Prashant is leading innovation using technology at x·enabler - a successful IT innovation company, where he has digitally transformed a number of Australian businesses using innovative technologies. Over the last 15 years, Prashant has founded a number of successful businesses from the ground up. He is a trusted advisor, business partner and mentor for a range of business-minded people in his group. Through his technical expertise, Prashant has led some of Australia’s biggest development teams across a range of industries and technologies. He is also leading technical committees such as SIPBN, Chamber of Commerce Sydney and various other business networks.Prashant is also the host of the podcast “Enabling the World with Tech” where he explores strategies and lessons from leading tech entrepreneurs and tech experts, focusing on scaling effectively. Prashant has been on many journeys throughout his career and has had to reinvent himself a multitude of times; from learning various types of programming languages and skills beyond technology to adapting his business strategies in not only the technology industry but also in retail and food services. Prashant believes that it is important to always be learning and is who he is today by learning from his past experiences, where he has lost and gained everything. While Prashant is passionate about all things business, technology and innovation he has also mastered the perfect balance between his work and personal life. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, nature walks, poetry and motorcycling. Prashant loves his attributes of continuous learning and innovation and his goal is to help businesses succeed with his intensive experiences, knowledge and unique ideas. Prashant aims to inspire others to always be innovative, believe in themselves and never give up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Browning is Founder and Chief Test Pilot of Gravity Industries which designs, builds and flies Jet Suits, pioneering a new era of human flight. The company was founded in March 2017 to challenge the perceived boundaries in human aviation and to inspire others to dare to ask “What if?”. It now scales towards an International Race Series.Prior to founding Gravity, Richard was a Royal Marines reservist for six years and an Oil Trader with BP for 16 years where he discovered and implemented major new technologies winning the BP Group innovation Award.When he is not flying around the world, Richard is in Salisbury with his wife Debbie and their two children, Oliver and Thomas, kayaking and camping amongst other thingRichard says: "I am the Founder of Pioneering Aeronautical Innovation company, Gravity. Launched in March 2017 Gravity has invented, built and patented an 'iron man like' flight system.The dream was to reimagine an entirely new authentic form of human flight learning on an elegant collaboration of mind and body augmented by awesome technology. Gravity has to date been experienced by over a billion people globally with video views alone running at more than 60m within 7 days of launch. In the first 24 months Gravity executed 96 flight events across 30 countries including 5 Ted talks.The team and I are delivering on the vision to build Gravity into a world class aeronautical engineering business, challenge perceived boundaries in human aviation, and inspire a generation to dare ask 'what if...' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amandeep Kaur is a multi-faceted business leader, founder, visionary and mom to two adorable puppies, Stormi and Smokey. Amandeep’s career began in criminal justice as she has worked for the United States government. Throughout the last decade, she has simultaneously been an entrepreneur of several businesses focusing on B2C. BLACKDOT has been her most recent venture which involves sales, marketing, app development, legal and leadership. Amandeep thrives in the technology space and has made profound partnerships with innovators in the that realm. Amandeep truly believes that technology is one of the greatest tools of our time but has not been the most functional. BLACKDOT brings real world, every day functionality, to modern day technology. Top Tip: Believe in yourself and attempt to achieve every goal you set out for yourself, you are the only true person that can hold yourself back, is her leadership tip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Dean is a Director and Co-Founder of Avamore Capital, an institutionally funded development and bridging lender, which was started in 2015. Avamore Capital is dedicated to providing outstanding service by understanding the constantly evolving needs of developers. As such, Avamore were the first ever lender to introduce the award-winning Finish & Exit product to the market which was designed to support borrowers which have run out time and money on their part-completed schemes.To date, Avamore Capital has lent c.