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Business Brain Food

369 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

Welcome to the Business podcast that gives you direct access to the worlds leading experts on everything you need to know to help you build a better business. Be the first to know about future shows, access free downloads and exclusive business content by subscribing at maxmyprofit.com.au today!

Business Brain Food is the podcast devoted to taking you, and your business to the next level. It doesn't matter if you’re brand new to business or you've been in business for many years, there’s always something new you can learn to take your business to the next level!

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BBF265: Getting heard in a noisy world

August 19, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 63.8 MB

Summary Tom Schwab has had a varied life. He’s going to tell us how to get the best out of podcasts and inbound marketing, but his back story is every bit as interesting. He spent time in the navy (and did a neat side hustle exporting custom-made shirts from Singapore!), managed a nuclear power plant, and then eventually became the first person to create an e-commerce business in Hubspot way back in 2007. Nowadays he is the man behind Interview Valet: a podcasting consultancy that helps peo...

BBF264: Be bold enough to ask with Doug Morneau

August 12, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 68.9 MB

Summary We have a seriously charismatic fella on the show this week. Doug Morneau is an expert email marketer, but he’s also an expert storyteller. His book ‘Three Big Lies: The real truth about renting email lists’ became an international bestseller, and his interview with Ben is absolutely chock-full of brilliant advice and myth-busting about marketing and entrepreneurship. It’s people like Doug that are the reason we do this podcast! See some of Doug’s top tips below: ** [9:20 - 9:50]...

BBF263: What separates the best from the rest

August 05, 2020 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.4 MB

Summary This week we have a special coaching session from Ben where he tells us what separates the best from the rest. No guest, just half an hour of great business advice that he’d normally charge good money for. Ben has worked with some of the very best and very worst in nearly 20 years as a business coach… he certainly knows what it takes to be the best! See some of Ben’s top tips below: ** [5:40-6:10] We are human beings not human doings. If you want to have something then you have t...

BBF262: Removing the fluff from your sales process

July 29, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutes - 60.9 MB

Summary All the way from Denver Colorado we have Chad Sanderson giving us the lowdown on what “sales” really means. He’s been leading successful sales and marketing teams for over 20 years, and although he his very charismatic and insightful, he’ll tell you that good sales is about so much more than good talking. He goes into more detail about Proven Predictable Value selling and debunks some of the common myths that are tripping up business owners when they build their sales teams. See s...

BBF261: How David Jenyns systemised himself out of his business

July 22, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MB

Summary We often talk about working on your business rather than working in your business, but how do you actually do it? David Jenyns will tell you how. David is the author of the book Systemology; a comprehensive guide on how a business owner can detach themselves from their day-to-day and scale their business properly. He draws from his own extensive experience which includes being the founder of melbourneseoservices.com and would you believe, selling the MCG! See some of David’s top t...

BBF260: The secret of success is not a secret at all!

July 15, 2020 02:00 - 48 minutes - 67.7 MB

Summary What a great character we have on the show this week. Dave Luehr’s story is a truly inspirational one. He had it all with a million-dollar business and then he lost it. For many years later he was disempowered by a fear of failure, but eventually he understood how to use failure to his advantage. Nowadays he travels around the world inspiring small business owners to achieve their full potential. See some of Dave’s top tips below: ** Don’t lose the 5 year-old child in you. Fear o...

BBF259: What it takes to be a 21x World Champion

July 08, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MB

Summary This week we give you all the tools you need to consistently perform your best. Our guest Sarah Taylor has truly been there and done it; transforming herself from an obese 40 year-old to a 21-time world-champion bodybuilder by the time she was 49. You’re now going to hear how Sarah applied the same mindset to become a champion in business as COO & CTO of one of Melbourne’s hottest startups. See some of Sarah’s top tips below: ** Take a habit-based approach. Break everything down ...

BBF258: Health, Happiness and High Performance in business

July 01, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 64.8 MB

Summary We go really deep in our conversation with Mark: a former AFL player who now empowers people and business to achieve top performance. Mark is trained in western health science and eastern medicine; he is a 3-time bestselling author and just for good measure, he is CEO of the Australian branch of the David Lynch Foundation of Transcendental Meditation. Importantly for us, Mark is a master at deconstructing complex theory and giving simple advice that we can all benefit from. See so...

