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active CEO Podcast Jane Perry (Geometry Global) – Branding Moments That Matter

active CEO Podcast #34 Jane Perry Brand Moments That Matter

Posted on April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jane Perry, a phenomenal leader in the brand transformation space, about what she learnt from being a Cecchetti Ballet student and her love of riding dirt bikes; not having a university degree; always yearning for the next big challenge and to shake things up; and her passion for retail and understanding the shopper. We also spoke about storeowners being the forgotten ones in the sales channel; understanding how people buy; changing her leadership style; giving employees the permission to put things into perspective; changing the workplace culture; creating Geometreats to improve workplace wellness and to give back to their people; and taking herself out of her comfort zone.

Jane Perry

Jane Perry is a passionate woman who loves to inspire people to buy well, through inspiring and engaging experiences. She has more than 18 years of experience across Asia, Australia and the UK building interactive and purposeful brand and client relationships, with some of the world’s largest recognisable brands such as Coca-Cola, Emirates, Nike and Unilever.

Creating ideas for moments that matter, as Managing Director Singapore of Geometry Global, they inspire action through ideas that are behaviourally-inspired and experience-led. As a leader she has guided innovative teams at The Client Relationship Consultancy Group, Fitch, BBDO, Leo Burnett Group and TMD ANZ, as well as being a Board Director of Iris Worldwide. Her passionate focus on workplace and personal health and wellness in an industry that is known for unhealthy work habits, has paid dividends from a productivity and quality perspective.

Jane talks about:

What inspired her as a child?
Being a university dropout.
Her university lecturer encouraging her to take on a role in the creative world, at Andrews Marketing Group, just shy of graduating from University.
The catalyst to exploring a brand new world when she left Australia to work in Asia.
Landing a University Lecturer position in Cambodia.
What really inspires her from a brand point of view?
Geometry Global and what has enabled it to become the world’s largest and most international brand experience and activation agency.
Creating experiences that connect brands and people at moments that matter.
Strategies to ensure her team are in a high-performing frame of mind, and have the energy to deliver excellence every day.
How parents can have enough the energy to juggle all the balls at once and be present in the moment.
Transferring the health and wellness approach into how other Geometry Global teams.
How her team would describe her leadership style.
Receiving the advice “To not ever feel apologetic for being a women or being feminine”
Leading with heart and head first.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Day-to-Day Productivity – Andrew Barnes founder of Perpetual Guardian trialled the 4-day workweek, while still paying employees for 5 days. It was an astounding success with drastic improvements in work-life balance, engagement and lower stress levels. It all started with trying to figure out a way to increase employee’s work-life balance while also increasing day-to-day productivity. Its important to reduce procrastination time and ensure that our employees are motivated to be efficient at work. How are you improving your day-to-day productivity and live the life you want to?

Tweets

“To not ever feel apologetic for being a women or being feminine”. The advice that changed the way Jane Perry led with heart and head first, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Digital engagement with brands now is all about using data to make sure that a message, product, service or creative is delivered in a personal way and delivered to the right individual at the right time to form relationships, bonds and loyalty. Jane Perry speaks about brand engagement, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Jane Perry LinkedIn
Geometry www.geometry.com
Geometry Facebook
Geometry LinkedIn
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole

active CEO Podcast Garry Mills (Garry Mills Peak Performance) – Yes Prime Minister

active CEO Podcast #33 Garry Mills Yes Prime Minister

Posted on April 16, 2019April 18, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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*Garry Mills – CEO Garry Mills Peak Performance*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns and Ben Gathercole speak with Garry Mills about lessons from the police force; being a Bodyguard for former Australian Prime Minister John Howard; and being a mental health advocate with Beyond Blue and Blokepedia. We also talk about learning to live and cope with depression; living a playboy lifestyle; staying in the moment; setting social media parameters; the importance of situation and self-awareness; and helping people improve their lives.

Garry Mills is a resilient, determined and trusted freelance entrepreneur, facilitator, Keynote Speaker and Trainer. He is a former bodyguard for the Australian Prime Minister and other dignitaries, an executive level Australian Public Servant and former police officer. Making a difference in other people’s lives is his passion and has recently joined Blokepedia as a Director and continues to be an ambassador for Beyond Blue.

