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The Business Over Breakfast Podcast is expressly for Small Business owners, predominantly the 20,000 people in the CCIQ database. The aim of the podcast is to create more current and energetic engagement with the membership base.
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Dec 14, 2017

Have you ever asked yourself if your business could survive without you? Often, especially with small businesses, there is a major risk if anything ever happens to the owner, as they usually are the ones who wield the greatest influence, do more work than anyone else, drive the direction and generate the most revenue. To mitigate risk you should therefore seek to make yourself redundant so your business isn’t solely relying on your presence day in and day out. In this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths will tell you how you can properly safeguard your business and team. By taking the steps to remove dependence on you as the business owner, you will end up building a stronger business with greater chance for increased revenue and success.

 

Bree also chats with financial advisor, author of Finance Action Hero and speaker Peita Diamantidis. She talks about the impact of unexpected exits from a business, whether that be the owner or key team members, and what you should do to prepare for those situations. Additionally, Peita introduces the value of key man insurance and how that can support businesses cope with a loss of major players. If you want to know what steps can make the difference between your business surviving a disaster to it being sold for almost nothing, then this episode is for you!

 

We also discuss things like:

  • Understanding the concept of if your business would survive without you
  • Top tips to make sure your business is safeguarded
  • What plans business owners should have in place for worst case scenarios
  • The idea of “me proofing” your business
  • How outsourcing can be a win-win for owners and employees
  • The 5-step rule of thumb for designing tasks
  • Why you need to have a documented business plan
  • The case for an excellent insurance plan if you are your business brand
  • How you can increase your business value by making it less dependent on you
  • A few brilliant business ideas from around the world!

 

Links

Finance Action Hero Book

Peita Diamantidis LinkedIn

Business over Breakfast Book

Smallville

CCIQ

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Nov 29, 2017

With each passing day, customers are expecting more and more from the companies that they do businesses with, so it’s time that business owners move from a purely transactional relationship with clients towards delivering an excellent customer experience. With your product or service, when your interaction with your customer is only focused on the transaction, there’s a lack of a real emotional connection. In this modern age, that’s simply not enough anymore and your business will be in trouble if there’s no experience for your customer. In this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths will give you top tips on how to stand out amongst competitors so your business can show how innovative it is and how to deliver fantastic service to your clients.

 

Additionally, Bree chats with Zing founder and business coach Lisa Conway who has over 30 years experience shaking up the hair and beauty industry. A hairdresser by trade, Lisa now helps salon owners transform their businesses all around the globe and is an expert in customer experiences. If you want to learn how to gain loyalty from clients and grow your business, then this episode is for you!

 

We also discuss things like:

  • Why it’s not enough to simply meet customer expectations any longer
  • The value of creating an emotional connection with your customers
  • Surprise your customers to keep them intrigued
  • Brainstorm with your team on how to engage new and old clients
  • Great customer service will build serious loyalty
  • Not chasing the money, chasing the service
  • Evaluating the list of clients that have left you in the past few months and why
  • Mapping out the touch points of your customers and competitors
  • Falling in love with your customer, not your product
  • Some smart business ideas from around the world

 

Links

Lisa Conway Website

Lisa Conway Facebook

Lisa Conway LinkedIn

The Naked Salon Book

Business over Breakfast Book

Smallville

CCIQ

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Nov 14, 2017

You began your business because you were (and are!) passionate about your industry. Because your company stemmed from your vision for a better future, your business ultimately is a reflection of who you are. In today’s world, most business owners’ personal happiness is locked into your business success. It doesn’t make sense anymore to pretend your business doesn’t affect your overall well being significantly. You are the business barometer and the company will have the same energy as you. If you are distracted, the business will reflect that scattered attention. Likewise though, if you are clear and focused, your business will reflect that dedication as well. In this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths give practical tips and techniques for how to take care of yourself to take care of your business!

Additionally, Bree chats with clinical psychologist and fellow of the Australian Psychological Society Chris Mackey. With over 35 years of experience in psychotherapy, his own private practice, and as the resident psychologist on the television show Destination Happiness, Chris shares his advice on how to better your wellbeing. Specifically, in the business world, he talks about how business owners can control the mission, culture, and everyday climate of their company. If you want to learn practical strategies on how to be an effective team leader, this is the episode for you!

