Tara Senam has worked in hospitality all of her working life. Now she heads up Meraki Group, forging her own path with popular destinations on the Central Coast including Pinoccios Wine, Motel Mezza at Wyong, and The Pantry at Forresters Beach.

Ep#030 Amanda Kassis-Page - A Cut Above at Intouch Hair Creations

Apr 27th, 2022 22m 43s

Amanda Kassis-Page is Founder and Salon Director at Intouch Hair Creations, on the NSW Central Coast.We talk about growing a business to become one of the leading local salons, how customer experience is pivotal to success. We discuss challen

Ep#029 Jeff Weber - Embracing the Grind at Coffee Port

Oct 28th, 2021 45m 7s

Jeff Weber is the owner of Coffee Port at Terrigal, on the NSW Central Coast. Many of us love a great coffee, and Jeff's meticulous planning and focus on consistency helps Coffee Port deliver a consistent, high quality experience every time. We

EP#028 Julia Lessing - Mathematical Magic with Guardian Actuarial

Jul 7th, 2021 42m 8s

Julia Lessing is an Actuary. You may not know what that is, but Actuaries are behind some of the biggest forecasting and financial modelling decisions made in business. But even if you know what an Actuary does, you may not realise how it's use

Ep#027 Emily Beatty - Growing Local at East Coast Juice

Jun 7th, 2021 32m 2s

Emily Beatty is the marketing manager at Eastcoast Beverages, one of the Central Coast's largest manufacturers, and one of only a few Aussie-owned fresh juice manufacturers left in Australia. With a 50year history of making orange juice and m

Episode 026 - Adam Long - Ethical Business & Global Change

Dec 9th, 2020 52m 24s

Adam Long, also known as The Ethical CEO, works with Ethical and Sustainable businesses. We discuss the differences between a Social Enterprise, and a regular company with a cause "bolted on", what it takes to make a successful Social Enterpris

Episode 025 - Peace Mitchell - Inspiring Women in Worldwide Business

Oct 14th, 2020 40m 2s

Peace Mitchell is co-founder of the Women's Business School, and Ausmumpreneur. She's faced her own challenges starting and building her own businesses, and is now helping other Women forge their own business success. We talk about challenges

Ep#024 Jackie Vullinghs - Venture Capital and Investable Businesses

Aug 26th, 2020 40m 4s

In this episode of Not The Rob Bell Podcast, Jackie takes us through the world of Venture Capital.She's worked in startups but is now Investment Manager at Airtree Ventures, an Aussie VC firm which has invested in Prospa, Canva, and so many mo

Episode 023 - Naomi Lindermeyer - Supporting Teachers & Business Challenges

Aug 19th, 2020 1h 1m

Starting her professional career as a Teacher, Naomi founded Kimberlin Education, which is a specialist agency for delivering innovative and exciting education programmes to suit their clients' needs and objectives.We cover so much in this cha

Episode 022 - Nick Roberts - From Rockstar to Successful Investor

Aug 12th, 2020 50m 52s

Nick Roberts has performed opening acts for Bon Jovi and toured the USA with his band October Rage. While cherishing those experiences, he's found a passion for investment. Launching his book The Rockstar Investor he's sharing his knowledge wi

Episode 021 - Lisa Vincent - Digital Learning & Creating Verticals

Aug 6th, 2020 54m 4s

Lisa Vincent is Co-Founder of Savv-e Australia, a Digital Learning agency established 20 years ago.They've also recently launched their productised version of their service with their new digital learning platform How Too. We discuss the chal

Episode 020 - Danny Keens - Virtual Reality & Roads to a $100M Exit

Jul 29th, 2020 50m 36s

In this amazing episode of NOT The Rob Bell Podcast, we chat with Danny Keens, Senior Vice President of Content at NextVR. NextVR was just acquired by Apple for $100M! They're a leader in immersive Virtual Reality broadcast of sporting and live

