For this episode, David is joined by Laura Johns the CEO and founder of The Business Grower. Currently, her company has 50 clients, for whom she and her team provide a wide range of marketing support and services that enable them to grow fast and sustainably. They do everything from creating a plan to establishing and scaling social, websites, branding, ads and more.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• For many businesses specialization is a fast way to grow.
• Work out what has been the most profitable, impactful and fun work, and then focus on those services or products.
• Always track what you are doing.
• Map out your touch points and keep a record of your journey with each client.
• Nobody is on social media to see your product, they want contact with people. Your social channels need to feel to people like they are in the room with your team.
• Most of your social media posts should be about serving your customers rather than selling your products.
• Strong processes are essential.
• Get your hiring right. Skill tests will help with this.
• Be clear about what you expect from people. Each team member should have their own KPI.
• Strong values are essential.
• Trust yourself.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘My goal is to truly equip them to make better decisions for their businesses.’

‘Live in honesty, in integrity.’

 ‘The data will tell you whether or not you’re making an impact.’

‘Getting the right people in the right seats is a huge focus of mine.’

 

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://thebusinessgrowers.com/

Social - @thebusinessgrowers

Traction – Get a Grip on Your Business - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/B00ARIKVIG/

Dare to Lead - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dare-to-Lead/dp/B07FTDHX9M/

GUEST BIO

Laura Johns is the founder and CEO of The Business Growers, a marketing firm serving the B2B telecom, SaaS, IT, and cloud-services industries.

For 18 years, Laura managed marketing efforts for companies ranging from tech startups to global, multi-billion dollar businesses. She spent nearly half her career serving as a corporate marketing executive in the telecommunications industry before starting The Business Growers.

Her career focus is developing marketing strategies for technology companies that lead to tangible success. Today, The Business Growers serves over 50 clients in 15 states.
Laura has been honored as “Top 50 under 40” and “Top 50 Leading Women in Business” in her home state of Mississippi. Today, she is a member of the Leadership Mississippi program, an honor bestowed on a select by the Mississippi Economic Council. Laura graduated cum laude from Mississippi College and earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Alabama.

She is the co-founder and host of The Home and The Hustle podcast for working moms and The Know, Grow and Scale videocast and podcast for entrepreneurs.

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

 

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

 

ARTWORK CREDIT 

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

 

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, which is part 12 of David´s CALM leadership series, he explains how you can make accountability part of your daily life, for you and your team. This is an important step to becoming a great leader.

Using the PRIDE approach, which stands for Personal Responsibility In Daily Effort, you can make performing at your best second nature, while empowering your team members to do the same.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• If people, or you, are not showing up on time or need micromanaging there is almost certainly an accountability issue.
• A lack of accountability is very common.
• An apparent lack of accountability isn't because people don't care. It's usually because people aren't clear about what is expected from them.
• Put standards, systems and methods in place that make accountability habitual.
• Higher levels of employee engagement results in 20% (or more) productivity.
• Create a charter of behaviors e.g. if we make a mistake we admit it and learn from it. Get everyone to commit to those standards.
• Keep people up to date on progress.
• Set out clear expectations, meet them yourself and lead the way.
• When you create a culture of safety, people feel happier stepping outside of their comfort zone and striving harder to do better and be more accountable.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Accountability on this level is where the magic happens,’

‘Clarity of accountability happens on a daily, weekly basis.’

‘If you're in a position of leadership, you're obligated to role model the way.’

‘Create a space of safety for people.’

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

 

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

 

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

 

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

For this episode, David is joined by Nick Hutchison, who is the visionary force behind Book Thinkers. He helps authors to connect with their readership, and really get their message out there. But, today, Nick and David discuss how to stop just consuming information and instead take action. Reading the right book at the right time really can change your life. Nick explains how to make sure that the ones you read do exactly that.

He covers the SMART goal framework, activity trackers, buddying up for accountability, finding your purpose and much more.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Stop reading aimlessly. For each book you read identify what it will enable you to achieve and set a measurable goal that relates to this.
• The right book at the right time can change people’s lives.
• Serving others will have a massive positive impact on you.
• Embracing discomfort helps you to grow. Just don’t push yourself beyond your limits.
• Gratitude really is powerful.
• Stop living your life according to the expectations of others.
• Failure is the best teacher.
• Discipline actually creates more space for freedom.