 

We also discuss things like:

  • Everything in your business reflects you, for better and for worse
  • The false perception of business owners that you are “handling it” when you’re not
  • Address directly issues that you are avoiding
  • Identify any recurring problems you are having to stop the cycle
  • Surround yourself with confidants to talk through personal and business challenges
  • Know how you want to feel about your business
  • How business owners and supervisors have 70% influence on employee happiness
  • The 6:1 positivity to negativity communication ratio
  • Harnessing the strengths of your team
  • Paying active attention to wins and positives of the week
  • Unusual and funky business ideas!

 

Links

Chris Mackey Website
Chris Mackey’s Book Synchronicity
Business over Breakfast Book
Smallville
CCIQ
Bree James LinkedIn
Andrew Griffiths Website
Amplify Website

Oct 29, 2017

Getting focused and staying focused are two battles that business owners face every day. There are so many distractions these days that getting focused has become problematic in how much of a challenge it is. However, once you are able to concentrate on a task, we all know that incredible sense of accomplishment that results in increasing focus. In this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths give practical tips and techniques for how to stay focused throughout the day. Concentration breeds progress which will breed achievement for your business!

 

Additionally, Bree chats with guest Cameron Aggs, a clinical psychologist who is an expert on mindfulness training in Australia. Cameron shares how business owners can use mindfulness to focus more effectively on things that are important to them, rather than being overwhelmed by a seemingly insurmountable workload. He has delivered over 250 mindfulness training programs and his 8-week program has shown to improve concentration by 16% in its participants. If you’d like to hear what Cameron recommends to be less self critical and how to refresh your attention, this episode is for you!

 

We also discuss things like:

  • The sense of accomplishment you feel when you are in the zone and focused
  • The product of focus is progress and achievement
  • Focusing your energy and time on the wrong things at work
  • Why you should be wary of the time drain of email
  • Prioritising your work to determine the sole project you need to concentrate on
  • The strategy of batching work
  • Getting rid of the triggers that commonly distract you from important projects
  • The value of having more fun in your business
  • How mindfulness can improve focus but also help us be less self-critical
  • The best tip on how to refresh your attention
  • Smart business ideas from around the globe!

 

Links

Cameron’s Website

Business over Breakfast Book

Smallville

CCIQ

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Oct 14, 2017

There are some business owners who do a ton of business travel and then there are some who do not care to travel. No matter where you land on that spectrum, it’s best to be prepared in case an opportunity does pop up. In this episode of the Business over Breakfast show, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths give you top strategies on how to make that business trip a breeze. Both Bree and Andrew are big advocates of travelling to meet clients or partners, as that face time is so worthwhile in the long run. Proximity is power, and taking the time to travel to see someone in person often makes a great impact.

As someone who has been on the road for decades, Andrew Griffiths himself shares how he remains stress-free on business trips and what he does to feel energized emotionally and physically. Conditioning yourself as a business owner to be at peak performance away from the office is crucial. If you want to learn how to position yourself to maximise business travel opportunities, this is the episode for you!

 

We also discuss things like:

  • Why bootlegging business travel may not be saving you much money
  • Questioning if it is necessary to travel if you can use Skype or Zoom video conferencing
  • Proximity is power
  • One of Andrew’s hilarious travel mishap stories
  • Why you should spend 25% more on a car service for airport transfers versus a cab
  • How to make your hotel stays during travel easier
  • Keeping a spare set of your business essentials dedicated solely to travel
  • The benefits of being loyal to airlines or hotel chains
  • Taking time out during business travel to enjoy your destination
  • Why you should always be carrying a book with you
  • Amazing business ideas from around the world

 

Links

Business over Breakfast Book

Smallville

CCIQ

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Sep 29, 2017

In this economy, everything is moving so fast with new products, services and businesses around every corner. It’s astounding how quickly customers have adapted to craving new things all the time. As a business owner, this means you are faced with the constant challenge of staying relevant to your customers. You never want your business to fade by the sidelines, and in this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths will tell you why being top of mind for your customers is vital and how your business can do it. No matter what your business is, Bree and Andrew will help you keep on target and on trend with your audience!

 

The show also welcomes Cian McLoughlin to talk about why business owners need to stay relevant to customers. He is founder and CEO of Trinity Perspectives, a sales training and consulting company, and author of two Amazon bestsellers. Additionally, Cian’s blog was voted one of the Top 50 sales blogs in the world for the past three years. Cian provides us with his tips on how to stay relevant to drive customer loyalty and business.

