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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 252 Shivani Gupta Getting Your People To Step Up

Posted on May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 by Craig Johns in Leadership

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Getting Your People To Step Up

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Shivani Gupta about Getting Your People To Step Up, slowing the hiring process down and retaining talented people.

We also dive deep into creating high performing teams, normalising honest conversations and the constant art of working on the culture.

Shivani Gupta – Getting Your People To Step Up

Shivani is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach and author of Getting Your People To Step Up. She is an inspirational leader who is focused on passion, people and performance, is a Barefoot College Ambassador, and is the only Electrical Engineer turned Entrepreneur turned Educator.

Her career included an Electrical Engineering role at BHP before embarking on a 23 career as an award winning entrepreneur and educator. Shivani has scaled many of her own businesses over $1M and exited a business that she grew from $0 to $5M. She has a MBA from The International Graduate School of Management and a Bachelors of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of South Australia,

Shivani Gupta talks about:

Growing up in India
Power of being a parent & the transferable skills with a leader
Diversity thinking
Career breaks
Becoming being a better human through parenting teenagers
Children holding up the mirror for us
Tough love with care in the workforce
Getting Your People To Step Up
Nurturing a culture where people can say what they feel
Positive reinforcement & constructive feedback
Hire on character first then develop the skill second
Giving yourself permission to live according to your passions.
We should be testing people for their passion when it comes to recruitment
Permission and psychological safety
How do we create a culture thats right?
Clear boundaries of what is yes or no
Avoiding overloading our high performers & under loading low performers
How do we get people doing more work in the time allocated for them
Boundaries & contamination in a hybrid working environment
Strategies to enhance productivity & performance in remote working
Managing health & relationships to improve your productivity
Communicating your vision with passion.
Passion for educating girls in 3rd world countries
Attracting & recruiting talent.

Tweets

“If you start to live according to your passions then you have got to disappoint some people. People are often living other peoples passions. Whether its their partners, their kids, their parents, their cultures.” Leading with purpose with Shivani Gupti on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Passion without discipline is a waste of time … Without hard work and dedication passion is just an energy that dissipates very quickly.” Shivani Gupta discussing Getting People To Step Up on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Constant art of working on the culture to say how do we make people feel like they belong, how do we make people feel safe, how do we make people feel like they belong?” Shivani Gupta goes deep into culture in the workplace on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Links

Shivani Gupta Website
Shivani Gupta LinkedIn
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 250 Irene Riad Authentic Leadership

Posted on April 19, 2025April 19, 2025 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Authentic Leadership

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Irene Riad about Authentic Leadership, culture and high performing teams.

We also dive deep into values, belonging, diversity and not taking peoples wellbeing for granted.

Irene Riad – Authentic Leadership

Irene is an expert in Authentic Leadership & Culture, Founder & CEO of SightCET, and an Executive & Team Coach. She is a dedicated professional who is focused on combining storytelling and a science-based approach to help her audiences gain control over their lives and design the changes they want to manifest.

She has a BA in Mass Communication/Media Studies and a Masters of Management in Human Resources Management. Irene has worked in Learning, Development & Performance Manager roles at Movenpick Hotels & Resorts, British Council Middle East, Alfahim Group, ENGIE- Energy International & Nomac.

Irene Riad talks about:

Being born in Saudi Arabia & living in a multicultural world
Understanding what she believed in & her values in life
Seeing the world through different lenses
How do traditions & cultures serve us as a leader
Common traits amongst successful leaders across different countries
The rise of collectiveness in leadership around the world
Building a high performing team doesn’t start with a vision.
Peoples wellbeing will affect their happiness & performance in the workplace
The magic of wellbeing is in the small moments rather than the big wellbeing initiatives
What is the one conversation you need to have?
Bringing people to connect with the human
Do you know the values & beliefs of your team members?
How do each other’s values affect each other in the workplace?
Creating culture is constant
Everyone has a diversity of culture in them
How do we help people belong
Authentic Leadership
Redefining who I am all the time.
Avoid forcing a change in who we are
Managing our internal fears
Being constrained by self perceived labels
Understanding vertical growth
Why you need a coach
Who do you want to be when you are leading?