BEST MOMENTS
‘What are the highest leveraged activities that you can take action on within the timeframe of your goal?’

‘Books helped me solve all of the things that I was dealing with.’

‘Short term discomfort to overcome that pain equals long term happiness.’

‘Failure is the best teacher’

EPISODE RESOURCES
https://bookthinkers.com/

• The Rise of The Reader - buy the book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/c9dE0ln
• Learn more about Nick: www.nickhutch.com
• Learn more about BookThinkers: www.bookthinkers.com
• Personalized Book recommendation: DM Nick at www.instagram.com/bookthinkers

Books mentioned in the episode :-
The Compound Effect
Built to Serve 
The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind 

ABOUT THE SHOW
People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far we have to go together, and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST
David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT
Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/
Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, which is part 11 of David´s CALM leadership series, he looks at the role accountability plays in becoming an effective leader. He also explains why organizational accountability starts and ends with having and communicating a compelling why.

David also explains how any business can uncover and tap into the power of its compelling why.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• When people have a compelling reason to do so, they become super heroes and strength seems to come from nowhere. This natural tendency can be tapped into.
• Business is not about making money for the shareholders. It is about solving problems for your customers. That is what the team is actually working to achieve. That is its why.
• What intrinsically motivates you and your team? What do you love most about what you do?
• Work out what you stand for and what you stand against.
• Ask each team member what they think the business is there to achieve.
• If your purpose is compelling enough, ownership becomes the only obvious choice for people.
• Be accountable to your purpose above all else. Ask will this new software/process/tool help us to achieve our purpose? If not, what will?

BEST MOMENTS
‘Accountability resides deep inside us all,’

‘Motivate people into action, rather than manipulate.’

‘What is the difference that you are trying to make in the world?’

‘Your purpose as an organization, your reason for being, your compelling why is a living, breathing thing.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Start With Why - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/0241958229/

ABOUT THE SHOW
People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST
David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT
Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

For this episode David is joined by Bronwen Vearncombe who is a property investor, a coach and an expert on life really. Bronwen has managed to do a full time job, then find a way to escape that and start to live the life of her dreams. She loves adventure and is taking part in a solar only powered car race, across Australia.

Bronwen shares her entrepreneurial journey and explains how to use a property business to stop exchanging your time for a salary, so that you can start to live the life of your dreams. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Having dreams drives you to achieve amazing things.
• Be prepared to take risks, but educate yourself about what those risks are so that you still make wise decisions.
• Build up your knowledge and skills.
• Do your own research. Don’t believe what you read in the press or what others tell you.
• Property is a lucrative business model, so financial institutions will lend to you.
• Generally, you will need a 25% deposit for your first buy to let.
• Always check out the market and demand in an area before buying.
• There are lots of rules, but being a landlord is still not as complicated as it seems.
• Investing is about creating real opportunity for all parties.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Once you’ve got knowledge that reduces the risk,’

‘It isn’t rocket science. You don’t need a degree to understand this stuff.’

‘It’s definitely possible to do investing without having a huge amount of money.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Building Your Dream Life by Bronwen Vearncombe - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Your-Dream-Life-Property-ebook/dp/B084CWF9Z6/ 

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/bronwenvearncombe

PIN - https://propertyinvestorsnetwork.co.uk/meetings/

https://worldsolarchallenge.org/

Property Magic

FACEBOOK:     https://www.facebook.com/propinvfoundation/ 
TWITTER:     https://twitter.com/bronwenv64    @bronwenv64
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bronwen_pif/    

 

GUEST BIO

Property Investor, #1 best-selling author and coach, Bronwen Vearncombe,

Having been told she’d not be able to retire until aged 67 – she knew there must be a way to escape the city banking rat race and to spend more time with her husband and two children, and maybe even be her own boss!

In just two years she and her husband replaced their corporate income with property rental and left their jobs. Inspiring many people each year through her success, not only does she have a great property business, a SSAS entrepreneurs’ pension but she coaches others too.

   

In 2017 Bronwen & John set out to follow their dreams and specific adventures:  John circumnavigated the globe with the 17/18 Clipper Round the World yacht race, and Bronwen followed working in the business and volunteering along the way.  Travelling the world proved that they could balance a property business and adventure. In 2019 they spent 6 months working from The Whitsunday Islands in Northern Queensland, where Bronwen wrote her book Building Your Dream Life which published in 2020.

