“By removing 20% of meetings that suck 80% of your energy and attention, you get 20% of your time back immediately, but you also remove 80% of the stuff that's draining you.”   In today’s minisode, I’m going to cover my top 3 tips for beating overwhelm and burnout. Life is fast and it will flash by if you don’t take control of your calendar, whether that be at work, socially or at home. I’m going to give you some immediately actionable strategies to get back on track! 🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/320 👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult   We’re going to talk about: ✅  My regular process of mind mapping and why this works ✅  The science behind getting in - and staying in - flow, and ✅  Owning your time.   Stay epic, Greg   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“People just want to hear the truth and just want to be talked to as humans by brands.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features the CEO of Havas Red Australia, Shane Russell. His full episode is titled How to avoid PR disasters through campaigns that build your company brand and customer engagement, and the ever-changing media landscape. You can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/317  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Shane is Chief Executive Officer of Havas Red Australia, which merges best-in-class PR, social media, influencer and experiential storytelling, with content at the heart. In a 20+ year PR career that has spanned both Australia and the United States, Shane has a track record for leading high-growth teams and brands that aren’t afraid of taking creative risks.  Through specialised practice areas, Havas Red represents world-class brands across health and wellness, corporate, technology, automotive, travel, and more. For a decade prior to joining Havas Red, Shane served as Executive Vice President at New York-based 5W Public Relations, helping it become one of the largest independent firms in America.   In the full episode we talk about:  ✅  His early years in the PR world and how he strived to be a person of value with some incredibly famous individuals ✅  Taking the plunge by selling everything and moving to New York ✅  How not to stuff up a PR campaign while still standing for causes that are important to you, and ✅  The rapid pace of change in the media world and how to keep adapting.   Deal hope, Greg   Connecting with Shane Russell You can connect with Shane via LinkedIn. Books and resources Red Sky Predictions 2024 - by Havas Red Shoe Dog - by Phil Knight Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I knew I was going to be sued by Nike, but I did my research and I knew that they couldn't just come and sue me, they had to issue a cease and desist.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Jaimie Fuller, Founder and former CEO of SKINS and now Chair of eo, on unlocking the secrets of the world’s greatest athletes and teams, coping with rapid growth, and “persevilience”.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/319  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Jaimie has built a successful business career around his greatest passion – sport. He was the CEO of international compression apparel brand SKINS from 1998 to 2019, and he is now Chair and co-founder of eo, an Australian-based sports technology company that is developing a range of products designed to improve performance, accelerate recovery and adaptation, prevent injury, and aid rehabilitation. Jaimie is also a prominent sports activist, initiating campaigns and speaking out against cheating, systemic corruption, homophobia and human rights abuses at the highest levels of several international sports including cycling, football and the Olympics. He is a regular contributor to public forums and conferences around the world, on the role sport can play in helping to change society for the better.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  Finding fulfilment by owning SKINS and taking it on an explosive growth trajectory ✅  What he learnt about the inner workings of athletes, their preparation and sacrifices ✅  How great teams set the standards of work ethic and being grounded, and ✅  How his new business eo is accelerating human performance through sport, including the groundbreaking work they are doing on concussion, which has FDA approval.   Deal hope, Greg   Connecting with Jaimie Fuller You can connect with Jaimie via LinkedIn. Books and resources eo Lab and Library Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“How do I make them significant in a business that we only contribute 3 or 4 percent of the revenue? Well, we have the ability to try new things, because if it doesn't work, I'm not going to pull down the whole company.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This episode features the Managing Director of SAP Concur ANZ, Fabian Calle. His full episode is titled Being agile in a large corporate, leading as an introvert, and the career skills obtained from martial arts. You can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/315  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Fabian is the Managing Director of SAP Concur, Australia and New Zealand. He has over 15 years’ experience working with SMBs in the computer software industry in a variety of roles at SAP Concur, including: General Manager for SMB; Senior Director of Regional Sales for SMB; and Director of Regional Sales for Enterprises. Fabian’s expertise is in Business Process, Negotiation, Business Planning, Growth, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and has a business degree from Deakin University in Corporate Law, Business Systems and Finance.  Fabian is also a keen martial arts enthusiast, having competed in karate, Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, claiming a national title in the latter only six years after starting.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  How working in the family business making boxes of strawberries for 2 cents each shaped his work ethic ✅  Manifesting agility and ideation in a large corporate organisation - Fabian articulates a wonderful story about creating a new product that led to it being 30% of the SAP global revenue ✅  The exact strategies he uses to manage his energy and get people to follow him as an introvert leader, and ✅  The incredible life and leadership lessons he has learnt from honing his craft as a martial arts competitor. Deal hope, Greg   Connecting with Fabian Calle You can connect with Fabian via LinkedIn. Books and resources Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - by Greg McKeown Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“HR is normally an advocate of the employer, normally to the detriment of the employee and I was not that way.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. In this edition of the Mini Chief we feature a snippet from our Best of Series with the Chief Growth Officer of ACS (Australian Computer Society), Siobhan O’Sullivan. Her full episode is titled Customer experience, looking at yourself in the mirror and accelerating your career and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/314  👂   REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Siobhan for this podcast in 2018, when she was the COO of HashChing, Australia’s first mortgage hub. She has since moved on to become the Chief Growth Officer for ACS (Australian Computer Society). Siobhan started her career in Human Resources at Armaguard and then progressed through the ranks of Woolworths and into executive roles as COO of Finware Australia and then CEO of The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), the peak industry body providing service and representation to more than 12,500 Professional Finance Brokers. She has also been a Director of Running for Premature Babies and is currently on the Board of Wych Money and BrainSTEM Limited. Siobhan has trained in martial arts since she was 8 years old and also holds an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management.   In the full episode we talk about: ✅  How she rose from bluecollar roots to lead one of the most exciting fin-tech businesses ✅  What she learnt from becoming a black belt in multiple martial arts forms, including spending time with a Sixth Dan in the USA ✅  How to stop being a victim and accelerate your career ✅  How to look at the person in the mirror and like what you see.   Deal hope, Greg Connecting with Siobhan O’Sullivan You can reach Siobhan on LinkedIn. Books and resources To grow your career, grow yourself first - by Siobhan O’Sullivan via LinkedIn The Man in the Mirror - by Dale Wimbrow Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“The brain doesn't actually have a sense of time; it has a sense of trial and error cycles.” In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Dr Lia DiBello Ph.D on debunking the 10,000 hour mastery rule through accelerated learning, and how this will drastically improve business outcomes.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/318  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Lia for this podcast in 2018, when she was the President and CEO of WTRI, an organisation that builds cutting-edge cognitive science into products that can improve performance in business. Currently, she is the Chief Science Officer for ACSILabs. She has developed many innovative non-verbal methods of assessing skill and business judgement among executives, such as the FutureView™ Profiler, which has been recognized as a theoretical and methodological breakthrough in executive intelligence. Lia is best known for the development of an activity-based “strategic rehearsal” that has been shown to greatly accelerate learning through cognitive reorganisation, in some cases by several months.  She received her Ph.D in cognitive psychology at CUNY Graduate School in New York, and her work at WTRI has attracted 17 research funding awards from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and The Russell Sage Foundation.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  Unlocking your potential for accelerated learning ✅  How it is possible to cut the 10,000 hour rule of mastery down to 16 hours in a business context ✅  The number one mistake most leaders make in their learning that is costing them ✅  Using learning to drastically improve business outcomes. Deal hope, Greg   Connecting with Dr Lia DiBello Ph.D You can reach Lia on LinkedIn. Books and resources Accelerated Expertise: Training for High Proficiency in a Complex World - by Dr Lia DiBello Ph.D The Oxford Handbook of Expertise Research - by Dr Lia DiBello Ph.D Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

I love the Churchill quote, “Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. What matters is the courage to go on.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. In this edition of the Mini Chief, we feature Rory Hunter, a world-renowned hotel developer and CEO of MODEL. His full episode is titled Spearheading build-to-rent sustainability, seeking solitude and healing on the ocean, and the adventure of a lifetime. You can find the full audio and show notes here:   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/313  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Rory has led multiple organisations and the development of award-winning properties across Australia and South-East Asia, including the Song Saa Private Island, which was named one of the top 10 Luxury Hotel Developments of the last decade globally. His latest venture is MODEL - a new, Australian build-to-rent group that is committed to creating meaningful impact for future generations. Rory previously founded SoHo Partners, and in 2013, he established the Song Saa Foundation, an independent NGO dedicated to preserving Cambodia's marine environment. A highlight of the foundation includes creating the country's first ever Marine National Park in partnership with Monaco's Prince Albert. Rory has won numerous awards, including National Geographic’s Leader in Sustainable Tourism, and is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and a Global Board Member of the Young Presidents’ Organization Sports and Outdoors Network. In the full episode we talk about: ✅  How he harnessed the entrepreneurial spirit he possessed from a young age ✅  Buying an island in his twenties and building an acclaimed resort on it ✅  Build-to-rent development that considers the planet, local environment and the locals instead of profit, and ✅  Finding forgiveness, love, acceptance and inner peace by sailing solo across the ocean on his way home to Australia. Deal hope, Greg Connecting with Rory Hunter You can connect with Rory via LinkedIn and the MODEL website. Books and resources Tomorrow’s too late (white paper) - by Rory Hunter Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“People just want to hear the truth and just want to be talked to as humans by brands.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to the CEO of Havas Red Australia, Shane Russell, on how to avoid PR disasters through campaigns that build your company brand and customer engagement, and the ever-changing media landscape. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/317  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Shane is Chief Executive Officer of Havas Red Australia, which merges best-in-class PR, social media, influencer and experiential storytelling, with content at the heart. In a 20+ year PR career that has spanned both Australia and the United States, Shane has a track record for leading high-growth teams and brands that aren’t afraid of taking creative risks. Through specialised practice areas, Havas Red represents world-class brands across health and wellness, corporate, technology, automotive, travel, and more. For a decade prior to joining Havas Red, Shane served as Executive Vice President at New York-based 5W Public Relations, helping it become one of the largest independent firms in America.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  His early years in the PR world and how he strived to be a person of value with some incredibly famous individuals ✅  Taking the plunge by selling everything and moving to New York ✅  How not to stuff up a PR campaign while still standing for causes that are important to you, and ✅  The rapid pace of change in the media world and how to keep adapting. Deal hope, Greg   Connecting with Shane Russell You can connect with Shane via LinkedIn. Books and resources Red Sky Predictions 2024 - by Havas Red Shoe Dog - by Phil Knight Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I asked this executive team whether any of them had ever regretted removing a toxic high performer and what was quite amazing was that they not only emphatically said no, they couldn't believe they took so long to do so.”   In today’s minisode, I’m going to cover toxic high performers. These individuals can cause a lot of problems in your business, especially amongst other projects and colleagues, and you need a strategy to be able to deal with them. A toxic person is someone who can bully, be mean to other people in the business, and are really difficult to deal with. They have all the power, or so they think, and very often, the executive team and the board assume that they are indispensable due to their performance and the outcomes they achieve.   🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/316 👂   GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview   We’re going to talk about: ✅  What toxic high performers are and why they behave so poorly ✅  Seeking support from the executive and other stakeholders to make a move ✅  A 5-step process to re-align the person to the business priorities, or to remove them from their role. Deal hope, Greg   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“A manager once told me to stop trying to be so perfect; instead, get it 80% right, and we'll work out the rest, because otherwise you'll never do anything.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to the Managing Director of SAP Concur ANZ, Fabian Calle, on being agile in a large corporate, leading as an introvert, and the career skills obtained from martial arts. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/315  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Fabian is the Managing Director of SAP Concur, Australia and New Zealand. He has over 15 years’ experience working with SMBs in the computer software industry in a variety of roles at SAP Concur, including: General Manager for SMB; Senior Director of Regional Sales for SMB; and Director of Regional Sales for Enterprises. Fabian’s expertise is in Business Process, Negotiation, Business Planning, Growth, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and has a business degree from Deakin University in Corporate Law, Business Systems and Finance.  Fabian is also a keen martial arts enthusiast, having competed in karate, Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, claiming a national title in the latter only six years after starting.  In this episode we talk about:  ✅  How working in the family business making boxes of strawberries for 2 cents each shaped his work ethic ✅  Manifesting agility and ideation in a large corporate organisation - Fabian articulates a wonderful story about creating a new product that led to it being 30% of the SAP global revenue ✅  The exact strategies he uses to manage his energy and get people to follow him as an introvert leader, and ✅  The incredible life and leadership lessons he has learnt from honing his craft as a martial arts competitor. Connecting with Fabian Calle You can connect with Fabian via LinkedIn. Books and resources Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - by Greg McKeown Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I'm an advocate of not getting splinters in my bum or sitting on a fence. Make hard choices, make them now, rip the BandAid off.”   In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature the Chief Growth Officer of ACS (Australian Computer Society), Siobhan O’Sullivan, on customer experience, looking at yourself in the mirror and accelerating your career. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/314  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba I interviewed Siobhan for this podcast in 2018, when she was the COO of HashChing, Australia’s first mortgage hub. She has since moved on to become the Chief Growth Officer for ACS (Australian Computer Society). Siobhan started her career in Human Resources at Armaguard and then progressed through the ranks of Woolworths and into executive roles as COO of Finware Australia and then CEO of The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), the peak industry body providing service and representation to more than 12,500 Professional Finance Brokers. She has also been a Director of Running for Premature Babies and is currently on the Board of Wych Money and BrainSTEM Limited. Siobhan has trained in martial arts since she was 8 years old and also holds an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management. In this episode we talk about: ✅  How she rose from bluecollar roots to lead one of the most exciting fin-tech businesses ✅  What she learnt from becoming a black belt in multiple martial arts forms, including spending time with a Sixth Dan in the USA ✅  How to stop being a victim and accelerate your career ✅  How to look at the person in the mirror and like what you see. Connecting with Siobhan O’Sullivan You can reach Siobhan on LinkedIn. Books and resources To grow your career, grow yourself first - by Siobhan O’Sullivan via LinkedIn The Man in the Mirror - by Dale Wimbrow Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

I love the Churchill quote, “Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. What matters is the courage to go on.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to world-renowned hotel developer, Rory Hunter, on spearheading the build-to-rent movement towards sustainability, seeking solitude and healing on the ocean, and the adventure of a lifetime after buying an island in his twenties.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/313  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Rory has led multiple organisations and the development of award-winning properties across Australia and South-East Asia, including the Song Saa Private Island, which was named one of the top 10 Luxury Hotel Developments of the last decade globally. His latest venture is MODEL - a new, Australian build-to-rent group that is committed to creating meaningful impact for future generations. Rory previously founded SoHo Partners, and in 2013, he established the Song Saa Foundation, an independent NGO dedicated to preserving Cambodia's marine environment. A highlight of the foundation includes creating the country's first ever Marine National Park in partnership with Monaco's Prince Albert. Rory has won numerous awards, including National Geographic’s Leader in Sustainable Tourism, and is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and a Global Board Member of the Young Presidents’ Organization Sports and Outdoors Network. In this episode we talk about: ✅  How he harnessed the entrepreneurial spirit he possessed from a young age ✅  Buying an island in his twenties and building an acclaimed resort on it ✅  Build-to-rent development that considers the planet, local environment and the locals instead of profit, and ✅  Finding forgiveness, love, acceptance and inner peace by sailing solo across the ocean on his way home to Australia.  