As a devoted father he loves the challenge of being an Ironman triathlete. He is an entrepreneur with Garry Mills Peak Performance, as well as a very talented TV actor and corporate video/podcast presenter and has spent time on the radio. In 2017, he became famous for finishing second with Team Australia in the Photonis Ultimate Forces Challenge, an international outdoor sports and survival competition & reality TV show.

Garry talks about:

Dreaming of being a fighter pilot and police officer as a child.
Working in the wool industry as a Jackaroo, before joining the Victorian Police in 1996.
Fears around presentations and speaking with lots of eyeballs looking at you.
“I am” rather than “I want to be”
Enjoying the moment when on the start line of a triathlon.
Being reactive as a policeman, versus being proactive in the background as a bodyguard.
Your communication goes to a whole new level as a bodyguard for the Prime Minister
Leaders need to be adaptable and flexible, because of the rate of change.
Living someone else’s life as a bodyguard.
Learning to know when you can relax and when you can be on.
During the 2,000’s his mental health started to deteriorate and work becoming his only focus.
Hitting rock bottom in 2012 and the decision to seek help for his depression.
Being present in the moment. Not worrying about what happened yesterday and what is going to happen tomorrow.
Working with Josh Cornby, who started Blokepedia in 2017.
“Conversations that matter”
Breaking down barriers and providing a safe and open place for men to be honest about how they are feeling and supporting their mates.
There is so much serious stuff in the world and laughter is the best medicine.
Being part of the Photonis Ultimate Forces Challenge with his wife in Bali.
Eating a bowl of silkworms in the food markets.
His wife Nicole having the greatest influence on his life.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Energy Management – Most CEO’s and Leaders spend time focusing on managing their time rather than managing their energy. If you focus on managing time you will tend to create overload and over time you will run out of energy. You have to manage your energy and productive down time as it will allow you to maintain a higher threshold of performance over a longer period of time.

Tweets

“Having a close network of friends, who all look after each other. We will all reach out. You don’t have to have gone through it to help somebody.” Being there for friends who have depression with Garry Mills, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Why cant we just make happy films?” Garry Mills has one question he would like to solve, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Garry Mills LinkedIn
Garry Mills Peak Performance www.garrymillscoach.com
Garry Mills YouTube
Blokepedia www.blokepedia.com
Blokepedia Facebook
Blokepedia LinkedIn
Beyond Blue www.beyondblue.org.au
Beyond Blue Facebook
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole

active CEO Podcast Alex Richardson (Art of Mentoring) – The Art of Mentoring

active CEO Podcast #32 Alex Richardson The Art of Mentoring

Posted on April 9, 2019January 10, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Alex Richardson about his creative world; growing up with dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome; the positive effects of meditation on staying focused; the effects of music on the brain; and painting an audio picture. We also delve into the Art of Mentoring; leading a virtual team; the power of mentoring on a mentor; and how they have grown to matching 6,000 mentoring pairs each year.

Alex Richardson – The Art Of Mentoring

Alex Richardson is a highly successful and determined entrepreneur, who is at the forefront of the HR technology space. He is a man who is extremely passionate about people and culture.

Alex has excelled in audio and visual production, sound engineering, 3D Animation and the typography space, working with Charles Fisher who produced top bands such as Savage Garden and Hudu Gurus, as well as doing front of house production for many artists and festivals such as Bluesfest.

Since 2013, Alex is a co-Founder and Director of his family businesses Art of Mentoring and Horizons Unlimited. He is at the forefront of mentoring technology and program design in Australia. They design, implement and support over 6,000 mentoring partnerships each year in Association, Corporate, Government and University industries.

In his spare time he is a Board member of 2bbb radio station and is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute and Family Business Australia. O

Alex talks about:

