Biz Success Radio

Anthony M Turner

Listen in as we chat with everyday REAL business owners about the different challenges they face and gain some great tips about how THEY turned challenges into success.

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Episode 10: Amy Preston Interview

Episode 10: Amy Preston Interview

What an Achiever... In this episode of #BizSuccessRadioPodcast we chat with Amy Preston winner of the Young Achiever Award in the 2021 East Gippsland Business Awards. Amy won this Award in recognition of buying a summer business and developing it into a go to destination for healthy food options in the aftermath of extreme bushfires in the Victorian town of Mallacoota. Not satisfied with running a business and hiring a team of around 15 local under 25's she decided to also pursue an interest in disaster recovery nursing by enrolling in a Bachelor of Nursing Degree. Amy chats openly about how following a passion is like not working at all (even though you really are) and how entering the Awards program has opened many doorways for future success.

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Episode 10: Amy Preston Interview

Episode 10: Amy Preston Interview

What an Achiever... In this episode of #BizSuccessRadioPodcast we chat with Amy Preston winner of the Young Achiever Award in the 2021 East Gippsland Business Awards. Amy won this Award in recognition of buying a summer business and developing it into a go to destination for healthy food options in the aftermath of extreme bushfires in the Victorian town of Mallacoota. Not satisfied with running a business and hiring a team of around 15 local under 25's she decided to also pursue an interest in disaster recovery nursing by enrolling in a Bachelor of Nursing Degree. Amy chats openly about how following a passion is like not working at all (even though you really are) and how entering the Awards program has opened many doorways for future success.

Episode 9: Ken Eckersley Interview

Episode 9: Ken Eckersley Interview

Here’s to a good drop…In this latest #BizSuccessRadioPodcast episode we chat with @Ken Eckersley from #Nicholson River Winery about how building both a business and tourism destination led to winning the 2021 East Gippsland Business Award for Tourism Activities, Attractions and Accommodation.Ken chats about how tourism businesses need to get involved in their industry and with their community and customers to ensure ongoing relevance and ultimate success.

Episode 8: Stephanie Nelson Interview

Episode 8: Stephanie Nelson Interview

In this episode of #BizSuccessRadioPodcast we chat with Stephanie Nelson about being recognised as an award winner in the #whitehorseBusinessGroup’s 2021 Business Awards. Stephanie, like many, had to dramatically re-invent her business due to the impacts of Covid and talks about HOW these changes and setbacks helped her build both life and business resilience.Stephanie also chats about how she uses these lessons to empower her dance studio students to accept ‘not winning’ and to build more healthy mental platforms upon which to build their lives.

Episode 7: Des Mahoney Interview

Episode 7: Des Mahoney Interview

In this episode of #BizSuccessRadioPodcast we chat with Des Mahoney about being recognised as an award winner in the #whitehorseBusinessGroup’s 2021 Business Awards for following and creating a business around his passions of teaching and music.Des, like many, changed his life when being made redundant from the agricultural industry and decided to follow his passion for music. He talks about going through a process to get clear about his purpose and then translating that into a viable business of teaching, performing and spreading joy to many of all ages.

Episode 6: Megs Hopman Interview

Episode 6: Megs Hopman Interview

In this episode of Biz Success Radio Podcast we chat with Megs Hopman from Playful Paws about the benefits of going through an awards application process as well as the thrill and kudos that comes from winning an award for Innovation and Adaptability in times of Covid in the 2021 East Gippsland Business Awards.

Episode 5: Ben West Interview

Episode 5: Ben West Interview

In this latest #BizSuccessRadioPodcast episode we chat with Ben West from #AromaEatery about the powerful business loop he created that both educates and serves customers, suppliers and staff as well as providing full circle economic benefit to the wider East Gippsland community.Ben also chats about how being an Awards finalist empowers the business, motivates staff, provides peer recognition and cements relationships across all elements of the business.Note – shortly after recording this interview Ben and his team became the 2021 the East Gippsland Business Awards winner of both the Hospitality Category and overall Business of the Year.

Episode 4: Kayla Mossuto

Episode 4: Kayla Mossuto

In this latest Biz Success Radio Podcast episode, we chat with Kayla Mossuto about her recent Micro Business Award in the 2021 Whitehorse Business Group Awards. Kayla shares her story about how she and husband Piers created Precious Plastic Melbourne and are now changing how we deal with plastic waste by getting schools, companies and individuals involved in recycling these plastics on a local and micro level.

