Robert Kiyosaki drops into my office

21 September 2011
Robert Kiyosaki

This week I was thrilled to interview best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki. He dropped into the Sydney Writers’ Centre and we chatted about his new book Midas Touch: Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich – And Why Most Don’t, which he co-authored with Donald Trump. Robert has built an entire empire on his “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” series of books so it was great to be able to chat to him about his writing and book marketing strategies. [...]

Why business owners need to master the art of story-telling

18 August 2011
Why story-telling is so important in your business

In a world of instant publishing and on-the-spot blogging, everyone’s a storyteller. The trouble is, not everyone can tell a story. You might wonder why this is relevant if you’re a business owner. After all, if you’re a fitness trainer, or an accountant or dog groomer, you don’t need to tell stories, right? [...]

Why you MUST become a publisher

15 July 2011
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I recently read Content Rules by Ann Handley and CC Chapman. I was motivated to read their book after I went to their panel session at South by South West earlier this year. In my Enterprise post this week, I discuss why every business owner has to be a publisher. [...]

What did I learn from South By South West

29 March 2011
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As regular readers will know, I recently went to the South by South West Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. It was fascinating to meet with and hear from a range of successful authors and to attend the sessions on The [...]