Seeing the world through a creative lens.
Compartmentalising the curiosity and focusing on the task at hand.
How meditation brought clarity to Dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome as a child.
His morning ritual of meditation, Kung-Fu and eating a bowl of fruit.
Finding his passion in music and meeting a fantastic mentor, Charles Fisher, who produced Savage Garden and the Hudu Gurus.
Sound engineering is like painting an audio picture.
The effects of music on the brain and the way that shapes our perception of the world, of societies perception and the social fabrics that are created through music.
Music is the most engaging activity for the brain out of any activity that you can possibly do.
Social fabrics that are created through music and music genres
Using 3D animation as a very powerful way to teach and allow people to learn.
Establishing the Art of Mentoring with his mum and transitioning from employee to business owner.
Using mantras & learning’s from the music industry, & bringing them into the business world.
Leading a virtual team of 14 staff across Australia.
Taking the best practices and core standards that are tried and tested.
Mentors saying that the mentee will never understand that I got more out of this than the mentee did.
Matching 6,000 pairs of mentors and mentees over the last 12 months.
Waking up in the morning knowing he goes to work knowing he will make a difference to the world, not just a dollar.
Would love to solve how humans can coexist in a positive way.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Checking in With Yourself – It is important that we ask the questions of yourself. Are we on track to achieve our goals? Are we happy how we communicated today? If we weren’t happy with the answers, then how can we resurrect on it and get ourselves back on track. What is your purpure on life and what we are driven for and making sure that we stay in line with that. Take some time at the beginning or end of each day. It might be every day, every 3 days or at the end of each week or the start of each week. Its about finding that routine and making sure we have the right things in place, doing the right things and making sure we are staying on track with our goals.

Tweets

“The downside of being a really creative person is that you do have a lot of ideas and marinating that focus is an important piece of the puzzle.” The creative mind of Alex Richardson, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Both music and sound have a responsibility to paint a picture, evoke an emotion and to create that activity in a persons brain.” The power of music with Alex Richardson, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Alex Richardson LinkedIn
Art of Mentoring www.artofmentoring.net
Art of Mentoring Facebook
Music & Effects Website
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole

Holly Ransom (Emergent) – Next Generational Leadership

active CEO Podcast #31 Holly Ransom Next Generational Leadership

Posted on April 1, 2019April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Holly Ransom about being forensically curious; the richness of a conversation; importance of pre-game routine; the power of reverse mentoring; learning to harness fear; and intergenerational leadership in the 21^st Century.

We explore conversations with Sir Richard Branson and former US President Barak Obama; high performance leadership; what makes New Zealand Primeminister, Jacinda Ardern a great leader; signing up 100 days before her first Ironman triathlon; and Learning from a Lifetime of Experience on the Coffee Pods Podcast.

Background

Holly Ransom is a highly articulate, pragmatic, futuristic, energetic and curious young leader. She is a thought-leader who thrives on challenging the way people think, facing market disruptions head on, unlocking opportunities and helping leaders build their capacity to effect change.

A high achiever and born leader, she held numerous sport captain and leadership roles, while at Methodist Ladies College. She holds a law degree and a BA Economics from the University of Western Australia, however she will quite openly state that she didn’t quite fit in at University.

As a teenager she thrived as an events manager at Challenge Stadium in Perth, before becoming a paralegal at Francis Burt Legal Chambers. Her talent was recognised early by Rio Tinto CEO, Sam Walsh, which paved the way for former Australian Primeminister Tony Abbott to appoint her as the 2014 G20 Youth Summit Chair. She was Chief of Staff to the NAB Wealth Chief Executive, before taking on her current role as CEO and Founder of Emergent in 2015.

As a Director, Chair and Advisory member she currently sits on the Boards of Hudson, Hub Australia, Cox Architecture, United Nations Global Coalition of Young Women Entrepreneurs, Victoria Police, the Prince’s Charities Australia, Port Adelaide Football Club, Black Sheep Capital and was the youngest President of a Rotary Club.

In her spare time she loves to stay fit, compete in Ironman distance triathlons, speak all around the world and moderate conversations with world leaders such as Barak Obama, Sir Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama. O

Holly talks about:

Being described as forensically curious by her mentors
Her Grandma’s life lesson, “If you walk past it, you tell the world it is ok.”
How easy it is to jump into action without seeking to understand context or appreciate nuance.
Running Virgin Disrupters in London with Richard Branson.
How leaders of the business world failed to consider themselves as leaders as equivalents as high performing athletes.
Her people-orientated, interactive and engaged leadership style.
Leading the Youth Summit for the G20 in 2014.
Encouraging people to reflect on the diversity of the 5 people they spend their time around.
Facing a new fear every single day for a year.
Like an elite athlete, you need have someone who is continually giving you that performance feedback.
The biggest change in her life was shifting from managing her time to managing her energy.
The most important habit to build is ironically to continually reflect on your habits.
A lot of CEO’s have trouble making time for on the business and they get too lost in the business.
Learning from a lifetime of experience, the catalyst behind the Coffee Pods Podcast.
Jacinda Ardern being an extraordinary example of a next generation leader.
Making a habit of doing something new every day, one thing you are afraid of everyday.
How do we prepare the next generation?
Layne Beachley AO and Jan Owen having the greatest impact on her career.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Habit Reflection – As CEO’s we need to be aware of our Habits and know that the best Habit is to reflect on your habits. Allocate some time 2-4x per year where you find the space to reflect on your habits and determine what habits you could tweak slightly, commit to stop doing, rethink, start doing more of.