Tweets

“Understanding your own, understanding your members that you are dealing with and understanding the culture of that relationship and what it looks like.” Discussing culture with Irene Riad on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“When we focus the conversation not on accepting diversity, but how do we create a relationship, as space, where everyone belongs.” Irene Riad goes deep on Diversity and belonging in the workplace on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Our identity is much bigger than our image.” Irene Riad discussing authentic leadership on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:
Irene Riad Website
Irene Riad LinkedIn
Irene Riad Facebook
Irene Riad Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
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Inspiring Great Leader Podcast #249 Joe Pane Courage To Be You

Posted on October 26, 2024October 26, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Courage To Be You

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Joe Pane about the Courage To Be You, emotional fitness and the quality of our relationship with uncertainty.

We also dive deep into how our identity and ego defines you, managing difficult conversations, and human behaviour.

Joe Pane – Courage To Be You

Joe is a human behaviour expert, creator of the Emotional Fitness Formula and the author of the Amazon best seller, Courage To BE YOU. He is dedicated to emotional intelligence, mindset strategies and behaviourial profiling.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from the Deakin University, and is one of only 10 Master Trainer’s of Accredited Consultant and Trainer of Extended DISC. In the last 17 years, he has trained more than 7000 mindset coaches, and has delivered his emotional fitness workshops to tens of thousands of people from all walks of life and industries.

Joe Pane talks about:

Why do people do what they do?
Emotional Fitness Formula
When we are starved of significance we will go to extremes
Listening to your own unique whisper
Unconscious silent addiction to certainty. It’s the things that hold you back.
You can’t get competent in swimming by reading a book
Emotional Fitness
Quality of our relationship with uncertainty
If you don’t squeeze life, life will squeeze you
Finding clarity in the uncertainty
Someone to believe in, who believes in them
Finding clarity as we move through the unknown
Ego is a survival mechanism to keep us safe, keep us going and keep us alive
Identity is what we allow ourselves to be defined by
Courage to be you
Difference between emotional fitness and emotional intelligence
Emotional compass and emotions respond to the interpretation of the facts
You cant be YOU with strangers too quickly

Tweets

“It takes just as much courage to quit the right thing as it does to start the right thing, because of the fear of judgement of those around us.” Fear of Judgement with Joe Pane on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“The most attractive quality of any human being is certainty.” Joe Pane discussing our relationship with uncertainty on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“If we take someone’s significance away, you take their heart and soul away”. Joe Pane on the role identity plays on peoples lives on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Joe Pane www.joepane.com.au
Joe Pane LinkedIn
Joe Pane Facebook
Joe Pane Instagram
Insights With Joe Pane Podcast
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #238 Paige Williams The Leaders Ecosystem

Posted on May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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The Leaders Ecosystem

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr. Paige Williams about The Leaders Ecosystem, antifragility and psychological safety.

We also dive deeper into how we should manage our team’s strengths and weaknesses, address difficult situations, and navigating leadership transitions.

Paige Williams – The Leaders Ecosystem

Dr. Paige Williams is a world leader in positive psychology, an organizational psychologist, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne and the author of the newly released book The Leaders Ecosystem.

Her career includes roles at University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School, The Michelle McQuaid Group, Centre For Workplace Excellence and Geelong Grammar School.She has studied a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from the University of Bournemouth, Graduate Certificate in Change Management from the University of New South Wales Business School and a PHD in Organizational Behaviour and Development from the University of Melbourne.

