Most of us struggle with saying NO. For whatever reason that little two letter word can be the hardest one to say. Sadly if we don’t master the art of saying no, we pay the price. After a while we tend to either burn ourselves out or get so frustrated that we erupt and say things out of anger and frustration as opposed to calm logic.
Like most aspects of doing business, saying no is simply a skill set. Bree and Andrew share their own take on this topic and of course their own experiences. Not all are good - and that’s what this show is all about, sharing honestly in a way that will be relevant and practical for the small business owners listening in. So if you are one of those people who struggles to say no, this episode of the Business Over Breakfast show is for you.
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With more businesses than ever operating from home, the concept of business isolation is very real. It’s become increasingly easy to get cut off from real human contact, spending days and weeks behind a computer without venturing out into the real world. And of course plenty of people are not physically isolated from day to day contact but they feel cut off and isolated emotionally. The end result is much the same and it’s not good.
In this episode Bree and Andrew talk about the business isolation, from their own personal perspectives. They also share what the real dangers are and of course, most importantly, what we can do about. This is a must show for anyone who is feeling cut off and isolated in their business.
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Energy is everywhere, and where we focus our own energy can greatly affect how our business functions. Good energy can make our business thrive, while not-so-good energy can cause us to become exhausted and burned out.
In this episode of Business Over Breakfast Bree and Andrew are talking about understanding energy in your business (no, this isn’t about using less electricity).
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Well the Business Over Breakfast show has reached the milestone of 50 episodes. There have been lots of bad jokes, interesting guests, deep dives on important small business topics and lots of very cool business ideas from around the world.
In this episode Bree and Andrew reached out to their community and asked for people to share their best ideas and advice to help other small business owners. We talk through these ideas, give our thoughts and acknowledge those people who have helped to make our show a success. This is a great episode, lots of fun and lots of really solid advice from people in the trenches of small business on a daily basis.
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Sometimes as Small Business owners we are so busy in our business we forget to work on it. Input from other individuals can be one of the most valuable and useful tools to improve your business as a whole. There are many options to consider when involving others in your business that are often free, you just have to think outside the box.
In this episode of the Business Over Breakfast Podcast Bree and Andrew are talking about the involving others in your business and the positive impact it can have.
Additionally, Bree talks to Anoushka Gungadin, a connector of people, culture and opportunity. Her 20 years of International work experience across Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia, with the rise of highly globalised societies and the need for connectedness in business and community, she was inspired to set up GlobalCQ, a company which helps employers leverage cultural intelligence and inclusive diversity to drive growth. If you are looking for sensational advice on how to get others involved in your business, this episode is for you.
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Times are changing rapidly, and with it, so do marketing tactics and our customers. As business owners, it’s unavoidable, and we have to keep coming up with new ways to create revenue or we’ll end up falling behind.
In this episode of Business Over Breakfast Bree and Andrew are talking about can we be more creative when it comes to developing new income streams?
Today’s guest is a husband and wife duo that displays dedication and innovation when it comes to their business. They were banana farmers that created a solution to the large amounts of wasted bananas, some 500 metric tonnes disposed due to oversupply on the market or share and size of the produce.Together they have producedtheir very own green banana flour using fruit that would have otherwise gone to waste. Please welcome Krista Watkins from Natural Evolution.
This episode, Bree talks to Krista Watkins, a husband and wife duo that displays dedication and innovation when it comes to their business. They were banana farmers that created a solution to the large amounts of wasted bananas, some 500 metric tonnes disposed due to oversupply on the market or share and size of the produce.Together they have producedtheir very own green banana flour using fruit that would have otherwise gone to waste.
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Confidence really is everything in the world of business. A strong sense of confidence can take you to the stars, while being unsure of yourself can make matters worse. While our confidence may get knocked from time to time, customers may be a little reluctant to buy from you. However, with a little patience and determination, your confidence will soar.
In this episode of the Business Over Breakfast Podcast Bree and Andrew are talking about the importance of confidence when it comes to doing business and how a confident mind can help you get anywhere.
Additionally, Bree talks to multiple business owner, mum, and author of Once Upon a Time in Small Business Lee McCaffrey. Over the years, she has played a large role in the start up of many successful companies as well as starting her own business, Mac&Co, from scratch. If you’re looking for the confidence you need in yourself to take your business to the next level, this is the episode for you.
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It’s time for us all to accept that eventually all business relationships come to an end, which may seem a little daunting however, we can be prepare for this situation to end a relationship graciously.In this episode your hosts, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths, discuss all the best ways to recognise when a business relationship has run its course and how to best handle the situation so there is a positive outcome for everyone involved.
