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The Evolution Partners
A place for the world’s leading thinkers, planners and doers. The Evolution Partners is a weekly podcast hosted by Brad Giles. Join Brad as he engages in conversations with some of the world’s sharpest minds, learning a bit more about them and delving into what makes them tick.
Episodes
The Evolution PartnersE116 | Take Breaks, Work Better with John Briggs
Working longer hours doesn't necessarily lead to better results. According to accountant and author John Briggs, the key to higher productivity is working in…
The Evolution PartnersE115 | Is your ego the bottleneck in your business?
The biggest obstacle to growing your business may not be your strategy, your market or your team. It could be your own ego. In this roundtable discussion, the…
The Evolution PartnersE114 | Pause, Leading Brilliant Work in a Busy World with Shawn Vanderhoven
The biggest threat to your team's focus isn't distraction from outside the business. It could be you. Shawn Vanderhoven, partner at the Wiseman Group, says…
The Evolution PartnersE113 | Building trust without sacrificing accountability with Errol Amerasekera
Under pressure, capable people don't lose their skills — they lose access to them, as fear shuts down the brain's decision-making centre. That's…
The Evolution PartnersE112 | Red Brick Thinking with Donna McGeorge
The biggest productivity gains rarely come from adding more—they come from removing what no longer serves you. Productivity expert Donna McGeorge calls…
The Evolution PartnersE111 | AI is changing the Operating System of Work with Dave Hadju
The central challenge of AI is not learning new tools. It’s learning to organise information, redesign workflows and lead change. Dave Hajdu argues that…
The Evolution PartnersE110 | Critical Thinking in the Age of AI with Beth Winn
The biggest risk of AI isn’t that it will replace us. It’s that we’ll stop exercising the critical thinking, judgment and curiosity that make…
The Evolution PartnersE109 | World Class Service with Monique Richardson
Customer service expert Monique Richardson argues that exceptional service starts long before a customer interaction. It begins with leadership, culture and…
The Evolution PartnersE108 | Why Simple Wins with Lisa Bodell
The biggest barrier to growth is often not a lack of talent, effort or ideas. It is the complexity that quietly accumulates inside organisations, consuming…
The Evolution PartnersE107 | To Be Honest with Dominic Thurbon
Honesty is not a value to put on the wall. It is a behaviour, a skill and a choice leaders must practise every day. Dom Thurbon is an entrepreneur, researcher…
The Evolution PartnersE106 | The Connect Effect with Kylie Paatsch
Senior leaders do not get ownership from their leaders simply by setting expectations. According to leadership coach and author Kylie Paatsch, ownership grows…
The Evolution PartnersE105 | The Excellence Trap with Brian Brault
Entrepreneurs often build the business they want, then try to fit their life around it. The better path is to define the life you want first, then build a…
The Evolution PartnersE104 | Communicating Under Pressure with Leah Mether
Great leadership is not about having all the answers. It is about creating clarity, communicating with empathy and helping people perform at their best under…
The Evolution PartnersE103 | Better. Escaping Average with Andrew Horsfield
Feeling stuck is not always a warning sign. Often, the discomfort, uncertainty and challenge people try to avoid are the very conditions that produce growth…
The Evolution PartnersE102 | AI, Threats and Human Agency with Brian David Johnson
The future is not something technology decides for us. According to applied futurist Brian David Johnson, leaders must keep humans at the centre, retain their…
The Evolution PartnersE101 | 25 Questions every entrepreneur must answer (part 2)
In the second of this two-part series Andres Zylberberg, Richard Peake and I continue to answer the rest of the 25 questions entrepreneurs must answer to build…
The Evolution PartnersE100 | 25 Questions every entrepreneur must answer (part 1)
For this special 100th episode, I’m joined by Andres Zylberberg and Richard Peake. We unpack the 25 questions every entrepreneur must answer. It is a…
The Evolution PartnersE99 | Shiftcode Leadership with Preetie Boler
The true test of leadership is not what a person knows, but how they behave when the pressure is on. That’s according to behavioural risk strategist…
The Evolution PartnersE98 | The Negotiation Playbook with Glin Bayley
Your results in negotiation are shaped long before you enter the room – the internal dialogue you carry determines whether you ask, hold firm, or settle…
