Modern Business Magazine September 2016 | Page 15

GETTING TO KNOW YOU youthful energy and irreverence often worked in my favour I discovered. Tell us about some of the expectations that you had. Have they been met? Absolutely. I am living the dream. I always hoped to get into the world of speaking and writing as a platform for making a positive influence and contribution. The fact that people pay handsomely me to share insights is something I am grateful for daily. What types of services do you offer? The main offering is keynote presentation, training workshops and full-day strategy facilitations. Do you provide services nationally? Yes and overseas too. We have an office in New York as well as Sydney so I spend a lot of time in the US. What would you say to someone looking for a business consultant and what advice would you give them? Make sure there is a high level of trust and affinity. Go with your gut to start with because consultants need to understand more than your business – they need to ‘get’ you too. It always pays to do your homework too – make sure you speak to some past clients of a consultant to get a sense of their reputation and work. With consultants, it is horses for courses and no consultant can be everything to everyone. Make sure you do your research to ensure you get a good fit. Have you written a book? If so, please tell us a bit about what business owners can get out of it. I have written 5 books over the past 2 years and the one coming out in early September is probably the one I’m most excited about. Over the last year or so the focus of my research has been on how high performing business build and maintain momentum over the long haul. My new book released in September called “Momentum” summarizes much of this research and already the feedback from readers has been tremendously encouraging! September 2016 ModernBusiness 15