Reclaiming the JOY of Business
Reclaiming the JOY of Business brought to you by Inspiring Business.
Your fortnightly gateway to genuine and authentic conversations with Australian based business owners and experts from all over the world. Tailored for business owners who are planning their exit strategy or are looking to remove themselves from the daily grind of Doing.
A blend of real and sometimes raw stories of how businesses owners, just like you, have made mistakes and found the lessons from those mistakes to grow and improve their business. A common theme is when the power of people and culture are utilised, the business makes a critical improvement in the business and a positive impact for all stakeholder.
Bringing JOY to business.
This is the second series from Inspiring Business, that had over 70 episodes between 2021 and 2023.
Steve Sandor, your Host is excited to bring these inspiring guests and to add bonus episodes for Subject Matter experts who will share their secret sauce on how to improve your business.
Episodes
78 episodes
Carlyn Cooper Episode 2 Reclaiming The Joy of Business Podcast
Balancing Growth and Passion: Carlyn Cooper's Journey with In Sync KidsIn this episode of 'Reclaiming the Joy of Business,' host Steve Sandor interviews Carlyn Cooper, CEO of In Sync Kids. Carlyn shares her challenges and triumphs in ba...
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Robert Boschetti - Reclaiming the Joy of Business
In this episode of Reclaiming the Joy of Business, host Steve Sandor interviews Robert Boschetti, the Director of Boschetti, an electrical business based in Albury.Robert shares his journey from working on a farm to establishing his own ...
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Episode 1
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Business challenges in 2023 - Post Covid and the Financial Tsunami - Simon Bedard
In this week's episode of the Inspiring Business Podcast, Simon Bedard from the Exit Advisory Group and I start with a discussion about the current economic environment and how business owners could look for opportunities in the aftermath of Co...
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Episode 67
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Giving and Culture - Purpose and Values - Success and Exceptional outcomes Episode 66 Karl Schwantes 5 Star Google Review
I had an epiphany while listening to this episode. There is no villain in Karl’s story. He hasn’t had to overcome any massive tragedy, or Phoenix rising from the ashes. In fact it’s an unremarkable success. But a great story neverth...
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Episode 66
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Focus on Others - Serve First Episode 65 Francois Lupien High Performance Mentor - How to Become More
Francois Lupien is a dynamic coach, mentor and speaker whose experience includes successfully working with Tony Robbins, Stephen Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) and as a consultant with Bob Proctor (Movie: The Secret 2006).Ac...
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Be, Become, Then Do Episode 64 Andrew Fox CEO Cultural Clarity
Andrew Fox has a long list of academic achievements that he is proud of however he doesn’t display them on his wall. He says he feels that it is the person, not the credentials that are really at the core of cultural clarity.There are so...
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Episode 64
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Basic to Basics is a Mistake Episode 63 Damian Andrews
As you can tell Damian has a very positive attitude towards business and lifeThere are a few lessons that I think we could take away from this conversation.The first is that going back to basics is a mistake. What worked years ago...
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Episode 63
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It not what you did, it's what you didn't do - Episode 62 Clifford Morgan Lumian Consulting
It’s interesting that regardless of the times and the business environment, regardless of the financial, political or societal position, people are a constant. In today’s world we talk about Psychological Safety, in the 80’s and 90’...
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Episode 62
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Your Business Exit Strategy Starts Now - Episode 61 Simon Bedard - CEO and Founder The Exit Advisory Group
Every asset is eventually sold (or transferred in an Estate) and your business is typically a major part of your asset portfolio.So it therefore makes sense to have a mindset to treat your business just like any other asset. What’s its p...
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Episode 61
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Stop playing Whack-a-Mole with your Business with Madelyn Dunlap Director of Business Development Rewild Group
After leaving School with multiple degrees and a Masters, Madelyn Dunlap soon realized, even with all that business knowledge, that she was ill-equipped to help the business develop.Th...
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Episode 60
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Become the Lazy Entrepreneur - Employer of Choice and a more Valuable Business
The problem with change is it’s not often wanted or valued.The mistake most business owners make is they either rush in and spend money on systems to fix the problem or get stuck in the details and never move ahead This episo...
