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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Ashley Nichols, author of Tech to Save the World. Ashley brings more than 10 years of experience working with executives from the White House to Wall Street and beyond. In her consulting tenure, she has served a number of internationally-facing USG and multilateral clients including the World Bank, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

In her book Tech to Save the World, Ashley explores the idea that everyday people with a passion can use technology to build a better world. The book is a toolkit and a step-by-step guide, to be used as a resource for people who want to make a difference but don't know where to start.

In our discussion, Ashley talked to me about:

• Her principles of Idealistic Innovation
• The importance of enlisting support and collaboration for implementing ideas
• That there is no such thing as a tech person, or why we can all combine our specialist skills with tech

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Ari Galper, the world's number one authority on trust-based selling who has been featured in CEO Magazine, Forbes, INC Magazine, SkyNews, and the Australian Financial Review.

As trust becomes the most important currency in the new economy, the act of selling as a de-humanizing process with endless “chasing”, has been completely re-invented and anchored in the timeless values of integrity and trust – through Trust-Based Selling. In his best-selling book, "Unlock The Sales Game", Ari describes his revolutionary sales approach based on getting to the truth and why having a mindset of focusing on deep trust, instead of “the sale” – is ironically, 10 times more profitable.

Ari has been on a mission for the last decade to change the world through trust, starting with the sales and business world.

In our discussion, Ari talked to me about:

• Changing our mindset around sales to focus on deep trust, instead of “the sale”

• Using trust-based language to conduct conversations

• Going deeper to get to the true pain or need of your client.

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Diana Gremillion, former investment banker and founder of Successful Life Strategies.

Through her dynamic workshops and coaching programs, Diana helps top professionals reach peak performance with the best stress management techniques and time-tested systems to confidently achieve extraordinary results. As an experienced speaker, trainer, and Master Coach, she is passionate about showing others how to take their success to the next level as they find lasting success and happiness.

In our discussion, Diana talked to me about:

• Ways to control our energy

• Ways to balance passion and energy when doing what you love

• Embracing your unique attributes and creativity

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Thomas Lahnthaler of The Crisis Compass. Thomas is an experienced international crisis leader, mediator, mentor, facilitator, and speaker. His crisis management expertise spans over two decades and 23 countries where he led crisis teams in conflict and disaster contexts responding to some of the most complex emergencies of our time. He advises business leaders and teams on all aspects of crisis preparedness and response and has a passion for developing experiential, simulated, and game-based solutions for effective and innovative learning.

In our discussion, Thomas talked to me about:

• How crisis management is managing people before managing situations
• The key habits to build a resilient culture and mindset
• Communication strategies, when not to ask questions

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Iggy Perillo from WSL Leadership. Iggy cultivates leadership masterminds for professionals and athletes who are seeking excellence in their work, sport, and life. She created WSL Leadership to develop leaders and teams who make the world a better place through enhanced connection, communication, and trust.

Iggy works with individuals, teams and organizations around the world helping them overcome challenges and function like champions.

In our discussion, Iggy talked to me about:

• How everyone is a leader in their own way

• How to build relationships and validate other people's input even when you don't agree

• The power of masterminds

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Graham Miller, business resilience consultant, facilitator, and author. Graham has spent over 20 years in the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in aviation and management roles before working in organisational development positions in the public sector. For the past 12 years, he has consulted to organisations large and small, in the areas of organisational resilience and organisational development. He is the co-founder and co-director of Brisbane-based management consultancy Humans Being At Work which encourages people to bring their authentic selves to work, and helps organisations tap into the collective wisdom that resides within, to build organisational resilience.

Graham has always been fascinated with how people work in organisations. The merging of his aviation background with his consulting experience provides a unique perspective on organisational development. In 2020, Graham published his book, The Human Factor, which outlines how organisations can adapt and adopt management principles developed in the aviation industry over the past 40 years to boost organisational performance, reduce error and get the best from their people to improve organisational resilience.

In our discussion, Graham talked to me about:

• Human leadership and allowing for human factors – fallability

• The importance of robust systems and how that allows more human connection

• Building psychologically safe environments for innovation

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Jeff Harry of Rediscover Your Play. Jeff combines positive psychology and play to help teams/organizations navigate difficult conversations and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Some of the topics he covers include how to deal with toxicity in the workplace, how to address office politics, how to play with your inner critic, how to help your staff rediscover their flow, and how to navigate these uncertain times through play.

For his work, Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020. His work has most recently been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, & Upworthy.

In our discussion, Jeff talked to me about:

• Learning how to play with our inner critic to unleash our creativity

• Why letting go of expectations will help us actually achieve more

• Savouring our wins

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Eric Seropyan, the founder and owner of This Is My South Bay, a Los Angeles-based Digital Marketing agency with a specialty in Search Engine Optimization and Lead Generation. Eric also teaches at a Search Engine Optimization Academy in Los Angeles.

All small business owners know that ranking on page 1 of Google search is essential, but most have no idea how to do it. Unlike many in the SEO industry, who promise to deliver page 1 rankings and tricks to "game" the search engines, Eric understands how the search engines work and why they want you to rank highly for what you do, AND his team works with their clients to consistently show up online so the search engines recognize those businesses as leading providers of their services and hence rank them highly.

In our discussion, Eric talked to me about:

• The importance of consistently posting content - articles, videos, reviews etc, to your website
• What Google really wants and it's actually the same as what your user wants
• The power of community

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