Brandon Burns Show

How to discover your "WHY" and improve your life all around! Season 2 Launch - Episode 1 with very special Guest and Media personality Roxie Bennett! Roxie shared her story with us and her amazing journey to her new business venture and where she is today, launching and reinventing in October 2018! We are super excited to hear about her new life coaching business and her passion for helping people become the best version of themselves! An episode not to be missed! Her "Superpower is helping you find yours" See below the ten questions we asked Roxie about her start-up experience and time in business! 1. Intro to Roxie, his story, what he is up to now 2. Plan It Roxie, success of the start-up, it's relation to Bay Fm and what's in store for the future 3. In Roxie’s opinion what are the 3 pieces of advice he wouldn't give a start-up when starting out 4. According to Roxie what are the top 3 industries desperate for innovation and entrepreneurship to take advantage of massive growth opportunities 5. What is the key to having a successful start-up team, individuals, teams of 2-3, 2 entrepreneurs 1 mentor etc 6. Biggest lesson learnt from start-up experience with Plan It Roxie? 7. Biggest achievement with journey to date, could be something we are not expecting...? 8. How long should a start-up give themselves to get traction, validate and grow, 1 year, 18 months, 3 years etc 9. Who is your inspiration or someone in the space you look up to Find out more about Roxie here: http://www.roxiebennett.com/ https://www.facebook.com/planitroxie https://www.instagram.com/planitroxie/ https://www.instagram.com/planitroxie/ Find out more about us here: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pure Ponics and the green future of Agriculture One of Australia's must watch start-ups Pure Ponics is a game changer for the sustainability industry as it looks to revolutionise food as it should be. Pure Ponics grows clean, safe, chemical free fresh food in urban farms, close to where you live and eat, all year 'round. This week, we catch up with the Co-Founder and Director of Pure Ponics in Geelong, Steve Gleeson. We chat about the green future of farming and the potential of using and applying Aquaponics to non-farmland for a greater result in crop quality and sales. Here from an incredibly inspiring entrepreneur and his amazing vision for our future! We hope you enjoy this weeks episode and our very special guest! Find out more about Steve here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-gleeson-92721b103/ https://www.pureponics.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/pureponics/ https://www.facebook.com/PurePonicsAUS/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the Melbourne Accelerator Program? And how to get involved. In this week's episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with the Director of the Melbourne Accelerator Program Campbell Walshe. As a previous alumni of the program and now heading up the entire operation, we took the time to pick Campbell's brain about all things entrepreneurship and start-ups. Having had a successful start-up himself and worked in multiple other businesses, Campbell was able to share his experiences, ups and downs and plans for the future of MAP and Melbourne University's involvement. Campbell gave us a first hand account of one of his successful start-ups CNS Dose, it's relation to MAP and what's in store for the future. We discussed his thoughts on the top 3 industries desperate for innovation and entrepreneurship to take advantage of massive growth opportunities. Campbell shared with us the keys to having a successful start-up team, individuals, teams of 2-3, 2 entrepreneurs 1 mentor. He discussed his biggest lessons learnt from his start-up experience and his biggest achievements We asked Campbell his opinion on how long should a start-up give themselves to get traction, validate and grow, 1 year, 18 months, 3 years? We asked Campbell who his inspiration was and the people in his space that he looks up to. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and encourage you to get in contact with the Melbourne accelerator program here: http://themap.co/ Find out more about Campbell here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwalshe/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Innovation in the real estate industry and relationship selling for your start-up! In this week's episode we spoke with one of Australia's leading luxury real estate agents Mergim Ibrahimi from Buxton Real Estate. Mergim was kind enough to share with us his entrepreneurial journey which started in real estate and has grown to become a leading agent and have a team of his own. Mergim talked with us about the challenges and opportunities he faces as not only a real estate agent but also as an entrepreneur and leader of his team. We got a great insight into his growth over the years and the key mistakes and successes he has made that have shaped his trajectory and how they can act as a great guide and reference for budding entrepreneurs. Here you can learn how to affectively run a business within a business and grow your team with the right skill set to set up for sustained success. Mergim talks about his collaborative approach amongst his team and how they have worked together to develop skills and share knowledge to deliver consistency in their approach and level of customer service. Of course, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to get some insights and advice on the state of the real estate market and his prediction, which you will find particularly interesting. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode! Find out more about Mergim here: www.mergim.com.au https://www.linkedin.com/in/mergim-ibrahimi-05881b74/ https://www.instagram.com/teammergim_buxtonrealestate/ Find out more about us here: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you avoid the marketing agency death traps? Are you thinking of engaging a marketing agency to help navigate launching and growing your startup? Here are the top 10 mistakes to avoid when thinking of working with a Marketing agency and what questions you must ask your future marketing partner. Good luck! Question 1: how does a digital marketing agency work? Question 2: before engaging a digital marketing agency what do I really need to know? Question 3: what is a common piece of advice you hear digital agencies give that you would not recommend? Question 4: what’s the best way to verify if they know what they are talking about and if they have achieved results? Question 5: how do you confirm they actually know what you are trying to achieve? Question 6: what are the sneaky contract clauses I need to look out for with a digital agency? Question 7: should I enter into contract or not? Question 8: how does billing work with a digital agency and where is the time money actually spent? Question 9: agency or gun for hire, pros and cons Question 10: one agency for one service or one for all what works best? Example AdWords vs Facebook or PR etc Check out more about Dean here: http://www.owendenny.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/deandenny/ https://www.instagram.com/deanowendenny/ https://www.facebook.com/owendennydigital/ Find out more about us here!: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you looking to become the best leader you can be? Find out how to get started with Josh Farr! On this episode of the show we spoke with founder and entrepreneur Josh Farr from Campus Consultancy. Having conducted university club & society student leadership training with young entrepreneurs all across the country, we thought he would be a perfect candidate for our audience to hear his story and advice. Josh shared with us things such as his daily routine, what he's reading right now, why he got started with Campus Consultancy and how he is inspiring the young leaders of today. It was particularly interesting to hear about how het got started on his start-up journey, his university education and how much he has learnt since pursuing his passion. We hope you enjoy this episode of the show and encourage you to check Josh out. Find out more about Josh here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshdfarr/ https://www.campusconsultancy.org/ Find out more about us here: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of Australia's youngest and brightest Entrepreneurs Beau Arnfield! Here we had the opportunity to sit down with one of Australia's youngest entrepreneurs Beau Arnfield. A current student at Deakin University and graduate of the Deakin Spark program and Co-Founder of Spair Pair. We got to talk all about his studies, how he caught the entrepreneurial bug at an early age and how he has now launched his very own start-up spair pair. We hope you get some great value from this episode and encourage to find out more about Beau and his endeavours below. Find out more about Beau here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beauarnfield/ https://www.spairpair.com/ Find out more about us here: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Understanding how much the digital landscape is changing and what you need to do to stay ahead of your competition This week we sat down with the amazing Dean Denny from Owen Denny, who are a Geelong based Digital Marketing Machine! Dean was kind enough to spend some time with us, sharing his insights on Digital as a whole for our start-up audience and what are some of the keys to having continued success online. From social-media, google re-marketing, creating relevant content and instagram's latest swipe up ads, Dean exposes us to some really valuable strategies to try with your online marketing strategy. Dean will be joining us more regularly to talk about specific Digital topics and how you can implement his tips and tricks for your business. We hope you get some great value out of this episode and see below to follow Dean online. Check out more about Dean here: http://www.owendenny.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/deandenny/ https://www.instagram.com/deanowendenny/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/owendennydigital/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revolutionising family day care with Aussie start-up Founder - Liam McFadden In this latest episode of the Brandon Burns Show we had the pleasure to sit down with Aussie start-up founder Liam McFadden from Clann. Having been born out of the LaunchVic founded regional start-up incubator Runway Geelong, Liam has launched a family day care application that is revolutionising this space for stay at home Mums and early childhood educators. Hear from Liam first hand on his experience of the program and traction to date. As a proud client of Enterprise Monkey's, Liam talks about his experience building the app, constructing an MVP and how he has benefited from collaborating with the team at Runway Geelong and other like minded businesses. We thank Liam for his time and encourage to find out more about him and Clann below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-mcfadden-owc/ https://clann.com.au/ https://clann.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/ClannAustralia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting to know Jane den Hollander AO - Vice Chancellor of Deakin University Australia See below some amazing insights from our interview with Jane. In 2007 Jane remembers watching Steve Jobs holding up an iPhone. She remembers wanting one and when she arrived at Deakin the university bought in and implemented Big data and technology in this manner across the campus 2 years later. No-one had iPhones, iPads, trapped at their desks. She knew the next generation of students would have iPhones, so this was a necessity for Deakin. The massive change that it was involved Big discussion, everyone had a say. LIVE the future was born, learning, ideas, value and experience. Ambition was to be the best university at the digital frontier. Most proud of the university for embracing this collectively. Education for the jobs of the future and research that makes a difference for the community that Deakin lives in and serves. Total embracement of a student centred plan. When Jane arrived 8 years ago Deakin was sub 500 ranked for universities worldwide, think Oxford, Cambridge, Yale etc. Jane initially wanted to move the ranking from 500 to sub 400 by 2020, and at the end of 2016/17 would you believe the ranking was down to 215. To date they have jumped another 2 places to 213 and the new goal by the end of 2020 is to be sub 200. Jane mentions being in the top 2% of universities in the world is an amazing achievement. With over 4,000 permanent and contract staff and many more casual staff all bought into the vision of the university it has been an incredible result. They changed their approach to teaching: What are the skills students need for their 2nd and 3rd job, how do you assess those skills and then devise the curriculum. What does the student need at the coalface, skills that are enduring and modern content. Deakin was recently again rated number 1 for learning and student satisfaction in Victoria. This was a dream result. The reputation for innovation and tech has been a success and contributed to the university being seen as nimble, innovative and a sense of knowing where it is going. We know who our people are and where we are going. Jane mentions a university education is a great idea, producing life long skills. Many in the start-up culture come from a solid university or TAFE training base. At Deakin she has noticed many students aren't interested in big corporate culture, they are much more interested in pursuing their ideas and entrepreneurship, hence the birth of Deakin SPARK. SPARK helps students take an idea and learn how to take it to market, the ultimate proof is someone wants to buy. What a great initiative. Some of the pitches can receive funding and assistance in getting off the ground. The sooner you try, the sooner you know and you never know until you try. Deakin have some awesome units on entrepreneurship. Jane is super passionate about diversity in the workforce and thinks there should be more of a push for women in engineering and IT and men in nursing and education for example. Here's a quick message from Jane: Deakin is one of a new breed of global universities – agile, dynamic and innovative. From our beginnings as Victoria’s first regional university 42 years ago, to our current ranking among the top three per cent of universities worldwide, we have had a consistent goal – to work in partnership with local and international industries, governments, communities and educational organisations to make a difference in the world. Find out more about Jane here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-den-hollander-33416748/ https://twitter.com/VCdeakin Find out more about us here: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pivot Summit 2018 Exciting Announcement - Ian Priddle becomes our Creative Director In this weeks episode we got to sit down with Ian Priddle founder of Codeacious and newly appointed Creative Director of Geelong's Pivot Summit. Ian shared with us his journey, his background in design, his support of the Geelong economy and challenges and achievements he has experienced over the last decade. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and thank Ian for his time on the show! Find out more about Ian here: www.codeacious.com.au https://twitter.com/codeacious https://www.facebook.com/codeacious https://www.instagram.com/codeacious/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeacious/ Find out more about us here: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to tell your unique story in a personal and trusted manner, whilst leveraging social-media to gain traction! Are you a professional athlete or entertainer looking for a way to share your journey and unique story of how you have arrived at your current point in your career? Or maybe you are looking to give your fan base and followers a better insight into what makes you tick and your plans for the future. We had the pleasure of speaking with the Co-Founder Lorensz Keith Andree Evarts of Australia's fastest growing platform for accessing content from our top athletes and personalities www.exclusiveinsight.com Having co-founded the business with AFL personality Gary Ablett Jnr, this brand new platform gives better access to your favourite sporting and entertainment personalities and at the same time allows those personalities share their story in a more engaging manner. Like all start-ups they have faced their own set of challenges and have learnt so much along the journey. Hear from Keith on how a business plan and daily planning have served their team so well and contributed to remaining fluid in their approach and pivoting when needed. They also talk about the impact of social-media on their business and how analysing post times and engagement has increased to a better experience for their community. We thank Keith again for his generous time and look forward to keeping a close eye on the progress of exclusive insight and getting him back on the program in the near future! Find out more about Keith here: www.exclusiveinsight.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorensz-keith-andree-evarts-0a81a2b4/ https://twitter.com/@exinsight https://www.instagram.com/exclusiveinsight/ https://www.facebook.com/exclusiveinsight/ Find out more about us here: Liston in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teamup-podcast-with-brandon-burns/id1366188925?mt=2 Listen on iHeart radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/teamup-podcast-with-brandon-burns-29184357/ Listen on tunein: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/TeamUp-Show-with-Brandon-Burns-p1118330/ listen on stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brandon-burns/teamup-show-with-brandon-burns Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPqkojdmowcXoTFMa0x3slVjZDva7UXvc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you well? Exploring the topic that is wellness and it's relationship to your work and business! In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with the amazing Russell Whiteford from www.igraspwellness.com.au What an amazing space Russell is operating in, with wellness being such a growing priority for organisations and individuals. With a background in sport, coaching and exercise science, Russell was able to give us an insight into how wellness amongst teams and their key members can directly contribute to peak performance. We are all looking to improve this area of our life and it goes without saying that is a continual area for improvement. The benefits we can experience at work, home and in our relationships is key and Russell has some awesome strategies for growing yourself through wellness. As a mentor and facilitator he has some great ideas for strategies, planning and executing a wellness plan that is easy to stick to and incorporate into our daily lives. We thank Russell for his time and hope you enjoy this episode of the Brandon Burns Show proudly presented by Enterprise Monkey. Find out more about Russell here: http://igraspwellness.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-whiteford-27a6a463/ https://www.instagram.com/igraspwellness/ https://www.facebook.com/igraspwellness https://twitter.com/igraspwellness Find out more about Brandon and Enterprise Monkey here: http://enterprisemonkey.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftdzy851JmSAykxaH9woEg https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-monkey/ https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn more about Pivot City Innovation District and the future of a smarter Geelong. Find out how innovation meets design mixed with a regional feel, taking Geelong to new heights! Tackling key issues such as the shift in industry across regional areas of Australia, disproportionate employment rates across cities and how innovation and collaboration can help solve these problems. Here we spoke with Co-Founder and Director of Innovation at the Pivot City Innovation District, Andrew Hamilton. Andrew shares with us his journey to date and what is in store for the future of not only Runway Geelong, Federal Mills, Geelong and the emergence of technology in our region! Partnering with his brother and Head of the Geelong Federal Mills development Cameron Hamilton from the David Hamilton Property Group, they both remain committed to remaining an independent developer centred around enabling businesses to start-up and grow. We thank Andrew for his time and hope you enjoy this week's episode! Find out more about Andrew Hamilton and Pivot City Innovation here!: http://www.pivotcity.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivotcity/ https://twitter.com/pivotcity Find out more about us here!: Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/enterprisemonkey/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/enterprisemonk Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/enterprisemonkey/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building optimal relationships at work and home to achieve peak performance! In this week's episode we sat down with the amazing Jarrod Westwood from Optimal engagement. Jarrod talked to us about his extensive experience in dealing with people and working with teams to achieve optimal engagement. It was a pleasure to hear his story and personal journey and how it has led to his passion for working with teams to build and improve their relationships ongoing. Jarrod shared with us his experience with behavioural management both inside the corporate environment with teams large and small and within community organisations and clubs. We hope you enjoy this episode and looking forward to having Jarrod back on the podcast again soon! Find out more about Jarrod here: https://www.optimalengagement.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/optimalengagement/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-westwood-b9810079/ https://www.facebook.com/jarrod.westwood.94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Runway Founder and Chair, Nick Stanley, discusses his journey and what an angel investor looks for in a startup company. This week we were grateful to be able to talk with the wonderful Nick Stanley, Founder and Chair of Runway Geelong and accomplished Angel Investor! We discussed his journey establishing multiple startups, his experience as an Angel Investor and what he looks for in startup companies to fund and invest in. Nick shares with us his intriguing insight and experience in the industry. It's fascinating to hear, and we hope you think so too. Enjoy this week's episode! Find out more about Nick Stanley and Runway Geelong here!: http://runwaygeelong.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/RunwayGeelong/ https://twitter.com/runwaygeelong https://www.linkedin.com/company/runway-geelong https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickstanleyceo/ Find out more about us here!: Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/teamupdigital/ Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/teamupdigital?lang=en Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/teamupdigital/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wes Ward, founder of Trusted Food Group shares his views on the digitisation of the food and agriculture supply chain and exciting new technologies such as blockchain and how it can positively impact real world industry. As a fourth generation family farm member, he shares his journey from the wine industry into the digital marketing space in 2006 and shares his experience and insight for people embracing digital for the first time or not so very first time. It's truly important information for anyone excited by disruption and what we have in store in the future. Join us this week deep dive into digital, technology and the communication space. Enjoy this week's episode! Find out more information on Wes Ward and Trusted Food Group here!: http://trustedfoodgroup.com/ https://www.facebook.com/trustedfoodgroup/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trusted-food-group/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesward/ Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/teamupdigital/ Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/teamupdigital?lang=en Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/teamupdigital/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to build a successful home building company by the age of 31 and a road to success less travelled. This Week we had the pleasure of chatting with the amazing Lee Selkrig, Founder of Enso Homes! Lee shared with us his journey to becoming one of Victoria's most respected Boutique Builders. Lee was kind enough to share with us his journey from dropping out of school to embarking on an apprenticeship and taking the leap to launch Enso Homes. Lee shared with us his passion for the Geelong region and some secrets to his business success. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know more about Lee's unique story and we think you will too. Enjoy this week's episode. Find out more about Enso Homes here!: http://www.ensohomes.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/EnsoRising/ https://www.twitter.com/enso_homes https://www.instagram.com/ensohomes/ https://au.linkedin.com/company/enso-homes-pty-ltd Find out more about us here: Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/teamupdigital/ Our linkedin page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-burns-44423748/ Our twitter page - https://twitter.com/teamupdigital?lang=en Our instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/teamupdigital/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How start-ups can disrupt professional services firms for the better and build lasting partnerships. Here we had the opportunity to speak with the amazing Paul Gray, Principal Lawyer with one of Australia's leading legal firms. Paul was kind enough to give us his time and share his thoughts on his close work with small business, start-ups and large corporates and how professional services firms are seeing massive disruption both internally and externally. Paul's insights into collaborating with start-ups and large corporates and how they can solve problems together and help realise similar outcomes. Paul shares with us his journey to today and his career throughout the legal and corporate world and his growing passion for the Geelong region and entrepreneurship. Find out more about Paul and Harwood Andrews here: https://harwoodandrews.com.au/paul-gray/ https://harwoodandrews.com.au/ https://twitter.com/harwoodandrews https://www.facebook.com/harwoodandrews/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is Video such an important piece of the puzzle now? and how to implement a simple strategy for success. Here we had the opportunity to sit down with the amazing Zoe Hollingsworth from Video Confidence Coach and talked about all things video, how it's impacting your marketing strategy, tips for presenting better and how to unlock the video process to grow your business. Zoe also shared with us her journey and what has led her to the field of Video and Digital and we think you will be blown away with her story! You can find out more about Zoe here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/VideoConfidenceCoach/about/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.