Parenting Plus Business

DADPRENEUR, Josh Rimmington chats to parents who are business owners and learn about their story, and gets advice on both business and parenting and doing both at the same time. Range of guests from around the world.

From Teacher to Time Coach 12/16/2024

From Teacher to Time Coach In this episode, Josh chats with Jen, a former teacher turned time productivity coach, about her journey from the classroom to helping entrepreneurs and parents optimize their time and energy. Jen shares how her passion for coaching and her research into time management science led her to build a successful coaching practice. 🎙 What you’ll learn: 👉 Jen’s transition from teaching to coaching and starting her own business 👉 Strategies for balancing parenting and business responsibilities, including her unique two-week schedule 👉 The importance of aligning with natural energy flows to maximize productivity 👉 How to debunk the myth of “not enough time” and create a schedule that fits your priorities 👉 Tips for turning your passion into a thriving business /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/34463755

Confidence, Consistency, and Connection 11/28/2024

Confidence, Consistency, and Connection In this episode, Josh chats with Brittni, a transformational life and business coach, about her journey from growing up in a rural area to becoming a global entrepreneur and coach. Brittni opens up about overcoming anxiety, embracing authenticity, and helping clients tackle core fears like failure, rejection, and self-doubt. She shares her inspiring story of starting a business during the pandemic, her passion for travel, and her role in co-founding the non-profit “Travel Through Trauma.” Brittni also provides actionable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, insights into managing parenting guilt, and her mantra for making hard things easy. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation filled with personal growth, professional tips, and a love for adventure! /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/34197370

Boundaries, Balance, and Building a Business 11/22/2024

Boundaries, Balance, and Building a Business In this episode Josh chats with Carina Groombridge. Carina, who is a business and mindset coach, shared her journey from being a mechanical engineer to starting her own business and her experiences as a parent. She discussed the importance of setting boundaries, the impact of people pleasing on business growth, and the need for balance in parenting and entrepreneurship /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/34101506

From Speech Pathology to Coaching 10/10/2024

From Speech Pathology to Coaching In this episode of Parenting + Business, Josh sits down with Tala, a speech pathologist and mother of two, to discuss her journey of adapting her practice to online sessions during the pandemic. Tala shares how coaching parents led to faster progress for her clients, and the challenges she faced in balancing her private practice with raising a family. Josh and Tala dive into the importance of early intervention in speech development, the common challenges of parenting while running a business, and the strategies they use to maintain balance in their work and personal lives. Tune in for practical advice on navigating the intersection of business and parenting! /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/33402722

Parenting like a Psychologist 05/06/2024

Parenting like a Psychologist In this insightful episode of "Parenting Plus Business," host Josh Rimmington sits down with the esteemed Leanne Tran, a dedicated psychologist specializing in educational psychology for children with developmental differences. With over two decades of experience, Leanne has been a pivotal figure in supporting families and helping parents gain essential knowledge and skills to enhance their everyday lives. What You’ll Learn: Leanne’s Journey: Discover how Leanne’s early aspirations to become a teacher evolved into a fulfilling career in psychology, driven by her passion to make a positive impact on the lives of children and families. Expert Insights: Gain valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of parenting children with developmental differences, as Leanne shares her extensive knowledge and practical tips from her long career. Parental Empowerment: Learn strategies from Leanne that can help parents feel more equipped and confident in supporting their children's development and overcoming daily challenges. Why You Should Listen: Whether you’re a parent seeking guidance on how to better support your child with developmental differences, or just interested in the powerful intersection of parenting and psychology, this episode offers a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. Tune in to benefit from Leanne Tran’s expert advice and heartfelt anecdotes, all shared in conversation with Josh Rimmington. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/31137058

More Than A Pretty Girl 03/18/2024

More Than A Pretty Girl In this Episode, Josh talks to Christina Flach. Christina is a world renowned celebrity makeup artist with experience working with celebrity clientele, magazines, and big-name brands. She has been featured in Vogue, People, Time, and Elle, as well as campaigns for Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, and Bloomingdales. She is the creator and CEO of her own makeup brand, Pretty Girl Makeup. Christina also writes articles detailing the must-know tips, tricks, and hacks of the makeup, wellness, and nutrition industries. As well as creating a successful career as a makeup artist, she is also a philanthropist who has used her platform to raise funds for various philanthropic causes such as children's education and sepsis awareness. Christina has participated in numerous podcasts, TV, radio, and magazine interviews to raise awareness for the causes she holds close to her heart. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/30416123

Nomadic Family Hustle 02/27/2024

Nomadic Family Hustle In This Episode Josh Chats With James " Jimmy" Mitchell. A breakdown and working long hours for little return led Jimmy to downsize his marketing agency pack up his family and travel full time. Josh & Jimmy chat about running a business, the cost of living in australia, Travelling with kids, content creation and more. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/30129608