 

We also discuss things like:

  • Shifting to keep chasing your target customer
  • How to grow your business to adjust to technological trends
  • The need to check in with the wants and needs of your ideal audience
  • Evolving your business and seeking new ways for constant improvement
  • Why business owners need to adapt the mindset of preparing for growth to protect against irrelevancy
  • Pay attention to what’s happening globally
  • Getting used to being uncomfortable or uncertain
  • Why you should not pursue absolute perfection
  • Business owners need to explicitly tell your customers why you are relevant
  • Relevance driving not only business but loyalty
  • Great ideas from around the globe to give you inspiration

 

Links

Rebirth of a Salesman Book

Business over Breakfast Book

Smallville

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Sep 14, 2017

Have you experienced tough financial times in your business? Let’s face it… you either have faced challenging periods or you will, and that is simply an inevitable chapter that every will be in every business owner’s career. In today’s episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths will teach you how to survive when your finances are lean. By telling you how to identify what mistakes lead to rough waters managing your money and sharing how you can overcome these problems, Bree and Andrew will help make sure your business navigates the hurdles so it can thrive in the long run!

 

In this episode, the show welcomes Bronwyn Reid to share her wisdom about tackling the enormous stress of leading your business through serious financial downturns. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, newly found author, small business mentor, and particularly known for her strong business and community engagement roles in regional Queensland, yet she, like all others, has faced drastic financial drops in her career of over 20 years. Bronwyn provides us with helpful coping mechanisms for business owners to get through any period of battle, with a few scars, but stronger.

We also discuss things like:

  • Complacency as a leading cause to future money troubles
  • The things that business owners do to themselves to inflict financial harm
  • Why denial or cutting off communication is a warning sign
  • Reaching out for help and seeking guidance when you need it
  • Having a rainy day plan prepared at all times
  • Address issues or red flags immediately to be proactive
  • The reason why you must communicate struggles with your suppliers but not your clients
  • Why you need to be strategic when cutting costs
  • Keeping one eye on the now and one eye on the future
  • Reflecting on mistakes made to prevent them from happening again
  • Learning to read the warning signs early
  • Ingenious businesses from around the world

 

Links

Bronwyn Reid LinkedIn

Smallville

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Aug 29, 2017

Have you experienced business owner burnout -- blemishes, headaches, sleeplessness, panic attacks, or heart palpitations? In today’s episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths talk about the struggles of business owner burnout, relating some of their personal experiences. Burnout is such a universal problem for all business owners but Bree and Andrew tell you how to identify the early signs of a larger problem and how to manage your life so you can banish burnout altogether.

Business over Breakfast welcomes Sarah McCrum in this episode to share her professional expertise on how to master your personal energy and never burnout. She has trained for 22 years with Chinese energy masters and has worked with entrepreneurs for over 20 years. As the author of Energy on Demand, Sarah shared how business owners can come to have an imbalance in their energy systems and advice to those burning out.

We also discuss things like:

  • The different degrees of business owner burnout
  • Identifying the small early signs of burnout in yourself and in others
  • Finding someone that you can be honest with if you are struggling
  • Cutting out negative people or surroundings
  • Keeping up habits or hobbies that allow you to relieve stress
  • Scheduling appointments in your calendar for self-care
  • Why burnout can be developed from a lack of self love
  • Figure out your purpose to find fulfillment in your work
  • The importance of switching your brain completely off
  • Not putting off things you value until retirement
  • Sustainable business ideas from around the world

Links

Sarah McCrum Website

Energy on Demand Book

Sarah McCrum Facebook

Smallville

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Aug 14, 2017

For many of us, our entire business and marketing strategy revolves around being the cheapest option out there for customers but why is that business model fundamentally flawed? In today’s episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths tell you about the advantages of being the most expensively priced choice for your audience. As a business owner, there are serious benefits to selling a high-end product of service and Bree and Andrew tell you how you can shift your positioning in your industry. Because Andrew is Australia’s number one small business author and is in the process of writing a book about this very topic, he is serving as the interview guest as well for this episode. Andrew shares his wisdom in how he was successful in increasing his rates for his companies multiple times throughout the years and why he thinks pricing to be the cheapest is the worst business mistake you can make.

