By Rael Bricker and Lindsay Adams
In keeping with the theme of our podcast, "Business Excellence" we have decided to release a new edition, the Business Excellence Top 5 Series.
In this series we interview
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"When it comes to securing public funds to elevate your business to the next level, a lot of people really don't understand what being strategic means at all. And so, one of the pitfalls we see with people who are unsuccessful with grants is that they were never really a good fit for that grant to start with, or they weren't ready. They didn't have their evidence in place. They started writing the grant a couple of days before it was due. So, we say you really want to be strategic.”
Kim Yabsley Top Five Tips For Using Grants As A Growth Strategy For Your Business
1. Develop a strategic approach to grants
2. Be Grant – Ready
3. Stay Informed and proactive
4. Craft a compelling grant application
5. Be flexible and Persistent
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
01:19 You have to be ready for the application
06:10 Knowing the difference between the types of available grants
11:03 The importance of a unique pitch
13:50 Adapting is extremely important
Where to find Kim?
Website https://www.growology.com.au/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-yabsley-29a64311/
Kim Yabsley Bio
Kim Yabsley is a renowned Funding Acquisition Specialist with a rich history in writing strategy and submissions for the government environment. With experience in both public and private sectors, she has worked as a communication specialist. An international author and speaker, Kim's expertise extends to supporting small to medium businesses in various areas, including recovery from natural disasters, commercialising innovation, providing strategic advisory services, securing public funding, and scaling businesses.
As the go-to girl for understanding how to find, submit and win grants, Kim's unique approach helps businesses shape their strategy to secure grant funding, enabling growth.
“You can put together the best spreadsheet that details the best financial projections, but if you don't have any idea how to get those numbers on that spreadsheet, then you're already behind.”
The Top 5 Tips for Building a Sustainable Business
1. Invest in Yourself
2. Develop a Plan
3. Execute the Plan
4. Pay Attention to the Dollars and Cents
5. Never Stop Learning.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
01:44 The importance of investing in oneself to build a sustainable business.
06:05 Being adaptable and modifying the plan feedback and market demands.
11:20 Keep track of where the money is going
14:34 Staying updated with new knowledge and technologies
Where to find Julie
Website http://www.juliecroppgareleck.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliecroppgareleck/
Julie Cropp Gareleck Bio
Julie Cropp Gareleck, CEO, Author, and Entrepreneur, is a well-respected leader in business communities that extends from the US, to Canada, and the United Kingdom. In her 25 years of experience, Julie has consulted with more than 1000 companies, including startups, midsize, and Fortune 1000 companies, to build sustainable, revenue generating strategies. In 2009, she founded Junction Creative, an award-winning strategic marketing agency, combining the intellectual capital of a business consulting firm with the creative execution of an advertising agency. As the author of Dare to Become, From the Corner Booth to the Corner Office, Julie shares the right blend of personal anecdotes and professional advice makes it a valuable read for those looking to gain insights into the entrepreneurial journey and the importance of resilience in achieving success.
"If you go to AI and ask AI to help you write a subject matter for PR, you're going to get the same 97% of releases that don't work because AI's been trained on the whole body of press releases out there.”
Mickie Kennedy Top Five Tips For Press Release Success
1. What is a press release and how do they work?
2. What are tips for writing a winning press release
3. Why do so many press releases fail?
4. How do you measure press releases performance?
5. Describe how an offline company used media pickup to convert more sales while raising prices
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
01:09 Knowing what to focus on
07:41 Creating a Compelling Story
13:53 Avoiding Generic Content
20:49 Refining Your PR Approach
Where to find Mickie?
