Within the community we have some amazing people whose knowledge and insight can make a real difference to your business or career. 📈 Every Sunday I share clips from past guests containing real value from real people with real businesses you can trust. 🗣 From Episode 014 I spoke with Paul Blake from Newcastle Eagles 🏆 ⛹🏿🏀 Within the video Paul speaks on the need to never give up even when times get tough and also to be cautious of your costs and your financial management

Within the community we have some amazing people whose knowledge and insight can make a real difference to your business or career. 📈 Every Sunday I share clips from past guests containing real value from real people with real businesses you can trust. 🗣 From Episode 013 from 11 June 2020 I spoke with Matt McGough from Ithica Films 💬 🎬 🎥 Within the video Matt speaks on the need to take your time. You don't need to sprint. 🙌🏻 Incredible advice and something very releva

Tomorrow I have the pleasure of speaking to Maf Smith. Maf was formerly Deputy Chief Executive at RenewableUK, a Special Advisor to the House of Commons, and is now working on an exciting new project called WEST for the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership helping companies grow and diversify into the sector. 📈 🌊 💡 Within the interview Maf will be sharing his own career to date, including setting up his own business, before we discuss offshore wind and helping companies grow i

This Tuesday I have the absolute pleasure to speak to Carl Swansbury FCA, Partner and Head of Corporate Finance at Ryecroft Glenton 💵💰📈 Within the interview Carl will be sharing his own story on getting into corporate finance, before we discuss lots of issues which are relevant to business owners (see below) before sharing the best advice he's ever had! 💡 Topics to discuss include: ∙ Securing the funding needed to develop and grow your business, be it in the form of equit

Today I had a great conversation with Peter Mckeone from Diablo Seasonings Ltd, exactly one year on from our first meeting, as two new business owners set off on a new adventure. 😄🙌🏻🌶 This is 100% honest content from two people who are each finding their way through launching a new business in 2020. The podcast is available across all popular channels from today. ✅ #livestream #podcast #businessstrategy #realpeople #realstories #startups #growthstrategyroadmap

Many thanks to my guest Jeroen Corthout, CEO and Co-Founder of Salesflare 💻 🗄 Salesflare is the #1 simple CRM for small businesses selling B2B. Within full interview Jeroen shared his own story on pivoting from being an engineer to becoming a tech entrepreneur, setting up a global CRM business, how they learn, develop and promote their business, and the best advice he's ever had! 💡 The full video interview is available here: https://youtu.be/YnJ__tixQb4 The podcast is avai

On Tuesday I have the pleasure of speaking to Alex Thompson, Copywriter 🏆 Alex is a freelance copywriter based in the North East of England, and a top bloke. Within the interview Alex will be sharing his story about how he started out on his own, what is copywriting, why is it important, we'll discuss the challenges people face when they set up on their own and the best advice he's ever had! 💡 The interview will be LIVE at 3pm on Tuesday 10 November across LinkedIn LIVE, Tw

Within the community we have some amazing people whose knowledge and insight can make a real difference to your business or career. 📈 Every Sunday I share clips from past guests containing real value from real people with real businesses you can trust. 🗣 From Episode 009 I spoke to former Marine and Military Commander turned Entrepreneur Chris Paton 🎖 Chris shared the advice from his Grandfather that when you have a shiny new hammer everything looks like a nail. In busines

On Tuesday I have the pleasure of speaking to North East entrepreneur James Allen 🏆 James is a health based tech entrepreneur with his business Chronic Insights. Within the interview James will share his story, but we'll also discuss starting and growing a tech business, building a community, the auto-immune condition ankylosing spondylitis, and the best advice he's ever had. 💡 The interview will be LIVE at 3pm on Tuesday 3 November across LinkedIn LIVE, Twitter, YouTube an

Within the community we have some amazing people whose knowledge and insight can make a real difference to your business or career. 📈 Every Sunday I share clips from past guests containing real value from real people with real businesses you can trust. 🗣 From Episode 007 I spoke to Professional Boxer Joe Maphosa 🏆📈 In the video Joe speaks of advice he got from former World Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs on the need to study your game! 🥊 Find out more about Joe and

