Our guest today Emily Jaksch from HR Gurus had a wonderful HR career with some of the biggest brands in Australia and left corporate to help small business owners to lead people.

Emily talks through her struggles of launching her own business whilst establishing her family.

With people been one of the keys to everyone's business, Emily shares valuable tips on what you can do to bring the best out in your people.

• Building a business is not a get rich quick scheme
• Have to have the right system in place and train people for business to run smoothly
• Letting go of the ego, and let other people do it, trusting them to do the work
• Invest in yourself, trying to be the best version of yourself
• Money doesn't make you happy but going to work doing what I love makes me happy. having the personal freedom and being able to be my own boss
• Key challenge for small business owners
• The importance of having a to do list
• Productivity tips around focus tin your day

We Care Recruitment

HR Gurus

The Big Umbrella

Fleek Chat

Workflow Max

books: Good to Great by Jim Collins, Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh (zappos)

Authors: Tony Robbins, Simon Sinek

podcast: Mixergy

Our guest today is Alexander Robinson from Airly. Alexander started his career in the Airforce and then went into corporate, working for one of the largest brands in the world. He worked there for seven years and loved five of them.

He talks openly about his personal challenges whilst working in corporate and his transition into his own startup - back in the field he loves - Aviation.

Alexander is very honest and sometimes raw in telling you his story.

Great listen with some excellent learnings.

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

• What he does to focus
• What he did to deal with personal challenges
• What help he has received to help overcome his fears
• How he created his business in the field that he loves
• Where he works from
• What he tries to solve with his business
• What cause or  communities that he is passionate about

• Airly
• Uber
• Google Drive
• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Trello
• LinkedIn
• Podcast: Rohit Bhargava
• Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life - Mark Manson  

Our guest today is Alexander Robinson from Airly. Alexander started his career in the Air force and then went into corporate, working for one of the largest brands in the world. He worked there for seven years and loved five of them.

He talks openly about his personal challenges whilst working in corporate and his transition into his own startup - back in the field he loves - Aviation.

Alexander is very honest and sometimes raw in telling you his story.

Great listen with some excellent learnings.

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

• What he does to focus
• What he did to deal with personal challenges
• What help he has received to help overcome his fears
• How he created his business in the field that he loves
• Where he works from
• What he tries to solve with his business
• What cause or  communities that he is passionate about

Airly

Uber

Google Drive

Gmail

Google Calendar

Trello

LinkedIn

Podcast: Rohit Bhargava

Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life - Mark Manson  

Our guest today is Sam Ghoreyshi from Money Clip Group. Sam and I go way back. Initially, he started an ice cream store in Melbourne but it did not go to plan. He then worked for Coca-Cola and we started working together. He was always customer driven, tenacious and a self-starter. He goes through his journey of climbing ladder whilst missing the attraction of running his own show.

He talks about a course he went through which inspired him to jump into his own business again - something which was not the norm when Sam did it.

He is a great guy with good knowledge and you will get loads of value from this show.

• What made him leave corporate and start his business
• What his fears were
• What and who has helped him succeed
• What gives him joy with what he is doing
• What his company can help you with
• What advice he has received to handle the challenges
• What his weekly schedule is like
• What causes are important to him and why (eg: Congenital cytomegalovirus)
• Tips to be productive

• Money Clip Group
• Sam Ghoreyshi Linkedin
• Trello
• Study music
• Ted podcast
• Fitbit
• Easy Voice Recorder
• Voice recorder for Dropbox
• John Cleese Creativity
• Spartan Up
• London Real
• Dan Pena

Our guest today is Sam Ghoreyshi from Money Clip Group and  Sam and I go way back. Initially, he started an ice cream store in Melbourne but it did not go to plan. He then worked for Coca-Cola and we started working together. He was always customer driven, tenacious and a self-starter. He goes through his journey of climbing ladder whilst missing the attraction of running his own show.

He talks about a course he went through which inspired him to jump into his own business again - something which was not the norm when Sam did it.

He is a great guy with good knowledge and you will get loads of value from this show.

• What made him leave corporate and start his business
• What his fears were
• What and who has helped him succeed
• What gives him joy with what he is doing
• What his company can help you with
• What advice he as received to handle the challenges
• What his weekly schedule is like
• What causes are important to him and why (eg: Congenital cytomegalovirus)
• Tips to be productive

• Money Clip Group
• Sam Ghoreyshi Linkedin
• Trello
• Study music
• Ted podcast
• Fitbit
• Easy Voice Recorder
• Voice recorder for Dropbox
• John Cleese Creativity
• Spartan Up
• London Real
• Dan Pena

Our guest today Clarissa Hughes founder of Nen Consulting is an ex-senior executive for Coca-Cola and SunRice who left to create her own Mindfulness practise. 

