Tricres The Entrepreneurial Journey
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143 Neurodiversity In Business
April 20, 2023 17:30 - 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 14:30 - 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 14:29 - 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 18:40 - 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 17:30 - 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 11:17 - 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 20:51 - 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 20:36 - 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 20:23 - 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 14:07 - 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 19:23 - 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...
7 How To Change Society As An Entrepreneur
March 14, 2023 19:53 - 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 19:32 - 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 17:17 - 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 17:03 - 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 16:32 - 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 ...
8 Inspired By Vivienne Westwood
March 14, 2023 14:39 - 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
14 Creativity, Chaos and Bedtime Stories
March 13, 2023 21:12 - 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 20:55 - 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 14:22 - 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 15:08 - 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 14:19 - 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 15:56 - 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 13:41 - 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 14:22 - 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 14:09 - 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 14:11 - 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 08:43 - 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 18:30 - 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 14:33 - 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 12:26 - 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 13:53 - 17 minutes - 24.5 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 18:25 - 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 18:30 - 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 12:58 - 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...
122: Eoghan Colgan, Founder of Continulous, Changing The Face of Medical Training Across the World
October 14, 2022 12:40 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBEoghan Colgan was born and raised in Northern Ireland and studied Medicine at Queens University in Belfast In 1998 he had a near-death experience whilst working on the Ivory Coast and life began to change. His ambitions to work in the developing world were stopped in their tracks because he was advised to avoid visiting underdeveloped nations after his brush with Malaria. He did however qualify in Medicine 2001 and moved to Glasgow where life took another twist and in 2004 he Won the O2 Undis...
121: Interview with Maria Franzoni, Helping Speakers Get Booked and Charge More
October 06, 2022 12:24 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBFormer Speaker Bureau owner, Maria Franzoni has 25 years of speaking industry experience. She has held senior positions at CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau. At London Speaker Bureau Maria played a major role in taking the bureau from one UK office to 25 offices globally and being recognised as the most international speaker bureau by the New York Times. She ran her own international speaker bureau for 14 years, was a founding member and former co-chair of the European Associa...
120: Sarah Mac: The Marvellous Menopause and Wellness Coach
September 29, 2022 12:17 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBEvery woman of a certain age needs Sarah (or at least someone like her). Sarah Mac is a certified menopause & wellness coach. She provides evidence-based education, support and coaching to individuals and organisations to empower people to live healthier and happier lives during the perimenopause, menopause and beyond. Learn more about Sarah by visiting her website: https://sarahmac.co.uk/ To book a Menopause Solutions online coaching session with Sarah: Select a Date & Time - Calendly
119: Kelly Wright, Founder of The Refillery on Keeping It Local and Franchising a Business
September 22, 2022 12:34 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBFollowing a 20 year career in the food manufacturing industry, Kelly decided to leave her high flying corporate job and open Edinburgh’s largest plastic free and ethical grocery store. Frustrated with the slow pace of change in reducing and eliminating needless plastic in UK retail, Kelly created The Refillery to offer people an alternative to plastic riddled supermarkets. “Our mission is to make plastic free shopping accessible to as many people as possible” Now in their 4th year of tradi...
118: Karen Somerville, MD of Angels' Share Glass, Growing From an Ironing Board Desk to Exporting to Asia
September 15, 2022 14:44 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBKaren Somerville is co founder and director of Angels’ Share Glass & Co director of The Fife Whisky Festival. Angels’ Share Glass was founded in 2013 by Father & Daughter. Tom Young MBE was a world renowned glassblower and between them they came up with the idea to create Whisky filled Angels to represent the well known legend told in almost every distillery around the world. The Angels’ Share is the 2% of alcohol lost to evaporation during Scotch whisky’s maturation process. The hand blown a...
117: Fiona McKinnon, The Moment Company passionate about keeping your cool in a hectic world
September 08, 2022 12:04 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBFiona is the CEO and Co-Founder of Moment Company. After 20 years of living, working and travelling around the world as a global executive in the AdTech and Media industry for start-ups and media brands such as The Guardian, CNN and Warner Media in Europe, Australia, USA and Canada - Fiona was burnt out! Physically, she had to stop. It was at this time, in 2014, that she started to be curious about the connection between her mind, stress, and her body’s reaction. She began exploring work b...
