The Freedom to Choose (Liam Austin)
02/18/22 • 11 min
Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.
Liam Austin is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ, a company that works with experts to promote virtual events for business owners. As a professional soccer player, Liam began learning from coaches at a young age. One lesson he kept was “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”. Liam took that advice straight into adulthood and entrepreneurship.
In this episode of Making It, Liam shares his journey along the uncertain road to successful business ownership–from imposter syndrome to true priorities. Making it has less to do with your success and more to do with what you give to those you impact or hold close to your heart.
“Every shot, every chance you get, take it; say ‘yes’, because that's going to take you on a journey to making it.”
“I didn’t want most of my life to be spent doing something I didn’t love doing that didn’t give me the freedom to be flexible with my time.”
– Liam Austin
Liam Austin is a virtual-events strategist for people and businesses looking to increase their authority, grow their email list (and audience), build a network of influencers, generate additional income and make an impact.
His online small business community, Entrepreneurs HQ, attracts experts to cover key topics of interest to our audience of 150,000+ small business owners. Liam works with these key partners to help promote virtual events, giving free value to audiences whilst partners benefit from exposure and income.
His passion for entrepreneurship began whilst at Macquarie University when he was tasked with growing strategic partnerships for one of the top tech startups in Sydney, Soulmates Technology. This foray into tech led Liam to begin building and running his own businesses online. For 4 successive years he juggled study and business with being a professional football (soccer) player in Australia's national competition, playing for Wollongong Wolves and Sydney United.
His unique and innovative business development and sales skills have taken him from Australia to Europe to America. He has been featured in multiple publications, including BRW, The Australian, Inc., Startup Smart, Real Estate Business, Property Observer, and others. Liam was ranked in the top 5 startups at Sydstart 2014 and placed first at the "Skillsapien Pitch to Silicon Valley Series 2014", winning a trip to Silicon Valley.
Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Liam’s website
Liam’s LinkedIn
Credits:
Guest – Liam Austin
Associate producer – Danny Bermant
Producer – Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer – Danny Iny
Assembled by – Geoff Govertsen
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production by Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Music and SFX credits:
• Track Title: The Sunniest Kids
Artist Name(s): Rhythm Scott
Writer Name: Scott Roush
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz
Artist Name(s): Sounds Like Sander
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Champagne Papaya
Artist Name(s): Avocado Junkie
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Gotcha!
Artist Name(s): Avocado Junkie
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Episode transcript: The Freedom to Choose (Liam Austin). Coming soon.
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Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.
Liam Austin is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ, a company that works with experts to promote virtual events for business owners. As a professional soccer player, Liam began learning from coaches at a young age. One lesson he kept was “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”. Liam took that advice straight into adulthood and entrepreneurship.
In this episode of Making It, Liam shares his journey along the uncertain road to successful business ownership–from imposter syndrome to true priorities. Making it has less to do with your success and more to do with what you give to those you impact or hold close to your heart.
“Every shot, every chance you get, take it; say ‘yes’, because that's going to take you on a journey to making it.”
“I didn’t want most of my life to be spent doing something I didn’t love doing that didn’t give me the freedom to be flexible with my time.”
– Liam Austin
Liam Austin is a virtual-events strategist for people and businesses looking to increase their authority, grow their email list (and audience), build a network of influencers, generate additional income and make an impact.
His online small business community, Entrepreneurs HQ, attracts experts to cover key topics of interest to our audience of 150,000+ small business owners. Liam works with these key partners to help promote virtual events, giving free value to audiences whilst partners benefit from exposure and income.
His passion for entrepreneurship began whilst at Macquarie University when he was tasked with growing strategic partnerships for one of the top tech startups in Sydney, Soulmates Technology. This foray into tech led Liam to begin building and running his own businesses online. For 4 successive years he juggled study and business with being a professional football (soccer) player in Australia's national competition, playing for Wollongong Wolves and Sydney United.
His unique and innovative business development and sales skills have taken him from Australia to Europe to America. He has been featured in multiple publications, including BRW, The Australian, Inc., Startup Smart, Real Estate Business, Property Observer, and others. Liam was ranked in the top 5 startups at Sydstart 2014 and placed first at the "Skillsapien Pitch to Silicon Valley Series 2014", winning a trip to Silicon Valley.
Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Liam’s website
Liam’s LinkedIn
Credits:
Guest – Liam Austin
Associate producer – Danny Bermant
Producer – Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer – Danny Iny
Assembled by – Geoff Govertsen
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production by Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Music and SFX credits:
• Track Title: The Sunniest Kids
Artist Name(s): Rhythm Scott
Writer Name: Scott Roush
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz
Artist Name(s): Sounds Like Sander
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Champagne Papaya
Artist Name(s): Avocado Junkie
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Gotcha!
Artist Name(s): Avocado Junkie
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Episode transcript: The Freedom to Choose (Liam Austin). Coming soon.
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Previous Episode
Foundational Success (Simon Bowen)
Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.
Simon Bowen is the founder of The Models Method, a company that works with business owners to create powerful visual models that drive revenue and growth as well as make a greater impact. He is also the creator of the renowned Genius Model®, a revolutionary way to help coaches, consultants and industry authorities package, sell and deliver their unique intellectual property.
In this episode of Making It, Simon shares the wisdom of decades of experience in literally drawing his ever-evolving vision of business ownership and bringing it to fruition. True to form, he makes it remarkably simple. To make it as an entrepreneur, you must build a strong foundation and commit to a lifetime of growth and education.
“Businesses that are built without [a strong] foundation are vulnerable to even the smallest reverberation in the marketplace.”
“The real sages become perpetual students. They always live in this space of curiosity."
– Simon Bowen
Simon Bowen has created a transformational approach to shaping the thinking of your team and your customers towards your big idea.
Now used in over 25 countries, and in industries ranging from defense ship building to one-to-one professional services, The Models Method® is elevating how experts claim authority, communicate a cause or sell a complex product.
With a background in electrics and electronics, teaching, university lecturing, executive management, corporate consulting, and peak-performance coaching, Simon’s unique blend of perspectives has resulted in a truly unique framework of thinking and influence that is changing the way business leaders, consultants and sales people unpack complex concepts and influence others towards agreement with their ideas.
Founder of The Models Method® and creator of the flagship Genius Model®, Simon’s method of using models to disentangle and accelerate complex thinking AND elevate influence has generated millions of dollars in sales and changed the game of selling forever.
Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Mirasee
Simon’s website
Simon’s LinkedIn
Credits:
Guest – Simon Bowen
Associate producer – Danny Bermant
Producer – Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer – Danny Iny
Assembled by – Geoff Govertsen
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production by Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Music and SFX credits:
• Track Title: The Sunniest Kids
Artist Name(s): Rhythm Scott
Writer Name: Scott Roush
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz
Artist Name(s): Sounds Like Sander
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Time Swirls
Artist Name(s): Matteo Galesi
Writer Name: Matteo Galesi
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Dancing at Ocean Crest
Artist Name(s): Cody Kurtz Martin
Writer Name: Cody Martin
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Episode transcript: Foundational Success (Simon Bowen). Coming soon.
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Next Episode
Confidence Is Key (Holly Chantal)
Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.
Holly Chantal is a business coach who helps entrepreneurs bring their messaging, business model, and marketing into alignment with who they really are while preparing for the next level of growth. She was taught from a young age that the key to achieving anything is simply believing she could, and she built her business on helping others find that belief.
In this episode of Making It, Holly guides us through the importance of discovering our intuitive abilities and reigniting that spark, that feeling that anything is possible.
“Most of the time when I have had a failure or fallen flat on my face, it’s been because I second-guessed myself or reacted out of fear.”
“Most people really do lose that spark and they feel like they are a victim of circumstances, like they can't really create what they want.”
– Holly Chantal
For the last decade Holly Chantal has been helping visionary coaches and service professionals enroll more clients into their high-ticket offers, and develop the business infrastructure they need to reach their next stage of growth.
If you’re looking for someone that can quickly grasp what you do in all of its complexity and help you find the best path forward, Holly is the woman to call.
Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Holly’s website
Holly’s LinkedIn
Credits:
Guest – Holly Chantal
Associate producer – Danny Bermant
Producer – Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer – Danny Iny
Assembled by – Geoff Govertsen
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production by Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Music and SFX credits:
• Track Title: The Sunniest Kids
Artist Name(s): Rhythm Scott
Writer Name: Scott Roush
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz
Artist Name(s): Sounds Like Sander
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Emeralds
Artist Name(s): Hale
Writer Name: Cory Hale Williams
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
• Track Title: Lucky Kentucky
Artist Name(s): The Night Train
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Episode transcript: Confidence Is Key (Holly Chantal) Coming soon.
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