.
Her intriguing journey, from the performing arts to entrepreneurship, underpins her fresh, innovative approach to coaching.
Lisa specializes in navigating career transitions and enhancing leadership skills, assisting professionals in various fields to meet their professional goals.
Outside her coaching role, Lisa passionately champions women in business. She fosters growth and empowerment through active participation in mentoring programs.
But her unique blend of kinaesthetic sensibility, artistic creativity, and top-tier coaching skills sets Lisa apart.
She's more than a coach; she's a haven and a catalyst for change, dedicated to unlocking her clients' full potential.
Lisa Ross-Marcus: Redefining the landscape of executive coaching and leadership development.
Show Notes
- Performing Arts in Paris and Europe
- Empowering women in STEM.
- Discovering a niche market.
- Multicultural wedding ceremonies.
- Taking care of yourself.
- Becoming a leader.
- Becoming a professional coach.
- Being bold in job applications.
- What does confidence mean?
- Negative self-talk and entrepreneurship.
- Supporting Female Entrepreneurs.
- Focusing on what gives energy.
- Alignment and exploring values.
Connect with Lisa
Website: www.in-coaching.nl
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-ross-marcus-19879213/
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Meet Lisa Ross-Marcus, a seasoned executive coach from Amsterdam who empowers women leaders.
Her intriguing journey, from the performing arts to entrepreneurship, underpins her fresh, innovative approach to coaching.
Lisa specializes in navigating career transitions and enhancing leadership skills, assisting professionals in various fields to meet their professional goals.
Outside her coaching role, Lisa passionately champions women in business. She fosters growth and empowerment through active participation in mentoring programs.
But her unique blend of kinaesthetic sensibility, artistic creativity, and top-tier coaching skills sets Lisa apart.
She's more than a coach; she's a haven and a catalyst for change, dedicated to unlocking her clients' full potential.
Lisa Ross-Marcus: Redefining the landscape of executive coaching and leadership development.
Show Notes
- Performing Arts in Paris and Europe
- Empowering women in STEM.
- Discovering a niche market.
- Multicultural wedding ceremonies.
- Taking care of yourself.
- Becoming a leader.
- Becoming a professional coach.
- Being bold in job applications.
- What does confidence mean?
- Negative self-talk and entrepreneurship.
- Supporting Female Entrepreneurs.
- Focusing on what gives energy.
- Alignment and exploring values.
Connect with Lisa
Website: www.in-coaching.nl
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-ross-marcus-19879213/
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Wisepreneurs Website
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Join us for an enlightening chat with Matt Dowling, the innovative architect behind the thriving Freelancer Club.
Matt's journey to creating a successful community of helpful and supportive freelancers was born from adversity. With around 60 000 members, the club reshapes the typical freelance narrative.
Their campaign to end exploitative unpaid work, #NoFreeWork, has made huge headway, and Matt Dowling has become one of the leading voices in the creative freelance sector.
With invaluable guidance and hard-earned practical insights, this must-listen podcast promises to redefine your perspective on freelancing.
Show Notes
[00:03:06] Hit rock bottom in debt.
[00:05:30] Coping with freelancing challenges.
[00:10:33] Freelancer's financial anxiety.
[00:14:45] Freelancers supporting each other.
[00:17:30] Freelancing as a career.
[00:22:10] Diverse professions joining the club.
[00:27:30] Developing freelancing skills.
[00:30:09] Pricing and client analysis.
[00:34:09] Social media marketing strategy.
[00:38:03] Every freelancer needs to know a little bit about a lot.
[00:42:28] Hiring freelancers and briefing.
[00:48:26] Setting a value and saying
[00:50:52] Value-based pricing.
[00:55:06] Effective communication in freelancing.
[00:58:15] AI impacting freelancing.
[01:03:06] AI and copywriting.
[01:08:41] Rice freelancer.
[01:11:12] Access to freelancing for all.
Links
Empowering Freelancers With The Skills To Succeed. Access Masterclasses, Resources, Community & Jobs to build a sustainable freelance career.
freelancerclub.net
Define, empower & prepare the next generation of freelancers
Rise Freelancer
Krisna Hanks is a certified Health Coach & LCHF/Keto Nutrition Advisor with an MSc in Kinesiology and MBA and is a fitness and Pilates Personal Trainer. She is the author of Finding Lifestyle Sanity.
