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Saul Cohen

Saul Cohen

Review Your Business Like an Investor Every Month

Saul Cohen explains why busy, profitable owners stay stuck as operators, and how a monthly review built on an investor's questions changes both the business and the owner.

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#ExitPlanning
Ted Lanzaro

Ted Lanzaro

Ted Lanzaro on Why Late K-1s Start Months Before Tax Season

The real estate CPA explains how syndicators can get K-1s out by February by settling outside bookkeeping, investor lists and cost segregation studies before the year ends.

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#RealEstateTax
Maria Power

Maria Power

Maria Power on why shame keeps addiction hidden

Addiction specialist doctor Maria Power says the secret, not the substance, is what keeps people stuck, and explains how recorded sessions, groups and daily habits help people come out of hiding.

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#AddictionRecovery
David Horne

David Horne

Before You Raise Money, Ask Whether You Really Want Investors

David Horne explains why equity hoarders and frugal leaders struggle with outside capital, and what a growth business needs ready before it meets an investor.

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#Fundraising
Nick Jonsson

Nick Jonsson

Nick Jonsson on Why the Body Shows Executive Loneliness First

On the ALLSET Podcast, the author of Executive Loneliness explains why weight and routine often change before a leader admits anything, and how a daily walk helped him rebuild.

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#Wellbeing
Jeff Deskovic

Jeff Deskovic

What 16 Years Inside Taught Jeff Deskovic About Prison and Parole Reform

In a TEDx talk for young people, Jeff Deskovic explains why youth sentencing, distant prisons, slow compassionate release and crime-only parole denials undermine rehabilitation, and what anyone can do about it.

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#CriminalJusticeReform
Albert Zbily

Albert Zbily

Albert Zbily on why a football match builds trust a sales call cannot

The FIFCO president explains how a five-a-side game between company teams turns strangers into contacts, and why that bridge matters for employees, sponsors and new markets.

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#SportsBusiness
Rebecca Sarr

Rebecca Sarr

Rebecca Sarr on four kinds of empathy and the hunger beneath cravings

The creator of Quantum Empathy Technique explains why feeling often comes before thinking, and why many habits may stand in for a lost inner connection.

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#Wellness
Csaba Toth

Csaba Toth

Why teams of like-minded people make worse decisions

Csaba Toth explains why teams built from like-minded people miss what matters, and how a better question turns disagreement into synergy.

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#Leadership
Jim Allenby

Jim Allenby

Why Group 3 Companies Should Start Sustainability Reporting Two Years Early

Australia's mandatory sustainability reporting now reaches thousands of mid-sized firms. Jim Allenby explains why starting 24 months out keeps cost, pressure and risk down.

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#Sustainability
Hugo Brooks

Hugo Brooks

Hugo Brooks on Treating Goals as a Direction, Not a Destination

The ambition strategist explains why fixed targets can lead founders astray in a fast-changing market, and how a layered goal stack and a learning mindset keep ambition pointed somewhere worth going.

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#Leadership
Amar Dhall

Amar Dhall

Why Leaders Need Coherence, Not Calm, When Pressure Rises

Psychotherapist Amar Dhall explains why pressure distorts a leader's judgment, and why the answer is a coherent nervous system rather than less pressure or forced calm.

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#Leadership
Lisa Harris

Lisa Harris

Why a laser result depends on healing and readiness

Skin specialist Lisa Harris explains why flaking after a cool laser is normal healing, and why she postpones a session when a client's skin or energy is not ready.

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#SkinHealth
Masati

Masati

Masati on Why Loving Your Mother Does Not Mean Becoming Her

In a Mother's Day live session, Masati argues that copying a mother keeps her patterns alive, and that real gratitude means keeping her grace while letting the rest go.

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#FamilyAndRelationships
Bruce Randall

Bruce Randall

Bruce Randall on Why Inner Work Shapes How People Use AI

A technology sales veteran who has meditated for two decades explains why a quieter ego leads to slower, better choices about artificial intelligence, and why every answer still needs a human check.

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#ArtificialIntelligence
Jennifer White

Jennifer White

Healthcare Workers Cannot Leave Their Baggage at the Door

Retired nurse Jennifer White explains why patients and employers expect superhuman care from medical staff, and what her own invisible recovery taught her about it.

