Business Mastermind Podcast

As the owner of three businesses, no-one knows more about adjusting the work/home life balance during lockdown than Neil Fellowes. But as well the rudimentary concerns involved, Neil has also been forced to consider the emotional and mental aspects of quarantine, and the forthcoming return to normality.

In this week's special episode, Neil discusses the importance of the personal touch when it comes to suppliers and customers, as well as the ways in which he is doing all he can to reinforce his own mental wellbeing during these unprecedented times.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Good health is a natural state of being. If we take care of ourselves in a proactive way, we can largely avoid many preventable illnesses and diseases.
• In this uncertain time, focus on what you need in order to survive, and on the small wins that elevate positivity. Anything above that is cause for celebration.
• The human touch can, and should, be used whenever possible in business now. By applying empathy and kindness to our dealings, we will make sure that we are remembered in a positive way once life returns to normality.
• Now is the perfect time to focus not just upon physical health, but mental wellbeing. Meditation and relaxation techniques will better equip us to cope with the strain of the return to work.
• When our children or families attempt to remove us from a stressful or working period at home, perhaps they are sensing that we need a break, and acting upon a subconscious impulse?

BEST MOMENTS

‘I'm an explorer of health'

‘It's not about being perfect. It's about doing more right than wrong'

‘Get out of your head and get into your body'

‘Rather than an interruption, let's call it an intervention'  

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

Stellar Speakers - https://stellarspeakers.com

Neil Fellowes LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilfellowes/?originalSubdomain=uk

Total Wellness - https://totalwellness.club

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

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Gavin talks to speaker and Managing Director, Chris Paton, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines, about the things we can be doing right now, in order to prepare ourselves for life after lockdown.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• No matter what profession we're in, everyone's routine has been completely disrupted in this unprecedented moment. Day one of “normality” will feel completely alien to most people.
• Stress levels are on the rise due to people worrying about what might take place, when in reality we can only control the things within our power.
• We are naturally data gatherers, taking in as much data as possible and drawing conclusions. The problem is that there is too much to consider, and leaves us feeling confused and conflicted.
• It's vital we adapt our businesses to face not the world we're leaving behind, but the one we're facing in the future. We need to plan for this remarkably different global landscape, or we risk being left behind.
• True leaders will consider the ways in which their businesses can grow. They will consider training and development as priorities so as to better equip their team with newfound vigour.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We're creatures of habit. We settle into our habits and routines'

‘Ask better questions!'

'This period is ideal to take advantage of training'

‘Business, commercial, or military leadership, is about making decisions'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

Chris Paton LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-paton-quirk-solutions/?originalSubdomain=uk

Quirk Solutions - https://www.quirksolutions.co.uk/team/chris-paton/

Quirk Twitter - www.twitter.com/quirk_solutions

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

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In this week's show, Gavin discusses the most effective ways in which you can engage with stakeholders across five different categories: customers, suppliers, team members, funders and bankers.

During COVID-19 times, it's even more vital to keep lines of communication open, but also to ensure that we treat each different channel in its own unique way. In today's show, Gavin walks you through the best ways of maintaining your key stakeholder groups.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Communication now should be front-loaded with care, compassion and empathy. It is far more likely that those we are in contact with are going through some form of trauma.
• At any one time, a person's response is the sum total of how they are feeling. We need to consider what could be creating that response; either bad or good.
• Do your best to be proactive when it comes to communication, especially in the case of suppliers. Remember that it's not just your livelihood that's being affected.
• Strike a good balance between time with your stakeholders and time with your employees. Visibility is crucial in keeping morale at its peak. 
• In periods of uncertainty, people seek safety in numbers. Now is the most important time to begin building communities.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It's important that we strive to find opportunities for genuine connection'

'Now is the time to communicate, to collaborate, and to counsel'

‘You should be thinking about your suppliers as your friends'

‘Reach out and be visible!'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused uncertainty across the world, especially in the economic sector, where jobs are being nervously propped up by companies who have no idea when life will return to normal. 