As you will hear, she's a dynamic 66-year-old dynamo who shares her story on the Wisepreneurs podcast, beginning with her 33-year career as a professional dancer in the US and Europe. She later transitioned to becoming a health coach. Krishna underscores the importance of acquiring multiple skills, such as teaching, choreography, and personal training, during one's tenure as a dancer to prepare for the inevitable end of a finite career. Moreover, she elaborates on the foundational skills she brings to her health coaching from dance, fitness, yoga, pilates, and nutrition and the pivotal role discipline played in her career and personal life.
Time Line
00:06:41 Discipline is key to success.
00:08:07 Importance of holistic health coaching.
00:13:29 Prioritize metabolic health for self-care.
00:19:51 Importance of insulin and education.
00:29:00 Nutrition for maximal performance.
00:32:27 Increase protein intake for women.
00:38:47 Importance of protein in the diet.
00:47:30 Strength training is a necessary aging investment.
00:55:32 Invest in your health daily.
00:57:19 Prioritise health; start simple.
As mentioned in this podcast
Benjamin Bickman Why We Get Sick and What We Can Do About It
Dr Georgia Ede
Dr Ted Naiman
Dr Donald Layman
To find out more about Krisna visit:
https://www.square1wellness.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisnahanks/
https://twitter.com/Square1Wellness
https://www.instagram.com/square_1_wellness/?next=%2F
https://www.canyonranch.com/integrative-wellness-approach/experts/krisna-hanks/
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In this episode of the Wisepreneurs Podcast, I speak with Jon Younger, a writer at Forbes, on the freelance revolution. We talk about agile talent, the future of work, and Jon's background as a human resources-oriented management consultant. John shares his insights on how the world of work is changing, being a freelancer and how companies need to adapt to the new reality of freelancing, remote work and the gig economy.
Timestamps
[00:01:41] The blended, flexible workforce. [00:04:10] Bootstrapping and profitability. [00:09:53] Freelancing platforms and regional communities. [00:13:19] Freelancing is lumpy. [00:17:31] Freelancers' strengths and weaknesses. [00:20:32] Freelancing challenges and education. [00:23:55] History of Freelancing. [00:28:48] Economic opportunity for remote work. [00:34:11] Future-proofing your skills. [00:38:09] Freelancing as you age. [00:40:14] Freelancing as a seasoned person. [00:44:47] Appealing to Young People.
Jon can be found on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-younger-phd-57a41455/
His Forbes articles are listed here https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyounger/?sh=326dd1b6516b
His Book: Agile Talent: How to Source and Manage Outside Expertscan be found on Amazon
During this podcast, Suzanne discusses her successful career journey. She began as a singer in a travelling group and progressed to television production, public relations, a baby sling business, and running a startup school. She also talks about how technology has changed how businesses are set up and the opportunities available to people.
[00:01:28] Restarting a singing career.
[00:04:20] Sex Advice for Seniors.
[00:07:45] Niche marketing strategies.
[00:12:09] Importance of understanding your customer.
[00:15:27] Sustainable Fashion in Business.
[00:21:21] Confidence as a barrier.
[00:22:30] Older workers in the workplace.
[00:28:13] Positive representation of aging.
[00:31:14] Enough money for self-employment.
[00:34:13] Building a following on social media.
[00:36:53] Ageism and vitality.
[00:41:06] Portfolio careers.
https://suzannenoble.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannenoble/
https://twitter.com/_suzannenoble
https://suzannenoblesings.com/
https://www.startupschoolforseniors.com/
Mary-Clare Switz is a bookkeeping expert with international experience who loves using Xero accounting software for her work. She has worked in her family's business in Australia and the US.
Mary-Clare emphasizes the importance of using the right software solutions and shares insights on managing her business effectively and her role in helping clients grow and evolve their businesses.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-clare-switz/
Website
https://biscuitbiz.com.au/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/biscuitbusinessservices
Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, known as Lap Top Lisa, left corporate life in America in 2006 and started a location-independent eCommerce company with $500 and a book on building a Yahoo Store. This grew significantly, allowing her to retire at a young age when she sold it.
From 2008 she spread her time between homes in The Bahamas, Italy, Scotland, and US.
