Australian Shark Tank's #redshark and Big Red Group co-founder Naomi Simson shared her knowledge with business leaders at The Illawarra Connection on Tuesday.
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She shared everything from how she got started as an entrepreneur to how the Big Red Group, with brands such as RedBalloon, Adrenaline, IfOnly, Albert AI and Redii.com, helps shift the way people experience life.
Ms Simson is an online marketplace and experience economy pioneer, prolific blogger and the co-founder of the third largest experience market place in the world.
Among the advise she shared was 'hope is not a strategy' and 'it is why we do business that makes the difference'.
In her case the why came from listening to customers.
She said all of us are in the experiences business. And spoke about the importance of customers talking about a business, promoting it and being advocates for it.
"We want them to advise us," she said.
"We want them to help us grow our businesses. We want to hear where they are going, what they are doing and what they find interesting".
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Greg Ellis
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.