£400m to SME property developers across England and Wales, funding the construction of over 1,000 new homes. Michael also co-owns Chartfield Homes, a strategic land and housing development company which specialises in delivering planning permissions and new homes that maximise value and customer satisfaction. Michael began his career as a Commercial Surveyor at Cushman & Wakefield, he then moved to real estate private equity where he specialised in debt restructurings and financed the development of a £210m mixed use development. Following which, he joined a family office where he enabled the family to exit a number of businesses and redeployed that capital successfully into commercial investments which were successfully asset managed and traded on. Whilst running the family office portfolio, Michael met co-founders Zuhair and Nick and Avamore was born. Outside of work, he has strong interests in strategic investments in agriculture, technology and renewable energy. Michael is an avid sports fan with an Arsenal season ticket. He is keen cyclist and tennis player, three young children who he shares with his wife Andrejka. When he is not watching his children play football or rugby, Michael is playing on the dad’s cricket team or is out on country walks with his dog Axel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barry Habib is an American entrepreneur and frequent media resource for his mortgage and housing expertise.  ·      Amazon #1 bestselling author for his book “Money in the Streets”·      Frequent appearances on CNBC and FOX·      CEO of MBS Highway – the industry’s most highly regarded and recognized tool for transforming salespeople into advisorsNotable Awards·      Three-time Crystal Ball Award Winner for 2017, 2019 and 2020 by Zillow and Pulsenomics for the most accurate Real Estate forecasts out of 150 of the top economists in the US   ·      2019 Mortgage Professional of the Year by National Mortgage Professional Magazine ·      2019 Finalist for the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year ·      Named to the esteemed Mortgage Global 100 list for 2020, and 2021 by Mortgage Professional As an innovator, Barry has founded many successful businesses across different verticals: ·      Mortgage Market Guide·      Healthcare Imaging Solutions·      Certified Mortgage Associates  ·      Founding partner in Social SurveyDuring his mortgage sales career, Barry personally originated over $2 billion dollars.Lead Producer and Managing Partner for “Rock of Ages” – the 27th longest running show in Broadway history.  Produced Criss Angel’s “Mindfreak” at Planet Hollywood in Vegas.Highest rated speaker and trainer for over 25 years in mortgage and real estate.Barry's Certified Mortgage Advisor (CMA) course is renowned for elevating the level professionalism and mortgage knowledge in the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Leppard MBE. Headmaster of The British School Al Khubairat, Abu Dhabi.Mark is a successful and ambitious school leader of an outstanding British international school. In 2015 Mark was awarded an MBE for his services to education and has an M.Ed in Educational Leadership. His focus is on team building, in terms of motivation, personnel and structure, ensuring that the students benefit from these developments. He has a lifelong passion for learning and ensures that the student is at the heart of all decisions that are made. Holistic education is fundamental to Mark's philosophy and he believes that learning should not be restricted just to the formal classroom.Mark has a track record of success, having led schools through 5 'Outstanding' school inspections and accreditations. He is a trained school inspector and has inspected a variety of schools around the globe. Mark has experience of developing and delivering an agreed vision, as well as leading schools through a rebranding process.Mark is a member of The Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC), Chairman of British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) and a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teachers.Mark is a passionate sportsman and has successfully captained teams at various levels. He gained international honours representing the Arabian Gulf at rugby, is an Honorary Life Member at Doha Rugby Club, a Vice President of Harlow Rugby Club, an avid Spurs fan and now trains regularly to keep fit. Mark is very happily married and has three children.When listening to Mark you will hopefully feel his enthusiasm and positive outlook, appreciate his honest analysis and enjoy seeing how through inspiring leadership, anything can be achieved.His Leadership Top Tip; Be honest and stay true to yourself. Anything less will be unsustainable, found out and ultimately lead to failure and disappointment. The best way to reach the summit or destination is to soar like an eagle, gallop like a thoroughbred horse or glide like a dolphin and you can only do this if you are always genuine and true to yourself Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Williamson is an engineer, a professional businessman and an award-winning entrepreneur. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University sponsored by Weir Pumps and climbed the ladder of management quickly, looking after his first department by the age of 21. By 26 Brian had left Weirs and secured his first Managing Director position. He draws on the knowledge and experience he gained in a fast-advancing managerial career in industry, and from his success as an entrepreneur in high growth business situations. He has been running companies at Board level for the last 39 years, the last 27 as an entrepreneur. Brian has lived and worked through five recessions and believes in the philosophy that ‘calm seas never made a skilled sailor’. This experience has added to his belief that businesses have to be fast and agile whilst maintaining strong corporate governance. Today Brian is Chairman of the 4icg group, NXD at Vert Technologies, NXD at Equity Gap, Director at Tiger Industries and Chairman of Miigen.He has been a finalist three times for non-executive director of the year by the Institute of Directors.In 2016 Brian was recognised by WeDO Entrepreneurs with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his significant contribution to the entrepreneurial community.In 2017 Brian was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Glasgow Caledonian University for his contribution to entrepreneurship.Brian has been managing people for over 44 years and today he believes he is the wind beneath the wings of others. His top leadership tip for an established business: Make a social contract of mutual respect with every person you meet. This will secure trust and loyalty in those who follow you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James A. Felts is an accomplished coach, facilitator and guide with over 15 years of experience helping leaders optimise performance to achieve positive results through mentorship. His purpose is to assist veterans with marketing theirselves and their businesses. James prides himself on helping others which makes him the perfect match for mentorship and coaching. As a guide he has worked with teams, individuals and leadership on their transformations, both large and small. He believes in the importance of tranforming to build the necessary skills to clarify your message, and people will listen. James has received coverage in magazines to include the Vetrepreneur, Shift and Triangle Red Producers. You can find his published article in the Amazon Best Selling Book, ''How to Speak Civilian Fluently''. In addition to his strategic logistics planning and marketing experience, James is a trained business and marketing coach with his company, Join Task Force - 214. His training certification includes the following: StoryBrand Guide, NC Real Estate Broker, Total Army Instructor, Observer Coach Trainer, Large Group Facilitator, Small Group Facilitator, and Business Combative Instructor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sharon Peacock has had a diverse career that has spanned training and experience as a dental nurse, general adult nurse, end-of-life care practitioner, physician, clinical microbiologist, researcher, educator, mentor and non-executive director. This diversity has a common theme, with a lifetime of connection with the National health Service, which Sharon considers to be a jewel in the crown of the UK. She also has a degree in History. Her story is one of endurance training in the art of learning in the service of others – her mantra is ‘learn more to give back more’. Sharon Peacock is currently Professor of Public Health and Microbiology at the University of Cambridge. She is the Executive Director of the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (or COG-UK), which has sequenced SARS-CoV-2 for the UK pandemic response. She recently recieved the The MRC Millennium Medal - the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) most prestigious prize. Read more about her achievement here: https://www.ukri.org/news/professor-sharon-peacock-awarded-the-mrc-millennium-medal-2021/This has provided the data to track how the virus evolves and changes to become more transmissible and to dodge our immune system. Sharon was key to establishing the Consortium, which required a leadership style that revolved around consensus and consultation of its 600 members. Making all data and methods open access for others to use has been a guiding principle. Sharon is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where she chairs the Quality Committee.Endurance and persistence were important to her ability to raise over £60 million pounds in science and research funding, publish over 500 peer-reviewed papers, and train numerous scientists in the UK, and in Thailand where she worked for 7 years. Sharon has received numerous markers of esteem, including being a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In 2015, she received a CBE for services to medical microbiology, and in 2018 she won the Unilever Colworth Prize for her outstanding contribution to translational microbiology. Her current research focus is future looking and thinking of future generations - how can we create better data linkage combined with the latest diagnostic technologies that together lead to rapid detection and rapid control the next pandemic?Her Leadership tip – Use your power of listening, and think through problems using different perspectives.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Hewitt is the "Hewitt" in "Jackson Hewitt Tax Service," after which he founded "Liberty Tax Service" with over 6000 offices. John sold his interest in Liberty for nearly 500 million dollars. Now John and his partners and friends are helping Christian Entrepreneurs discover how to become CEOs - "Building Their Empires" for the King of Kings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.