Training & Executive Coaching
for Organisations
Strategic Planning
Change is inevitable. But it doesn't need to be chaotic.
I've conducted countless strategic planning sessions that result in co-designed documented Strategic Plans for managing change, seeking new direction, getting back on track and ending chaotic disorganisation. Delivering in Darwin and across the Territory and Australia by arrangement.
Organisations like No More and The Women's Innovation Network NT benefitted from everyone having their say, multiple options being presented and a consensus being reached.
Half Day Session + Report from $3300
Full Day Session + Report from $5500
Digital Marketing & The Web
Understanding marketing in today's online world.
No one got into business to do marketing. But it's a neccessary part of the game. Likewise, a lot of us find ourselves doing marketing as part of our multi-disciplinary roles and we're finding the whole online world a little overwhelming.
I have guided over 2000 small businesses through marketing online since 2017 through Business Station and Business Enterprise Centre NT.
I've trained staff from Matt Wright Adventures, Charlies of Darwin, Ocean Buyers Agency, Perth Speech Therapy and even government agencies in the Northern Territory and New South Wales.
Half Day Training from $3300
Full Day Training from $5500
Design Thinking
When you want new revenue sources or to produce new products.
Design Thinking is one of those really annoying academic concepts that no one really uses because it's full of jargon that no one understands.
My Design Thinking workshops break down the mess and make it fun and effective for teams looking to build new products, design new services or come up with new ideas for revenue.
I've taught it at Charles Darwin University and Central Queensland University. And I've helped the teams at Darwin Innovation Hub, Catholic Care and City of Darwin get their design thinking breakthroughs.
Half Day Training from $3300
Full Day Training from $5500
LinkedIn & Thought Leadership
Leaders are surfaced, discovered and created on LinkedIn.
Organisations can't ignore LinkedIn. Especially when 16 million Aussies are active on it - and they are doing business, finding jobs and unskilling in a time when skills are hard to find and very in-demand.
However, few organisations have a LinkedIn strategy and their executives aren't active on the world's biggest professional platform.
But they are waking up to the opportunity and LinkedIn use has skyrocketed in the last few years.
I was awarded a LinkedIn Top Voice status in 2024: only 300 are awarded globally each year.
I provide training and executive coaching on how to work with LinkedIn for individuals and organisations using a tested and provdem method.
Half Day Training from $3300
Full Day Training from $5500
Private Consultations from $550
Entrepreneurship
We're all part of the sales and innovation departments these days.
Even if we are not business owners, there's value in employees learning about entrepreneurial thinking.
It's not necessarily about starting businesses. Entrepreneurship helps your team thinking from the point of view beyond just their own role - and to the bigger picture of how organisations operate, and how thinking beyond the routine and set processes can transform an organisation from stagnant to dynamic.
My entrepreneurship workshops are based on both experiences as a serial entrepreneur, my studies with University of NSW in Marketing and Business Information Systems as well as the principles in the curricula that I've taught at Charles Darwin University, Central Queensland University and the Australian Catholic University.
The workshops are highly interactive and practical.
Half Day Training from $3300
Social Media for Business
It's changed the way we communicate forever - especially in business.
If you're a business without an online presence, you're not in business. However, business treats social media like it's a television or radio ad.
In this comprehensive full-day program, your team will learn about the platforms, the purpose, the best practices, the fine line between brand values and the attention economy as well as forming a content plan for your business that will not only reach your target customer, but lead them to engagement.
Full Day Training from $5500
Speaking with Confidence
Confidence isn't born, it's learned.
The power of public speaking can be used to inspire, move and transform teams. But even at the smallest level, it brings the confidence to speak up in meetings, contribute to team work and collaborate with others. Simply, public speaking is less about TEDtalks and more about everyday use of our voices and our thoughts.
This is what Study NT Student Ambassadors, NT Training Awards Participants, Airport Development Group and Real Estate Institute of the Northern Territory learned when they used this training.
Half Day Training from $3300
Half Day Training from $5500
AI Literacy
Using AI safely, privately and effectively in 2025.
Your staff are already using ChatGPT. Even if they've been told not to. So you could try and. "policy your way out of it" or you could provide the tools and training for them to use it safely and more effectively.
My half-day and full-day AI tools training introduces your team to not only the tools, but to how to best use them to get real work done in a privacy-first and safe way.
You'll learn how to integrate AI into your workflows so that everyone works better, faster and more accurately without compromising data privacy and business confidentiality.
Half Day Training from $3300
Full Day Training from $5500
Specialist Training for Government
Things in government are a little different to the private sector.
I have been delivering Digital Skills, AI Literacy, Strategic Planning, Design Thinking, Social Media and Crisis Communications training for the public sector for years now through local councils like Coomalie Community Council, West Arnhem Regional Council, Trade & Investmetn Queenland, NSW Health, WA Small Business Development Corporation, Northern Territory and Queensland Governments, Austrade and Ausindustry.
I am also a contracted trainer for the Public Sector Network across all three levels of government in Australia and both levels in New Zealand.
All my training programs are available and contextualised for both your government and local application.
Half Day Training from $3300
Full Day Training from $5500
Latest from The Saturday Sprint
Why Productivity Gurus Don’t Have Kids (And It Shows!)
I took a hard look at the people I follow on YouTube and whose newsletters I read religiously. A pattern emerged: no kids, gym memberships, and online businesses built on productivity hacks that assume you have the focus time of a Zen monk.
