Watch the full podcast on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/jLAy40a3GjA 

 - Top 1% Ted Talk Speaker

- 47,000 + LinkedIn followers

- Internationally sought-after Change Management Consultant 


Friska was the youngest GM at an international mining company, flying from remote jungles to frozen wildernesses every few weeks, when she realised the role was leaving her burnt out. She founded her own business as a Change Management Consultant and has worked with huge companies all over the globe. A multi-award winner and one of Australia’s most in-demand consultants, we sat down with her to discuss the difficulties of starting a business just before covid struck, how to get companies to change entrenched thinking, and her advocacy for young females and helping them grow into leadership roles. 

 Watch the full podcast on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/jLAy40a3GjA

Get in touch with Friska at:
 https://www.freshbyfriska.com/

Also on LinkedIn
 linkedin.com/in/friska

 
 And check out her Tedx Talk here:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ63SGtxGwU

0:00 Intro

0:41 My entrepreneurial journey

3:30 From chaos comes opportunity

4:34 Change Management Consulting

 5:25 Beating the mindset of fear

9:28 How I help business.

11:15 Be sticky like an octopus

15:25 Helping women be the leaders of tomorrow

17:10 Invisible to influential

19:27 How much transformation is possible

22:27 How to get seen quicker

23:10 Why there’s always a place for old-fashioned sales

26:49 Quick Fire Questions

 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/aE1ri9KjDkw  

- Co-founder of CLMG Marketing Group

- Largest Ad Producer in Australia

- Founder of the online series 'Entrepriser' 


Unlike Chris, Kristian couldn’t stand his career in Real Estate, and quickly switched to marketing. This sparked his entrepreneurial interest in building businesses and watching them grow. This led to him becoming the co-founder of CLMG, the Creative Led Marketing Group, that’s gone on to work with some of Australia’s biggest businesses. We sat down and talked to him about the difficulty of capturing people’s attention in the mad world of online advertising, how they perfected their ad methodology, and the importance of giving back. 

Get in contact with Kristian at CLMG
https://www.clmg.com.au/

0:00 Intro

0:36 My entrepreneurial journey

3:27 Our marketing client experience 

8:28 The importance of front-end planning

10:10 My biggest successes in business

10:49 Founding CLMG

12:18 The madness of online advertising 

14:01 Capturing all sides of the market

17:39 Our ad methodology

21:12 Why I’m passionate about philanthropy 

24:58 The law of giving back

27:38 Quick Fire Questions

 Watch the Full Episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/-t3ho-KeRxE 

 - Co-Founder of Crew Fitness and Performance 

- 5x National Boxing Champion

- Commonwealth Games Athlete 


Jason Mallia is a 5x National Champion and represented Australia at the Commonwealth games. When Jason was robbed of victory in the gold medal bout, he talks about how the experience taught him to see what’s really important in life, and how he used it to become a better fighter. A former amateur boxer himself, Chris sat down with Jason to go into a deep dive of Boxing, why Volkanovski will always be the greatest, and what the soul of boxing is really about. 

 
Get in Touch with Jason at: Crew Fitness and Performance
https://www.crewfitnessandperformance.com/

0:00 Intro

0:36 My Boxing Story

1:38 Why Aussie fighters punch above their weight

3:08 My Boxing Goals

3:39 Starting my own fitness brand ‘Crew Fitness & Performance’

7:20 Why I moved to London

10:04 Boxing through covid

12:32 Fighting for mental health

15:23 Why Chris loves Volkanovski

18:30 Seeing opportunity to become a better fighter

19:24 How to get the right mindset

20:06 The truth about fighters

23:23 Why fighting is the most primitive form of entertainment

27:12 Quick fire questions 

 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/DXwQ079UXT4

Following on from last week is the second part of our conversation of the one and only Zen Christofi, an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience and also Chris’ big bro. This week, he sits down to discuss what made him decide to move to Reventon, why it’s so critical to keep challenging oneself, and the importance of family. 

 Get in touch with Zen at Reventon

https://reventon.com.au/

 
Get in touch with his daughter Tia at:

Social Studio Agency:
https://www.socialstudioagency.com/

0:00 Intro

 0:24 Joining Reventon

5:56 The Reventon Difference

9:45 Always be upskilling

14:39 Always be challenging yourself

16:01 Why our children  inspire us

21:12 Balancing work and family

22:55 Quick Fire Questions

 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/emqO1_klCaY

This week, we sit down with a very special guest, none other than Chris’ big brother Zen. Together, they talk about the shenanigans they got up to growing up in Cyprus, the impact that their parents had on their life, and how Zen’s journey from learning the art of sales at major sports company, to founding his own real estate business.

Get in touch with Zen at Reventon

https://reventon.com.au/

0:00 Intro

1:00 Growing up in Cyprus

6:36 Lessons from Cyprus

7:08 Challenges make us grow

8:57 Zen’s Entrepreneurial Journey

14:41 Key takeaways from my role

15:17 How personality helps with sales

16:43 Transitioning to Real Estate

20:07 Becoming the national sales manager to starting my own company.