From HMOs, holiday lets, conversions through to joint ventures, new developments and a 5- property guest house business supporting council emergency housing guests as well as street homeless.  It’s been a build-up with systems, outsourcing and admin management as essential.

 

2020- 22 was spent in Africa; 6months volunteering in Namibia at her favourite wildlife conservation group then importing their car to continue travelling though Botswana, Zambia and Tanzania! Now with a base in Zanzibar, she and her husband are doing a development project in Indian Ocean ‘paradise’. 

ABOUT THE SHOW
People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST
David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT
Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils

CONTACT METHODS
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, which is part 10 of David´s CALM leadership series, he looks at the role accountability plays in being an effective leader and creating other great leaders. David explains how to get every member of your team to take on personal responsibility for doing a good job and for improving the way the business works. 

Ways to communicate more effectively and make each employee more accountable and therefore effective. Including, creating, and using an accountabilities chart.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Accountability means showing up and doing what you say you are going to do.
• If you want your people to be accountable, you have to make sure that they know what they are supposed to be doing. If you do not clearly communicate this to them and check their understanding they will fail.
• In the UK companies are losing £28Bn per year because of poor service which arises when people do not do what they are supposed to do.
• Empowering people at all levels to spot issues and solve them, and making them accountable for this, will save you money and improve retention.
• Identify what each person (role) is responsible for achieving and communicate that clearly.
• If when you have identified the roles, you discover that you do not have enough people to fulfil the responsibilities allocated to each role, recruit to bridge that gap.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If you say you're going to do something, make sure that you do it,’

‘A chart of accountabilities can be produced to give a clear allocation of accountability to roles in your business.’

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service, and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils_/

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, David is joined by Ari Tulla, a serial entrepreneur who describes himself as a wannabe surfer and avid rock climber from San Francisco. Ari´s focus is helping people solve problems so they can live better lives.

His current focus is on health, in particular nutrition. He and his wife found eating what their bodies needed at that time enabled them to solve their own health problems. Today, they are helping others to do the same. Ari and David also discuss how we can use tech to help ourselves avoid getting sick.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Food and diet are the foundation of good health. Eating what your particular body needs is powerful.
• Solving a personal problem and sharing how you did that enables you to help thousands of other people.
• Good nutrition extends how long you stay healthy and active.
• Technology that monitors our bodies will empower us all to improve our health.
• Unlike a doctor who can only see you for 15 minutes, you will be able to spend hours using AI to improve your health.
• Change is scary, but we need to embrace it. If you are not using AI yet, start doing so.
• Sleep well, move every day, and eat what your particular body needs.

BEST MOMENTS

‘To have a decent health span is not that difficult,’

‘We are trying to make nutrition more available, to make it more understandable, transparent.’

‘We eat 1000 extra calories every day and that´s not good.’

‘I think that we will have AI systems in health, nutrition, and lifestyle. It will have a massive impact.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://www.aritulla.com/

ELO - https://www.elo.health/

The Dorito Effect - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dorito-Effect-Surprising-Truth-Flavor/dp/B00WW62FD0/

GUEST BIO

Ari Tulla is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Elo smart nutrition service, transforming food from the cause of disease to medicine. Ari is also an active angel investor with a portfolio of 40 startups, including Virta Health, Good Eggs, and Oura.

Previously, Ari was the CEO of Quest Analytics, the market leader in doctor data and network management. Ari led the company through a pivotal growth stage from $15M to $40M in revenue.
Before joining Quest Analytics, Ari was co-founder and CEO of BetterDoctor, a doctor search engine. BetterDoctor raised $30M from first-tier investors, including NEA and Uncork Capital.

June 2018, BetterDoctor was acquired by private equity firm Vestar Capital. Before BetterDoctor, Ari led Nokia's game and application studios and was brand manager for Lucky Strike in Northern Europe.

When not working/parenting, Ari spends his time on the steep cliffs, powdery slopes, and big cold waves that only Northern California can offer.

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service, and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils_/

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, which is the 9th in David´s series, you will learn how to embody CALM communication, so that you can become a better leader. David explains how to regulate your emotional and mental state, which impacts how you behave, and in turn, directly affects the results you get. 

