Craig Johns – CEO NRG2Perform, active CEO Podcast Host
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast we bring you the first episode of Breaking The CEO Code, where host Craig Johns decodes an aspect of being a high performing leader.
Not only will we bring you some of the world’s most creative, innovative, successful and high performance leaders to you through thought-provoking, engaging and enjoyable conversations on the active CEO Podcast, we are now going to provide you with information, evidence and tips so you can be a high performing leader.
The Breaking The CEO Code episodes will range between 5-10 minutes and will be released once per week.
Craig talks about:
Reflecting on 2019
The negative consequences of being a leader if you don’t manage your wellbeing and performance
6 key phases to Breaking The CEO Code (FOUNDATION, PERFORMANCE, INFLUENCE, LEADERSHIP, TEAM, LEGACY)
Who Breaking The CEO Code is for
This week we released the Breaking The CEO Code whitepaper. It provides an overview of Breaking The CEO Code and showcases the 6 key phases. We also go a little deeper into the 2nd phase PERFORMANCE, where we discuss the 3 P’s of Leadership Performance
#70 – Miles Stewart (Triathlon Australia) A Lifetime Chasing Results Link#69 – Deepthi Bopaiah (GoSports Foundation) – India’s Next Olympic Gold Link #68 – Abraham Kamarck (True Made Foods) – Leadership Lessons From The Sky Link #67 – Liz Volpe (Ambisie) – Dare to Dream Link #66 – Bill Coletti (Kith) – Reputational Resilience & Transformation Link #65 – Todd Greenberg (NRL) More Than A Game Link #64 – Gabrielle Dow (Green Bay Packers) Green Bay Packers Experience Link #63 – Charles Fairlie Unsung Business Heroes Link #62 – Amanda Jacobs (Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron) She Leads With Empathy Link #61 – Mark Turner (Triathlon Scotland) Coaching Saved My Life Link
To close out another decade, we are providing ten active CEO lessons that you all can learn from. Take some time to read, digest and reflect on how you can use each lesson to support your growth as a person and leader in 2020. It’s time to countdown the top 10 active CEO Lessons 2019.
#10 You are the product of your environment
Your ability to perform is determined by the people you interact with, place you play in and pressure you apply. Are the things in your environment helping or hindering your progress?
#9 Tune out your critic & trust your instinct
Our inner voice can be our greatest influence. Believe in yourself and back it 100%. There will always be voices, trust the one deepest inside of you. How will you tune out the critic in 2020?
#8 The more you give the more you get
Spend time helping, sharing, teaching and giving to people, and you will be rewarded. As Zig Ziglar said, “You will get all you want in life if you help other people get what they want.” If someone does something for you, you will naturally want to do something for them. What value or wisdom will you share in 2020?
#7 Spend quality time with family
It can be easy to become consumed in your work, passions and lifestyle, while taking family for granted. They are your greatest supporters and will always be there during the challenging times. You have a responsibility to guide, nurture and be a role model for the next generations. What are you doing for your family today?
#6 Character before charisma
The truth of your character is expressed by the choice of your actions. Make sure your influence doesn’t grow wider than your character goes deep. How will you develop your character in 2020?
#5 Successful people are curious
The greatest problems provide the greatest business opportunities. The most common trait from the CEO’s and Leaders who are guests on the active CEO Podcast is their curiosity. As Tony Robbins said “successful people ask better questions and as a result get better answers”. Why not be more curious in 2020?
#4 Everyone needs a coach
Your truth, ideas and behaviors are only as good as the lens you are looking through. Having someone you can trust who can ask you the tough questions that enable clarity, focus, confidence and provide accountability is crucial and valuable if you want to achieve the success you desire. A great coach can help shape ideas, provide perspective and challenge you to think differently. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” Who is going to be in your corner and be the coach you need in 2020?
#3 Courage & vulnerability are inclusive
In the past vulnerability maybe seen as a weakness, when in fact it is actually a strength. We grow through adversity, changing our environment and challenging the status quo. Without vulnerability we cannot be courageous and without courage we cannot find the strength to speak up and be vulnerable. It is ok to say you don’t have an answer, that you were wrong, are feeling a lack in confidence and that other peoples answers are better. Having vulnerable discussions helps to build psychological safety within your team or between stakeholders. Vulnerability cultivates trust and respect from others, while creating the space for others to speak up about problems, issues or feelings they have. It fosters discussion about key problems and allows people with different perspectives to provide solutions that may not have surfaced before. How will you let your guard down, put your ego to the side and create a space for vulnerability and courage to flourish in your work environment?
#2 Unlock your limiting beliefs
We all have beliefs that hold us back from realizing our true potential. They are subconscious and usually have developed from negative moments, environments, fears, excuses or messages as a child. It could be that you don’t have enough money, are too old; don’t have enough experience, you can’t take a risk because you will fail, someone else is better suited or you just don’t have the talent. The strongest limiting belief I uncovered this year was – a fear of finishing second best. Now i have never been consciously aware of it, but now that I am aware I can easily identify the root causes and the actions that occurred as a result. The reason I found it was through speaking. I have no problem speaking in front of thousands of people and people I have never met, but I found that when I was public speaking in front of people who I respected or felt where better in the field I was speaking in I would go blank and sometimes not even be able to say anything. Through identifying the root cause and putting new belief statements and actions in place I now can deliver with confidence and certainty in front of any audience. Thanks to my coaches who used NLP strategies to unlock my limiting belief. Who will you unlock your limiting beliefs in 2020?
#1 Proximity is power
The people you spend the most time with will have the greatest influence on who you will become. If you want to step it up in 2020 and achieve your dreams and goals faster, then you need to surround yourself with people who play a bigger game than you are currently in. The proximity you keep is very powerful. They must challenge you, keep you accountable and provide the shortest path to your desired destination. Their knowledge, experience and network can have a profound effect on your growth. In 2019 Speakers Institute provided me with the proximity I needed to turn my purpose into reality. The diversity of insights, failures, successes and life experiences is phenomenal. I know that this proximity will take active CEO and Breaking The CEO Code to a whole nuther level in 2020 and beyond. I also have other people in my proximity who shape and accelerate me in other areas I want and need to develop to have the impact on the world that I am FOCUSed on. What proximity will you create in 2020?
What lessons have you learnt from 2019 that will help you create your 2020 VISION?
If you need someone on your side to help you provide
clarity and certainty, then contact Craig Johns at craig@nrg2perform.com
or click on the contact page of the www.nrg2perform.com website.
On this episode of the active CEO
Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Abraham Kamarck about leadership lessons from
the sky, being a Naval Aviator, transitioning from the Navy and how a dislike
to ketchup led to creating True Made Foods. We also dive into air speed is life
and altitude is life insurance, learning to say no, understanding the cultural
environment you work in, and placing family at the core of the story.
Abraham Kamarck – Leadership Lessons From The
Sky
Abraham Kamarck is a design
thinking professional who makes cool products, starts movements and changes
behaviour. He is a former Seahawk Helicopter pilot on counter-narcotics
missions, business mentor and judge of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab
Region. With a zest for launching multiple businesses in challenging
environments, Abraham has lived and been an entrepreneur in more than ten
countries including Bulgaria, Ghana, Jordan, Egypt and currently the USA.
Abraham has studied a BA
East Asian Studies from Vanderbilt University and an MBA in Business
Administration and General Management at the London Business School. His career
commenced as a US Navy Naval Aviator and Division Chief for the US European
Command, before moving out of Defence Forces to become an independent
consultant, CEO of Viomel Limited, Director of Innovation Coexist Foundation,
Principal of Maendeleo Ventures LLC and is currently the CEO and Founder of
True Master Foods.
Abraham talks about:
Growing up in Washington DC and Brooklyn, with diverse cultures, people and food.
“Moderation in all things including moderation”
Being a fox and not a hedgehog.
Remain calm, composed and focused during very complex and high-pressure situations.
How to process a lot of information very quickly and get to the most important things first.
Aviate, navigate, communicate.
Prioritising information as a senior executive or an entrepreneur
You have got to realise what is going to kill you, and focus on it first.
The importance of having a “tool program”.
Not being prepared for transitioning out of the Navy.
The core for doing well in business as a start up is saying no!
Starting True Made Foods at 38 years old with four kids.
Being an entrepreneur and working with the culture in Qatar.
No one is really disrupting ketchup yet.
Will it pass the five year old test?
Why Amazon and e-commerce are valuable for start-ups.
The pro’s and con’s of having co-founders.
How to figure out that work life balance and get it right?
Active
CEO Performance Tip
CEO Flow – It’s the psychological state
that we need to get ourselves into where we have an out of body experience,
because everything happens so effortlessly. If you’ve planned, prepared and you
put yourself in a state where you feel like you are living what you are about
to say, then you are more likely to get into that flow state. When you are in
flow, everyone engages and connects with you.
Tweets
“The more people working for equity and not salary
the better your company is going to do.” The importance of
co-founders, with Abraham Kamarck, on the
active CEO Podcast.
“A lot of my aviation training works well as an entrepreneur. In both
cases you are basically trying not to die the whole time. You basically use the
same strategies. How to process a lot of information very quickly and get to the
most important things first? When you are falling out of the sky you don’t have
time to spend time figuring out what is happening with the aircraft. You have
to identify the problems immediately and fix or save yourself. ” Focusing on
what will kill you first, with Abraham Kamarck, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the active CEO
Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Liz Volpe about Dare to Dream, inspirational
stories through Ambisie, Imposter Syndrome and #give1hour. We also delve into
the League of Extraordinary Women, being present and switching off, and how a
pitch off competition reminded her of getting out of her comfort zone.
Liz Volpe – Dare to Dream
Liz Volpe is an incredible
entrepreneur who dares to dream, connects & inspires women to bring out
their extraordinary, and loves to inspire the next generation through a
collection of stories worth sharing. She is a purpose driven leader, global
change agent, proud mother of two, Latin dancer and is on a mission to educate a million disadvantaged
youth by the year 2020.
Her education includes a BA
Honours in Media Communication and Media Studies form the University of Leads.
In her spare time she is a fundraising volunteer at The Australian Cambodia
Foundation, Sunrise Cambodia. As an entrepreneur our special guest is a
Director of Zest Possibilities, Co-Founder of The League of Extraordinary
Women, Founder of Project Gen Z and most recently the Co-Founder of Ambisie.
Liz talks about:
Dare to Dream
Growing up in Rochdale, a small town in Northern England.
Having 30 jobs by the age of 21.
Being inspired by Australian TV show, Neighbours.
Learning who she was while studying Media and Communications.
Thriving on change and a challenge.
How a dream board propelled Zest Possibilities.
Imposter Syndrome still popping up into her head, once per week.
Co-Founding The League of Extraordinary Women, in 2012.
How a visit to Sunrise Cambodia led to Project Gen Z & Dare to Dream.
Vision to educate a million disadvantaged youth by the year 2020.
The catalyst to, her latest venture, Ambisie
#give1hour to help kids explore careers and tap into their passion.
Being a little bit crazy with huge ideas and somehow manage to pull them off.
“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.”
Having strict rules and structure for health and wellness.
Go into meditation through dance and having a break just for me.
Entering a pitch off competition for investment.
Solving the problem of stress and mental health with young people.
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Mental Toughness Is A Skill – We
often hear the term Mental Toughness. What does it really mean? Mental toughness
is a personality trait that determines how well we can consistently perform
under stress and pressure. It is our ability to respond to challenge, stress
and pressure, irrespective of the circumstances. A good way to describe mental
toughness is our ability to keep going when the going gets tough.