 

We also discuss things like:

  • The lack of loyalty of those clients seeking the cheapest options
  • Where becoming the cheapest choice for customers stems from
  • What it says to customers when you are the lowest priced competitor
  • Why you should charge what you are worth
  • How staff morale will be impacted by an increased price
  • Reprogramming your mental approach and strategy to your business
  • Being prepared to change your community and network
  • Telling more stories about your brand and why you do what you do
  • Making your customer experience extraordinary
  • Accepting that you will lose customers as you transition your pricing model

 

Links

Smallville

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Jul 29, 2017

Marketing your business these days can be intimidating, with so many social media channels and jaded consumers, but it doesn’t have to be for you! No matter what industry you’re in, you must market your business. Many businesses are struggling with keeping up with consumer trends and constantly changing platforms, but Bree James and Andrew Griffiths have strategies to help you navigate the marketing world. In today’s episode of Business over Breakfast, they will tell you how to be innovative in your branding and messaging for your customers.

 

Today’s guest, marketing consultant Roxanne Grey, adds her insight and further tips to help you market effectively as well. She shared why having a big marketing budget is less important to her small business owner clients these days and how the playing field has leveled for small and large companies. In fact, she answered what advantages that small businesses have over big corporations.

 

We also discuss things like:

  • Target marketing to reach your ideal customer
  • Differentiating your marketing strategy for your distinct audiences
  • The rise of social media marketing and why you need it even if you hate it
  • Why your marketing needs to be more innovative than ever
  • Storytelling as a tool in branding marketing
  • How customers want to buy from “good” companies with values
  • Valuing quirky brands
  • Mastering only three or four social media platforms
  • Why you need to tell people what you do to be a great corporate citizen
  • Interpreting everything as a marketing opportunity
  • Do what others won’t and be brave
  • Amazing artificial intelligence technology

 

Links

Sunshine Coast Council

CCIQ, the show's sponsors

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Newsroom PR

Amplify Website

Jul 14, 2017

“All publicity is good publicity”? Not anymore. Publicity is important for businesses both big and small, but it has to be good to be effective, and while it’s easy to become intimidated by the idea of media coverage, it’s an essential part of any business model. In today’s episode of Business Over Breakfast, we talk about the advantages PR can bring to your company, as well as all the different media options available to you, and how to go about leveraging that media coverage once you get it.

 

Our guest this week is Trena-Louise Lyons, owner of boutique public relations company Newsroom PR, and she provides some hugely valuable top tips on conducting your own media and PR, the benefits of a great communications plan and how it can boost your business, and the advantages of media exposure. If you’ve been wondering how to formulate your PR plan, Trena answers all the important questions.

 

We also discuss things like:

  • How to get your business in the media
  • Good publicity versus bad publicity
  • The benefits of being persistent
  • The many different avenues of media, and how to pick which one suits you best
  • Why being interviewed isn’t as scary as you might think
  • The credibility media coverage can bring to your organisation
  • Why the media needs you, and how to give them what they want
  • What makes something newsworthy?
  • Robot priests (yes, really!)

 

Links

Sunshine Coast Council

CCIQ, the show's sponsors

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Newsroom PR

Jul 4, 2017

We all know the familiar anxiety and awkwardness of attending networking events, but in this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree and Andrew give you 20 top tips on how to get you best prepared to be a networking pro. Networking can be vital in building a successful business, so by following these strategies, you can be sure to always get something out of attending networking events. From deciding if you should even go to a networking event to conversation starters to what to do afterwards, Bree and Andrew cover everything to help you feel confident as a networking business professional.

 

Additionally, we have Bob Greenup as our guest this episode. He is the franchise owner of BNI Sydney Central & South Regions, which is part of the largest referral organisation in the world. As someone who focuses with his franchise on developing, educating and supporting committed, passionate and referable business communities to build strong business relationships, he was the perfect person to discuss how to become a professional networker.

 

Plus, Bree and Andrew also get into today...

 

  • What exactly is networking
  • Telling the difference between a good networking opportunity and a bad one
  • Why you should fight the urge to chat with only familiar faces at networking events
  • The question you should ask instead of “What do you do?”
  • When the best time is to arrive at an event
  • What you can do beforehand to prepare yourself to do well at networking
  • Easy business card tricks
  • One unique way to make yourself memorable to others
  • Where to position yourself at an event
  • How to keep a network once you establish one
  • Smart business ideas from around the globe

 

Links

Sunshine Coast Council

CCIQ, the show’s sponsors

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Bob Greenup LinkedIn

Bob Greenup Facebook

Jun 14, 2017

We all have limiting beliefs that may be holding us back in our business, but in this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree and Andrew will give you a few ideas on how to deal with them. Some typical limiting beliefs we hear all the time are “my customers can only afford to pay so much,” “I can’t raise my prices” or “I’m a small business and I can’t do this.” No matter what beliefs are holding you back, if you can overcome then, that is when your business will really succeed. Learn some strategies to address these limitations to move you and your business forward.

