NOT The Rob Bell Podcast

Chef Scott Fox purchased Pearls on the Beach with his wife and business partner Melissa 17yrs ago. In that time, they've evolved the restaurant to one of the premiere fine dining destinations on the Central Coast. We have a great discussion around the business journey, challenges in the cut-throat world of hospitality, managing teams, and so much more.

Tim Robinson is one of the few people who can say they've created their very own Network Television show, SNAP HAPPY : the photography show. Not only a single season, but five seasons (6th scheduled, delayed due to Covid). We explore Tim's history, how he pitched the idea to a network, the need to follow your passions, and so much more.

Stories from a startup and how choosing your investors carefully is so important.

After spending a large part of her career solving problems for huge multi-nationals, Faith embarked on her own startup in the UK with her co-Founder and Husband Sandy, solving project management challenges for large corporates. 

While political turmoil significantly impacted the plans and the startup ultimately failed, they took away some powerful lessons and invaluable insight.

Jack Bloomfield made headlines as a Teenage Millionaire, driving his BMW to school one day, flying interstate for a media appearance the next. After a wave of media, a personal testimonial from Tony Robbins, and many other highlights, he's founded Bloomfield Education to share his strategy with others. He's now closed Seed funding on his latest venture Disputify.

Kathy has made a name for herself in strategic development. With experience across agency, not for profit, and big business, she's developed a powerful perspective on marketing. We discuss so many aspects of good marketing, the power of events such as SXSW and Pause Fest for professional development, and so much more.

Freezma entered the vlogger / content creation space 10 years ago, when YouTube content was sparse, and Facebook pages didn't need an ad spend to gain attention.

Much has changed in that time, but Freezma has kept on producing content growing his loyal audience.

We discuss all things content, life as a vlogger, how the influencer space has evolved, and so much more.

Solid growth, working with family, and why the customer always comes first. Geoff Tilden, one of the Principles of Raine and Horne Gosford, has spent 30 years as a Real Estate agent. Together with his wife Susan, they've navigated 18% interest rates, and grown their team from 3 to over 35 employees.

Brenton found a rapid solution to avoid total business annihilation. Just two weeks after taking the keys to the Witchmount Estate Function Centre, Brenton's world was shattered as lockdowns shut his brand new business down. Not to be beaten however, he initialised a rapid pivot to help survive the COVID-19 crisis.

How Colin Price is leveraging corporate experience with his brand new venture. With an illustrious career including General Manager of one of the countries largest horse feed manufacturers, Colin Price it taking 30 years of experience to launch a brand new company at Age 66. We discuss all things corporate, lessons learnt, startup culture, and so much more.

Episode 002 - Erica Davis - The Number 1 Essential Skill for Success - Erica Davis is passionate about effective communication. She's been a TV and Radio host for almost 20 years, and has a passion for passing these skills on to the social media generation. This passion spawned her company Communication Generation! Stay tuned to find out how we can all benefit from improving our communication skills.