The Power Of Community 09/13/2023

The Power Of Community In this episode, Josh is joined By Steven Neuner. A lifetime entrepreneur and learner stands out as a leader of compassion and innovation. He started his first “real” business in his twenties at home with no money, capabilities, or connections. With a ton of hustle, grit, and the love and support of his wife, Corey, his best friend and first “investor/partner,” Steven has built, scaled, and exited multiple multi-million-dollar companies. Steven’s passion is empowering Entrepreneurs to reach new levels of Freedom and Growth. On Free Days, the Neuners LOVE taking on family adventures with their three children, huge extended family, and closest friends. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/28018722

Writing the next chapter 03/24/2023

Writing the next chapter In this episode, Josh chats with Louis White. Louis is an award-winning journalist, writer, Law student, author, and father to Lily. Louis was inspired by Lily to write a children's book series that celebrated nature and all of the insects that are so vital to the environment and the food we eat as well as what it means to be human and compassionate in this world. Louis is such a busy but incredibly devoted father who gets so much enjoyment out of nurturing Lily and the fact that she and her friends think that she's famous because he wrote a book with her as the central character! /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/26326281

From Fur Kid To Girl Kid 03/11/2023

From Fur Kid To Girl Kid In this episode of Parenting plus Business Podcast your host, Josh Rimmington chats with Rohit Vijayan. Rohit is the CEO and founder ofa pet tech startup that connects pet parents with pet carers and walkers across Australia. Rohit sold all his assets to get Floofers started and also has a young family and groodle named Auggie. Rohit has 16+ years of experience and expertise in business development, banking, automotive, insurance, and hospitality industries and has worked as a digital leader at one of the big four banks in Australia. Josh and Rohit chat all about business, pets, parenting, and lots more. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/26196156

Empathic Leadership & Parenting! 12/17/2022

Empathic Leadership & Parenting! In this episode Josh Talks to Daniel Murray (BSc, MBA Exec). Daniel helps frustrated people leaders unlock the true performance of their people by developing curious and empathic skills to harness the 'tough skills' of leadership. His degree in mathematics, MBA and background in corporate strategy provides Daniel with a unique perspective blending strategic thinking with empathy and emotional intelligence in practical and pragmatic ways. His clients rave about his ability to bring humour and fun to the challenges of people leadership and make complex neuroscientific concepts simple and practical to implement. As a professional speaker, trainer, coach and consultant, Daniel is able to help clients harness their most powerful assets, their people, through leadership skills that work. He has worked with clients such as BHP, Lion, ASX, Allianz, Chubb Life Insurance, Tyro Payments, CBA, QBE, Swiss RE, Nova Entertainment, Perpetual, Genpact, The Executive Connection, The CEO Institute, Bulbeck group and Applied Medical. After 11 IVFs, Daniel & Miranda welcomed little Zoe into the world in September 2017. They are currently relocating to Bribie Island in Queensland to be closer to family. Daniel loves fishing, cycling and learning about people. Empathic Consulting was co-founded by Daniel and his wife Miranda to support all people to be more empathic leaders. Along with Groodle, Nala, they love spending time together on or in the water. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/25356675

Why did you go into business in the first place? 12/05/2022

Why did you go into business in the first place? In this Episode Josh Chats with David Weaver. Since 2008 David, a successful entrepreneur and business owner has been coaching and teaching individuals, groups and companies. David is known for his ability to connect, make the complex simple, and help people create lasting change. He specializes in helping business owners create both a business AND a life that they love. His favorite question to ask is “What makes you feel alive?” David is a husband and dad to his wife and two daughters. He loves to spend time exploring the mountains climbing, split boarding, and trail running. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/25222422

Parenting as a kingdom led Entrepreneur 11/28/2022

Parenting as a kingdom led Entrepreneur In this episode, Josh chats with Steven Pemberton. Steven is a kingdom-led entrepreneur, a husband, and a father to a 7-year-old son. His wife and himself have built multiple 7 figure eCommerce businesses and also homeschool their son He has a journey from losing everything in 2015 to a 7-figure business owner who continues to inspire others daily. His wife and he now help coaches, business leaders get in front of their ideal customers to accelerate their impact through a system called Challenges. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/25146156

