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Pit Village Podcast episodes

  • Customers Are Not Always Right

    Your customer is not always right... for you. We spoke about: (0:10)​ Building Brand To Attract Ideal Customer, (2:00)​ Don't Work With Everyone (Story), (3:55)​ Make A Decision & Say No Early, (6:20)​ Create A Professional Consultation Sales Process, (7:47)​ Tough Conversations, (9:50)​ Specialism to Sell on Value (11:38)​ Disqualifying Customers is Important, (13:00​) Appealing to Emotion, (14:00)​ Build Customer Base & Setting Expectations, (16:50)​ Take Responsibility & Be Selective with Customers. Interview requests: [email protected] Sponsored by Prospect27.

    19 min
  • Recovering From Loss

    How do we recover from losses in life?
    ~

    0:59​ Taking A Loss

    1:39​ We All Lose Things

    3:20​ Situation Doesn't Define You

    4:12​ What Is Your Wort Case Scenario?

    5:00​ Losses Can Make You Quit

    5:45​ Learning to Let Go & Take Responsibility

    8:00​ Turn Loss Into A Lesson

    10:00​ Rebuild Foundation with Customer Obligations

    13:56 Staying Hungry & Goal Setting

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    Interview requests:
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    Sponsored by Prospect27.

    19 min
  • Enthusiasm is for Children

    Enthusiasm may get you started. But it won't create you a business with longevity.

    What else can we use, besides enthusiasm... to sustain our lives?

    0.13 - Best Intentions & Enthusiasm
    1.40 Logical, Binary Process
    2.37 Mr Enthusiastic
    3.46 Enthusiasm is  for Children. What else to rely on?
    5.06 Long-Term Thinking
    5.57 Working to the Larger Aim
    7.00 Amateurs Rely on Enthusiasm
    9.50 New Things Always Fun
    10.40 Success is Not Enthusiastic Sales, but Longevity
    11.50 Comparing Enthusiasm vs Conviction
    11.20 Professionals Commit
    14.00 Long-term Planning & Failure

    16 min
  • Addiction

    01:30 - Gambling Addiction Is One of the Worst
    03:20 - Money Becomes the Problem
    03:55 - Paying for Past Choices
    04:48 - Not Willing to Change
    05:48 - Gambling Ruins Lives
    06:36 - Why Ever Work?
    07:46 - The Worst Loss
    08:52 - Addiction Literature
    12:35 - This Was Me!
    13:30 - The Point is Not To Win
    15:55 - You Can Stop
    16:55 - Not One Solution
    20:34 - Rock Bottom
    22:10 - Larger Purpose & Taking Responsibility
    22:35 - Ask Why?
    24:00 - Your Decision
    28:10 - Self Esteem & Making Changes

    31 min
  • Bereavement

    Episode 4 of the Pit Village Podcast. Pre-recorded some time in February. It's a hard topic... hence there are no clips and time stamps.

    I did listen back to it but couldn't bring myself to clip it together just yet.

    For those who have lost someone, stay blessed.

    21 min
  • Finding A Job

    2021.

    2025.

    2019.

    Finding a job is simple.

    It's just hard work.

    01:41 - Attitude
    03:10 - Abundance of Jobs
    04:33 - First Rule: Be Infectiously Optimistic
    05:51 - Be Realistic With Your Approach
    07:00 - Hundreds of Applicants?
    08:10 - Follow-up
    09:03 - Needs of the Employer
    10:40 - Selling Yourself
    11:30 - Employers are Customers
    11:45 - Recognise Your Talent
    12:50  - Employer Needs You
    15:10 - Experience & Skills
    17:40 - Entitlement
    18:47 - Points Summary
    19:28 - Practical Tips
    22:70 - Your Job is To Get A Job

    25 min
  • Starting a B2B Company

    Do you want to get started in business?

    Just a few years ago.

    I did too.

    Plenty mistakes.

    Couple of hard failures.

    And lots of lessons.

    I wanted to take the first episode to give a little bit of background of myself.

    00:20 - Pit Village Story
    01:14 - Lost Soul Leaving College
    02:00 - Life Starts at 20
    02:35 - First Jobs
    03:50 - Wolf of Wall Street
    05:05 - Nobody to Show You Sales?
    05:35 - Time for Business
    06:30 - First Failure & Lesson: Retained Customer Base
    07:52 - Restart Business
    08:47 - What is the Goal?
    09:32 - Foundations
    10:32 - Customers to Service
    11:55 - Sales Process
    12:58 - Customer Base
    13:58 - Setting Goals & Daily Targets
    15:25 - Get Mind Right
    15:53 - Specialist in Branding
    16:46 - Build Brand Around 'Ideal Customer'
    17:34 - Be Selective of Customers
    18:46 - It Is Possible
    19:35 - Build A Foundation Then Grow
    20:43 -Upcoming Plans for Podcast


    22 min
  • Pit Village Podcast Introduction

    Why?

    WHY?

    Why open a Podcast?

    Pit Village Podcast.

    The introduction.

    You don’t have to be rich to be successful.

    You’re thinking of listening to us aren’t you.

    Pit Village Podcast…

    What is that?

    Who is this guy?

    What’s he talking about?

    Give us a go eh?

    Why not?

    Mental health, bereavement, addiction.

    Sales, marketing, business.

    Personal growth, responsibility and freedom.

    6 min

About Pit Village Podcast

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Pit Village Podcast is brought to you by Karl Cowell, a regular guy from a small miner's village in Yorkshire. Topics include business, sales, mental health, with frequent guest interviews.