Talking Business with Leon Gettler

Trilogy Hotels CEO Scott Boyes2.24: Says the Trilogy model breaks up the running of a hotel to its best assets: a manager operating the hotel and specialists running the brand and its distribution, sales and loyalty delivering a better outcome for the owners.7.44 Says 80% of hotels in the US operate using this model whereas in Australia it’s new.ScottBoyesMarch14.wavAMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver  11.04 Says the latest profit reporting season turned out to be “pretty ordinary” 15,02 The big issue for Australia with Trump’s tariffs is they are a drag on the economy.Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktopContact me on 0311 745 193 or email me at leon@leongettler.com

Here are this week’s Talking Business snippets  Bob Huber, the chief security officer at Tenable,2:30: says 38% of all cyber-attacks are Ranswomware6:44 Talks about the global revolution of cyber crime and zero day attacksBobHuberMarch7.mp3 Independent economist Saul Eslake says12:55: Says the Australian government can’t expect a rate cut before the next election 17:23: Says Trump’s policies will put upward pressure on inflation around the world. Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktopContact me on 0311 745 193 or email me at leon@leongettler.com

Dario Valenza, founder of Carbonix1:51 Carbonix  helps the electricity operator monitor everything in their infrastructure, travelling over hundreds of kms with drones to stop blackouts, saving them the cost of sending out operators.3:41 Carbonix does it with about 2% of what a helicopter or fixed wing aircraft would do. The fuel tank could fit in your fridge. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tz__b39u1nv3M23l1meuAbWHNFjGTU-X4f4HvB89Md_QBoZ1Wb42KGWpMiZ4hgLs.SZVaYgrGCTeUIz1Y?startTime=1710403348000Passcode: ?*W&4kc$  Independent economist Nicholas Gruen11:00 Suggests Australia could follow the footsteps of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission which was made up of citizens as an extra chamber to the Senate. 15::03 Says citizens could be selected for this panel in the same way that they select juries.Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktopContact me on 0311 745 193 or email me at leon@leongettler.com

Ashleigh Potocki, the joint owner of The Afterglow Studio 2:47 Says when it comes to funding, lenders don’t understand the beauty industry where so many women entrepreneurs are based and they deem it as high risk 3.45 While she is the CEO of the company, she’s needed her husband, although he has no beauty industry experience, to meet the criteria to get funding.    video1134615835.mp4   Rabobank economist Michael Every 12:04 Says Donald Trump is shaking up the global trading system to a level not seen since the Berlin Wall came down. 13:04. Says Trump is creating a fragmented fractured global trading system where the US is holding up its roof but not nobody else's.Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktopContact me on 0311 745 193 or email me at leon@leongettler.com

Holly Fowler CEO and founder of Wable: 5:36 Says Wable which was started in Melbourne for neurodivergent people is now getting getting noticed by people all over the world 7:05 Says Wable might have started as a dating app but has now become a platform for people to connect and make friends with other neurodivergent people or those who understand what it’s like. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/5e6TOce42r4QLFkEzQcwDZzmj_awcqe9Vj425aA4TlRRaOBCzMWxulovPJS_fbQZ.YPJJe3BWrPQ-yKg3?startTime=1713754971000Passcode: Npz#$0thIndependent economist Saul Eslake says:16 51: Trump’s tariffs will increase US inflation21:48 Compares Trump’s inaugural speech to taking over the Panama Canal & Greenland to a hypothetical scenario of Putin declaring in his inaugural speech of acquiring back Alaska. Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktop

Spiros Papetropoulos, CEO of Bionomics 3:51 Says up until now social anxiety is treated with drugs like Valium which don’t work for everyone and run the risk of addiction. 10:56 Says Bionomics is now preparing work for health authorities in the US for its BNC210 programs to treat social anxiety   SpyrosPapapetropoulosFeb7 .mp3 AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver  13:06 Says that while it’s not certain, AMP forecasts the Reserve Bank of Australia will ease interest rates in February and then adopt a cautious approach to rates21:06 Predicts investors will have a a tougher more volatile market in 2025 compared with the last two years, with returns of about 7-8%. Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktop 

 Rupert Murdoch has failed in court to have his family trust amended to exclude other children and favour Lachlan.ANZ will bring in an international banking heavyweight to succeed outgoing chief executive Shayne Elliott when he leaves the big four lender mid-next year. CSIRO slaps down major nuclear talking points promoted by Coalition leader Peter Dutton in its latest GenCost report, which confirms – yet again – that integrated wind and solar are easily the cheapest option Woolworths strike chaos: $140M and counting!AI could disrupt 30% of Aussie jobs in 5 years—are we ready?Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktop

Woolworths says two weeks of industrial action has cut $50 million in sales from its supermarket business as the retailer struggles to stock shelves. Higher than expected retail sales cast doubts on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut rates.Many households find themselves under financial pressure, even as government rebates attempt to mitigate the impact of escalating energy prices.A new report by the BCA ranks Victoria as the worst state or territory for doing business, with more onerous regulations acting against growth and investment on a range of measures.Australian housing prices have increased for the 22nd month in a row, but the market appears to be losing steam.Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktop

RBA warns: US-China trade war could sink markets and rates!Australia's inflation stays within the RBA's target, but rate cuts remain on hold as the central bank awaits stronger evidence of easing price pressures.Super tax hike faces delay, uncertain future before election!Record deficit looms: Economic woes set stage for election showdown!"Amazon shakes up grocery market, rivals Woolies and Coles!Follow my socials on:https://twitter.com/leongettlerhttps://www.instagram.com/leongettler/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leongettler/https://www.facebook.com/talkingbusinesspodcasthttps://business.google.com/dashboard/l/17460167277811417147?hl=en&gmbsrc=au-en-z-z-z-gmb-s-119-u~mhp-ns_hom_8-u&omec=EI_z6RYYASIBATIBATotZ21ic3JjPWF1LWVuLXotei16LWdtYi1zLTExOS11fm1ocC1uc19ob21fOC11QAFKEwjq4cCIj5D3AhXNnWMKHUB5Cqg%3Dhttps://www.youtube.com/c/LeonGettler/discussion?app=desktop