TALK BUSINESS WITH Jamie Baird – STEEPS ONE SHOT

Founder Jamie Baird, Founder and Chief Steeper, says “STEEPS ONE SHOT all started two years ago when I stumbled on a recipe which had originated from the US in the 70s and I started making it in my garage. I was fascinated with the ingredients and their individual health benefits and I loved that I could combine them and benefit from all that goodness in one small shot

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TALK BUSINESS WITH Ashley Boroda - iMA Communication expert

Ashley Boroda started developing leadership and public speaking skills at the tender age of fifteen, while part of a peer led youth organisation. After being selected to further his training in the United States, at sixteen, he spent three years enhancing and passing on his knowledge to the next generation of leaders. One of the many people he coached in leadership and public speaking is a Secretary of State in the British Government. Ashley is a qualified ILM Level 7 Coach and specialises in coaching owner managed businesses to ensure that they grow their practices year on year. These businesses include several wealth management practices, public reaction agencies, law firms, a big 4 accountancy practice and a McDonalds franchise. Ashley is an active iMA practitioner. iMA is an outstanding non-psychometric communication tool, which enhances everyones communication, allowing them to have consistently better outcomes when dealing with people in any given situation. Ashley provides comprehensive training on how to use iMA for: hospitality, sales, negotiation, mediation, education, job recruitment and job retention. Ashley has helped firms and individuals with developing and imbedding iMA strategies into their businesses and their lives, working with: accountancy firms, family law practices, restaurants, technology companies, sales teams and educational establishments. Ashley spent 20 years working in media including: television, radio, theatre and stand-up comedy; as a producer, a writer, a performer and an agent. Ashley has played a part in the entertainment industry since starting out as an assistant theatrical agent in 1990. Progressing to having his own list, he decided to turn his back on the agency in 1995 as his desire to launch new untapped comedy talent was not shared by his paymasters or the television and radio industry as a whole. Quite rightly, who would want to work with the likes of Jon Culshaw, Mel and Sue and Rob Brydon? That lot will never amount to anything!

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Questions 01:06 - Tell us about the iMA tool

09:18 - How did you become a Coach and how did you first come into contact with iMA

15:04 - How can people presenting ensure that all 4 iMA types stay awake

20:07 - How can iMA be effective in Marketing

25:30 - I know you have done a lot of work around recruitment, What should recruiters be looking at when bringing people onboard and how can IMA be useful 33:45 - What about those people in wrong fitting roles?

44:50 - What are the risks we face when communicating via email and what are some of your best tips

50:38 - What's the best way for someone to find out what iMA colour they are? 51:40 - How important will technology be in the training sector going forward? 55:15 - What advice would you give to someone that wanted to start a training company

59:31 - Closing thoughts

 

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TALK BUSINESS WITH Antony Chesworth – EKM Founder

ecommerce expert breaks down how he built a company that has helped build 80,000 websites Antony Chesworth believed that everyone should be able to do something they love, so he founded EKM in 2002 to help anyone set up their own successful online shop. Since then EKM has helped over 80,000 business and has grown into a team of 70 ecommerce experts in their Preston based office. EKM is now the highest-rated ecommerce provider in the UK with over 2,000 5-star reviews and continues to support small business owners in their journey to running a successful online shop

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Questions 01:30 - What does EKM do?

01:58 - When you started the business 19 years ago, what did the world look like in terms of competition

05:22 - Tell us about those early days?

10:44 - How important is for kids to see the hard work behind the success?

15:50 - Did you ever nearly give up in those early days?

18:09 - How did you get your first customers onboard?

19:57 - When did you start to build a team?

22:44 - What have been the most significant milestones or decisions that has got you to where you are today?

28:38 - Did you consider setting up abroad and what made you build here in the UK?

31:46 - What are the common traits you recognise in the most successful shop owners?

34:28 - What would you say to a retailer that was still hesitant about taking their business online?

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36:41 - What are some of EKMs biggest success stories to date?

39:44 - As you scale how do you ensure that you keep the customer experience as good as it can possibly be.

