Inspiring episodes + interviews, helping shape the future for entrepreneurs, business owners + experts in their field.

Tune into the Business Habitat podcast with Sam Dean.

[Previously known as ‘The In Demand Accountant’ podcast].

In our expert professional services businesses, where the rules were written last century and the world keeps changing around us...how do we as experts who have spent years, sometimes decades getting our technical skills to the ultimate level and proportionally little time learning the ones required to grow our businesses based on our own terms, re-write the rules for ourselves.

That’s the question and this show explores the answers.

Stay tuned and enjoy some brave conversations.

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Episode 120: How Data Can Help You Build a Better Company and Workplace, with Maite Grisard

In this episode Sam and Maite are talking about data, and how it can help you and your team steer your company in the right direction. More than just a conversation about numbers, this compelling discussion covers the disconnect between business leaders, teams, and the knowledge and information that are inherent in a company.

Maite Grisard is the Founder of Marketrotters, a field consulting company that “goes in, shakes thing up, gives perspective, and gets out”.

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Episode 119: The Role of Learning and Development in Driving Business Outcomes, with Sarah Stone

Sam is joined by Executive General Manager of Ab2 Institute of Accounting, Sarah Stone, to talk about the impact of education in the workplace and how the right training framework can boost business performance and attract the best talent to your organisation.

In this podcast she shares her fascination with producing and delivering superior business outcomes through people performance.

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Episode 96: Creating Greater Impact and Breaking the Expert Paradox with Dr Karen Wilson

Sam teams up with Dr Karen Wilson, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Director of West LA Neuropsychology. Amongst Dr Wilson’s many accolades, most recently are the Forbes next 1000 and the Amex 100 for 100 Founders for Change. Dr Wilson is the Founder of ChildNEXUS, a web application that provides information to parents who have children struggling with neurodevelopmental or social-emotional issues.

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Episode 92: How Knowing Your Numbers Leads to Exponential Growth with Margy Feldhuhn

If you’ve ever wondered how businesses scale up to $10m-plus turnover, this is a conversation you can’t afford to miss. In this episode, Sam is joined by Margy Feldhuhn, CEO of the world’s first podcast booking agency, Interview Connections, who’s working on doing just that.

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Episode 91: Growing Your Business by Building Your Virtual Team, with Cheryl Leong

In this inspiring episode of the Business Habitat Podcast, Sam caught up with Cheryl Leong of The Growth Hub, to share her compelling story of building the quintessential purpose-driven business. This conversation shows how one business meets a multitude of needs, but ultimately at its heart is a people-centric endeavour to make the world a better place.

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