The Inner Chief

"There's this idea that wanting to promote yourself is a dirty thing; it absolutely isn't. It should be celebrated!"

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

Our latest guest is Public Relations Guru to Executives, Sam Dybac, CEO & Founder of The PR Hub.

Her full episode is titled Brand-building beyond the boardroom and rebuilding confidence and you can find the full audio and show notes here:

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Sam is the CEO & Founder of The PR Hub, which she set up after working in government relations for former politician, Kerry Chikarovski, and had built up an impressive list of clients.

During her career, Sam worked closely with entrepreneurs in the personal care and health supplement industry, helping to build their personal brand.

She's also worked in marketing and sponsorship in television, co-launched an organic skincare business and been the director of a personal training business.

Today, The PR Hub is a seven-figure business that helps award-winning entrepreneurs, CEO's and disrupters to build their brand story as a foundation for developing trust, credibility and awareness for the businesses they're in.

In this episode we talk about:

✅ From humble beginnings in the PR game to working with the likes of Deborra-Lee Furness and her husband Hugh Jackman

✅ Operationalising her business and becoming a better leader

✅ Some top tips on building your executive profile, and

✅ Rebuilding confidence

You can connect with Sam via LinkedIn and her PR Hub website.

• Atomic Habits - by James Clear

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"For years my parents had watched me go up and down in business, but I got to bring them along to the Sydney event I ran for Hugh Jackman and his wife. So for them to see what I do was really nice."

In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we speak to Sam Dybac, CEO & Founder of The PR Hub, on Executive and profile brand-building beyond the boardroom and rebuilding confidence.

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Sam is the CEO & Founder of The PR Hub, which she set up after working in government relations for former politician, Kerry Chikarovski, and had built up an impressive list of clients.

During her career, Sam worked closely with entrepreneurs in the personal care and health supplement industry, helping to build their personal brand.

She's also worked in marketing and sponsorship in television, co-launched an organic skincare business and been the director of a personal training business.

Today, The PR Hub is a seven-figure business that helps award-winning entrepreneurs, CEO's and disrupters to build their brand story as a foundation for developing trust, credibility and awareness for the businesses they're in.

In this episode we talk about:

✅ From humble beginnings in the PR game to working with the likes of Deborra-Lee Furness and her husband Hugh Jackman

✅ Operationalising her business and becoming a better leader

✅ Some top tips on building your executive profile, and

✅ Rebuilding confidence

You can connect with Sam via LinkedIn and her PR Hub website.

• Atomic Habits - by James Clear

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"I think I have faith in journalism. I think that there are some outstanding individuals and goodness gracious. I don't go down to my Brisbane office very regularly, but when I walk in there, the talent around that room is staggering. It really is."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

Our latest guest is Senior Sports Writer, the late great Wayne Smith.

His full episode is titled Professional mastery, journalistic integrity and the future of Australian Rugby and you can find the full audio and show notes here:

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This episode is particularly close to my heart, given Wayne's recent passing at the age of 69.

Wayne was an esteemed Australian sports journalist with a career spanning over 40 years. He was known for his unwavering integrity and profound knowledge of sport, particularly rugby union.

He started his journalistic career as a cadet at The Courier-Mail in Brisbane back in 1972, and three years later he ventured to Sydney to write for The Australian, where he provided comprehensive coverage of rugby union, cricket, and the Olympics and swimming. Wayne's pieces also appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Daily Telegraph.

Wayne's legacy goes far beyond just his journalism as he played a pivotal role in advocating for Brisbane's successful bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In 2021, Wayne semi-retired to the Sunshine Coast and I was privileged enough to interview him not long afterwards.

In this episode we talk about:

✅ Choosing the path of professional mastery over senior leadership positions

✅ Making decisions on whether to publish a story or not, or taking an angle that is at odds with your employer

✅ How a stroke a few years ago impacted his life and focusing on what's important in life

✅ We go into some rugby chat, including what the future of Australian rugby holds and his thoughts on some of the potential star players at the next Rugby World Cup, which is being played in France in September and October this year.

Sydney Morning Herald

• 1984 - by George Orwell

• Vale Wayne Smith

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"I think I have faith in journalism. I think that there are some outstanding individuals and goodness gracious. I don't go down to my Brisbane office very regularly, but when I walk in there, the talent around that room is staggering. It really is."