 

Plus, our guest this episode, Shelley Evans-Wild, one of the most extraordinary neuroscientists in the country, will bring some brain science to the behaviours behind our limiting beliefs. She is the founder and CEO of People HQ and has been dedicated to helping others in unleashing their potential to stretch their mindsets and shape a better world. Her specialisation in how and why people behave the way they do in groups helps us shed some light on how to break through our limiting beliefs.

 

Plus, Bree and Andrew also get into today...

 

  • Identifying the most common limiting beliefs of business owners
  • Fighting against others’ limiting beliefs to become successful in business
  • How to zoom out to understand you created a false narrative about yourself
  • Understanding the connection between self-worth and business value
  • Tackling limiting beliefs through habit hijacking
  • The all too common “imposter syndrome” feeling of small business owners
  • Why you need to combat limiting beliefs
  • 4 wild and wacky business ideas from around the world

 

Links

CCIQ, the show’s sponsors

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Shelley Evans-Wild

May 30, 2017

Business is generally about solving problems. When you run a business, you seek to make things better for yourself and for others. But the reality is you need to get better at solving problems and the trick to that is asking better questions of yourself.

 

In this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree and Andrew talk about the value of asking proactive and empowering questions. Learn how to get out of that endless loop of unproductivity and figure out how to empower yourself with better questions to get better answers.

 

Plus, our guest this episode, Howard Tinker, discusses the specific questions he asks to make restaurants more profitable. Howard, the CEO of Restaurant Profits, specializes in helping his  restaurant owner clients grow their business and increase repeat visitors. He has also published two books filled with tips and insights called More Bums On Seats and Selling at the Table. Although he is a marketer by trade, Howard emphasizes in this conversation the vital importance of asking the simple questions about finances first.

 

Plus, Bree and Andrew also get into today...

 

  • The need to be asking better questions of our business and ourselves
  • What are the questions we need to ask
  • Defining what a proactive question is
  • Why asking yourself questions that make you think about your successes is beneficial
  • The financial question that not enough business owners ask themselves
  • Needing to talk to your clients to see why they engage your business
  • The simple tactics that business owners tend to ignore with marketing
  • 5 great tips on how to ask better questions of yourself to make a better business
  • Food for thought on business ideas from around the world

 

Links

CCIQ, the show’s sponsors

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Howard Tinker’s Website

May 14, 2017

Some days it may feel like your business is running you. You’re reacting and you’re responding, but you’re not in control of the business’s destiny or future. We all lose control of our business at some stage, that’s usually the result of bad habits or bad rituals building up over time.

 

In this episode, Bree and Andrew discuss a great deal of strategies in how you can take back control of your business. And once you do, you’ll not only fall in love with your business again, but you’ll be making more money and arrive in better shape.

 

Additionally, Kate Christie, our guest this episode, a time management specialist and founder of Time Stylers, shares wonderful insight into this topic. She is an international speaker, regular on TV and is the author of the book Me Time. Kate developed her business after discovering how many thousands of people across the country were struggling to manage their time. Today she shared the most common mistakes that she found that people make with organizing their time as business owners.

 

Plus, Bree and Andrew also get into today...

 

  • The concept of making your business work for you, not the other way around
  • How does it evolve that we lose control over our business and what we can do to change
  • Signs of when you are losing control of your business
  • 5 top tips in taking control of your business
  • Common mistakes that people make with managing their time
  • Time hacks and strategies to save time
  • Some (very) unique business ideas from around the world

 

Links

BDO

CCIQ, the show’s sponsors

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Kate Christie’s Website

Apr 29, 2017

It’s easy to underestimate and not think too much of it, but creating a happy workplace can benefit your business greatly on so many different levels. There’s a huge amount of research to prove that a happy workplace is a productive, healthy and profitable workplace. Who doesn’t want a financially successful business where you, your staff and your customers are all thriving? In this episode, Bree and Andrew discuss the many advantages you can reap from a happier business environment, and it starts with you, the leader. Have a listen to learn tips on what you can do to cultivate a culture of positivity and success in your business.