BBF257: Selling is not a numbers game

June 24, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MB

TITLE BBF257 Selling is not a numbers game with Samantha Pickering Summary Strap yourselves in for a very insightful chat about marketing and sales with Samantha Pickering. She believes that compassion and creativity are the two key ingredients - not numbers and statistics. It was refreshing to hear such a human take on a process that is so often misunderstood. See some of Samantha’s top tips below: ** Some of the best sales training comes from learning about complaints. Once you under...

BBF256: Hire a Virtual Assistant the smart way!

June 17, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutes - 60.5 MB

Summary Remote working has never been more popular but how do you manage it properly? Anne and Mark Lackey certainly know how. Their company HireSmart Virtual Assistants has been transforming the productivity of their clients for years, saving them up to 75% on their payroll costs and saving them the headache of finding the right VAs. See some of Anne and Mark’s top tips below: ** 80% of the work you’re doing you probably shouldn’t be doing. Free yourself up! ** Too many people hire s...

BBF255: Can a business be owned by a Dog?

June 10, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 66.2 MB

Summary We’re speaking to a great character on this week’s show. Ben Wyhatt tells us his crazy story of leaving the UK and pitching up to Australia on a whim. After working as a personal trainer he branched out into nutritional supplements, but he didn’t stop there. One day he thought to himself, ‘what if I took the best bits from these and gave them to dogs?’, and then thought ‘what if I built up a brand that was fronted up by my own dog?’. We tell his inspirational story and we also get s...

BBF254: How to recruit your next sales superstar with James Michael

June 03, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 70.4 MB

Summary Recruiting salespeople is one of the biggest challenges that a business owner can face, and to make matters worse, most of what we thought we knew about recruitment has been disproven as myth! Luckily we have someone on the show who can debunk the whole process and give you all the tools you need to hire the right salespeople. James Michael is CEO of Justified Talent; a specialist recruitment for salespeople. James’ background in behavioural psychology and in the military gives him ...

BBF253: Why now is the perfect time to podcast with Drew Blackman

May 27, 2020 02:00 - 42 minutes - 59.2 MB

Summary On-demand media has never been more popular… it’s time to get onboard. Drew Blackman tells us all you need to know about how to start a podcast and just how much they can do for your business. Drew is a particularly good man to speak to on this, given that it was this very podcast that inspired him to do a podcast in the first place! See some of Drew’s top tips below: ** Consider all the ego marketing you might be doing. What are you sponsoring and does it give you the ROI that a...

BBF252: Tax minimisation tips and traps with Brian Goodridge

May 20, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 64.8 MB

Summary So many people don’t want to think about tax until it’s too late, but once you’ve listened to Brian Goodridge you’ll be positively inspired to do something about your tax situation! Brian is a different kind of accountant. He’s great at explaining the various different angles you can exploit to make yourself tax efficient and profitable in the long term. See some of Brian’s top tips below: ** Don’t get too hung up on avoiding tax. You can cost yourself money in the process. ** T...

BBF251: The Corona Slingshot with Steve Brossman

May 13, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes - 64.1 MB

Summary One of our favourite guests returns for a truly inspirational conversation. Steve Brossman is a serious high achiever… what hasn’t this man done? When a terrible accident put an end to his career as a professional sprinter, he dug deep to become a serial entrepreneur and eminent media figure. He’s had three hugely successful multi-national businesses and found fame when he hosted and produced his own show on Channel 9. If this man says you can succeed in a recession, then you can su...

BBF250: How to create Valuable and Consistent content for Social Media with Ben Fewtrell

May 06, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes - 64.1 MB

Summary In a BBF-special, our main man Ben shares his 6-part plan for repurposing content to keep your customers engaged with the minimum of fuss. Ben is an entrepreneur just like you, so he can deliver these pearls of wisdom in a simple form that you can easily copy for yourself. No technical jargon here! Just straightforward, tried-and-tested methods that you’ll be able to use immediately. See some of Ben’s top tips below: ** The more content you create, the more engagement you are lik...

BBF249: Some ideas and Coronavirus Stimulus Explained with Ben Fewtrell

April 08, 2020 02:00 - 51 minutes - 71.6 MB

TITLE BBF249 Some ideas and Coronavirus Stimulus explained Summary In this special edition of BBF, our leader Ben Fewtrell outlines the potential opportunities for small business in these chaotic times. He calls it “Business as unusual”. Nobody has said that you can’t work, so if you have been frozen by this crisis it’s time to listen up and start doing some business! See some of Ben’s top tips below: ** You haven’t lost your brain - you can still innovate. ** You are allowed to go to...

