Should I Start A Podcast with Ronsley Vaz: Recent Episodes
Should I Start A Podcast with Ronsley Vaz
Every single change in human history can be traced back to a point where a speech changed the way we think. With the technology today, people's attention span, and the ability to connect with someone through their auditory sense, no other platform can compete with podcasting. Here is why (and why not) ...
Did you ever ask, "How do I know if I should create a podcast"? Or, "What ROI will I achieve with a podcast"? And, "Will a podcast save me money and time"? Then this podcast is for you ...
This show explores the stories and experiences of entrepreneurs, creatives and artists that have created a podcast. Their journey and where they have made their mistakes. We highlight their successes and talk about their learning curves. We also get into conversations about when podcasting hasn't worked.
If you are thinking about creating a podcast, or have started one and looking to improve by learning from other people's mistakes - this is for you!
Keen to hear an inspirational story about someone quitting their job in search of more? Then today’s episode of Should I Start A Podcast is definitely for you. In this show, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Stephanie Taylor. Steph is an ex-corporate accountant turned entrepreneur and digital marketer.
Steph is smart, precocious and determined - she left a cushy accounting job to try her hand at entrepreneurship. In our conversation, we talk about her first foray into a self-run business, the challenges, benefits, and the efforts required. We also talked about pivoting, dealing with traditional-minded family members and how Steph recently launched her first course, FB Ads That Flourish.
Listen to the full episode to hear all this, plus things like…
Why resilience matters so much and how to nurture it The challenge of dealing with clients who are not tech-savvy How a terrible job served as motivation for Steph Trends in social media and how authenticity is in short supply these days The value (in terms of brand/audience building) of starting a podcast The incredible power of Facebook advertising Common myths of entrepreneurship debunked Why entrepreneurs shouldn’t try to do it all themselves
If you want to hear tips and advice from the Godfather of podcasting himself, Mr Bruce Wawrzyniak, then now is your chance. Bruce is the founder of Now Hear This, a Tampa-based communications agency and my latest guest on Should I Start A Podcast, and he and I have a truly insightful conversation full of useful information for any newcomers to podcasting.
Bruce is an author, broadcaster and speaker and his podcast, Now Hear This, acts as an educational service for up and coming entertainers who may need a bit of help, advice and guidance. Bruce’s podcast has been heard in over 100 countries and his guests are those that have had success to varying degrees in the entertainment business, putting forth their advice and tips to those who are just starting out in the industry. In this episode, we discuss the journey that led him to podcasting.
We also get into things like:
The highlights that have come from Bruce’s podcasting career The further benefits you can get from becoming a successful podcaster How he started out podcasting Questions you should ask yourself before you start your podcast
Today on the Should I Start A Podcast show, I talk to Tony Loyd: first-time caller and long-term friend. Tony has had quite a remarkable career as an executive with various Fortune 500 companies, but after he felt too much of a conflict between himself and his corporate position, he left in search of a more favourable role that could cater to his desire to give back to the world.
After starting up his own strategic planning and talent management company, Tony recognised the rapid rates of change that were occurring in every industry. Through this, he realised the power that startups and entrepreneurs have to take on the big challenges and bring about positive changes. Now, Tony hosts a podcast called Social Entrepreneur but, as we find out in this episode, podcasting isn’t often the easiest road to take.
This week on Should I Start A Podcast I chat to my friend, Michael Bromley. One half of the dynamic duo behind the very popular blog and podcast BeyondBillables, Mike is as authentic as they come. He’s unafraid to talk about big issues and realness, and is upfront in his desire to help people.
Mike’s got fingers in many different pies. Having been a lawyer, he now spends his days working as an international recruiter and assisting people in finding their dream job while writing, blogging and podcasting on the side.
Want to hear a sales master spill his secrets and teach you how to reframe rejection? In the following episode of Should I Start A Podcast you’ll hear both, plus so much more. Here, I had the honour of sharing the stage with Glen Carlson. Glen is a podcast host, and the co-founder, COO, and director of Dent Global.
Over the past 15 years, Glen has developed, sold and consulted on numerous start-ups in Australia, the UK, Indonesia, and Singapore. He helped found and nurture Dent Global to where it is today, the 9th fastest growing company in Australia. He is also one of the faces behind the ‘Key Person of Influence’ growth accelerator. Glen has an international reputation for helping entrepreneurs develop a brand, cultivate a profile and position themselves as leaders in their industries.
Tune in to the episode to hear us dig deep and discuss things like:
How Glen’s first podcast attempt was never launched but paved the way for his current success The value of a good pitch, credibility in your industry, scalable products and a good profile Dent Global’s work turning people into ‘key people of influence’ and accelerating their businesses The skill that trumps most other skills: the ability to sell or ask for money How Glen thinks about rejection and the importance of reframing adverse responses How a podcast can help you leverage your time and influence (even if your audience is relatively humble) Tapping into dormant markets and providing a structure/ecosystem that allows potential clients to connect the dots easily How you can become a better podcast interviewer The importance of not getting too deeply focused on a product at the expense of ignoring your customers The ways a podcast can help you understand your tribe, prime a market and help you continue learning
Interested in learning how podcasting can make you a more confident person? Then this episode of Should I Start A Podcast is for you. In this show, I had the unique pleasure of talking to a good friend of mine, Emma Franklin Bell. Emma has so many projects it is difficult to keep track of them all. She is a podcast host, artist, entrepreneur, author, teacher and the creator of The Beautiful Business Academy.
Emma spent 20 years in the performing arts industry (mostly classical ballet) before branching out into entrepreneurship and book writing. Emma is the author of Your Beautiful Business and How to Run a Preschool Dance Studio, both of which have been extremely well received globally. She's been featured on numerous podcasts and built up an impressive following for her show, The Ladies Lounge.
I was lucky enough to get a bit of her time, so tune in to the episode to hear us go into depth on topics like:
Why getting interesting people to come on your podcast is not as impossible as you might think How podcasting can up your confidence levels and make you a better communicator How podcasting can expose you to new people and ideas in a way few other things can The value of gumption and desire for success in podcasting (and life in general) The question ‘why?’ and how it played a pivotal role in Emma’s life The argument against focusing on the monetisation of podcast The benefits of finding ways around things that are difficult, stepping over challenges as they come How Emma considers the podcasting process to be similar to eating a gourmet meal How Emma answers the question ‘what do you do?’ and various ways to think of being a ‘creative’
Need inspiration, fresh ideas or just need a good laugh? This episode of Should I Start A Podcast offers up all three. In this show, I had the immense pleasure of talking to a good friend of mine, Dave Eddy. Dave is a podcast host, digital marketer, serial entrepreneur and all-round brilliant soul.
With a background in business marketing and psychology, Dave spent seven years working with over 500 business clients in big marketing and advertising firms. He then decided to start a digital marketing consulting business. In his spare time he co-founded Camplify and started a podcast, The Location Station. With over 30 episodes, the show focuses on clever or innovative marketing ideas for location-based business growth.
Tune in to the episode to hear us dig deep and discuss things like:
Why starting a podcast is easier than you might think Dave’s advice to his 20-year-old version self How podcasting can expose you to new people and ideas in a way few other things can A story about Microsoft’s Hololens mixed reality technology Thoughts on the future of multi sensory search and the need to stay ahead of the curve How approaching podcast guests is easy with preparation and genuine interest Why podcast ROI is tough to pin down What podcast ROI should be and some different perspectives Why putting yourself around people already doing something is so important if you want to do the same thing Dave’s podcast journey and how it fits into the focus of his marketing agency
Have you ever contemplated investing in property? Or, to be more specific, have you thought about it and then put it in the ‘too hard’ basket? You’re not alone. People all over Australia are disregarding property investing in favour of the things they think they need right now (smashed avo on toast, anyone?). Giving up the wants of your present to make sure you can cover the needs of your future is enormously important, and property is a sensible way of doing just that.
In today’s episode of Should I Start A Podcast, I talk to Bushy Martin, entrepreneur, thinker, founder of Know:How Group and one of the Top 10 Property Specialists in The Property Investor magazine, on the benefits of planning ahead, foregoing frivolous things in favour of a comfortable future, and how you can achieve your dream lifestyle through property investing.