The featured guest this episode, Andrea Tunjic, the founder of People Strong & the Work Happy Movement, shares her insight from her 20+ year career on why some people are more fulfilled at work while others feel the best part of the job is taking a sickie. She discusses how to influence people to change how they feel about work for the better.

Plus, Bree and Andrew also get into today...

  • The concept of a happy workplace
  • Why it’s important, as a business owner, to be happy
  • How a happy workplace can benefit a business’s productivity and profitability
  • The danger of unhappy staff members negatively impacting the business
  • Setting the tone for a positive environment and workplace culture
  • Reasons why a workplace may be miserable
  • The best thing you can do to make sure an individual employee is happy
  • A simple question you can ask to create a happier workplace
  • How we feel about work affects every part of our lives
  • Removing frustrations that disable people from being happy
  • Cultivating a hopeful sense of the future for individuals and the business
  • 5 tips to create a happy workplace
  • A few amazingly wacky business ideas from around the world

Links

Office of Industrial Relations

CCIQ, the show’s sponsors

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Andrea Tunjic’s Website

Apr 14, 2017

In this episode, Bree and Andrew explore the concept of ‘newism’, which is the idea that consumers are constantly craving new technology, new trends to follow, new foods to eat. So what does that mean in business? This means that business owners need to be renewing their products and services all the time because everyone is addicted to new.

 

The launch of new products and services is often the most important process of creating something new, so Bree and Andrew share their top tips on how to make sure your next big idea is a success.

 

Lastly, Bree chats with Mark Coburn, a serial entrepreneur, who over 25 years has built over a dozen businesses. His latest venture is a single malt whisky distillery where Bree finds out how he raised $1.2 million dollars with Facebook Live in ten minutes.

 

On top of all that, Bree and Andrew also go into...

 

  • Why the launch is often the most important part of the sales process
  • Lessons they learned from their past failures in launching new products and services
  • Why market research on all consumers, not just your customers, is vital
  • The homework every business owner needs to do during the development stage
  • The easy mistake you can avoid when studying the competition
  • How you can guarantee your product or service will sell by the time you launch
  • Why you should keep promoting your product or service even if you are tired of it
  • Mark Coburn’s unique business model in keeping a business going when your profit timetable is four to seven years away
  • Advantages of Facebook Live as a launch strategy
  • The value of a community that includes those who may not be large financial backers
  • 5 top tips on launching a new product or service
  • Unusual and weird business ideas from around the world

 

Links

Creat3D

CCIQ, the show’s sponsors

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Mark Coburn’s Coburns Distillery Website

Mar 29, 2017

What is a business advisor, how do you go about getting one and what are the common pitfalls that business owners fall into when looking for them? These are some of the common questions that small business owners come up against when going through the hiring-process for an advisor. Fortunately, Bree and Andrew are addressing all of those issues and demystifying some of the biggests concerns that people face when looking for the perfect advice.  

 

On top of that, Bree is grilling Sam Harrop in Toaster Time. Sam is one of the best business advisors in the country and is offering his advice on the steps that you need to go through when seeking out sound business advice.

 

And if that weren’t enough, the guys also get into all of this too...

 

  • Why you need an advisor in the first place
  • How to know when you need a business advisor
  • What type of advisor is best for you and your business
  • Understanding the different roles in the business advice sector
  • How to handle problems that pop up with your advisor
  • Picking and choosing the advice that’s right for you and your business
  • Sam Harrop’s tips for small businesses looking for business advice
  • 5 top tips on how to find the right advisor for your business
  • 4 weird and wonderful business ideas from around the globe

 

Links

CCIQ

BDO, the show’s sponsors

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Sam Harrop’s Website

Sam Harrop’s books, Getting Stuff Done and Small Business Big Exit

Mar 14, 2017

There are two types of businesses: those that have had tough financial times already, and those that have those tough times coming. In this episode of the Business over Breakfast show, Andrew and Bree are talking about what a financial pothole is, how they occur and, most importantly, how you should handle them.  

 

In Toaster Time, it’s Amanda Fisher who’s feeling the heat this week. Amanda is a technologist who fuses accounting know-how with technology to improve and grow businesses. She’s a thought-leader in her space and the author of three great books, and here she’s sharing her thoughts on navigating your way through financial potholes.

