Industry Angel Business Podcast
245 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsThe Industry Angel Podcast is THE most diverse business podcast out there!
Ian Farrar interviews Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Social Influencers, Marketing Guru's, Sales Rockstars, Motivational Speakers and even the odd Adventurer or two!
We share actionable advice from speakers that keeps you ahead of the pack.
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140 The Anti Hustle
November 22, 2019 16:40 - 38 minutes - 46.9 MBIan chat's with returning guest Matthew Turner. Matthew discusses his new book Beyond the Pale. A business parable written for today’s fast-paced millennial stuck in hustle-mode. Set in a similar style to Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’, Matthew has written this book to trigger the ever-growing market of those turning their back on traditional employment, and getting lost in the online hustle and grind that’s fueling burnout, stress and mental health issues amongst this talented generati...
139 How a Young Family Changed Their Lives & Sailed Around the World
October 20, 2019 19:38 - 32 minutes - 39 MBShow Notes Caspar shares his 'secret to success' for business and for families, that involves applying business values to family and applying family values to business, to the betterment of both. Caspar believes we all need to build two teams, a work team and a home team. And despite his particular experience, you do NOT have to quit your job and set sail around the world to make this happen! If Caspar can build a winning team with his wife and children (even a 2 year old) and at the ...
138 Business Networking Skills & Tips
October 11, 2019 10:25 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBWill Kintish has personally helped thousands of people become confident and effective networkers by delivering business networking tips, techniques and training to professionals, in the widest sense, in the UK and throughout the world. Ian catches up with Will at the Professional Speaking Association Annual convention in Coventry, UK. The guys discuss; How to introduce yourself 'The Reverse James Bond' How to approach a group Greeting Etiquette Business Cards Clothing – Stand ou...
137 Leaders; Things to Consider Before your Terminate a position
September 20, 2019 14:08 - 13 minutes - 17.7 MBIan discusses his thoughts on leadership, culture and employee satisfaction. Your homework was. Take a look at your rule book, take a red pen and get rid of those petty rules. Take your team out individually for a walk in fresh air and be genuinely interested in them and how they are feeling. Take a sledgehammer and smash that pool table if its just a prop. Take a look at yourself, what do you think employees say about you when you aren’t in the room. Take your finger off the trig...
136 How to Tell Stories the Media Can't Resist
September 04, 2019 16:39 - 33 minutes - 41.2 MBReturning guest and publicity expert Sharon Bolt (Founder of Get Free Publicity Today) discusses with Ian; Five specific steps for story telling You HAVE a story Media NEED your content Find Journalists on Twitter You ARE an expert Self Rejection Tell yourself youre good enough Don’t wait others to validate you, that’s your job. Show Notes Industryangel.com Twitter Ian on Twitter Show Sponsors FarNorth Sharon is a dog and publicity expert and the founder of Good Dogs...
135 Life After University
August 23, 2019 12:19 - 56 minutes - 67.4 MBShow Notes During a two day enterprise challenge facilitated by Ian for Sunderland University, we held a panel discussion. We heard from Mark Stuart Bell, Elise Hanna and Robert Banerjee about their experiences of starting up a business following their graduation. The panel share; Students journey What happens after you graduate? Startup Cashflow Payment Terms Reinvestment Collaboration Equity and investment Working with Influencers Best / worst piece of advice Cov...
134 PSA NE Speaker Factor Regional Heats
August 02, 2019 20:04 - 26 minutes - 32.9 MBIt's summer and we have our regional heats for the National PSA Speaker Factor Contest. A group of our fab PSA NE hopefuls will be competing to win through to the Semi-Finals at our national 'Inspire' Convention in October. Each contestant will be required to speak for a set five minutes on a topic of their choice. Judges will be looking for the best to qualify and represent the NE nationally. It will be a great night, with some great presentations and a surprise guest judge who will a...
133 Fuel your fire, come back stronger
July 27, 2019 10:03 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBhttp://industryangel.com/ Ian gives us an update on the last few weeks. He shares his recent struggles and how he overcomes such challenges.
