Lee Ussher is my guest today.Lee is head of Digital & Social Media Management at Buzz Web Media. A nationally recognised digital marketing agency Lee co-founded, that specialises in servicing companies and leaders establish their brands, and expand customer reach online.With over 20 years of consulting and training experience, 15 of them within the marketing industry, Lee has developed her career as a professional speaker, and residency mentor for University New England's Regional Incubator Program. As a media commentator, Lee is referenced for her thoughts on developing brand leadership, social media trends and digital influence.As a presenter and trainer, Lee is known for delivering practical methods and easy to use resources that any business size can implement to build credibility and maintain an authority of influence. In the last decade her innovative marketing strategies have been showcased alongside recognised brands such as Microsoft, Telstra, Optus, and NAB at national conferences and forums.Lee's passion for helping others rise and curiosity for digital marketing means she still loves getting her hands dirty developing 2 personal media projects: Women With Wit and SER4KIDS, whilst acting as a board advisor and director for 2 organisations.We chat about the impact of COVID-19 on Social and how this has impacted our positioning and ability to influence in this space:What has shifted with social mediaThe importance of the intention of your messagingHow to use social to strengthen your social networksThe importance of keeping your eye on future shifts in this space.

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The Social Shift - Lee Ussher

Giaan Rooney is an Olympic Gold Medalist and holds medals at every level of competition. The former darling of Australian Swimming, Giaan retired in 2006 to forge a successful career as an Australian TV presenter.Giaan's memorable smile and ability to engage are almost trumped by her enormous energy for work. An adept speaker and presenter, Giaan is a person of enormous talent and professionalism.Giaan’s high profile broadcast involvement with Channel 7 has included the Brisbane News team, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2016 Rio Olympics, Australian Open coverage, commentator for the Australian Swimming Championships, and presenter on the House of Wellness.Giaan has previously spent years with Channel Nine where she was involved across a range of shows including a co-anchor of Wide World of Sports, presenting stories on Getaway, Postcards, the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, Nine’s Spring Racing Coverage and the Today Show weather.Giaan is an Ambassador for CareSuper and Life Space Probiotics. She is also an avid supporter of her chosen charities, the Nelune Foundation, Lort Smith Animal Hospital and the Sony Foundation.After spending many years in Melbourne, Giaan relocated to the Gold Coast with her husband Sam and two children, Zander and Alexa.Giaan is a fierce competitor and very driven. She is also such a warm and authentic person who has a natural ability to engage and leave a lasting impression. I wanted to tap into her incredible success and boy did we have a wonderful discussion! There are so many gold nuggets in this podcast that you can apply to all areas of your life.We chat about:Giaan’s swimming achievements and what drove her to succeed.Her defining moment that enabled her to retire at the right time and embrace her achievementsHer transition to her media career and some sound advice she receivedWhy being uncomfortable is where you will create your magicGiaan’s life now after significant disruption caused by COVID-19.Links:Giaan Rooney

Where the Magic Happens - Giaan Rooney

Margie Warrell is a bestselling author and global authority on living and leading with courage. Margie has learnt a lot about courage since growing up on a dairy farm in rural Victoria, Australia. She has spent the last 25 years working around the world while raising her four children.Founder of Global Courage and a member of the advisory board of Forbes School of Business & Technology, Margie has interviewed with global leaders - such as Richard Branson, Bill Marriott, and former presidential candidates Steve Forbes and Marianne Williamson - and embolden braver leadership within organizations such as NASA, Google, the UN Foundation and Warrren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway.An honoree of the Women’s Economic Forum, she is also a passionate advocate for the advancement of women, leading Live Brave women’s programs globally.Margie walks her talk when it comes to living bravely, most recently summiting Mt Kilimanjaro with her husband and their four children. Her latest book You’ve Got This! The Life-Changing Power of Trusting Yourself has been hailed as a ‘book for these times!’We chat about:Margie’s journey to being a global authority on courageTips for moving into the space of confidence and courageThe power of vulnerability and why we need it as a leaderHow to doubt your doubtsThis is a podcast not only for now but always and I think it will be one of your favourite listens!More at MargieWarrell.com