Paige Williams talks about:

The Leaders Ecosystem
Being a natural leader
Characteristics that make you a leader
Her mom as her key role model, mentor, guardian, and inspiration
Building resilience
Antifragility is a superpower
What is psychological safety and how is it built?
Creating a constellation of strengths
Becoming a role model
Addressing difficult situations
Where does care start and stop when it comes to being a leader?
Staying true to yourself amidst transitions

Tweets

“We’ve got to stop pretending that everything’s okay and be prepared to listen to what people are saying. We might not find that comfortable. It might not be what we want to hear, and yet this is the way that we start the journey with psychological safety.” Dr. Paige Williams talks about psychological safety on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Compassion is understanding the perfectly imperfect nature of each of us and holding space for people to bump around against the edges of their humanness and be okay with that. And then help them move through a better place and better performance.” Dr. Paige Williams talks about compassion on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“As a leader, it’s about setting an example and then inviting accountability around others, following that example in their roles.” Becoming a role model by Dr. Paige Williams on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Dr. Paige Williams www.drpaige.au/
Dr. Paige Williams LinkedIn
Dr. Paige Williams Youtube
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #233 Anna Glynn Strong

Posted on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Strong

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Anna Glynn about Strong, relationship selling, and building trust and permission in the workplace.

We also dive deeper into understanding the challenges faced by our leaders right now and how resilience and optimism play an important role along the way.

Anna Glynn – Strong

Anna Glynn is a Positive Psychology and sales leadership expert, and the author of the newly released book Strong. Her education includes a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts from Monash University, a Professional Certificate in Positive Psychology (First Class Honours) and a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne.

She has worked in financial services and national sales roles with National Australia Bank (NAB), MLC, before transitioning into Facilitator and training roles at University of Melbourne, Maxme and The Michelle McQuaid Group.

Anna Glynn talks about:

Curiosity as a driving force to success
Her strengths as a teenager and its changes overtime
First job with the NAB under the sales department and how it started her career
Her strengths from a sales perspective and and what was it about sales that caught her attention
The biggest challenges she encountered in her sales career
Building trust and permission
Strong
How the changes brought about by Covid affected relationship building in the workplace
Key decision makers
Understanding sales leaders right now
Making sure leaders perform in a challenging environment
Building resilience and optimism
Working on our weaknesses too, not just our strengths
The important aspects of positive psychology for a sales leader

Tweets

“We’re getting to know humans. We do this in our daily lives. But a lot of people actually find relationships selling quite challenging because you might not get the quick win. You’ve got to be in it for the long game. You’ve got to be prepared to be patient, and you really seek to get to know someone versus just being able to jump in and offer a solution for your problem.” Relationship selling with Anna Glynn on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“If there is an opportunity for me to share insights, you know, talk with people, give audio calls, give references, whatever it is, I’m happy to hand that over. And the hope, I guess, is that by forming that relationship and building that trust is that when the need arises, when they do need to engage with me, I’m the first person that hopefully they think of.” Anna Glynn talks about creating a more thriving world on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“As a human species, we would not have survived if we were out there on our own. Right? We need others to survive. But what’s more than that? We need others to actually thrive in our lives as well. “ Understanding resilience with Anna Glynn on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Anna Glynn www.annaglynn.com.au
Anna Glynn LinkedIn
Anna Glynn Instagram
Anna Glynn Facebook
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #232 Andy Brown The Emotional Overdraft

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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The Emotional Overdraft

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Andy Brown about the Emotional Overdraft, empathy’s role in leadership and building resilience as a leader.

We also dive deeper into the qualities of becoming a great leader, how to actively listen, the challenges that may arise hindering success, and why curiosity is a driving force to success.

Andy Brown – The Emotional Overdraft

Andy Brown is a Non Executive Director, Leadership Coach, host of the Exploring Emotional Overdraft Podcast and the author of The Emotional Overdraft.

He has a BA Hons in Business Studies from the University of Brighton. Before focusing on business advisory services, leadership coaching, and mentoring, he held Board and Leadership roles in multiple successful marketing, digital, and communication agencies and companies.