132 Foreign Currency Trading
July 04, 2019 21:22 - 22 minutes - 28.1 MBIan chats LIVE with Grant Murray whilst they enjoyed the England V New Zealand Cricket World Cup Game at The Emirates Riverside Stadium in Durham. Grant gives us the low down on foreign currency, trading, bit coin and top tips on how to avoid losing margins when trading overseas. Show Sponsors www.Far-North.co.uk www.industryangel.com
131 Speakers From The World of XR
June 18, 2019 19:06 - 39 minutes - 47.6 MBhttps://industryangel.com/ Ian live-streams from Newcastle/Gateshead Startup Safari and records the audio for the podcast. This episode hears from businesses working in the Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR) & Augmented Reality space. Featuring Shaun Allen | Perception XR Adam | Luminous Group - Talking HoloLens John Taylor - Mindset Lightning Pitch Competition
130 Launching Carpeway Leadership Group
June 10, 2019 11:51 - 18 minutes - 23.9 MBIan chats with fellow walkers and Carpeway members Sarah Crimmens, Nathalie Paris and Carl Buckley. The group took part in a 10 mile hike around Roseberry Topping and in this episode the team discuss their findings about the day. The Carpeway Blog can be found here Show Sponsors:- Far North Sales & Marketing Far North Sales & Marketing Consultancy are all-encompassing Business Development specialists, our aim is growth, your growth. We understand that the overhead of permanent ex...
129 Founding an Emerging Tech Startup
May 30, 2019 21:55 - 26 minutes - 33 MBIan livestreams from Newcastle/Gateshead Startup Safari and records the audio for the podcast. This episode hears from Cameron and Tom from Cintel Global. The guys discuss; Working with friends Bootstrapping Growing organically When to scale up Choosing an investor that is a business fit The Emerging Tech startup community Water cooler/kettle moments to share thoughts Emerging Tech Exciting Unknowns Show notes; IndustryAngel.com Show Sponsors FarNorth
128 Marathon Woman Kathrine Switzer | Be Fearless
May 25, 2019 11:16 - 41 minutes - 49.8 MBAn iconic athlete, author, Emmy-award winning broadcaster and advocate for sports and social causes, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially register and run the Boston Marathon in 1967. She was attacked in the race by an angry official who tried to rip off her bib number (#261) and throw her out of the race because she was a woman. She finished the 26.2 mile distance anyway and went on win the 1974 New York City Marathon and to champion women in the sport globally, most notably...
127 Ian catches up with Simon Raybould & Nevil Tynemouth
May 15, 2019 21:34 - 22 minutes - 27.6 MBIan catches up with past guests Simon Raybould (Presentation Skills Trainer; Episodes 45 & 79) and Nevil Tynemouth (Sales & LinkedIn Trainer; Episode 101) Giving us his feedback from the first two days we also chat with Presentation and Communications Trainer Duncan Yellowlees Learn more about Newcastle Startup Week + Newcastle Scaleup Summit at Newcastle Startup Week Day 2
126 Ian catches up with Brad Burton
May 15, 2019 11:15 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBFresh from completing his on stage hat-trick at Newcastle Startup Week (17-19), Ian catches up with Brad Burton and we grab Founder, Paul Lancaster to join in the fun.
125 Ian with friends of Newcastle Startup Week 2019
May 14, 2019 10:32 - 1 hour - 113 MBAnother fantastic day at this years festival and Ian grabs speakers, sponsors and friends and captures the awesome vibe Learn more about Newcastle Startup Week Newcastle Startup Week Day 1 Ian chats with: Paul Lancaster Michael Owen Minaj Joe and Charles Grant Murray Sarah Crimmens Lizzy Hodcroft James Moon Helen Dr Ari Richard Duncan Tony Robinson OBE
124 Founding one of Europe's fastest growing startups
May 03, 2019 15:42 - 42 minutes - 50.7 MBIan chats with Conor McCarthy one of the co-founders of Flipdish, one of Europe's fastest growing startups who provide online ordering solutions for over 1000 takeaways across the UK, Ireland and Europe. Flipdish have raised over €7M from leading venture capital firms. Ian & Conor discuss; Challenges faced to raise money Scaling the company Differentiating from the competition Working with investors Negotiating on equity Keeping focused on future trends Show Sponsors:- Far No...
