Business Addicts - The Podcast for people who are addicted to business

In this episode Chris Raine talks about Hello Sunday Morning and how they are helping people understand the relationship they have with alcohol, as well as supporting people to make whatever changes they need to make to help improve their quality of life.

Chris Raine

Chris is the Founder and CEO of Hello Sunday Morning – an international health promotion charity that facilitates the program and supports thousands of people across the world to take a break and assess their own relationship with alcohol. Thanks to the philanthropic and government investment across Australia and New Zealand, that community now sits at over 44,000 people – with each one of their stories an essential contribution to a better drinking culture. Chris is a former Queensland Young Australian of the Year and in 2014 Chris completed his MBA at Oxford University as one of five Skoll Scholarship awardees.

You can follow Chris Raine and Hello Sunday Morning on Facebook, LinkedIn (Chris), Twitter (Chris), Twitter or Instagram.

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Hello Sunday Morning

In this episode we explore

* What Hello Sunday Morning is.

* The Australian alcohol statistics and the cost to society, health, family and business.

* The trends Hello Sunday Morning are seeing and how they are using the data they are capturing to improving their software and programs.

* The importance of aligning your community members based on their goals.

* Moderation versus abstinence and the factors that contribute to success when abstaining or moderating alcohol consumption.

* What a drinking culture is and how it can influence your decisions around alcohol.

* How social media is normalising drinking as a form of medication from the stress of family and business life.

* The issue of drinking to mask emotional pain.

* How there is no one way to fix an addiction, there are just different ways of doing life.

* Advice for anyone who is looking to take a break from alcohol.

* The importance of developing a community around your business who support each other in achieving their goals.

* The importance of focusing on solutions rather than the problem.

Resources discussed in the show

* Hello Sunday Morning

* Daybreak

* Artificial Intelligence – Dale Beaumont

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In this episode Jordan D’Urbano talks about cold calling as a strategy to make more sales, sharing insights into how you can achieve success by cold calling your ideal customers.

Jordan D’Urbano

Jordan D’Urbano is a human behaviour expert and speaker. Jordan has been coaching since he was 11 years old. He started his first business at the age of 18. He has been listed in the top 30 under 30 Entrepreneurs in Australia by Anthill Magazine and has been nominated for the Victorian Young Achievers Award for Small Business. Jordan teaches people how to get out of their own way and sell themselves.

You can follow Jordan D’Urbano on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or Instagram.

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Cold Call Success

In this episode we explore

* Why selling is the highest form of self worth.

* How you can overcome negative sales stigmas when you sell your products and services.

* Some of the places you can source prospects from.

* How sales can be fun!

* An exercise for determining which audiences to spend your time cold calling.

* Six common barriers to selling effectively (forgetful, fear, anxiety, gilt, clarity and belief) and how you can overcome each.

* Tips for having conversations that result in sales.

* Jordan’s formula for making Cold Call.

* Jordan’s Appointment Process that digs deep with your prospect and presents solutions.

* How to overcome objections from prospects.

* Advice for closing the sale and the phrases you can use to help close the sale on the spot.

* What the DISC model for human behaviour is, how to identify the type of person you are talking to and how you can best deliver information to your prospective clients using this model.

Resources discussed in the show

* Big Small Business Expo

* Marketing To Mum’s – Katrina McCarter

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In this episode Sue B Zimmerman talks about Instagram Stories, sharing insights into how you can use Instagram Stories to develop deeper relationships with your community and generate more sales for your business.

Sue B Zimmerman

Sue B. is the #instagramexpert, creator of the online Instagram course “Ready Set Gram”. She’s a popular CreativeLive instructor, powerful speaker on prominent stages like Social Media Marketing World and highly sought after business coach. She’s passionate about teaching business owners and marketing professionals how to easily leverage the power of Instagram to get tangible business results. As a serial entrepreneur, Sue B. has 30 years of business experience, including SueB.Do, Boxer Rebellion and Sue B. Zimmerman Enterprise. With her extensive knowledge of social media it’s Sue B.’s mission to teach, mentor and empower others to be highly successful entrepreneurs.

You can follow Sue B Zimmerman on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ or Pinterest.

