Daniel Flynn found himself faced with two overwhelming and heart breaking problems:

1. Millions of people living in poverty. Children walking unbelievable distances to collect dirty and disease filled water that ultimately ends up killing them (that is if they make it back home alive) and;

2. Millions of dollars being spent on bottled water in societies where clean drinking water is readily available.

Many of us despair about world poverty. We wonder how we, as one person, can help. Daniel and his co-founders, Justine and Jarryd, realised how they could empower all of us to create change. They started a movement, through their social enterprise, Thankyou, which gives every day consumers the opportunity to contribute to changing the course of history by doing their daily shopping.

They have taken two shocking problems and created a revolutionary solution by selling bottled water and other every day products. Thankyou donates 100% of the profits to fund projects including clean drinking water and food, sanitation and maternal/child health. They overcame unbelievable business adversity, powered by their belief that two problems can equal a solution and have gone on to donate over 5 million dollars to help people in need. In the process, they broke all the rules to innovate extraordinary achievements.

What can we learn from these three entrepreneurs? Listen to find out.

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This week the girls tackle a topic that chills most business owners to the bone: copy cats. How do you avoid having your business ideas ripped off? What can you do to protect yourself? What steps can you take if you become aware of a copycat business? True to their business real style, they also have a question for the copy cats themselves.

Join Jemimah and Shevonne this Thursday as they laugh and what the bleep through another important topic that impacts real business owners every day.

Translation for our international listeners: a "narnie" and "tanty" is Australian for a tantrum.

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Ask anyone how they feel about cold calling and emailing for the hard sell and they'll tell you how uncool it is. Yet, how many business owners continue approaching sales in this way? Far too many. Our inbox does not lie. People seem to think that because that's the way it's 'always been done' that it's the way they should do it too: WRONG. Let's work smarter, not harder guys. Down tools for a moment and let's huddle about this, because it's an important conversation.

We want to help you with your marketing. In this podcast we talk about a fundamental element of building a business. We also give an example of cold calling and emailing that does not involve hard selling tactics. We may also get into a tiny tiff about who loves Gary Vee more, but that's another story.

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Think about the infinite possibility of technology... We remember the time when VHS tapes were a thing (and if you don't know what VHS is, luckily we now have Google!) How quickly have we advanced from the days of dial up internet to advancements in artificial intelligence.

Take a girls best friend: diamonds + a $45 billion insurance fraud bill. Seems almost impossible to overcome? Enter Leanne Kemp who has applied blockchain technology to digitally fingerprint diamonds and other luxury goods. Everledger has far reaching impacts on reducing fraud, theft, unethical production and blood diamonds. It also has endless possibilities for the future. Leanne has literally re-defined what it means to change the world with good humour and heart.

Join the business real girls for a podcast full of WOW, including the best what the bleep moment the show has seen so far.

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Shevonne and Jemimah return to the airwaves for their 2nd episode of 2017 to give their thoughts on the perception that money is a dirty word. If you're a woman in business who has ever felt shame about making money or struggle to value your worth in business, this episode is for you.

The girls also discuss their recent Sydney trip and the series of hilarious 'what the bleeps' that ensued, welcome a new country, thank some of their recent sponsors and we learn what happens when Jemimah and Shevonne hit a karaoke bar.

It's a jam packed episode, not to be missed.

Give Get - www.giveget.biz
Kathryn Price – www.rubyagency.com.au
Ashleigh Rae - www.ashleighrae.com
Doors, Doors, Doors ad (explanation courtesy of Stephen K Amos) - https://youtu.be/xp2TUVZAL6s

"It is safe for me to become a millionaire." -luckybitch.com

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We started this podcast because we decided it was time someone got REAL about what it was really like to be in business and what it takes to be successful in business; the good, the bad, the ugly. Sometimes business is hard - this for us, is one of those moments. 

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The business real girls dedicate this love letter to their tribe for 2016 in the final show before they release their Christmas Crackers blooper reel next week. They discuss a new experiment on scent design for entrepreneurial success and Shevonne decides to issue a challenge to Ted Talks Business (of course she does!)

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As the year draws to a close, the girls take some time to reflect on the Top 10 lessons they have learned this year. From the frivolous to the deep and meaningful, Jemimah and Shevonne give their usual candid accounts of what business in 2016 has taught them. This podcast is packed with entrepreneurial gold. The girls also talk about their upcoming roadshow, give an update on the JJ count, welcome about 500 new countries and there's an interesting story about thongs in an esky*

*For our international listeners, thongs are Australian for flip flops and esky is Australian for a portable ice cooler box.

Perth Wildcats - http://www.wildcats.com.au/ 

Australian Sign Language Interpreter - http://www.auslan.org.au/ 

Ruby Agency - http://www.rubyagency.com.au/ 

KFC - https://www.kfc.com.au/ 

Megan Spend Love and Lamb - https://spendloveandlamb.com/

Oprah - http://www.oprah.com/index.html

Paul McCarthy - http://paulmccarthy.com.au/ 

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The business real girls had the absolute pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Gemma Lloyd, the Co-founder of Diverse City Careers. Gemma is multi-award winning #girlboss who is pioneering diversity and equality in business and across many industries, alongside her DCC Co-founder Valeria Ignatieva. Together they are breaking down the pre-determined rules for women and men in business and demonstrating to employers, large and small, that diversity matters.

Gemma personifies being business real, as she frankly discusses the real issues facing women and men in the workplace and in business. She gives some great tips and hints for both women and men on how you can go about supporting true diversity and equality in your every day. Gemma is open about her own experience as a woman in business and how she has utilised this to be the change she seeks with an inclusive approach.

Things we discussed today: 

The Walking Dead- http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead 

Dropbox- https://www.dropbox.com/

Accom Engineering - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accom-Engineering-Construction-ltd/1460761407503179 

AustralianSuper- https://www.australiansuper.com/superannuation.aspx

Deloitte- https://www2.deloitte.com/au/en.html 

Cue Clothing - https://www.cue.cc/

Diverse City Careers - https://www.diversecitycareers.com/

Diversity Practitioners Association (DPA)-http://www.diversitypractitionersassociation.com/

Blue Chilli – https://www.bluechilli.com/

Kate Winslet BAFTA - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/14/kate-winslet-bafta-2016-best-supporting-actress-steve-jobs 

“Some people want it to happen, some people wish it to happen and others make it happen” – Michael Jordan.

Catfish - http://www.mtv.com.au/catfish-the-tv-show

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