Thanks to former guest, Daniel Penny, for introducing me to Rory. Connecting with Rory Hunter You can connect with Rory via LinkedIn and the MODEL website. Books and resources Tomorrow’s too late (white paper) - by Rory Hunter Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“In the second half of life, you shift from focusing on serving the self to focusing on serving family and community. That's what it means to be a true Chief, to be beyond self.”   In today’s minisode, I give to you my top 15 lessons and learnings from this year. And what a year it’s been! This year we passed 300 episodes, and we passed six years as a business with Chief Maker.  And what I like to do at the end of every year is sit back and reflect and ask myself some questions. One question that got raised this year was by our podcast guest Jay Abraham: “What got you here?” And I thought, what better way to finish the year than a conglomeration of lessons from chiefs, from our own experiments as a business and as individuals, to see if some of the things that we have tried have played out. Because if there's one thing we know through coaching is that you're not alone.   🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/312 👂   GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview   Stay epic, Greg   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“People believe that the voice they have is the voice they were born with, and it's not true. They were born with an instrument and they have to learn how to play it.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Roger Love, The World’s #1 Celebrity Voice Coach. His full episode is titled The man who taught Bradley Cooper, Reese Witherspoon, The Beach Boys and more to use their voice to change the world. You can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/311  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Roger is recognized as indisputably the #1 voice coach in the world.  He coaches singers such as John Mayer and Selena Gomez, as well as speakers like Anthony Robbins, and actors including Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Saldana, Keira Knightley, and Bradley Cooper. Amazingly, by the time he was 16, Roger became the voice coach for the Beach Boys, Chicago, The Jackson 5, and  Earth, Wind and Fire. Roger has vocally produced more than 150 million unit sales worldwide and written three top-selling books. In the full episode we talk about: ✅  Why your most powerful communication tool is your voice, and how it can be effectively utilised to be your best perceived version of you ✅  How to overcome your fear of public speaking by understanding and correcting the components of your voice ✅  What leaders can do to ensure they land a message with their people, and ✅  Saving the world from the threat to communication that has been caused by AI. ✅  Roger also gives me a Voice Coaching lesson during the podcast! Connecting with Roger Love You can connect with Roger via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources The Missing Piece Meets The Big O - by Shell Silverstein  Set Your Voice Free - by Roger Love Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“People believe that the voice they have is the voice they were born with, and it's not true. They were born with an instrument and they have to learn how to play it.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to the World’s #1 Celebrity Voice Coach, Roger Love, the man who taught Bradley Cooper, Reece Witherspoon, The Beach Boys and more to use their voice to change the world.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/311  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Roger is recognized as indisputably the #1 voice coach in the world.   He coaches singers such as John Mayer and Selena Gomez, as well as speakers like Anthony Robbins, and actors including Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Saldana, Keira Knightley, and Bradley Cooper. Amazingly, by the time he was 16, Roger became the voice coach for the Beach Boys, Chicago, The Jackson 5, and  Earth, Wind and Fire. Roger has vocally produced more than 150 million unit sales worldwide and written three top-selling books. In this episode we talk about:  ✅  Why your most powerful communication tool is your voice, and how it can be effectively utilised to be your best perceived version of you ✅  How to overcome your fear of public speaking by understanding and correcting the components of your voice ✅  What leaders can do to ensure they land a message with their people, and ✅  Saving the world from the threat to communication that has been caused by AI. ✅  Roger also gives me a Voice Coaching lesson during the podcast!   Thanks to former guest, Jay Abraham, for introducing me to Roger.   Connecting with Roger Love You can connect with Roger via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources The Missing Piece Meets The Big O - by Shell Silverstein  Set Your Voice Free - by Roger Love Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“It's not about starting up, it's about staying up.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest episode is from our Best of Series with the Co-Founder of The Real Estate Stylist, Sara Chamberlain. Her full episode is titled Being a rebel, becoming unemployable, and knowing your business inside-out and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/310  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba I interviewed Sara for this podcast in September 2018. A serial entrepreneur, Sara has been in business for 20 years, launching her first internationally stocked homewares range at just 21. She has bought and sold businesses, worked on the world’s largest advertising accounts in London, including Coca-Cola, Cadbury and Pizza Hut, and doubled the turnover of a retail store in under 18 months. Along with her sister, Amy, they created Australia’s premier property styling company, The Real Estate Stylist, with the business growing from effectively a one sofa enterprise to a multi-million dollar one in a short space of time. Their list of clients include A-listers such as Rebecca Judd and Zoe Foster Blake and the team is regularly called upon for partnerships and collaborations with RealEstate.com, Domain, and The Collective. Sara has also launched a business coaching seminar series, published a small business strategy guide and trained as an executive coach. In this episode we talk about: ✅  How the stories we tell ourselves reflect the life we live ✅  Her resilience through brutally tough health issues as a child ✅  The importance of not making your hobby your business and why she became unemployable ✅  Knowing your business inside-out and building human-to-human experiences. Connecting with Sara Chamberlain You can reach Sara on LinkedIn and you can follow TRES on Instagram Books and resources The Power of Now - by Eckhart Tolle Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“It's not about starting up, it's about staying up.” In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Co-Founder of The Real Estate Stylist, Sara Chamberlain, on being a rebel, becoming unemployable, and knowing your business inside-out.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/310  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Sara for this podcast in September 2018. A serial entrepreneur, Sara has been in business for 20 years, launching her first internationally stocked homewares range at just 21. She has bought and sold businesses, worked on the world’s largest advertising accounts in London, including Coca-Cola, Cadbury and Pizza Hut, and doubled the turnover of a retail store in under 18 months. Along with her sister, Amy, they created Australia’s premier property styling company, The Real Estate Stylist, with the business growing from effectively a one sofa enterprise to a multi-million dollar one in a short space of time. Their list of clients include A-listers such as Rebecca Judd and Zoe Foster Blake and the team is regularly called upon for partnerships and collaborations with RealEstate.com, Domain, and The Collective. Sara has also launched a business coaching seminar series, published a small business strategy guide and trained as an executive coach. In this episode we talk about: ✅  How the stories we tell ourselves reflect the life we live ✅  Her resilience through brutally tough health issues as a child ✅  The importance of not making your hobby your business and why she became unemployable ✅  Knowing your business inside-out and building human-to-human experiences. Connecting with Sara Chamberlain You can reach Sara on LinkedIn and you can follow TRES on Instagram Books and resources The Power of Now - by Eckhart Tolle Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I am grateful for everything I have. But for me, feeling lucky is a lot more animated and holds a lot more curiosity and open-mindedness to opportunity and possibility.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Mark John, Founder & CEO of frntlne. His full episode is titled Partnering with the world’s top performers and business people, what a leader’s natural state is, and feeling lucky every day. You can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/309  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Mark is the CEO of frntlne, an edutech business he founded in 2021 that makes it easy to train frontline staff across a variety of industries, with engaging and memorable TikTok-style content.  frntlne boasts a number of high-profile global and multinational retail and consumer clients including Coles, L’Oreal, P&G, Swisse and Mumm Champagne. In May 2023, Mark was successful in securing a consortium of strategic investors, closing a AU$4.6million seed funding round. He has also established an impressive advisory board, including professor Dr Mathew Knowles PhD, who is the architect behind the careers of his daughters Beyoncé and Solange, as well as supergroup Destiny's Child.  Mark, who was born in Singapore, has had careers in entertainment, retail and video technology and now calls country Victoria home. In this episode we talk about:  ✅  How he has delivered value to global music superstars  ✅  How he has built partnerships that create sustained value for all involved ✅  His fascinating career path and early life and how he came to be at the helm of an edtech company  ✅  What he means by a leader being in their natural state, and ✅  Unlocking your inner creative and why he feels lucky every day. Connecting with Mark John You can connect with Mark via LinkedIn. Books and resources Elon Musk - by Walter Isaacson My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future - by Indra Nooyi Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“The big online course providers have got about a 5 to 9% completion rate. Attention spans are really low. No-one's got 20 minutes for a course anymore, but they've probably got 20 seconds.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Mark John, Founder & CEO of frntlne, on partnering with the world’s top performers and business people, what a leader’s natural state is, and feeling lucky every day.