Tweets

“Great leaders are hungry for new knowledge, different perspectives, to be challenged on their view on the world or to seek insight into something they may not of thought about yet, and find great benefit in surrounding themselves with a real diversity of people.” Holly Ransom, on the active CEO Podcast.

“With a role in a large organisation, you appreciate that as one person you can never turn the titanic” Holly Ransom talking about the complexities of leadership, on the active CEO Podcast.

“The compassion, empathy and the way she has put her arms around the community.” Holly Ransom describing Jacinda Ardern, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Holly Ransom Linkedin
Holly Ransom Instagram
Holly Ransom www.hollyransom.com
Emergent www.Emergent.global
Coffee Pods Podcast
Layne Beachley www.laynebeachley.com
Jacinda Ardern Wikipedia
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole

Magnus Grimeland (Antler) – Fast Tracking Entrepreneurs With Antler

active CEO Podcast #30 Magnus Grimeland Fast Tracking Entrepreneurs With Antler

Posted on March 25, 2019April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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Magnus Grimeland – Founder & CEO of Antler

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Magnus Grimeland about his desire to make a positive difference in the world; excelling as a Norwegian Navy Seal; studying at Harvard University as Facebook launched; global learning’s working at McKinsey & Company; accelerating into Managing Director at Rocket Internet; capitalising on the diverse markets in Southeast Asia with fashion e-commerce companies Zalora and Global Fashion Group; and turning the world’s best talent into great founders of great companies with his new company Antler.

We also delve into three characteristics to be successful; front-loading; failure is not an option; knowing the right time to become an entrepreneur; senior leadership being close to the customers; why it is important to support the direction of your suppliers; fully aligning your own passion with the work you do; and why being healthy allows you to put a lot more energy into work.

Background

Magnus Grimeland is an entrepreneurial catalyst and game-changing futurist who is driven to accelerate global aspiring entrepreneurs through connecting them with compatible co-founders and investors. He is a venture capitalist and angel investor who is on the search for the right talent, drive and ambition to change the world.

Born in Norway he dove in head first to kick start his career as a Navy Seal, before heading to Harvard University to study a Bachelors of Science and Economics. He then exceled as an Associate Principal and Junior Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he discovered his true talent, as a leader.

In 2013 he found his feet in the entrepreneurial and venture capital space when he took the reigns of Rocket Internet GmbH as Managing Director, as well as co-founding Zalora Southeast Asia. He then successfully transitioned into Managing Director and COO of Global Fashion Group, which offers over 8,000 brands, and operates across four continents and 28 countries, employing over 10,000 people.

Magnus is currently the Founder and CEO of Antler, a new start-up generator turning the world’s best talent into great founders of great companies. In less than two years he has grown Antler to more than seventy staff and is in the process of expanding to 6 cities across 5 continents in less than one year.

Magnus talks about:

The influence of his grandmother on considering the meaning of being on earth.
Decided early that he wanted to have a positive impact on the world.
Becoming a Norwegian Navy Seal with the intention of being an astronaut.
Developing a SPIKE, knowing what drives you and having the grit to make it happen.
Deciding to leave the Navy Seals to go to Harvard University.
The impact of his teacher at United World College of the Atlantic in Wales.
Starting life in the corporate world, and the huge learning curve at McKinsey and Company
Taking the leap into the unknown and setting a deadline to make the change from employee to entrepreneur.
Any great business must have a great team, validate their business model and identify the tipping point that will lead to incredible growth.
Convincing brands that you are a great sales channel for them and why you are the company of choice for the major brands.
Being inspired by Steve Jobs who would respond to customer requests and feedback.
Creating a platform that enables entrepreneurs a jump from whatever they are doing now into building a truly impactful company, much easier.
Antler providing a tremendous network of advisors and external investors and capital that most people would not have access to.
Finding that passion, your why and really make a difference for people.
Sharing the common passion about what you are building as an entrepreneur.
The Antler process and why its global platform enables entrepreneurs in a whole new way.
Ironman triathlon as an outlet from work and a form of active meditation.
The power of front-loading your work.
Taking on one uncomfortable thing every year, ensures you think outside the box.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Workplace Motivation – You can’t build a company culture on free snacks in the boardroom or a foosball table in the office. Company culture is built on talking with your team and understanding what motivates each person. What makes them tick, why are they there and what do they want in the future. You also need to remove the negative influencers in a team before they effect the behaviour of other employees. Because this is important for not only for your welfare as a leader, but also to ensure you keep the team, long-term.

