31 JUL 2017 · Show Notes: Episode 11 Don’t Pull the Trigger Until You Red Team It 1 August 2017 We make important decisions daily, in business, and some of those decisions have a high dollar value. Executing a new strategy naturally comes with risk, but have you considered all the possible outcomes? Is there a way to mitigate potential failures and losses to your business? Bryce Hoffman, author of the book Red Teaming: Transform Your Business by Thinking Like the Enemy, joins hosts Mike Lynch and Leigh Sujanto to discuss a new way businesses can begin to make better decisions. More information: Host: Mike Lynch Guest Co-host: Leigh Sujanto Guests: Bryce Hoffman Links: http://brycehoffman.com/books/red-teaming/ Sponsor: Accountancy Insurance Australia: https://www.accountancyinsurance.com.au/products-services/audit-shield Accountancy Insurance New Zealand: https://www.accountancyinsurance.co.nz/products-services

14 JUL 2017 · Show Notes: Episode 10 When it comes to retirement...you should get excited! 15 July 2017 Retirement is considered, by most of us, as something that just happens at the end of our working life...but it doesn’t have to be. It can be a time of living by the seaside, travelling the world, or ticking items off your bucket list, it’s all up to you.  A little preparation and planning now can make all the difference. Claire MacKay, Director and Head of Advice at Quantum Financial, talks with Mike Lynch and co-host Kylie Kwong about how retirement can be the most exciting and fulfilling time in your life. More information: Host: Mike Lynch Guest Co-host: Kylie Kwong Guests: Claire MacKay Links: http://www.quantumfinancial.com.au/ Accountancy Insurance Australia: https://www.accountancyinsurance.com.au/products-services/audit-shield Accountancy Insurance New Zealand: https://www.accountancyinsurance.co.nz/products-services Be a leader of the superannuation transformation. Join Tony and the rest of our premier line-up at our National SMSF Conference 2017:  Click Here To Find Out More

30 JUN 2017 · Show Notes: Episode 9 Need A Business Advisor...There's An App For That 01 July 2017 In this episode, we talk with award-winning technology entrepreneur, speaker, and author, Dale Beaumont, who has spent the past decade helping small to medium enterprises become more prosperous. His latest venture...BRiN…a mobile app, powered by artificial intelligence, takes his quest to help sme’s to the next level. Dale also tackles some of BRiN's more popular questions that the app receives from its subscribers.bscribers. More information: Host: Mike Lynch Co-host: Leigh Sujanto Guests: Dale Beaumont Links: Brin.ai Accountancy Insurance Australia: https://www.accountancyinsurance.com.au/products-services/audit-shield Accountancy Insurance New Zealand: https://www.accountancyinsurance.co.nz/products-services Chartered Accountants ANZ, Future Inc. Paper:  The Future of Work

14 JUN 2017 · Show Notes: Episode 8 Keep it Simple for Success 15 June 2017 He’s the guy who put the “i” in iPhone. Ken Segall is the Former Creative Director at Apple...working side by side with Steve Jobs for almost 12 years...and he’s also the author of the best-selling books “Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success” and “Think Simple: How Smart Leaders Defeat Complexity” At the recent World Business Forum held in Sydney...Former CEO of Chartered Accountants ANZ...Lee White...sat down with Ken Segall...in a private members session…to discuss his reflections on working at Apple...and how important keeping it simple leads to success. More information: Host: Mike Lynch Co-host: Leigh Sujanto Guest-host: Lee White Guests: Ken Segall Links: Ken Segall Ken Segall on the simplicity of success Accountancy Insurance Australia: https://www.accountancyinsurance.com.au/products-services/audit-shield Accountancy Insurance New Zealand: https://www.accountancyinsurance.co.nz/products-services Chartered Accountants ANZ, Future Inc. Paper:  The Future of Work

31 MAY 2017 · Show Notes: Episode 7 Get out of the box and apply wisdom 1 June 2017 In this episode of the Acuity podcast, host Mike Lynch and co-host Leigh Sujanto speak with Ricardo Semler the CEO of Brazilian company Semco Partners about why he refuses to have an organisational chart, why “terminal days” are so important and how staying in the box is stifling innovation. More information: Host: Mike Lynch Co-host: Leigh Sujanto Guests: Ricardo Semler Links: Business Forum 2017: Purpose Beyond Profit How to run a company with no rules Ricardo Semler on why idleness is good for business Managing without managers By Ricardo Semler Why “participation age” leaders will beat old-school managers, every time Who's in charge here? No one Accountancy Insurance Australia: https://www.accountancyinsurance.com.au/products-services/audit-shield Accountancy Insurance New Zealand: https://www.accountancyinsurance.co.nz/products-services Chartered Accountants ANZ, Future Inc. Paper:  The Future of Work

