The Art of Service LIVE: Recent Episodes
The Art of Service
The Art of Service LIVE is a live interview based experience for those bold enough to take the small steps. Recorded live each week, your host Ivanka Menken sits down with entrepreneurs to talk about their process, the lesson’s they've learned & how to make an impact.
Ben Watts is the CEO at wattsnext. With over twenty years’ experience managing large teams & multiple sites across ASX listed corporates in a variety of industries. His commercial, strategic insight is unrivaled. Ben is a proven forward thinking leader specialising in functional business structures and people performance techniques. Ben is passionate about applying corporate thinking and practices to SME’s, driving people performance and ultimately creating great high performing workplaces.
The Art of Service Live - Featuring Cris Manlapaz
not live as we had technical issues
A deep conversation about how to be a better leader by surrendering control and trust your purpose.
Why leading from fear doesn't serve you and how to maintain healthy longevity to be successful in business and life.
A candid discussion about being a better entrepreneur, how to control your compliance processes and manage risks throughout the journey.
Find Jay Wilkinson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaywilkinson/
Mort started his business as a 26 year old and grew his cash handling technology business to a global company with 400+ staff. In this chat he discusses how he managed the compliance regulations in multiple countries while growing his business.
Find Mort here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mortosullivan/
Always wanted to know how to start and scale a successful subscription based business? Andy is the perfect person to ask the questions. His business Bl.ink offers enterprise link management to companies of all sizes. Please join me at this Linkedin Live conversation with Andy Meadows, Founder and snr director of Bl.ink
Find Andy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcmeadows/
Jonathan owns one of the most interesting businesses I know - on face value it seems so simple... removing snow. But what do you do when there is none? And what impact does Global warming have on your business? There are so many questions for Jonathan, especially around Risk Management and entrepreneurship.
Find Jonathan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-crandall/
When I met Nobi at the Entrepreneurs' Masters Program in Boston (at MIT) I was immediately drawn to his business acumen, strategic thinking and cool but assertive decision making. Please join me in this Linkedin Live session with Nobi where we talk about his business journey, compliance in the machinery and technical industry and the challenges he is facing while running a growing business in Japan.
Yuen is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO, and one of those rare people that you don't forget even after you've spoken to him for a very short time. He has made an impact in business and is the current CEO of the Casoro Group, an award winning commercial Real Estate business.
I'm looking forward to learn from Yuen how he manages risks in the current climate.
Find Yuen here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuenyung/
If you ever needed a mid-year 'pick me up' you must listen to this weeks episode with Adam Thompson. His story is phenomenal - his ability to motivate and focus a high performance team is something I would love to share with you. He has the ability to turn a very complex business into a simple purpose that drives the entire business "everybody goes home".
Find Adam Thompson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-thompson-50baaa37/
If you want to learn about the risks involved with managing Oracle Cloud, or missing steps in your technology procurement this is the live interview you should watch! Mark has founded and exited several businesses, from gaming platforms to technical consulting and he is currently one of the leading experts on Crypto, NFT and the future of technology.
Find Mark here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markfriedler/
Entrepreneurs start businesses for a variety of reasons. Making a business successful takes proven strategies, risk management and asking the right questions. These lessons can be transferred to any professional career so I hope you enjoy this conversations with Sandra Ebbott - the inventor and entrepreneur behind 'Mizzie the Kangaroo'.
This week is an amazing discussion with Pauline Pangan. Not only is she a powerhouse female entrepreneur as the founder of AFDigital, but I also want to ask her everything about blockchain, NFT and compare notes on what it's like to start a business in a new country as this is something that we both have experience doing.
The Art of Service Live - Featuring Daniel Alenaddaf
I am so pleased to be able to spend an hour with one of Australia's leading eCommerce entrepreneurs: Daniel Alenaddaf. He is the owner and co-Founder of multiple eCommerce businesses, and a very strategic thinker. It will be an interesting conversations on business, compliance and risk management for sure!
Find Daniel Alenaddaf here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-alenaddaf-23b95123/
The Art of Service Live - Featuring Simon Thompson
When I met Simon 4 years ago I was immediately inspired by his entrepreneurial grit and growth mindset. Simon is a contract and procurement specialist and with his proprietary software he has created a valuable asset for mining companies, education institutes and healthcare. He has such an interesting story to tell, and I can't wait to catch up with him on Thursday.
Find Simon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simondavidthompson/
You're in for a treat this week - Ivanka is having a discussion with Erik Huberman, CEO and Founder of Hawke Media. This conversation will start off with the risk and rewards of starting and growing your business, and the secrets to finding a great coach to help you catapult your business. But there will be many more subjects to cover!
