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Make Things, Make Sense! is a business podcast where Josh and Alex, the driving forces of a successful business growth agency in Malta share their learnings and techniques to make sense of the business world. This podcast is designed to help Business Owners and Managers grow their businesses. Learn from our wins and losses, our achievements and mistakes and thousands of euros spent on coaches and programmes to fuel our continuous growth.
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Ready to take control of your schedule and skyrocket your productivity? Dive into this episode of “Make Things Make Sense” where we decode the art of time management! Discover how transitioning from to-do lists to using your calendar can be a game-changer in achieving work-life balance. Whether you’re a student, entrepreneur, or climbing the corporate ladder, managing your time effectively is crucial. We’ll journey through the history of time management, from the structured Industrial Age t...
Join Alex and Josh in this episode as they delve into the exciting potential of the 4-day work week. They candidly discuss 9 critical questions surrounding this innovative work model and share their company's approach to implementing it. Alex and Josh explore how they envision the benefits of a 4-day work week, from enhanced productivity and employee satisfaction to improved work-life balance and beyond. Drawing from their personal experiences and insights from conversations with other succe...
Josh re-joins the podcast in this episode to discuss with Alex the transformative power of wellness in the workplace. Together, they delve into the eight dimensions of wellness, explaining the significant role of businesses in shaping these dimensions using personal experiences and relatable metaphors. Josh and Alex provide practical tips for boosting well-being, ranging from career goal setting to budgeting, and from preserving nature to nurturing meaningful relationships. The discuss...
Get ready to explore the fascinating journey of an international DJ turned marketer and entrepreneur in this episode of Make Things, Make Sense! Tudor sits down with Alex, the COO of Growth Gurus, a digital marketing agency that has achieved international success in record time. Discover Alex's three core values alongside his “why” and how they've helped him shape his career and succeed in it. This episode includes a dive into Alex's problem-solving approach, highlighting the importance of h...
Are you tired of feeling like you're stuck in someone else's idea of success? Join Martin Henley and Alex as they engage in a candid conversation about their journeys in breaking away from traditional norms and living life on their own terms. In this episode, Martin and Alex explore the different paths that led them to where they are now. Was it a deliberate and strategic plan to live life differently? Throughout the episode, Martin and Alex discuss the pros and cons of living the "dream" th...
Have you ever wondered what it takes to open a business on the other side of the world from your home? In today’s episode, Alex sits down with Tobias Briffa, a Maltese serial entrepreneur that took the Vietnamese market by storm with his innovative approaches to business. Tobias explains how volunteering in India, working and teaching in the slums, changed his values and inspired him to start his own businesses. Despite the challenging conditions, Tobias was inspired by the joy and opt...
Want to make a difference in your community but don't know where to start? Join us as we sit down with Louisa Attard, the CEO of Academy of Givers and Inspirasia, to explore the transformative power of uniting businesses and NGOs. In this inspiring episode, we dive deep into the reasons behind the creation of Academy of Givers, exploring its core values and the mission to bridge the gap between philanthropists, businesses, and social and environmental organizations. Discover why it's c...
In this episode, Alex is joined by Declan Smith, a primary school teacher in Australia, and together they explore the exciting advancements in artificial intelligence and how they're transforming the field of education. Declan shares insights on the innovative ways this new technology could be used to create personalized learning experiences, from adaptive assessments to intelligent tutors and curriculums based on each student’s needs. Alex and Declan discuss the potential impact of AI...
We all dream about travelling and working at the same time but do you know what it takes to make the best out of both? Alex has been working remotely for the past 3 months while exploring Southeast Asia and in today’s episode he shares what his experience has been like. If you want to find out how you should prepare for such an adventure, what to do once you are abroad and how to maintain your standard level of work output while enjoying the new places you are visiting make sure to tune...
Alex is joined in today’s episode by Liana Cremona, an operational guru and empowerment mentor, to discuss how you can unlock your true potential. Liana is a future focussed woman that inspires and empowers everyone around her. She breaks through glass ceilings, evens the playing field, and makes leaps and bounds in whatever she focuses on. Listen in to discover how to successfully tap into your inner strength and empower yourself to make sure you reach your true potential every single day!&n...