Andy Brown talks about:

Curiosity as a driving force to success
Starting off as a business-minded person
Organising people is about facilitating people
The good qualities of leadership
The Emotional Overdraft
Being a good listener
Building resilience
The importance of asking questions
Emotional overdraft leads to a lack of resilience
Managing different generations
The biggest challenge of dealing with several kinds of coaches
How becoming overwhelmed affects your output and behavior
Leadership’s biggest responsibility
Business owners can suffer from overwhelm due to the pace of change and complexity of the business environment
Empathy’s role in leadership
The key drivers that lead to emotional drive
Trust is a big driver for founders and entrepreneurs
Accountability, authority, and autonomy
Understanding what our emotional overdraft is and working on it
Kindness and tolerance towards others could help solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

Tweets

“You can teach skills, you can’t teach attitude.” How to find the right employees with Andy Brown on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“The impact of leadership is consequential.” Andy Brown explains that financial success is a consequence of great behavior on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You don’t have to learn new things to reduce your emotional overdraft. You have to do things differently. Overwhelm stops you from doing something differently because you just can’t cope with it.” What happens when you become overwhelmed with Andy Brown on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Andy Brown www.etc.co.uk
Andy Brown LinkedIn
Andy Brown Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #231 Anita Madan Leaders Cannot Know Everything

Posted on April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Leaders Cannot Know Everything

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Anita Madan about how leaders cannot know everything, and allowing and creating space within organisations for innovation and creativity.

We also dive deeper into identifying if an individual contributor is suited for management, gender diversity in leadership, and recognising the importance of human touchpoints.

Anita Madan – Leaders Cannot Know Everything

Anita Madan serves as the Global Head of IT Strategy and is a distinguished TEDx Speaker. She is the Chief Operating Officer at Dream Big Australia and passionately mentors STEM students through IMINS.

With a solid educational background, Anita holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and has pursued studies at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Throughout her career, Anita has made significant contributions to various multinational corporations, including global Security Tech company GnD, American Express, Agilent Technologies, and Trident Group.

Anita Madan talks about:

Growing up in India in a traditional modern family shaped her way of thinking
Dreaming of becoming a lecturer and somebody who does a lot of research
Leaders Cannot Know Everything
Leaders need to create space for their teams to think differently and innovatively
Finding what expertise each team member has and harnessing it
Giving your best at work instead of trying to prove yourself as the best
Leveraging the power of your teams, finding solutions, and using organisational goals as a North Star
Leaders need to provide direction by asking good questions
Find the right balance between utilizing data and technology while also ensuring they do not threaten humans at work
Making progress towards gender diversity in leadership
We need more female role models to inspire the next generation
Leaders need to manage their energy well and utilise the expertise of those around them rather than trying to do everything themselves
Being curious and asking the right questions can spark innovation within teams instead of telling people what to do
Identifying if an individual contributor is suited for management
Providing training and simulations before placing people in a leadership role
Maintaining curiosity, stepping outside comfort zones, and avoiding making quick judgments to grow and adapt to change
Remuneration should be based on the value individuals bring, whether as individual contributors or leaders

Tweets

“The modern leader is not someone who knows everything, but is the one who knows how to navigate through the unknown.” Anita Madan talks about the modern leader on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“If you’re engaging your team to do things like 9 to 5 all the time, they do not have the space to think anything different. They are just following the routines. So create that space even for yourself. When you are working on something more creative, more innovative, very different, if you are not creating that space for yourself and your team, you’re really lacking on the best talent.” Creating allowing space for creativity with Anita Madan on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Don’t ask the fish to climb the tree. Do not ask the bird to swim. It’s like that. So you should know who is the fish and who is the bird. Once you realize that, then talk to that person. I always do that with my team. I tell them, this is my observation. I think you will grow better in this part.” Anita Madan talks about knowing your people well to help them grow on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Anita Madan Linkedin
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #230 Dr. Jane Foster Emotional Resilience

Posted on April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Emotional Resilience

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr. Jane Foster about emotional resilience, vulnerability in leadership and how to handle negative emotions.

We also dive deeper into learning to regulate and control emotions, reshaping perspectives, and changing the language used around emotions, stress and problems.

Dr. Jane Foster – Emotional Resilience

Dr. Jane Foster is the founder of Emotional Resilience, a dedicated researcher, and the author behind the recent publication, “It’s In Your Hands”. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Teaching, a Masters Degree in Education & Learning Management from Central Queensland University, and a Ph.D. in Health Promotion and Education from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Drawing from over four decades of global teaching experience, she intertwines her expertise in Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu, and yoga to empower individuals in taking charge of their emotional journey, helping them navigate through life’s challenges with grace. Her mission is to revolutionise our societal mindset, steering away from blame, criticism, and judgment towards fostering psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and resilience.

Dr. Jane Foster talks about:

Her big dream starting from outdoor education and experience with a bully
Desire for everyone to be able to take control of their own steering wheel from within.
Emotional Resilience
Emotions are not “good” or “bad”, they are either “rough” or “smooth”
Learning to regain control of negative emotions
The importance of developing emotional resilience
Language and framing is powerful
Focusing on taking responsibility for how you respond rather than blaming others
Leaders need to listen, be selectively vulnerable, and empower those around them
The factors that influence our behaviour
Taking responsibility for the way we respond
Asking good questions that make people reflect
Coping mechanisms for learning to control emotions
Dopamine addiction from social media
Selective vulnerability for leaders
Changing the language used around emotions, stress, and problems
Reshaping perspective and how people approach challenges

Tweets

“If you keep looking back at what you did, then you’re going to crash. That’s what so many people do when they’re coaching someone. It doesn’t mean ignoring the rearview mirror. It’s there to glance at and learn from, but not to focus on.” Dr. Jane Foster talks about moving forward on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“At the moment, negative emotions are seen as bad and everyone’s picking people off those emotional roads and putting them on the smooth roads, thinking that they’re doing the right thing. But if you look at a pulse, it goes up and down, doesn’t it? To show you’re alive, what happens when it flatlines, you’re dead. Yet so many of us are trying to create a life that’s smooth and it’s actually unattainable. I wanted to create language that would change that. Instead of bad emotions, they’re rough, and rough has a purpose.” Emotional resilience and the role of negative emotions with Dr. Jane Foster on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“That’s why it’s called selective vulnerability. It’s actually a thing that is a balance between oversharing and undersharing. It becomes in the middle, as you said, you share when it’s appropriate because as a leader, you had certain expectations from your team.” Dr. Jane Foster talks about vulnerability in leadership on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Dr. Jane Foster www.itsinyourhandsdrjanefoster.com
Dr. Jane Foster LinkedIn
Dr. Jane Foster LinkedIn
Dr. Jane Foster Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #229 Markus Kaulius Play A Bigger Game

Posted on March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Play A Bigger Game

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Markus Kaulius about play a bigger game, personal & professional growth, and the dangers of complacency.

We also dive deeper into the power of believing in things you have control over, the importance of physical wellbeing, and helping people achieve fulfillment.

Markus Kaulius – Play A Bigger Game

Markus Kaulius is the founder of Magnum Nutraceuticals, a Tony Robbins Platinum Partner, and co-founder of Play a Bigger Game. He is also among NYC Journal’s Top 30 to Watch in 2022. His academic journey boasts a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business, Entrepreneurial Leadership, and Marketing from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

As the CEO & Founder of Magnum Pharmaceuticals, Markus has steered the company from its inception to a remarkable valuation of $170 million. Beyond his corporate endeavors, Markus is actively engaged with Rockbody retreats and frequently accompanies Tony Robbins on global ventures.

