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Gone are the days of one telco provider. With Optus in more regional areas than ever before, your business has more choice.

Which is why Optus brings you 'Optus Business Matters', your new weekly radio show, with your host,
leading business adviser Peter Switzer.

Tune into your local radio station at 8am Sundays for an hour of excellent business advice.

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PLUS if you register as a member, you can also listen to podcasts from the show and read articles full of insights, written by Peter - featuring helpful business tips and some great case studies from successful regional businesses.

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The opinions expressed in these podcasts are those of the interviewer and interviewee/s and not those of Optus. The podcasts on this website contain general information only and are not intended to be relied on as legal, financial or professional advice. Listeners/viewers should seek their own advice based on their specific business [or personal] needs.

29/08/2010 Innovation with Simon Van Wyk, founder of Our Patch

Simon Van Wyk's business network comprises 190 websites around rural and regional Australia. He shares the business' vision of acting as a civic hub for the internet age, sharing business and community listings, news and shopping to all reaches of Australia.

29/08/2010 Innovation with Anthony Shiner, General Manager of Optus Country

Shiner shares the business' initiatives to build a network for regional Australia and educate people in the fundamentals of technology, both in terms affordability and potential value to a business.

29/08/2010 Innovation with Mary Nenke, founder and principal of Cambinata Yabbies

This podcast covers the early days of the business and how it grew out of necessity. Nenke also discusses how tight control over cash flow and finances has led to their success since. Diversification and an online presence has also benefited the business.

22/08/2010 Advertising with Jack Singleton

Adman Jack Singleton gives his tips on making your ads work for you across ever changing platforms.

22/08/2010 Advertising with Simon Reynolds

Legendary advertising creative, founder of the Photon Group and executive coach, Reynolds shows us how to lift the customer experience.

22/08/2010 Advertising with John Lee

A partner at Griffith Hack lawyers, Lee gives advice on keeping your advertising on the right side of the law.

22/08/2010 Advertising with John Lee

A partner at Griffith Hack lawyers, Lee gives advice on keeping your advertising on the right side of the law.

15/08/2010 Sales with Alinta Rose

Alinta is a young woman who hurdles any challenge in order to realise her business dream.

15/08/2010 Sales with Leanne Preston

Single mum Leanne turned a business born on the kitchen table into a multi million dollar export operation.

15/08/2010 Sales with John Lees

John spent many years working for large organisations learning all there is to know about sales. These days he is a trainer and highly demanded public speaker.

08/08/2010 Marketing with John McGrath

John McGrath is a business owner who puts into practice everything valuable he learns which has resulted in McGrath Estate Agents huge success.

08/08/2010 Marketing with Phil Offer

As Marketing Director for Optus SMB, Phil Offer explains that even big businesses use clever low cost marketing ideas to engage their audience.

08/08/2010 Marketing with Kim Illman

Kym Illman is a Perth-based creative marketing expert Kym Illman grew his own business with innovative marketing ideas which now help businesses across the world get noticed.

02/08/2010 Online business with Stephen Smith

Cutting through the clutter in the online space can be a full-time job. Stephen Smith, website expert and founder of United Focus, believes it pays to seek help when creating a business' online presence.

02/08/2010 Online business with Jim Stewart

Jim Stewart, internet marketing expert, encourages businesses to capitalise on Google and social media to create business presence online.

02/08/2010 Online business with Domenic Carosa

Dominet Digital founder and CEO Domenic Carosa, having built his own internet-based business, knows the tips and tricks to growing a business in the online space.

26/07/2010 Communicating better in business with Mark Baylis

General manager of the Small & Medium Business products division of Optus, Mark Baylis, says the future of business is mobile. By accessing the key tools and information through a mobile phone, business can be conducted anytime, anywhere.

26/07/2010 Communicating better in business with Allan Pease

Allan Pease, known internationally as 'Mr. Body Language', is author of the Definitive Book Of Body Language, which has since become a multi-million seller and the communication bible for organisations worldwide.

26/07/2010 Communicating better in business with Barbara Warren

As head of Corporate Performance at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Barbara Warren knows the importance of teamwork, leadership, presentation, customer service and communications skills in getting ahead - and staying ahead - in business.

19/07/2010 Employees with Andrew Bland

Andrew Bland is a solicitor who knows how to keep a business on the right side of the law. Andrew specialises in the area of employment law, particularly for small and medium businesses.

19/07/2010 Employees with Tom O'Toole

Once down and out on his luck, Tom O'Toole got his act together and turned around a country town with his famous bakery in Beechworth Victoria.

19/07/2010 Employees with Leslie Ann Grimoldby

After putting his own business through coaching to ensure Switzer had great foundations, Peter formed Switzer Business Coaching with Lesley Ann Grimoldby. Peter quizzes Lesley Ann about how to get the best from your employees

11/07/2010 Sales with Keith Abrahams

Master salesman and business thinker, Keith Abrahams, has developed ideas to turbo charge your sales.

11/07/2010 Sales with Angela Vithoulkas

Multi business award winner, Angela Vithoulkas is a driven, outside the square performer who will show you how business success comes from a 24/7 commitment to your operation.

11/07/2010 Sales with Terry Hawkins

Starting her life in sales, Terry Hawkins recognized early that your attitude determines your altitude when climbing the ladder of business success. She will show you that a positive attitude is the starting point to a positive bottom line.

30/06/2010 Customer Service with Amanda Gore

Amanda Gore is a touchy feely business thinker who argues you can get the best out of your business by getting in touch with your inner feelings. Amanda is one of the few Australians to make it big on the lucrative US business speaking circuit for close to a decade!

30/06/2010 Customer Service with Martin Grunstein

Martin Grunstein is arguably Australia's foremost expert on customer service. Starting life as a comedy writer for the likes of Doug Mulray, he has taken his hilarious sense of humour to inspiring Australian businesses from small to big corporations on how to create a consumer savvy business set for fast growth.

21/06/2010 Leadership with John Symond

From humble beginnings, John Symond went on to create a business that fought the cause for the average Aussie to get a fair deal on their home loan. John's been through the highs and lows of business but his willingness to learn and lead from the front has seen Aussie Home Loans come out on top. Peter Switzer asks John about the importance of leadership in business...

21/06/2010 Leadership with Luke Mangan

World class chef Luke Mangan admits that he failed at school but has gone on to grow an international business success story. In business, Luke learned from the bottom up, step by step developing the skills needed to keep his ever growing enterprise on track. He learned from mentors, copied the best and was never afraid to take risks. Mangan has come out on top and he shares some of his journey with Peter Switzer...

21/06/2010 Leadership with Rohan Ganeson

Rohan Ganeson holds a key leadership position in the small to medium business markets within Optus, keeping hundreds of staff focused on delivering high standards of customer service. With a team of this magnitude Rohan sees communicating with employees as a key part of leadership. Peter Switzer talks to Rohan about what makes a successful leader...

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