123 Ian is interviewed by Rob O'Donahue
April 23, 2019 15:16 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBIan Farrar is interviewed by Rob O’Donohue aka 'Rob of the Green' for his 1% better podcast. Show notes courtesy of 1% Better Ian Farrar is a man of many talents. These include Sales, Marketing, Digital & Business Coach, Podcast Hosting training, and helping other improve. That’s why I felt he was a perfect fit and guest on ‘1% Better’. We connected last year as we both presented topics on ‘International Podcast Day’ in September 2018 and we agreed to do an episode. I didn’t mess arou...
122 The Business of Giving
April 11, 2019 18:13 - 40 minutes - 48.6 MBDanny Mitchell has worked in the third sector as a fundraiser for over 14 years working for both national and large regional charities across most income streams. Danny decided to use his experience to help smaller charities to evolve as they all struggle in a very competitive marketplace. He also realised that there was a gap in the market to work with companies around their Corporate Responsibility to help them to make a bigger difference without detracting them from their day to da...
121 Punking Marvel Victory
April 04, 2019 16:25 - 7 minutes - 11.5 MBIan chats with @AGuyInChair again about Punking Marvel with his #EndgameCaper. He owns http://avengersendgame.com & http://avengersendgamemovie.com . But he doesn't want them. He wanted to trade them for tickets to the #AvengersEndgame premiere in LA! VICTORY IS HIS! INDUSTRYANGEL.COM
120 Get Accountable – 10 Tips to Seize the Way!
April 04, 2019 12:23 - 13 minutes - 17.5 MBIan shares his top ten tips for accountability and what the impact that can have on your life and career....and what he learnt from being punched in the face! Show notes IndustryAngel.com Show Sponsors:- Far North Sales & Marketing Far North Sales & Marketing Consultancy are all-encompassing Business Development specialists, our aim is growth, your growth. We understand that the overhead of permanent experienced members of a team may be a step too far, maybe you would like to take ...
119 Want more customers? Get the fundamentals right
March 15, 2019 12:08 - 42 minutes - 51.5 MBShow notes Industry Angel Mike returns to discuss; Buying behaviours Get the basics right, do the fundamentals Don’t lose your focus World class sales and world class service Advocates for your business Where do you get your business from? The power of story telling Tap into Mike’s FTSE100 senior management background. He has over 17 years of banking experience, 25+ years’ sales experience and more than 20 years in training & coaching. Mike has designed, launched and led...
118 Jim Mawdsley | CEO of the UK's leading music sector development agency
March 05, 2019 22:58 - 1 hour - 75 MBThis episode was recorded live in front of an audience in Ian’s home town of South Shields. Ian and Jim discuss; The NE region and the possibility of a festival Joey Ramone and Flava Flav DJ sets at Shindig, carl Cox, John Digweed Lessons Learned along the way Booking bands at the Poly The Tube Carving out a regional niche as opposed to live in London Having a mentor Supporting a mentee Funding Training and retaining talent Jim recommends two books Powder and Kill yo...
117 One Golden Nugget
February 18, 2019 22:32 - 42 minutes - 56 MBSteve has promoted Britain’s biggest raves, written hit songs and owned a record label that sold millions of albums. "I’ve also fallen on my arse and had to clean toilets and sweep floors to keep my dream alive. It feels like a real-life game of Snakes and Ladders – I’ve pushed my way into shows like The X Factor and managed hit artists. I’ve travelled on Concorde, I’ve run marathons and cycled from Lands End to John O’Groats. I’ve been in business with Duncan Bannatyne, and I’ve stopped...
116 Brand Is DEAD
January 30, 2019 23:25 - 53 minutes - 63.6 MBSimon Middleton is a brand-building specialist, fashion and British-manufacturing entrepreneur, author and speaker. He advises business owners, corporates and charities on brand strategy and organisational development. He is currently at work on his fourth brand-related book, Brand Is Dead, coming Summer 2019. He is the creator of Blackshore, British Coastal Clothing: a new made-in-Britain menswear brand for the discerning man who loves the lifestyle of the English coast. Simon was the ori...
115 The Power of Feedback
January 23, 2019 10:26 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBShow Notes Ian discusses how measuring compliments as well as complaints can motivate your teams and how feedback can help shape your business. Nielsen report that 74% of consumers identify word of mouth as a key influencer in their purchasing decisions. But only 33% of businesses are actively seeking out and collecting reviews. Ian encourages us to proactively give 5 compliments this week and raises the important topic of organ donation. Show Sponsors:- Far North Sales & Marketing...
114 Teams as a Service
January 10, 2019 18:38 - 41 minutes - 49.4 MBFull show notes http://industryangel.com/podcasts/ Ian Farrar chats with Pat Lynes - a business transformation expert, author of The Interim Revolution, and founder of Sullivan & Stanley. Ian and Pat discuss; Founding a company Management consulting fatigue Deploying consulting teams – Teams as a service Training the workforce Allowing time for you teams to self learn & develop 'Client First' mentality Pivoting every 90 days Pat’s Book There is a chance to win Pat's book,...
112 Christmas 2018, Ian & Friends
December 24, 2018 19:33 - 15 minutes - 24.5 MBIan and friends share their thoughts for the Christmas holidays and the coming year ahead. Ian also offers five ideas to create some amazing content for the coming year. We are joined by past guests; Linda Smith Simon Raybould Paul Lancaster Nevil Tynemouth Shawn Anderson Ted Rubin Have an amazing time with your loved ones and let's get back together in 2019 for further awesome guests and content to help you crush this year ahead. Leave Ian a Christmas present and review ...
113 Punking Marvel
December 15, 2018 00:09 - 8 minutes - 16.6 MBIan speaks with twitter user @AGuyInChair who owns avengersendgame.com and avengersendgamemovie.com . But he doesn't want them. He wants to trade them for tickets to the #AvengersEndgame premiere in LA.
111 The Golden Era of Bodybuilding
December 06, 2018 16:24 - 26 minutes - 37.4 MBShow Notes here http://industryangel.com/111-the-golden-era-of-bodybuilding/ Professional Body Builder and Wrestler, Arnold Schwarzenegger Training Partner, Star of Many Movies and TV Shows. Designer of the Gold's Gym Logo & the World Gym Gorilla, Demi-Hulk on “The Incredible Hulk” TV show, Joe Gold Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Ric Drasin started training clients in the mid 60's when he ran a chain of health clubs. He also taught diet and fitness classes at the YMCA. Later o...
110 How to win at Office Politics
November 29, 2018 11:38 - 45 minutes - 59.7 MBShow notes http://industryangel.com/110-how-to-win-at-office-politics/ In any office there’s always a hierarchy of power plays in how to get things done. Corporate veteran, Davide Cervellin, discusses with Ian Farrar how to play the game in his new book ‘Office of Cards’: 1. The corporate environment is like an episode of Game of Thrones – despite all the rules and red-tape it can be unpredictable so make sure you’re prepared for every outcome 2. Networking is the key to success – perso...
109 Ditch them clients & win new friends.
November 15, 2018 00:20 - 10 minutes - 19.3 MBIf one of the reasons you started your entrepreneurial journey or moved jobs was to get away from a unfulfilling role why on earth would you put yourself back into the firing line with people and clients that don’t respect you. Ian talks us through how to review and score your current clients with a view of letting some go! Full Show Notes here; www.industryangel.com Show Sponsors:- Far North Sales & Marketing Far North Sales & Marketing Consultancy are all-encompassing Business De...
