The Drive To Succeed Podcast

David Harkinis an entrepreneur and the CEO of the award-winning education company 8billionideas which exists to give every student the skills and belief to change the world. Since its formation, 8billionideas (formerly 7billionideas) has worked with over 100,000 students around the world in 500 schools. 8billionideas has strategic partnerships in every part of the sector - including Multi-Academy Trusts, Young Offender Units, International and Independent Schools. Its work through its partner schools has been recognised by TES and most recently COBIS in 2020. In 2021, 8billionideas will feature in a publication led by St James Palace' and Prince Charles' team to give their insight into innovation and leadership as the country celebrates 300 years of Government. David is also proudly a 2x TED speaker and author and holds the post of Director of Entrepreneurship in a number of schools around the world.  In this episode we talked about: The driving force behind 8billion ideas and the importance of designing the business to scale not just in profits but also it's impact. Choosing the right role models to follow in the context of entrepreneurship and skills development. Challenges David and his team faced during the COVID Crisis and many more.  -- 💻 Create and Sell Your Own Online Course, Signature Workshop or Coaching Business In The Next 90-120 Days! FREE TRAINING >> https://thedrivetosucceed.com/masterclass  Manage all your team's work in one place with monday․com.  🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month  OTHER USEFUL LINKS: My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw/

Tom Dawkins - Co-Found er and CEO of social impact crowdfunding platform and innovation agency StartSomeGood.com. StartSomeGood supports social entrepreneurs to raise the funds and mobilise the community they need to make a difference and has deployed over $12 million AUD so far with one of the highest success rates in crowdfunding. Tom has been recognized with numerous awards and fellowships and has been a regular speaker at conferences and teacher of seminars and workshops for past 15 years, including SXSW, SOCAP, REMIX, The World Summit on the Information Society, Connecting Up, Progress and FWD. I've worked with social enterprises, non-profits and government agencies to help them tell their stories and engage their communities In this episode we talked about: What’s a social enterprise? How did it change over the last 10 years? What are the different models and innovation that plays a pivotal role in this entrepreneurship category. How to leverage marketing effectively, messaging and social media to inspire people to share story for you. We also talk about Why does ‘Poverty Porn’ being commonly used by non-profits, NGO’s are using disempowering images and videos in their advertising? We deep dive Tom started his entrepreneurship career living in the US and many more.  -- 💻 Create and Sell Your Own Online Course, Signature Workshop or Coaching Business In The Next 90-120 Days! FREE TRAINING >> https://thedrivetosucceed.com/masterclass   OTHER USEFUL LINKS: My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw/

Katja Rusanen is a #1 best -selling author, spiritual mentor, success coach, and creator of the Client Attraction Story System, a step-by-step program for purpose-driven entrepreneurs to craft stories that sell. After working as a supervisor in one of the world’s leading business banks, she obtained two master’s degrees in Spiritual Psychology and Spiritual Science. She has now dedicated her life to helping clients discover the power of personal stories and create a business they love. In this episode we talked about: The importance of being vulnerable and able to narrate your story in the most powerful way Framework for what story to choose that resonates with your ideal clients We also talked about the importance of using Storybased content on Social Media How to increase your engagement and conversion using private facebook groups and many more. -- 💻 Create and Sell Your Own Online Course, Signature Workshop or Coaching Business In The Next 90-120 Days! FREE TRAINING >> https://thedrivetosucceed.com/masterclass Manage all your team's work in one place with monday․com.  🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month 💡 Create, Market Sell and Deliver Your Online Course. Black Friday Sale with Thinkific  OTHER USEFUL LINKS: My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw/

Nadja El Fertasi - Founder and CEO of Thrive with EQ. Nadja worked for NATO's Cyber Executive Arm for the past 20years as Stakeholder Engagement Senior Executive before jumping into entrepreneurship.  In this episode, we talked very relevant topics on Cyber Security Awareness and Emotional Intellegince.  The impact of COVID to workforce. and how criminals work their way in to target companies and individuals who are vulnerable for cyber crime exploitation either be a financial/political gain. We also talked about how to use Social Media Responsibly, Influencer and it's effect on kids and teenagers.  Case studies of High profile breaches and in the C-Level Suite, As parents, how do you protect yourself and your child from social engineering tactics from criminals who are financially motivated.   Voice Phishing, Technology and many more.  -- 💻 Create and Sell Your Own Online Course, Signature Workshop or Coaching Business In The Next 90-120 Days! FREE TRAINING >> https://thedrivetosucceed.com/masterclass  Manage all your team's work in one place with monday․com. 🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month 💡 Create, Market Sell and Deliver Your Online Course. with Thinkfic OTHER USEFUL LINKS: My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw/