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Instagram Stories

In this episode we explore

* Recent Instagram changes

* How you can use Instagram as a natural lead funnel

* Why businesses should switch their Instagram Profile into a business account

* What Instagram stories are, how they work and why you should be using them

* The type of content you should sharing in Instagram Stories compared to what you share in your regular posts

* What makes a good storyteller on Instagram

* How to stay on brand when using Instagram Stories

* The data you can obtain from Instagram insights

* How a business that is trying to portray a more corporate image can use Instagram Stories without shifting from their core brand message

* Tips for training your audience to turn the volume up on your stories

* How Instagram Stories can elicit #FOMO within your audience

* How to mute Instagram Stories

* The benefits of using Geotags on Instagram

* The power of the Instagram Direct Messages in Instagram Stories

* The power of Instagram Story takeovers

* The different ways you can create content and post content for an Instagram Story takeover

* Sneak peak into Sponsored Stories in Instagram Stories

* The importance of creating unique content within your Instagram Stories

* The importance of being consistent within your Instagram feed

* Tips for repurposing content from other platforms to use in Instagram Stories

* Advice for businesses that are trying to work out where they should invest be investing most of their time now that there are quite a few similar features on different platforms, such as  Snapchat, Your Day on Facebook Messenger and Facebook Stories

In this episode Dale Beaumont talks about artificial intelligence, sharing insights into how you can use artificial intelligence to help scale your businesses.

Dale Beaumont

Dale Beaumont is an award-winning technology entrepreneur, international speaker and author of 16 best-selling books. With a passion to give back, Dale’s goal is to help more than one million entrepreneurs around the world with BRiN, the world’s first business advisor powered by artificial intelligence.

You can follow Dale Beaumont on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

You can follow BRiN on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Artificial Intelligence

In this episode we explore

* What Artificial Intelligence is.

* Examples of how artificial intelligence is being used in business right now.

* What BRiN is.

* How artificial intelligence can be used to deliver education to the right people at the right time.

* How artificial intelligence uses data and algorithms to make informed decisions.

* Why its important to ensure that the data you collect is correct and without unconscious biases when you train your bot.

* The role of Chat Bots in assisting with Customer Service.

* The process of machine learning.

* What you need to do when training your bot to make sure that it has the personality and tone of voice that best reflects your business and brand.

* Examples of different monetisation models using artificial intelligence.

* Where to go to learn more information about artificial intelligence.

Resources discussed in the show

* BRiN

* Flipboard

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In this episode Loren Bartley shares the lessons she learnt and key takeaways from Social Media Marketing World 2017 #SMMW17 in San Diego.

Social Media Marketing World 2017 #SMMW17

Social Media Marketing World is the industry’s premier mega-conference designed to inspire and empower you with social media marketing ideas. The event is brought to you by Social Media Examiner.

There were more than 3,000 social media marketers in attendance, participating in over 100 expert-led sessions covering all aspects of social media strategy, content creation, tools and tactics.

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In this episode we explore

* Loren’s key takeaways from Social Media Marketing World 2017

* What the next big things in social media are

* The latest tools to help you create more engaging video

* Tools that will help you conduct more professional Facebook Live broadcasts

* Loren’s live broadcasts at #SMMW17

* Loren’s favourite sessions

* The changes Loren will be making in her business as a result of the lessons learnt at #SMMW17

* Whether or not Loren managed to hold it together in front of Jon Loomer this year

* A sneak peak at some of our future guests

* Why sometimes it’s great to skip out on sessions

* What it was live to visit Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter before the event

Resources discussed in the show

* Mitsuku

* GrowthBot

* Lumyer

* Animatron

* BeLive.tv

* Switcher Studio

* Tack

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In this episode Jo Saunders talks about LinkedIn, sharing details of the latest changes LinkedIn has made to the platform and the implications of these changes for you.

Jo Saunders

Jo Saunders is a LinkedIn expert, digital marketing consultant and social media educator who is known for demystifying the complexities of LinkedIn, and social media tools. She was named one of the top 200 LinkedIn practitioners in the world. She is passionate about guiding Professionals and teams to connect and communicate, to showcase their talent and expertise and build relationships in the era of social business.

You can follow Jo Saunders on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter.