108 Hip Hop Entrepreneur Mugzy
November 02, 2018 20:48 - 46 minutes - 59.9 MBShow notes http://industryangel.com/podcasts/ Born on the 22nd of January 1991 Mugzy had to fight through his adolescent years. Struggling with deep internal stress, he found inspiration in Eminem after his first encounter with Hip-Hop when he heard the song 'The Way I Am'. Mugzy felt that he could strongly relate to the lyrics in Eminem's songs & began to change his image to be a true representative of the Hip-Hop culture. As he developed his style and studied Hip-Hop, he found further...
107 Volunteering for You & Your Community
October 23, 2018 18:04 - 25 minutes - 36 MBIan discusses his vision to volunteer 101 times this year and record these escapades in a book. This episode is recorded on location whilst picking litter with a volunteer team.
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October 11, 2018 16:27 - 2 minutes - 9.51 MBHit the button on the homepage, share your challenge with us and we’ll create an episode from them. Simple!
106 Global Platform, Local Focus
October 10, 2018 23:03 - 58 minutes - 77.9 MBInternational Podcast Day – September 30- is an international celebration of the power of podcasts! #InternationalPodcastDay is focused on bringing more visibility to podcasting and promoting the growing digital media worldwide. The day-long event and celebration takes place each year on September 30.
105 Listeners Career Journeys
October 03, 2018 18:07 - 22 minutes - 32.9 MB@Ian_Farrar asks listeners to call in & share their career twists and turns. We have some amazing journeys...life is never straightforward!
104 The Future of Technology in Selling
September 25, 2018 22:59 - 1 hour - 116 MBTechnology is changing the way we do everything, from shopping to how we consume media and the way we communicate with each other. In business, how is technology going to change the way we sell? Will there still be a need for face to face selling? How will we pay for what we buy? How will technology help us to sell or help our customers to buy? What does the future look like in the arena of selling? In a joint event between Invest South Tyneside and The Institute of Sales Managemen...
103 Risk Taking & Decision Making in Poker, Business & Life
September 11, 2018 21:43 - 48 minutes - 62.4 MBCaspar Berry gives the corporate world a greater understanding of their decision-making process. He shows people that all decisions are investment decisions. Investments of time, money, status, energy, comfort and security made with the intention of getting some kind of long term return. He tries to give people a better understanding of what “risk” is and how it is calculated in its essential form. This calibrated mathematical language allows people to understand, view and critically evaluat...
102 Career Mapping & Goal Setting
September 06, 2018 13:37 - 15 minutes - 24.5 MBIan talks us through a career mapping coaching session and how his career path was clearly defined. Ian discusses; Working back from your goal Planning the route Personal branding Show Sponsors:- Far North Sales & Marketing Far North Sales & Marketing Consultancy are all-encompassing Business Development specialists, our aim is growth, your growth. We understand that the overhead of permanent experienced members of a team may be a step too far, maybe you would like to take a pr...
101 Is Your Customer Journey Broken
August 22, 2018 21:24 - 51 minutes - 66.1 MBShow Notes Here International speaker, author, and co-creator of the psychology of consumer and seller behaviour. With a blend of commercial experience, innovative and well-researched development, Nevil delivers high impact business techniques that really work for you, your organisation and your team. His 30 years of commercial acumen and commercial experience from starting and scaling his own business means Nevil is ideally placed to give you real-world business advice about growing and d...
100 The Centenary LIVE edition with Ray Spencer
August 17, 2018 18:38 - 55 minutes - 70.6 MBFull show notes here Born and Bred in South Shields, where he stills lives with Trish their four kids and Max the Dog. He has only ever lived out of the town for 15 years and never anticipates repeating the mistake.. A circuitous route led to him going from accountancy to degree to sales to lecturing to eventually taking up his current role as Executive Director of The Customs House Trust which he has held since January 2000. During his tenure The Customs House , once described as having...