We talk about a range of topics, her business, her novels, her PhD in Literature and her course on Magical Academic Note Taking, which is where I came across Lisa.
Web https://www.laptoplifelisa.com/
Magical Note Taking https://www.roamforresults.com/
Twitter @LaptopLifeLisa
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laptoplifelisa/
Lisa's Novels https://www.amazon.com/Books-Lisa-Marie-Cabrelli/
Mark Goulston M.D., Co-Founder, Michelangelo Mindset, MG100 Coach, Founding Member Newsweek Expert Forum
Dr Mark Goldston is a UCLA-trained psychiatrist and former professor who's a member of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 coaches and the co-founder of the Michael Angelo Mindset. Founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and accelerators hire him to help them see the future and make it happen. Much as Michael Angelo saw the angel in the marble and carved it until he set it free.
He's the author or co-author of nine books, with his book, Just Listen, being translated into 28 languages and becoming the top book on listening in the world. He's the inventor of surgical empathy, an approach he used for 25-plus years with suicidal patients and none taking their own lives.
Mark's links:
http://markgoulston.com
http://michelangelomindset.com
https://twitter.com/MarkGoulston
https://www.instagram.com/markgoulston/
https://facebook.com/drmarkgoulston/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markgoulston/
Defeating Self-Defeat audio course
http://himalaya.com/defeat - Use DEFEAT in Promo code to listen to the course for free
Mark's books on Amazon.com https://wiseprnr.com/EaSdZE and
Karen Wickre is an author and expert on networking, but not just for work, networking is about connecting for a whole range of needs. She's worked for Twitter and Google and is now self-employed as a corporate editor and writer in her 70s and loves her work. I really enjoyed speaking with Karen.
Show Notes
web www.karenwickre.com
Her book Taking the Work out of Networking www.karenwickre.com/book
Twitter @kvox and linkedin.com/karenwickre
Udemy online class: https://www.udemy.com/course/taking-the-work-out-of-networking/?referralCode=18BA561817BA3932346A
Books and Resources mentioned
Chip Conley's Wisdom at Work, The Making of a Modern Elder
Bruce Feiler's Life is in the Transitions Mastering Change at any Age
Headspace Meditation App
To contact me, Nigel Rawlins on Twitter twitter.com/wisepreneurs
web wisepreneurs.com.au
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Laetitia Vitaud is a prolific writer, podcaster and Future of Work commentator with a feminist perspective. In this podcast, we have a far-reaching conversation about jobs, work and the contribution of the work by women. We talk about bullshit jobs and how work needs to become sustainable, interesting enjoyable and inclusive.
As a result of living longer, women will transition through several careers and the implications for their long-term financial wellbeing is important. And these themes include networking finances and self-employment
You can find out more about Laetitia here:
website https://laetitiavitaud.com
Newsletter on Substack https://laetitiaatwork.substack.com/
Follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/Vitolae
Jane Hudson has had an interesting career, initially working as a musician in Australian Broadway productions, then transitioning to a Learning and Development specialist and now self-employed in this field. She talks about the journey, how she sees learning and development and her thoughts on self-employment.
You can find Jane's website here https://www.jbasslearning.com.au/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-hudson/
Twitter https://twitter.com/jbasslearning
In this 4th Wisepreneurs Podcast episode, I talk with Meredith Fuller, psychologist, author, playwright and a career counsellor with over 30 years of experience. We talk about work in light of COVID, careers, why you might like to explore self-employment, or just stay where you are.
You can learn more about Meredith at https://meredithfuller.com.au/
Anthea has had an interesting career journey, for much of that in the health industry at management and board level. She has an interesting tale of her career journey and now encourages women to stand up and take their place at the management table through her website at https://www.womenwhostandup.com/
Meredith Fuller does many things. She is a widely quoted psychologist with a focus on career counselling for over 30 years. She packs a lot into her busy life including being an author and theatre creator. Her observations on life and work are well worth listening to. Her website can be found at https://meredithfuller.com.au/
Gail Greatorex was a senior manager with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission when she retired and decided to continue with her interest in product safety. She started her own consultancy and training business called Product Safety Solutions and has grown from there.
You can find out more about Gail here
web https://productsafetysolutions.com.au/
Twitter @GailGreatorex
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailgreatorex/