Insiders Know-How: Running Your Own Business: Meet the authors

Here are the amazing men and women who have contribute to the essential business guide, Insiders Know-How: Running Your Own Business. Available from Mithra Publishing.

  Mathew Jacobson

Mathew Jacobson is a Melbourne-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, who has earned himself an international reputation for highly regarded values and ethics. Throughout his entrepreneurial career, Mat has developed a number of businesses in Australia and overseas in the fields of property development, sales and education. He’s worked as a lawyer in Australia, the US and the United Kingdom and he’s established a foundation to improve education in Africa.

 

 

Samantha McDonald

Samantha McDonald is widely regarded as a leading authority on coaching and NLP (neuro linguistic programming) in Australia.

Through the work she does in her business, DARE Coaching Academy, Samantha has transformed thousands of people into successful Life Coaches, Workplace Coaches, and Business People.

Her NLP Certification programs are recognized by the Australian Board of NLP, and her philosophy is to keep all of her programs relevant, exciting, world-class, and current.

She also gets to know each and every one of her students personally, so that she can mentor them to greater success. Samantha has been featured in Dale Beaumont’s book, “Secrets of Great Success Coaches Exposed”, and Fiona Jones’ book, “Millionaire Coach”, has won several business awards, and writes regular articles for various publications.

She has four young children, and loves knowing that she is living and breathing her purpose every day.

You can contact Samantha at www.darecoachingacademy.com or www.samanthamcdonald.com

 

Debbie Zita

Debbie is a passionate Spiritual Life + Business Coach.

She works with entrepreneurs all over the world and anyone wanting to live their BIG purpose. She is a gifted, intuitive (also known as clairvoyant).

Debbie holds a bachelor’s degree in behavioural science psychology from La Trobe University in Melbourne (2003), a bachelor’s degree in social work from Monash University in Melbourne (2005), certificate level 4 in training + assessment from Corporate Training Australia (2006), and a certificate in professional styling from Australian College of Professional Styling (2011). She is also a Doreen Virtue certified angel intuitive ® + a member of the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT). She has a strong background in Business Coaching + Consultancy + is always working with top coaches who train her for greater success.

Please see her work at www.debbiezita.com

 

 

Iain Bayly

When only 12 years old, Iain moved out of home to stop the cycle of abuse and violence from his father.

Until 19 Iain had been in an out of home, lived on the streets and ended up having to choose a life of crime, drugs, death or start again. Iain chose to start again.

This chapter of Iain’s life has been remarkable and it shows that no matter what your beginnings were or what your current position in life is. If you are prepared to step up and face life head on. You will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams.

Prior to starting Bayly Solutions, Iain has worked in many different industries. The most recent was serving 9 years with the Federal Government in detecting fraud, the last three years was training people in how to complete compliance reviews.

Considering Iain only holds a year 10 certificate (of which was barely passable) it goes to show that education is not always the only way to succeed. Iain laughs at his year 7-math report where it says, “Iain was only in the class on a few occasions…”

Admitting he actually does know mathematics, he says, “There is no need for me to prove that to anyone!”

Iain believes education is important but everyone learns very differently to each other and the current education system is flawed if it thinks it’s the only way to learn.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein said that and he was right.

 

Stefania Pallotta

Stefania Pallotta is a qualified natural therapist and a business entrepreneur. Stefania has a Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine), two Diplomas of Remedial Massage, Diploma of Aromatherapy, Diploma of Counselling and Communication and a Diploma of Myofascial Release. She has always had a real interest on health, nature and spirituality. Stefania lives in Sydney where she runs a busy massage and aromatherapy clinic, Healing Wings. She also has an online business that sells Australian made organic cotton t-shirts.

 

 

 

Johnny Carter

Johnny Carter is not only one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs under the age of 40, he is also financially free.

Since starting a charter boat operation in Brisbane at age 18, Johnny has amassed a number of financial interests and companies worldwide, from herbal supplement retail and wholesale distribution chains to property developments in Saudi Arabia, plus marketing companies in Australia and South East Asia.

A self-professed self-development junkie, Johnny has completed extensive training in Neuro Linguistic Programming, quantum physics, and Science of Mind, especially given their connection to achieving success in business and in life.

In 2013, Johnny commissioned an Australia-wide online survey with CoreData Research Australia. The results indicated that the greatest barrier to people’s personal and professional success is limited belief thinking due to the fear of failure. Because of this, Johnny founded Lifestyle Advantage, an intuitive business and life coaching consultancy. Believing that your subconscious mind holds the key, he coaches people on mindset and how the Law of Attraction combined with action can be used to manifest greater wealth and success in business, relationships and life.

When he’s not coaching or mentoring upcoming entrepreneurs, this well-travelled music and Kundalini yoga devotee enjoys picking up the pace in sports cars. On the flipside, he also appreciates being beachside, from Byron Bay on the east coast of Australia, to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Johnny supports several national and international causes, including Unicef, One Health Organisation, Fred Hollows Foundation, World Vision, and his spiritual mentor’s Louix Dor Dempriey Foundation. He also loves supporting the arts, especially funding musical talent with their start-up enterprises, including albums. www.johnnycarter.com.au

Leeana Mirko

Leeana is an expert in sales and marketing for small to medium business with over 20 years experience in the retail and party plan industries. Owner of 2 award winning businesses, both with accolades within the first 12mths of operation including 2008 AAIA Winner for best Adult Party Plan in Australia, 2012 Winner NLRBC Best Home Based Business, Finalist 2012 National AusMumpreneur Awards to name a few. Leeana is also an Executive Board Member for the local Business Chamber as well as co-author of the book – How To Start A Business With Little Or No Cash.

With a passion for business Leeana is often referred to as an ideas woman with many business associates often finding her fresh and inventive ideas to be a way for them to find a new direction or expand on current trends so as to keep things fresh without the need for absolute change.

If you wish to share your business passion with Leeana you can email LGMenterprisesAU@gmail.com

 

Wilhelmina Ford  

My name is Wilhelmina Ford and I was born in 1980 in Sydney. I am the Founder and Owner of Doggy Pause Boarding and Paw Pieces. Doggy Pause Boarding came to life in 2009 in Sydney and moved in 2011 to the Central Coast of NSW. Doggy Pause is the holiday destination for much loved, social, healthy and mannered dogs.

Paw Pieces was born from the cooking that I did for dogs staying with me and all of them loving them so much I decided to start my own biscuit line.

 

 

 

 

 

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