Refuel Your Fire

In today's show I'm featuring an interview I did a while back with my mate and fellow podcaster Nate Peo soon after he'd started off on his podcasting journey. We talk about the power of making genuine connections with new people, podcasting, the future of work and the surprising opportunities you can create when you're willing to open yourself up to new things.

Find out more about Nate Peo and his show The All-In podcast at https://www.natepeo.com

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I speak about career anxiety, status anxiety, the problems with the facade of a "meritocracy" and an honest account of my existential angst about work and life during the past year of the pandemic.

Tweet with me @laurenkress89 to share how you're feeling about your career or reach out to me on LinkedIn by searching for Lauren Kress, The Business Scientist.

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How do you make the most of your knowledge and expertise for marketing purposes? So awesome to chat with Author, Speaker and Marketing Strategist Sally A Curtis about this for this week's episode on how to get strategic with marketing process!

Sally is a good friend of mine and we had a lot of fun chatting today about:

- How to find our inner genius
- The power of playfulness
- Leveraging knowledge
- Repurposing content
- Creating deeper connections with your network
- Attracting more clients
- Keeping things simple
- Why we shouldn't be perfect
...and much much more!

What's your inner genius? Share what you do best with me on Twitter @laurenkress89

Find out more about Sally and her work on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyacurtis/

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I talk about my personal experience as a bisexual entrepreneur who has come out later in life. I share the stories that led to me discovering more about who I am, the isolation I've struggled with as a result and why running a business for the past 5 years has helped me start to understand more about how to live a life that is true to myself without feeling so alone.

I've been thinking about doing an episode on bisexuality for a while, and in honour of Bisexual+ health month I wanted to make this idea for a podcast topic a reality - I hope you enjoy this stream-of-consciousness episode that is a bit of change from our usual topics of conversation.

You can find out more about Bisexual+ health month, the health disparity the "Bs" in LGBT face and access a stack of useful resources online via the Bisexual Resource Centre - check it out here: https://biresource.org/

The article I mentioned on the show from The Conversation is available here: https://theconversation.com/marriage-could-be-good-for-your-health-unless-youre-bisexual-121865

If you're looking for support right now and want to speak with someone, you can chat with an LGBT+ helpline anonymously - here's some places you can go:

In Australia:

https://qlife.org.au/

https://www.7cups.com/lgbtq-chat-room/

Overseas:

New Zealand: https://safetotalk.nz/get-help-for-yourself/lbgttqi/

United States: https://www.glbthotline.org/peer-chat.html

United Kingdom: https://switchboard.lgbt/

Canada: https://thelifelinecanada.ca/suicide-prevention-resources/lgbtq/

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I chat with business coach Anthony English about how his unique approach to reaching his ideal client has being paying off big time!

I also share a little bit more about my new CMO role, why I'm excited about it and how you can get involved in the movement we're creating to help more people around the world feel understood, validated and connected.

If you'd like to attend our pre-launch webinar head over to our LinkedIn event here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/overwhelmed-underprepared-anew-6767293192644784128/

You can also join the movement and grab one of our ethically-sourced T-shirts or Hoodies here: https://teespring.com/stores/people-strength

To find out more about Anthony English connect with him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyenglish/

And access Anthony's rapidly growing Youtube Channel all about quick tips for tech frustrations here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOVfp1Ic9dc0z6MigHjFClA

This podcast episode is free, but it isn't cheap. To show your support you can leave a rating, write a review or share this episode with someone who'd like it. You can also buy me a cup of coffee on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress or hire me to speak - to find out about my rates and availability, send me a message on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

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A short motivation-focused episode where I talk about the connection between ethical brand building, social impact and politics and explain why I'm using today as an opportunity to listen, learn and amplify the voices of Indigenous voices within the Australian community.

The articles by Indigenous Australians that I quote from in today's podcast are:

"If your child asks why Australia is celebrating a day of invasion, what will you tell them?" by
Amy McQuire for IndigenousX, The Guardian, 26th of January 2021

Access the article here:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/26/if-your-child-asks-why-australia-is-celebrating-a-day-of-invasion-what-will-you-tell-them

Tweet with Amy @amymcquire

"On Invasion Day, our calls for justice will not be silenced" by Meriki Onus, Sydney Morning Herald, 24th of January 2021

Access here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/on-invasion-day-our-calls-for-justice-will-not-be-silenced-20210124-p56wf0.html

Tweet with Meriki @MerikiKO

Until next time remember that sharing your talents with the world will make it a better place.