Thank you, dear listeners, for joining in on our podcast for our very first year! This past year we’ve had the opportunity to learn and grow as business owners and as people while sharing our experiences with you. What can you expect in 2023? As Alex is travelling around the world, he will be hosting more interviews with those who have figured it out and those who are pushing boundaries to create something new. Alex will also be sharing his learnings of remote working and the concepts ...
In this episode Alex and Neil Agius (World Record Holder for longest continuous, unassisted swim) dive into how to mentally prepare yourself to achieve anything and how we can all learn to grow by setting real attainable goals and create healthy habits. How can you leverage your purpose and status for greater world change? How can we, on an individual level, inspire each other for a greater good? What does “No Planet B” mean to Neil and his team at Wave of Change? Listen in and get inspired b...
Have you ever asked yourself “how can my company make a positive change in this world?” Today's guest, Dr. Roberta Lepre, an ESG specialist, sits down with Alex and explains her mission to help forward thinking business leaders transform their companies in order to operate in a more sustainable and ethical manner, while increasing profitability. During the episode Dr. Lepre delves into the ESG vs. sustaiability vs. CSR debate, explaining how these concepts are related, the importance o...
In this episode Alex sits down with the CEO and founder of Dr. Juice, an industry pioneering business on the Maltese islands, John Winfield. Together they dissect the hardships of starting a business, be it brick and mortar or digital and share deep insights into how to persevere through the tough times. Alex and John delve deep into how to deal with naysayers, finding the right support, believing in yourself and your ideas, the importance of a strong brand, the difficulties of scaling up a b...
On this episode, Alex and Nathan dive deep into what makes a leader. They discuss nature vs nurture, the concept of pain, dealing with the "nay sayers" and so much more. Nathan is an entrepreneur, storyteller & author, business coach, record-breaking adventurer, TEDx speaker, Vistage owner, NED and philanthropist, He’s led organisations in technology, education, healthcare and hospitality, as well as helping develop Malta leading service provider in the field of disability and one of Malt...
In this episode, Josh and Alex open up about one of the toughest, if not the toughest, years of business since they started Growth Gurus together. Life is not a straight line, it’s more like a roller coaster. Sometimes it can get pretty tough. This is inevitable, but growing through tough times is your choice. Why grow? John C. Maxwell’s research states “to reach your potential you must grow. To grow, you must be highly intentional about it.” While you can't control external circumstan...
Imagine you had the opportunity to spend 3 days with 50 CEOs from 7 different nations discussing, brainstorming, participating in workshops and debating on what we all need to do to weather the upcoming storm. In today's episode, Alex shares his experience of VISTAGE EMEA summit and gives you an insight of what it is like being part of a board you can’t afford. Listen in to hear insights from international top executives on sustainable business, importance of the "people" elemen...
In this episode Josh and Alex help you make sense of conferences and trade shows, specifically how to successfully market yourself at a conference. Whether you are attending, exhibiting or hosting a panel or speaking, your presence at a conference is not enough. You need to know how to work the room, how to step out of your comfort zone and mostly, how to sell to people trying to sell to you. Listen in to unlock 10 powerful tips on how you can maximize your presence at a conference an...
Have you ever been in the situation where you just feel like all your team or company's problems are yours and yours alone? Maybe even more extreme where you feel your team might be incompetent? Well, it’s generally your fault you feel that way. In today's episode, Alex makes sense of what it really means to stop being the bottleneck in your team or company by being a problem solver and evolving into a solution facilitator. Alex explains his personal journey of evolution and shares eve...
What are AI Imagine Generating tools? How can they impact your business and take it to the next level? In this episode, Alex is joined by Growth Gurus' Head of Web, Benjamin, to discuss what the tech are AI Imagine Generating tools and how they can make a difference in your day to day business activities. Tune in to discover what this new technology is, how it works, what development to expect from it and how marketers can implement it to enhance their work.
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