We also discuss things like:
Bushy’s journey as an entrepreneur and business owner, and his aim to bring value and meaning to other people’s lifestyles The lengthy time required to commit to property investing The benefits of passive income Bushy’s passion for property, and his ‘Howard Hughes’ year The lightbulb moment that led him to create the plan to achieve his dream lifestyle – sketched out entirely on a cocktail napkin Why Bushy wanted to start a podcast, and how you can benefit from it The importance of caring about your future – and why it’s not as far away as it might seem The ‘iPhone lifestyle’, and delaying gratification for more satisfaction The origin of the name ‘Bus
Hello, and welcome to a new episode of Should I Start A Podcast. Today I have the immense pleasure of talking to a good friend of mine, Amber Hawken. Amber is a podcast host, YouTuber, author, life coach, mentor and teacher.
Qualified in a variety of different things like Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Neuro-linguistic Programming and Deep State Repatterning Therapy and with a passion for volunteer work and helping people, Amber is one remarkable young woman. Her new book The Unfuckwithable Life is currently scandalising the self-help genre in the best way, and her unapologetic approach to life mastery enables her to reach even the most hard-hearted people.
Tune in to the episode to hear us dig deep and discuss things like:
Personal branding, and the benefits of understanding who you are Why it’s okay to change direction, especially in business The beauty that is podcasting, and what it can do for you What Amber has learned from and about podcasting How vulnerability can help you conduct better interviews How to advertise your podcast The different ways we can reach and teach people through content and delivery How fear can help you, and why you should pay attention to it Authenticity, and the ‘F’ word Highlights of Amber’s career as a podcaster
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on the Get More Success Podcast, where I was grilled about my own entrepreneurial journey, how to set up a successful podcast and top marketing techniques. And the guy who was asking me about all this was Warwick Merry - AKA ‘The Get More Guy’.
Warwick’s own journey has been pretty awesome. Not only is Warwick a great podcaster, he’s also a professional speaker, consultant, coach and trainer known for his high-energy presentations and seminars. Warwick’s whole thing is getting more out of life, and he helps his clients - who are from all types of different industries - achieve this with incredible results. You’re definitely going to get a lot out of this if you’re interested in improving the quality of your marketing technique, and the content your business outputs.
In this episode, we get into all of this and more...
Ronsley’s reputation as ‘The Podcast Guru’ The value of disruption and what you can achieve with it Ronsley’s definition of success The We Are Podcast conference - how it came about and where it’s going The things Ronsley wished he’d known when he first started out in business Running events: Ronsley’s tips on how to successfully organise and make money from doing so The origins of Ronsley’s business, Amplify, which converts conversation into content How leveraging content plays a major part in marketing your podcast Ronsley’s book, Amplify, and his 7-step methodology to marketing The difference between marketing video and audio content The next trends in podcasting The secret to great podcasting, and why concept takes precedence over the tech side
Placing a solid foundation for crafting success and setting up his future in the world of business and entrepreneurship, Ray Milidoni carries an abundance of corporate experience across a range of industries. His experience has seen him found several businesses, including the creation of an innovative web agency at the age of only 15. Since then, Ray has moved forward to helping build organisations from the ground up, investing particular interest in the initial growth period of businesses both big and small, and achieving the title of General Manager at global digital agency, WME.
Now taking on new challenges and opportunities that embrace his passion for business success, Ray’s podcast The Razor Sharp Show is destined to unify entrepreneurs, thought leaders and game changers alike. In between launching this highly anticipated vertical, Ray’s focus also resides in MCing brand and business community events across a number of fields, introducing and enlightening audiences as he goes. To top it off, his drive has recently seen him take charge of official meetup groups across Melbourne.
From sustainability through to digital innovative, Ray has garnered extensive experience and milestones that see him consistently solving problems and setting new goals.
In this episode, I was supposed to interview Ray, but instead he interviewed me!
Together we talked about:
The client filtering strategy behind my audio marketing agency Amplify 6 P’s of podcasting The one book that I have listened to 11x and why I think it’s a way of life Valuing your time as precious and carefully selecting your company How the We Are Podcast summit was born The big change I made to the 2017 We Are Podcast conference to enrich the community feel Looking for mentorship and inspiration from everyone and everywhere around you Disbelief of the concept of success from failure My best podcasting tips Why future podcasters should not care about what mic they have
If you’ve ever wondered how you can increase profits in business while saving time and improving your lifestyle, then Tyson Franklin is someone you definitely want to check out. A podiatrist by trade, Tyson - AKA Dr T - has been killing it in the entrepreneurial space for the past 26 years, buying and selling over 20 podiatry clinics. He’s also the author of It’s No Secret… There’s Money in Podiatry, winner of the Queensland Telstra Business Award and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
More recently, Tyson has turned his sights to the world of podcasting, and his own show, It’s No Secret…, is set to launch soon, focusing on helping podiatrists gain an insight into the entrepreneurial way of thinking. This is a great conversation where we talk about everything from happiness to wealth to UFC! Check it out.
In this episode, we get into all of this...
Tyson’s writing, as well as his next book, It’s No Secret… There’s Money in Small Business The myth among entrepreneurs, and Tyson’s take on it How to be smart in business and the benefits it can bring to your lifestyle What Tyson’s learned about himself by going through the process of setting up a podcast The unexpected learnings Tyson got from watching UFC The main difference between those who succeed in business and those who don’t The best podcasting advice for Tyson The importance of knowing your strengths and weaknesses The steps Tyson went through to double his income and save time in the process Tyson’s biggest motivation in business Tyson’s 365 day podcast and exercise challenge The best and worst things about podcasts, according to Tyson How to select the best guests for your podcast
John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of EOFire, an award-winning podcast where he interviews today’s most successful entrepreneurs seven days a week. In four years, JLD has grown EOFire into a multi-million dollar a year business with over 1600 interviews and 1.5 million monthly listens. JLD is the author of The Freedom Journal: Accomplish your #1 goal in 100 days, which became the sixth most funded publishing campaign of all time on Kickstarter and has over 21,000 sales to date. His latest project is The Mastery Journal: Master productivity, discipline and focus in 100 days.
Yann Ilunga, is a polyglot (Speaks Italian, English, French, German and some Finnish) web entrepreneur originally from Locarno, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, now living in Helsinki, Finland.
After Yann got his master’s degree in social sciences with a major in Media & Global Communication, he decided to take the leap and become a web entrepreneur. He's all about taking action and want to live life on his own terms, and that’s why he launched 360 Entrepreneur.
He's the host of several shows, including the 360 Entrepreneur Podcast, the music business show the Jazz Spotlight and the upcoming show the Podcaster Lab.
Yann is the founder and host of the LARGEST podcasting virtual summit in the world: Podcast Success Summit. The first edition featured 80 of some of the best podcasters and podcasting experts around, including Jay Baer, John Lee Dumas, The Art of Charm host Jordan Harbinger and NYT bestselling author Joel Comm.
Simply put, Yann Ilunga is a web entrepreneur, podcaster and podcasting consultant!
In this episode we talk about:
How Ronsley became involved in podcasting The traits and values that podcasters have in common Ronsley's thoughts on new podcasters that focus on perfection How Ronsley decided to make a book How Ronsley's book can become a tool to start a conversation Overview of Ronsley's 7-step framework What A.M.P.L.I.F.Y. stands for Things to consider in creating product ecosystem system Ways people can do to use their audio content to draw more people Ronsley's thoughts and ideas in fostering more engagement for podcasters The fastest way to connect with Ronsley personally What to expect with We Are A Podcast conference this 2017
Elle Roberts is a multi passionate creative coach, business mentor, dreamer, writer, speaker and entrepreneur.
She loves working with clients to help them with their business planning, social media, marketing, goal setting and digital strategies so they can focus on doing the work they love.
She has a passion for all things handmade and arty so working with crafty and creative clients fills her with joy. She is outgoing and confident, she talks too much and if you start on the topic of “small business” it will be hard to shut her up.
Elle has a passion for micro creative businesses and solo entrepreneurs, and am determined to help you find your inner values, see your true potential and help you rock out like the awesomely talented person that you are.