Markus Kaulius talks about:

Going through tough times as a child
Starting a supplement company out of his bedroom at a young age
Play A Bigger Game
Realisations in life and with oneself after being bullied and picked on
Growth and constantly challenging yourself is where the “juices in life” are found
Focusing on things outside of your control is detrimental
Having the right people around you who hold you accountable and challenge you is important for growth
Taking action and applying what you learn
Avoiding complacency in marriage and relationships
Having the mindset of choice
The power of believing in things you can control
Helping people wake up from the complacency that has lulled them to sleep and get them to play a bigger game in life
How exercise and physical activity radically changes your life
Building good and healthy habits
Balancing being healthy, happy, and hungry for success

Tweets

“If you’re not growing, you’re dying. And for many years, I didn’t quite comprehend what that really meant. I understood, but I’m not growing. I’m going the other way. I get it. But the real point of that verse, in my opinion, is if I’m not growing, I’m not experiencing what I should be experiencing in life.” Markus Kaulius talks about growth on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“What if you started to play a bigger game in your life? What would that look like if you were going to level up a good level up, what would that look like? I truly believe everybody has those answers inside of them or you can turn to some people close to you who have reached higher levels of success and ask them, what are some of the habits that you do?” Playing a bigger game with Markus Kaulius on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Growth is the fun part of life. It’s challenging myself. It’s trying to become someone better in the fulfillment that I get from knowing that I am better today than I was yesterday. I’m way better than I was a week ago. I’m way better than the way, way better than I was a year ago. And that growth is so exciting.” Markus Kaulius talks about finding excitement in personal and professional growth on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Markus Kaulius www.playabiggergame.com
Markus Kaulius LinkedIn
Markus Kaulius Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #225 Patrick Esposito The Structure of Success

Posted on February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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The Structure Of Success

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Patrick Esposito about The Structure Of Success, navigating passion and rational thinking, and how to create and sustain successful businesses.

We also dive deeper into the value of networking and connections, managing internal and external challenges in teams and organisations, and being a leader in business.

Patrick Esposito – The Structure Of Success

Patrick Esposito is a dynamic serial entrepreneur who recently unveiled Initiative Labs, an accomplished investor, seasoned lawyer, and the author of “The Structure Of Success.” Armed with a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center, Patrick further enriched his academic portfolio with a master’s degree in modern history from the University of Oxford, England.

With an extensive background in the technology sector, Patrick co-founded and spearheaded the success of numerous companies, such as Augusta Systems, Resilient Technologies, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure, Mile Out, and ACME General Corp. Notably, his professional journey also featured pivotal roles in offering counsel and legal support to financial and government agencies.

Patrick Esposito talks about:

Growing up in a college town and wanting to create positive change in the world specifically in his home state
An organised process of assessing, deciding, planning, and implementing changes is critical for business success
The Structure Of Success
Focus on a few high-priority areas and make one change at a time to avoid burning out
Having the right governance structure and management team in place
Worrying productively about critical areas can turn weaknesses into strengths
Regularly analyse areas like governance, management, adjustments, infrastructure investments, legal structures, and disaster preparedness plans.
External factors matter, but internal factors matter more
Navigating external challenges
Understanding what each person wants to protect can improve the workplace dynamic
Getting competent legal documents early can help resolve disputes and handle exits smoothly
Passion is important but rational thinking is needed to succeed
Protecting what employees want to protect from work intrusions can reduce resentment and burnout
Focusing on a few priorities each quarter to assess, plan, and implement changes
Identifying 3 to 5 major risks for businesses and plan for how to manage them
The value of networking and building connections

Tweets

“There’s a lot of value in being connected. Being connected with an eye toward the purpose that you want that connectivity to bear fruit.” Patrick Esposito talks about the value of networking and building connections on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You’ve got to have a good process for looking at adjustments and pivots. Have a good process for looking at infrastructure investments, to support maturation and scaling. You’ve got to have good formal legal documents to support how you make business decisions and how if you have multiple partners, folks can leave the business. You have to have a good process for looking at mergers, acquisitions, other types of exits, partnerships, etc.” Knowing what to prepare in starting and sustaining a business with Patrick Esposito on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“The most important thing that I found on your pathway in business is being open. Being open to what can develop as a result of engaging and being present and participating in discussions, conversations, meetings.” Patrick Esposito talks about being a leader in business on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Patrick Esposito www.patrickesposito.com
Patrick Esposito LinkedIn
Patrick Esposito Facebook
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

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