 

In this episode, the guys get into all of that, plus loads more, including...

 

  • What it means to be hitting financial potholes in business
  • The most common reasons why businesses fall into financial potholes
  • Working out a realistic plan of attack to solve your business woes
  • What NOT to do when you find yourself in financial difficulties
  • Top tips on how to get out of financial potholes… and how to avoid them in the first place
  • Amanda Fisher’s process in helping businesses get out of financial potholes, and her top advice on how to keep on top of your accounts
  • 5 tips on how to survive a financial pothole
  • 5 smart business ideas from around the globe

 

Links

CCIQ

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Amanda Fisher’s Website

Sturt Business Centre, the Show’s Sponsors

Feb 27, 2017

For business owners looking to grow and learn new skills, developing partnerships is a great way to expand in a way that’s beneficial for everyone. However, for many people in business, entering into a partnership is a murky and sometimes even anxiety-provoking prospect. Luckily, in this episode of the Business over Breakfast show, Bree and Andrew are talking you through partnerships from A to Z.

 

Bree James is being joined in the Toaster Time section by a very special guest, Mike Reid of Key Persons of Influence. Mike is talking about his own experiences around partnerships and how they’ve played a pivotal role in the rapid growth of Dent Global.

 

And if that weren’t enough, the guys are also getting into all of this too...

 

  • The different types of partnerships and how to know which ones are best for you and your business
  • The benefits that partnering your business will have for your clients
  • Where businesses often go wrong with partnerships
  • The ‘What if?’ questions you need to ask before entering into a partnership
  • The reasons why you should think about partnering your business outside of just making money
  • How to prepare yourself before entering into a partnership
  • Why location should never hold you back when searching for a partner
  • The idea of fair exchange and aligning values, and why it’s key in small business
  • How your partners can help to promote services and products, and ultimately generate leads
  • 5 top tips on how to use partnerships in business
  • 3 weird and wonderful business ideas from around the globe!

 

Links

ERM Power

CCIQ

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Mike Reid LinkedIn

Feb 14, 2017

If you’re in the majority of small business owners who struggle with making technology work for you and your company, then you’re definitely going to get a lot out of this episode. Andrew and Bree and talking all things tech, and how you can use it to help with your productivity, efficiency, and saving time and money.

Bree’s back with Toaster Time, and this time round she’s joined by the director of Mahi Web and Bright IT, Ben Versang. Ben’s using his tech wizardry to help the guys tackle some of the biggest problems small business owners face when it comes to technology.

And if that weren’t enough, the guys get into all of this too...

  • Knowing the full potential of your technology, and how it can make you and your business more productive
  • The cost of not using your technology correctly
  • The effect that technology can have on your team as a whole
  • Re-thinking how we look at technology and our relationship with it
  • The most common problems and frustrations among small business owners around technology
  • Knowing when to upgrade your technology and when to leave it alone
  • The value of technology and how you can use it to save time and money in the long-run
  • The biggest changes that small business owners are going to have to make around technology in the next five years
  • How to keep on top of the latest tech developments
  • Three weird and wonderful business ideas from around the globe    
  • Five top tips on how to make the most of technology

 

Links

ERM Power

CCIQ

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Bright IT

Mahi Web

Jan 29, 2017

Like every single entrepreneur on the planet, you probably struggle with problems and self-doubt from time to time. Well, in this episode of the Business over Breakfast podcast, Andrew and Bree are talking about how you can use resilience to overcome these issues and move forward in business.

 

Andrew and Bree discuss what resilience is, why you need it and how you can develop it to survive in business for a long time.

 

In this week’s Toaster Time, Bree’s grilling entrepreneurial legend, Darren Finkelstein, aka ‘The Boat Guy’. Darren shares his journey of how he became an industry expert on powerboats, developed a huge media presence and authored three bestselling, award-winning books.

 

The guys get into all of that, plus loads more including...

 

  • Learning from experiences and never making the same mistake twice
  • Overcoming staff changes and losing key individuals
  • Developing a ‘rainy-day plan’ for negative situations
  • Taking inspiration and resilience tips from people around you
  • Tips on how to always be aspiring upwards
  • How Darren Finkelstein overcame adversity to become an entrepreneur with no regrets
  • Where most business owners go wrong when going through a tough situation
  • Darren’s number one tip on resilience
  • Five strategies to help you be more resilient in business
  • Three smart business ideas from around the world

 

Links

 

CCIQ

CQU

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Darren Finkelstein

Jan 21, 2017

In this very special episode of the Business over Breakfast podcast, Andrew’s flying solo and being joined by the legendary Michael Gerber. As one of the most influential names in the world of small business, Michael is a man who needs little introduction. His first book, The E-Myth, has been acknowledged as the #1 small business and entrepreneurial book of all time by The Wall Street Journal, and its concepts have been applied in 145 countries, 29 languages and taught in 118 universities.   