Today’s Toaster guesthas been at the helm of some of the biggest mass participation events in the world. He has impacted millions of people by delivering some of the largest mass participation sports events across three continents and is the author of Mass Participation Sports Events. He is a highly sought after international speaker, high impact consultant and Founder and CEO of Mass Participation Asia, please welcome Chris Robb back to the show.
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We can all, at times, battle with procrastination but it really comes down to our own self-management and how we choose to deal with it, to overcome it. It’s important to dive deeper into the issue causing the procrastination and evaluate how you can overcome this to progress on with the task at hand. Are you ready to turn your procrastination into action? Stay tuned to find out about how you can win the battle against procrastination once and for all.
Additionally, Bree chats with our Toaster guest, Sam Harrop, who is an expert in helping business owners build highly valuable and saleable businesses by making them more profitable and of course, more efficient. Sam is one of Australia’s leading business coaches and is the author of Small Business Big Exit, and Getting Stuff Done - A 7 Step Process to Ending Procrastination and Achieving More.
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Culture is something that grows with your company; it isn’t something that happens overnight. It is a carefully planned; designed to exercise the business’ core values and vision. Culture can make or break a company and by achieving a great culture, not only will it help you stand out from the rest of your competitors, it can steer it away from mediocrity.
So, this episode of the Business over Breakfast podcast is dedicated to just that; creating a culture that best suits your business.
In this episode, the show welcomes Brett Odgers. Brett is one of Australia’s experts in creating business team culture and is ranked in the top 100 business coaches in the world. He is a Business Thought Leader who specialises in team performance and is the author of Playing above the line and Staying above the lineto help create winning business teams.
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Are your staff passionate about creating loyal customers for your business? Making a lasting impression on clients is important. One way to do this is to provide an outstanding customer experience. Customers expect reliability, but they also search for innovation. So, that’s why today on the Business over Breakfast podcast, Bree and Andrew are discussing customer service and the need to provide both certainty and uncertainty in business.
In this episode, Bree also chats to Cate Schreck who shares her insights on motivating staff to provide the best customer service they possibly can. Cate is the Founder and Managing Director of Lightbulb Training Solutions and the author of The A-Z of Service Excellence. Cate is a highly sought after and inspirational workplace trainer who uses a 6 Step ACTION processto save businesses across Australia time and money by turning on the service excellence lights of frontline employees.
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The art of negotiation is an important skill to master in any Small Business. As a Small Business owner, becoming a strong negotiator is critical; it is a major factor in business success. This skill doesn’t come easily to all though; it’s common for people to walk away from deals feeling as though they have been hard done by.
But don’t fear! Negotiator skills can be developed and in this episode, your hosts, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths, discuss all the best ways to make sure that both parties involved in a negotiation get the most out of the deal.
The show welcomes Cian McLoughlin. With a sales career spanning almost 20 years, Cian is a best-selling author, speaker and founder of Trinity Perspectives, a sales consultancy firm committed to unlocking the latent potential of customer insights.
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Working with big clients can be a little daunting at times, but there’s a lot to learn from working with big companies. Bigger clients often come with bigger budgets, and yes, they are slow to work with, but by being a little patient, it may just result in some major opportunities for your business.
In this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths will give you some tips on working with big companies, so you can grow with them and raise your business profile.
Additionally, Bree chats with Small Company, Big Business founder, author and speaker Bronwyn Reid who has over 21 years of experience in Small Business. Bronwyn specialises in helping Small Businesses step up and take on contracts with big companies. If you want to start enabling business development, then this episode is for you!
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In business, you have to make a lot of decisions - Will I employ this person? Will I stop working with this partner? Should I introduce this new product? Is it time to sell the business? Sifting through these tasks can be an onerous task! So many aspects of your business need your leadership, but the amount of problems and difficulty of the challenges can become overwhelming. That’s why Bree James and Andrew Griffiths hope to provide quality advice on the decision-making process for business owners in this episode of Business over Breakfast.
Plus, Bree interviews Rosemary Shapiro-Liu about her approach on decision-making by listening to the voice inside or the mentor within. As the director of Triple Win Enterprises and the author of The Mentor Within, Rosemary is a highly experienced coach for thought leaders and social entrepreneurs. If you’re interested in learning to overcome the obstacles that block good decision-making for your business, then this episode is for you!
