How to get your clients to pay you more, and faster

When I was a marketing consultant I spent many years waiting for my clients to either confirm a project, start a project, progress a project or even finish a project. Read More

Maybe It’s Time to Get Yourself an Accountability Coach?

We all have those nagging voices in the back of our head reminding us of the things we wanted to do, or were supposed to do, but we simply didn’t Read More

Join myself and Dean Hawkins at the September Cairns Business Woman’s Club Luncheon

Join myself and Dean Hawkins, author of “Fight Fire with Fire” at the September Cairns Business Woman’s Club Luncheon, where we’ll be discussing why it’s time to get better at telling Read More

This One Investment Saves Me Hundreds of Frustrating Hours

We all know this feeling: we buy a new piece of equipment, say a printer, or a phone or a camera, open the box and find a manual that is Read More

Storytelling for Tourism Businesses Podcast Interview

I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Holly G for her tourism podcast recently. I spoke about “Storytelling for Tourism Businesses”. And yes, I tell stories on it! Read More

We’ve Just Launched The Business Over Breakfast Podcast

Hello everyone, I’m very proud to announce that yesterday Bree James and I officially launched the “Business Over Breakfast” podcast – a joint initiative with CCIQ. I would love you to check Read More

A 12 Point Entrepreneurial Success Checklist

Over many years I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting and working with some of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs on the planet. This includes everyone from Richard Branson to Tim Read More

5 New Ways to Succeed in the Changing Landscape of Content

Hey Folks – I’ve got a webinar coming up on the 7th September with soon to be author, Ronsley Vaz. In it we are going to be talking about the Read More

Rare Birds Cairns Ambassador Launch Event

So whilst I’m not really a Rare Bird, I have been described as a bit of a galah. But the true Rare Birds are having a breakfast event in Cairns Read More

Are You Brave Enough to Make Your Daily Schedule Suit You Lifestyle?

All too often when it comes to doing business we end up working to a schedule that really doesn’t suit us. We feel a sense of duty and expectation, rather Read More

Is Your Need for Perfection Breaking Those Around You?

Most of my life I have battled with perfection. I don’t mean that I am perfect in any shape or form, but I have tried to achieve perfection in my Read More

Cooktown and Cape York Business Conference 2016

I’m really looking forward to presenting and MC’ing this event in Cooktown in November. Some great speakers, one of the most beautiful towns on the planet and lots of meaty Read More

What’s the One Thing Your Customers Simply Won’t Accept?

“What is the one thing that you could do or fail to do that would stop you using your business?”. Know the answer to this question and you have every Read More

Simple Ways to Stop Fights About Money With Your Customers

The secret to having happy customers is to do what you can to not only meet their expectations but ideally to exceed them. One of the most common areas where Read More

Is It Time to Let Go of the Old Stories That No Longer Serve You?

We’ve all been down this path, the one where we absolutely positively believe something to be true, yet when we slowly get that weird feeling forming in the pit of Read More