Business Growth Secrets

After working 25 years as a professional chef in hotels and restaurants, Omar Meziane got bored of cooking and even thought about quitting. Being considered as a great chef, Omar found his way back and was presented with an opportunity that led to many more. Omar decided to put himself out of his comfort zone and take massive risks as an attempt to achieve success. In this episode, Omar talks with Adam Stott about his journey as a professional elite sports chef, the reasons behind his success.

Omar is a professional elite sports chef and entrepreneur whose mission is to inspire personal, positive change through a fusion of great taste and science. Understanding that there is so much more to food after years of working as a chef with the best pro athletes, pop stars, and entrepreneurs, Omar believes that everyone deserves to eat deliciously healthy, performance-focused food that is tweaked to meet their goals and nutritional needs. Driven with passion and wanting to achieve something more, Omar, along with Michael Naylor, decided to conceptualize and launch Tweakd in order to make tailor-made food easily accessible to anyone who wants to build muscle, get lean, fuel their endurance, or even just to stay healthy.

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If you believe that a side hustle and passion project can branch out on its own as a full-time business, then this episode is for you.

Our guest for this episode is a multi-hyphenated boss lady, Elizabeth Ogabi. She's a podcast host, entrepreneur, author, business owner and founder of two women-focused businesses: 1) For Working Ladies, a digital platform to support women who want to start their own business, and 2) Leicour, an organisation aimed at helping women progress to leadership positions. She also recently published a book entitled "Side Hustle in Progress'', a simple guide on how to start a business when you don't have all the time in the world.

Elizabeth worked before in a communications agency where she worked with female founders to employ digital communications to build their business. This became something she is fond of doing which eventually became her hobby and then built a content-based online website around it. Tables turned when she was approached to do some branded content and got paid thousands and saw the website's impact on other people and businesses. And as the saying goes, the rest becomes history.

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In our Birmingham leg of the recently concluded The Business Machine Business Coaching Event, Big Business Events Founder Adam Stott and Big Business Events head coach Ross Temple answered questions from participants who attended the 3-day event.

Business owners took turns in asking the hard and real questions that can make or break any business—from turning online advertising into profit, finding the right connections and network, building a business with the right people, and the struggles in ecommerce marketing, to fighting the work slump and going out of your comfort zone.

The Business Machine is a 3-day business coaching event exclusively for entrepreneurs and business owners who want to grow their business in their respective fields by getting personal advice, tips, and tricks from business coach Adam Stott and other industry experts.

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Learning how to dance at an early age, Neil Jones went on to make dancing his career. Determined to become the World Champion, Neil had to persevere and make sacrifices which helped develop his attitude and mentality that later became beneficial to his success. Approaching what others may call the "finish line", Neil managed to cross over a different avenue in dancing and even started a business around his passion. In this episode, Neil talks with Adam Stott about his journey and sacrifices as a professional dancer, his transition to entrepreneurship, and the mentality and attitude he had in navigating his career.

Neil is a professional Dancer, choreographer, and multiple World dance championship title holder whose mission is to give a modern, fresher look to Ballroom dancing and teach it in a fun and exciting environment. Being in the industry as early as the age of 3, Neil witnessed how dancing evolved. Fueled to bring a new dance flavor, Neil created the UrbanBallroom where he manages an online dance community and holds dance lessons to students of different ages, backgrounds, and skill levels. Wanting to deliver the latest dance trends, Neil posts videos on different social platforms including Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok.

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After retiring as a professional Rugby player and being in the field for 12 years, Ollie Phillips went on to run his own business and worked as a Director of PwC. Transitioning from the sport of Rugby to corporate, Ollie struggled to navigate the new lifestyle for the first couple of years, which eventually made him go through a life-changing switch in mindset. Having the gift of high emotional intelligence and the ability to see others' potentials and weaknesses, Ollie found his passion in challenging people's way of thinking to ultimately improve their mindset and performance.

In this episode, Ollie talks with Adam Stott about the correlation between sports and business, the importance of having an optimist mindset, and pushing self boundaries.

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After a tragic experience as a mother and going through the difficulties of child feeding, Annabel Karmel MBE found meaning in her life, realizing she wanted to work with children. Wanting to give a legacy, Annabel published the first book that marked the start of her career. Determined to learn all about baby and toddler nutrition, Annabel remained persistent and did everything that, initially, no one thought made sense. Amidst the struggles and thoughts of giving up, Annabel has built a successful career and started a food revolution. In this episode, Annabel talks with Adam Stott about her early struggles as an author, the importance of passion, and becoming a confident decision-maker in business.

Annabel Karmel MBE is a mother of three and the mother of all feeding experts whose sole mission is to raise the standards of children's diets. Recognized as UK's No. 1 Children's cookery author and best-selling international author, Annabel has pioneered the way babies and children are fed all over the world and has received an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in the field of child nutrition. To continue on the mission, Annabel is a media commentator on food-related issues and works as a consultant for major nursery chains, leisure resorts, restaurants, and hotels worldwide.