BBF248: Overcoming the hurdles to bring an idea to market with Kelly Lavery

January 08, 2020 01:00 - 39 minutes - 56.1 MB

Isn’t it nice when someone has a big idea and backs themself to make it happen? Kelly Lavery tells Ben her truly inspirational story - a story that took her to the financial brink but out the other side as a famous inventor and successful businesswoman. Her invention, the Strucket, is now on sale at some massive retailers and you may have even seen it featured on TV. See some of Kelly’s top tips below: ** A failed business can set you up to succeed with the next one. Failing once really w...

BBF247: Making money making people smile with Alexandra Watkins

January 01, 2020 01:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MB

This week we have an enlightening chat about freelancing and company branding with and absolute authority on the matter, Alexandra Watkins. As CEO of her own creative agency, Alexandra has worked with some very impressive clients such as Google, Amazon and Dunkin’ Donuts. She has also written the brilliantly titled Amazon-besteller, “Hello, my name is awesome!” See some of Alexandra’s top tips below: ** Be proactive. Don’t be afraid to find people on Linkedin who work for companies you li...

BBF246: Everything becomes easy when you break it into small pieces with Cham Tang

December 18, 2019 01:00 - 39 minutes - 55.5 MB

This week we get some great marketing takeaways from someone who’s really been there and done it. Cham Tang is the head of marketing and co-founder of Authentic Education; a BRW Fast100-company no less. He is also a great friend of MaxMyProfit - we’ve done a lot of work with him in the past and we know just how good he is. Can you believe that Cham has spent over two million AUD of his own money on marketing? This is the kind of guy you want to be giving you marketing advice! See some of T...

BBF245: How Trent Dyrsmid went from working in to working on his business in just 6 months

December 11, 2019 01:00 - 44 minutes - 62.4 MB

Trent Dyrsmid is a serial entrepreneur who knows all there is to know about process. He hasn’t got this far by being a dreamer - he’s got to where he is today by understanding every last detail. His Flowster app is designed to help other businesses get to the same level, so we talked to him about how he has used the development of his own ventures as a template to help other businesses. Trent is a thoughtful and fascinating man: listen up folks! See some of Trent’s top tips below: ** If y...

BBF244: Achieving your goals in 2020 with Ben Fewtrell

December 04, 2019 01:00 - 54 minutes - 76.2 MB

This week we have our very own Ben from start to finish. Ben is on a mission to reduce the fatality rate of small businesses, so it’s time for some free business advice from someone who has been inspiring business owners for decades. The main focus of Ben’s advice today is goal setting: one of the most important aspects of business and life. By the end of the show you will understand how high you need to aim and what you need to do to get there.   See some of Ben’s top tips below: ** Th...

BBF243: Soft skills make you strong with John Livesay

November 27, 2019 01:00 - 40 minutes - 56.6 MB

We loved John Livesay the last time he came on the show so it’s great to have him back talking about one of the most important things in business: the elevator pitch. Known as “the pitch whisperer”, John has travelled the world as a keynote speaker wowing Fortune 500 companies with tips and tricks on how they can use their story to get ahead of the competition. His TedX talk has over a million views, so this guy really knows what he’s talking about. See some of John’s top tips below: ** B...

BBF242: Sales and Marketing is your Bread and Butter with Andrew Raso

November 20, 2019 01:00 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MB

Andrew Roso gives us an insight into how to run a business with tight KPIs. Presiding over one of the fastest-growing digital media companies in Australia, he won the B&T Under 30 Entrepreneur award in April. He certainly knows what he’s talking about! Listen up for how you can use a marketing mindset to drive your business. See some of Andrew’s top tips below: ** Don’t try too hard to change the world. Just do something well. ** Don’t be afraid to give some of your services for free. If...

BBF241: Failure is the mother of success with Julie Ockerby

November 13, 2019 01:00 - 44 minutes - 62.1 MB

Julie Ockerby tells us a great story of how she saw a problem in everyday life and created a successful business that solved it. When her father got ill she was disgusted at the standard of elderly accommodation she saw. Having worked with luxury hotel groups and having been a nurse herself, she built up Meli Studio and became an award-winning designer for residential and commercial homes for aged care. See some of Julie’s top tips below: ** Understand if your an extrovert or an introvert...

