EPISODE 39 - THE JOURNEY FROM ATHLETE AND ARCHITECT TO BUSINESS OWNER HELPING TO TRANSFORM LIVES

Nicholas de Castella joins us in this episode to talk about his journey from being an employee to owning and managing several businesses including being a Master Life Coach. Nicholas has spent the last 28 years working with the healing power of the breath, mindfulness and body awareness, travelling the globe. His goal is to teach mature people practical, emotional intelligence to find their passion and live it.

What is covered in this episode:

• Background on the work Nicholas does today.

• His first paying job.

• How running has helped him improve his life and performance at school.

• What led him to his work on personal growth.

• The 4 levels we exist on.

• Why Nicholas decided to study and understand emotions better.

• How to find out if someone is accredited in Breathwork.

• The benefits of verbalizing and crystallizing your intent.

• Being in touch with yourself to access the flow stage.

• 3 sources of intelligence.

• The future for his business.

• Biggest challenges in the way of growth.

• Nicholas shares his knowledge on money, business and marketing.

• One piece of advice Nicholas can give to people planning to leave their job.

• Where happiness comes from.

Links

1-Day Workshop

Nicholas de Castella Website

Breathwork Website

EQ Website

Nicholas de Castella Facebook Page

Nicholas de Castella YouTube

EPISODE 38 - SOCIAL STAR FOUR STEP SIMPLE SALE PROCESS FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS

For corporate escapees or small businesses, increasing sales and revenue and getting money into your business is something that we want to achieve. In this episode, I share with you the learnings I’ve had from training over 100 people on how to do sales and marketing as a solopreneur. I developed this and call it the E-ttraction Sales Model. I start off with defining sales and e-ttraction. I then give you a breakdown of the 4 steps of the E-ttraction Sales Process, explain what you need to do in these steps and give you examples you can learn from. You will also learn about the volume you need to be successful and some sales techniques that you can use throughout the process.

You can download the template and diagram here: https://www.socialstar.com.au/ettraction-templates

EPISODE 37 - LESSONS ON RECRUITING, EXITING AND MANAGING STAFF FROM THE MASTER

Colin Barr of Barr McIntosh Advisory joins us in this episode to talk about interviews, recruitment and how to find the right people for businesses. He takes the guesswork out of recruitment. He has over 30 years of experience and offers completely impartial, insider, expert advice to help you reach your greatest career goals.

Barr McIntosh is an Australian Search and Advisory Firm who has provided recruitment solutions to complex assignments to various business industries in Australia

What is covered in this episode:

• Colin’s background and business.

• The story on his first job, his stint in the Navy and the other jobs he took.

• Are the skills of people innate or honed?

• Standing out to get hired.

• How to handle job interviews.

• Picking the right people for the job.

• Andrew and Colin share their stories on their experiences interviewing potential team members.

• The inaccuracy of standardized tests.

• Andrew shares his process of finding candidates.

• Colin shares one interesting question he asks in interviews.

• Knowing more about candidates through interviews.

• Top 3 tips for writing your resume.

• Can you do what you love as an employee or is that only achieved when you have your own business?

• The advantages of and things to think about having your own business versus working from corporate.

• Colin's advice for listeners.

Links

Colin Barr LinkedIn

Barr McIntosh Advisory Website

EPISODE 36 - BYOB SOCIAL CLUB, GIVING SOLOPRENEURS A HOME

What's the best way to launch your own business? Well, to be honest, there are many different ways that will work.

For mature corporate escapees, we believe it's building a small but reliable network working group around you. People who are running their own small businesses and so can understand you. People who might be able to refer you to others. And importantly those who are fun to have a drink and hang out with too!

In the latest BYOB podcast, Andrew explores his ideas on how to build your own network and how we are working hard to build it in our Social Club.

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

BYOB Social Club Website

Andrew Ford Website

Andrew Ford Facebook

Andrew Ford LinkedIn

Andrew Ford Email

EPISODE 35 - FROM HIGH LEVEL CORPORATE DIGITAL STRATEGY TO FORMING HIS OWN BUSINESS

Carl Rigoni, CEO & Founder of SixSix, joins us in Episode 35 of the Build Your Own Business Podcast to share the story behind how and why he set up his business and quit corporate. He shares his journey from university, his learnings, and his future plans.

SixSix is a consulting practice that Carl has recently founded. Carl has had extensive practical experience in driving innovation frameworks with large corporations. The company focuses on assisting companies and Government organisations with digital transformation agendas. It also includes how to leverage and develop a “start-up” mentality to achieve better business

outcomes at a lower cost and significantly greater speed.