I worked with Clarissa at Coca-Cola and was impressed by her professionalism and expertise in Consumer Insights. Four years ago Clarissa came to the sudden realisation that she was following the wrong path in life and she wanted to have a greater impact on the world. 

So she had taken the brave step in setting up her own practise to help people find fulfilling habits and to minimise what is not good in their lives. 

Clarissa shares her love of mindfulness and her daily habits which helps people to live well. 

Clarissa also shares the cause she supports and explains the difference it makes in the lives of others. 

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

• Why getting support when you set up your own business is important 
• The daily habits to live well
• What is at the centre of mindfulness 
• You can only be the ONE you and why splitting your personality across corporate and personal can be limiting
• Her fears of starting her own business 
• Her daily routine 
• The cause she passionately supports 

• Nen Consulting
• One Step One Life
• Faye Hollands
• Team Women Australia
• Women Health and Research Australia
• Blog: Art of reflection
• Wild Mind Podcast

Our guest today Clarissa Hughes founder of Nen Consulting is an ex-senior executive for Coca-Cola and SunRice who left to create her own Mindfulness practise. 

I worked with Clarissa at Coca-Cola and was impressed by her professionalism and expertise in Consumer Insights. Four years ago Clarissa came to the sudden realisation that she was following the wrong path in life and she wanted to have a greater impact on the world. 

So she had taken the brave step in setting up her own practise to help people find fulfilling habits and to minimise what is not good in their lives. 

Clarissa shares her love of mindfulness and her daily habits which helps people to live well. 

Clarissa also shares the cause she supports and explains the difference it makes in the lives of others. 

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

• Why getting support when you set up your own business is important 
• The daily habits to live well
• What is at the centre of mindfulness 
• You can only be the ONE you and why splitting your personality across corporate and personal can be limiting
• Her fears of starting her own business 
• Her daily routine 
• The cause she passionately supports 

• Nen Consulting 
• One Step One Life
• Faye Hollands
• Team Women Australia
• Women Health and Research Australia
• Blog: Art of reflection
• Wild Mind Podcast

Our guest today David Nanfra works for Planet K2 and has a wonderful journey to share with BLG listeners. He started in corporate finance, left and owned several Video stores and now helps both corporate and small business owners achieve their best by applying his own skills and experiences combined with global best practise from a leading sports coaching business. He delivers some brilliant insights and this is a podcast you don't want to miss. 

I am lucky to call David a friend and I see first hand the passion and drive David has to help others. Be it in business, in his involvement in sport, his tireless work with the local community or his personal athletic feats, David is a guy who really practises what he preaches. 

• What it is like to be an Australian and travel and work across the globe in the competitive finance industry
• What it is like to leave corporate and world in a completely unrelated industry with the help of family
• How to thrive in an industry which is slowly been replaced by technology
• The secrets high-performance coaches and athletes use and how they apply to running a small business
• What an adrenaline junkie David is
• How to overcome some key fears when leaving corporate
• What the daily routine of an involved father looks like
• How he is involved in the local community and his quote on giving 

• Planet K2 
• Blinkist
• Super Fast business podcast
• The Minimalists Podcast

Our guest today David Nanfra works for Planet K2 and has a wonderful journey to share with BLG listeners. He started in corporate finance, left and owned several Video stores and now helps both corporate and small business owners achieve their best by applying his own skills and experiences combined with global best practise from a leading sports coaching business. He delivers some brilliant insights and this is a podcast you don't want to miss. 

I am lucky to call David a friend and I see first hand the passion and drive David has to help others. Be it in business, in his involvement in sport, his tireless work with the local community or his personal athletic feats, David is a guy who really practises what he preaches. 

• What it is like to be an Australian and travel and work across the global in the competitive finance industry
• What it is like to leave corporate and world in a completely unrelated industry with the help of family
• How to thrive in an industry which is slowly been replaced by technology
• The secrets high performance coaches and athletes use and how they apply to running a small business
• What an adrenaline junkie David is
• How to overcome some key fears when leaving corporate
• What the daily routine of an involved father looks like
• How he is involved in the local community and his quote on giving 

• Planet K2 
• Blinkist
• Super Fast business podcast
• The Minimalists Podcast

Amelia Lee is the founder of Undercover Architect and she has scaled the heights of global architecture, build a private firm with fellow colleagues and did a 'green' change and lives on an 80-acre property in the Byron hinterland. This is a truly extraordinary transformation and one worth listening to. 

• What it is like to live and work overseas
• What happens in the construction industry when there is a downturn and how you can take control
• The importance of finding the right coach
• How to find a tribe to support you and how that can inspire you to do the same
• How to work with your family by involving them in your journey of self-discovery
• How one opportunity to make a difference in someone's life can change yours for the better
• The hunger project and what it does
• How to build your tribe
• How to manage social media

• Forrest app
• 99% Invisible Podcast
• Xero
• Hunger Project
• Undercover Architect