No Tie C-Suite Podcast

Have you considered the influence social media has on the way you need to do business now? It can create more sales opportunities if you are proactive, but if you aren’t present, you will lose business.

Social platforms have successfully broken down barriers between companies and their customers. Now, instead of calling a customer service line, many people turn to pages or direct messages to solve problems or find information.

There is a lot to also consider, both in terms of personal/professional barriers and the way it has changed our behaviours (instant gratification/popularity have become major drivers).  Social media has an impact on every asked of the business from marketing to systems, IT and finance.

Listen as our panel of experts gives each of their own perspective on this:

- Anthony Perl - Marketing and engagement

- Yuriy Tyurin - Business systems

- Eyal Ron - IT infrastructure

- Pierre De Villiers - Financial

Financial

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Just because you don’t hear about cyber attacks on the front page of the news, it doesn’t mean that small businesses are immune to the disastrous effects of data breaches.

Small businesses may just feel that they need minimum protection given their size. Don’t fall into the trap of not allowing for this in your budget.  The attitude of, “It won’t happen to us” or “It only happens to large companies” is fraught with danger.

The sad truth is that small business are often easy pickings for hackers.

No matter what size your business is, it's critical to secure and protect your assets and information online. Listen as our panel of experts gives each of their own perspectives on this with our guest Cybersecurity expert, Martin Haak.

- Anthony Perl - Marketing

- Yuriy Tyurin - Business systems

- Pierre De Villiers - Financial

This podcast series is available on Apple, Google, Spotify and Anchor.  Please have a listen, we keep the episodes in an easy to consume format.  We appreciate your ratings and sharing it with others.

Comment or send me a direct message on a topic you would like us to look at in a future episode.

This year we are also welcoming guest panelists, so reach out if you would like to join us.

When is the best time to borrow, invest, or upgrade for small to medium businesses?

Hear from our panel of experts across a range of expertise in the latest No Tie C-Suite Podcast.

Borrowing money today to invest in the future is a strategy many successful investors have used to reach their personal and financial goals — whether it’s buying a house, paying for an education or starting a business.

Borrowing to invest, also known as gearing or leverage, is a risky business. While you get bigger returns when markets go up, it leads to larger losses when markets fall.

You still have to repay the investment loan and interest, even if your investment falls in value.

It's critical to take the time to research what factors may have an impact on your investments so you can make informed decisions. Listen as our panel of experts give each of their own perspective on this:

- Anthony Perl - Marketing

- Yuriy Tyurin - Business systems

- Eyal Ron - IT infrastructure

- Pierre De Villiers - Financial

Financial

Podcast series available on Apple, Google, Spotify and Anchor.  Please have a listen, we keep the episodes in an easy to listen format.  We appreciate your ratings and sharing it with others.

Comment or send me a direct message on a topic you would like us to look at in a future episode.

This year we are also welcoming guest panelists, so reach out if you would like to join us.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆? 

In the present environment, employee engagement has become an even greater priority for business and organisations. In a market where it is hard to find new staff, hanging onto additional team members is critical.

The world is different today than it was a year ago and even more so than two or three years ago. The challenge for business is to understand and adapt to the changing environment along with the wants and needs of their teams.

Engaged team members support the organisation to attain its mission, execute its strategy, and generate significant business results. The question is: how do we keep the team engaged?

We will delve into it more in today's episode.

We have 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 Mellisa Colling, who is an expert in people and project  management dealing with local and remote teams.

Our panel includes our regular experts giving their perspective;

- Anthony Perl - Marketing 

- Yuriy Tyurin - Business systems 

- Pierre De Villiers - Financial 

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How do artificial deadlines affect your business?

In this episode of the podcast  “No Tie C-Suite”,  we look at a question raised by a listener about the impact of deadlines on a business and consider:

Deadlines (especially artificial ones) in any area of a business can have even indirect impacts on others so it is important for everyone to be informed.  It is also why there is so much value in our panel of experts giving their perspectives by representing different areas of a business.

Our panel in this episode includes:

- Anthony Perl - Marketing

- Yuriy Tyurin - Business systems

- Eyal Ron - IT infrastructure

- Pierre De Villiers - Financial

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Comment on a topic you would like us to look at in a future episode.

Is there a danger of sales leading businesses?

Sales plays a key role in the growth of any business, but should you allow it to help direct the business?  Should sales react immediately to market demands?  What is its role in a business and how do you make sure your business stays on track?

It’s not uncommon for there to be lots of tension between sales and marketing and operations and finance.  In this edition of No Tie C-Suite, we have brought together a representation of voices you commonly hear across a business for their perspective.

There are a challenging set of questions here because ultimately a business wants/needs to grow so there is a tendency to go where you see the $.

In this episode, we welcome our special guest Ian Parker, who is recognised for successfully leading sales teams, but also in training salespeople all over Australia.  He brings his expertise to a topic we have been requested to address by a number of keen listeners.

Our panel includes our regular experts giving their perspective;

- Anthony Perl - Marketing

- Yuriy Tyurin - Business systems

- Pierre De Villiers - Financial

Podcast series available on Apple, Google, Spotify and Anchor

Technology can play a crucial role in business.  Sometimes your hand is forced by community standards and other times you need to make a decision about when to jump on board early.

Every year, we see all sorts of inventions that businesses could use to improve their operations.  The internally used technology is often the difficult one to decide on its value.

While it would be nice to say - let’s jump on board with everything, it is not realistic for so many reasons.  Knowing when it’s worth investing is the key because those choices could make a massive difference to your business.

Featuring our panel of experts giving their perspective:

- Anthony Perl - Marketing

- Yuriy Tyurin - Business systems

- Eyal Ron - IT infrastructure

- Pierre De Villiers - Financial

Working from home?

What are the practicalities of it? Is 'working from home' a mental state?

How do you do it? How do you maintain it?

Even before the global pandemic made working from home routine for millions, increasing numbers of people had been saying goodbye to their onerous commute to work.

Thanks to ever-evolving technologies like Skype, FaceTime, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc. —it's no longer necessary to be in an office full time to be a productive member of the team.

So what are the pros and cons of working from home?

"Normal is the enemy of business growth and scale."

What is normal? When will it change again? 

Join us as we talk about our unique perspective on the 'new normal' setup in businesses, how it affects the process, how to make businesses thrive, and even keep them growing amidst these challenging times.

Episode 1 looks at 'Innovation'.  It's been a buzzword for some time, but what does it really mean?  How important is it for businesses to innovate or be as innovative?  We explore these questions and others.