Leading the Brave - Margie Warrell

Kylie is a respected, senior recruitment professional in the Australian Property, Real Estate, Development and Construction industry.A veteran in her field, she has racked up over 15 years’ experience partnering with clients in leading property groups, project management firms, building companies & developers; all with the goal to strategically connect candidates with the future employers.With extensive knowledge in the Australian Property & Construction sectors, paralleled with a particular expertise in Project Management, Kylie sought to create a company that connected truly specialised talent with companies looking to make a positive change.And so, established in early 2019, Prime Recruitment & Consulting entered the market. Leveraging her esteemed career in Recruitment, alongside a global network of connections, Kylie has rooted her business in a deep understanding of people and the construction lifecycle.This is a really open and honest chat with Kylie who works tirelessly to help others be successful. She very generously shares huge value and you will get some clear insight into why Kylie is very successful.We chat about:The approach Kylie has taken since COVID-19 has impacted her business and how she is thinking differentlyTips for those whose career has been impacted by the pandemicKey actions if you are considering a career change or progressionHow Kylie manages her ‘juggle’This podcast is not only relevant to what we are going through with this pandemic, but for all times of challenge and disruption.Links:Kylie Jasinski

Leading Your Career in Challenging Times - Kylie Jasinski

Rachael Robertson is an International conference and event speaker, Best selling author of "Leading on the Edge - Extraordinary stories from the most extreme workplace on the planet", Antarctic expedition leader, Youngest ever Chief Ranger at 32 (Victorian National Parks), and has an MBA. I think you’ll agree she’s quite extraordinary.Rachael’s work is in response to a massively growing demand in the business world to get real, practical tools backed up by solid theory from someone who has actually led, and led successfully.After 15 years leading diverse and remote teams and business units, she took the jump and lead the 58th annual expedition to Antarctica. It was a tough, gruelling and exhausting year, but ultimately extremely rewarding and fruitful. The intensity of this leadership role, where the leader is on-duty all day, every day, for 12 months with no respite, gave her the opportunity to road test her leadership ideas the hard way - without the luxury of peers, a desk or any way out! It was a ‘leadership laboratory’ in the most extreme, hostile environment on Earth.This is an awesome chat with someone who is so authentic and engaging and very humble!We chat about:Her role as leader on the 58th expedition to AntarticaTips for leaders to successfully navigate through this Covid-19 crisisHer new book Respect Trumps HarmonyWhere her fierce determination comes fromYou'll love this chat!Link:Rachael Robertson

Insight into an Extraordinary Leader - Rachael Robertson

Meet Karen Gately.Karen is a passionate optimist with unwavering belief in the power of the human spirit. An author, speaker, advisor and educator in the fields of human performance and leadership, she brings a fresh perspective to what it takes to be a successful manager of people.Her approach is heavily influenced by the 25 years she spent training and teaching karate. And as a 3rd dan Black Belt she can be very persuasive when she needs to be! Karen really does have a lot to say too! Her insight and thought leadership is easily accessible being an author of two books, regular contributor to business and lifestyle publications and a frequent guest on national television and radio.This podcast is very timely given the current situation we are navigating with COVID-19 and the priority to keep our teams engaged whilst supporting their mental health.We chat about:How Karen’s Marshall Arts training influenced her leadershipWhere her strong belief in the human spirit came fromTips for getting through these uncertain and challenging timesTips for leaders to fuel their teams human spiritSit back and grab a coffee, there are a lot of tips shared.Link:Corporate DojoKaren Gately

The Power of the Human Spirit - Karen Gately

Joining me this week is Lyndal Harris.Lyndal’s journey started as a Virtual Assistant (VA) in 2012. She had spent 6 years juggling family and learning everything she needed to know to start a business.In 2016, her life changed when she was sitting in a hospital room with her husband being told that he had pancreatic cancer. The only thing they could do was palliative chemo. At this point, she knew her life had changed.Lyndal needed a lifestyle that enabled her to be there for her family, so she changed her business. Lyndal decided to combine her experience of working virtually to support clients and her love of podcasting and Podcast VA was born. Lyndal and her team make podcasting easier. They manage every aspect, reducing the stress and overwhelm that comes with launching and maintaining a successful podcast.We chat about:Lyndal’s challenges when transitioning into her own businessHer top tips when considering setting up a podcastThe biggest mistakes people are making when podcastingHow Lyndal manages the demands on her time.This podcast comes at the perfect time with so many people considering how they can build their online presence in a very challenging time given the current COVID-19 pandemic. Many small business owners have also chatted with me about starting a podcast so perhaps the time is now?Links:Podcast VALyndal Harris 

Making Podcasts Easy with Lyndal Harris

Leading a remote workforce is something many leaders haven’t had to do before. Now leaders are forced to do this in a crisis situation given the current COVID-19 pandemic.This is an incredibly tough time for leaders, one that is unprecedented. We’ve never had to face into anything like this before.Leading a remote team can certainly present challenges when you are doing this in a ‘business as usual’ situation let alone adding the necessity of managing a crisis. Given how rapidly this has evolved, leaders have more than likely had to react quickly and get things in place in a hurry. There is so much to think about and consider, especially when we also need to be trying to keep our team as calm and focused as possible in a period of immense uncertainty.To remove some of the cognitive load for leaders in this situation, Julie Hyde shares her experience of managing a remote workforce with you. She successfully led a large workforce for many years that were geographically spread across Melbourne.The success of this was largely due to the systems and processes that were implemented and the culture that was created to support them.Julie shares 4 of her top tips for you in an effort to help make things a little easier at such a difficult time.