She is also the brains and muscle behind this event. The Artful Business Conference is her passion project. Elle curates the Artful Business Community and hosts the Artful Business Podcast.
In this episode we talk about:
How Elle bounced back from her failures The key that kept Elle going and reach success How to know when to give up or pursue an idea that has almost exhausted all possibilities Elle's aspects of entrepreneurship Her business journey to podcasting The marketing value of podcasting Why podcast it "Hot" right now Best ways to provide value to people using podcast Why consistency made Elle a great podcaster Her thoughts on monetisation with podcast What excites Elle about being an entrepreneur The story behind Elle's Artfull Business Community
Rowan MacKey in an aspiring journalist and broadcaster. He's still 23 years of age and lives in South Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He went to University of Canberra, one of Australia's top universities for getting a job.
As Rowan was starting his adventure outside of school, he was curious about the things that he has been seeing in society. Having a lot of questions about people doing and pursuing their professions that they don't even like or enjoy, he then thought of something that might help him an answer and solution to it.
He started podcasting and having guests to chat with about what they wanted to be when they were little kid, and might see how this relates to their actual professional pathway. Rowan wanted to get an insight to some of the tangibles how how people ended up where they are as well as few observations on their chosen industry.
In this episode we talk about:
What Ronsley says when people ask him what he does Ronsley's aspirations as a child Ronsley's journey to finding his path before becoming who he is today Education background and views Ronsley's corporate experience as a Software Engineer Where his entrepreneurship career started How he managed to successfully combine two different careers into one The process Ronsley went through to create a successful podcast The mentors Ronsley learned from How he balances being reasonable and ambitious Ronsley's definition of success and failure The unexpected things in podcasting His parents' role in his journey to podcasting How sports and physical activity helped his state of mind The balance of moving forward in his career and starting new projects Tips on becoming more self-aware Dealing with self-motivation as an entrepreneur Dealing with anxieties and fears How he uses back-up plans Advice to people who want to be an entrepreneur What he's most proud of in his career Where Ronsley sees himself in the future
Liz Van Vliet wants to be an indispensable Executive Assistant. She is on a mission to discover the skills and attributes that will make her irreplaceable. By interviewing awesome Executive Assistants (EA), Personal Assistants (PA) and Administrative Assistants (AA), she hopes to uncover the qualities that make them indispensable.
There are a multitude of titles for the role of Executive Assistant and a myriad of hard and soft skills that are listed in job descriptions, but what is it that differentiates awesome, amazing and indispensable assistants from the rest. Liz also shares her own experiences on the road to being indispensable. The tips and techniques, the successes and the failures. Sharing her learnings in order to help others avoid the same pitfalls, allowing listeners to benefit from her research into the skills and capabilities needed to exceed the expectations of her business leader.
In this episode we talk about:
Liz Van Vliet struggling on psychological reaction called fight-or-flight reflex and how she managed this flight-or-fight response About Liz Van Vliet's podcast Her traumatic life experience of having breast cancer What it is like to be an Executive Assistance What motivates her to do a podcast
Glen Carlson is an award winning entrepreneur, speaker and co-founder Dent Global. Dent run the Key Person of Influence program, acknowledged by INC.com as “One of the top personal branding conferences in the world”.
Featured in the international media as a small business expert, in less than 4 years Glen has built his own business into the 9th fastest growing company in Australia (SmartCompany 2014). He is best known for helping fellow entrepreneurs develop an ‘unfair advantage’ in their industry and believes there has never been a better time to build a global business and personal brand doing something you love.
In this episode we talk about:
Ronsley Vaz and his book, AMPLIFY How to use audio and podcasting, and turn content collateral into assets Ronsley’s journey before becoming a podcaster How doing an MBA changed Ronsley’s perspective Ronsley running his own restaurant business How Ronsley decided to start a podcast
Des Walsh is an executive business coach, LinkedIn expert and trainer, and social media strategist.
A former Australian Federal and State government senior executive, a CEO, communications consultant, industry training specialist and executive coach, Des is passionate about helping business owners and executives fulfil their potential. He has been actively engaged for over 20 years in promoting the business opportunities of the digital economy and is a certified specialist in social media strategy. He’s co-author of one of the first ever books on the LinkedIn platform – LinkedIn for Recruiting – has been blogging since 2003, is a featured author on Market Leadership Journal and a podcaster (the Let’s Talk Leadership show).
Des’s coach training is from Coachville and its Graduate School of Coaching. He was a founding member of the International Association of Coaching (IAC) and served for a time as a member of the IAC Board of Governors. Des lives near the beach on Australia’s Gold Coast and coaches mostly via Skype and phone. His mission is to help business executives in small and medium business meet confidently the challenges of the digital age, lead their teams well, deliver great results and stay balanced and happy in the process.
In this episode we talk about:
Des Walsh podcasting journey What's the idea behind Des podcast Why he chose podcast How much does LinkedIn changed over the years The importance of social media in extending your reach and build relationship with people How does LinkedIn related to Des Walsh business
Francis Lynch works as a coach, counsellor, and consultant in his own practice and he is a contractor at Vital Conversations. He worked for 25 years in the community service sector, including 15 years in executive roles, 8 of them as Chief Executive of Ruah – you can see a detailed work history on LinkedIn.
Francis is past President of both the Australian Council of Social Services, and of the Western Australian Council of Social Services.
He has significant experience in developing and delivering partnerships with government and non-government partners. His extensive professional networks across Australia has created value for many projects that he has been involved in. He's motivated to deliver high-level outcomes to communities and individuals who need support to reach their potential.
In this episode we talk about:
What is the motivation behind Francis Lynch doing social work? What is the day-to-day activity of people working as a social worker? Helping people and families struggling with their life How does Francis addresses and respond to homelessness and domestic violence? How Francis go about affecting change? 2017 upcoming social work projects of Francis Lynch
Jules Galloway is a passionate naturopath, healthy foodie and wellness expert, living just 10 minutes from Byron Bay, Australia. Her mission is to help fatigued women find their shine again.
Growing up in a household where two members had coeliac disease, she gained an early insight into what it’s like to eat gluten free. But it wasn’t until her 20’s and 30’s (after years of partying hard) that she suffered health issues which forced a rethink of her own eating habits and lifestyle. She learned to thrive with a combination of wholefoods, an 80/20 paleo diet, exercise, meditation, mindfulness, and a HUGE dose of happiness.
Since 2013 she has created recipe books, live events around the country, and an online wellness program called Shiny Healthy You – Fatigued to Fabulous in 12 Weeks.
In this episode we talk about:
What it is like for Jules Galloway to live in a country town, Byron? The differences of living in a fast-paced and slow moving environment How does she manage her work? What is adrenal fatigue and how does it affect your day-to-day life? Does time spent on a task matters when it comes to fulfillment? How does Jules managed working with people she does not like or respect? How to look after yourself and support your body before an event? What is fight-or-flight response and how does cortisol hormone functions? The significance of herbs, supplements, meditation and mindfulness
Annemarie Cross – also known (and referred to by her colleagues and community as “The Podcasting Queen.”)
Annemarie Cross is a Brand & Communications Strategist helping clients design and launch powerful online and offline marketing strategies – specifically their very own Podcast Series (where she helps them every step of the way with her Done For You offering) so they can finally get noticed, hired and paid what they’re worth.
She has been listed among the Top 25 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs, Top 50 Podcast for Entrepreneurs, and Top 100 Small Business Podcasts worldwide by well-known and respected small business websites, including Entrepreneur.com, where she continue to share her Brand, Communication & Podcasting for Publicity and Profit strategies with entrepreneurs and small business – globally.
In this episode we talk about:
Why and when did Annemarie Cross started her podcasting journey? How did podcasting helps Annemarie and other entrepreneurs and small businesses? How to market your service and convert a person into a client? The significance of recognizing your strengths and understanding your uniquene
Annemarie Cross – also known (and referred to by her colleagues and community as “The Podcasting Queen.”)
Annemarie Cross is a Brand & Communications Strategist helping clients design and launch powerful online and offline marketing strategies – specifically their very own Podcast Series (where she helps them every step of the way with her Done For You offering) so they can finally get noticed, hired and paid what they’re worth.
