On the show today I had the privilege of interviewing Sarina Eggers-Stable, Founder of Business Kitz and entrepreneur extraordinaire. Sarina shared her professional story on how she has grown a number of businesses and all the lessons she's learned along the way.&nbsp;Sarina grew a business based on delivering a solution to client needs and is a great example of how anyone can take an idea and make it into a profitable business. &nbsp; Sarina is a Director of leading Australian business Business Kitz, Principal of Legal Kitz and Director of Lux Whitsundays, a luxury sailing business based in the Whitsundays, Queensland. Sarina was recently appointed as an Advisory Board Member for Flexi Flow, an educational training provider for schools and government departments.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sarina is known for her extensive commercial and business legal experience. Sarina previously held a senior role with one of Australia’s largest universities where she was responsible for negotiating the university's commercial contracts and arrangements.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sarina has worked as a Solicitor for Australia’s largest top-tier law firms, gaining experience in high-end national and international transactions and acting for Australia’s largest listed companies.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sarina offers excellent business acumen. One of Sarina's notable achievements was Sarina's role in the successful commercialisation of a multi-faceted human resource company’s intellectual property assets by the age of 21.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sarina was awarded a 'Bond University Dean Academic Scholarship' to study a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of International Relations at Bond University.&nbsp; Bond University Dean Academic Scholarships are awarded on the basis of "outstanding academic results and other achievements”.&nbsp; Sarina graduated with a Bachelor of Laws at the age of 20. &nbsp; Sarina has been engaged in various community organisations and was appointed as the Executive Officer for the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Committee from 2011 – 2016.&nbsp; Sarina has been recognised as ‘Australia Day’s Youth Citizen of the Year’ and also received an ‘Order of Australia Association Community Service Award’. &nbsp; Sarina is highly regarded by her peers for her strong work ethic, commercial acumen and ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships.

Sarina Eggers-Stable - Founder of Business Kitz

Today on the show we welcomed the remarkable Cullen Haynes, finance specialist and mortgage broker extraordinaire. Cullen is part of the team at Legal Home Loans who specialise in helping Partners and Barristers with their lending needs. Cullen has a fascinating story that demonstrates the value of focusing on a niche, bringing huge amounts of value, and building a strong brand. As one of the most active people you will find on LinkedIn, Cullen has used video and content to swiftly build a personal and business brand to be proud of. An avid reader and runner, Cullen shares both his journey and what he has learned along the way in what is a very upbeat show. If you’re thinking about how you stand out in your career and want a great example of another professional who has walked the talk in building a personal brand than this is an episode not to be missed.

Cullen Haynes - Finance specialist for lawyers

On the show today we had the privilege of sitting down with Fionn Bowd, Founder of the recently launched Bowd Legal. Fionn has a great story of excelling in practice both in top firms and in-house, and share many great lessons on what she learned along the way. Fionn has a true passion for empowering lawyers so that they can re-ignite their love for law and providing law firms with better solutions to their needs. We spoke in detail about how we can empower partners to better service clients and ultimately build practices that they are proud of which don't result in the level of burnout that cripples many people. Having been to law school with Fionn it was fabulous to catch up and we certainly connected strongly in our joint belief that the profession can better serve all those that serve it, and that human centred solutions are critical to moving forward.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Fionn Bowd - Founder of Bowd Legal

What a crazy last few weeks right? For most of us around the world our lives and work have been turned upside down. In these tough times it's clear that we need people who can lead to step up. Especially all of you in professional services, your clients need you now more than ever. While that might be hard when we feel a bit knocked down, that's ok you can lead by supporting as well. So in the show today I covered 10 ways to be a leader and a supporter in this time of crisis. 1. Use everything at your disposal 2. Be an ally to your clients 3. Have a clear plan 4. Be bold and brave 5. Take responsibility for your team 6. Work hard on the home front 7. Stay well 8. Do your bit for your country 9. Don't hoard resources 10. Get help if you are overwhelmed&nbsp;

Leadership and our chance to make a difference.

