CTG Insights Interview - Ashton Wood

Welcome to Season 2 - ’What’s in store?’

After a short hibernation dealing with life's fun and games, I decided to get back on the horse and record the next season of Confidence To Grow. In this short season I will be dealing with * The 4 reasons why businesses fail * 2022 a year in review - guiding you through a process to review your year and extract the learnings from it * The top 5 things entrepreneurs do over the Christmas break PLUS 5 things they should do! This episode outlines what to expect and introduces the new season. Following the 7 episodes of Season 2, we will move quickly into Season 3 which will run for the whole of 2023. I'm excited and looking forward to sharing many nuggets of wisdom.

CTG Insights Interview - Ashton Wood

This week I had the privilege to interview Ashton Wood of DV Safe Phone, a charity that takes your old mobile phones, prepares them and gives them to people experiencing Domestic Violence. He shares his story of entrepreneurship and details about how he orchestrated some MASSIVE changes in Australia relating to 'Lemon Cars', consumer rights, how we think about our old mobile telephones and Domestic Violence. I was inspired by his vision for DV Safe Phone, it's truly incredible. If you want to support, help, find out more or become involved in any way, here are some links: www.dvsafephone.org [https://www.dvsafephone.org] A short video explaining how DV Safe Phone works https://youtu.be/rQPxPvpUvBA [https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FrQPxPvpUvBA&data=04%7C01%7Ch.donnelly%40qic.com%7C6066c9329af1409ab4c408d8dd6b060f%7C9ce17a489efd44369b4f2b68ebb6258c%7C0%7C0%7C637502799098290505%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=MKSTXScVSy5cIy0UFDBRWm5Y7qz%2BmxWcwlTLFunMidw%3D&reserved=0] Some press about the campaign: Jeep Announcement: https://www.caradvice.com.au/857687/jeep-australia-steps-in-to-help-victims-of-domestic-violence/ [https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caradvice.com.au%2F857687%2Fjeep-australia-steps-in-to-help-victims-of-domestic-violence%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ch.donnelly%40qic.com%7C6066c9329af1409ab4c408d8dd6b060f%7C9ce17a489efd44369b4f2b68ebb6258c%7C0%7C0%7C637502799098300459%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1G1PsksJHKosUYXjB%2FBAse%2BDSpW4UOUPkxen5JNO9%2FQ%3D&reserved=0] ABC press coverage: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-13/domestic-violence-charity-wants-old-mobile-phones/100532002 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-13/domestic-violence-charity-wants-old-mobile-phones/100532002] Queensland Police Commissioner statement: https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2020/10/19/mobile-phone-lifeline-for-those-impacted-by-domestic-and-family-violence/ [https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmypolice.qld.gov.au%2Fnews%2F2020%2F10%2F19%2Fmobile-phone-lifeline-for-those-impacted-by-domestic-and-family-violence%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ch.donnelly%40qic.com%7C6066c9329af1409ab4c408d8dd6b060f%7C9ce17a489efd44369b4f2b68ebb6258c%7C0%7C0%7C637502799098320372%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Arkg69xqRbLTaCeiD%2FT9pzdb3VEgQ7tXyfBXQJSTNdE%3D&reserved=0]   The DV Safe Phone program helps in the following ways: 1. It provides a “safe phone” to victims of domestic violence, to use in an emergency. 2. It allows domestic violence and law enforcement agencies to focus on the amazing services they already offer, with us providing the “technology” (phones) required. 3. It provides a Corporate Social Responsibility program like no other, with DV Safe Phone doing all the heavy lifting (all people/companies need to do is send us the phones and we will do the rest) 4. We are another level of security around the disposal of old mobile devices. (we individually factory reset and test every phone and remove and destroy any removable SD cards that are still in the phones we receive) 5. We meet the environmental requirements around disposal of old mobile devices (if we can’t use the phone due to age/damage, we will ensure it’s recycled through an official mobile phone recycling centre.

CTG Insights Interview - Rainer Scheu

I interviewed Rainer Scheu of Create Right, we had such a good time and discussed a wide range of topics, including ADHD and non conforming ideals! WATCH OUT for the hidden section at the end where I catch him out and find out more about his favourite flavour sausage and his secret emotions for Toy Story #1. Watch him on Australian Ninja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LliGNVGg6Bk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LliGNVGg6Bk] Enjoy the episode, it's a cracker. #confidencetogrow http://createright.tv/ [http://createright.tv/] https://www.instagram.com/create_right/ [https://www.instagram.com/create_right/] .......... The book we refer to in the show is 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art' It's a 2020 popular science book by journalist James Nestor. The book provides a historical, scientific and personal examination of breathing, with a specific interest in contrasting the differences between mouth breathing and nasal breathing.

What is a business?

So, what exactly is a business? You think you know, well think again! It's an easy question to answer, which is what makes it so very easy to make simple mistakes when growing a business. In this episode I discuss business structures and how businesses work, in very simple terms.

Why people choose to become entrepreneurs

People who decide to become entrepreneurs, or self-employed, tend to have many different attitudes to life and decision making. So, why would a sane and rational person choose to change to become self-employed? In this episode, we look at the key differences between employment and self-employment. We discuss safety and roller-coaster as ways of regarding the differing pro's and cons of each option. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur or budding business owner, this podcast episode could reveal some interesting points of view. Hop over to my learning platform to discover the awesome 'Transform your Business in 21 Days [https://www.pinkbamboo.net/courses/TYB21D]' course. A small investment for a massive return.