Business as Unusual

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

Today’s story comes from one of my batsh*t crazy Entrepreneurial Adventures. It’s the middle of Covid-19 and I get asked to buy a house under some very complicated conditions. So I’ve been working on this project for the past four weeks using my Entrepreneurial Skills and everything is going brilliantly until I have to put in an offer... and that’s when all hell breaks loose. Hope you enjoy the story!

Couple of things about the video... 

A) The hero in today’s story is still getting comfortable with the spotlight so I don’t mention her name or the firm involved 🤫

B) This all happened yesterday and I’m still a bit passionate about it... so there’s a language warning 🤬

3 )Also, inside the video I refer to my keynote presentation “Business at the Speed of Opportunity”. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJvOXPjmUE0

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Website - https://AJK.global

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

What do you get when you cross a University, a Hospital and a Formula 1 Team? Crisis Innovation!  This series is all about shifting your mind from fear to focus during the global Covid-19 crisis.  A lot of people have commented on how positive and cheerful I am during our darkest time and that's because of what I'm focusing on - the beauty born out of the ugly.  

Today's story is about three unlikely partners:  👉🏽 UCL   👉🏽 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   AND   👉🏽 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team 🏁 🏆 🏎   Joining forces to solve one of the world's most urgent problems.  

I hope it inspires you to really think about what is possible within your own life, business or career when you think Entrepreneurially about what you already have.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qt_-vAMplQ

CONNECT WITH AJ

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Website - https://AJK.global

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

After seeing how businesses are responding to the current crisis there appears to be three distinct groups: The Drifters, The Shifters and the Innovators. In this episode I share how each group behaves. There’s also two case studies that highlight the difference between a business person and an Entrepreneur. I hope it inspires you to elevate your thinking around this crisis.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dNmD_nd2Ns

CONNECT WITH AJ

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Website - https://AJK.global

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

In the last episode I promised I would share my Entrepreneurial Mind Framework with you in today's episode, but alas the length of the video was too long to publish on LinkedIN (where the original episodes reside). Instead in today's Business as Unusual episode, I'll share an insane story of how I used the framework to sell out my corporate speaking tour in Sri Lanka. This story is from my "Nothing is Impossible" Keynote

If you'd like more information on my training programs or virtual keynotes to keep your employees inspired and engaged during these crazy times, please get in touch.

Giddyup Entrepreneurs - Dream, Build, Inspire, Lead! 🙏

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYSvkQCqsf8

CONNECT WITH AJ

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Twitter -  http://twitter.com/ict_guru

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Website - https://AJK.global

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

Too many still associate Entrepreneurship under the domain of business or startups. But given the amount of problems in the world today we need a wider definition. Entrepreneurs are problem solvers. Their perspective and skills are incredibly valuable in a variety of contexts - including big business and corporate multinationals. If you don’t currently have some form of Entrepreneurial Development within your organisation, you’ll be at a significant disadvantage to disruptors that do. Everyone generates ideas but only Entrepreneurs implement them. 

Inside today’s Practical Motivation episode I talk about what the Entrepreneurial Advantage is and the resources available to support you in building capability. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s episode where I share a breakdown of the entire Entrepreneurial Mind Framework from my training program. 

Giddyup Entrepreneurs 🙏🍀

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juKmObGiyYI

CONNECT WITH AJ

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Twitter -  http://twitter.com/ict_guru

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Website - https://AJK.global

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

This episode will help you navigate disruptive times in two ways. First, Innovation and Entrepreneurship are complicated subjects to master. With many different styles, techniques, tools and “gurus” around, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This will simplify things. Second, during your Entrepreneurial Journey, you’ll encounter these moments where you have traction but start to feel a little lost. This will restore your clarity and confidence and help you stay focused.  A mantra is defined as a word or saying repeated to maintain focus - but being the Bat-Sh*t Crazy Entrepreneurial Thinker that I am, I’ve leveraged that definition into something so much more. Inside this episode I share my mantra and also explain how I’ve turned it into a practical model / framework. It’s one of the most popular bits in my presentations and programs and I hope it inspires you to do amazing things in business and life.  Dream, Build, Inspire, Lead! 🙏🍀

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If you enjoyed this episode please give it an appropriate thumbs up on whatever platform you're consuming it on and subscribe for future episodes. If this was a visual episode and you need to see what I was talking about, you can find links to the video version in the show notes. Thanks for listening.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eK4xmX_FRI

CONNECT WITH AJ

LinkedIN - http://linkedin.com/in/ajkulatunga

Twitter -  http://twitter.com/ict_guru

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/ajkulatunga

Website - https://AJK.global

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

In this era of Business as Unusual, today’s Practical Positivity is about swapping fear for focus. Here’s what you’ll learn: 

Inside this episode you’ll discover a path through crisis and three solid ideas that will help you transform fear of the unknown into focused certainty. 

Stay focused Entrepreneurs!

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CONNECT WITH AJ

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Website - https://AJK.global

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

Inside is a great case study of a business owner who was facing bankruptcy. By shifting the way they saw their business they were unable to transform and unlock even more revenue.   We either innovate by choice or we are forced to in order to survive. Here are some thoughts on how to innovate during crisis.  

1. “Innovation” has been bastardised - But we still need to innovate now more than ever.  

2. We need to redefine “innovation” into something more practical that yields tangible outcomes - not empty promises  

3. My formula for innovation addresses both ideas AND implementation   

Using the concepts in this episode you can start to rethink the way you do business and make sure you survive during these tough times 🙏🍀

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CONNECT WITH AJ

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Website - https://AJK.global

Business as Unusual is a Podcast that inspires clarity and confidence by exploring innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship during a global pandemic. In this “Business As Unusual” environment we need fresh thinking - BUT ideas alone aren’t enough to succeed. The graveyard is full of people with ideas because they didn’t know how to communicate them in such a way to get people to buy into them. If you run a business or a startup or maybe you work within an organisation and need to sell an idea internally - this episode will give you two crucial tips on how to present new ideas. I hope it inspires you to turn some of your ideas into reality and light up the darkness we face during challenging times

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TfVVNEMTcA

CONNECT WITH AJ

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Twitter -  http://twitter.com/ict_guru

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Website - https://AJK.global

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

During the Covid 19 Global Pandemic in 2020, I noticed a lot of my friends, family and clients weren't coping so well. So I sat down and recorded some ideas that I thought would help ease the pain of disruption. My name is AJ Kulatunga and this is Business as Unusual. 

If you enjoyed this episode please give it an appropriate thumbs up on whatever platform you're consuming it on and subscribe for future episodes. If this was a visual episode and you need to see what I was talking about, you can find links to the video version in the show notes. Thanks for listening.

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LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ajkulatunga_innovation-creativity-management-activity-6645506367404814336-y-41

YouTube: https://youtu.be/A4f8D9_BLpE

CONNECT WITH AJ

LinkedIN - http://linkedin.com/in/ajkulatunga

Twitter -  http://twitter.com/ict_guru

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/ajkulatunga

Website - https://AJK.global