by Sharon Ferrier | Mar 21, 2023 | Pitching
Mark Randolph is the co-founder and past CEO of Netflix. 25 years ago he had a great idea, in fact he had hundreds of them, ranging from customer surfboards through to personalised dog food. The idea that grew legs after being tested was Netflix. Netflix started as...
by Sharon Ferrier | Nov 24, 2022 | Business, Communication, Confidence,Persuasion,Speaking, Pitching
I remember when I first heard Richard Turner speak and I was enamoured by his ZEN Energy founder’s story. Richard is a serial entrepreneur and has founded multiple successful companies and organisations across four different industry sectors. When I heard his book,...
by Sharon Ferrier | Nov 17, 2022 | Pitching, Presentation skills, Speech Writing, Stories
I love working with entrepreneurs. To succeed as an entrepreneur, you have to be creative, resilient, and persistent. What we see as ‘overnight success’ is the cumulation of many years of hard slog, rejection, and disappointment. I love asking them about how they...
by Sharon Ferrier | Nov 2, 2022 | Confidence,Persuasion,Speaking, Speech Writing
Do You Suffer From EBS? EBS is a terrible condition that can strike at any time. There are two types of EBS, and both are equally destructive. They can occur in the middle of our presentations but usually, they arise when we are asked a question. The...