Parenting Plus Business

In this episode, Josh talks with Peter H. Christian. Peter was the founding partner and president of espi, a business consulting firm in Northeastern PA. Previously he was an Executive at Crayola Corporation. He has worked with 300+ clients in business development, profit improvement, operations, IS selection and implementation, and Project Management. He has 40+ years of experience in strategic and facility planning, CI, lean, and supply chain. He has helped companies to realize millions of dollars in cost reductions and profit improvements adding and retaining thousands of jobs. He has authored the Amazon bestselling business books, "What About the Vermin Problem?" and "Influences and Influencers" and is published in a variety of professional magazines. Peter is now an adjunct professor teaching Project Management at Alvernia University in Reading PA. He also mentors students at Rutgers University on their senior projects and is a project evaluator for the IE department as well as being on their Advisory board. He writes a blog and articles for Design 2 Part magazine. He is a frequent podcaster covering business, leadership and Project Management. Peter is married for 43 years. He has 3 children and 3 grandchildren, the latest 3 months old. He loves to travel, take in shows of all kinds and cooks a mean Cioppino and Eggplant Rollatini.

In this episode Josh Talks to Chris Kitto. Chris is a partner & director of strategy lead, a sales business on the Gold Coast that builds brands across the Australian retail market. He is also the founder of an online training course called the Retail Excellence Program which teaches emerging brand owners and entrepreneurs the tips and tricks to business success for a product-based business. Also a husband and father of a beautiful little girl. He has a genuine passion for innovation and an interest in continuous personal development.

In This Episode Josh Talks with Megan Barella. Megan helps conscious parents stop the yelling, power struggles, and emotional breakdowns in their family. As a mom to a 13-year-old son, teacher, Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, Family Mediator, and Master Trainer, she has inspired thousands of parents to raise a generation of children who thrive - and to overcome burnout during the pandemic. Join her Facebook group community @ParentingfortheNextGeneration and learn more about her Happy Home coaching programs at meganbarella.com. In her free time, Megan loves to dance, hike, and secondhand shop.

Michelle Hon is a mother of three, an author, and the founder of MomBoss Academy, an online school that helps moms start and scale their businesses. Michelle's story has been featured on Channel News Asia, Lifetime Asia, Money Asia, Parenting World, and more. In 2019, Zine named her as one of the Top 10 Mom Influencers in the world.

In this episode, Josh chats with Flicka Williams. Flicka is a conceptual designer with a passion for new technology, Flicka inspires transformation through innovation and adaptability, all the way to a crispy-pixel finish. She believes strongly in the value of design and how it can transform and influence businesses. Flicka is the Co-founder and Designer for My Big Moments. Flicka is a big believer in being an adaptable designer that can problem-solve through new challenges. She is the recipient of several international awards and has spoken at Universities across Sydney. Flicka is 'Mum' to her three children, GeeGee, Oscar, and Harry.

In this episode Josh is joined by the super interesting Howard Stephen Berg. Howard is recognized as the world's fastest reader thanks to the cutting-edge accelerated learning techniques he developed that turn information overload into information assets. Respected internationally for his contribution to the learning process, he is listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records for reading more than 25,000 words a minute and writing more than 100 words a minute. Howard uses his talents to train you on how to stay on top of the information your success depends upon

In this episode of Parenting Plus Business Podcast, we are joined by Tyron Giuliani, an Australian entrepreneur who lives in Tokyo, Japan. He has Co-Founded a Multi 7 figure annual wedding dress business and partnered in a multi 7 figure annual Executive recruitment firm, serving global leading companies with operations in Japan and the Asia Pacific. Tyron talks about the businesses he started in Japan, how he built a family, tips to people using LinkedIn as their marketing tool, how the pandemic affected his businesses, and parenting.

In this new episode Josh talks with Richard A Harris. Richard is a dreamer with many talents. He is best known as one of Australia's top Vascular Surgeons and for spearheading the rebuild of a major metropolitan public hospital. Richard believes in equal access to the best possible healthcare, quality care delivered not only in Australia but around the world. Apart from surgery, Richard has been a musician, a backpacker, a poet, and a painter. He loves to travel and has ventured to over 80 countries so far. It has been a hard couple of years for many. Richard lost his wonderful partner and mother of his 2 gorgeous children in early 2020 to breast cancer. Lockdown has not allowed for travel so Richard has found comfort in one of his other passions - writing. He is a writer who fell in love with words a long time ago. He has always had a yearning to set some dreams, adventures, and love down on paper. His first book Imagine: A Novel does just that. Richard's dreams for what a truly compassionate world could look like are woven into a beautiful love story and journey around the world which has been inspired by Lennon's iconic song Imagine. Richard lives in Sydney Australia and is extremely grateful for all of the love that surrounds him. Like Lennon, he is a dreamer but he's not the only one. He hopes you will join him envisioning a world of connection, love, and peace.

In this episode josh talks to Hans Kullberg. Hans is an Author, specializing in Children's Books and Parenting Books. Also an serial entrepreneur, Hans is a loving father of 4 wonderful children and prides himself on being a father first and foremost, cherishing every moment of his fatherhood journey. Making up silly, fantastical tales of dragons, race cars, flying unicorns and laughing llamas at bedtime every night is just part of his parenthood duties. Due to the unexpected tragedy of losing his daughter Aviva at 10 months old, Hans is motivated to share her fearless character, fun-loving spirit and vivacious personality embodied through an orangutan in Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva. Even though she is no longer here to meet friends, Aviva can still change lives and create positive impact through the messages of this book including overcoming adversity by using your inner strengths, never judging a book by its cover and staying true to yourself. That is her Dad's ultimate hope and motivation for writing – to bring smiles to children all over the world while sharing his daughter's beautiful story and turning sorrow into a wonderful legacy. Knowing intimately how precious life truly is, his mission is to help other parents embrace the wonderful experience of parenthood to the fullest, always cherishing our children by leading with love. In addition, through sharing his story about the most difficult tragedy a parent can imagine, he hopes to bring attention to the often-overlooked grieving journey and how supporters of bereaved parents can provide comfort simply by showing up. Grief is a process that society in generally doesn't necessarily embrace well and, through an upcoming book on the grief journey, Hans hopes other bereaved parents will be adequately supported during the time they need it most.

In this Episode Josh Talks with Gramps Jeffrey. Gramps has 4 kids and 6 grandchildren and looks at how the kids are growing up as a baby boomer trying to understand how the world has evolved since he was 3 years old. As the author of the acclaimed business book "The Secrets of Retailing…How to Beat Walmart" and a contributor to The Huffington Post of over 100 articles on how to help the nonprofit world and also help grow small businesses, Gramps' commentary is quite timely in the challenging world we live in.