In the dynamic world of business, obstacles are inevitable, but they can serve as powerful catalysts for growth and innovation. Instead of viewing challenges as setbacks, successful entrepreneurs and organizations learn to embrace them, using adversity as a steppingstone for new opportunities. By fostering resilience, creativity, and adaptability, businesses can not only navigate difficulties but also emerge stronger and more competitive in their respective markets. Our guest in this episode has written a book on just how to do this, and shares with us his insights and stories.

About the Guest

Pat Alacqua is a seasoned business growth strategist who has built successful companies and helped others achieve rapid, sustainable growth. Drawing from decades of hands-on experience, he founded the Entrepreneur to Enterprise Program to guide business leaders through every stage of their journey.

His latest book, Obstacles to Opportunity: Transforming Business Challenges into Triumphs – Stories and Strategies from Leaders Who’ve Mastered It (Entrepreneur to Enterprise, May 6, 2025), shares powerful lessons from top-performing entrepreneurs who turned setbacks into success. His book is available on Amazon.

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- Website: www.PatAlacqua.com

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patalacqua/.

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- Website: www.siinda.org

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Today’s interview explores key themes affecting the modern workforce, including employee engagement, mental health awareness, and technology's dual role. It highlights how traditional work-life balance is shifting, especially for Millennials and Gen Z, and raises concerns about AI's impact on human connection.

We discuss the significant focus on mental health in the workplace and how it reflects the significant societal changes, accelerated by public figures discussing their struggles and events like the pandemic that demand more humane practices.

We discuss the need for employers to create environments that prioritize well-being and engagement, aligning workplace practices with evolving societal expectations

About the Guest

Nick Smallman is Founder and CEO of Working Voices, a consultancy and training provider. For the last 25 years he has been advising global blue-chip clients on engagement, productivity, and retention. He is based in London, UK.

He is the co-author of the new book Engaging Teams: How to Use Social Wellbeing to Boost Performance, Retention, and Culture (Kogan Page, March 25, 2025) along with along with Dan Parry, Head of Communications at Working Voices.

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- Website: https://www.workingvoices.com/engaging-teams/

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicksmallman/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akeynotespeaker/

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- Website: www.siinda.org

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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberli-lewis-7a34053/?ppe=1

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Today we are going to talk about the transformative impact of AI in search technology, a topic that has garnered significant attention it is at events like VivaTech. Just returning from VivaTech a couple weeks ago I can vouch for the fact that all eyes were on AI.

AI tools such as ChatGPT and Perplexity continue to reshape user behavior and trust in traditional search platforms; we explore these shifts and their implications for businesses.

In this episode will delve into the evolving landscape of SEO strategies, the challenges of factual accuracy, and the importance of personalized search experiences with an expert in this area.

About the Guest

Aaron is the Vice President of Business Development and Partners at Boostability. With 25+ years in online marketing, he has led successful global partnership growth across Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa. Passionate about local search, e-commerce, and digital strategy,

Aaron is driven to help small businesses thrive in today’s digital landscape. His diverse career includes roles as a consultant, marketer, entrepreneur, and strategist.

Boostability is the global leader in white-label SEO for SMBs. Its proprietary platform, LaunchPad, powers scalable, affordable SEO solutions, tracking over 4.4 million keywords monthly. This data-driven approach helps 86% of customers reach Google’s first page within 6–9 months.

Boostability pioneered affordable SEO at scale and now serves SMBs in 15 countries and 9 languages—more than any other provider globally.

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- Website: https://www.boostability.com/

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boostability/

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boostability/

- Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boostability

- Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronpresbury

- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Boostability

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Boostability

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- Website: www.siinda.org

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Personal energy is a key factor in achieving job success. By cultivating a positive mindset and managing our energy effectively, we can approach our work with clarity and motivation. When we prioritize activities that energize us, we create a foundation for sustainable success in our careers. By tapping into our personal energy, we unlock our potential and pave the way for meaningful professional achievements. In this episode we explore and try to understand what personal energy really is, and how we can cultivate our own energy to foster success and how we can help our teams and organizations adapt constructive energy.

About the Guest

Rebecca Ahmed, an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership IndexTM Master Practitioner (ELI-MP). She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Her new book is, The Energy of Success: Power Up Your Productivity, Transform Your Habits, and Maximize Workplace Motivation. In the book she illustrates how you can shift your energy to increase your joy and enthusiasm at work or how you can transform your own experience no matter what’s going on with your colleagues. It is the jolt of motivation we all need to turbocharge our businesses and teams. Her work has been featured in Forbes, National Association of Colleges and Employers, Talent Management & HR, Recruiting Daily, and Talent Culture. Under her direct supervision, Allegiant Airlines won Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Interview” award. Caesars Entertainment, the largest casino-entertainment company in the U.S. retained Rebecca as their new “Chief Energy Officer” in 2021. Her role includes speaking twice monthly on how to shift their emerging leaders’ energies from surviving to thriving using energetic principles at their Emerging Leader Summits across their 55 U.S. based properties. Find out more at https://www.energeticimpact.com/.

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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaeahmed/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaeahmed/

- Website: https://www.energeticimpact.com/

- Other Social Media Accounts: https://www.tiktok.com/@rebeccaeahmed

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- Website: www.siinda.org

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