Johan Vosloo - Founder and CEO of Commspace - The ultimate solution for managing, tracking, splitting and analysing Financial Adviser revenue. Johan is a technologist with an entrepreneurial spirit who started working on a side-project in 2006 to solve the problem of tracking and splitting commission for a single advice practice with multiple advisers and dozens of referral sources. After seeing the enthusiastic response of the early users, he decided to develop it into a fully-fledged revenue management and analytics solution for the broader independent financial advice sector in South Africa. Today Commspace is used by hundreds of independent financial advice practices, ranging from solo advisers to large bank groups. In this episode we talk about: How he found a gap and provided a solution to a real pain point within the financial planning and advice industry. Johan’s ethos in building a tech start-up and finding the right co-founder. The driving force behind quitting his corporate 9-5 before going all in Commspace and many more.  -- Manage all your team's work in one place with monday․com. No more endless e-mail threads or long meetings! With monday.com you can keep track of everything your team's working on, communicate in context, and get started in minutes with a super easy set-up! Click here. 💻 Learn to captivate and influence your audience that makes you money. Get your access today on 'Storytelling Secrets Success'. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/storytelling 🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month 💡 Create, Market Sell and Deliver Your Online Course. with Thinkfic OTHER USEFUL LINKS: My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw \

Getrude Matshe is an inspirational speaker and motivational speaker who has been described as a vibrant bundle of African energy whose zest and passion for life inspires everyone she meets. She is passionate about helping people achieve their full potential and find their individual life purpose. Getrude is a publisher and has written several books and is now a book writing coach. Her mission in life is to inspire, uplift and connect one million women through this global movement – the HerStory Women’s Global Empowerment Conference. In this episode we talked about: · How she started as an entrepreneur and how to find and recognize profitable business opportunities. · How she uses her platform Her Story to support and provide jobs and business opportunities to women and ethnical minorities in Zimbabwe. · How Getrude embodies the principle of Ubuntu or in her native language ‘umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (Iam because you are, and you are because I am. Which eventually helped her speak on Ted and put her presence on the Map and help grassroots project around the world and drive social impact. 💻 Learn to captivate and influence your audience that makes you money. Get your access today on 'Storytelling Secrets Success'. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/storytelling 🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month 💡 Create, Market Sell and Deliver Your Online Course. with Thinkfic OTHER USEFUL LINKS: My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw Daily Meditation

Gerry Starsia is an Associate Professor on University of Virginia and Author of the Book Plan to Pivot.  In this episode we talked about: How to apply Agile Principles in big organizations and develop the muscle memory necessary to observe markets and consumer demands, How to connect deeply with customers, and bring products and services to consumers in order to deliver value more efficiently than their competitors. The best outcome when agile principles is applied alongside servant leadership and many more. -- 💻 Learn to captivate and influence your audience that makes you money. Get your free access today on 'Storytelling Secrets Success'. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/storytelling 🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month 💡 Create, Market Sell and Deliver Your Online Course. with Thinkfic OTHER USEFUL LINKS: My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw Daily Meditation  

Sumayya Sarwar – Founder Mama ME App where mums in the UAE and around the world connect and share their parenting experiences. Get together for coffee and arrange play dates and be part of a safe space community to make your journey as a mum a pleasant and enjoyable experience. In this episode we talked about:  Struggles Mums face on a daily basis and the importance of a safe space community.  The catalyst why Sumayya ventured into entrepreneurship despite having a successful career as a dentist The journey of being a woman founder and Tips to get VC funding and many more. -- 💻 Learn to captivate and influence your audience that makes you money.  Get your free access today on 'Storytelling Secrets Success'.   http://thedrivetosucceed.com/storytelling  🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month  💡 Create, Market Sell and Deliver Your Online Course. with Thinkfic  OTHER USEFUL LINKS:  My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw 

Lynn Thomas - Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Consulting, COVID Reengagement & Resiliency Expert, her expertise for over 30years culminates from cultivating transformative leaders and uncovering people’s slice of genius.  In this episode we talked about: The impact of COVID in Businesses in the US and around the globe. How can organizations attract, retain, delight, and wowing back their new and existing clients.  The cost of not investing in employee engagement during the pandemic How to increase Customer Lifetime Value during the pandemic and many more. -- 💻 Learn to captivate and influence your audience that makes you money.  Get your free access today on 'Storytelling Secrets Success'.    http://thedrivetosucceed.com/storytelling  🔓 Unlock Skillshare Premium Free for 1 month  💡 Create, Market Sell and Deliver Your Online Course. with Thinkfic   OTHER USEFUL LINKS:  My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw 

Robert Riopel: Author of the International Bestselling Book "Success Left A Clue".   Serial Entrepreneur, App Designer and Breakthrough Expert where he travels all around the world and have personally train 500,000 students how to be financially free and live with passion.  In this episode we talked about:  How Robert transformed his life from being $150,000 USD in debt to becoming financially free by the age of 32.  He shared the 4 currencies of life and how it can transform the way we show up in our business, our 9-5job and our relationships. The importance of being present and living the utmost authentic version of yourself whether its on stage or off stage.  And many more.  -- 💻 Learn to captivate and influence your audience that makes you money.  Get your free access today on 'The Art of Storytelling'.  http://thedrivetosucceed.com/storytelling    OTHER USEFUL LINKS:  My website and weekly podcast - https://thedrivetosucceed.com Email Newsletter - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/newsletter/ Resources I use - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/resources/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielle_francisco_ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/daniellejfrancisco YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtb_c32EanaDkSoXNCAzrw 

Allan J. Wind - Retired Senior Foreign Service Officer from the U.S. Agency for International Development (US AID), Global Development Executive, International Adventurer. Author of the book ANDEAN ADVENTURES: An Unexpected Search for Meaning and Purpose across three countries In this episode we talked about:  His career as a diplomat working in underserved and underprivilege communities where terrorism, abuse and corruption is present.  He shared his insights on the idea of the national service. How the youth can gain skills that are applicable in solving real world problems.    How to communicate with Tribal Leaders and educate them on skills that uplift their quality of living. Getting back the idea of national service in the US.  Where the government funding is being used for international relief programs, Issues on Corruption and many more.  📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES https://thedrivetosucceed.com  🎙️ THE PODCAST ACADEMY.  https://thedrivetosucceed.com/podcasting  Help us improve the show to elevate your learning and audio experience here.  //Connect with me on social.  Instagram - @danielle_francisco_  LinkedIn - Danielle Francisco 

We live in a time that everyone would like to live and wants to be a public figure. Posting stuff and commenting on stuff that really made no resemblance to their true authentic selves. Today's podcast is a solo episode and I wanted to talk to about a very important topic for those of you who feel the pressure of using social media and find yourself comparing to others on social media.   Three key takeaways I hope that brings widens your perspective on how to use social media sustainably.  Learn more: https://thedrivetosucceed.com 💌 FREE GUIDES AND RESOURCES  https://thedrivetosucceed.com/learn  🎙️ THE PODCAST ACADEMY.  https://thedrivetosucceed.com/podcasting  Help us improve the show to elevate your learning and audio experience here.  //Connect with me on social.  Instagram - @danielle_francisco_  LinkedIn - Danielle Francisco 

Peter Stevens - Author, Executive Coach, Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer, and Founder or co-Founder of the Scrum Ambassadors, Agile Executives.org, and the World Agility Forum. He’s also a Chief Agility officer of a startup company in Zurich and the Creator of the Personal Agility System.™    In this episode we covered: How agility can help organizations achieve alignment through clarity of purpose, build trust and getting things done  What are the 6 questions under The Personal Agility System Stakeholder Interview Canvas that helps organizations identify problems, create alignment, produce results and achieve their goals faster. Understanding The Personal Agility System and many more.     Learn more - https://thedrivetosucceed.com

Today's podcast is I'll be sharing to you 'Why You Don't Need to Be an Expert to Start a Business and Build Your Personal Brand.'  --  📲SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND LEAVE US A REVIEW IF YOU ENJOY IT. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/APPLE  💌 FREE GUIDES AND RESOURCES  https://thedrivetosucceed.com/learn  🎙️ THE PODCAST ACADEMY.  https://thedrivetosucceed.com/podcasting  Help us improve the show to elevate your learning and audio experience here.  //Connect with me on social.  Instagram - @danielle_francisco_  LinkedIn - Danielle Francisco 

Daniel Gomez - Award-winning keynote speaker, Business Coach, Corporate Trainer. Executive Coach, International Best-Selling author of the Book – ‘You Were Born To Fly.’   He coaches and speaks all over the world and shared stages with Tom Bilyeu of Impact Theory, The Legend Les Brown, also voted as Top 20 Executive Coaches for 2020 in San Antonio Texas, USA His high-energy and ability to unlock the untapped potential in people have made him a highly sought-out speaker and trainer for top organizations all over the world including the U.S. Air Force.  And in this episode, we talked about.  How to let go of the identity that’s holding you back to achievefinancial success in your business and personal life.  The biggest lie that we keep telling ourselves that kills ourdreams and creativity.   The importance of having a big vision and using your God givengifts and talents to enrich and empower other people’s lives through his business and many more.     📲SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND LEAVE US AREVIEW IF YOU ENJOY IT. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/APPLE     💌 FREE GUIDES AND RESOURCES https://thedrivetosucceed.com/learn     🎙️ START A B2B PODCAST - https://danmediagroup.com/b2b-podcast       Help us improve the show and audio experience here.   //Connect with me on social.    Instagram - @danielle_francisco_   LinkedIn -