Episode 3: Glen Dean Interview

Episode 3: Glen Dean Interview

In this latest Biz Success Radio Podcast episode, we chat with Glen Dean from Imaging Associates Box Hill about his recent Awards for Health and Overall business of the year in the 2021 Whitehorse Business Group Awards. Glen openly chats about how the awards process helps with recognizing how far a business has come and provides acknowledgment to all team members for their efforts.Glen also offers some interesting insights into the health industry as well as how Covid has both changed and how emerging technology is shaping the future of health detection/treatment.

Episode 2: Jodie Willmer Interview

Episode 2: Jodie Willmer Interview

In this latest #BizSuccessRadioPodcast episode, Jodie Willmer chats about the many benefits of participating in business award programs. Jodie was a finalist in the 2021 East Gippsland Business Awards and has been both an awards judge and mentor to clients/applicants.Jodie shares some important tips for maximising your chances of being selected as a finalist from both the participant and judges’ perspectives.

Episode 1: Nathaniel Diong Episode

Episode 1: Nathaniel Diong Episode

In this, our first episode of Series 2 of the Biz Success radio Podcast, we chat with Nathaniel Diong – CEO of Future Minds Network and recent recipient of the Whitehorse Business Association’s 2021 Young Business Leader of the Year Award.Nathan chats openly about how he created the Future Minds Network and the amazing work his organisation does to further the education and development of young people so they can both get the experience and preparation to make their mark in the world of business and entrepreneurship.Listen in to Nathaniel and hear his inspiring story about the creation of global partnerships and the empowerment of young people.

Episode 33: Jeremy Chen Interview

Episode 33: Jeremy Chen Interview

In this final episode for Series #1 of the Biz Success Radio Podcast, we chat with Jeremy Chen from GoodThings about HOW they benefited from using SBMS (the Small Business Mentoring Service) Mentors to achieve a tenfold business growth and realise their dreams.Jeremy openly shares some of the trials and tribulations of pivoting from retail to B2B relationships, planning growth and working with outsiders to help learn new ways of doing things whilst maintaining a focus on realistic growth goals.

Episode 32: Darren Wrigley Interview

Episode 32: Darren Wrigley Interview

Communication is key…In this episode of #BizSuccessRadioPodcast we chat with Darren Wrigley about the power of effective communications.Darren explains how we all interpret communications with our own filters and how we have different styles of giving and receiving information. He then offers some insights into the key elements of communication styles, how to pick them during a conversation and how to adjust our own messages in the best way for the person we are talking to/communicating with.

Episode 31: Julie Hyde Interview

Episode 31: Julie Hyde Interview

In this latest Biz Success Radio Podcast episode, we chat with Julie Hyde about leadership and how our role modelling (whether consciously or unconsciously) determines both the behaviours of our people and the results we achieve.

Episode 30: Rachel Allan Interview

Episode 30: Rachel Allan Interview

In this latest Biz Success Radio Podcast episode we chat with Rachel Allan about how she (with business partner Eve Fisher) created, launched and marketed their new business Flairbnb during Covid.Rachel talks openly about the intricacies of establishing a new tourism/hospitality business and offers some keen insights and tips about doing so successfully.

Episode 29: Zoe Simmons Interview

Episode 29: Zoe Simmons Interview

Living and working with chronic Pain?In this episode of Biz Success Radio Podcast we chat with Zoe Simmons, a young self-employed copywriter and journalist, who speaks frankly about her journey of living and creating a business whilst suffering from chronic pain.

Episode 28: Hunter Leonard Interview

Episode 28: Hunter Leonard Interview

In this latest Biz Success Radio Podcast we chat with Hunter Leonard about ageism and listen to his thoughts about how older age groups can rethink work to ensure ongoing productivity and financial security.

Episode 27: Anita Aherne Interview

Episode 27: Anita Aherne Interview

In this episode we talk with Anita Ahearne about her new initiative Kids on the Spectrum - a website that provides a wide range of home and business services she has collated to support both the autistic and those living and working with them.

Episode 26: Kim Deans Interview

Episode 26: Kim Deans Interview

In this episode we chat with Kim Deans about reinventing agriculture and how our businesses (whether agricultural, rural or city based) are a direct reflection of ourselves that CAN be changed.

Episode 25: Paul Tero Interview

Episode 25: Paul Tero Interview

Is your future looking a bit bleak?Paul Tero chats with #BizSuccessRadioPodcast about future trends of and for small business and offers his thoughts about how we can best interpret these future trends in to actions for ensuring ongoing success.

Episode 24: Nicole Ashby Interview

Episode 24: Nicole Ashby Interview

Words make ALL the difference!!!In this interview with Nicole Ashby we hear about the power of words and how we can better use our words to both attract and retain the customers we most want to do business with.