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active CEO Podcast #92 Lisa Tamati Relentless Leadership In Life

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Lisa Tamati about relentless leadership in life as we go all in on saving her mums life, overcoming the toughest ultra-marathon races in the world, the GRIT to overcome adversity, and going above and beyond medical advice to find a solution for her mum. We also talk about imposter syndrome, the importance of hope, optimising your DNA, and learning how to pivot and change direction in life.

Lisa Tamati – Relentless Leadership In Life

Lisa Tamati is a professional adventure athlete, best author, crazy super human being, motivational speaker and mindset coach, who goes beyond the human limits. Over the past 25 plus years, she has taken on and conquered the world’s toughest endurance events and expeditions including the Sahara and Gobi deserts, Himalayas and Niger, however none of those extreme events even come close to her greatest life challenge, where it took a relentless approach to saving her mums life. She is an absolute force of nature and true warrior leader, in every essence of human kind, who loves to put the body armour on and take GRIT and a Relentless approach to life to a whole nuther level.

Her education includes a Bachelor of Applied Management in sports Management from Otago Polytechnic, National Certificate in Business Studies for Carrington Polytechnic Auckland and a Certificate in Counselling & Human Relations (social work) from Western Institute of Technology.

Imagine the University of life you gain when you cover over 70,000 km of running across some of the poorest, most dangerous and challenging stretches of earth including a life-changing argument with your partner while illegally in the Lybian desert, losing your mind in Death Valley one of the hottest places on earth, running the length of New Zealand, that’s 2,200km, and pushing your mind and body beyond belief every single day.

Lisa talks about:

Growing up as a curious kiwi in Taranaki, New Zealand.
Why she became an Ultra-marathon runner?
1997 Libyan Desert illegal crossing, 250km four-person expedition.
Importance of learning the skill of situational compartmentalisation.
Why attempt the toughest race on the earth, Marathon De Sables.
Developing Relentless Leadership In Life.
The battle of the lion and the snake in your head.
Running Death Valley in 57 Degrees Celsius, Badwater Ultramarathon.
Being tackled to avoid a rattlesnake, in the coolest race on the planet.
Why is it that what you believe dictates your destiny?
We cannot control all the variables in the world.
Relentless, the story about bringing her mum back.
Why check for sleep apnea during a severe neurological event.
Studying functional neurology, neutrophics and epigenomics.
We live in the time we have access to the greatest minds on the planet.
When you have no hope, you take weak action, because you don’t think it will be useful anyway.
The challenges of self-publishing a book.
Pushing The Limits Podcast

Active CEO Performance Tip

Own The CHOICES You Make – The world is constantly challenging us through disruption, competing priorities and competition for our attention; therefore we must take control of our own story and influence. Your have to own your own life and realize that life is not a dress rehearsal. How much of your life do you really own and take full responsibility for? You are the sum total of your decisions. You own the choices that you make.

Tweets

“All that I can control is my reactions to it and the decisions I make from here on in.” Managing fear and hysteria, with Lisa Tamati, on the active CEO Podcast.

“It’s not about Talent, it’s about GRIT, determination and an ability to suffer a lot. When times are tough the ability to keep hurting and keep moving forward.” Lisa Tamati talks about her RELENTLESS approach to life, on the active CEO Podcast.

“If we crashed in a jungle in an aeroplane and I had to run 200km to save their life, would you stop, would you quit right now, if there life depended on it?” Creating the right mental state with Lisa Tamati, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Lisa Tamati www.lisatamati.com
Lisa Tamati LinkedIn
Lisa Tamati Jewelry www.LTJewellery.co.nz
Lisa Tamati Instagram
Lisa Tamati Twitter
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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active CEO Podcast Revital Golan Entrepreneur State Of Mind

active CEO Podcast #82 Revital Golan Entrepreneur State Of Mind

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Revital Golan about an Entrepreneur State Of Mind, mentoring female leaders, how Anemone Ventures supports tech startups in Asia and why Taiwan offers a unique opportunity of a business friendly environment.

We also delve into growing up in a Kibbutz and serving in the Israeli military, pushing the human limits, failure is a part of learning, living your own life and balancing adapting and influencing.

Revital Golan – Entrepreneur State Of Mind

Revital is fascinated with technology start-ups, aspiring future female leaders and being an active CEO. Known as a tenacious and determined leader, who loves the great outdoors, cycling big mountains and embodying diversity. She studied a MA Finance from the City University of New York, an Executive Master of Science in Finance from Zicklin School of Business and a BA Economics & Business Development from the Max Stern Yezreel Valley College.

