Business Excellence - TOP 5 Series

Rael Bricker and Lindsay Adams
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In keeping with the theme of our podcast, "Business Excellence" we have decided to release a new edition, the Business Excellence Top 5 Series.    In this series we interview the best contributors we can source to tell us about their Top 5 tips, tools or ideas relating to their topic around business and / or life.  Hosted by Lindsay Adams OAM CSP and Rael Bricker CSP bringing 60+ years of entrepreneurial success and professional speaking together. 

  1. In Conversation - Shivani Gupta Top Five Tips For Passion

    6D AGO

    In Conversation - Shivani Gupta Top Five Tips For Passion

    “Mindfulness means your mind is full of one thing, right? Be mindful of that one thing when you’re at work. Just be at work. Live that passion, work in it as much as you can. When you’re with your family, stop checking your email and not being present with your family.”  Shivani Gupta Top Five Tips For Passion 1. Prioritize your passions 2. Create a clear hierarchy  3. Accept imperfection and drop the guilt 4. Stack goals for your top three passions 5. Make your goals visual    TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:54  Impossible to be passionate about everything simultaneously  07:50  Narrowing down broad passions 14:50  Stacking goals  18:50  Find a method that works    Where to find Shivani? Website                          https://www.askshivani.com/  LinkedIn                         https://au.linkedin.com/in/askshivani    Shivani Gupta Bio The world’s only Engineer turned Entrepreneur turned Educator as the Passion Activator for Leaders. I support their Transformation through implementing the P.A.S.S.I.O.N. Model. This leads to Transformation when you can have more impact and create the life you wish. I deliver this work globally as a Speaker, Coach and Facilitator. Over the past 23 years, I’ve: Keynote on local and global stages including TEDxCoached 1,500+ leaders across industriesAuthored 8 books on leadership and transformationFacilitated workshops worldwideTwo successful exits of business'I am proud to be the first woman in my lineage to work and at age 11, I made the leap from India to Australia, building a life that bridges cultures and perspectives. My passion is to help leaders and entrepreneurs lead with heart, head and habit. I also want to help eliminate of child sexual abuse. Beyond my work, I’m a mum to two teenagers, married to Scott for 18 years, and I believe life’s best conversations happen over an excellent chai.

    21 min
  2. In Conversation - Anil Gupta Top Five Tips For Creating A World Class Relationship

    MAR 22

    In Conversation - Anil Gupta Top Five Tips For Creating A World Class Relationship

    “The two most important things in life are your health and your relationships.”    Anil Gupta Top Five Tips For Creating  A World Class Relationship  1. Listen more, speak less 2. Ask the question, “what can I do.”  3. Do things you love, separately.  4. Make your partner your number 1 priority 5. It’s a no before it becomes a yes   TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:39 Listening is the first step 06:56 Connecting with intentional actions 13:10  Getting your priorities straight 17:08  Doing your due diligence   Where to find Anil? Website                            https://meetanil.com/  LinkedIn                           https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilgupta-lovedoctor/     Anil Gupta Bio  Anil Gupta, internationally known as The Love Doctor. Anil helps singles, couples and families overcome their struggles and issues in relationships and communication in a rapid and powerful manner with proven results so they can live richer, fuller lives filled with love.  Anil is a triple best-selling international author and TEDx Speaker, positively impacting very large audiences in over 18 countries.  He has been featured in numerous publications and media outlets including i Heart radio, Fox News, Sky TV, Harvard, ABC, NBC and much more. Anil has coached celebrities including Mike Tyson, was a guest speaker with Richard Branson on Necker Island and has been invited by heads of state and spiritual leaders like the Dalai Lama to meet them. Anil overcame suicide in 2008 and has since then formulated the Happiness Formula, The Happiness Test, the Relationship Score and the Relationship Ratio. He has held relationship and mindset workshops in over 18 countries translated in 8 languages, with audiences of over 10,000 fans. Anil has a unique intuitive gift to remove the blockages that prevent people living fulfilled lives, using his intuitive and proven skill sets. Anil is on a mission to inspire 1 billion people and is always available to share his unique and powerful content.

    22 min
  3. In Conversation - Danielle Brooks Top Five Tips For Amplifying Your Freedom

