Phillip Di Bella is a Director at the Di Bella Group of Companies
Phillip Di Bella is a highly respected business entrepreneur with a unique ability to visualise and commercialise what many others never see. Though initially known for the establishment of Di Bella Coffee, which became Australia’s largest specialty coffee company, Phillip’s entrepreneurial spirit has brought success to other businesses such as International Coffee Traders, Abbotsford Road Specialty Coffee in New York, and more recently The Coffee Commune.
Not satisfied with simply focusing on building his own successful businesses, Phillip has dedicated much time to supporting the growth and development of other businesses. Often referred to as an “Entrepreneur in Residence”, Phillip regularly lends his strategic thinking to businesses such as BDO Consulting, helping their clients overcome challenges, see new opportunities, and then supporting the commercialisation of these solutions.
01.50 - Phil’s journey with his weight
“Health is first, it’s the foundation. You don’t go building 10-storey buildings without laying solid foundations”.
“It’s me first so that I can give my best to my family and give more energy to work.”
“My philosophies are templates, and a lot of them apply, and they have for me, personally, professionally, and family. Same thing in business, you can have all the theories in the world, you can go to all the workshopping events and build your knowledge base in your library, but if you don't execute, it just doesn't happen.”
Shaun - “If you put the work in and have that desire, intent and willpower and you execute, you can go from here to here, and that could be finance, it could be career, it could be relationships. It could be anything, but it's having a plan. It's executing that plan, drawing on the resources around you, but being disciplined in that regard. And that's the transformation.”
7.45 - What are the daily rituals that you do to optimise yourself?
12.30 -
- It’s not about weight loss it’s about being healthy.
- We are all works in progress and we need to understand that
- Our mindset is the secret sauce in everything, it starts and finishes with the mindset
16.00 - Other rituals that bind Phil and his wife
20.15 - “Life is simple, humans just complicate it”
20.46 - Managing Priorities
- It starts with a vision.
- Work life harmony. You need to get all 3 areas of your life working in harmony.
- Chase harmony, not balance.
27.30 -
- Not every day is a happy day but every day is a day to learn
- Life is measured in moments
30 - Core philosophies in business
1 - You have to be solving a problem
2 - You have to be so relevant that if your business can’t be replicated
3 - When you get 1 and 2 right, tell the story. Marketing is the art of telling the story.
32.30 - Where people go wrong in business often comes down to poor planning
36.30 - What are you focusing on for work in 2024?
Phil is working on trying to make sure that before governments make decisions that impact people’s lives.
“I'm getting stuck into 2024 and we kick off with the release of our small business paper that we took six months to commission and we kick that off on the 19th of February to go to market. I want to see this industry sustainable.”
43.00 - Core philosophies in life
- Health: Meaningful relationships and purpose won’t happen if you don’t have your health
- Time
- Money
Enough time and money to do what you want when you want.
48.00 - Shaun - “Be intentional about where you want to be and what you want to achieve then surround yourself with the right people to get there.”
50.40 - If you can’t improve the silence don’t speak
“The wealthiest place in the world is the cemetery”