Tweets
“What can I do next, what can I develop and what can
I try that will bring fear back to me, as fear is healthy.” Liz Volpe talks about getting out of her comfort zone, on the active CEO Podcast.
“A little bit crazy with huge ideas and somehow manage to pull off.” Discussing
Liz Volpe’s leadership style, on the
active CEO Podcast.
Watch a recent interview NRG2Perform’s CEO & Founder, Craig Johns, talk about CEO Periodization on Beyond Business.
Get ready to turn your business inside out and discover how high performance leadership is really created with Craig Johns from www.nrg2perform.com.
In this episode, Craig flips burnout on it’s backside and shows us strategies to get CEO, leaders and entrepreneurs to lift themselves to the the topside, perform at their peak and maintain performance at high levels for long periods of time.
Bringing his knowledge, skills and experience of high performance in elite sports and coaching, Craig delivers some great insight into what it takes to perform with purpose, recover with purpose and live with purpose.
If you prefer to listen versus watch, then check out the interview on the The Beyond Business Show Podcast Link
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jennifer Dunham about pivotal moments create decisions, habit stacking, tiny habits and the Profitable Lifestyle Formula. We also talk about being diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer, Happiness Matters, failure is awesome and the value of brain dumps.
Jennifer Dunham – Pivotal Moments Create
Decisions
Jennifer Dunham is a Profitable
Lifestyle and Automation expert, who has turned the adversity of melanoma
cancer, being hit by a drunk driver and going through divorce into an
opportunity to bring more time, money and happiness to her clients. She is a courageous
coach who lives on a small chicken farm, tells you like it is and has a passion
for photography.
Her education includes a
Bachelors Computer Science (minor in Mathematics) at the University of Nevada,
Reno and a Masters Computer Science (AI in Analysis of Algorithms &
Psychology) at the University of California, Davis.
Jennifer is the President of
JLynnConsulting, the owner of The Memory Journalists and the Founder & CEO
of Time, Money & Happiness Matters. She focuses on intentional living with
“The Profitable Lifestyle Formula, utilising “Tiny Habits” help CEO’s overcome
entrepreneurial burnout and unstable lead and revenue generation.
Jennifer talks about:
Her bad summer of turning 30.
Being diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer.
“If you were given one year to live, what would you do?
Living life with intention. Pivotal moments create decisions.
Feeling like I was my own client at some point of my life.
Mediocrity occurs, because people don’t know how to make a change.
Most people set themselves up to fail because it is a big shift from what they were doing.
You can be happier in less than five minutes a day.
A habit allows you to automate your thinking.
We repeat about 40% of what we do, every single day.
Stacking repeatable habits into routines, conserves brain power.
Profitable Lifestyle Formula.
Most people think happiness is a by-product of a result.
Sometimes people need the push and permission in order to make a leap of faith.
Her active and healthy lifestyle routines.
How can people who truly want to go school, be able to go to school and not have to worry about it?
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Performance By Design – Your performance should not occur
by accident. The environment you and your team work in should be carefully
engineered and positioned so that performance is enabled and not forced. Think
carefully about how you design a project, program or event and ensure that you
are not forcing performance. Establish key actions or opportunities that allow
the team members to discover performance and shine by themselves or together as
a collective. This is important for long-term growth and development of not
only the individual but most importantly the team.
Tweets
“What is it that they want to work on? What is it
they love to work on? And how can they be more profitable with their time?” Jennifer Dunham talks about successful entrepreneurs, on the active CEO Podcast.
“Sometimes people need the push and permission in order to make a leap of
faith.” Discussing change, with Jennifer Dunham, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the active CEO
Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Tim Oberg, CEO of parkrun Australia, about creating a healthier and happier planet, building communities, and parkrun moving a nation. We
also delve into his leadership style, CrossFit, anxiety and empowering
volunteers.
Tim Oberg – Moving A Nation
Tim Oberg is a charismatic
CEO who is inspired to build a healthier and happier planet for his kids, has
created a movement that has seen people run 38,771,680km and is a proud mental
health advocate. He is a successful entrepreneur, devoted father, passionate
cross-fit athlete, an anxiety sufferer, and a man who is driven to move a
nation.