    MAR 15

    In Conversation - Danielle Brooks Top Five Tips For Amplifying Your Freedom

    “Treat your calendar like your budget” Danielle Brooks Top Five Tips For Amplifying Your Freedom 1.  Know your numbers. 2. Define what freedom looks like for you. 3. Build a system, not a hustle. 4. Protect your time like money. 5. Stay rooted in your “why.”   TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:21  The need to shift from reactive to proactive financial management 03:41  You need to inspect what you expect  11:11   Understanding your core service and its drivers  16:01 Your why vs your what Where to find Danielle? Website                        https://pearlbc.com/ LinkedIn                        https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmoorebrooks   Danielle Brooks Bio When it comes to showing service-based superstars how to optimize their finances, no one does it better than Danielle Brooks. Founder of Pearl Business Consulting, Danielle serves as Virtual CFO for business owners who are crushing it in the front end and want to level up their backend and finances to match. Thanks to her years of experience as a COO, business management consultant and sales manager, Danielle is an expert at streamlining expenses and maximizing income so her clients have the freedom and flexibility to focus on what they do best. While corporate experiences at the CIA and ExxonMobil showed her the ropes, Danielle knew she was called to help small business owners after her processes recouped over 40 hours a month and over 400% revenue increase for her mother’s small business. Well-known for her flawless bookkeeping and financials so organized you’d think she was the Marie Kondo of entrepreneurial finance, Danielle is an in-demand speaker who has addressed a wide range of topics including how rest can increase your revenue, time management for small business owners, identifying income opportunities, how to amplify your income and how to build a virtual team. In addition to her financial prowess, she’s most proud of being an entrepreneur for over a decade, becoming a mother to her precious children (6 years old, 4 years old and 2 year old), and enjoying 8 years of marriage and joy with her college sweetheart.

    18 min
  4. In Conversation - Todd Hagopian Top Five Tips For Transforming Your Business Using Hyper Manic Strategies

    MAR 8

    In Conversation - Todd Hagopian Top Five Tips For Transforming Your Business Using Hyper Manic Strategies

    “If you want breakthrough differentiated results, you need breakthrough differentiated thinking.”    Todd Hagopian Top Five Tips For Transforming Your Business Using Hypermanic Strategies  1.  Grandiose Goal Setting 2. Growing through subtraction 3. Treating customers and products differently 4. Making 52 small changes a year 5. The razor hand rule   TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:18   What exactly is ‘hypomanic’  06:50  The importance of efficiency and focus in achieving high productivity. 10:30  52 small changes a year to transform business performance. 15:50   Tying all tasks to the organization's goals to ensure alignment and drive profitability.   Where to find Todd?  Website:                            https://toddhagopian.com/ LinkedIn:                           https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddhagopian/   Todd Hagopian Todd Hagopian, known as the Stagnation Assassin, has transformed businesses at Berkshire Hathaway, Illinois Tool Works, Whirlpool Corporation, and JBT Marel, selling over $3 billion of product. As Founder of the Stagnation Intelligence Agency, he is the authority on Stagnation Syndrome and corporate transformation. Hagopian doubled his own manufacturing business acquisition value in just 3 years before selling, while generating $2B in shareholder value across his corporate roles. He has written more than 1,000 pages on Corporate Stagnation Transformation, including an upcoming book called "The Unfair Advantage - Weaponizing the Hypomanic toolbox", while earning recognition from Manufacturing Insights Magazine and Fox Business News Manufacturing Marvels.  His transformative strategies reach over 100,000 social media followers and generate 15,000,000+ annual impressions.

    20 min
  5. In Conversation - Kylee Leota Top Five Tips To Drive Continuous Improvement through Infinite Leadership

    MAR 1

    In Conversation - Kylee Leota Top Five Tips To Drive Continuous Improvement through Infinite Leadership

    "You can't lead others unless you first lead yourself. And you can't lead yourself unless you know yourself." Kylee Leota Top Five Tips To Drive Continuous Improvement through infinite Leadership 1. Self-Leadership 2. A strong reflective practice 3. Identity  4. Influence 5. Ecosystem TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:53 Leadership starts with knowing yourself before leading others 06:30 Setting process to determine what’s working, and not working  11:20 How we give away power through our reactions 16:50 Doing an energy audit. Where to find Kylee? Website                       https://elements4success.com.au/  LinkedIn                      https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylee-leota    Kylee Leota Bio  Kylee Leota is the founder of Elements 4 Success – a global organisation delivering transformational experiences to individuals, teams, and businesses. Earl Nightingale defines success as “the progressive realisation of a worthy goal or ideal”. Kylee wishes to empower people of all ages so that they can develop the confidence, skills, and tools they require to live a life of their design and purpose. She believes that you have the knowledge within yourself to create success and gives you the right tools in your toolbox to help you make these goals and ideals, reality! After 20 years in the education sector, including leadership roles at both schools, and regional levels, Kylee wants to empower and have a positive impact, further than just the education sector: working collaboratively across sectors including complex behaviour, trauma and early intervention, as well as transition to work sectors. Her depth of experience and knowledge ensures she is adaptable to any industry. Kylee is a change management facilitator, specialising in sustainable behaviour changes for both individuals and teams. With a track record for results, Elements 4 Success has a long list of happy clients who have achieved their goals, a team renowned for its out of the box thinking and solution focused approaches.