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Triple Win Website
The Mentor Within Book
Rosemary’s LinkedIn
Business over Breakfast Book
Smallville
CCIQ
Bree James LinkedIn
Andrew Griffiths Website
Amplify Website
We’ve all been asked the question, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ As a business owner, you can do your part to encourage kids to be the next generation of entrepreneurs, or kidpreneurs! In this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths share why it’s the responsibility of today’s business owners to support the interests of young children. Plus, the hosts give you plenty of strategies and ideas on how exactly to help kidpreneurs.
Bree also interviews two special guests for this episode - kidpreneurs Cory Dent and Angus Copelin-Walters. Cory is one of the founding partners of the PowerShot app, and Angus is the Executive Head of Candy at Croc Candy, a startup business that is attracting global sales. If you want to find out more about the next generation of entrepreneurs and how they approach business, then this episode is definitely for you.
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PowerShot App
Croc Candy
Business over Breakfast Book
Smallville
CCIQ
Bree James LinkedIn
Andrew Griffiths Website
Amplify Website
If you look around, you’ll notice that there are way too many mediocre businesses. The service isn’t too good and neither are the premises or customer service. There’s no love or attention. This doesn’t just happen overnight, but generally due to a lack of direction or motivation from the business owner. So, in this episode of Business over Breakfast, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths walk you through how to aim for excellence because mediocre businesses simply don’t survive. Learn how to stand out from the crowd and get people raving about you!
This episode’s special guest, Hunter Leonard, is an author and marketer who helps mature age individuals start their first business in their 40s and beyond with his company, Silver & Wise. Hunter is also the CEO of Blue Frog Marketing, a company that helps business owners achieve their goals and set up their entrepreneurial ventures. As someone whose business philosophy is to help others solve problems, he gives his thoughts on how to face a seemingly overwhelming amount of hardships. If you need advice on how to tackle your business’s greatest challenges, then this episode is for you!
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Today on the Business over Breakfast podcast, Andrew Griffiths and Bree James talk about a wide variety of topics such as managing people in business, Netflix commitment rings, the new use for English telephone boxes and watching melons grow. Yes, that’s right - melons. But their main focus is learning how to better manage people within business, and if you’ve always found that to be especially difficult, then this episode is perfect for you.
Their guest on today’s show is the master of mass-management, Chris Robb, who is used to making the jump from managing a team of 20 to a team of 5,000. Chris chats to our hosts about the importance of small business owners knowing how to effectively manage people, and what happens if you fail to do it properly.
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It’s common for us all to feel like we’ve hit a brick wall sometimes, whether it’s in business or in our personal lives. But while it’s a normal occurrence, it’s important to know how to get past it if and when it happens to you. So, this episode of the Business over Breakfast podcast is dedicated to just that: helping you climb over, go around or break right through that brick wall.
Your hosts, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths, discuss all the best ways to overcome brick walls, and how to minimise the risk of hitting them in the first place. Their guest is Dr Jesse Green – dentist, entrepreneur, coach and thought leader who has helped a number of elite clients play bigger, better and smarter in business. With two decades of experience and the author of the hugely successful book RETENTION! Dr Green is highly adept at overcoming metaphorical brick walls, and at helping others do the same. He gives his thoughts on how you can get past any blockages and barriers that stand in your way with his usual intelligence and insightfulness.
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Have you been driving yourself crazy wondering just what purpose marketing actually has for your business? Do you ever find yourself asking whether it’s truly necessary? Businesses that make the mistake of failing to create an effective marketing plan run the risk of not being as successful as they could be. No matter how much effort and time you put into getting your business out there, without marketing implementation it may as well be a secret.
Today, on the Business over Breakfast podcast, Bree and Andrew are discussing marketing in its various forms and going through top 20 marketing tips for business owners. So, no matter what industry you’re in or which marketing approach you prefer, you’ll find a tonne of worthwhile information in this episode.
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Business over Breakfast Book
Smallville
CCIQ
Bree James LinkedIn
Andrew Griffiths Website
Amplify Website
Do you ever feel as though you’re lacking passion for what you do? Some people are able to be naturally passionate about what it is they do. They have seemingly endless amounts of enthusiasm and energy towards their business, and approach every new step with a spring in their own. But if you’re one of those people who tend to struggle reaching those levels of passion (or even finding any in the first place), then this episode of Business Over Breakfast is for you.
Today, Bree James and Andrew Griffiths are talking about passion in all its forms, whether it’s in business or life in general. And to provide better insight on the topic, their guest is international speaker and author, Keith Abraham, who is so dedicated to cultivating passion in business, he’s written five incredibly popular books on the topic and is fondly referred to as the Guru of Goal Setting.
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