Leading a Small Business in the Digital Era I travel the country speaking with business owners and the resounding message that I hear time and time again is: “business is not getting any easier”. Finding customers, keeping customers, and creating a thriving workplace...
Shark Tank Season Three Episode 10 Another week, another episode! It’s always humbling hearing the stories and the journey that entrepreneurs I meet have been on and I like to remind everyone that I’m here to assist! Whether you’re looking to Build...
Finding pleasure in purpose Purpose is a person’s sense of resolve or determination; it’s the reason for which something exists or is done. As purpose is our theme this month, I thought I’d share the below excerpt I wrote ten years ago in Danny...
The 10 hardest things about running a business As this financial year closes, we begin our next 12 month phase and look to the future. As an entrepreneur for more than two decades, I completely resonate with an article penned by Lee Polevoi, outlining the 10...
Shark Tank Season 3 Shark Tank will be back for its third season on Channel TEN commencing on June 20. Tuesday nights at 8.40pm after Masterchef. This season I’m sure you will find yourself yelling at the small screen – either encouraging us to invest 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...
There is a massive shifts in the way we work – and what the future of work will look like. There are shifts in key trends for business owners that they highlighted, fascinating. A study acknowledged that the nature of work has changed and as a result, so has our...
Start Up Challenges Whilst I share much of what I learned from my own business experiences, the reality is I learn as much if not more from other founders and business owners that I meet. The energy of a founder (especially a startup founder) is infectious as well as...