Unlocking Business Growth - exploring achievements, challenges and what's interesting Nola Heale

Paul Mercer inspires others to discover how action can create self-belief, so they can live a life of independence and happiness. At Portable Power Technology he inspires and facilitates that independence with efficiency - off grid access, with monitoring where required, to power for multiple uses. From film sets, pandemic-response and emergency vehicles, to glamping, mobile services, and sump-pumps the potential is remarkable. Overcoming personal and business challenges Paul inspires other entrepreneurs to succeed.

Kavita Ganesan immersed herself in the academic side of AI and then, through assisting clients, identified a core problem. The understanding and vision at the leadership and technical levels, of both what AI is and what it does, can be very different. It can cause potentially catastrophic failure of projects. So she created the perfect bridge, with aids customized for everyone.

Bryan Clayton turned a teenage chore into a successful business and then into a second. GreenPal enables consumers to “press a button for lawn care and move on”. Building both companies to multiple eight-figures without external funding, Bryan’s experience demonstrates that the role of a successful founder is that of capital allocator and consistently focusing in the right places. Delight the customer, fix what needs it, and become a competent generalist - place talented people in every role and know enough to be able to speak effectively with them about the business.

John Cuomo gained deep experience in how fire, both heat and challenge, improve leaders. Love of the people served and making them feel safe, valued, and well led amplified his passion for his work as a fireman. He believes this love should feed every job success.
John spent his career honing his leadership skill, and evidences the fact that any quality you work on to make you a better leader will also make you a better person. His new book, Leadership Refined by Fire, arms leaders in all roles with the tools to create a workplace fueled by meaning.

Cici Castelli achieved an impressive rise from young Venezuelan exchange student in the USA to technology executive, coach, author, and single parent. Driven by an intense desire to achieve what she set her mind to, Cici now assists others through her book – Mindset Unlocked, Do What Others Can’t, Won’t or Don’t Do for a Successful and Balanced Career and Life – mentoring and coaching to also set themselves apart.

From a background in people, and coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Stacey Brown Randall proved that business survival requires sustainability and scalability. But constant prospecting and asking for referrals is uncomfortable and exhausting! A more comfortable approach, and one that honours both client and you as the service provider, is to generate referrals naturally. No asking, compensation, or manipulation to fuel a quality pipeline of referred clients.