Business as Unusual

Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

A must listen for all business owners! THIS is the most important episode I’ve filmed in the entire Business as Unusual Series.  I sat down with small business owner Lisa Cummins who very generously shared her personal experiences trying to navigate the Covid-19 crisis from the moment she was forced to shut her cafe.  Lisa talks about the realities of navigating really hard business decisions, dealing with government subsidies and reorganising the way the business works.  It’s an incredibly valuable perspective and insights that I feel could give many business owners hope on what the future might look like.  It’s raw, real and no holds barred conversation that sums up what the Entrepreneurial Mind is capable of.  I hope it inspires you in some small way to reimagine what your business could look like. 🙏🍀 

P.S. Please tag or share this clip with someone who you know is struggling. We’re all in this together.

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

I’m constantly amazed at the creativity of Entrepreneurial Thinkers in how they are reimagining the way business gets done. Today’s episode features a unique adaptation of a business that demonstrates incredibly creativity during a pandemic.  Hope it inspires you to reimagine the way business could be done. 🙏🍀

Here's the link to the full story: https://futurism.com/strip-clubs-offering-drive-thru-during-pandemic  

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

Everyone paints the sexiest picture Entrepreneurship. “Be your own boss” they say. Or the famous “Pitch your business idea to win!”  If only the mortals knew exactly what it takes to start, grow and run a successful business - specially in this era of covidness, I don’t think anyone would do it!   Having said that there’s an important reason why us crazy ones do. Hope you enjoy this episode of Business as Unusual and forgive me that it’s not my usual style. 🙏🍀  Dedicated to all those who have the courage and commitment to pursue something bigger.

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

Like most startups and business owners, when I started my technology consulting firm, I had a burning desire to rush out and use my products and services to solve business problems.  What I didn’t understand at the time was how the world works.  Here’s the dirty little secret - many people don’t actually want their problems solved. There’s a whole bunch of psychology behind this but to keep it simple, there’s one thing you MUST do in order to solve a problem. Knowing it will make your business, career and life soooooo much less frustrating. This applies to new business owners wanting to sell more as well as Entrepreneurial Thinkers within organisations who have a desire to solve some of the internal challenges. Check out this episode of Business as Unusual and learn the secret to solving problems. Giddyup Entrepreneurs! 🙏🍀

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

One of the biggest challenges of isolation is trying to stay sane when there are increasing demands coming at us from multiple angles and we can’t perform our usual act of escapism to cope with it. In this episode I share 3 simple techniques that I’ve been using instinctively for years. They appear to have kept me immune to the pressures of isolation. Mindfulness isn’t meditation but it acts in a similar way to stop you making mountains out of molehills. When you’re stressed, you cannot access the part of your brain that allows you to think creatively. That means you become part of the problem and not the solution.   

If you’d like to learn more effective mindfulness techniques through meditation, please visit the legendary Kimberley Lee's website: https://www.kimberleylee.com.au

 I hope this episode helps you become more Mindful, compassionate and creative during these challenging times.  🙏🍀

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

The Australian Government launched its Contact Tracing App last night and people have gone nuts. With claims ranging from “the government wants to track us” to “Amazon ain’t gonna sell my data”, I’m stunned at the level of ignorance around this project.  What it comes down to is a lack of trust in our Government, and rightly so. They haven’t had the best track record in delivering Tech projects in the past. BUT this app is something new and different - born out of crisis. And crisis innovation focuses on outcomes not conventional procedure. With the major hurdle in uptake being data security, my sources reveal the Government has really addressed concerns. Is it perfect? Hell no. And this is what’s interesting. We demand innovation, progress and change from policy makers, yet we don’t support the underlying culture required to achieve that. In this episode I explore further and share a simple decision framework so you can make up your own mind about the app. 

The articles I used to arrive at my decision are in the comments of my Linkedin post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ajkulatunga_innovation-creativity-covidsafe-activity-6660494554669690882-4GRf

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

We don’t need more business people - we need more Entrepreneurs. The two are very different.   Business people exchange a product or service for money. Entrepreneurs bring new ideas to the world and business is just one vehicle for them to do that. I tried so hard to avoid making this a rant but I just couldn’t contain my frustration at the gross inadequacy of basic business training programs. 

The organisations running these programs should be prosecuted for negligence because they are setting up new business owners for failure. This is one of the reasons why we have such a high failure rate of small businesses - they are completely unprepared for what it actually takes to survive in business.  All business owners globally are suffering from the effects of a drastically altered economy, yet all Entrepreneurs seem to be navigating the situation with an entirely different perspective. Think there’s something in there that every new business should learn. No exceptions. This Business as Unusual environment is an incredible opportunity to reimagine the way things COULD be done. Sad to see the status quo raise it’s ugly face again. Okay end of rant - SorryNotSorry 🤓

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

"Good artists copy. Great artists steal." <-- This quote is attributed to Steve Jobs but it has deeper meanings that reveal the dirty secret of “innovation”. In this episode I looked deeper into the quote’s origins to decipher what it meant and how we can use it to become more creative and innovative.  Giddyup Entrepreneurs - go chase greatness and steal something... LEGALLY! 😉

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

The AB3 Entrepreneurial Principle is useful for anyone trying to negotiate an outcome or making a tough decision. As with any knowledge, we need to have the presence of mind to use it when required - but we’re only human.   Luckily my friend Lisa had the presence of mind to snap me out of my A/B scenario and come up with the third option.  I hope it serves you well in your endeavours, Entrepreneurs! 🙏🍀

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Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic.

Here’s what is really going on with Virgin Australia - so you can make up your own mind instead of following the heard blindly.  Virgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration and people have lost their minds through fear and panic thinking it’s the end of the airline. Far from it.   In today’s episode I explore:  

👉🏽The reason why Virgin Airlines went into Voluntary Administration 

👉🏽How this is NOTHING like the collapse of Ansett  

👉🏽What Voluntary Administration is and how it will work to turn around Virgin Australia into a new, stronger breed of airlines that we’ll see emerging post Covid-19.  

At the end of this episode I hope you’ll swap your fear for focus and start to see the power of having an Entrepreneurial Mind to navigate through this crisis.   Kudos to Paul Scurrah and the rest of the Virgin Australia Management team and Board for demonstrating the courage to make difficult decisions for the survival of the company, ensuring Australian domestic air travel remains competitive. Thank you 🙏🍀

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