099 Five years & 250 employees later.
August 10, 2018 15:06 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBShow notes can be found http://industryangel.com Timo Boldt is the CEO and Founder of Gousto, the game-changing recipe box company that is revolutionising mealtimes for UK families. Since exchanging his life in the finance world as VP of a Goldman Sachs offshoot to follow his passion for food at the age of 26, Timo’s sheer determination has taken him (and Gousto) on an incredible journey. Five years and over 250 employees later, he’s competing head on with the UK’s grocery giants (and su...
098 4 Key Sales Ingredients
August 02, 2018 21:24 - 52 minutes - 66.9 MBFull show notes over at http://industryangel.com/ Why do you and your sales team do the things you do, and not do some of the things you should? We’ll introduce you to 4 key ingredients that make up all of us: it’s the ABCD of you. This is a must for you and your sales people if you want to know more about what makes you tick and how you go about improving your personal performance. Tap into Mike’s FTSE100 senior management background. He has over 17 years of banking experience, 25+ y...
097 Company Values & Digital Reputation
July 29, 2018 10:43 - 12 minutes - 21.3 MBFull show notes here Ian discusses company values and what your career/business is based upon. Ian encourages us to share our human side and be relatable. What’s the worst that could happen?
096 Backing Entrepreneurs with Start-Up Loans
July 22, 2018 19:53 - 34 minutes - 46.5 MBFull show notes here Richard is a self-taught entrepreneur of 25 years who has created businesses in the music industry, in software, business consulting and business finance. He’s passionate about sharing this experience to help other entrepreneurs to set up and grow their businesses. Richard is Commercial Director at the Transmit Group, which delivers a range of services to UK businesses including finance, start-up and growth strategy, innovation, mentoring and coaching. In this role h...
095 Achieve More Leads & Boss the Rankings
July 13, 2018 16:36 - 42 minutes - 55.8 MBFull Show Notes over at Industryangel.com Deepak Shukla is the founder of SEO agency Pearl Lemon. When he isn't running ultramarathons and attempting Ironmen you might find him hanging out with his cat Jenny, continuing his journey of body coverage in tattoos or at the cinema! Ian and Deepak discuss; Work life balance Committing to a plan and worrying less Ian goes and mentions GDPR Deepak reassures us and myth busts GDPR Obtaining email addresses SEO tips Comparing the c...
094 Performance under pressure
July 05, 2018 22:22 - 50 minutes - 64.5 MBShow notes can be found here Knocked off his bicycle by a drunken container truck driver Laurie sustained a severe traumatic brain injury, a broken neck & an amputated right leg. At the time he was in the final year of a PhD in Exercise Science that focused on muscle metabolism and feedback to the brain, the same systems that were now severely disrupted. Laurie’s subsequent research emerged from his personal struggles in regaining his own health and wellbeing. His focus changed to research...
093 World Health Heroes
June 28, 2018 21:04 - 39 minutes - 51.8 MBShow Notes; We are a community of reputable wellbeing experts both locally and nationally that are working to educate, treat and support as many people as we can across the world. Making complementary health, alternative medicine and spiritual guidance affordable and accessible to all people. Pushing our Crowdfund campaign along with the hashtag #POWEROFTHEPOUND Crowdfund link - Justgiving.com/crowdfunding/heroes-clinic Ian and Owen discuss; Owens why Complimentary therapy The N...
092 The Brexit Interview
June 20, 2018 10:53 - 38 minutes - 51 MBShow notes can be found here In this episode Ian Farrar and Tanja Bueltmann discuss; Uncertainty EU citizens’ rights – Settled Status Applying for citizenship Documents and records Long term planning for businesses Attracting staff with such uncertainty Trade Arrangements Impact of ‘No deal’ Timescales Commuting across borders Distribution of wealth Refugee Crisis Climate Change GDP and the strength of the £ NHS investment and resources What can we do to affe...