Leading a Remote Workforce with Julie Hyde

Jane Anderson is a Strategic Communications expert. With over 20 years’ experience in Personal Branding, Content Creation and Lead Generation she has worked with over 100,000 people on building more trust and influence in their businesses and brands.Her clients include Virgin Australia, Lego, Ikea, Rio Tinto and Origin Energy.Jane’s blog was recently voted in the top 6 branding blogs in Australia and in the top 30 branding gurus globally. She has won International Stevie Awards for Women in Business and nominated in the Telstra Business Women Awards 4 times.Jane is the host of the iTunes podcast "The Jane Anderson Show" interviewing people like Seth Godin and has been featured in Business Insider, Sky Business, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.A prolific writer she is the author of seven books including “Catalyst Content: How to create 12 months’ worth of Content in 2 days”.You are going to get so much value from this chat. Jane is incredibly generous in sharing her expertise and she has a special gift for every listener:We chat about:Influence- what is it and how you can increase your level of influenceHow to brand yourself effectivelyTips on how to use Linked In more effectivelyHow Jane managed the multiple demands on her timeGrab a pen and paper for this one, you’re going to need it!Links:Jane AndersonConnect Book downTime To Think﻿ 

Jane Anderson - Elevating Your Influence

I’m joined today by John Farren.John is a workplace and employment lawyer and the co-founder of Farren McRae Workplace Lawyers and Consultants.John has extensive experience in all aspects of workplace and employment law. He has represented employers and employees before Workplace and Industrial, Administrative and Statutory Tribunals and Courts at both State and Federal levels, and is a skilled workplace investigator for complex workplace relations matters.With a special interest in dispute resolution, John is also an experienced workplace mediator. His mediation approach assists the parties to identify the root causes of their conflict and agree on how to positively move their working relationships forward.Before co-founding Farren McRae, John practised as a Barrister-at-Law at the Queensland Private Bar for over six years. He chose to move to practising as a solicitor as he believed he could more effectively help individual employers and employees resolve complex workplace disputes and issues as a solicitor in his own firm.The employee relations’ areas can be quite a contentious one but John’s approach is very pragmatic and well rounded. He shares some awesome tips in this podcast, not only on employee and employment law matters but pushing against the culture of busy.We chat about:How a professional trumpet player transitioned into the law industryWhy Farren McRae advises and acts for both employees and employers rather than one or the other and how often this enables better outcomesTips for leaders who might feel out of their depth when addressing people issuesTips for avoiding employee disputes or claimsHow John is pushing against the culture of busyThis was an awesome chat and something that leaders and business owners will get superb value from.LinksFarren McRaeJohn Farren

John Farren - A Different Approach

I am joined by the dynamic Sarah Gale.Former Project Runway Australia judge, senior retail executive and veteran of the Fashion industry, Sarah has worked with some of our most prominent and largest fashion retailers over the last four decades, including Portmans, Sportsgirl, Coles Myer, Witchery, The Just Group and Forever New. She was also Vice President and a chief strategist in the start-up of The Iconic.An accredited Coach and advocate for women’s empowerment and authenticity, Sarah runs her own consultancy and coaching business with a focus on authentic leadership.She is also the Founder of Wearing Your Worth®, a revolutionary wardrobe program exploring our psychological relationship with our clothes. The program is designed specifically to connect women with their authenticity, from the inside out.Sarah uses the wardrobe to help us discover the parts of us that we have renounced over the years out of fear of acceptance or self-condemnation, and invites us to reclaim our own unique style to celebrate and show up in our most powerful, confident and authentic self!A mother of two, Sarah is passionate about living an authentic life and continually honing her willingness to live transparently with love, courage and vulnerability. She shares from her heart and enjoys inspiring others to live a mindful life.I really loved this chat with Sarah as we tapped into her broad range of experience and you really get a sense of how passionate Sarah is about what she does and how courage and authenticity have played a huge role in her leadership and entrepreneurial success.We chat about:The challenges of being an early adopter and innovatorThe benefits of the Wearing your Worth program and how it differs to a stylist’s offeringSarah’s advice for leaders todayHow she juggled single parenting and demanding careersLinks:Wearing Your WorthSarah Gale