Tweets

“Many people don’t become an entrepreneur, as they get caught up in life instead of setting the direction for your own life.” Why people don’t become an entrepreneur with Magnus Grimeland, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Great teams are put together when every team member knows what they are good at and what they need around them.” Building a great team with Magnus Grimeland, on the active CEO Podcast.

“A lot of start-ups fail not because they don’t have a great team or business model, because they give up when the first challenges arrive.” What challenges entrepreneurs face with Magnus Grimeland on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Magnus Grimeland LinkedIn
Magnus Grimeland Facebook
Magnus Grimeland magnus@antler.co
Antler www.antler.co
Antler LinkedIn
Antler Facebook
Antler Twitter
Global Fashion Group Website
Zalora www.zalora.com
Rocket Internet www.rocket-internet.com
McKinsey & Company www.mckinsey.com
Harvard University www.harvard.edu
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole

active CEO Podcast #29 Brent Clayton Richest Kid In The Playground

Posted on March 18, 2019April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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*Brent Clayton – Firefighter, CEO Fire Recruitment Australia & Authority Marketing Machine*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Brent Clayton about being a serial entrepreneur; turning adversity into opportunity; the determination to become a firefighter; and balancing democratic and autocratic leadership.

We also delve into learning discipline from the military; understanding the intricacies of a job; what it takes to be a firefighter; and the backstory of his businesses Fire Recruitment Australia and Authority Marketing Machine.

Background

Brent Clayton is an active firefighter, author, coach, mentor and serial entrepreneur. He is a top Aussie bloke who has a passion for serving the community, helping people realise their dream of serving their country, and is in training to be on the front cover of the Australian Firefighters calendar in 2020.

A man of true resilience, who overcame failure to rise up and live his dream of being a firefighter. He turned the harsh lessons learnt of failing to meet his goals into being a highly successful entrepreneur with his company, Fire Recruitment Australia, a coaching and training platform for would-be firefighters.

He currently works as a senior station officer in Australia as well as running his own businesses. Before becoming a firefighter he was a prison guard and worked in the military prior to that.

Not one to sit still, he has just launched a new business called Authority Marketing Machine, and was once a star on Channel Ten’s, It’s a Knockout TV Game Show.

Brent talks about:

Commencing his entrepreneurial journey as a child delivering newspapers.
Being the richest kid in the playground.
Dreams of being a helicopter pilot.
The importance of learning about a job and its intricacies.
Incorporate serving your community or nation into the education system.
Dealing with conflict resolution as a prison guard.
Coping with being denied before being accepted into the fire service.
Monetizing the recruitment process and skills required to be a firefighter or policeman, by writing a book.
The five components of the recruitment process.
What the key characteristics are to being a firefighter.
Understanding what risks there are, how you can rectify the situation and what resources are required.
Your mind is clear to start looking for the anomalies.
Having a very structured routine around fitness, meditation and nutrition.
Routines make you free, because you don’t have to think about anything.
It’s only risky if you don’t know what you are doing.
Democratic versus autocratic leadership
What makes coaching and mentoring fulfilling?
The background behind the Authority Marketing Machine
The fitness routine of the firefighter.
Booking a flight in a fighter jet with a mate.
Solving the smartphone epidemic

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Small Incremental Efforts – To be successful you need to make small and consistent incremental efforts each day. Something as simple as 5min walk today and 6min tomorrow, or halving the amount of butter on your toast.

Tweets

“If there is one thing you do, don’t get caught around the smoko table whinging, go do something constructive”. The best advice Brent Clayton received, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Understanding that the idea of something is not always enough to get what you want.” A lesson in growing up, with Brent Clayton, on the active CEO Podcast.