She has been listed among the Top 25 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs, Top 50 Podcast for Entrepreneurs, and Top 100 Small Business Podcasts worldwide by well-known and respected small business websites, including Entrepreneur.com, where she continue to share her Brand, Communication & Podcasting for Publicity and Profit strategies with entrepreneurs and small business – globally.
In this episode we talk about:
Why and when did Annemarie Cross started her podcasting journey? How did podcasting helps Annemarie and other entrepreneurs and small businesses? How to market your service and convert a person into a client? The significance of recognizing your strengths and understanding your uniqueness
The Merrymaker Sisters started their journey in February 2013 after they developed an unhealthy obsession with fad diet, quick fixes and negative body image. In a bid to create a healthy, happy and more magic filled world, they discovered that real food was the answer and set about creating an online business to help people across the globe live better lives by providing them with meal plans, recipes and support.
Within a few short years the girls have skyrocketed to success and as well as their blog and other online projects they have self-published a book, started a podcast, #MerryBiz and have just recently scored a publishing deal with their dream publisher Hay House.
In this episode we talk about:
Highlights of Emma and Carla Papas on Gold Coast event The difference of having a positive mindset towards your dreams and goals The fear of failure hindering your success How to recognize and overcome fear? The importance of being grateful
Nicole Avery is one of those people who has a whole lot on her plate, but balances it all with finesse. She is a professional blogger at Planning with Kids, an author, speaker and marathon runner - on top of being mum to five kids aged seven to 17.
Her blog is a goldmine of tips, advice and lessons on managing family life, from meal planning to ways to fit in me-time, all with Nic's trademark practical and approachable style. We chat about her path to professional blogging, just how she manages to cook for and feed seven people, and the steep learning curves of parenting.
In this episode we talk about:
What are the things that keeps Nicole Avery busy? What does referral marketing mean and how does Nicole grow her business? Nicole is running her own podcast, 'This Family Life'. What motivates her to try podcasting?
Barbara Stevens has lived on the Sunshine Coast for more than 30 years. After nurturing friends and family through trying and difficult break-ups, including her own, she decided to design the 12 Inspirational Step Program to overcoming your breakup. She also interviewed and compiled a collection of 12 Inspirational Stories from women who have battled and survived their own break-ups.
www.barbarastevens.com.au was developed by Barbara as a platform for people to learn and download free resources, which includes coping mechanisms and advice.
In this episode we talk about:
How does Barbara Stevens finds energy in making her podcast The importance of unloading hardships during separation or breakups Why men and women handles breakup differently Working on the blame game situations and dealing with different clients Barbara Stevens podcasting journey
Brooke McAlary is a writer, podcaster. She's also the host and creator of the iTunes #1 Health show, Slow Home Podcast and founder of Jackrabbit.FM. Brooke lives with her husband and two kids in the Blue Mountains of Australia and suffers a severe case of wanderlust.
Brooke has been connecting with people online since 2011, when she launched her blog, Slow Your Home. Since then she’s connected with more than 2 million people and her first podcast, The Slow Home Podcast has been downloaded more than 1.3 million times and was voted by iTunes as one of the top new shows of 2015. She also loves shiraz, naps, snowboarding and travel. Always with the travel.
In this episode we talk about:
How Brooke fell in love with podcasting and decided to start her own podcast network How podcasting made her feel connected and engaged to other people Starting a podcast network - from production, editing and distribution The workload and the motivation behind creating a podcast network
Tanja Turner
Tanja Turner is a Digital Consultant and podcaster who supports individuals and small businesses in using Technology.
She is co-host of the Aussie Bloggers Podcast and hosts her own radio show once a week at Coach on Fire Radio Network.
Amanda Hoffmann
After years of bookkeeping for her husband and his mates, Amanda made her big step in 2008 when she opened her own bookkeeping business. Amanda Hoffmann studied finance and completed her Cert IV in Bookkeeping and registered as a BAS Agent.
She is more than a bookkeeper, her passion is real estate investing, social media and blogging. She loves to teach and that is why Amanda can set you up in Xero, QBO or Myob Essentials and show you how to complete your own day to day bookkeeping.
In this episode we talk about:
Highlights of Tanja and Amanda podcasting journey Starting point of Tanja and Amanda Their thoughts of doing a podcast together What they have learned from podcasting
Kristie Melling is an interesting woman. She is an expert massage therapist who can name all the weird bones and muscles in your body but has the bonus ability to make it easy-going and entertaining at the same time. She has had experience working with all types of client conditions, from chronic lower back complaints to shoulder issues.
Additionally, Kristie Melling is your host of the Rubbed the Wrong Way podcast. She is just like you a working massage therapist who simply has a passion for talking to our peers. She has been in this biz for a little while now, and she still loves every second, but just like you she knows that you are facing challenges and hurdles.
In this episode we talk about:
Kristie Melling Rubbed the Wrong Way Podcast Kristie’s podcasting journey Responsibility of doing the show Giving people an insight of what you are doing How Kristie helped other massage therapist and leverage things
Glen Carlson is an award winning entrepreneur, speaker and co-founder of the "Key Person of Influence program".
“One of the top personal branding conferences in the world”. INC.com "The worlds leading business accelerator." Entrepreneur.com
In less than 4 years Glen has built his own business into the 9th fastest growing company in Australia (SmartCompany 2014).
Key Person of Influence is a Global Small Business with a team of 25 in 10 timezones and is best known for their 40 Week Business Accelerator that helps the founders of traditional businesses (Financial Planners, Personal Trainers, Designers etc) to do their best work and get known at scale.
In this episode we talk about:
2-year podcast journey of Glen Carlson About Dent and Key Person of Influence The struggle and stress of growth for business
Over the past 15 years Jane Jackson coached over 1,000 professionals across Australia and Asia to confidently make successful career choices by identifying their true passion and direction.
With experience in industries including travel, health & fitness, public relations, education and human resources in Hong Kong, San Francisco, London, Singapore and Sydney, Jane Jackson was able to draw upon over 30 years of experience and relate to those who are young graduates and entering the workforce for the first time, to those experiencing a career crisis and also those considering a transition to active retirement.
Her mission is to reach as many people who need guidance as possible and to that end I offer support in many ways through my Careers Podcast.
In this episode we talk about:
Jane Jackson podcasting journey Launching Jane first podcast Jane fascinated about people and careers Turning point of Jane Jackson
Jordan Harbinger has always had an affinity for social influence, interpersonal dynamics, and social engineering, helping private companies test the security of their communications systems and working with law enforcement agencies before he was even old enough to drive.
Forbes named him one of the 50 best relationship-builders anywhere and Inc. Magazine calls him “the Charlie Rose of Podcasting.”
Jordan has spent several years abroad in Europe and the developing world, including South America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, and speaks five languages. He has also worked for various governments and NGOs overseas, traveled through war zones, and been kidnapped — twice.
In this episode we talk about:
Jordan Harbinger putting extra energy on the show The Art of Charm getting 2 million downloads a month Jordan Harbinger being an artist/maker Jordan being kidnapped twice Mind vs. body communication About box breathing
Franziska is a maverick entrepreneur, leading marketing strategist, speaker, author and the co-founder basicbananas.com (Australia’s leading marketing training organisation), oceanlovers.com, yoursocially.com, TheBusinessHood.com and Impacteurs.com.
In 2013 Franziska was awarded the NSW Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizing her innovation, creativity and philanthropic involvement.
A true visionary, no challenge seems to be too big for Franziska. She is known for her rebellious nature and challenging the norm. She has this rare combination of being both creative and strategic, which makes her a powerful thought leader in the business world. In this episode we talk about:
Franziska's thoughts on building a team Importance to have a bigger goal in mind How Marketing changes lives Basic Bananas impact to people
Trevor Young is an experienced public relations and marketing communications practitioner who has started and sold two businesses and merged a third with the world’s biggest public relations company.
Today he focus on helping companies, organisations and individuals to tell their story, grow their audience and build their brand and their business using strategic content marketing and social media communications. Trevor Young do this through a combination of speaking, writing, consulting, mentoring and training.
