Biz and Coffee

This is part 2 of our fascinating chat with David Green.

(If you haven’t heard part 1 yet, go back and listen to that one first for David’s background and philosophy in business.)

In this second part, David goes deeper into buying and scaling businesses and how you can sometimes acquire them without spending loads of capital. He talks about joint ventures, and where you can look for bargain businesses. He also speaks about turnarounds and how he inspires people to perform. 

David Green is an investor and entrepreneur, who works with business owners to scale and sell profitable companies. With skills and experience in business consulting, investment and acquisitions, growth strategy and exit planning, David has been involved with a wide variety of companies throughout his career across a range of industries including: hospitality, retail and facilities management to name but a few. He has successfully helped many business owners to achieve their aspirations for growth, exit or even improving infrastructure, management and productivity.

You can find out more about David's work and contact him through his website: https://www.echoeight.co.uk/

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This chat with David Green was tremendously refreshing. It’s pretty unfiltered and contains the odd swear-word. 

It was a long recording, with so many gems, so rather than edit it down, we’ve kept it all and split it into two episodes.

In this first episode, David talks about his background, his heroes and philosophy in business. Be sure to listen to part 2 where he talks about how he goes about finding, acquiring and scaling the businesses he buys. 

David Green is an investor and entrepreneur, who works with business owners to scale and sell profitable companies. With skills and experience in business consulting, investment and acquisitions, growth strategy and exit planning, David has been involved with a wide variety of companies throughout his career across a range of industries including: hospitality, retail and facilities management to name but a few. He has successfully helped many business owners to achieve their aspirations for growth, exit or even improving infrastructure, management and productivity.

You can find out more about David's work and contact him through his website: https://www.echoeight.co.uk/

If you'd like to contact us about this episode, please reach out! We'd be very happy to hear from you!

In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

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Twitter: @bizandcoffee

Lily Patrascu creates books that transform the world!

She does this for professionals that want to get booked to speak - worldwide - so they can make a bigger difference and enhance their personal brand.

She can help you turn your story, knowledge or experience into books, online programs and websites that transform the world.

In this fascinating chat we explore what’s involved in writing a business book and why you might consider such a daunting task… 

You can connect with Lily via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilypatrascu/
and book a no-obligation strategy session with here here: https://lily.global/ 

If you'd like to contact us about this episode, please reach out! We'd be very happy to hear from you!

In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

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Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 in which Ayo and Christopher chat with Martin Talks about Futurism, AI and stimulating your creativity. 

Will the robot overlords take over? 
What should companies do to prepare for the future? 

Oh, and I should warn you, The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy gets a mention! 

You can find our more about Martin and his work here:
https://www.martintalks.com/

Blinky’s Law (Martin’s delightful book - in print, Kindle and audiobook): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/191637770X/

If you'd like to contact us about this episode, please reach out! We'd be very happy to hear from you!

In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

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We had a blast making Season 1 and we’re busy preparing, recording and editing Season 2:

Conversations With Interesting People

We will be talking about AI with Futurist and author, Martin Talks; exploring Leadership with subject matter expert David Barnard; and book-writing with coach Lilly Patrascu; we’ll cover scaling and selling businesses with David Green;
explore telling stories with Michelle Eshkeri; writing CVs with David Welsh, and the power of being a connector with Simon Halberstam, to mention just a few!

Subscribe now to get them all in your feed, and visit - bizandcoffee.com - for more information.

The first episodes of Season 2 drop in March.

In in the meantime, here’s a couple of clips from our conversations with Martin Talks and David Barnard…

Thanks again for listening!

If you'd like to contact us about this episode, please reach out! We'd be very happy to hear from you!

In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

[email protected]
Twitter: @bizandcoffee

We had a blast making Season 1 and we’re busy preparing, recording and editing Season 2: Conversations With Interesting People.

We will be talking about AI with Futurist and author, Martin Talks; Exploring Leadership with expert David Barnard; book-writing coach Lilly Patrascu; we’ll cover scaling and selling businesses with David Green; and explore telling stories with Michelle Eshkeri; writing CVs with David Welsh, and the power of being a connector with Simon Halberstam, to mention just a few!

We can’t wait to share the extraordinary wisdom of our wonderful guests - subscribe now to get them all in your feed, and visit our website - bizandcoffee.com - for more information.

The first episodes of Season 2 will drop in early March. In in the meantime, here’s a couple of clips from upcoming episodes with Martin Talks and David Barnard…

Thanks again for listening!

If you'd like to contact us about this episode, please reach out! We'd be very happy to hear from you!

In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

[email protected]
Twitter: @bizandcoffee

In this episode we got into the experience of doing this podcast - our journey of learning and discovery. 

We also talked about Agile and The Agile Manifesto (https://agilemanifesto.org), the first line of which says: “We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it, and helping others do it!” 

Learning by Doing is a key principle in more forward-thinking education, something that could have a world-changing impact. 

A fun episode, with a slightly chaotic start that we decided to keep in the edit for your amusement and pleasure! 

Season 2 is being recorded now, so if you or someone you know has something to share with our audience (business people), do get in touch. 

We'll see you in Season 2: Conversations With Interesting People!

If you'd like to contact us about this episode, please reach out! We'd be very happy to hear from you!

In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

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Measure What Matters!

You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure!

It’s Not Size That Counts!

We’ve all heard quotes like these… but what’s actually important about the numbers in your business?

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In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

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In 2023, with a potential recession looming, what could be more important than PRODUCTIVITY?

Could you ditch your ToDo list? What do you replace it with?

How important is it to limit “work in progress”?

These and other ideas … Enjoy!

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In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

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Do you wish that you could take the knowledge and wisdom you have now and give it to your younger self?

What would that knowledge be? 

Could it have changed everything? 

Maybe… but that isn’t what happened...

Would you now be somewhere different? Or perhaps you’d still end up “here”,  just by a different route.

Let us know your experiences! 

If you'd like to contact us about this episode, please reach out! We'd be very happy to hear from you!

In Series 2 we'll be doing interviews - get in touch if you'd like to be on the show!

[email protected]
Twitter: @bizandcoffee