Find Erik here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikhuberman/
and find Hawke Media here: https://hawkemedia.com/
What are the indicators that your cloud migration is going to be a success? How can you avoid unnecessary resource spending? These are just some of the questions we'll cover in this weeks LinkedIn live.
From the moment I met Matthew about 10 years ago, the name Matthew Burrows is synonym to SFIA - and I can't wait to talk to Matthew on the latest developments, not just around the SFIA framework but life in general in the UK. We discussed digital privacy, cyber security, digital transformation and risk leadership.
Find Matthew Burrows here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewburrows/
Melissa Marsden is a highly successful entrepreneur who is the founder of multiple businesses and startups. In addition to that, she also manages to raise a family. She is super down to earth, but don't be fooled! She is a powerhouse business woman and I'm excited to speak with her about her business journey and the future of workplace dynamics.
Find Melissa here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamarsden/
trigger warning: we will be discussing suicide prevention and the importance of keeping the conversation open
The Art of Service Live Stream - Featuring Brendan Gibson
This week will be very exciting! Brendan is an entrepreneur from QLD who completely turned around his IT business in a spectacular manner, by focusing on the importance of profit. He is also a strong advocate for communicating about mental health.
Brendan's businesses:
Anspired: https://anspired.com.au/
The profit transformer: https://profittransformer.com.au/
I am so excited to have Shivani Gupta on the show this week, she is an absolute rockstar and one of the Australian business women I highly admire.
Shivani loves math, is an engineer, a mum and wife, but also an entrepreneur who created and exited multiple businesses successfully. Her coaching and mentoring style is phenomenal.
Her business is #askshivani and that's exactly what I'm going to do this Thursday!
Simone dives deep into her experience as an entrepreneur who is making a difference in the recruitment industry. We talk about business, compliance and the unexpected benefits of asking the right questions.
Simone's passion is to connect trusted talent with speed to build businesses. Connecting Calibre, Creating Careers. Simone founded Mondo 21 years ago, with an alumni of 2700 placed leaders in business in Austral Asia and having interviewed 24,000 individuals it's safe to say she's achieved quite a bit over the course of her career.
Join us live every Thursday morning on LinkedIn, YouTube or Facebook to experience the show live. Or catch the audio upload every Wednesday.
Sophia Symeou is the founder and owner of the multi award winning HR firm INS in Sydney. Her company has the mission of creating workforces for the future, but there is so much more to Sophia!
Sophia has an extensive and impressive background in managing large-scale, politically sensitive projects in which she draws on her broad skill set in project management, human resource management, change management, employee relations and learning and development.
Join us for this conversation on the needs and demands of the workforce of the future, the power of questions and the joy of collection ethically sourced artworks.
Join us live every Thursday morning on LinkedIn, YouTube or Facebook to experience the show live. Or catch the audio upload every Wednesday.
This week Sean Heylen joins me for a conversation about business, compliance, his entrepreneurial journey and the importance of security and future planning
Sean is a highly experienced entrepreneurial servant leader and practitioner specialising in enterprise level I.T. projects and programs, with a focus on digital transformation that puts the customer at the centre.
I have known Sean (and worked with him in various roles) for close to 15 years and I find him an extraordinary person who is a visionary leader and exceptional project manager.
Plenty of topics to talk about, so make sure you tune in for this conversation.
Join us live every Thursday morning on LinkedIn, YouTube or Facebook to experience the show live. Or catch the audio upload every Wednesday.
Ever wanted to know how a painter from Massachusetts moved to Texas and became one of the world's leading behavioural analysts? Or what an axiology has to do with BurgerKing?
This week Steven Sisler joins me for a conversation about business, compliance, his entrepreneurial journey and the importance of behaviour profiling, not just in business but any type of relationships.
Steve is one of today’s Master Level Behavioural Profilers and Lead Behavioural Analyst at The Behavioural Resource Group. His behavioural consultation involves personality differences, career strategy, leadership strategy, cultural difference, spiritual growth, relationship management, and temperament strategy.
Join us live every Thursday morning on LinkedIn, YouTube or Facebook to experience the show live. Or catch the audio upload every Wednesday.
This week Chris Green joins me for a conversation about business, compliance, her entrepreneurial journey and her love for numbers. Christine is the founder of multiple businesses, certified bookkeeper, tax agent and Xero certified silver partner.
We discussed over 25 years in business, compliance, systems, starting and exiting a business, winning, failing, and a few hidden secrets about Christine. =
Key takeaways: People, Systems, Compliance, it's ok to have fun.
Join us live every Thursday morning on LinkedIn, YouTube or Facebook to experience the show live. Or catch the audio upload every Wednesday.