    18 min
  6. In Conversation - Hilton Misso Top Five Tips For Manifesting Success

    FEB 22

    In Conversation - Hilton Misso Top Five Tips For Manifesting Success

    “Embrace challenge and adversity as the raw material by which you build success."   Hilton Misso Top Five Tips For How To Manifest Success 1. Embrace challenge and adversity 2. Play with the hand that you have been dealt 3. Develop your Will and Determination with finding your why 4. Learning the secrets by itself and even the how is not enough you must do 5. Believe you can and you will   TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:47 Challenges leading to resistance 06:44 Bad hands don’t mean the end 13:40 Your Why builds your success 19:00 Your belief is the key to success   Where to find Hilton? Website                          https://think2be.com.au/our-story/  LinkedIn                         https://au.linkedin.com/in/hilton-misso-a65164    Hilton Misso Bio  At the heart of the Think2Be Group lies the inspiring story of Hilton Misso, a dedicated family man, visionary leader, and believer in the power of community. Hilton’s journey is a testament to what can be achieved with determination, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to making a difference, for his family, his community, and beyond. Hilton Misso’s story begins like so many of ours, an ordinary individual with dreams and challenges. Struggling with school didn’t deter him but instead ignited a promise to himself to achieve and succeed against the odds. Determined to create a legacy, Hilton followed in his father’s footsteps and chose to study law. This path brought success, important lessons and invaluable opportunities. More than anything, however, it revealed Hilton’s true calling; helping others succeed. Whether it was providing guidance, sharing his expertise, or empowering others to reach their potential, Hilton discovered the deeply satisfying reward of giving back.

    21 min
  7. In Conversation - Wes Towers Top Five Tips To Protect Your Brand Voice When Using AI

    FEB 15

    In Conversation - Wes Towers Top Five Tips To Protect Your Brand Voice When Using AI

    "AI is a fantastic refiner of information, but it's got to be you bringing in that foundational idea.” Wes Towers Top Five Tips To Protect Your Brand Voice When Using AI  1.  Start with your ideas; use AI to tidy 2. Name the shadow, claim your stance 3. Build a Brand Voice OS 4. Human final cut, always 5. Evolve in short loops (continuous improvement)   TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:41  Not to overly rely on Ai for generation, rather for refining 06:35 Clarify what you stand for 14:20  The message is the key 18:50  Refining in small increments   Where to find Wes? Website                       https://uplift360.com.au/  LinkedIn                      https://www.linkedin.com/in/westowers    Wes Towers Bio  Wes Towers is a brand and website strategist at Uplift 360 who helps trades and construction firms attract ideal clients and get found through his Search Everywhere Optimisation process. His approach is human-first. You bring the ideas, stories and stance, and use AI to organise and polish without diluting your voice. The goal is to humanise your brand online with clear positioning, consistent tone and proof-led content that shows up where clients look; your website, Google Business Profile, socials and AI-driven answers. Wes shares step-by-step tips to tighten your message, strengthen case studies and project galleries, and refine enquiry paths so the right people feel confident to reach out. Clients value the blend of human insight and useful automation that keeps their brand voice intact while making content easier to produce and maintain.

    20 min
  8. In Conversation - Lee Benson Top Five Tips For Aligning Your Team Around One Most Important Number

    FEB 8

    In Conversation - Lee Benson Top Five Tips For Aligning Your Team Around One Most Important Number

    “We develop leaders very surgically there to create value the fastest and best way that we can.”   Lee Benson Top Five Tips For Aligning Your Team Around One Most Important Number 1.  Define your Most Important Number (MIN) clearly  2. Clarify and teach the business model 3. Packaging to scale 4. Connecting culture to value creation 5. Surgical Leadership Development   TIME STAMP SUMMARY 01:43 What is the most important number? 07:39  The pricing policy 15:58  The importance of culture connection 21:53   Creating value   Where to find Lee? Website                  https://www.etw.com/lee-benson  LinkedIn                 https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-j-benson/    Lee Benson Bio  I’ve spent over 30 years in the business world, focused on one thing: creating value. Today, I’m the CEO of Execute to Win, where we help organizations of all sizes accelerate the value they bring to the table. My journey into value creation started way back when I was pulling weeds for just 25 cents an hour. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of founding and leading eight companies, including Able Aerospace. What started with just two employees grew into a team of 500, serving 2,000 customers across 60 countries, and we eventually celebrated a 9-figure exit in 2016. It’s been an incredible ride!

    26 min
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In keeping with the theme of our podcast, "Business Excellence" we have decided to release a new edition, the Business Excellence Top 5 Series.    In this series we interview the best contributors we can source to tell us about their Top 5 tips, tools or ideas relating to their topic around business and / or life.  Hosted by Lindsay Adams OAM CSP and Rael Bricker CSP bringing 60+ years of entrepreneurial success and professional speaking together. 

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  • Creator
    Rael Bricker and Lindsay Adams
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    295
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