The Biz Book Broadcast

What did people think before the concept of "science discovery" existed? Ron Tester is back for our end-of-year History Pop-Up where we discuss fascinating books about science, society + some truly dark moments in history. Ron has been reading about how science as we know it didn't exist until the 1570s + why Newton spent more time studying the Bible than thinking about gravity. I discuss the less cheery matter of mass suicides in 1945 Germany + what happened in Budapest's final days under Nazi occupation. Look for more History Pop-Ups where we abandon business books entirely + indulge our other book nerd tendencies. Books discussed in this episode: The Invention of Science - David Wooten Promise Me You'll Shoot Yourself - Florian Huber Aftermath - Harald Jähner The Clockwork Universe - Edward Dolnick The Last Days of Budapest - Adam Lebor Ron's Website: rontestercoaching.com ==== If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients ==== And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients. This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely. 

What happens when book reviewers completely miss the point? Ron Tester joins me for our holiday special where we read the most baffling book reviews we could find. We discuss readers who don't understand how fiction works, demands for warning labels on perfectly normal books + one truly spectacular misunderstanding about a Holocaust book. Plus, the most audacious demand of a publisher you've ever heard. This might be the best show we've ever done - it's certainly the most ridiculous. Books discussed in this episode: The Warm Hands of Ghosts – Katherine Arden The Demon Lover - Elizabeth Bowen Dark Mage – M L Spencer Hitler's People – Richard J Evans The Gestapo - Frank McDonough Africa Is Not a Country – Dip Faloyin We Love Anderson Cooper – R L Maizes Queen of Storms - Raymond E. Feist A Town Called Discovery - R.R. Haywood Extracted series - R.R. Haywood Ron's Website: rontestercoaching.com ==== If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients ==== And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients. This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely. 

What if getting funded means losing yourself? Kym Medina is back to discuss the problematic colonial 'classic' Babar the Elephant + what happens when someone else's money changes everything about who you + your business. We discuss how external funding disconnects you from your roots, how authority based on dazzle rather than competence creates imposter syndrome + the ongoing issue of entrepreneurs giving it all up... just as it gets truly profitable. A working biz, shouldn't be boring. Look for more Classics episodes where we take books that definitely aren't about business + treat them as though they were biz text books. Books discussed in this episode: The Story of Barbar - Jean de Brunhoff Winnie the Pooh - A. A. Milne Matilda - Roald Dahl The Emperor's New Clothes Mr. Tickle Kym’s Website: projectpowerplayer.com ==== If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients ==== And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients. This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely.

How do you know when it's time to stop figuring everything out alone? Fan fave, Ron Tester joins me to discuss the specific signs that scream you need a coach right now. We discuss why strategy matters more than just working harder, how to work out when you need a thinking partner versus a course + why hiring the wrong people repeatedly means something's wrong inside your biz. This is part 2 of our Coaching Series where real clients + coaches discuss what coaching is really like. Ron's Website: rontestercoaching.com ==== If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients ==== And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients. This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely. 

Random book browsing at airports makes me genuinely concerned for the nation's reading habits. Rachel Allen joins me to discuss fiction that’s so good, it’ll have you planning your reading list ahead of your vacation wardrobe. We nerd about books that make you feel complicit in the story, split timelines done right + why authors sometimes need therapy instead of publishing. For more great recommendations - look for more in this Fiction Pop-Up strand Books discussed in this episode: Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth The Director - Daniel Kelman The Sapling Cage - Margaret Killjoy Elements series (Water, Earth, Fire, and Air) - John Boyne The Boy in Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne My Brother's Name is Jessica - John Boyne The Echo Chamber - John Boyne The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne Rachel’s Website:  boltfromthebluecopywriting.com Rachel’s Instagram: instagram.com/boltfromthebluecopywriting Rachel's Substack: boltfromtheblue.substack.com Rachel’s email : hello at boltfromthebluecopywriting.com ==== If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients ==== And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients. This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely. Click here lizscully.com/reading to get your book list