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We are taking a week off... apologies to those hanging out for another episode.  Send us a tweet to @BeersBlokesBiz with your suggestions for topics to discuss. Help us Please give us some feedback with our 1st Annual Lister Survey - BeersBlokesBusiness.com/Survey   Thanks to those who have completed it already. What are the Blokes up to this week? Samma is having a Book Launch for The Great Fragmentation, if you're in Melbourne THIS WEDNESDAY please grab a ticket here Josh is releasing RealAs app soon, follow @getRealAs to know when Steve is in hustle mode (as always) why not book a function at HONEY in August? Jim is still producing quality videos on SEO Scott is down in Tassie catching up with @GusTheBoxer James is working hard at Carter Digital on projects we can't talk about. Sean is recovering from a a big trip to Miami including presenting a keynote address without his voice (see slides below) SEAT Conference 2014 Welcome Address from Sports Geek Download episode below but we'd pref

Resumes have their place but there are many other ways to promote yourself. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup What you will learn about Resumes: do you have a resume? how do you use it? how has your resume developed over the years? what should and shouldn't be in a resume? does a resume get you the job? If not, then what does? what's the best and worst resume you've seen what should employers look for / ask about when finding staff? what should prospective employees do to make them stand out amongst the crowd of applicants? Links and resources from the episode: Seth Godin's views on resumes How do you stand out in a job interview? What BBB listeners think about resumes, discussed pre-show on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Related podcasts 29 - LinkedIn 02 - Networking Do you have a suggestion for a show topic? Tweet  @BeersBlokesBiz The blokes on this podcast were: @seancallanan from Sports Geek @mrjamesnoble f

Partnerships, every business has them. Internal partnerships between founders, brand and strategic partnerships. On this episode we discuss the various partnerships the Blokes are and have been involved in and how they've played out. Listen in near the end for a quote from Jim's nanna. A t-shirt in the making. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup What we did and hope you will learn about Partnerships How to look for the right partner. What to look out for in wrong partners. How to avoid Yoko Ono syndrome in your business. Can friends be business partners? Steve Vallas tells a 30 year long story. Partners in life, partners in business - can it work. Jim tells his story. Roberta and the Robot …. band or partnership. How Scott almost took on a partner with haul for cash & a Rolodex… but baulked. Why structuring business alliances as project partners is a good starting point. Why partnerships work better when all parties have skin on the road.

Inspired by recent #SMDay in Melbourne, Josh had FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) as he couldn't attend.  He wanted to know more about Content Curation and how Sean does it with Sports Geek. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup What you will learn about Content Curation How any business can use content curation to help their customers Where to find the best content Importance of finding content experts How you can use RSS to stay up to date with your favourite authors Why IFTTT is the bomb when it comes to content curation Why Buffer helps you share the content you've found Why it is important to read what you share Links and resources from the episode: Tools mentioned and used by Sean IFTTT - check out some of Sean's recipes Buffer Flipboard - Follow our BBB Magazine and Sports Geek Flips Out Zite (since acquired by Flipboard) Yahoo Pipes - here is a pipe of all Bloke blog posts Feedly Sprout Social Bit.ly Klout - now a con

Remember way back when we first chatted about Facebook over a beer?  It was episode 18 and Jim Stewart was the Facebook naysayer, we'll fast forward 6 months and Jim is loving Facebook, find out why. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup What you will learn about Facebook advertising   What Jim has learned using Facebook ads The power of custom audiences Why Facebook website pixels are so powerful Why are you seeing ads for Beers, Blokes & Business Facebook page? Why conversion is the big selling point for Jim Why Steve writes his Facebook strategy in tomato sauce How Sean uses Facebook ads to help sports team sell tickets Why the Facebook Power Editor and Audience Insights is crucial Links and resources from the episode: Starting using the Facebook Power Editor! Check out Jon Loomer for great Facebook advertising posts Here is a Facebook Advertising sizing chart from Jon Loomer Keep an eye on Facebook newsroom for latest twe

You've heard Samma talk about Tomcar on previous episode's so we decided to bring in David Brim to discuss his startup which manufactures off-road cars for rural Australia. Tomcar is proof that niche car manufacturing can survive in Australia. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup What you will learn from David Brim Why is a car manufacturer a startup? How is Steve helping Tomcar How Tomcar got started and what a journey it has been How Tomcar use outsourcing What David and Tomcar team have learned from ecommerce industry Why accepting Bitcoin created a big stir in tech world Why you should attend events. Why conversations lead to opportunities. About the maker movement and startups beyond the screen. Links and resources from the episode: Tomcar, order yours now with Bitcoin How to media hack your startup to awareness How to become a Tomcar representative - once in a lifetime opportunity! Am I a startup? Why conversations c

