Industry Change

While I was in Malaysia I got the chance to meet up with Jason Campbell from Mindvalley. During our interview we spoke about the importance of sales for business. Mindvalley’s mission is to push Humanity forward through education. They are a company that recognises that there are gaps in traditional education. Mindvalley focuses on teaching in four key areas: Mind Body Spirituality Impact They teach both through online courses and offline with events like Awesomeness Fest. Mindvalley’s founder Vishen Lakhiani’s goal is to impact one billion lives worldwide! In the interview Jason explains that sales is usually viewed as a bit of a negative thing. A necessary evil, that you have to use in order to grow your business. However sales doesn’t have to be like this, the sales philosophy at Mindvalley is unique in that they focus on how each sale creates a positive energy, a positive impact on the world as a whole. Jason describes the three sales loves as; Love Yourself Love Your Product Love Your Cust

Welcome back to this week's episode of Industry Change where I speak to my good friend Sam Cawthorn. Sam is an international best selling author and sought after keynote speaker around the world. We chat about the future of speaking and how, as business owners, it's imperative that we know how to communicate effectively. One of the things that holds most people back when it comes to public speaking is not wanting to look bad in front of family, friends or colleagues and talks me through how we need to shift our thinking into how we can make a difference, rather than worrying about what people think. Sam talks to me about how to get your message across as a business owner whether that is on stage speaking or online through video. Firstly, if you are going to succeed in getting your message across, you need to get over yourself. The biggest barrier to succeeding is worrying about what other people are going to think of you. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts to listen.

Welcome to Industry Change Episode 5, where Richard talks to Malcolm Gunning, the Principal of Gunning Real Estate and also the president of the Real Estate Institute of Australia. They discuss how the consumer has changed as vendors have become smarter as more information has opened up to them via the internet. In just 10 years the face of the real estate industry has changed dramatically. Where 10 years ago consumers would sit on a Saturday morning and look through the classifieds of the newspaper. Now they are sitting on their iPads browsing through new real estate portals and platforms online. The classifieds are now a fraction of what they were. They also discuss the rise of new platforms like Purplebricks and how agents now have to add even more value to their clients to justify the traditional pricing models of the industry. Listen to the episode to find out more.

In this week's episode of Industry Change I'm talking with PR expert and founder of The Comms Department Bec Brown about the significant changes to the PR Industry especially in the online space. Bec Brown began The Comms Department as a publicity consulting business in 2012, under Bec Brown Communications. Since then the business has evolved with the changing industry and grown to a team of 6, located in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, before rebranding in 2016 to The Comms Department. The PR industry has undergone a massive change in the last few years and Bec talks about how they have transitioned from just concentrating on traditional media to taking advantage of new online platforms. Bec will be joining me at COM's upcoming Digital Marketing Business Summit to help business owners learn new skills about online marketing and craft their own press release.

This week on Episode 3 of Industry Change Richard interviews Gary Ng, the CVO of EWeb Marketing in Sydney about what's next in business. Gary Ng has been in the Digital Marketing business for 18 years and has built his company to a point where he doesn't have a day to day role in the running of the company. Instead, he pursues his passion for socialpreneurship & other enterprises. Richard talks to Gary about how he gradually stepped away from the day to day running of the business and how he conquered the fear of handing over those responsibilities to somebody else. Gary spends most of his time now as the Chief Visionary Officer, building a strong company culture around his life message of success, happiness and fun. They explore the concept of building a life vision around your passion, rather than just your business and how to pursue that passion beyond just what you do in your business life. Click on the video to watch the full episode as they chat about the exciting time that we're heading into i

Welcome back to Industry Change Episode 2 with Fitness Australia CEO, Bill Moore. Bill has been in the fitness industry for over 3 decades, starting his career as a Personal Trainer with his own studio in Balmain through to co-founding one of the largest online training programs in Australia, 12 Week Body Transformation with Michelle Bridges. And is now currently the CEO of Fitness Australia, the peak health & fitness association in Australia. Having been in the industry for over 30 years he has seen the transformation of fitness businesses from predominantly operating an offline model to having to compete in the online space. This is best represented in his experience with co-founding Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation online program. The industry is in a massive shift at the moment, with fitness rates at an all time high but at the same time obesity rates higher than ever. Bill predicts that the future of the industry lies in aligning fitness and nutrition so that we're not just training fit p

This week I am proud to launch the first episode of COM’s new show Industry Change.This is a show that is dedicated to interviewing industry leaders on changes that are occurring in their specific industry. We’re talking to masters of business who have prospered by adapting to changes in their industry. In the first episode, I am proud to announce that our guest is President of CAFBA, David Gandolfo. CAFBA is an industry body of professional leasing/finance brokers who represent the interests of its members by assisting with regulatory, governmental matters, bank and finance companies issues. CAFBA survives by continuously and proactively lobbying governments at all levels on behalf of its members to create changes in the industry that will benefit members. As a leader in their industry, they are often sought out by the media for comments on industry related issues.