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LinkedIn Changes 2017

In this episode we explore

* An overview of the major changes that have occurred on LinkedIn – what’s been added and what’s been stripped out

* Sales navigator

* Free and paid tools you can use in conjunction with LinkedIn to the functionality of the platform

* Downloading your LinkedIn archive data and contacts from LinkedIn

* How your LinkedIn Activity Feed and Newsfeed works

* LinkedIn publishing and tips for repurposing content for LinkedIn

* Whether or not LinkedIn is a place you should be hanging out these days

* The current state of LinkedIn Groups

* Facebook versus LinkedIn

* The new “Work” cluster on LinkedIn and what’s in it

* What LinkedIn Learning is and the potential opportunities it could provide for online educators

* LinkedIn Recruiter and the new “Post A Job” feature

* Finding a Freelancer using ProFinder

* LinkedIn Lookup for business and what type of businesses it is best suited for

* LinkedIn predictions – will they ever come true?

* How to disassociate people from your LinkedIn Company Page

* Tips for getting the most out of SlideShare

* LinkedIn Advertising, how it compares to Facebook Advertising and the best type of LinkedIn Ads

* Whether or not it is worth upgrading to a paid LinkedIn account

* The pros and cons of allowing people to be able to see that you have viewed their profile

* Using LinkedIn to (stalk) people before you connect with or meet them

* How to customise a connection request, including a ninja trick for being able to send personalised messages more easily

* Why you should be using LinkedIn these days

Resources discussed in the show

* Wildfire Social Marketing

* Dux Soup

* Nimble

* Slack

* Linda.com

* Udemy

* Seek

* Upwork

* Yammer

* Crystal

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In this episode Loren Bartley talks about Digital Tools, outlining the pros and cons of the various digital tools available to help you scale and better manage your business.

Loren Bartley

You can follow Loren on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, Youtube and Pinterest

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Digital Tools

In this episode we explore

* The tools that everyone must have to operate an effective business utilising the online space, from the basic through to the more advanced.

* The importance of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software

* Whether or not a website is an essential business tool or if we can just have a social media presence or app instead

* Tools you can incorporate into your website to improve functionality

* The various tools you can use to communicate in your business

* The importance of email branding and how to best synchronise your email across devices

* Email marketing options and switching between tools

* Incorporating SMS marketing as part of your marketing strategy

* The best social media management tools that allow you to monitor, schedule and engage with multiple social media platform within the one system

* The different ways you can conduct webinars these days as a result of new technologies

* The online financial tools available for business

* The various options for selling online

* The pros and cons of different online payment methods

* Online tools for delivering products and services, both on and offline

* Online membership management tools for offering online courses or content exclusively to members

* Tools for managing your workflow and priorities

* Integration and automation tools to assist with scaling your business

* Tools for creating images, eBooks, videos and podcasts.

* The pros and cons of the different online advertising tools.

* The benefits of listing your business free and paid online directories

* Some of the things you can do to minimise the risks associated in operating in the online space

* Tips to help you strategically invest your resources in those tools that will be most effective for your business

Resources discussed in the show

* Small Business Victoria Workshop Series

* AP Marketing Works

* Word

* Pages

* Google Docs

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In this episode Glen Carlson talks about how to become a key person of influence, sharing a five step methodology for becoming one of the most highly valued and highly paid people in your industry.

Glen Carlson

Glen is the co-founder of Dent Global and the Key Person of Influence Accelerator. Dent offers training, advisory and business services for what they call “the rising stars of business”.

In the last six years Dent has expanded internationally with a team of 45 across 12 time zones, with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore and Australia.

Through their popular ‘Key Person of Influence Accelerator’ the team at Dent has worked directly with more than 2,000 business owners to help them develop their personal brand and become more visible, valuable and scalable, with more than 500 graduates of their program going on to become published authors. The impact of Dent Global goes well beyond this, with thousands more entrepreneurs going onto new heights after consuming the content, books and events put on by the Dent.

You can follow Glen Carlson on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram.

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Key Person Of Influence

In this episode we explore

* What a Key Person of Influence is and why you it’s so important that you become one in order to be successful in business.

* A five step methodology for becoming one of the most highly valued and highly paid people in your industry.

