Vivid brings the people and the money to Sydney Vivid Sydney is a stunning reflection and reminder to us of the beauty that is Sydney. The annual light, music and ideas festival switches on as the weather cools over May and June and is nothing short of aesthetically...
Intention and entrepreneurship: in it for the long haul? Before one embarks on a startup journey or begins to turn a business idea into a career, it’s important to strip back the grandiose dreams and ask yourself one simple question – why do you...
Do you know anyone who needs a job? As season three of Shark Tank inches closer to a screen near you, it is worth reflecting on the ‘story’ of each Shark. I suggest that one of the reasons we were chosen was our ability to empathise greatly with those pitching, as we...
Keep it moving forward As business morphs at the speed at light and technology and artificial intelligence gain complexity before our very eyes, we as business owners are being pulled in several directions. Combine that demanding pull with the very prevalent rise of...
The Worst Advice our Mothers gave us As Mother’s Day inches closer – this Sunday 14th May – it is time to reflect on the contribution our mothers have made to us. I thought I’d ask some fellow founders, to share what was the worst advice (or...
Best Business Advice My blog theme for the month, as the title suggests, is ‘Best Business Advice’. Throughout my career I’ve had many people offer ‘nuggets of gold’ that have benefited me greatly, unbeknownst to them. That’s the...
TV Week Logies 2017 Last night at the Logies I watched on as Kerri-Anne Kennerley was inducted into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame. In her address she spoke to her success at longevity in the media business, which I believe actually spans all industries. She quoted...
Rhythm is every business owners friend One of the absolute ‘pet hates’ for employees… is ‘wasting time’. Recently I wrote about the un-productive nature of linear asynchronous communications, which is a fancy way of saying ‘email’ is killing...