 Michael’s also a huge idol of Andrew and Bree, and has influenced and inspired them for years. In this conversation with Andrew, Michael talks about the release of his new book, Beyond the E-Myth: The Evolution of an Enterprise: From a Company of One to a Company of 1,000. Be sure to get your pen and paper out for this one, because it’s packed with gems.

 In this episode, Andrew and Michael are talking about:

  • The practices of the E-Myth and how they’ve been applied to every industry on the planet
  • The four critical components of what it means to be an entrepreneur
  • Michael on how to start your small business with the right intent
  • Defining what a business is, coming up with an exit strategy and turning your company into a precious commodity
  • How to create a platform for growth in your business
  • The ‘Turnkey System’ and how you can use it in your business to help to scale and grow
  • Defining and designing a client fulfilment system
  • The three attitudes you need to have to grow a company of one to a company of 1,000
  • How Michael is making people feel great about what they’re creating

 

Links

Beyond E-Myth

Book: Beyond the E-Myth

CCIQ

CQU

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Jan 15, 2017

If you’ve reached a point with your business where you think it might be time to diversify and move into new markets, then you’re definitely going to get a lot out of this episode. Andrew and Bree are talking all things diversification, including new industries, products and services, and how all of this relates to the all-important customer engagement.

 

Bree’s back with Toaster Time, and it’s Geoff Hetherington who’s feeling the heat in this episode. Geoff is the founder of The Clarity CEO and Dancing Blind Man Business Advisors. He’s also a top strategy and business coach, and keynote speaker. Bree’s grilling him about his story and top tips on diversifying business.  

 

The guys are also talking wacky, smart business ideas from around the globe, plus loads more.

 

In this episode, Andrew and Bree get into...

 

  • Bree James diversifying her publishing business to be more than just print by moving into new markets
  • Updating your business and moving away from the dangerous position of being considered ‘old’
  • How to know when it’s time to diversify your business, and how quickly you should do it
  • Tips on increasing engagement with your audience by listening to their wants and needs
  • Problems with diversifying your business and how to overcome them
  • What you need to put into your business to successfully diversify it
  • The marketing strategy you need to employ when diversifying your business
  • Why Geoff Hetherington views clarity as one of the most important attributes for businesses
  • Industries that are feeling the pressure to diversify more than others
  • Looking at the changes in your industry and what you need to do to your business to keep up
  • Five tips to help your business diversify

 

Links

 

CCIQ

CQU

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

Geoff Hetherington Website

Jan 1, 2017

If you’re struggling with how to boost your online presence and generate more leads and income through the web then you’ll definitely want to check out this episode of The Business over Breakfast Show. Andrew Griffiths and Bree James are getting into the details of an area that many small business owners struggle with but one that is absolutely vital if your business is going to realise its potential.  

 

Toaster Time is back and in this episode Bree James is interviewing Lucas Meadowcroft, the Director of CROFTi - a business that specialises in delivering innovation and technology consulting. Lucas is at hand to offer some top tech tips as well as share his company’s journey.

 

The guys are also back again with the Food for Thought section, looking at weird and wonderful businesses from all four corners of the globe.

 

In this episode, Andrew and Bree are getting really into…

 

  • Existing on multiple platforms to improve your online presence
  • Making the copy of your website powerful and pertinent for your potential clients
  • How to use content to set your website apart from your competitors  
  • The importance of functionality and aesthetic for your website  
  • Checking and improving the usability of your site
  • Turning your site into a work in progress that’s constantly improving
  • The trends in websites and adjusting with the times
  • How often you need to update your website to keep it fresh and appealing for your clients
  • Lucas Meadowcroft’s three top tips to help you with your IT problems  
  • Lucas’ #1 tip for small business owners building their websites
  • Five tips for getting it right in the online world

 

Links

 

Artius

CCIQ

Bree James Pakmag

Bree James LinkedIn

Andrew Griffiths Website

Amplify Website

CROFTi

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