Downsizing has been in the news with Australia Post cutting 900 jobs this week on Beers, Blokes and Business Sean, Samma and Josh discuss their experiences with downsizing and what you can do when faced with it. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Downsizing - what you will learn How important your relationship with your boss is How you can turn a redundancy into an opportunity What is it like on the other side, letting people go Importance of keeping up with your professional network Links and resources from the episode: Aussie Post cut 900 jobs Linkedin - 029 Career Transitions - 004 Build your network -  002   The blokes on this podcast were: @seancallanan from Sports Geek @joshrowe from realAs.com @sammartino from Startup Blog The beer enjoyed by the blokes in this podcast was Budvar in a can Pre Order The Great Fragmentation Download this episode here but we'd prefer you to subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud 

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business Sean, Steve, Scott and Josh share their highlights from the PeSA Internet Conference held in the Gold Coast. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup PeSA Conference Highlights - You will learn PeSA is the Professional eBay and eCommerce Sellers Alliance - it started with eBay sellers, but has expanded to all types of online sellers Tactics, approaches and conversations for driving eCommerce sales through digital channels Jim Stewart, Scott Kilmartin, Steve Vallas and Josh Rowe all spoke at PeSA and they reflect on the public speaking experiences at the event How to use social media for retail conversions How Steve built his audience using Twitter and now uses Facebook to engage his customer base PeSA is a community of people that wants to learn new things - speakers, attendees and exhibitors alike There are great opportunities with Facebook custom audiences Google+ is something to manage and nurt

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business the Sean & Samma chat about the recent debate on Passion Vs Effort triggered by Jim Carrey's poignant commencement speech at the Maharishi University of Management (watch below), telling graduates that he was proof you could follow your passion and succeed and then Marc Andreessen's counter argument.   Thanks also to BBB listener Luke who send in the suggestion to discuss finding a passionate idea to base a business on. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Passion vs Effort - You will learn Is passion the secret to success? What is a tournament style industry? Steve's epiphany mid podcast Does effort drive passion or vice versa? What should you do if you can't find a business idea you're passionate about? What drove Richard Branson Links and resources from this episode  Jim Carrey's Commencement Speech This Weekend Had A Poignant Anecdote About Failure Baladin Open, one of Sean's stop on E

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business the blokes take a look at the monolith that is Google. Where it's been, where it's heading and how you as a business owner can get more traffic from it.  Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Google It! - You will learn Is Steve Vallas geeky? Does Google still do no evil? Why did Google become so dominant? Where is the best place to hide a dead body? Should I be buying backlinks? Google webmaster tools - the most important SEO tool The most neglected part of SEO Bricks and mortar businesses low hanging fruit Android + Google = Awesome G+ The elephant in the room What is Google Authorship? Employee authorship what are the business risks? SEO Is Dead? Links and resources from this episode  Google+ Total View count explained Kronenbourg Brewery is a brewery founded in 1664 by Geronimus Hatt in Strasbourg (at the time a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire; now France) as the Hatt

In this week's podcast we look at the tools that make us more productive, inspire us and sometimes even distract us.  It's a snapshot of some of our favourite tools that we use everyday. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Game of Tools - You will learn We are all entrepreneurs / intrapreneurs There are shed loads of tools - many free - that can help us do things better in our everyday jobs and lives Note taking tools Evernote is a great way to store your notes and beats penultimate because no stylus is required Moleskin black leather bound provides an awesome way to keep notes, but make sure you use a system as mentioned in the Time Management episode It's easy to be deceived that technology can better manage time, when analogue can work just fine. The perfect storm is the evernote moleskin combo! Browser tools Pinterest pin it button - the visual social network based on topics.  Check out Steve's pinterest boards to see how

We do it all day long, and it’s of the oldest communication technologies we have – Public Speaking. Like it or hate it, it’s a business necessity. In this podcast we go through some tips and tricks to give good voice. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Public Speaking - You will learn Public speaking is a learned skill. Why the name of something can make in 10% better. New Word Alert: ‘retrocity’ – nice level of retro action to something. Non Practicer – Don’t prepare. The key secret to successful public speaking. Why being an extrovert, is not an advantage in speaking. The best personality for public speaking: Yours! Why the heart is greater than the mind. Early attention grabbing hacks. Why telling your stories is easier. How being on panels can help move up the learning curve. Why people aren’t interest in you, but what you can teach them. Tricks to moderating a panel. How to use slides effectively. Why your stories are

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business; The blokes discuss the age old problem of managing our time. A problem as old as time itself. The challenge we all face no matter how poor or rich we are. Something that never goes away, and we need to keep working on. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Time Mangement - You will learn What ‘the great equalizer’ in life is. Find out if you’re part of the white collar underclass. Managing time in a high tech, always connected world. Tips for work / life balance. Why ‘time’ is the ultimate currency. How to buy back time via outsourcing. How to manage your diary and to do lists better. Planning the night before. Why keeping to do list short is better. Time & task chunking & why it works. Rewarding yourself for using your time well. Why your calendar is still the killer app for time management. The truth about procrastination – why we do it. The importance of down time. How to put a dol

