Business as Unusual

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

When asked to name famous Entrepreneurs, people quote Branson or Musk but rarely does Dwayne Johnson come to mind. You might not consider him an “Entrepreneur” but he’s definitely an Entrepreneurial Thinker.

How he approached his career and built a business empire around it is truly Entrepreneurial and I’m still fascinating by the success clues he leaves behind, hidden amongst his entertaining posts. 

Entrepreneurship is never just about starting a business and making money. It’s about thinking differently about the world around you. Creating solutions to problems and connecting the most obscure random dots to give birth to something new. 

It transcends traditional domains of leadership, motivation, resilience, business and innovation - which is why an Entrepreneurial Thinker is a more effective operator than any specialist in those single domains. 

This episode reveals a simple test to see if you have the makings of an Entrepreneur beyond a love for “Shark Tank”. 

Hope it inspires you to dig deep and punch harder! 🙏🍀

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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.

As much as we love bigs things - fame, money, presents... it’s the little things that we need to pay attention to.

This episode explores how having the discipline to pay attention to the little things, leads to big things.

Stay safe. Stay Inspired 🙏🍀

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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 find it fascinating how many times an Organisation’s vision, mission and values statement seems to get lost in translation.  I recently stumbled upon an article by my friend Michel Hogan who explained that an Organisation’s “values” are sometimes misinterpreted as Principles - and there’s a really easy way to tell which is which.   In this episode I explore Michel’s definition deeper and share a story from one of my crazy entrepreneurial adventures that illustrates just how much of a disconnect there is between what an organisation says its values are and how its people actually operate.   

I hope it inspires you to rethink how business could be done in this new Business as Unusual environment we find ourselves in 🙏

Link to Michel's article: https://www.smartcompany.com.au/marketing/difference-values-principles/

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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.

This episode was filmed around the time Australia was looking into Contact Tracing. In hindsight, we definitely could have done a lot better but the basic principles still stand. This episode explores the principles of contact tracing and how a solution might look - explored in typical AJ style. 

Hope you enjoy it! 

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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 all know how negativity effects us, but what exactly is it? Is there someway we can convert it into opportunity? In this edition of BAUnusual, take a closer look at negativity and reveal how to deal with the two types of negative people out there. Plus you get to hear another one of my funny accent stories from my keynote “Nothing is Impossible”.  I hope this episode inspires you to go out there and transform negativity into opportunity and really carve out a niche for yourself in this game we call life. 

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.

All great Entrepreneurs are delusional - that’s the only way we can challenge the status quo and invent new things. In this episode I explore this unique perspective and share how my delusional traits came to be - and what a blessing it’s been through these crazy times we find ourselves in.

If you take a look at the video version of this episode, you can also see some of the amazing creativity that has been birthed from this chaos. 

I hope it inspires you that tomorrow will be better than today. 

Stay safe. Stay focused. Stay inspired. 

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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.

How do we settle in and lead teams in a virtual environment? The good news is that nothing has changed... but everything is different. 

In this episode I share an Entrepreneurial Leadership framework for high-performing teams that will give you a bit of a roadmap as to how you can lead your teams more effectively in a virtual environment. 

You’ll also hear the story of how I fell into the wonderful world of leadership and human behavioural psychology.

If you would me to go deeper into each element of the framework and create a specific roadmap for the teams in your organisation, please contact me. 

Giddyup Entrepreneurial Leaders! 🙏🍀

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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.

Does working hard pay off? Yes! But only if you work hard on the right things. Here’s the un-sexy truth. Like many young professionals, I was sold an illusion by my parents. 

They said, “Son, study hard, get good grades and get a good job. Then work hard so you can marry whoever we choose for you.”  🤦🏼‍♀️  

As I pursued that journey I found a better one.   

What I learned the hard way was that “working hard” does not mean working long hours. That’s task completion. And no matter how many tasks you complete, you are NOT going to get ahead in life.  You have to work hard on creating value.   

The more value you can create for others, the more valuable you become... and then you change the game.  

Today’s episode explores the story of Viresh Cooray, the lead guitarist from Sri Lankan pop band “Daddy”. It reveals some beautiful lessons on how we can create value. (The last lesson made me tear up ❤️)  You’ll also get to experience the magic of of Viresh’s guitar playing which is truly neklevel!   I hope this special episode inspires you all to work hard on the right things 🙏🍀🎸

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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.

Inside today’s episode we chat about the challenge of holistic innovation and explore how we can get everyone, all layers of management, to work together on innovating the organisation.

Also included is the hilarious accent filled “Whiteboard” story from my keynote “Nothing is Impossible”. It highlights some of the complications that innovators face within an organisation 🙈🙉🙊

Enjoy 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.

Is there such a thing as a stupid question? Turns out there is! Inside is another story from my crazy adventures as an Entrepreneur. This one features the Condom King of Thailand AND Mr Sean Connery makes a special cameo appearance! Stay focused and inspired Entrepreneurs 🙏

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