Thriving Business
THRIVING BUSINESS
Business Insights to Help You Grow Your Business with Ease
We’re two seasoned business owners — Sam Morris and Kate De Jong — sharing our nearly thirty-year combined experience of starting and growing service-based businesses from the ground up. We so many small businesses struggling or falling prey to expensive promises of quick fixes or silver bullets. Both of us know what it REALLY takes to start and grow a business, we've done it many times over and we've got the blisters to prove it! We’ve joined forces to share our knowledge and experience so you can find the easiest path to success, doing it your way, and most importantly — staying true to yourself.
Episodes
42 episodes
Surprising New Advances in AI: How to Know What’s Real and Not Real?
Episode Overview:In this episode, Kate and Sam dive into a discussion of how they’re using AI in business as a tool for organisation, strategy, and even as a coaching assistant. They discuss some of the most recent AI developm...
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Episode 42
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1:00:38
Escaping the Owner's Trap: Making Time to Work ON Your Business, Not IN It
In this episode, Kate and Sam discuss the enduring challenge of finding time to juggle all the balls as a business owner and specifically, how to make time to work ON your business, not IN it. It's not an easy task to balance client-focused wor...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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47:49
Behind the Curtain with Jessica Gough, The Sugar Duchess: Business, Burlesque and Balancing Acts
This week we were privileged to be joined by the fabulous entrepreneur-extraordinaire Jessica Gough, a.k.a The Sugar Duchess, founder and owner of Tease Industries Pty Ltd., a company dedicated to providing empowerment platforms...
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Episode 40
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51:56
How to Create Revenue Quickly with an Irresistible Offer
In this episode, Kate and Sam get into detail about the specific characteristics of an 'Irresistible Offer'. A single irresistible offer can significantly increase your sales and revenue by increasing the conversion of your pros...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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43:48
How Branding and Graphic Design Can Either Make or Break Your Business
In this conversation, Kate and Sam discuss the importance of strong branding and graphic design, sharing some of the good, the bad and the ugly they’ve seen in nearly a decade of coaching business owners to grow their businesses. They emphasise...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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34:05
Breaking Down SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) as an Essential Tool to Fuel Business Growth
In this episode, we discuss the importance of SEO (search engine optimisation) as an essential building block of your overall business growth strategy. SEO encompasses all the things you do on and off your website to drive visitors to yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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34:30
LIVE with Angie Giltner in Bali: From Tragedy to Triumph, Recovering from Bad Business Decisions
This episode comes to you live from the Inspired Business Retreat in Bali! Kate and Sam unite with Angie Giltner, powerhouse Master Coach and motivational speaker for another episode with Angie (our first episode with Angie is still our most do...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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1:04:49
Master Your Marketing Essentials: Discover How to Harness the Power of Three
In this episode, Kate and Sam discuss fundamentals of marketing, including the importance of lead magnets, landing pages and online nurture sequences in building trust and converting prospects into customers. They emphasise the need to start wi...
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Episode 35
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44:49
How to Bust Through Revenue Stagnation with the Power of Creative Thinking — with Ortal Green
Summary:In this episode, we were joined by Ortal Green, an expert in creative and innovative thinking. With a background in IT startups in Israel, Ortal spent many years working in the high-tech industry where she realised...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:00:19
Trusting the Business Journey, Even When Life Throws You Curveballs
In this episode, Kate and Sam open up and share some of the things going on behind the scenes that have made life and business challenging in recent months. Building a business is not always an easy journey, especially when life throws cu...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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57:16
The Art of Monetisation: How to Set Up Your Business so that it Creates Consistent Revenue
As business owners, most of us love to share our knowledge and to help others, but to succeed in business you of course need to turn that knowledge-sharing process into revenue generation. In this conversation, Kate and Sam discuss use their po...