Episode 116: Sheryl Newman, CEO of Appetite for Business, a multi-award winning business services company
September 01, 2022 14:45 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBSheryl is passionate about tech and people. It's probably fair to put that the other way round and say she's passionate about people and how they use tech to improve their businesses. She started Appetite for Business with £1000 and has built it up to be a fantastic business employing 16 people. Appetite for Business want to empower clunky, slow moving organisations to utilise the technology they have to start fighting back against their competitors. They want to help that small start-...
116: Belinda Roberts, MBE, A Powerhouse of Entrepreneurial Enterprise
August 25, 2022 13:45 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBBelinda's career is wide ranging, interesting and dynamic, a bit like herself! She studied languages at University and then entered the world of recruitment. She set up her own training business which she sold and spent some time in the world of car sales focusing on their sales, customer service and management training. In 2008, Belinda launched WeDo Scotland. This peer-to-peer learning and support organisation for entrepreneurs and business leaders was formed in order to share ideas,...
115: Bin Sparkes, Yorkshire's Finest Legal Recruiter and Hot Yoga Afficionado
August 18, 2022 17:57 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBBin Sparkes is an independent, legal specialist recruiter, recruiting into private practice firms since 2005. She set up Sparkes Recruitment ⚡️, as an agency specialising specifically in permanent recruitment with a headhunting offering. Based in, but not limited to, God's own country - beautiful Yorkshire, Bin works with a wide range of clients from boutique, regional, national, and global companies. From Newly Qualified Solicitors to Partners, she works in partnership with candidates an...
115: Bin Sparkes Video Interview
August 18, 2022 17:56 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBBin Sparkes is an independent, legal specialist recruiter, recruiting into private practice firms since 2005. She set up Sparkes Recruitment ⚡️, as an agency specialising specifically in permanent recruitment with a headhunting offering. Based in, but not limited to, God's own country - beautiful Yorkshire, Bin works with a wide range of clients from boutique, regional, national, and global companies. From Newly Qualified Solicitors to Partners, she works in partnership with candida...
114: Video, Gerry Strain Interview
August 05, 2022 13:44 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBGerry Strain is the Owner of Document Solutions Group and a Director of Hamilton Academical Football Club. He was once a footballer, but freely admits he wasn't good enough. He's part of a team who have a huge vision for the club and he's determined to put the community at the heart of that vision. He's passionate about raising others up and part of his vision is to create six millionaires by finding talented people to run the six groups that now form his business. Honesty, Integrity an...
114: Gerry Strain, He Want to Make Six Millionaires, Academical FC Director, Business Owner, Philanthropist
August 05, 2022 13:37 - 43 minutes - 60 MBGerry Strain is the Owner of Document Solutions Group and a Director of Hamilton Academical Football Club. He was once a footballer, but freely admits he wasn't good enough. He's part of a team who have a huge vision for the club and he's determined to put the community at the heart of that vision. He's passionate about raising others up and part of his vision is to create six millionaires by finding talented people to run the six groups that now form his business. Honesty, Integrity ...
113: Alex Taylor, the Digital Marketing Person We All Wish We Had In Our Own Business
July 28, 2022 12:17 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBAlex grew up with learning difficulties while tackling racism throughout his time in school, however, that did not stop him from graduating with a 1:1 from Edinburgh Napier University, obtaining The University Medal, launching his own freelance business during university and then becoming Head of Digital at a unique building company that appeared on BBC's Dragons' Den. Find him on Linked In here Find Ogel World Here
112: Jimmy Buchan, MD of Amity Fish Co. and TV Reality Star of Trawler Men
July 01, 2022 11:38 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBJimmy is as passionate about seafood today at the age of 62 as he was when he went fishing as a boy off the NE Coast of Scotland. He spent forty years out at sea, fishing and realised early on in his family life that his two daughters had no interest in going out to sea to earn their living. He took to the internet and has built an online fish company, supplying the finest seafood to the public, restaurants and bars across the UK. He tells a tall tale and is a man who clearly enjoys his work...