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157. Armed to Entrepreneurial - Tim Allen CBE on Bringing Military Management Skills to the Civilian Sector
August 31, 2023 12:30 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBWant to get access to the programme we mention in this episode? You can enrol here. It's FREE! Tim Allen CBE is a former army officer and qualified tank commander who spent ten years in the military after attending Sandhurst University. Following his service, he worked at Buckingham Palace, which provided him with valuable insights and helped him refine his rough edges. At the age of 32, Tim left the armed forces to pursue opportunities in private banking. Embracing Challenges and Ove...
156. The Importance of Customer Care with Elaine Van Der Berg
August 24, 2023 17:30 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBElaine Van Der Berg is a dynamic, high achieving, commercially astute and customer obsessed executive with over 25 years’ experience in driving rapid business turnaround and growth across many varied technology offerings, product and service portfolios, continents and cultures. Elaine has strong demonstrable strategic, commercial and operational leadership qualities with evidenced success in driving significant transformation Elaine joined Pufferfish as CEO and Board Director in 2022. Puff...
155. Making a Comeback with Shaun Hayes
August 17, 2023 12:30 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBShaun Hayes was the cofounder and former CEO of Allegiant Bancorp, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. A Russell 2000 company, it was one of the largest publicly held bank holding companies then. Shaun started multiple successful businesses, was involved in the casino business, and bought, owned, and sold hundreds of residential and commercial properties. He is an entrepreneur, an author, a speaker, and a felon. After starting his first business at age 16, Shaun went on to open several ...
154. Mapping out your Finances with Colin Hewitt
August 10, 2023 12:30 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBColin Hewitt has a passion for business, developing people, and leadership. He thrives on working on difficult problems within in a team context and believes business leaders have a responsibility for putting people ahead of profits and a little humility goes along way in any organisation. With this in mind, he created Float. Float is an online cash management and forecasting tool that helps you manage your business, keep on top of your cash, and make decisions with confidence. Their mis...
153. Unleashing Your Menopause Joy with Maria Anderson
July 27, 2023 12:30 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBMaria Anderson, originally from Newcastle now living in Inverness, Scotland, who has supported thousands of women and is a huge advocate for women’s health, is celebrating having gone full circle from midwifery to menopause with the launch of her new podcast - ‘HRT is not the ONLY solution’ - which is flying up the charts, already having reached number 14 on the international apple podcasts charts in the in Self Improvement category and number 39 in the Education category, overtaking TV hos...
152. Becoming the Funding Guru with Matt Haycox
June 29, 2023 12:30 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBMatt Haycox built his empire up as a hungry 20 something year old in the mid 2000’s and lost it all in spectacular fashion in 2008. He had a new born daughter to feed and wasn’t cut out for a life of poverty so he had no choice but to ignore the advice of the ‘experts’ who told him he was finished and would never work again. He started back from scratch and came back bigger and stronger! Having learnt from his mistakes, he now spends his time ensuring his customers and the businesses he inv...
151. Making a Difference in the End with Sheila Hogan
June 15, 2023 12:30 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBSheila Hogan was inspired to start Biscuit Tin following the death of her parents. They had a Biscuit Tin full of papers, notes and photos but finding everything she needed was difficult and stressful. Her mission was simple: find a solution to remove hassle and stress when someone close passes away. Sheila was sure there had to be a way to ease the burden of paperwork, endless decisions and uncertainty that had weighed heavy on her shoulders. As the idea formed, Sheila built a strong team a...
150. Perception and Reality with Paul Wilson
June 08, 2023 12:30 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBPaul Wilson is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He is skilled in Customer Acquisition, Sales Operations, Equity Release, Retirement Planning, and Estate Planning. He is a strong business development professional with extensive experience in PE backed investments and a passion for growing and developing people and companies. You can connect with Paul in the following ways: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com...
149. Building an Award-Winning Franchise with Jo Stone
June 01, 2023 17:30 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBJo Stone is a Co-founder of Puddle Ducks. Puddle Ducks offers swimming classes for babies, toddlers and school children in franchises across the UK. They are an award-winning franchisor accredited by the British Franchise Association (BFA). Ethical franchising is really important to her and being awarded the WorkBuzz Five Star Franchisee Satisfaction for every one of the last ten years is proof that they live and breathe their ethics and values. Franchising has provided her with the oppo...
