Unlike many of our podcasts guests, Nathan Hirsch did everything to avoid going into corporate after doing an internship at Firestone. He knows he was not cut out for it and fell into selling baby products on Amazon which went very well, but he struggled to keep up with growth and was disappointed with a freelance platform. Instead of complaining, he and his business partner Conor went and solved it. The rest is history.

Nathan has some great learnings to share and this is a must listen to episode.

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

• The pros and cons of going corporate versus entrepreneurship
• How to pick a business partner and an ingenious way of making it work
• Best way to interview to find the right talent
• How to automate your business to improve profitability
• How to work with developers when you are not a technical founder
• The trends in the gig economy and why you should be leveraging it
• How to get onto podcasts and why it is a great way to build your brand
• What freedom you have when you run your own business

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Goodwill Industries International, Inc
• Trello
• Skype
• Jira
• Google Docs
• Elevated Ecommerce Podcast
• ECommerce Momentum podcast
• FreeeUp

Dave Stokes is the founder of author2audio, a mobile 'come to you' audiobook recording, producing, publishing and free distribution service.

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

• The growth rate of audio books and why it is a great time to be part of it
• The costs involved in producing an audiobook
• Why recording in your own home is such a practical and rewarding option
• Why doing an interview at the start is important
• Why recording your own audiobook can be challenging and how to work around it
• Some great practical tips on how to read
• Sound is very important and Dave provides specific advise which applies to all sound recordings
• What image you should have with you when recording
• Who is an audiobook not for
• The importance of a mixing desk

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• www.author2audio.com/contact
• BLG Boost

Dave Stokes is the founder of author2audio, a mobile 'come to you' audiobook recording, producing, publishing and free distribution service.

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

• The growth rate of audio books and why it is a great time to be part of it
• The costs involved in producing an audiobook
• Why recording in your own home is such a practical and rewarding option
• Why doing an interview at the start is important
• Why recording your own audiobook can be challenging and how to work around it
• Some great practical tips on how to read
• Sound is very important and Dave provides specific advise which applies to all sound recordings
• What image you should have with you when recording
• Who is an audiobook not for
• The importance of a mixing desk

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• www.author2audio.com/contact
• BLG Boost

Sarah Bartholomeusz started in disputes and litigation and realised that was not for her. She then went in-house and enjoyed it but when she was made redundant while 7 months pregnant with her second child, she had a critical decision to make.

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

• The merits of being a wedding DJ and how this applies to business
• How to take power back and take control
• Why you need to be a CEO and not a COO of your own business
• How to overcome rejection
• 10 by 10
• How to decide who your ideal clients are and why this is important
• How to write a book in 30 days
• The importance of your network and accountability partners
• How to continually learn to improve your sales
• How to build a team so you can take some well deserved holidays  
• 7 levels to measure every month
• What is the impact of Artificial Intelligence in Law

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• EO accelerator
• Audible
• Book: Sales Dog
• Book: Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
• Book: Traction
• Book: Leader Eat Last
• Kath Walters
• Book: Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
• Catalyst Foundation
• B1G1
• Paul Dunn
• Xero
• 1 Giant Mind | Learn to Meditate
• Teleprompter app
• Book: Kingpin: Legal Lessons from the Underworld
• Casefile podcast
• Trace podcast
• Crimetown podcast
• Startup podcast
• Planet Money podcast
• Happy Lawyer Happy Life podcast

Connect with Sarah Bartholomeusz

• On LinkedIn
• You Legal

Sarah Bartholomeusz started in disputes and litigation and realised that was not for her. She then went in-house and enjoyed it but when she was made redundant while 7 months pregnant with her second child, she had a critical decision to make.

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

• The merits of being a wedding DJ and how this applies to business
• How to take power back and take control
• Why you need to be a CEO and not a COO of your own business
• How to overcome rejection
• 10 by 10
• How to decide who your ideal clients are and why this is important
• How to write a book in 30 days
• The importance of your network and accountability partners
• How to continually learn to improve your sales
• How to build a team so you can take some well deserved holidays  
• 7 levels to measure every month
• What is the impact of Artificial Intelligence in Law

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• EO accelerator
• Audible
• Book: Sales Dog
• Book: Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
• Book: Traction
• Book: Leader Eat Last
• Kath Walters
• Book: Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
• Catalyst Foundation
• B1G1
• Paul Dunn
• Xero
• 1 Giant Mind | Learn to Meditate
• Teleprompter app
• Book: Kingpin: Legal Lessons from the Underworld
• Casefile podcast
• Trace podcast
• Crimetown podcast
• Startup podcast
• Planet Money podcast
• Happy Lawyer Happy Life podcast

Connect with Sarah Bartholomeusz

• On LinkedIn
• You Legal

Kim Bultsma from A Cup OF Content helps small businesses and entrepreneurs learn how to develop better content to grow their business.

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

• What are the most common challenges business owners face when it comes to writing content
• How to overcome those challenges
• The system to use to streamline your content creation
• How to use transcription services to make content creation easy
• How to dedicate 3 hours a month to solving your content

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Kim Bultsma's LinkedIn profile
• acupofcontent.com/blgtrial
• Kimbultsma.com
• BLG Boost

Kim Bultsma from A Cup OF Content helps small businesses and entrepreneurs learn how to develop better content to grow their business.

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

• What are the most common challenges business owners face when it comes to writing content
• How to overcome those challenges
• The system to use to streamline your content creation
• How to use transcription services to make content creation easy
• How to dedicate 3 hours a month to solving your content

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Kim Bultsma's LinkedIn profile
• acupofcontent.com/blgtrial
• Kimbultsma.com
• BLG Boost

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