14 MAY 2017 · Big Data and AI are part of our everyday lexicon. We're inundated with so many stories about how our lives will be changed for the better, and at the same time, we're told that big data and AI will adversely affect and threaten our very livelihood. The mixed messages in the media are confusing, to say the least. Many industries and professions alike are predicted to be non-existent or shrink into irrelevancy in the next decade. Sounds pretty bleak, right? In this episode, Ted Talk Speaker and Author, Tim Leberecht, joins Hosts Lee Sujanto and Mike Lynch to discuss how romance is the key to winning and succeeding in the era of new technology. Show Notes:   Hosts: Mike Lynch Lee Sujanto Guest: Tim Leberecht Links: http://timleberecht.com/ Accountancy Insurance Australia: https://www.accountancyinsurance.com.au/products-services/audit-shield Accountancy Insurance New Zealand: https://www.accountancyinsurance.co.nz/products-services Chartered Accountants ANZ, Future Inc. Paper:  The Future of Work

30 APR 2017 · Show Notes: Can SMB's take on larger companies in the online marketplace? In this episode, Acuity Magazine Publisher, Andy McLean, and Host Mike Lynch speak with Michiel Heijmans, COO and Partner of the renowned Search Engine Optimisation Company YOAST, about how businesses can use SEO to drive traffic and compete successfully on the internet. Host:  Mike Lynch Co-Host: Andy McLean Guest: Michiel Heijmans Twitter: @michielheijmans http://michielheijmans.nl/ Links: Yoast Sponsor: Accountancy Insurance Australia Accountancy Insurance New Zealand

13 APR 2017 · Show Notes: Are you doing the right thing by your customers and employees? In this episode of the Acuity Podcast, hosts Mike Lynch and Jennifer Black talk with John Neil, Co-Head Advice and Education at the Ethics Centre in Sydney, about the importance of business ethics and how doing the right thing can add to your bottom line. Host: Mike Lynch Co-host: Jennifer Black Guests: John Neil Links: The Ethics Centre Twitter: @ethics_center Chartered Accountants ANZ [future inc.] Whitepaper on A Question of Ethics Acuity Articles on Ethics

30 MAR 2017 · Show Notes Episode 3 – There’s a storm coming, and its name is Amazon. (1 April 2017) In this episode of the Acuity podcast, host Mike Lynch is joined by Acuity publishing supervisor Leigh Sujanto. [01m:36s] They chat with Tonya Garciafrom Market Watch, [19m:59s] and the CEO of the Australian National Online Retailers Association (NORA) , Paul Greenberg about the possible ramifications for retailers and consumers when Amazon sets up shop in Australia and New Zealand. More information: Host: Mike Lynch Co-host: Leigh Sujanto Guests: Tonya Garcia Paul Greenberg Links: Future[inc] The Future of Trade: Are we ready to embrace the opportunities? Amazon aren't coming...they are here already! AMAZON MIGHT WIN THE LIVING ROOM FREE-FOR-ALL Amazon in Australia might not be the end of retail as we know it Most Australian Retailers Are Not Ready For Amazon Launch Here’s why Aussie shoppers will become hooked on Amazon Australian retailers are unprepared for the entry of Amazon

28 FEB 2017 · Show Notes Episode 2 – Nationalism, Blockchain and VC Funding. March 1st, 2017 In episode 2 of the Acuity podcast, host Mike Lynch is joined by Acuity publisher Leigh Sujanto. [00:01:34] They chat with Adam Creighton from the Australian about his time on secondment with The Wall Street Journal and his take on Trump’s Nationalism. [00:14:34] PC Magazine’s Assistant Business Editor, Rob Marvin, discusses the future of blockchain and why you probably won’t be using it to buy your coffee and muffins anytime soon.[00:29:06] And the CEO of AVCAL, Yasser El-Ansary comes into the studio to talk about venture capital funding, how it’s different from the banks, and what to do to successfully secure VC funding. More information: Host: Mike Lynch Co-host: Leigh Sujanto Guests: Adam Creighton Rob Marvin Yasser El-Ansary Links VC Funding: http://www.afr.com/technology/airtree-raises-250-million-for-biggest-ever-australian-tech-vc-fund-20160906-grac96 Blockchain: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-commonwealth-bank-just-used-blockchain-in-a-world-first-global-transaction-2016-10 http://www.pcmag.com/article/351486/blockchain-the-invisible-technology-thats-changing-the-wor EU Nationalism: http://www.voanews.com/a/le-pen-france-nationalism/3673605.html