* The fact that you don’t have to be an expert to become a key person of influence and how you can still achieve influence by taking on the role of the explorer or guide.

* Tips for creating a powerful pitch.

* The impact that comes with being a published author and whether or not you can achieve the same impact by producing a regular blog, videos, podcasts or being published in other channels like magazines and respected industry publications.

* Examples of how you can productise your intellectual property as a way to scale your value through a product and service ecosystem, allowing you to move away from the traditional dollars for hours model.

* Some of the actions you can take to increase your profile so that more people get to know, like and trust you.

* Tips for building and maintain strategic relationships that benefit everyone involved.

Resources discussed in the show

* Imposter Syndrome – Jacki Mitchell, Warwick Merry, Loren Bartley & Fiona Redding

* We Are Podcast

* Business Brand Accelerator

* The Dent Podcast

* Jo Burston on fast growth, product extension and inspiring Rare Birds

* For access to the ‘CAPSTONE’ pitching poster Glen mentioned,

In this episode Loren Bartley and Fiona Redding talk about their highlights and struggles in 2016, as well as the plans for 2017 for The Happiness Hunter, Impactiv8 and #BusinessAddicts.

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2016 Review & 2017 Plans

Resources discussed in the show

* Webinars That Convert- Omar Zeholm

* Creating Quality – Karly Nimmo

* Michael Hyatt – Best Year Ever Program

* The Happiness Hunter Walks

* The Happiness Hunter Leadership Program

* The Happiness Hunter Bootcamp

* The Healing Business

* The Happiness Hunter Retreat

* Creating A New Reality – Fiona Redding

* Imposter Syndrome – Warwick Merry, Jacki Mitchell, Loren Bartley & Fiona Redding

* Living A Calendar Based Life – Phyllis Khare

* Impactiv8

* Social Media Marketing World #SMMW16 – Loren Bartley

* We Are Podcast Wrap Up – Loren Bartley

* ParkRun

* Loren’s Social Media Presentations

* Voxer

* Smart Company’s Top 20 Business Podcasts 2016

* 6 Of The Best Leadership And Management Podcasts

* The Boardroom Dilemma – Loren Bartley & Fiona Redding

* #BusinessAddicts The Co-Workers

* #BusinessAddicts The Boardroom

* #BusinessAddicts Events

* #BusinessAddicts Facebook Group

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In this episode we talk about Impostor Syndrome, sharing our insights and experience when it comes to feeling like an impostor.

This episode was originally recorded and broadcast on 98.7 RPP FM, where Warwick Merry interviewed Jacki Mitchell, Loren Bartley and Fiona Redding as part of the Taking Care of Business show, which is usually hosted by Jackie Mitchell.

Warwick Merry, Jacki Mitchell, Loren Bartley & Fiona Redding on Radio 98.7 RPPFM

RPP FM is a local radio station with a new vibrancy and a focus steeped in community activities, current affairs and culture. It broadcasts on 98.7 FM and 98.3 FM to the Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, the Southern suburbs of Kingston, wider Melbourne including Geelong and the communities of Westernport and Port Phillip Bays.

LIVE in the RPPFM studios every Friday from 11am to 12noon with Host Jacki Mitchell, Taking Care of BUSINESS is one of the few dedicated radio business programs. Featuring special guests from the business world talking about their successes, failures, lessons, inspiration & ideas.

The program is full of tips on marketing, finance, brand management, thought leadership and expert opinions with insider knowledge on all things business. An entertaining combination of inspiring people and music, business news and views.

You can follow PRRFM on Facebook, Jacki Mitchell on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, Warwick Merry on LinkedIn, Twitter or Google+, Fiona Redding on LinkedIn, Twitter or Google+ and you can follow Loren Bartley on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter,Google+, Youtube and Pinterest.

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Impostor Syndrome

In this episode we explore

* What impostor syndrome is.

* Impostor syndrome triggers.

* The difference between feeling like an impostor and being a fraud.

* Strategies for overcoming impostor syndrome.

* The Dunning–Kruger effect.

* Our pearls of wisdom about dealing with Impostor Syndrome based on our varying experiences.

* The Impostor Syndrome loop.

* The role that your language and your thoughts ...