Episode 12

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Published on:

29th Mar 2022

The Genius of Using Teams to Create a 6 Star World; with Wayne Larkin - #60

This podcast episode marks 1 year since the beginning of the 6 Star Business Podcast!

Our guest today couldn’t be more perfect for our anniversary: Wayne Larkin. He brought us ancient truths, wisdom, natural laws, and stories of 6 Star leadership in different ways.

Truly, this is an episode that has marked the beginning of a new phase in the 6 Star Business Podcast journey.


Here’s a snapshot of what we discussed:

09:50 - how he solved communication problems using Star Teams

14:30 - the genius IQ vs the subconscious IQ

18:00 - most organisations are badly broken and need to be rebuilt

26:00 - the way most children are spellbound from a young age

35:30 - why your heart needs to align with your belief systems

40:28 - most people are scared to look at themselves


And a LOT more…


Enjoy!


Here’s some information about our guest:


Wayne Larkin

Founder & MD, Visual Design Group 

Wayne has over 40 years’ experience in Marketing and Advertising and has been the recipient of 26 International and National Awards for Marketing and Advertising plus many other State and Regional awards.

Wayne specialises in the areas of innovation, optimism, change management, strategy, creative marketing, advertising, branding, communications, digital and social media. He has worked with Australia’s largest and most successful companies, greatly improving their performance with many national and state sales records. Some client’s areas and industries include Australian Defence, Heavy Industry, Media, Information Technology, Service Industries, Government (Federal, State and Local), Financial Services, Retail, Tourism, Pharmaceutical, Real Estate, Property Developers, Education (Universities & TAFE) and Not-for-Profit. 

He has worked with 100’s of small business and lectured in a government program for 10 years to small business. Director of International Software Development Company for 10 years. The Global Marketing Manager for International Mens Day and International Boys Day.

Wayne is also the Manager and Event Director of ‘The Long Ride Home’ to help veterans and first responders with PTSD – Principal Laurie ‘Truck’ Sams SC, OAM and Honorary Patron: Former Chief of Australian Defence Force and Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, CVO, MC (Retd).

Wayne has also achieved much success in the arena of sport being Snow Skiing National Para Ski Champion Giant Slalom, representing Australia in the Austria World Para Ski Cup and had 8 Years in Ski Patrol. He is a Champion Skydiver and Parachutist with over 3,000 jumps. He became a Skydiving Instructor and represented Australia many times internationally in Skydiving Competitions from 1979 to 1985. 


Contact:

W: www.visualdesigngroup.com

Articles: https://visualdesigngroup.com/blog-marketing-advertising-articles

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larkinwayne


Check out our previous episode here.

The purpose of the Mission Activated podcast is to inspire people with the stories of people who are activated on their mission, and are living a life of purpose, passion and alignment. Being in business is not just about money: it's about bringing our genius and our gifts to the world to impact others.

If you'd like to get in touch please contact us at contact@6starleaders.com

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About the Podcast

Mission Activated
Conversations and reflections on living your purpose and leading from alignment
Mission Activated is a podcast about living with purpose and leading from alignment.
Hosted by Aveline Clarke, founder of 6 Star Leaders, the show moves between two kinds of episodes: conversations with people doing meaningful work in their own way, and solo reflections drawn from her work coaching conscious leaders through what gets in the way and what's possible on the other side.
This isn't a podcast about hustle, performance, or scale at all costs. It's about the inner work that makes the outer work matter. Self-trust. Clean communication. Owning your part. Becoming someone others can safely navigate by.
If you're tired of leadership content that's loud and shallow, and you're looking for something quieter, more honest, and more useful, this is for you.
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