23:38 Lessons from starting my own business

25:11 The biggest challenges I ever faced

 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/VbBPckYFlww

Jacob has always thrived around people, and he’s used these skills to build a company based not around return on investment but return on experience. He works to engage both business and clients in positive, mutually beneficial ways and emphasises a cohesive and supportive approach. He sat down with us to discuss how to create a healthy work environment, what we should really be looking for in building good business, and also to discuss his advocacy for LGBTQIA+ communities. 

Get in touch with Jacob at:

We Are Best

https://www.wearebest.com.au/studio

0:00 Intro

0:25 Founding ‘We Are Best’

2:56 Return on Experience

7:00 Tips to increase return on client experience

8:39 A confused mind doesn’t act

13:36 Supporting your team

18:39 How do you stay in business so long

22:13 How to say no to the customer

23:41 LGBTQIA+ advocacy

29:41 Quick fire questions

Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/h7ErhGy2qIg

Starting off in billboard advertising, Misha cut his teeth selling carpets inside people’s homes, which would give him all the training he needed on how to make it in the sales industry. He took these learnings into 500 Digital Media, and more recently into CLMG where he works in professional video ad development and online marketing. He sat down with Chris to talk about what to look for in a successful marketing campaign, how to get the right mentors, and how to create a successful marketing campaign. 

Get in Touch with Mish at Creative-Led Marketing Group:

CLMG
https://www.clmg.com.au/ 

0:00 Intro 
0:36 My journey 
5:02 Learnings from Carpet Call 
7:12 The Stepping Stones 
8:09 You don’t need people’s business. 
8:37 The most important question 
9:41 500 Digital Media 
14:02 Covid’s impact 
16:01 The importance of mentors 
18:10 Making sure you find the right mentors 
22:27 Lessons from business 
26:04 Marketing Tips 
29:04 My CLMG brainchild 
30:26 Quick Fire Questions 

Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/azSDP_yJqGA

After working for many years in the design field, Johnny saw a real gap in the market for boutique doors, bathrooms and other housing fittings that he just couldn’t find anywhere locally. What started as a personal interest of his soon lead to the realisation that there was an opportunity here to provide a product that no one else was offering. With his background in design, he was able to start up a digital marketing campaign and ended up being selected as one of the top 100 ‘Fast Starters’ start ups in Australia. 

Johnny has gone on to found the Zen Group, based in Cremorne, providing custom products to create unique home interiors.

In this episode:
0:00 Intro
0:39 Johnny’s Story
2:08 Zen Doors - Top 100 Start Ups
4:09 How to know what the market wants
7:18 The importance of just getting started
10:25 Creating a bespoke product
11:15 Balancing family life
14:15 Expansion plans
18:04 Advice for entrepreneurs starting their own business
20:50 Something no one knows about me
21:25 Key takeaways
23:55 Best and worst financial advice
28:26 Who I look up to



Get in contact with Johnny at:
https://zendoors.com.au/ 

 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/toU0GzxhZAI

The daughter of Iranian refugees who arrived in Australia without any English, Megan grew up to be a stockbroker in Perth, specialising in 'small cap' stocks, or those deemed too small for the major firms to invest in, despite some companies being valued at up to $12 billion. Megan used this knowledge to found her own company Blue Orbit, which specialises in anylsis and investment in small cap stocks that no one else is really paying attention to. We sat down to talk to Megan about her experiences in stockbroking, starting her own firm, and her passion about women's financial literacy. 

In this episode: 
0:00 Intro 
0:36 Megan's Journey 
5:54 The importance of women's finance 
9:00 Planning strategically 
12:18 Why I'm disappointment with financial planners 
15:25 Founding Blue Orbit 
19:09 Starting a business in a highly regulated industry 
20:38 Lessons learnt in business 
22:58 The importance of upskilling 
23:41 Conquering my fear with skydiving 
26:32 Quickfire Questions 
31:40 My #1 advice to listeners 

Get in contact with Megan at: 
https://blueorbitam.com/ 

 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/1ia2CeLTDNA

Hailing from Toronto, Canada, over 25 years Ben built a career in digital avertising and marketing, including lecturing at Swinburne University. Everything would change only a few years ago when trying to get a loan to buy his first house proved to be outrageously stressful. Ben then founded Deniero, and app designed to bring consumers and professionals together to simplify everything and take the stress out of buying a home. We sit down and talk with him about the journey to develop this, and how it can help you. 

In this episode:
0:00 Intro 
0:37 Ben's Journey 
5:56 How struggling to get a homeloan made me look for a solution 
6:25 What made you think you could do it? 
9:00 Lecturing, and using your left and right brain 
11:19 Everything is different depending on where you are 
12:02 What the banks look for 
14:57 Taking a snapshot in time 
18:36 The typical client 
21:48 Democratising Access 
22:59 We're virtually unhackable, and there's nothing to steal 
26:09 Quickfire Questions 
27:05 Clients all over the world