What is Anti-Failure

Terri Ayliffe brings energy and vivacity to everything she does. With a passion for building businesses and helping people reach their full potential, both professionally and personally, success is about creating environments where staff and clients can be their authentic selves. Believing that this is where people perform their best, and are at their happiest. 

It would take all that personal strength and fortitude to overcome the biggest failure in her entrepreneurial journey to date. Awaking one morning to find her and husband Matt's business had fallen victim to a banking scam to the tune of $300,000. All of the business's working capital, profit and payroll - gone. A situation that most of us would simply fail to come back from, you'll be SHOCKED at what she did next. Listen to get the juicy details and how their reaction turned into one of their greatest successes.

Check out Alchemy Co's work at http://www.alchemyco.com.au/

An inspiring story about following your passion and dreams. Josh was kicked out of school at 15 and struggled to find his purpose. After a number of retail and corporate roles across real estate, fashion and media, he embarked on a journey to become a shoe designer. A path that later placed him as the founder of a niche athletic sneaker brand - for cheerleaders. 

In this episode, Chris and Josh discuss overcoming production challenges, delivering superior customer service to build a strong brand, why it's essential to own EVERY mistake, and the importance of sleep in business performance. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and find the motivation to chase your dreams. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

Check out more from Josh:

TriXstar Cheerleading Shoes - https://trixstarcheer.com/

Matthew Brown is a wealth and investment strategist, podcast host, father and husband - but not in that order if you ask him. His journey started as a PE teacher over 20 years ago, when he realised that career path was not going to afford him the lifestyle he wished for him and his family. So he forged a new path, now running Your Corner 360 - a financial advisory aimed at helping individuals and entrepreneurs build financial freedom. Offering accounting, legal, wealth and finance broking services all under one roof. His podcast, Finsightful Wealth, shares tactics and strategies for people of all ages to start and then optimise their wealth creation journey. 

In this episode, we get his hot take on building a business from scratch, playing your role, balancing commitments to work and family, reactive vs proactive financial management, and having the greatest impact.

If you'd like to hear more from Matt, be sure to check him out at the following links:
https://yc360.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/matthewbrown_tri/
https://www.youtube.com/@finsightfulwealth

Enjoy the show!

Sally Breden is a start-up founder and busy mum of 3. Combining her vast marketing experience and passion for health, nutrition and well-being, Sally launched VGood Co in 2019. She has since created an entire range of nut-free and allergen-free spreads and snacks, perfect for kids' lunchboxes. 

In this episode, Chris and Sally discuss the heartache of failures, finding the right partner (in business and in life), having a purpose beyond financial reward, and some of the biggest learnings when building a business from the ground up. If you've been thinking about creating a business of your own, but have some self-doubt, this is the podcast for you!

Sam is a high stakes communication expert, specialising in media and corporate communications and crisis management. Leveraging over 30 years’ experience in assisting clients to build credibility, conquer crises, protect personal and business reputation, and become better communicators.

We discuss proactive crisis management, the importance of authentic communication, and the challenges and rewards of being a small business owner. Sam give us some insights into the Optus failed communication strategies, that fell short of the public’s expectations following their recent data breach and service outage crises – and how your business can avoid the same fate.

Sam is the Managing Director of Media Manoeuvres, an Australian-based media and communication training and consulting firm. Specialising in strategic media spokesperson training, stakeholder communication skills training, crisis management consulting, and royal commission and government enquiry training.

Find out more at:

https://www.mediamanoeuvres.com.au/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mediatraineraustralia/

A story of resilience and determination. From humble beginnings, born in a refugee camp to becoming one of Australia's top performing finance brokers, Hung exudes all the characteristics of a strong business leader. Peer into the mind of a natural entrepreneur who's tried his hand at a whole host of ventures - some successful, others not so much - with the courage to forge on ahead. In this episode, we'll discuss building a strong inner circle, the business superpower of curiosity, creating work-life balance, and what it takes to back yourself in business.

Terry is making waves in the water and utilities space. As Founder and CEO of Altogether Group, his leadership style leans on a sense of calm, empathy and setting the example from the top down. Take lessons from his failures along the journey as he talks entrepreneurial mindset, approaches to failure, failing small and failing safe, and building an internal culture that supports all these.

Tim Mullen is an entrepreneur and start-up investor. Having built several businesses of his own, and invested in many more, Tim delivers unique insights on the real entrepreneurial lifestyle, the subjective nature of business success, vital business metrics to measure, and the lonely path of a start-up founder.

Pete Mumford (CEO & Founder, Stone Real Estate) delivers candid insights on a decorated resume. A career that has seen its fair share of failures, but each taking him on a path to greater success. Listen in for a true entrepreneur's take on stumbles and failure, giving it a go, money, and balancing family and work. 

An introduction to the concept of Anti-Failure. Chris dives into the subject with Aretex co-founder Andrew Bursill to highlight failure's pivotal role in business success.