Business Growth Talks

This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Barry Rutten, who is founder of WealthDefense Financial Advisors. 

This is a conversation for anyone who wants to invest in their future. Barry talks about his view of investment and dividends or getting paid is important for him. 

We talk about his biggest mistake and his client’s biggest mistakes. Barry in a similar vein believes in the importance of compounding. 

Barry talks about the contrarian view on taxation. We discuss the concept of ‘be your own bank’ for entrepreneurs and business owners. 

Barry talks about how he is giving back to his industry by coaching other financial advisors. 

Lastly, we talk about the role of insurance, and we should redefine our view on it. If we never need it, we have had cover and other people who needed it can get paid. 

Enjoy the podcast! 

4.01 – What does business mindset mean to you?

5.50 – Barry wants to get paid with investments

8.30 – Wagyu beef bull as an investment

10.45 – Biggest mistake

12.51 – Power of compounding and money principles

16.27 – The government deference schemes and taxing

17.25 – Contrarian view on tax

19.15 – Be your own bank with your pension

23.23 – How important are values of investing?

26.10 – Socially responsible investment fund

27.00 – Coaching other financial advisors

31.34 – Re-defining retirement in modern society

34.12 – Waste of government spending

38.18 – Protect physical and financial health

39.10 – Role of insurance for business

40.27 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Matt Ostanik, who is a serial entrepreneur with his current business which is Grateful app. 

We start with Matt’s traditional upbringing and his degree and early career in architecture. Matt was restless and thought he had an idea for a business with a website. So, Matt started his first business merging tech with architecture. There is also an interesting story about the sale of his business. 

His second business was regarding business strategy which was successful. There is an interesting conversation about timing the market and his success has been based on hitting the market at the right time. 

We go deep into his new business which is called Grateful. This is a charity-giving app to help businesses and individuals give to their favourite charities. Matt understands the importance of profits but you should not forget to give to make social change. 

This is a fascinating conversation. 

Enjoy the podcast!

3.16 – What does a business mindset mean to you?

4.09 – Matt’s upbringing and education

4.54 – Trained and early career as an architect

5.29 – Matt’s first app in technology and architect app

8.19 – Timing the market with your idea

8.52 – How Matt managed the credit crunch recession

10.40 – Selling his first business and working after the sale

15.45 – What is fun for Matt?

18.54 – Second business with business strategy

22.58 – Grateful app – send money to charity for businesses and individuals

27.26 – Company’s role of supporting charities for their employees

31.00 – Business owners embedding charity giving in their business

34.45 – Profitability with social change

40.36 - What is Matt’s favourite bit of being a serial entrepreneur?

43.15 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Mark Layder, who is a business strategist. We talk about Mark wanting to be a vet when he was younger but he realised that he didn’t have the aptitude for it. 

Mark took sales roles but interesting he was the no.1 tickets sales for Tony Robbins in the 1980s and brought one of my favourite books E-Myth to the UK. We talk about personal development and how it is important for him. 

We discuss the research he has completed in sports psychology. He has developed a new approach to sport psychology call Win-vironment. He has been doing this research for 27 years in different sporting environments. 

Mark talks about his current business, which is helping businesses grow, and he has helped many clients with building sales team to sell the product or service. The Biz Connector is an awesome way to do the thing you like and not be subjected to sales if you don’t like it. 

Mark talks about his legacy and what he wants to leave in his community.

This is an interesting conversation.

Enjoy the podcast!

3.13. What does a business mindset mean to you?

5.11 – Mark in his earlier life he wanted to be a vet

6.30 – Degree in occupational/industrial psychology

8.14 – Earlier career in sales

8.35 – Tony Robbins no.1 ticket sales and E-Myth Michael Gerber brought to UK

10.58 – Mum’s working on the business and Dad’s working hard

12.38 – Current personal development with Gary Vee

16.17 – 27 years in sports psychology – new approach to sports coaching

20.09 – Win-vironment in sports, business, or banks

22.28 – Content of Steve Peters with chip paradox

26.58 – Importance of sales in business

27.28 – Biz Connector

27.58 – Need for leads and sales and Mark’s company helps sales with a team

33.35 – 96% of small business fail

35.21 – Ideal clients

38.54 – Experts in biz connectors community to help businesses

40.10 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Brad Sugars, who is Founder of Action Coach which is a multi-million-dollar coaching franchise.

We start this conversation on an interesting point that growth is the only key metric to a success of a business. If it isn’t growing, you aren’t doing it right.  He talks about his training and coaching in starting, building, growing, and scaling a business. 

