Unlocking Business Growth - exploring achievements, challenges and what's interesting

Paul Mercer inspires others to discover how action can create self-belief, so they can live a life of independence and happiness. At Portable Power Technology he inspires and facilitates that independence with efficiency - off grid access, with monitoring where required, to power for multiple uses. From film sets, pandemic-response and emergency vehicles, to glamping, mobile servic

Kavita Ganesan immersed herself in the academic side of AI and then, through assisting clients, identified a core problem. The understanding and vision at the leadership and technical levels, of both what AI is and what it does, can be very different. It can cause potentially catastrophic failure of projects. So she created the perfect bridge, with aids customized for everyone.

Bryan Clayton turned a teenage chore into a successful business and then into a second. GreenPal enables consumers to “press a button for lawn care and move on”. Building both companies to multiple eight-figures without external funding, Bryan’s experience demonstrates that the role of a successful founder is that of capital allocator and consistently focusing in the right pl

John Cuomo gained deep experience in how fire, both heat and challenge, improve leaders. Love of the people served and making them feel safe, valued, and well led amplified his passion for his work as a fireman. He believes this love should feed every job success. John spent his career honing his leadership skill, and evidences the fact that any quality you work on to make you a b

Cici Castelli achieved an impressive rise from young Venezuelan exchange student in the USA to technology executive, coach, author, and single parent. Driven by an intense desire to achieve what she set her mind to, Cici now assists others through her book – Mindset Unlocked, Do What Others Can’t, Won’t or Don’t Do for a Successful and Balanced Career and Life – mentoring

From a background in people, and coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Stacey Brown Randall proved that business survival requires sustainability and scalability. But constant prospecting and asking for referrals is uncomfortable and exhausting! A more comfortable approach, and one that honours both client and you as the service provider, is to generate referrals naturally. No ask

Purush Cannane believes that if someone cannot laugh at your idea you are not innovating enough, but at the same time one must resist the urge to chase every shiny object. This view led this serial entrepreneur to innovate the paper bag market. Greenii Inc. combines Purush’s engineering creativity, passion for solving environmental problems, and his drive to help vulnerable commu

Promote and develop your enquiring mind with Carol Sanford. Carol has authored six books and, as a philosopher, encourages people and society to go against the grain, break free of the accepting and unquestioning chains. See the shadows in the cave for what they are, and develop a methodology to truly think and question – through indirect work all can change and grow for the bett

Darby Vannier proved that you never can underestimate the impact of an indispensable leader, or predict where your career will take you. His experience from amusement to alpacas, for profit and not, informed his latest book on the amazing potential available to grow companies, careers, and teams.

Devin Durrant, speaker, real-estate investor and retired NBA player saw close ties between adding value to properties and adding value in all aspects of personal and professional lives. He took it a step further by assisting people and groups to create significant value through intentional focus on priority values. His recent book, The Values Delta, makes the technique accessible t