After a long journey in the education system, Janine started her company, Coaching Focus. Promotion due to seniority and skills does not always equip someone with the ability to lead people. Taking the role of a principal is, in many ways, like being the manager of an organisation, not just the senior educator.

Janine felt that promotion was common, but personal and professional development in leadership skills was not. Hence, Coaching Focus was created for Senior Educators to be equipped with the skills that matched their responsibilities.

Now, after many years of working with lead teachers and Deputy Principals, Janine has turned the industry around and equipped senior leaders in private schools to be prepared for their promotion and equipped for success.

Janine was a client of mine for 2 1/2 years just prior to and during the COVID Pandemic. Her tenacious passion for her clients and her industry kept her relevant and passionate during the COVID-19 Pandemic. When many others in her industry folded, Janine pivoted and kept supporting her clientele through an extremely difficult season in education, thrusting her even further forward as a respected pioneer in leadership development in education.

Please enjoy our conversation.

David Christie is the owner of the SA Toy Museum in Wilmington South Australia. David owns the largest Private Toy museum in Australia. His collection is both diverse and extensive. His collections include all types of toys extending to 130 years of toy manufacturing. I have never seen anything that could match this amazing collection. 

Starting as a hobby he now has attracted international recognition for his range of toys from Dinky, Matchbox, Hornby, and hundreds of other manufacturers. David has bought joy, tears, laughter and quiet reflection moments to people as they browse through lanes of memories and moments.

I hope you enjoy our conversation which is a mix of advice on how to build a business from a passion and how to keep on keeping on through all the trials and tribulations of economies that often don't favour tourism. 

David has a soft heart and a firm resolve, which is typical of many people who follow the passion for business to bring delight and joy to others. 

Amy Christopherson is the founder and owner of Amy Jane HR who specialises in empowering small business owners to move the needle forward in their business by embracing and nurturing their human resources. Amy created an award-winning business that embraces a flexible business model. This model allowed her and her family to do a Lazy Lap of Oz and experience all Australia has to give in their tiny home on wheels. 

Inspired by a failed trip to Cape York, Amy and her family decided to plan for the trip of a lifetime. This trip was a success and today’s conversation is a reflection on what it means to step out of your comfort zone, think bigger than average, pack up the family, and then decide to open a business and shift your working model, whilst on an adventure of a lifetime. 

So many people dream of doing their lap but never have the courage to just give it a go. It was not all sunshine and rainbows. There were plenty of obstacles along the way but success in life is found when we decide to be bigger than the problems we face. The experiences, learning and knowledge that we can overcome anything together outweigh any of the challenges, business or personal, that Amy and her family faced along the way.

You can experience a little more of Amy’s Lazy Lap of Oz on Facebook and Instagram @lazylapofoz, and connect with her in the business world at www.amyjanehr.com.au.