Maree Burgess has been made redundant three times in her corporate career, started and closed down her own business during the GFC and today runs her own consultancy business helping middle managers to create a calm culture.

Maree packs in so much value in the episode and it is one not to miss out on.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• How to look at the positive side of redundancy
• When to make the decision to shut down your business and go back to corporate
• The key reasons why a consulting practise doesn’t work and how to avoid them
• How peers can be a great support mechanism for you
• What it takes to create a calm culture
• The three levels of conversation and the impacts they have
• Why niching down is so critical to succeed
• How to say NO to opportunities
• How to be comfortable with selling your IP and not yourself
• What freedom looks like when you run your own business
• The eight-minute rule and how it will help you be more productive

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Maree Burgess’ LinkedIn profile
• Mareeburgess.com
• Thought leaders
• World Vision
• Blinkist
• Memo Mailer
• Cam Scanner
• Book: Conversation Intelligence

Maree Burgess has been made redundant three times in her corporate career, started and closed down her own business during the GFC and today runs her own consultancy business helping middle managers to create a calm culture.

Maree packs in so much value in the episode and it is one not to miss out on.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• How to look at the positive side of redundancy
• When to make the decision to shut down your business and go back to corporate
• The key reasons why a consulting practise doesn’t work and how to avoid them
• How peers can be a great support mechanism for you
• What it takes to create a calm culture
• The three levels of conversation and the impacts they have
• Why niching down is so critical to succeed
• How to say NO to opportunities
• How to be comfortable with selling your IP and not yourself
• What freedom looks like when you run your own business
• The eight-minute rule and how it will help you be more productive

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Maree Burgess’ LinkedIn profile
• Mareeburgess.com
• Thought leaders
• World Vision
• Blinkist
• Memo Mailer
• Cam Scanner
• Book: Conversation Intelligence

Jon Yeo had his last corporate gig in 2004. He was working with Microsoft at its peak, but his heart was not in it. He developed a great way to communicate and made this into a career. If you want to authentically engage people, then listen to the wisdom Jon provides in this podcast.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• What keeps you going through the darkest of days
• Why you should get help earlier in your corporate escapee journey
• The figure of savings you need to have before you make the leap
• How to go about picking a mentor
• What it takes to get on a TedX stage
• How to share a stage with Tony Robbins
• What you need to do to get more referrals
• How to remain focused when it is so easy to be distracted 

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Jon Yeo’s LinkedIn profile
• TedxMelbourne
• Tony Robbins
• Charles Duhigg's books
• Doxa
• Slack
• Pocket
• Masters of Scale podcast
• Accidental Creative podcast
• Think and grow rich

Jon Yeo had his last corporate gig in 2004. He was working with Microsoft at its peak, but his heart was not in it. He developed a great way to communicate and made this into a career. If you want to authentically engage people, then listen to the wisdom Jon provides in this podcast.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• What keeps you going through the darkest of days
• Why you should get help earlier in your corporate escapee journey
• The figure of savings you need to have before you make the leap
• How to go about picking a mentor
• What it takes to get on a TedX stage
• How to share a stage with Tony Robbins
• What you need to do to get more referrals
• How to remain focused when it is so easy to be distracted 

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Jon Yeo’s LinkedIn profile
• TedxMelbourne
• Tony Robbins
• Charles Duhigg's books
• Doxa
• Slack
• Pocket
• Masters of Scale podcast
• Accidental Creative podcast
• Think and grow rich

Marty Vids started his career as a comedian, a skill he still uses today. He then went banking and was challenged by a mentor which saw him leave corporate and pursue his own business. Marty is a great storyteller and you will thoroughly enjoy this episode.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Why you need to be different in running your own business
• The impact a mentor can have on your life when you take the time to stop and reflect
• Who you should listen to when seeking advice
• The 3 challenges to avoid when been an entrepreneur
• The harsh statistics around business failure and how to avoid it
• What you can implement from key sports people to be successful
• The importance of offline and online events  
• What the key challenges are in scaling a coaching business

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Marty Vids’ LinkedIn profile
• Martyvids.com.au
• The Meikle Files
• James Altucher
• Guru Singh podcast
• The Tim Ferriss show
• GaryVee Audio Experience

Marty Vids started his career as a comedian, a skill he still uses today. He then went banking and was challenged by a mentor which saw him leave corporate and pursue his own business. Marty is a great storyteller and you will thoroughly enjoy this episode.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Why you need to be different in running your own business
• The impact a mentor can have on your life when you take the time to stop and reflect
• Who you should listen to when seeking advice
• The 3 challenges to avoid when been an entrepreneur
• The harsh statistics around business failure and how to avoid it
• What you can implement from key sports people to be successful
• The importance of offline and online events  
• What the key challenges are in scaling a coaching business

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Marty Vids’ LinkedIn profile
• Martyvids.com.au
• The Meikle Files
• James Altucher
• Guru Singh podcast
• The Tim Ferriss show
• GaryVee Audio Experience

Ty Crandall is an internationally known speaker, author, and business credit and financing expert. He specializes in speaking on topics relating to business credit and financing.

Ty Crandall is an internationally known speaker, author, and business credit and financing expert. He specializes in speaking on topics relating to business credit and financing.

Evette Cordy was Australian champion in 1997 in the 400m hurdles. Training 6 days a week and working gave her enormous focus and discipline which she took into her business life.

After a very successful career, she decided to venture out on her own. She gives a master class on what it takes to stay ahead of your competitors.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Who to surround yourself with and why
• Why companies need to innovate or die
• How to create a business model to suit your own needs
• How to say no to the wrong clients
• How to manage a distributed team
• How to work with your life partner
• Why switching off notifications is the right thing to do

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Moment app
• Asana
• Pocket
• Evernote
• The Psychology podcast
• How I Built This
• Akimbo

Connect with Evette Cordy

• On LinkedIn
• Agents Of Spring
• evettecordy.com

Evette Cordy was Australian champion in 1997 in the 400m hurdles. Training 6 days a week and working gave her enormous focus and discipline which she took into her business life.

After a very successful career, she decided to venture out on her own. She gives a master class on what it takes to stay ahead of your competitors.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Who to surround yourself with and why
• Why companies need to innovate or die
• How to create a business model to suit your own needs
• How to say no to the wrong clients
• How to manage a distributed team
• How to work with your life partner
• Why switching off notifications is the right thing to do

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Moment app
• Asana
• Pocket
• Evernote
• The Psychology podcast
• How I Built This
• Akimbo

Connect with Evette Cordy

• On LinkedIn
• Agents Of Spring
• evettecordy.com