Episode 019 - Yemi Penn - Overcoming Challenges and Finding Rewards

Jul 15th, 2020 50m 57s

Yemi Penn has a truly amazing story to tell. She's overcome adversity to become a self-made millionaire.Yemi is a Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects you've ever seen.Ever moving forw

Episode 018 - Jeanette Cheah - Bridging Gaps and Advancing Education

Jul 8th, 2020 41m

Jeanette is the CEO and Founder of Hacker Exchange. They're supercharging the next generation of startups and leaders.We talk about bridging the gaps between employment and business, how diversity improves products and outcomes, and the power

Episode 017 - Stuart Voysey - Imports & Distribution - Striking a Balance

Jun 29th, 2020 52m 22s

Stuart has built his company SCV Imports to become one of the leading importers of push bikes for the top end of the market. With a deep-seated passion as an athlete in this space, he's transformed his athletic energy into building his busines

Episode 016 - Kate Young - Customer Centricity Driving Change

Jun 25th, 2020 44m 2s

Kate Young is the Senior Manager for Customer Centricity and Capability at ANZ. This insightful discussion looks at how to drive cultural change in huge organisations using a customer-centric perspective. This is an amazing podcast with some

EP#015 Josh Maxwell - When Your Profession Has A Purpose

Jun 23rd, 2020 1h 3m

Josh Maxwell is driving youth engagement with the arts with the Central Coast's leading Youth-focused theatre production company, Jopuka Productions.We discuss the value of driving PR with no budget, how to obtain funding and grants for import

Episode 014 - Jason Cole - Lessons from Over 2,000 Weddings

Jun 18th, 2020 46m 43s

Jason Cole is a professional wedding photographer, and has photographed over 2,000 weddings during his career.We discuss how important network is for a successful photography business, the challenges of dealing with the biggest day of people's

Ep#013 - Carly Carmichael - Rolling Up Sleeves & Kicking Goals

Jun 15th, 2020 43m 51s

Carly Carmichael is Marketing Manager for Central Coast Mariners Football Club. She took an unconventional route to her role, but importantly, isn't afraid to roll up her sleeves and get the job done.We talk about the challenges of marketing a

EP#012 R.A. Spratt - From TV Comedy to Best Selling Author

Jun 11th, 2020 58m 44s

Rachel Spratt is a best-selling author and television writer. She is known for the Peski Kids, Friday Barnes and Nanny Piggins series of books. However she cut her teeth in television writing jokes for Good News Week and many others. We chat ab

Ep#011 Scott Fox - Out of the Fry Pan and Into The Fire

Jun 3rd, 2020 54m 25s

Chef Scott Fox purchased Pearls on the Beach with his wife and business partner Melissa 17yrs ago. In that time, they've evolved the restaurant to one of the premiere fine dining destinations on the Central Coast. We have a great discus

EP#010 Tim Robinson - Pitching Ideas to TV Networks

Jun 2nd, 2020 44m 55s

Tim Robinson is one of the few people who can say they've created their very own Network Television show, SNAP HAPPY : the photography show .Not only a single season, but five seasons (6th scheduled, delayed due to Covid). We explore Tim's his

EP#009 Faith Forster - Startup Challenges and Corporate Solutions

May 27th, 2020 57m 2s

Stories from a startup and how choosing your investors carefully is so important.After spending a large part of her career solving problems for huge multi-nationals, Faith embarked on her own startup in the UK with her co-Founder and Husband S

Episode 008 - Jack Bloomfield - Teenage Millionaire on Success and Growth

May 26th, 2020 54m 9s

Jack Bloomfield made headlines as a Teenage Millionaire, driving his BMW to school one day, flying interstate for a media appearance the next. After a wave of media, a personal testimonial from Tony Robbins, and many other highlights, he's fou

Episode 007 - Kathy Rhodes - The Strategy & Psychology in Marketing

May 20th, 2020 44m 15s

Kathy has made a name for herself in strategic development. With experience across agency, not for profit, and big business, she's developed a powerful perspective on marketing.We discuss so many aspects of good marketing, the power of events