In this time of crisis our stories are more important than ever. So we wanted to share how many of our podcast guest and friends are handling the stress and change of the present crisis, what they see as changing in their businesses as this plays out, and how they are handling the juggles of work and life.&nbsp; In the first show I was honoured to speak with Karen Finch, Founder of Legally Yours and great friend of BB. Karen is a remarkable business owner, mum of 4 and hugely positive person who has some great wisdom to share on this show. We chatted about managing family life, our partners, what the legal profession is going to look like for the rest of the year, and opportunities for the future.&nbsp;

Leaders in lockdown - Karen Finch - Legally Yours

On our second "Leaders in lockdown" podcast I was so glad to speak with my friend James d'Apice. James is a commercial disputes lawyer in Sydney at Makinson d'Apice who also happens to be the genius behind the "Coffee and a Case Note" video series and podcast. James shared on working from home, managing the juggle with his partner and kids, and the changes that the present crisis might make to the way we work long term.&nbsp;

Leaders in lockdown - James d'Apice - Lawyer & Producer of Coffee and a Case Note

In this leaders in lockdown episode I caught up with my friend and awesome former podcast guest Fiona Nguyen of Girl Friday IP. Fiona and I chatted about IP, Brand and taking the opportunity to fix things we've kicked down the road in our business. We also went quite deep discussing the mental side of managing the crisis at home, how we try and focus internally when external pressures are the hardest and what we see are opportunities in the short term to try and make good medium term change.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Leaders in lockdown - Fiona Nguyen - Girl Friday IP

In this leaders in lockdown episode I had the pleasure of catching up with my friend and former podcast guest Fionn Bowd of Bowd Legal. Fionn is one of the deepest thinkers about the legal industry and we were able to have a really interesting chat about the good and bad of the industries response to date. We also discussed where see larger firms heading on the back of the rapid changes brought on by the crisis, opportunities for lawyers to become central decision makers in business, remote work and how new models will be increasingly embraced as firms see they can have success being nimble.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Leaders in lockdown - Fionn Bowd - Bowd Legal

In this leaders in lockdown show I spoke with "The Remote Expert" and former podcast guest Emma Heuston! Emma's entire business is built on helping businesses work remotely so it was great to chat to her about how she does it, the difficulties of working remotely in the present environment, and what steps businesses of all sizes can take. As a lawyer and business owner Emma has great insight to share on how we can all better manage the juggle.&nbsp;

Leaders in lockdown - Emma Heuston - The Remote Expert

In this leaders in lockdown podcast I got to catch up with my friend and one of the most entertaining people I know, EJ Wise. EJ is a cybersecurity expert who happens to have also been a lawyer in the armed services for over 20 years so had a very interesting perspective on the present crisis and how to best manage it. We spoke about planning for now and for the future, taking an "ends first" approach, and tactics for better managing on the home front! We also dove into how we can manage the mental health aspects of the crisis and help others around us. As always even in difficult times EJ brought her amazing humour and insight to our discussion.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Leaders in lockdown - EJ Wise - WiseLaw

How would you bounce back after the business you’ve worked on for a decade fails (and everyone in the country knows about it)? What if I told you your wife is heavily pregnant, you have to leave the country, you lost investors a packet and you’ve been wiped out in the process?&nbsp; For my friend Michael Fox, he put his head down, found a new passion, and got back into the game and is already making a huge success of it.&nbsp; On the show today I am so glad to share my recent interview with the Co-founder of Fable, former Co-Founder of Shoes of Prey and one-time lawyer Michael Fox. I’ve known Michael since law school, and have enjoyed many great chats over the years as well as learned a hell of a lot watching his journey. We discussed his exciting new venture , his journey with Shoes of Prey and how he found purpose again and jumped back into the entrepreneurial ring. Michael’s story is inspiring and important in these hard times for anyone who might be struggling. Whatever happens in business, you can rebuild and can re-invent yourself in ways that serve others and allow you to live your values.

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