Small businesses are seeking partnerships to help them survive and thrive. This is a story about one of my favourite places on the planet. A place that my husband and I love so much we chose to have our honeymoon there – and it is only a few hours from Sydney (by...
My Mothers’ Day marketing dilemma in the time of ‘lock down’. To complete the 3 questions poll click here As a marketing profession our job is to predict the future, and to do this we look at the past, insights, research and where possible intention and sentiment...
How can business owners know what to trust 11 March 2020 will go down in history as the day that triggered the most immediate shift in global human behaviour to date, and the shift is still happening. Whilst we have seen recessions, depressions and real fear (two...
Five lessons on working with purpose This is the first time in a year that I have had no internet. I struggled with it at first, but the time ‘unplugged’ has proven to be most valuable. I brought one book along on this trip – Inspired Inc (which I consumed with...
The Microsoft Store My Business Mentor program concluded last week. The five finalists travelled from around Australia to the Flagship Microsoft Store Sydney for a one-on-one session with me on business growth, as well as a session with both a Microsoft Store tech...
I think there may have been a bit of a misunderstanding. So I write this blog in part as clarification, and in part to implore Australian businesses to recognise the opportunity that experiences represent. The Big Red Group (the business I co-founded in 2017) has...
Running a business for the ‘freedom’ of being your own boss, sounds wonderful – and often is. However, being a business owner has many challenges. I’m not talking about macro-economic trends, or the shifting sands of customer data. Simply put ‘it can be lonely at the...
Here is a startling fact (for anyone over 30), 50 percent of the world’s population is going to be under 30 by 2025, and will make up two thirds of the global workforce. Baby Boomers are passing their wealth onto younger generations (or spending it as fast as they...