41:10 - What have been some of the most difficult days for you in Business so far and how have you overcome them?

45:23 - If you had to start a new business again from scratch tomorrow what would you do?

46:47 - What resources have helped you grow individually the most over the years?

49:49 - How do you keep yourself motivated and hungry and what are your ambitions for the future?

51:49 - Closing thoughts

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TALK BUSINESS WITH Rob Law MBE – Trunki Founder

DRAGONS DEN REJECTION TO $200 MILLION BRAND

Rob Law MBE is the founder and CEO of Trunki, the brand behind the much-loved ride-on suitcase for tots. His entrepreneurial journey has taken him from one of the most famous rejections on BBC Dragons’ Den in 2006, to successfully building a team who have pioneered a new retail category of children’s travel products, designing and creating a range of innovative solutions which help families on the go. Since Trunki launched in May 2006, the company has sold 4 million suitcases in over 100 countries with consumers spending over $200 million on his brand. Trunki employs 30 people at their funky head office in Bristol called The Mothership, and a further 50 people at its UK manufacturing and distribution facility - Magma Moulding - in Plymouth. Rob's entrepreneurial journey has seen him win over 120 awards within the design, trade, consumer and business sectors including reaching 42nd on The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and winning The National Business Awards SME of the Year. Law originally hails from Chester and is 40 years old. He graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Product Design and has worked internationally, including periods in New York, Taiwan, Australia and for some of the UK’s leading design consultancies. On New Year’s Day 2011, Law was awarded an MBE for Services to Business, he went on to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Bath University in 2015 and in 2018 was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from UWE Law is a popular and engaging personality in the media and on the speaking circuit, not least for his ‘dragon slaying’ tips, his fresh take on running a business and how to navigate the ever-evolving challenges in the global marketplace. Rob has built a renowned reputation as an inspiring motivational speaker. He speaks about his journey and what it’s really like to make your business a success. He is the perfect choice to book as a Keynote speaker, present and judge at awards ceremonies, deliver an after-dinner speech or take part in a Q & A session, giving him an opportunity to pass on invaluable business advice. Rob is also passionate about inspiring future entrepreneurs, business leaders and designers, and holds the following positions: UWE Advisory Board member at Faculty of Business and Management Design Council Spark investment panel ACID (Anti-Copying In Design) Ambassador Cystic Fibrosis Trust Patron for the Sixty-Five Roses Club Prince's Trust Ambassador, and recipient of support in 2002 When not designing tomorrow’s must-have on-the-go products, Law enjoys spending time with his young family and is an amateur triathlete, often found cycling around his adopted home of Bristol.

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TALK BUSINESS WITH Dr. Ivan Misner – BNI Founder

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985 the organization now has over 10,000 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated 11.5 million referrals resulting in more than $16.2 billion dollars worth of business for its members. Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California.

He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 26 books including one of his latest books – Who’s in Your Room? He is also a columnist for Entrepreneur.com and has been a university professor as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of La Verne. Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by both Forbes and CNN, Dr. Misner is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, the BBC, and The Today Show on NBC. Among his many awards, he has been named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Red Cross and has been the recipient of the John C. Maxwell Leadership Award. He is proud that he and his late wife, Elisabeth, are the Co-Founders of the BNI Charitable Foundation.

They also reached “empty nester” status after happily raising their three children. Oh, and in his spare time!!! he is also an amateur magician and a black belt in karate.

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Questions 01:30 - Ivan what did you do prior to founding BNI?

02:41 - What is networking?

03:25 - What is the history and heart behind Givers Gain?

04:45 - What has separated BNI from all of its competitors?

06:17 - what are some of the most common traits you have noticed in the most successful members?

08:05 - What are the biggest mistakes people make when networking?

09:21 - What are some of your favourite referral success stories over the last 36 years.?

12:42 - What have been some of the biggest struggles you have had to overcome to get to this point.?

15:06 - How has founding and leading this huge organisation in BNI impacted your work life balance?

23:25 - How do you keep yourself motivated?

25:55 - How important is succession planning to an organisation like BNI and how do you develop your future leaders to get to a point when they become the new Ivan Misner?

