How to Build a Billion-Dollar Business On Purpose. for Profit. with Passion

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sali, Radek, author (author), Schwerdt, Bernadette, author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne, Victoria : John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd [2024]
Edición:First edition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • About Radek Sali
  • About Bernadette Schwerdt
  • Introduction
  • Success was never assured
  • What you'll learn
  • The critical question
  • Part I Set Up
  • Chapter 1 Born this way
  • I brought down the Iron Curtain
  • Mum the maverick
  • Dad the disruptor
  • Father of integrative medicine
  • Working hard
  • A practical joker
  • Chapter 2 Village life
  • Diversity rules
  • My apprenticeship
  • How to create a new category
  • People don't know what they want
  • Chapter 3 The candy man
  • From routine to reinvention
  • The traveller returns
  • Behind the scenes
  • Chapter 4 How to create a high-performance culture
  • Time to move on
  • A bachelor in Prague
  • Chapter 5 Getting clear
  • Village drama
  • A duty to society
  • A life-changing phone call
  • New horizons
  • Part II Scale Up
  • Chapter 6 The adventure begins
  • The challenges came thick and fast
  • A doctor's endorsement
  • Chapter 7 A 'Learn, Grow, Improve' opportunity
  • The makings of a 4P culture
  • 1. People
  • 2. Principles
  • 3. Passion
  • 4. … and Profit will follow
  • Chapter 8 An impressive induction
  • To grow you have to let go
  • Who's the boss?
  • Strategy in the sauna
  • On the road
  • Hello Helen
  • Chapter 9 The power of celebrity
  • A formula for success
  • Borrowing from the beauty aisle
  • Chapter 10 Who's Ricky?
  • Making the deal
  • What's the worst that can happen?
  • An unorthodox approach
  • Chapter 11 The credit crunch no-one saw coming
  • Control the controllables
  • Ask for better trading terms
  • Launch new products
  • Conduct continuous coaching
  • Chapter 12 The call from Coles
  • The 30 million order
  • The Bank of Coles
  • Buying into the business
  • Chapter 13 Get Sonia
  • Ballroom blitz
  • Listen to your instinct
  • Exclusivity is the key
  • Baptism by fire
  • Learn from the best.
  • Chapter 14 Cracking the code
  • The flywheel unleashed
  • Everyone wanted in
  • Movie magic
  • The pressure was intense
  • On a personal note
  • Chapter 15 Game on
  • A winning team
  • Don't vampire the brand
  • Breaking barriers
  • Chapter 16 A total team effort
  • Practise what you get right
  • Culture of kindness
  • The language of numbers
  • Chapter 17 Running fast
  • Hiring Helen
  • Still trying…
  • Our people were our greatest asset
  • Two people for the same role
  • Finding the right people
  • Sales superstars
  • The A-team on board
  • Doing things differently
  • Chapter 18 Melbourne Cup madness
  • Is Kim K coming?
  • Chapter 19 How to innovate
  • The commodification of creativity
  • Commit to continuous improvement
  • Survival of the fittest
  • Chapter 20 Culture and communication
  • A home away from home
  • 1. The Culture Plan
  • Development plans
  • Training
  • Pay
  • Awards
  • Team surveys
  • 2. The Communications Plan
  • Too busy to talk?
  • 3. The Business Plan
  • Chapter 21 Going international
  • The Olympics
  • Going global
  • The China syndrome
  • One door closes, another one opens
  • An early offer
  • Chapter 22 The (bad) American Dream
  • How to negotiate with a Hollywood agent
  • A marathon deal
  • Pitching to the American retailers
  • When the best laid plan(ogram)s go astray
  • Chapter 23 Where's our stock?
  • Zero margin
  • The cost of growth
  • On the brink of bankruptcy
  • Part III Sell Up
  • Chapter 24 Exiting America
  • The turnaround begins
  • Chapter 25 Circles of influence
  • Controlling the controllables at work
  • Controlling the controllables at home
  • Chapter 26 The sale process begins
  • Doubt grows
  • Chapter 27 Back on the road
  • An unexpected opportunity
  • Project Gold begins
  • Courting the daigou
  • The Nicole factor kicks in
  • Board games
  • Cutting costs
  • Chapter 28 How and why we succeeded in China.
  • How we used the flywheel to launch into China
  • 1. Connect Swisse with large-scale TV and/or events
  • 2. Source partnership associations and sponsorships
  • 3. Engage ambassadors that connect with our media events
  • 4. Launch multi-platform 360-degree advertising campaigns
  • 5. Guarantee an exclusive retailer commitment
  • 6. Amplify our events, sponsorships, partnerships and ambassador associations
  • 7. Provide high-quality, impactful point-of-sale materials
  • 8. Appear within the in-store catalogues
  • Chapter 29 Culture will prevail
  • The Celebrate Life Foundation ball
  • The Colour Run
  • Cutting the cost of goods
  • Sometimes you need to be irrational
  • Backed by science
  • Chapter 30 A PR challenge
  • When The Checkout checked out
  • Chapter 31 Losing patience …
  • I could go bankrupt
  • Finally, the turnaround kicks in
  • Chapter 32 For Sale!
  • Pitching the business
  • Going through the roof
  • Part IV Next Up
  • Chapter 33 It's not over
  • 'Greedy-long' pays off
  • Saying goodbye
  • The Datsun upgraded
  • The price of success
  • Chapter 34 Lighting up the world
  • What we invest in
  • Wanderlust
  • Conscious Investment Management (CIM)
  • Strat
  • Anthem
  • Giving back
  • Igniting Change
  • We need to talk about George
  • Chapter 35 The world's greatest social entrepreneurs
  • Honey, I bought an island
  • The B Team - playing for the world
  • Conclusion: Our own Light Warrior
  • Acknowledgements
  • EULA.