Sarah Gale - Wearing Your Worth

Joining me today is Catherine Duncan.With more than 25 years of experience in management roles, Catherine’s collaborative approach, and her wide-ranging experience across industries, nationalities and networks means she is well equipped to create an environment of support, learning and growth for both her people and her clients.As Director and GM at Matthews Steer Accountants & Advisers, she believes that leaders today need to be proactively relevant, reflective and resilient to be able to flex to the future demands of both our people and our clients.This podcast is full of leadership wisdom shared by a true and authentic leader. Catherine is really passionate about people and is curious to get to know them and how they tick which is key to her success.We chat about:The power of giving others a voiceLeading a multi-generational workforceThe shift of power in business that leaders need to embraceWhy leaders must have critical conversations early.You’ll pick up very quickly that Catherine is Scottish which makes this listen even more interesting with her gorgeous accent. You’ll get a lot of value from this podcast – enjoy!Links:Catherine DuncanMatthews Steer

Catherine Duncan - Giving Others a Voice

Yasmin, is a former corporate success turned Kinesiologist and employee wellness enthusiast who brings along 15 years’ worth of corporate experience working for some big organisations who now run’s her own successful Kinesiology business for which has had continued success changing people’s life.Yasmin's work is now dedicated to helping people and companies engage in mindset and wellness activities that are proven to increase overall wellbeing and productivity.Kinesiology and wellness sessions have empowered hundreds of men and women to grow and achieve their goals. She’s been able to help them move forward from that stuck stagnated feeling, allowing them to have the strength and inspiration to achieve anything they truly desire.We chat about:What Kinesiology is all aboutHow it can assist with stress and burnoutHer workplace wellness approachThe importance of filling your own cup firstThis is an interesting chat and one that you will enjoy.Links:Yasmin Darwish

Empowering Wellness - Yasmin Darwish

Firstly, Happy New Year! Welcome back to Series 2 of Making It Count.For many in Australia, the year certainly hasn’t started well. It’s been heartbreaking to see our Great Southern Land burning with the Vic and NSW fires consuming lives, property, wildlife and livelihoods in it’s path. It’s devastating and my heart goes out to all affected. I just can’t fathom what these people have been going through and witnessing at this time.On a positive note, in tough times, the true Australian spirit shines through the darkness and I am in awe of the courage and dedication shown by our fire fighters and the many volunteers who are helping at this time and beyond.As with any crisis situation, there are lessons that we can take out of this dreadful situation as leaders. That is what this podcast is focused on. There is one man I wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of right now and that’s our Prime Minister! I’m not about to make judgments or play the blame game here, there’s plenty of that going on. However, I have used this first podcast of season 2 to talk about the three biggest lessons I have learnt as a leader from this situation.The message from people both directly and indirectly impacted is very loud and clear and these voices provide a clear indication of what people are looking for from their leader in tough times. These are:PresenceEmpathySupportDonationsIf you would like to assist the wonderful organisations that are assisting the victims, both human and wildlife, during this time, here are some that you can consider:Bendigo Bank (Vic Govt endorsed and donated)Kangaroo Island Mayor AppealCFA - Country Fire Association (Vic)RFS - Rural Fire Service (NSW)Salvation ArmyWildlifeZoos Vic has set up an emergency fundWildlife Rescue - WIRES

Leadership Lessons from the Bushfire Crisis - Julie Hyde

This year, I’ve had 24 guests on the Making It Count podcast. The guests are from a diverse range of industry and profession, have been incredibly generous and shared so much value to our listeners. I am very grateful to them all.It was interesting to reflect back on them because what I realised is even though their experience is diverse and different and they are at very different stages of business or career there were some key leadership themes that really shone through which are very powerful.So given we are facing into not only a new year but a new decade, I thought I’d share these with you so you can also take these into account when thinking about how you are going to choose to be as a leader in the new year and throughout your 20’s! Yes, some of us get to live these again, much wiser!Thank you so much for your support this year and I truly hope you have enjoyed the podcasts and the insights shared. As always, if there are any topics you would like to hear about or if you have any guest suggestions please let me know.Looking forward to chatting with you back here in 2020!

Ep32: Julie Hyde - Top 10 Leadership Themes of 2019

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