Tim has a Bachelor of
Applied Science in Human Movement Studies and Bachelor of Education in
Secondary Education Teaching from the Queensland University of Technology, and
a Masters of Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University.
His career has included the
roles of Managing Director of The Tourman, Managing Director of The Celebrity
Planet, President of Active & Healthy Alliance Gold Coast, CEO and Founder
of parkrun Australia and has recently commenced a role as Strategic Director
Asia Pacific of parkrun international.
parkrun Australia
parkrun
is now the largest mass participation sporting activity on the planet. In
Australia alone there have been 62,765 events organized by 365 locations,
involving 589,122 runners who have completed 38,771,680km. The average person
has attended 13.2 parkruns.
Tim talks about:
His first entrepreneurial venture as a Mobile DJ during university.
How he became “Tim the TourMan”.
Guinness World Record for the largest pub-crawl.
The challenges and opportunities of starting your own business.
People first style of leadership.
Not being afraid to employee people better than you.
Starting parkrun in 2010 after meeting founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt.
parkrun moving a nation
Far less about the run and far more about the community connections.
Making friends, health and happiness with parkrun.
Volunteers gain as much at parkrun as those who participate as walkers and runners.
How parkrun has assisted the growth of running clubs.
Can the parkrun mentality be successfully transferred to other sports?
Why volunteering has been so successful in parkrun.
Volunteering is not about sacrificing, but giving.
How a panic attack and anxiety has changed his life.
Starting meditation and developing a toolkit to manage anxiety.
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Own Your Own Mental Conversation – Everyone has a
commentator inside their head which owns the voice that you can easily
over-consume your version of the truth. The voice that is observing criticizing
your own actions, behaviours and thoughts can blur your view on the world. You
need to own your own thought-chatter and ensure that it has perspective and
clarity. The more we tell ourselves something, the more it becomes in grained
and leads to our own truth. If that truth is negative by nature, then it can
have a profound affect on your mood, opinion and the ability to make clear and
appropriate decisions. Be objective and look at home you can ensure the
conversation is positive and open.
Tweets
“What they are doing is making friends, it is a
friendship things, you are making friends with new people in the community. Reconnecting
with friends and family who you may have not seen for a while or even seen for
a week.” Tim Oberg talks about the drivers of parkrun, on the active CEO Podcast.
“Creating a healthier and happier planet.” Discussing the parkrun mission
with Tim Oberg, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this
episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Yamini Naidu about
business story mastery, why you need both data and stories, the importance of
message clarity, and her new book Story Mastery. We also delve into her how to
be an effective speaker, starting a successful business, Aristotle’s model of
influence and having your off-stage stuff together.
Yamini Naidu – Business Story Mastery
Yamini Naidu is a charismatic, energetic and a
superstar in the storytelling business. From being on some of the worlds
largest stages to intimate settings with the leaders of Fortune 500 companies,
she has the charm, charisma, clarity and conviction to keep the attention of
even the hardest old-school leaders.
She has a BA
in Economics and Sociology from the St Xavier’s College, MA Economics from the
University of Mumbai and a Masters Science in IR and Personnel Management from
the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Her early
years were focused as an Economist before and epiphany changed her course and
she found her true passion and pathway as Director of One Thousand and One, and
Director of and Chief Storyteller at Yamini Naidu Consulting.
She goes
above and beyond as a volunteer guide at the National Gallery of Victoria, and
has provided Pro Bono for Pollinate Energy and High Reserves Global Citizenship
and Leadership Program.
I am pleased to introduce to you a leading expert in business
storytelling, the world’s only economist turned storyteller and consistently
voted among the top business storytellers worldwide, put your hands together
and bring a huge round of applause for Yamini Naidu
Yamini talks about:
Imagining riding a tiger to school.
Becoming the worlds first Economist turned storyteller.
Being frustrated about why data doesn’t persuade people.