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To celebrate 100 episodes of the Grow Your Brand podcast I'm speaking with my dear friend Holly Kristensen about the role of effective altruism in business and entrepreneurship.

Holly has helped me to learn and grow as a person in a huge way over the past year and I'm so grateful to be able to share this candid conversation with you as we kick off the 5th season of the show.

This episode, as Holly puts it, includes a "constellation of conversations" and we touch on a range of ideas and topics including:

- Daily habits for a better world
- Shiny object syndrome
- James Clear's book Atomic Habits
- Effective altruism in business
- Social impact vs virtue signalling
- Customer needs vs manufactured needs
- Brand values in entrepreneurship
- Environmentalism
- Mental Health
- Meditation
- Sarah Wilson's book "This one wild and precious life"

Until next time remember that sharing your talents with the world will make it a better place.

This podcast episode is free, but it isn't cheap. To show your support you can leave a rating, write a review or share this episode with someone who'd like it. You can also buy me a cup of coffee on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress or hire me to speak - to find out about my rates and availability, send me a message on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

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We hear it time and time again "you need to find your niche"... but how do we find the right niche for us and the market we want to serve? And what if you have lots of ideas and you're worried about being bored?

I see questions about this topic popping up all the time (and I have a stack of questions myself) so I'm very excited to be sharing this Live with Leading Thinkers conversation with you with Jason Osborn from ReThink Academy.

Jason will also talk us through some of the most common objections when it comes to settling on a niche and I also share some of my own objections I've had to this previously and what I've discovered in my own business journey.

Jason and his colleagues have taken thousands of new entrepreneurs through the ReThink formula we discuss today to help them grow their brand and make money doing what they love.

To access the first four chapters of RETHiNK social media by Founder of the academy Paul O'Mahony head over to: https://rethinkgift.com/get-your-free-rsm-book1595460063

For regular listeners, please consider supporting me and the work I do to put this show together on ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

Find me on twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenkress89

Ps. Yes! I do offer 1-on-1 business coaching and consulting to help you grow your brand and business, but I only take on a few clients at a time. To find out if I'm available right now or to go on my waiting list for future coaching opportunities send me a message directly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkress89/

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Learn why company culture is important for brand growth and how to inspire employee advocacy within your company in this episode of live with leading thinkers!

I'm so excited to be joined by Meredith Cranmer, Co-Founder of Award-Winning agency Because for today’s live with leading thinkers episode on the Grow Your Brand show.

We’re talking about creating a culture that continues to thrive in difficult times and how to harness the power of your employees to grow your brand.

During this podcast we discuss:

- What your brand is and why it's so important for your business
- How employee engagement can boost your brand growth
- The importance of brand ambassadorship in re-engaging staff
- The importance of active listening in leadership
- How to cultivate a high performance culture
- Tapping into employee passions to encourage employee advocacy of your brand
- Tips for onboarding your staff to encourage brand advocacy and much, much more.

Find out more about Meredith Cranmer at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithcranmer/

You can also learn more about Because at https://www.becausexm.com/

Ps. If you're a regular listener, please consider becoming a co-creator for the price of a cup-of-coffee once a month over on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

Pps. Until next year, remember that sharing your talents with the world will make it a better place

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We often talk about personal branding and how to scale a business but we hear less about what thought leadership marketing is and how it can help us to scale an idea.

So in today's episode I'm speaking with host of the Leveraging Thought Leadership podcast Bill Sherman to learn about how we can scale an idea so we can be a purpose-driven entrepreneur armed with knowledge to grow our business AND make an impact by changing the world for the better.

Find out more about Bill Sherman on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-sherman-274a02/

Check out his podcast show here: https://thoughtleadershipleverage.com/thought-leadership-podcasts/

And learn more about Bill's business Thought Leadership Leverage here: https://thoughtleadershipleverage.com/

To support this show and help keep it going head over to ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenkress

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