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Episode 9
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Avoid the mistakes of over extending your resources on your way to becoming the Lazy Entrepreneur
You could stumble before you start on your business improvement strategy unless you take the time to be very clear on your strategy.Mistakes at this early stage become a huge expense later on.As the leader of your team, they are ...
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Episode 8
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Business Improvement Implementation - Three simple steps to success as you move closer to becoming the Lazy Entrepreneur
All the planning and data collection is done.It's now time to get ready for the Implementation.The Business Planning Pathway is a 3 step guide to ensure your Business Improvement Strategies are successful.In this episode, Steve ...
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Episode 7
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Financial Modelling from a Sales, Marketing and Value perspective - Become a Lazy Entrepreneur
As we face yet another series of business challenges in the shape of inflation, interest rises, staff shortages and the potential for wage increases, it is more important than ever to have to be in control of your business.At the core of...
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Episode 6
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Capability and Capacity Planning - Getting the most from your team - One step closer to becoming the Lazy Entrepreneur
In this episode, we will take a deep dive into how to build a capacity and capability plan for your business. Business Improvement is at the core of this process and it covers business management and communication training programs ...
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Episode 5
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Employer of Choice Framework - Replacing HR as the champion of performance management
In this episode of the Lazy Entrepreneur, we walk through a very different approach to managing people and reclaiming human resource management to its rightful place. The Manager of people.HR Compliance, Workplace Gender Equality Agency...
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Episode 4
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Priorities and Decision Making - Being very clear on what it takes to become a Lazy Entrepreneur
The challenge for business owners is dealing with the daily bombardment of information. Many business owners say they just don't have enough time.I would say that if you had the right information, experience, and knowledge, it will signific...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:39
Laser focus on your Goals and Objectives so you can become the Lazy Entrepreneur
In Episode 2, I walk you through the process of taking the information in the Deep Dive Analysis and how to break down these into more bite-sized Goals and Objectives.The biggest challenge I see with Business Owners is that they turn up...
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How to become the Lazy Entrepreneur - Start your Business Improvement strategy
I am so excited to be able to bring you the first of eight episodes of the Lazy Entrepreneur.Every Monday, as usual, the Podcast will be available on all the usual platforms and there are also links available on our
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There's a new way to sell authentically. Genuine client focus. Episode 59 Adam Bude Authentic Sales Training Academy
There are lots of people who are in the Sales Coaching space and it’s a very competitive market. There’s a difference between being a good Sales Person and being a good Sales Coach or Manager. It’s rare you find someone who has transitioned suc...
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Episode 59
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Episode 58 To Document or Not Document? It's not a question, it's a Must Ron Mazumder Business Development Manager Employsure
The world of employment just keeps getting more technical and complex, especially as we migrate into a post-Covid world. There are emerging issues that will be impacted by rising salaries, interest rate pressure and what’s known as the great re...
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Episode 58
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Episode 57 The connection between an Employer of Choice and Neuroscience Sharon Knighton MD PeopleMode
My guest today is Sharon Knighton who is based in Brisbane, Australia. Sharon is the Founder and Managing Director of PeopleMode who partner with CEO’s Boards and heads of Human Resource divisions and Sharon supports organisations with Transiti...
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Episode 57
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Episode 56 Life hands you moments. It's then up to you the Life you choose Kyle Spyrides Soul Gazing Photography
Kylie Spyrides is building a growing photography business in Perth and also giving back through the Decide your Destiny Movement.We discussed many different subjects from growing up in Sydney with his Grandparents and the impact that has...
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Episode 56
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Episode 55 Your ideal clients will flock to you when you when your Purpose is clear Aveline Clarke CEO Journey Point
How many business owners started a business because of a purpose? I know I didn’t and I would suggest not many have it as a central part of their offering.It’s a bit like Mazlow’s hierarchy of needs. Money is important but it...
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Episode 54 Being curious first is the key to adding value to a business owner Sam Dean Director BlueprintHQ
Business owners seek advice from experts because they have a specific problem. But sometimes the problem may not be the key issue for the business and the owner is looking for advice. Many times the business owner doesn’t know what question to ...
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