But as Gavin and his special co-host, recruitment expert Lily Shippen discuss this week, it's equally as important to consider the wellbeing of CEOs and MDs at this time, who are facing equal, if not greater levels of uncertainty.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• It's important to consider CEOs and MDs when it comes to emergency planning and the impact of quarantine. They have families too, and the pressure facing them from the anxious workforce and stakeholders only adds to that pressure.
• Most business leaders, who are now being seen as “emergency workers”, have not received the same level of emergency training as those in other vital sectors, such as the NHS and military.
• Communication is even more important at this time, perhaps even more important than simply setting tasks and providing a workload. Visibility is crucial.
• This situation has proven that valuable output can be achieved through working at home. We have learned many lessons about where costs can be cut, and how our businesses can thrive more remotely.
• It is our responsibility as employees to be there for those who are trying to keep the wheels moving. This is remarkable opportunity to prove your worth and to develop and deepen business relationships.

BEST MOMENTS

‘A good PA can help a punch-drunk MD with the emotional side of this'

‘Visibility of leadership is massively important'

‘We should be thinking about pressing the START button again on the business'

‘Do your best to deliver, deliver, deliver!'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

Lily Shippen Twitter - https://twitter.com/ShippenLily

Lily Shippen - https://lilyshippen.co.uk

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

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For this very special 100th episode, Gavin shares some emerging strategic trends, and aligns them to the six steps of his revolutionary business growth model, The Strategy Compass.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• More so than ever now, our ability to shift from survive to thrive using mindset is critical. Stepping outside of our present and looking towards the future will be the skill that makes the true difference going forward.
• Growth of community-focussed efforts within business are on the rise. The companies who energise their altruistic activities will benefit greatly after quarantine.
• Many are looking to the end of lockdown as their future goal-setting period. We need to look further than that. What will your business look like in one year? Two years? Beyond?
• Collaboration among suppliers and businesses will be a key driver of success going forward. The lockdown has taught us the inherent value of effective mutual participation.

BEST MOMENTS

'Sometimes we have to zoom out and look forward'

'Now is the time for humanity'

'This is a call-to-arms to become the very best that we can be'

‘Don't be the victim. Be the victor!'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Horne is one of the most experienced people in the world when it comes to raising debt funding for businesses, having raised over £100 million through equity funding.

David joins Gavin today to discuss the many government's support packages for businesses, how they're working for companies in need, the benefits and downsides of each, and what they can mean for you.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• If you have rateable business premises, and you get a business rates assessment, so long as your rateable value is less than £15k and you're eligible for rates relief, then you will get a £10k grant from your local authority.
• On CIBIL loans of up to £250,000, banks can no longer ask for personal guarantees as security, as per the Chancellor's ruling, allowing more businesses to access funding.
• Take It to The Bank is a service created by David and a team, to help you assemble a pitch-deck that'll give your credit application a much better chance of success.
• Remember to humanise your application as much as possible. Even comments sections are a great opportunity for you to explain the potential of the business or idea you've created.
• Time to Pay is a service that HMRC have always used in order to give companies more time when it comes to demands. You will need a convincing argument, but it can be a useful last resort.

BEST MOMENTS

'For most businesses two hundred and fifty grand will help get them through'

‘Anyone who can come through the other side of this with a good set of suppliers and customers, their core business should still be the same'

‘Remember that you're dealing with a human being'

‘We shouldn't punish people for following the law'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

David Horne LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-b-horne/?originalSubdomain=uk

CIBIL Scorecard - www.cbils-scorecard.co.uk

www.addthenmultiply.com 

Get your free copy of Gavin Preston's invaluable guide now - 'Keep Your Boat Afloat: Business Survival Guide For COVID-19 Times' at: Bit.ly/keepyourboatafloat

To contact Gavin about how he can help you and your business, email [email protected]

ABOUT THE GUEST

Carl Gould

Carl Gould is a worldwide leading authority on business and entrepreneurship. His company, 7 Stage Advisors helps organizations grow to the next level. He is an entrepreneur who built three multi-million dollar businesses by age 40. 7 Stage Advisors, has mentored the launch of over five thousand businesses. Some of the companies he's helped are companies like Allstate, American Idol , USA Olympic Track, IBM, McGraw-Hill and the US Army

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carl Gould is an expert in business growth, having grown and scaled multiple business, before transitioning into becoming a coach, and encouraging others to follow his lead.