Website http://www.ereleases.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/publicity
Mickie Kennedy Bio
Mickie Kennedy created eReleases over 25 years ago to provide small businesses with access to the media and a national newswire—all with a personal touch. eReleases helps small businesses, startups, and authors gain website traffic and attract better quality customers through media coverage. The company excels in writing and distributing press releases to journalists, trade publications, and key industry influencers, thereby increasing visibility and credibility, and driving more revenue from dream clients. Mickie lives in Baltimore County with his family and two feuding cats, enjoys British science fiction, and admits to an unhealthy addiction to diet soda. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Poetry from George Mason University and continues to write poetry most Monday nights with a virtual group of fellow misfits from around Brunswick, Maryland. As a dynamic entrepreneur and poet, Mickie has seamlessly blended his creative and business skills to build eReleases into a leading press release distribution platform. With over 25 years of experience in public relations and marketing, Mickie has significantly impacted small businesses, authors, and startups by securing remarkable media coverage. His journey exemplifies the power of resilience, innovation, and mindfulness in business, demonstrating how one can successfully merge creativity with entrepreneurial acumen to achieve sustained success.
“The best form of therapy is to create a life you love”
Christopher Duncan Top Five Tips For Recoding Your Subconscious
1. The reason why personal development or therapy doesn't work for most (and what to do instead).
2. The billionaire secret that helped me build 2 8figure businesses.
3. The 5-step superconscious creator code.
4. How to shift from employee to entrepreneur thinking.
5. How to Harness Flywheel Loops and the Matthew Effect.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
01:59 The potential drawbacks of self-improvement and the importance of self-acceptance
06:54 Reframing success as a matter of structure rather than personality
09:01 A five-step approach to aligning your subconscious with your goals
11:45 The mindset shift required to transition from employee to entrepreneur
15:16 Leveraging reinforcing patterns and the compounding effect of small victories
Where to find Christopher?
Website https://tr.ee/Fq6MuepEAu
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermduncan/
Linktree https://linktr.ee/chrismduncan
Free resources can be found here
Christopher Duncan Bio
Chris Duncan has been changing the world using the Superconscious Recode since 2019.
He has built multiple 8 figure companies and is the New York Times best-selling author of the book “You’re Not Broken.” He is the founder of Conscious Education Company, the Magnetic Mind Method and The Digital Marketing School which he sold in early 2023.
In 2019 Chris was featured in the movie “We Rise Up” alongside Tony Robbins, the 14th Dalai Lama, and Richard Branson. In that same year, he launched the “Rapid Recode” which went on to generate millions in profit and win his first Click Funnels 2 Comma Club Award. Since that first award, he now has a collection of Click Funnel awards consisting of 3 “Two Comma Club” awards and a Two Comma Club “X” Award (a funnel generating 8 figures).
Chris is well respected and renowned as a public speaker and coach, having instructed hundreds of thousands of people on the Magnetic Mind Method and using the Superconscious to turn their dreams into reality.
His genius is consolidating the wisdom of neuroscience, alchemy, and creation technology into a simple easy-to-use process that has impacted millions through Magnetic Mind.
“Augment human intelligence with artificial intelligence by using it to deal with your weaknesses rather than your strengths.”
Ronsley Vaz Top Five Tips For Ethically Integrating AI To Grow Your Business
1. Augment human intelligence with AI by using it to deal with your weaknesses rather than your strengths.
2. Understand AI as a silicon-based intelligence that requires data and power and leverage it to augment your capabilities.
3. Learn to communicate effectively with AI by providing context, inputs, and processes to get better outputs.
4. Don't buy into "super prompts" or generic prompt packs; instead, focus on iterative improvement of your own prompts.
5. Lean on indigenous wisdom and algorithms that have existed in nature for ages to inform AI development and usage.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
02:31 The actual benefit of AI, focus on your weaknesses
06:38 Using AI doesn’t make you better, it makes you more efficient
11:10 The AI Process
20:21 AI is the future
Where to find Ronsley?
Website https://ronsleyvaz.com/
LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/ronsley
Ronsley Vaz Bio
Ronsley is a computer scientist, software engineer, author, TED speaker, serial entrepreneur, and podcaster. He is also the executive producer and host of multiple top-rated podcasts, including current titles Amplify Ai (formerly My AI Love Affair), We Are Podcast, and older titles Should I Start A Podcast, The Psychology of Entrepreneurship, and Bond Appetit.