BBF240: Fail fast to learn fast with Brent Grundy

November 06, 2019 01:00 - 37 minutes - 52.4 MB

What an interesting character we have on this week’s episode. Brent Grundy has actually been branded “The Man Who Tried Everything” and as you will hear from the interview, it’s a title he richly deserves! Brent’s most successful venture is Flip Out International: a global children’s play business that spread from Sydney to 87 locations worldwide in just 6 years. Brent keeps going back to the point that failure is something to be cherished and used to empower your next move - he has a very i...

BBF239: Start before you're ready with Bridget Carmady

October 30, 2019 01:00 - 39 minutes - 55.1 MB

Bridget Carmady lost her dad and her sister to skin cancer and then went on a mission to empower others to look after their skin. She started by making a cream to help her Dad alleviate the pain from his cancer treatment and eventually built up a highly successful international business, Clemence Organics. Bridget’s story is both poignant and inspiring… what an amazing woman!   See some of Bridget’s top tips below: **  There’s a lot to be said for the theory of “if you can’t find it, d...

BBF238: Growth is driven by advocacy with Tim West

October 23, 2019 01:00 - 43 minutes - 60.7 MB

Tim West tells us all we need to know about how to successfully franchise a business in double-quick time. In just three years his 12 Round Fitness concept has grown to over 80 clubs and is officially the fastest-growing boxing and fitness concept in the world. This amazing success story has come thanks to Tim’s understanding of company/brand culture, and also the backing of 4-times boxing champion Danny Green.   See some of Tim’s top tips below: **  Sales is fundamental to everything ...

BBF237: Be willing to do what other people aren't with Andrew Henderson

October 16, 2019 01:00 - 40 minutes - 57.1 MB

Andrew Henderson is a prolific globetrotter who has now made a highly successful business out of it. Using his experience of traveling and doing business in over 100 countries, he has some great advice for people who wish to change their lives and become global citizens. Andrew has a refreshingly different but pragmatic take on commerce and on life – he is well worth listening to.   See some of Andrew’s top tips below: **  Are you a hustler or are you a builder? Understand where you si...

BBF236: Using your business to build people with Nicole Clarke Baines

October 09, 2019 01:00 - 47 minutes - 66.7 MB

We have a great friend of MaxMyProfit on the show today who is a shining example of what can be achieved in business with the right coaching. Nicole Clarke-Baines has built up and sold multiple businesses and nowadays she fronts up a weight-loss programme that serves 8 countries and has a team of 2,500 people around the world. In fact our very own Ben has lost a lot of weight on this programme, so we can say categorically that Nicole knows what she’s doing!   See some of Nicole’s top...

BBF235: Culture is everything with Tristan White

October 02, 2019 02:00 - 41 minutes - 58.4 MB

This week we speak to someone whose company is number one in BRW’s list of the 50 best places to work. Tristan White really knows how to build a winning culture in his business.   He is the founder and CEO of Physio Co and tells us the story of how he has managed to keep his 100+ employees happy for so long.     See some of Tristan’s top tips below: **  Don’t be afraid to change direction. If you reach the summit of something and in the end it doesn’t feel right, do something els...

BBF234: Kicking goals in business with Dean Evans

September 25, 2019 02:00 - 38 minutes - 54.8 MB

Dean Evans tells us how he managed to turn a successful career as a soccer player for Perth Glory into a successful business career afterwards. Nowadays Dean runs Western Australia’s leading soccer coaching centre, which is inspiring youth and adult players of all standards. In only two years of operation, their elite youth coaching program has been good enough to attract the attention of EPL big boys Aston Villa who are taking on their hot young talent.   See some of Dean’s top tips bel...

BBF233: How hiring a Business Coach saved Todd Palmers business

September 18, 2019 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.8 MB

Todd Palmer wouldn’t be where he is today without the help of others, so he has made it his business to help people. He tells the inspirational story of how a business coach single-handedly saved his business and spurred him on to save other people’s. Todd is now a leading business coach, supporting individuals and organisations to achieve corporate growth and manage their talent. Any business owner can learn something from Todd.   See some of Todd’s top tips below: **  Most successful...

BBF232: Jim Penman shares why Success is about Character

September 11, 2019 02:00 - 47 minutes - 67 MB

We’ve got a bit of a celebrity on the show today. If you don’t know the name Jim Penman then you might know his face from billboards and trailers all over Australia. Having started as a part-time gardener, Jim eventually built up Jim’s Mowing to become the largest franchise chain in the whole of Australia and the largest lawn-mowing business in the world. With 3,800 franchisees across the globe, this guy really knows his stuff about how to keep franchisees happy and how to keep an internatio...