In this Best of Series episode, we feature Senior Sports Writer, the late great Wayne Smith, on professional mastery, journalistic integrity and the future of Australian Rugby.

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This episode is particularly close to my heart, given Wayne's recent passing at the age of 69.

Wayne was an esteemed Australian sports journalist with a career spanning over 40 years. He was known for his unwavering integrity and profound knowledge of sport, particularly rugby union.

He started his journalistic career as a cadet at The Courier-Mail in Brisbane back in 1972, and three years later he ventured to Sydney to write for The Australian, where he provided comprehensive coverage of rugby union, cricket, and the Olympics and swimming. Wayne's pieces also appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Daily Telegraph.

Wayne's legacy goes far beyond just his journalism as he played a pivotal role in advocating for Brisbane's successful bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In 2021, Wayne semi-retired to the Sunshine Coast and I was privileged enough to interview him not long afterwards.

In this episode we talk about:

✅ Choosing the path of professional mastery over senior leadership positions

✅ Making decisions on whether to publish a story or not, or taking an angle that is at odds with your employer

✅ How a stroke a few years ago impacted his life and focusing on what's important in life

✅ We go into some rugby chat, including what the future of Australian rugby holds and his thoughts on some of the potential star players at the next Rugby World Cup, which is being played in France in September and October this year.

Sydney Morning Herald

• 1984 - by George Orwell

• Vale Wayne Smith

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"Understanding the performance-recovery curve is vital to nailing peak performance more consistently and with greater energy."

In today's minisode, I am going to go through what elite chiefs do to recover properly.

Recovery is not just a simple task, it is a process and needs to be done properly in order to maximise peak performance, consistently. It is vital if you want to be at your best and be able to make bold decisions. In short, recovery is a weapon.

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We're going to talk about:

✅ Why recovery is important for your physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing

✅ The performance and recovery curve and how to optimise it

✅ How to restore yourself through active and passive recovery techniques.

Stay epic,

Greg

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"If you can't look after your body, how can you look after a company? You need to be healthy to be a good leader."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

Our guest today is the CEO of Stride Equity, Maria Halasz.

Her full episode is titled "Merging career experience to find your niche, equity crowdfunding, and why healthy leaders make better organisations" and you can find the full audio and show notes here:

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Growing up in rural Hungary, and following family tragedy, Maria arrived in Perth as a 19-year old refugee. Taking full advantage of what Australia had to offer, she graduated with a science degree and an MBA.

Her executive career spans more than 25 years, including several years in investment banking and venture capital, mostly focused on the biotech sector. Maria was the CEO of ASX-listed health and wellness company, Anagenics, for 17 years and also honed her skills on the AICD's Chairs Mentoring Program.

She is currently the CEO of Stride Equity, the first venture-backed equity crowdfunding platform in Australia.

Maria is also a non-executive director of the Garvan Research Foundation, a member of the Commercialisation Committee of the Digital Health Cooperative Research Program and a Councillor of the Australian Industry Group (AiG).

In the full episode we talk about:

✅ Her rise to executive roles and, in many cases, within male-dominated industries and how she approached these situations

✅ How she created her own personal value to ensure her career journey was full of opportunities

✅ Why she started Stride Equity and what makes it different, and

✅ The importance of fit and healthy leaders, which makes for better organisations.

You can connect with Maria via LinkedIn.

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"If you can't look after your body, how can you look after a company? You need to be healthy to be a good leader."

In this episode, we chat to the CEO of Stride Equity, Maria Halasz, on merging career experience to find your niche, equity crowdfunding, and why healthy leaders make better organisations.

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Growing up in rural Hungary, and following family tragedy, Maria arrived in Perth as a 19-year old refugee. Taking full advantage of what Australia had to offer, she graduated with a science degree and an MBA.

Her executive career spans more than 25 years, including several years in investment banking and venture capital, mostly focused on the biotech sector. Maria was the CEO of ASX-listed health and wellness company, Anagenics, for 17 years and also honed her skills on the AICD's Chairmen's Mentoring Program.

She is currently the CEO of Stride Equity, the first venture-backed equity crowdfunding platform in Australia.