Which got me thinking—does any of this advice actually work for parents? You know, the people whose "deep focus time" is when their toddler is distracted by a cardboard box for 3.5 minutes? Who take “silent walks” only if you count sneaking out of a room after finally getting the baby to sleep?
The Productivity Illusion
Most advice from these gurus follows the same formula:
Wake up at 4 AM.
Do 90 minutes of deep work.
Take a 20-minute silent walk.
Lift heavy things at the gym.
Eat exactly 2,000 calories of high-protein, low-everything-else meals.
Read 50 pages of a book written by someone just like them.
And, most importantly, avoid distractions (like, you know, children).
If you’re a parent, you might be laughing—or crying—because this is about as realistic as a unicorn babysitting your kids while you meditate.
Real Productivity for People With Actual Responsibilities
If your mornings involve convincing a toddler to wear pants, you need an approach that actually works in the real world. Here’s how to reclaim some productivity without giving up sleep, sanity, or your last shred of dignity:
Time Chunk Like a Boss – You’re not getting three hours of uninterrupted work time. But 20-minute sprints while the kids are eating, napping, or watching Bluey? That’s gold.
Redefine "Deep Work" – Your best ideas might not come in a soundproof office. They might come while packing school lunches or in the shower when no one is screaming for you (rare, but possible).
Exercise Like a Parent – Forget 90-minute gym sessions. Your workout is carrying a 15kg toddler who refuses to walk. Congratulations, you’re weight training.
Silence is a Myth, Use Headphones – If you can’t get quiet, noise-canceling headphones can create a cocoon of focus. Just don’t ignore the smoke alarm.
Use the "Tired But Wired" Hours – That weird time at night when you’re exhausted but scrolling Instagram? Swap it for 15 minutes of something useful, then crash.
The Goal: Sustainable, Sanity-Saving Productivity
Instead of feeling like you’re failing at productivity because you can’t live like a 29-year-old gym bro with a YouTube channel, shift the goal. The aim isn’t perfection—it’s making small, consistent improvements that work for your life, not theirs.
Because at the end of the day, your kids don’t care if you optimized your workflow. But they do care if you have the energy to play with them. And that’s a life worth optimising for.
That's it for this week - I hope you got some value - or a laugh out of it!
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For now, though, here's some things I'm doing that might be helpful for you on the journey to doing what you're wanting to do:
Online Workshop: Illustrate Your Ideas with Napkin AI
Turn your rough ideas into clear visuals with AI-powered sketching. Perfect for business owners, content creators, and anyone who wishes they could draw better than a 5-year-old. It's a free online workshop and takes just 30 minutes.
Register here
In-Person in Darwin: The Art of Focus Workshop
If your focus is currently held together by caffeine and wishful thinking, this free in-person workshop is for you. Learn how to train your brain to actually concentrate—despite life’s many distractions.
Sign up here
Free Digital Resource: Write Better Online Content
Want to craft engaging content without spending hours staring at a blank page? This free mini-course will help you write better, faster, and with less frustration.
Start learning here
New Palmerston Public Speaking Club
After selling out my Darwin club for two months in a row, it's already time to expand. So I'm taking our fun, relaxed and effective public speaking practice club to Palmerston, NT in March. Find out more and, if you're ready, book your place now.
See you next week, unless my inner toddler deletes this newsletter before I hit send.
Cheers,
Dante
Here's some of the latest tools I'm using to get my work done.
I used to spend up to 3-hours writing my workshop slides. Now it's 15 minutes.
I host at least three workshops a week, so writing slide decks was taking a long time. I found Gamma, and tat has changed. Dramatically! Just choose a style, copy across the content outline you want, and let Gamma turn it into an attractive slide deck you can edit and style how you like.
It's free to use here.
My new CRM, website builder and marketing system is True Blue Connect.
I just completed the transfer of all my business websites, newsletter, contact management and email automation to True Blue Connect and the results are outstanding.
And I've already picked up on so many leads I would usually miss. Not to mention the local support.
Find out more about it here.
Scheduling social media posts
Sociamonials has been the tool I've used to schedule my posts to FB, Insta, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, X and Google Business profiles for about five years now. And there's no monthly subscription. Find out how, here.
An AI tool that doesn't make things up
Perplexity is an AI writing and research tool that doesn't make stuff up (like ChatGPT often does. It's now my most used AI tool. Oh, and if you're using the paid version, you'll have access to use the most powerful ChatGPT model, o1, and the brand new DeepSeek R1 model within Perplexity without any exposure to Chinese servers or restrictions. You can start for free right here.
Becoming a better writer
I've been levelling up my writing of blogs, articles, social posts and even the scripts for videos and podcasts using Dan Koe's Kortex app. It creates a whole new type of flow for content exploration and writing - and given that I recently hit 6 million views for my LinkedIn content recenlty, it is definitely working! Oh - and the Kortex app is free to use for basic use. Check it out here.
Getting better ideas for writing
I've also created a free GPT on ChatGPT based on Dan's principles to help you explore topics you want to write about from different perspectives. It's available here on the free version of ChatGPT.
Creating Video
Video doesn't have to be hard. For me, it's not something I can do on a mobile phone. I use the desktop version of CapCut to easily add captions, transitions and chop and change visuals. Check it out here.
I also use OBS Studio to record my video and line up multiple cameras for different angles. It takes so setup, but once you're going, it turns your laptop into a recording studio. Get it free here.
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