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Growing up in New York and immersed with the rap culture and culture, Paul C. Brunson understood how his favorite hip-hop artists do business at an early age. While building his business portfolio and working for his charity, Paul C. Brunson came across an idea that seems crazy for people around him, matchmaking. Fueled by his desire to be different, he pursued the art of matchmaking that would put him in the spotlight in the future. In this episode, Paul C. Brunson talks with Adam Stott about the importance of creating meaningful relationships and being a matchmaker.

Paul is a serial entrepreneur, television host, and columnist whose specialty lies in teaching others professional and social skills. An internationally recognized expert in interpersonal relationships, personal development, and entrepreneurship, Paul currently serves as a featured business columnist for USA Today, co-host of UK's Celebs Go Dating television show, and host of the Better with Paul podcast and event series.

• How Paul made ends meet when he was starting his career in New York
• How Paul's non-profit charity for children unintentionally led him into matchmaking
• What glaring observations Paul had in his first matchmaker conference
• Oprah Winfrey's discovery of Paul's content that led to a lot of opportunities
• Having the courage on using his wife's savings to create their company
• The importance of testing the market
• Paul's obsession with creating high-quality content for his marketing
• Content is KING
• Showing up on new platforms in building a brand
• How Paul creates meaningful relationships and treats them as an investment
• Why Paul's involvement with Celebs Go Dating prevented him and his family from living in Jamaica

You can find out more about Paul C. Brunson on Instagram or LinkedIn

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Tim Campbell MBE's career wasn't as explosive before appearing in The Apprentice's first season. However, what's impressive is that his passion to help people was already there even before, working with the London Underground. His passion brought him into working with PM Boris Johnson, then Mayor of the City of London, in helping small businesses stand up on their own after The Apprentice. Tim was able to take advantage of his stint on the Apprentice where he grew his Portfolio of businesses. In this episode, Tim Campbell talks with Adam Stott about the importance of helping small businesses and winning the first Apprentice title.

Tim became the first-ever winner of The Apprentice when it launched in 2005. He landed a £100,000-a-year job with Lord Sugar's firm Amstrad and left after two years to found Bright Ideas Trust, a charity that helps young people to set up their own businesses.

Tim received an MBE for Services to Enterprise and Culture in 2012.

• How Tim Campbell and his businesses are bouncing back from the challenges of the Pandemic
• What essential tool did Tim Campbell learn after his stint in The Apprentice
• Importance of Research and taking risk as you move along in your entrepreneurship
• Showing up and responding when challenges face you
• Humility and searching for people who can be your mentor
• Earning his MBE on his work in serving various businesses
• Failing early and really hard
• On mentoring and educating others
• How do you avoid starting a business for the wrong reasons
• The value of seeing others grow
• Tim Campbell's experience with working with PM Boris Johnson when he was the Mayor of the City of London

You can find out more about Tim Campbell MBE on Instagram or LinkedIn

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Starting her career in sales, Joanna Swash became CEO of Moneypenny to bring its growth to its full potential. Joanna knows what needs to be done and that is getting into the perspective of their clients and giving service that's unique to each of their clients. In this episode, Joanna Swash talks about her journey into becoming Moneypenny's CEO as well as tips on small business owners.

Moneypenny, a company that started with only one desk and sending direct mails, now boasts 1200 employees and giving service to different countries through handling the customer service of their clients such as phone and messaging operators. Their promise is to stay true to their clients by providing transparent and custom service to each of them.

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The desire for gain should be bigger than your fear. That's how James Constantinou sums up his journey to becoming the star of Channel 4's "Posh Pawn". A self-confessed journeyman, James went from selling cars to traveling overseas and importing products back to the UK to try and make a name for himself. However, James found his niche in the lending business and eventually in the pawn brokerage industry. In this episode, Adam Stott talks with James Constantinou about his journey and how the media was monumental with the rise of the pawn brokerage industry.

James Constantinou is the man behind Prestige Pawnbrokers and the star of Channel 4's smash-hit spin-off, Posh Pawn.

• James Constantinou's duck and dive journey from different jobs to a pawnbroker
• How his business turned from money lending into pawn brokerage
• James' approach when it comes to handling risks with business decisions
• The challenges of getting into the pawn brokerage industry that includes dealing with a fossilized whale vomit
• Making money in times of adversity
• How the media was monumental to the rise of James' pawn brokerage business
• Coming into the used and vintage designer handbags business
• James' online shop that sells the goods of his pawnshop
• The positive results that the COVID-19 Pandemic has brought to business owners
• The impact of media marketing for James' business

You can find out more about James Constantinou at prestigepawnbrokers.co.uk/ Watch the Posh Pawn on demand

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