Photographer Yenny Stromgren offers commercial, portraiture, fashion and editorial photography for companies and publications. When Yenny is not working on commissioned assignments, or consumed by one of many photographic projects, or doing interviews for her podcast and blog, Everyday Light Warriors, you can see her longboarding or just enjoy the waves with her boys.
Dr Jesse Green is a dentist, entrepreneur, coach and thought leader who specializes in working with established high-performing dentists and industry young guns hungry for success.In an increasingly over-competitive market, he has made an art of helping his elite clients play bigger, better and smarter. He is the founder of Practice Max, a 7-step high-performance business mastermind that offers the latest in entrepreneurial thinking tools and cutting-edge ideas from the dental and non-dental worlds.
Ed Dale is the creator of The Challenge and co-founder of MagCast. These are systems used by thousands of entrepreneurs worldwide to get started online and build their successful digital businesses. Over the past 10 years they’ve helped over 300,000 people worldwide get started online through The Challenge program. Over the past years, He's been fortunate to experience “Million Dollar” product launch days using the exact same strategies He teach in their programs.
Adam Houlahan is an International Keynote Speaker specialising in Social Media for business, and CEO of the highly successful boutique agency, Web Traffic That Works. He is considered to be one of Australia’s leading experts in harnessing the power of Linkedin for business.
Adam is also a featured columnist for MOB Magazine, an Australian National Business publication. He consults on Social Media to private clients in Australia, New Zealand, North America, The Middle East and Singapore. His work as CEO and owner of 6 successful companies has given him the hands-on experience to understand business from the inside.
Adam believes real and meaningful change comes through the world’s entrepreneurs. His purpose is to provide their businesses with powerful tools to grow and accelerate their global footprint. And that together we make a huge impact!
Through his Lifetime Partnership with the Global Giving Initiative B1G1 www.B1G1.com he is well on track to positively impact the lives of more than 1 million people in need.
Katie Wyatt is a wellness entrepreneur, startup stylist & biz whisperer. Katie can bring the style to your startup and structure to your creative storm. She loves to help people with their business baby.
Katie grew up in the corporate world where she learned the ninja arts of business development, relationship management, business strategy, project management and commercial success. But it had little soul and appeal for her. And after getting cancer twice in 10 years she realised that the only person who could change her life and give her the meaning she yearned for was herself. So she have reinvented her career and now she use those skills for social good, spending her days nurturing dozens of startup social businesses get ready to launch their idea onto the world. Her philosophy on business is practical and holistic. There’s no replacement for getting the work done, but there’s a way to approach the work – mindfully, deliberately – that will ensure you work with clarity, focus, direction and, most of all, results. As a coach, she work intensively with a small number of clients to tailor a coaching and holistic business plan that will get people creating healthy business.
Drew worked in and out of Titan Sheds for the last 25 years and recently created Titan Lite Shed Parts within the Titan Group Of Companies which is a large success for Titan’s 100,000 strong customer base.
Drew realised he knew alot of people and felt like he could talk to anyone about anything. So he started a podcast show and advertised it all over the world; Gold Coast vs Drew Kruck. “Everyone Good, who were once bad, tell a great story”
Sean D'Souza is the author of the Brain Audit, a cartoonist, marketing strategist, and brilliant entrepreneur.
He has a degree in accountancy and started working with one of the best advertising agencies in the world, which guided him into the world of copywriting, writing TV commercials, graphic design, cartoons and web design.
He is now the owner of PsychoTactics, where he writes about marketing strategies, offers business and marketing strategy workshops, as well as personally advising at 5000BC, his highly sought after membership community.
In his spare time, he is the host of The Three Month Vacation podcast.
Petra Jones is a podcaster, mumpreneur supporter and clothing designer. Her experience includes owning and designing her children's clothing label and running a business for almost six years. Petra recently found her authentic voice when she launched her podcast, The Mumpreneur Show. She pushed herself to overcome her fear of being visible. This experience allowed her to step into the spotlight with confidence. Petra now helps women to find their right media connection in today’s chaotic, fast-moving and often confusing business world. She guides her clients to step into their spotlight with a brave heart.
Michelle has more than 25 years experience in marketing and communications – from her early days in TV, radio and press (documentary films, TV & radio commercials) through to print (book publishing, magazines, marketing collateral) and on to her early adoption of digital marketing in the late 90s and early 2000s (websites, social media, CPM and PPC advertising, conversion funnels, ebooks, quizzes, online course creation and more).
Combine that with several years specialising in event marketing for globally renowned speakers and thought leaders and she has developed a unique combination of skills and experience to help you leverage your content, communicate your message and reach your market.
Blair Hughes is a creative and ambitious fan engagement, communications and event management professional with many years of experience visualising, developing and facilitating major events, fan engagement and communications projects with a high success rate of delivering exceptional outcomes for clients in both local and international markets across the music, education and sports industries. He's a leader, networker and life long learner skilled in digital media, marketing and public relations with exceptional interpersonal skills and a proactive and passionate approach to executing outstanding results.
Blair currently manage the operations for audioBoom in Australia and New Zealand and have created partnerships with major radio, media, podcasters and sporting teams including Macquarie Media, SEN, RSN, the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Australian Open, AFL, A-League, Hockey Australia, NZ Cricket BLACKCAPS, Hockey Australia, NZ Hockey BLACKSTICKS and many more.
Jaime Master (Tardy) is a business coach, podcaster of Eventual Millionaire, and mentor. She interviews business owners with one million dollar net worths or higher, every single week, to learn about their action tips, advice, and stories to help you build your income to seven figures. She has interviewed best-selling authors like Guy Kawasaki, Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Andrew Warner, Pat Flynn, and more.
As an ex-Intelligence Officer, Phil now uses the same intelligence principles to catch customers, as he once did to catch criminals. Phil has a strong reputation for being Australia’s leading expert on Facebook Advertising. He has presented to thousands of business owners and marketers both nationally and internationally on the power of Facebook Advertising
Phil McGregor is the founder of Ads Academy and AdChief, a father, husband, adventurer, international speaker, presenter and pioneer.
Phil is passionate about sharing his firsthand knowledge of how to harness the true potential of Facebook Advertising via live-on-stage events, masterclasses and workshops. He doesn’t just talk the talk, he walks the walk – daily. He actively works Facebook Ad campaigns every day and his clients constantly generate 3 to 10 times return on investment.
Omar loves rooting for the underdog and telling it like it is. He is the business brains behind the operation with over 14 years of business building experience. An educator & university manager for 13 years. Omar attended Wharton business school and dropped out in frustration to build The $100 MBA. They're on a mission to revolutionize business education forever. Omar is the curriculum developer, content creator & head instructor at The $100 MBA. He also loves 80's music & high-fives.
Nicole is the sensible one with all the taste. She knows when it's right and when it isn't. An educator for 13 years & an avid traveler. A New York Film Academy graduate that loves shooting videos that make a difference. She's responsible for all the brilliant looking videos in The $100 MBA, producing the The $100 MBA Show and is content manager on The $100 MBA Blog. If it looks, sounds or smells good- it's because of her. She makes everyone smile with her Aussie accent.
Both Omar and Nicole have a decade of education experience. As university educators they learned how to not only teach but how create and deliver lessons that actually foster learning and ensure comprehension and retention. During Omar's time in education he served as an administrator and saw how NOT to form an institution of learning. Having a student-centered approach is at the forefront of The $100 MBA.
Jessica Rhodes is the founder and President of Entrepreneur Support Services Inc. (ESS), a virtual assistant firm offering a variety of client support and graphic design services to busy entrepreneurs. ESS is the parent company to the wildly popular podcast guest booking firm, InterviewConnections.com. Jessica is the host of the hit weekly web TV show, Interview Connections TV where she brings expert tips and advice to podcasters and great guest experts. Her podcast, Rhodes to Success publishes weekly interviews with content and relationship marketers.
Aaron Fifield is a developing trader, and host of the Chat With Traders podcast. Each week he interviews successful traders and financial thought-leaders to extract their best insight, which is listened to by thousands. On the trading front, Aaron is learning how to code and pursuing algorithmic trading systems. He also runs his own graphics and web design company.
