Vivid Sydney 2018 x RedBalloon Are you as excited as me that the annual event of light, music, and ideas, Vivid Sydney, is back to celebrate its 10th year?! What’s even more exciting is that RedBalloon has teamed up with Vivid Sydney to pull together the best...
Making Connections Last Networking polarises people; some people revel in it, others shy away from it. One of my Gallup strengths is ‘Woo’ so when I walk into a room of 100 people, I see it as an opportunity to make 100 new friends. At networking events...
Smartphone addiction = a chance to create your brand’s ‘love story’ You may well have sat in a restaurant and seen people around you staring at their smartphone, or in the bus or tram, or in shops… even walking along the street. As a society, we’re...
Who knew way back in 2001, that sixteen years later, having served 4 million customers I’d still be absolutely thrilled when I hear how RedBalloon delivered the ‘perfect’ gift for a customer. When the Red Envelope is opened to reveal a ‘bucket list’ experience or...
Reviews: the good, the bad and the ugly Product Reviews are not the only source of insight. I had a presentation this week for a customer centric software application for Noble Systems. They have all the bells and whistles when it comes to staying in touch with...
Shark Tank Season Three Episode 9 on TEN Tuesdays seem to roll around so quickly! We’re back in the Tank and first up we have… Franki + Seoul Jayme and Jenny are identical twins who emigrated with their family to Australia when they were 9 years old. They...
Shark Tank Season Three Episode 7 Up this week in the Tank we have… Cardly Patrick and Tom from Cardly have created a business of personalised cards printed on demand around the world by simulating hand writing and curating artists designs. The model is scalable...
The Big Red Group The only constant in business — and life — is change… and my entrepreneurial journey is no different. Last night was a moment on the timeline, I publicly unveiled The Big Red Group (BRG) alongside my co-founder and Group CEO, David...