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My new podcast is now live.

MY NEW PODCAST SHOW IS NOW LIVE… Today I’m officially launching The Business of Being an Author Podcast, a podcast created for authors who want to do more than simply Read More

COMING MAY 2026, The Business of Being an Author

COMING MAY 2026, The Business of Being an Author Most people write a business book with big hopes. Greatly increased credibility, attracting better, higher paying clients and creating more opportunities. Read More

Is 2026 the year you stop thinking about writing a book and actually become an author?

Is 2026 the year you stop thinking about writing a book and actually become an author? This means not just “getting a book done”, but writing a world class book Read More

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Are you ready to get that book written?

Hey there folks – yep, they are BACK. My next Author Academy retreat will be held in Hobart – it’s not until later in the year, as in November, but Read More

Ready to ramp up your rusty speaker skills?

SPEAKER 2.0 JULY 11-14th 2022 – HOBART Yep, my Speaker 2.0 retreat is back as well. After a rough on again/off again schedule over the past two years, I’m very Read More

I just love moments of serendipity…like this.

I LOVE SERENDIPITY….. When you’re an author, you get to have some extraordinarily serendipitous moments. I’ve been fortunate enough to have many over the last 23 years, but recently, I Read More

I came across this on the back of the bag from a local bookshop.

Love this on the back of the bag given out at Fullers Book Shop in Hobart. The 10 things you may unwittingly have done when you purchased a book from Read More

Can you help?

UPDATE – 11th April 2022 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED US – WE’VE GOT ENOUGH BOOKS NOW. Thank you to everyone who has supported this shout out. We Read More

WEBINAR – 28th April 2022

WHAT ARE THE STORIES WE NEED TO BE TELLING IN 2022? A little while back I did a webinar about my key strategies for doing business in 2022 (and what Read More

WEBINAR RECORDING – It’s time to get your speaker mojo on.

If you missed my webinar today you can watch it via the link below. I’ve had great feedback – certainly plenty of people feeling like they needed a burst of Read More

12 Characteristics of high performing businesses.

I was recently asked to write an article for Money & Life Magazine – on the characteristics of high performing business. Here are the characteristics that I have observed over Read More

Where do you even start when it comes to recovering from a natural disaster?

THE STEPS BUSINESS OWNERS NEED TO TAKE WHEN IT COMES TO RECOVERING FROM FLOODS (AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS). Once again we’re a country with many people and businesses impacted by Read More

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A $30,000 BOOK WRITING AND PUBLISHING PACKAGE?

If you’ve always wanted to write and publish a non-fiction book, this competition is for you. We are offering our ‘Platinum Publishing Package’, valued at over $30,000, to one lucky Read More

Do your customers really know what you do? All too often we leave it to them to figure it out themselves.

We live in a world that is obsessed with everything new. I don’t think there has ever been a time where consumers crave new as much as they do today. Read More

FREE WEBINAR – 17th MARCH 2022

Well the year is up and running and it looks like we might just be able to get in front of audiences again. If you’re anything like me, the last Read More

A FANTASTIC 6 WEEK PROGRAMME ON DEVELOPING QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS.

Keen to COLLABORATE? Looking for smarter, mutually beneficial marketing partnerships? Check this programme out. The one and only Katrina McCarter has her next PARTNERSHIP MASTERY programme starting on the 2nd Read More

FREE WEBINAR – FEB 23, 11am SYD/MEL time.

Well we ended 2021 filled with hope for a better year. That didn’t really work out that well did it? After two years of never ending COVID related challenges, that Read More

Business Essentials DAILY – Interview

It’s always good to have a chat to the Business Essentials team. On this interview, I’m talking about my latest book – and the concept of being brave enough to Read More