“When the alarm goes off, you get up. It’s not a conversation with yourself about whether you are going to get up.” Discussing discipline with Brent Clayton, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Fire Recruitment Australia www.firerecruitmentaustralia.com.au
Fire Recruitment Australia Facebook
Fire Recruitment Australia Podcast
Brent Clayton www.brentclayton.com
Brent Clayton LinkedIn
Brent Clayton Youtube
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Fire Service Recruitment – The Process to Success Link
Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole Link

active CEO Podcast #28 Christine Amour-Levar A Woman On A Mission

Posted on March 11, 2019April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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Christine Amour-Levar – Women On A Mission / HER Planet Earth

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Christine Amour-Levar about her diverse cultural upbringing; learning new language through total immersion; the differences in work ethic, leadership, culture and behaviours between Japan, USA and France; the impact Nike has had on her career; and leading through empathy.

We also delve into creating Beijaflor and becoming an entrepreneur; scheduling family time; combining her love for adventure with her social entrepreneurship programs; and the influence Women on a Mission and HER Planet Earth are having on the women of war and the underprivileged.

Background

Christine Amour Levar is a passionate, kind and determined marketing & communications expert, adventurer, social entrepreneur, author and speaker.

Of French, Swiss & Filipino decent, she graduated from Sophia University, before embarking on an international career with brands such as Nike, McCann-Erickson, Philippe Starck and her own Brazilian fashion retail business, Beijaflor.

She has a wealth of global experience in brand strategy, social entrepreneurship and advocacy, which allowed her to excel as a marketing and communications consultant for Temasek Trust and Temasek Management Services, as well as her current role as Chief Marketing Officer at iRace Media.

In her spare time she is a passionate advocate for women’s leadership and empowerment, which has enabled her to establish two award-winning non-profit organisations, ‘Women on a Mission’ (WOAM) and ‘HER Planet Earth’.

Her amazing talents include being an Author and Contributing Writer to international publications such as The HuffPost, Forbes and the Straits Times Newspaper of Singapore, as well as speaking at organisations such as INSEAD, Nike, Goldman Sachs, Singapore Woman Award and James Cook University.

In 2018, she was a Finalist of the ‘French of Asia Trophy 2018 and a recipient of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award.O

Christine talks about:

Having a multiracial and multicultural upbringing, living in the Philippines and France.
Wanting to grow up and work in sports or be connected to sports.
Moving to Japan to go to Sophia University, not knowing any Japanese.
Here first job was with McCann Erickson, as the only non-Japanese in the graduate program.
Working with blue chip clients such as Nestlé, Nokia and Gillette.
Moved to United States to work at the Nike Headquarters in Oregon, thinking she new the American culture.
The ability to adjust quickly when working with different cultures.
Differences in brand, culture and leadership between Japan and USA
Transitioning from being an employee to an entrepreneur
Felt liberated when getting out of the corporate world and starting her business, Beijaflor.
Realising she really needed to be engaged to work really efficiently.
The majority of poor people around the world are women who live in rural areas
Challenging expeditions to off-the-beaten tracks around the world such as Antarctica, Jordan, Ethiopia, Himalayas and Vietnam.
Staying connected in the sisterhood
The expedition to Son Doong caves, which is an UNESCO World Heritage Park
Finding the time to reflect, meditate and take stock
Thriving on going to places she has never been and doing things that she hasn’t done.
More men champions for change fighting for gender equality, support women’s careers and opportunities.
Her leadership is about putting empathy at the core of it.

Active CEO Wellness Tip – Humbleness & Humility

Tweets

“When you love what you do, it is not work , you are so engaged in it, so focused that you don’t even see time go by.” Finding purpose in your work with Christine Amour-Levar, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Mind-blowing when you look up and marvel in the enormity and the awe inspiring experience.” Christine Amour-Levar, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Christine Amour-Levar www.christineamourlevar.com
Christine Amour-Levar Facebook
Christine Amour-Levar LinkedIn
Christine Amour-Levar Instagram
Women on a Mission www.womenmission.com
Women on a Mission Facebook
Women on a Mission Instagram
HER Planet Earth www.herplanetearth.com
HER Planet Earth Facebook
HER Planet Earth Instagram
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Dis-Rupt 3.0 Filipina Women Rising Book
The Smart Girls Handbook to Being Mummylicious Book
Humanity Book
Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole

Pauline Nguyen (Red Lantern) – Rise of the Phoenix

active CEO Podcast #27 Pauline Nguyen Rise Like a Phoenix

Posted on March 4, 2019April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Pauline Nguyen about her leadership style; the importance of employees acting like owners; thriving in economic adversity; developing a high performing team; staff retention; connectedness with the customer; the importance of entrepreneurship; and being unshakeable in business and in life. We also delve into about the effect of parenthood; becoming an award-winning author; shining as a keynote speaker; finding happiness in the pursuit; why she connects with the Phoenix; and the relevance of Why does the Buddha sit on a Lotus flower.

Background

Pauline Nguyen is an award winning author, inspirational speaker, spiritual entrepreneur and businesswomen who has harnessed energy from extreme adversity to live a successful life and career.

Born in Vietnam, she escaped Communist rule at the end of the Vietnam War by boat with her family. They were taken into a Thai refugee camp before being accepted into Australia, where they settled in Cabramatta, Sydney.

She started working in hospitality at her family restaurant from the age of seven. In 2002 she co-founded the world’s most-awarded Vietnamese restaurant, Red Lantern, with her partner Mark Jensen, who is a phenomenal Chef, Ready Steady Cook TV host and Master Chef Australia guest Chef, and her brother Luke Nguyen who is celebrity TV chef, MasterChef Vietnam judge and author.

Known for captivating audiences, through her aura and energy, she studied a BA Communications from the University of Technology Sydney. She won the 2008 Newcomer Writer of the Year for he award winning book ‘Secrets of the Red Lantern’ and the 2012 Telstra Business Award for Medium Business.

This gifted writer and compelling speaker has a sense for adventure, is eager to learn and is excited for new challenges. She recently launched her new book, ‘The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur’. O

Pauline talks about:

Escaping Vietnam as a 3 year old.
Having a ferocious work-ethic built-in from a very young age.
The choice to give meaning to her suffering and reframing her story.
Establishing Red Lantern 17 years a go, with her brother Luke, after waiting at Sydney’s best restaurants under some incredible Sommeliers.
Living 5 years in Paris and London, working in film post-production.
Leading by example, through inspiration, working in the big picture, surrounding herself with people who live in the detail and without micro-managing.
The secret behind having only 10% staff turnover and the average length of employment being 6-10 years.
In business and in life it is impossible to please everyone.
Changing the business model in the middle of the financial crisis, and the effect that had on their current and future customers.
The universe rewards the unreasonably determined.
The surprise of winning debut writer of the year.
Writing the Secrets of the Red Lantern for her daughter.
The launch of her new book, “The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur.
To be spiritual is to be in sprit, to be inspired and to talk your absolute truth.
How can we be stress less, and lead an active and healthy lifestyle.
Getting out in nature as much as possible.
Never understating the power of the nature’s medicine and incorporating business walking meetings.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Every Day is a New Day – We need to continually fuel our mind and body. Routines can become very boring and unhealthy if we continue to do the same thing day after day. We need try something new every day to make life more exciting. Start small like taking a different route to work, starting the day with a drink of water, taking staff out for a walking meeting, more vegetables over the food we eat or set a new goal like climbing a mountain. The benefits of attempting new things and really valuable and make life more exciting. It brings you out of your comfort zone, it’s great for our brain and mental strength, it event makes you more confident and courageous, and it provide a sense of accomplishment.

Tweets

“Doing everything we can to stay in alignment every day. To stay in alignment with joy, with inner peace and with inspiration. That’s what spirituality is about. It’s top be inspired. To be in spirit. ” Pauline Nguyen explains one of the Spiritual Entrepreneur strategies, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Happiness in the pursuit, not the pursuit of happiness.” Talking about spirituality with Pauline Nguyen on the active CEO Podcast.

“You can’t make a difference if you are going to be like everyone else.” Pauline Nguyen talks about success of the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Pauline Nguyen www.paulinenguyen.com.au
Red Lantern www.redlantern.com.au h
Pauline Nguyen Instagram
Pauline Nguyen Facebook
Pauline Nguyen LinkedIn
Red lantern Article by Craig Johns
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole LinkedIn
Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur – Pauline Nguyen
Secrets of the Red Lantern – Pauline Nguyen
Better Than Winning – Ben Gathercole