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Articles by Nathan Ruff
Mastering Your Career
Piper Payne is a mastering engineer and the owner of Physical Music Products, in Nashville, Tennessee. Do you remember when you first became interested in music engineering? I’ve been playing drums since I was in second grade. In ninth grade, we had a person come in and record our Christmas concert. I was playing the drum kit. My little Tom ran from my left to my right; my high hats were on the left, and my bride cymbals were on the right.
For the Love of Storytelling
Weekly Newsletter Issue #327 Davy Rothbart has an enviable career as an all around storyteller. As an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, bestselling author, prolific documentarian and podcaster, founding editor of Found Magazine, and contributor to This American Life, he has situated himself at the forefront of human interest journalism.
The 5 WORST and BEST Ways to Learn How to DJ
By Mark Laurell Worst: Relying Solely On Yourself You can’t possibly learn everything you need to know on your own. You can’t objectively critique yourself. You won’t always see what you’re missing. Instead of going it fully alone, try… Best: Having A Mentor Or Circle Of Collaborators Mentors and collaborators are people who understand and share your artistic vision. They see where you are trying to get, and are there to provide insight, inspiration, and perspective.
Growth in loans to businesses evaporates
by Loren Webb / News / 03 Jun 2019 RBA statistics for April recorded the slowest annual growth in credit for mortgages since the data was first collected in the late 1970s. The growth of lending to businesses flatlined in April while personal loans retreated for the seventh month in a row and annual property credit plummeted to unprecedented lows, central bank statistics suggest.
Meet four interior designers, with a head for business
You might think life as one of Sydney’s top interior designers would be all glamour and tantrums. Not so. Behind the scenes there are the same cashflow and staffing issues as any other small business. Creative types don’t usually have a head for business and money. It might be a cliché but in most cases it rings true. Greg Natale, Thomas Hamel and Darren Palmer are three of Australia’s top interior designers at different stages of their careers.
Dominique Grubisa: The entrepreneur that bounced back from serious twice
In three years Dominique Grubisa went from being millions of dollars in financial debt to having a turnover of $12 million dollars in the 2017-2018 financial year with her company DG Institute. Prior to 2008, Dominique and her husband Kevin were thriving with a seven figure business in renovating and selling property.
A start up story: the ups & downs, how-tos and entrepreneur advice
CEO and Founder, Luke Dutton, of new product COAT shares his startup story. A lot of the time new businesses are founded out of the realisation of a gap in the market from either a personal or professional perspective. Luke Dutton’s businesses is no exception and COAT was founded when there was no product solving his own problem. COAT is a portable coat hook for stowing garments while on the go.
Why do major companies keep getting caught in employee underpayment scandals?
by Loren Webb / Accounting, Expert, Finance, Tax, Tax, Accounting and Bookkeeping / 31 May 2019 Every few months sees a major employee underpayment scandal – companies announcing that they have made payroll errors that have impacted thousands of employees – go public. Examples are the $43 million error by Rebel Sport this year, the $2 million error by Lush Cosmetics last year, the $1 million in underpayments by Maurice Blackburn and more than $1 million in underpayments by Rockpool.
The new Federal Budget: Promised policies for tradies
The Coalition’s federal election win prompts us to reflect on their FY20 Federal Budget promises that piqued our interest. With Australian households spending over $73 billion each year on tradespeople and 250,000 trade businesses operating around the country, the sector represents an important economic contributor that deserves nurturing for continued prosperity and growth.
How to attract, retain and cultivate a new breed of IT professional
By Simon Horrocks, Regional Vice President ANZ, AppDynamics The technology skills gap is impacting Australian organisations across almost every industry, with businesses struggling to find the right talent to drive innovation, whether that be in cloud, data analytics, or other emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).
Employees need to be able to work remotely
by Loren Webb / Business Tech, Business Tech, Devices, Emerging Tech, Small Business, Technology / 30 May 2019 Australians are working outside the office more than ever: a recent survey revealed nearly half of all Australian employees work remotely for at least half the week while more than two-thirds work remotely at least one day per week. This means employees are relying on mobile devices, from smartphones and tablets to laptops, to get their work done.
Changes to Scott Morrison's cabinet
by Loren Webb / News / 29 May 2019 Prime Minister Scott’s Morrison’s new cabinet and broader ministry was sworn in on Wednesday at Government House in Canberra.
How to successfully ask for a pay rise
57% of Australians say a salary increase is their number one career priority this year, with 46% intending to achieve this by asking their boss for a raise. But asking and receiving are two very different things. To ensure your pay rise request is successful, there are certain steps you must take, advises recruiting experts Hays. “Asking for a pay rise can be nerve-racking,” said Nick Deligiannis, Managing Director of Hays in Australia & New Zealand.
Three questions to ask before using new tech
Byline: Michael Chetner, Head of Asia Pacific, Zoom Video Communications While small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) make an important contribution to Australia’s economy, they are constantly under pressure to stand out in a crowded and competitive marketplace. This pressure is further heightened as SMBs don’t only compete amongst themselves but have to contend against larger corporations and more sophisticated start-ups with more access to resources and tools.
Let's talk: Disruption
What’s the next big game changer in tech? There is ongoing major disruption in all industries at the moment due to tech. Whether you are embracing the changes within your organisation or not, it is undeniably happening. Lots of new business opportunities come from technological advancements and can completely change consumer culture. Think of contactless cards, as a very simple example, which are now used in over 90% of purchases according to research by Westpac Banking Corporation.
Combatting work stress
Work stress is inevitable, right? We need some stress or we’d find a way to play solitaire all day when no-one is looking.
Small business owners prioritise climate change, energy costs and tax cuts
by Loren Webb / Cashflow, Featured, Small Business, Tax / 28 May 2019 A new survey from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed a disconnect between small business owners and politics, with a whopping three in four (75 per cent) unable to name the Federal Small Business Minister, and 15 per cent unable to name the Prime Minister.
AWS EdTech program helps startups scale and teachers teach
Last month Dynamic Business attended the Amazon Web Services (AWS) summit in Sydney. The event is designed to educate attendees on how cloud technology can help your business lower costs, improve efficiency, and innovate at scale. Dynamic Business spokewith Vincent Quah, who is Regional Head for Education Healthcare and Not-for-Profit at AWS (APAC Public Sector).
How brands can better and effectively use influencers
Influencer marketing isn’t as simple as choosing an influencer with a high number of followers to post an ad for you. In 2019, there have been a multitude of changes that have taken place in the influencer marketing world which brands need to factor into their strategies to get the most ROI.
Why influencers have divided the media and marketing industry
I enjoy the cut and thrust of a good marketing conversation just as much as the next person. There’s nothing like dissecting the merits and misses of a good or bad creative strategy, or media plan, especially over a nice bottle of red.
For the love of the Instagram gods, can you please keep it real
Like the majority of my contemporaries in the advertising sphere, I’ve not been able to escape the Insta image of Renae Ayris getting proposed to over a cuppa joe from her loving fiancé Andrew Papadopoulos. Like you, my heart melted at the two perfectly formed beauties in bed, who seemed to wake up without a hair follicle out of place, or the dry drool crust that I suffer from.
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