People are the single biggest determinant of any success.
How “A leaders Guide to Business Storytelling” by Stephen Denning, changed her life.
Co-founding Australia’s first storytelling company in 2005
Being prepared to educate the market before you get your first customer.
Putting it out there, test it and get better every time.
Being clear on the single message you want to communicate.
Personal story where you can tie it to a business message is very powerful
Stories are like Velcro for the brain and for the heart.
We are sitting in the midst of a storytelling revolution.
Stories today are as critical as data, because everybody has got data, but data doesn’t differentiate.
Logic informs people, but doesn’t shift behaviour.
A story doesn’t have to be epic to be effective.
Story Mastery can really quantum leap your audience.
To be a successful speaker, you have actually have to get your off stage stuff together.
How we can have more equity in the world?
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Chief Role Model – As a leader your real
title should be Chief Role Model. The culture of a team or organization begins
from the person at the top. You have a lot of power as a leader and with power
comes great responsibility. As they say, the fish always starts to rot from the
head. Your actions, behaviours, approach and leadership style determines the
foundation of the culture. Be the role model for the desired values, behaviours
and identity of the team or organization you lead.
Tweets
“Business storytelling is like life after Google,
you wonder how you lived without it.” Yamini Naidu explains story
mastery, on the
active CEO Podcast.
“People are the single biggest determinant of any success.” Yamini Naidu connecting success, on the active CEO Podcast.
“A business story should be under two minutes and
that’s when you are going to have the biggest impact. After two minutes you
start to have diminishing returns.” How long should a business story be with Yamini Naidu, on
the active CEO Podcast.
Francesca Boase – General Manager Edelman Australia
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Francesca Boase about building trust in crisis management, storytelling as an art of communication, leading change, the Edelman Trust Barometer and being a great mentor. We also discuss personal development, being a custodian of peoples careers, the pain of accepting feedback, workplace wellness, and managing her energy and performance.
Francesca Boase – Building Trust In Crisis
Management
Francesca Boase is an
experienced global corporate communications specialist who is committed to the
community, health, fitness and wellbeing. She is known for building strong
relationships, impressive personal development programs and competing at the
world triathlon championships.
A genuine people person, she
is passionate about mentoring, facilitating and leading teams. Her focus in
corporate and financial communication, media relations, reputation management
and strategic counsel, has given her the necessary skills to thrive in her
current role as Managing Director of Edelman Australia, the world’s largest
independent communications agency.
Educated globally, she went
to Island School, Hong Kong; studied Journalism, Film and Broadcasting and
completed a Post Graduate Diploma Public Relations at the University of Wales,
Cardiff; and attended the Australian Graduate School of Management. Her
previous senior executive appointments have included roles at Sharman Networks,
PPR PR Agency and Sefiani Communications Group.
Fran talks about:
Growing up in Hong Kong in the 1980’s surrounded by
many nationalities.
Acting and then communicating with absolute
integrity.
Honesty and transparency are absolute fundamentals
to building that trust.
The most important elements when it comes to being
proactive in crisis management.
We are in constant state of change.
What’s its going to take for you to say yes.
Fear accompanies change or uncertainty.
What makes a really great mentor.
Strategies to use when determining your teams
internal motivations.
Managing stress and the importance of wellbeing in a
fast-paced environment.
Having high standards and integrity as a leader.
Noticing and recognising the cultural differences of
the generations coming through.
Businesses increasingly have a role to play in
building the trust of Australians.
Talking about workplace wellness and not actually
doing enough about it.
Recognising people as human beings in a holistic
sense.
Really have to take care of yourself first and then
come in and tackle the day.
Managing competitiveness in a healthy way and
figuratively in a healthy way.
How to help young people really appreciate and value
themselves.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Motion Call – Stand up and go for a walk when you receive a phone
call rather than stay seated at your computer. It reduces distractions and
ensures you get the value of motion leads to emotion when you are walking. You
will be surprised how much exercise you can do and how productive your calls
become.