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57:06
What Makes a Great Salesperson? Lessons from 33 Years in the Sales Industry
Summary:In this episode, Kate and Sam are joined by Katie Nelson from Sales Uprising in the USA. Katie’s a seasoned sales professional with over 33 years of sales experience, so she knows what she’s talking about when it c...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:00:16
Unlock the Secrets to Successful Social Media Marketing with Katrina Collins at Butterfly Media
In this episode of the Thriving Business Podcast, host Sam Morris is joined by a special guest, Katrina Collins from Butterfly Media, to delve into the world of social media marketing and Facebook advert...
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Episode 30
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54:00
SYSTEMOLOGY: David Jenyns Shares How to Create Time, Reduce Errors and Scale Your Profits with Proven Business Systems
In this episode of the Thriving Business Podcast, hosts Kate and Sam welcome bestselling author and systems master, David Jenyns, to discuss the power of systemisation in business. David shares his entrepreneurial journey...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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59:44
Kate & Sam’s Insider Tips for Hosting Retreats & Events Your Guests Will Love
If you’re a business that hosts retreats or events — or you’re planning to — don’t miss this episode! Hosts Kate De Jong and Sam Morris discuss their insights and personal experiences of both hosting and attending retreats and live events. They...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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32:46
Meet Sydel Sierra, Financially Retired at Age 30 through the Power of Cryptocurrency
In our latest Thriving Business podcast episode, Kate welcomes Sydel Sierra from Digital Wealth Group. Sydel shares her journey as a young adult, helping her family’s martial arts business achieve international success, to then creating abundan...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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57:38
To Niche or Not To Niche? The Pros and Cons of Niching and a Fresh, Liberating Approach to Business
In this episode, Kate and Sam tackle a topic that many business owners struggle with: whether or not to “niche down”. Many business coaches advise people to find a niche, which means targeting a specific segment of the market wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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30:45
Navigating Business Shame, Sharks and Broken Promises
Today marks a special milestone for us as we celebrate our 25th episode which means we’ve made it to the top 1% of all podcasts launched worldwide! Join us in this celebration as we delve into the power of persistence, along with other ...
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Episode 25
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42:22
How Our Definition of “Success” is Making Us Stressed, Anxious and Unwell — and What We Can Do About It
Summary:In today’s episode, Kate shares her exciting news about approving her TEDx talk for 2024. The topic? The Fulfilment Effect: How Career Contentment Drives Global Health, Happiness, and Prosperity. Kate and S...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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37:21
Forbes Top 10 Business Trends for 2024: Navigating the Human Side of Business as AI Takes the Wheel
Summary:This episode of the Thriving Business podcast delves into the 2024 business landscape, spotlighting the top five pivotal trends based on Forbes analysis for the coming year. Firstly, the advent of Generative AI emerges as ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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39:20
Halve Your Marketing Time & Effort Using AI: Sam Shares Her Secrets to Producing Limitless Content in Minutes
Summary:Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important when it comes to leveraging your time and increasing your productivity, which we all know is the number one challenge and goal for business owners. The more t...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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34:51
Finding Clarity and the ‘Right’ Path to Business Growth
Join Kate De Jong and Sam Morris in this episode of the Thriving Business Podcast as they candidly share their entrepreneurial journey, exploring the challenges of finding clarity, embracing specialisation, and achieving business growth through...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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35:24
Business Fixer Richard Wiles Shares How Startups Can Succeed, Sustainably
In this week’s new episode, Kate De Jong and Sam Morris welcome Richard Wiles, an expert in start-ups, capital raising and corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG). Affectionately called ‘The Business Fixer’ by his p...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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45:29
Digital Marketing Secrets that Every Business Needs to Know About with Anthony Raspa from Dezign Digital
In this week’s episode, Kate De Jong and Sam Morris are joined by Anthony Raspa from Dezign Digital, a Perth-based digital marketing agency. Together they explore the intricacies of digital marketing—a terrain familiar yet often challenging for...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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45:32
The Real Reason Why We Need More Women Succeeding in Business
Men need to work less. That's the topic of today's discussion! With all the female empowerment stuff out there these days, it’s easy to forget the men. Hosts Kate De Jong and Sam Morris tackle challenges and societal norms surrounding ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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38:54