BBF231: 1,852 little changes with Julian Mather

September 04, 2019 02:00 - 39 minutes - 56 MB

What hasn’t Julian Mather done? Army sniper, international cameraman, professional speaker and now he empowers small business to film professional-quality videos using only their smart phones. It was great to talk to such a well-travelled man who has followed his heart and never taken the obvious route.     See some of Julian’s top tips below: **  There’s a big difference between being taught something and learning something. There is more information out there than ever before, so u...

BBF230: From startup to over 1 Million customers with Julian Leach

August 28, 2019 02:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MB

Isn’t it great when someone sees a problem and has the balls to set up a business to solve it? Our man Julian Leach did just that, and he tells us all about how you could do it too. It all started back in 2011 when Julian wasn’t at home for the delivery of a book he’d ordered from the USA. He was so angry that the book was sent back to the USA that he set about creating a company (now called Parcelpoint) which now does a fine job in making sure Australians don’t have to endure a parcel-d...

BBF229: Mindset, Mastermind and Mentoring with Jeremy Streten

August 21, 2019 02:00 - 41 minutes - 58.7 MB

This week we speak to a man who made that all-important step from being an expert in his field to being a successful businessman. As Ben joked in the episode, Jeremy Streten is one of the few lawyers that he actually likes! As well as being likeable, Jeremy has written a book that pioneers the groundbreaking methodology, ‘The Business Legal Lifecycle’. Jeremy also hosts his own podcast, so he certainly knows how to get his message across. Listen up!   See some of Jeremy’s top tips belo...

BBF228: How Conor built a business watching people eat

August 14, 2019 02:00 - 39 minutes - 55.8 MB

It’s always nice to speak to a young entrepreneur who backed themselves and made a roaring success of it. This week we speak to Conor Reynolds; a millennial who saw the bad eating habits engrained into the workplace and went and did something about it. In just three years his Snackwize business has swept across Australia and New Zealand, supplying healthy snacks directly to the workplaces of people who simply don’t have the time to leave the office and eat healthily.   See some of Conor’...

BBF227: From footy Shark to business Shark with Ben Lucas

August 07, 2019 02:00 - 36 minutes - 51.9 MB

This week we are given a fine lesson in teamwork and business success from Ben Lucas. Starting out playing Rugby League for the Cronulla Sharks, Ben went on to build up and sell six seven-figure businesses in the fitness sector, and as if that wasn’t enough he decided to run 40 marathons just for good measure! This guy certainly isn’t messing about, but his secret to success is so brilliantly simple: just keep learning.   See some of Ben’s top tips below: **  Franchising can help you l...

BBF226: How ZADI is seizing a gap in the marketplace with Adala Bolto

July 31, 2019 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.8 MB

This week we speak to someone who saw a gap in the market and absolutely went for it. Adala Bolto created a fitness concept aimed squarely at young women that she felt were being marginalised by the big boys in the marketplace. She did so well that now the major market players are working with her to grow the ZADI brand. Adala also has some great insight about how franchising can help you learn the ropes as an entrepreneur.   See some of Adala’s top tips below: **  Franchising can be a...

BBF225: How Amber Renae went from bankrupt to online success with e-courses

July 24, 2019 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.4 MB

This week we speak to a serial entrepreneur who’s really been there and done it. Amber Renae went from building bridges as a civil engineer to building up three six-figure businesses, including a fashion label supported by none other than Paris Hilton. But this certainly isn’t a story of serene progress and overnight success. Amber was refershnighly open about how she recovered from bankruptcy and bad money management to become the inspirational entrepreneur she is today, delivering e-course...

BBF224: How solving a problem led to building a business with Emma Lovell

July 17, 2019 02:00 - 43 minutes - 61.1 MB

Emma Lovell had a flash of inspiration on the plane one day that led her on the most incredible journey of entrepreneurship and TV fame, and she managed to do all this while being the mother of two small children. It was her children who inspired her to pioneer the Cozi Go: a canopy that protects babies from light and noise to enable them to sleep more easily in public places. Her idea was so good that she was invited onto the very first series of Shark Tank and walked away with the investme...

