Nigel Stoke, alias ‘Skipper’, reflects on his 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race experience. After 2 days of exhilarating high speed ocean racing, things took a turn for the worse. As Nigel says “when things go wrong, they always go wrong when it’s pitch black in the middle of the night and to make matters worse they were in 25 knot winds in Bass Strait!”.Fortunately Nigel’s 20 years of leadership experience equipped him to make that all important split second judgement call – knowing the difference between the urgent and the important. The foundation of any high performing team is trust and as Nigel recounts they pulled off, what other crews would have thought impossible!

For any CEO or business leader with ambitious growth plans this is the podcast to listen to. Adam Siegel, CEO and growth advisor unpacks the complexities of transforming and rapidly scaling a business using best practice business growth methodologies. Adam also reveals the key attributes of a successful leader for business success and so much more!

In 2021 Growth will come at the expense of the Competition! Tony will share proven strategies and techniques for creating new sales conversations with the right people. How sellers can step-up and drive highly effective ‘combination’ strategies for human-to-human engagement leveraging technology and proven techniques that open doors and set the right agenda with decision-makers.A must listen for all business leaders and sales professionals!

David reflects on his experience in business over 2020….Challenging, scary but enjoyable? ‘The most enjoyable year in business’ … well that’s because David is a natural problem solver!He shares how they addressed their most important challenge this year and that was ‘people’…their team and their clients. People being their greatest asset and the importance of giving them certainty one way or the other.The conversation moves to the all important issue for most business leaders and that's about the future of work and the getting the balance right as they move into 2021. David also talks about how his peer advisory group supported him throughout 2020 with all it's ups and downs and so much more...A great listen for all business leaders!

Youcef’s story is inspirational and shows incredible resilience. He talks about his journey and the hurdles that he overcame to achieve his Olympic dream. His journey starts in a small village in Algeria with one TV channel and a school 6kms from home at the bottom of a mountain. At the age of 18 something went terribly wrong and Youcef Abdi had 24 hours to escape an Algerian military training camp in the desert - One day to make up his mind about where to spend the rest of his life, never giving up on his Olympic dream.

Ben Grozier shares his top tips for start-ups and the many hats that founders/owners and CEOs wear. Hear about the benefits of creating a frictionless culture that speeds up the pathway to success and applying the First Principals approach ‘What's the problem and what's the solution - what do I need to achieve and how do I achieve it - Ben calls this 'Mindset innovation'.

Martin Cayzer talks about what he got right and leadership lessons learned about leading teams across boundaries. Hear how Martin fostered collaboration and how he used imagery to drive focus and clarity for success.
Excited to jump into a CEO role for a division of a larger European company with multiple offices and locations throughout the US, UK and Europe. His objective at the time was to bring this collection of businesses together under one umbrella to form a truly global enterprise. Martin underestimated the power, but also the challenge of bringing a team together, specifically leadership teams, across boundaries: geographic, time zone, cultural, disciplines, and language to name a few.

Disruption is a powerful way of thinking about innovation-driven growth. Matthew Tice, CEO at Insurgence, will challenge your thinking and discuss ways to transform disruption into a source of permanent competitive advantage.A worst-case scenario plan will help you visualise different strategic approaches and navigate through uncertainty. Will you emerge from current disruption as a Predator or Prey?

Linear Clinical Research is conducting the first human trials of a coronavirus vaccine right here in Australia. CEO and TEC member Jayden Rogers shares why it takes so long to develop and market a vaccine for COVID-19 and what he’s learned from this experience as a leader.Jayden is passionate about innovation in healthcare. He reflects on the value of a diverse group of peers that share insights, challenges and opportunities.