James Schramko is the director of Superfast Business. Lifestyle is very important to James, he lives in Sydney and he focuses on having fun with his family, looking after his health, visiting new places and growing his business. James has quite a story to tell, and it starts with his failure. Sometimes all you need is a little push to get the wheels of Entrepreneurship moving! James is all about scalability and leverage now. He is earning big bucks because he’s leveraging (and his students leverage too) a gap in the marketplace that exists right now and is an opportunity for virtually anyone listening to this podcast. This is the gap between what we know as online marketers, and what mainstream, offline business don’t know. You can fill this gap, and earn a solid living too, in your area.
Jennifer is definitely over 50 and has a passion for helping other women find good health and fitness so they can feel fabulous and fully participate in their lives.
Jennifer has had a long career in public health starting as a registered nurse with Intensive Care and Coronary Care qualifications and moving through to be a Hospital Chief Executive.
She decided at the age of 50 to become an amateur triathlete but to do that she had to learn to ride and swim.
Jennifer has a Masters of Science, is an accomplished international speaker, researcher, certified wellness coach and the author of an about to be released book "Fit N Fifty Plus How to get fit and stay that way. Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask."
Having owned and operated her own restaurant business in inner-city Brisbane, Mel learned early on that having great products and service is not enough to keep customers and grow a business. In a competitive market it’s key to be ‘top-of-mind’ with existing customers. Mel’s success came from creating and refining processes to drive more custom from the people already walking through the doors. She did just that and it gave her business fantastic exposure that led to winning local and state awards, TV and book coverage, doubling profits and the database had grown to 10,000 in just under 2 years!
Mel specialises in helping businesses keep and attract customers and increase their bottom line.
Karly is host of the very popular business podcast, Karlosophies and is founder of Killer Kopy and Radcasters Podcasting S'cool.
A born communicator, she's an ex-radio jock, producer & copywriter, current in-demand Voice Over Artist and has run her successful Voice Over Agency (Killer Kopy) for over a decade. There's a pretty slim chance you haven't heard her voice. She's worked with everyone from Telstra, BHP, eBay, Panasonic, Qantas to Coles-Myer and ANZ.
Since turning her hand successfully to podcasting, after many years working with audio, she now teaches entrepreneurs how to podcast like a pro. Her mission is to rid the world of shit sounding podcasts.
Karly Nimmo is a voice over artist and agent, podcasting superstar and mad creator of Radcasters Podcasting S'cool. She believes everyone has a message inside them and it's her job to help them be heard.
Andrew Griffithsa is Australia's #1 small business author with 12 books now sold in over 60 countries. Described by most as a street-smart entrepreneur, Andrew bought his first business at the age of 17. Since then, and for the best part of 30 years, he has owned and operated many small businesses in fields as diversified as retail, consulting, advertising, publishing and travel.
Today Andrew’s passion is to inspire and energise entrepreneurs by sharing his own experiences, observations and realisations. He is a global commentator covering innovative business, customer connection and entrepreneurialism.
When it comes to media, Andrew is featured regularly in various media both within Australia and internationally. He is small business writer and advisor for CBS Interactive and he appears on various radio shows, in print with newspaper and magazine articles and on television shows including Sunrise and Good Morning New Zealand. He is the only Australian columnist with Inc.com. He worked with over 200 organisations globally and has worked with many of the leading companies including Telstra, HP, Hertz, Bendigo Bank, Schwarzkopf, Jetset Travelworld Group, GHD, L’Oreal, Ray White, CPA, ING, Re/Max, Optus, St George Bank, ARUP, Bank of Melbourne, Officeworks, Stockland and Ramsay Health Care.
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Darren Rowse is a full time blogger, author and online entrepreneur. He is the editorial manager and originator of Digital Photography School and SnapnDeals. Rowse started blogging in 2002 on a personal blog ‘LivingRoom’. Out of this blog he launched a Digital Photography Blog in 2003. This quickly became a commercial success and the launching pad for many other blogs in the coming years. He writes about photography, blogging and online networking.
While still in his mid-twenties, Nathan Chan felt there were no business magazines that he could relate to.
He wanted to read something that delved deep into the world of a successful entrepreneur, showing their processes, failures, obstacles and challenges. And one that ultimately taught others straight from the mouths of the best in the world.
Wanting to personally discover the answers to all his questions about the daily struggles of starting a successful business, Nathan began to go out and interview world-changing entrepreneurs in the hope that he could learn from them. This was the point of no return. And so while still working a full time job, Nathan created Foundr.
Since it’s inception, Foundr has quickly become a top ranked 10 ‘Business & Investing’ Magazine in the AppStore and is currently supporting hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs across multiple platforms and resources.
Emma and Carla Papas are an energetic pair of well-being mentors, genuine food recipe developers and well-being and bliss bloggers, or as they like to call themselves, full-time Merrymakers. The talented duo are devoted to showing individuals how to locate their own euphoria and take after that way with a specific end goal to lead a happy and satisfied life.
Their central goal is to make well-being and joy the world's default! They trust that everybody can have a beneficial outcome and need to rouse everybody to discover their rapture and take after the hell out of it! Their site will rouse you with genuine sustenance (loads of yummy paleo formulas), care and help you discover and follow your bliss.
They trust it's not an adventure to well-being, it's a voyage of our best well-being and their most loved message to convey to the world is; "to do what lives up to expectations for you and what makes you feel great".
Their theory is that everybody is a bit distinctive and the nourishment that may make you flourish could be toxin for another.They trust that to be upbeat and solid, your life should be adjusted in all areas of the Circle of Life.
23 year-old Timothy Moser of the ACE Productivity podcast, and the founder of MasterofMemory.com grew up in the country helping to care for his family’s farm and business. Milking goats was not uncommon to this guy!
Even with a humble background, Timothy had enough drive and passion to pursue his dream of starting a business that could provide him the lifestyle he knew he could have.
Petra Jones is the host of the very popular podcast, The Mumpreneur Show and kid’s fashion label Mooce. Petra is a fashion designer, stylist and mumpreneur herself. Starting her children’s fashion label in 2012, Petra left corporate life behind to study fashion design and to pursue her passion of designing clothes for kids that are all about standing out, encouraging individuality and confidence. With an online boutique and stocked in childrenswear stores around Australia, Petra shares her experiences from her first two years of running a successful fashion business.
Jacqui Esdaile works for Valmont, an Australian design, project management and construction company, responsible for interiors. Jacqui’s role as Creative Director employs her full range of creative and commercial skills, ensuring every project is given due planning and consideration and the outcome is a true blend of form and function.
A natural people-person, Jacqui brings the energy required to generate original ideas tailored to each brief, as well as a strong commercial focus and over a decade of design experience across many industries. Through these attributes Jacqui is able to fit each project exactly to the client, ensuring creative and core project objectives remain the focus.
Jacqui is driven by innovation and stories of success in challenging the status quo, drawing on them for inspiration in finding better and different ways to achieve an outcome.
From co-creating one of Sydney’s best boutique interior design companies to now running another successful business - Gravity Coworking - shared office space (because one business wasn't enough), this woman continues to be driven by other inspiring females and really, could take on the world!
Adam Franklin is the co-author of Web Marketing That Works.
Plus he hosts a top rating iTunes podcast, is an international social media speaker and marketing manager of Bluewire Media – the web marketing firm he co-founded in 2005.
Adam’ Bluewire Media blog has been named as one of Australia’s Best Business Blogs for 4 years. He is a regular blogger for Startup Smart and occasionally writes for Smart Company and the Sydney Morning Herald, and he has been a guest on radio show 2UE, as well as many popular podcasts.
Adam co-created the free Web Strategy Planning Template which has been seen by hundreds of thousands of marketers worldwide, and his weekly ‘Bluewire News’ email goes out to over 10,000 readers.
Adam has featured on Smart Company’s Hot 30 Under 30 and the Dynamic Business 2010 Young Guns lists of young entrepreneurs.
Amanda Barley – The Creator of the “How Bad Do I Want it Summit” and TheTrueChallenge.com, is a thriving young entrepreneur. At a young age she knew she was born to be her own boss, do what she loves, and learn from experience. By the age of 19 she had attended ministry school, travelled the world speaking, achieved financial success in a network marketing company, and married the man of her dreams.