The biggest mistakes salespeople make? 11/07/2022

The biggest mistakes salespeople make? In this episode, Josh Talks with Ben Bressington. Benjamin is a Speaker and Author of multiple books. With the latest book “People Ignorant: Unlocking Success, Confidence & Influence.”Ben has a Law & Criminology degree from Australia. Ben spent 10 years helping Fortune 1000 companies apply gamification principles to their sales and communication process. And now spends his time helping people improve their sales conversations. Specifically helping people to close deals faster and discover the hidden opportunities in our daily communication. If you have ever wanted to connect with people more authentically or understand the real meaning of what someone is saying. Benjamin cycles on average 150 miles per week when he’s not designing algorithms for persuasion. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/24926622

Children, Crayons and Consulting! 08/23/2022

Children, Crayons and Consulting! In this episode, Josh talks with Peter H. Christian. Peter was the founding partner and president of espi, a business consulting firm in Northeastern PA. Previously he was an Executive at Crayola Corporation. He has worked with 300+ clients in business development, profit improvement, operations, IS selection and implementation, and Project Management. He has 40+ years of experience in strategic and facility planning, CI, lean, and supply chain. He has helped companies to realize millions of dollars in cost reductions and profit improvements adding and retaining thousands of jobs. He has authored the Amazon bestselling business books, “What About the Vermin Problem?” and “Influences and Influencers” and is published in a variety of professional magazines. Peter is now an adjunct professor teaching Project Management at Alvernia University in Reading PA. He also mentors students at Rutgers University on their senior projects and is a project evaluator for the IE department as well as being on their Advisory board. He writes a blog and articles for Design 2 Part magazine. He is a frequent podcaster covering business, leadership and Project Management. Peter is married for 43 years. He has 3 children and 3 grandchildren, the latest 3 months old. He loves to travel, take in shows of all kinds and cooks a mean Cioppino and Eggplant Rollatini. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/24140382

Parenting & Product Based Businesses 08/12/2022

Parenting & Product Based Businesses In this episode Josh Talks to Chris Kitto. Chris is a partner & director of strategy lead, a sales business on the Gold Coast that builds brands across the Australian retail market. He is also the founder of an online training course called the Retail Excellence Program which teaches emerging brand owners and entrepreneurs the tips and tricks to business success for a product-based business. Also a husband and father of a beautiful little girl. He has a genuine passion for innovation and an interest in continuous personal development. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/24041034

Parenting for the Next generation! 05/17/2022

Parenting for the Next generation! In This Episode Josh Talks with Megan Barella. Megan helps conscious parents stop the yelling, power struggles, and emotional breakdowns in their family. As a mom to a 13-year-old son, teacher, Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, Family Mediator, and Master Trainer, she has inspired thousands of parents to raise a generation of children who thrive - and to overcome burnout during the pandemic. Join her Facebook group community @ParentingfortheNextGeneration and learn more about her Happy Home coaching programs at . In her free time, Megan loves to dance, hike, and secondhand shop. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/23135897

What is a MomBoss? 05/14/2022

What is a MomBoss? Michelle Hon is a mother of three, an author, and the founder of MomBoss Academy, an online school that helps moms start and scale their businesses. Michelle's story has been featured on Channel News Asia, Lifetime Asia, Money Asia, Parenting World, and more. In 2019, Zine named her as one of the Top 10 Mom Influencers in the world. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/23107715

All The Big Moments! 05/14/2022

All The Big Moments! In this episode, Josh chats with Flicka Williams. Flicka is a conceptual designer with a passion for new technology, Flicka inspires transformation through innovation and adaptability, all the way to a crispy-pixel finish. She believes strongly in the value of design and how it can transform and influence businesses. Flicka is the Co-founder and Designer for My Big Moments. Flicka is a big believer in being an adaptable designer that can problem-solve through new challenges. She is the recipient of several international awards and has spoken at Universities across Sydney. Flicka is ‘Mum’ to her three children, GeeGee, Oscar, and Harry. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/23107544

Reading 80 Pages Per Minute! 03/29/2022

Reading 80 Pages Per Minute! In this episode Josh is joined by the super interesting Howard Stephen Berg. Howard is recognized as the world’s fastest reader thanks to the cutting-edge accelerated learning techniques he developed that turn information overload into information assets. Respected internationally for his contribution to the learning process, he is listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records for reading more than 25,000 words a minute and writing more than 100 words a minute. Howard uses his talents to train you on how to stay on top of the information your success depends upon /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/22605557

Selling Made Social 03/26/2022

Selling Made Social In this episode of Parenting Plus Business Podcast, we are joined by Tyron Giuliani, an Australian entrepreneur who lives in Tokyo, Japan. He has Co-Founded a Multi 7 figure annual wedding dress business and partnered in a multi 7 figure annual Executive recruitment firm, serving global leading companies with operations in Japan and the Asia Pacific. Tyron talks about the businesses he started in Japan, how he built a family, tips to people using LinkedIn as their marketing tool, how the pandemic affected his businesses, and parenting. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/22575911

