Emotional intelligence isn’t innate; it’s a skill you can develop to become a more impactful leader.

Welcoming CEO, speaker and writer Faris Aranki, this episode will focus on practical techniques that you can use to enhance your emotional intelligence as a business leader, resulting in better meetings, greater self-awareness, and a team which actually works together.

As the CEO of Shiageto Consulting, an innovative consulting firm blending strategy and emotional intelligence, Faris understands not only the importance and impact of strong EQ in leaders, but the actionable steps they can take to improve this skill.

Key Moments:

• Faris's Background (1:55)
• IQ, EQ, and FQ Explained (2:58-4:11)
• Case Study: Leader Dominating Meetings (5:08)
• Leadership Rules and Accountability (7:38)
• EQ in High-Stress Meetings (9:13)
• The Unplugged Exercise (11:54)
• Observing Body Language (12:41)
• Hybrid Meeting Strategies (14:44)
• Engaging Remote Participants (16:40)
• Building Empathy as a Leader (19:15)
• Understanding Your Team (20:46)
• Case Study: Improved Performance in Trading Team (22:32)
• Developing EQ Daily (26:00)
• Summary of Key Takeaways (27:02)
• Faris's Kitchen Bench Moment (29:26)

About Faris:

Having spent over 20 years delivering strategic change for businesses around the world, Faris came to realise what hinders institutions from achieving their goals isn’t the quality of their ideas, but their ability to get engagement and focus around those ideas - aspects he is an expert in. To build on this passion, he set up Shiageto Consulting in 2019 to help businesses and individuals improve their strategic effectiveness.

On top of leading Shiageto, Faris is now an accomplished speaker, writer and contributor for a variety of outlets.

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You don't need to be an artist to be creative... Understanding our innate creativity is the key to unlocking powerful innovation, ideas and problem-solving.

This episode will explore the impact of creative activities on our mindset and output as entrepreneurs, from generating fresh ideas, to restoring balance and confidence in ourselves.

With insight from Susie deVille, an expert in innovative and creative practices, we'll discover strategies and daily exercises to reawaken our inner creative, with examples of entrepreneurs who saw positive results from doing just that.

Key Moments:

• Susie's Journey into Creativity (1:35)
• The Five M's Framework (5:38)
• Real-World Success Story (12:50)
• How to Get Started with Creativity (16:01)
• Overcoming Creative Blocks (20:24)
• Embracing Imperfection (22:35)
• Key Takeaways (24:55)
• Susie's Kitchen Bench Moment (25:39)
• Closing Thoughts (28:24)

About Susie:

Susie deVille is the dynamic Founder & CEO of the Innovation & Creativity Institute, a trailblazing business coach, and an accomplished artist. With over 30 years of entrepreneurial success, including the creation and sale of a highly profitable real estate firm, Susie is on a mission to empower individuals to tap into their innate creativity, discover their true selves, and unlock their full entrepreneurial potential.

As a human behaviour specialist and creative strategist, Susie combines a rich academic background in anthropology and a master’s degree in entrepreneurship. Since 2005, she has been dedicated to researching innovation and creativity, continuously refining her methods to remain at the forefront of her field.

She is the author of Buoyant: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free

Resources Mentioned and Further Reading:

• Buoyant: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free, Susie deVille (2022)
• The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, Julia Cameron (2020)
• The Artist's Way Workbook: A Companion to the International Bestseller
• A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, Daniel H. Pink (2006)

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Resilience is your most valuable asset; it’s what keeps you standing when others fall.

Offering strategies for building resilience to sustain long-term business success, this episode will discuss how to bounce back from setbacks and stay focused on long-term goals.

Joined by advertising legend Bant Breen, we'll hear lived examples from his entrepreneurial journey, including the significant challenges and resilience strategies that helped him persist and succeed in building his company, Qnary.

Key Moments:

• The Vision Behind Qnary (1:44)
• Early Struggles and Near-Death Moments (3:31)
• Going Against Startup Culture (6:25)
• Lessons on Resilience (8:18)
• Finding Product-Market Fit (10:13)
• The COVID Crisis and Reinvention (12:22)
• Leading Through Change (14:00)
• Stepping Back as a Leader (16:05)
• Building Long-Term Goals (19:32)
• Organic Company Culture (21:15)
• Changing Attitudes on Problem-Solving (23:00)
• Top Tips for Entrepreneurs (24:34)
• Kitchen Bench Moment (26:35)

About Bant:

In 2012, Bant Breen founded the award-winning executive reputation management and talent branding company Qnary, recognized as one of America's fastest-growing companies by Inc. magazine five years in a row. As Qnary's Executive Chairman and CEO at the time of recording, Bant previously held leadership roles at WPP, Publicis, Dentsu, and IPG, was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Achievement in 2010, and was named a top comms tech player by PRWeek in 2021.

In March 2020, he earned his PhD and now lectures on marketing, executive reputation, and AI's impact on media at Blanquerna – Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, Spain.

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Welcome to Homegrown CEO! The podcast for entrepreneurs, leaders and business builders seeking actionable insights to grow their ventures and themselves.

Each episode welcomes an expert leader, founder or entrepreneur to share the game-changing insights which shaped their careers. Through their toughest challenges and greatest wins, we’ll uncover the valuable, actionable lessons that our audience can take forward in their own professional journey.

Exploring themes such as business growth, leadership, innovation, resilience, balance and mentorship, we’ll also uncover our guests’ Kitchen Bench Moment - the one big decision or experience which changed everything…

About the Host

Entrepreneur, investor, digital commerce pioneer… your host, Matt Coleborne, is the original Homegrown CEO. With a rich journey from starting and scaling ventures, to leading the international expansion of renowned brands, his perspective and accomplishments bring a unique and valuable depth to the podcast.

Matt’s belief in the power of shared experiences, alongside the clear need for a platform and wider online community where they could be shared and celebrated, led to Homegrown CEO as we know it today.

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