148. Finding the Perfect Balance with Nicki Mawby
May 25, 2023 12:30 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBNicki Mawby is the owner of HR Your Business Matters, a people consultancy providing business owners with support covering HR, Recruitment and Leadership development. Her background covers both operations and HR, where she managed teams of 80+ people within operations turning over more than 10 million a year, before starting her own business in 2015. Nicki believes her success comes from understanding the true needs of business owners and leaders within small businesses, ...
147. Women in Leadership with Belinda Clemmensen
May 18, 2023 12:30 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBBelinda Clemmensen co-created Paddle to a Cure in 2000. This women-led series of sea kayaking expeditions for people living with breast cancer taught her that there are different ways to build and lead organizations and that women working together do things differently. Almost 20 years later, Belinda founded the Women’s Leadership Intensive with the mission to inspire, empower, support, and equip women to lead the change the world needs. Today she serves as CEO of the organization, a Certifi...
146 The Business of Wellness and Nutrition
May 11, 2023 12:30 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBHaving worked in various corporate roles for twenty years, Genna began to see first-hand the impact that stress and minimal down time was having on the people around her and eventually experienced this herself culminating in anxiety, headaches, digestive and hormone issues. This led her to embark on her own recovery journey and then on to studying with the College of Naturopathic Medicine specialising in Nutritional Therapy. After graduating in 2016, Genna began working in private practice. ...
145 Harness Your Inner CEO With Becca Powers
May 04, 2023 12:30 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBThe life of your dreams shouldn't come at an unsustainable price. Becca Powers' book "Harness Your Inner CEO" illustrates her journey from a toxi work environment, trouble at home and emotional rock bottom to living a thriving prosperous life. We chat about all of this and more. You can find Becca Powers here https://www.beccapowers.com/ You can find her on LinkedIn here
144 How To Be The CEO of 2 International Fashion Brands
April 27, 2023 17:30 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBPeter Wood joined AllSaints as CFO in 2010, stepping up to the CEO role in 2018 in his first full year as CEO AllSaints delivered the best financial results in its history. In 2020 he also became CEO of John Varvatos, the US-based alternative luxury menswear brand, leading a successful acquisition and turnaround of the business notwithstanding the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. The combined AllSaints/John Varvatos group now has global revenues of more than £400m with a team of ap...
143 Neurodiversity In Business
April 20, 2023 12:30 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBDid you know nearly 40% of the UK population are thought to have a neurodiverse condition, and these are just the ones with a formal diagnosis? Despite neurodiversity awareness and support being on the rise, many employees still hide their condition from their employers, worried that someone will judge them or it may hinder their progression. Kirsty was one of those employees that suffered in silence. She didn’t apply for promotions as she was worried her employer would find out about her d...
142 How To Bounce Back After A Tough Separation
April 17, 2023 09:30 - 1 hour - 113 MBLiz Hancock the EFT Coach is passionate about helping entrepreneurial women to release their money blocks so they can charge their worth (often doubling or even tripling their rates), and put an end to their limiting beliefs and self sabotage once and for all. Liz also coaches separating and divorced women to heal and feel empowered after the trauma and toxic money wounds that are so often involved in the divorce process. Liz is an expert in trauma, specifically in how it relates to mon...
141 Make Me The Boss: The Millennial's Guide To Managing People
April 17, 2023 09:29 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBIf you're anything like Stripe's former manager of implementation consulting and now-CEO of payment integration firm Yeeld, Emily Tsitrian, you've had it with the management books and manuals written by the business leaders of the '80s that seem like they were written for another world altogether. After her first promotion to manager at Stripe, Emily had to get scrappy and creative to learn effective leadership through trial and error in the tech world. She decided to write her new book Make...
2 How To Build A Hypnotherapy Business
April 07, 2023 13:40 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBThis episode delves into the importance of developing a strong mindset for growth. Andrew is a world renowned hypnotherapist. He works with corporates to teach stressed out execs how to be more resilient, relaxed and focused. You can find Andrew Johnson on LinkedIn here
140 How To Come Back To Business After The 2004 Tsunami
March 30, 2023 12:30 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBMichelle ran an award winning marketing business and all was going swimmingly, until she found herself in the 2004 Tsunami that hit the countries around the Indian Ocean. After multiple illnesses, Michelle decided to forge a new path. She outgrew the behaviour tools she knew and created her own, she now uses these diagnostic tools to help businesses understand themselves and their teams at a deeper level. She's the Membership Director for the Professional Speakers Association and incom...
