Ladder Down

In this episode Kate meets Elzie Flenard, a business leader, entrepreneur and creative.

He is passionate about storytelling but he says that it is listening that inspires him the most.

Listening – almost a forgotten skill in an era of endless chatter and content! He says dialogue and conversation are great teachers.

He runs his own business and is a hugely successful podcaster – hosting different shows all about business and leadership. He is even known as the Mayor of Podcast Town! Connect with him at: https://www.elzieflenard.com/ 

In this episode Kate chats to Rachel Lamsley, Solicitor & Co-Founder of Evans Lamsley who are challenging the way businesses access employment law & HR services.

Evans Lamsley specialise in working with scaling businesses who want to manage their people and HR challenges effectively and have been dubbed a disrupter in the legal services market.  

Rachel is also a Proud trustee of Share Chester supporting the homeless and refugee crisis. Tune in to hear Rachel and Kate chat all things career development and business. Connect with Rachel at: https://evanslamsley.com/

In this episode Kate chats to the super interesting Stephen Wundke. Stephen was born and educated in Adelaide, Australia before becoming a professional Cricketer working in both Australia and England.

After leaving cricket, his career took a few different turns and his passion for food and drink led him to starting a number of restaurant businesses in the North West of England. 

He went on to create the Chester Food and Drink Festival, the North West Food Lovers Festival and ran the Restaurant Association of Cheshire, before founding Taste Cheshire.

He is also a keen horse-racing pundit and is racecourse announcer, TV presenter and interviewer at both Chester and Bangor on Dee racecourses. 

Connect with Stephen on Linkedin or get in touch via the Taste Cheshire website: https://tastecheshire.com/ 

In this episode Kate meets Grace Nelson, a business coach, specialising in supporting women to start an online business. Grace believes that it is simply not okay to be stuck in a job where you are not living up to your full potential and you know deep down that you're capable of so much more.  

She has over a decade’s worth of business experience and understands what it's like to have an idea you're passionate about but not knowing how to make it a profitable reality, so you can have a reliable income other than your job. She has helped hundreds of women globally clarify their business idea and get their first few paid clients online. 

Her success portfolio also extends to working with micro enterprises, SMEs, Universities and large corporate organizations worldwide like “The Google Campus” to deliver bespoke business start-up workshops. 

She’s the co-founder of Think. Create. Initiate ™ method, a proven pathway of online business success for those that wish to start up their online business from scratch alongside a 9-5, having no prior business experience. 

Get Grace's FREE GUIDE to getting more clients here: https://bit.ly/23WaysToGetMoreClients

In this episode Kate chats to an ex-colleague, business coach Fay Blakey, who has been working with businesses of all shapes and sizes since 1998.

After redundancy and becoming a mum, Fay founded her own coaching practice helping business owners maximise their potential and and take action so that they can meet their goals and thrive with a healthy and sustainable business. 

Fay's passion is working closely with business owners, helping them develop, unlock their potential, sharing the a-ha moments and their journey of growth. Find out more and connect with Fay at: https://www.fayblakey.com

In this episode Kate hears from three lovely listeners who sent their own ladder lessons to her for sharing on the show. If you are inspired to do the same, do so via Kate's SpeakPipe page: https://www.speakpipe.com/LadderDown

In this episode Kate chats to Gary Gumbleton, Founder and Creative Director at Capital Content, a business who’s people use their passion for content to help organisations grow and transform their ideas into creative outcomes through video, photo, design, social and web.

Gary founded Capital Content in 2017 with a vision of helping organisations grow through social-first storytelling. Gary is a creative storyteller with a background in sales and marketing. He has been called one of the greatest video storytellers on the planet! He is also a podcast host himself. Tune in to hear his thoughts on how to cultivate your personal brand. Reach out and connect with him on Linked in.

In this episode Kate meets Dave Kirby, a senior police officer in the Derbyshire Constabulary, where he is currently work as part of the Chief Officer Team with responsibility for Crime and Criminal Justice.

In 25 years of service Dave has performed many, varied roles in policing, including Major Crime Senior Investigating Officer (homicide), firearms commander, front line uniform officer and CID Detective.

Dave has advanced his career relatively quickly which he says is thanks to his open attitude towards opportunities, forming strong and genuine relationships and looking after people. Not all of it has been plain sailing, and Dave is always happy to share his negative experiences where they can help others to navigate away from difficulty. Connect with him on Linkedin.

Danielle King is a commercial litigation solicitor, who works in-house for Redrow PLC, an industry leading, multi-million turnover construction company, representing and advising the business across its regional divisions throughout England & Wales.

She studied Law & German at Universities in both Sheffield and Trier (Germany) before she began her legal career in Manchester. Danielle then moved into a private practice on the Wirral where she qualified as a Solicitor in 2015. Danielle quickly progressed to become an Associate Solicitor & has presented on property legislation at the North West Property Owners’ Association as well as at Liverpool City Council’s Landlord Forum. Danielle developed her own Landlord Seminar Series and believes in the strength of building a local network that works for you.  

You can connect with Danielle via Linked in https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-king-0ab6bb38/ 

In this Ladder Lesson episode Kate shares some very personal insights and her thoughts on overcoming adversity. Why her career has been her anchor in life, how your past doesn't determine your future and what if we thought about things happening for us and not to us? Kate's keen to share more of her so called ladder lessons with listeners and would love to know what you're most interested in hearing. If you haven't already, connect with Kate across her social media channels (she's @Kate Cousens) or get in touch via her website www.katecousens.com