BBF223: There is light at the end of the tunnel with Ben Kooyman

July 10, 2019 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.4 MB

Ben Kooyman is a fine example of what you can achieve with good planning and hard work. His Endeavour Brewing Company turns over 7 million AUD per year and can count our very own Ben as a super fan of their Amber Ale! Any new company can learn from the Endeavour story, especially how they have managed to gather over 600 investors and keep them happy.   See some of Ben’s top tips below: **  Don’t blame challenges in a changing industry. If there are challenges then there will also be ...

BBF222: How Fabienne Costa went from selling at markets to worldwide distribution

July 03, 2019 02:00 - 42 minutes - 59.9 MB

This week we speak to a woman who took her business global from the most humble of beginnings. Fabienne Costa had an idea when sitting at her high school desk that she was going to make and sell her own jewelry, so eventually she went out and did it. Now she presides over YCL Jewels and distributes to 85 countries around the world. The story of how she overcame adversity along the way to build up a global business with zero outside investment is a great lesson to any entrepreneur.   See ...

BBF221: A chat with one of Australia's Top 10 female entrepreneurs Stella Petrou Concha

June 26, 2019 02:00 - 37 minutes - 53.2 MB

  This week we talk to someone who truly understands the humanity of entrepreneurship. Although Stella Petrou Concha has been named as one of Australia’s Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs, she insists that failure was one of the main things that helped her get there. Today she presides over the REO Group: a dynamic management consultancy and recruitment agency, but the most interesting part of her story is how she coped with her turbulent life in business before it.   See some of Stella’...

BBF220: How a marketing mindset will help your business grow with Allan Dib

June 19, 2019 02:00 - 41 minutes - 57.8 MB

Like many of us, our guest this week started out as a reluctant marketeer. Allan Dib is living proof that you can start from a very low base and make yourself a marketing guru if you follow the right  advice. From being a self-confessed IT geek obsessed with his product, Allan used his newly acquired marketing knowledge to grow his business exponentially to the point that it was named by BRW as one of Australia’s fastest-growing companies.   See some of Michael’s top tips below: **  Be...

BBF219: Using yoghurt culture to grow a successful business with Michael Laps

June 12, 2019 02:00 - 41 minutes - 58 MB

This week we have a frank and inspiring discussion with Michael Laps: co-founder and strategy director at Yoghurt Digital. An expert in user-behaviour research and customer-data analysis, Michael also knows a thing or two about building a business from the bottom up.   See some of Michael’s top tips below: **  Surround yourself with good people. If you want to be an entrepreneur, make sure you’re around them. **  It’s easy to set up an agency - you just need your skills and a laptop!...

BBF218: Celebrating 11 years of business success with Damian Kernahan

June 05, 2019 02:00 - 38 minutes - 54.4 MB

There is a massive gap between how businesses think they are serving their customers and how customers actually feel about the service they receive.   This week we learn from someone who has made it his business to close that gap. Damian Kernahan is the main man at Proto Partners: a company that helps organisations actually deliver what they promise. He talks a lot of sense about the customer journey that we could all learn from, so listen up!   See some of Damian’s top tips below: ...

BBF217: From 2 to a team of 30 in just 5 years with Julie Castle

May 29, 2019 02:00 - 40 minutes - 56.5 MB

This week we find out the secret to growing a business quickly and successfully with Julie Castle: the inspirational founder of Struber. Struber is an engagement consultancy business that specialises in the infrastructure sector, and as we will find out, they also specialise in growing a happy team and creating a great workplace culture.   See some of Julie’s top tips below: **  There is never just one management style that can get the best out of every member of your team. Be flexible...

BBF216: From 'word blindness' to 5 times best selling author with Lauren Clemett

May 22, 2019 02:00 - 43 minutes - 61.5 MB

It’s not often we get to speak to a neuro-branding specialist, so it was a privilege to speak to one of the best in the business, Lauren Clemett. Lauren has 25 years of experience in the game, having worked for some leading agencies and nowadays with her own agency, The Business Propellor. She is also the author of the branding guidebook ‘Selling You’, so it was a great opportunity to discuss how being an author has helped her career.   See some of Lauren’s top tips below: **  Networ...

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John Livesay
3 Episodes
Bob Burg
1 Episode
Gregory Diehl
1 Episode
Jay Samit
1 Episode
John Lee Dumas
1 Episode
Lee Caraher
1 Episode
Mike Michalowicz
1 Episode

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