He has been downloaded and listened to more than 5.1 million times across 133 countries. His TEDx Talk, “The Perfect Recipe for a Deep Conversation”, was made a TED talk and can be found on the official TED.com website.
Ronsley is 11 years into making podcasts and runs an award-winning podcast agency We Are Podcast, which has helped entertainers, government leaders, athletes and businesses raise their voice through podcasting, while positioning their message to stand out in a crowded market place.
Rounding out his entrepreneurial experience, Ronsley has two Masters’ degrees (one in Business Administration and the other in Software Engineering) with an Engineering Bachelors' in Computer Science, has rock-climbed in four continents, and has interviewed more than 1,500 people for his podcasts. As a qualified chef, he loves nothing more than sharing a meal with deep thinkers discussing how to make the world a better place.
Ronsley believes that there has never been a better time to use your voice, speak your truth, and make sure the right people hear you — especially if you have a business that you believe in.
“If you don't understand it, don't do it. Because there is no such thing as get rich quick. I've tried, been down all those roads... Just be wise, and know the area that you're stepping into before you start.”
Zach Oehlman Top Five Tips For Mastering Finance and Building Wealth
1. Understanding Financial Statements
2. Effective Budgeting and Cash Flow Management
3. Strategic Tax Planning
4. Smart Debt Management
5. Building and Diversifying Investment Portfolios
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
02:25 A lot of business owners do not understand financial statements
06:25 The importance of proper budgeting
13:00 The effects of leverage
18:15 The importance of interpreting financial statements
Where to find Zach?
Website https://learnandgrowrich.net/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachoehlman
Bio Zach Oehlman
Born amidst the sprawling fields of Indiana, Zach Oehlman grew up with the earth beneath his feet and a sky-sized canvas of ambitions. From these humble beginnings on a farm, Zach harbored dreams of traversing the globe, uplifting lives, and achieving prosperity through the power of business.
With a keen eye for value and a talent for seeing potential where others saw none, Zach excelled as a valuation consultant, where his expertise spanned from assessing public companies to the intricate valuation of illiquid, non-marketable assets. His unique skill set became the cornerstone of a thriving real estate investing community and a business ecosystem dedicated to the lifecycle of entrepreneurship: starting, scaling, and selling ventures, then reinvesting the gains into real estate to create lasting wealth.
Over the past four years, Zach’s quest for knowledge and impact has taken him to over 24 countries, not just as a traveller but as a global citizen fostering organizations that empower individuals in various facets of life. He stands by the conviction that business acumen is a catalyst for joy and prosperity worldwide. By teaching the art of commerce and financial literacy, Zach believes we can ignite a global transformation, equipping people with the means to sustain themselves.
An aficionado of human behaviour, personal development, and theoretical concepts, Zach delights in weaving these elements into the fabric of business success. His insights are not merely academic; they are life lessons gleaned from a journey that began on an Indiana farm and has since embraced the world.
Zach spends his time riding his motorcycles around the world while he and his wife run their businesses online. He has plans of creating private resorts around the world that incorporate permaculture, business, and natural healing remedies to help people overcome health challenges and live an empowered life.
“The problem as you can probably see, though, what if you're practising fear? What if you're practising anxiety? You're then wiring that into your brain into your nervous system again, that's why tip number one, what is strongest within your mind is what you do over and over again, what you practice, you get better at.”
Craig Meriwether Top Five Tips For Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
1. What is strongest in your mind is what you do over and over again.
2. It doesn't take months and years to change your mindset
3. Just by sitting in a comfortable place, closing your eyes, and pretending you are the person you want to become you can literally rewire your brain
4. Doing mental practice in the morning refocuses the reticular activating system to prioritize positive emotions and thoughts for the day.
5. Break rumination about past events or future fears by practicing mindfulness techniques
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
02: 15 What is strongest within your mind
10:45 Rewiring your brain
17:53 Starting in the morning
28:00 The difference between dreams and reality
Where to find Craig?
Website http://aceanytest.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-meriwether-44286718b
Craig Meriwether Bio
Craig is a clinical hypnotherapist and mindset coach helping people eliminate negative emotions and trauma so they can heal and reach their full potential. Craig has created Ace Any Test, the most comprehensive online training course for test anxiety relief so people can end their fear and anxiety around exams, auditions, job interviews and public speaking, as well as increase confidence and self-esteem.