Brad has invested in property, and he has a view on successful property deals which is your tenant pays the mortgage rather than interest-only mortgages. We go deep into property being an awesome asset strategy.

We talk about hiring the right people in your businesses to grow, he says you need to let go to grow. 

I divert the conversation to health and Brad views is you can’t have a successful business without health. 

Brad also has bought two interesting businesses in wagyu beef and a marketing business. He still has a passion for business but only wants to work 2 days a week. 

Enjoy the podcast!

3.11 – What does a business mindset mean for you?

5.30 – A starting point is when the business is ready for sale

6.35 – Building a business without you involved is the aim

10.01 – Start, build, grow and scale a business

12.37 – Who now in the speaking world is impressing Brad?

17.03 – Read a book a week to be successful

19.29 – Why invest in property/real estate?

24.27 – Tenants pay the mortgage strategy

26.14 – Speaking and teaching to keep sharp

28.23 – Trust your people to grow his business – Let the business go

30.44 – Hire the best people

35.00 – Released 18 books – what keeps Brad motivated?

40.50 – Health and wealth

44.11 – Plan for the future

48.11 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Amanda Neely, who is Founder and CEO of Grandma’s Wealth Wisdom.

Amanda talks about her up bringing and her inspiration was her mother who retrained to provide for her family. We discuss her degree in psychology and her early roles that were in non-profit, but she wanted to be in the community not getting funding for projects in the community.

Today’s guest is an inspiring story of a business owner who prioritises community in her business plan. Her first business was in an arts community studio. We discuss that the coffee shop was organic and sustainable in all parts of the business model. Her and her partner built this business while partnering and hustling to success. 

Amanda realised when she had a child that the coffee business wasn’t a good fit, so she met a recent guest Mark Willis who changed their lives. 

They went on courses and set up Grandma’s Wealth Wisdom. This is a financial planning business where she helps individuals, business owners, and executives build long-standing wealth. In this conversation, Amanda talks about the different strategies that she teaches. 

This is an inspiring story of a woman who droves businesses to success on her terms. 

Enjoy the podcast!

3.03 – What does a business mindset mean to you?

5.51 – We talk to Amanda about her upbringing

6.27 – Dreaming big

8.40 – Degree in psychology in Chicago

10.15 – Early roles in non-profit

12.13 – Set up coffee business in the community

14.15 – Amanda as a millennial and business

17.54 – Driving force to starting a business

21.45 – Bootstrapping and hustling in the coffee business

24.54 – Building a business and community

28.14 – The business working for owners not just clients

31.51 – Bank of yourself program

37.01 – Financial strategies for individuals, families, business owners and executives

42.29 – 10-10-10 saving strategy

44.44 – Working with your partner in business

45.33 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with William Gammon, who is Owner and Founder of Gammon Associates. 

William has been fortunate enough to have had many types of coaches and mentors in his career and life. He talks about the importance of incremental improvements and how compounding helps you grow faster. 

We talk about his 30 years as a financial advisor and the changes of regulations that have affected business. 

We do a live demonstration of Gammon and Associates website simulator which gives amazing results, I would urge you to have a look. 

We then talk about the role of social media and marketing to be able to grow businesses. 

This is an interesting conversation with William. 

Enjoy the podcast!

 3.29 – What does a business mindset mean to you?

4.58 – Many types of coaches and mentors

8.01 – Incremental improvements and compounding

8.43 – Upbringing and education

11.30 – Polarity in society

12.53 – Financial advisor for 30 years

15.00 – Regulations in business

18.03 – Importance of relationships

21.05 – Value of cash in the business

25.19 – Diagnosis of the business in Gammon and Associates

27.30 – Gammon and Associates website simulator (live demonstration)

33.18 – Details of the simulator results

39.01 – How has social media affected business owners? 

41.10 – Importance of marketing

43.07 – Plan for the next 2-5 years

44.15 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature-length episode with Sean Campbell, who is the Founder and CEO of Cascade Insights. 

We talk about his upbringing and how this impacted his business choices and his liberal arts degree. Sean tells me about his first job as a software trainer. This is a snapshot of tech in the 1990s and the advent of Windows software and its impact on society.  We talk about the interesting changes in technology and the companies that win and lose. 

Sean tells an in-depth story of him selling his first business and why it didn’t work. We talk about setting up his current business with his business partner. We discuss the different roles and responsibilities of him and his business partner. 

Sean talks about the importance of culture to his business and how he would like to go back to teaching in the future. 

