Adam Asks
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -We Are Adam has been in business for nearly 15 years and over that time we’ve been very fortunate and privileged to have met a diverse range of inspiring founders, business owners, and entrepreneurs. On their journeys, they’ve all been in the trenches, as we have, and experienced both the highs and lows that running a business throws at you.
Adam Asks is a podcast series designed to share their valuable lessons and if like us, you want to know what’s around the corner in a world of uncertainty, we’re here to ask them the questions and share their insight.
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#AdamAsks... Does Building an Aspirational Business Come With a Personal Sacrifice?
August 10, 2020 10:01 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBMark Boler is the founder and CEO of The Mere Gold Resort and Spa. His father bought The Mere Golf and Country Club in 1984, and Mark took over running the business in 1997. Mark spent years developing plans to transform the business into a luxury resort and secured a £15m investment to make his dreams into a reality. The resort opened in March 2012, with Mark selling the business at the start of 2018. Mark joins Leon Milns for #AdamAsks' first in-person chat since lockdown began to discuss...
Adam Asks… What is the Future of Work in 2020?
July 07, 2020 15:20 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBWe Are Adam CEO Richard Gahagan is joined by my2be co-Founder Adam Mitcheson, We Are Adam Operations Manager Leanne Scaletta, and copywriter Kimi Wright for a virtual Roundtable discussion about our recently released Whitepaper report, The Future of Work 2020. The Future of Work 2020 was a partnership between We Are Adam and my2be to investigate the remote working revolution which was accelerated when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived on our doorsteps, the long-term effects that we believe will...
Adam Asks.... Are human beings the most complex component of your business?
June 03, 2020 10:50 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBDerek Bishop is the Director of Culture Consultancy - experts in business culture, working with the leadership teams of global organisations to deliver sustainable performance improvements. Derek has over twenty years’ experience leading people and delivering results for businesses. As an expert on culture change, Derek returns to the #AdamAsks podcast to talk to Adam co-Founder Leon about the importance of good leadership and company culture as businesses attempt to return to normal over th...
Is culture the key to a successful niche agency?
April 21, 2020 09:57 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBKelly Gilmour-Grassam is the Director of Making You Content Ltd, a copywriting and content creation agency in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Born in Yorkshire, Kelly is a proud adopted Mancunian who has drawn inspiration from her urban surroundings to create a name for herself and her business. In this episode of AdamAsks, Kelly talks about how your company’s culture can influence it’s success. She covers: · How she became a copywriter, how Making You Content came to be, and her journey bu...
Adam Asks...How do you lead a team through an unprecedented crisis?
April 09, 2020 09:18 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBMartin Murphy is a former special forces soldier, international adviser and coach to leaders and teams. He’s also a speaker and author with vast experience in forming and leading high performing teams, both in the special forces and in the commercial sector where he trained special project teams worldwide to effectively combat terrorism and narcotics smuggling. Martin has a unique perspective on what makes great leadership in times of crisis. At a time of unparalleled crisis for humanity a...
Adam Asks… What’s the benefit of letting your employees own their own destiny?
March 19, 2020 10:44 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBChris Hyland joins us on #AdamAsks to discuss why last 4 years has been a whirlwind of change both personally and professionally. He shares about his incredible growth journey from a marketing graduate to seeking investors to purchase his thriving agency, 4Ps Marketing. He reveals the unforgiving process of selling his agency as he reflects on the lengthy transition process. Key highlights include: · The challenges of running an agency · The culture shock that results from times of huge t...
Adam Asks... Do Thriving Employees Equate to Happy Clients?
March 10, 2020 17:21 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBJohn Readman is the Founder and CEO of Modo25 and the Co-Founder of Ride25 – two innovative businesses that challenge rigid work structures. Recently, John joined us to talk about his experience on Dragon’s Den, the innovative path that Modo25 has chosen to take and how to establish a healthy work-life balance. When reflecting back on his experience on Dragon’s Den, John shares about: · Ride25’s impressive story of growth - transforming from a fundraising idea into a sell-out business opp...
Adam Asks...Why aren’t local businesses reaching their potential?
February 24, 2020 09:56 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBVikas Shah MBE is a philanthropist, a serial entrepreneur, and an investor that has a passion for technology-driven businesses. He holds positions as Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan (Lisbon), Honorary Professor of Business at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Industry Fellow at the University of Salford Business School. It’s fair to say that he has an impressive CV and is a powerful mentor for the next generation of entrepreneurs. However, his multi-faceted por...
Adam Asks... Does slow and steady win the race?
February 07, 2020 14:12 - 32 minutes - 44 MBFresh out of University, Amman Ahmed’s career began in sales. Inspired by the situation of his partner, a producer from a dangerous, gang-run neighbourhood in El Salvador, Amman found himself drawn to research about music therapy. Applying it to his own life and driven by his love of animals, Amman identified a gap in the market for animals with anxiety to support their wellbeing without the use of drugs or physical manipulation. In this podcast, we discover how Amman took a data-driven ap...