Craig is a mindset coach and clinical hypnotherapist helping people eliminate negative emotions and trauma so they can reach their full potential.
Craig has created Ace Any Test, the most comprehensive course for test anxiety relief so people can eliminate anxiety around exams, auditions, job interviews and public speaking, as well as increase confidence and self-esteem.
Craig is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and Founder of Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy helping people eliminate the negative emotions and limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from reaching their full potential.
For over 12 years, Craig has been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping cancer patients with pain control, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, students with test anxiety, entrepreneurs with confidence, athletes with peak performance, and anyone who may be dealing with overwhelm, fear and anxiety.
“We’re essentially just replacing the form of which they're getting a lift or a boost, and we're not allowing that lift or boost to be so high that then it crashes.”
Anthony David Hartcher Top Five Tips For Breaking Addictions
1. Live by your values
2. Seek to understand what is driving your addictive behaviour
3. What are more resourceful ways you can achieve the desired outcome
4. Understanding how the addictive behaviour is not serving your values
5. Understanding how the more resourceful way is better serving your values
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
01:32 What are your values saying about you?
05:30 The affects of dopamine on our behaviour
13:20 Finding new forms of help
20:45 Looking at the bigger picture
Where to find Anthony?
Website http://www.meandmywellness.com.au/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-hartcher
Free Resources can be found on Anthony’s site. Please feel free to reach out directly to him mailto:[email protected]
Bio Anthony David Hartcher
Meet Anthony Hartcher, a dynamic international speaker and a trusted authority in the realm of Holistic Health consulting, mental health advisory, clinical nutrition, and holistic health podcasting. With his comprehensive knowledge and infectious enthusiasm, Anthony has been transforming lives across the globe.
His expertise spans a broad spectrum, from sleep and mental health to nutrition and lifestyle medicine. As a holistic health consultant, he doesn't just advise; he revolutionizes habits, empowering individuals to achieve superior health and overall well-being.
Anthony's academic credentials are equally impressive. He holds three bachelor’s degrees in nutrition, Complementary Medicine, and Chemical Engineering, each completed with distinction or honours. His academic prowess earned him the University Medal for academic excellence from Endeavour College of Natural Health and recognition as the most highly commended Student of the Year by The Australian Traditional Medicine Society.
But what truly sets Anthony apart is his personal journey and commitment to mental health advocacy. Sparked by a personal tragedy at the age of eighteen, Anthony has dedicated his life to supporting community mental health initiatives. His podcast, 'me&my health up', serves as a platform for mental and holistic health education, reaching listeners worldwide.
Despite his professional and academic accomplishments, Anthony cherishes his family. His weekends are spent making memories with his wife Adriana and their two children, Sofia and Ollie, on family adventures.
Anthony's wellness sessions have been lauded by clients such as BCA Certifiers Australia Pty Ltd and WeWork. His ability to tailor sessions to meet specific needs has made him a sought-after speaker in the corporate world, with clients including JP Morgan, Dulux, Amazon, and more.
“I want to create a business that people want to work at. That's my first way of getting around the people shortage.”
Richard Walsh Top Five Tips For Escaping The Owner Prison
1. Understand what the owner prison is and how entrepreneurs get trapped in the repetitive 2-year cycle.
2. Automate, delegate, and eliminate tasks to free up time and scale the business.
3. Overcome the need to do everything by quantifying time spent on tasks and showing others who can do them better.
4. Develop a strategic vision to give the business and employees a clear long-term purpose to work towards.
5. Consider an exit strategy from the start and use it to filter opportunities and stay focused on the end goal.
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
01:20 Recognize repetitive business cycles
04:48 Free up time through automation, delegation and removal of tasks
07:14 Break need to do all tasks by tracking time spent
12:57 Create long-term vision to guide business
15:58 Plan exit from beginning to stay on track
Where to find Richard?