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/309  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Mark is the CEO of frntlne, an edutech business he founded in 2021 that makes it easy to train frontline staff across a variety of industries, with engaging and memorable TikTok-style content.  frntlne boasts a number of high-profile global and multinational retail and consumer clients including Coles, L’Oreal, P&G, Swisse and Mumm Champagne. In May 2023, Mark was successful in securing a consortium of strategic investors, closing a AU$4.6million seed funding round. He has also established an impressive advisory board, including professor Dr Mathew Knowles PhD, who is the architect behind the careers of his daughters Beyoncé and Solange, as well as supergroup Destiny's Child. Mark, who was born in Singapore, has had careers in entertainment, retail and video technology and now calls country Victoria home.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  How he has delivered value to global music superstars  ✅  How he has built partnerships that create sustained value for all involved ✅  His fascinating career path and early life and how he came to be at the helm of an edtech company  ✅  What he means by a leader being in their natural state, and ✅  Unlocking your inner creative and why he feels lucky every day.   Connecting with Mark John You can connect with Mark via LinkedIn. Books and resources Elon Musk - by Walter Isaacson My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future - by Indra Nooyi Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I used to believe that fitness wasn't part of my work day; nowadays, if I do a workout five times a week and it costs me five hours, that's work hours.”   In today’s minisode, I’m going to cover executive health, executive fitness and why you should treat it as part of your daily working life, as opposed to something additional. If anything, Chief, you should fit your working life around your health, and not the other way around.   🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/308 👂 GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview   We’re going to talk about: ✅  What my protocols for success are and how to develop your own ✅  The importance of rest, recovery and mindfulness ✅  Why you should consider a coach or mentor for your health Stay epic, Greg Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I started Share the Dignity because somebody bloody had to do it. And it was just something that should never have been around.” This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Rochelle Courtenay, the Founder & Managing Director of Share The Dignity. Her full episode is titled Leading volunteer armies, witnessing female trauma inside prison, and eradicating period poverty and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/307  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm Rochelle is the Founder and Managing Director of Share the Dignity, a national charity founded in 2015 with the mission to ensure that everyone is afforded the dignity in life that so many of us take for granted. The statistics on women who experience or are at risk of homelessness, domestic violence or poverty are quite astounding and Rochelle is passionate about advocating for change and creating long-term solutions. The charity is powered by over 6,000 volunteers and Rochelle’s contagious spirit, and has collected and distributed over 4 million period products through multiple initiatives across Australia. She has received accolades for her work including being a Finalist for Australian of the Year, Cosmopolitan Humanitarian of the Year and Pride of Australia. Also, please get involved with Share The Dignity’s Christmas appeal campaign, #ItsInTheBag and help make this Christmas brighter for vulnerable women and girls. In the full episode we talk about: ✅  Why her short time in prison allowed her to be the person she is today ✅  The heartbreaking stories of women whose dignity had been compromised, and what spurred her to be the changemaker ✅  How Share the Dignity was born, why it pivoted and how it is carefully structured as a volunteer-led army, and ✅  Why she believes her health is her wealth and how she consciously invests her time. Connecting with Rochelle Courtenay You can connect with Rochelle via LinkedIn and via her charity’s website. Books and resources What Happened to You - by Oprah Winfrey Share The Dignity - It’s In The Bag Christmas Appeal Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Dream like you're gonna live forever, but live like you're gonna die tomorrow.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest episode is from our Best of Series with CEO of KnowHow Property, Bushy Martin. His full episode is titled Playing the long game and living a life by design not default and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/306  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba I interviewed Bushy for this podcast in September 2018. An architect by trade, Bushy is the founder of KnowHow Property. His team helps time-poor professionals that don't know who to trust or where to start to replace their income through property.  He is also the author of The Freedom Formula, a killer book I’ve read cover to cover. His other book, Get Invested, was named Best Personal Finance and Investment Book Award at the Australian Business Book Awards in 2019. Bushy was named a Top 10 Australian Property Investment Specialist by The Property Investor Magazine in 2017 and he’s also the host of the Property Hub Podcast. He also has an MBA in Business, Finance & Strategic Planning along with a land agent’s licence. In this episode we talk about: ✅  His journey from being completely broke and wrestling crocodiles in Papua New Guinea, to being independently wealthy within 15 years ✅  How he came to see a better way than his father, who had slogged away for 40 years and had resultant health battles ✅  What it takes to start and build a successful business, and ✅  How he and his wife Sonya have helped more than 1,700 time-poor professionals secure over $600 million in property investments. Connecting with Bushy Martin You can reach Bushy on LinkedIn and via his website. Books and resources The Freedom Formula - by Bushy Martin Get Invested - by Bushy Martin (GET A FREE PDF VERSION) Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I started Share the Dignity because somebody bloody had to do it. And it was just something that should never have been around.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to the wonderful Rochelle Courtenay, the Founder & Managing Director of Share The Dignity, on leading volunteer armies, witnessing female trauma inside prison, and eradicating period poverty. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/307  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Rochelle is the Founder and Managing Director of Share the Dignity, a national charity founded in 2015 with the mission to ensure that everyone is afforded the dignity in life that so many of us take for granted. The statistics on women who experience or are at risk of homelessness, domestic violence or poverty are quite astounding and Rochelle is passionate about advocating for change and creating long-term solutions. The charity is powered by over 6,000 volunteers and Rochelle’s contagious spirit, and has collected and distributed over 4 million period products through multiple initiatives across Australia. She has received accolades for her work including Finalist Australian of the Year, Cosmopolitan Humanitarian of the Year and Pride of Australia. Also, please get involved with Share The Dignity’s Christmas appeal campaign, #ItsInTheBag - and help make this Christmas brighter for vulnerable women and girls. In this episode we talk about: ✅  Why her short time in prison allowed her to be the person she is today ✅  The heartbreaking stories of women whose dignity had been compromised, and what spurred her to be the one to be the changemaker ✅  How Share the Dignity was born, has pivoted and how it is carefully structured as a volunteer-led army, and ✅  Why she believes her health is her wealth and how she consciously invests her time. Connecting with Rochelle Courtenay You can connect with Rochelle via LinkedIn and via her charity’s website. Books and resources What Happened to You - by Oprah Winfrey Share The Dignity - It’s In The Bag Christmas Appeal   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Dream like you're gonna live forever, but live like you're gonna die tomorrow.”   In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature CEO of KnowHow Property, Bushy Martin, on playing the long game and living a life by design not default. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/306  👂   REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Bushy for this podcast in September 2018. An architect by trade, Bushy is the founder of KnowHow Property. His team helps time-poor professionals that don't know who to trust or where to start to replace their income through property. He is also the author of The Freedom Formula, a killer book I’ve read cover to cover. His other Book, Get Invested, was named Best Personal Finance and Investment Book Award at the Australian Business Book Awards in 2019. Bushy was named a Top 10 Australian Property Investment Specialist by The Property Investor Magazine in 2017 and he’s also the host of the Property Hub Podcast. He also has an MBA in Business, Finance & Strategic Planning along with a land agent’s licence. In this episode we talk about: ✅  His journey from being completely broke and wrestling crocodiles in Papua New Guinea, to being financially free within 15 years ✅  How he came to see a better way than his father, who had slogged away for 40 years and had resultant health battles ✅  What it takes to start and build a successful business, and ✅  How he and his wife Sonya have helped more than 1,700 time-poor professionals secure over $600 million in property investments. Connecting with Bushy Martin You can reach Bushy on LinkedIn and via his website. Books and resources The Freedom Formula - by Bushy Martin Get Invested - by Bushy Martin (GET A FREE PDF VERSION) Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“All you have to do is make it better, do different things and the world's at your feet. The funny thing is, we're the only ones who thought of doing this and that surprised the heck out of me."   