Amanda is passionate about helping people develop the skills necessary to live a healthier more successful life personally and professionally. She has already fulfilled many of her goals such as bikini competing, running races, modeling, and becoming a sought-after personal trainer. When it comes to marketing, Amanda has led 2 successful online summits interviewing the top experts in health and entrepreneurship. Amanda believes: the greatest investment you can make is in personal development, your wealth is your health and to have prosperity with a purpose.
She helps run The True Challenge and coaches busy entrepreneurs to get in the best shape of their life, increase their confidence and become an Everyday Fit Entrepreneur.
Chris Ducker is a British businessman, the founder and CEO of Live2Sell Group and Virtual Staff Finder Companies in the Philippines.
Chris is also the author of “Virtual Freedom.” He was suffering from this ‘Superhero Syndrome’ in 2009, but by the end of 2010 he had cured himself and in the process was building his business faster and in a more profitable manner than ever before.
Chris began the process of removing himself from his business, slowly relinquishing control of different roles until he was completely free. The company continues to grow and deliver service to their customers, while Chris explores new entrepreneurial projects, including a blog where he teaches others how to become a “virtual CEO”. Chris knows how you can get the help you need with resources you can afford. Small business owners, consultants, and online entrepreneurs don’t have to go it alone when they discover the power of building teams of virtual employees to help run, support, and grow their businesses.
Kate Toon is an award winning copywriter and she recently founded The Clever Copywriting School. Kate is one of Australia’s thought leaders in SEO copywriting and SEO consulting. Having worked with the likes of the RTA, Virgin Mobile, Symantec, American Express and Westpac Kate has built a killer process and earned great experience in all areas to do with writing persuasive and effective SEO copy that search engines love. Kate Toon is the preferred partner for copy for the Online Marketing Gurus and comes highly recommended.
Tim Paige is the host of ConversionCast, the new podcast from the prevalent organization LeadPages. He is known in numerous circles of solopreneurs, business people, online advertisers, partner advertisers and so forth. Everybody in that world knows him as one of the kick-ass fellows bringing us LeadPages and their podcast, ConversionCast.
Furthermore, when you hear him discuss about opt-in pages, conversions, and email tips and tricks, you’ll instantly hear the enthusiasm in his voice. He cherishes his work in light of the fact that it assists individuals with loving you do what they adore most.
In any case, before he joined the group at LeadPages, Tim was a performer, an associate advertiser and a voiceover artis. A man of numerous abilities, he imparts to us the lessons he’s learned from all of those endeavors. .
Being on Total Request Live show was slightly a whoop dee doo! Tim says the experience of TRL set him up for being a solopreneur in numerous regards; he took in the worth in saying yes and following something you need, whether you think you’ll get it or not.
Jeff Brown is the former co-host of an award-winning and nationally syndicated morning show, an award-winning production director and copywriter, and the creator and host of the successful Read to Lead Podcast where he has interviewed a number of New York Times bestselling authors including Dan Miller, Daniel Pink, Chris Brogan, Gary Vaynerchuk, Simon Sinek just to name a few. He has 26 years of experience in the radio world and a career that includes co-hosting an award-winning and nationally syndicated morning show.
Jeff has developed a large following by choosing great guests, asking great questions, and producing a high-quality podcast. He shares with us his passion for reading and some great ideas for starting or improving your own podcast. Even if you’re not a podcaster, you’ll be inspired by his journey and will learn how to improve your leadership through the power of reading.
Podcaster Academy is another design by Jeff to help you gain confidence in your interview skills behind the mic, understand more fully how to intimately connect with your audience, and how to present yourself in a more conversational manner that flows. Jeff also offer strategies on how to monetize podcast content as well as successful methods for formatting a podcast. If you are thinking about launching a podcast or currently podcasting you will want to take this course.
Taki is the creator of Marketing Machine. He assists with creation of leads for coaches so that they avoid burnout. His system creates leads and helps a coach leverage their time with mentorship programs.
Since 2004, Taki Moore has been the go-to-guy for coaches when they need to book appointments, fill seminars, and sign clients quickly. Taki works with business and executive coaches who are frustrated by their lack of clients. He’s on a mission to eliminate cold calling, chasing, and high pressure selling from the coaching industry, replacing it with education-based marketing.
Dr. Laurence Tham is an international Wellness Expert and Speaker. His passion and focus is on the psychology of human behaviour and motivation when it comes to health and wellness. He believes in the “lead by example” approach as the solution to creating greater health and wellness for our kids and our future generation. He is the co-founder of ‘The Wellness Guys’, a weekly podcast show dedicated to bringing “wellness” into people’s lives. The show is a phenomenal hit reaching #1 in Australia on iTunes in less than 4 months. He is also the co-founder of ‘The Wellness Couch’, creators of a string of Top 10 health podcasts including “Up for a Chat”, “That Paleo Show” and “Inside the Champion’s Mind” of which Dr. Laurence is also the host of this #1 Self-Help podcast on iTunes.
Dr. Laurence is the founder of “Drive Your Practice”, a coaching program focused on getting chiropractors out of ‘survival’ into ‘sustainability’ and success. His programs – Ignition, Turbo and Nitro are designed to build certainty, communication and credibility.
He has created several successful Wellness programs to help people shift from ‘sickness’ into ‘health’ using the latest technology and strategies. “The Wellness Blueprint” and “The 30 Days to Wellness” are programs that help people create a compelling future not only for themselves but for the entire family.
Drew worked in and out of Titan Sheds for the last 25 years and recently created Titan Lite Shed Parts within the Titan Group Of Companies which is a large success for Titan's 100,000 strong customer base.
Drew realised he knew alot of people and felt like he could talk to anyone about anything. So he started a podcast show and advertised it all over the world; Gold Coast vs Drew Kruck. "Everyone Good, who were once bad, tell a great story"
Warrick Bidwell grew up son of a tradie builder. Warrick had planned to follow in his father’s footsteps and join his building business, but after some encouragement he instead became first of his extended family to attend university. After attending the university Warrick went on to work for some of Australia’s biggest companies in accounting and sales roles, eventually leading him to then build and sell his own financial planning practice.
Warrick used all this experience to work towards his passion for helping small business owners. Warrick has over 12 years of individually coaching and mentoring businesses, including hundreds of ‘tradies.’
The concept of the show is off of the Australian term for trade business “Tradie.” The Australian term “Tradie” is defined as a person that works a skilled trade, such as an electrician, carpenter, etc, similar to the American term “Tradesman.”
Warrick was born to a long family line of Tradies, and accounts this for some of their success. The Tradies Business Show was received very well, with audience of trades stating that they finally have a show that actually gets the trade life.
The Tradies Business Show is made for people like Warrick’s father who literally worked his guys out to make a living. Warrick states that his family always had what they needed, due to his father’s hard work. The Tradies Business Show’s goal is to help Tradies like his hardworking father, build an asset and leave a legacy, rather than just work really really hard to pay bills, they want to help trades actually enjoy their life. Aside from Tradies Business Show podcast, Warrick and his friend Jay Frew come up with a podcast show called “Throw Buddha On The Barbie”.
Aside from Warrick’s success with his company, The Tradies Business Show & Throw Buddha On The Barbie, he also is very passionate about eating and living healthy. During his college years, Warrick became sick with numerous ailments ranging from acid reflux, chronic sinusitis, psoriasis, IBD, and difficulty sleeping. Relying on medicines from the doctors, became second nature, until Warrick was introduced to the Paleo Solution by Robb wolf. After reading the book, and staying on the strict diet for 30 days, he began to immediately see relief in his symptoms. Now 5 years later, Warrick is nicknamed the “Paleo evangelist” because he no longer relies on medicines, and no longer suffers from all the ailments that had plagued him for over 12 years.
The Cerrone Show is a top ranked business podcast specifically for entrepreneurs and anyone looking to make a change in their life. The Chris Cerrone Show is an audio podcast hosted by Chris Cerrone and Laci Urcioli. Wanting to bring some new names to the podcasting world they have interviewed some fantastic entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and awesome people.
