John Lees - Knowledge Share at the BBG Sydney Forum

Kirsty Fox - SAS Accounting - unpacking the think tank

5 minutes on Magic - Let’s spread Happiness and Optimism - it’s a good thing!!

Somewhere over the Rainbow on a train to work 

Laughter and happiness Spreads like a Virus - it’s a good thing!

Use this 5-step formula for referrals WITHOUT ASKING

This is from the legendary Bill Cates 

STEP 1 – Share Your Client-Focused Why - Telling your prospects and clients why you believe in your value builds their sense of engagement w/ you. Demonstrating your emotional connection to your value.

STEP 2 – Give Referrals / Make Introductions -It’s important that you see yourself as a connector. You provide value to others by giving referrals – making connections. 

STEP 3 – Promote Introductions - Early on in new relationships and throughout the lifetime of a relationship, you want to let your prospects and clients know that you are never too busy to see if you can be of value to others to whom they might introduce you.

STEP 4 – Get in the Habit of Checking for Value - People will provide unsolicited referrals if they like you and believe in your value. To create a culture of referrals, it must become second nature to check in with your prospects/clients on a regular basis, to clean up minor issues and ensure that they are experiencing all you have to offer.

STEP 5 – Remove the Uncertainty - One of the most effective steps you can take to generate unsolicited referrals is to explain to your prospects and clients how you will proceed if/when they identify someone who should become aware of your important work.

Stories of Giving - Share a snippet of Generosity

One of the 4 pillars of BBG ‘s foundation of business growth is based on “the spirit of generosity” . It’s based on the fundamental  belief in “laws of reciprocity and leverage”

What you give you get back 10X !

During this time of disruptive change and opportunity it’s great to know that your community has your back that goes beyond business. 

Share your story or a picture of giving that has made an impact on you or those around you.

Russel Pillemer of Pengana at our BBG Finance Forum on 25 August - Talking Private Equity and Small Caps

We were thrilled to have Australia’s leading fund manager - Russel Pillemer - talk equities at our virtual breakfast of 25 August - Russel shared his view of the market and gave us a view of "where to from here" - as it relates to investing in small caps.

Below are excerpts of Russel's presentation and some insites from the Think Tank 

Some highlights 

• Stats on Private Equity returns vs Listed Equity returns - staggering 
• High Risk - High Return - good managers look for low risk - high return! 
• Look for 10-20% of capital allocated to PE - with family offices up to 30% 
• What to look for in Private Equity and Small Caps
• Good corporate governance and reporting
• Great leader and teams - the people 
• strong balance sheets
• A solid defined market
• Compelling Valuations - buying well 
• Gapping - and trying to "catch the falling knife"
• Find a great fund manager that takes an active part in growth of investees - strong leaders and teams - 

If you are a finance professional - join us at our finance forum - and let’s explore ways in which we can collaborate

Here’s the link to join us at our next forum https://www.bbg.business/bbg-events/events-australia  

Eric Tjoeng - what makes you optimistic?

"I can get up in the morning  - stand upright  - thank G-d for his blessing and for "what a wonderful world"

Through my experience - I can see light at the end of the tunnel - and for any problem - we will find a  solution.

The importance of onging learning - being surrounded by optimistic people

Optimism makes the world better and good for our lives and our health.

Orhen on Optimism

Surrounding myself with more likemnded optimists

Life and business experience - everything will work out - focus on what I want - and things will work out!

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Barbara Whitten - optimism in an industry that is being decimateted by the pandemic!

Hard to remain optimistic in the travel industry which is being decimated and is surrounded by pessimism ... but we will keep optimistic and identify opportunities that will come from these problems

Strategies to remain positive and optimistic -

Change things - excercise - sleep - good food - stay healthy

Happiness is optimism 

Reach out to colleagues and identify ways in which we can help and move beyond this crisis!

How can we get "The Centre of Optimism" and Victor Perton support an industry thtat is decimated to be optimistic!

Lets do it!!

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Garry and Yoli Carr on Optimism

Garry and Yoli - use positivity - language - "how are you" - does not invoke the right response

Ask the right questions

Instead of focussing on the problem - focus on the solutions

Dreams - and the reason why keep us optimistic

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Craig Saphin on Optimism

Being on the Edge vs being in a comfort zone - being optimistic and challenging - leads to an interesting career and life. Being around like minded people that support give you the ability to fly .

Being an entrepreneur - welcome to club fear

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Laurence Adelman - why are you optimistic?

My reason for optimism is History - People solve problems - the Human Race is adaptable - History will show us that the future can be good.

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Milind - Optimism is The Silver Lining on The Cloud

During the Pandemic - spending time with his family and teenage children - that never would have happenned - that is a blessing!

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Marg Hepworth - What makes you optimistic?

"The Leader is what you see in the Mirror"

You can teach optimism - Marg teaches "Positive Reality"

"When I teach young people and they respond incredibly positively - makes me optimistic"

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Marg Hepworth Unpacking the Thinktank on Group 4

Paul PIus on Optimism and takeouts

Our children are "the lucky generation"

I am grateful to be alive - and thank G-d  for being in the lucky country.

The key is to Be Positive - and enjoy the journey .

Paul's son’s business effected by Pandemic - what has learned is an experience! 

What changes  does he need to do for the future - what has he learned from the experience? 

Paul PIus - "what I wish is a  world wthout walls and we should call it Planet Earth"

Story about telling a client who was always complaining  to be Grateful - by looking at what is inside her fridge!

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

Odile Faludi - Just Being Alive is Bloody Fantastic!! The News is Poison

This is what other members say about being Optimistic

Adam Posner on BBG Forum and takeouts from Victor Perton's BBG Knowledge Share

Victor has one letter short of victory - the Y being looking at You - the leader in the mirror.

Victor Frankl - mans search for meaning - survived unmitigated evil - throough hope and a sense of purpose. Many people in holocast died at Christmas, as they stopped being optimistic about being free.
Realistic and infectious optimistim is key.

Victor Perton

It's the way you look at things. The  prism to world is the News - and the News has gone from balance to apocalyptic

Limit your News intake.... FOcus on what you are grateful for.

Create a Grateful Journal.... think of 3 things you are grateful each day.... and when you wake up in the morning - read your grateful journal!!

• Malaria - halved death rate
• Beaten absolute poverty
• Defeated Polio 
• Chldren dont get measles and small pox
• The world is a  better place

Adam Posner came up with GLAD from VIctor's talk 

G - Be Grateful
L - Language - use it in a positive way
A - Always learning - learn every day
D - Desire to have courage

This is what other members takeouts on optimism!

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