Imagine! 03/04/2022

Imagine! In this new episode Josh talks with Richard A Harris. Richard is a dreamer with many talents. He is best known as one of Australia’s top Vascular Surgeons and for spearheading the rebuild of a major metropolitan public hospital. Richard believes in equal access to the best possible healthcare, quality care delivered not only in Australia but around the world. Apart from surgery, Richard has been a musician, a backpacker, a poet, and a painter. He loves to travel and has ventured to over 80 countries so far. It has been a hard couple of years for many. Richard lost his wonderful partner and mother of his 2 gorgeous children in early 2020 to breast cancer. Lockdown has not allowed for travel so Richard has found comfort in one of his other passions - writing. He is a writer who fell in love with words a long time ago. He has always had a yearning to set some dreams, adventures, and love down on paper. His first book Imagine: A Novel does just that. Richard’s dreams for what a truly compassionate world could look like are woven into a beautiful love story and journey around the world which has been inspired by Lennon’s iconic song Imagine. Richard lives in Sydney Australia and is extremely grateful for all of the love that surrounds him. Like Lennon, he is a dreamer but he’s not the only one. He hopes you will join him envisioning a world of connection, love, and peace. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/22334747

Aviva's Legacy! 02/07/2022

Aviva's Legacy! In this episode josh talks to Hans Kullberg. Hans is an Author, specializing in Children’s Books and Parenting Books. Also an serial entrepreneur, Hans is a loving father of 4 wonderful children and prides himself on being a father first and foremost, cherishing every moment of his fatherhood journey. Making up silly, fantastical tales of dragons, race cars, flying unicorns and laughing llamas at bedtime every night is just part of his parenthood duties. Due to the unexpected tragedy of losing his daughter Aviva at 10 months old, Hans is motivated to share her fearless character, fun-loving spirit and vivacious personality embodied through an orangutan in Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva. Even though she is no longer here to meet friends, Aviva can still change lives and create positive impact through the messages of this book including overcoming adversity by using your inner strengths, never judging a book by its cover and staying true to yourself. That is her Dad's ultimate hope and motivation for writing – to bring smiles to children all over the world while sharing his daughter’s beautiful story and turning sorrow into a wonderful legacy. Knowing intimately how precious life truly is, his mission is to help other parents embrace the wonderful experience of parenthood to the fullest, always cherishing our children by leading with love. In addition, through sharing his story about the most difficult tragedy a parent can imagine, he hopes to bring attention to the often-overlooked grieving journey and how supporters of bereaved parents can provide comfort simply by showing up. Grief is a process that society in generally doesn’t necessarily embrace well and, through an upcoming book on the grief journey, Hans hopes other bereaved parents will be adequately supported during the time they need it most. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/22045064

Being The Best Grandparent 01/29/2022

Being The Best Grandparent In this Episode Josh Talks with Gramps Jeffrey. Gramps has 4 kids and 6 grandchildren and looks at how the kids are growing up as a baby boomer trying to understand how the world has evolved since he was 3 years old. As the author of the acclaimed business book “The Secrets of Retailing…How to Beat Walmart” and a contributor to The Huffington Post of over 100 articles on how to help the nonprofit world and also help grow small businesses, Gramps’ commentary is quite timely in the challenging world we live in. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/21939737

Becoming a better dad ! 01/17/2022

Becoming a better dad ! In this episode of the Parenting Plus Business Podcast, we are joined with Curt Storring, the Founder of Dad.Work that helps fathers suffer less, love more, and parent confidently. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/21794846

Mood Munching! 01/07/2022

Mood Munching! In this episode, Josh talks with Amanda Hill Ryall. Amanda is the creator of The Mood Muncher Series. These books allow children to meet the Mood Munchers as emotions that come and go as they visit us. Being characters this allows children to understand they are not their emotions and thoughts. Emotions just come and go like a roommate. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/21703601

50th Episode ! 12/22/2021

50th Episode ! In the 50th episode, Josh talks about things he has learned in the first 49 episodes of parenting + Business = /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/21578942

Life In The Circus! 11/26/2021

Life In The Circus! Josh had the privilege to sit down (in person) and chat with Bekki Ashton. Who better to talk to about Juggling business and parenting. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/21288143

Changing An Industry! 11/23/2021

Changing An Industry! In this episode, Josh chats with Morgan Coleman. Morgan is a Torres Strait Islander, Husband, Dad, and the Founder and CEO of the tech business Vets on Call. Vets on Call delivers the full range of clinical services in the client's home. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/21255953

You need to know your numbers ? 11/15/2021

You need to know your numbers ? In this episode, Josh talks with Jeannie Doherty. /episode/index/show/parentingplusbusiness/id/21162065

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