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Geoff Bell, CEO of MicroBioGen. His full episode is titled How a stockbroker became a biotech success story, using patience as a competitive advantage, and why exercise is his best thinking time and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/305  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Geoff is a former stockbroker turned CEO of leading Australian biotechnology company, MicroBioGen, which has delivered yeast innovation technology solutions to industry leaders globally for more than 20 years. Upon finishing high school and while studying, Geoff founded a family-run business hosting ski trips around Europe for 10 years, before selling it. His career in investment banking spanned 15 years, holding senior roles at leading European bank BNP Paribas and winning numerous industry awards. After reaching a career crossroads and trying to balance family life and his professional exploits, Geoff came to the helm of MicroBioGen in 2006, and has overseen $8 million in government funding, and profitability since 2018, with revenue growing at 65% per year. In this episode we talk about: ✅  Building his career track record by assessing his skills gaps to get ahead of the competition ✅  The ups and downs of running a biotech firm and how they almost became part of the 99% that fail ✅  Why their key competitive advantage is patience, and ✅  What’s next for the industry as the world transitions to more sustainable biotechnology and fuels. Thanks to FTI Consulting for introducing us to Geoff. Connecting with Geoff Bell You can connect with Geoff via LinkedIn. Books and resources Ringworld - by Larry Niven MicroBioGen Projects Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“All you have to do is make it better, do different things and the world's at your feet. The funny thing is, we're the only ones who thought of doing this and that surprised the heck out of me." In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Geoff Bell, the CEO of MicroBioGen, on how a stockbroker became a biotech success story, using patience as a competitive advantage, and why exercise is his best thinking time. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/305  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER OPERATING RHYTHM HOW TO GUIDE AND PUT YOUR VISION AND MISSION INTO ACTION FAST: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Geoff is a former stockbroker turned CEO of leading Australian biotechnology company, MicroBioGen, which has delivered yeast innovation technology solutions to industry leaders globally for more than 20 years. Upon finishing high school and while studying, Geoff founded a family-run business hosting ski trips around Europe for 10 years, before selling it. His career in investment banking spanned 15 years, holding senior roles at leading European bank BNP Paribas and winning numerous industry awards. After reaching a career crossroads and trying to balance family life and his professional exploits, Geoff came to the helm of MicroBioGen in 2006, and has overseen $8 million in government funding, and profitability since 2018, with revenue growing at 65% per year. In this episode we talk about: ✅  Building his career track record by assessing his skills gaps to get ahead of the competition ✅  The ups and downs of running a biotech firm and how they almost became part of the 99% that fail ✅  Why their key competitive advantage is patience, and ✅  What’s next for the industry as the world transitions to more sustainable biotechnology and fuels. Thanks to FTI Consulting for introducing us to Geoff. Connecting with Geoff Bell You can connect with Geoff via LinkedIn. Books and resources Ringworld - by Larry Niven MicroBioGen Projects Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“The really successful companies will be the ones that realise that they can't set a bunch of policies at a company level and think it's going to work for everybody; rather, they will have highly personalised employee experiences." This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is the CEO of The VERSA Group, Kath Blackham. Her full episode is titled Extracting huge value from diversity and inclusion, mental health in the workplace and using tech for good and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/303  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER HOW TO GUIDE TO BUILD OPERATING RHYTHM: chiefmaker.com/operatingrhythm   Kath is the Founder and CEO of VERSA Connects and VERSA Agency. VERSA helps Operations, Marketing, Customer Service, and Digital Transformation to integrate conversational, voice, and AI technologies, leading to greater customer satisfaction. She is a global leader in Conversational AI and is also  an in-demand speaker on the topics of AI, Voice Technologies, The Future of Work, and Mental Health in the Workplace.  Kath is also a mentor for a number of women across different industries and a strong advocate for mental health in the workplace and is a pioneer of the four-day week in Australia. Her career journey so far has included senior roles at both SEEK and The REA Group. In this episode we talk about: ✅  Leading the workforce to become more productive, balanced, and recovered ✅  Allowing employees to personalise their experience of the workplace ✅  Leveraging diversity to find everyone’s superpower, and ✅  Being transparent about topics such as menopause Connecting with Kath Blackham You can connect with Kath via LinkedIn. Books and resources fourdayweek.io Culture Map - by Erin Meyer The One Thing - by Gary Keller Start with Why - by Simon Sinek Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“You nail your mission, vision, values, strategy and tactics, and you will get unity, spirit, meaning, inspiration, direction, alignment and results. And that is a high performance team!” In today’s minisode, I’m going to cover some key business terminology and how they not only link together, but why it is so important to have these clearly articulated and operationalised into your business. If you do them wrong, it can be really detrimental to your organisation, your team, and even your own personal performance. 🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/304 👂 GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview We’re going to talk about: ✅  The difference between vision, mission and purpose ✅  How values, strategy and operating rhythm all fit together to serve your vision and mission   Stay epic, Greg Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“The really successful companies will be the ones that realise that they can't set a bunch of policies at a company level and think it's going to work for everybody; rather, they will have highly personalised employee experiences." In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Kath Blackham, CEO of The VERSA Group, on extracting huge value from diversity and inclusion, mental health in the workplace and using tech for good. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/303  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult Kath is the Founder and CEO of VERSA Connects and VERSA Agency. VERSA helps Operations, Marketing, Customer Service, and Digital Transformation to integrate conversational, voice, and AI technologies, leading to greater customer satisfaction. She is a global leader in Conversational AI and is also  an in-demand speaker on the topics of AI, Voice Technologies, The Future of Work, and Mental Health in the Workplace.  Kath is also a mentor for a number of women across different industries and a strong advocate for mental health in the workplace and is a pioneer of the four-day week in Australia. Her career journey so far has included senior roles at both SEEK and The REA Group. In this episode we talk about: ✅  Leading the workforce to become more productive, balanced, and recovered ✅  Allowing employees to personalise their experience of the workplace ✅  Leveraging diversity to find everyone’s superpower, and ✅  Being transparent about topics such as menopause Connecting with Kath Blackham You can connect with Kath via LinkedIn. Books and resources fourdayweek.io Culture Map - by Erin Meyer The One Thing - by Gary Keller Start with Why - by Simon Sinek Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Don't try to teach your salespeople to sell the way that you do; no-one is ever going to sell the way that you do, because they don't have your DNA, they don't have the drive that caused you to push through whatever you had to push through.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest episode is from our Best of Series, with Co-Founder and CEO of Better Sales Coach, Dean Mannix. His full episode is titled Overcoming your limitations to design and live a bigger life and selling like the best in the world and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/302  👂   REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Dean for this podcast in September 2018. Dean is the author of Australia’s largest library of video sales and service training and has delivered sales performance projects in over 25 countries. He is recognised as one of Australia’s leading sales performance coaches with 30 years of legal, finance, sales and management experience, advising coaches and training senior executives from many of the world’s leading corporations. Dean has also been the CEO of a leading property development and childcare management company which he built to a team of 140 employees. He then developed and led a highly successful sales team in the technology space and simultaneously grew his consulting business. Dean has got an Executive MBA from AGSM and is also a qualified yoga teacher. In this episode we talk about: ✅  How as a 15-year old he coped with the murder of his father and the framing of his brother who ended up in jail as a result ✅  How he built a multi-million dollar childcare business and then lost it all by 26 ✅  How he has become the trusted sales coach of the world's biggest companies and the most important steps to sell like the best in the world, and ✅  Resilience and living a bigger, better life by design. Connecting with Dean Mannix You can reach Dean on LinkedIn and via his website. Books and resources The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - by Steven R. Covey Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Don't try to teach your salespeople to sell the way that you do; no-one is ever going to sell the way that you do, because they don't have your DNA, they don't have the drive that caused you to push through whatever you had to push through.”   In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Co-Founder and CEO of Better Sales Coach, Dean Mannix, on overcoming your limitations to design and live a bigger life and selling like the best in the world. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/302  👂   REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Dean for this podcast in September 2018. Dean is the author of Australia’s largest library of video sales and service training and has delivered sales performance projects in over 25 countries. He is recognised as one of Australia’s leading sales performance coaches with 30 years of legal, finance, sales and management experience, advising coaches and training senior executives from many of the world’s leading corporations. Dean has also been the CEO of a leading property development and childcare management company which he built to a team of 140 employees. He then developed and led a highly successful sales team in the technology space and simultaneously grew his consulting business. Dean has got an Executive MBA from AGSM and is also a qualified yoga teacher. In this episode we talk about: ✅  How as a 15-year old he coped with the murder of his father and the framing of his brother who ended up in jail as a result ✅  How he built a multi-million dollar childcare business and then lost it all by 26 ✅  How he has become the trusted sales coach of the world's biggest companies and the most important steps to sell like the best in the world, and ✅  Resilience and living a bigger, better life by design. Connecting with Dean Mannix You can reach Dean on LinkedIn and via his website. Books and resources The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - by Steven R. Covey   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Through acquisition, you can acquire competitors that you can integrate into your business and eliminate duplicative areas, which can give you far greater profit."   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Billionaire business guru, Jay Abraham. His full episode is titled How to achieve business wealth without risk through acquisition and the most powerful marketing strategies in the world and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/301  👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult   As Founder and CEO of The Abraham Group, Jay has spent his entire career solving complex problems and fixing underperforming businesses. He has significantly increased the bottom lines of over 10,000 clients in more than 1,000 industries, and over 7,200 sub-industries worldwide, improving their performance by billions of dollars. Jay is recognised as one of the world’s most successful and impactful marketing strategists, business innovators, entrepreneurial advisors and mentors; he is the coach and advisor to Anthony Robbins, Daymond John, Grant Cardone and many others. He has written multiple best-selling books, with his latest being released in September 2023, titled Business Wealth Without Risk: How to Create a Lifetime of Income & Wealth Every 3 to 5 years. In this episode we talk about: ✅  The various mental models he uses to achieve massive business growth ✅  The best coaching questions you can ask as a leader ✅  Why his strategy of acquisition over starting up is a far less risky and higher impact approach when done the right way, and ✅  Being the strategist and big thinker, not the operator. Thanks to James Whittaker of Win The Day for introducing us to Jay.   Connecting with Jay Abraham You can connect with Jay via his website. Books and resources Business Wealth Without Risk - by Jay Abraham   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Through acquisition, you can acquire competitors that you can integrate into your business and eliminate duplicative areas, which can give you far greater profit." In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to business guru, Jay Abraham, on how to achieve business wealth without risk through acquisition and the most powerful marketing strategies in the world. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/301  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult As Founder and CEO of The Abraham Group, Jay has spent his entire career solving complex problems and fixing underperforming businesses. He has significantly increased the bottom lines of over 10,000 clients in more than 1,000 industries, and over 7,200 sub industries, worldwide improving their performance by billions of dollars. Jay is recognized as one of the world’s most successful/impactful marketing strategists, business innovators, entrepreneurial advisors/mentors, he is the coach and advisor to Anthony Robbins, Daymond John, Grant Cardone and many others. He has written multiple best-selling books, with his latest being released in September 2023, titled Business Wealth Without Risk: How to Create a Lifetime of Income & Wealth Every 3 to 5 years. In this episode we talk about: ✅  The various mental models he uses to achieve massive business growth ✅  The best coaching questions you can ask as a leader ✅  Why his strategy of acquisition over starting up is a far less risky and higher impact approach when done the right way, and ✅  Being the strategist and big thinker, not the operator. Thanks to James Whittaker and his team at Win The Day for introducing us to Jay. Connecting with Jay Abraham You can connect with Jay via his website. Books and resources Business Wealth Without Risk - by Jay Abraham Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“One trait amongst elite Chiefs is they just get back on the horse every day. No matter what's happened the day before, they just keep turning up and delivering.”   In today’s minisode I am going to share with you something that perhaps we haven't spoken about as much on the show previously, and these are the 5 Mindsets of elite CEOs and Chiefs. What’s important to know is that these 5 Mindsets are not necessarily demonstrated all of the time by our great leaders; we're not pretending as though they're flawless. One of the other great things we have learned about CEOs and Chiefs over the years is that they come in all colours of the rainbow and they are really such a diverse group of people. Remember, our definition of a true chief is not necessarily that you are in a CEO role, it's actually that you have found your level, a role that is right for you and that is aligned to your values, and one that allows you to demonstrate your skill and achieve a level of mastery.   🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/300 👂 GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview   We’re going to talk about: ✅  Working on the business by getting strategic items done ✅  Owning your time and your calendar and pushing through hard times ✅  Compartmentalising problems and using curiosity to drive your track record Stay epic, Greg   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I used to say to my team all the time, come to me with solutions, don't come to me with problems. And someone actually asked me to stop saying that because they won't always have the whole solution, but they don't want to be shut down."   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Taryn Williams. Her full episode is titled How to scale a start-up in different ways, the insane value of intrepreneurship, and curing workaholism and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/299  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult Taryn is a multi-award winning Founder and CEO, who, over the course of the last 2 decades, has earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most prolific entrepreneurs at the intersection of talent, media, and technology. Her latest project is #Gifted, a Shopify plug-in enabling brands to manage their influencer contra gifting at scale, and is already being used by some of the biggest brands around the world. A former model, at just 21 Taryn founded WINK Models, which grew to become one of Australia's most successful modelling agencies. In 2016 she launched a marketplace platform called The Right Fit, which has over 17,000 talent and 11,000 clients making thousands of bookings a month across APAC. Taryn sold it just a few months ago. She is also a board member, influencer and media commentator and has won numerous business awards, including being named in B&T’s Women in Media Power List for the third consecutive year. In her full episode we talk about: ✅  Being fully prepared for investor conversations when raising capital ✅  How to be an intrepreneur by leading with innovation ✅  Finding balance as a recovering workaholic, and ✅  Controlling your personal brand. Thanks to Sam Dybac and her team at The PR Hub for introducing us to Taryn. Connecting with Taryn Williams You can connect with Taryn via LinkedIn. Books and resources The hard thing about hard things - by Ben Horowitz Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“I used to say to my team all the time, come to me with solutions, don't come to me with problems. And someone actually asked me to stop saying that because they won't always have the whole solution, but they don't want to be shut down."   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Taryn Williams on how to scale a start-up in different ways, the insane value of intrepreneurship, and curing workaholism. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/299  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult   Taryn is a multi-award winning Founder and CEO, who, over the course of the last 2 decades, has earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most prolific entrepreneurs at the intersection of talent, media, and technology. Her latest project is #Gifted, a Shopify plug-in enabling brands to manage their influencer contra gifting at scale, and is already being used by some of the biggest brands around the world.   A former model, at just 21 Taryn founded WINK Models, which grew to become one of Australia's most successful modelling agencies. In 2016 she launched a marketplace platform called The Right Fit, which has over 17,000 talent and 11,000 clients making thousands of bookings a month across APAC. Taryn sold it just a few months ago. She is also a board member, influencer and media commentator and has won numerous business awards, including being named in B&T’s Women in Media Power List for the third consecutive year. In this episode we talk about: ✅  Being fully prepared for investor conversations when raising capital ✅  How to be an intrepreneur by leading with innovation ✅  Finding balance as a recovering workaholic, and ✅  Controlling your personal brand. Thanks to Sam Dybac and her team at The PR Hub for introducing us to Taryn.   Connecting with Taryn Williams You can connect with Taryn via LinkedIn. Books and resources The hard thing about hard things - by Ben Horowitz   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“As a leader, you have to create an environment where you can happily give feedback to people; good, bad or indifferent.” This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest episode is from our Best of Series, with Former Wallabies’ captain, Stirling Mortlock AM. His full episode is titled Going from amateur to professional and connecting success and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/298  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba I interviewed Stirling for this podcast in October 2019. Stirling is a former Wallabies, Brumbies and Rebels Captain, as well as a Keynote Speaker, Leadership and Coaching Consultant. He is a Founding Partner of XV Capital Advisory, a sports advisory and investment firm that invests in global sports innovation. Stirling played in 80 Test matches for the Wallabies, captaining them on 29 occasions and scoring 489 points. He scored the decisive try in the 2003 World Cup Semi-Final in Melbourne and nailed a sideline penalty in 2000 to help the Wallabies claim their maiden Tri-Nations Trophy. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney and also worked for NAB as a Wealth Director in the Institutional Banking sector. In 2012, Stirling was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to rugby. In this episode we talk about: ✅  The transition from amateur to professional rugby in the mid-1990s ✅  Giving and receiving feedback in elite high performance environments ✅  Being curious, setting goals and connecting success, and ✅  Who he feared the most on the rugby field and how he looked to dominate the competition. Connecting with Stirling Mortlock You can reach Stirling on LinkedIn and via his website. Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“You can change somebody's sleep and you will change every single area of their life." This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is The Sleep Doctor, Dr Michael Breus. His full episode is titled How to fix your sleep, achieving maximum performance outcomes, and the four chronotypes and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/297  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult   Dr Michael is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist.  He is the author of four books and an expert resource for most major publications, doing more than 400 interviews per year (Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.). He has been in private practice for more than 2 decades and recently relocated to Los Angeles, where he was named the Top Sleep Doctor in the city by Readers Digest. In this episode we talk about:  ✅  How to fix your sleep through understanding your chronotype ✅  Why executives need to sleep optimally, but how all their staff can too ✅  The do’s and don'ts of sleep readiness and waking up in the middle of the night, and ✅  The science behind dreams, sleep therapy and power naps. Connecting with Dr Michael Breus You can connect with Michael via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources FREE Chronotypes Test Energize! Go from dragging Ass to kicking it in 30 days - by Dr Michael Breus The Power of When - by Dr Michael Breus Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“As a leader, you have to create an environment where you can happily give feedback to people; good, bad or indifferent.” In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature former Wallabies’ captain, Stirling Mortlock AM, on going from amateur to professional and connecting success. 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/298  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba I interviewed Stirling for this podcast in October 2019. Stirling is a former Wallabies, Brumbies and Rebels Captain, as well as a Keynote Speaker, Leadership and Coaching Consultant. He is a Founding Partner of XV Capital Advisory, a sports advisory and investment firm that invests in global sports innovation. Stirling played in 80 Test matches for the Wallabies, captaining them on 29 occasions and scoring 489 points. He scored the decisive try in the 2003 World Cup Semi-Final in Melbourne and nailed a sideline penalty in 2000 to help the Wallabies claim their maiden Tri-Nations Trophy. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney and also worked for NAB as a Wealth Director in the Institutional Banking sector. In 2012, Stirling was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to rugby.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  The transition from amateur to professional rugby in the mid-1990s ✅  Giving and receiving feedback in elite high performance environments ✅  Being curious, setting goals and connecting success, and ✅  Who he feared the most on the rugby field and how he looked to dominate the competition.   Connecting with Stirling Mortlock You can reach Stirling on LinkedIn and via his website.   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“You can change somebody's sleep and you will change every single area of their life." In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Dr Michael Breus, and we’re going to talk about how to fix your sleep, achieving maximum performance outcomes, and the four chronotypes.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/297  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult   Dr Michael is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist.  He is the author of four books and an expert resource for most major publications, doing more than 400 interviews per year (Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.). He has been in private practice for more than 2 decades and recently relocated to Los Angeles, where he was named the Top Sleep Doctor in the city by Readers Digest. In this episode we talk about: ✅  How to fix your sleep through understanding your chronotype ✅  Why executives need to sleep optimally, but how all their staff can too ✅  The do’s and don’t of sleep readiness and waking up in the middle of the night, and ✅  The science behind dreams, sleep therapy and power naps. Connecting with Dr Michael Breus You can connect with Michael via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources FREE Chronotypes Test Energize! Go from dragging Ass to kicking it in 30 days - by Dr Michael Breus The Power of When - by Dr Michael Breus   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“If you expect to learn life lessons from perfect people, you're not going to learn anything from anybody. It's our own judgement that prevents us from having amazing experiences." This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Dr Jeff Spencer, the man behind 40+ Olympic gold medals, and Tiger Woods’ and Lance Armstrong’s success. Chiefs, this was so good, that we have prepared 3 Mini Chiefs for you - this is the third one on recovery and the second half of your life. His full episode is titled Building your champion mindset and your pathway to your potential and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/295  👂 DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult Jeff has spent the last four decades helping athletes win over 40 Olympic gold medals, as well as coaching Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods, and helping our own Natalie Cook OAM OLY to represent Australia at 5 Olympic Games. When he was 11 years old, Jeff wrote a contract with himself that a decade later he would make the 1972 USA Olympic Games team, a goal he achieved by competing in two separate cycling events. He has also authored three books, been awarded International Sports Chiropractor of the Year, and is the creator of The Champion’s Blueprint methodology. He is also an award-winning Glass Blower with his art appearing in some of the world's top galleries. These days, Jeff is a mentor to athletes, businesses and other high profile clients, including the likes of Sir Richard Branson, the band U2, Nike, Hitachi, and the health brand Bulletproof. In this episode we talk about:  ✅  Why winning is a skillset underpinned by you starting in a place of receivership ✅  Taking charge of our automatic fear-based survival reactions ✅  The difference that makes the difference with clients like Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, and Natalie Cook OAM OLY ✅  Internal personal congruence towards a champion’s mindset on the day. Connecting with Dr Jeff Spencer You can connect with Jeff via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources Turn It Up! - by Dr Jeff Spencer Six Pillars of Self Esteem - by Nathaniel Branden Man's Search for Meaning - by Viktor Frankl Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“If you expect to learn life lessons from perfect people, you're not going to learn anything from anybody. It's our own judgement that prevents us from having amazing experiences." This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Dr Jeff Spencer, the man behind 40+ Olympic gold medals, and Tiger Woods’ and Lance Armstrong’s success. Chiefs, this was so good, that we have prepared 3 Mini Chiefs for you - this is the second one on the champion mind(set) and the 4 key questions. His full episode is titled Building your champion mindset and your pathway to your potential and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/295  👂 GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview Jeff has spent the last four decades helping athletes win over 40 Olympic gold medals, as well as coaching Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods, and helping our own Natalie Cook OAM OLY to represent Australia at 5 Olympic Games. When he was 11 years old, Jeff wrote a contract with himself that a decade later he would make the 1972 USA Olympic Games team, a goal he achieved by competing in two separate cycling events. He has also authored three books, been awarded International Sports Chiropractor of the Year, and is the creator of The Champion’s Blueprint methodology. He is also an award-winning Glass Blower with his art appearing in some of the world's top galleries. These days, Jeff is a mentor to athletes, businesses and other high profile clients, including the likes of Sir Richard Branson, the band U2, Nike, Hitachi, and the health brand Bulletproof. In this episode we talk about:  ✅  Why winning is a skillset underpinned by you starting in a place of receivership ✅  Taking charge of our automatic fear-based survival reactions ✅  The difference that makes the difference with clients like Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, and Natalie Cook OAM OLY ✅  Internal personal congruence towards a champion’s mindset on the day. Connecting with Dr Jeff Spencer You can connect with Jeff via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources Turn It Up! - by Dr Jeff Spencer Six Pillars of Self Esteem - by Nathaniel Branden Man's Search for Meaning - by Viktor Frankl Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“All great Chiefs have learned how to have difficult conversations and give feedback properly and they do this regularly.”   In today’s minisode, I want to give you the tools to help you make difficult performance conversations easy, or at the very least, easier than they have been for you in the past. As an experienced coach, I've had a number of opportunities to work with people on shifting the dials for them personally and in their careers to help them achieve success. Sometimes, that means giving hard feedback. Chief, it really is a privileged position for me. 