139 Sport, Coaching Coaches and Building 7 Figure Businesses
March 23, 2023 16:17 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBPaula Wingate is the Founder of The Coaches Lounge Influential Minds. She coaches coaches, business owners and footballers to grow their business up to 7 figures without feeling overwhelmed. She's also the Commercial Director of St Mirren WFC, and a Transworld Business Advisor. We laughed a lot about her the unusual incentives she used to motivate her team whilst working in a bank! You can find Paula on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/7figurebusinesscoach/ And her Influe...
3 How To Build A Wellness Destination
March 20, 2023 15:51 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBFor those people thinking about leaving a safe, well paid job to pursue their dream of creating a five star wellness destination. They’re thinking big and this is their story so far.... You can find PS Wellness here You can find Pamela Griffen on LinkedIn here You can find Lynsey McKenzie on LinkedIn here
4 How To Come Back From Business Failure
March 20, 2023 15:36 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBIf you’ve experienced the hurt, stress and pain of having to close a business, you’ll relate to Lee’s story. His honesty and openness about his experience is humbling. His story has a happy ending as he describes how he’s leaving a world in a better place than he found it. You can find Lee Fitzpatrick on Linked In here
5 How To Build A Coffee Shop Empire
March 20, 2023 15:23 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBHow one business owner turned his attitude around from can’t do to can do. Dan Campbell, founded Red Box tea & coffee solutions four years ago after realising his lifestyle and workaholic attitude wasn’t getting him anywhere he wanted to be. You can find Red Box Coffee here You can find Daniel Campbell on LinkedIn here
138 How To Be An Entrepreneur In A Government Department
March 16, 2023 09:07 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBAlexander Holt found a way to introduce entreprenership into government. He took his six years of running a digital agency in London into the Scottish Government and created CivTech®️. This is a new way of procuring tech for the public sector and proved so useful other governments across the world adopted it. He's now building the CivTech®️ Alliance, so let's see where that takes him. You can find Alexander Holt on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderholt/
6 From Council House To Castles
March 15, 2023 14:23 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBPillow Partners is an award winning business - Great British Entrepreneur of the Year, Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Scotland and Northern Ireland 2020. Every entrepreneur faces setbacks, but being told you’re stupid and you’re never going to amount to anything did not put Scott Weir, CEO and founder of Pillow off. He’s created a hugely successful property management business and has built in a way to give back to vulnerable adults and children through his network. You can find out m...
8 Inspired By Vivienne Westwood
March 14, 2023 19:39 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBFounder and Creative Director of Author Interiors, Jane Adams tells us about her not so logical progression from dentistry to e-commerce in the bespoke interiors arena! Her scariest moments and where she draws her inspiration from Find Author Interiors here
7 How To Change Society As An Entrepreneur
March 14, 2023 14:53 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBGavin Neate is the CEO of Neatebox and creator of Welcome by Neatebox, the FREE app that gives people with disabilities smooth access to venues. It gives the customer service team at venues in house training and information on how to greet and serve their customers with disabilities best. You can find Welcome Here You can find Gavin Neate on Linked In here
9 Whisky Is A Family Affair
March 14, 2023 14:32 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBAn award winning business (Great British Entrepreneur Winners of Family Business Award Scotland and Northern Ireland 2020) in the business of promoting the global brand that is Scottish whisky, but how much do you know about it? Ian tells the story of a long family tradition in the whisky industry and how he’s come to the role of Finance Director in the worlds first SQA accredited independent whisky academy. Find the Edinburgh Whisky Academy here
10 Leah Hutcheon, How To Be A Hardcore Tech Entrepreneur
March 14, 2023 12:17 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBLeah, like most entrepreneurs experienced a problem and couldn’t find a solution so she created the solution and built a business. This is a delightful interview which will keep you entertained. Leah is down to earth and tells it exactly how it is. She is totally hardcore! www.appointedd.com Leah Hutcheon on LinkedIn
11 How To Create A Business Out Of A Police Box
March 14, 2023 12:03 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBSeeing the old police box on Leith Walk in Edinburgh gave Monty an idea. She’s building a business for the community and reviving long lost heritage by bringing new life to a once rusty old police box. www.leithwalkpolicebox.com
12 How To Be A Heart Centred Entrepreneur
March 14, 2023 11:32 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBDawn Breslin, the founder and creator of Harmonizing - a sustainable way of living and working which is in tune with nature describes her incredible journey from Confidence Coach appearing on morning TV in the UK to losing it all. During this period of low energy and full adrenal fatigue, the seeds of an idea began to grow as she watched how nature recovers from depletion and moves into life after the winter. Her honesty and passion ooozes from this podcast. We can all learn to live in tune ...