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business; The blokes discuss growing a business and the hiccups that they've been through and how to get to the next level. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Being Fit for Business - You will learn Should You Hire A Business Coach When to bring on the first employee Small leaps of faith are important What is managing your runway Process Process Process Holding your Margins as you grow Should you try to clone yourself? The Kerry Packer Hiring Theorem Debt Share  & Profit Share Hiring & Firing Self education to ask the right questions Links and resources from this episode Jim Collins Good To Great BBB Episode 23: Getting Paid BBB Episode 9: Building a Killer Team Slicing The Pie book The Lean Startup book On this BBB podcast were: @seancallanan from Sports Geek @jimboot from StewArtMedia @joshrowe from joshrowe.com @stevevallas from honeybar.com.au The beer downed by the blokes in

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business; The blokes discuss being both physically and mentally fit for business. How to maintain exercise when the demands of business and family are great. What they've tried and what's worked, working out for work. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Being Fit for Business - You will learn Why getting into a routine is critical & what each of the blokes do. Is exercising before / during / after work best? Why James doesn't keep his iphone by his bedroom. Why you need to use motivation to make training a habit. How Scott became motivated after a Xmas morning word from his mum! Does wearable tech: FitBit's, RunKeeper and Jawbones really help? Why mental health was one of Sean's reasons for starting this podcast. Samma on the difference between finding time & planning time for exercise. Why stand up desks & meetings might be daggy but are great for you & productivity. The title of Scott's new boo

Running your own business? Keeping multiple projects on the go? Planning business growth across continents? All familiar questions our listeners face and so does this week's guest. Well known Australian comedian and good bloke Wil Anderson, who is currently killing it the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Sean & Steve caught up with Wil to chat about the business of comedy and how he approaches it. Like this episode? Please leave a review on iTunes What you'll learn from this podcast How brand "Wil Anderson" comes into play in every decision Wil makes How Oprah and Roseanne Barr helped Wil make the leap into comedy Not everyone is like Wayne Gretzy, but how you can be Importance of giving yourself permission to chase your dream Why you should never go to the movies during work hours (or stay in that crap job) How critical the super fan is to Wil's success in Australia and USA How podcasting has opened doors for Wil in the US market 10,000 hour rule applies to comedy and business so get s

You've read Tim Ferris' book The 4 Hour Work Week, had ideas on how you can develop a lifestyle business, exploit geo arbitrage, outsource tasks, and not be held ransom to email. On this ep the blokes talk with Michelle Matthews publisher of Deck of Secrets on what life is like as a Nomadic Entrepreneur . Michelle has an instagram feed that will make you want to get on a plane and embraces new tech and trends faster than most. What you'll learn from this podcast (which at times turns into the Bali Business Show) Are the principles actually doable or is Ferris just the word's greatest self promoter. Does the business dictate the lifestyle or vice versa? How the democratisation of the tools of production help make outsourcing possible. How Michelle uses AirBnB, along with outsourcing manufacturing & distribution to spend 6-9 months overseas every year. Why wifi -which is only just starting to reach critical mass in Oz - is the key working o/s. How MM breaks up her working day whilst living in various

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business; We've all been to events where we arrived with high hopes only to depart underwhelmed. In this episode Steve Vallas leads us through what makes a great event and how you can run one that will leave your punters raving. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup If you're intending on running a launch, networking event or a workshop - Listen and learn: Why you should talk to the venue manager, after all they've ran more events than you've had Sunday roasts. When to have your event: which day of the week, breakfasts vs evening drinks. Why Josh Rowe is the Tottie Goldsmith of Melbourne events & suffers from FOMO. Not to rely on Facebook rsvp's & what % will likely show up on the night. Why Steve says you need to hustle as the event nears to fill the room or you'll be disappointed with numbers. The difference in expectations of a paying crowd compared to those at a free event. Why you should break up

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business; The challenges associated with and the decisions surrounding branding yourself personally versus branding your company/business. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Personal Branding versus Business Branding - What you will learn The Blokes early decisions about personal branding as their business brands developed The @thehoneybar experience of transitioning business relationships to personal relationships The view that you should own the properties who identify you whenever possible via @sammartino Busy is the new normal. How do you choose where you should spend your branding time The difficulty in extracting the brand from the person when your name equates to what you do How @sportsgeek brands himself through his shoes What happens if you’re lost under someone else’s brand i.e. an intraprenuer in a corporate environment Shaquille O’Neal’s use of Twitter and how the PR Suns girl benefitt

This week on Beers, Blokes and Business; How do I choose a web developer? A couple of our own Web dev blokes deliver the answers plus our special guest Web Developer Paul Beardsell from Carter Digital. Signup to our email list to receive the #BBB show notes first every week: beersblokesbusiness.com/signup Choosing a web developer - What you will learn Choosing a platform Shopify, Magento, custom... What is a CMS? Deciding the budget How much should you spend Know where you are, where you want to be. and what you need Meet The Bing Family What are backlinks? Hosting Horror Stories and how to avoid them Get a checklist of want you want before you consult a developer Why Brett Oaten Should Represent Jesus & Scott should get someone else. Who are your customers and what do they want? What do you like? Do some homework first. What questions do you need to ask yourself? Here's the most expensive website in the world. This Venn diagram applies to websites as well as graphic design. Need more tip