#AdamAsks... Does slow and steady win the race?
February 07, 2020 14:12 - 32 minutes - 44 MBFresh out of University, Amman Ahmed’s began with a career in sales. Inspired by the situation of his partner, a producer from a dangerous, gang-run neighbourhood in El Salvador, Amman found himself drawn to research about music therapy. Applying it to his own life and driven by his love of animals, Amman identified a gap in the market for animals with anxiety to support their wellbeing without the use of drugs or physical manipulation. In this podcast, we discover how Amman took a data-dr...
Adam Asks... How does having a heart attack at 26 impact your outlook on life?
January 27, 2020 11:20 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBNick Entwistle, owner and founder of the Bank of Creativity and One Minute Briefs, shares how a heart attack at 26 impacts your outlook on life. In this reflective interview, Nick shares how he re-evaluated what was important when he had a life-changing heart attack at 26. The podcast urges listeners to consider whether their levels of stress are making them ill and reminds us that life is too short to be in jobs and situations that make us unhappy. Nick’s changed outlook is inspiring as he...
Adam Asks… How can you transfer a negative experience into a positive legacy?
January 13, 2020 13:13 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBProfessional actor, Jim Murray, has had a successful career as a professional actor – accumulating an eclectic portfolio of roles across the globe in the last 20 years – famously starring in the BAFTA-nominated series Primeval for ITV. In his time off-camera, Jim and his wife, Sarah Parish, also run a charity [The Murray Parish Trust] that supports children's emergency services by raising money and awareness to enable pioneering research and provide life-saving equipment. Jim joined our Fou...
Adam Asks...What does it take to be a 30 year old HR Director?
December 16, 2019 09:11 - 22 minutes - 31 MBDan Forth has an impressive CV and has progressed rapidly in his HR career. At just 30 years old he became HR Director at Pilot Group, an international electronics and technology business with North West roots. Dan joined our head of HR, Vanessa Jackson, to share his story and tell us how he's risen up the ranks so quickly. Dan explained how he's navigated his career, explored some of the challenges he's overcome so far, and shared what it's like to be someone so young in such a senior po...
Adam Asks...Is there a secret to creating exponential growth?
December 03, 2019 13:17 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBHolly Moore is Managing Director of Make Events. Holly joined us a week after receiving the WOMANC award at this year’s Talk of Manchester business awards. She shared her story of how she’s grown the business from scratch over seven years, built a talented team of event planning consultants and creative professionals and scaled the business rapidly. Tune in to hear Holly explore a range of subjects including: · Why Oprah Winfrey and Tony Robins are her inspirations · The importance of focu...
How can you make your agency’s culture your competitive advantage?
November 18, 2019 17:19 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBDerek Bishop is Co-Founder of Culture Consultancy. Formerly a Head of Customer Service at AXA, Derek has over twenty years’ experience of directly leading people and delivering business results in high volume and complex environments. As experts on culture change, leadership and human behaviour change, Derek and the team work with fast growth SMEs through to multi-nationals to create high-performance cultures where everyone thrives. He co-authored a book titled ‘Building a Culture of Inno...
Adam Asks... Is personal fulfilment & happiness more important than materialistic wealth?
November 04, 2019 10:49 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBSteven Bartlett needs little introduction, but if you need one, his LinkedIn profile describes his inspiring background perfectly: "Steven is the 27-year-old CEO Founder of Social Chain which uses owned media, marketing and technology to build Social Brands. In the last few years, he has become an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and investor, and now leads a company of 700+ individuals across 5 countries, who are quickly disrupting the ever-changing social world. Social Chain now operat...
Adam Asks...What can start ups do to attract investment?
October 21, 2019 15:59 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBRichard Hayes is Co-Founder and CEO of Mojothe UK’s #1 mortgage broker. Mojo is an exciting and disruptive fintech company with a fascinating journey. The business is focused on giving customers a better platform to compare and buy financial products and offers advice and expertise to ensure the customer gets the right option for them, so they can buy with confidence. Having worked in the financial services sector for over a decade, Richard realised the system was broken and that the custom...
Adam Asks…What sets high performance agencies apart from the rest?
September 30, 2019 11:02 - 21 minutes - 29 MBMentor and consultant Robert Craven has helped more than 1,000 companies to revolutionise the way they work. An international keynote speaker and business coach, Robert heads up the team at The Directors’ Centre. He has written over ten books on business strategy and specialises in helping Digital Agency owners grow their businesses. Robert joined us to share his experience and advice to agencies looking to drive real growth in their agencies. He reveals numers pearls of wisdom on topics s...
Adam Asks…What can business leaders learn from the new generation of superstars?