14 Creativity, Chaos and Bedtime Stories
March 13, 2023 16:12 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBThe creative force behind The Whin is none other than Katie Bird. She describes her journey from Scout Jamboree to freelancing - not a natural path, but one we think you’ll find interesting. Find her on Instagram @TheWhinco You can Katie Bird https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-goudie/
13 How To Make The Move From Freelancer To Chief Officer
March 13, 2023 15:55 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBEmma Thomas finds herself at the helm of a tech business after a decade of being a freelance strategic marketer. Her transition has been smooth, except for one thing. Find out more and why we discussed how to violently agree. You can find Mapix here www.mapix.com You can find Emma Thomas on LI here https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-l-thomas/
137 How To Develop Your Spiritual Journey As An Entrepreneur
March 09, 2023 09:22 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBLast year I interviewed Rob Begg and Richard Simpson separately about their individual entrepreneurial journeys. This year, I brought them together because without Rob, Richard would not have been on the journey he's on. Rob and Richard discuss the nature of 'spirituality' in business and how opening up your heart can make a huge difference. A lovely quote from Rob "What appears physical in reality is just the shadow we cast based on what we put in front of the light....we're only e...
136 Exporting Scotland
March 02, 2023 10:08 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBAnna White, Owner and Founder of Scotlandshop.com If you want to explore your Scottish heritage, create your own tartan and discover all things Scottish, then you've come to the right place. Passionate about creating tartan clothing and interiors products in thousands of tartans woven in Scotland and delivered worldwide. Join the tartan clan to explore your heritage and celebrate your roots with pride. Use our tartan finder to peruse swatches and choose your favourite tartan by family or...
135 How To Create A Franchise Business: The Story of Mind Marvels
February 23, 2023 09:19 - 32 minutes - 45 MBMind Marvels was created by Karen Gibb in response to ever-increasing emotional wellbeing issues to provide practical strategies and calming tools for children. Sessions were increasingly in demand and Karen then set up her wellbeing franchise to support even more children; the Mind Marvels Franchise. As an experienced teacher and an anxious person herself, she now makes a direct, positive impact on young people and their emotional wellbeing through school and nursery sessions. Here are th...
134 How My Guest and I Are Going to Run for Prime Minister And Fix Everything!
February 16, 2023 10:56 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBJenny has a day job in a large corporate and to be fair I don't normally interview people in large corporates. I made an exception for Jenny because she has some interesting opinions that are different to my own.... or so we thought..... Listen and find out how we're going to run as Prime Minister and fix everything.
133 The king of podcasting, Neal Veglio
February 09, 2023 08:41 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBNeal is a legend and not just in his living room. He's spent more time in radio and podcasting than is necessarily healthy. He knows what he's doing though and he's supporting many business owners to get their message out there. He's also very funny. We had a giggle doing this one. You can find Neal on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealveglio/ You can find Neal's Podknows website here https://www.podmastery.co/
132 What can Bob Proctor teach business owners?
February 02, 2023 09:22 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBJamie McBrearty is definitely a glass half full person. He's a coach who has trained in the Bob Proctor school of coaching. He gets fantastic results with his work, grounded in the ethos that your thinking dictates your outcomes so if you want different outcomes, change your thinking. He's possibly the most upbeat person I've ever interviewed! Enjoy You can find Jamie McBrearty on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-mcbrearty/ You can find Jamie's website here https...
131 What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition Could Be Killing You
January 26, 2023 09:09 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBNutrition is not part of the medical cirriculum; therefore doctors are unaware of the impact that processed food has on the development of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, Alzheiner's dementia and obesity. Estrelita van Rensburg is a qualified physician-pathologist who spent the first part of her career in academic medicine and later in the pharmaceutical industry. More recently her focus shifted to the field of nutrition and preventative medicine. She co-authored...