What is covered in this episode:

• Carl’s business, SixSix, and the services they offer.

• The story of Carl’s first job, his university experience and how this has inspired him to have a personal project of teaching uni students the way of the corporations.

• His corporate history and how it has helped him with running his own business now.

• Carl’s secret success and the things he has learned from it.

• The importance of having business mentors.

• Future plans for Carl and SixSix.

• Ben’s shares an idea for education about training kids about business and finding their passion.

• The reason behind the rise in fintechs.

• The massive changes in how people are working and getting jobs.

• How to cultivate and foster innovation for businesses.

Links

Carl Rigoni LinkedIn

SixSix Website coming soon!

EPISODE 34 - HOW TO BUILD A STRONG TRAINING COMPANY FROM SCRATCH WITH LEADERSHIP AND SUPER SALES SKILLS

CEO of the Synergen Group, Julian Carle, joins us in Episode 34 of the Build Your Own Business Podcast to talk to us about timelines for starting a business from scratch, time allocation for sales, business development and more. He also shares his journey from university to quitting corporate and starting his own business. Be inspired and listen now.

What is covered in this episode:

• The services of the Synergen Group and how they help people.

• Julian’s educational background and his love for the arts.

• His interesting corporate journey.

• The turning point in his career and how he realized that he wasn’t for the corporate world.

• How long he’s been running his business now.

• Tips on how to run your business without you.

• Timelines for starting a business.

• Time allocation for sales.

• How Julian does business development.

• More about Julian’s book “Give Back Lead Forward: Why Every Leader Should Be a Mentor and Have a Mentor” and podcast “Synergen Leadership Podcast”

• Would he do this all over again?

• His top tips for individuals in this precipice.

Links

Synergen Group

Julian Carle LinkedIn

EPISODE 33 - HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM RISK WHEN STARTING A NEW BUSINESS AS A CORPORATE ESCAPEE

Risk Management Expert, Lyndon Holland, joins us today in Episode 33 of the Build Your Own Business Podcast. Lyndon will share his knowledge and expertise on insurance and how to handle risks in your business and personal life. His 35-year experience and training in the insurance industry has allowed him to protect his clients’ business success with risk management programs and insurance advice over the years.

What is covered in this episode:

• A background of what Lyndon does.

• Lyndon’s job experiences and his transition to what he is doing today.

• How he offered his products to his clients when he was starting in the industry.

• Stories about how he helped his clients with their insurance coverages.

• Things that we need to know about insurance.

• Findings and implications for business owners.

• Getting a free consultation from Lyndon.

• His transition from working for someone in insurance to starting his own business.

• Highs and lows Lyndon has experienced in his career.

• How to know when you need to talk to a professional about insurance.

• Lyndon’s advice for people who want to leave corporate.

Links

CBD Insurance Services Website

Lyndon Holland LinkedIn

Lyndon Holland Email

EPISODE 32- CEO TO CONSULTANT - HOW TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM CORPORATE HIGH FLIER TO LIFESTYLE CONSULTANT

In this solo episode, Andrew talks about the 3 main ways to scale a consultancy business over time. Tips and advice to use your knowledge to make more income than time per hour. We discuss the 3 stages of growing a consultancy business which are personal branding, business branding, and product innovation. Andrew shares his personal experiences with his business and gives us tips on how to improve your consultancy business.

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

BYOB Social Club Website

EPISODE 31 - FROM GOOD GIRL ACCOUNTANT TO LIFESTYLE ENTREPRENEUR AND PERSONAL BRAND CONSULTANT, HOW TO CREATE A SIDE HUSTLE AND MAKE IT A FULL TIME BUSINESS

New personal brand coach of Social Star, Elva Li, joins us in Episode 31 of the Build Your Own Business Podcast. Elva shares her inspiring story from growing up in Shanghai, moving to Australia to pursue further studies, and then quitting her job and following her passion. Her work today involves helping female entrepreneurs, like her,  create a personal brand that makes them feel confident online so that they can stand out from the crowd and attract their dream clients.

What is covered in this episode:

• The services that Elva offers.

• Elva’s first paying job, her educational background, and her exposure to her parent’s business.

• The reason why she chose to study in Australia.

• How her exposure to small and starting businesses and high-end net worth clients helped her.

• How high net worth people think and do things differently.

• The story of her transition from accountant to being a health coach and now a personal branding expert.

• The most impactful groups that she recommends.

• Her passion for creating websites for entrepreneurs.

• The story of quitting her job, pursuing her passion for personal branding and her vision for the future.

• Advice for people who are still employed but want to become a successful entrepreneur.

Links

Elva Li Website

Elva Li LinkedIn

Elva Li Instagram