This week we have Business man James West. (Clean slate websites, ONLE Network)
He owns and manages one of the fastest growing network events in the U.K along side his wife Kelly called ONLE. What's really interesting about this, is that they went from 0 meetings per month to 22 within 2 years and i believe they have attended nearly every one in that 2 years.. Crazy right?
James also had a career in journalism for a number of years, where he wrote for an IT magazine and also has a company which builds websites called clean slate websites.
There's also another topic which we go into great detail about on the show and that is the struggle James had with his mental health... He was struggling from crippling depression for a number of years before he met his now wife and business partner Kelly. He talks at length about the struggles he used to face with this on a daily basis and how he coped with it, but on a more positive note, how he came out of the other side of it.
Some of the key takeaways from the show
Mental health and some of the difficulties surrounding it.
Building a culture within a business.
Striving for happiness.
Dynamic of running a business with your wife.
Mindset.
Difficulties of running a business.
Sacrifices.
Successes in business.
Friends within business.
Marketing and knowing who your market is.
Having a vision for your business.
It was a really enjoyable conversation for me and am very grateful to James for being as open as he was about the issues he's faced in his life. So i hope you enjoy.
If there is anyone that listens to this show or is subscribed to this email that is struggling with their mental health at the moment, there is a great podcast series called Feel better live more by Dr Rangan Chatterjee.
On quite a few of his shows he has experts within the field of mental health, come on the show to give actionable tips and help you to understand why you maybe having mental health issues. The links are below.
I highly recommend them as someone that has experienced mental health issues in the past myself.
https://drchatterjee.com/how-our-childhood-shapes-every-aspect-of-our-health-with-dr-gabor-mate/
https://drchatterjee.com/is-everything-you-know-about-depression-wrong-with-johann-hari/
James's Links to business.
https://theonle.network/
https://www.cleanslatewebsites.com/
I hope you guy's enjoy it and let me know what you think.
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