After a career in the Israel Defence Forces, she moved with her family to Asia. Her roles included Project Manager & Assistant to Commercial and Defence Attache at the Embassy of Israel in Singapore; Country Manager Korea, Taiwan, HK Business Development Asia for Berlitz International; and Sales Director Asia for MassiveImpact. She founded Anemone Ventures in 2009 to help tech start-ups and SME’s establish in Asia. With a huge passion in supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs and women business leaders she is the Women Professor Rank technical Expert at Providence University, Asia Pacific Desk Chief Representative for the University of Haifa Israel, and Chair of the Women in Business Programme for the British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei.

Revital talks about:

Military taught her discipline, decision making under pressure, teamwork and hardship.
Difference in leadership between Asia and Israel.
Having an entrepreneur state of mind.
How Asia taught her to be humble, be a better listener and observer.
Having a team that you can trust and build a team you can work closely with.
Her passion to bring start-ups and innovations into Asia.
Opening a company during the global financial crisis in 2009.
Why being an entrepreneur is a journey.
Now corporations are starting to encourage their employees to think as entrepreneurs.
Proven that companies that have diversity achieve better bottom lines and profit.
Being passionate about women in business and promoting more in senior positions.
Live your life, don’t live your kids life, husbands life or parents life.
Inspiring and empowering women in business across Taiwan.
Coping with low emotional times as an athlete or entrepreneur
Becoming a vegetarian at age of 16.
My continuous passion and will to challenge myself physically, mentally and emotionally.
Growing gap between the rich and poor, educated and uneducated.

Active CEO Performance Tip

Free Your Mind – We need to be very disciplined and attentive with our focus currency. It has become challenging to remain focused, be present and be attentive with globalization and technology driving constant contact 24/7. We can easily be bombarded with attention grabbing information, which can provide stressful emotions and be challenging to filter. Our workplaces have become custom-built to destroy both individual and team focus. We are exposed to constant chatter and noise in collaborative working and open plan workspaces. Ever growing number of scheduled meetings and internal emails can lead to overwhelm and scrambling to get “real work” completed before and after work, as well as the weekends. How temping is the lure of social media and social networking streams, status updates and instant gratification? It is important that you actively free your mind each day. This can be through exercise, meditation, walking in nature, listening to music, spending time with your children, breathing patterns, visualising positive and relaxing thoughts and for others it can be a walk in nature. How are you going to free your mind today?

Tweets

“Learn how to be your own cheerleader. Nobody is going to give you a tap on the shoulder, oh my gosh, you did a great job. You have to do it by yourself, you have to find your own mentors, you have to be very determined for what you do and have to know how to adapt and change to the circumstances.” Celebrating the small wins in entrepreneurship with Revital Golan, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Don’t think that you are sacrificing anything for anybody else. Your kids never ask you to sacrifice anything for them. When they become 18 you can’t say that you sacrificed your career for them.” Revital Golan explains why it’s important to do it for yourself, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Revital Golan LinkedIn
Revital Golan Facebook
Anemone Ventures www.anemoneventures.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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active CEO Podcast #80 Jonathan Rake Launchpad To Go Beyond Borders

Posted on February 11, 2020February 18, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jonathan Rake, about his Launchpad to go beyond borders, the World Economic Forum shaping your thinking as a leader, leaders are hired to make judgement calls and performance leadership as CEO at Swiss Re Asia Pacific.

We also delve into the global water crisis, running marathons with Mina Guli the CEO of Thirst, the importance of balancing ones mind, protecting the asset, and amazing human beings doing incredible things.

Jonathan Rake – Launchpad To Go Beyond Borders

Jonathan is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Advisory Board member, a passionate leader who is dedicated to CSR and community initiatives, and is involved in a project called Global Ledger. Jonathan is a phenomenal global leader, who loves running and has a deep passion for solving the global water crisis.

He studied a Bachelor Commerce Economics, Accountancy, Business and Law from Stellenbosch University. His career has involved working at ABN Amro Bank; and roles in Corporate Business, Business Development and Country CEO of Singapore at Zurich Financial Services. In 2016 he joined Swiss Re as their CEO of Singapore and in 2017 became the CEO of Asia Pacific.

Jonathan talks about:

Nelson Mandela’s influence during the transition from Apartheid.
His Launchpad to go beyond borders.
Culture difference between Zurich Financial Services & ABN Amro Bank.
Why judgement is super critical in a CEO and leadership role.
Swiss Re focus on clients, but also making the world more resilient.
Mitigating all the trends that are disrupting lives and industries.
Why the global water crisis is the world’s greatest risk in the future.
Chasing the goal, fighting hard & taking yourself into a difficult place.
You can’t stay in your peak performance state of mind all the time.
Stop take 3 breaths, step away & realise how good you have it.
Calming down & getting some rest & starting the day with exercise.
Learning that you must not pile your passions into one area.
We should be judged by not what we create, but what we leave behind.

Active CEO Performance Tip

To Diet or Not To Diet – People are often looking for the quick fix, when it comes to food. Many people jump on the bandwagon of the thousands of fad-style, celebrity endorsed and marketing designed diets, which have no research into the long-term effects on the body, mind and soul. Science compared every diet and the winner is real food. The only diet that has been implemented and remains over a long period of time is that established 10,000’s of years ago. It is a predominantly plant-based diet with no processed foods and only included the occasional meat when they were quick enough to catch it. Those living by the sea would catch fish and seafood. Why would you incorporate the middle-person in the diet, so to speak, when you can go straight to the source an eat it. What do I mean by this? Land animals generally eat plant-based diets including fruit, vegetables and grains, which are the stable of all nutritious diets. So why do we need to eat red meat, when it is just the by-product of the plant based foods we need anyway? What diet should you eat?

Tweets

“You are only doing long-term damage if you are running on the edge and stress is building and you are not taking care of yourself. ” Discussing stress and recovery with Jonathan Rake, on the active CEO Podcast.

“When you are travelling and out of your normal environment you don’t get into your level 3 and 4 deep sleep where you are doing the body repair than helps us function. You need to be alert and aware in your environment.” Travel and sleep dysfunction with Jonathan Rake on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Jonathan Rake LinkedIn
Jonathan Rake Facebook
Jonathan Rake Email Jonathan_rake@swissre.com
Jonathan Rake World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum www.weforum.org
Swiss Re www.swissre.com/
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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active CEO Podcast #59 Tim Oberg parkrun Moving A Nation

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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active CEO Podcast 59 Tim Oberg parkrun moving a nation — *Tim Oberg – CEO & Founder parkrun Australia*

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.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Tim Oberg LinkedIn
Tim Oberg Twitter
Tim Oberg Facebook
Tim Oberg Instagram
parkrun Australia www.parkrun.com.au
parkrun Australia Facebook
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

active CEO Podcast #51 Chris Robb Money Can’t Buy Experiences

Posted on August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Chris Robb Mass Participation World Money Cant Buy Experiences — *Chris Robb – Founder Mass Participation World*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Chris Robb about mass participation sport events, growing the Standard Chartered Marathon to over 60,00 participants, being the course manager for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games marathon, and changing people’s lives through money can’t buy experiences. We also delve into the immense power of pause, coping with it being lonely at the top as a CEO, collaborative leadership, inspiring others to make a powerful impact on the world and serving a tennis ball into the back of Sir Richard Branson’s head.

Chris Robb – Money Can’t Buy Experiences.

Chris is an international authority on iconic large-scale mass participation events; a humble, loyal and curious leader; and a passionate family man now living in Bali, Indonesia. He is an enabler of people to have an active and healthy lifestyle, author of Mass Participation Sports Events and Better business Better Life Better World, is a high impact consultant and a champion of Buy 1 Give 1.

Growing up in Zimbabwe, he studied a Bachelor Commerce and Bachelor of Agricultural Management at the University of KwaZulu-Nattal. Getting his first taste of event management while at high school, our guest has over 30 years experience organising and leading events. During his career he has been at the helm of events for more than one million participants in the likes of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Zimbabwe, South Africa and India.

He established Spectrum Worldwide in Australia in 1992, where he worked on the 2000 Sydney Olympics, before establishing himself in Singapore at the commencement of the Asian health and fitness boom in the 2000’s. In 2015 he established Mass Participation Asia, an annual conference for event stakeholders, before selling Spectrum Worldwide to IRONMAN, in 2016.

Chris talks about:

Life growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe, during the independence war.
Having a rich upbringing from life experiences, even though they were financially poor.
The importance of embracing circumstances you find yourself in.
Being an 800m and 1500m runner training on farm tracks and dirt roads.
Planning to go back and run the family business on the farm.
Being involved in organising the Comrades Marathon while studying at University.
Changing people’s lives through money can’t buy experiences.
Getting parents out and getting active with their kids.
Getting more governments globally to recognise the value of sport especially the social and health impact.
Organising the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon with over 60,000 participants.
Expanding the JP Morgan corporate challenge running events into Asia.
Partnering with Dave Hansen from Supersprint Events and Robbie McEwan.
Going from zero to sixty thousand customers within 6 months.
Ramping up from a team of 30 to more than 5,000 people over a 3 month period.
A mindset expecting that there is going to be a curveball will be thrown at you.
Collaborative leadership where you are always looking for a solution.
Surround yourself with a great group of mentors much like an athlete has.
Having ritual’s and keeping yourself mentally and physically in shape.
Helping make it easier for our future leaders to grow in the industry.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal – It is important that you turn up, show up and be present right now. It’s not about what you did yesterday or what you plan in the future. It is all about this one second, one minute, one hour or even one day and you are ready to go.

Tweets

“Connecting with a community and a tribe and doing training and things together and taking you into the outdoors. It’s crucial for the health and wellbeing of the world.” Chris Robb talking about the power of sport and events on bringing people together, on the active CEO Podcast.

“I love putting that jigsaw together and making sure that everyone knows what they are doing, but also empowering them to make decisions.” Chris Robb on leading people, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Chris Robb LinkedIn
Chris Robb Facebook
Chris Robb Website www.chrisrobb.asia
Chris Robb Email chris@chrisrobb.asia
Mass Participation World www.massparticipationworld.com
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon www.singaporemarathon.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

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Better Business Better Life Better World Chris Robb

active CEO Podcast Major General Cheryl Pearce (United Nations) Leading From The Front Lines

active CEO Podcast #50 Major General Cheryl Pearce Leading From The Front Lines

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Major General Cheryl Pearce about leading from the front lines, being an authentic leader, serving your country, managing workplace wellness, empowering a sense of purpose, and creating high performance teams. We also delve into her leadership roles at the Australian Defence Force and with the United Nations; creating a safe and inclusive environment to work in; completing the New York Marathon; and getting out of her comfort zone.

Major General Cheryl Pearce

Cheryl Pearce is an authentic leader, dedicated servant for global peace, change agent in cultural and gender diversity, and game-changer in the world of Defence. She is a next generational leader who is New York Marathon finisher, proud mum of two daughters, and Member of Order of Australia for Exceptional Leadership.

Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from the University of New England, a Master’s in Policing, Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism from the Macquarie University in Sydney, and a Master’s of Arts in Defence Studies from the Deakin University in Melbourne.

Over the past 35 years she has risen through the ranks of the Australian Defence Force, starting off as an Officer Cadet when there were only a few females. Cheryl’s career has included: Australian Army’s Provost-Marshal and a military observer with the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor in 2002; Commandant of the Defence Police Training Centre and Commanding Officer of the 1st Military Police Battalion; Director of Special Operations Support; Australian Army Headquarters Chief of Staff; and the Commander Commandant Australian Defence Force Academy.

In 2016, Cheryl was the Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force Group in Afghanistan providing training, advice and assistance to the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces as part of the Resolute Support Mission of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Her most recent role sees her as only the second ever female appointed by the United Nations to lead a peacekeeping mission, as the Forces Commander – United Nations Peacekeeping Force based in Cyprus.

Cheryl talks about:

The shock of capture when joining the Australian Army.
Working day-by-day and focusing on chunk size bites at a time.
The internal motivation of serving your country and be much more than your individual self.
Managing competing priorities as a leader and having a young family.
Having an army behind the scenes.
Gaining the confidence to be that authentic self and have an intuitive leadership style.
Being sensitive to perfectionism and judgement.
Leading from the front lines
Why exercise is my stress release and my safe space.
The importance of listening to what other people have to say and not transmit our own ideas.
The Cultural shift in inclusion and behaviour within the Australian Defence Force.
Her role as the Forces Commander – United Nations Peacekeeping Force based in Cyprus.
Speaking in front of the UN Security Council.
How health has taken on a broader aspect from mind and body.
Completing the New York Marathon after her partner, Paul, went through lifesaving cancer surgery.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Recover With Purpose – 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

“Internal narrative that keeps churning, it is ok to be imperfect. To be perfect, the authenticity is not there. It’s ok not to be perfect.” Major General Cheryl Pearce speaks about the challenges of perfectionism, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Doing what I do, my heart rate races when I de-escalate and have difficult conversations with my opposing forces when I try to get messages a across or deal with stressful moments. I find that is sufficient adrenaline to test me all the time.” Doing something for the first time with Major General Cheryl Pearce, on the active CEO Podcast.

“I know it when I can be in the moment, I am performing really well at work, I am visionary, I can really focus on where we are going and know what my big rocks are and where they are going, while dealing with the small and actionary issues and listening.” In the moment with Major General Cheryl Pearce, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Cheryl Pearce LinkedIn
Cheryl Pearce Twitter
ADFA www.defence.gov.au/adfa
Australian Army www.defence.gov.au
UNFICYP website
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

active CEO Podcast #26 Alvin Hew The Confrontation Room

Posted on February 26, 2019April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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*Alvin Hew – Group Managing Director of Southgate Ventures Pte Ltd*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns and Ben Gathercole speak with Alvin Hew about the leadership and cultural differences between Proctor & Gamble and L’Oreal; L’Oreal’s Confrontation Room; disrupting L’Oreal’s Asian approach; and Being bestowed the award of Chevalier de l’Ordre Nationale du Merite by French President Jacques Chirac. We also discuss his roles as a Board Director, why he has taken up running and the purpose and vision for Southgate Ventures Ltd throughout ASIA.

Background

Alvin Hew is an experienced CEO and Board Director who has been instrumental in positioning products and leading teams for some of the world’s leading global companies.

Based in Singapore, he is currently the Group Managing Director of Southgate Ventures Pte Ltd, which is an Education platform company headquartered in Singapore with 11 international schools in Indonesia, Korea and India under the name of SIS Group of Schools and Singapore Global Schools.

His 30+ years of corporate experience covers private equity at The Abraaj Group; financial advisory at H2O Capital; commercial banking at TD Bank and investment banking at Lancaster Financial Inc. in Canada; business development and marketing at P&G in Switzerland, Vietnam, Southeast Asia and Australia; and top management experience at L’Oreal where he was the Managing Director of its companies in Malaysia and Taiwan.

He currently serves on the board of Maxis Berhad (Malaysia’s No. 1 mobile telco), Petronas Dagangan Berhad (Malaysia’s national oil and gas company) and on the Global Advisory Council of Queen’s University Smith School of Business in Canada and served on the boards of the European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei and Taipei American School. He is also the President of the Queen’s University Alumni Branch in Singapore.

He holds undergraduate degrees from Queen’s University, Canada and an MBA from INSEAD France. He is certified with the Canadian Securities Institute and has attended executive programs held at IMD, Stanford, USC and UC San Francisco.O

Alvin talks about:

Spending his teenage years away from his Malaysian home in Winnipeg, Canada
The decision of studying economics and finance at Queens University Smith School of Business, and how that set him up for the business world.
Having the responsibility to lead Proctor & Gamble South Asia.
The Malaysia General Manager role running the consumer sector business with brands such as L’Oreal Paris, Garnier and Maybelline, before becoming Managing Director of the L’Oreal Group in Malaysia
The decision of L’Oreal to change the global language from French to English, to meet its ambition to be a truly international company.
Proctor & Gamble give the consumer what they want versus L’Oreal giving the consumer what they dream of.
His leadership style blending an innovative with process-driven.
Doing the homework in getting the data right and then having the guts to make the call and going for it and not being afraid to make some mistakes.
The difference in leadership meetings between Proctor & Gamble and L’Oreal.
L’Oreal’s confrontation room, where one goes to present new products, new concepts and new markets.
Being able to transform L’Oreal Asia through disrupting the approach from shampoo to cosmetics, hair care and skin care.
Being bestowed the award of Chevalier de l’Ordre Nationale du Merite by French President Jacques Chirac.
Creating the first ever KL Fashion week with Star Publication Group in Malaysia.
Transforming into a Board Director for multiple companies, not-for-profit organisations and educational institutions.
The purpose and vision for Southgate Ventures Ltd throughout ASIA.
Running the Singapore half marathon for the first time in 2018.
Packing a pair of running shoes provides and easy opportunity to keep fit while travelling often.
Would love to solve the question of, which destination will he retire with his wife Juanita.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Plan of Attack What is your plan of attack to ensure that you get some exercise in every single day? Remember ‘failure to plan is planning to fail’. CEO’s and leaders often keep track of their important dates, meetings and deadlines in an online schedule or physical diary. Some may even use a PA that keeps them on time, for them. Your exercise and fitness should be no different. Exercise is a fundamental building block to achieving peak performance as a CEO or Leader, therefore it is important to take the time, sit down and assess each week, month or year and seeing opportunities to block out regular timeslots for exercise. You should treat these time-blocks the same way you would any other meeting.

Tweets

“Doing the homework in getting the data right, and then having the guts to make the call and going for it and not being afraid to make some mistakes.” Alvin Hew explains his leadership style, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Alvin Hew LinkedIn
Proctor & Gamble
L’Oreal
Southgate Ventures Pte Ltd
The Abraaj Group
H2O Capital
TD Bank
Lancaster Financial Inc.
Maxis Berhad
Petronas Dagangan Berhad
Queen’s University Smith School of Business
European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei
Taipei American School
INSEAD
Canadian Securities Institute
IMD
Stanford
USC
UC San Francisco.
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 Gathercoles’s best selling book

Jamin Heppell & Jen Ziegner (Mountains & Marathons) – Leading From the Mountain Tops

active CEO Podcast #14 Jamin Heppell & Jen Ziegner Leading From the Mountain Tops

Posted on November 22, 2018April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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Jamin Heppell & Jen Ziegner – Founders Mountains and Marathons

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns and Ben Gathercole speak with Jamin Heppell and Jen Ziegner about how they are transforming not only their clients, but also their own lives; being the best version of yourself; connecting with the community; purpose driven businesses; aligning personal and business values; and the catalyst for Mountains & Marathons.

Background

Jamin Heppell and Jen Ziegner are a dynamic duo, who combine their passions and purpose in life with other people all around the world. They maybe young, but are very wise when it comes to human development. Their lives involve finding some amazing physical challenges and combining it with helping people improve their mental, emotional and leadership performance.

As Founders of Mountains & Marathons, they have had quite different careers. Jamin was a strength & conditioning coach at Essendon Football Club and is a serial entrepreneur founding 5 companies in the last ten years. Jen is passionate about personal development, having spent time with Tony Robbins and the Robbins-Madanes Training as a strategic intervention coach. She loves consulting, coaching and advising people on how to unlock and optimise their potential.

Mountains & Marathons, the most adventurous leadership program, is a 6-month leadership program that develops courage, clarity and confidence. Every program finishes with an epic physical challenge: Running a marathon or climbing a mountain in one of the world’s most extraordinary locations, such as Patagonia, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Blanc, San Francisco and the Everest Basecamp.

Jamin & Jen talks about:

Getting off the hamster wheel of the entrepreneurial game
If I could be doing anything in the world right now, what could I be doing?
Running marathons and climbing mountains all around the world
We are in control of the choices we make.
Taking on challenges that put me out of my comfort zone.
Having a deeper sense of connectedness with people and recognising the value of bringing community, bringing people together had on ones greater sense of health and wellbeing.
Leveraging the power of sport to be a greater transformative agent in grass-root communities.
The passion for entrepreneurship and purpose driven businesses.
Being agile, coping with a life of uncertainty and being a risk-taker.
How an Impact Investment Australia event at Street Coffee led to Jamin and Jen meeting for the first time.
Taking the bold move and “doing it my way”.
The catalyst to Mountains & Marathons.
Supporting people to gain greater clarity, courage and confidence through taking on a 6-month leadership program that centres around an epic physical challenge such as running a marathon or climbing a mountain.
How do you level up in all areas of life that are important to you, including health, family life, mental and emotional wellbeing and ultimately developing the whole person.
How the more you give leads to the more you get.
Their core values of courage, adventure, integrity and contribution.
The power of serving people to transform their lives.
How can you leverage an epic physical challenge and doing something that you didn’t think you could do, to transform other aspects of your life.
Some of the incredible transformational stories from the Mountains and Marathons program, including bouncing back from divorce, taking the brave step to change careers in the pursuit of happiness and weight loss through rising to the roof of Africa.
Showing up every day in alignment with what we are asking our clients to do in their programs.
Being along on stage with two left feet when doing the Bachata Latin dance in front of highly experienced dancers.

Tweets

“Feeling trapped inside, thinking I have to keep doing this, my community needs me, what will people say if I stop.” Jamin Heppell on the active CEO Podcast.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Ben and Craig talk about how to deal with limited time and changing up your commute to and from work. They discuss walking, riding or running to work, rather than getting frustrated while sitting in traffic or waiting for public transport. They unveil the fitness commute as a great way for CEO’s and leaders to fit exercise into their busy schedule. They mention that your training can be completed by the time your walk into the office and the value of de-cluttering and clearing your mind before your step inside the house.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Jen Zeigner LinkedIn

Jamin Heppell LinkedIn

Mountains & Marathons website

Robbins –Madanes Training Centre Link

Game Changers Australia Link

Impact Investing Australia Link

www.nrg2perform.com

craig@nrg2perform.com

Craig Johns LinkedIn

Ben Gathercole LinkedIn

Ben Gathercole Performance Coaching www.bengathercole.com.au

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben’s best selling book

www.nrg2perform.com/portfolio/book

Previous active CEO Podcast Episodes:

#13 – Chris Dean (Choice Energy) – Disrupting the Energy Spectrum link
#12 – Kate Palmer (Sport Australia) – Changing the Game link
#11 – Tim Cosulich (Fratelli Cosulich Group) – Navigating the Global Family Business link
#10 – Dr Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien (Rising Tide Africa) – Magic Happens Outside the Comfort Zone link
#9 – Mike DeNoma (KBZ Bank) Part #2 – Creating an Earthquake link
#8 – Mike DeNoma (KBZ Bank) Part #1 – Your Strengths are What Energise You link
#7 – Trina Gordon (Boyden World Corporation) – Recruiting World Leaders link
#6 – Indiran Padayachee (RentCorp) – Winning Only Matters link
#5 – Suzie Hoitink (Clear Complexions) – Enemy of a Great Life is a Good One link
#4 – Rene Zondag (PBI) – People Are Our Greatest Asset link
#3 – Anne Gripper (NSW Office of Sport) – 6 C’s of Leadership link
#2 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 2 link
#1 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 1 link

Mike DeNoma (KBZ Bank) Part #2 – Creating an Earthquake

active CEO Podcast #9 Mike DeNoma Creating an Earthquake

Posted on October 15, 2018April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns and Ben Gathercole speak with Mike DeNoma, delving into being the CEO of KBZ Bank, 20,000 staff with no job descriptions, being the first country in the world to have loving-kindness as the number one value of a company, rewarding managerial competence, and spending a lot of time in meetings with translation. Mike DeNoma then gives us an exhilarating insight into taking up Ironman, Ultra-running and other extremely challenging endurance events at the age of 50; why getting married and having a family has had the greatest impact on his life; and preparing for his latest challenge the Moab 238 Mile Ultra-marathon event, which he has 88 Miles left to complete, as this episode goes live to the Podcast world.

Mike DeNoma

This is part 2 of the active CEO Podcast interview with global leader, Mike DeNoma. Mike has held senior executive roles across the globe, including managing multinational teams across North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Over the past 20 years he has led large teams in the emerging markets banking sector with CEO and Leadership roles in CitiBank Singapore, Taiwan’s Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, and his current role at KBZ Bank in Myanmar. Awarded Global Retail Banker of the Year in 2008, he has also held senior roles in well-respected companies such as GLH Hotels, PepsiCo, Proctor and Gamble, and Asia Foods Limited. It is a highly entertaining, thought-provoking and insightful chat. Enjoy listening to the show.

If you missed Episode 8 – Mike DeNoma (Part #1) Your Strengths Are What Energise You, please click here

Mike talks about:

Myanmar being closed off to the world for 50 years
Casualties of Myanmar being closed off are that is they didn’t build any institutions and a dismantled a superb education system
Arriving at KBZ Bank where not one of the 20,000 employees had a job description, an objective or a personal performance review.
The value of loving-kindness.
Why these people and this company are worth fighting for.
Rewarding managerial competence rather than linguistic competence.
If you do the right things in the wrong order you will fail.
Why the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children is important to Mike.
Taking up physical endurance challenges at 50 years old,
Why Mike found something that there was no way on earth I could finish.
The first conversation with Brendon Downey, and Endurance Coach from New Zealand.
Wanting to do something to show that you can be a beginner and be terrible, but if you are willing to be a beginner and struggle through it you can achieve a lot.
Why Ironman wasn’t enough and giving ultra-running a crack.
Riding in Death Valley for over 48 hours with no sleep, hallucinations and loss of motor control in his hands.
Prepping for the Moab 238 mile ultra-run in October 2018.
Life is short and then you die.
Using meditation every day and why it helps you to become a better executive.
CEO’s aren’t allowed to have a bad day, that’s just how it is.
Why getting married and having a family had the greatest impact on his life.

Tweets

Mike DeNoma takes us on an inspiring journey into leading 20,000 staff at KBZ Bank in Myanmar. You can listen here

“There is a 100% non-cynical desire to learn. They really do want to learn if you were to teach them”. Listen to Mike DeNoma on the active CEO Podcast

“These people and this company are worth fighting for”. Taking leadership to a whole new level with Mike DeNoma on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-denoma-a155635/

www.moab200.com/

http://www.kbzbank.com

http://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com

http://www.pepsico.com

https://us.pg.com

http://www.sc.com

http://www.ironman.com

https://singaporemarathon.com

http://www.wharton.upenn.edu

http://www.citibank.com

http://www.ctbcbank.com

www.nrg2perform.com

craig@nrg2perform.com

www.linkedin.com/in/ceo-corporate-wellness-perform

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben’s best selling book

www.nrg2perform.com/portfolio/book

Previous active CEO Podcast Episodes:

