Business leaders and managers must have good communication skills and being effective at presenting is vital.
Our guest, Andrea Pacini, the Founder of Ideas on Stage, has a compelling story. 
It led him to become a leading presentation coach and author of the best-selling book "Confident Presenter."
His mission is to help business owners, leaders, and their teams become the best presenters they can be, ultimately growing their businesses and increasing their influence.
In this episode Andrea shares valuable insights, including:
Why the objective of a presentation is not just to share information
How to use your voice for impact in delivering a powerful message
The three key areas for a successful presentation
How to avoid confusing and losing your audience by structuring the presentation effectively and using engaging visuals
Why the curse of knowledge will kill your presentation, and how to overcome it
Insights into Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs' communication styles, highlighting their ability to captivate and inspire through effective presenting
How to become a dynamic vocal speaker, including tips for improving the vocal variety and maintaining the audience's attention
The impact of non-effective communication on businesses, and how improving presentation skills can drive growth and success

Welcome to another insightful episode of Lead To Succeed.
Today, we're joined by Marcus A. Chan, a dynamic sales expert, and author of "6 Figure Sales Secrets."
Marcus has a compelling journey from facing challenges in the sales world to becoming a top performer.
Marcus didn’t think he was cut out for sales after working harder than any other sales executive but not getting results.
It was a visit to his Doctor, that made Marcus realise how he needed to change his approach to sales and shift from pitching to consulting.
Instead of blaming his territory, the economy, and everything else on his lack of results, he had a mindset shift and started to learn about modern sales.
He invested in his own personal development and committed to being better.
Then he consistently became the number one top performer and in one company he gained 12 promotions in 8 years.
Marcus shares his experience of what it takes and the three critical steps to have a top-performing sales team.
 
Listen to Marcus’s tips and experience to achieve the following:
Faster onboarding of sales teams to become high-performers
Practical steps on what to do if sales results aren't hitting targets
How to manage the sales process
A three-step process to lead a sales team

WOULD YOU SAY NO TO HAVING APPLE AS A CLIENT?
That’s exactly what our podcast guest Jacqueline Samira did.
Jacqueline is the founder and CEO of Howdy.com. Her company provides dedicated product-oriented developers with experience in over 100+ technologies and Jacqueline puts her team at the heart of the business.
 
Jacqueline shares her inspiring story of starting her business, funding it herself then facing it coming off its tracks as the Covid pandemic hit. At that point, she was down to her last $400.00 and expecting her first child. Not knowing what to do next.
 
Hear her full story, how Jacqueline and her team tackled that situation, what happened and how it shaped her business today.
It’s an outstanding conversation, not to be missed, especially if you’re a business owner with big growth plans.
 
We also discuss:
Why Jacqueline turned down Apple as a client
How to be collaborative yet decisive
Why having a vision is critical to business success
Why it’s important to hire people smarter than yourself

Are you a business owner wondering why your team isn't performing?
If you're frustrated by a lack of progress, it's time to listen to sound advice from guest Dominic Monkhouse.
With extensive experience in growing two £30 million businesses, Dominic shares his views on accountability and leadership. We touch on topics such as how to avoid office politics which prevents success and his triangulation method to bust it.
We discuss:
What makes a great leader
How to have difficult conversations
Why we must focus on outcomes not tasks
The importance of radical feedback and how to deliver it well
Why we must own and recognise our own weaknesses

Here’s a question for you, are your team the heroes in your business?
Leadership has changed, the leader is no longer the hero, and a successful leader will energise their team and coach them to become the best they can be.
Our guest Hortense Le Gentil is a world-renowned executive leadership coach, speaker, and author. Hortense has been ranked #5 on the List of World Management Global Gurus.
In this episode Hortense shares leadership insights that span 30 years, showing us how to become a human leader.
Listen to this episode if you want to:
Be inspired and be an inspiring leader
Bring out the special talents of your team
Identify your talent and be able to express it
Be in the zone and catch the perfect wave
Finding the courage to overcome the fear of failing
Hortense shares her own personal story of leadership. In hitting a brick wall and recognising that her own leadership needed to change.
You will be inspired and encouraged by Hortense and it will ignite your own leadership potential.

Guest, Myles Downey is the author of three business books, "Effective Modern Coaching", "Enabling Genius",  and "The Enabling Manager".
We dive into what enabling genius means and how to tap into our own genius as a leader, along with how to embody our fullest potential.
We discuss how to avoid being frazzled at work, and the power of visualisation to reach our goals.
We cover intriguing insights from research conducted by Myles and colleagues  to evaluate the lives of those who have achieved great accomplishments.
The good news from the research is we can all develop the traits revealed.
Take a listen to hear what they are and how to develop them.

Our guest Kevin Thiele takes us through the skills required to be a successful sales leader. We discuss personal sacrifices, mental health, and the price you pay to be an outstanding leader. 
With extensive sales leadership experience Kevin shares what it takes to create a winning sales team including research-backed strengths top sales leaders must develop and master.
We also discuss:
Tough decision making
Belief in humanity
Valuing the difference in your people

Our guest, Deb Crowe, explains how to look at leadership differently. To focus on honouring your people, to put them first and look after them, and then profits will follow.
Deb Crowe is a certified professional life and leadership coach from Canada. Her work involves helping entrepreneurs, leaders, and executives to achieve heart-centred leadership.
With years of experience, starting her entrepreneurial journey at just 24 years of age, Deb shares her expertise and insights on why heart-centred leadership matters and the difference it makes to business success.
We talk about the power of imperfection and how it allows up to connect with each other, and why self-belief and self-acceptance are at the heart of leadership success.
Deb provides practical tips and insights to become a heart-centred leader.