Maria is also a non-executive director of the Garvan Research Foundation, a member of the Commercialisation Committee of the Digital Health Cooperative Research Program and a Councillor of the Australian Industry Group (AiG).

In this episode we talk about:

✅ Her rise to executive roles and, in many cases, within male-dominated industries and how she approached these situations

✅ How she created her own personal value to ensure her career journey was full of opportunities

✅ Why she started Stride Equity and what makes it different, and

✅ The importance of fit and healthy leaders, which makes for better organisations.

You can connect with Maria via LinkedIn.

• Outlive - by Peter Attia, MD

• The Little Prince - by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• Chairs Mentoring program at the AICD

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"I think the biggest mistake is we wait. We wait for other people to recognise our greatness instead of claiming our own greatness."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

Our guest today is Mastery of Money Guru and Founder of The Shred Method, Adam Carroll.

His full episode is titled Owner's Mentality and Building a Bigger Life and you can find the full audio and show notes here:

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I interviewed Adam for this podcast back in July 2018.

Adam is an internationally recognised financial literacy expert, author and speaker.

He is a two-time TED talk speaker, with one of his talks surpassing 6 million views.

He is the founder of The Shred Method™ a fintech business that guides you step-by-step to optimize your income, eliminate debt & build real wealth in record time.

Adam is also the founder and curator of www.MasteryOfMoney.com, and creator of the documentary film, Broke Busted & Disgusted.

His passion is helping people build a bigger life, not a bigger lifestyle.

In the full episode we talk about:

✅ Cultivating an owner's mentality in ourselves and our people

✅ The biggest mindset shift we as individuals need to make

✅ Giving kids the ability to make mistakes around money at a very early age, and

✅ Why he greets each day with love in his heart.

You can connect with Adam via The Shred Method website or LinkedIn

• The Greatest Salesman in the World - by Og Mandino

• Watch Adam's TED Talk - When money isn't real

• Listen to Adam's epic podcast - Build a Bigger Life

• Read his blog - Mastery of Money

• Watch his movie - Broke, Busted and Disgusted

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"Every one of us had taken ownership and we wanted the ball in our hands. We wanted to be on that field. Pick me so I can go and show you why I'm the best there is."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

Our guest today is Triple US Olympic Team Gold Medallist, Leah Amico.

Her full episode is titled How to build a GOLD standard, boosting confidence and empathetic teamwork and you can find the full audio and show notes here:

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Leah is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with USA Softball, a two-time World Champion, and in the National Softball Hall of Fame.

While at the University of Arizona, Leah was a three-time national champion, a three-time First Team All-American, and a three-time First Team Academic All-American for her excellence both on the field and in the classroom.

Nowadays, Leah is a motivational speaker, with more than 20 years of experience on stage. She's also a college softball commentator and analyst with ESPN.

In the full episode we talk about:

✅ Attaining mastery through preparation and focus

✅ How the team went from 3 straight losses to a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics

✅ Dominating not just winning, and

✅ The GOLD Standard and how she applies this to her life and work.

You can connect with Leah via her website.

• The Power of Positive Leadership - by Jon Gordon

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"If a bald-headed British biker can be swanning around with the Pope, Elon Musk and Richard Branson on his speed dial, then you have no excuses."

This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.

Our guest today is the Concierge to Billionaires, Steve Sims.

His full episode is titled Going for Stupid, how to gamify life and work, and building priceless relationships and you can find the full audio and show notes here:

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Steve is the visionary founder of the world's first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalised travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities and professional athletes.

Entrepreneur Magazine labelled Steve as "The Real Life Wizard of Oz" because he has developed a reputation for making the impossible, possible.

His best-selling book, "Bluefishing", documents how he built a business on social currency, and he has spoken for Harvard, The Pentagon, ​and Fortune 500 Companies.

What is most striking about his achievements is that Steve was a young guy who was only qualified to lay bricks on a construction site, so he really has built an extraordinary life from the ground up.

In the full episode we talk about:

✅ Becoming desired and different and building credibility

✅ Giving your clients value by not giving them what they ask for

✅ Gamifying solutions and acting without fear of ridicule, and

✅ What he means by "Go for Stupid"

You can connect with Steve via LinkedIn or his website.

• Bluefishing - by Steve Sims

• Go for Stupid - by Steve Sims

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