Climbing With Scars

When first entering the business world, I often had mentors and people who inspired me to accomplish great things. Now, after over 20 years in the industry I still have mentors and people who inspire me to do even greater things. The major difference between when I first entered and now, are the type of people who I look up to. Watching young kids go out and give it a go and on the grind is such an inspiring piece for me. I do think it is great to have a mentor, as it can give you a boost of inspiration seeing what others are accomplishing in their life, having the courage to share their experinces good, bad and ugly and  learning from someone else's reality. Tune in to this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars to hear more about my mentors and my thoughts on the topic.

Branding is one of the most overlook aspects of business and it cannot be undervalued. On this episode of Climbing With Scars, I share my expereinces of how I came up with the names of my different brands 'Gripset', 'Monsta' and 'Axis'. I cover why it is important to pick out the right name for your business and why our personal branding is just as important as the branding in our businesses. Tune in to hear more from episode 23 of Climbing With Scars.

Between universities and schools, there is a lot of discussion on how to develop your business and what rules we must follow. Some of these rules are extremely effective and relevant for todays business world, however some rules simply don’t apply, with a fast driven, innovative and vibrant time that we are experiencing in business right now, rules are what you make work for you and your business. When I first entered the business world, I would follow many of these rules, it was new space for me and made sense that I would follow what was considered as “The Business Rules to Follow”, on this episode of Climbing with Scar I will share with you the Rules of Business NOT to follow.

Kris Lloyd, Head Cheese Maker of Woodside Cheese  one of the biggest names in the cheese industry today. Kris develops  a sophisticated level showing off her exotic and inovative skills Kris has been recognised on the world stage to win a number of awards in the food industry. Self-taught and brought up in a migrant family, Kris is a great success story that will have you captivated. On this episode of Climbing With Scars, we delve deep into the life of Kris Lloyd and how she got to where she is today.

Lucy Cornes is a well-established entrepreneur and owner of the online business She Shopped. With several road blocks on her journey to success and playing many different roles as mother, entrepreneur and supporting wife to an AFL footballer, Lucy has not let anything get in the way of her vision. This episode of Climbing With Scars is one of our best, expressing Lucy’s ups and downs and analysing her genius behaviour behind the very successful She Shopped.

Our mindset is an important tool. The power of your mind can drive you to become everything you strive for and more, with the right mindset it can give you strength and power others around you. It can equally be powerful in poisoning your mind, if you Iet it. On today’s podcast, I will share with you my experience of working and dealing with people in business who see the glass half empty, how I get results with this mindset of others, the law of attraction and how this can influence and give insights to my own mindset of glass half full.

Delivering a message to somebody is extremely important in several different scenarios. We must understand that, there are specific things we should keep in mind when delivering these messages. Often when interviewing people for specific job positions, the interviewee will talk about what makes them the best fit, or what they want from the job, but must understand this is not always what the interviewer is looking for in a person. Instead looking for someone who shows the urgency to be the best at their job and show some character, by either showing interest in the business or even coming prepared with new ideas they have. There are many other examples of times we are delivering a message, but are not expressing it in a way to suit the receiver. This is why we must try understand our audience when delivering those important messages to bosses, clients or customers and change our delivery stance best suiting the environement.

Excuses are one of those things we say and do to give ourselves permission to not challenge, drive and be the best we can be, making an excuse is the easy way out. Sometimes using them to create a shield from the truth, rather than looking at what has really happened and making changes. On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars, as well as sharing some past stories and experiences of times I have seen these excuses be used to cover things up, I will share how I moved past making excuses and held myself accountable for being and doing what has allowed me to move forward and excuses no longer stop me (99% of the time, certainly not perfect) Make sure you tune in and don’t miss this weeks episode, because it’s a ripper.

Whilst on an overseas venture, I was fortunate enough to meet up with the American genius and innovator, Mark Mitchell also known by many as the Whizard. Mark Mitchell is a building materials marketer located in the USA. Mark covers key topics about the marketing world breaking down, what not to do and what should be done different to be leading the pack. Join me with the Whizard-Mark Mitchell, building materials marketer from the USA, to find out more on this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars.