Whether your convincing your kids to eat their vegetables at dinner time or positioning yourself for a promotion at work – we’re all in sales. Do you think you don’t have to worry about selling because it’s not in your job description? Do you think that selling
Read more →You know the ones, the people who have nothing better to do with their time than suck the life out of you and pull apart your dreams. We’ve all got them, we’ve all experienced them and we’ve all suffered their negative wrath at some point. There is
Read more →Dear Premier Bligh, when the floods are gone and our friends & families are safe, I’m going to buy you a beer. Politics aside, times of crisis bring out those with true leadership skills. The efforts of yourself, your team, the SES, military, rapid response teams &
Read more →Below is an email I received the other day from Jordan, a regular at The Hive Brisbane events that I run each month. It’s a small gesture, often something we all think to do but not something many of us ever actually action. But I can tell
Read more →Below is a collection of the notes I took on my iPad at a recent Entrepreneurs UnConvention in Sydney. I noted a couple of gems that are great inspiration for Cupstart. They’re raw and unedited notes for me personally, take from them what you will… People often
Read more →Brillant story-telling branding. Simple and effective. – Lily Bollinger – Courtesy of: SIKESessions and @SuziDafnis of the Australian Businesswomen’s Network
Read more →Transparency is the best form of humility. We should be humble and confident in who we are and in what we stand for in our business practices. This confidence gives strength to our character and it’s our character that shapes our reputation. Study very carefully every detail
Read more →Youth Arts Queensland (YAQ), as part of the Q150 celebrations are celebrating young people, their creativity and the contribution they make to the community. I was very honoured to be chosen as one of “150 Young People Creating Queensland”. Every day, 365 days a year, young people
Read more →Want to create a brand that people will continue to tell their friends about? Push the boundaries and invent stories that embed the vital branding messages of your product/ service. Check out this fantastic commercial from Toyota: ——— If we haven’t met before, I’d love to meet
Read more →Successful entrepreneurs try to create something of value from practically nothing. They sense opportunities, marshall resources, take calculated risks and push ideas through to reality. Typically driven by a commitment to a common vision and bold goals, they reward results and have little tolerance for those who
Read more →In our day and age, chaos and change bring disruption, as well as opportunity, to almost every area of your life. You are constantly being asked to make a choice among the many options and possibilities presented to you in your daily life. Every choice you make,
Read more →I recently returned from a week away in Incheon, Korea where I attended the 2009 Asia Pacific Cities Summit as a member of the Lord Mayor’s Delegation. The Asia Pacific Cities Summit, founded in 1996, is Brisbane City Council’s signature international event. Recognised as the region’s leading
Read more →We are pleased to announce that TEDxBrisbane will be held at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) on Saturday 6th of March 2010. Registrations for this exciting event will be open later this year. TEDxBrisbane is an independently organised TED branded event. The program theme will be
Read more →Here’s a collection of quotes I love that scream “Get off your butt and do something!!!” They’re not you’re typical airy-fairy feel-good quotes. I’m not here to hold your hand, instead I’ll give you a kick up the ‘you-know-what’ if you don’t work towards your goals. What
Read more →If customers believe they can get a discount from you, it’s because they think they can go elsewhere and get the same thing cheaper. If they can in fact get the same thing cheaper elsewhere, then you are in a marketplace with lots of competitors offering similar
Read more →I was fortunate enough to be awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Australia Anthill Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur Competition for 2009. This is a great honour and I will use this as further motivation to make the final 30 in years to come. Thank you all
Read more →I had the pleasure of guest presenting at InnoFuture Momentum on the topic of “The Art of Persuasion” – using new media channels (namely social media) to interact with and influence an audience. We were fortunate enough to enjoy fantastic audience participation on the day and the
Read more →The following article is not my own. I really wish it was. It is one of the most brilliantly written, to-the-point, organic collection of ideas that I have seen in a very long time. As far as I’m aware the post originated from here. Take the time
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