Website https://sharpenthespearcoaching.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-walsh-866ab237
Richard Walsh Bio
Richard is a 30-year seasoned entrepreneur. He’s the best-selling author of Escape the Owner Prison, the contractor's new way to scale, regain control, and fast-track growth while loving life. A speaker and podcast host, he’s a husband and father of six children, a US Marine, champion boxer, black belt, and an internationally recognized steel sculptor.
His expertise lies in combining both the strategic and the tactical. He's able to deliver immediate, problem-solving results (tactical), along with strategic, long-term implementation of systemization and scalability. With over 30 years in business himself, Richard has embraced time compression, sharing the secrets and strategies that bring rapid and lasting results to the companies he works with.
After 20 years in business and at the top of my game '08/09 hit and I lost everything. At this same time, I had a wife and six children under the age of four. As a Marine, champion boxer and black belt I'm not a fan of losing, so I had to do the hard work of determining why I failed so catastrophically. I connected all the dots (and there were a lot of them) and started to rebuild and regain success. At this same time business owners are trapped in the Owner Prison where they serve their business instead of it serving them. I show them how to Escape the Owner Prison. other entrepreneurs were watching and asking me how I did it. Next thing you know I'm helping them create their business to not only withstand hardship but begin to thrive and create a life with balance in the five most important areas of life - Faith, Family, Finances, Fitness and Friendships. I even wrote a best-selling book called Escape the Owner Prison where I detailed my story and how they can escape themselves. I learned that if I could help business owners understand the power that business ownership has, that it will not only balance their life, but it can do the same for those under their employment. That in turn transfers to their families which then influences the communities they live in. Now, do this with 10,000 Small businesses and we have the opportunity to alter the lives of millions of people for the better...
“First, you decide that it has to be there somewhere. And then you keep looking for it until you find it. And when I started doing this, when most people start doing this, I tell them, when you get up in the morning, say you're going to find one thing, one person one event, one experience that you can say, hey, that was pretty good. And then build up to two and three and five. If you do it on a daily basis, or even on a semi regular basis, eventually, you're going to build up those resiliency muscles.”
Maxwell Ivey Top Five Tips For Thriving As A Sole Entrepreneur Online
1. Inter-dependence
2. Self determination
3. Determined positivity
4. Storytelling,
5. Overcoming adversity through action or just keep moving
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
02:43 Community is crucial for entrepreneurs
09:35 Acknowledging invisible disabilities
18:02 The importance of telling your story
25: 14 Adjusting through difficult times
Where to find Maxwell?
Website https://www.theaccessibilityadvantage.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellivey
Maxwell Ivey Bio
Maxwell Ivey is a blind serial online entrepreneur with over 15 years’ experience. He is here to educate your audience about the need for accessible inclusive online content in a nonthreatening way that helps them overcome the fear and or overwhelm surrounding making their businesses more inclusive. Maxwell offers advice about making products, services, and content more accessible to people with disabilities. More importantly he explains the compelling why's behind the need for accessibility and inclusion Spoiler alert his emphasis is on education, communication, & collaboration rather than compliance, legal threats, or shame.
He also believes in emphasizing that becoming more inclusive is just like addressing any other issue in your business. He hopes to help your listeners discover that it is progress over perfect and sincere effort over arbitrary rules. He also has advice for bloggers, podcasters, and live streamers on growing their audience by making their show more inclusive. And he can do all this while sharing funny inspiring stories from his past working as a carnival owner, amusement equipment broker, life goals coach, digital media publicist, and now accessibility advisor.
Maxwell will even teach some of his lessons using examples from his experiences as a blind author, speaker, traveller, singer, song writer, and podcast host. He is in the process of launching a new podcast called The Accessibility Advantage where he will interview business owners who have embraced accessibility and inclusion to their benefit. The podcast will also feature short accessibility tutorials and website reviews of sites or apps belonging to his clients. So, stay tuned for that.
If you have any questions about anything in his profile, please just ask. Maxwell learned a long time ago that it's easier to answer awkward questions than make people guess.
The podcast currently has 241 episodes available.