Tweets
“Being able to effectively communicate means you can
build trust, address issues, you can form an organisational and business point
of view, and build a narrative and a story which is a very important part of
engaging whether it is your target audiences, your staff or your customers.” Effective communication with Francesca Boase, on the active CEO Podcast.
“The bottom line is that
people don’t come to work to achieve a business result. People come to work to
be with other people. My experience is that being a leader and being able to
communicate on a very human level is critical. Its critical to managing staff,
it is critical for great client relationships. It is very important when you
are dealing with very difficult situations.” Francesca Boase on communicating
at a human level, on the active CEO Podcast.
“You genuinely need to have that recovery time. In terms of performance in
a role that is very demanding, having a break and taking some time out is as
important a lesson to learn to learn as is learning how to respond to a client
or developing a communications strategy.” Francesca Boase talks about the importance of recovery
with purpose, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this
episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Cassandra Heilbronn about
her journey into law; specializing in sport, sponsorship and social media law
at Minter Ellison; founding The
Prominenti Society;
and drafting legislation in Sports, Entertainment &
Events in Saudi Arabia. We also go in
depth talking about sport integrity, empowering women, mental health and
breaking down barriers.
Cassandra Heilbronn
Cassandra Heilbronn is an
exceptional young woman, proud servant to the community, passionate advocate,
and has been known as the skateboarding solicitor. She is a sought after
keynote speaker, commentator on women in sport and is the Founder of The
Prominenti Society; a speaker platform featuring only female speakers
worldwide.
Her education included a
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts – Politics & Public Policy at
Griffith University and a Master of Laws at The University of Queensland. As a
passionate lawyer she has remained connect to education as a guest lecturer
Sports & Negligence as well as Social Media and Ethics at the University of
Queensland, University of the Sunshine Coast and Griffith University.
Cassandra’s career as a
lawyer commenced at Butler McDermott Lawyers, TressCoax Lawyers and Clayton Utz
before becoming a Senior Associate in Sports and Corporate Risk at Minter
Ellison. Since June 2019, she has lived in Saudi Arabia as the Regulation Legal
Manager for Sports, Entertainment & Events at The Royal Commission of
Al-Ula for the Al-Riyadh Governorate. Our guest’s passion for sport has led to
governance roles at Sunshine Coast Girls Boardriders Club, Squash Australia,
Brisbane Heat, Surf-rider Foundation Australia and Football Victoria. She is
the Immediate Past President of Women Lawyers Association of Qld.
Cassandra talks about:
Growing up in Bundaberg, a low socio-economic area in Australia, with two sisters.
Leadership lessons from playing sport from the age of four.
Wanting to become a mechanic if she didn’t become a lawyer.
History does not define your circumstances.
Appreciating the small things in life.
Her motivation to become a lawyer.
Dealing with sport law contracts around the world.
Governance issues need to be addressed by sports.
The importance of having an employee social media policy.
Overcoming her own barriers as a young lawyer.
Enlisted a business coach at a young age to help with mannerisms and response in situations.
Empowering women to step out of the family comfort zone.
Helping younger girls with confidence and public speaking.
Cultural and societal change in Saudi Arabia.
How The Prominenti Society came to fruition.
Key lessons in negotiating.
Finding “Cass Time” where she can switch off.
A higher level of support for mental health.
Living as an expat for the very first time.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Skill Stacking – To ensure that you deliver high
performance every single day, you need to recover with purpose and have
productive downtime. It could be doing exercise, creative pursuits, quality
time with family, meditation, listening to music or watching a movie.
Tweets
“Teamwork, strategic
analysis, learning how to use the rules, play the field to your advantage,
meeting people and learning how to adapt to their personalities to reach the
end goal.” Leadership lessons learnt on the sports field with Cassandra
Heilbronn, on the active CEO Podcast.
“We are entitled to a private life, however with all
social media there is no private life.” Cassandra
Heilbronn talks about employees and social media, on the active CEO Podcast.