September 16, 2019 18:06 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBEJ Flynn is Managing Director of the Supper Club, an organisation for high growth entrepreneurs post-startup with typical turnovers from £1m £250m. She works with business owners at all stages of their business journey. From those running their first business and just reached the £1m turnover mark to those with private equity-backed £40m plus turnover businesses and everything in between. EJ joined us to tell us about the challenges many of The Supper Club's members face and shares insig...
Adam Asks…Is the North West facing a mental health crisis?
September 04, 2019 09:15 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBAtheer Al-Salim is Head of Social at The Marketing Store and Founder at Headstock Festival. Ath joined us to share his experiences of mental health and tell us why he is launching a brand new festival in Manchester in 2020, specifically focussed around the core theme of mental health. Headstock will be the UK’s biggest ever mental health music festival, launched in partnership with Help Musicians & Manchester Mind. Across 7 days and 9 iconic venues, the festival will bring the biggest music...
Adam Asks…How can leaders give their teams confidence to make decisions?
August 19, 2019 13:01 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBJohn Shinnick is a Portfolio Non-Exec Director, supporting business owners through coaching, mentoring and advising. A former partner at Grant Thornton for 21 years, John spent his career working with dynamic people to help make their businesses great; 12 years of which also involved leading Grant Thornton locations. John holds two Board Adviser roles and also Coach-Mentors 4 or 5 CEO's or Managing Partners at any one time. Current assignments range from FTSE 100 to professional services f...
Adam Asks…Why is the "sniff test" important in business?
August 05, 2019 13:38 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBJohn Shinnick is a Portfolio Non-Exec Director, supporting business owners through coaching, mentoring and advising. A former partner at Grant Thornton for 21 years, John spent his career working with dynamic people to help make their businesses great; 12 years of which also involved leading Grant Thornton locations. John holds two Board Adviser roles and also Coach-Mentors 4 or 5 CEO's or Managing Partners at any one time. Current assignments range from FTSE 100 to professional services f...
Adam Asks…How does a career as an tech agency owner help you build a life saving app?
July 21, 2019 11:22 - 36 minutes - 50 MBMatt Farrar is a serial entrepreneur, advisor and NED with vast experience in the tech industry. Having grown and sold Product and Service Design Agency: Great Fridays for a eight figure sum in October 2014, Matt joined EPAM systems as Vice President of Service Design. Three years later he took stock of his professional purpose after a traumatic 12 months caring for his son who suffers with Type 1 Diabetes. This experience inspired a change of course in his career. Matt joined us to tell ...
Adam Asks…How does losing a loved one affect those left behind?
July 08, 2019 14:35 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBAcclaimed BBC Presenter and host of the chart-topping podcast, You, Me and The Big C, Rachael Bland, sadly passed away in 2018. Her husband, journalist Steve Bland has become an authentic and honest voice for those suffering with grief and has followed in her footsteps by joining the multi award winning podcast team. He’s also run a marathon, raised thousands of pounds for charity and become a founding member of Cancer Research Initiative, Manchester Beats Cancer. We’re honoured to share thi...
Adam Asks…Can you harness the power of a business community through networking?
June 25, 2019 06:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBJosh Bolland is Founder and CEO of JB Cole, a transformational digital technology agency focused on using the latest in tech to solve complex business problems. Josh founded JB Cole at the tender age of 18, joined by his technically-minded brother Ollie. Josh joins us to discuss the challenges of being a Millennial CEO, of relocating a business from London to join the thriving Manchester tech scene and how he harnessed the power of networking to ensure the continued success of his business...
Adam Asks….How do you live life to the full after cancer?
June 11, 2019 06:28 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MBRuth Naylor, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2017 and doctors were unsure if she would survive. She documented the following year of treatment daily through instagram to help others dealing with the disease, growing over 20k followers. Ruth took the time to share her inspirational journey with us, how her life has changed since she was given the all clear earlier this year and what her new role as Chair of Cancer Research Initiative, Manchester Beats Cancer, has in store.
Adam Asks...How do businesses evolve through growth?
May 28, 2019 08:38 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBJon Woodall is founder and Managing Director of Space 48, an award winning agency specialising in eCommerce consultancy, design, build and strategy. Space 48 have just celebrated their 10 year anniversary, a monumental achievement. Jon shared with us his story of how the business developed, relocated to manchester, grew through acquisition and the challenges he experienced throughout that time. He also talked about the fantastic Manchester tech community and why he launched the internation...
Adam Asks... How can can entrepreneurs become leaders of high performing teams?
May 10, 2019 16:44 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBMartin Murphy is a former special forces soldier, international adviser and coach to leaders and teams. He’s also a speaker and author with vast experience in forming and leading high performing teams, both in the special forces and in the commercial sector where he trained special project teams worldwide to effectively combat terrorism and narcotics smuggling. Martin joined us to discuss the key challenges faced by his clients, leaders of fast growth businesses, and give us an insight into ...