🎧👉 chiefmaker.com/296 👂   DOWNLOAD THE CHIEF MAKER GUIDE FOR SENIOR LEADERS ON HOW TO HAVE DIFFICULT PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS: chiefmaker.com/difficult   We’re going to talk about: ✅  The top 5 mistakes I’ve seen leaders make repeatedly when giving feedback and running performance reviews ✅  How to frame the message correctly, such that the person you’re talking to, helps themselves to find appropriate solutions, and ✅  A download of the ultimate toolkit that prepares and guides you through these hard conversations in the future that will help you reduce stress and increase success. Stay epic, Greg   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“If you expect to learn life lessons from perfect people, you're not going to learn anything from anybody. It's our own judgement that prevents us from having amazing experiences."   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode.   Our latest guest is Dr Jeff Spencer, the man behind 40+ Olympic gold medals, and Tiger Woods’ and Lance Armstrong’s success. Chiefs, this was so good, that we have prepared 3 Mini Chiefs for you - the first one is around survival and seeker instincts and how to operate in seemingly contradictory states. His full episode is titled Building your champion mindset and your pathway to your potential and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/295  👂   GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview   Jeff has spent the last four decades helping athletes win over 40 Olympic gold medals, as well as coaching Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods, and helping our own Natalie Cook OAM OLY to represent Australia at 5 Olympic Games. When he was 11 years old, Jeff wrote a contract with himself that a decade later he would make the 1972 USA Olympic Games team, a goal he achieved by competing in two separate cycling events. He has also authored three books, been awarded International Sports Chiropractor of the Year, and is the creator of The Champion’s Blueprint methodology. He is also an award-winning Glass Blower with his art appearing in some of the world's top galleries. These days, Jeff is a mentor to athletes, businesses and other high profile clients, including the likes of Sir Richard Branson, the band U2, Nike, Hitachi, and the health brand Bulletproof.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  Why winning is a skillset underpinned by you starting in a place of receivership ✅  Taking charge of our automatic fear-based survival reactions ✅  The difference that makes the difference with clients like Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, and Natalie Cook OAM OLY ✅  Internal personal congruence towards a champion’s mindset on the day.   Connecting with Dr Jeff Spencer You can connect with Jeff via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources Turn It Up! - by Dr Jeff Spencer Six Pillars of Self Esteem - by Nathaniel Branden Man's Search for Meaning - by Viktor Frankl Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“If you expect to learn life lessons from perfect people, you're not going to learn anything from anybody. It's our own judgement that prevents us from having amazing experiences."   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Dr Jeff Spencer on building your champion mindset and your pathway to your potential.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/295  👂 GET THE FREE CHIEF MAKER TOP 30 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: chiefmaker.com/interview   Jeff has spent the last four decades helping athletes win over 40 Olympic gold medals, as well as coaching Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods, and helping our own Natalie Cook OAM to represent Australia at 5 Olympic Games. When he was 11 years old, Jeff wrote a contract with himself that a decade later he would make the 1972 USA Olympic Games team, a goal he achieved by competing in two separate cycling events. He has also authored three books, been awarded International Sports Chiropractor of the Year, and is the creator of The Champion’s Blueprint methodology. He is also an award-winning Glass Blower with his art appearing in some of the world's top galleries. These days, Jeff is a mentor to athletes, businesses and other high profile clients, including the likes of Sir Richard Branson, the band U2, Nike, Hitachi, and the health brand Bulletproof. In this episode we talk about: ✅  Why winning is a skillset underpinned by you starting in a place of receivership ✅  Taking charge of our automatic fear-based survival reactions ✅  The difference that makes the difference with clients like Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, and Natalie Cook OAM ✅  Internal personal congruence towards a champion’s mindset on the day. Connecting with Dr Jeff Spencer You can connect with Jeff via LinkedIn and his website. Books and resources Turn It Up! - by Dr Jeff Spencer Six Pillars of Self Esteem - by Nathaniel Branden Man's Search for Meaning - by Viktor Frankl Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Organisations that we see that are doing really well have a strong mix of leading and lag indicators, with those things that inform you about what you're doing proactively to improve safety.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest episode is from our Best of Series, with Liz Nicol, Co-Founder & Former CEO of SafetyWorks. Her full episode is titled Leading safety change, 20 years of business ownership and how to get on a Board and you can find the full audio and show notes here:   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/294  👂   REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Liz for this podcast in September 2019. Liz is Co-Founder and Former CEO of SafetyWorks Group, one of Australia’s foremost providers of safety culture change solutions for performance improvement. She is also the Deputy Chair of Uniting, and the Chair of the Hunter Region Committee of the AICD. Liz is an experienced executive and non-executive director, who is determined to improve the lives of others, particularly in the area of safety and wellbeing, and those who are vulnerable in our community. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, previous Chair of Leapfrog Ability, and Board member of St Philips Christian Education Foundation.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  The experience she gained in 20 years of business ownership ✅  Leading safety change, developing a chronic sense of unease and where leaders get it wrong ✅  Why metrics are not useful if they don’t drive the behaviours that align to your business strategy and vision, and  ✅  How to get on a Board and how to make the most of non-executive positions.   Connecting with Liz Nicol You can reach Liz on LinkedIn and via email.   Books and resources Safe By Accident - by Aubrey Daniels and Judy Agnew Radical Candour - by Kim Scott Setting the Tone from the Top - by Melinda Muth and Bob Selden (AICD) Deepwater Horizon (movie)   Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“Organisations that we see that are doing really well have a strong mix of leading and lag indicators, with those things that inform you about what you're doing proactively to improve safety.”   In this Best of Series episode of The Inner Chief podcast, we feature Liz Nicol, Co-Founder & Former CEO of SafetyWorks, on Leading safety change, 20 years of business ownership and how to get on a Board.   🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/294  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba   I interviewed Liz for this podcast in September 2019. Liz is Co-Founder and Former CEO of SafetyWorks Group, one of Australia’s foremost providers of safety culture change solutions for performance improvement. She is also the Deputy Chair of Uniting, and the Chair of the Hunter Region Committee of the AICD. Liz is an experienced executive and non-executive director, who is determined to improve the lives of others, particularly in the area of safety and wellbeing, and those who are vulnerable in our community. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, previous Chair of Leapfrog Ability, and Board member of St Philips Christian Education Foundation.   In this episode we talk about: ✅  The experience she gained in 20 years of business ownership ✅  Leading safety change, developing a chronic sense of unease and where leaders get it wrong ✅  Why metrics are not useful if they don’t drive the behaviours that align to your business strategy and vision, and  ✅  How to get on a Board and how to make the most of non-executive positions.   Connecting with Liz Nicol You can reach Liz on LinkedIn. Books and resources Safe By Accident - by Aubrey Daniels and Judy Agnew Radical Candour - by Kim Scott Setting the Tone from the Top - by Melinda Muth and Bob Selden (AICD) Deepwater Horizon (movie) Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 🎧 Subscribe to The Inner Chief Podcast on your favourite app 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker

“There's always time. It's what you make a priority in life." This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous CEO guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. Our latest guest is Celebrity Apprentice Mentor, Nick Bell, the Founder of Superist. His full episode is titled The threat of AI on addressing productivity gaps, looking after his A-players and living to 150 and you can find the full audio and show notes here: 🎧👉  chiefmaker.com/293  👂 REGISTER INTEREST FOR THE NEXT MINI-MBA INTAKE: chiefmaker.com/minimba Superist is a digital agency group with 18 agencies and over 2,000 employees worldwide.  The agency hand-selects businesses in the $1-5 million annual recurring revenue range, advises and mentors the founders while a team of scaling specialists look to improve existing systems and processes. The group has remarkably acquired one digital services agency per month since its inception. Nick left university after six weeks, and after persevering through two failed business ventures, he used the last $350 to his name to launch an SEO digital marketing agency from his bedroom, a business he’d go on to sell for $39 million nine years later. Nick was also one of two Australian Celebrity Apprentice advisors to Lord Alan Sugar and is also a former AFR young rich-lister. In this episode we talk about: ✅  The post-COVID productivity challenge and the threat and benefits of AI ✅  Looking after the A-players in his teams ✅  What he looks for in the Founder when purchasing a business, and ✅  How his health and wellness regime is going to help him live to 150! Connecting with Nick Bell You can connect with Nick via LinkedIn. Books and resources Out of the Crisis - by William Edwards Deming Dr. David Sinclair Losing My Virginity - by Sir Richard Branson Follow Chief Maker 📝 Subscribe to the Finish Strong monthly newsletter and podcast drops 👍 Follow Chief Maker on LinkedIn 🍏 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🎵 Give The Inner Chief podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify 🎬 Subscribe to the Chief Maker YouTube channel 🤝 Connect with the Chief Maker