28:03 - You have always been passionate about self development, what have been some of the most helpful resources you have used to help your grow?

30:44 - If somebody was listening to you talk today Ivan and they were on the fence about going to visit a BNI chapter, what would you say to them?

33:33 - Closing thoughts

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TALK BUSINESS WITH Joseph Valente - The Apprentice winner & Trade

Mastermind Founder Joseph Valente is the founder and CEO of The Trade Mastermind with an incredible CV and archive of awards and milestones behind him such as winning the 2015 Apprentice series and going onto be Business Partners with Lord Alan Sugar, to being awarded National installer of the year, winning a place in the Forbes 30 under 30, having a number one best selling book and podcast.

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Questions

00:56 - Take us back to the beginning

04:45 - How did getting expelled from School impact you?

07:32 - Overcoming some early rejection

11:17 - How did you come to apply for the apprentice and what was the audition process like?

15:10 - How do you look back at your time on the Apprentice now?

18:35 - How did you cope with all the publicity and how do you deal with the haters that try and troll you even to this day.

20:35 - What was it like to work with Lord Alan Sugar?

24:20 - How much contact do you get with him?

25:16 - 6 months in you had to pivot the business, Tell us about that

26:15 - Have you learnt more from your success or your losses?

32:50 - Tell us how your using all that experience to help construction businesses now with Trade MasterMind

32:50 - How can you help get someone off the tools?

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TALK BUSINESS WITH Teri Elizabeth Ellington - Ellington Timepiece Ellington

Timepiece Ltd was created by twenty-four year old, Teri Elizabeth Ellington. The unique watch line was born in 2017. Designing watches from her bedroom, the Sheba Collection was created. With her last eighty-pound after losing her job two months before Christmas, Teri started the business with her first design, The Grey Sheba.

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Questions

00:56 - Take us back to the beginning

01:57 - How bad did things get?

03:31 - How did you spend your last £80

06:08 - Have you always been entrepreneurial?

07:46 - Where do you start when developing a brand new watch brand?

10:18 - How did you identify the skills you needed when you first started?

11:14 - If someone listening had £80 to start a brand new business right now, What advice would you give to them?

12:34 - How key is social media as part of your marketing strategy?

14:35 - The importance of customer service

16:05 - What are some of the hardest lessons you have learnt in Business so far? 17:11 - How do you feel when you see someone wearing one of your watches? 18:13 - what are your biggest strengths and how have they become so?

19:14 - How do you manage your work life balance?

20:51 - Calling all Jewellers

21:34 - How do you keep your Social media followers engaged?

22:56 - What do you want Ellington Timepiece to be known for?

23:50 - You have done a great job of championing mental health issues, What would you say to someone listening that may be where you were?

26:06 - Sheba says hello

26:20 - What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far?

27:23 - What does the future hold?

28:39 - How can people follow your journey?

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TALK BUSINESS WITH Michael Martocci - SwagUp Founder & CEO

 

Starting his entrepreneurial career at the age of 6 selling yogurt, baseball cards, and ice tea outside his house to his neighbours, Michael eventually found himself at the College of William & Mary, where he eventually dropped out to join forces with NFL veteran Steve Weatherford at the age of 21. Together with Steve, Michael built up Weatherford Fit into a 7 figure fitness business in less than a year.

After Weatherford, Michael has founded SwagUp which has become one of the fastest growing promotional product companies ever, with close to 100 employees, 1800 customers, and 8 figures in revenue, with ambitions to build a billion dollar business.

 

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Questions

01:38 - Take us back to the beginning

04:43 - What advice would you give to any parents of kids showing Entrepreneurial potential?

07:04 - How did you come up with the idea of SwagUp and talk us through those first few months?

10:15 - How quickly did you start to delegate?

13:23 - How important is PR & Social media to you?

17:06 - Could you see yourself on Shark Tank one day?

18:34 - How do you control your cash flow?

20:44 - How do you protect customer service as you scale the business up

22:46 - How can a small business owner get the attention of a company like yours

25:47 - Closing thoughts (More GOLD)

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