Guests that are the movers and shakers in their industry like Chris Brogan, Cynthia Sanchez, Amy Schmittauer, Greg Hickman, Sue B Zimmerman, Rosie Tran, Bryan Lanning, and Renae Christine just to name a few all talking about internet marketing, small business, comedy, sports, fitness, mobile, coaching, seo, blogging, social media and even Youtube! Through a very conversational style interview with a focus about entrepreneurship they not only learn about each guest personally but also some great tips, tricks, and how to steps that people can use immediately in their own journey.
Business Addicts is a collaboration between Loren Bartley from Impactiv8 and Fiona Redding from The Happiness Hunter.
Their podcast is for anyone that is addicted to business with the aim to helps fellow Business Addicts build a business that supports a life that they love, rather than a business that controls their life! They achieve this by providing a balance of strategies, tips and tools that will help both feed and manage your business addiction. Business Addicts podcast feeds your addiction by providing valuable content that will help improve your business and help manage your addiction by providing equally valuable content that will help you better manage your life so that your business addiction doesn’t spiral out of control!
Loren Bartley is a social media consultant, educator and coach. Loren educates small businesses to be able to use the power of social media independently to grow their businesses. This is achieved by teaching businesses how to develop a social media strategy, build online communities, effectively engage with those communities and then convert them into action that aligns with overall business goals.
Fiona Redding is a business strategist, motivational speaker, coach & mentor and the founder of The Happiness Hunter, in addition to co-creating The Seven Elements Life Integration program. Fiona’s super power is to get to the beating heart of your strategy, to uncover the steps required to achieve your goals and empowers you with the tools & mind-set shifts required live a life with passion, joy and meaning (whilst creating & growing a successful business – these things are not mutually exclusive).
Ken Burgin has been actively involved in hospitality for more than 25 years. First as the owner of Caffe Troppo in Sydney, and then working with restaurants, hotels and cafes in an advisory role. His resource website ProfitableHospitality.com is used by business owners and managers all around the world. Ken likes to use webinars and podcasts as another way to reach new and existing customers, backed up by active use of social media and an email newsletter.
Valerie Khoo is an author, speaker and multi-passionate entrepreneur with several growing businesses under her belt. She is a prolific content creator who has steadily built her public profile over a period of years by personally engaging with her online community, not to mention adding value in the form of words (blog posts), audio (podcasting) and video.
I regard Valerie as one of the best content marketers in Australia. Not only that, she also leverages social media brilliantly for her business – the Australian Writers’ Centre – as well as for her personal brand.
Getting the balance right between business brand and personal brand is difficult; indeed, it’s an issue many professionals entrepreneurs face and grapple with. Another issue professionals face when it comes to ‘putting themselves out there’ on social media is managing one’s professional versus private self on social media.
Cas McCullough is a content marketing strategist, and author of Your Brilliant Un-Career: Women, Entrepreneurship, and Making the Leap. Cas specialises in helping purpose-driven women business owners and entrepreneurs out of the marketing maze, so they can focus on building meaningful and profitable connections using brilliant content, social media and permission-based marketing strategies. Her consultancy (formerly Content Marketing Cardiology) was listed as a top 100 business in the Anthill Cool Company Awards in 2014 and Cas is a sought-after guest blogger having contributed for Social Media Examiner, Content Marketing Institute, Bluewire News and Startup Smart. Cas is the host of the Your Brilliant Un-Career and Brilliant Content Ideas podcast shows.
In this episode we talk about:
What does Un-career mean? Career in terms of getting a certain path in your life and then moving up a ladder A different big path adventure Doing something and making change in the world Supporting and empowering women All about Women Entrepreneur What needs to be changed by women in terms of entrepreneurship? Women’s Social economic status The Brilliant Un-career which aims to help women learning the fast way rather than learning the slow hard way and make terrible mistakes The Brilliant Content Marketing consultancy
Rey Brown recalls working at Circuit City in 2003 when he was transferred to the mobile phone department. It was around the time the first BlackBerry® phone hit the market. Little did he know then that he would eventually be devoting a good amount of his time discussing mobile technology via podcasting, a term virtually unheard of a decade or so ago but widely popular today.
Brown spent time working for wireless carriers and device manufacturers over the years, including helping Verizon Solutions Specialists learn about Motorola Droid phones. Based on his interactions with customers, which he enjoyed, he quickly realized he wanted to help others better understand how mobile technology could improve their lives in ways they may not realize.
Brown decided he wanted to help people get more out of their devices. Brown’s mother was the director of several daycare centers, and he started teaching weekend classes when the kids weren’t there. He also discovered podcasting, realizing the potential it had for reaching others.
Trevor Young have worked in public relations and communications for over 20 years. Joining the industry after five years as a journalist in country Victoria, he proceeded to work with some of Australia’s biggest consulting firms including Professional Public Relations (PPR), The Rowland Company and Porter Novelli.
In 1998 he co-founded Spark Communications Group with Richard Chapman, a former colleague from Porter Novelli. With its focus on strategic marketing and communications, Spark quickly developed a reputation as a creative PR hot-shop working for major brands such as Cadbury Schweppes, Ford, Foster’s, Coles, NAB, FlyBuys, ANZ Bank and the Australian Made Campaign. Within a couple of years Spark had launched a brand experience marketing company called Ignition Marketing as well as established an office in Sydney. At its peak, Spark employed some 25 people full-time and up to 50 casual staff in Ignition’s ‘Street Team’ promotional division. Spark was acquired by Australia’s biggest media buying firm, Mitchell & Partners, in 2006.
In 2009, Trevor co-founded a boutique communications advisory firm called parkyoung in partnership with former senior corporate affairs executive, David Park. Eighteen months later parkyoung merged with the Melbourne office of Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm.
Now he is a:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: a passionate and experienced professional speaker available for keynote presentations to large audiences or facilitation of workshops and training sessions across the areas of social media, content marketing and personal branding.
CONSULTANT & ADVISER: offers project-based consulting services to forward-thinking companies and organisations large, medium and small; as a rule these organisations tend to be progressive in their thinking (and actions) and are excited to be involved in social media and and the online content creation process.
PERSONAL MENTOR FOR INDIVIDUALS: Mentors (on a selective basis) creative entrepreneurs, authors, business leaders and professionals to develop their platform and build their personal brand.
WRITER: Writes a blog called PR Warrior plus contributes regularly to Smart Company, the MYOB Pulse blog and Firebrand Talent’s Ideas Ignition blog. He is also the author of the book ‘microDOMINATION: How to leverage social media and content marketing to build a mini-business empire around your personal brand’, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Robert Gerrish has done a lot for the entrepreneurs of Australia. Soon after Saatchi & Saatchi bought his independent marketing agency in 1989, Robert ran off to do his own thing. Focusing primarily on youth brands, Robert made a couple of sideline forays into the world of art and music before moving from London to Sydney. He finally succumbed to soloism with the launch of Flying Solo, Australia’s solo and micro business community.
Since 2005 he has co-authored the business bestseller, Flying Solo: How to go it alone in business, he has written pieces for a variety of media and has been a business commentator on ABC 4 Corners, A Current Affair, Sky Business, Fairfax, CBS, 2UE and ABC Radio. He is the host of the Flying Solo Podcast & Small Business lifestyle Podcast.
Scott Webber is a Podcaster and Podcast Evangelist from the Greater Vancouver area. He is the creator of one of the top ranked podcast in iTunes - "Not Bad For Dad Podcast", with listeners in over 85 countries and monthly downloads in the tens of thousands. “Not Bad For Dad” is a resource created to help Dads adopt skills, develop tools and acquire the knowledge to build a solid and successful life. Dads are encouraged to free up time so they can really connect or reconnect with the most important people in their lives – their kids!
John Lee Dumas is the Founder and Host of EntrepreneurOnFire, awarded 'Best of iTunes 2013'. John interviews today's most inspiring and successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week and has been featured in Forbes, INC, & TIME Magazine. John has turned EntrepreneurOnFire into a business that generates over $200,000 a month & shares all the detials via his monthly income reports at EOFire.com/income. John also founded the #1 Podcasting community in the world; Podcasters' Paradise; a community where over 1200 Podcasters learn how to create, grow, and monetize their podcast in a supportive environment. EntrepreneurOnFire generates over 750,000 unique listens a month & recaps of these 700 plus episodes
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