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#Healthcare
Tom Jump

Tom Jump

Tom Jump on when a person's word is enough evidence

The atheist debater explains why a report of a dog is easy to trust, why a unicorn sighting is not, and what that test means for the historical Jesus.

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#PhilosophyAndReligion
Dr. Srini Pillay

Dr. Srini Pillay

Why Worrying About Worry Drains Creators More Than Pressure Does

On Fiberchats, psychiatrist Dr. Srini Pillay separates useful pressure from the second layer of worry that turns a demanding creative life into burnout.

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#MentalHealth
Lisa Arrigo

Lisa Arrigo

Lisa Arrigo on Why the Chase Starts Long Before the Drug

A psychotherapist in long-term recovery explains why compulsive chasing begins in childhood, why moderation plans collapse, and how learning to stay present loosens its grip.

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#AddictionAndRecovery
Anne Paphitis

Anne Paphitis

Anne Paphitis on Dating Again With Confidence After a Toxic Relationship

Resilience coach Anne Paphitis explains why toxic relationships leave people doubting their own judgment, and how a clear list of needs, low-stakes dates and honest talk about triggers rebuild trust.

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#Relationships
Trehan Stenton

Trehan Stenton

Hire for discernment when everyone has the same AI tools

Trehan Stenton argues that judgment, curiosity and emotional intelligence now separate the advisers, hires and leaders who all use the same AI tools.

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#AIAdoption
Guy Bartlett

Guy Bartlett

Why most UK businesses never sell, and how owners can change the odds

Guy Bartlett explains why a successful sale starts with the seller's motivation, a clear plan for life afterwards and a business that runs without its owner.

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#SellingABusiness
Mark Mills

Mark Mills

Mark Mills on Finding the Buyer Who Pays for Fit, Not the Multiple

The business sale advisor explains why strategic buyers pay premiums, where founders can find them, and why the pitch should sell the market rather than the product.

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#BusinessExits
Graham Brown

Graham Brown

Why lifestyle entrepreneurs should chase usefulness, not innovation

Graham Brown argues that a business built on solving an everyday problem can start for under $100, while chasing innovation demands money, teams and lengthy plans.

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#Entrepreneurship
Nadine Richardson

Nadine Richardson

Why a doula of 20 years spent three years writing a birth book

Doula and educator Nadine Richardson explains why she spent three years writing the She Births book, and what it adds for families and birth professionals.

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#BirthEducation
Rosemarie Pletzer

Rosemarie Pletzer

Why lasting change works best when the person changing stays in charge

PSYCH-K instructor Rosemarie Pletzer explains why she facilitates belief change rather than fixing anyone, and how a simple four-step session keeps the partner in the driver's seat.

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#Wellness
Dr Hussein Rifai

Dr Hussein Rifai

Why boardroom trouble follows personal agendas, not culture

Dr Hussein Rifai has worked across the Middle East, North America and Australia. He argues that difficult and decent directors appear in every culture, and that working well across cultures starts with respect.

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#Leadership
Kevin Kennon

Kevin Kennon

Why Zero-Carbon Luxury Resorts Should Bring Guests Together

Architect Kevin Kennon says remote eco resorts should pair off-grid power with five-star service and a real social life, not a field of scattered bungalows.

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#SustainableHospitality
Theodore Hicks

Theodore Hicks

Drive to the Conditions: Theodore Hicks on Protecting a Nest Egg in Retirement

Wealth manager Theodore Hicks argues that retirees do not need a new appetite for risk, they need a process that changes how much risk they carry as markets change.

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#Investing
Barry Levine

Barry Levine

Why Only Bankruptcy Stops a Foreclosure

Bankruptcy attorney Barry Levine explains how foreclosures really unfold, why mortgage modifications stall, and why a filing is the one step that halts the process.

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#PersonalFinance
Chris Maduri

Chris Maduri

One Risk, One Tool: Chris Maduri on Annuities and Paying for Care

Retirement planner Chris Maduri argues that each retirement fear needs its own tool, and explains how a medically underwritten income annuity can help fund care that is needed now.

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#RetirementPlanning
Guinevere Ellis

Guinevere Ellis

Guinevere Ellis on why realistic goals keep results small

Guinevere Ellis argues that realistic goals are built from old beliefs, and explains how deciding what you really want, then working backwards, changes what is possible.

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#MindsetAndSuccess
Garth Delikan

Garth Delikan

Why a bad day is a state of mind you can change

In a live broadcast called You Only Live Once, Garth Delikan, the Lifestyle Guy, explains why mood is a daily choice and how exercise, music and soulful eating keep it on track.

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#Mindset
Adeline Tiah

Adeline Tiah

Adeline Tiah on investing in the next trajectory while still growing

The executive coach explains why success can blind leaders to the race for tomorrow, and how future-back thinking and calculated risk keep teams ahead of disruption.

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#Leadership
Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides

Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides

Why success built on fear never feels safe

Clinical psychologist Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides explains how fear of embarrassment blocks flow, and why learning to sit with uncomfortable feelings changes what success means.

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#Wellness
Alfina Lofaro

Alfina Lofaro

Why you say yes when you mean no, and how to stop

Kinesiologist and coach Alfina Lofaro explains how childhood lessons about earning love become adult people-pleasing, and how curiosity and value-based boundaries can break the cycle.

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#Relationships
Shannon Harvey

Shannon Harvey

Why Extended Reality Needs a Reason Before It Needs Kit

Shannon Harvey explains how a self-funded 28-day case study answered the practical questions clients ask about virtual production, from color to tracking to cost.

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#VirtualProduction
Leanne Sheargold

Leanne Sheargold

Why Leanne Sheargold says the first step should be a small one

After burnout and years of ignored health warnings, Leanne Sheargold rebuilt a spiritual practice and a business, starting with five minutes of meditation a day.

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#Wellbeing
Deri Llewellyn-Davies

Deri Llewellyn-Davies

Why leaders should settle purpose before they rework strategy

Deri Llewellyn-Davies, known as the strategy man, argues that plans only hold once a business has done the deeper work on five elements of purpose.

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#Leadership
Julian Reeve

Julian Reeve

Why Children Should Learn Self-Compassion Early

Julian Reeve argues that schools and parents can give children self-compassion skills long before unhealthy striving takes hold.

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#Education
Chris Turton

Chris Turton

What new Amazon sellers wish they knew before their first sale

Chris Turton explains why Amazon rewards patience, accurate costs and a calm approach to strict rules, and why sellers who expect quick profit tend to get burned.

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#Ecommerce
Cassie Welford

Cassie Welford

Living grief: mourning a mum with dementia who is still here

Author Cassie Welford explains why the grief families carry while a parent lives with dementia deserves to be seen and named.

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#DementiaAndCaregiving
Max Dunn

Max Dunn

Why software platforms still need third-party developers

Max Dunn of Silicon Publishing argues that the strongest software platforms are the ones that keep real room for outside developers.

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#Technology
Joe Cramond

Joe Cramond

How Podcast Clips Become LinkedIn Conversations With Prospects

Joe Cramond walks through a simple routine for cutting a long podcast interview into short videos, posting them on LinkedIn and sending them straight to the people already showing interest.

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#Marketing
Mike Parsons

Mike Parsons

Why the Classic Three Layers Are a Marketing List, Not a System

Outdoor gear expert Mike Parsons explains why staying warm and dry depends on how you layer, not on buying a pricier waterproof jacket.

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#OutdoorGear
Russell Harvey

Russell Harvey

Russell Harvey on How the Words We Choose Shape Resilience

The Resilience Coach explains how noticing language, mapping a support network and holding honest feedback conversations help people build resilience at work and at home.

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#Leadership
Georgina Woodley

Georgina Woodley

Georgina Woodley on Why Customers and Staff Are One System

In a webinar with Karen Dean of the Joy Institute, Georgina Woodley argued that customer experience programmes measure outcomes while missing the human capacity and old memories that drive them.

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#CustomerExperience
Crispin Thompson

Crispin Thompson

Why Indecision Costs Leaders More Than a Wrong Decision

A World War II bombing raid, and one airman pushed from a burning plane, show why waiting for perfect conditions is the riskiest choice a leader can make.

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#Leadership
Sahil Nijhawan

Sahil Nijhawan

How Kept Relationships Rebuilt a Business After Losing Everything

Sahil Nijhawan lost four Melbourne travel stores to COVID. The relationships he kept warm through the lockdowns, and a new habit of planning for the worst case, carried the rebuild.

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#Entrepreneurship
Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper

Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper

Why Teenagers Calm Their Minds by Moving Their Bodies

A psychologist and boxing coach explains why moving the body is often the fastest way to settle a stressed teenager's mind.

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#YouthResilience
Dr. Sasha Rutnam

Dr. Sasha Rutnam

Why dental patients say no to treatment, and why it is rarely the fee

A Sydney dentist argues that most refused treatment plans fail in the conversation rather than on price, and explains what dentists and their teams can change.

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#PatientCommunication
Carlota Montoro

Carlota Montoro

Carlota Montoro on Hiring Leaders for Teams They Will Never See

An HR consultant who builds people functions for international companies explains why remote leadership hires fail on trust, not skills, and why honest hiring starts with self-knowledge.

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#RemoteWork
Dana Gambrill

Dana Gambrill

Dana Gambrill on Why Authenticity at Work Makes People More Effective

A year after coming out at work, Dana Gambrill explains why removing the effort of hiding brought him more clarity, and what employers can learn from it.

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#WorkplaceCulture
Michele Mattiuzzi

Michele Mattiuzzi

Why Composure Beats Size When a Business Is Scaling Fast

Lessons from counter-terrorism, television and a fast-growing retail division on composure, momentum, relationships and the real cost of running flat out.

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#Leadership
Ran Aroussi

Ran Aroussi

Agent Infrastructure, Silent Failures and the Open Source Gap

Ran Aroussi explains why AI agents should run on server-style infrastructure, where agent systems fail without warning, and why open source licensing has not caught up with the cloud.

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#Technology
Dr James Goolnik

Dr James Goolnik

Dr James Goolnik on Why Patient Trust Comes Before the Sale

The London dentist and author explains why listening, honest options and a first visit that delivers what the patient asked for build a practice that patients stay with.

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#DentalPractice
Scott Ayscough

Scott Ayscough

Why Transformations Fail When Organisations Lose Control

Scott Ayscough argues that most large technology programmes stall because the environment around capable people breaks down, not because the technology or the team is wrong.

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#Leadership
Marvin Mikle

Marvin Mikle

Why Starting a Good Habit Beats Fighting a Bad One

Coach Marvin Mikle explains why putting your energy into one new habit works better than trying to quit an old one through willpower alone.

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#PersonalGrowth
Nikki Langman

Nikki Langman

Nikki Langman on Self-Leadership, Early Warning Signs and Safe People at Work

Leading others starts with an honest look at yourself, and with people you trust enough to tell you what you cannot see.

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#Leadership
Jodie Herbert

Jodie Herbert

Why Workplace Adjustments Fail After the Yes

Jodie Herbert argues that most employers will agree to support neurodivergent staff, but the gap between approving an adjustment and living with it on Monday morning is where inclusion breaks down.

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#WorkplaceInclusion
Brooke Hargraves

Brooke Hargraves

Brooke Hargraves on Speaking Up Before Everything Is Perfect

The media strategist and former political adviser explains why confidence comes from being real, not from getting every word right.

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#LeadershipCommunication
Duncan Brand

Duncan Brand

Duncan Brand on Why People-First Leadership Beats Employee-Centric Management

The leadership advisor explains why slogans fail, why annual reviews backfire, and why the wrong promotions create a circle of misery.

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#Leadership
Heather Hansen

Heather Hansen

Unmuted Leadership: How to Show Up, Speak Up, and Inspire Action

Communication framework that combines conscious, confident, and connected approaches to unmute voices across cultures and teams.

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#LeadershipCommunication
Alexis Sikorsky

Alexis Sikorsky

How founders make their companies sellable before buyers arrive

Practical steps for founders to remove dependency, build systems, and prepare for a private equity exit.

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#Leadership
Dr. Ron Camacho

Dr. Ron Camacho

How leaders build trust with clear expectations and honest conversations

Dr. Ron Camacho explains why clear expectations, respectful challenge and visible leadership are the practical foundations of trust in a high-pressure organisation.

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#Leadership#Accountability
Amie Fox

Amie Fox

When agreement is not a decision

Amie Fox explains why a room full of nodding heads can produce no action, and the disciplines that make a decision survive the week.

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#LeadershipDevelopment#MeetingExecution