In this week's edition of the show, Carl and Gavin hold a thought-provoking discussion on why it's important to zero in on the customers who desperately need your help, the actions and strategies that can help your business through this economic winter, and why building a community now is more important than ever.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The economic seasons are a generational phenomenon, and have played out in the same way throughout history. When we reach a certain time in our levels, our spending and saving priorities change.
• Every business needs to have an up-sideways-down strategy, meaning that expansion follows market positivity, and contraction follows economic shrinkage.
• It times of economic winter, the number one strategy to combat uncertainty among humanity, is to seek safety in numbers. This is why we've seen such an explosion of groups in the past weeks.
• The value of a membership system cannot be overstated at this time. Those who feel as though they have special access to a service unreachable by others, often feel a greater sense of security and belonging.
• During times of uncertainty, customers always value the experts more. People become far more selective and discerning, and so will gravitate towards those they respect and trust.

BEST MOMENTS

'We wanted to own stuff. Millennials don't want to own stuff, they just want access to things'

‘A world conflict galvanises people'

'Winter is a wonderful time if you're ready for it'

‘If you're under lockdown, then take advantage of this time to regroup and recalibrate'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

Carl Gould - https://carlgould.com

Carl Gould Twitter - https://twitter.com/carlgould

Carl Gould LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlgould/

Carl Gould Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thecarlgould/

Get your free copy of Gavin Preston's invaluable guide now - 'Keep Your Boat Afloat: Business Survival Guide For COVID-19 Times' at: Bit.ly/keepyourboatafloat

To contact Gavin about how he can help you and your business, email [email protected]

ABOUT THE GUEST

Carl Gould

Carl Gould is a worldwide leading authority on business and entrepreneurship. His company, 7 Stage Advisors helps organizations grow to the next level. He is an entrepreneur who built three multi-million dollar businesses by age 40. 7 Stage Advisors, has mentored the launch of over five thousand businesses. Some of the companies he's helped are companies like Allstate, American Idol , USA Olympic Track, IBM, McGraw-Hill and the US Army

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavin talks to fellow podcast and scale-up specialist, Nick Bradley, the host of Scale Up Your Business.

Nick is an expert on planning for your business's future, and while COVID-19 may have put a pause to many business plans for 2020, there are always aspects you can be proactively working on.

It's an engaging, practical conversation that'll give you a multitude of ideas to carry forward into your next business day!

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Now is most certainly a time to be consuming positivity in any form. The news can be informative, but it is also sensationalised, and tends to adhere to an agenda.
• Instead of focusing on the end point to this, we should be marking our progress incrementally. Measure your journey through this in moments, days, weeks, and not as entire experience.
• The main risk to your business is not taking care of yourself, and running yourself into the ground. Taking care of ourselves will allow us the energy and clarity to add value at the right time.
• All bailouts and aid must be repaid eventually, so it is prudent to remain active, and to do our part to bolster business in this time. Be proactive, not complacent.
• The businesses coping best right now are the ones focussing upon their employees, upping their games in terms of customer service, and looking for the opportunities instead of dwelling on the negatives.

BEST MOMENTS

'Slow down to speed up'

‘Mindset is about giving yourself the presence, the clarity and the focus to know what to do, and then take action!'

'This is now is about family, contribution and community'

‘Our actions as employers, suppliers and leaders during this time will define us, and will be remembered'

‘It doesn't matter what your business model is, there's another way of doing it'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

Nick Bradley Twitter - https://twitter.com/nickcbradley

Scale Up Your Business Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/scale-up-your-business-podcast/id1453523566

www.nickcbradley.com

Get your free copy of Gavin Preston's invaluable guide now - 'Keep Your Boat Afloat: Business Survival Guide For COVID-19 Times' at: Bit.ly/keepyourboatafloat

To contact Gavin about how he can help you and your business, email [email protected]

ABOUT THE GUEST

Nick Bradley

Having successfully built, bought and sold a number of companies, Nick removed himself from day-to-day operations, his focus turning to helping entrepreneurs get to where they want to be, in business and in life. As well as investing in growth businesses and backing turnarounds - with the ultimate aim of creating value from significant capital events.

Nick is passionate about personal and professional development - showing up and being the best version of himself ... every day.