#8 – Mike DeNoma (KBZ Bank) Part #1 – Your Strengths are What Energise You link
#7 – Trina Gordon (Boyden World Corporation) – Recruiting World Leaders link
#6 – Indiran Padayachee (RentCorp) – Winning Only Matters link
#5 – Suzie Hoitink (Clear Complexions) – Enemy of a Great Life is a Good One link
#4 – Rene Zondag (PBI) – People Are Our Greatest Asset link
#3 – Anne Gripper (NSW Office of Sport) – 6 C’s of Leadership link
#2 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 2 link
#1 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 1 link

active CEO Podcast #8 Mike DeNoma Your Strengths Are What Energise You

Posted on October 8, 2018April 22, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns and Ben Gathercole speak with Mike DeNoma, getting a fascinating insight into a driven leader, someone with a huge amount of resilience who is inspired to take on the world’s toughest endurance challenges to raise funds for very important charities. We delve into ambition, flying a plane through clouds, the difference between a written and a presentation culture, leading in different cultures, creating a higher purpose, understanding that your strengths are what energise you, and what drives Mike DeNoma to get out of bed every day.

Mike DeNoma

We have the pleasure of bringing you a highly motivated, exceptionally organised and a passionate leader. Mike DeNoma has held senior executive roles across the globe, including managing multinational teams across North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Over the past 20 years he has led large teams in the emerging markets banking sector with CEO and Leadership roles in CitiBank Singapore, Taiwan’s Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, and his current role at KBZ Bank in Myanmar. Awarded Global Retail Banker of the Year in 2008, he has also held senior roles in well-respected companies such as GLH Hotels, PepsiCo, Proctor and Gamble, and Asia Foods Limited. It is a highly entertaining, thought-provoking and insightful chat. Enjoy listening to the show.

Mike talks about:

Writing a letter that led to working in the Amazon jungle with Billionaire Daniel Ludwig
Having three careers at Proctor & Gamble
Taking a leave of absence from the Wharton Business School
Ambition – “the spark that makes you challenge your destiny at any point in your life”
Why he thought business world was like altitude when he first started
The differences between the working cultures at Proctor & Gamble and Pepsi Co.
The pro’s and con’s of a written versus a presentation culture.
A brilliant concept during a performance review at Pepsi Co.
Most employees are much tougher on their own performance than you are as a CEO
Cultures are more similar, than different, across the world
The need to work for a company that has a heart, that I believe in and generally has good intentions.
Making Grandma dance at Standard Chartered bank
The dynamics of transformation when working with wealthy family owned businesses.
Once the organisation has transformed, then you need to realise that the family is the CEO.
Why Mike likes to mobilise thousands of people
Why sponsoring the Singapore Marathon and Ironman events was important
Your strengths are what energise you
The power of the Gallup Cliftonstrengths finder to mobilise your team, understand what each others strengths are, and how they compliment each other and determine where the gaps are.
Powerful way to use it, is to take the team and you do the profile of all the strengths and then figure out where are the gaps
What Mike’s strengths are and how he uses them to lead every day
Why Mike likes challenges that require 10,000 people to step to the left and create an earthquake

Tweets

“I like challenges that require 10,000 people to step to the left and create an earthquake.” with Mike DeNoma. You can listen here

“Ambition, the spark that makes you challenge your destiny at any point in your life”. Listen to Mike DeNoma on the active CEO Podcast

“Your strengths are what energise you”. Leadership by strengths, with Mike DeNoma on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Mike DeNoma LinkedIn

www.kbzbank.com

www.gallupstrengthscenter.com

https://singaporemarathon.com

www.wharton.upenn.edu

www.citibank.com

www.ctbcbank.com

www.nrg2perform.com

craig@nrg2perform.com

www.linkedin.com/in/ceo-corporate-wellness-perform

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben’s best selling book

www.nrg2perform.com/portfolio/book

Previous active CEO Podcast Episodes:

#7 – Trina Gordon (Boyden World Corporation) – Recruiting World Leaders link
#6 – Indiran Padayachee (RentCorp) – Winning Only Matters link
#5 – Suzie Hoitink (Clear Complexions) – Enemy of a Great Life is a Good One link
#4 – Rene Zondag (PBI) – People Are Our Greatest Asset link
#3 – Anne Gripper (NSW Office of Sport) – 6 C’s of Leadership link
#2 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 2 link
#1 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 1 link

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