He explains how to create calm anchors you can use to remain in a good emotional and mental state in situations when you would normally feel anxious or overwhelmed. Using this technique, you stay in control, so you can continue to be an effective communicator, regardless.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The way you choose to see and feel about the world creates the world you live in. 
• How you view things has an impact on how effective a communicator you are. If you don´t believe in pleasing your customers, you will never convince others to do so.
• Learn to regulate your emotional and mental state. It impacts your behaviour, which affects your results.
• Meditation and breathwork help, but can´t be used in the moment things go wrong. However, emotional anchors can. David explains how to quickly create and deploy them.
• The ability to remain calm in any circumstances is a powerful skill, which can be learned.
• The present is where you get to choose, to choose to embody who you need to be in that moment.

BEST MOMENTS

‘If you're creating a desire in somebody in yourself or in others, you're creating an urge.’

‘It's our behaviour that directly impacts the outcomes, we create.’

‘Embody that sense of calm that puts you in control of your state.’

‘There's no such thing as unresourceful people, there's only unresourceful states.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Happiness is a Choice - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happiness-Choice-Barry-Neil-Kaufman/dp/0449907996/

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service, and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils_/

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

In this episode, David is joined by business expert and property specialist Andrew Batt who has a passion for setting up companies that serve other people. He describes his life as PIE – P is for property, I is for Investment and E is for entrepreneurship.

He shares his story, including how he has been able to leverage the fact that his dyslexia means he thinks differently. Andrew also talks about the value of paying it forward, networking, helping others, getting involved in a decent community and treating people well.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Work to put yourself in the right place at the right time. Don´t leave it to luck.
• Those that don´t network stall.
• Andew uses Trello to stay organized, which suits his very visual brain.
• Give everyone a chance. You never know which ones will be important, but don´t be a people pleaser.
• Many of the most successful entrepreneurs have dyslexia.
• People with dyslexia are good at getting the most out of AI tools.
• Create the job around the best people you can hire. People you click with.
• Don´t create unnecessary workplace hierarchies. This encourages people to work more closely.
• Be nice to people, don´t shout.
•  The law of reciprocity works.
• Slow down to speed up - step back and really look at what you are doing.
• Believe in yourself and try to better yourself every day.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I´ve been networking since I was a kid,’

‘If you put a dyslexic person in a box, they will go mad.’

‘The more you identify what you've got, and what you're capable of, the more that will naturally lead you to your purpose.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Made by Dyslexia - https://www.madebydyslexia.org/

https://www.facebook.com/andrewbattproperty/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andrewbattproperty

GUEST BIO

Multiple Business Owner, Serial Entrepreneur, Contributor in 13 Globally Publicised Books (x11 Self-Help & X2 Property Investing), Property Investor, Award Winning Property Community Member, Business Consultant, Start-Up Advisor, Team Builder, Networking Co-Host (London), Consistent Connector & Networker, Coach & Mentor & Retired Extreme Skier.

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service, and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils_/

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

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In this episode, David continues with his CALM series, which is designed to help you to become a better leader. Following on from the last episode David dives deeper into the subject of embodied communication. Looking in particular at the role non-verbal signals play in maximising your impact - the way you look, listen, move, and react to what another person is telling you.

He also explains how to be assertive without being aggressive and how to say no in a way that does not repel the other person.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Your body language, tone and gestures have far more impact than your words.
• Maintain eye contact.
• Lean forward to appear more attentive.
• Use gestures to accentuate words.
• Use these nonverbal skills, even when you can't see the other person, doing so changes the way you sound.
• Clearly and honestly expressing yourself enables you to be assertive without being aggressive.
• Value yourself, your views, and your needs, while still being open to those of others.
• Use pausing, stalling, taking a breath and pattern interruptions to keep yourself and others calm and open.
• Enter conversations looking for win-wins.
• We are all connected, pay attention to the vibe in the room and work with it.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Only 7% is the actual words,’

‘If the other person is open to it, a little bit of, you know, touch can be a good thing.’

‘People will recognize and respect assertion, people will resist aggression.’

‘Make a point once.’

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan, and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

 

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started, and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service, and really make a difference.

 

ARTWORK CREDIT 

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils_/ 

CONTACT METHODS

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/

Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334