I had so much fun talking to Sean and he has great insights into business and tech. 

Enjoy the podcast!

2.40 – What is a business mindset?

5.50 – Sean’s upbringing and education

10.00 – Summary of Sean’s career and businesses

12.18 – First job as a software trainer ie. Windows 95

16.00 – Software and tech in 1990’s

19.03 – Winners and losers in tech in the future

23.13 – Evangelism in tech 

29.04 – Selling his first business

33.59 - Setting up Cascade Insight – what it does and future growth?

40.59 – Saying no to bad businesses

47.14 – Culture driving business

55.55 – Sean would love to get back to teaching

56.32 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Tom Schwab, who helps business owners and authors build their brand through targeting podcast interviews. 

We talk about Tom joining the Navy and his role there. We talk about his transition from military to corporate and how he enjoyed aspects of his corporate role. 

Tom definitely felt he was an entrepreneur and he needed to leave corporate. He set up a medical sales equipment business and sold it. 

He set up Interview Valet and his passion for podcasting began. We talk about his ideal clients and how he has built his team to 35 people. Tom explains how he sees podcasting as the modern-day gold rush.

Tom talks widely about business and podcasting and this is a fascinating conversation. 

Enjoy the podcast!

3.08 – What is a business mindset for Tom?

3.52 – Why did he choose to join the navy?

5.50 – Tom’s role in the Navy

7.51 – Entrepreneurial from a young age

8.25 – Transition from navy to corporate

10.28 – Engineer to sales in corporate

12.18 – Owner of sales medical equipment

14.54 – Selling his company

17.04 – Podcasting results similar to blogging

18.46 – Interview Valet business

19.15 – Ideal clients

24.16 – Building a team of 35 people

29.06 – Valued added by podcasting

31.30 - Next gold rush of podcasting

37.42 – Tom lives in rural countryside but can run an e-business

40.24 – Referrals are key to his business

42.20 – Goals vs actions

44.42 – Quick fire questions

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This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Murielle Marie, who is a certified business and career coach and investor. 

We talk about Murielle’s working-class upbringing and her early entrepreneurial experiences as a child. We go into her degree choice of philosophy and how she uses it now years later.  

Murielle’s early experience in tech was freelance roles and then she set up her web agency. She sold this and had a life-changing experience of losing both her parents. 

The next phase of her career was as a career coach, we go deep into her understanding of the importance of creative generalists. 

We talk about her investing in crypto and the importance of blockchain and she tells me about the first book she is writing at the moment. 

Enjoy the podcast!

3.08 – What is a business mindset for you?

5.25 – Upbringing and degree choice

6.25 – Murielle wanted to be an entrepreneur at a young age

7.17 – Creative generalist

7.41 – Philosophy master’s in education

8.15 – Master’s degree in digital. The early adopter in the internet

10.00 – Freelance jobs in tech

15.21 – Set up a web agency

17.35 – Sold her web agency

21.50 – Lost her parents and life changing experience

24.46 – Setting up a coaching business

25.08 – Creative generalists

30.08 – Company’s specialisms vs generalism 

32.22 – Entrepreneurship is a creative generalist role

35.23 – Accountability as a coach

40.35 – Investing in crypto

49.38 – Writing a book at the moment

50.35 - Quick fire questions

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

This is a podcast where I talk to my guests about their journey to success. We talk about their education, experience, current business, and future endeavours. 

A feature length episode with Brian Winch, who is author and owner of Clean Lots.

We talk about Brian’s upbringing in a working class family and his father having side hustles to help support his family. Brian’s explains his journey from leaving his job for starting his business in 1981. 

We then go deep into his cleaning business and how it has developed. Brian has a passion to do a good job and seeing the benefits of cleaning an outdoor space. 

His motto is simple is best and he has kept his business successful for 41 years which is impressive. Brian talks about his latest book and how he is helping business owners with videos and templates. 

This is an interesting conversation. Enjoy the podcast!

2.34 – Business mindset mean to you?

3.08 – Struggled to overcome the issue with technology 

4.14 – Brian talks about his upbringing

5.40 – Brian’s family had side hustles

7.28 – Working hard and smart

9.23 – Leaving his job to start a business

10.43 – Started his business in 1981

12.43 – How Clean Lots business has developed

15.45 – Brian’s sales are targeting the benefits for the prospects

19.19 – Brian’s role in the business

19.42 – Brian’s book about his business

22.42 - How focussed on the one business?

24.54 - Digital business marketing videos and templates to help business owners

26.56 – Quick fire questions

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