Nick's bigger vision is to help bring entrepreneurial skills, experience and mindset to people in developing nations - so they can follow their dreams, live life more on their terms - utilising entrepreneurship as a global force for good.

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the most important ways in which you can move past the grief cycle of COVID-19's impact on society, and focus on the bounce-back that's on the way.

A powerful part of this process is to begin work on your business reboot now. Start planning for the positive future ahead, and use the lessons we've learned to come back brighter. And Gavin's here to tell you exactly where to start.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Reviewing the many lessons learned through the quarantine's impact will be like drafting a whole new blueprint for your business's operations going forward. 
• Now might be the opportunity for game-changing plans to be put into place for your business. We're at square one again. Is it time for you to relaunch entirely?
• Conversations with your supply chain need to begin now. When operations grind back into life, will you have any interruptions in supply?
• Think creatively about who your customer is right now. What are their needs? How can they best be served? How will your client base change when the quarantine is over, and will you be able to pivot?

BEST MOMENTS

'The mirror is being held up to us all at the moment'

'We all have a blank sheet of paper to work with now'

‘It takes time for that traffic to start moving again'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Business Mastermind Podcast 

Complete Success - https://www.completesuccess.co.uk

Get your free copy of Gavin Preston's invaluable guide now - 'Keep Your Boat Afloat: Business Survival Guide For COVID-19 Times' at: Bit.ly/keepyourboatafloat

To contact Gavin about how he can help you and your business, email [email protected]

ABOUT THE HOST

Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavin is interviewed by Lee Houghton, creator of The Business Problems Solved Podcast!

In this time where for many small businesses it's all about survival, they discuss the ways this can be achieved successfully with Gavin's ‘Keep Your Boat Afloat – A Business Survival Guide for COVID19 Times'

We are all in a period of enforced change and the most important thing for any business is to be able to make it to the other side.

There is great content and practical advice in this episode listen in and find out how to survive and thrive moving forward.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The most important thing is to get your business out the other side so you can take advantage of the opportunities when the resurgence of the economy begins.
• Sometimes when you in the middle of everything it can be difficult to think rationally because you are in a flight or fight mode.
• Once you have established the basics you can move forwards
• People are now beginning to think about how they can use this time productively to be in the best position moving forward.
• People are on different parts of ‘the change curve' created by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.
• Some people have already moved to acceptance and are looking at opportunities whilst others are still in denial.
• Focus on small simple steps you can take every day to get back in control.
• The emotional journey of change is one where there is a grieving process that has to be experienced and moved through.
• People who have their own businesses are creative, flexible and like to solve a problem.
• This will be a defining moment for many businesses and there will be entrepreneurs who will find solutions that will move their businesses forward over the next 5 years.
• The pdf ‘Keep Your Boat Afloat – A Business Survival Guide for COVID19 Times' provides the 8 steps any business needs to work through to be able to survive and then thrive as the opportunities come on the other side of this situation.
• The 8 steps; looking after your employees, cash strategies, ascertaining your supply chain, talking to your customers, Pivoting and adaptation and marketing along with community and mindset play a vital role in the survival of any business.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Sometimes when you are in the middle of everything it can be difficult to think rationally because you are in a flight or fight mode'

‘I have lived through the rise and demise of a business, I was the person centre stage with the suppliers, clients, staff and other stakeholder groups'

‘If you cut too deep and too soon you won't have a business on the other side.

It's about achieving the right balance'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Business Problems Solved Podcast 

Keep Your Boat Afloat Pdf

The Business Mastermind Podcast

Gavin Preston Website

ABOUT THE GUEST
Lee Houghton

For the last 15 years, I have been a multi-sector internal or external business improvement consultant, building the improved capability of individuals, teams and businesses.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my two young children Jack & India. I also enjoy listening to and reading business & personal development material.

Lee Houghton is “THE Business Problem Solver”, a Management Consultant, CX Specialist and Keynote Speaker.

CONTACT METHOD

You can contact Lee Houghton on 07813342194

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhoughton/

ABOUT THE HOST
Gavin Preston

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and

high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change.

CONTACT METHOD

Gavin Preston Website

Gavin Preston LinkedIn

Gavin Preston YouTube

Gavin Preston Facebook

Gavin Preston Twitter

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