In today's solo episode I'll be sharing you practical ways how to stand out in your industry using this strategy even for 5 minutes a day!   --   📲SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND LEAVE US A REVIEW IF YOU ENJOY IT. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/APPLE     🎙️ START A B2B PODCAST - https://danmediagroup.com/b2b-podcast   💌 FREE GUIDES AND RESOURCES   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/learn  Help us improve the show to elevate your learning and audio experience here.     //Connect with me on social.   Instagram - @danielle_francisco_   LinkedIn - Danielle Francisco 

Jan Cavelle is a semi-retired entrepreneur now turned full time author and writer and speaker. She has a few decades of running micro and small businesses behind her and is very familiar with all the challenges that go with that, having started one from the kitchen table when her children were small and she was a single mother, to go on to build that into a multi-million turnover business  Scale For Success is her first book, aimed at helping entrepreneurs to grow their businesses during the big leap of 1-10m.     And in this episode, we talked about:   How she started building her first business on their kitchen table.  Early struggle of building a business as a single mum.   Striking a balance between growth and mental health.   Important skill every entrepreneur must have to scale for success   --     📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES https://thedrivetosucceed.com   🎙️ THE PODCAST ACADEMY.    https://thedrivetosucceed.com/podcasting       Help us improve the show to elevate your learning and audio experience here.      //Connect with me on social.   Instagram - @danielle_francisco_   LinkedIn - Danielle Francisco   

Dean Henry - Co Founder of The Clean Living Company. He's a functional medicine certified health coach and works with clients to improve every aspect of their health. His passionate approach has helped people improve their skin, chronic anxiety, insomnia and reduce body fat – all through natural methods.  Dean became immersed in health and fitness after a knee injury ended an extremely promising sporting career. In this episode, we talked about, The Importance of Gut Health How to maintain and nourish your gut for the long term. The Science and Benefits of Bone Broth Learn more: https://www.cleanlivingcompany.ae  -- 📲SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND LEAVE US A REVIEW IFYOU ENJOY IT. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/APPLE     🎙️ THE PODCAST ACADEMY. 🎙️ Join the waitlist   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/podcasting   💌 DOWNLOAD FREE GUIDES AND RESOURCES   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/learn_     Help us improve the show toelevate your learning and audio experience here.   //Connect with me on social.   Instagram - @danielle_francisco_   LinkedIn -

In this solo episode I shared my insights on social media, print and the podcasting industry.     --   📲SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND LEAVE US A REVIEW IF YOU ENJOY IT. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/APPLE      📱 SCHEDULE A 15 MINSDISCOVERY CALL  http://thedrivetosucceed.com/discovery     💌 DOWNLOAD FREE GUIDES RESOURCES   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/learn_       📈 SCALE YOUR MESSAGE WITHOUT BEING A FULL TIME MARKETER   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/scale        🎙️ THE PODCAST ACADEMY. 🎙️ Join the waitlist   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/podcasting           Help us improve the show to elevate your learning and audio experience here.       //Connect with me on social.    Instagram - @danielle_francisco_   

Adrian Tobey Founder of multi-award winning tech start up Groundhogg.io which is a CRM (customer relationship management) and marketing automation tool built for WordPress websites that helps agencies and small businesses create their sales funnels, grow their email list and scale their business.  And in this episode, we talked about,   Adrian created his first software product, Developed the skill sets he learned from working for his parents digital marketing agency since 2011.   Using the power of networking and building real relationships to grow Groundhogg.io and eventually creating a WordPress plugin business that serves 3,000 customers world-wide and generates $25K monthly recurring revenue.     --   📲SUBSCRIBE TO THE DRIVE TO SUCCEED AND LEAVE USA REVIEW IF YOU ENJOY IT. http://thedrivetosucceed.com/APPLE    💌 DOWNLOAD FREE GUIDES RESOURCES   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/learn_    📈 SCALE YOUR MESSAGE WITHOUT BEING A FULL TIMEMARKETER   https://thedrivetosucceed.com/scale    🎙️ THE PODCAST ACADEMY. 🎙️ Join the waitlist - https://thedrivetosucceed.com/podcasting  Help us improve the show to elevate yourlearning and audio experience here.   span