The Evolution PartnersE97 | BioHack Me with Camilla Thompson
Sustained performance is not built on willpower alone. Leaders who ignore sleep, recovery and the biological effects of stress eventually compromise…
The Evolution PartnersE96 | Story Intelligence with Gabrielle Dolan
If you want the best out of your team, you can’t bludgeon them with data and expect it to stick. Numbers inform, but stories are what people remember…
The Evolution PartnersE95 | The AI Ultimatum with Steve Brown
Artificial intelligence is no longer a peripheral experiment; it is becoming a defining force in how organisations operate, compete and grow. Leaders who treat…
The Evolution PartnersE94 | Peptides for Entrepreneurs: Unsafe Biohacking Hype or Real Healthspan Breakthrough? with Paloma Hatami
Peptides are rapidly emerging as one of the most discussed frontiers in modern medicine and longevity science. Yet alongside the promise sits significant…
The Evolution PartnersE93 | The Brutal Truth About A-Teams with Dominic Monkhouse
A strong leadership team is not built by accident. It comes from clarity, trust, high standards and the courage to stop tolerating mediocrity. That’s…
The Evolution PartnersE92 | Lessons Learned with Steve Stanley
Steve Stanley is a former education CEO and Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel who has spent decades building leaders in high-stakes environments. Now a Director…
The Evolution PartnersE91 | AI Human Fusion with Leanne Shelton
AI can lift performance fast, but only if you guard the thinking, the standards, and the trust behind it. That’s according to Leanne Shelton, founder and…
The Evolution PartnersE90 | The Money Habit with Mike Michalowicz
Best-selling author Mike Michalowicz returns to explore what sits beneath financial systems: psychology, habits, and the personal behaviours that drive money…
The Evolution PartnersE89 | The End of Abundance: Demographics and the Future of Business
Australia is entering a period of long-term labour scarcity and rapid demographic change driven by ageing, low fertility, and migration-led population growth…
The Evolution PartnersE88 | The Compass Within with Robert Glazer
Robert Glazer is a bestselling author, podcast host, and founder of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency known for its remote-first…
The Evolution PartnersE87 | The Leadership Skills That Prevent Burnout with Mark Butler
Mark Butler is an expert working at the intersection of psychology and performance. Mark helps leaders and teams perform under pressure while reducing the…
The Evolution PartnersE86 | What Australia could learn from the Mittelstand (Summer Series)
Germany’s Mittelstand is the quiet engine of its economy, and Australian mid-market leaders can learn a lot from it. In this last of the summer series…
The Evolution PartnersE85 | Pricing is a Function (Summer Series)
Many leaders avoid pricing decisions due to fear of losing volume, yet pricing has the greatest impact on profitability. Andres Zylberberg, Richard Peake and I…
The Evolution PartnersE84 | Why Don’t I See A Profit? (Summer Series)
Business owners often feel frustrated when their P&L shows strong profits but there’s little cash in the bank. This disconnect isn’t incompetence…
The Evolution PartnersE83 | The weekly meeting (Summer Series)
Weekly meetings are the cornerstone of effective execution, yet they often fail by becoming unfocused status updates that drain energy and momentum. When…
The Evolution PartnersE82 | Fall In Love With Your Business Again (Summer Series)
Many business owners slowly drift from loving their business to feeling trapped by it. The spark fades, Mondays are dreaded, and frustration replaces purpose…
The Evolution PartnersE81 | Why Growth Stalls Around $50 Million (Summer Series)
Developing strong second-level leaders is essential for any organisation aiming to break through its next growth ceiling. Richard Peake, Andres Zylberberg and…
The Evolution PartnersE80 | Quarterly Performance Reviews (Summer Series)
Quarterly performance reviews are often dreaded by employees and managers alike, largely because they’re treated as bureaucratic, last-minute tasks…
The Evolution PartnersE79 | The Healthy Hundred with Dr Peter Larkins
If you want to stay sharp, energetic and high-performing well into your later decades, you need to deliberately invest in your healthspan, not just your…
The Evolution PartnersE78 | How Entrepreneurs Avoid Destructive Divorce with Catherine Leach
Strong marriages don’t succeed by luck -- they succeed by design. Leading family lawyer and Leach Legal founder Catherine Leach shares the patterns…
The Evolution PartnersE77 | First Meeting Differentiator with Lee Salz
The first meeting can make or break a sale. Discovery-style meetings – where salespeople focus on gathering data – often fail to deliver meaningful…
The Evolution PartnersE76 | Curious, Connected & Calm with Stephanie Bown
High-performing organisations aren’t built on strategy alone – they’re built on leadership teams that stay curious, connected and calm…
The Evolution PartnersE75 | 5-Star Employee Hiring with Danielle Mulvey
The key to building a thriving business is surrounding yourself with what Danielle Mulvey calls “five-star employees” — the top 15% of talent…
The Evolution PartnersE74 | The Four Forces of Growth with Kevin Lawrence
Some companies keep climbing, while others plateau – and the difference often comes down to where leaders focus their time and energy. Kevin Lawrence is…
The Evolution PartnersE73 | Bigger isn't Better - Your Better Life, by Design 7/7
A better life isn’t something that happens by accident — it’s designed, deliberately and with intent. In this last episode of our seven-part…
The Evolution PartnersE72 | Bigger isn't Better - Better Financials 6/7
Most owner-led businesses don’t fail due to lack of growth – they fail because they lack financial discipline. In this penultimate episode of the…
The Evolution PartnersE71 | Bigger isn't Better - Better Offering 5/7
Offerings tend to drift toward mediocrity over time: adding products, chasing growth, and copying corporations dilute a company’s soul and…
The Evolution PartnersE70 | Bigger isn't Better - Better Customers 4/7
Building customer advocacy – where trust and loyalty lead to customers fighting to stay with you – drives greater long-term profit and…
The Evolution PartnersE69 | Bigger isn't Better - Better Team 3/7
Teams tend to drift toward dysfunction without intentional leadership, whilst prioritising rapid growth often leads to rushed hiring, misalignment, and toxic…
The Evolution PartnersE68 | Bigger isn't Better - The Pressure for Bigger 2/7
Chasing growth without clarity can quietly erode your business. In this second episode of a seven-part series, Andres Zylberberg, Richard Peake and I explore…
The Evolution PartnersE67 | Bigger isn't Better - What is Bigger, What is Better? 1/7
This episode is the first in a seven-part series exploring the themes of my forthcoming book ‘Bigger Isn’t Better, Better is Better’. Joined…
The Evolution PartnersE66 | Simplifying Entrepreneurship with Mike Michalowicz
Putting profit first isn’t just a financial tactic, it’s a mindset shift that helps entrepreneurs build businesses that thrive without burnout…
The Evolution PartnersE65 | Small Giants community with Jean Moncrieff
Putting people at the centre of business is the hallmark of the Small Giants community – leaders who choose to be great instead of big. Jean Moncrieff…
The Evolution PartnersE64 | Your Cash Flow Story with Alan Miltz
Cash isn’t just a by-product of profit, it’s the lifeblood of every business. Yet many leaders chase revenue and focus on profit while overlooking…
The Evolution PartnersE63 | The Strength of Talent with Mike Goldman
Great teams don’t happen by accident – they’re built through intentional coaching, clarity, and culture. Leadership coach and best-selling…
The Evolution PartnersE62 | The Zen of Business with Keith Roberts
True success comes from aligning purpose, values, and peace—not just chasing profit. Keith Roberts blends ancient Buddhist wisdom with modern business…
The Evolution PartnersE61 | AI has created a Street Fight Economy with Greg Crabtree
AI and demographic shifts are transforming business faster than ever, demanding relentless execution, constant adaptation, and a focus on capturing market…
The Evolution PartnersE60 | Training Your Business for the AI Era with Jason Ross
Jason Ross, co-founder of Time Under Tension, Australia’s first generative AI experience agency, explores the rapid evolution of AI and its…
The Evolution PartnersE59 | Clear Thinking and Accountability with Mark Green
Mark Green is a globally recognised leadership coach, author and speaker who works with CEOs and executive teams to build accountable, high-performing…
The Evolution PartnersE58 | What We Learn When We Learn We Are Dying with Travis Luther
Travis Luther is a sociologist and entrepreneur who spent a year interviewing terminally ill individuals – many of them fellow entrepreneurs – to…
The Evolution PartnersE57 | The Family Business Manifesto with Mike Mirau
Family businesses succeed when leaders set clear expectations, treat everyone equally, and separate family roles from business responsibilities with…