On Tuesday I have the pleasure of speaking to International Conference Host & Speaker Peter Hopwood 💬 🏆💰 Within the interview we'll be covering Peter's life and career to date, dealing with anxiety, building confidence, the international speaker circuit and the importance of raising profile in business. Peter is also dialing in from Croatia! 📈🇭🇷 The interview will be LIVE at 3pm on Tuesday 27 October across LinkedIn LIVE, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. The podcast will

Within the community we have some great people whose knowledge and insight can make a real difference to your business or career. 📈 Every Sunday I share clips from past guests containing real value from real people with real businesses you can trust. 🗣 From Episode 005 I spoke to entrepreneur Martin Ferguson who runs growing national business MJF Group. 🙌🏻 In the video Martin speaks about the need to work hard, stick in at school and always strive to achieve your goals.

For World Mental Health Day I wanted to share some of my experiences. 🌊 Since launching my business 2020 has not been an easy year. As a small business owner you need to portray confidence in your offer but also remain sensitive to what is going on. The pressure to pay your bills always looms and the best analogy I can use is swimming far from shore, there is no boat and you’re tired. 🏊🏻‍♂️ If you know this feeling, you know. Everyone deals with pressure differently. I’m a

On Tuesday I have the pleasure of speaking to Thor Holt 💬 Thor is an Aberdeen based Pitch Coach, Investor and Volunteer Mental Health Counsellor. Thor is also now helping people to land jobs post COVID with his latest business Career Goldminder 🏆💰⛏ Within the interview we will also cover Thor's career to date, from growing up, to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to discussing the changes in Aberdeen, the art of good presentations, and also the importance of Mental He

Recently I got the chance to catch up with Natalie Devonshire from PR company Harvey & Hugo. 💬 I often get asked for ways to help raise profile and win more business, so what better than to explain than using real case studies of where I put my own money, why, and what it achieved for me. 🏆 Within the chat we discuss the entire process start to finish and use it as a way to help educate on options open to business owners about really useful tools they can use, discussing th

From episode 004, 28 April 2020, I spoke to Dr Jake Garner who is an entrepreneur as well as a dentist. 🙌🏻 In the video Jake speaks about the need to keep learning. Never be satisfied to stay ahead of the curve. ♥️ Jake also advises it's never too early to start on your dream. 🏆 #livestream #businessstrategy #realpeople #realstories #growthstrategyroadmap #community

Many thanks to my guest earlier Stuart Coupland from Coupland Leather 💬 💼 Within the interview we covered so much that I didn't feel I could do it justice through cutting it down to 10 minutes, so instead if you're interested you can check out the complete interview or podcast on the links below. 🏆 Within the conversation we covered everything from growing up in Stockton, learning to network (and attending BMI events), starting his own business, being authentic with social

This week I have the wonderful opportunity to speak to Stuart Coupland from Coupland Leather 🙌🏻 Within the interview we'll discuss Stuart's start and progression through his career, finding his passion, launching his own business, and also martial arts and fire fighting as we explore an extremely interesting entrepreneur and let him share his journey in his own words. 💬 💼 🏆 Watch live at 3pm Tuesday 29 Sept across LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook; with the podcast

It can be lonely at the top. You’re running your business, things are going well, or maybe they’re not but sometimes the weight on your shoulders can build up and it’s good to blow off steam. 😤 For clients I work with I often act as a sounding board to owners and directors who want an independent viewpoint when there is nobody else they can really speak to. In return I listen, but then offer practical advice about how we fix the problem quickly. Hands-on. Practical. Confiden

Within the community we have some really great people whose knowledge and insight can make a real difference to your business or career. 📈 Every Sunday I'm going to share clips from past guests containing real value from real people with real businesses you can trust. 🗣 Starting with Episode 001, Ashleigh King 🎙️🎧 is a wonderful person who I think you should know. Ashleigh, like me, throws her heart and soul into everything she does and her talent shines through. Even if