130 What is social selling?
January 19, 2023 09:11 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBFresh from his TedX Aberdeen talk, Eric is a bundle of energy. He's done an ultra marathon in the desert (twice) and he runs a networking group called the Breakfast Barrito. He's not your average social seller because he retrains teams on shifting their mindset around selling on social media. It's not about popping up posts on your latest company award and Eric knows that. You'll learn a lot from this interview, I know I did. You can find Eric Doyle on Linked In here https://www.link...
129 How to buy land in the USA and quit the day job
January 12, 2023 13:43 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBDaniel Apke is on a mission. He's a serial entrepreneur, real estate and land investor, educator and podcast host. He's the CEO and Co-Founder of Apke Land and Land Investing Online. Apke is kind enough to share his knowledge, experience, opinions and information about online businesses, investment and real estate topics through his You Tube channel which has thousands of subscribers. He's been featured in Yahoo Finance, Seeking Alpha, The Wall Street Journal, Finazen.net, Morning Sta...
128 Every dog has its day
January 05, 2023 13:30 - 13 minutes - 19 MBHow do you build a global community? Many business owners struggle with this, but Spencer has done just that. He's focused on dogs. It's strange, but true. You may not think this important to your business, but listen to the way he's built a growing community around people and dog welfare from nothing. Reboundog supports marginalised people and dogs together. You can find Spencer B Hodgetts on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerbhodgetts/ You can find his organisatio...
127 How One Door Closed And A Huge Opportunity Opened Up
December 15, 2022 09:33 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBMark found himself without a job when his employer went out of business. Along with two other colleagues they started again and have made a huge success of their IT and cyber security business. Listen to what makes Mark tick and why he'd prefer to be cycling! You can find Mark Riddell on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsupportprovider/ You can find M3 Networks website here https://m3networks.co.uk/
126 How To Lead From The Heart To Grow A Business
December 08, 2022 17:26 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBRob Begg is an unusual entrepreneur. He leads from the heart. His style of coaching is more spiritual and yet very practical. He gets great results for his clients and their business' Listen to learn more about how he came to do what he does. You can find Rob on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkbegg/ You can find Rob's website here https://robertbegg.com/
125 The Social Hand Grenade, How to Make Your Business Stand Out From The Crowd
December 01, 2022 08:53 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBSam Kennett likes to get you and your business noticed. In a world where getting seen is harder and harder, Sam has it nailed. Listen to her quirky styles and the initiative that's keeping d**k pics off Linked In and other platforms #chatupfines Find Sam on Linked In here Sam Kennett Find Sam's website here https://www.thesocialhandgrenade.co.uk/
124 How To Start An Online School And Make It Globally Successful
November 24, 2022 13:25 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBTom is the CEo and Founder of one of the world's leading British international online schools, My Online Schooling. He started his teaching career in Scotland before continuing as teacher Cirriculum Leader at the independent ACG Sunderland in Auckland, New Zealand. He started by Online Schooling in 2016 with the view to provide an alternative pathway to education for young people across the globe. Built on the foundations of inclusion, acceptance and respect, My Online Schooling continue...
Who is Rebecca Bonnington and what's this podcast all about?
November 17, 2022 13:30 - 3 minutes - 4.48 MBDon't know whether to listen? Discover how this podast came about. If you're a business owner, you'll definitely want to know about the things we talk about.
124: How to start an online school and make it globally successful
November 03, 2022 09:10 - 35 minutes - 49 MBTom is the CEO and founder of one of the world's leading British international online schools, My Online Schooling. He stared his teaching career in Scotland before continuing as teacher Curriculum Leader at the independent ACG Sunderland in Auckland, New Zealand. He started My Online Schooling in 2016 with the view to provide an alternative pathway to education for young people across the globe. Built on the foundations of inclusion, acceptance and respect, My Online Schooling continues...
123: Richard Simpson, Joint MD of Tayburn, The Success of The Successor
October 20, 2022 07:58 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBRichard is the co-owner and Joint Managing Director of creative agency, Tayburn. During his time at Tayburn, the agency has won over 100 creative and effectiveness awards and has delivered high profile work such as: the first ever crowd sourced city brand, "People Make Glasgow;" a world class digital match day experience for Scottish Rugby; "The Gin on Everyone's Lips" campaign for House of Boë, featuring Paloma Faith and most recently, the launch of a reimagined 300 year old artisanal spirit...